Cody, 99, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1983–1986).
Bronisław Cieślak, 77, Polish actor ( 07 zgłoś się, Pierwsza miłość), television presenter and politician, member of the Sejm (1997–2005).Joel Chadabe, 82, American electronic music pioneer.Alcira Argumedo, 80, Argentine sociologist and politician, deputy (2009–2017), lung cancer.Bob Abernethy, 93, American journalist ( NBC News) and television presenter ( Religion & Ethics Newsweekly).Stuart Woolf, 85, English-Italian historian.West, 89, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient. Henry Ventura, 55, Venezuelan politician, deputy (since 2020) and minister of health (2015), COVID-19.Mohammad Shahabuddin, 53, Indian politician and convicted kidnapper, Bihar MLA (1990–1996) and MP (1996–2009), COVID-19.Kishan Rungta, 88, Indian cricket player ( Maharashtra, Rajasthan) and administrator, COVID-19.Rafael Roncagliolo, 76, Peruvian diplomat and politician, minister of foreign affairs (2011–2013).Mikhail Plotkin, 77, Russian music producer and administrator ( Vesyolye Rebyata, Samotsvety, Leysya, Pesnya), complications from COVID-19.Ricardo Alberto Ramírez, 48, Argentine footballer, complications from COVID-19.Andrzej Osęka, 89, Polish art historian, journalist and art critic, recipient of the Order of Polonia Restituta.Barry Nelson, 89, Australian rugby league footballer ( Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Newtown Jets).Nederlander, 93, American theatre owner and manager. Nancy McCredie, 76, Canadian Olympic athlete ( 1964).Edy Lima, 96, Brazilian writer, Prêmio Jabuti laureate (1975).John Paul Leon, 49, American comic book artist ( Static, Earth X, The Winter Men), cancer.Willy Kurant, 87, Belgian cinematographer ( Man on Horseback).Kuan Yun-loong, 92, Taiwanese painter, writer and poet, complications from a fall.
Ghulam Mohammed Khan, 74, Indian equestrian, COVID-19.Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, 52, Indian actor ( Shortcut Romeo, Ghazi, Madha), COVID-19.Kate Jennings, 72, Australian poet and writer ( Moral Hazard).Al Jamison, 83, American football player ( Houston Oilers).Paul Ioannidis, 97, Greek resistance fighter and pilot.Wondress Hutchinson, 56, American singer (" Got to Have Your Love").Tom Hickey, 76–77, Irish actor ( Gothic, High Spirits, My Left Foot).Włodzimierz Heliński, 65, Polish speedway rider.Peter Heerey, 82, Australian jurist, judge of the Federal Court of Australia (1990–2009), cancer.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1979–1981), judge (1981–1999) and chief judge (1996–1999) for the Eleventh Circuit. Hatchett, 88, American attorney, judge for the U.S. József Hámori, 89, Hungarian biologist and politician, minister of culture (1998–1999).Helen Murray Free, 98, American chemist, complications from a stroke.Jean Fontaine, 84, French theologian and writer, COVID-19.José Daniel Falla Robles, 64, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Cali (2009–2016) and bishop of Soacha (since 2016), COVID-19.Olympia Dukakis, 89, American actress ( Moonstruck, Steel Magnolias, Tales of the City), Oscar winner ( 1988).Marc Dudicourt, 88, French actor ( A Matter of Resistance, King of Hearts, Jupiter's Thigh).Francis Ducreux, 76, French racing cyclist.Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (1998–2010).Debu Chaudhuri, 85, Indian sitarist and writer, complications from COVID-19.Aronhalt, 72, American lawyer, Virginia secretary of public safety (1998–2002). Ahern, 98, American radio and television producer. Felicia Adeyoyin, 82, Nigerian educationist and princess.Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2021.Įntries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname.