Deaths in May 2022

The following is a list of deaths that happened in May 2022. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Each listing of death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known), and a source.

May

Ilan Gilon
1956 – 2022

Ivica Osim
1941 – 2022

Joseph Raz
1939 – 2022

Norman Mineta
1931 – 2022

Stanislav Shushkevich
1934 – 2022

Harm Ottenbros
1943 – 2022

Patricia A. McKillip
1948 – 2022

George Pérez
1954 – 2022

Yuri Averbakh
1922 – 2022

Mickey Gilley
1936 – 2022

Kang Soo-yeon
1966 – 2022

Dennis Waterman
1948 – 2022

Jody Lukoki
1992 – 2022

Leonid Kravchuk
1934 – 2022

Bob Lanier
1948 – 2022

Shivkumar Sharma
1938 – 2022

Henk Groot
1938 – 2022

Robert McFarlane
1937 – 2022

Ben Roy Mottelson
1926 – 2022

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
1948 – 2022

Teresa Berganza
1933 – 2022

Andrew Symonds
1975 – 2022

Ignacy Gogolewski
1931 – 2022

Knox Martin
1923 – 2022

Jerzy Trela
1942 – 2022

Josef Abrhám
1939 – 2022

Hilarion Kapral
1948 – 2022

Vangelis
1943 – 2022

Jiří Zídek Sr.
1944 – 2022

Ilkka Suominen
1939 – 2022

Ouka Leele
1957 – 2022

Thomas Ulsrud
1971 – 2022

Ciriaco De Mita
1928 – 2022

Andy Fletcher
1961 – 2022

Ray Liotta
1954 – 2022

Alan White
1949 – 2022

Michael Sela
1924 – 2022

Angelo Sodano
1927 – 2022

Evaristo Carvalho
1941 – 2022

Bo Hopkins
1942 – 2022

Bujar Nishani
1966 – 2022

Ronnie Hawkins
1935 – 2022

Lester Piggott
1935 – 2022

Boris Pahor
1913 – 2022

Larry Hillman
1937 – 2022

KK
1968 – 2022

1

• James A. Andersen, 97, American politician and lawyer, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1959–1967), State Senator (1967–1973) and Justice of the State Supreme Court (1984–1995).
• Millie Bailey, 104, American WAC first lieutenant and civil servant.
• Naftali Blumenthal, 100, Polish-born Israeli politician, MK (1981–1984).
• Kathy Boudin, 78, American political activist and convicted murderer, cancer.
• Carmen Costa Cerezuela, 51, Spanish politician, Mayor of Fraga (since 2019), lung cancer.
• Ilan Gilon, 65, Israeli politician, MK (1999–2003, 2009–2021), problems caused by a stroke.
• Dominique Lecourt, 78, French philosopher.
• Carlos Eduardo Moreira Ferreira, 83, Brazilian businessman and politician, Deputy (1999–2003).
• Henry Coke Morgan Jr., 87, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (since 1992).
• Takuya Miyamoto, 38, Japanese footballer (Cerezo Osaka, Montedio Yamagata, Avispa Fukuoka).
• Ivica Osim, 80, Bosnian footballer (Sedan) and manager (Yugoslavia national team, Partizan), problems caused by a stroke.
• Ric Parnell, 70, English rock drummer (Atomic Rooster, Spinal Tap) and actor (This Is Spinal Tap).
• Régine Zylberberg, 92, Belgian-born French singer and nightclub owner.

2

• Ursula Braun-Moser, 84, German politician, MEP (1984–1989, 1990–1994).
• Biancamaria Frabotta, 75, Italian feminist writer and academic.
• Joseph Raz, 83, Israeli philosopher and academic.
• John Richard Smoak Jr., 78, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida (since 2005).
• James V. Stanton, 90, American politician and lawyer, member (1959–1970) and President (1964–1970) of the Cleveland City Council and U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th congressional district (1971–1977).
• Radim Uzel, 82, Czech politician, sexologist and academic, problems caused by stomach cancer.
• Yuri Vasenin, 73, Russian footballer (Zaria Voroshilovgrad, Soviet Union national team) and manager (Baltika Kaliningrad).

