The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2017.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
May 2017 1 Anatoly Aleksin, 92, Russian writer and poet.Скончался классик детской литературы Анатолий Алексин Richard Basciano, 91, American property developer.Richard Basciano, Times Square Pornography Magnate, Dies at 91 Katy Bødtger, 84, Danish singer, natural causes.Hitmageren fra Giro 413 er død Raul Costa Seibeb, 25, Namibian racing cyclist, winner of the National Road Race Championship (2014), traffic collision.Cyclist Costa Seibeb dies in accident Freeman Craw, 100, American typeface designer.Freeman Craw Yisrael Friedman, 93, Israeli rabbi and educator.Rabbi Yisroel Shalom Yosef Friedman passes away Howard Frank, 75, American network engineer.Howard Frank Pierre Gaspard-Huit, 99, French film director and screenwriter.Décès de Pierre Gaspard-Huit, réalisateur du «Capitaine Fracasse» Roy Gater, 76, English footballer (Port Vale, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Crewe Alexandra), Alzheimer's disease.Club statement: Roy Gater Eugene Gendlin, 90, Austrian-born American philosopher.Eugene Gendlin, Developer of Self-Actualization Practice Called Focusing, Has Died Kurt Grönholm, 90, Finnish Olympic rower (1952).Kurt Rolf Grönholm 1926 - 2017 BillionGraves Record Bruce Hampton, 70, American musician (Hampton Grease Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit) and actor (Sling Blade).Col. Bruce Hampton Collapses Onstage Dead At 70 Erkki Kurenniemi, 75, Finnish musician.Elektronisen musiikin uranuurtaja Erkki Kurenniemi on kuollut Alice Langtry, 84, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1985–1992).Former State Rep. Alice Langtry Dies Yuri Lobanov, 64, Tajik sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (1972).Скончался Победитель Игр-1972 Юрий Лобанов Mike Lowry, 78, American politician, Governor of Washington (1993–1997) and U.S. Representative from Washington's 7th congressional district (1979–1989), complications from a stroke.Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry, Also a Congressman, Dies Sam Mele, 95, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators) and manager (Minnesota Twins), natural causes.Former Red Sox player, scout Sam Mele dies at 95 Janet Pilgrim, 82, American model (Playboy). Karel Schoeman, 77, South African novelist, apparent suicide by dehydration.Renowned author Karel Schoeman described how he took his own life Sterling Seagrave, 80, American investigative journalist and author.Sterling Seagrave, 1937–2017 Eduard Sekler, 96, Austrian architect and architectural historian.Eduard Franz Sekler dies Betty Shannon, 95, American mathematician.MARY ELIZABETH MOORE "BETTY" SHANNON Mohamed Talbi, 95, Tunisian historian.Décès du penseur Mohamed Talbi Stanley Weston, 84, American licensing agent and inventor of the action figure, creator of G.I. Joe and ThunderCats, complications from surgery.Stanley Weston, G.I. Joe Inventor, Dies at 84 Bill Wilkie, 95, Scottish musician and businessman.Obituary: Bill Wilkie, master of Scottish accordion music played for prime ministers and with the stars
2 John Bahen, 73, Australian footballer (Fitzroy).John Bahen Vincent Baggetta, 72, American actor (The Eddie Capra Mysteries). Harold Bedoya Pizarro, 78, Colombian military officer and politician, commander of the National Army (1994–1996), lymphoma.Falleció el general (r) Harold Bedoya Tiny Benson, 95, American racing driver.Reed "Tiny" Benson Michael Bore, 69, English cricketer (Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire). Abelardo Castillo, 82, Argentine writer.Murió el escritor Abelardo Castillo Cammy Duncan, 51, Scottish footballer (Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ayr United), cancer. Michael Gurr, 55, Australian playwright (Departure).'Genius' playwright and speechwriter Michael Gurr dies aged 55 Hugo Judd, 77, Canadian-born New Zealand diplomat.Neville Hugo Sale (Hugo) Judd Dale Kennington, 82, American