Notable deaths on May 22

American mathematician (1939–2026)

Scottish swimmer (1954–2024)

Irish writer and touring cyclist (1931–2022)

Canadian costume designer (1938–2020)

British writer and illustrator (1923–2019)

American motorcycle racer

Serbian actor

American basketball player (1926–2015)

Ukrainian-Canadian Nazi collaborator (1921–2015)

Russian historian (1922–2013)

Sindhi nationalist politician

American naval officer (1927–2012)

American director and composer (1938–2011)

American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010)

American science fiction and fantasy author (1946–2008)

Nepalese mountain climber

South Korean physician (1945–2006)

Greek communist politician

American actor (1914–2005)

Russian gymnast

American actor (1960–2004)

Canadian politician

American actor and filmmaker (1926–1998)

Israeli physicist and engineer (born 1910)