Daniel Senet dead at age 72, French Olympic weightlifter
Daniel Senet, a French Olympic weightlifter and silver medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 16, 2026. He was 72. Born in Amiens on June 26, 1953, Senet…
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Which famous Cancers have died? Over 200 obituaries with info, news, and memorial pages.
Brian Johnson dead at age 86, British artist
Brian Johnson, the British designer and director of film and television special effects, died on June 15, 2026. Born Brian Johncock on June 29, 1939, in Surrey, he changed his…
Megan Kimmel dead at age 46, American mountain runner
Megan Kimmel died June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. She was an American athletics competitor. Kimmel was born in Denver in 1980. Tags Athletes, 15 June 2026, America,…
Eddie Andelman dead at age 89, American sports radio talk-show host
Eddie Andelman, the American sports radio talk-show host whose voice became a fixture in Boston for more than four decades, died on June 15, 2026. He was 89. Andelman built…
Taty Almeida dead at age 95, Argentine human rights activist
Taty Almeida, an Argentine human rights activist, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 95. Born Lidia Stella Mercedes Miy Uranga in Belgrano, Buenos Aires, on June 28,…
Oliver Tree dead at age 32, American singer-songwriter
Oliver Tree, the American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, comedian and filmmaker, died on June 14, 2026, in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was 32. Born Oliver…
Josep Maria Sans i Travé dead at age 78, Spanish archivist and historian
Josep Maria Sans i Travé, a Spanish archivist and historian, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in 1947 in Solivella, he earned a degree in…
Görel Hanser dead at age 76, Swedish record company executive and talent manager
Görel Hanser, a Swedish record company executive and talent manager known for her work with ABBA, died on June 13, 2026. She was 76. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen on June…
Flor Vargas dead at age 93, Colombian actress
Flor Vargas died on June 13, 2026. She was a Colombian actress. Tags Actors, 13 June 2026, Cancer, Colombia, Flor, Vargas, June 13, June 2026
Dee Palmer dead at age 88, arranger, and composer
Dee Palmer, the English musician, arranger and composer best known for work with Jethro Tull, died on June 13, 2026. Born David Palmer on July 2, 1937, in Hendon, London,…
Jan Achterstraat dead at age 97, Dutch politician
Jan Achterstraat, a Dutch politician who served in the Senate from 1980 to 1983, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Barneveld, the Netherlands, on…
David Gamble dead at age 70, Veronica Guerin, Shopgirl
David Gamble, a British film editor whose work included Shakespeare in Love, Veronica Guerin and Shopgirl, died on June 12, 2026. He was 70. Born on June 24, 1955, in…
Gerry O’Reilly dead at age 61, Irish Olympic middle-distance runner
Gerry O'Reilly, the Irish Olympic middle-distance runner who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Ireland on July 1,…
Jaspal Rana dead at age 49, Indian Olympic sport shooter and shooting coach
Jaspal Rana, the Indian Olympic sport shooter and shooting coach, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 49. Born on June 28, 1976, in Uttarkashi, he represented India…
Merle Boucher dead at age 79, American politician
Merle Boucher, an American politician and former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died June 11, 2026, at age 79. Born July 19, 1946, in Rolette, North Dakota,…
Leonid Shchukin dead at age 81, Russian ice hockey player and coach
Leonid Shchukin died on June 11, 2026. He was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Born on July 12, 1945, in Omsk, Shchukin was a Soviet Union national and…
Lhasang Tsering dead at age 74, Tibetan writer and political activist
Lhasang Tsering, a Tibetan writer and political activist, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in 1952 in Tradün, in western Tibet, he became known as…
David Hockney dead at age 88, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer
David Hockney, the English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, on July…
Nigel Cabourn dead at age 77, cancer
Nigel Cabourn, the English fashion designer known for his outerwear and vintage-inspired clothing, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 77, with cancer announced as the cause of…
Wim T. Schippers dead at age 83, Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist
Wim T. Schippers, a Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist, died on June 10, 2026. He was 83. Known for the television programs De Fred Haché Show and Van Oekel's…
