Notable deaths on May 16

East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (1952–2025)

American actor (1932–2024)

American public speaker and businessman (1958–2024)

American long-distance runner

Former mayor of São Paulo, Brazil

Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991

Chinese-American architect (1917–2019)

Dutch politician (1937–2019)

Scottish Gaelic Traditional singer (1928–2015)

Israeli rabbi and convict (1935–2015)

American film director

American baseball player (1943–2014)

Rhodesian cricketer

American forensic anthropologist (1928–2014)

Italian cyclist (1932–2014)

American politician (1928–2013)

American writer

Canadian football player

American racing driver (1941-2013)

Puerto Rican baseball player (1948–2013)

Swiss physicist (1933–2013)

English actor and comedian

American go-go musician (1936–2012)

Chinese-American comic book artist (1940-2012)