Deaths in May 2020

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in May 2020. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Individuals listed must have notability. 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 a 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
1
Chung Hae-won, 60, South Korean footballer (Daewoo Royals, national team) and manager (Jeonnam Dragons), liver cancer.
Ben Hoekendijk, 81, Dutch evangelist.
Matt Keough, 64, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Hanshin Tigers).
Silvia Legrand, 93, Argentine actress (Educating Nini, Seven Women, Under the Same Skin), cardiac arrest.
Africa Lorente Castillo, 65, Moroccan-born Spanish politician and political activist, member of the Catalan Parliament (1984-1988) and Deputy Mayor of Castelldefels (1987-2003), COVID-19.
Augustine Mahiga, 74, Tanzanian diplomat and politician, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2003-2010) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015-2019).
Benjamin Moreno, 65, Spanish footballer (Leganes), heart failure.
Samuel Rivera, 73, American politician and convicted extortionist, Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey (2001-2008), problems caused by multiple strokes.
Simon Schenk, 73, Swiss ice hockey coach (national team) and politician, National Councillor (1994-2011), stroke caused by heart surgery.
Nancy Stark Smith, 68, American dancer and writer, founder of Contact Quarterly, ovarian cancer.
Will Theunissen, 65, Dutch jazz rock guitarist.
Tun Tin, 99, Burmese military officer and politician, Prime Minister (1988).
2
Stanley Bing, 68, American humor columnist (Fortune, Esquire), author and television executive (CBS), heart attack.
Maurice Dayan, 85, French psychoanalyst.
Cady Groves, 30, American pop rock singer-songwriter.
Jim Henderson, 79, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1985-1995), problems caused by Parkinson's disease and COVID-19.
Roger Horchow, 91, American theatre producer (Crazy for You) and businessman, Tony winner (1992), cancer.
Idir, 70, Algerian folk singer-songwriter ("A Vava Inouva") and guitarist, pulmonary fibrosis.
George Kauffman, 89, American chemist.
Munir Mangal, 70, Afghan general, Commander of the National Police (until 2016), COVID-19.
Ralph McGehee, 92, American Central Intelligence officer, COVID-19.
Jan Saxl, 71, Czech-British mathematician.
Jan-Olof Strandberg, 93, Swedish actor (Wild Birds, Last Pair Out, Varning for Jonssonligan).
Erik Tandberg, 87, Norwegian engineer (Norwegian Space Agency), educator and politician, member of the Oslo City Council (1969-1989).
Ajay Kumar Tripathi, 62, Indian politician and lawyer, Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court (2018-2019) and Judicial Member of Lokpal (since 2019), COVID-19.
3
Omer Dongeloglu, 52, Turkish theologian and broadcaster, COVID-19.
Rosalind Elias, 90, American operatic mezzo-soprano (Vanessa, Antony and Cleopatra, Follies), congestive heart failure.
John Ericson, 93, German-born American actor (Honey West, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Bad Day at Black Rock), pneumonia.
Dave Greenfield, 71, English singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Stranglers), heart failure caused by COVID-19.
Roy Lester, 96, American football player (West Virginia) and coach (Richard Montgomery, Maryland), COVID-19.
Chanut Piyaoui, 95, Thai businesswoman, founder of Dusit International.
John Ridley, 68, English footballer (Port Vale, Leicester City, Chesterfield). (death announced on this date)
John Hugh Seiradakis, 72, Greek astronomer and physicist, co-founder of the European Astronomical Society, problems caused by cancer.
June A. Willenz, 95, American writer and activist, member of the American Veterans Committee and World Veterans Federation, heart attack.
Nancy Workman, 79, American politician, Mayor of Salt Lake County (2000-2004).
4
Aldir Blanc, 73, Brazilian songwriter, COVID-19.
Selma Barkham, 93, English-Canadian historian and geographer.
Najaf Daryabandari, 90, Iranian translator and writer.
Jean Erdman, 104, American dancer and choreographer.
Motoko Huthwaite, 92, American preservationist, last surviving female Monuments Men, COVID-19.
Tom Lupo, 74, Argentine psychoanalyst, poet and radio personality.
Michael McClure, 87, American poet, playwright and novelist, problems caused by a stroke.
Flavio Migliaccio, 85, Brazilian movie director (The Beggars) and actor (My Home is Copacabana, The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga), suicide by hanging.
Lorne Munroe, 95, Canadian-American cellist (Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic).
