Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1967
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1967. 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 6 Zhou Zuoren
Chinese translator and author (d. 1967).
- May 7 Margaret Larkin
American writer and poet (b. 1899)
- May 8 Barbara Payton
American actress, onscreen since 1940. franchot tone was her husband and she divorced.
- May 8 Elmer Rice
American playwright known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Street Scene'.
- May 8 Laverne Andrews
Member of the Andrews Sisters singing group, popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
- May 9 Elmar Berkovich
Dutch industrial designer (eindhoven theater), dies.
- May 10 Lorenzo Bandini
Italian racing driver (born 1935).
- May 11 James E. Brewton
American painter (b. 1930)
- May 12 John Masefield
English poet and author (b. 1878)
- May 15 Edward Hopper
Prominent American realist painter known for his iconic depictions of modern American life.
- May 15 Italo Mus
Italian painter (b. 1892)
- May 17 Nigel Martin Balchin
Novelist
- May 19 Bentli Rathbone
Bentli Rathbone was a British actor best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in a series of films during the 1940s.
- May 19 Elmo Hope
Renowned jazz pianist known for his innovative style.
- May 22 Langston Hughes
American writer and a key figure in the harlem renaissance. he was a poet who wrote in dialect using blues rhythms and jazz rhythms to discuss black issues.
- May 22 Harvin Langston
Harvin Langston was an American poet and a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
- May 22 Beuford Humphrey
Beuford Humphrey was an American poet known for his lyrical and introspective poems that often explored themes of nature, love, and the human condition.
- May 22 Charlston Hughes
Influential poet and leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
- May 22 Harlem
Renowned poet associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
- May 22 Charlotte Serber
American librarian of the manhattan project's los alamos site (b. 1911)
- May 23 Lionel Groulx
French canadian priest and historian (born in 1878).
- May 26 Antoon Spinoy
Belgian politician dies at the age of 60.
- May 27 Tilly Edinger
German paleontologist known for her research on fossilized brains.
- May 27 W. Otto Miessner
American composer and educator (b. 1880)
- May 27 Ernst Niekisch
German academic and politician (b. 1889)
- May 30 Claude Rains
Actor (invisible man) dies at 77
- May 31 Billy Strayhorn
American jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and lyricist.
- May 31 Ethel Percy Andrus
Founder of AARP (American Association of Retired Persons).