May 24 Deaths

1

Duke Ellington (1899-1974)

Pianist

2

Paul Gray (1972-2010)

Bassist

3

John Bain (1984-2018)

YouTube Star

4

Rob Knox (1989-2008)

Movie Actor

5

Samuel E. Wright (1946-2021)

Pop Singer

6

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)

Astronomer

7

Jerry Maren (1920-2018)

Movie Actor

8

Harold Wilson (1916-1995)

Politician

9

Sonny West (1938-2017)

Movie Actor

10

Hermione Gingold (1897-1987)

Stage Actress

11

Vincent J. McMahon (1914-1984)

Entrepreneur

12

Edward Mulhare (1923-1997)

TV Actor

13

Elmore James (1918-1963)

Guitarist

14

Xi Zhongxun (1913-2002)

Politician

15

William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)

Activist

16

Jared Martin (1941-2017)

Soap Opera Actor

17

Richard Peck (1934-2018)

Young Adult Author

18

Vivian Liberto (1934-2005)

Autobiographer

19

Jane Porter (1776-1850)

Novelist

20

Yakima Canutt (1895-1986)

Movie Actor

21

Dick Martin (1922-2008)

Comedian

22

Gene Clark (1944-1991)

Rock Singer

23

Ismail Yasin (1912-1972)

Movie Actor

24

Gloria Leroy (1931-2018)

Movie Actress

25

Sandra Herold (1938-2010)

26

Laura Bridgman (1829-1889)

27

John Randolph (1773-1833)

Politician

28

Burt Kwouk (1930-2016)

Movie Actor

29

Murray Gell-mann (1929-2019)

Physicist

30

Benjamin Carr (1768-1831)

Composer

31

Haynes Johnson (1931-2013)

Journalist

32

Susie Garrett (1929-2002)

TV Actress

33

Jimmy Cobb (1929-2020)

Drummer

34

Sara Martin (1884-1955)

Blues Singer

35

Huguette Clark (1906-2011)

Family Member

36

John Foster Dulles (1888-1959)

Politician

37

Joseph Mitchell (1908-1996)

Novelist

38

Tanith Lee (1947-2015)

Novelist

39

William Van Alen (1883-1954)

Architect

40

Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)

Movie Actor

41

Jim Barnes (1886-1966)

Golfer

42

Luis de Góngora (1561-1627)

Poet

43

John Wain (1925-1994)

Poet

44

Samuel Palmer (1805-1881)

Painter

45

Harold Bell Wright (1872-1944)

Novelist

46

James M. Hanks (1833-1909)

Politician

47

Carl Conrads (1839-1920)

Sculptor

48

Jacob Druckman (1928-1996)

Composer