Lucila Santos Trujillo, 91, Ecuadorian First Lady (1966-1968). (death announced on this date)
Don Shula, 90, American Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts) and coach (Miami Dolphins).
Marion Hartzog Smoak, 103, American politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1967-1968) and Chief of Protocol (1972-1974).
Alvaro Teheran, 54, Colombian basketball player (Baloncesto Malaga, Fort Wayne Fury, KK Olimpija), kidney failure.
Froilan Tenorio, 80, Northern Mariana Islands politician, Resident U.S. Representative (1984-1990) and Governor (1994-1998).
5
Sergei Adian, 89, Russian mathematician (Adian-Rabin theorem).
Renee Amoore, 67, American health care activist and politician, Deputy Chair of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania (since 1996).
Johanna Bassani, 18, Austrian Nordic combined skier, Youth Olympic silver medalist (2020), suicide.
Mark Beech, 60, British music critic, car crash.
Jan Halvarsson, 77, Swedish cross-county skier, Olympic silver medallist (1968).
Didi Kempot, 53, Indonesian singer-songwriter and philanthropist, cardiac arrest.
Kiing Shooter, 24, American rapper and songwriter, COVID-19.
Ann McBride Norton, 75, American conservationist and political activist, President of Common Cause (1995-1999), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Amador Suarez Villa, 76, Spanish fishing and sport executive, Vice President of Real Madrid (2006-2009), COVID-19.
Ciro Pessoa, 62, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Titas, Cabine C), guitarist and poet, COVID-19.
Alfred "Uganda" Roberts, 77, American percussionist (Professor Longhair, Dr. John), lung cancer.
Paulette Sarcey, 96, French resistance fighter.
Millie Small, 73, Jamaican singer-songwriter ("My Boy Lollipop"), stroke.
6
Norbert Balatsch, 92, Austrian choral conductor (Vienna State Opera, Bayreuth Festival), Grammy winner (1981, 2002).
Chrystelle Trump Bond, 82, American dancer, choreographer and critic (The Baltimore Sun).
Dmitry Bosov, 52, Russian businessman, Head of HC Sibir Novosibirsk (since 2008), suicide by gunshot.
Thomas Clark, 93, American politician, Mayor of Long Beach, California (1975-1980, 1982-1984).
Barry Farber, 90, American Hall of Fame radio talk show host, politician and writer, problems caused by broken ribs.
Herbert Frankenhauser, 74, German politician, MP (1990-2013).
Willy Hautvast, 87, Dutch composer and conductor.
Brian Howe, 66, English rock singer-songwriter (Bad Company) and guitarist, cardiac arrest.
Nahum Rabinovitch, 92, Canadian-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi and posek, head of Yeshivat Birkat Moshe.
Martin Spellman, 94, American child actor (Son of the Navy, Streets of New York, Boys Town) and businessman.
7
Alfonsas Vincentas Ambraziunas, 86, Lithuanian sculptor (Ninth Fort).
Princess Diana of Bourbon-Parma, 87, French royal, COVID-19.
Peque Gallaga, 76, Filipino movie director (Oro, Plata, Mata, Magic Temple), screenwriter and actor (Jose Rizal), problems caused by pneumonia.
Daisy Lucidi, 90, Brazilian actress (Paraiso Tropical, Babilonia, Passione) and politician, member of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro (1976-1980), COVID-19.
Darrin Patrick, 49, American author and megachurch pastor, suicide by gunshot.
Mike Storen, 84, American basketball executive (Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks), Commissioner of the ABA (1973-1974), problems caused by cancer.
Ty, 47, British rapper (Awkward, Closer, Special Kind of Fool), pneumonia caused by COVID-19.
Emile Wijntuin, 95, Surinamese politician, Chairman of the Staten (1973-1975) and the National Assembly (1975-1980).
Joseph Zhu Baoyu, 98, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nanyang (2002-2010), COVID-19.
8
Lucia Braga, 85, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1987-1995, 2003-2007), COVID-19 and urinary tract infection.
Mark Barkan, 85, American songwriter ("Pretty Flamingo", "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)", "She's a Fool") and record producer.
Tomas Carlovich, 74, Argentine footballer (Rosario Central, Central Cordoba, Independiente Rivadavia), cerebral hemorrhage caused by an assault.
Andre Harrell, 59, American record producer (Motown) and hip hop musician (Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde), founder of Uptown Records, heart failure.
