Deaths in May 2009

The following is a list of deaths in May 2009.

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), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

May 2009

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Delara Darabi, 22, Iranian convicted murderer, executed by hanging.{{cite web |url=http://www.payvand.com/news/09/may/1007.html |title=Delara Darabi Executed |work=Payvand.com |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-date=May 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513065433/http://www.payvand.com/news/09/may/1007.html |url-status=dead }}
Fred Delmare, 87, German actor, complications from pneumonia.{{cite web |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/kultur/delmare102.html |title=Schauspieler Fred Delmare ist tot |work=ARD Tagesschau |language=de}}
Ric Estrada, 81, Cuban-born American comic book artist (Superman, Batman), co-creator of Power Girl, prostate cancer.[http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_05_01.html#017054 Ric Estrada, R.I.P.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504033731/http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_05_01.html |date=May 4, 2009}}
Danny Gans, 52, American entertainer.{{cite web |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/44137092.html |title=Las Vegas entertainer, 52, dies at home; foul play not suspected |first1=Mike |last1=Weatherford |first2=Doug |last2=Elfman |date=May 1, 2009 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}
Norman Gash, 97, British historian.{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/5339626/Professor-Norman-Gash.html |title=Professor Norman Gash |date=May 17, 2009}}
Brian Grove, 88, Australian cricketer.{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5525.html | title=Brian Grove profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos }}
Albert Hamilton Gordon, 107, American businessman.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/business/02gordon.html |title=Albert Gordon, Who Rebuilt Kidder Peabody, Dies at 107 |date=May 2, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
George Hannan, 98, Australian politician.{{cite web |url=http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2009-05-12.27.2 |title=Mr George Conrad Hannan: 12 May 2009: Senate debates |work=OpenAustralia.org}}
Jokke Kangaskorpi, 37, Finnish footballer.{{cite web |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=34110 |title=Jokke Kangaskorpi on poissa |work=Veikkausliiga |language=fi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507061735/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=34110 |archive-date=May 7, 2009}}
Jack D. Maltester, 95, American politician, mayor of San Leandro, California.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Jack-Maltester-San-Leandro-mayor-emeritus-3162020.php |title=Jack Maltester - San Leandro mayor emeritus |work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=May 8, 2009 }}
Derek Noonan, 62, British rugby league and rugby union player.{{cite web |url=http://announce.jpress.co.uk/2110302 |title=Derek Noonan : Obituary |work=St Helens Reporter |access-date=January 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226185348/http://announce.jpress.co.uk/2110302 |archive-date=February 26, 2012}}
Marc Rocco, 46, American film director (Murder in the First, Where the Day Takes You) and screenwriter.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/filmmaker-marc-rocco-dies-at-46-1118004154/ |title=Filmmaker Marc Rocco dies at 46 |date=May 26, 2009 |work=Variety}}
Sunline, 13, New Zealand champion racehorse, euthanized.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/148758/sunline-dead-after-battle-with-laminitis |title=Sunline Dead After Battle With Laminitis |work=Bloodhorse.com}}
John Wilke, 54, American investigative reporter, pancreatic cancer.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050302052.html |title=John Wilke, 54; Investigative Reporter Explored Business-Government Ties |first=Joe |last=Holley |date=May 4, 2009 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}

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Alfred Appel Jr., 75, American scholar, expert on Vladimir Nabokov, heart failure.{{cite web |url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/05/appelobit.html |title=Noted English Scholar, Author Alfred Appel Dies at Age 75: Northwestern University News}}
K. Balaji, 74, Indian Tamil actor and producer, multiple organ failure.{{cite web |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/producer-k-balaji-passes-away/ |title=Producer K. Balaji passes away |date=May 3, 2009 |work=kollywoodtoday.com}}
Augusto Boal, 78, Brazilian dramatist and theater director (Theatre of the Oppressed), respiratory failure.[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u559576.shtml Morre dramaturgo Augusto Boal, aos 78 anos, no Rio] {{in lang|pt}}
Víctor Andrés Catena, 84, Spanish screenwriter and director.[https://www.ideal.es/granada/20090623/cultura/fallece-victor-andres-catena-20090623.html Fallece Víctor Andrés Catena, guionista e impulsor del teatro en Granada] {{in lang|es}}
Marilyn French, 79, American writer, heart failure.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/arts/04french.html |title=Marilyn French, Novelist and Champion of Feminism, Dies at 79 |date=May 4, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Harold Hankins, 78, British electrical engineer and academic administrator, Vice-Chancellor of UMIST.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-harold-hankins-communications-engineer-who-went-on-to-lead-umist-to-a-position-of-academic-1727953.html Professor Harold Hankins: Communications engineer who went on to lead UMIST to a position of academic eminence]
Kiyoshiro Imawano, 58, Japanese rock musician.[https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/65816/full/ ホーム芸能"ロックの神様"逝く…忌野清志郎さんが58歳で死去] {{in lang|ja}}
Janus Kamban, 95, Faroese sculptor and graphic designer.{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.fo/?lg=61054 |title=Janus Kamban farin |work=Føroyski portal |language=fo |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506061502/http://www.portal.fo/?lg=61054 |archive-date=May 6, 2009 |url-status=dead}}
Jack Kemp, 73, American politician and football player, candidate for Vice President (1996), cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/02/kemp.obit/index.html |title=Former Republican VP candidate, congressman Kemp dies |work=CNN}}
Carole C. Noon, 59, American primatologist, founder of Save the Chimps, pancreatic cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/science/07noon.html |title=Carole C. Noon, Who Founded Save the Chimps, Dies at 59 |date=May 7, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Robert Pauley, 85, American executive, President of ABC Radio (1961–1967), heart failure.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/business/media/14pauley.html |title=Robert Pauley, 85, Former Head of ABC Radio, Dies |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 13, 2009 |last1=Stelter |first1=Brian}}
Virginia Prince, 96, American transgender activist.{{cite web |url=http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid82788.asp |title=Controversial Trans Pioneer Prince Dies at 96 |access-date=May 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509102137/http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid82788.asp |archive-date=May 9, 2009}}

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Dobby Campbell, 86, Scottish football player (Chelsea, Scotland) and manager.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bobby-campbell-chelsea-and-scotland-stalwart-of-the-forties-and-fifties-1690488.html |title=Bobby Campbell: Chelsea and Scotland stalwart of the Forties and Fifties |date=May 25, 2009 |work=The Independent}}
Robert B. Choate Jr., 84, American food lobbyist.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/us/13choate.html |title=R. B. Choate Jr., Food Lobbyist, Dies at 84 |date=May 13, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Committed, 29, American thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized.[http://www.bloodstock.com/news/bloodstock/champion-sprinter-committed-put-down-at-29/184448 Champion sprinter Committed put down at 29] {{dead link |date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}
Echo, 63-64, African bush elephant.{{cite web|title=An Elephant to Remember|date=16 February 2012|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/echo-an-elephant-to-remember/introduction/5755/|publisher=PBS}}
John Elsworthy, 77, Welsh football player (Ipswich Town).{{cite web |url=http://www.clubfanzine.com/ipswich_town/v2.showNews.php?id%3D19497 |title=Town Legend Elsworthy Dies |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507073013/http://www.clubfanzine.com/ipswich_town/v2.showNews.php?id=19497 |archive-date=May 7, 2009}}
Eddie Hui, 65, Hong Kong public servant, Commissioner of Police (1994–2001), cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat%3D11%26art_id%3D81681%26sid%3D23714491%26con_type%3D1 |title=Tsang leads tributes to top crime fighter |access-date=May 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511071722/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=81681&sid=23714491&con_type=1 |archive-date=May 11, 2009}}
Eleanor Perenyi, 91, American gardener and writer, cerebral hemorrhage.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/books/07perenyi.html |title=Eleanor Perenyi, Writer and Gardener, Dies at 91 |date=May 7, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Ram Balkrushna Shewalkar, 78, Indian Marathi writer, cardiac arrest.{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/may/030509-ram-shewalkar-dies-of-cardiac-arest.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511040059/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/may/030509-ram-shewalkar-dies-of-cardiac-arest.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 11, 2009 |title=Marathi writer Ram Shewalkar dies of cardiac arrest}}
Ralph Thompson, 95, British animal artist.{{cite web |url=https://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6439489.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524063909/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6439489.ece |url-status=live |archive-date=May 24, 2010 |title=Ralph Thompson: animal artist |work=The Times}}

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Nicholas Clemente, 80, American judge (New York Supreme Court).{{cite web |url=http://www.sc-democrat.com/obits/005May/2009_0508.html |title=Obituaries: Justice Nicholas A. Clemente |date=May 8, 2009 |work=Sullivan County Democrat}}
Dom DeLuise, 75, American actor (The Cannonball Run, The Secret of NIMH, Spaceballs), kidney failure.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090512042255/https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/05/05/dom_deluise_actor_comedian_and_chef_dies/ Dom DeLuise: Popular actor, comedian, chef dies]
Sir Geoffrey Foot, 93, Australian politician.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130509175952/http://www.alumni.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/50747/No.-36-December-2009.pdf Sir Geoffrey James Foot (20 July 1915–4 May 2009)]
Edward Stewart Kennedy, 97, American historian.{{cite web |url=http://www.ub.edu/islamsci/grants/GrantsPrizes.htm |title=Obituaries: Edward Stewart Kennedy (3 January 1912–4 May 2009) |access-date=December 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716195454/http://www.ub.edu/islamsci/grants/GrantsPrizes.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}
Charles Lugano, 59, Kenyan politician, after short illness.{{cite web |url=http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/593860/-/u66ec5/-/index.html |title=Kenya MP dies after illness |work=Daily Nation |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227052125/http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/593860/-/u66ec5/-/index.html |url-status=dead }}
Martha Mason, 71, American author, lived 60 years in an iron lung.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/us/10mason.html |title=Martha Mason, Who Wrote Book About Her Decades in an Iron Lung, Dies at 71 |date=May 10, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Fritz Muliar, 89, Austrian actor.{{cite web |url=http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id%3D13011 |title=Acting legend Fritz Muliar passed away |work=Austrian Times |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531201859/http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id=13011 |archive-date=May 31, 2011}}
Jane Randolph, 93, American actress.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/actress-jane-randolph-dies-at-94-1118004188/ |title=Actress Jane Randolph dies at 94 |date=May 27, 2009 |work=Variety}}
Gisela Stein, 73, German actress.{{cite news |url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/theater/article3678420/Die-grosse-Tragoedin-Gisela-Stein-ist-tot.html |title=Die große Tragödin Gisela Stein ist tot |date=May 6, 2009 |last1=Brug |first1=Manuel |newspaper=Die Welt |language=de}}

