Andrew Hacker American political scientist and academic dead at age 96
Andrew Hacker, an American political scientist and academic, died on April 21, 2026. He was 96 or 97. Hacker was a professor in the department of political science at Queens…
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Who died in April 2026? Over 700 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Hayat Al-Fahad Kuwaiti actress dead at age 78
Hayat Al-Fahad, a Kuwaiti actress, writer, broadcaster and producer known for Um Harun, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Sharq, Kuwait, she was active…
José Honório East Timorese politician, minister of higher education, science and culture dies
José Honório, an East Timorese politician and minister of higher education, science and culture, died on April 21, 2026. Also known as José Honório da Costa Pereira Jerónimo, he was…
Gopalrao Patil Indian politician, MP dead at age 94
Gopalrao Patil, an Indian politician and former Rajya Sabha member, died on April 21, 2026. He was 94. Patil was a Bharatiya Janata Party member and served as a member…
Dean Buntrock public figure dead at age 94
Dean Buntrock, an American waste service executive and co-founder of Waste Management, Inc., died on April 21, 2026. He was 94. Buntrock was best known for founding and leading Waste…
Robin Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 5th Baron Derwent dead at age 95, member of the House of Lords
Robin Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 5th Baron Derwent, a British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords from 1986 to 1999, died on April 21, 2026. Born on October 30, 1930,…
Elsie Kelly English actress dead at age 89
Elsie Kelly, an English actress known for Benidorm, The Famous Five and Crossroads, died on April 21, 2026, aged 89. Born in Dovecot, Liverpool, in 1936, she began her television…
Pavel Matuška Czech painter, cartoonist and humorist dead at age 82
Pavel Matuška died on April 21, 2026. He was a Czech painter, cartoonist and humorist. His work was associated with painting, cartooning and humor. Pavel Matuška [cs], 82, Czech painter,…
Tadeusz Cichocki dead at age 89, Histologist
Tadeusz Cichocki, a Polish histologist who served as rector of the Medical Academy in Kraków from 1987 until 1990, died on April 21, 2026. He was 89. Born in Będzin…
Ricardo de Pascual Mexican actor dead at age 85
Ricardo de Pascual, a Mexican actor and comedian known for roles in El Chavo del Ocho, Senda de gloria and Camaleones, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of…
Viktor Liashko Ukrainian politician, MP dead at age 90
Viktor Liashko died on April 21, 2026. He was a Ukrainian politician and served as a member of parliament from 1990 to 1994. Viktor Liashko [uk], 90, Ukrainian politician, MP…
Nikolai Romanov Russian politician, mayor of Saratov, traffic collision dead at age 76
Nikolai Romanov died on April 21, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was a Russian politician and served as mayor of Saratov from 2006 to 2007. The death was reported…
Monica Azuba Ntege Ugandan politician, minister of works and transport dead at age 66
Monica Azuba Ntege, a Ugandan politician and engineer who served as minister of works and transport from 2016 to 2019, died on April 21, 2026. Born in about 1954 in…
Sergei Stadler Russian violinist and conductor dead at age 63
Sergei Stadler, Russian violinist and conductor, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 63. He was born in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, on May 20, 1962. Stadler served…
Rita Mulier Belgian feminist author and economist dead at age 91
Rita Mulier, the Belgian feminist author and economist, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Kortrijk in 1934, she studied law and economics at Leuven…
Rim Giniyatullin Uzbek politician, minister of land reclamation and water management dead at age 82
Rim Giniyatullin, an Uzbek politician and former minister of land reclamation and water management, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 82. Born Rim Abdulovich Giniyatullin on September…
Wayne Moss American session guitarist and songwriter dead at age 88
Wayne Moss, an American session guitarist and songwriter, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on February 9, 1938, in Charleston, West Virginia, he was best…
Elisabeth Kirkby Australian actress, politician and radio broadcaster, New South Wales councillor d…
Elisabeth Kirkby, the Australian actress, politician and radio broadcaster known for Number 96, died on April 20, 2026, aged 105. Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1921, she began her…