Yuri Gryadunov, 90, Russian politician, Ambassador to Jordan (1990-1992).
Roy Horn, 75, German-American magician (Siegfried & Roy), COVID-19.
Dimitris Kremastinos, 78, Greek politician and physician, Minister of Health, Welfare and Social Insurance (1993-1996) and member (2000-2004, 2009-2019) and Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament (2015-2019), COVID-19.
Byron Mallott, 77, American politician, businessman and Tlingit elder, Mayor of Juneau, Alaska (1994-1995) and Lieutenant Governor (2014-2018), heart attack.
Waldemar Otto, 91, Polish-born German sculptor.
Cecile Rol-Tanguy, 101, French resistance fighter.
Ritva Valkama, 87, Finnish actress (Hapy Endko? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon, Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti, Borrowing Matchsticks).
9
Jan Aling, 70, Dutch racing cyclist, cardiac arrest.
Georges Domercq, 89, French rugby union referee and politician, Mayor of Bellocq (1971-2014).
Timo Honkela, 57, Finnish computer scientist.
Pedro Pablo Leon, 76, Peruvian footballer (Alianza Lima, Barcelona de Ecuador, national team), pneumonia caused by kidney failure.
Little Richard, 87, American Hall of Fame rock and roll singer-songwriter ("Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally", "Lucille") and pianist, bone cancer.
Kristina Lugn, 71, Swedish poet and novelist, member of the Swedish Academy (since 2006).
Johnny McCarthy, 86, American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks, Boston Celtics) and coach.
Abraham Palatnik, 92, Brazilian kinetic artist, COVID-19.
Iepe Rubingh, 45, Dutch performance artist, co-founder of chess boxing.
Richard Sala, 61, American cartoonist. (death announced on this date)
Geno Silva, 72, American actor (Scarface, Amistad, Key West), problems caused by frontotemporal dementia.
Paul Vasquez, 57, American farmer and internet personality (Double Rainbow), suspected COVID-19.
10
David Correa, 82, Brazilian singer-songwriter (Rio Carnival), kidney failure caused by COVID-19.
Fritz Gerber, 91, Swiss businessman and philanthropist, CEO of Zurich Insurance Group (1977-1995) and Roche Group (1978-1998, 2001), stroke.
Frances Kinne, 102, American educator, President of Jacksonville University (1979-1989).
Martin Pasko, 61, Canadian-born American comic book writer (Superman) and screenwriter (Batman: Mask of the Phantasm).
Djoko Santoso, 67, Indonesian general, Chief of Staff (2005-2007) and Commander (2007-2010) of the National Armed Forces, problems caused by surgery.
Sergio Sant'Anna, 78, Brazilian writer, COVID-19.
John Teerlinck, 69, American football player (San Diego Chargers) and coach (Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts).
Betty Wright, 66, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Clean Up Woman"), Grammy winner (1976), endometrial cancer.
Abraham Yakin, 95, Israeli artist.
11
Ico Aguilar, 71, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, national team).
Alberto Carpani, 64, Italian singer ("Sing a Song Now Now"), COVID-19.
Paloma Cordero, 82, Mexican socialite, First Lady (1982-1988).
Hutton Gibson, 101, American sedevacantism writer and critic, father of Mel Gibson.
Oleg Ivanovich Kovalyov, 71, Russian politician, MP (1999-2008) and Governor of Ryazan Oblast (2008-2017).
Moon Martin, 69, American singer-songwriter ("Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)", "X-Ray Vision") and guitarist.
Ann Katharine Mitchell, 97, British cryptanalyst and psychologist, COVID-19.
Roland Povinelli, 78, French politician, Mayor of Allauch (since 1975) and Senator (2008-2014), heart attack.
Andrea Rinaldi, 19, Italian footballer (Atalanta), brain aneurysm.
Zay N. Smith, 71, American journalist (The Chicago Sun-Times), lung cancer.
Jerry Stiller, 92, American actor (Seinfeld, The King of Queens) and comedian (Stiller and Meara).
12
Frank Bolle, 95, American cartoonist (Winnie Winkle, The Heart of Juliet Jones).
Felice Cece, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Teano-Calvi (1984-1989) and Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia (1989-2012).
Renee Claude, 80, Canadian actress (It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux, Avec un grand A, He Shoots, He Scores) and pop singer, COVID-19.
Renato Corti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Novara (1990-2011).
