Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1927

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1927. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• May 2 Ernest Starling

  English physiologist and academic (b. 1866)

• May 5 Charles Boissevain

  Editor in chief (general trade 1885-1908), dies.

• May 11 Juan Gris

  Spanish painter and sculpturer who spent most of his adult life in france. his works, which are closely connected to an innovative artistic genreaeur"cubismaeur"are among the movement's most distinctive.

• May 17 Harold Geiger

  American pilot and lieutenant (d. 1927).

• May 18 Andrew Kehoe

  American mass murderer (born 1872)

• May 25 Payne Whitney

  American businessman and philanthropist (d.1927).

• May 28 Boris Kustodiev

  Russian stage designer and painter (d. 1927).

• May 28 Georges Eekhoud

  Flemish-born belgian novelist, writing in french