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Benjamín Flores, 24, Mexican boxer, brain injury during a match.{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/boxing/story/?id=277639 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509160940/https://www.tsn.ca/boxing/story/?id=277639 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 9, 2009 |title=Boxer Benjamin Flores dies five days after title fight}}
David S. King, 91, American politician, U.S. Representative for Utah (1959–1963).{{cite web |url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12328336?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com |title=Three-term congressman a multi-faceted ambassador |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604194858/http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12328336?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}
Richard Miller, 83, American operatic tenor and educator, Professor Emeritus of Voice (Oberlin Conservatory of Music).[http://new.oberlin.edu/newsletters/the_source/detail_page.dot?id=1036225&issueUrl=/newsletters/the_source/2008/05/issue_66.dot&pageTitle=May%206,%202009 In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus of Voice Richard Miller] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122104641/http://new.oberlin.edu/newsletters/the_source/detail_page.dot?id=1036225&issueUrl=%2Fnewsletters%2Fthe_source%2F2008%2F05%2Fissue_66.dot&pageTitle=May%206%2C%202009 |date=November 22, 2013}}
Dewey Smith, 36, American diver.{{cite web |url=http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/atuncw/annview.aspx?id%3D5250 |title=Dewey Smith, Research Diver at Aquarius, Passed Away |access-date=February 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703023027/http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/atuncw/annview.aspx?id=5250 |archive-date=July 3, 2010}}
Elsie B. Washington, 66, American author, wrote first African American romance novel, multiple sclerosis and cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/arts/17washington.html |title=Elsie B. Washington, a Novelist, Dies at 66 |date=May 17, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Murasaki Yamada, 60, Japanese manga artist.{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-07/feminist-manga-creator-murasaki-yamada-passes-away |title=Feminist Manga Creator Murasaki Yamada Passes Away |work=AnimeNewsNetwork.com|date=July 15, 2023 }}

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Peyman Abadi, 37, Iranian actor, car accident.{{cite web | url=http://onenewsbox.com/2016/05/21/5475-2/9/ | title=Athletes and artists that died by Accident }}
Erik Bluemel, 32, American professor (University of Denver), bicycle accident.[https://www.denverpost.com/2009/05/06/du-law-professor-brain-dead-after-bike-accident/ DU law professor brain dead after bike accident]
Sam Cohn, 79, American talent agent, after short illness.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/arts/07cohn.html Sam Cohn, Powerful Talent Broker, Dies at 79]
Leon Despres, 101, American attorney and politician, heart failure.{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/05/leon-despres-council-foe-to-first-daley-dies.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509082521/http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/05/leon-despres-council-foe-to-first-daley-dies.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 9, 2009 |title=Leon Despres, council foe to first Daley, dies |work=Chicago Tribune}}
Ean Evans, 48, American bassist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/?module=news&news_item_id=74 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510141817/http://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/?module=news&news_item_id=74 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 10, 2009 |title=Ean Evans.......... |work=Lynyrd Skynyrd.com}}
Sima Eyvazova, 75, Azerbaijani diplomat, first Permanent Representative to the UN.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190109110649/http://brifinq.com/news/politics/29947-ssri-nin-ilk-qeyri-rus-qadin-diplomati SSRİ-nin ilk qeyri-rus qadın diplomatı - o, azərbaycanlı idi] {{in lang|az}}
Kevin Grubb, 31, American NASCAR driver, suicide by gunshot.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/nationwide/news/story?id=4147991 |title=Grubb, 31, found dead at hotel |date=May 7, 2009 |work=ESPN}}
Sid Laverents, 100, American amateur filmmaker, pneumonia.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/arts/17laverents.html |title=Sid Laverents, Auteur of Homemade Films, Dies at 100 |date=May 17, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Lev Loseff, 71, Russian poet and literary critic.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/rolling_news/2009/05/090507_rn_voa_losev.shtml |title=В США скончался писатель Лев Лосев |work=BBC Russian Service |date=May 7, 2009 |language=ru}}
Bob Meyer, 76, Australian logician, lung cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.humanities.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAH-Obit-Meyer-2009.pdf |title=Obituary: Bob Meyer (1932–2009)}}
W. Wesley Peterson, 85, American mathematician and computer scientist.{{cite web |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/May/17/ln/hawaii905170366.html |title=Obituaries: Dr. William Wesley Peterson |work=The Honolulu Advertiser}}
Valentin Varennikov, 85, Russian general.{{cite web |url=http://news.mail.ru/society/2567325 |title=Скончался знаменосец Победы генерал Варенников |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510051642/http://news.mail.ru/society/2567325/ |archive-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead}}
Viola Wills, 69, American pop singer, cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1037692&c=1 |title=Viola Wills dies |work=Music Week}}

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Robin Blaser, 83, American-born Canadian poet, Griffin Poetry Prize winner.{{cite web |url=https://writing.upenn.edu/epc/authors/blaser/RobinBlaserpub.html |title=Robin Blaser (May 18, 1925–May 7, 2009)}}
Mickey Carroll, 89, American actor (The Wizard of Oz).[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/arts/08carroll.html Mickey Carroll, an 'Oz' Munchkin, Dies at 89]
Ian Cundy, 64, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Peterborough, mesothelioma.{{cite web |url=http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Breaking-News-Bishop-of-Peterborough.5248874.jp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511092934/http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Breaking-News-Bishop-of-Peterborough.5248874.jp |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 11, 2009 |title=The Bishop of Peterborough has died |work=Peterborough Telegraph}}
Linda Dangcil, 66, American actress (The Flying Nun, Jem, The Bad Pack), throat cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actress-dancer-linda-dangcil-dies-83630 |title=Actress, dancer Linda Dangcil dies at 67 |work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 8, 2009 }}
John Furia Jr., 79, American screenwriter (The Twilight Zone, Dr. Kildare), President of the Writers Guild, West (1973–1975).{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/former-wga-west-president-dies-1118003416/ |title=Former WGA West president dies |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=May 9, 2009 |work=Variety}}
Alan Gilbertson, 81, New Zealand cricketer.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37149.html |title=Alan Gilbertson |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
Tony Marsh, 77, British racing driver.{{cite web |url=http://www.brdc.co.uk/news.cfm/title/NOTICE%20OF%20DEATH%20-%20TONY%20MARSH/flag/2/id/894 |title=Notice of Death - Tony Marsh |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512075242/http://www.brdc.co.uk/news.cfm/title/NOTICE%20OF%20DEATH%20-%20TONY%20MARSH/flag/2/id/894 |archive-date=May 12, 2009}}
David Mellor, 78, British industrial designer, manufacturer and retailer.{{cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6244130.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511100124/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6244130.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 11, 2009 |title=David Mellor: designer, manufacturer and retailer |work=The Times}}
Frank Melton, 60, American politician, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090507/ap_on_re_us/us_mayor_indicted |title=Jackson, Miss., mayor dies after losing primary |access-date=January 14, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511163711/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090507/ap_on_re_us/us_mayor_indicted |archive-date=May 11, 2009}}
John Murphy, 95, Irish building contractor.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/5507923/John-Murphy.html |title=John Murphy |work=The Daily Telegraph}}
Danny Ozark, 85, American baseball manager.[http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/20090507_Former_Phillies_manager_Danny_Ozark_dies.html Former Phillies manager Danny Ozark dies]
Brian Sorenson, 79, New Zealand cricketer.{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22895/22895.html |title=Brian Sorenson |work=CricketArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}
Wayland Young, 2nd Baron Kennet, 85, British politician and writer.{{cite web |title=Obituary: Lord Kennet |date=2009-05-11 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207221055/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/12/politics-society |archive-date=2022-12-07 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/12/politics-society}}

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Gianni Baget Bozzo, 84, Italian Roman Catholic priest and politician.{{cite web |url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267913,italian-priest-dubbed-berlusconis-spiritual-guide-dead-at-84.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829121545/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/267913,italian-priest-dubbed-berlusconis-spiritual-guide-dead-at-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 29, 2012 |title=Italian priest dubbed Berlusconi's spiritual guide dead at 84 |work=Earth Times.org}}
Fons Brydenbach, 54, Belgian athlete, cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf08052009_055 |title=Fons Brydenbach overleden |date=May 7, 2009 |language=nl}}
Dom DiMaggio, 92, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), brother of Joe DiMaggio, pneumonia.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/sports/baseball/09dimaggio.html Dom DiMaggio Dies at 92; Played in His Brother's Shadow]
Hideyuki Fujisawa, 83, Japanese Go player, aspiration pneumonia.{{cite web |url=http://mainichi.jp/select/person/news/20090508k0000e040017000c.html |title=訃報：名誉棋聖の藤沢秀行さん 8３歳 |language=ja |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517140213/http://mainichi.jp/select/person/news/20090508k0000e040017000c.html |archive-date=May 17, 2009}}
Carlos Kloppenburg, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Novo Hamburgo (1986–1995).{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bklop.html |title=Bishop Carlos José Boaventura Kloppenburg |work=Catholic-Hierarchy |first=David M. |last=Cheney}}
Ninel Kurgapkina, 80, Russian prima ballerina, road accident.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/dance-obituaries/5330894/Ninel-Kurgapkina.html |title=Ninel Kurgapkina |work=The Daily Telegraph}}
Greg Palmer, 61, American writer, television reporter and Emmy Award-winning journalist, lung cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.mi-reporter.com/news/greg-palmer-dies-of-cancer/ |title=Greg Palmer dies of cancer |date=May 12, 2009 |work=Mercer Island Reporter |access-date=June 5, 2009}}
Bud Shrake, 77, American journalist and novelist, lung cancer.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902425.html |title=Edwin 'Bud' Shrake, Texas Novelist and Journalist Dies at 77 |first=Joe |last=Holley |date=May 10, 2009 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
Eunice Taylor, 75, American baseball player (Kenosha Comets).{{cite web |url=http://www.wftv.com/sports/19419158/detail.html |title=Original Women's Baseball Player Passes Away |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927142927/http://www.wftv.com/sports/19419158/detail.html |archive-date=September 27, 2011}}