Richard Gilder, 87, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, congestive heart failure.
Alexander D. Henderson, III, 96, American Army Air Forces personnel and businessman.
Sisavath Keobounphanh, 92, Laotian military officer and politician, Vice President (1996-1998) and Prime Minister (1998-2001).
Astrid Kirchherr, 81, German photographer (The Beatles) and artist, cancer.
George Mikell, 91, Lithuanian-Australian actor (Kill Her Gently, The Guns of Navarone, The Great Escape).
Michel Piccoli, 94, French actor (La Grande Bouffe, A Leap in the Dark, We Have a Pope), stroke.
Carolyn Reidy, 71, American publisher and businesswoman, CEO of Simon & Schuster (since 2008), heart attack.
Giulio Savelli, 78, Italian publisher and politician, Deputy (1996-2001).
Ernest Vinberg, 82, Russian mathematician (Vinberg's algorithm, Koecher-Vinberg theorem), member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 2010).
Mischa de Vreede, 83, Dutch novelist, critic and poet.
13
Gabriel Bacquier, 95, French operatic baritone.
Anthony Bailey, 87, British writer and art historian, COVID-19.
Gregory Tyree Boyce, 30, American actor (Twilight).
Rolf Hochhuth, 89, German author and playwright (The Deputy).
Riad Ismat, 72, Syrian writer and theatre director, Minister of Culture (2010-2012), COVID-19.
Shobushi Kanji, 28, Japanese sumo wrestler, COVID-19.
Chedli Klibi, 94, Tunisian politician, Minister of Culture (1961-1970, 1971-1973, 1976-1978) and Secretary-General of the Arab League (1979-1990).
Giorgio Kutufa, 72, Italian politician, President of the Province of Livorno (2004-2014).
Derek Lawrence, 78, English record producer (Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash).
Clive Limpkin, 82, British photojournalist (Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Observer), brain cancer.
Keith Lyons, 68, Welsh-born Australian sports scientist (Australian Institute of Sport).
Adolfo Pajares, 83, Spanish businessman and politician, President of the Parliament of Cantabria (1990-1999).
14
Anisuzzaman, 83, Bangladeshi educator and writer, kidney and heart disease.
Teresa Aquino-Oreta, 75, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1987-1998) and Senator (1998-2004).
Guido Cerniglia, 81, Italian actor (The Scientific Cardplayer, Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno, Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno).
Ingvar Ericsson, 92, Swedish Olympic runner (1952, 1956).
Phyllis George, 70, American beauty queen, television personality (The Early Show) and sportscaster (CBS Sports), Miss America winner (1971), First Lady of Kentucky (1979-1983), blood cancer.
Henryk Jaskula, 96, Polish yachtsman.
Attila Ladinszky, 70, Hungarian footballer (Tatabanya, Anderlecht, Real Betis) and businessman, heart disease.
Jerzy Lapinski, 79, Polish actor (A Very Christmas Story).
Ronald Ludington, 85, American figure skater, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
Khalid Mahmood, 94, Pakistani Islamic scholar and writer, problems caused by a broken hip.
Pepper Rodgers, 88, American football player and coach (Kansas Jayhawks, UCLA Bruins, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets), problems caused by a fall.
Jorge Santana, 68, Mexican guitarist (Malo).
Ronald J. Shurer, 41, American Army medical personnel, Medal of Honor recipient (2018), problems caused by lung cancer.
Bob Watson, 74, American baseball player (Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves) and executive (New York Yankees), kidney disease.
15
Brian Alexander, 44, American basketball player (Vilpas Vikings), heart attack.
Claes Borgstrom, 75, Swedish lawyer and politician, Equality Ombudsman (2000-2007), COVID-19.
Ezio Bosso, 48, Italian composer, pianist and conductor, problems caused by motor neurone disease.
Denny DeMarchi, 57, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (Alias, Killer Bee, The Cranberries), cancer.
Sergio Denis, 71, Argentine pop singer-songwriter and actor, stroke caused by a fall.
Ernie Gonzalez, 59, American golfer, problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Mitch Greenlick, 85, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (since 2003).
Allen Lee, 80, Hong Kong businessman and politician, member of the Legislative Council (1978-1998) and Chairman of the Liberal Party (1993-1998).
Phil May, 75, English pop rock singer-songwriter (The Pretty Things) and musician, problems caused by hip surgery.
Willy Schmidt, 93, Dutch footballer (EVV Eindhoven, Ajax, Fortuna Sittard).
Fred Willard, 86, American actor (Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and comedian, cardiac arrest.
16
Julio Anguita, 78, Spanish politician, Secretary General of the Communist Party (1988-1998), Mayor of Cordoba (1979-1986), Deputy and Coordinator of United Left (1989-2000), heart attack.
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, 91, American White House butler and staffer (1957-2012), COVID-19.
Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, 67, Iranian politician and businessman, Minister of Commerce (1980-1981), Ambassador to Japan (1990-1994) and Representative to OPEC (1995-2008, since 2013), cerebral hemorrhage.
Michael McCaskey, 76, American sports businessman, President of the Chicago Bears (1983-1999), leukemia.
Pilar Pellicer, 72, Mexican actress (The Life of Agustin Lara, Day of the Evil Gun, La Choca), COVID-19.
Henrik Ponten, 54, Swedish lawyer, bike accident.
Lynn Shelton, 54, American director (Humpday, Your Sister's Sister, Touchy Feely), blood disease.
Arthur Summons, 84, Australian rugby player (Western Suburbs Magpies, national rugby league and union team).
Donn Trenner, 93, American jazz pianist.
K. Varadarajan, 73, Indian politician and activist, Leader of the All India Kisan Sabha, respiratory failure.
17
Wilson Braga, 88, Brazilian politician, Paraiba MLA (1955-1967, 2011-2015), Deputy (1967-1982, 1995-2003, 2007-2011) and Governor of Paraiba (1983-1987), COVID-19.
Jose Cutileiro, 85, Portuguese politician and writer, Secretary General of the Western Europe Union (1994-1999).
Du Wei, 57, Chinese politician, Ambassador to Ukraine (2016-2019) and Israel (since 2020).
Shad Gaspard, 39, American professional wrestler (Cryme Tyme) and actor (Get Hard, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series), drowned.
Otto von Hessen, 55, German royal (House of Hesse) and businessman, motorbike accident.
Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer, 93, Slovenian chemist and environmentalist, member of the Academia Europaea (since 1988).
Ratnakar Matkari, 81, Indian playwright and movie director (Investment), COVID-19.
Ernest W. Gibson III, 92, American politician and lawyer, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1961-1963) and Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1983-1997).
Tatjana Lematschko, 72, Russian-born Swiss chess player, Chess Olympiad medalist (1986).
Monique Mercure, 89, Canadian actress (Naked Lunch, The Red Violin, Beyond Forty), throat cancer.
Lucky Peterson, 55, American singer-songwriter ("You Can Always Turn Around", "Live at the 55 Arts Club Berlin", "Deep Down") and musician.
Yuri Zisser, 59, Ukrainian-born Belarusian web businessman, founder and owner of Tut.By, stomach cancer.
18
Antonio Colomban, 88, Italian footballer (A.C. Milan) and football manager (S.S.D. Citta di Gela, S.E.F. Torres 1903), heart attack.
Marko Elsner, 60, Slovenian footballer (Red Star Belgrade, Nice, Yugoslavia national team).
Laudo Natel, 99, Brazilian politician, Vice Governor of Sao Paulo (1963-1966) and Governor (1966-1967, 1971-1975).
Bill Olner, 78, British politician, MP (1992-2010), COVID-19.
Ken Osmond, 76, American actor (Leave It to Beaver, The New Leave It to Beaver, C'mon, Let's Live a Little) and LAPD officer, problems caused by COPD and PAD.
Michelle Rossignol, 80, Canadian actress (Once Upon a Time in the East, Beyond Forty, You).
Susan Rothenberg, 75, American painter.
Ken Retzer, 86, American baseball player (Washington Senators).
19
Richard Anuszkiewicz, 89, American painter and sculptor, co-founder of Op Art and member of the National Academy of Design (since 1992).
Annie Glenn, 100, American disabilities activist and philanthropist, widow of U.S. Senator John Glenn, COVID-19.
Salah Stetie, 90, Lebanese writer, translator and poet.
Surapong Tovichakchaikul, 67, Thai politician, Deputy Prime Minister (2012-2014) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2014), liver cancer.
Willie K, 59, American blues singer-songwriter and musician, lung cancer.
Ravi Zacharias, 74, Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist and writer, spinal cancer.
20
Syed Fazal Agha, 78, Pakistani politician, Deputy Chairman of the Senate (1988-1991) and Governor of Balochistan (1999), COVID-19.
