Deaths Died in January 2026
Ad van Kempen
Dutch actor (1-900 · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Kempen · Dutch
Anatoly Yevtushenko
Russian handball coach · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Arthur Stockwin British political scientist dead at age 90
Arthur Stockwin, a British political scientist who specialised in the politics and foreign policy of Japan, died on January 7, 2026. Born in Birmingham on November 28, 1935, he studied philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford and… · Australia · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
Raj Kumar Pathria Statistical Mechanics 1972 dead at age 92
Raj Kumar Pathria, an Indian-American physicist and Urdu poet, died on January 7, 2026, at the age of 92. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo and was known for his work on statistical mechanics, including… · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
Willie Knox public figure dead at age 88
Willie Knox, the Scottish football player and manager, died on January 7, 2026. Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, on September 9, 1937, he played as a wing half for Raith Rovers, Forfar Athletic and Barrow. He began his senior career with… · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
Killing of Renée Good American poet and writer, shot dead at age 37
Renée Nicole Macklin Good, an American poet and writer, was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. She was 37. According to reports, Good was in her car, stopped sideways in the street, when United States Immigration and… · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
Nihal Seneviratne
Sri Lankan civil servant · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Raffaele Nogaro
Italian Roman Catholic prelate · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Claude Pivi
Guinean military officer · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Aldrich Ames
American former counterintelligence officer (CIA) and convicted spy · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Michael Reagan
American political commentator · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Jawann Oldham
American basketball player (Chicago Bulls · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
John Langdon
American typographer and graphic designer · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other
Oscar Lofton
American football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Southeastern Louisiana Lions) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Alex Felipe
Brazilian futsal player (Sporting CP · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Sidney Kibrick
American actor (Our Gang) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Mike Embro
Canadian drummer (Razor) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Robert Vicot
French footballer and manager (Toulon · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · French
Steve Sheetz
American convenience store operator · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other
Baghir Suleimanov
Azerbaijani petroleum scientist · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
John Cunningham (actor) Actor dead at age 93
John Cunningham, an American actor known for roles in Titanic, Company and Mystic Pizza, died on January 6, 2026. Born in Auburn, New York, on June 22, 1932, he worked as an actor from 1951 to 2013. Cunningham joined the… · 06 January 2026 · January 2026
Robert Goebbels
Luxembourgish politician · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Béla Tarr
Hungarian filmmaker (Sátántangó · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other
Paolo Gillet
Italian Roman Catholic prelate · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other
Germaine Cousin-Zermatten
Swiss herbalist · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other · Swiss
Baghir A. Suleimanov
Azerbaijani academic · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · Suleimanov · January 5
Suresh Kalmadi
Indian politician and sports administrator · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Bonifacio Ávila
Colombian Olympic boxer (1972) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Avila
Jim Willis
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Anna Kurek
Polish nurse and Warsaw Uprising participant · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other
Manuel Fernández Ilarraza
85. Spanish gynecologist and politician · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Ilarraza
Saeid Pirdoost
- · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other
Con Pederson
American visual effects artist (2001: A Space Odyssey) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Nalani Kanakaʻole
American kumu hula · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other
Andrew Bodnar
English bass guitarist (The Rumour) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
José Mingorance
Spanish football player (Espanyol · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Maulana Fazl-ur-Raheem Ashrafi
Pakistani Islamic scholar · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Ashrafi · Other
Elsje de Wijn
Dutch actress and singer · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Dutch · Wijn
Mary White
Irish businesswoman and politician · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Bob Pulford
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Jim Dennison
American football coach (Akron Zips · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Frank Dunlop
British theatre director · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Induratana Paribatra
Thai royal · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Bobby Holmes
Scottish footballer (St Mirren) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
David Branch
Canadian ice hockey administrator. Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League (1979-2024) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Miloslav Masopust
Czech general · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Czech · Other
Miklós Dudás
Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist (2012) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Mike Wilson
British kart racer · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Saghar Etemadi
Iranian female protester. shot in the face by Islamic Republic security forces at the 2025–2026 Iranian protests · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
John Meredith
English footballer (Doncaster Rovers · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Marian Diamond (actress) Actress dead at age 89
Marian Diamond, the English actress known for her work in film, television and radio, died on January 5, 2026, aged 89. Born Marion Diamond in London on December 17, 1936, she worked for the BBC for many years and was… · 05 January 2026 · January 2026
Herbert Beck (historian) German art historian dead at age 84
Herbert Beck, a German art historian and museum director, died on January 5, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as director of the Liebieghaus and the Städel. Beck was born on April 30, 1941. · 05 January 2026 · January 2026
Mike Wilson (kart racer) British kart racer, six-time world champion dead at age 66
Mike Wilson, the British kart racer and six-time world champion, died on January 5, 2026. Michael Wilson was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, on April 27, 1959. His international career began in 1977 with the Zip kart team in Europe.… · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
2025–2026 Iranian protests Iranian protester, shot dead at age 18
The 2025–2026 Iranian protests, an Iranian protester, was shot and died on January 5, 2026. The protests were a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on December 28, 2025, amid a deepening economic crisis. They… · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Miklós Dudás (canoeist) Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist, world champion dead at age 34
Miklós Dudás, a Hungarian sprint canoeist and 2012 Olympic competitor, died on January 5, 2026, at the age of 34. Born in Budapest on April 16, 1991, he represented Hungary in the men's K-1 200 metres at the 2012 Summer… · 05 January 2026 · January 2026
Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo
Colombian Roman Catholic prelate · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Jaramillo · Other
Jenny Collins
British radio presenter (BBC Radio Merseyside) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
Italian defense industry executive · 04 January 2026 · Guarguaglini · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Wang Zheng
Chinese vice admiral · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Hushang Ansary
Iranian-American diplomat and politician · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Jon Korkes
American actor (Oz · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Ahn Sung-ki
South Korean actor (Silmido · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Calbo
French rapper (Ärsenik) · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · French
Peter-Lukas Graf
Swiss flautist · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other · Swiss
Alan Baker
English footballer (Aston Villa) · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Edith Renfrow Smith
American supercentenarian · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other · Smith
Ali Abu al-Ragheb
Jordanian politician · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · al-Ragheb · January 3
Dastagir Hossain Nira
Bangladeshi footballer (Dhaka Abahani · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Nira
Gerry Gable
British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight) · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Pa O’Dwyer
Irish strongman · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · O'Dwyer · Other
Miloslav Fiala
Czech Roman Catholic priest and premonstratensian · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Czech · Other
Milorad Kosanović
Serbian footballer and manager · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3
Graham McCamley
Australian cattle barron · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · Other
Donald C. Rogers Sound engineer dead at age 94
Donald C. Rogers, an American sound engineer known for his work on Rocky, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Shawshank Redemption, died on January 4, 2026, at age 94. Rogers, also known as “The Godfather of Modern Picture Sound,”… · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other