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Eileen Albright, 81, American baseball player (AAGPBL){{cite news |url=http://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/marie-eileen-albright-lockhart/280 |title=Marie Eileen Lockhart |work=All-American Girls Professional Baseball League |access-date=March 29, 2019}}
Stephen Bruton, 60, American songwriter and guitarist (Kris Kristofferson band), throat cancer.[https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-stephen-bruton11-2009may11-story.html Stephen Bruton dies at 60; Texas musician played with Kris Kristofferson, T Bone Burnett]
Chuck Daly, 78, American basketball coach, pancreatic cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=3735844 |title=Former Duke Assistant/NBA Coaching Legend Chuck Daly Passes Away |work=GoDuke.com|date=May 9, 2009 }}
Travis Edmonson, 76, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bud & Travis), heart failure.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/arts/music/14edmonson.html |title=Travis Edmonson, Influential Folk Singer, Dies at 76 |date=May 14, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Michael Fox, 75, British-born Israeli lawyer.{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/michael-fox-cofounder-of-israel-s-largest-law-firm-dies-at-75-1.275706 |title=Michael Fox, Cofounder of Israel's Largest Law Firm, Dies at 75 |first=Cnaan |last=Liphshiz |date=May 10, 2017 |work=Haaretz}}
Cyril Edwin Hart, 96, British forestry expert.[http://www.forestofdeanhistory.org.uk/assets/PDF/Newsletters/IMPOSSED-JULY-2009-NEWSLETTER.pdf Obituary, Dr Cyril Hart OBE]
Henry T. King, 89, American attorney, Nuremberg trials prosecutor, cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/us/12king.html |title=Henry T. King Jr., Prosecutor at Nuremberg, Dies at 89 |date=May 12, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
David Marcus, 85, Irish literary editor, after long illness.{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0509/marcusd.html |title=Literary editor David Marcus dies |website=RTÉ.ie |date=May 9, 2009}}
Ernest Millington, 93, British politician and educator, last living World War II-era member of the British Parliament.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8042565.stm |title=Last war-time MP Millington dies |work=BBC News|date=May 10, 2009 }}
Eugene Smith, 88, American gospel singer.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/13/BA7917IQBA.DTL |title=Eugene Smith, influential gospel singer, dies |work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=May 13, 2009 }}
Evgenios Spatharis, 85, Greek shadow play artist, fall.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-passings11-2009may11-story.html |title=Passings: Evgenios Spatharis - Lifelong master of Greek shadow puppetry |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 11, 2009 }}
Mendi Rodan, 80, Romanian-born Israeli conductor and violinist, cancer.[https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3713080,00.html חתן פרס ישראל מנדי רודן הלך לעולמו] (in Hebrew)
Jean-Claude Van Geenberghe, 46, Belgian-born Ukrainian equestrian.{{Cite web |url=https://www.stimme.de/sport/ueberregional/sportwelt/pferdesport/news/Springreiter-Jean-Claude-Van-Geenberghe-gestorben;art486,1526754 |title=Springreiter Jean-Claude Van Geenberghe gestorben |date=May 9, 2009 |language=de}}
George Zinkhan, 57, American academic and suspected murderer, suicide by gunshot.{{cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/body-zinkhan-found-woods/FXZJNWxykzNiOa4UdcEtAM/ |title=Body of Zinkhan found in woods|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |last1=Stevens |first1=Alexis }}

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Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, 45-46, Libyan Al-Qaeda paramilitary trainer accused of terrorism, alleged suicide.{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/12/libya.al.qaeda.prisoner/index.html |title=Al Qaeda figure who provided link to Iraq reportedly dead in Libya |first=Matt |last=Smith |work=CNN}}
Robert John Cornell, 89, American politician and Roman Catholic priest, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin (1975–1979).{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/us/politics/12cornell.html |title=Robert J. Cornell, Priest Who Served as Congressman, Is Dead at 89 |date=May 12, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Ronald Easterbrook, 78, British criminal.{{cite news|last=Allison|first=Eric|title=Obituary: Ronnie Easterbrook|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2009/may/20/ronnie-easterbrook-obituary-prison-striker|accessdate=7 September 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 May 2009}}
Sergio Escobedo, 78, Mexican Olympic modern pentathlete and fencer.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/es/sergio-escobedo-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043343/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/es/sergio-escobedo-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Sergio Escobedo Bio, Stats, and Results}}
Johnnie Johnson, 91, English cricketer.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/29777.html |title=Johnnie Johnson |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
James Kirkup, 91, British poet, translator and travel writer, stroke.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/16/obituary |title=James Kirkup|website=TheGuardian.com|date=May 15, 2009 }}
Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano, 47, Guatemalan lawyer, shot.[https://www.sfgate.com/world/article/Lawyer-s-shooting-ignites-crisis-in-Guatemala-3231833.php Lawyer's shooting ignites crisis in Guatemala]
Brian Simnjanovski, 27, American football player (Berlin Thunder), car accident.{{cite web |url=http://www.northcountytimes.com/articles/2009/05/11/news/inland/vc/z58e92074086b215d882575b30053c77f.txt |title=Former Escondido, SDSU star Simnjanovski dies in auto accident |work=North County Times|access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515121205/http://www.northcountytimes.com/articles/2009/05/11/news/inland/vc/z58e92074086b215d882575b30053c77f.txt |archive-date=May 15, 2009}}
Robert J. Sinclair, 77, American executive, CEO of Saab-Scania of America, cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.saabhistory.com/2009/05/11/robert-j-sinclair-1931-2009/ |title=Robert J. Sinclair (1931-2009) |work=Saab History.com |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201171845/http://www.saabhistory.com/2009/05/11/robert-j-sinclair-1931-2009/ |url-status=dead }}

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Pat Booth, 66, British model and writer, cancer.{{cite web |title=Obituary: Pat Booth |date=2009-05-27 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717063130/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/28/models-photography |archive-date=2023-07-17 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/28/models-photography}}
Lude Check, 91, Canadian ice hockey player.[https://ottawacitizen.com/Sports/NHLer+captured+Allan+Ottawa/1606284/story.html Ex-NHLer captured Allan Cup in Ottawa] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525070223/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Sports/NHLer%2Bcaptured%2BAllan%2BOttawa/1606284/story.html |date=May 25, 2009}}
Abel Goumba, 82, Central African politician, Prime Minister (1957–1958, 1959, 2003) and vice-president (2003–2005).[http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/fr_fr/noticias/africa/Deces-Abel-Goumba-figure-politique-centrafricaine,6fbe4730-c203-4441-bbe5-cce3d7a29385.html Décès d'Abel Goumba, figure de la politique centrafricaine] {{in lang|fr}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531155452/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/fr_fr/noticias/africa/Deces-Abel-Goumba-figure-politique-centrafricaine%2C6fbe4730-c203-4441-bbe5-cce3d7a29385.html |date=May 31, 2011}}
Claudio Huepe, 69, Chilean politician and diplomat, heart attack.{{cite web |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/2009/05/11/357611/de-un-infarto-murio-en-caracas-el-ex-ministro-claudio-huepe.html |title=De un infarto murió en Caracas el ex ministro Claudio Huepe |language=es |access-date=March 13, 2020 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213045/https://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/2009/05/11/357611/de-un-infarto-murio-en-caracas-el-ex-ministro-claudio-huepe.html |url-status=dead }}
Bill Kelso, 69, American baseball player.{{cite web |url=http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Obits_K/Kelso.Bill.Obit.html |title=Bill Kelso's Obit |work=TheDeadballEra |access-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217131459/http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Obits_K/Kelso.Bill.Obit.html |url-status=dead }}
Roy Kline, 93, Australian footballer.{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=485}}
Mark Landon, 60, American actor, adopted son of Michael Landon.{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/05/12/2009-05-12_mark_landon__actor_michael_landons_son_with_.html |title=Mark Landon, actor Michael Landon's son, found dead |work=New York Daily News |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515011633/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/05/12/2009-05-12_mark_landon__actor_michael_landons_son_with_.html |url-status=dead }}
Shanthi Lekha, 79, Sri Lankan actress.{{cite web |url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_09/May11141826RA.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515184932/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_09/May11141826RA.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |title=Renowned Sri Lankan actress Shanthi Lekha passes away |work=Colombopage.com}}
António Lopes dos Santos, 92, Portuguese general, Governor of Macau (1962–1966), Cape Verde (1969–1974).{{cite web |url=http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30762&Itemid=28 |title=Macau Daily Times News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002191735/http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30762&Itemid=28 |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead}}
Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, 93, Indian admiral, Chief of Naval Staff (1970–1973).{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Former-Naval-chief-Admiral-S-M-Nanda-passes-away/articleshow/4512310.cms |title=Former Naval chief Admiral S M Nanda passes away |work=The Times of India|date=May 12, 2009 }}
Peter Philips, 81, Australian politician, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1976–1988).{{cite NSW Parliament |id=1863 |former=Yes |title=The Hon. Peter Sydney Maitland Philips |access-date=May 11, 2019}}
Sir Richard Posnett, 89, British colonial administrator, Governor of Belize (1972–1976) and Bermuda (1981–1983).{{cite web |title=Sir Richard Posnett |website=The Daily Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707090331/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/5389136/Sir-Richard-Posnett.html |archive-date=2022-07-07 |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/5389136/Sir-Richard-Posnett.html}}
Leonard Shlain, 71, American surgeon and writer, brain cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/05/19/Leonard-Shlain-surgeon-and-author-dies/UPI-70611242762001/ |title=Leonard Shlain, surgeon and author, dies|work=United Press International}}

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Christopher Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe, 74, British aristocrat and politician, heart failure.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/law-obituaries/5689269/Viscount-Bledisloe.html |title=Viscount Bledisloe|work=The Daily Telegraph}}
Dame Heather Begg, 76, New Zealand operatic soprano, leukemia.{{cite web |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/05/14/1245aff46d46 |title=Opera singer Dame Heather Begg dies |date=May 14, 2009 |work=Radio New Zealand |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122022923/http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/05/14/1245aff46d46 |archive-date=January 22, 2010}}
Mohan Ellawala, 61, Sri Lankan politician, Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province (2008–2009), after long illness.{{cite web |url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_09/May12150200RA.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716102204/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_09/May12150200RA.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |title=Governor of Sri Lanka's Sabaragamuwa Province passes away |work=Colombopage.com}}
Eden Ross Lipson, 66, American book editor, pancreatic cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/business/media/13lipson.html |title=Eden Ross Lipson, Books Editor at The Times, Dies at 66 |date=May 13, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Thomas Nordseth-Tiller, 28, Norwegian screenwriter (Max Manus), cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www1.vg.no/film/artikkel.php?artid=542885 |title="Max Manus"- forfatter (28) er død |language=no |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-date=May 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516161401/http://www1.vg.no/film/artikkel.php?artid=542885 |url-status=dead }}
Roger Planchon, 77, French theatre director, heart attack.{{cite web |title=Obituary: Roger Planchon |date=2009-05-19 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828213346/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/may/20/roger-planchon-obituary |archive-date=2022-08-28 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/may/20/roger-planchon-obituary}}
Sidique Ali Merican, 78, Malaysian sprinter, stroke.{{cite web |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Sport/2556477/Article/index_html |title=Malaya sprint champion dies from a stroke |work=New Straits Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515004331/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Sport/2556477/Article/index_html |archive-date=May 15, 2009}}
Ted Sampley, 63, American POW/MIA activist, complications from heart surgery.{{cite news |last=Schudel |first=Matt |title=Ted Sampley, 62: Vietnam Veteran Was an Outspoken Advocate for POWs |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404049.html |date=May 15, 2009 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 26, 2019}}
Antonio Vega, 51, Spanish pop singer-songwriter (Nacha Pop), pneumonia.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.es/20090512/vivir-ocio-musica/fallece-madrid-musico-antonio-200905121101.html |title=Fallece Antonio Vega a los 51 años |work=ABC|date=May 13, 2009 }}
Heini Walter, 81, Swiss racing driver.{{cite web |url=http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/12747/900/ |title=Swiss F1 driver Heini Walter dies |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710220224/http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/12747/900/ |archive-date=July 10, 2011}}