Denis Farkasfalvy, 83, Hungarian-American Roman Catholic priest and theologian, COVID-19.
Wolfgang Gunkel, 72, German rower, Olympic champion (1972).
William J. Keating, 93, American lawyer and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st congressional district (1971-1974).
Margaret Maughan, 91, British archer, swimmer and lawn bowler, Paralympic champion (1960, 1972, 1980) and silver medalist (1976), problems caused by a spinal cord injury. (death announced on this date)
Adolfo Nicolas, 84, Spanish Roman Catholic priest, Superior General of the Society of Jesus (2008-2016).
Howard C. Nielson, 95, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 3rd congressional district (1983-1991).
Gemma Salem, 76, Turkish-born Swiss writer.
Gianfranco Terenzi, 79, Sammarinese politician, Captain Regent (1987-1988, 2000-2001, 2006, 2014-2015), car crash.
21
Gregg Bemis, 91, American sea explorer and diver (MS Estonia), owner of the RMS Lusitania wreck, cancer. (death announced on this date)
Berith Bohm, 87, Swedish operatic soprano.
Neil Howlett, 85, English operatic baritone.
Lluis Juste de Nin, 75, Spanish cartoonist and fashion designer (Armand Basi), cancer.
Markus Klaer, 51, German engineer and politician, member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (2011-2016, since 2019).
Arnulf Kolstad, 78, Norwegian social psychologist.
Sergey Kramarenko, 97, Russian Air Force officer, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Alan Merten, 78, American academic administrator, President of George Mason University (1996-2012), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
Julitta Munch, 60, German television presenter (WDR).
Jorg Ohm, 76, German footballer (Magdeburg, national team) and manager (Lok Stendal).
David Pawson, 90, English evangelical minister and theologian.
Gerhard Strack, 64, German footballer (1. FC Koln, FC Basel, national team), heart attack.
Oliver E. Williamson, 87, American economist, Nobel Prize winner (2009), problems caused by pneumonia.
Douglas Tyndall Wright, 92, Canadian engineer and educator, President of the University of Waterloo (1981-1993).
John Zdechlik, 83, American composer, member of the American Bandmasters Association (since 1989).
22
Zara Abid, 28, Pakistani model and actress (Chaudhry - The Martyr), plane crash.
Andre Cartier, 74, Canadian actor (Les Oraliens, Bound for Glory, Passe-Partout), cancer.
Heather Chasen, 92, British actress (EastEnders, Cat Run, Les Miserables).
Ashley Cooper, 83, Australian tennis player, four-time Grand Slam tournament singles champion, Australian Open (1957, 1958), US Open (1958), Wimbledon (1958).
Adam Henein, 91, Egyptian sculptor (Sphinx).
Francine Holley, 100, Belgian-born French painter.
Mory Kante, 70, Guinean singer and musician ("Ye ke ye ke").
William Lyon, 97, American Air Force general.
Anatoliy Matviyenko, 67, Ukrainian politician, Leader of Komsomol (1989-1991), Governor of the Vinnytsia Oblast (1996-1998) and MP (1990-1994, 1998-2005, 2006-2007, since 2014).
Albert Memmi, 99, French writer, sociologist and essayist.
Miljan Mrdakovic, 38, Serbian footballer (Metalist Kharkiv, OFK Beograd, Maccabi Tel Aviv), suicide.
Saturn, 83-84, American-born German-Russian alligator (Berlin Zoological Garden, Moscow Zoo), Berlin bombing survivor and subject of the urban legend of Adolf Hitler's pet alligator.
Luigi Simoni, 81, Italian football player (Brescia) and manager (Napoli, Inter Milan), problems caused by a stroke.
Jerry Sloan, 78, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Chicago Bulls) and coach (Utah Jazz), problems caused by Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Richard Timberlake, 97, American economist and political writer.
23
Alberto Alesina, 63, Italian political economist, heart attack.
Valeriy Davydenko, 47, Ukrainian politician, Deputy (since 2014), shot.
John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton, 94, British politician, MP (1954-1983) and House of Lords (1983-2015).
Hana Kimura, 22, Japanese professional wrestler (Stardom, Wrestle-1) and reality television personality (Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020), suicide by hydrogen sulfide.
Marino Puggina, 99, Italian businessman and football executive, President of Calcio Padova (1986-1994).