David Wilcock American paranormal writer, suicide by gunshot dead at age 53
David Wilcock, an American paranormal writer and media personality, died on April 20, 2026, by suicide by gunshot. He was 53. Wilcock was born in Rotterdam, New York, on March…
Cynthia Shange South African model and actress dead at age 76
Cynthia Shange, a South African model and actress, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 76. She was the first Black South African to represent the country at…
Florian Schneeberger Austrian Olympic sailor, bus accident dead at age 55
Florian Schneeberger, an Austrian sailor who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, died on April 20, 2026, in a bus accident in Salzburg, Austria. He was 55. Schneeberger competed in…
Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton British meteorologist and life peer, member of the House of L…
Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton, a British meteorologist and life peer, died on April 20, 2026, aged 84. He was born in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, British India, on September…
Alan Osmond American singer dead at age 77
Alan Osmond, an American singer and musician best known as a member of The Osmonds, died on April 20, 2026. He was 77. Born Alan Ralph Osmond in Ogden, Utah,…
Lawrence Korb American attorney, assistant secretary of defense dead at age 86
Lawrence Korb, an American attorney and assistant secretary of defense from 1981 to 1985, died on April 20, 2026. He was 86. Korb was a senior fellow at the Center…
Ralph B. Guy Jr. American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Mich…
Ralph B. Guy Jr., an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,…
Luis Brandoni Argentine actor and politician, deputy, complications from a fall dead at age 86
Luis Brandoni, the Argentine actor and politician who served as a deputy from 1997 to 2001, died on April 20, 2026, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of complications from a fall.…
Kyriakos Sfetsas Greek composer dead at age 80
Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Amfilochia and raised in Lefkada, he first studied music at the Philharmonic Band and…
Thijs de Graauw Dutch astronomer dead at age 84
Thijs de Graauw, a Dutch astronomer, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Mattheus Wilhelmus Maria de Graauw in Kerkdriel on March 10, 1942, he studied…
Rod Martin public figure dead at age 72
Rod Martin, the American football linebacker who played for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, died on April 20, 2026. He was 72. Martin played for the Raiders from 1977…
Manfred Böckl German writer dead at age 77
Manfred Böckl, a German writer, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Landau an der Isar, Bavaria, on September 2, 1948, he wrote historical fiction…
Piero Dotti Italian footballer dead at age 86
Piero Dotti died on April 20, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Messina, Lazio, and Mirandolese. His career included time with those clubs, and his name is…
Li Daoyu Chinese diplomat, ambassador to the United States dead at age 93
Li Daoyu, a Chinese diplomat and former ambassador to the United States from 1993 to 1998, died on April 20, 2026. He was 93. Born in Hefei, Anhui province, China,…
Doug Martin American football player dead at age 68
Doug Martin, an American football player who played for the Minnesota Vikings, died on April 19, 2026. He was 68. Martin was born in Fairfield, California, on May 22, 1957.…
Adrienne Staples New Zealand politician, mayor of South Wairarapa and member of the Greater Welling…
Adrienne Staples, a New Zealand politician and former mayor of South Wairarapa, died on April 19, 2026, aged 69–70. Born in Featherston in 1956 or 1957, she served as mayor…
Primo Franchini Italian sport manager and road bicycle racer dead at age 84
Primo Franchini died on April 19, 2026. He was an Italian sport manager and road bicycle racer. No further details about his life or career were provided in the source…
Desmond Morris English zoologist, ethnologist and surrealist painter dead at age 98
Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethnologist and surrealist painter, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 98. Born Desmond John Morris in Purton, Wiltshire, on January 24, 1928, he…
Van Hammer public figure dead at age 66
Van Hammer, the American professional wrestler best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling, died on April 19, 2026. Born Mark Ty Hildreth on November 1, 1959, in Hebron,…
Vuokko Nurmesniemi Finnish textile designer dead at age 96
Vuokko Nurmesniemi, the Finnish textile designer known for her work at Marimekko, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 96. Born Vuokko Hillevi Lilian Eskolin in Helsinki on…
Jan Donkers Dutch journalist and radio presenter dead at age 82
Jan Donkers, a Dutch journalist and radio presenter, died on April 19, 2026. No other details were provided. Jan Donkers [nl], 82, Dutch journalist and radio presenter. Tags Journalists, 19…
Barbara Carr public figure dead at age 85
Barbara Carr, an American blues singer, died on April 19, 2026, at age 85. Born Barbara Jean Crosby on January 9, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri, she began singing in…
Phunchok Stobdan Indian diplomat, ambassador to Kyrgyzstan dead at age 67
Phunchok Stobdan, an Indian diplomat and former ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, died on April 19, 2026. He was 67. Stobdan served as India’s ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 2010 to 2012. He…
María Nieves Argentine tango dancer dead at age 91
María Nieves, an Argentine tango dancer and choreographer, died on April 19, 2026, at age 91. Born María Nieves Rego in Buenos Aires on September 6, 1934, she grew up…
George Ariyoshi American politician, lieutenant governor and governor of Hawaii dead at age 100
George Ariyoshi, the American politician who served as lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 1970 to 1974 and governor from 1974 to 1986, died on April 19, 2026, at the age…
Dave Mason English Hall of Fame musician and songwriter dead at age 79
Dave Mason, English Hall of Fame musician and songwriter known for Traffic and the songs "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright?", died on April 19, 2026, at the age…
Ben Bartlett British composer, lung cancer dead at age 61
Ben Bartlett died on April 19, 2026, of lung cancer. He was a British composer. Ben Bartlett, 61, British composer, lung cancer. Tags Musicians, 19 April 2026, Bartlett, Ben, Britain,…
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden German conductor, founder of the Tölzer Knabenchor dead at age 88
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, German conductor and founder of the Tölzer Knabenchor, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia, on June 19, 1937, he…
Ester Pajusoo Estonian actress dead at age 91
Ester Pajusoo, an Estonian actress, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Ester Lage on July 1, 1934, in Nõmme, Harju County, Estonia, she began an…
Gerardo Renault Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA, deputy dead at age 96
Gerardo Renault, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served in the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais from 1968 to 1978 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1978 to 1986,…
Driss Guiga Tunisian politician dead at age 101
Driss Guiga, a Tunisian politician, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 101. He served as Minister of Health, Minister of Education and later as Minister of the…
Dominique Douay French science fiction author dead at age 82
Dominique Douay, French science fiction author, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Romans-sur-Isère, France, on March 16, 1944, he studied law in Lyon and…
Oleksandr Polovkov public figure dead at age 46
Oleksandr Polovkov, a Ukrainian former professional football defender, died on April 19, 2026. He was 46. Polovkov played for different clubs in the Ukrainian Premier League. He last played for…
Viktor Zaidenberg Russian football manager dead at age 76
Viktor Zaidenberg died on April 19, 2026. He was a Russian football manager who worked with Dynamo Kirov, Khimik Dzerzhinsk and Nizhny Novgorod. No cause of death was given. Viktor…
Mukhtar Shakhanov Kazakh poet and politician, MP dead at age 83
Mukhtar Shakhanov, a Kazakh poet and politician who served as a member of parliament from 2004 to 2007, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on…
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,…
Aleksey Lelin Belarusian Olympic high jumper dead at age 48
Aleksey Lelin, a Belarusian Olympic high jumper, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 48. Born on November 27, 1977, he competed in the men's high jump at…
Chems-Eddine Chitour Algerian academic and politician, minister of higher education and scientific…
Chems-Eddine Chitour, Algerian academic and politician who served as minister of higher education and scientific research in 2020, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 81. He was…
Helen Nakimuli Ugandan politician, MP, complications from surgery dead at age 40
