Margaret Hamilton dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, an American computer scientist and software engineer, died September 30, 2026, aged 90. Born Margaret Elaine Heafield in Paoli, Indiana, she became a central figure in the development…
Who Died in September 2026?
Who died in September 2026? Over 800 obituaries from that month — notable deaths, news, info and memorial pages.
Omar Boutmazought dead at age 62
Omar Boutmazought, a Moroccan singer, died on September 30, 2026, aged 62. He sang in Amazigh and was among the most prominent figures to shape Amazigh music over several decades.…
Obituary: Jérôme Bignon, dead at age 77
Jérôme Bignon, a French politician and senator, died on September 30, 2026, aged 77. A member of the Union for a Popular Movement, he represented the Somme department in French…
Wicknell Chivayo obituary: died at age 43
Wicknell Chivayo, a Zimbabwean businessman, died on September 30, 2026, aged 43. Known also as Sir Wicknell, he was the founder and managing director of Intratrek Zimbabwe (Private) Limited. Chivayo…
Andrea Kdolsky dies at age 63
Andrea Kdolsky, the Austrian politician and former health minister, died on September 30, 2026, aged 63. Born Andrea Pelucha on November 2, 1962, in Vienna, she grew up in the…
Scott Froschauer obituary: died at age 57
Scott Froschauer, an American artist, sculptor and key grip, died on September 30, 2026, aged 57. He was known for public art installations that altered traditional traffic signs to convey…
Gabino Palomares obituary: died at age 76
Gabino Palomares, the Mexican singer-songwriter and political activist, died on September 30, 2026, at age 76. Born in Comonfort, Guanajuato, he became one of the leading figures of the nueva…
Obituary: Gabriel Serville, dead at age 67
Gabriel Serville, the French Guianan politician who served as president of the Assembly of French Guiana, died on September 30, 2026, aged 67. Born in Cayenne on September 27, 1959,…
Obituary: Josef Buchner, dead at age 84
Josef Buchner, the Austrian politician who served as mayor of Steyregg, died on September 30, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hagenberg im Mühlkreis on March 2, 1942, he was associated…
Adrian Rurawhe dies at age 64
Adrian Rurawhe, a New Zealand politician and Labour Party MP from 2014 to 2026, died on September 30, 2026, aged 64. Also known as Adrian Paki Rurawhe, he served as…
Keith B. McMullin died at age 85
Keith B. McMullin, an American Latter-Day Saint operating executive who served as chief executive of Deseret Management Corporation from 2012 to 2023, died on September 30, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Ramón Luis Rivera passed away at age 97
Ramón Luis Rivera, the Puerto Rican politician who served as mayor of Bayamón from 1977 to 2001, died on September 30, 2026, at age 97. A native of Aguas Buenas,…
Obituary: Janice Laking, dead at age 96
Janice Laking, the Canadian politician who served as mayor of Barrie, died on September 30, 2026, aged 96. Known also by her married name and born Janice McCuaig, she was…
Dame Esther Rantzen passed away at age 86
Dame Esther Rantzen, the British journalist and television presenter best known for hosting the BBC’s That's Life!, died on September 30, 2026, aged 86, after a period with lung cancer.…
Eddie Belmonte passed away at age 83
Eddie Belmonte, a Puerto Rican jockey, died on September 30, 2026, aged 83. Born on February 5, 1943, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, he competed at the highest levels…
Dave Rosello passed away at age 76
Dave Rosello, a Puerto Rican baseball player who spent nine seasons in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, died on September 30, 2026, at age 76.…
Jorge Kahwagi passes away at age 58
Jorge Kahwagi, a Mexican businessman, politician and boxer, died on September 30, 2026, aged 58. Born Jorge Antonio Kahwagi Macari in Mexico City on May 28, 1968, he became known…
Paulien Cornelisse has died at age 50
Paulien Cornelisse, the Dutch writer and television presenter, died on September 30, 2026, aged 50. Born in Amsterdam in 1976, she built a career across writing, cabaret, podcasting and television,…
Michael Wright dies at 85
Michael Wright, the English road bicycle racer, died September 30, 2026, aged 85. Born in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, on March 25, 1941, he moved to Belgium with his family at…
