Bruno Betancor dead at age 22
Bruno Betancor, a Uruguayan footballer, died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 22 after suffering cardiorespiratory arrest. Born Bruno Emanuel Betancor Baeza in Montevideo on December 18, 2003,…
Famous People Who Died of Heart Disease
Obituaries for public figures whose deaths were linked to heart disease or cardiac events. Over 50 obituaries link to obituary pages with biographical details and source information where available.
Gianni Cazzola dead at age 88, Italian jazz drummer, heart attack
Gianni Cazzola, the Italian jazz drummer, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in San Giovanni in Persiceto on May 9, 1938, he became one of…
Cees Geel dead at age 61
Cees Geel, the Dutch actor known for his work in film, television and radio, died on July 14, 2026, at age 61. Born Cornelis Pieter Geel in Schagen on March…
K. Bhagyaraj dead at age 73
K. Bhagyaraj, the Indian film director and actor known for Andha 7 Naatkal and Mundhanai Mudichu, died on June 27, 2026. He was 73. Bhagyaraj, born Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj on January…
Qamar Ahmed dead at age 88
Qamar Ahmed, a Pakistani cricketer and journalist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 23, 1937, in Uttar Pradesh, he went on to represent…
Ece İrtem dead at age 35
Ece İrtem, a Turkish actress and opera singer, died on June 15, 2026, after suffering a heart attack. She was 35. Born in Sivas on June 14, 1991, İrtem graduated…
Craig Fennie dead at age 54
Craig Fennie, an American physicist and applied physicist, died on June 14, 2026. He was 54. Fennie was a professor in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell…
Gideon Konchellah dead
Gideon Konchellah died on June 13, 2026. He was a Kenyan politician who served as a member of parliament from 2003 to 2022. His death was reported as the result…
Vovô Anésio dead at age 88
Vovô Anésio died on June 13, 2026, after a cardiac arrest. He was a Brazilian YouTuber and digital influencer. News of his death marked the loss of a figure known…
Memiş Selciuc dead at age 47
Memiş Selciuc died on June 11, 2026, after a heart attack. He was a Romanian-Turkish saxophonist. Tags Other, 11 June 2026, Romania, Selciuc, Turkey, Heart Attack, June 11, June 2026,…
Reha Muhtar dead at age 66
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…
Jaba Dvali dead at age 41
Jaba Dvali, a Georgian footballer who played for Zestaponi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Sioni, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 41 after a heart attack. Born in Tbilisi…
Lyuben Dilov Jr. dead at age 61
Lyuben Dilov Jr., the Bulgarian writer, journalist and lawmaker, died on June 2, 2026, from complications of a heart attack. He was 61. Born in Sofia on November 19, 1964,…
BS Dhaliwal dead at age 78
BS Dhaliwal, an Indian Army general, died on May 31, 2026, following a heart attack. He served as Engineer-in-Chief at Army Headquarters from 2006 to 2007 and had a military…
B. S. Dhaliwal dead at age 78
B. S. Dhaliwal, an Indian Army general, died on May 31, 2026, after a heart attack was announced as the cause. Lieutenant General Dhaliwal served as Engineer-in-Chief at Army Headquarters…
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi dead at age 80, president, vice president, and minister of defense, heart at…
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, the Yemeni politician who served as president from 2012 to 2022, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 80. He had earlier been vice president…
S. L. Akshay dead at age 39
S. L. Akshay, an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Karnataka, died on May 24, 2026, of a heart attack. Born on April 30, 1987, in Shimoga, Karnataka, he made…
Arturo Herviz Reyes dead at age 71
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…
Abomé l’Éléphant dead at age 33
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…
Toshifumi Suzuki dead at age 93
Toshifumi Suzuki, a Japanese businessman and former CEO and president of 7-Eleven, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 93. Suzuki was a longtime executive who had been…
Dileep Raj dead at age 47, Indian actor, heart attack
Dileep Raj, an Indian actor, died on May 13, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 47. Known for his work in Kannada cinema and television, he appeared in films…
Mark Smythe dead, 53 New Zealand-born American composer, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Mark Smythe died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 53 from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He was a New Zealand-born American composer known for Daddy's Little Girl, Unfallen, and…
Ioan Isaiu dead at age 56
Ioan Isaiu, a Romanian actor, died on May 9, 2026, of a heart attack. Born in Hunedoara on August 25, 1969, he trained at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, where he…
