W. R. Berkley dead at age 80
W. R. Berkley, an American insurance executive and CEO of W. R. Berkley Corporation,
died on June 9, 2026, at age 80. Born William Robert Berkley in 1946, he built…
Famous Dead Other: Recent Deaths and Obituaries
Over 800 obituaries of famous dead other. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Musaazi Charles Kalooli dead at age 32
Musaazi Charles Kalooli, a Ugandan social media influencer known as Sebina,
died on June 8, 2026, after injuries sustained in a fall. He was 32. Kalooli became known in the…
Josip Milković dead at age 83
Josip Milković
died on June 8, 2026. He was a Croatian handballer. Tags Other, 08 June 2026, Croatia, Josip, June 2026, June 8, Milković
Werner Trzmiel dead at age 84
Werner Trzmiel
died on June 7, 2026. No cause of death was stated. Tags Other, 07 June 2026, Germany, Pisces, Trzmiel, Werner, June 2026, June 7
Dorothy E. Downton dead at age 79
Dorothy E. Downton
died on June 7, 2026. Tags Other, 07 June 2026, America, Dorothy, Downton, Scorpio, June 2026, June 7
Mallavarapu Prakash dead at age 77
Mallavarapu Prakash, the Indian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Cuddapah from 1998 to 2002, bishop of Vijayawada from 2002 to 2012 and archbishop of Visakhapatnam from 2012…
Prakash Mallavarapu dead at age 77
Prakash Mallavarapu, an Indian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Cuddapah from 1998 to 2002, bishop of Vijayawada from 2002 to 2012 and archbishop of Visakhapatnam from 2012…
Wilma Tisch dead at age 98
Wilma Tisch, an American philanthropist,
died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 98. Also known as Wilma "Billie" Tisch and born Wilma Stein, she was a graduate of…
Peter Wilkinson dead at age 86
Peter Wilkinson
died on June 6, 2026. He was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest. Tags Other, 06 June 2026, Canada, Peter, Wilkinson, June 2026, June 6
Avis H. Cohen dead at age 84
Avis H. Cohen
died on June 6, 2026. Tags Other, 06 June 2026, America, Avis, Cohen, June 2026, June 6
Osório Citora Afonso dead at age 54
Osório Citora Afonso, a Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate,
died on June 6, 2026, after being shot. He was 54. Born in Ribáuè on May 6, 1972, Afonso served as auxiliary…
Jane Pegel dead at age 92
Jane Pegel, an American sailor who was elected to the United States National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2021,
died on June 6, 2026. She was 92. Known also as…
Heimo Reinitzer dead at age 82
Heimo Reinitzer
died on June 5, 2026. He was an Austrian Olympic discus thrower. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Austria, Heimo, Libra, Reinitzer, June 2026, June 5
Naran Očir-Gorjaev dead at age 52
Naran Očir-Gorjaev
died on June 5, 2026. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Naran, Russia, June 2026, June 5, Očir-Gorjaev
Herbert Schnitzer dead at age 85
Herbert Schnitzer, the German racing team owner behind Schnitzer Motorsport,
died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 85. He co-founded the Freilassing-based team in 1967 with his brother…
Vania Protti Traxler dead at age 89
Vania Protti Traxler
died on June 5, 2026. She was an Italian entrepreneur. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Italy, Traxler, Vania, June 2026, June 5
Naran Očir-Gorjaev dead at age 52
Naran Očir-Gorjaev
died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 52. He was a Russian military officer. Born on October 1, 1973, in Lagan, he received the Hero of…
Joost Ritman dead at age 85
Joost Ritman, the Dutch businessman behind the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica,
died on June 5, 2026, at age 85. Born in Amsterdam in 1941, he made his fortune through the family…
Richard K. Davidson dead at age 84
Richard K. Davidson, the American railway executive who served as chief executive of Union Pacific,
died on June 5, 2026, at age 84. Born on January 9, 1942, in Allen,…
Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal dead at age 96
Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal, a Colombian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Ocaña from 1972 to 1992 and as archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia from 1992 to 2007,…
Cliff Fletcher dead at age 90, Canadian National Hockey League executive, general manager of the At…
Cliff Fletcher, the Canadian National Hockey League executive who served as general manager of the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes,
died on June 5, 2026.…
Cor Herkströter dead at age 88
Cor Herkströter
died on June 4, 2026. Tags Other, 04 June 2026, Cor, Leo, Netherlands, Herkströter, June 2026, June 4
Wendy Law dead at age 65
Wendy Law, the British crossword compiler better known to readers as Hectence,
died on June 4, 2026. She built a long career in cryptic setting, producing 217 crosswords for The…
Nell Hynes dead at age 109
Nell Hynes
died on June 4, 2026. She was an Irish centenarian and had been the oldest person in Ireland since 2025. Her death was announced without further details. Tags…
Michael Dysart dead at age 92
Michael Dysart, an Australian architect,
died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 92. Over a career spanning more than 60 years, he became known for work on landmarks,…
