Ray Webster, the New Zealand-born British businessman who served as chief executive of easyJet from 1996 to 2005, died on February 14, 2026, aged 79. Born Raymond Douglas Webster in Greymouth, New Zealand, on 9 July 1946, he was the… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Susan George, the American-French political and social scientist, activist and writer, died on February 14, 2026. Born Susan Vance Akers on June 29, 1934, in Akron, Ohio, she wrote on global social justice, Third World poverty, underdevelopment and debt. She… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
Lowell Green, a Canadian radio personality, journalist and author, died on February 14, 2026. He was 89. Green was best known as the host of The Lowell Green Show, a conservative morning talk show on Ottawa radio station CFRA, and… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
William C. Leggett, a Canadian population biologist and university administrator, died on February 13, 2026. He served as the 17th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University in Kingston from 1994 to 2004, becoming only the second scientist to hold the… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Brahim Bahrir, a French convicted terrorist, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 47. Born in Mantes-la-Jolie in 1978, he was convicted of terrorist-related offences. In the early 2000s, he regularly travelled to Belgium and became close to… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Tatjana Ječmenica, a Serbian tennis player and former captain of the Serbia Fed Cup team, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 47. Ječmenica-Jevtić was a professional player who captured six singles and three doubles titles on the… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Sarla Maheshwari, an Indian journalist and news reader on DD National from 1976 to 2005, died on February 12, 2026. The available information identifies her as an Indian journalist and television news reader associated with DD National over nearly three… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
José Luis Russo, a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender, died on February 12, 2026. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he played for clubs in Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and Colombia. After retiring, Russo coached children in Valencia, Spain, and Miami,… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
Danny Hale, the Northern Irish footballer who played as a forward, died on February 12, 2026. Born Daniel Hale on 1 July 1941, he was a prolific goalscorer in the Irish League and the League of Ireland, becoming top scorer… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael Proctor, an American football player and quarterback in the Arena Football League, World League of American Football and Canadian Football League, died on February 11, 2026. Nicknamed "the General," he played college football for the Murray State Racers, where… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Abdul Mannan Khan, a Bangladeshi politician and former state minister of housing and public works, died on February 10, 2026, in Dhaka at the age of 73. Born on June 30, 1952, he was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Beresford Parlett, an English applied mathematician, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in London on July 4, 1932, he specialized in numerical analysis and scientific computation. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Sander Severino, a Filipino chess player and FIDE Master, died on February 7, 2026. Born on June 30, 1985, in Silay, Negros Occidental, he competed in the 2018 and 2022 Asian Para Games. Severino was crowned the first IPCA Online… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Adriano Lima, the Brazilian Paralympic swimmer, died on February 7, 2026, of bone cancer in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, at the age of 52. Born in Natal on June 21, 1973, he competed in international elite competitions and… · America · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Milon Kanti Dey, a Bangladeshi Jatra actor, director, writer and cultural activist, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on July 15, 1947, in Chhanhara, Bengal Province, British India, he was recognised for his work to… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Tommy McMillan, the Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen and Falkirk, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Paisley on June 26, 1944, he played as a central defender and began his career with Johnstone… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Stanley Zdonik, an American computer scientist and academic, died on February 5, 2026. He was 78. Zdonik specialized in database management systems and was a tenured professor of computer science at Brown University. Born in Boston, he lived in the… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael Opitz, a German footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Schalke 04, died on February 5, 2026. He made 158 Bundesliga appearances and 66 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for the club. Opitz was 63. · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Damian Ball, a British rugby league footballer and coach, died on February 5, 2026. Born on July 14, 1975, he played as a loose forward and could also operate at second row. Ball was captain at Halifax from 2006 and… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Ed Iskenderian, an American hot rodder and entrepreneur, died on February 4, 2026, at age 104. Known as Edward “Isky” Iskenderian, he was an Armenian-American hot rodder and businessman born on July 10, 1921, in Cutler, California. Raised in California… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Dame Carole Jordan, a British physicist, died on February 3, 2026, aged 84. She was Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow at Somerville College, Oxford. Jordan was president of the Royal Astronomical Society from… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
José Borba, a Brazilian politician, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 76. Born José Rodrigues Borba on July 14, 1949, in Mandaguari, Paraná, Brazil, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1995 to 2005. Borba was… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
Ivan Nikulin, a Russian politician, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Ivan Ivanovich Nikulin on July 10, 1936, in Bryansk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he was a member of the Communist Party of the… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026 · Iván
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a Libyan politician, died on February 3, 2026, at age 53. The second son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Safia Farkash, he was part of his father's inner circle and carried out public relations and diplomatic… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
Josefina Castellví, a Spanish oceanographer, died on February 2, 2026. She was also a biologist and writer. Castellví received her bachelor's degree in 1957 and a PhD in biological sciences at the University of Barcelona in 1969. She began working… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Józef Gąsienica-Sobczak, a Polish biathlete, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Kościelisko, Poland, on July 9, 1934, he competed at the 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Desmond Williams, the British architect who specialised in church architecture, died on January 31, 2026, aged 93. Desmond James Williams OBE was influenced by the Liturgical Movement and was among the most important architects of the Catholic Modernist movement in… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Wolfgang Pfeifer died on January 30, 2026. He was a German footballer who played for Einheit Dresden, Dynamo Dresden and the East Germany national team. · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
