Deaths in 2001 - May 2001

May 2001

• 1? – Chandra Levy, 24, intern at the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C..
• 5 – Charles Black, 85, noted constitutional scholar.
• 5 – Cliff Hillegass, 83, American creator of CliffsNotes, stroke.
• 6 – Weldon B. Gibson, 84, American economist.
• 7 – Arthur Christopher Watson, 74, British diplomat.
• 9 - Nikos Sampson, 65, Cypriot politician, de facto President of Cyprus (1974).
• 11 – Douglas Adams, 49, British author, works included The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the two Dirk Gently novels and serials in the series Doctor Who, heart attack.
• 11 – Michael J. Bird, 72, British writer.
• 12 – Perry Como, 88, American singer.
• 12 – Simon Raven, 73, British writer.
• 12 – Corissa Yasen, 27, professional basketball player, suicide.
• 16 – Loren C. Dunn, 70, American Morman general authority.
• 17 – Ike Brown, 59, American baseball player.
• 19 – Barry Morris, 66, Australian politician.
• 21 – Bob B. Johnson, 65, Australian Rules footballer.
• 22 – Whitman Mayo, 70, actor, heart attack.
• 25 – Arturo Maly, 61, Argentine actor.
• 26 – Anne Haney, 67, actress, heart failure.
• 27 - Jack Scowen, 65, Canadian politician.
• 28 – Francisco Varela, 54, Chilean biologist and philosopher.