| 56281 | May.16 | Death | 2003 – Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (b. 1930) |
| 56282 | May.16 | Death | 2005 – Andrew Goodpaster, American general (b. 1915) |
| 56283 | May.16 | Death | 2008 – Robert Mondavi, American winemaker, co-founded the Opus One Winery (b. 1913) |
| 56284 | May.16 | Death | 2010 – Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell, and Elf) (b. 1942) |
| 56285 | May.16 | Death | 2010 – Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918) |
| 56286 | May.16 | Death | 2011 – Ralph Barker, English author (b. 1917) |
| 56287 | May.16 | Death | 2011 – Bob Davis, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928) |
| 56288 | May.16 | Death | 2011 – Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932) |
| 56289 | May.16 | Death | 2011 – Kiyoshi Kodama, Japanese actor (b. 1934) |
| 56290 | May.16 | Death | 2012 – Patricia Aakhus, American author and academic (b. 1952) |
| 56291 | May.16 | Death | 2012 – James Abdnor, American soldier and politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (b. 1923) |
| 56292 | May.16 | Death | 2012 – Maria Bieșu, Moldovan opera singer (b. 1935) |
| 56293 | May.16 | Death | 2012 – Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936) |
| 56294 | May.16 | Death | 2012 – Ernie Chan, Filipino-American illustrator (b. 1940) |
| 56295 | May.16 | Death | 2012 – Kurt Felix, Swiss television host (b. 1941) |
| 56296 | May.16 | Death | 2012 – Kevin Hickey, American baseball player (b. 1956) |
| 56297 | May.16 | Death | 2013 – Angelo Errichetti, American politician (b. 1928) |
| 56298 | May.16 | Death | 2013 – Bryan Illerbrun, Canadian football player (b. 1957) |
| 56299 | May.16 | Death | 2013 – Frankie Librán, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1948) |
| 56300 | May.16 | Death | 2013 – Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1933) |
| 56301 | May.16 | Death | 2013 – Paul Shane, English actor and singer (b. 1940) |
| 56302 | May.16 | Death | 2013 – Dick Trickle, American race car driver (b. 1941) |
| 56303 | May.16 | Death | 2013 – Bernard Waber, American author and illustrator (b. 1921) |
| 56304 | May.16 | Death | 2014 – Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933) |
| 56305 | May.16 | Death | 2014 – Vito Favero, Italian cyclist (b. 1932) |
| 56306 | May.16 | Death | 2014 – Nicola Ghiuselev, Bulgarian actor and singer (b. 1936) |
| 56307 | May.16 | Death | 2014 – Bud Hollowell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1943) |
| 56308 | May.16 | Death | 2014 – Russi Mody, Indian businessman (b. 1918) |
| 56309 | May.16 | Death | 2014 – Clyde Snow, American anthropologist and author (b. 1928) |
| 56310 | May.16 | Death | 2015 – Prashant Bhargava, American director and producer (b. 1973) |