Notable deaths on May 24

English footballer and manager (1951–2025)

American musician (1945–2024)

Memed Japanese pet dog (c. 2005 – 2024)

Singer-songwriter and actress (1939–2023)

Daughter of Heinrich Himmler (1929–2018)

British game critic and commentator (1984–2018)

English rugby league footballer

Australian judge

British science fiction and fantasy writer (1947 – 2015)

English cricketer (1935–2014)

American politician

Canadian journalist, author, news anchor (1927–2014)

Iranian businessman

American singer, activist and instigator of the Stonewall Uprising (1920–2014)

German painter (1930–2013)

American journalist

American classical composer

Russian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer

Welsh footballer

Argentine footballer

Belgian writer (1929–2012)

American author, publishing consultant, producer, and musician (1948–2012)

Dutch-German war criminal

American film and television producer