3

• Egidio Alagna, 86, Italian politician and lawyer, Deputy (1983–1992).
• Tony Brooks, 90, British Formula One racing driver.
• Lino Capolicchio, 78, Italian actor (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The House with Laughing Windows, The Bloodstained Shadow), screenwriter and director.
• George Horvath, 62, Swedish pentathlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1980).
• Andra Martin, 86, American actress (The Thing That Couldn't Die, Up Periscope, Yellowstone Kelly).
• Norman Mineta, 90, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1975–1995), Secretary of Commerce (2000–2001) and Transportation (2001–2006), heart disease.
• Stanislav Shushkevich, 87, Belarusian politician, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus (1991–1994), problems caused by COVID-19.
• Mieke Wijaya, 83, Indonesian actress (Tiga Dara, Badai Pasti Berlalu, Verses of Love) and model, problems caused by diabetes and leukaemia.

4

• Józef Leśniak, 54, Polish politician, MP (2015–2019).
• Kenny Moore, 78, American Olympic runner (1968, 1972) and writer.
• Harm Ottenbros, 78, Dutch road bicycle racer.
• Lalli Partinen, 80, Finnish ice hockey player (SaiPa, HIFK, men's national team), COVID-19.
• Odir Rocha, 81, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1995) and Mayor of Palmas (1997–2000).
• Géza Varasdi, 94, Hungarian athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1952).

5

• Mike Hagerty, 67, American actor (The George Carlin Show, Lucky Louie, Friends), problems caused by a seizure.
• Du'Vonta Lampkin, 25, American football player (Tennessee Titans, Massachusetts Pirates), shot.
• José Manuel Liaño Flores, 100, Spanish lawyer and politician, member of Cortes Españolas (1967–1977) and Mayor of A Coruña (1976–1979).
• Ronald Lopatni, 77, Croatian professional water polo player, Olympic champion (1968).
• Théodore Nzue Nguema, 48, Gabonese footballer (Angers, national team) and manager (Estrellas del Futuro).
• Regina Reyes Mandanas, 57, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (2013–2016), problems caused by sepsis.
• José Luis Violeta, 81, Spanish footballer (Zaragoza, national team).
• Kenneth Welsh, 80, Canadian actor (Twin Peaks, The Aviator, The Day After Tomorrow), cancer.
• Leo Wilden, 85, German footballer (1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen, West Germany national team).

6

• Gabriel Garran, 93, French theater actor and director (Paulette, Lulu Kreutz's Picnic, See You Tomorrow).
• Alan Gillis, 85, Irish farmer and politician, President of the IFA (1990–1994) and MEP (1994–1999).
• Patricia A. McKillip, 74, American writer (The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, Harpist in the Wind, Ombria in Shadow).
• George Pérez, 67, American comic book artist (The Avengers, Crisis on Infinite Earths, New Teen Titans) and writer, problems caused by pancreatic cancer.
• Mieczysław Pietrewicz, 81, Polish economist and politician, Minister of State Treasury and Deputy Prime Minister (1996–1997), MP (1997–2001) and member of Monetary Policy Council (2004–2010). (death announced on this day)
• Marian van der Meer, 85, Dutch politician, Senator (1983–1995).

7

• Antón Arieta, 76, Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao, Hércules, national team).
• Yuri Averbakh, 100, Russian chess grandmaster and author, Chairman of the USSR Chess Federation (1973–1978).
• Fisseha Desta, 81, Ethiopian military officer and politician, Vice President (1987–1991), heart disease.
• Mickey Gilley, 86, American country singer-songwriter ("Room Full of Roses", "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time", "Stand by Me") and musician.
• Kang Soo-yeon, 55, South Korean actress (The Surrogate Woman, Come Come Come Upward, All That Falls Has Wings), problems caused by a cerebral hemorrhage.
• Francis J. Meehan, 98, American diplomat, Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1979–1980), Poland (1980–1983) and East Germany (1985–1988).
• Amadou Soumahoro, 68, Ivorian politician, member (since 2011) and President of the National Assembly (since 2019).

