This page lists public figures whose cause of death was publicly reported as stroke. 16 obituaries link to obituary pages with biographical details and source information where available.
Peabo Bryson, the American singer and songwriter known for “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” died on June 2, 2026, at age…
Probal Dasgupta, an Indian linguist, Esperantist and former president of the Universal Esperanto Association, died on May 31, 2026. He was 72. Born in Kolkata on September 19, 1953, Dasgupta…
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, the Japanese rugby union player who represented his national team, died on May 29, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on February 15, 1943, in Mihama, Fukui,…
Jay Milder, an American painter, died on May 27, 2026, at 92. A figurative expressionist associated with the second generation of the New York School, he developed a body of…
Tom Kane, an American voice actor known for work in The Powerpuff Girls, Star Wars and The Wild Thornberrys, died May 18, 2026, of complications from a stroke. He was…
Abdelmadjid Meskoud, an Algerian chaabi singer, died on May 14, 2026, in Algiers of complications from a stroke. He was 73. Born in Algiers on March 31, 1953, Meskoud began…
Merle Bettenhausen, an American racing driver, died on April 29, 2026, at age 82 of complications from a stroke. Born June 9, 1943, in Tinley Park, Illinois, he was the…
Borislav Mihaylov, the Bulgarian football player and administrator who served twice as president of the Bulgarian Football Union, died on March 31, 2026, in Sofia, Bulgaria, from complications of a…
Marinella, the Greek singer known for "Dio Portes Echi i Zoi" and "Giati Fovase," died on March 28, 2026, from complications following a stroke. Born Kyriaki Papadopoulou in Thessaloniki on…
Calvin Tomkins, an American author and art critic for The New Yorker, died on March 20, 2026. He was 100. Born in Orange, New Jersey, on December 17, 1925, Tomkins…
Wayne Perkins, an American guitarist, died on March 15, 2026. Perkins, whose full name was David Wayne Perkins, was a rock and R&B guitarist, singer, songwriter and session musician born…
John A. Shaud, an American Air Force general who served as chief of staff of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe from 1988 to 1991, died on March 13, 2026,…
Hugh Winsor, a Canadian journalist with The Globe and Mail, died on March 13, 2026, after a stroke. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on April 18, 1938, he was…
Guyle Fielder, an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre known for his time with the Seattle Totems and in the Western Hockey League, died on February 21, 2026, at age…