Deaths in May 2023

The following is a list of deaths that happened in May 2023. 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

1

• Calvin Davis, 51, American hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist (1996).^[1]
• Gordon Lightfoot, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame singer-songwriter ("Sundown", "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", "If You Could Read My Mind").^[2]
• Eileen Saki, 79, Japanese-American actress (M*A*S*H, Splash, Policewomen), cancer.^[3]

2

• Arun Manilal Gandhi, 89, Indian-American author and political activist.^[4]
• Valentina Yudashkin, 59, Russian fashion.

3

• Alessandro D'Alatri, 68, Italian director and actor.

4

• Gabriel Carey, 64, Australian author.

5

• Michel Cordes, 77, French actor (The Horseman on the Roof, Didier, A Question of Taste), author and stage director, suicide by gunshot.^[5]
• Samuel T. Durance, 79, American astronaut.

6

• Vida Blue, 73, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals), three-time World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974).^[6]
• Newton N. Minow, 97, American attorney, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1961–1963), heart attack.^[7]

7

• Lindsay Crocker, 64, New Zealand cricketer (Northern Districts).^[8]

8

• Terrence Hardiman, 86, English actor (Gandhi, Sahara, Mask of Murder).^[9]
• Pema Tseden, 53, Chinese film director.

9

• Antonio Carbajal, 93, Mexican football player (León, national team) and manager (Atlético Morelia).^[10]
• Denny Crum, 86, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Louisville Cardinals).^[11]

10

• Rolf Harris, 93, Australian entertainer (Rolf's Cartoon Club, Animal Hospital), singer ("Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"), and convicted sex offender, neck cancer.^[12]
• Enrico Oldoini, 77, Italian film director (Don Matteo, Vacanze di Natale '90, Anni 90) and screenwriter.^[13]
• Thelston Payne, 66, Barbadian cricketer (West Indies, national team), pancreatic cancer.^[14]
• Jacklyn Zeman, 70, American actress (General Hospital).^[15]

11

• Guido Gorgatti, 103, Italian-born Argentine actor (Bárbara atómica, An American in Buenos Aires, Would You Marry Me?).^[16]

12

• Bruce Robertson, 71, New Zealand rugby union player (Counties, national team).^[17]

13

• Owen Davidson, 79, Australian tennis player.^[18] (death announced on this date)

14

• Doyle Brunson, 74, American hall of fame

15

• Bruce Bould, 73, English actor (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin).^[19]
• Billy Guyton, 33, New Zealand rugby union player (Tasman Mako, Blues).^[20]

16

• Marlene Hagge, 89, American Hall of Fame golfer.^[21]
• P. K. R. Pillai, 92, Indian film producer (Chithram, Thathamme Poocha Poocha, Ezhu Muthal Onpathu Vare).^[22]
• Per Røntved, 74, Danish footballer (Brønshøj Boldklub, Werder Bremen, national team).^[23]

17

• Dvora Kedar, 98, Israeli actress (Lemon Popsicle, Going Steady, Operation Thunderbolt).^[24]

18

• Helmut Berger, 78, Austrian actor (Ludwig, The Damned, The Godfather Part III).^[25]
• Jim Brown, 87, American Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns) and actor (The Dirty Dozen, Mars Attacks!).^[26]
• Sevvalai Rasu, 70, Indian actor.

19

• Brian Booth, 89, Australian cricketer and Olympic field hockey player (1956).^[27]
• Pete Brown, 82, English poet, lyricist ("I Feel Free", "Sunshine of Your Love", "White Room") and singer.^[28]
• Andy Rourke, 59, English bassist (The Smiths), pancreatic cancer.^[29]

20

• Edmonds J. Muniz, 83, American politician.

21

• Ray Stevenson, 58, Northern Irish actor (Rome, Thor, Punisher: War Zone).^[30]

22

• Wahid Satay, 93, Singaporean actor (Pontianak, Puteri Gunong Ledang, Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam), comedian and singer, sepsis.^[31]
• Wim Udenhout, 85, Surinamese politician, prime minister (1984–1986).^[32]

23

• Neil Dansie, 94, Australian cricketer (South Australia).^[33]
• Jean Haudry, 88, French linguist.^[34]

24

• Dano Heriban, 43, Slovak actor (The Man Who Stood in the Way), heart attack.^[35]
• Bill Lee, 94, American jazz musician and film composer (She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing).^[36]
• Tina Turner, 83, American-born Swiss Hall of Fame singer ("River Deep – Mountain High", "What's Love Got to Do with It") and actress (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), eight-time Grammy winner.^[37]

25

• Đặng Văn Thành, 90, Vietnamese association footballer.^[38]

26

• Mickey Jagtiani, 70, Indian billionessman.
• Luo Jingmin, 67, Chinese actor.
• Lawrence Williams, 76, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan).^[39]

27

• Tyrone O'Sullivan, 84, Sri Lankan diplomat, member.

