Richard O’Sullivan dead at age 82
Richard O'Sullivan, the English actor known for television comedies including Man About the House, Robin's Nest and Dick Turpin, died on September 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in Chiswick on…
Famous Dead Doctors: Recent Doctor Deaths and Obituaries
Over 1,000 obituaries of famous dead doctors. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Husky Kihal, died aged 64
Husky Kihal, a French actor, died on September 4, 2026, aged 64. Born in Lyon on December 31, 1961, he worked across film and television for nearly three decades, appearing…
Obituary: Cassandra Wilson, dead at age 70
Cassandra Wilson, the American jazz singer and two-time Grammy winner, died on September 2, 2026, aged 70. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, she built a long career as a singer, songwriter…
Ivan Gudelj obituary: died at age 65
Ivan Gudelj, the Croatian football player and manager who represented Yugoslavia, died on September 2, 2026, aged 65. Born in Imotski on September 21, 1960, he began his career with…
Charles Hatcher, died aged 87
Charles Hatcher, an American politician and lawyer who served in Congress as a Democrat, died on September 1, 2026, aged 87. Born in Doerun, Georgia, he was educated at Georgia…
Ronald McCoy passes away at age 96
Ronald McCoy, the Malaysian obstetrician and peace activist who helped propose and initiate the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, died on September 1, 2026, aged 96. McCoy was best…
Shigeko Kagawa died at age 115
Shigeko Kagawa, a Japanese supercentenarian who was Japan’s oldest living person, died on August 27, 2026, aged 115. Born in Nara Prefecture on May 28, 1911, she graduated from Kansai…
Takashi Hanyūda dead at age 78
Takashi Hanyūda, a Japanese politician and former member of Japan’s House of Councillors, died on August 25, 2026, at age 78. Born in Maebashi in 1948, he was a doctor…
Michele Zappella dies at age 90
Michele Zappella, the Italian psychiatrist and scholar of child neuropsychiatry, died on August 25, 2026, aged 90. Born in Viareggio on March 4, 1936, he graduated in medicine and surgery…
Mirosław Różański, died aged 63
Mirosław Różański, the Polish military officer and politician who became a senator and lieutenant general, died on August 24, 2026, aged 63. Born in Głogów on December 1, 1962, he…
Alphonse Djédjé Mady has died at age 81
Alphonse Djédjé Mady, an Ivorian politician and doctor, died on August 23, 2026, aged 81. Born in Gazehio on January 1, 1945, he studied medicine and worked as a physician…
Death of Tudor Chiriac at age 77
Tudor Chiriac, the Moldovan composer, died on August 19, 2026, aged 77. Born in Ciuciuleni, Moldova, on March 21, 1949, he became a professor doctor and was a member of…
Shmuel Harlap dies at age 81
Shmuel Harlap, the Israeli businessman who chaired the Colmobil Group, died on August 19, 2026, aged 81. He was known as an investor in startup companies and held a doctorate…
Alexander Danilin, died aged 66
Alexander Danilin, a Russian writer, psychotherapist, psychiatrist and physician-narcologist, died on August 15, 2026, aged 66. Born on March 12, 1960, he was also known as Alexander Gennadievich Danilin, Aleksandr…
Anatoly Mikhaylov passes away at age 89
Anatoly Mikhaylov, a Belarusian radiologist and member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, died on August 14, 2026, aged 89. Born on November 3, 1936, in Vitebsk District,…
Anna Parzymies passes away at age 87
Anna Parzymies, a professor at Warsaw University and Polish arabist, died on August 14, 2026, aged 87. Born in Sofia on January 5, 1939, she was also a doctor of…
Cheryl Hall dies at age 75
Cheryl Hall, the British actress best known for her work in television, died on August 12, 2026, aged 75. Born in London on July 23, 1950, she built a long…
Harold P. Freeman passed away at age 93
Harold P. Freeman, an American physician and patients' rights advocate, died on August 11, 2026, at age 93. A leading figure in the study of race, poverty and cancer, he…
Carol Cass dies at age 83
Carol Cass, an American-born Canadian medical researcher, died on August 11, 2026, aged 83. A research scientist in oncology, she led Alberta's Cross Cancer Institute from 2003 to 2010 and…