Eddie Sutton, 84, American Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, Oklahoma State Cowboys).
Simone Turck, 96, French stage actress and theatre director.
Johann Weber, 93, Austrian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Graz-Seckau (1969-2001).
Maria Velho da Costa, 81, Portuguese feminist writer (Novas Cartas Portuguesas).
24
Mukar Cholponbayev, 70, Kyrgyz politician, Speaker of the Supreme Council (1995-1996), COVID-19.
Jimmy Cobb, 91, American jazz drummer (Kind of Blue), lung cancer.
Jean-Loup Dabadie, 81, French screenwriter (Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me, Courage fuyons, Clara et les Chics Types) and journalist, member of the Academie francaise (since 2008).
Arthur Dehaine, 87, French politician, Deputy (1976-1981, 1986-2002) and Mayor of Senlis (1974-2008).
Jose Roberto Figueroa, 60, Honduran footballer (Real Murcia, Hercules, national team), cardiac arrest.
Robert K. Jaedicke, 91, American academic, Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (1983-1990).
John Loengard, 85, American photographer (Life), heart failure.
Lily Lian, 103, French singer.
Lucia Mee, 20, Northern Irish organ donation campaigner, liver failure.
Biff Pocoroba, 66, American baseball player (Atlanta Braves).
William J. Small, 93, American journalist and businessman, President of NBC News (1979-1982).
Zdena Tominova, 79, Czech novelist and political dissident (Charter 77).
25
Ricardo Barreda, 83, Argentine convicted mass murderer, cardiopulmonary arrest caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Bucky Baxter, 65, American rock country guitarist (Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Ryan Adams).
Nadejda Branzan, 71, Moldovan physician and politician, MP (1990-1994).
Marcelino Campanal, 88, Spanish footballer (Sevilla FC, Deportivo de La Coruna, national team).
Francis Dufour, 91, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1985-1996).
George Floyd, 46, American police detainee, asphyxia.
Hyun Soong-jong, 101, South Korean politician, Prime Minister (1992-1993).
Jimmy Kirunda, 70, Ugandan football player (Express, KCC, national team) and manager, heart attack.
Renate Krossner, 75, German actress (Solo Sunny, Alles auf Zucker!).
Bob Lynn, 87, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2003-2017).
Marv Luster, 82, American-Canadian Hall of Fame football player (Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts).
Al Rex, 91, American bassist (Bill Haley & His Comets)
Balbir Singh Sr., 96, Indian field hockey player and manager, Olympic champion (1948, 1952, 1956) and World Cup champion (1975), problems caused by bronchopneumonia.
Vadao, 63, Brazilian football manager (Corinthians, women's national team), liver cancer.
Henri van Zanten, 63, Dutch actor ('u') and artist.
26
Peter Alexander, 81, American sculptor (Light and Space).
Richard Herd, 87, American actor (Seinfeld, All the President's Men, The China Syndrome), problems caused by colorectal cancer.
Irm Hermann, 77, German actress (Katzelmacher, The Merchant of Four Seasons, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant).
Stanley Ho, 98, Hong Kong-Macanese businessman and philanthropist, founder of Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau and owner of the Grand Lisboa, kidney failure.
Oleh Hornykiewicz, 93, Polish-born Austrian biochemist, Wolf Prize winner (1979).
Anthony James, 77, American actor (In the Heat of the Night, High Plains Drifter, Unforgiven), cancer.
Ismail Hakki Karadayi, 88, Turkish general and politician, Commander of the Armed Forces (1993-1994) and Chief of the General Staff (1994-1998), multiple organ failure.
Vladimir Lopukhin, 68, Soviet-born Russian politician, Minister of Energy (1991-1992), COVID-19.
Christian Mbulu, 23, English footballer (Brentwood Town, Motherwell, Morecambe).
27
Federico Garcia Vigil, 79, Uruguayan composer and conductor.
Sam Johnson, 89, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 3rd congressional district (1991-2019).
Larry Kramer, 84, American playwright (The Normal Heart, The Destiny of Me), novelist (Faggots) and LGBTQ+ rights activist, pneumonia.
Liesbeth Migchelsen, 49, Dutch footballer (Heike Rheine, AZ Alkmaar, national team), cancer.
Hugh Parmer, 80, American politician and businessman, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1963-1965), Mayor of Fort Worth (1977-1979) and Texas Senate (1983-1991).
Tony Scannell, 74, Irish actor (Flash Gordon, The Bill). (death announced on this date)
28
Gracia Barrios, 92, Chilean painter, lung disease.
Guy Bedos, 85, French actor (Sweet and Sour, Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!, All Together) and comedian, problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
David Owen Brooks, 65, American serial killer, COVID-19.
Claude Goasguen, 75, French politician, Deputy (since 2012), COVID-19.
Claude Heater, 92, American opera singer and actor (Ben-Hur), heart disease.
M. P. Veerendra Kumar, 83, Indian journalist and politician, MP (1996-1998, 2004-2009, 2016-2017, since 2018), cardiac arrest.
Charlie Monttana, 58, Mexican rock urbano singer-songwriter (Vago, Mara), guitarist and philanthropist, heart attack caused by a heatstroke.
Lennie Niehaus, 90, American saxophonist and movie composer (Unforgiven, The Bridges of Madison County, Space Cowboys), heart disease.
Paul Shrubb, 64, English football player (Brentford, Aldershot F.C., Aldershot Town), manager and scout, motor neurone disease.
Robert Weighton, 112, English supercentenarian, world's oldest man (since 2020), cancer.
29
Henri Baudouin, 93, French politician, Deputy (1962-1986) and Mayor of Granville (1961-1977, 1983-1989).
Curtis Cokes, 82, American Hall of Fame boxer, WBA/WBC world welterweight champion (1966-1969), heart failure.
Evaldo Gouveia, 91, Brazilian singer-songwriter, COVID-19.
Ajit Jogi, 74, Indian politician, MP (1986-1999, 2004-2008), Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh (2000-2003) and Chhattisgarh MLA (2001-2013, since 2018), cardiac arrest caused by accidental choking.
Alfred Kolleritsch, 89, Austrian journalist (Manuscripts), poet and philosopher.
Bob Kulick, 70, American guitarist (W.A.S.P., Lou Reed) and record producer (Kiss).
Hank Mason, 88, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).
Jerzy Pilch, 67, Polish journalist and novelist, problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
Bhanwar Lal Sharma, 75, Indian politician and businessman, Rajasthan MLA (1985-1993, 1996-2008, since 2013).
H. C. Stackpole III, 85, American Marine Crops lieutenant general.
Henk Steevens, 88, Dutch Tour de France cyclist (1953, 1954). (death announced on this date)
Roosevelt Taylor, 82, American football player (Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins).
Yogesh, 77, Indian lyricist (Anand, Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain, Manzil).
Abderrahmane Youssoufi, 96, Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer, Prime Minister (1998-2002), lung cancer.
30
Yawovi Agboyibo, 76, Togolese politician, Prime Minister (2006-2007).
Michael Angelis, 68, English actor (Boys from the Blackstuff, The Liver Birds, Thomas & Friends), heart attack.
Bobby Dimond, 90, Australian rugby league footballer (Western Suburbs, New South Wales, national team).
Elsa Dorfman, 83, American photographer, kidney failure.
Michel Gauthier, 70, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1981-1988), Leader of the Opposition (1996-1997) and MP (1994-2007), lung cancer.
Jozef Grzesiak, 79, Polish Olympic bronze medalist boxer (1964), problems caused by dementia.
Hassan Hosny, 88, Egyptian actor (Nasser 56, El-Limby, Bobbos) and comedian, heart attack.
Mady Mesple, 89, French opera singer, problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
Bobby Morrow, 84, American sprinter, Olympic champion (1956), anemia and peripheral neuropathy.
John Nzenze, 80, Kenyan guitarist, problems caused by stomach surgery.
31
Christo, 84, Bulgarian-born American artist (Running Fence, The Gates, The Floating Piers).
Danny Havoc, 34, American professional wrestler (CZW). (death announced on this date)
Dan van Husen, 75, German actor (Fellini Casanova, Salon Kitty, Nosferatu the Vampyre), COVID-19. (death announced on this date)
Norman Lamm, 92, American rabbi and writer, President of Yeshiva University (1976-2003).
Osia Lewis, 57, American football player (Oregon State, Chicago Bruisers) and coach (Vanderbilt), liver cancer.
Bob Northern, 86, American French hornist, respiratory failure.
Months
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Related pages
List of deaths from the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Related pages
Deaths in 2014
Deaths in 2015
Deaths in 2016
Deaths in 2017
Deaths in 2018
Deaths in 2019
References
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
05
Deaths