Helen Nakimuli, a Ugandan politician and legislator who served as the member of parliament for Kalangala District since 2021, died on April 19, 2026, from complications following surgery. She was…
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…
Georges Benrekassa dead at age 93, French historian and literary critic
Georges Benrekassa, the French historian and literary critic, died on April 19, 2026. He was 93. Born in Marseille in 1932, Benrekassa was a longtime professor at Paris Diderot University.…
Gianni Quillico Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director dead at age 79
Gianni Quillico died on April 19, 2026. He was an Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. His death was noted in brief announcements that identified his work in film,…
Dean Cooley American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives dead at age 92
Dean Cooley, an American politician and member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 92. He served in…
Lize van der Walt South African television personality, cancer dead at age 60
Lize van der Walt died on April 19, 2026, of cancer. She was a South African television personality known for Gladiators. The news of her death was reported with respect…
David Mena Israeli politician, lawyer, member of the Knesset dead at age 73
David Mena, an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Knesset from 1992 to 1996, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 73. Born…
Jan Krámek Czech politician, MP, senator, mayor of Prague-Zbraslav dead at age 80
Jan Krámek died on April 18, 2026. He was a Czech politician who served as an MP from 1993 to 1996, a senator from 1996 to 2000, and mayor of…
Dean Schwarz dead at age 88, ceramic artist, painter, writer, teacher, publisher, historian
Dean Schwarz, an American ceramic artist, died on April 18, 2026. Dean Lester Schwarz was also a painter, historian, writer, publisher and teacher, and he co-founded the South Bear School…
Juha Miettinen Finnish racing driver, racing incident dead at age 66
Juha Miettinen died on April 18, 2026, in a racing incident. He was a Finnish racing driver. No further details were provided about his career or personal life. Juha Miettinen,…
John Seymour American politician, senator dead at age 88
John Seymour, an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1991 to 1992, died on April 18, 2026, at age 88. Born in Chicago and…
Kenji Gokenya Japanese politician dead at age 87
Kenji Gokenya, a Japanese politician, died on April 18, 2026. Kenji Gokenya [ja], 87, Japanese politician. Tags Politicians, 18 April 2026, Gokenya, Japan, Kenji, 2026-04-18, April 18, April 2026
Karel Korytář Czech politician, MP, senator dead at age 76
Karel Korytář, a Czech politician and engineer, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 76. A member of the Czech Social Democratic Party, he served in the Senate…
Stanton Davis American jazz trumpeter dead at age 80
Stanton Davis, an American jazz trumpeter and educator, died on April 18, 2026, at age 80. Born Stanton Davis, Jr. in New Orleans on November 10, 1945, he studied at…
Wanlop Thaineua Thai politician, MP dead at age 81
Wanlop Thaineua, a Thai politician and former member of the House of Representatives, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 81. He served in the House from 2005…
Lai Cheng-ying Taiwanese cinematographer dead at age 94
Lai Cheng-ying, a Taiwanese cinematographer and film director, died on April 18, 2026. He was 94. Lai worked for Agriculture Education Motion Pictures before receiving further training in color filmmaking…
Sergio Cappelli Italian politician, senator dead at age 75
Sergio Cappelli, Italian politician and senator from 1992 to 1996, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Savona, Italy, on 12 September 1950, he was…
Oscar Andrade Brazilian politician, deputy, traffic collision dead at age 68
Oscar Andrade, a Brazilian politician and deputy from 1996 to 2003, died on April 18, 2026, in Brasília following a motorcycle accident. Born Oscar Ilton de Andrade on September 26,…
József Marosi Hungarian fencer, Olympic silver medallist dead at age 91
József Marosi died on April 18, 2026. He was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic silver medallist in 1956. His death was announced without additional details. József Marosi, 91, Hungarian fencer,…
Gordon Livsey public figure dead at age 79
Gordon Livsey died on April 18, 2026. Gordon Livsey, 79, English footballer (Wrexham, Chester, Hartlepool United). (death announced on this date) Tags Athletes, 18 April 2026, England, Gordon, Livsey, 2026-04-18,…
Txumari Alfaro Spanish naturopath and television presenter dead at age 73