Song Du-ho dies at age 97
Song Du-ho, a South Korean politician and doctor who served in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1996, died on August 10, 2026, aged 97. Born on December 12, 1928,…
William G. Anderson dies at 98
William G. Anderson, an American surgeon and osteopathic physician who played a leading role in the Albany Movement, died on August 8, 2026, aged 98. Anderson was the first African-American…
Rachel Naomi Remen, died aged 88
Rachel Naomi Remen, an American pediatrician, died on August 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in New York City on February 8, 1938, she became known as an author and teacher…
Death of Balendu Prakash at age 67
Balendu Prakash, an Indian Ayurveda practitioner and former physician to the President of India, died on August 7, 2026, aged 67. Known as Vaidya Balendu Prakash, he was born on…
Chikara Sakaguchi passes away at age 92
Chikara Sakaguchi, a Japanese politician who served as minister of health, labour and welfare and as a member of the House of Representatives, died on August 7, 2026, aged 92.…
Zdzisław Czarnobilski passes away at age 91
Zdzisław Czarnobilski, a Polish doctor and politician, died on August 6, 2026, aged 91. Born in Lwów, Poland, on November 11, 1934, he studied at the Medical University of Lublin…
Robby Albarado death at age 52
Robby Albarado, an American jockey, died on August 4, 2026, aged 52. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, he became one of thoroughbred racing’s most accomplished riders, winning more than 5,000 races…
Nils Eklund passed away at age 99
Nils Eklund, the Swedish actor known for films including Peter-No-Tail, Doctor Glas and Amorosa (1986), died on August 4, 2026, aged 99. Born Nils Ernst Gustaf Eklund on January 17,…
Farrokh Saidi has died at age 96
Farrokh Saidi, an Iranian surgeon and academic, died on August 2, 2026, aged 96. Born in Tehran on November 22, 1929, he studied at Cornell University from 1947 to 1950…
Phon Paradraksa, died aged 103
Phon Paradraksa, a Thai police lieutenant general with the Royal Thai Police, died on July 31, 2026, aged 103. He was a former Royal Thai Police officer and the father…
Death of Sokrat Khanyan at age 96
Sokrat Khanyan, the Armenian poet and literary critic, died on July 30, 2026, aged 96. Born on January 22, 1930, in Ağbulaq, he was also known as a translator, prose…
Tom Chadbon death at age 80
Tom Chadbon, the English actor best known for work in British television and appearances in Doctor Who, Tess and Casino Royale, died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born in…
Jerry Lamb obituary: died at age 85
Jerry Lamb, an American Episcopal prelate who served as bishop of Northern California, died on July 26, 2026, aged 85. Born Jerry Alban Lamb in Denver, Colorado, on September 4,…
Pié Masumbuko dead at age 94
Pié Masumbuko, the Burundian politician who served as acting prime minister, died on July 26, 2026, aged 94. A member of the Union for National Progress, he briefly held Burundi’s…
Joseph Santamaria obituary: died at age 78
Joseph Santamaria, an Australian judge and lawyer, died on July 23, 2026, aged 78. Born in Melbourne on July 14, 1948, Joseph Gerard Santamaria KC served as a judge of…
Jaroslav Zvěřina dies at 83
Jaroslav Zvěřina, a Czech politician and former member of the European Parliament, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Třebíč on December 18, 1942, he…
James R. Urbaniak has died at age 90
James R. Urbaniak, an American orthopedic surgeon who pioneered the practice of replanting amputated body parts, died on July 18, 2026, aged 90. Urbaniak was known in the field for…
Ronald Trubuhovich dead at age 97
Ronald Trubuhovich, a New Zealand medical doctor and pioneer of critical care medicine in New Zealand, died on July 16, 2026, aged 97. Known as Ronald Valentine Trubuhovich, he was…
William Wisher Jr. death at age 71
William Wisher Jr., an American screenwriter known for his work on The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, died on July 14, 2026. Born on May 23, 1955, he worked…
John E. Steele passes away at age 77