Peppino Mazzullo has died at age 100
Peppino Mazzullo, the Italian actor and voice actor whose voice helped define the character Topo Gigio for decades, died on September 30, 2026, aged 100. Born Giuseppe Mazzullo on June…
Andy Fenton dies at age 73
Andy Fenton, an Irish sportsperson and teacher, died on September 30, 2026, aged 73. Also known as Andrew Fenton, he was born in 1952 in Kiltormer, County Galway, and was…
Athanasios Iliadis, died aged 74
Athanasios Iliadis, a Greek boxer who competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on September 30, 2026, aged 74. Born in Thessaloniki on August 23,…
John Bröcheler passed away at age 81
John Bröcheler, the Dutch operatic baritone, died on September 30, 2026, aged 81. Born in Vaals on February 21, 1945, he began his career as a concert singer and built…
Dominique Foata, died aged 91
Dominique Foata, a French mathematician whose work helped shape enumerative combinatorics, died September 30, 2026, aged 91. Born in Damascus on October 12, 1934, he studied at the University of…
Pat Saiki death at age 96
Pat Saiki, an American politician and educator who represented Hawaii in the U.S. House of Representatives, died on September 30, 2026, at age 96. Born Patricia Hatsue Fukuda in Hilo,…
Majella Cullinane obituary: died at age 50
Majella Cullinane, an Irish-born New Zealand author, died in Dunedin on September 29, 2026, aged 50. Born Majella Mary Cullinane in Limerick, Ireland, on October 23, 1975, she was raised…
Frank Grønlund passes away at age 73
Frank Grønlund, the Norwegian footballer and football official who played for Lillestrøm SK and the Norway national team, died on September 29, 2026, aged 73. Grønlund was capped twice for…
Gonzalo Suárez has died at age 92
Gonzalo Suárez, the Spanish film director, writer and screenwriter associated with Rowing with the Wind, Epilogue and The Detective and Death, died September 29, 2026, aged 92. Born in Oviedo…
Obituary: Juan Carlos Pagotto, dead at age 74
Juan Carlos Pagotto, an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as a senator since 2023 and as a member of the Legislature of La Rioja from 1993 to 1997, died…
Kalki Bhagawan, died aged 77
Kalki Bhagawan, a spiritual teacher from India, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born Vijay Kumar Naidu on March 7, 1949, in Natham, Tamil Nadu, he was also known…
Umberto Pizzi passes away at age 88
Umberto Pizzi, the Italian photojournalist, died on September 29, 2026, aged 88. Born in Zagarolo on October 7, 1937, he became a photojournalist in 1963 and worked for the FAO…
Phil Gifford has died at age 79
Phil Gifford, the New Zealand sportswriter and broadcaster associated with The Sunday Star-Times and Radio Sport, died on September 29, 2026, aged 79. He was a familiar voice on Radio…
Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo death at age 77
Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo, a Burundian politician, died on September 29, 2026, at age 77. He served as Burundi’s minister of youth, culture and sports after being appointed in 2010 by President…
Amos Rapoport passed away at age 97
Amos Rapoport, the Polish-American architect and professor, died September 29, 2026, aged 97. He was one of the founders of Environment-Behavior Studies (EBS) and produced more than 200 academic publications…
Veaceslav Madan obituary: died at age 77
Veaceslav Madan, a Moldovan actor, film director, politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Culture in the Vasile Tarlev Cabinet, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born on…
Gonzalo Suárez has died at age 92
Gonzalo Suárez, the Spanish film director behind Rowing with the Wind, Epilogue and The Detective and Death, died on September 29, 2026, aged 92. Born Gonzalo Suárez Morilla in Oviedo…
Luděk Pelc, died aged 72
Luděk Pelc, a Czech ice hockey player who skated as an attacker for TJ Gottwaldov and Dukla Trenčín, died on September 29, 2026, aged 72. Pelc played 13 seasons in…
Joe Callanan obituary: died at age 77
Joe Callanan, the Irish former Fianna Fáil politician and TD for Galway East from 2002 to 2007, died on September 29, 2026, aged 77. Born in Kilconnell, County Galway, he…
Death of Náfer Durán at age 93
Náfer Durán, the Colombian accordionist and songwriter who was crowned rey vallenato in 1976, died on September 29, 2026, aged 93. Born Náfer Santiago Durán Díaz in El Paso, Colombia,…
