Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1931

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1931. 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 Thomas Cooper Gotch
• May 2 Mario Leoni
• May 2 Max Ringelmann
• May 4 Miguel Lillo
• May 4 Carlo Rizzarda
• May 5 Glen Kidston

  British aviator and race driver (born 1899).

• May 5 Basilio Pompilj
• May 6 Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe
• May 6 Billy Garraty
• May 9 Albert Abraham Michelson

  Prize laureate for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid.

• May 12 Eugène Ysaÿe

  Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858).

• May 12 Otto Küstner
• May 13 Emiliano Figueroa Larraín
• May 14 David Belasco

  American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853).

• May 18 Aleksandr Dmitrievič Šeremetev
• May 20 Ernest Noel

  Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831).

• May 21 Théophile Cart
• May 25 Giuseppe Trischitta
• May 26 Kate Marsden
• May 26 Hans von Arnim
• May 29 Michele Schirru
• May 31 Willy Stöwer

  German illustrator and author (d. 1931).

• May 31 Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau

  French canadian cardinal (born in 1866).

• May 31 Eugène Cosserat
• May 31 Eberhard Limbrock
• May 31 Sigurd Savonius