Asadollah Nasr Esfahani, an Iranian military officer and politician who served as minister of interior,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 99. Born in Isfahan on February 10, 1927, he entered the Shahrbani Police Higher School…
Lesley Grant-Adamson, the British writer and journalist,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 83. Born Lesley Heycock, she built her career in journalism before turning to full-time writing, holding a range of magazine and newspaper posts…
Sliman Mansour, the Palestinian painter, sculptor and author,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 79. Also known as Suleiman or Suliman Mansour,…
Giorgio Blais, the Italian major-general who won public notice for a solo walk across Italy in 2000,
died on August 24, 2026,…
James Harkness, a Scottish Church of Scotland minister,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 90. He served as Moderator of the General…
Yasmin Shaikh, an Indian writer and Marathi language grammarian,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 101. She wrote on Marathi language issues…
Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, a Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Ratnapura,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 78. Born on…
Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi politician and former army major general who also served as home minister and director general of DGFI,…
Chen Wu, a Chinese politician who served as vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and as chairman of Guangxi,…
Mirosław Różański, the Polish military officer and politician who became a senator and lieutenant general,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 63.…
Klaus-Michael Kühne, the German transport and logistics magnate and chairman of Kuehne + Nagel,
died on August 24, 2026, aged 89. The…
Philippe Bouvard, the French broadcaster best known for Les Grosses Têtes and Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard,
died on August 24, 2026,…
Abderrahmane Tlili, a Tunisian politician and founder of the Union Démocratique Unitaire,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 83. Born in Gafsa…
Jay Maisel, an American photographer,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 95. Born in Brooklyn on January 18, 1931, he studied at…
Alphonse Djédjé Mady, an Ivorian politician and doctor,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 81. Born in Gazehio on January 1, 1945,…
Dave Kragthorpe, an American football player and coach,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 93. He served as head football coach at…
Fabrizio Plessi, the Italian installation artist known for work centered on water and other elemental materials,
died on August 23, 2026, aged…
Boris Ebzeyev, a Russian politician and jurist,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 76. Born Boris Safarovich Ebzeyev, he served as a…
Orit Galili-Zucker, an Israeli journalist and political consultant,
died on August 23, 2026, at age 70. She headed the political communications team…
Jimmy Lynam, the Irish hurler who played for Glen Rovers and the Cork senior hurling team,
died on August 23, 2026, aged…
Sarjit Singh Kundan, a Malaysian Olympic field hockey player and coach,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 63. He competed for Malaysia…
Fernando Caruncho, the Spanish landscape designer,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 68. Born in Madrid in 1958, he worked as a…
Roy Drinkard, an American businessman and developer,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 106. He lived in Cullman, Alabama, and served as…
Imran Ullah Khan, a Pakistani army general and former governor of Balochistan,
died on August 23, 2026, aged 93. A retired Pakistan…
René Malo, a Canadian film producer and Knight of the National Order of Quebec,
died on August 23, 2026, at age 84.…
Alejandro Larrea, the Uruguayan football player and manager,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 59. A forward born in Montevideo on December 5, 1966, Larrea built a career…
Taiwo Hassan, the Nigerian actor, producer, director and screenwriter known as Ogogo,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 66. Born on October 31, 1959, in Ilaro, Ogun State,…
Quevin Castro, a Portuguese footballer,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 25. Known in full as Quévin Moisés Cachicote da Rocha de Castro, he was born in Portugal…
Kiattichai Chaichaowarat, a Thai politician who served as president of the Office of the Prime Minister,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 87. He represented Udon Thani Province…
Sabirzhan Ruziyev, a Kyrgyz fencer and Olympic silver medallist,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 73. Born in Belovodskoye in the Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, he competed for…
Kiattichai Chaichaowarat, a Thai politician who served as President of the Office of the Prime Minister,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 87. Thai-language biographical sources said he…
Bobby Ross, the Scottish football player and coach who made 323 Football League appearances for Brentford,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 84. Born Robert Herdman Ross in…
Manoel Dias, a Brazilian politician and minister of labour,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 88. Born in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, on August 13, 1938, he trained as…
Myeongjin, a South Korean Buddhist monk,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 75. Known by the dharma name Myeongjin and born Han Gi-jung, he was born in Dangjin,…
Kaiser, the Burmese singer-songwriter also known as Kaizar,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 65. A Rakhine artist whose career began in 1978, he was widely heard in…
Max Trenorden, an Australian politician who served in both houses of the Western Australian Parliament,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 78. Born Maxwell Wayne Trenorden on August…
Siim Kallas, the Estonian politician who served as prime minister from 2002 to 2003 and as a European Commissioner from 2004 to 2014,
died on August 22, 2026,…
Charlie St. Clair, an American politician and Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,
died on August 22, 2026, aged 74. He represented the Belknap 5th…
Latimore, the American soul singer best known for "Let's Straighten It Out,"
died on August 22, 2026, aged 86. Born Benjamin William Lattimore in Charleston, Tennessee, he worked…
Matteo Fiorini, a Sammarinese politician and former Captain Regent of San Marino,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 48. Born in the City of San Marino on February…
Jean Giard, a French politician,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 99. Born in Paris on September 30, 1926, he served as a Communist member of the National…
Dave Morice, an American poet,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 79. Born in St. Louis on September 10, 1946, he also worked as a writer, visual artist,…
Zolani Tete, the South African boxer,
died on August 21, 2026, at age 38. Born in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, he rose to become a two-weight world…
Ira A. Fulton, an American philanthropist and businessman,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. A Tempe, Arizona native, Fulton founded Fulton Homes and became a major benefactor…
Paul Gauselmann, the German businessman who founded and led the Gauselmann group,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 91. Born on August 26, 1934, in Steinfurt, he built…
Roger McKenzie, an American comic book writer,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 75, of heart failure and kidney disease. He was best known for his work on…
Steve Edmonds, the Australian rugby league player known as “Rock,”
died on August 21, 2026, aged 72. Born in Sydney on March 4, 1954, he played in the…
Pranab Patnaik, an Indian playback singer and one of the pioneering voices of Odia cinema,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 88. Born on January 20, 1938, in…
Zdeněk Šesták, the Czech composer known for symphonic, chamber and choral works,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 100. Born in Cítoliby near Louny on December 10, 1925,…
Frans Verbeeck, the Belgian road bicycle racer,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 85. Born in Langdorp on June 13, 1941, he went on to build a career…
Jacques Van Gompel, the Belgian politician who served as mayor of Charleroi from 2000 to 2006,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 79. Born in Gilly on June…
Sowcar Janaki, the Indian actress known for films including Iru Kodugal, Puthiya Paravai and Kaviya Thalaivi,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. Born Sankaramanchi Janaki on December…
Jesús Martínez Álvarez, a Mexican politician,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 81. Born in Oaxaca de Juárez on September 18, 1944, he was affiliated with the Citizens'…
Imam Tantowi, an Indonesian film director and screenwriter,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 80. Born in Tegal on August 13, 1946, he began his career in stage…
Yao Eng-chi, a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1981 to 2005 and as vice president from 1999 to 2002,
died on…
José Maria Júnior, a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 83. Born in Portugal on June 7, 1943, he built his…
Michael Wright, an American film and television actor known for The Five Heartbeats, Streamers and Sugar Hill,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 70. Born in New York…
Nancy Kassebaum, the American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1978 to 1997,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. A Kansas Republican, she was born…
Caroline Langford, an Israeli actress,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 68. Hebrew sources identified her as an Israeli performer and said she was born on February 1,…
Anny Schlemm, the German opera singer,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 97. Born in Neu-Isenburg on February 22, 1929, she studied in Berlin with Erna Westenberger and…
Ariel Fenster, a French-born Canadian chemist and science educator,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 83. Born in Bergerac, France, he became a founding member of McGill University’s…
Fikile Mokgohloa, a South African jurist and judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 65. Known in full as Fikile Eunice Mokgohloa,…
Carlos Reyes López, a Mexican politician and former deputy,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 69. Born on 24 February 1957 in José Mariano Jiménez, he was known…
John Iliffe, a historian of Africa,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 87. A British scholar whose work focused especially on the history of Tanzania, he was educated…
Leslie Lea, the English footballer who played for Blackpool, Cardiff City and Barnsley,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 83. Born in Manchester on October 5, 1942, he…
Mostafa Derkaoui, the Moroccan film director and screenwriter known for socially engaged and revolutionary films,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 82. Born in Oujda in 1944, he…
Farit Zigangirov, the Russian field hockey player who won a bronze medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 72. Born in Kirov on…
Messan Toudji, a Togolese footballer,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 29. A defender, he began his career with Anges FC before later playing for ASKO Kara and…
Terry Dyson, the English footballer who starred as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 91. Born in Malton on November 29, 1934, and…
Elisabeth Kiausch, a German politician and retailer,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 93. Born on January 19, 1933, in Hamburg, she was a member of the Social…
Louis Pelâtre, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as vicar apostolic of Istanbul,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 86. Born on May 12, 1940, in Pancé,…
Nanda Malini, the Sri Lankan singer also known as Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 82. Born on August 23, 1943, in Aluthgama,…
Isao Tsukamoto, a Japanese academic and translator,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 92. He was a Japanese scholar of Korean language and a former professor at Osaka…
Ileana Cotrubaș, the Romanian operatic soprano,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 87. Born in Galați, Romania, she built a career that ran from 1964 to 1990 and…
Wilem Frischmann, the British structural engineer whose work helped shape Centre Point, Tower 42 and Drapers Gardens,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 95. Also known as Wilem…
Sajjan Kumar, an Indian politician convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in inciting and abetting mobs during the 1984 anti-Sikh genocide,
died on August 20,…
Billy Smith, the Australian rugby league player who starred for St. George and represented New South Wales and Australia,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 84. Born in…
Brent Carter, the American poker player and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 77. A native of Oak Park, Illinois, Carter…
Perry Rosemond, a Canadian television writer and producer, died August 20, 2026, aged 89. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he built a long career in television as a writer,…
Darrell Hickman, an American jurist and justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court,
died on August 20, 2026, at age 91. Hickman served on the state’s highest court from…
Hasib Quway Markaz, an Afghan military commander,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 34. Known also as Hasib Panjshiri and Hasib Qoway Markaz Panjshiri, he served as the…
Cédric Sbirrazzuoli, a Monegasque racing driver,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 39. Born in Monte Carlo, he became a familiar figure in sportscar racing and competed for…
Nancy Kissinger, an American philanthropist and longtime Rockefeller aide,
died on August 20, 2026, at age 92. Born Nancy Sharon Maginnes in Manhattan, she was educated at The…
Michele Sensi-Contugi, an Italian-born Ecuadorian politician and businessman,
died on August 19, 2026, aged 44, in a helicopter crash in Kenya. Known also as Michele Sensi-Contugi Ycaza, he…
Tsuri Sagi, an Israeli military officer who served as a senior commander in the 35th Paratroopers Brigade,
died on August 19, 2026, aged 92. Born Tsuri Sheinkin in…
Thomas Freienstein, the German Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1984 Summer Games,
died on August 19, 2026, aged 66. Born in Fulda on March 9, 1960, he…