John E. Steele, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, died on July 14, 2026. He was 77. Known as John…
Obituary: John Hamm, dead at age 88
John Hamm, a Canadian politician and physician who served as the 25th premier of Nova Scotia, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born John Frederick Hamm…
Obituary: Eva Røine, dead at age 97
Eva Røine, the Norwegian psychologist, actress, author and former beauty pageant titleholder, died on July 10, 2026. Born in Mysen on December 11, 1928, she was first known in younger…
Chico Simões passed away at age 75
Chico Simões died on July 6, 2026. He was a doctor. Tags Doctors, 06 July 2026, Chico, Libra, July 2026, July 6, Simões
Obituary: Justin Richards, dead at age 64
Justin Richards, a British writer best known for his Doctor Who books and The Invisible Detective series, died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Epping…
Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr. obituary: died at age 93
Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr., an American physician and medical researcher whose work helped define inherited cancer risk, died on June 22, 2026. He was 93. Born in Boston on Jan.…
Min Khaike Soe San dies at age 53
Min Khaike Soe San, a Burmese writer and film director, died on June 19, 2026. He was 53. Born in Yangon on September 18, 1972, he also worked as a…
Death of Marilyn Trenholme Counsell at age 92
Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, a Canadian politician, physician and nutritionist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Marilyn Trenholme in Baie Verte, New Brunswick, on October 22,…
Bogdan Marinescu passed away at age 81
Bogdan Marinescu died on June 18, 2026. Tags Doctors, Politicians, 18 June 2026, Bogdan, Marinescu, Romania, June 18, June 2026
Joan Viñas death at age 75
Joan Viñas, a Spanish physician and university teacher, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Mataró on December 11, 1950, he was known as Joan…
Obituary: J. Michael Criley, dead at age 95
J. Michael Criley, an American cardiologist and medical researcher, died on June 15, 2026. He was 95. A professor emeritus at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Criley was…
Ivan Rektor has died at age 77
Ivan Rektor died on June 14, 2026. He was a Slovak neurologist, neuroscientist and academic at CEITEC, Masaryk University. His death was reported without further details. Tags Doctors, Scientists, 14…
Kay Halloran death at age 89
Kay Halloran, an American politician and lawyer who served in the Iowa House of Representatives and later as mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on June 14, 2026, at age…
Zaini Abdullah passes away at age 86
Zaini Abdullah, the Indonesian politician who served as governor of Aceh from 2012 to 2017, died on June 13, 2026, at age 86. Born on April 24, 1940, in Pidie,…
John D. Groendyke death at age 81
John D. Groendyke, an American trucking executive and chief executive officer of Groendyke Transport, died on June 13, 2026. He led the Enid, Oklahoma-based company, which by 2015 was the…
Obituary: Lynn Leibovitz, dead at age 67
Lynn Leibovitz, an American judge who served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, died on June 11, 2026, at age 67. Born in…
Cyril Karabus dies at age 91
Cyril Karabus, a South African paediatric oncologist, died on June 9, 2026, aged 91. Born on April 1, 1935, he treated cancer and blood diseases at the Red Cross War…
Richard Scolyer, died aged 59
Richard Scolyer, an Australian pathologist and melanoma researcher, died on June 7, 2026, at age 59. Born in Launceston in 1966, he became a senior staff specialist in tissue pathology…
Marius Romme passed away at age 92
Marius Romme, the Dutch psychiatrist known for his work on the Hearing Voices Movement and experience-focussed counselling, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Marius Anton…
Obituary: Patrick Godfrey, dead at age 93
Patrick Godfrey, an English actor known for Maurice, The Count of Monte Cristo and Doctor Who, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Patrick Lindesay Archibald…
Robert Coles has died at age 97
Robert Coles, an American child psychiatrist and professor emeritus at Harvard University, died on June 4, 2026. He was 97. Born in Boston on October 12, 1929, Coles studied at…