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Frank Aletter, 83, American character actor (It's About Time), cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-frank-aletter15-2009may15-story.html |title=Frank Aletter dies at 83; character actor known for roles in situation comedies |first=Dennis |last=McLellan |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 15, 2009 }}
Ron Cameron, 85, Canadian Olympic rower.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114520/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/ron-cameron-1.html Ron Cameron]
Waldemar Levy Cardoso, 108, Brazilian Field Marshal, WWI-era veteran.{{cite web |url=http://www.pernambuco.com/ultimas/nota.asp?materia%3D20090513180444%26assunto%3D5%26onde%3DBrasil |title=Último marechal brasileiro morre aos 108 anos no Rio de Janeiro |language=pt |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717021256/http://www.pernambuco.com/ultimas/nota.asp?materia%3D20090513180444%26assunto%3D5%26onde%3DBrasil |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}
Achille Compagnoni, 94, Italian mountaineer, first person to ascend K2.{{cite web |url=http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/cronache/200905articoli/43670girata.asp |title=Addio ad Achille Compagnoni primo a scalare la vetta del K2 |language=it |access-date=May 13, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517000915/http://lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/cronache/200905articoli/43670girata.asp |archive-date=May 17, 2009}}
Don Cordner, 87, Australian footballer.{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/former-demon-don-cordner-dies/2009/05/13/1241894028328.html |title=Former Demon Don Cordner dies |work=The Age|date=May 13, 2009 }}
Rafael Escalona, 81, Colombian Vallenato composer and troubador.{{cite web |url=http://lta.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idLTASIE54C27420090513 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517064218/http://lta.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idLTASIE54C27420090513 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 17, 2009 |title=Muere compositor colombiano de música vallenata Rafael Escalona |work=Reuters |language=es}}
Norbert Eschmann, 75, Swiss footballer.{{cite web |url=http://www.rts.ch/info/revue-de-presse/367923-l-ancien-footballeur-norbert-eschmann-s-en-est-alle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402232549/http://www.rts.ch/info/revue-de-presse/367923-l-ancien-footballeur-norbert-eschmann-s-en-est-alle.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |title=L'ancien footballeur Norbert Eschmann s'en est allé |language=fr}}
Ernest Kline, 79, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (1971–1979).[https://web.archive.org/web/20120307152017/http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/05/former_lt_gov_ernest_p_kline_d.html Former Lt. Gov. Ernest P. Kline dies at 79]
Iwan Schmid, 61, Swiss Olympic cyclist.{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/iwan-schmid | title=Iwan Schmid }}
Anne Scott-James, 96, British journalist and author, widow of Sir Osbert Lancaster.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/5324936/Anne-Scott-James.html |title=Anne Scott-James |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=May 14, 2009 }}
L. William Seidman, 88, American public servant, Chairman of the FDIC (1985–1991), after short illness.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2009/05/13/former-fdic-chairman-bill-seidman-dies-at-88.html |title=Former FDIC Chairman Bill Seidman Dies at 88 |first=Constance |last=Parten |date=May 13, 2009 |work=CNBC}}
Joe Tandy, 26, British auto racing team owner, car crash.{{cite web |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75299 |title=JTR's Joe Tandy killed in car crash |first=Ben |last=Anderson |work=Autosport|date=May 14, 2009 }}

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Barathea, 19, Irish racehorse, euthanized.[https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/148457/barathea-bc-mile-winner-euthanized Barathea, BC Mile Winner, Euthanized]
Monica Bleibtreu, 65, Austrian actress, screenwriter and drama teacher, cancer.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/news/german-actress-monica-bleibtreu-dies-1118003724/ |title=German actress Monica Bleibtreu dies |date=May 15, 2009 |work=Variety}}
Bob Boyd, 81, American football player.[http://www.lmulions.com/genrel/070609aac.html LMU Hall of Famer Bob Boyd Passes Away]
Newt Heisley, 88, American commercial artist, designer of POW/MIA flag, after long illness.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/designer-of-pow-mia-flag-newt-heisley-dead-at-88 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521084657/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520440,00.html |url-status=live |archive-date=May 21, 2009 |title=Designer of POW MIA Flag, Newt Heisley, Dead at 88 |date=May 17, 2009 |work=Fox News}}
Ken Hollyman, 86, Welsh footballer (Cardiff City, Newport County).{{cite web |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2009/05/14/cardiff-city-legend-ken-hollyman-dies-91466-23622879/ |title=Cardiff City legend Ken Hollyman dies |date=May 14, 2009 |work=WalesOnline |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517074908/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2009/05/14/cardiff-city-legend-ken-hollyman-dies-91466-23622879/ |archive-date=May 17, 2009}}
Marian McDougall, 95, American amateur golfer.{{cite web |url=http://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary-preview.aspx?n=marian-mcdougall-herron&pid=127444770 |title=Marian McDougall Herron's Obituary in The Oregonian |work=The Oregonian}}
Buddy Montgomery, 79, American jazz musician, heart failure.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-buddy-montgomery25-2009may25-story.html |title=Jazz musician Charles 'Buddy' Montgomery dies at 79 |first=Jon |last=Thurber |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 25, 2009 }}
William J. Passmore, 77, American jockey, complications from emphysema.{{cite web |url=https://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/05/18/william_passmore_77_longtime_jockey/ |title=William Passmore, 77, longtime jockey |first=Lauren |last=Wiseman |date=May 18, 2009 |work=The Boston Globe}}
Bob Rosburg, 82, American golfer and television color analyst, fall.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2009/r/05/15/rosburg/index.html |title=Successful golfer, TV analyst Rosburg passes away |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518081443/http://www.pgatour.com/2009/r/05/15/rosburg/index.html |archive-date=May 18, 2009}}
George Williams, 69, American baseball player.{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pwillg101.htm |title=George Williams |work=Retrosheet.org}}

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Susanna Agnelli, 87, Italian politician and writer, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995–1996).{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/world/europe/17agnelli.html |title=Susanna Agnelli, First Woman in Italy to Run Foreign Office, Dies at 87 |date=May 17, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Alexander Gordon Bearn, 86, British physician.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcpe.ac.uk:80/publications/obituaries/2009/bearn.php |title=Obituaries: Professor Alexander Gordon Bearn FRCP Edin |date=August 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817231056/http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/publications/obituaries/2009/bearn.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 17, 2010}}
Broad Brush, 26, American thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/148459/broad-brush-euthanized-at-age-26 |title=Broad Brush Euthanized at Age 26 |work=Bloodhorse.com}}
Si Frumkin, 78, Lithuanian-born Holocaust survivor.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-si-frumkin18-2009may18-story.html |title=Si Frumkin dies at 78; Dachau survivor worked tirelessly to assist Soviet Jews |first=Jon |last=Thurber |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 18, 2009 }}
Alan Hackney, 84, British screenwriter.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/5351636/Alan-Hackney.html |title=Alan Hackney |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=May 19, 2009 }}
Mordechai Limon, 85, Israeli admiral, Commander of the Navy (1950–1954).[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/165172 First Commander of Israeli Navy Passes Away]
Cheikh Hamidou Kane Mathiara, 69, Senegalese economist and politician.{{cite web |url=http://www.lesoleil.sn/article.php3?id_article%3D46967 |title=Décès de Cheikh Hamidou Kane Mathiara |language=fr |access-date=September 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517205124/http://www.lesoleil.sn/article.php3?id_article=46967 |archive-date=May 17, 2009}}
Rodger McFarlane, 54, American gay rights activist, first executive director of Gay Men's Health Crisis, suicide.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/nyregion/19mcfarlane.html |title=Rodger McFarlane, Who Led AIDS-Related Groups, Dies at 54 |date=May 19, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Mohammad-Amin Riahi, 86, Iranian historian and literary scholar.{{cite web |url=http://www.chnpress.com/news/?id%3D8433%26section%3D2 |title=Literary Scholar Riahi Dies |access-date=October 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223140801/http://www.chnpress.com/news/?id=8433§ion=2 |archive-date=February 23, 2012}}
Edwin S. Shneidman, 91, American suicidologist.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-edwin-shneidman18-2009may18-story.html |title=Edwin S. Shneidman dies at 91; pioneer in the field of suicide prevention |first=Thomas |last=Curwen |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 18, 2009 }}
Helvi Sipilä, 94, Finnish diplomat.{{cite web |url=http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/05/helvi_sipila_dies_741663.html |title=Helvi Sipilä Dies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229015752/http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/05/helvi_sipila_dies_741663.html |archive-date=December 29, 2011}}
Roy Talbot, 94, Bermudan calypso musician, last surviving member of original Talbot Brothers.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/arts/music/24talbot.html Roy Talbot, Calypso Musician, Dies at 94]
Bud Tingwell, 86, Australian actor, prostate cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/film-and-tv-legend-charles-bud-tingwell-dies-20090514-b56s.html |title=Film and TV legend Charles 'Bud' Tingwell dies |work=The Age|date=May 14, 2009 }}
Wayman Tisdale, 44, American basketball player and jazz bassist, cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11749960 |title=Former Sooners great, NBA player Tisdale dies after battle with cancer |access-date=April 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121101335/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11749960 |archive-date=January 21, 2012}}
Hubert van Es, 67, Dutch photographer at the fall of Saigon, brain hemorrhage.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30755090 |title=Photographer behind iconic Saigon image dies |date=May 15, 2009 |work=NBC News}}