Txumari Alfaro died on April 18, 2026. He was a Spanish naturopath and television presenter. Txumari Alfaro [es], 73, Spanish naturopath and television presenter. Tags Journalists, 18 April 2026, Alfaro,…
Edoardo Lualdi Gabardi Italian driver dead at age 94
Edoardo Lualdi Gabardi, an Italian driver, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Busto Arsizio on May 13, 1931, he was an Italian auto racer…
Rif Hutton American actor, brain cancer dead at age 63
Rif Hutton, an American actor known for roles in Doogie Howser, M.D., JAG and The Thirteenth Floor, died on April 18, 2026, at age 63. Hutton was perhaps best known…
Aldo Roy dead at age 84, Canadian Olympic weightlifter
Aldo Roy, a Canadian Olympic weightlifter, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Sudbury, Ontario, on March 22, 1942, he represented Canada in the men's…
Franz Stocker public figure dead at age 92
Franz Stocker, Austrian politician and former federal councillor, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 92. A member of the Austrian People's Party, he served in the Federal…
Nayato Fio Nuala Indonesian director dead at age 58
Nayato Fio Nuala, an Indonesian director, died on April 18, 2026. Nayato Fio Nuala [id], 58, Indonesian director. Tags Other, 18 April 2026, Indonesia, Nayato, Nuala, 2026-04-18, April 18, April…
Balbir Punj Indian journalist and politician, MP dead at age 76
Balbir Punj, an Indian journalist and politician who served as a member of Parliament from 2000 to 2006 and again from 2008 to 2014, died on April 18, 2026, aged…
John F. Boyle Jr. American convicted murderer dead at age 83
John F. Boyle Jr., an American convicted murderer, died on April 18, 2026. He was 83. Born in Philadelphia on May 1, 1943, Boyle, also known as Jack Boyle, was…
Stefanos Linaios Greek actor and politician, MP dead at age 97
Stefanos Linaios, Greek actor and politician who served as an MP from 1989 to 1990, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 97. He was known for his…
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…
Nathalie Baye French actress, Lewy body dementia dead at age 77
Nathalie Baye, the French actress known for Every Man for Himself, Strange Affair and Le Petit Lieutenant, died on April 17, 2026, at age 77. She died in Paris, France.…
Finnian Garbutt British actor, Skin cancer dead at age 28
Finnian Garbutt died on April 17, 2026, from skin cancer. He was a British actor known for his role in Hope Street. Finnian Garbutt, 28, British actor (Hope Street), Skin…
Beatriz de Moura Brazilian-born Spanish publisher and translator dead at age 86
Beatriz de Moura, a Brazilian-born Spanish publisher and translator, died on April 17, 2026. She was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1939, grew up in a family of diplomats…
Percy O’Driscoll dead at age 91, Canadian Anglican bishop
Percy O'Driscoll, the Canadian Anglican bishop who served as bishop of Huron from 1990 to 2000 and as metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario from 1993 to 2000, died…
Sergio Landucci Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy dead at age 88
Sergio Landucci died on April 17, 2026. He was an Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy. His work placed him within two closely connected fields of study, philosophy and its…
Joaquim Granger Portuguese Olympic gymnast dead at age 97
Joaquim Granger died on April 17, 2026. He was a Portuguese Olympic gymnast, having competed in 1952. Joaquim Granger, 97, Portuguese Olympic gymnast (1952). Tags Other, 17 April 2026, Granger,…
David McKinley American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives dead at age 79
David McKinley, the American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2023, died on April 17, 2026, at age 79. Born in…
Mariclare Costello American actress dead at age 90
Mariclare Costello, an American actress, died on April 17, 2026, at age 90. She was known for her roles in the cult horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" and…
John Hockridge American first assistant director, liver cancer dead at age 79
John Hockridge died on April 17, 2026, of liver cancer. He was an American first assistant director known for his work on "Ghost," "The Longest Yard" and "Get Smart." John…
Pierre Lefebvre French politician, senator dead at age 87
Pierre Lefebvre, the French politician and senator from 1997 to 2001, died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Escaudain on September 11, 1938, he worked…
Oscar Schmidt Brazilian basketball player dead at age 68
Oscar Schmidt, the Brazilian basketball player who played for SE Palmeiras, JuveCaserta and the national team, died on April 17, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 68.…