Judith Barnard dead at age 94, American writer, heart failure
Judith Barnard, the American writer known as Judith Michael, died on May 6, 2026, of heart failure. She wrote under the name Judith Michael. Judith Barnard, 94, American writer (Judith…
John Sterling dead at age 87
John Sterling, the American sportscaster best known for his work with the New York Yankees, died on May 4, 2026, of heart failure. He was 87. Born John Sloss in…
Carlos Garaikoetxea dead at age 87
Carlos Garaikoetxea, the Spanish politician who served as lehendakari from 1979 to 1985, died on May 4, 2026, of a heart attack. He was born in Pamplona, Navarre, on June…
Stein Erik Hagen dead at age 69
Stein Erik Hagen, Norwegian businessman and founder of the Rimi discount store chain, died on May 4, 2026, after cardiac arrest. He was 69. Hagen was chairman of Orkla and…
Abdollah Movahed Iranian wrestler, Olympic champion, heart attack dead at age 86
Abdollah Movahed, the Iranian wrestler and 1968 Olympic champion, died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 86 of a heart attack. Movahed competed at the 1964, 1968 and…
Hirohiko Okano dead at age 101
Hirohiko Okano, a Japanese poet, died on April 24, 2026, at age 101. Born in Misugi, now part of Tsu in Mie Prefecture, on July 7, 1924, he published numerous…
Michael Eneramo Nigerian footballer, heart attack dead at age 40
Michael Eneramo, a Nigerian footballer who played for Espérance Tunis, Sivasspor and the national team, died on April 24, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 40. Eneramo was a…
Gurbux Singh Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion, heart attack dead at age 84
Gurbux Singh, the Indian field hockey player and 1964 Olympic champion, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 84, according to reports of a heart attack. Born in…
Donald Riegle American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and senator, cardiac…
Donald Riegle, an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1976 and in the Senate from 1976 to 1995, died on April 24, 2026,…
Patrick Muldoon American actor and film producer, heart attack dead at age 57
Patrick Muldoon, an American actor and film producer, died on April 19, 2026, at age 57 of a heart attack. He was known for his roles in Starship Troopers and…
Diaa Al-Awadi Egyptian doctor and influencer, heart attack dead at age 47
Diaa Al-Awadi died on April 19, 2026, of a heart attack. He was an Egyptian doctor and influencer. No further details about his life or work were provided. Diaa Al-Awadi,…
Zulmansyah Indonesian journalist, secretary general of the Indonesian Journalists Association, hear…
Zulmansyah died on April 18, 2026, after a heart attack. He was an Indonesian journalist and had served as secretary general of the Indonesian Journalists Association since 2023. His death…
Garret Anderson American baseball player, heart attack dead at age 53
Garret Anderson, an American baseball player who played for the Los Angeles Angels, died on April 16, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 53. Anderson played 17 seasons in…
Trish Crossin Australian politician, senator, heart attack dead at age 70
Trish Crossin, Australian politician and senator for the Northern Territory from 1998 to 2013, died on April 13, 2026, of a heart attack. Born Patricia Margaret Crossin in Melbourne on…
Takao Fujii Japanese politician, heart attack dead at age 83
Takao Fujii, a Japanese politician, died on April 13, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 83. Fujii was a former member of Japan’s House of Councillors in the Diet,…
Asha Bhosle Indian playback singer, cardiac arrest dead at age 92
Asha Bhosle, Indian playback singer, died on April 12, 2026, after cardiac arrest. She was 92. Bhosle was known for songs including "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko" and…
Sonam Wangchuk Indian army colonel, heart attack dead at age 61
Sonam Wangchuk, an Indian army colonel, died on April 10, 2026, of a heart attack. Sonam Wangchuk, 61, Indian army colonel, heart attack. Tags Other, 10 April 2026, India, Sonam,…
Tarun Ghosh Bangladeshi animation editor and art director, heart disease complicated by ashtma dead…
Tarun Ghosh, a Bangladeshi animation editor and art director, died on April 9, 2026, of heart disease complicated by asthma. He worked on Nirontor as an animation editor and on…
Alvin L Brazilian singer-songwriter, heart attack dead at age 67
Alvin L, a Brazilian singer-songwriter, died on April 5, 2026, of a heart attack. No further details were provided. Alvin L [pt], 67, Brazilian singer-songwriter, heart attack. Tags Musicians, 05…
Terry Schreiber American theater director, heart attack dead at age 89
Terry Schreiber, an American theater director, died on April 3, 2026, of a heart attack at the age of 89. Born in Winona, Minnesota, on March 7, 1937, he directed…
Javier López Marcano Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of Cantabria and three-time regio…