Donald Bergagård has died at age 90
Donald Bergagård, the Swedish evangelist, singer and accordionist, died on September 29, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Öckerö on February 13, 1936, he first worked as a…
Jan Jarboe Russell dead at age 75
Jan Jarboe Russell, an American journalist and writer who was born in Beaumont, Texas, died September 29, 2026, at age 75. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin,…
Courtney Meppen-Walters has died at age 32
Courtney Meppen-Walters, the English footballer who played for Glossop North End, Chorley and Bury, died on September 29, 2026, aged 32. Born in Bury on 2 August 1994, he was…
Rafil Garifullin passed away at age 82
Rafil Khatmullovich Garifullin, a Russian politician who served in the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan, died in Ufa on September 29, 2026, aged 82. Born on August 17,…
Obituary: John E. Hoiles, dead at age 88
John E. Hoiles, an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died September 29, 2026, aged 88. Born August 11, 1938, he was also…
Gilbert Bigio dead at age 91
Gilbert Bigio, the Haitian business conglomerate founder of GB Group, died on September 29, 2026, aged 91. A retired businessman, he built GB Group into a major Haitian enterprise and…
Courtney Meppen-Walter dead at age 32
Courtney Meppen-Walter, the English footballer from Bury, died on September 29, 2026, aged 32. Known by his full name, Courtney Alister Meppen-Walter, he played as a defender for Bury in…
Shi Wenbo dies at age 75
Shi Wenbo, a Chinese businessperson, co-founder and chairman of Hengan International, died September 29, 2026, aged 75. Born in 1950 in Quanzhou, Fujian province, he was also known as Sze…
Ionel Haiduc death at age 89
Ionel Haiduc, the Romanian chemist who led the Romanian Academy from 2006 to 2014, died on September 29, 2026, aged 89. Born in Cluj-Napoca on May 9, 1937, he studied…
Kongsak Vantana obituary: died at age 81
Kongsak Vantana, a Thai politician and air force officer who served as minister of interior and commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, died on September 29, 2026, aged 81.…
Julián García Vargas dies at 81
Julián García Vargas, the Spanish politician who served as minister of health from 1986 to 1991 and minister of defence from 1991 to 1995, died on September 29, 2026, aged…
Stephen Kerley dies at 73
Stephen Kerley, an Australian rules footballer best known for his time with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, died on September 29, 2026, aged 73. Born on January 25, 1953,…
Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto death at age 87
Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto, the Beninese educator, feminist poet and politician, died on September 29, 2026, aged 87. Born in Porto-Novo, she studied at the University of Strasbourg and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität…
Vijai Singh Mankotia passes away at age 87
Vijai Singh Mankotia, an Indian politician and former Himachal MLA, died on September 29, 2026, aged 87. A member of the Indian National Congress, he represented the Shahpur constituency in…
Şükrü Ersoy dies at 95
Şükrü Ersoy, the Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper and represented Turkey at the 1954 FIFA World Cup, died on September 29, 2026, aged 95. Born in Istanbul on…
Obituary: Otto Sirgo, dead at age 79
Otto Sirgo, the Cuban actor and director of Mexican telenovelas and theater, died on September 29, 2026, aged 79. Born in Havana on December 19, 1946, he built a career…
Jalal Abdul-Rahman has died at age 82
Jalal Abdul-Rahman, an Iraqi football goalkeeper, died on September 29, 2026, aged 82. A former Iraq international, he represented the national team from 1970 to 1976 and was part of…
Jacek Furdyna dies at 93
Jacek Furdyna, a Polish American physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, died on September 28, 2026, at age 93. Furdyna built his career in condensed matter…
Pietro Veglio passes away at age 81
Pietro Veglio, a Swiss economist and Executive Director of the World Bank, died on September 28, 2026, aged 81. Born in Bellinzona in 1944, he began his career in 1969…
Juraj Hraško died at age 95
Juraj Hraško, a Slovak politician and diplomat, died on September 28, 2026, aged 95. Born in Točnica on May 14, 1931, he was widely regarded as a founder of modern…
Death of Maxín Picallo at age 86
Maxín Picallo, the Spanish sculptor, died on September 28, 2026, at age 86. Born in Santo Ildefonso, in the parish of Troáns, Cuntis, in 1940, he was also known as…
Janine Boissard dies at 93
Janine Boissard, the French author, died on September 28, 2026, aged 93. Born in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, she built a career as a writer and was best known…
Bob Davenport dead at age 94
Bob Davenport, the English traditional folk singer who helped shape the British folk revival from the early 1960s, died on September 28, 2026, aged 94. Born Robert H. Davenport in…
Lieutenant Stitchie died at age 60
Lieutenant Stitchie, the Jamaican reggae musician and deejay born Cleveland Laing, died on September 28, 2026, aged 60. Known for his work in dancehall, he later moved into gospel reggae…
Anne Claire Poirier has died at age 94
Anne Claire Poirier, the Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter behind works including Before the Time Comes, A Scream from Silence and Beyond Forty, died on September 28, 2026, aged…
Teodoro Gómez died at age 63
Teodoro Gómez, a Honduran Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Tegucigalpa from 2020 to 2023 and as bishop of Choluteca from 2023 until his death, died on…
Naoki Bandō obituary: died at age 68
Naoki Bandō, a Japanese voice actor known for work in anime and video games, died on September 28, 2026, at age 68. Born in Asahikawa, Japan, on December 12, 1957,…
Obituary: Jean-François Le Nail, dead at age 80
Jean-François Le Nail, a French archivist and historian, died on September 28, 2026, aged 80. Born in Toulouse on December 23, 1945, he trained at the École des chartes and…
Bethany Barratt dies at age 54
Bethany Barratt, an American political scientist and author, died on September 28, 2026, aged 54. She taught political science at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where she also directed the Joseph…
Siti Hasmah, died aged 100
Siti Hasmah, a Malaysian civil servant, physician and public-health advocate who served as the prime minister’s spouse, died of heart failure on September 28, 2026, aged 100. Born Hasmah binti…
Ali Bendayan passes away at age 82
Ali Bendayan, the Moroccan Olympic footballer known as Aliouat, died on September 28, 2026, aged 82. A forward for Raja CA, he also represented Morocco’s national team and was part…
Michael Wynn-Jones dies at 85
Michael Wynn-Jones, the Welsh writer, editor and publisher, died on September 28, 2026, aged 85. Born on January 1, 1941, he studied at Lancing College and the University of Oxford…
Andrea Zlatar-Violić obituary: died at age 65
Andrea Zlatar-Violić, a Croatian politician and former minister of culture, died on September 28, 2026, aged 65. Born in Zagreb in 1961, she studied humanities at the University of Zagreb,…
Manfred Letzerich has died at age 84
Manfred Letzerich, a German Olympic long-distance runner, died September 28, 2026, aged 84. Born on August 15, 1942, he competed in the men’s 5,000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.…
Pat Clohessy passes away at age 93
Pat Clohessy, the Australian long-distance runner and coach, died on September 28, 2026, aged 93. Also known as Patrick Andrew Clohessy and Patrick Clohessy, he was an Australian runner and…
Death of Armando Vega at age 90
Armando Vega, an American gymnast and coach, died on September 28, 2026, aged 90. Born Jose Armando Vega in Hurley, New Mexico, he competed for the United States men's national…
Avaz Zeynallı has died at age 56
Avaz Zeynallı, an Azerbaijani investigative journalist and media executive, died on September 28, 2026, aged 56. Known also as Avaz Tapdig oghlu Zeynalli, he was a critic, investigative journalist and…
Damien Girard death at age 24
Damien Girard, the French cyclist, died on September 28, 2026, aged 24. Born on December 14, 2001, he was a professional racing cyclist from France whose career included riding for…
Seela Sella dies at age 89
Seela Sella, the Finnish actress known for work on stage, screen and in voice acting, died on September 28, 2026, aged 89. Born Seela Maini Marjatta Virtanen in Tampere on…
Obituary: Ken Taylor, dead at age 91
Ken Taylor, the English cricketer who played three Tests for England between 1959 and 1964, died on September 28, 2026, aged 91. Born in Huddersfield on August 21, 1935, he…
Obituary: Johan Buttedahl, dead at age 90
