Madjoulba Batocfetou
Togolese agronomic engineer · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Other
Deaths Died in January 2026
Frédéric Cerdal
French actor and stage director · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · French
Jenny Plocki
French left-wing and women's rights activist · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · French · Other
Seydou Madani Sy
Senegalese jurist and politician · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Hans Herrmann
German racing driver (Formula One). · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Other
Tony Dennis
Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Vincenzo Zarri
Italian Roman Catholic prelate · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Other
Astrid Roemer
Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacher · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Dutch
Andrzej Bogusławski
Polish philologist and semantist · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Other
Christos Politis
83 · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Other
Heber Jentzsch
American Church of Scientology executive (death announced on this date) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Other
Ted Nichols Composer dead at age 97
Ted Nichols, an American composer, conductor and arranger best known for his work on Hanna-Barbera productions including The Flintstones and Jonny Quest, died on January 9, 2026, at age 97. Born Theodore Nicholas Sflotsos on October 2, 1928, in Missoula,… · 09 January 2026 · January 2026
Philip Long American Olympic swimmer dead at age 77
Philip Long, an American competition swimmer who represented the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on January 9, 2026. Born in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 1948, he competed in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Mexico City Games… · 09 January 2026 · January 2026
Heloísa de Carvalho
Brazilian writer and left-wing activist · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Carvalho
Antonino Mangano
Italian marathon and middle-distance running athlete · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Beatriz de Lenclós
Spanish dancer · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Lenclós · Other
Philippe Junot
French venture capitalist and property developer · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · French · Other
Khawlhring Lalremruata
Indian cricketer (Mizoram) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Randy McMillan
American football player (Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Madalitso Kazombo
Malawian politician · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Jack McGregor
American politician and sports team owner · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Murat Bisembin
Kazakh actor · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Raffaella Bragazzi
Italian television presenter and radio personality · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
Fazl-ur-Raheem Ashrafi
Pakistani Islamic scholar · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Other
James Bernard
American music journalist and magazine editor (The Source · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
Bernard Lemoux
French businessman · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · French · Other
Domenico Graziani
Italian Roman Catholic prelate · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Other
Rolf Riehm
German composer (Sirenen – Bilder des Begehrens und des Vernichtens) · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
Ángel Coerezza
Argentine football referee (AFA) · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · Argentine · January 7 · Other
Miroslav Stárek
Czech footballer (AC Sparta Prague · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Czech
Hiroya Ebina
Japanese politician · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
Howard Riley (footballer) English footballer dead at age 87
Howard Riley, an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Walsall and Barrow, died on January 8, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on 18 August 1938, he made Football League appearances for the three clubs during his career. · 08 January 2026 · January 2026
Ian Fraser (Canadian Army officer) Canadian army colonel and military event organiser dead at age 93
Colonel Ian Simon Fraser, a Canadian army officer and military event organiser, died on January 8, 2026. Born in Nova Scotia on September 23, 1932, he served in the Canadian Army and Canadian Forces from 1952 to 1983, retiring with… · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Murat Bisenbin Kazakh actor, cancer dead at age 53
Murat Bisenbin died on January 8, 2026. He was a Kazakh actor. · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · Cancer
Sidney de Jong
Dutch Olympic baseball player (2004 · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Dutch · Jong
Jean-Max Causse
French actor (I Stand Alone) · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · French
Terry Yorath
Welsh football player (Leeds United · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Welsh
Hiroshi Nakamura
Japanese artist · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
Madhav Gadgil
Indian ecologist · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Other
Dick Dull
American athletic director (Maryland Terrapins) · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Other
Renee Nicole Good
American poet and writer · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Renée · Good
Glenn Hall
Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
Bruce Hammock
American entomologist · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Other
Renee Good
American woman · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other · Renée
Jerry Thomas
American baseball player (Minnesota Golden Gophers) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Jim McBride
American country music songwriter · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Elle Simone
American chef and food stylist · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Andy Friendly
American television producer (Entertainment Tonight) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Tony Field
English football player (Blackburn Rovers · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Francis Grant,
British marine · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Anne-Claire Goulon
French businesswoman · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · French · Other
Billy Truax
American football player (Los Angeles Rams · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Camilo Isaac Chavarría
26-27 · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · Chavarría · January 6 · Other
Forest Able
American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Nick Eddy
American football player (Detroit Lions) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Odette Bergoffen
French resistance fighter · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · French · Other
Martin Chivers
English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Athol Webb
Australian rules footballer (Melbourne) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Elbert Kimbrough
American football player (San Francisco 49ers · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Céline Bellot
Canadian criminologist and academic · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Jiří Witzany
Czech academic and former rector of ČVUT (2000–2006) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Czech