Enrica Bonaccorti, the Italian television presenter, actress and song lyricist known for Non è la Rai and Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born… · 12 March 2026 · March 2026
Umberto Allemandi, an Italian publisher and editor, died on March 11, 2026. Born in Turin on March 9, 1938, he started working as a copywriter with Armando Testa in the 1970s. In 1983, he founded the art newspaper Il Giornale… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
IJf Blokker, a Dutch actor, musician and television presenter, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Den Helder on September 2, 1930, he began his career as a drummer before becoming known on Dutch television… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Alojz Ihan, a Slovenian immunologist, doctor and poet, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Ljubljana on July 23, 1961, he studied at the Medical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana and worked at the… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Luc Van der Kelen, a Belgian journalist, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in June 1948 in Boom, Belgium, he studied at Ghent University, where he was a member and president of the Vlaamse Geschiedkundige… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Giorgio Gosetti, an Italian film critic, died on March 9, 2026. Born in Venice on Feb. 6, 1956, he was also a journalist and festival director. He was best known as the founder and general delegate of the Giornate degli… · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Richard Bozulich, an American Go player, author, publisher and college math instructor, died on March 9, 2026, at age 90. He co-founded Ishi Press and was the founding publisher of Kiseido Publishing Co., which produced Go books in English. Bozulich… · Japan · 09 March 2026 · March 2026
Jerzy Szymanek, a Polish politician, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Ręczno on April 11, 1937, he was a member of the United People's Party and served in the Sejm from 1972 to 1985.… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Lilias Folan, the American yoga teacher and television presenter behind the PBS program Lilias, Yoga and You, died on March 8, 2026. The show, later shortened to Lilias!, first aired on WCET in Cincinnati on October 5, 1970 and was… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Lutfiya al-Dulaimi, an Iraqi writer, journalist and women's rights activist, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Baqubah on March 7, 1939, she grew up in Baghdad and worked as a teacher from 1971 to… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
David Keene, an American political consultant, died on March 8, 2026, in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 80. He was also a presidential advisor and newspaper editor, and served as Opinion Editor of The Washington Times. Keene chaired the… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
B. Wongar, the pen name of Serbian writer Sreten Božić, died on March 8, 2026, aged 93-94. Born in 1932 in Gornja Trešnjevica, in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he lived in Australia for much of his life.… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Curzia Ferrari, an Italian journalist, writer and translator of Russian poetry, died on March 8, 2026, in Milan at the age of 96. Born in Milan in May 1929, she worked as a writer and translator and was known for… · 08 March 2026 · March 2026
Jan Lenferink, the Dutch radio and television presenter and columnist best known for RUR (Rechtstreeks uit Richter), died on March 7, 2026. Born in Dalfsen on 9 December 1945, he studied Dutch language and psychology at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen,… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Tierney Thys, an American marine biologist and science educator, died on March 6, 2026, at age 59. A National Geographic explorer, she earned a biology degree from Brown University in 1988 and a doctorate in biomechanics in 1998. Thys served… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Narayan Bareth, an Indian journalist, died on March 6, 2026. He was 68. Bareth worked in journalism for around three decades and served as State Information Commissioner of Rajasthan. He began his career at Navbharat Times in Kota in 1986… · 06 March 2026 · March 2026
Gyula Gobby Fehér, a Serbian writer, died on March 5, 2026. He was born in Bácsfeketehegy on April 11, 1943, to László Fehér and Julianna Vranyó. From 1974 to 1983, he served as deputy editor-in-chief of Novi Sad Television, and… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Dennis Cometti, the Australian sports commentator and former Australian rules football player and coach, died on March 4, 2026, aged 76. Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, on March 26, 1949, he worked in sports broadcasting for 51 years and was… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
