Who Died in January 2026?
Who died in January 2026? Over 1,000 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Death of Ismael Ahmed at age 79
American labor leader Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Rita Smets passed away at age 96
Belgian actress (De Kotmadam Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Carole Sabiston dies at age 86
English-born Canadian textile artist Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Nataša Bokal, died aged 58
Slovenian Olympic skier (1992 Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Bernice Shedrick obituary: died at age 85
American politician Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Barbara McNamara obituary: died at age 83
American linguist Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
José Cuéllar death at age 85
American anthropologist and musician Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Francesco Calogero died at age 90
Italian physicist and peace activist Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Flavien Joseph dies at 94
Syrian Syriac Catholic prelate Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Chuck Lefley passes away at age 76
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
David Triesman, dies at 82
British politician and union leader Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Spiro Debarski at age 92
Bulgarian football player (Lokomotiv Sofia Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Obituary: Woodie King, dead at age 88
American theatre director Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fitim Makashi has died at age 81
Albanian actor (The Death of the Horse Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Karel Sláma obituary: died at age 91
Czech entomologist Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Obituary: Fenwick Lawson, dead at age 93
English sculptor Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Fatih Ürek at age 59
Turkish singer and actor Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Sultan Mehmood, died aged 71
Pakistani-Kashmiri politician Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
X. J., died aged 96
American poet Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fathi Kameel passes away at age 70
Kuwaiti footballer (Al-Tadamon Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Demond Wilson, died aged 79
American actor (Me and the Kid) and author Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Paolo Cristoni passed away 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…
Obituary: Normana Wight, 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, died aged 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 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 death 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…
Obituary: Len Pavy, 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 died 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 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 dies 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, died aged 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…
Raghunatha Reddy died 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 dies 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,…
Death of Kazuhiko Hasegawa 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…
Death of Mingo Lewis at age 72
American percussionist and drummer (Santana Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Miklós Fenyő, died aged 78
Hungarian singer Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Parthenon Huxley death at age 70
American musician (ELO Part II) Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Salim Sayyid death at age 74
Indonesian military officer and politician Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Chet Raymo dead at age 89
American writer Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Henner Hofmann has died at age 75
Mexican cinematographer Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Alicja Kędzia at age 84
Polish doctor Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Maximilian Aichern obituary: died at age 93
Austrian Roman Catholic prelate Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Hernán Rodríguez dead at age 92
Chilean footballer Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Scott Laidlaw dies at 72
American football player (Dallas Cowboys) Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Death of Abdelhadi Belkhayat at age 85
Moroccan singer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Florentina Filipovici obituary: died at age 32
Romanian rower Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Raimonds Staprans has died at age 99
Latvian-American artist and playwright Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Death of Paul Sample at age 78
British cartoonist and illustrator Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Diana Ferrus died at age 72
South African writer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Allan Chapman death at age 79
British science historian Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Obituary: Catherine O’Hara, dead at age 71
Canadian-American actress (Schitt's Creek Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ian McDougall obituary: died at age 87
Canadian jazz trombonist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Gerald M. passed away at age 97
American architect Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Hilton Woods died at age 57
American-Dutch Olympic swimmer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
James Sallis dead at age 81
American writer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Praski Vitti dies at age 89
Russian Chuvash artist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
John H., died aged 92
American architect Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Georghios Pikis dies at age 87
Cypriot judge Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ain-Elmar Kaasik dies at age 91
Estonian neurologist and neurosurgeon Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Death of Arie van at age 74
Dutch politician (GroenLinks). Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Tal Berkovich passed away at age 41
Israeli model and actress (Naor's Friends) Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Obituary: Ecaterina Roșianu, dead at age 89
Romanian tennis player Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Robert W. death at age 78
American jurist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Obituary: Mohammad-Hadi Abdekhodaei, dead at age 87
Iranian Ayatollah Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Death of Bruce Bentley 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…
Obituary: Geraldine Barniville, 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 has died 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 died 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 died 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…
Bruno Zorzi died 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, died aged 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 died 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 has died 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 has died 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…
Martin Bruns died 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, died aged 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 dies 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 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…
Linda S., died aged 89
American academics Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Sentoryū Henri has died at age 56
American martial artist and sumo wrestler Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Kai Budde dies at 46
German Hall of Fame professional Magic: The Gathering player Died on Friday January 30th 2026
René Backmann dead at age 81
French journalist and humanitarian Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Roland Huntford, died aged 98
British polar historian and biographer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ji Han-jae dies at 89
South Korean hapkido martial artist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Alexei Simașchevici obituary: died at age 96
Moldovan physicist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Phyllis Papps dead at age 81
Australian librarian and activist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Philippe Morillon obituary: died at age 90
French general and politician Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Gordon L. died at age 78
American author and military historian Died on Friday January 30th 2026
João Canijo died at age 68
Portuguese film director (Get a Life Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Obituary: Huda Shaarawi, dead at age 87
Syrian actress Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Philip G., died aged 84
American air force general Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Nigel Ogden obituary: died at age 71
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Jim Wallace, passes away at age 71
Scottish politician Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Willie Allan dies at 83
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Marco Bülow has died at age 54
German journalist and politician Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Ági Voith dies at 81
Hungarian actress Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Death of Günter Kilian at age 75
German Olympic water polo player (1968 Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Michael McElroy dead at age 86
American scientist Died on Thursday January 29th 2026