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Prospero Amatong, 77, Filipino politician, Congressman (1998–2007), Governor of Davao del Norte (1992–1998), fall.{{cite web |url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/161737/Former-Mindanao-governor-lawmaker-dies-in-US |title=Former Mindanao governor-lawmaker dies in US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625211913/http://www.gmanews.tv/story/161737/Former-Mindanao-governor-lawmaker-dies-in-US |archive-date=June 25, 2009}}
Antonio Chocano, 96, Guatemalan Olympic fencer and diplomat, emphysema.{{cite web |url=http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20090524/domingo/101584/ |title=Obituario: Una vida de protocolo |language=es |access-date=December 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717062738/http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20090524/domingo/101584/ |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}
John E. Connelly, 82, American entrepreneur, founder of Gateway Clipper Fleet, heart failure.{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/17/Coal-miner-turned-tycoon-dies-at-83/UPI-75311242602053/ |title=Coal miner turned tycoon dies at 83 |work=United Press International}}
David Halsey, 90, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Carlisle (1972–1989), after short illness.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/5533891/The-Right-Reverend-David-Halsey.html |title=The Right Reverend David Halsey |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=June 14, 2009 }}
Sándor Katona, 66, Hungarian footballer and Olympic champion.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportforum.hu/?page=cikkek&katid=169&subkat=169&newsid=94337 |title=Elhunyt Katona Sándor |work=Sportforum |language=hu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721112827/http://www.sportforum.hu/?page=cikkek&katid=169&subkat=169&newsid=94337 |archive-date=July 21, 2011}}
Richardene Kloppers, 83, Namibian teacher.{{cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201008201159.html|title=Namibia: Richardine Kloppers - Teacher of Generations (1926 to 2009)|website=Allafrica.com|accessdate=12 January 2019}}
Craig G. Roberts, 78, American racehorse trainer.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/50829/washington-trainer-craig-roberts-dead |title=Washington Trainer Craig Roberts Dead |work=Bloodhorse.com}}
Peter Sampson, 81, British footballer (Bristol Rovers), Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/sport/Ex-Bristol-Rovers-man-Peter-dies-aged-81/article-1006195-detail/article.html |title=Ex-Bristol Rovers man Peter dies, aged 81 |date=May 20, 2009 |work=Bristol Post |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912045247/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/sport/Ex-Bristol-Rovers-man-Peter-dies-aged-81/article-1006195-detail/article.html |archive-date=September 12, 2012}}

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*Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani, 92, Iranian cleric, heart disease.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Mario Benedetti, 88, Uruguayan author and poet.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/arts/20benedetti.html Mario Benedetti, Writer Revered in Latin America, Dies at 88]
Daniel Carasso, 103, Greek-born French businessman (Groupe Danone).{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/danone-idUSLI294720090518 |title=Man who gave name to Danone dies aged 103 |date=May 18, 2017 |work=Reuters}}
Adolf Dickfeld, 99, German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace.{{cite web |url=https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=108174&p=1336892#p1336890 |title=Adolf Dickfeld |work=Axis History Forum}}
David Herbert Donald, 88, American historian, heart failure.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/books/19donald.html |title=David Herbert Donald, Writer on Lincoln, Dies at 88 |date=May 19, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Murray Hamilton, 91, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council (1967–1982).{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/1264 |title=Re-member: Murray Hamilton |work=Parliament of Victoria}}
Masaru Hayami, 84, Japanese public servant, Governor of the Bank of Japan (1998–2003), respiratory failure.[http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/05/19/masaru_hayami_his_tactics_widely_used_to_stir_economy/ Masaru Hayami; his tactics widely used to stir economy]
David Ireland, 78, American sculptor and conceptual artist, pneumonia.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/21/BAB017O3U8.DTL&tsp=1 |title=Bay Area conceptual artist David Ireland dies |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 21, 2009}}

* Jung Seung-hye, 44, South Korean film producer, colon cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/05/178_45062.html |title=Female Film Producer Jung Dies |date=May 17, 2009 |work=The Korea Times}}

Sunwoo Jin, 87, Korean politician and activist.{{cite web |url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=1778365 |title=백범 최측근 애국지사 선우진 선생 별세 |date=May 19, 2009 |work=KBS World Radio|language=ko}}
Guillermo Lora, 87, Bolivian revolutionary leader, liver cancer.{{cite web |url=https://banderaroja.blogspot.com/2009/05/guillermo-lora.html |title=Guillermo Lora |year=2009 |language=es}}
Dame Patricia Mackinnon, 97, Australian community worker and philanthropist, President of the Royal Children's Hospital.{{cite web |url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0039b.htm |title=Mackinnon, Una (Patricia) (1911-2009) |work=htmThe Australian Women's Register}}
Prakash Mehra, 69, Indian film producer and director, pneumonia and multiple organ failure.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Producer-director-Prakash-Mehra-passes-away/articleshow/4542153.cms |title=Producer-director Prakash Mehra passes away |work=The Times of India|date=May 17, 2009 }}
William Moore, 60, British loyalist paramilitary, member of the Shankill Butchers, suspected heart attack.{{cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/shankill-butcher-william-moore-found-dead-in-flat-was-due-to-face-questioning-14306112.html |title=Shankill Butcher William Moore found dead in flat was due to face questioning |work=The Belfast Telegraph}}
Zdeněk Pospíšil, 84, Czech Olympic sprinter.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011555/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/zdenek-pospisil-1.html Zdeněk Pospíšil]
Peter Slabakov, 86, Bulgarian actor.{{cite web |url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=103708 |title=Bulgarian Actor Petar Slabakov Dies at 86 |work=Novinite}}
Ron Snidow, 67, American football player (Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns), complications from Lou Gehrig's disease.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.cantonrep.com/2009/05/freshbrownies/ex-brown-dies-a-few-late-night-notes/ |title=Ex-Brown dies; a few late-night notes |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708114537/http://blogs.cantonrep.com/2009/05/freshbrownies/ex-brown-dies-a-few-late-night-notes/ |archive-date=July 8, 2011}}
Octavia St. Laurent, 45, American trans woman and performer.{{cite web |url=http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/rip-octavia-saint-laurent/ |title=R.I.P. Octavia Saint Laurent |first=Horacio |last=Silva |work=The New York Times|date=May 19, 2009 }}
Al Tornabene, 86, American mobster.[https://abc7chicago.com/archive/6819520/ Mob boss dies]

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Wayne Allwine, 62, American voice artist (Mickey Mouse).{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-wayne-allwine21-2009may21-story.html |title=Wayne Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse, dies at 62 |first=Dennis |last=McLellan |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 21, 2009 }}
Carole Cole, 64, American actress (Sanford and Son, Grady), daughter of Nat King Cole, lung cancer.[http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20090524_Carol_Cole___Actress__64.html Carol Cole, Actress, 64]
Dolla, 21, American rap artist, shot.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beverlycenter19-2009may19,0,1667313.story |title=Rapper Dolla is shot, killed at Beverly Center |first=Sam |last=Quinones |date=May 19, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times}}
Sir David Hay, 92, Australian public servant, Ambassador to the United Nations, Administrator of Papua New Guinea.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/a-pioneering-presence-20090521-bh0x.html |title=A pioneering presence |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=May 21, 2009 }}
Isaipriya, 26-27, Sri Lankan journalist, killed.{{cite web|title=Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka|url=https://www.un.org/News/dh/infocus/Sri_Lanka/POE_Report_Full.pdf|publisher=United Nations|page=43}}
K. Pattabhi Jois, 93, Indian yoga teacher, after short illness.{{cite web |url=http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/577160/National/1/20/1 |title=K. Pattabhi Jois passes away |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522105739/http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/577160/National/1/20/1 |archive-date=May 22, 2009}}
Paul Parin, 92, Swiss psychoanalyst, author and ethnologist.{{cite web |url=http://www.drs.ch/www/de/drs/sendungen/reflexe/2741.sh10081265.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723001647/http://www.drs.ch/www/de/drs/sendungen/reflexe/2741.sh10081265.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |title=Psychoanalytiker Paul Parin gestorben |language=de}}
Türkan Saylan, 74, Turkish doctor, cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/world/europe/22saylan-1.html Turkan Saylan, Women's Rights Champion, Dies at 73]
Lee Solters, 89, American press agent, natural causes.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/news/veteran-pr-exec-lee-solters-dies-1118003880/ |title=Veteran PR exec Lee Solters dies |date=May 18, 2009 |work=Variety}}
Either killed in a missile attack or shot:
Pottu Amman, Sri Lankan rebel, leader of the LTTE intelligence wing.
Balasingham Nadesan, Sri Lankan rebel, political chief of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).{{cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6309915.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521125332/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6309915.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2009 |title=Tamil Tigers supreme commander Prabhakaran 'shot dead' |work=The Times}}
Velupillai Prabhakaran, 54, Sri Lankan rebel, leader of the LTTE.{{cite web |url=http://www.slbc.lk/he_news.asp?newsid=4805 |title=LTTE leader killed |date=May 22, 2009 |work=Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522013835/http://www.slbc.lk/he_news.asp?newsid=4805 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 22, 2009}}{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090518/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_civil_war |title=Sri Lanka says civil war over, rebel leader killed |work=Yahoo! News |date=May 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525030607/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090518/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_civil_war |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2009}}
Soosai, 45, Sri Lankan rebel, leader of the LTTE naval wing (Sea Tigers).