Death of Henry Malcolm Whyte at age 105
Henry Malcolm Whyte, an Australian physician, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 105. He was born in British Raj India in 1920 and later studied at the…
David Baron death at age 93
David Baron, an English actor known for Doctor Who, The Avengers and The Reptile, died on June 3, 2026. He was 93. Born in Birmingham on April 7, 1933, Baron…
Obituary: Pierre Izard, dead at age 90
Pierre Izard, the French politician who served as a member and later president of the general council of Haute-Garonne and as mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais, died on June 1, 2026. He…
Jozien Bensing has died at age 76
Jozien Bensing, a Dutch clinical psychologist and university teacher, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Josina Maria Bensing on March 12, 1950, in Tilburg, she…
Joe Schwarz has died at age 88
Joe Schwarz, an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and in the Michigan Senate from 1987 to 2002, died on May 27,…
Death of Antônio Salim Curiati at age 98
Antônio Salim Curiati, Brazilian politician and physician who served as mayor of São Paulo and later as a deputy, died on May 25, 2026. He was 98. Curiati was born…
William W. Parmley dead at age 90
William W. Parmley, an American cardiologist, died on May 23, 2026, at age 90. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 22, 1936, and was also known…
María Elena Carrera passes away at age 97
María Elena Carrera, Chilean politician and senator, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Santiago on January 2, 1929, she served in the Senate of…
Manny Nosowsky, died aged 94
Manny Nosowsky, an American crossword puzzle creator, died on May 20, 2026. Also known as Emanuel Ezra Nosowsky, he was a medical doctor by training who retired from a San…
Johannes Müller has died at age 57
Johannes Müller, the German politician who served as a member of the Landtag of Saxony from 2004 to 2014, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 57. Born…
Jon Phipps McCalla dies at age 79
Jon Phipps McCalla, an American judge, died on May 15, 2026, at age 79. He was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the…
Jules Angst, died aged 99
Jules Angst, a Swiss psychiatrist and academic, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Zurich on December 11, 1926, he completed his medical and psychiatric…
Alan Rothwell obituary: died at age 89
Alan Rothwell, the English actor and television presenter known for Coronation Street, Brookside and Heartbeat, died on May 14, 2026, aged 89. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, on 9 February 1937,…
Al Gregg, died aged 62
Al Gregg, the English musician, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with punk band The Wall and appearances in ScreenPlay and Doctor Who, died on May 12, 2026,…
William V. Tamborlane dies at age 79
William V. Tamborlane, an American pediatrician and academic, died on May 12, 2026. He was Professor and Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Yale School of Medicine from 1986. Born in…
Claude Griscelli has died at age 90
Claude Griscelli, a French doctor and immunologist who served as president of Inserm from 1996 to 2001, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Rabat…
Obituary: Algis Jurgis Kundrotas, dead at age 75
Algis Jurgis Kundrotas, a Lithuanian physicist, died on May 6, 2026, at age 75. He was also a habilitated doctor of physical sciences, university professor and independent researcher. Born on…
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo died at age 73
Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, a Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Geneva on February 5, 1953, she…
Silvano Raia, died aged 95
Silvano Raia, a Brazilian liver surgeon, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 95. He specialized in liver diseases and was professor emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine…
Abu Kasenally has died at age 84
Abu Kasenally, a Mauritian politician and physician who served as an MP from 2005 to 2014, died on April 27, 2026. Born on August 10, 1941, in Rivière du Rempart,…
