Notable deaths on May 31

American and Israeli economist (1943–2025)

Mother of Michelle Obama (1937–2024)

Canadian serial killer (1949–2024)

American film concept artist and director (1932–2022)

Colombian drug lord (1939–2022)

English cricketer (1931–2022)

Indian playback singer (1968–2022)

English television writer (1928–2016)

American religious broadcaster

Sahrawi President from 1976 to 2016

German journalist

Canadian writer and publisher (1917–2015)

American racing driver and team owner

American lawyer

American syndicated columnist and author

Brazilian footballer

American actress (1924–2014)

English author (1922–2014)

Scottish writer

American theoretical physicist

American actress (1923–2013)

American writer and educator (1930–2013)

Costa Rican environmentalist

American engineer and storm chaser (1957-2013)