H. K. Dua, an Indian journalist and diplomat who was editor of the Hindustan Times, died on March 4, 2026, aged 88. Born Hari Krishan Dua on July 1, 1937, in Sargodha, Punjab Province, British India, he served as editor… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Soli Philander, a South African actor, comedian, director, television presenter and radio personality, died on March 4, 2026, aged 65. Born Silamour Philander on January 19, 1961, in Elsie's River on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, he became known… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Fernando Ónega, a Spanish journalist and political analyst, died on March 3, 2026. Born on June 15, 1947, he wrote several books on recent Spanish history and important figures. Ónega served as press director for the government of Adolfo Suárez… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Andrea Weiss, an American rabbi and author, died on March 3, 2026. She was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1993 and later served there as associate professor of Bible, director of the Rabbinical School, and provost from 2018 into… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Gordon Corrigan, British army officer, historical writer and broadcaster, died on March 3, 2026. He was educated at the Royal School, Armagh, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and served in the British Army’s Royal Gurkha Rifles, mainly in the… · 03 March 2026 · March 2026
Bernard Launois, a French film director, screenwriter and actor known for Devil Story, died on March 2, 2026. Born in Mézières, France, on April 8, 1930, he studied pharmacology for two years before turning to film work. He began as… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Jahanara Arzu, a Bangladeshi poet, died on March 2, 2026. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 1987 by the Government of Bangladesh for her contribution to Bengali literature. Arzu and Sufia Kamal were the founding editors of Sultana, the… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026
Yanar Mohammed, Iraqi women's rights activist and co-founder and director of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, died on March 2, 2026. She was also the editor of the newspaper Al-Mousawat (Equality). Mohammed started the first shelters for women… · 02 March 2026 · March 2026 · Shot Dead
Arnaud Nguefack, a Cameroonian journalist, died on March 1, 2026. He was 38. Nguefack was best known for his work on Canal 2 International, where he covered Cameroonian news and conducted investigative reports. He died in Yaoundé, Cameroon. · 01 March 2026 · March 2026
Belgian journalist and Orthodox priest · 28 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 28
Lorraine Bayly, the Australian actress best known for her role in The Sullivans, died on February 28, 2026, aged 89. Born in Booligal, New South Wales, on January 16, 1937, she began performing as a child and became a professional… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Paul Conroy, a British photojournalist and freelance photographer and filmmaker, died on February 28, 2026, aged 61. He worked in the British media and reported from combat zones in the Balkans, the Middle East and Libya. A soldier with the… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Darío Lopérfido, an Argentine politician, journalist and cultural promoter, died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Buenos Aires in 1964, he served as Argentina’s Secretary of Culture and Communications from 1999 to 2001, Secretary of… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Dario
Colman McCarthy, an American journalist for The Washington Post and peace activist, died on February 27, 2026, at age 87. Born in Glen Head, New York, on March 24, 1938, he worked as a journalist, teacher and lecturer and was… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026
Charlie Grall, a French journalist and Breton independence activist, died on February 27, 2026, at the age of 71. Born Jean-Charles Grall in Finistère, France, he was the founder of the identity website Breizh Info, which he served from 1996… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026
Christopher S. Wren, an American journalist and author who spent 28 years as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, died on February 26, 2026. Born Christopher Sale Wren in Hollywood, California, on February 22, 1936, he was the… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Ahmed Nimal, a Maldivian actor, director, editor, writer and producer, died on February 26, 2026, at the age of 62. Born on January 13, 1963, in the Sultanate of the Maldive Islands, he began his career at the Maldives Meteorological… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Maroof Raza, an Indian Army officer and commentator on national security and strategic affairs, died on February 26, 2026, aged 66. He served in the Indian Army from 1980 to 1994, including with the Grenadiers and the Mechanised Infantry Regiment,… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Drusilla Beyfus, the English writer and journalist best known for her books on modern modes and manners, died on February 26, 2026, aged 98. Born in Hampstead, London, on March 1, 1927, she was educated at a private boarding school… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Fahmy Omar, Egyptian radio broadcaster and onetime head of Egyptian Radio, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 97. Known as the "Sheikh of the Broadcasters," he worked in radio for 37 years from 1950 to 1988, rising… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026
Ann Godoff, an American editor and publisher who was president of Random House and founder of Penguin Press, died on February 24, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Ann Leslie Godoff in New York City on July 22, 1949,… · 24 February 2026 · February 2026
Jeremy Larner, the American author and screenwriter who won an Oscar in 1973 for Best Original Screenplay for The Candidate, died on February 24, 2026, at age 88. Born Jeremy David Larner in Olean, New York, on March 20, 1937,… · 24 February 2026 · February 2026
Glaudi Barsotti, a French writer and journalist, died on February 24, 2026. Also spelled Glaudi Barsòtti in Occitan and Claude Barsotti in French, he was a French Occitan writer and journalist born in Marseille. Barsotti was 92. · 24 February 2026 · February 2026
Giancarlo Politi, Italian art critic, died on February 24, 2026. Born in Trevi, in Umbria, on January 29, 1937, he was also a poet and publisher, and was best known as the founder of Flash Art magazine. After a brief… · 24 February 2026 · February 2026
Richard Mauer, an American investigative journalist, died on February 23, 2026. Born Richard David Mauer on May 29, 1949, in The Bronx, New York, he graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and later attended the University of Colorado… · 23 February 2026 · February 2026
Andrej Medved, a Slovene poet, editor and translator, died on February 23, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Ljubljana on February 3, 1947, he studied philosophy and the history of art at the University of Ljubljana. Medved worked… · 23 February 2026 · February 2026
Gregorio Morán, a Spanish journalist and writer, died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Oviedo in 1947, he lived in Paris during the Franco regime and returned to Spain during the transition to democracy. He… · 22 February 2026 · February 2026
Koos Postema, a Dutch radio and television presenter, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Jacobus Gerrit Postema in Rotterdam on August 17, 1932, he began working at VARA radio in 1960 as a reporter for… · 21 February 2026 · February 2026
Mimmo Liguoro, an Italian journalist, died on February 18, 2026. Domenico Liguoro was born in Torre del Greco on July 16, 1941, and was known for serving as chief editor and host of TG2 from 1982 to 1995 and TG3… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026
Algerian sport commentator · 16 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 16
Algerian sport commentator · 16 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 16
Mohsen Dalloul, a Lebanese journalist and politician, died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 92. A member of the Progressive Socialist Party, he served as minister of agriculture and minister of defense in the 1990s. He was also… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026
Dmitry Bavilsky, a Russian writer, literary critic and journalist, died on February 17, 2026. Born in Chelyabinsk on January 19, 1969, he graduated from Chelyabinsk State University in 1993 and completed post-graduate studies in foreign literature there in 1996. Bavilsky… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026
Anna dePeyster, the British-Australian journalist and author known as Anna Maria dePeyster, died on February 17, 2026, at age 81. Born Anna Maria Torv in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 30, 1944, she later became the second wife of media mogul… · 17 February 2026 · February 2026
Frederick Wiseman, an American filmmaker, died on February 16, 2026, at age 96. Born in Boston in 1930, he worked as a documentarian, theater director, editor, actor, producer, director and writer from 1963 to 2025. His films focused on American… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026
Consty Eka, a Cameroonian television presenter and businessman, died on February 16, 2026, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, at the age of 65. Born in Yaoundé on January 13, 1961, he became a prominent figure in the Cameroonian and Ivorian media… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026
Lowell Green, a Canadian radio personality, journalist and author, died on February 14, 2026. He was 89. Green was best known as the host of The Lowell Green Show, a conservative morning talk show on Ottawa radio station CFRA, and… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael Silverblatt, an American literary critic and broadcaster who hosted the nationally syndicated radio program Bookworm, died on February 14, 2026, at age 73. He presented the show from 1989 to 2022 on KCRW, the Los Angeles public radio station,… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
José Álvaro Moisés, a Brazilian political scientist, died on February 14, 2026, after drowning at Itamambuca Beach in Ubatuba, on the north coast of São Paulo. Born in Campinas on September 4, 1945, he was a full professor of political… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
Xhelil Gjoni, an Albanian politician and journalist, died on February 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on November 3, 1938, in Maqellarë, Dibër, Albania, he was a member of the Albanian Workers' Party (PPSh). He studied philosophy in… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
Joe Stowell, an American basketball player and coach for the Bradley Braves, died on February 14, 2026, at age 99. Stowell attended Bradley University and played on its basketball team from 1947 to 1950 before returning as an assistant coach… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
Toshio Motoya, a Japanese hospitality executive, died on February 13, 2026. He was the president of APA Group, which included APA Hotels & Resorts, one of Japan’s largest hotel chains. Motoya founded the APA Group real estate business in Ishikawa… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Jacques Dubois, the Belgian literary theorist and academic, died on February 13, 2026. He was Professor Emeritus of Literature at the Université de Liège and was born in Liège in 1933. Dubois developed the concept of the Literary Institution, following… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Sarla Maheshwari, an Indian journalist and news reader on DD National from 1976 to 2005, died on February 12, 2026. The available information identifies her as an Indian journalist and television news reader associated with DD National over nearly three… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
Sarla Maheshwari, an Indian journalist and news reader with DD National, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on 11 April 1954, she worked with Doordarshan from 1976, when she was selected as an announcer while… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
Wai Kee-shun, a Hong Kong newspaper proprietor, businessman, publisher and sports commentator, died on February 11, 2026. Born on March 8, 1933, he was educated at New Method College and later studied in the United States before returning to Hong… · China · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Cees Nooteboom, the Dutch novelist, poet and journalist, died on February 11, 2026, at age 92. Born Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria Nooteboom on July 31, 1933, in The Hague, Netherlands, he gained wider attention for his novel "Rituals" ("Rituelen," 1980),… · England · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Nico de Haan, a Dutch birdwatcher and television presenter, died on February 11, 2026. He was a Dutch conservationist, writer and radio and television presenter known for popularising birdwatching in the Netherlands. De Haan worked with Vogelbescherming Nederland and helped… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Jose de Venecia Jr., a Filipino politician and journalist who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 89. Also known as JDV, Joe De V or Manong… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · José
Lina Brockdorff, a Maltese author, playwright and radio broadcaster, died on February 10, 2026. She was born in Senglea on May 21, 1930, to Patrick and Mary Mahoney. Her early life was marked by the outbreak of World War II… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Jim Robson, a Canadian sportscaster and broadcaster best known for his long run as the Vancouver Canucks' play-by-play announcer, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on January 17, 1935, he began… · Britain · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Enrico Benzing, the Italian journalist and engineer, died on February 9, 2026. He was 93. Benzing wrote for La Gazzetta dello Sport as motoring editor and Formula One race reporter, and from 1974 he contributed to Il Giornale, founded by… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Franco Nuovo, a Canadian journalist and television presenter, died on February 8, 2026, in Montreal at the age of 72 from cardiac arrest. Born in Montreal on September 11, 1953, he studied at the Collège Stanislas de Montréal and the… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Robert del Picchia, a French journalist and politician, died on February 7, 2026, in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 83. Born in Marseille on November 10, 1942, he served as a member of the Senate of France from 1998… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Kåre Grøttum, the Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, died on February 7, 2026, aged 92. Born Kåre Idar Grøttum in Trondheim on January 24, 1934, he was also a music arranger and a presenter in NRK. He was active as… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Pentti Lindegren, a Finnish ice hockey player and commentator, died on February 7, 2026. Born in Hauho on December 18, 1939, he played in Finland for HIFK, in the Finnish Championship series for Karhu-Kissat and in the I division for… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Salvatore Mazzaracchio, an Italian politician, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in San Paolo Albanese on January 3, 1934, he was a member of The People of Freedom and served in the Chamber of Deputies… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Bruno Parma, a Slovene journalist and chess player, died on February 6, 2026, at age 84. Born in Ljubljana on December 30, 1941, Parma first played in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1959, sharing second place, and won the… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Sondra Gotlieb, a Canadian journalist and novelist, died on February 6, 2026. Born Sondra Kaufman in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on December 30, 1936, she lived in Toronto, Ontario. She married Allan Gotlieb, who served as Canadian ambassador to the United States… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame football player and longtime radio color commentator, died on February 6, 2026, at age 91. Christian Adolph Jurgensen III was a quarterback for 18 seasons in the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles… · America · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Lorenza Trucchi, an Italian journalist, art critic and curator, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 104. Born in Monaco on January 11, 1922, she moved with her family to Rome in 1933. Trucchi studied law before turning… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
