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)

  • Barbara Payton
    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)

  • Claude Rains
    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).