8

• André Arthur, 78, Canadian radio host and politician, MP (2006–2011).
• John R. Cherry III, 73, American movie director and screenwriter (Ernest Saves Christmas, Ernest Scared Stupid, Ernest Goes to Jail), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• Harry Dornbrand, 99, American aerospace engineer.
• Robert Gillmor, 85, British wildlife artist and illustrator.
• Maria Gusakova, 91, Russian cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1960).
• Bengt Johansson, 79, Swedish handball player (national team) and coach, problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• Kim Chi-ha, 81, South Korean activist, poet and playwright.
• Antonio Salazar, 33, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, Chiapas, Santos de Guápiles), burned.
• Fred Ward, 79, American actor (Escape from Alcatraz, The Right Stuff, Tremors).
• Dennis Waterman, 74, English actor (Minder, The Sweeney, New Tricks) and singer.

9

• Robert Brom, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Duluth (1983–1989) and San Diego (1990–2013).
• John L. Canley, 84, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (2018), cancer.
• John H. Coates, 77, Australian mathematician.
• Midge Decter, 94, American journalist and political writer.
• Denys Dubrov, 33, Ukrainian swimmer, Paralympic champion (2016, 2020).
• Gerald Hannon, 77, Canadian journalist, assisted suicide.
• Tim Johnson, 75, American lawyer and politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1977–2001) and U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 15th congressional district (2001–2013).
• Linda Lê, 58, Vietnamese-born French writer.
• John Leo, 86, American journalist (The New York Times), problems caused by COVID-19 and Parkinson's disease.
• Jody Lukoki, 29, Congolese-Dutch footballer (Ajax, PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, DR Congo national football team), cardiac arrest caused by beating-related injuries.
• Adreian Payne, 31, American basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic), shot.
• Qin Yi, 100, Chinese actress (Far Away Love, Woman Basketball Player No. 5, Troubled Laughter).
• Davyd Zhvania, 54, Ukrainian politician, Deputy (2002–2014) and Minister of Emergency (2005), shot.

10

• Richard Benson, 67, British-Italian rock guitarist, singer, and television personality.
• María Duval, 95, Argentine actress (Story of a Bad Woman, Cita en las estrellas, Historia de una mala mujer).
• Leonid Kravchuk, 88, Ukrainian politician, member (1990–1991, 1994–2006) and Chairman (1991) of Verkhovna Rada and President (1991–1994).
• Bob Lanier, 73, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks) and coach (Golden State Warriors).
• Kjell Lönnå, 85, Swedish musician and television host.
• Enrique Metinides, 88, Mexican photographer.
• Shivkumar Sharma, 84, Indian santoor player (Shiv–Hari) and composer (Chandni, Lamhe), cardiac arrest.
• Richard Worth, 73, New Zealand lawyer and politician, MP (1999–2009) and Minister of Internal Affairs (2008–2009).

11

• Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, Palestinian journalist (Al Jazeera), shot.
• Juan Amat, 75, Spanish field hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (1980).
• Sam Basil, 52, Papua New Guinean politician, MP (since 2007) and Minister of Finance (2019), car crash.
• Jeroen Brouwers, 82, Dutch writer.
• Henk Groot, 84, Dutch footballer (Ajax Amsterdam, Feyenoord, national team).
• June Preston, 93, American child actress (Anne of Green Gables, Have a Heart, Our Gang Follies of 1938) and opera singer, problems caused by dementia.
• Trevor Strnad, 41, American melodic death metal singer (The Black Dahlia Murder), suicide.
• Randy Weaver, 74, American survivalist and activist (Ruby Ridge).

