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Who died on 12 May?

Celebrities who died on 12 May

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Oldest

99 years, 21 days

Youngest

24 years, 1 month, 27 days

Born first

22 September 1885

Died first

12 May 1941

Born last

22 March 1986

Died last

12 May 2023

American singer and television personality Perry Como

Perry Como

American singer and television personality

2001
British serial killer Dennis Nilsen

Dennis Nilsen

British serial killer

2018
American politician Hurley Goodall

Hurley Goodall

American politician

2021
British politician Tessa Jowell

Tessa Jowell

British politician

2018
American actor, director Robert Reed

Robert Reed

American actor, director

1992
American artist Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg

American artist

2008
American Marine Corps officer and National Security Advisor  Robert McFarlane

Robert McFarlane

American Marine Corps officer and National Security Advisor

2022
American actress Ruth Foster

Ruth Foster

American actress

2012
German photographer and artist  Astrid Kirchherr

Astrid Kirchherr

German photographer and artist

2020
American actress, comedian, dancer and artist Elise Cavanna

Elise Cavanna

American actress, comedian, dancer and artist

1963
Korean-American musician and YouTube video producer David Choi

David Choi

Korean-American musician and YouTube video producer

2010
Japanese actress Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Japanese actress

2019
Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, set designer H. R. Giger

H. R. Giger

Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, set designer

2014
Canadian actress Renée Claude

Renée Claude

Canadian actress

2020
Player of American football Yale Lary

Yale Lary

Player of American football

2017
French actor Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

French actor

2020
American film director Arthur Lubin

Arthur Lubin

American film director

1995
son of Aga Khan III - father of Aga Khan IV Prince Aly Khan

Prince Aly Khan

son of Aga Khan III - father of Aga Khan IV

1960
American football player  Gino Cappelletti

Gino Cappelletti

American football player

2022
American football player and coach Chuck Knox

Chuck Knox

American football player and coach

2018
Russian feminist activist and sex blogger Tatiana Nikonova

Tatiana Nikonova

Russian feminist activist and sex blogger

2021
Tanzanian politician Bernard Membe

Bernard Membe

Tanzanian politician

2023
American actress Doris May

Doris May

American actress

1984
Austrian actor and director Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Austrian actor and director

1957
Lebanese Catholic cardinal Nasrallah Peter Sfeir

Nasrallah Peter Sfeir

Lebanese Catholic cardinal

2019
Hungarian-American author and Holocaust survivor Leslie Schwartz

Leslie Schwartz

Hungarian-American author and Holocaust survivor

2020
American football player and coach  Jerry Burns

Jerry Burns

American football player and coach

2021
American entrepreneur Donald Gary Young

Donald Gary Young

American entrepreneur

2018
American actress, singer Lillian Roth

Lillian Roth

American actress, singer

1980
writer, Screenwriter Frances Marion

Frances Marion

writer, Screenwriter

1973
Player of American football Ollie Cline

Ollie Cline

Player of American football

2001
British baroness Haleh Afshar

Haleh Afshar

British baroness

2022
American stage and screen actor Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

American stage and screen actor

1956
Italian cardinal Renato Corti

Renato Corti

Italian cardinal

2020
American novelist, and short story writer Frederick Schiller Faust

Frederick Schiller Faust

American novelist, and short story writer

1944
American basketball player and coach Bill Guthridge

Bill Guthridge

American basketball player and coach

2015
actor Constantino Romero

Constantino Romero

actor

2013
American businessman Richard Gilder

Richard Gilder

American businessman

2020
Wrestler, actor Tor Johnson

Tor Johnson

Wrestler, actor

1971
German actress Elisabeth Bergner

Elisabeth Bergner

German actress

1986
American writer Jim Klobuchar

Jim Klobuchar

American writer

2021
Indian writer Homen Borgohain

Homen Borgohain

Indian writer

2021
Canadian film producer Kevin Tierney

Kevin Tierney

Canadian film producer

2018
Actress, film director Ruth Stonehouse

Ruth Stonehouse

Actress, film director

1941
Canadian ice hockey defenceman Gerry Hart

Gerry Hart

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

2023
English composer Humphrey Searle

Humphrey Searle

English composer

1982
Swedish jazz and schlager singer Monica Zetterlund

Monica Zetterlund

Swedish jazz and schlager singer

2005
British High Commissioner Mark Aitchison Young

Mark Aitchison Young

British High Commissioner

1974