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Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1960

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1960. 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

  • Charles Holden
    May 1 Charles Holden

    The bristol central library was designed by an english architect (d. 1960).

  • Hugh Jones
    May 1 Hugh Jones
  • Pietro Piselli
    May 1 Pietro Piselli
  • Caryl Chessman
    May 2 Caryl Chessman

    Caryl Chessman was an American author and convicted criminal who gained worldwide attention for his long and controversial time on death row, during which he became an advocate for criminal justice reform and the abolition of capital punishment. [bio]

  • Colbert Clark
    May 4 Colbert Clark
  • Pedro Arispe
    May 4 Pedro Arispe
  • Steen Lerche Olsen
    May 5 Steen Lerche Olsen
  • Peter Hardie
    May 5 Peter Hardie
  • Cosimo Cristina
    May 5 Cosimo Cristina
  • Arrigo Minerbi
    May 9 Arrigo Minerbi
  • René Maran
    May 9 René Maran
  • Yury Olesha
    May 10 Yury Olesha

    Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1899).

  • Jurij Karlovič Oleša
    May 10 Jurij Karlovič Oleša
  • Erwin George Baker
    May 10 Erwin George Baker
  • John D. Rockefeller Jr.
    May 11 John D. Rockefeller Jr.

    American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1874).

  • Aleksandr Larikov
    May 13 Aleksandr Larikov
  • Lucrezia Bori
    May 14 Lucrezia Bori

    Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1887).

  • Adolf Aber
    May 21 Adolf Aber
  • Rudolf Degermark
    May 21 Rudolf Degermark
  • Georges Claude
    May 23 Georges Claude

    Neon lighting was invented by a french engineer and chemist (d. 1960).

  • Ivone Kirkpatrick
    May 25 Ivone Kirkpatrick
  • Edward Brophy
    May 27 Edward Brophy

    Actor (champ dumbo, great guy), passes away at 65.

  • James Montgomery Flagg
    May 27 James Montgomery Flagg

    American painter and illustrator (b. 1877).

  • Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
    May 30 Boris Leonidovich Pasternak

    Prize laureate for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition.

  • Boris Pasternak
    May 30 Boris Pasternak

    Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, nobel prize laureate (b. 1890).

  • Alfredo Bennicelli
    May 30 Alfredo Bennicelli
  • Willem Elsschot
    May 31 Willem Elsschot

    Pseudonym for alfons de ridder.

  • Walther Funk
    May 31 Walther Funk

    German economist, journalist, and politician, german minister of economics (b. 1890).