12

• Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, 77, British politician, academic and feminist writer, member of the House of Lords (since 2007).
• Gino Cappelletti, 89, American football player (Boston Patriots) and broadcaster.
• Robert McFarlane, 84, American Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and politician, National Security Advisor (1983–1985), problems caused by lung disease.
• Francesco Nucara, 82, Italian politician, Deputy (1983–1994, 2006–2013).
• Giorgio Pasetto, 80, Italian politician, President of Lazio (1992–1994), Deputy (1996–2006) and Senator (2006–2008).
• Maria Pańczyk-Pozdziej, 80, Polish politician and journalist, Senator (2005–2019).
• Arnold Walker, 70, English rugby league player (Whitehaven, Workington Town, Cumbria), cancer.

13

• Lil Keed, 24, American rapper.
• Ben Roy Mottelson, 95, American-Danish nuclear physicist, Nobel Prize winner (1975).
• Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, 73, Emirati royal and politician, President (since 2004).
• Teresa Berganza, 89, Spanish mezzo-soprano, educator and actress (Don Giovanni).
• Karim Djoudi, 63, Algerian politician, Minister of Finance (2007–2014).
• Simon Preston, 83, English organist, conductor, and composer.
• João Rendeiro, 69, Portuguese banker, founder of Banco Privado Português, suicide by hanging.
• Richard Wald, 92, American television businessman (NBC News, ABC News) and journalist (New York Herald Tribune), problems caused by a stroke.
• Yang Hyong-sop, 96, North Korean politician, Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1983–1998), stroke.

14

• Andrei Babushkin, 58, Russian human rights activist, politician and publicist, member of the PCCSHR (since 2012), pancreatitis.
• Bernard Bigot, 72, French physicist and civil servant, Director General of ITER (since 2015).
• François Blais, 49, Canadian children's writer (Lac Adélard).
• James Francis Edwards, 100, Canadian Air Force fighter pilot.
• Valerio Onida, 86, Italian politician and lawyer, Judge (1996–2005) and President (2004–2005) of the Constitutional Court.
• Maxi Rolón, 27, Argentine footballer (FC Barcelona B, Coquimbo Unido, Fuerza Amarilla), car crash.
• Uri Savir, 69, Israeli politician, MK (1999–2001) and Ambassador to Eritrea (2001–2005).
• Andrew Symonds, 46, Australian cricketer (Queensland, Deccan Chargers, national team), car crash.
• Urvashi Vaid, 63, Indian-American LGBT rights activist, problems caused by breast and thyroid cancer.
• David West, 57, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets), World Series champion (1991), glioblastoma.

15

• Rainer Basedow, 83, German actor (My Daughter, Your Daughter, Three Men in the Snow, Lina Braake), heart attack.
• Robert Cogoi, 82, Belgian singer, Eurovision contestant (1964).
• Jim Ferlo, 70, American politician, member (1988–2003) and President (1994–1998) of the Pittsburgh City Council and member of the Pennsylvania Senate (2003–2015). (death announced on this date)
• Ignacy Gogolewski, 90, Polish actor (Three Stories, Tonight a City Will Die, The Codes).
• Klara Höfels, 73, German actress (Toni Erdmann, SOKO, Cut Off), theatre director and producer.
• Knox Martin, 99, Colombian-born American painter and sculptor.
• Kay Mellor, 71, British actress and television writer (Children's Ward, Families, Fat Friends)
• Stevan Ostojić, 80, Serbian footballer (Radnički Niš, Red Star Belgrade, Yugoslavia national team).
• Maggie Peterson, 81, American actress (The Andy Griffith Show, The Bill Dana Show), singer and location manager (Casino).
• Jerzy Trela, 80, Polish actor (Man of Iron, Danton, Ida).

16

• Josef Abrhám, 82, Czech actor (Transport from Paradise, Courage for Every Day, Morgiana), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
• John Aylward, 75, American actor (ER, The West Wing, A Million Ways to Die in the West).
• Hilarion Kapral, 74, Canadian-born American Orthodox prelate, Bishop of the ROCOR (since 2008).
• Sidney Kramer, 96, American politician and businessman, Maryland State Senator (1978–1986) and Montgomery County Executive (1986–1990).
• Ademola Okulaja, 46, Nigerian-born German basketball player (Girona, Brose Bamberg, men's national team), FIBA bronze medalist (2002).
• Epaminondas Stassinopoulos, 101, German-born American astrophysicist, writer and World War II resistance member.