28

• Isa Barzizza, 93, Italian actress (The Two Orphans, Bluebeard's Six Wives, It's Never Too Late).^[40]
• Antonio Gala, 93, Spanish poet.
• Harald zur Hausen, 87, German virologist, Nobel Prize recipient (2008).^[41]

29

• Michel Côté, 72, Canadian actor (Cruising Bar, Life After Love, C.R.A.Z.Y.).^[42]
• Peter Simonischek, 76, Austrian actor (Love and Fear, Toni Erdmann, Kursk).^[43]
• Jacob Turkel, 88, Israeli judge.

30

• John Beasley, 79, American actor (Rudy, Walking Tall, The Purge: Anarchy).^[44]

31

• Patricia Dainton, 93, British actress (Dancing with Crime, The Passionate Stranger, Sixpenny Corner).^[45]
• Dickie Harrell, 82, American Hall of Fame drummer (Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps).^[46] (death announced on this date)

Months

• January
• February
• March
• April

References

1. Calvin Davis
2. Canadian folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot dead at 84
3. 'M*A*S*H' Actress Eileen Saki Dead at 79
4. Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Arun Gandhi passes away at 89
5. Après la mort de Michel Cordes de « Plus belle la vie », le suicide, piste privilégiée (in French)
6. Vida Blue Statement
7. Newton Minow, former FCC chief and public TV advocate, has died at 97
8. Former Black Caps manager Lindsay Crocker dies
9. Terrence Hardiman, star of CBBC series The Demon Headmaster, dies aged 86
10. Antonio La Tota Carbajal fallece a los 93 años en León (in Spanish)
11. Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Denny Crum dies at 86
12. Rolf Harris: Serial abuser and ex-entertainer dies aged 93
13. È morto il regista Enrico Oldoini, il creatore di 'Don Matteo' (in Italian)
14. Thelston Payne passes
15. GH's Jacklyn Zeman Dies at 70
16. Murió el actor Guido Gorgatti a los 103 años (in Spanish)
17. All Blacks great Bruce Robertson dies after long health battle
18. Aussie Doubles Legend Owen Davidson Passes Away
19. Bruce Bould
20. Former Blues and Tasman Mako halfback Billy Guyton dies, aged 33
21. Marlene Hagge-Vossler, last surviving LPGA founder, dies at 89
22. 'Chithram' film producer PKR Pillai passes away
23. Nekrolog: Danmarks mest kendte libero i 1970’erne er død (in Danish)
24. פרידה מ"אמא של בנצי": השחקנית דבורה קידר הלכה לעולמה (in Hebrew)
25. Schauspiellegende Helmut Berger ist tot (in German)
26. All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87
27. Cricket Australia
28. Cream and Jack Bruce songwriting collaborator Pete Brown passes away aged 82
29. The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke dies after battle with pancreatic cancer
30. Ray Stevenson Dies: ‘RRR’, ‘Thor’, Vikings’ & ‘Divergent’ Actor Was 58
31. Veteran actor Wahid Satay died at 93
32. Wim Udenhout, former Suriname prime minister, dies at 85
33. Cricket mourns the loss of SA legend Neil Dansie
34. La tradizione indoeuropea: le radici del nostro avvenire (in Italian)
35. Zomrel známy slovenský herec Daniel Heriban (in Slovak)
36. Bill Lee, Jazz Musician and Father of Spike Lee, Dies at 94
37. Tina Turner dies aged 83
38. "Anh hùng Lao động Đặng Văn Thân, người góp phần tạo cú hích quan trọng cho ngành viễn thông Việt Nam". mic.govn.vn. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
39. Lawrence Williams - A Tribute
40. Isa Barzizza, la storica spalla di Totò morta a 93 anni (in Italian)
41. Nobel laureate Harald zur Hausen has passed away
42. Quebec Actor Michel Cote Has Died
43. Peter Simonischek im Alter von 76 Jahren verstorben (in German)
44. Omaha actor John Beasley dies Tuesday at age of 79
45. "Patricia Dainton". Archived from the original on 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
46. Dickie Harrell: In Memoriam

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 2022

Deaths by year

Succeeded by Deaths in 2024