Konstantin Trenchev passed away at age 71
Konstantin Trenchev, a Bulgarian physician and syndicalist who led the Confederation of Labour Podkrepa, died November 6, 2026, aged 71. Born in Stara Zagora on February 8, 1955, he received…
Famous Dead Doctors: Recent Doctor Deaths and Obituaries
Over 1,000 obituaries of famous dead doctors. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Simon Winchester passed away at age 82
Simon Winchester, the British-American author and journalist associated with The Surgeon of Crowthorne, died of a heart attack on November 3, 2026, aged 82. Born in London, he attended several…
John Leeson dies at age 83
John Leeson, the English actor known for voicing K9 in Doctor Who and portraying Bungle in Rainbow, died November 1, 2026, aged 83. Born John Francis Christopher Ducker in Leicester…
Death of Jack Preger at age 96
Jack Preger, a British physician known for providing medical care to poor communities in India, died on October 31, 2026, aged 96. Born on July 25, 1930, he studied at…
Shirish Hiremath dies at age 75
Shirish Hiremath, an Indian interventional cardiologist, died of brain cancer on October 29, 2026, aged 75. Born on July 17, 1951, he studied at B.J. Medical College in Pune and…
Andrew P. Iosue, died aged 98
Andrew P. Iosue, an American Air Force general, died October 27, 2026, aged 98. Born Andrew Philip Iosue on November 7, 1927, in Somerville, Massachusetts, he attended Everett High School…
Jonathan Finlay dead at age 78
Jonathan Finlay, a British pediatric neuro-oncologist who specialized in brain tumors in children, adolescents and young adults, died October 26, 2026, aged 78. Born in Manchester in 1948, he was…
Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín passed away at age 69
Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín, a Spanish politician and former mayor of Seville, died October 26, 2026, aged 69. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), he led the city…
Pilar Burgués Monserrat dies at age 67
Pilar Burgués Monserrat, an Andorran writer, died on October 24, 2026, aged 67. Born in Escaldes-Engordany in 1958, she came from a family of doctors; her parents originally came from…
Donald Wood-Smith died at age 95
Donald Wood-Smith, an Australian-American plastic surgeon and professor of clinical surgery at Columbia University, died October 22, 2026, aged 95. Born Donald Smith in Sydney, Australia, he attended Newington College…
Michael Joseph Melloy death at age 78
Michael Joseph Melloy, an American jurist who served as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, died of cancer on October 20, 2026, aged 78.…
Emmanuel Uduaghan passes away at age 71
Emmanuel Uduaghan, a Nigerian politician and former governor of Delta State, died October 19, 2026, aged 71. A physician by training, he led the state from 2007 to 2015 as…
Miroslav Čerbák died at age 90
Miroslav Čerbák, a Czech physician and politician who served in parliament and as a deputy health minister, died October 18, 2026, in Dolní Řasnice, aged 90. Born in Brno on…
Richard E. Holmes death at age 82
Richard E. Holmes, an American civil rights activist and physician, died October 16, 2026, aged 82. Born in Chicago to Horace and Minnie Holmes, he was raised in Starkville, Mississippi,…
Pierre-André Kombila death at age 85
Pierre-André Kombila, a Gabonese politician, professor and physician who served as a member of parliament, died on October 15, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lac Anengué, near Port-Gentil, he studied…
Jorge Castro died at age 59
Jorge Fernando Castro, the Argentine former professional boxer known as Roña, died October 14, 2026, aged 59. Born in Caleta Olivia, he competed professionally from 1987 to 2007 and held…
Rachna Shroff dies at 47
Rachna Shroff, an American oncologist, died October 11, 2026, aged 47. Born Rachna Trivedi, she grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where her father worked as a biochemist and her mother…
Patrick Anthony Conmy dead at age 92
Patrick Anthony Conmy, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, died October 7, 2026, aged 92. Born in Fargo, North Dakota,…
Timothy Herbert dead at age 85
Timothy James Herbert, the British orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery, died October 3, 2026, aged 85. Born in Sheffield, he studied medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School in…
Moïse Kwasivi Fiadjoe dead
Moïse Kwasivi Fiadjoe, a Togolese gynecologist, died in France on October 3, 2026. A graduate of the faculty of medicine at the University of Lille, he specialized in anatomy, sonography…