17

• E. Gerald Corrigan, 80, American banker and politician, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1985–1993), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• Kristine Gebbie, 78, American academic and politician, White House AIDS Policy Coordinator (1993–1994), cancer.
• Jeong Rae-hyuk, 96, South Korean military officer and politician, Minister of Commerce and Industry (1961–1962) and Defense (1970–1971) and MP (1973–1985).
• Rolands Kalniņš, 100, Latvian movie director (I Remember Everything, Richard, Four White Shirts), screenwriter and producer (Cilvēka bērns).
• Eliseo Mendoza Berrueto, 91, Mexican politician and economist, member (1985–1987) and President (1985) of the Chamber of Deputies and Governor of Coahuila (1987–1993).
• Mohamed Rabbae, 81, Moroccan-born Dutch politician and activist, member of the House of Representatives (1994–2002).
• Rodri, 88, Spanish footballer (Condal, Barcelona, national team).
• Vangelis, 79, Greek electronic rock musician (Aphrodite's Child) and composer (Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire), Oscar winner (1981), heart failure caused by COVID-19.

18

• Werner Israel, 90, German-born South African-Canadian physicist (No-hair theorem), academic and researcher.
• Faouzi Mansouri, 66, Algerian footballer (Nîmes, Montpellier, national team).
• Marnie Schulenburg, 37, American actress (As the World Turns, One Life to Live, Tainted Dreams), breast cancer.
• Domingo Villar, 51, Spanish writer (Death on a Galician Shore), problems caused by a stroke.

19

• Jean-Louis Comolli, 80, French movie critic (Cahiers du Cinéma) and director.
• Aseff Ahmad Daula, 81, Pakistani politician, MNA (1990–1993, 2008–2013), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993–1996) and Education (2008–2010).
• Chete Lera, 72, Spanish actor (The Red Squirrel, Secrets of the Heart, Open Your Eyes), car crash.
• Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples, 99, British life peer, member of the House of Lords (1973–2017).
• Michael Sze, 76, Hong Kong politician, Secretary for Constitutional Affairs (1991–1994) and Executive Director of the HKTDC (1996–2004).
• Lucio Valle, 86, Italian politician, Mayor of Frosinone (1990–1992).

20

• Roger Angell, 101, American editor, sportswriter and essayist (Season Ticket: A Baseball Companion), congestive heart failure.
• Sir Colin Campbell, 77, Scottish lawyer and academic, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham (1988–2008).
• Glenn Hackney, 97, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1973–1977) and State Senate (1977–1981), car crash.
• Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts, 83, New Zealand community activist, President of the MWWL (1990–1993).
• Susan Roces, 80, Filipino actress (Ang Daigdig Ko'y Ikaw, Patayin Mo Sa Sindak Si Barbara, Ang Probinsyano), heart attack.
• Kirill Teiter, 69, Estonian politician, MP (1992–1995).

21

• Marco Cornez, 64, Chilean footballer (Club Deportivo Palestino, Antofagasta, national team), stomach cancer.
• Fon Angwafo III of Mankon, 97, Cameroonian traditional ruler and politician, MP (1962–1988).
• Rosemary Radford Ruether, 85, American feminist theologian and scholar.
• Tania Tinoco, 58, Ecuadorian journalist, television presenter and producer (Ecuavisa), cardiopulmonary arrest caused by arrhythmia.
• Jiří Zídek Sr., 78, Czech Hall of Fame basketball player (USK Praha, men's national team) and coach (Sparta Praha).

22

• József Duró, 55, Hungarian footballer (Debreceni VSC, national team) and manager (Vecsési).
• Joe Hawke, 82, New Zealand Māori activist and politician, MP (1996–2002).
• Duberildo Jaque, 101, Chilean lawyer and politician, Deputy (1961–1973).
• Minute Alapati Taupo, 60, Tuvaluan politician, Ambassador to Taiwan (2013–2017), MP (since 2019) and Deputy Prime Minister (since 2019), heart attack.

