Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1914

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1914. 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 Jerônimo José Telles Júnior
• May 2 IX duca Argyll John Campbell
• May 2 Alfred Stratford
• May 2 Newton Horace Winchell
• May 3 Élisabeth Leseur
• May 5 Vincenzo Giglio
• May 9 C. W. Post

  American businessman, founded post foods (b. 1854).

• May 9 Arthur Cumming
• May 9 Paul-Louis-Toussaint Héroult
• May 9 Vincenzo Palizzolo Gravina
• May 9 Vincenzo de Romita
• May 10 Ernst von Schuch
• May 10 Lillian Nordica
• May 10 William Alexander Smith
• May 12 Luigi Canepa
• May 12 Eugenio Montero Ríos
• May 15 Ida Freund

  Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863).

• May 15 Jovan Skerlić
• May 17 Antonio Grisanti
• May 18 Edward Russell Ayrton
• May 18 Charles Carter Drury
• May 18 Charles Sprague Pearce
• May 19 Cesare Augusto Detti
• May 20 Ines Oddone
• May 26 Jacob Riis

  Danish-american journalist, photographer and social reformer (born in 1849).

• May 26 Jacob August Riis

  Danish-american journalist, photographer, and reformer (b. 1849).

• May 29 Henry Seton-Karr

  English explorer, hunter, and author (b. 1853).

• May 29 Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving

  English author and playwright (b. 1871).

• May 29 Joseph Gérard
• May 29 Ahmad al-Muadzam Shah di Pahang