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Michael Preston Barr, 82, American composer, diabetes.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/music/news/composer-michael-barr-dies-at-82-1118004186/ |title=Composer Michael Barr dies at 82 |date=May 27, 2009 |work=Variety}}
Robert F. Furchgott, 92, American scientist, Nobel Prize winner.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/health/research/23furchgott.html |title=Robert Furchgott, Nobelist for Work on a Gas, Dies at 92 |date=May 23, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Andrei Ivanov, 42, Russian footballer.{{cite web |url=http://rus.spartak.com/usr/news/item.asp?id%3D61332 |title=Умер Андрей Иванов |language=ru |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523084804/http://rus.spartak.com/usr/news/item.asp?id=61332 |archive-date=May 23, 2009}}
Knut Hammer Larsen, 38, Norwegian footballer, leukemia.{{cite web |url=http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/1031605/Knut_Hammer_Larsen_er_doed.html |title=Knut Hammer Larsen er død |language=no |access-date=May 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523100552/http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/1031605/Knut_Hammer_Larsen_er_doed.html |archive-date=May 23, 2009}}
Nicholas Maw, 73, British composer (Odyssey), heart failure.{{cite web |title=Nicholas Maw |website=The Daily Telegraph |date=May 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602184836/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/5351376/Nicholas-Maw.html |archive-date=2023-06-02 |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/5351376/Nicholas-Maw.html}}
Clint Smith, 95, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks).{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/sports/hockey/23smith.html |title=Clint Smith, Who Won Stanley Cup With Rangers, Dies at 95 |date=May 22, 2009 |work=The New York Times}}
Herbert York, 87, American physicist.[https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/archive/newsrel/general/05-09York.asp Herbert F. York, Founding UC San Diego Chancellor, Dies]

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John Brown Jr., 88, American Navajo code talker.{{cite web |url=http://navajotimes.com/news/2009/0509/052209codetalker.php |title=Brown, one of original code talkers, passes on |work=Navajo Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215005949/http://navajotimes.com/news/2009/0509/052209codetalker.php |archive-date=February 15, 2012}}
Arthur Erickson, 84, Canadian architect (Simon Fraser University, Roy Thomson Hall).[https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2009/05/21/arthur_erickson_a_modern_master_of_architecture.html Arthur Erickson: a modern master of architecture]
Lucy Gordon, 28, British actress (Spider-Man 3, The Four Feathers), suicide by hanging.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/may/22/lucy-gordon-suicide-paris-family |title=Tributes for actor Lucy Gordon after apparent suicide in Paris |work=The Guardian|date=May 22, 2009 }}
Alan Kelly Sr., 72, Irish footballer (Preston North End, Republic of Ireland), cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0520/kellya.html |title=Death of goalkeeping great Alan Kelly Senior |date=May 23, 2009 |work=RTÉ Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523092659/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0520/kellya.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 23, 2009}}
Matthew Krel, 64, Russian-born Australian conductor, founder of the SBS Youth Orchestra, encephalitis.[https://www.sbsyo.org.au/matthew-krel/ Matthew Krel: An Immeasurable Contribution]
Randi Lindtner Næss, 104, Norwegian actress.{{cite web |url=http://www.ba.no/puls/article4349722.ece |title=Randi Lindtner Næss er død |date=May 22, 2009 |language=no}}

* Nguyễn Bá Cẩn, 78, South Vietnamese politician, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1975).{{cite web |url=http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7f735b52c9b274d339357bf21344452d |title=Vietnam's Diaspora Challenges China's Claim to Archipelagos |work=New America Media |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618084224/http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7f735b52c9b274d339357bf21344452d |archive-date=June 18, 2009}}

Simon Oates, 77, British actor, prostate cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2009/simon-oates/ |title=Simon Oates |work=The Stage}}
Larry Rice, 63, American racing driver, lung cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/2009-05-21-obit-larry-rice_N.htm |title=Former Indy driver, broadcaster Larry Rice dies at 63 |work=USA Today}}
Roslyn L. Schulte, 25, United States Air Force officer, killed in action.
María Amelia López Soliño, 97, Spanish blogger, world's oldest blogger.{{cite web |url=http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6344077.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815052724/http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6344077.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 15, 2011 |title=World's oldest blogger María Amelia López Soliño dies |work=The Times}}
Noel Stanton, 82, British founder of The Jesus Army.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053616/http://www.jesus.org.uk/jesus-army-more-depth/noel-stanton Noel Stanton (1926-2009)]
Paul Vinar, 69, Australian footballer.{{cite web |url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/05/21/71991_news.html |title=Tributes flow for big-kicking Cat Paul Vinar |date=May 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530111601/http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/05/21/71991_news.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 30, 2009}}
Ralph D. Winter, 84, American missionary (U.S. Center for World Mission), multiple myeloma and lymphoma.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ralph-winter24-2009may24-story.html |title=Ralph D. Winter dies at 84; Christian missionary was one of America's most influential evangelicals |first=Claire |last=Noland |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 24, 2009 }}
Oleg Yankovsky, 65, Russian actor, pancreatic cancer.{{cite web |title=Obituary: Oleg Yankovsky |date=2009-05-22 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026000920/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/may/22/obituary-oleg-yankovsky |archive-date=2021-10-26 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/may/22/obituary-oleg-yankovsky}}
Yehoshua Zettler, 91, Israeli resistance fighter (Lehi).{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/5363193/Yehoshua-Zettler.html |title=Yehoshua Zettler |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=May 21, 2009 }}
Jerzy Zubrzycki, 89, Polish-born Australian sociologist.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25515026-12339,00.html |title=Death of a leader of cultural revolution Jerzy Zubrzycki |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606162551/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25515026-12339,00.html |archive-date=June 6, 2009 |url-status=dead}}

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Ghader Abdollahzadeh, 83, Kurdish traditional musician.{{cite web |url=http://loghmanahmedi.com/2009/05/24/renowned-kurdish-flute-player-passes-away/ |title=Renowned Kurdish flute player passes away | Loghman H. Ahmedi |website=loghmanahmedi.com |access-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820060108/http://loghmanahmedi.com/2009/05/24/renowned-kurdish-flute-player-passes-away/ |archive-date=August 20, 2011 |url-status=dead}}
Joan Alexander, 94, American radio actress (The Adventures of Superman), intestinal blockage.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052200791.html |title=1940s Radio Actress Joan Alexander Dies at 94 |first=Adam |last=Bernstein |date=May 23, 2009 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
Walter da Silva, 68, Brazilian footballer and coach, heart attack.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721051748/http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?headline=Walter%20Da%20Silva%20passes%20on&id=300998 Walter Da Silva passes on]
Fathi Eljahmi, 68, Libyan political activist, blood infection.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104755971&t=1584051410078 |title=Libyan Human Rights Activist Dies |work=NPR}}
Barry England, 77, British novelist and playwright.{{cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6604125.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523235731/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6604125.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 23, 2010 |title=Barry England: author of Figures in a Landscape |work=The Times}}
Anatoli Kirilov, 42, Bulgarian football coach (PFC Spartak Varna), car accident.{{cite web |url=http://www.ziare.com/champions-league/liga-campionilor/antrenorul-echipei-bulgare-spartak-varna-a-murit-intr-un-accident-de-masina-760546 |title=Antrenorul echipei bulgare Spartak Varna a murit intr-un accident de masina |language=ro}}
Him Mark Lai, 83, American historian, bladder cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/in-memoriam-him-mark-lai-93242.aspx |title=In Memoriam — Him Mark Lai and Nathan H. Shapira |access-date=May 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226002315/http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/in-memoriam-him-mark-lai-93242.aspx |archive-date=February 26, 2011}}
Sam Maloof, 93, American woodworker, pneumonia.{{cite web |url=http://www.pe.com/rss/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_webmaloof.297bb99.html |title=Master woodworker Sam Maloof dies at 93 |work=The Press-Enterprise |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527082338/http://www.pe.com/rss/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_webmaloof.297bb99.html |archive-date=May 27, 2009}}
Rolf McPherson, 96, American evangelist, son of Aimee Semple McPherson, natural causes.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-rolf-mcpherson28-2009may28-story.html |title=Rolf K. McPherson dies at 96; longtime Pentecostal church leader |first=Elaine |last=Woo |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 28, 2009 }}
Robert Müller, 28, German ice hockey player, brain cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.haie.de/index.php?type=article&articleId=4844 |title=Trauer um Robert Müller |work=Kölner Haie |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607203035/http://www.haie.de/index.php?type=article&articleId=4844 |archive-date=June 7, 2009}}
K. Pathmanathan, 64, Sri Lankan politician.{{cite web |url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_091/May1242895547RA.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527021243/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_091/May1242895547RA.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 27, 2009 |title=Sri Lanka Tamil MP passes away in India |work=Colombopage.com}}
Togo Tanaka, 93, American journalist, natural causes.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-togo-tanaka5-2009jul05-story.html |title=Togo W. Tanaka dies at 93; journalist documented life at Manzanar internment camp |first=Elaine |last=Woo |work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 5, 2009 }}

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Yves Duval, 75, Belgian comics author.{{cite web|last=Pasamonik|first=Didier|title=Décès de Yves Duval, " le soldat inconnu de la bande dessinée belge "|url=http://www.actuabd.com/Deces-de-Yves-Duval-le-soldat-inconnu-de-la-bande-dessinee-belge|publisher=ActuaBD|access-date=27 May 2011|language=fr|date=23 May 2009}}
Henry Jerrim, 93, Australian bishop.{{cite web |last1=Harrower |first1=John |author1-link=John Harrower |title=Bishop Henry Jerrim - My Eulogy |url=http://imaginarydiocese.org/bishopjohn/2009/06/21/bishop-henry-jerrim-my-eulogy/ |website=Bishop John |access-date=5 March 2021 |date=21 June 2009}}
Alexander Mezhirov, 86, Russian poet.{{cite web |url=http://www.gazeta.ru/news/lenta/2009/05/22/n_1364574.shtml |title=Умер поэт-фронтовик Александр Межиров |language=ru}}
Zé Rodrix, 61, Brazilian musician.[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u569858.shtml Morre o músico Zé Rodrix, aos 61 anos, em São Paulo] {{in lang|pt}}

*Yeo Woon-kay, 69, South Korean actress, kidney cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/06/113_45527.html |title=Actress Yeo Woon-gae, 69, Dies of Lung Cancer |date=May 22, 2009 |work=The Korea Times}}

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Charles Donald Albury, 88, American co-pilot of the Bockscar at atomic bombing of Nagasaki, heart failure.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090611162228/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_albury Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88]
Sir Derek Bowett, 82, British academic lawyer, President of Queens' College, Cambridge (1970–1982).{{cite web |title=Obituary {{!}} Legal scholar {{!}} Sir Derek Bowett |date=2009-08-24 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202203305/https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2009/aug/24/derek-bowett-obituary |archive-date=2020-12-02 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2009/aug/24/derek-bowett-obituary}}
Raleigh Brown, 87, American politician, state representative (Texas), heart attack.{{cite web |url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/may/24/judge-brown-dies-at-87 |title=Judge Brown dies at 87 |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527122536/http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/may/24/judge-brown-dies-at-87/ |archive-date=May 27, 2009}}
Lawrence Daly, 84, British trade union leader.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lawrence-daly-leader-of-the-num-who-led-the-union-through-the-strikes-of-1972-and-1974-1693175.html |title=Lawrence Daly: Leader of the NUM who led the union through the strikes of 1972 and 1974 |date=May 30, 2009 |work=The Independent}}
Joseph Duval, 80, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Rouen (1981–2004).{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bduvalj.html |title=Archbishop Joseph Marie Louis Duval |work=Catholic-Hierarchy |first=David M. |last=Cheney}}
Ken Gill, 81, British trade union leader.{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKTRE54M10120090523 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716053240/http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKTRE54M10120090523 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=Former trade union leader Ken Gill dies |work=Reuters|date=May 23, 2009 }}
David Lunceford, 75, American football player, Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web |url=http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090524/FEATUREOBIT/905249997 |title=David Glenn Lunceford |work=Tyler Morning Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717132953/http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20090524%2FFEATUREOBIT%2F905249997 |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}
Nicholas J. Phillips, 75, British physicist.{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2085515.ece |title=Professor Nicholas Phillips: physicist |work=The Times}}
Tadeusz Pyka, 79, Polish politician.{{cite web |url=http://www.gwsh.pl/wyd_npyka.php |title=Tadeusz Pyka |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626034818/http://www.gwsh.pl/wyd_npyka.php |archive-date=June 26, 2009}}

