Famous people died in May - page 29

John Stuart Mill was a famous British philosopher known for his significant contribution towards the rights of women

Frank Sinatra was a very popular singer and an award winning actor

Francis Schaeffer was a theologian, Presbyterian pastor and philosopher

Owen Hart was a Canadian-American professional wrestler, known by his ring name ‘The Blue Blazer’

James Jerome Hill was a famous Canadian-American railroad executive

Erik Erikson was an American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst who is known for introducing the world to the concept of ‘Identity Crisis’

Emma Goldman was a political activist known for her contribution to the development of anarchist political philosophy in the 20th century

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first American woman to receive a medical degree

Shel Silverstein, was an American poet, singer-songwriter, children’s author, cartoonist and a screenwriter

Douglas Adams was an English writer best known for the science fiction series ‘The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy’