Over 4,000 obituaries of famous dead journalists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
French journalist and humanitarianDied on Friday January 30th 2026
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains)Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
German journalist and politicianDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
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…
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…
American writer and columnistDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Dan McQuade, an American journalist and writer, died on January 28, 2026. He was 43. A Philadelphia-based writer and community figure, McQuade was best known for recording and reporting on…
Danish journalist (Politiken)Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Sri Lankan journalist and lyricistDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Cuban American journalist and television anchormanDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Rafael Pineda, a Cuban-American television journalist and news reporter, died on January 25, 2026. Born Julio Rafael Pineda in Baracoa, Cuba, on December 20, 1937, he immigrated to the United…
Spanish journalistDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
British journalist and writerDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Chris Baur, a Scottish broadcast journalist, died on January 23, 2026. He was born Christopher Frank Baur on 28 May 1942 in Oxted, Surrey, and was raised in Scotland from…
American journalistDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
French scenographer and journalist (Encyclopædia Universalis)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Walter Martínez, a Venezuelan journalist with Venezolana de Televisión, died on January 22, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Walter Nelson Martínez Martínez in Montevideo, Uruguay, he had a…
American newscaster (ABC 7Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Spanish journalistDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Spanish academic and journalistDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Slovak presenterDied on Monday January 19th 2026
French journalistDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Argentine sports journalistDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Moldovan writer and journalistDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Armenian actress and journalistDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Australian journalist and authorDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
British journalistDied on Friday January 16th 2026
Colombian radio broadcaster and journalistDied on Thursday January 15th 2026
American television journalistDied on Thursday January 15th 2026
Australian radio broadcasterDied on Wednesday January 14th 2026
French engineer and journalist (Lys rouge)Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip, died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and…
Sri Lankan journalistDied on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Italian journalist and politicianDied on Monday January 12th 2026
German journalist and biographerDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Swedish comics creator and editor (The Phantom)Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Norwegian journalist and writerDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Chilean journalistDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Spanish journalistDied on Friday January 9th 2026
Brazilian journalist Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Italian journalist and writerDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
Italian Journalist and writerDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
Italian television presenter and radio personalityDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
American music journalist and magazine editor (The SourceDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
American political commentatorDied on Tuesday January 6th 2026
British radio presenter (BBC Radio Merseyside)Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Greek journalist and television presenterDied on Sunday January 4th 2026
British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight)Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Ukranian journalistDied on Sunday January 4th 2026
Jordanian journalist and broadcasterDied on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Jerry Bledsoe, an American author and journalist, died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Born in Danville, Virginia, on July 14, 1941, he was known for several true crime…
American journalist (The New York Times)Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Mate Meštrović, a Croatian-American journalist, died on December 30, 2025, in Zagreb at the age of 95. Also known as Matthew Mestrovic and Matthew Meštrović, he was born in Zagreb…
Egyptian journalist and advisor to Al-QaedaDied on Monday December 29th 2025
Swiss historian and journalistDied on Monday December 29th 2025
Michael J. Schumacher, an American journalist and author, died on December 29, 2025, at age 75. Born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 22, 1950, he wrote biographies of Beat Generation…
British journalistDied on Monday December 29th 2025
Jonathan Powell, the British pianist, musicologist and music editor, died on December 27, 2025, aged 56. Born in Lancashire in 1969, he was also a self-taught composer who wrote piano…
Richard Pollak, an American journalist, died on December 27, 2025. Richard Pollak (died December 27, 2025) was an American journalist. He was the founding editor of More magazine. Tags Journalists,…
Andrew Arbuckle, Scottish journalist and politician who served as an MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region, died on December 25, 2025, aged 81. Andrew David Arbuckle MBE was…
Australian sports journalistDied on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Czech commentator and editor (ČRo 6Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographerDied on Saturday December 20th 2025
American sports reporterDied on Saturday December 20th 2025
French publisherDied on Friday December 19th 2025
Brazilian-born Belgian film editor (Home Sweet HomeDied on Friday December 19th 2025
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh)Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Portuguese journalist and a political commentatorDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
American journalist (Associated Press)Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
British television and radio presenterDied on Wednesday December 17th 2025
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary)Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Canadian journalist (CBM (AM)Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Belgian sports journalist (RTBF)Died on Monday December 15th 2025
American journalist (The Washington PostDied on Sunday December 14th 2025
Indian journalistDied on Sunday December 14th 2025
Gerald Donaldson, a Canadian racing journalist and biographer who specialized in covering Formula One, died on December 14, 2025, at age 87. Born in Almonte, Ontario, on July 18, 1938,…
American broadcast journalist (KTRK-TV)Died on Sunday December 14th 2025
French journalist and politicianDied on Friday December 12th 2025
British film editor (Mona LisaDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Portuguese novelist and journalistDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025
German journalistDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025