*Roh Moo-hyun, 62, South Korean politician, President (2003–2008), suicide by jumping.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8064799.stm |title=Ex-S. Korea leader 'kills himself' |work=BBC News|date=May 23, 2009 }}

Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa, 88, Cook Islands public servant, Queen's Representative (1985–1990).{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=46844 |title=Funeral planned for Cooks leader Sir Tangaroa |date=May 29, 2009 |work=RNZI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524014002/http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=46844 |archive-date=May 24, 2012}}

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Jay Bennett, 45, American musician (Wilco) and songwriter, accidental drug overdose.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268310/ex-wilco-member-jay-bennett-died-of-overdose |title=Ex-Wilco Member Jay Bennett Died Of Overdose |magazine=Billboard|date=June 23, 2009 }}
Jack Lewis, 84, American screenwriter, lung cancer.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507289/bio |title=Jack Lewis |work=Internet Movie Database}}

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Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, 48, Nigerian Pan African activist, car accident.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tajudeen-abdulraheem-thinker-writer-and-prodigious-orator-who-campaigned-for-the-peaceful-unification-of-africa-1692533.html |title=Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem: Thinker, writer and prodigious orator who campaigned for the peaceful unification of Africa |date=May 29, 2009 |work=The Independent}}
Billy Baxter, 70, Scottish footballer (Ipswich Town), cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.clubfanzine.com/ipswich_town/v2.showNews.php?id%3D19774 |title=Championship Winner Baxter Dies |access-date=May 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527235031/http://www.clubfanzine.com/ipswich_town/v2.showNews.php?id=19774 |archive-date=May 27, 2009}}
Rolf Brahde, 91, Norwegian astronomer.{{cite web |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Rolf_Brahde/utdypning |title=Rolf Brahde |work=Norsk biografisk leksikon |date=February 25, 2020 |language=no}}
Amos Elon, 82, Austrian-born Israeli author and journalist.{{cite web |url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/1242316676078/israelischer-autor-amos-elon-gestorben |title=Israelischer Autor Amos Elon gestorben |work=Der Standard |language=de}}
John R. Guthrie, 87, American general.{{citation| title = General Fought in Korea, Worked on Explorer I| first = Rebekah | last = Davis| newspaper = The Washington Post| date = June 2, 2009| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/01/AR2009060103269.html }}
Charly Höllering, 65, German jazz musician, heart attack.{{cite web |title=Charly Höllering ist tot |url=http://www.munich-swing-stars.de/charly_hoellering.html |website=Munich Swing Stars}} {{in lang|de}}
Reg Libbis, 75, Australian rower.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/reg-libbis-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082528/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/reg-libbis-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Reg Libbis Olympic Results |accessdate=11 August 2018}}
Haakon Lie, 103, Norwegian politician.[https://archive.today/20120724140723/http://www.bt.no/innenriks/article853676.ece Haakon Lie er død] {{in lang|no}}
Tomás Paquete, 85, Portuguese Olympic sprinter.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011540/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/tomas-paquete-1.html Tomás Paquete]
Ivan van Sertima, 74, Guyanese-born British historian, linguist and anthropologist (Rutgers University).{{cite web |url=http://www.bet.com/News/NewsArticleHistorianDrIvanVanSertimaPasses.htm |title=Historian Dr. Ivan Van Sertima Passes |website=BET |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612055616/http://www.bet.com/News/NewsArticleHistorianDrIvanVanSertimaPasses.htm |archive-date=June 12, 2009}}

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Antonio Braga, 80, Italian composer.{{cite web |url=http://guide.supereva.it/critica_di_musica_classica/interventi/2009/12/lautobiografia-incompiuta-di-antonio-braga |title=L'autobiografia incompiuta di Antonio Braga |access-date=August 27, 2010 |archive-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307173800/http://guide.supereva.it/critica_di_musica_classica/interventi/2009/12/lautobiografia-incompiuta-di-antonio-braga |url-status=dead }}
Thomas Claw, 87, American WWII Navajo Code talker.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100203101247/http://www.gallupindependent.com/2009/05May/052809codetalkerdies.html Code Talker dies]
Commanche Court, 16, Irish thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized.{{cite web |url=http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/t-walsh-cheltenham-festival-winner-commanche-court-dies/189439/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610065902/http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/t-walsh-cheltenham-festival-winner-commanche-court-dies/189439/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |title=Former Triumph winner Commanche dies aged 16 |work=Racing Post}}
Arcangelo Ianelli, 86, Brazilian painter.{{Cite news|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2009/05/571805-saiba-mais-sobre-o-artista-plastico-arcangelo-ianelli.shtml|title=Saiba mais sobre o artista plástico Arcangelo Ianelli|work=Folha de S.Paulo|access-date=2017-06-11}}
Kaoru Kurimoto, 56, Japanese author, pancreatic cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.pddnet.com/news-ap-lead-critic-nakajima-guin-saga-author-kurimoto-d-052709/ |title=Critic Nakajima, 'Guin Saga' author Kurimoto dies at 56 |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328011826/http://www.pddnet.com/news-ap-lead-critic-nakajima-guin-saga-author-kurimoto-d-052709/ |archive-date=March 28, 2010}}
Doris Mühringer, 88, Austrian poet and children's writer.[http://derstandard.at/1242316734017/Trakl-Preistraegerin-Doris-Muehringer-gestorben Trakl-Preisträgerin Doris Mühringer gestorben] {{in lang|de}}
Mihalis Papagiannakis, 68, Greek politician, MP, cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.hri.org/news/greek/ana/2009/09-05-27.ana.html#12 |title=Syriza MP Papagiannakis passes away |work=Athens News Agency}}
Michael Ross, 89, American screenwriter and director (Three's Company), complications from a heart attack and stroke.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/news/tv-writer-producer-michael-ross-dies-1118004282/ |title=TV writer/producer Michael Ross dies |first=Andrew |last=Stewart |date=May 29, 2009 |work=Variety}}
Ronald Takaki, 70, American sociologist, professor of ethnic studies (University of California, Berkeley), suicide.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ronald-takaki29-2009may29-story.html |title=Ronald T. Takaki dies at 70; pioneer in the field of ethnic studies |first=Elaine |last=Woo |work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 29, 2009 }}
Marek Walczewski, 72, Polish actor.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0906987/ |title=Marek Walczewski |work=Internet Movie Database}}
Peter Zezel, 44, Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs), haemolytic anemia.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/former-nhl-center-peter-zezel-dies-at-44/c-423901 |title=Former NHL center Peter Zezel dies at 44}}

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Ammo Baba, 74, Iraqi footballer and athletic trainer, diabetes.{{cite web |url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=32353 |title=Football: Iraq's Dawud dies of diabetes |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612204051/http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=32353 |archive-date=June 12, 2011 |url-status=dead}}
Thomas M. Franck, 77, American lawyer.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2009/aug/23/thomas-franck-obituary |title=Thomas Franck |first=Philippe |last=Sands |date=August 23, 2009 |work=The Guardian}}
Sir Clive Granger, 74, British economist, Nobel Prize winner for economics.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/5407598/Professor-Sir-Clive-Granger.html |title=Professor Sir Clive Granger |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=May 29, 2009 }}
Mona Grey, 98, British public servant, Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/uk/dr_mona_grey_obe_frcn_srn_scm |title=Dr Mona Grey OBE FRCN SRN SCM |work=Royal College of Nursing |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927130019/http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/uk/dr_mona_grey_obe_frcn_srn_scm |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead}}
Abram Hoffer, 92, Canadian orthomolecular psychiatrist.{{cite web |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/Health/Controversial+Victoria+psychiatrist+Abram+Hoffer+dies/1640012/story.html |title=Controversial Victoria psychiatrist Abram Hoffer dies at age 91 |work=Times Colonist |access-date=May 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612221729/http://www.timescolonist.com/Health/Controversial%2BVictoria%2Bpsychiatrist%2BAbram%2BHoffer%2Bdies/1640012/story.html |archive-date=June 12, 2009}}
Gérard Jean-Juste, 62, Haitian political activist, after long illness.{{cite web |url=http://www.sflcn.com/story.php?id%3D6431 |title=Legendary Haitian Political Leader Father Gerard Jean-Juste passes away |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624075820/http://www.sflcn.com/story.php?id=6431 |archive-date=June 24, 2010}}
Carol Anne O'Marie, 75, American Roman Catholic nun and mystery novelist, Parkinson's disease.{{cite web |url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2009/05/30/services-monday-for-bay-area-nun-mystery-novelist/ |title=Services Monday for Bay Area nun, mystery novelist |work=East Bay Times|date=May 30, 2009 }}
Sir William Refshauge, 96, Australian public health administrator.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/much-health-policy-bears-his-stamp-20090612-c619.html?page=-1 |title=Much health policy bears his stamp |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=June 12, 2009 }}
Paul Sharratt, 75, British-born American television producer, cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.undercover.fm/news/8307-12-time-logie-winner-paul-sharratt-dies-in-la |title=12 Time Logie Winner Paul Sharratt Dies In LA |work=Undercover.fm News |access-date=February 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164219/http://www.undercover.fm/news/8307-12-time-logie-winner-paul-sharratt-dies-in-la |archive-date=February 13, 2017 |url-status=usurped}}