Michael Keating died at age 79
Michael Keating, an English actor known for Blake's 7, EastEnders and Doctor Who, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Michael Frank Keating in Edmonton, Middlesex,…
Jesse Crenshaw death at age 79
Jesse Crenshaw, an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, died on April 26, 2026, at age 79. He served in the House for the 77th district…
Rexhep Qosja dead at age 89
Rexhep Qosja, an Albanian writer and politician, died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a novelist, poet, social critic, literary critic and professor at the…
Eugene Braunwald dies at 96
Eugene Braunwald died on April 22, 2026. He was an Austrian-born American cardiologist. Eugene Braunwald, 96, Austrian-born American cardiologist. Tags Doctors, 22 April 2026, America, Austria, Braunwald, Eugene, 2026-04-22, April…
Death of Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth at age 93
Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, a Thai billionaire businessman and former surgeon, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 93. He was the founder and owner of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services,…
Death of Ralph B. Guy Jr. at age 96
Ralph B. Guy Jr., an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,…
Diaa Al-Awadi obituary: died at age 47
Diaa Al-Awadi died on April 19, 2026, of a heart attack. He was an Egyptian doctor and influencer. No further details about his life or work were provided. Diaa Al-Awadi,…
John F. Boyle Jr. dead at age 83
John F. Boyle Jr., an American convicted murderer, died on April 18, 2026. He was 83. Born in Philadelphia on May 1, 1943, Boyle, also known as Jack Boyle, was…
Sir Peter Beale, died aged 92
Sir Peter Beale, the British Army lieutenant general and military physician, died on April 15, 2026, aged 92. Lieutenant-General Sir Peter John Beale was born on 18 March 1934 in…
Jan Williams dies at 87
Jan Williams died on April 10, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, Doctors, 10 April 2026, England, Jan, Williams, April 10, April 2026
Angela Pleasence passed away at age 84
Angela Pleasence, an English actress, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 84. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her stage debut in…
Vojtěch Adam death at age 75
Vojtěch Adam, Czech politician and surgeon who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2008 to 2017, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 75.…
Obituary: Mani Kumar Chetri, dead at age 105
Mani Kumar Chetri died on April 5, 2026. Mani Kumar Chetri, 105, Indian cardiologist. (death announced on this date) Tags Doctors, 05 April 2026, Chetri, India, Mani, 2026-04-05, April 2026,…
Paul Knapman dies at 81
Paul Knapman, the British coroner, died on April 5, 2026, aged 81. Dr. Knapman served as Her Majesty’s coroner for Westminster and Inner West London from 1980 to 2011, having…
Ling Liong Sik died at age 82
Ling Liong Sik, a Malaysian politician who served as acting prime minister in 1988, died on April 4, 2026. He was a member of parliament from 1974 to 2004 and…
Dorothy Logie, died aged 83
Dorothy Logie died on April 3, 2026. Dorothy Logie, 83, Scottish physician. (death announced on this date) Tags Doctors, 03 April 2026, Dorothy, Logie, Scotland, 2026-04-03, April 2026, April 3
Obituary: Dennis J., dead at age 85
Dennis J. O'Callaghan, an American virologist, immunologist and biochemist, died on March 30, 2026. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 26, 1940, and earned a B.S. in…
Obituary: Rezvi Sheriff, dead at age 77
Rezvi Sheriff, a Sri Lankan nephrologist and physician, died on March 30, 2026. He was an academic who served as director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, senior professor of…
Laurie Webb has died at age 101
Laurie Webb, the Welsh actor known for his roles in Doctor Who, Paul Temple and Doomwatch, died on March 29, 2026, aged 101. Born Lawrence Melvin Henry Webb in Newport,…
Obituary: Harold Ellis, dead at age 100
Harold Ellis, an English surgeon, died on March 25, 2026, aged 100. Born in Stepney Green on January 13, 1926, he was a professor of surgery at the University of…