Javier López Marcano, a Spanish politician and member of the Parliament of Cantabria, died on April 2, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 71. A member of the Regionalist…
William Lukuvi Tanzanian politician and presidential adviser, MP and minister of lands, heart attac…
William Lukuvi, a Tanzanian politician and presidential adviser who served as a Member of Parliament from 2015 and as minister of lands from 2015 to 2022, died on March 25,…
David Sklansky American poker player and author, heart failure dead at age 78
David Sklansky, an American professional poker player and author, died on March 23, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada, of heart failure. He was 78. Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, on…
Madhumita Raut Indian Odissi classical dancer, cardiac arrest dead at age 59
Madhumita Raut, an Indian Odissi classical dancer, died on March 20, 2026, after cardiac arrest. She was the daughter of Mamta Khuntia and Mayadhar Raut, who contributed to the revival…
Shams Sumon Actor dead at age 59
Shams Sumon, a Bangladeshi actor, died on March 17, 2026, of a heart attack. Born in Rajshahi on March 2, 1967, he completed his graduation and post-graduation from Rajshahi University.…
Tamal Roy Chowdhury Indian actor
Tamal Roy Chowdhury, an Indian actor from West Bengal, died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 80 after cardiac arrest at his residence in South Kolkata while asleep.…
Reinaldo Aleluia Brazilian footballer
Reinaldo Aleluia, a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward, died on March 5, 2026, in Salvador at the age of 53 after cardiorespiratory arrest complicated by kidney disease. Reinaldo…
Phil Ryan American Texas Ranger, heart disease dead at age 80
Phil Ryan, the American Texas Ranger and three-term sheriff of Wise County, Texas, died on February 25, 2026, at age 80. Ryan entered law enforcement in 1966 as a police…
Angela Luce Italian actress
Angela Luce, the Italian actress and singer known professionally as Angela Luce, died on February 20, 2026, in Naples, Italy, at the age of 87. Born Angela Savino in Naples…
Joe Simon Indian film director, heart attack dead at age 78
S. M. Joe Simon, an Indian film director, actor, lyricist, and screenplay and story writer, died on February 12, 2026, of a heart attack. He was known for his work…
Kanbolat Görkem Arslan Actor dead at age 45
Kanbolat Görkem Arslan, a Turkish actor known for his role as Savcı Bey in Kuruluş: Osman, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 45. Born on November 4,…
Eddie Harty Irish Olympic equestrian dead at age 88
Eddie Harty, the Irish Olympic equestrian and National Hunt jockey who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dublin…
Lynn Bolles Anthropologist dead at age 76
Augusta Lynn Bolles, an American anthropologist, died on February 8, 2026. She was 76. Bolles was professor emerita of women’s studies and affiliate faculty in anthropology, African American studies, American…
Franco Nuovo Canadian journalist and television presenter dead at age 72
Franco Nuovo, a Canadian journalist and television presenter, died on February 8, 2026, in Montreal at the age of 72 from cardiac arrest. Born in Montreal on September 11, 1953,…
Léopoldine Tiézan Coffie 75–76 dead at age 75
Léopoldine Tiézan Coffie, an Ivorian politician of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA), died on February 7, 2026, in Abidjan at the age of 75.…
Sérgio Görgen Priest dead at age 72
Sérgio Görgen, a Brazilian politician, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 72. A member of the Workers' Party, he served in the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande…
Masaru Ikeda Japanese voice actor, heart attack dead at age 83
Masaru Ikeda, a Japanese actor and voice actor known for his work in Yatterman, Sakura Wars and One Piece, died on January 31, 2026, of a heart attack. Born in…
David Young American-British lawyer and academic, heart failure dead at age 89
David Reginald Young, an American-British lawyer and academic, died on December 24, 2025, in Oxford, England, at the age of 89. He served as a Special Assistant at the National…
Ivan R. Schwab American ophthalmologist, heart failure dead at age 77
Ivan R. Schwab, an American ophthalmologist and professor of ophthalmology at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, died on December 13, 2025. He completed his undergraduate degree at…
Kim Woo-nam South Korean politician, MP, heart attack dead at age 70
Kim Woo-nam, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on December 11, 2025, of a heart attack. He was 70. Born in Pyeongdae-ri, Jeju Island,…
Abdul Rashid Pakistani Olympic hurdler, heart attack dead at age 46
Abdul Rashid, a Pakistani Olympic hurdler, died on December 6, 2025, of a heart attack. Born in Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan, in 1979, he represented Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics…