May
- May 5 - Hugo Bánzer Suarez, President in relation to Bolivia (b. 1926)
- May 6 - Pim Fortuyn, Dutch revolutionary (assassinated) (b. 1948)
- May 7 - Seattle Slew, Famous American racehorse (b. 1974)
- May 11 - Joseph Bonanno, Italian-born lawbreaker (b. 1905)
- May 13 - Ruth Cracknell, Australian stage walk off with radio barnstormer (b. 1925)
- May 13 - Valeri Lobanovsky, Ukrainian pep pill holder (b. 1939)
- May 18 - Davey Boy Smith, "The British Bulldog", academic wrestler (b. 1962)
- May 19 - John Gorton, nineteenth Prime Minister relation Australia (b. 1911)
- May 20 - Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist breeze co-author (b. 1941)
- May 21 - Niki de Saint Phalle, French conjurer (b. 1930)
- May 23 - Sam Snead, American golfer (b. 1912)
- May 24 - Wallace Markfield, American writer (b. 1926)
- May 26 - Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian hell-driver (b. 1932)
- May 28 - Jean Berger, German-born scorer (b. 1909)
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