Who Died in January 2026?
Who died in January 2026? Over 1,000 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Ismael Ahmed
American labor leader
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Rita Smets
Belgian actress (De Kotmadam
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Carole Sabiston
English-born Canadian textile artist
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Nataša Bokal
Slovenian Olympic skier (1992
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Bernice Shedrick
American politician
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Barbara McNamara
American linguist
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
José Cuéllar
American anthropologist and musician
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Francesco Calogero
Italian physicist and peace activist
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Flavien Joseph Melki
Syrian Syriac Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Chuck Lefley
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
David Triesman, Baron Triesman
British politician and union leader
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Spiro Debarski
Bulgarian football player (Lokomotiv Sofia
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Woodie King Jr.
American theatre director
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fitim Makashi
Albanian actor (The Death of the Horse
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Karel Sláma
Czech entomologist
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fenwick Lawson
English sculptor
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fatih Ürek
Turkish singer and actor
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Pakistani-Kashmiri politician
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
X. J. Kennedy
American poet
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fathi Kameel
Kuwaiti footballer (Al-Tadamon
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Demond Wilson
American actor (Me and the Kid) and author
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Raghunatha Reddy Actor dead at age 82
Raghunatha Reddy, an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu-language films as a character artist,
died on January 31, 2026. He was 82. Active from 1991 to 2026, Reddy…
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez Lawyer, politician dead at age 62
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez, a Mexican politician and lawyer,
died on January 31, 2026. He was a member of the National Action Party (PAN) and served as municipal president of Mexicali,…
Kazuhiko Hasegawa Japanese film director dead at age 80
Kazuhiko Hasegawa, a Japanese film director and screenwriter,
died on January 31, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on January 5, 1946, he…
Paolo Cristoni Politician dead at age 81
Paolo Cristoni, an Italian socialist politician, public administrator and author,
died on January 31, 2026. Born in Castelfranco Emilia, Italy, on September 9, 1945, he began his political career in…
Normana Wight Artist dead at age 89
Normana Wight, an Australian artist best known as a painter and printmaker,
died on January 31, 2026, aged 89. Born on March 9, 1936, she studied painting at the Royal…
Burt Wolf Travels and Traditions TV series dead at age 87
Burt Wolf, an American journalist and writer,
died on January 31, 2026. Born Burton R. Wolf in New York City on September 28, 1938, he was also a businessman, chef…
Desmond Williams Ecclesiastical architect dead at age 93
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…
Gillian White British-born Swiss sculptor dead at age 86
Gillian White, the British-born Swiss sculptor,
died on January 31, 2026. Born in Orpington, Kent, on June 20, 1939, she lived and worked in Leibstadt, Switzerland. She studied at Saint…
Len Pavy Australian cricketer dead at age 89
Len Pavy, an Australian cricketer,
died on January 31, 2026, aged 89. Born Leonard Pavy in Boulder, Western Australia, he played seven first-class matches for Western Australia in 1954 and…
Joe Mulholland Managing Director of RTÉ Television dead at age 85
Joe Mulholland, the Irish television executive who served as managing director of RTÉ Television,
died on January 31, 2026, aged 85. Patrick Joseph Mulholland worked in a number of capacities…
Wally Maxwell Canadian ice hockey player dead at age 92
Wally Maxwell, a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs,
died on January 31, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Wallace David Maxwell on August…
Gerardo Taracena Pablo Acosta in Narcos: Mexico dead at age 55
Gerardo Taracena, a Mexican actor and dancer,
died on January 31, 2026, at age 55. Born in Mexico City on March 27, 1970, he worked in film, television and theater…
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…
Mingo Lewis
American percussionist and drummer (Santana
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Miklós Fenyő
Hungarian singer
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Parthenon Huxley
American musician (ELO Part II)
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Salim Sayyid Mengga
Indonesian military officer and politician
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Chet Raymo
American writer
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Henner Hofmann
Mexican cinematographer
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Alicja Kędzia
Polish doctor
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Maximilian Aichern
Austrian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Hernán Rodríguez
Chilean footballer
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Scott Laidlaw
American football player (Dallas Cowboys)
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Abdelhadi Belkhayat
Moroccan singer
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Florentina Filipovici
Romanian rower
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Raimonds Staprans
Latvian-American artist and playwright
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Paul Sample
British cartoonist and illustrator
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Diana Ferrus
South African writer
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Catherine O’Hara
Canadian-American actress (Schitt's Creek
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ian McDougall
Canadian jazz trombonist
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Allan Chapman
British science historian
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Gerald M. McCue
American architect
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Hilton Woods
American-Dutch Olympic swimmer
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
James Sallis
American writer
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Praski Vitti
Russian Chuvash artist
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
John H. Beyer
American architect
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Georghios Pikis
Cypriot judge
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ain-Elmar Kaasik
Estonian neurologist and neurosurgeon
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Arie van den Brand
Dutch politician (GroenLinks).
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Tal Berkovich
Israeli model and actress (Naor's Friends)
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ecaterina Roșianu Horsa
Romanian tennis player
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Robert W. Pratt
American jurist
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Mohammad-Hadi Abdekhodaei
Iranian Ayatollah
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Bruno Zorzi Australian footballer dead at age 88
Bruno Zorzi, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League,
died on January 30, 2026, aged 88. Bruno John Zorzi was born on December 10, 1937,…
Larry Reed American shadow puppeteer dead at age 81
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…
Wolfgang Pfeifer German footballer dead at age 90
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. Wolfgang Pfeifer (3 July 1935…
Mark Marquess American college baseball coach dead at age 78
Mark Edward Marquess, an American college baseball coach who led the Stanford Cardinal from 1977 to 2017,
died on January 30, 2026, at age 78. Born in Stockton, California, he…
Christa Lang German actress
Christa Lang, the German-American actress and screenwriter known for films including What’s Up, Doc?, Alphaville and The Big Red One,
died on January 30, 2026, at age 82. Born in…
Martin Bruns Swiss baritone and academic dead at age 65
Martin Bruns, a Swiss baritone and music lecturer,
died on January 30, 2026. Born in Weil am Rhein on November 25, 1960, he was a member of the Knabenkantorei Basel…
Arthur P. Dempster Dempster–Shafer theory, EM algorithm dead at age 96
Arthur P. Dempster, an American mathematician and professor emeritus in the Harvard University department of statistics,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on October 8,…
Yaw Brempong-Yeboah Politician dead at age 71
Yaw Brempong-Yeboah, a Ghanaian politician,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a member of the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana, representing…
Chip Berlet Study of right-wing movements and conspiracy theories dead 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…
Bruce Bentley Australian footballer dead at age 81
Bruce Bentley, an Australian footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL),
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 81. Bruce Edward Bentley was born…
Geraldine Barniville Irish squash and tennis player dead at age 83
Geraldine Barniville, an Irish squash and tennis player,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 83. A native of Birr in County Offaly, she came from a prominent…
John Heneghan Business owner dead at age 79
John Heneghan, an Irish Gaelic footballer and selector,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in 1946 in Ballymahon, County Longford, he played club football with…
H. Robert Reynolds American musician and conductor dead at age 91
H. Robert Reynolds, an American musician, conductor and academic,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 91. He was principal conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton…
Paul Deheuvels Probability, statistics dead at age 77
Paul Deheuvels, a French statistician and specialist in probability,
died on January 30, 2026. He was 77. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 11, 1948, Deheuvels was a professor of…
Linda S. Wilson
American academics
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Sentoryū Henri
American martial artist and sumo wrestler
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
René Backmann
French journalist and humanitarian
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Roland Huntford
British polar historian and biographer
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ji Han-jae
South Korean hapkido martial artist
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Alexei Simașchevici
Moldovan physicist
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Phyllis Papps
Australian librarian and activist
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Philippe Morillon
French general and politician
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Gordon L. Rottman
American author and military historian
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
João Canijo
Portuguese film director (Get a Life
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Huda Shaarawi
Syrian actress
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Philip G. Killey
American air force general
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Nigel Ogden
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains)
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness
Scottish politician
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Willie Allan
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Marco Bülow
German journalist and politician
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Günter Kilian
German Olympic water polo player (1968
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Michael McElroy
American scientist
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026