Larry Reed, an American shadow puppeteer, died on January 30, 2026, in San Francisco, California, at the age of 81. Born Charles Lawson Reed III in Los Angeles on June 21, 1944, he was one of the first Western artists… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
Robert G. Bottoms, an American higher education executive and the 18th president of DePauw University, died on January 27, 2026, at age 81. He served as president of the university from 1986 to June 30, 2008, and was later named… · 27 January 2026 · January 2026
John Dwyer, an Australian field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 97. John Phillip Dwyer was born on July 10, 1928, and died in… · 26 January 2026 · January 2026
Kikuo Arakawa, a Japanese medical scientist and internist, died on January 23, 2026. He specialized in hypertension and cardiovascular medicine and was a Professor Emeritus at Fukuoka University. Arakawa also served as the 12th President of the International Society of… · 23 January 2026 · January 2026
Ed Bernard, an American actor best known for his roles on Police Woman, The White Shadow and Hardcastle and McCormick, died on January 23, 2026, at the age of 86. Born Edward Bernard on July 4, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,… · 23 January 2026 · January 2026
Laura Adler, an American casting director known for her work on American Dreams, Dream On and My Boys, died on January 22, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. She was 65. Adler was born in New York on July 1, 1960.… · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Arthur Bankhurst, an American rheumatologist, died on January 18, 2026, at age 88. Arthur Dale Bankhurst was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 1937. He completed his undergraduate education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1958 and earned… · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Alan Geoffrey Woods, English Anglican priest and dean of Gibraltar from 2003 to 2008, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. Born on July 18, 1942, he was educated at Bristol Cathedral Choir School. After qualifying as an accountant, he… · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Clay Iles, an English tennis player and coach, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. A British player and LTA-licensed tennis coach, he also worked as a sports writer and tennis umpire. Iles competed at the Wimbledon Championships 12 times… · 15 January 2026 · January 2026
John Cunningham, an American actor known for roles in Titanic, Company and Mystic Pizza, died on January 6, 2026. Born in Auburn, New York, on June 22, 1932, he worked as an actor from 1951 to 2013. Cunningham joined the… · 06 January 2026 · January 2026
Jerry Bledsoe, an American author and journalist, died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Born in Danville, Virginia, on July 14, 1941, he was known for several true crime books based on murders in North Carolina, including Bitter Blood… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
Yuri Sudakov, a Russian boxer and boxing coach, died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 77. Born Yuri Evgenievich Sudakov on July 3, 1948, in Moscow, he competed at the 1976 USSR Boxing Championships, where he won the… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
Pedro Camus, a Spanish footballer and central defender who competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on December 29, 2025, at the age of 70. Pedro Camus Pérez was born on 13 June 1955. He played… · 29 December 2025 · December 2025
John Charlton Palin, a British sports shooter who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, died on December 29, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, on 16 July 1934, Palin represented Britain in… · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · Other
Marcia Rodd, an American actress, singer and director known for Little Murders, Shelter and Handle with Care, died on December 27, 2025, at age 87. Born in Lyons, Kansas, on July 8, 1938, she studied theatre at Northwestern University before… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
William Hillary Clarke, a Canadian chartered accountant, businessman and politician, died on December 26, 2025, at age 92. Clarke served as a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Toronto on July 5, 1933, he… · 26 December 2025 · December 2025
Ray Lynch, an American musician and songwriter known for "Celestial Soda Pop," died on December 22, 2025, in California at the age of 82 from complications from a fall. Born Raymond Augustus Lynch on July 3, 1943, in Salt Lake… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
Ike Schab, an American Navy sailor and World War II veteran, died on December 20, 2025, at age 105. Born Ira Schab in Chicago on July 4, 1920, he joined the United States Navy at 18. At age 21, he… · Japan · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · Other
Richard Barnes, the British singer and actor known for his work in pop music and television roles, died on December 19, 2025, aged 81. Born in Surrey in 1944, he began his professional music career with The Quiet Five, playing… · 19 December 2025 · December 2025
Richard Dimitri, an American actor and comedian known for When Things Were Rotten, Johnny Dangerously and The World's Greatest Lover, died on December 18, 2025, at age 83. Born in Yonkers, New York, he was best known for playing the… · 18 December 2025 · December 2025
Marita Lange, the German shot putter and 1968 Olympic silver medalist, died on December 12, 2025, after a prolonged illness. She was 82. Born in Halle, Prussia, Germany, on June 22, 1943, Lange represented East Germany and won the silver… · 12 December 2025 · December 2025
Robert Joseph Allen, an American basketball player who played for the San Francisco Warriors, died on December 9, 2025, at age 79. Allen played in the National Basketball Association during the 1968–69 season, appearing in 27 games for the Warriors… · 09 December 2025 · December 2025
Alice S. Whittemore, an American epidemiologist and biostatistician, died on December 2, 2025. She studied the effects of genetics and lifestyle on cancer after an earlier career as a pure mathematician focused on group theory. Whittemore was a professor of… · 02 December 2025 · December 2025
Ian Turnbull, a Canadian politician, died on November 21, 2025. Born in Winnipeg on July 1, 1935, he was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977 and served in Edward Schreyer’s cabinet from… · 21 November 2025 · November 2025
Robert Docter, an American educator and former member of the Los Angeles Board of Education, died on November 3, 2025, at age 97. He was a professor at California State University, Northridge, and served on the board during a tenure… · 03 November 2025 · November 2025
Herbert A. Donovan Jr., an American Episcopal cleric and administrator who served as bishop of Arkansas, died on November 2, 2025, at age 94. Born in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1931, Donovan served in several high-level posts in the… · 02 November 2025 · November 2025 · Other
DJ Dan, the American house music DJ and producer born Daniel Wherrett, died in March 2026 at the age of 57. Born in Olympia, Washington, in 1968 and raised in Lacey, Washington, he moved to Seattle in the late 1980s…