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Mort Abrahams, 93, American film and television producer (Planet of the Apes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), natural causes.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/people-news/producer-mort-abrahams-dies-at-93-1118004293/ |title=Producer Mort Abrahams dies at 93 |date=May 29, 2009 |work=Variety}}
Terence Alexander, 86, British film and television actor (Bergerac).{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/5428471/Terence-Alexander.html |title=Terence Alexander |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=June 2, 2009 }}
Terry Barr, 73, American football player (Detroit Lions), Alzheimer's disease.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090601215945/http://www.freep.com/article/20090528/SPORTS01/90528068/ U-M, Lions great Terry Barr dies at 73]
Manuel Collantes, 91, Filipino diplomat, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (1984), cardiac arrest.{{cite web |url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20090529-207727/Manuel-Collantes-is-dead-91 |title=Manuel Collantes is dead; 91 |access-date=June 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601103152/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20090529-207727/Manuel-Collantes-is-dead-91 |archive-date=June 1, 2009}}
Ed Dorohoy, 80, Canadian ice hockey player.{{cite web |url=http://www.mccallbros.com/edward-dorohoy/ |title=Edward Dorohoy |work=McCall Gardens}}
Carlton Forbes, 72, Jamaican-born British first-class cricketer.{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/408010.html |title=Allrounder Carlton Forbes dies aged 72 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
Marciano Guzman, Filipino poet.[http://www.bukal.com/pdfs/rizals%20conversion-pp.rtf Guzman, Marciano, Hard Facts About Rizal's Conversion, Sinagtala 1988]
Roger Kaffer, 81, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Joliet.{{cite web |url=http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1598246,kaffer-joliet-bishop-dead-JO052909.article |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614205559/http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1598246,kaffer-joliet-bishop-dead-JO052909.article |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 14, 2009 |title=Bishop Kaffer dead at 81 |work=Chicago Tribune}}
Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta, 91, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bilbao.{{cite web |url=http://www.europapress.es/euskadi/noticia-fallece-obispo-dimisionario-bilbao-luis-maria-larrea-20090528105416.html |title=Fallece el obispo dimisionario de Bilbao, Luis María Larrea |work=Europa Press |language=es |date=May 28, 2009}}
Lenrie Peters, 76, Gambian surgeon and novelist, after short illness.{{cite web |url=http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/adieu-lenrie-peters |title=Adieu Lenrie Peters |work=The Point}}
Ercole Rabitti, 87, Italian footballer and trainer.{{cite web |url=http://juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newseventi_62097C7EFE544CA6A30ADCF825FFF097.asp |title=La Juventus piange Ercole Rabitti |language=it |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531082145/http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newseventi_62097C7EFE544CA6A30ADCF825FFF097.asp |archive-date=May 31, 2009}}
Oleg Shenin, 71, Russian politician, member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1990–1991).[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/world/europe/30shenin.html Oleg S. Shenin, Tried to Overthrow Gorbachev, Dies at 71]
Umberto Silvestri, 93, Italian Olympic wrestler.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002026/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/umberto-silvestri-1.html Umberto Silvestri]
Betty Tancock, 98, Canadian Olympic swimmer (1932).{{cite web |url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20090601.93197334/BDAStory/BDA/deaths |title=Elizabeth A. Tancock (née Edwards) |work=The Globe and Mail |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727081828/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20090601.93197334/BDAStory/BDA/deaths |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead}}
John Tolos, 78, Canadian professional wrestler, renal failure.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-john-tolos1-2009jun01-story.html |title=John Tolos dies at 78; notorious wrestling villain known as the Golden Greek |first=Claire |last=Noland |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 31, 2009}}

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Hank Bassen, 76, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), heart attack.{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=424368&int |title=Ex-NHL goalie Hank Bassen dies at 76 |work=National Hockey League}}
Kevin Beurle, 53, British scientist, hot air balloon accident.{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/05/30/british-scientist-dies-and-nine-other-brits-hurt-in-turkey-hot-air-balloon-horror-115875-21400321/ |title=British scientist dies and nine other Brits hurt in Turkey hot air balloon horror |first=Rebecca |last=Evans |date=May 29, 2009 |work=Daily Mirror}}
Reginald Golledge, 71, Australian-born American geographer.{{cite web |url=http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2009/012637/renowned-geographer-reginald-golledge-dies-santa-barbara |title=Renowned Geographer Reginald Golledge Dies in Santa Barbara|date=June 3, 2009 }}
Phale Hale, 94, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives.[https://archive.today/20120728191446/http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/06/01/phale02.html?sid=101 The Rev. Phale D. Hale, 1914-2009 Former legislator was a civil-rights leader]
Ed Murray, 80, American politician, speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1987–1991).{{cite web |url=http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=10460704 |title=Former House Speaker Ed Murray dies of cancer |work=WATE-TV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223143736/http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=10460704 |archive-date=February 23, 2012}}
Bill Perkins, 89, Australian footballer (Richmond).{{cite web |url=http://www.eatemalive.blogspot.com/2009/06/polly-perkins-passes.html |title='Polly' Perkins passes |date=June 1, 2009 |work=RHETTrospective}}
Steve Prest, 43, British snooker player and coach, peritonitis.{{cite web |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-steve-prest-tribute-090601.asp |title=Global-Snooker is saddened to have heard over the weekend of the death of Steve Prest, aged 43 |access-date=June 29, 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609101104/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-steve-prest-tribute-090601.asp |archive-date=June 9, 2009}}
Karine Ruby, 31, French Olympic gold (1998) and silver (2002) medal-winning snowboarder, fall.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=4214709 |title=Ex-Olympic champion snowboarder Ruby dies |date=May 29, 2009 |work=ESPN}}
Matt Zabitka, 88, American sportswriter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/news/article_a663cc37-6680-5259-8689-ebd6b5447dd7.html|title=Gebhart: Matt Zabitka just had to write, and write he did|date=June 14, 2009|website=Delaware County Daily Times}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Torsten Andersson, 82, Swedish painter.{{cite web |url=http://sydsvenskan.se/familj/dodsfall/article435009/Torsten-Andersson-dod.html |title=Konstnär Torsten Andersson död |language=sv |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224203241/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/familj/dodsfall/article435009/Torsten-Andersson-dod.html |archive-date=February 24, 2012}}
Krystyna Borowicz, 86, Polish actress.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0097267/bio |title=Krystyna Borowicz |work=Internet Movie Database}}
Luís Cabral, 78, Guinea-Bissauan politician, President (1973–1980).{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8076565.stm |title=Guinea-Bissau's first leader dies |work=BBC News |date=June 2009}}
Eva Dawes, 96, Canadian bronze medal-winning Olympic high jumper (1932), stroke.{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/eva-dawes-won-olympic-bronze-for-canada-in-1932/article4211982/ |title=Eva Dawes won Olympic bronze for Canada in 1932 |work=The Globe and Mail|date=June 11, 2009 }}
Roberto Falaschi, 77, Italian cyclist.{{cite web |url=http://www.museociclismo.it/content/ciclisti/ciclista/7044-Roberto-FALASCHI/index.html |title=Scheda anagrafica di Roberto Falaschi |language=it}}
Susanna Haapoja, 42, Finnish politician, cerebral haemorrhage.{{cite web |url=http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/05/mp_haapoja_dies_suddenly_767652.html |title=MP Haapoja Dies Suddenly|date=May 30, 2009}}
Eric Hammond, 79, British trade unionist, General Secretary of the EETPU.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jun/03/obituary-eric-hammond-trade-union-wapping |title=Eric Hammond |first=Geoffrey |last=Goodman |date=June 2, 2009 |work=The Guardian}}
Ephraim Katzir, 93, Israeli biophysicist and politician, President (1973–1978).[https://web.archive.org/web/20090602071737/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1089023.html Israel's fourth president Ephraim Katzir dies at 93]
Herma Kirchschläger, 93, Austrian widow of former President Rudolf Kirchschläger.{{cite web |url=http://diepresse.com/home/politik/innenpolitik/483458/index.do |title=Herma Kirchschläger ist tot |work=Die Presse |date=May 30, 2009 |language=de}}
Waldemar Matuška, 76, Czech singer, pneumonia and heart failure.{{cite web |url=http://kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz/zemrel-zpevak-waldemar-matuska-na-floride-podlehl-zapalu-plic-p61-/hudba.aspx?c=A090530_183558_hudba_jan |title=Zemřel zpěvák Waldemar Matuška, na Floridě podlehl zápalu plic |date=May 30, 2009 |language=cs}}
Gaafar Nimeiry, 79, Sudanese politician, President (1969–1985).[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/5431188/Gaafar-al-Nimeiry.html Gaafar al-Nimeiry]
Alexander Obregón, 31, Colombian footballer, car accident.{{Cite web |url=http://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/futbol-nacional/36852-fallecio-alex-obregon.html |title=Falleció Alex Obregón |language=es |access-date=August 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325222901/http://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/futbol-nacional/36852-fallecio-alex-obregon.html |archive-date=March 25, 2012 |url-status=dead}}

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Martin Clemens, 94, British colonial administrator and soldier.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5626327/Major-Martin-Clemens.html |title=Major Martin Clemens |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=June 24, 2009}}
Millvina Dean, 97, British civil servant and cartographer, last living passenger aboard the {{RMS|Titanic}}, pneumonia.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8070095.stm |title=Last Titanic survivor dies at 97 |work=BBC News |date=June 2009}}
Brian Edrich, 86, British cricketer.{{cite web |url=http://www.glamorgancricket.com/news-detail.php?int_id%3D85 |title=Brian Edrich - a tribute |access-date=June 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526222523/http://www.glamorgancricket.com/news-detail.php?int_id=85 |archive-date=May 26, 2011}}
Sir John Holland, 94, Australian engineer, construction magnate.{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/nationbuilder-reached-out-to-others-20090603-bvpr.html |title=Nation-builder reached out to others |work=The Age |date=June 3, 2009}}
Danny La Rue, 81, Irish-born British female impersonator and singer, prostate cancer.{{cite web |url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2009/06/02/coventry-theatre-favourite-danny-la-rue-dies-81-92746-23763637 |title=Coventry Theatre favourite Danny La Rue dies, 81 |work=Coventry Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415131637/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2009/06/02/coventry-theatre-favourite-danny-la-rue-dies-81-92746-23763637/ |archive-date=April 15, 2012}}
Vyacheslav Nevinny, 74, Russian actor, diabetes.{{cite web |url=http://echo.msk.ru/news/595867-echo.html |title=В Москве скончался актер Вячеслав Невинный |language=ru}}
Emil L. Smith, 97, American biochemist, heart attack.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-me-emil-smith12-2009jun12-story.html |title=Emil L. Smith dies at 97; biochemist advanced protein research |first=Thomas H. |last=Maugh |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 16, 2014}}
Kamala Surayya, 75, Indian writer, after long illness.{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200905311021.htm |title=Writer Kamala Das passes away |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606125758/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200905311021.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2009}}
George Tiller, 67, American physician and abortion provider, shot.{{cite magazine |url=https://swampland.time.com/2009/05/31/george-tiller-murdered/ |title=George Tiller Murdered |first=Karen |last=Tumulty |magazine=Time}}

References

External links

[https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?death_date=2009-05-01,2009-05-31&adult=include List of May 2009 deaths] at IMDb

*2009-05