John Virgo, the English professional snooker player and broadcaster, died on February 4, 2026, aged 79. Born in Salford, Lancashire, on March 4, 1946, he turned professional in 1976 after success as an amateur and won four professional titles, including… · Britain · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Thuraya Qabil, a Saudi Arabian poet and journalist, died on February 4, 2026, aged 85. Born in Jeddah in 1940, she earned a degree from the National College in Beirut. In 1963, she published The Weeping Rhythms, becoming the first… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Svetlana Zhiltsova, a Russian television presenter, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Moscow on November 30, 1936, she was a Soviet television presenter who later worked in television after graduating from the Institute of… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
Allan Massie, a British journalist, died on February 3, 2026, aged 87. Massie was a Scottish journalist, columnist and sports writer who worked for several newspapers in England and Scotland. He wrote regular columns for The Scotsman, The Sunday Times… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
Maria Rita Parsi, an Italian psychotherapist, writer and television commentator, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Rome on August 5, 1947, she worked as a teacher, educational psychologist and psychotherapist. She founded and directed SIPA, the Italian School of… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Fabio Scuto, an Italian journalist, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Rome on August 12, 1957, he graduated in history and geographical sciences from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1984 and later enrolled in the journalism school of… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · Fábio
Myra MacPherson, an American journalist, died on February 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C., at age 91. Born Myra Lea MacPherson in Marquette, Michigan, and raised in Belleville, Michigan, she graduated from Michigan State University in 1956 with a degree in… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
John James Terris, a New Zealand politician, Anglican priest and broadcaster, died on February 2, 2026, aged 86. He represented the Labour Party in the New Zealand parliament from 1978 to 1990 and served as Chairman of Committees of the… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Gabor Boritt, an American historian and the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, died on February 2, 2026. Hungarian-born and raised, he took part as a teenager in the… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · Gábor
Nobuhiko Ochiai, a Japanese journalist and novelist, died on February 1, 2026. He was born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, on January 8, 1942. Ochiai wrote works reporting on international affairs and intelligence-related situations, along with novels and translations based on… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026
Burt Wolf, an American journalist and writer, died on January 31, 2026. Born Burton R. Wolf in New York City on September 28, 1938, he was also a businessman, chef and television producer. He was the host and author of… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Joe Mulholland, the Irish television executive who served as managing director of RTÉ Television, died on January 31, 2026, aged 85. Patrick Joseph Mulholland worked in a number of capacities with national broadcaster RTÉ, including as managing director of RTÉ… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Chip Berlet, an American investigative journalist and author, died on January 30, 2026, of leukemia. Born John Foster Berlet on November 22, 1949, he was known for his work as a research analyst, photojournalist, scholar and activist focused on extreme… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
French journalist and humanitarian · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · French
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains) · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28
Michael H. Prosser, an American academic and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He served at the University of Virginia from 1972 to 2001 and was a Fulbright Professor at the… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026
Suzannah Lessard, an American writer, died on January 29, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer. She was 81. Lessard was a staff writer for The New Yorker and one of the original editors of the Washington Monthly. Over nearly 50… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026