Štěpánka Ranošová dies at age 99
Štěpánka Ranošová, the Czech actress and founding member of the Petr Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava, died on October 1, 2026, aged 99. Born in Mariánské Hory, now part of Ostrava,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mayer Hillman dead at age 94
Mayer Hillman, a British architect, environmentalist and town planner, died on September 25, 2026, aged 94. Born in West Hampstead, northwest London, on October 30, 1931, he was the third…
Obituary: Allister Bain, dead at age 94
Allister Bain, a British actor, playwright and screenwriter known for Doctor Who, The Bill and Made in Britain, died September 24, 2026, aged 94, in London. Born in Grenada on…
Jochen Fahrenberg dies at 89
Jochen Fahrenberg, a German psychologist whose work spanned personality research, psychophysiology and the philosophy of science, died on September 21, 2026, aged 89. Born in Berlin on September 18, 1937,…
Death of Stanisław Szelc at age 83
Stanisław Szelc, a Polish satirist and actor, died on September 21, 2026, aged 83. He was a member of the Kalambury Theatre from 1961 to 1976 and later appeared with…
Jun Gato dies at age 66
Jun Gato, a Filipino politician and representative for Batanes's at-large congressional district in the Philippine House of Representatives since 2019, died on September 21, 2026, at age 66 after a…
G. Vijayaraghavan has died at age 84
G. Vijayaraghavan, an Indian cardiologist, died on September 20, 2026, aged 84. Also known as Govindan Vijayaraghavan, he was born in Perumpuzha on September 18, 1942, and became a prominent…
Tim Read dies at age 64
Tim Read, an Australian politician and former general practitioner and medical researcher, died on September 19, 2026, aged 64. He represented the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Brunswick from November…
Obituary: Kōichi Watanabe, dead at age 68
Kōichi Watanabe, a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives and as mayor of Iwamizawa, died on September 17, 2026, aged 68. A member of…
John Whenham dead, John Whenham, English musicologist
John Whenham, an English musicologist and academic specializing in early Italian Baroque music, died September 16, 2026. He earned a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Arts at the…
Death of Domingo Buesa Conde at age 73
Domingo Buesa Conde, a Spanish historian, writer, politician and Aragonese cultural advocate, died on September 16, 2026, aged 73. Born in Bagüés in 1952, he earned a doctorate in history…
Flora Brovina died at age 76
Flora Brovina, the Kosovar-Albanian poet, pediatrician, women's rights activist and politician, died on September 15, 2026, aged 76. Born in Skenderaj in Kosovo’s Drenica Valley, she was raised in Pristina,…
Jeremy Thomas dies at 77
Jeremy Thomas, the British film producer behind The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, died on September 12, 2026, aged 77. Born in London on July 26,…
Felton Earls has died at age 84
Felton Earls, the American child psychiatrist and epidemiologist, died on September 5, 2026, at age 84. Born Felton James Earls in New Orleans in January 1942, he was known for…
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…
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…
Robert A. Kyle has died at age 98
Robert A. Kyle, an American academic and longtime Mayo Clinic professor of medicine, laboratory medicine and pathology, died September 2, 2026, aged 98. A pathologist and hematologist, he spent much…
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…
Yuri Nakamura death at age 44
Yuri Nakamura, a Japanese-born Korean actress and former singer, died on September 1, 2026, at age 44. Born Yuri Sei in Neyagawa, she was also known as Woori Song and…
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…
Larry Dossey obituary: died at age 85
Larry Dossey, an American internist and author who wrote on the relationship between orthodox medicine and spirituality, died on August 25, 2026, aged 85. Born in Groesbeck, Texas, he trained…
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…
Paul S. Russell dies at 101
Paul S. Russell, an American physician, died on August 22, 2026, aged 101. Born Paul Snowdell Russell Jr. on January 22, 1925, in Chicago, he studied at the University of…
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,…
Obituary: Reed E. Pyeritz, dead at age 78
Reed E. Pyeritz, an American medical geneticist and physician whose work focused on Marfan syndrome and related inherited cardiovascular disorders, died on August 10, 2026, aged 78. He was a…
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…