23

• Jamie Bartlett, 55, British-born South African actor (American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, Ernest Goes to Africa, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom).
• Anita Gradin, 88, Swedish politician, MP (1969–1992) and member of the European Commission (1995–1999).
• Maja Lidia Kossakowska, 50, Polish fantasy writer, journalist and archaeologist, house fire.
• Joe Pignatano, 92, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers) and coach (New York Mets), World Series champion (1959, 1969), problems caused by dementia.
• Ilkka Suominen, 83, Finnish politician, member (1970–1975, 1983–1995) and speaker of the Parliament (1987, 1991–1993), President of the Nordic Council (1992) and MEP (1999–2004).
• Wendell, 74, Brazilian footballer (Santa Cruz, Botafogo, national team) and coach.
• Zaw Htay, 48, Burmese politician, Spokesman of the President Office (2011–2016), heart attack.

24

• Fred Aftalion, 100, French chemical engineer.
• Vladimir Averchev, 75, Russian politician, Deputy (1993–2000).
• Gennaro Cannavacciuolo, 60, Italian actor (Un'estate al mare, La vita è una cosa meravigliosa), singer and comedian, heart attack.
• David Datuna, 48, Georgian-born American artist, lung cancer.
• Ouka Leele, 64, Spanish photographer.
• Salvador Ramos, 18, American mass murderer (Robb Elementary School shooting), shot.
• Khyongla Rato, 98–99, Tibetan Buddhist monk, scholar and writer (My Life and Lives), founder of The Tibet Center.
• Thomas Ulsrud, 50, Norwegian curler, Olympic silver medalist (2010), cancer.

25

• Dick Conway, 87, New Zealand rugby union player (Bay of Plenty, national team).
• Wies van Dongen, 90, Dutch Tour de France racing cyclist.
• Luis Guillermo Eichhorn, 79, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gualeguaychú (1996–2004) and Morón (2004–2017), cardiac arrest.
• Lívia Gyarmathy, 90, Hungarian movie director and screenwriter (Recsk 1950-1953, Escape from Recsk).
• Thomas S. Murphy, 96, American broadcasting businessman, Chair and CEO of ABC (1986–1996).

26

• Ciriaco De Mita, 94, Italian politician, Deputy (1963–1994, 1996–2008), Minister of Industry (1973–1974) and Prime Minister (1988–1989), problems caused by a fall.
• Andy Fletcher, 60, English Hall of Fame rock keyboard player (Depeche Mode) and DJ.
• Ray Liotta, 67, American actor (Goodfellas, Field of Dreams, Marriage Story) and movie producer, Emmy winner (2005).
• Sergei Romanovtsev, 96, Russian Soviet Armed Forces colonel and intelligence officer.
• George Shapiro, 91, American talent manager (Carl Reiner, Andy Kaufman) and television producer (Seinfeld).
• Enyu Todorov, 79, Bulgarian freestyle wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1968).
• Alan White, 72, English Hall of Fame rock drummer (Yes, Plastic Ono Band).

27

• Fayez Sarofim, 93, Egyptian-American businessman and sports team owner (Houston Texans).
• Michael Sela, 98, Polish-born Israeli immunologist and academic, President of the Weizmann Institute of Science (1975–1985), co-discovered copaxone, Wolf Prize winner (1998).
• Angelo Sodano, 94, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Vatican Secretary of State (1991–2006) and Dean of the College of Cardinals (2005–2019), COVID-19.
• Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif, 86, Indonesian Islamic scholar and philanthropist, Leader of Muhammadiyah (1998–2005), heart disease.