painter.Dale Wilson Kennington Heinz Kessler, 97, German politician and military officer, East German Minister of National Defence (1985–1989). Toby Kimball, 74, American basketball player (Boston Celtics, San Diego Rockets, New Orleans Jazz), inflammatory lung disease.UConn Basketball Great Toby Kimball Dies; Huskies Of Honor Member Was 74 Diane Lewis, 65, American architect, author and academic. Paul MacEwan, 74, Canadian politician.Cape Breton political icon MacEwan dies Gerry Martiniuk, 79, Canadian politician, MPP of Ontario from Cambridge (1995–2011), cancer.Former Cambridge MPP Gerry Martiniuk passes away Anne Morrissy Merick, 83, American war correspondent and journalist, complications from dementia.Anne Morrissy Merick, a trailblazing Vietnam War journalist, dies at 83 George Hugh Niederauer, 80, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of San Francisco (2006–2012), lung cancer.Former SLC Catholic Bishop Niederauer dies A. R. Penck, 77, German artist, complications from a stroke.German painter A.R. Penck dies at 77 Eduardo Portella, 84, Brazilian essayist, author and politician, Minister of Education (1979–1980).Morre o ex-ministro e acadêmico Eduardo Portella Norma Procter, 89, English opera singer.Celebrated Grimsby opera singer Norma Procter dies at 89 T. Gary Rogers, 74, American entrepreneur (Dreyer's).T. Gary Rogers, former Dreyer's ice cream CEO, has died Willi Roth, 87, German Olympic boxer.Willi Roth Leo K. Thorsness, 85, American air force officer and Medal of Honor recipient, member of the Washington Senate (1988–1992), leukemia.Medal of Honor Recipient Leo K. Thorsness Passes Away at 85 Romeo Vasquez, 78, Filipino actor, stroke.Veteran actor Romeo Vasquez dies Moray Watson, 88, British actor (The Darling Buds of May, The Quatermass Experiment, Compact).Moray Watson obituary Barry Wood, 74, South African Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Durban (since 2005).Bishop Barry Alexander Anthony Wood, O.M.I. Grigori Zhislin, 71, Russian violinist.Eminent Russian Violinist & Teacher Grigori Zhislin Has Died
3 Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 90, Saudi prince, Governor of Mecca (1963–1971), Minister of Defense (1951–1953).وفاة الأمير مشعل بن عبدالعزيز رحمه الله Lukas Ammann, 104, Swiss actor (Graf Yoster, Die Fallers – Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie, Meschugge), complications from surgery.Schauspieler Lukas Ammann mit 104 gestorben John Bjørnebye, 76, Norwegian diplomat, ambassador to Japan (1994–1999) and Belgium (2001–2006).Nekrolog: John Bjørnebye Alma W. Byrd, 92, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1991–1998).Dr. Alma Weaver Byrd Godfrey Chidyausiku, 70, Zimbabwean judge and politician, complications from cancer. Georgie Collins, 91, Canadian actress (Ghostkeeper) and stage director. Attila Császár, 58, Hungarian sprint canoer, world championship bronze medalist (1983).Elhunyt a kiváló magyar kajakos John Foruria, 72, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).John G. Foruria Paul Hanneman, 80, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1965–1990).Paul Hanneman, sponsor of Oregon's landmark bottle bill, dies at 81 Charles Hoffer, 87, American music educator and author.Charles Hoffer Casey Jones, 77, American blues drummer, cancer.Blues drummer Casey Jones dies; played with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf Daliah Lavi, 74, Israeli actress (Casino Royale, The Spy with a Cold Nose, Catlow), singer and model.Daliah Lavi, 'Casino Royale' and 'The Silencers' Star, Dies at 74 Greg MacLeod, 81, Canadian priest and educator.Popular Cape Breton priest, Father Greg MacLeod, dies at 81 Hugh Marjoribanks, 83, Aussie cricketer. Pat Marsh, 83, British ice hockey administrator. Giampaolo Medda, 89, Italian Olympic hockey player. Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj, 73, Mongolian Olympic wrestler.Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj Papillon, 26, Irish racehorse, winner of the 2000 Grand National.Grand National hero Papillon dies at 26 Eva Pfarrhofer, 88, Austrian Olympic diver. Doug Rollerson, 63, New Zealand rugby player (Manawatu, national team), cancer.Former All Black Doug Rollerson dies after long battle with cancer Bengt Rosén, 81, Swedish politician, MP (1985–1994).Bengt Rosén har avlidit Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji, 32, Somali politician, shot.Somalia's Public Works Minister shot dead in Mogadishu Irene Smart, 96, American politician and judge.Irene Smart Yumeji Tsukioka, 94, Japanese actress (The Temptress and the Monk), pneumonia.Actress Yumeji Tsukioka dies at 95
4 Keith Aggett, 85, Australian rugby footballer.Keith Aggett Joseph Barnes, 102, Irish physician.Barnes, Dr. Joseph : Death notice William Baumol, 95, American economist.William Baumol, whose famous economic theory explains the modern world, has died Roland Blackmon, 88, American Olympic hurdler.Roland Blackmon Robert C. Broshar, 85, American architect.Robert Clare "Bob" Broshar Bart Carlier, 87, Dutch footballer (Fortuna Sittard).Ex-international Bart Carlier (87) overleden Jay Carty, 75, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers) and evangelist, cancer.Former NBA Player Jay Carty Dies; Here's Why He Called His Cancer 'The Best Gift God Ever Gave Me' Milena Čelesnik, 83, Slovenian Olympic athlete. Richard Dalby, 68, British ghost story editor, scholar and bookseller, diabetic ketoacidosis.Richard Dalby : Obituary William A. Davis Jr., 89, American engineer.Dr. William Ames "Bill" Davis Jr. Fukui Fumimasa, 82, Japanese Buddhist monk and scholar.Review of Ji Yun's 'Is the Heart Sutra an Apocryphal Text? A Re-examination' François Gagnon, 95, Canadian politician.Décès de l'ancien député François Gagnon C. Jackson Grayson, 93, American businessman and writer.C. Jackson Grayson, Houstonian Founder, Dies At 93 Glenna Sue Kidd, 83, American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox).Glenna Sue Kidd Victor Lanoux, 80, French actor (Cousin Cousine), complications from a stroke.Victor Lanoux, célèbre pour son rôle dans « Louis la brocante », est mort D.G.H. Latzko, 93, Dutch mechanical engineer.Emeritus hoogleraar en Erelid van Gezelschap Leeghwater, Prof. Latzko (93 jaar) overleden Stephen McKenna, 78, British artist.Painter Stephen McKenna dies at home in Co Carlow Timo Mäkinen, 79, Finnish racing driver (World Rally Championship).Rally legend and ‘Flying Finn’ Timo Makinen dies Michael Maskell, 65, English footballer (Brentford).Mike Maskell Satsorupavathy Nathan, 80, Sri Lankan radio personality. Ruwen Ogien, 67, French philosopher.Le philosophe Ruwen Ogien est mort Richard Pennington, 69, American police officer, Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department (1994–2002).Former New Orleans police chief Richard Pennington dies Rosie Scott, 69, New Zealand author, brain tumour.Rosie Scott Edwin Sherin, 87, American theatre director (The Great White Hope) and television producer (Law & Order).‘Law & Order’ Director, DGA Official Ed Sherin Dies at 87 Bob Summerhays, 90, American football player (Green Bay Packers).Bob Summerhays *Beryl Te Wiata, 92, New Zealand actress (My Letter to George, Xena: Warrior Princess).Beryl Margaret Te Wiata
5 Clive Brooks, 67, British drummer (Egg, The Groundhogs, Pink Floyd).Pink Floyd drum technician dies Buhe, 91, Chinese politician, Chairman of Inner Mongolia (1982–1993).全国人大常委会原副委员长布赫逝世，享年91岁 Binyamin Elon, 62, Israeli politician and rabbi, Minister of Tourism (2001–2002; 2003–2004) and member of Knesset (1996–2009), complications from throat cancer.Benyamin Elon Corinne Erhel, 50, French politician, member of the National Assembly (since 2007), heart attack.La députée Corinne Erhel, soutien de Macron, décède après un malaise Amancio Escapa Aparicio, 79, Spanish-born Dominican Republic Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo (1996–2016).Bishop Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D.