David Judge died at age 75
David Judge, a British political scientist and writer, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 75 from oesophageal cancer. He was based at the University of Strathclyde, where…
Famous People Who Died of Cancer
Obituaries for public figures whose cause of death was publicly reported as cancer. Over 200 obituaries link to obituary pages with biographical details and source information where available.
Béatrice Ardisson death at age 62
Béatrice Ardisson, a French composer, died on February 18, 2026, at the age of 62. Born Béatrice Loustalan in Auch, France, on July 26, 1963, she produced a variety of…
Obituary: Pravina Deshpande, dead at age 60
Pravina Deshpande, an Indian actress, died on February 17, 2026, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, at the age of 60 from blood cancer. She worked mainly in Marathi and Hindi films…
Shinya Japanese dead at age 56
Shinya Yamada, the Japanese musician best known as the drummer of Luna Sea, died on February 17, 2026, at age 56 of cancer. Born in Hadano, Kanagawa, on January 13,…
Benny Indra Ardhianto dies at 33
Benny Indra Ardhianto, an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as vice regent of Klaten, died on February 7, 2026, in Semarang, Central Java, at the age of 33 after…
Adriano Lima dead at age 52
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…
Fred Smith dies at age 77
Fred Smith, the American bassist best known for his work with the rock band Television, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 77. Born Fredrick Edward Lefkowitz in…
Chip Berlet passes away at age 76
Chip Berlet, an American investigative journalist and author, died on January 30, 2026, of leukemia. Born John Foster Berlet on November 22, 1949, he was known for his work as…
Scott Adams passes away at age 68
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip, died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and…
Murat Bisenbin dead at age 53
Murat Bisenbin died on January 8, 2026. He was a Kazakh actor. Murat Bolatūly Bisembin (Kazakh: Мұрат Болатұлы Бисенбин; 1972 – 8 January 2026) was a Kazakh actor. He died…
David E. Mitchell dies at 75
David E. Mitchell, an American medical activist and founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs Now, died on January 2, 2026. Mitchell, also known as David Emerson Mitchell, was an American…
Paul McCullagh Jr. obituary: died at age 25
Paul McCullagh Jr., a Northern Irish boxer, died on January 1, 2026, from bone cancer. Born in Belfast in 2000, he was nicknamed The Irish Drago. He turned professional in…
Saber Eid passed away at age 66
Saber Eid, an Egyptian football player who played for Ghazl El Mahalla and the national team, died on December 29, 2025. He was born on May 1, 1959, and played…
Richard Meier, died aged 55
Richard Meier, an English poet, died on December 17, 2025, of lung cancer in East Finchley, London, at the age of 55. Born in Great Bookham, Surrey, in 1970, he…
Death of Eugene Hughes at age 67
Eugene "Nudie" Hughes, an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Monaghan county team, died on November 3, 2025, aged 67. Born in County Monaghan in 1957 or 1958, Hughes…
Enrique Cancer passes away at age 90
Spanish judge and academic Died on Thursday May 15th 2025