Dieter Glemser dead at age 87, German racing driver
Dieter Glemser, the German racing driver who died on June 10, 2026, was 87. Born in Stuttgart on June 28, 1938, he began his career in rallying in the early…
Dick Barbour dead at age 85, motorsport team owner and businessman
Dick Barbour, an American racing driver, motorsport team owner and businessman, died on June 10, 2026. He was 85. Born Richard Allan Barbour in San Diego, California, on July 3,…
Lyudmila Chursina dead at age 84, A Little Crane, The Andromeda Nebula
Lyudmila Chursina, the Russian actress known for "Virineya," "A Little Crane" and "The Andromeda Nebula," died on June 10, 2026, at age 84. Born Lyudmila Alexeyevna Chursina on July 20,…
Bharathiraja dead at age 84, Indian film director
Bharathiraja, the Indian film director who shaped Tamil cinema with his realistic and sensitive depictions of rural life, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Chinnasaamy…
Albert Sans i Arís dead at age 94, Spanish choreographer
Albert Sans i Arís died on June 9, 2026. He was a Spanish choreographer. Tags Other, 09 June 2026, Albert, Spain, Arís, June 2026, June 9
Tamao Nakamura dead at age 86, Satan’s Sword, The Human Condition), pneumonia
Tamao Nakamura, the Japanese actress known for "The River with No Bridge," "Satan's Sword" and "The Human Condition," died on June 9, 2026, of pneumonia. She was 86. Born in…
Matteo Fantuzzi dead at age 46, Italian poet
Matteo Fantuzzi died on June 9, 2026. He was an Italian poet. Tags Writers, 09 June 2026, Cancer, Fantuzzi, Italy, Matteo, June 2026, June 9
Corrado Solari dead at age 77, Italian actor
Corrado Solari died on June 9, 2026. He was an Italian actor. Tags Actors, 09 June 2026, Cancer, Corrado, Italy, Solari, June 2026, June 9
W. R. Berkley dead at age 80, CEO of W. R. Berkley Corporation
W. R. Berkley, an American insurance executive and CEO of W. R. Berkley Corporation, died on June 9, 2026, at age 80. Born William Robert Berkley in 1946, he built…
Wilma Tisch dead at age 98, American philanthropist
Wilma Tisch, an American philanthropist, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 98. Also known as Wilma "Billie" Tisch and born Wilma Stein, she was a graduate of…
Richard Scolyer dead at age 59, brain cancer
Richard Scolyer, an Australian pathologist and melanoma researcher, died on June 7, 2026, at age 59. Born in Launceston in 1966, he became a senior staff specialist in tissue pathology…
Ute Walther dead at age 80, German mezzo-soprano
Ute Walther, the German mezzo-soprano who sang with the Staatsoper Dresden and later the Deutsche Oper Berlin, died on June 6, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Jena…
Talay Riley dead at age 35, stabbed
Talay Riley, a British singer-songwriter, died on June 5, 2026, after being stabbed in Silvertown, London. He was 35. Born Mark Olayinka Orabiyi on July 10, 1990, Riley began his…
Francine Villeneuve dead at age 61, Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer
Francine Villeneuve, a Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer, died on June 5, 2026, at age 61. Known as "The Queen of Fort Erie" for her long association with the…
Georgios Souflias dead at age 84, Greek politician
Georgios Souflias, a Greek politician and former minister, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on July 7, 1941, in Ayia Triada, Larissa, he studied civil…
Michael Tate dead at age 80, senator, and Catholic priest
Michael Tate, the Australian politician, senator and Catholic priest who served in the Senate from 1978 to 1993, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Michael…
Claudio Appiani dead at age 69, Italian rugby player
Claudio Appiani died on June 4, 2026. He was an Italian rugby player from Calvisano, born on July 1, 1957. His death was announced at age 68. Tags Athletes, 04…
John Swan dead at age 90, 4th Premier of Bermuda
John Swan, the Bermudian politician who served as Bermuda’s fourth premier, died on June 4, 2026, at age 90. Also known as Sir John William David Swan, he was born…
Kanya King dead at age 57, founder of the MOBO Awards, colon cancer
Kanya King, the British entrepreneur who founded the MOBO Awards, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 57 after being diagnosed with colon cancer. Born in Kilburn, London,…
Rocky Allen dead at age 70, American talk radio personality
Rocky Allen, an American talk radio personality and host of the Rocky Allen Showgram, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 70 or 71. Over a career that…
Whatarangi Winiata dead at age 92, founder of Te Wānanga o Raukawa
Whatarangi Winiata, a New Zealand Māori academic and founder of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 92. A leading Māori leader, he served…
Sir Alex Younger dead at age 62, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
Sir Alex Younger, the British intelligence officer who led the Secret Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2020, died on June 3, 2026. Born Alexander William Younger on July 4, 1963,…
Reha Muhtar dead at age 66, columnist and television reporter, heart failure
Reha Muhtar, a Turkish anchorman, columnist and television reporter, died on June 3, 2026, at age 66. Born in Istanbul on July 21, 1959, he began his career as a…
Cláudio Magrão dead at age 72, deputy
Cláudio Magrão, a Brazilian politician who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2007 to 2009, died on June 2, 2026.…
José Carlos Gómez Villamandos dead at age 62, minister of universities of Andalusia and rector of t…
José Carlos Gómez Villamandos, the Spanish veterinarian and politician who served as Andalusia’s minister of universities, died on June 2, 2026, of cancer. Born in Córdoba in 1963, he built…
Alan Haselhurst dead at age 88, MP and member of the House of Lords
Alan Haselhurst, the British Conservative politician who served as an MP and later sat in the House of Lords, died on June 2, 2026, aged 88. Born at South Elmsall…
Souleymane Diallo dead at age 80, founder of Le Lynx
Souleymane Diallo, a Guinean journalist and founder of the satirical newspaper Le Lynx, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 80–81. Born in 1945, he helped establish the…
Pierre Izard dead at age 90, member and president of the general council of Haute-Garonne, mayor of…
Pierre Izard, the French politician who served as a member and later president of the general council of Haute-Garonne and as mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais, died on June 1, 2026. He…
Tomi Reichental dead at age 90, Slovak-born Irish Holocaust survivor
Tomi Reichental, a Slovak-born Irish Holocaust survivor and author, died on May 31, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Tomáš Reichental in Merašice, then in Czechoslovakia and now Slovakia,…
Matthew Spender dead at age 81, English sculptor and writer
Matthew Spender, the English sculptor and writer whose death was announced on May 31, 2026, died at 81. Born in London in 1945, he was also a painter and biographer,…
José Manuel Blecua Perdices dead at age 86, director of the Royal Spanish Academy
José Manuel Blecua Perdices, the Spanish philologist who directed the Royal Spanish Academy from 2010 to 2014, died on May 29, 2026. He was 86. Born in Zaragoza on June…
Edgar Morin dead at age 104, French philosopher
Edgar Morin, the French philosopher and sociologist whose work on complexity and “polycrisis” shaped debates across the social sciences, died on May 29, 2026. He was 104. Born Edgar Nahoum…
Pedro Ortaça dead at age 83, Brazilian musician
Pedro Ortaça died on May 29, 2026. He was a Brazilian musician. Pedro Ortaça, 83, Brazilian musician. Tags Musicians, 29 May 2026, Brazil, Cancer, Pedro, May 2026, May 29, Ortaça
Gade Venkata Reddy dead at age 89, Andhra Pradesh MLA
Gade Venkata Reddy, an Indian politician and former Andhra Pradesh MLA, died on May 29, 2026. Born on July 10, 1945, in Bapatla, he was elected to the state assembly…
Nemesio Pozuelo dead at age 85, Spartak Moscow, Zenit Saint Petersburg
Nemesio Pozuelo, a footballer who played for Torpedo Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg, died on May 28, 2026. He was 85. Born on July 7, 1940, in Kharkiv,…
Claude Lemieux dead at age 60, Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche
Claude Lemieux, the Canadian ice hockey player who starred for the New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, died on May 28, 2026, at age 60. Born Claude Percy…
Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale dead at age 89, Scottish Labour Party member of the House…
Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale, the Scottish Labour Party member of the House of Lords, died on May 28, 2026, aged 89. Also known as Margaret Mildred Ramsay, she…
Gennaro Sasso dead at age 97, Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy
Gennaro Sasso died on May 26, 2026. He was 97. An Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy, Sasso was born in Rome on June 25, 1928. His work and teaching…
Mohammed Odeh dead at age 51, commander of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, airstrike
Mohammed Odeh, a Palestinian Islamic militant and commander of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, died on May 26, 2026, in an airstrike. He was 51 or 52. Born in 1974…
Donald Newhouse dead at age 96, lymphoma
Donald Newhouse, the American businessman and publisher who led Advance Publications, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 96, according to the family company. Born in New York…
Dragoljub Mićunović dead at age 95, president of the chamber of citizens of the Federal Assembly of…
Dragoljub Mićunović, a Serbian politician and former president of the chamber of citizens of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and of the Assembly of Serbia and…
Pierre Deny dead at age 69, Emily in Paris), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Pierre Deny, a French actor known for The African Woman and Emily in Paris, died on May 25, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 69. Born on…
Arturo Herviz Reyes dead at age 71, senator, heart attack
Arturo Herviz Reyes, a Mexican politician and senator from 2006 to 2012, died on May 24, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 71. Born on July 12, 1954, in…
Samuel Tak Lee dead at age 87, public figure
Samuel Tak Lee, a Hong Kong property developer, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 87. He was identified in reports as a Hong Kong property billionaire and…
Taymuraz Akhokhov dead at age 54, юрист, социолог
Taymuraz Akhokhov died on May 24, 2026. He was a Russian politician and served as mayor of Nalchik from 2018. He was 54. Tags Politicians, 24 May 2026, Akhokhov, Cancer,…
Lino Carletto dead at age 82, Italian cyclist
Lino Carletto, an Italian cyclist, died on May 23, 2026. Born on July 20, 1943, in Vigasio, Italy, he built his career as a racing cyclist and was part of…
Ann Fox Chandonnet dead at age 83, American poet
Ann Fox Chandonnet, an American poet, died on May 23, 2026, at age 83. She was also known as a journalist, book reviewer, and culinary historian. Born Ann Alicia Fox…
Lucille Berrien dead at age 98, American politician and civil rights activist
Lucille Berrien, an American politician and civil rights activist, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 98. She was an activist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a member of…
Tamati Reedy dead at age 89, New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player, and public servant
Sir Tamati Reedy, a New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player and public servant, died on May 21, 2026. Born in Ruatoria in 1936, he served as secretary of the…
Carlo Petrini dead at age 76, Italian gastronomist, founder of Slow Food
Carlo Petrini, the Italian gastronomist and founder of Slow Food, died on May 21, 2026, at age 76. Also known as "Carlìn," he was an Italian activist and author who…
Rafe Pomerance dead at age 79, American environmentalist, lung cancer
Rafe Pomerance, an American environmentalist, died on May 21, 2026, of lung cancer. He was 79. Pomerance was a Distinguished Senior Arctic Policy Fellow of the Woodwell Climate Research Center.…
Matthew Biggs dead at age 65, British radio personality, cancer
Matthew Biggs, the British radio personality best known for his work on Gardeners' Question Time, died on May 21, 2026, of cancer. He was 65. Biggs was a professional gardener…
Jacob Cress dead at age 81, American furniture maker
Jacob Cress, an American furniture maker known for his interpretations of classical 18th-century furniture, died on May 19, 2026. He was 81. Born in 1944 in Norton, Virginia, he worked…
Karl Pischl dead at age 85, MP, member of the Federal Council
Karl Pischl, an Austrian politician who served in the National Council from 1972 to 1990 and in the Federal Council from 1994 to 1997, died on May 19, 2026. He…
Heinz-Helmich van Schewick dead at age 85, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
Heinz-Helmich van Schewick, a German politician and member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1985 to 2000, died on May 19, 2026. He was 85. Van Schewick was a…
Pierre Sotura dead at age 95, French politician, mayor of L’Île-Saint-Denis, member of the Ge…
Pierre Sotura, a French politician and cabinetmaker, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 95. He served as mayor of L'Île-Saint-Denis from 1965 to 1971 and as a…
Jacqui Chan dead at age 91, Trinidadian actress, dancer and singer
Jacqui Chan, a Trinidadian actress, dancer and singer, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Jacqueline Chan in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on July…
Tito Benady dead at age 95, Gibraltarian historian
Tito Benady, a Gibraltarian historian, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 95. Also known as Mesod Benady MBE, he was of Sephardic Jewish descent and specialised in…
Mike Purzycki dead at age 80, public figure
Mike Purzycki, the former mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, died on May 19, 2026. He was 80–81. Purzycki served as Wilmington’s 56th mayor from 2017 to 2025. Born in Newark, New…
John Middleton dead at age 70, public figure
John Middleton died on May 19, 2026. John Middleton, 70, English footballer (Bradford City, Macclesfield Town). (death announced on this date) Tags Athletes, 19 May 2026, England, John, Middleton, 2026-05-19,…
Meredith Lillich dead at age 94, American art historian
Meredith Lillich, an American art historian, died on May 18, 2026. She was 94. Lillich was an art historian and medievalist who taught at Syracuse University. She was educated at…
José Ribamar Pereira dead at age 81, Piauí MLA
José Ribamar Pereira, a Brazilian politician who served as a Piauí state deputy from 1999 to 2003 and again in 2011, died on May 18, 2026. He was 81. Pereira…
Serigne Ibrahima Mahmoud Cissé dead at age 73, Senegalese teacher and religious guide
Serigne Ibrahima Mahmoud Cissé, a Senegalese teacher and religious guide, died on May 18, 2026. Born in 1952, he taught traditional Arab and Islamic traditions in Senegalese schools in a…
Gregory D. Shorey Jr. dead at age 101, American politician, chairman of the South Carolina Republic…
Gregory D. Shorey Jr., an American politician who served as chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party from 1958 to 1961, died on May 18, 2026. He was 101. Born…
Abomé l’Éléphant dead at age 33, Ivorian singer and rapper
Abomé l'Éléphant, the Ivorian singer and rapper better known by his stage name, died on May 18, 2026, in Treichville, Ivory Coast, at the age of 33. Born Anassin Boris…
Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor dead at age 78, Swiss politician, member of the Grand Council of Vaud, memb…
Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor, Swiss politician and civil servant, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 78. She served on the Grand Council of Vaud from 1978 to 1985 and…
Cho Il-hyeon dead at age 70, South Korean politician, MP
Cho Il-hyeon, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on July 15, 1955, in Hongcheon…
Max Samper dead at age 87, French footballer
Max Samper died on May 17, 2026. He was a French footballer who played for RC Paris, Angoulême and the national team. His death was announced in obituary notices without…
M. J. K. Smith dead at age 92, English cricketer
M. J. K. Smith, the English cricketer who played for Leicestershire, Warwickshire and England, died on May 17, 2026, aged 92. Born Michael John Knight Smith on 30 June 1933…
Cris Derksen dead at age 45, Canadian Cree cellist and composer, traffic collision
Cris Derksen, a Canadian Cree cellist and composer, died on May 16, 2026, in a traffic collision. She was 45. Derksen was a Juno Award-nominated musician from Northern Alberta, Canada,…
Albert Beckles dead at age 95, Barbadian bodybuilder
Albert Beckles, a Barbadian bodybuilder, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Barbados on July 14, 1930, he later immigrated to London and became a…
Shinichiro Tawada dead at age 78, Japanese linguist
Shinichiro Tawada, a Japanese linguist, died on May 15, 2026. Tags Scientists, 15 May 2026, Cancer, Japan, Shinichiro, Tawada, May 15, May 2026
Sherman Lewis dead at age 83, American football player and coach
Sherman Lewis died on May 15, 2026. He was an American football player for the Toronto Argonauts and New York Jets and later coached for the Green Bay Packers. Lewis…
Noel Galea Bason dead at age 71, Maltese medalist and sculptor
Noel Galea Bason died on May 14, 2026. He was a Maltese medalist and sculptor. Noel Galea Bason [it], 71, Maltese medalist and sculptor. Tags Artists, 14 May 2026, Bason,…
Apollinaire Compaoré dead at age 72, Burkinabè businessman
Apollinaire Compaoré, a Burkinabè businessman, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 72. Born Apollinaire Timpiga Compaoré in Koassa on July 19, 1953, he grew up in a…
Ladislav Skula dead at age 88, Czech mathematician and professor
Ladislav Skula, a Czech mathematician and professor, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 88. He was known for work in topology, algebraic number theory and the theory…
Luna Jordan dead at age 25, German actress
Luna Jordan, a German actress, died on May 13, 2026. Luna Jordan [de], 25, German actress. Tags Actors, 13 May 2026, Germany, Jordan, Luna, May 13, May 2026
David Morelock dead at age 94, American opera director
David Morelock, an American opera director, died on May 13, 2026. Born on July 16, 1931, he was a stage director of opera whose work was closely associated with the…
Hilda Farfante dead at age 95, Spanish teacher and activist
Hilda Farfante died on May 13, 2026. She was a Spanish teacher and activist. Hilda Farfante [es], 95, Spanish teacher and activist. Tags Other, 13 May 2026, Farfante, Hilda, Spain,…