Johan Buttedahl, a Norwegian politician and dentist who served in the Parliament of Norway, died on September 28, 2026, aged 90. Born in Drammen on October 5, 1935, he represented…
Avaz Zeynalli obituary: died at age 56
Avaz Zeynalli, an Azerbaijani investigative journalist and media executive, died on September 28, 2026, aged 56. Known also as Avaz Tapdig oghlu Zeynalli, he headed the Xural Media Group, founded…
Jimmy Lim death at age 82
Jimmy Lim, a Malaysian architect, died on September 28, 2026, aged 82. Known also as Jimmy Lim Cheok Sang, he was an ethnic-Chinese architect from Penang and is identified in…
Yevgeny Sverdlov obituary: died at age 87
Yevgeny Sverdlov, a Russian biochemist and academic, died on September 28, 2026, aged 87. Born Yevgeny Davidovich Sverdlov on November 16, 1938, in Dnipro, he became a Doctor of Sciences…
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali has died at age 100
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, a Malaysian physician and civil servant who served as the spouse of Malaysia’s prime minister, died on September 28, 2026, aged 100. Widely known as Siti…
Kathy Cornelius dead at age 93
Kathy Cornelius, the American golfer who won the 1956 U.S. Women’s Open, died on September 28, 2026, aged 93. Born Kathy McKinnon in Boston in 1932, she played golf at…
Dennis Haskins passed away at age 75
Dennis Haskins, the American actor best known for playing Principal Richard Belding on NBC’s Saved by the Bell, died on September 28, 2026, aged 75. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he…
Gordon Johncock death at age 90
Gordon Johncock, the American racing driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, died on September 28, 2026, at age 90. Born in Hastings, Michigan, Johncock became one of the best-known figures…
Obituary: Andrea Tempestini, dead at age 40
Andrea Tempestini, an Italian journalist, died on September 28, 2026, aged 40. He worked as a journalist for Libero, a daily newspaper based in Milan. The Sango-language biography identifies him…
Robert Rivas dies at age 80
Robert Rivas, the Trinidadian-born Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop of Kingstown, died on September 27, 2026, aged 80. Born in La Pastora, Trinidad, on June 7, 1946, he served in…
Obituary: Mighty Sparrow, dead at age 91
Mighty Sparrow, the Grenadian-born Trinidadian calypso musician also known as Slinger Francisco, died on September 27, 2026, aged 91. Born in Grand Roy, Grenada, on July 9, 1935, he was…
Ronnie Golden dead, Ronnie Golden, British singer and comedian
Ronnie Golden, the British singer and comedian who founded the band The Fabulous Poodles, died on September 27, 2026. Born Tony De Meur, he later moved into comedy with The…
Manuel Seal dead at age 66
Manuel Seal, an American record producer and songwriter, died on September 27, 2026, aged 66. Born Manuel Lonnie Seal Jr. on September 26, 1960, in Freeport, he worked across pop,…
Bernard Verley dies at 86
Bernard Verley, the French actor and film producer, died on September 27, 2026, aged 86. Born in Lille on October 4, 1939, he studied at the Beaux-Arts in Lille before…
César Ortiz-Echagüe Rubio, died aged 99
César Ortiz-Echagüe Rubio, a Spanish architect and priest, died on September 27, 2026, at age 99. Born in Madrid on January 13, 1927, he was the son of José Ortiz-Echagüe…
John Dixon Hunt, died aged 90
John Dixon Hunt, an English landscape historian, died September 27, 2026, aged 90. Born in Gloucester, he attended Bristol Grammar School and King’s College, and began his academic career teaching…
Ludwig Gössing death at age 88
Ludwig Gössing, the German equestrian and Olympic medalist, died on September 27, 2026, aged 88. Born in Dortmund on May 13, 1938, he represented Germany in eventing at the 1972…
Steven T. Walther has died at age 83
Steven T. Walther, an American attorney and former Federal Election Commission commissioner, died September 27, 2026, aged 83. Born in Reno, Nevada, on July 18, 1943, he earned a Bachelor…
Death of Frank Busch at age 75
Frank Busch, an American swimming coach who worked at the collegiate, national team and Olympic levels, died on September 27, 2026, aged 75. Best known for leading the University of…
Pierre Plante dies at age 75
Pierre Plante, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent much of his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues, died on September 27, 2026, at age 75. Born Pierre Renald…