Morley Robertson
Japanese-American musician · 31 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 31
Deaths Died in January 2026
Ismael Ahmed
American labor leader · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
Rita Smets
Belgian actress (De Kotmadam · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Carole Sabiston
English-born Canadian textile artist · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Nataša Bokal
Slovenian Olympic skier (1992 · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Francesco Calogero
Italian physicist and peace activist · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Flavien Joseph Melki
Syrian Syriac Catholic prelate · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Melki · Other
Chuck Lefley
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
David Triesman, Baron Triesman
British politician and union leader · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Triesman
Spiro Debarski
Bulgarian football player (Lokomotiv Sofia · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Woodie King Jr.
American theatre director · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
Fitim Makashi
Albanian actor (The Death of the Horse · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Karel Sláma
Czech entomologist · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Czech · Other
Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Pakistani-Kashmiri politician · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Chaudhry
Fathi Kameel
Kuwaiti footballer (Al-Tadamon · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Demond Wilson
American actor (Me and the Kid) and author · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
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 1973 and served as mayor of Castelfranco Emilia from 1973… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
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 Melbourne Institute of Technology from 1954 to 1957 and later… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
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 and television producer. He was the host and author of… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Desmond Williams (architect) 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 the most important architects of the Catholic Modernist movement in… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Gillian White (sculptor) 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 Martin's School of Art and the Central School of Art… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
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 1955. A middle-order batsman, he made his first-class debut for… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Joe Mulholland (managing director) 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 with national broadcaster RTÉ, including as managing director of RTÉ… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
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 24, 1933, in Ottawa, Ontario, he played two games in… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
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 from 1994 to 2026. He was known for roles in… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
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 Tokyo on September 27, 1942, he was active from 1963… · 31 January 2026 · January 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 was known for his metallic voice. Born in Krishna District… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
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, Baja California, from 2016 to 2019. At the time of… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
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 began his career in film at Nikkatsu in the early… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Mingo Lewis
American percussionist and drummer (Santana · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Parthenon Huxley
American musician (ELO Part II) · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Salim Sayyid Mengga
Indonesian military officer and politician · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Mengga
Henner Hofmann
Mexican cinematographer · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
Maximilian Aichern
Austrian Roman Catholic prelate · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
Scott Laidlaw
American football player (Dallas Cowboys) · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29
Abdelhadi Belkhayat
Moroccan singer · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29
Allan Chapman
British science historian · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29
Catherine O’Hara
Canadian-American actress (Schitt's Creek · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · O'Hara
Ian McDougall
Canadian jazz trombonist · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Musicians
Gerald M. McCue
American architect · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · McCue · Other
Hilton Woods
American-Dutch Olympic swimmer · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Dutch
Praski Vitti
Russian Chuvash artist · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29
John H. Beyer
American architect · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Beyer · Other
Georghios Pikis
Cypriot judge · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29
Ain-Elmar Kaasik
Estonian neurologist and neurosurgeon · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Other
Arie van den Brand
Dutch politician (GroenLinks). · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Brand · Dutch
Tal Berkovich
Israeli model and actress (Naor's Friends) · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29
Mohammad-Hadi Abdekhodaei
Iranian Ayatollah · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Other
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 on September 9, 1944, and was the son of Perce… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
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 legal family, the Houlihans of the D.A. Houlihan law firm.… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
John Heneghan (Gaelic footballer) 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 Ballymahon and Naomh Mhuire and represented the Longford senior football… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
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 School of Music at the University of Southern California, where… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
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 mathematics at Pierre-et-Marie Curie University in Paris from 1974 to… · 30 January 2026 · January 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, and played with Fitzroy between 1957 and 1958 before receiving… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
Larry Reed (puppeteer) 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 21, 1944, he was one of the first Western artists… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
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. · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
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 graduated from Stagg High School in Stockton in 1965 and… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
Christa Lang German actress (What’s Up dead at age 82
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 Winterberg on December 23, 1943, she moved to France at… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
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 during his school years. He studied violin at the City… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
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, 1929, he was one of four faculty members composing the… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
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 the Atiwa West constituency in the Eastern Region. Born on… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
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 a research analyst, photojournalist, scholar and activist focused on extreme… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
Sentoryū Henri
American martial artist and sumo wrestler · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Artists
Kai Budde
German Hall of Fame professional Magic: The Gathering player · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29
René Backmann
French journalist and humanitarian · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · French
Roland Huntford
British polar historian and biographer · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29
Ji Han-jae
South Korean hapkido martial artist · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Artists
Phyllis Papps
Australian librarian and activist · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Other
Philippe Morillon
French general and politician · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · French
Gordon L. Rottman
American author and military historian · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Rottman
João Canijo
Portuguese film director (Get a Life · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28 · Other
Philip G. Killey
American air force general · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28 · Killey · Other
Nigel Ogden
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains) · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28
Willie Allan
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28
Günter Kilian
German Olympic water polo player (1968 · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28