Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1957

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1957. 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 1 Grant Mitchell

  Actor (great lie laura, cairo, conflict), is killed at 82

• May 2 Joseph R McCarthy

  Joseph McCarthy was a controversial U.S. Senator who led aggressive anti-communist investigations during the Cold War, creating a climate of fear and suspicion known as 'McCarthyism'. His witch hunts against suspected communists significantly impacted American political and social life in the 1950s.

• May 2 Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern

  Composer dies at 53

• May 5 Leopold Löwenheim

  German mathematician and logician (b. 1878)

• May 5 Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin

  Composer dies at 74

• May 8 Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters

  Dutch painter dies at 75

• May 9 Ezio Pinza

  Italian actor and singer (b. 1892)

• May 9 Ernest de Silva

  Sri lankan banker and businessman (b. 1887)

• May 9 Heinrich Campendonk

  German painter/wood carver/glasier, dies at age 67.

• May 12 Alfonso de Portago

  Famous Spanish race car driver and bobsledder who tragically died during the Mille Miglia race in Italy in 1957, known for his daring and adventurous racing style.

• May 12 Erich von Stroheim

  Austrian-american actor, director, and producer (b. 1885)

• May 13 Michael Fekete

  Hungarian-israeli mathematician and academic (b. 1886)

• May 14 Marie Vassilieff

  Russian-french painter (d. 2005)

• May 15 Dick Irvin

  Canadian ice hockey coach and player (d. 1957).

• May 16 Eliot Ness

  Famous American law enforcement agent who led the 'Untouchables' team that fought organized crime and Al Capone during the Prohibition era in Chicago.

• May 17 Shalva Azmayparashvili

  Composer dies at 54

• May 21 Alexander Vertinsky

  Ukrainian-russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (b. 1889)

• May 25 Leo Goodwin

  Founder of GEICO, revolutionizing the insurance industry.

• May 29 James Whale

  English actor and director (d.57)

• May 29 George Bacovia [Vasiliu]

  Romanian poet/composer plumb dies at 75.

• May 30 Toivo R Pekkanen

  Finnish writer (black ecstacy).

• May 31 Stefanos Sarafis

  Greek general and politician (b. 1890)

• May 31 Leopold Staff

  Ukrainian-polish poet, academic (d. 1957).