28

• Walter Abish, 90, Austrian-born American writer (Alphabetical Africa, How German Is It).
• Patricia Brake, 79, English actress (Porridge, Going Straight, Midsomer Murders).
• Evaristo Carvalho, 80, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister (1994, 2001–2002) and President (2016–2021).
• Bo Hopkins, 80, American actor (The Wild Bunch, American Graffiti, White Lightning), problems caused by a heart attack.
• Bob Hydrick, 83, American politician, Mayor of Columbus, Georgia (1973–1975), cancer.
• Ivandro Cunha Lima, 92, Brazilian lawyer and politician, Senator (1977–1982).
• Marino Masé, 83, Italian actor (Tenebrae, The Godfather Part III, The Eighteenth Angel), heart attack.
• Bujar Nishani, 55, Albanian politician, Minister of Justice (2009–2011) and Interior (2007–2009, 2011–2012) and President (2012–2017), problems caused by COVID-19.
• Yves Piétrasanta, 82, French politician and academic, Mayor of Mèze (1977–2001) and MEP (1999–2004).

29

• Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade, 74, Brazilian politician and lawyer, Judge of the International Court of Justice (since 2009).
• Virgil Dridea, 81, Romanian footballer (Petrolul Ploieşti) and manager (Plopeni, Dacia Unirea Brăila).
• Tarzan Goto, 58, Japanese professional wrestler (FMW, CWA, AJPW), liver cancer.
• Ronnie Hawkins, 87, American-Canadian rock singer-songwriter and musician, pancreatic cancer.
• Ausma Kantāne-Ziedone, 80, Latvian actress and politician, MP (2002–2010).
• Maria Mirecka-Loryś, 106, Polish World War II Resistance member.
• Sidhu Moose Wala, 28, Indian hip hop singer ("47"), actor (Moosa Jatt, Yes I Am Student) and politician, shot.
• Lester Piggott, 86, English jockey.
• Stan Rodger, 82, New Zealand politician, MP (1978–1990) and Minister of Labour and State Services (1984–1989).

30

• Friedrich Christian Delius, 79, German writer.
• Craig Farrell, 39, English footballer (Carlisle United, York City, Whitby Town).
• Jeff Gladney, 25, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, TCU Horned Frogs), car crash.
• Milton Gonçalves, 88, Brazilian actor (Kiss of the Spider Woman, Subway to the Stars, Moon over Parador), political activist and television director, problems caused by a stroke.
• David Holford, 82, Barbadian cricketer (West Indies).
• William Lucas, 93, American politician, Sheriff (1969–1983) and Executive (1983–1987) of Wayne County, Michigan.
• Boris Pahor, 108, Slovenian-Italian writer (Necropolis) and Holocaust survivor, member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (since 2009).
• Charles A. Rose, 91, American politician, Mayor of Chattanooga (1975–1983).
• Vincent Ryan, 84, Australian Catholic priest and convicted sex offender.
• Carlo Smuraglia, 98, Italian politician, Senator (1992–2001) and President of ANPI (2011–2017).

31

• Ahn Byong-man, 81, South Korean academic, President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (1994–2004).
• Larry Hillman, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings).
• KK, 53, Indian playback singer (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Humraaz, Om Shanti Om), cardiac arrest.
• Jacques N'Guea, 66, Cameroonian footballer (Canon Yaoundé, national team).
• Jim Parks, 90, English cricketer (Sussex, Somerset, national team), problems caused by a fall.
• Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, 83, Colombian drug lord (Cali Cartel), colon and prostate cancer.
• Bhim Singh, 80, Indian politician, lawyer and activist, Jammu and Kashmir MLA (1977–1987), Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir NPP (1982–2012) and MP (1988).

Months

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Related pages

• List of deaths due to COVID-19
• Deaths in 2014
• Deaths in 2015
• Deaths in 2016
• Deaths in 2017
• Deaths in 2018
• Deaths in 2019
• Deaths in 2020
• Deaths in 2021

Other websites

• The Guardian, UK obituaries
• The Telegraph obituaries
• Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times, US obituaries
• The Washington Post obituaries
• The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian obituaries

Preceded by Deaths in 2021

Deaths by year

Succeeded by Deaths in 2023