Jouko Purontakanen dead at age 78
Jouko Purontakanen
died on June 3, 2026. Tags Other, 03 June 2026, Finland, Jouko, Pisces, Porvoo, Purontakanen, June 2026, June 3
Fermín Sola Barrena dead at age 52
Fermín Sola Barrena
died on June 3, 2026. Tags Other, 03 June 2026, Aries, Barrena, Elgoibar, Spain, Fermín, June 2026, June 3
Pat Pappas dead at age 89
Pat Pappas
died on June 3, 2026. Tags Other, 03 June 2026, Pappas, Pat, Sagittarius, June 2026, June 3
Sir Alex Younger dead at age 62
Sir Alex Younger, the British intelligence officer who led the Secret Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2020,
died on June 3, 2026. Born Alexander William Younger on July 4, 1963,…
Charlie Cunningham dead at age 78
Charlie Cunningham, an American mountain biker and co-founder of Wilderness Trail Bikes, died June 3, 2026, after complications from a traffic collision. He was 78. Born in Washington, D.C., on…
Wilhelmus de Bekker dead at age 87
Wilhelmus de Bekker, the Dutch-born Surinamese Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Paramaribo from 2004 to 2014,
died on June 3, 2026. He was 87. Born Wilhelmus Adrianus…
Tutu Sohlberg dead at age 84
Tutu Sohlberg
died on June 3, 2026. Sohlberg was a Finnish Olympic equestrian who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Tags Other, 03 June 2026, Finland, Leo, Sohlberg, Tutu, June…
Rocky Allen dead at age 70
Rocky Allen, an American talk radio personality and host of the Rocky Allen Showgram,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 70 or 71. Over a career that…
Max Kleven dead at age 92
Max Kleven
died on June 3, 2026. He was a Norwegian-born American stuntman and second unit director whose work included Back to the Future, Batman Returns and The River Wild.…
Kanya King dead at age 57
Kanya King, the British entrepreneur who founded the MOBO Awards,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 57 after being diagnosed with colon cancer. Born in Kilburn, London,…
David R. Williams dead at age 71, American aerospace and mechanical engineer, fellow of the America…
David R. Williams died June 2, 2026. He was an American aerospace and mechanical engineer and a fellow of the American Physical Society. No further details were immediately available. Tags…
Jaan Tults dead at age 80
Jaan Tults
died on June 1, 2026. Tags Other, 01 June 2026, Jaan, Tults, June 1, June 2026
Bruce P. Crandall dead at age 93
Bruce P. Crandall
died on May 31, 2026. He was an American Army aviator. Tags Other, 31 May 2026, America, Aquarius, Bruce, Crandall, May 2026, May 31
Alan L. Gropman dead at age 88
Alan L. Gropman died May 31, 2026. He was an American Air Force colonel. Tags Other, 31 May 2026, Alan, America, Aquarius, Gropman, May 2026, May 31
Gu Songfen dead at age 96, Chinese aircraft designer, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese A…
Gu Songfen
died on May 31, 2026. He was a Chinese aircraft designer and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. His work…
John Kear dead at age 71
John Kear
died on May 31, 2026. He was a public figure. Tags Other, 31 May 2026, John, Kear, Sagittarius, May 2026, May 31
Hoyle Schweitzer dead at age 93
Hoyle Schweitzer
died on May 31, 2026. He was an American surfer and businessman. Tags Other, 31 May 2026, America, Cancer, Hoyle, Schweitzer, May 2026, May 31, San Marcos
Geoff Oakes dead at age 88
Geoff Oakes
died on May 30, 2026. He was a public figure. Tags Other, 30 May 2026, Geoff, Oakes, Taurus, May 2026, May 30
Nestor da Silva dead at age 108
Nestor da Silva, a Brazilian military officer, military paratrooper and World War II veteran,
died on May 30, 2026, at the age of 108. Born on June 13, 1917, in…
Zacarias Kamwenho dead at age 91
Zacarias Kamwenho, the Angolan Roman Catholic prelate who served as archbishop of Lubango from 1997 to 2009,
died on May 30, 2026. He was 91. Born in Huambo on September…
Bill Clapp dead at age 84
Bill Clapp
died on May 29, 2026. He was an American business executive and philanthropist. Further details about his life and career were not included in the provided record. Tags…
Lőrinc Csernyus dead at age 64
Lőrinc Csernyus
died on May 29, 2026. He was a Hungarian architect. Tags Other, 29 May 2026, Csernyus, Gemini, Hungary, Lőrinc, May 2026, May 29
Caroline Marland dead at age 80
Caroline Marland, the British advertiser and newspaper managing director who worked for The Guardian,
died on May 29, 2026, in a traffic collision. Born Caroline Ann Rushton in Dublin in…
Peter Straarup dead at age 74
Peter Straarup
died on May 29, 2026. He was a Danish banking executive and chief executive officer of Danske Bank. Further details about his death were not immediately available. Tags…
Hemendra Singh Panwar dead at age 89
Hemendra Singh Panwar, an Indian environmentalist and conservationist,
died on May 29, 2026, at the age of 89. He was known for his work in wildlife protection and conservation, and…
Bruno Kant dead at age 110
Bruno Kant
died on May 29, 2026. He was a German Catholic priest and supercentenarian, and was born on February 26, 1916, in Werblinia. Wikidata describes him as a Roman…
Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale dead at age 89
Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale, the Scottish Labour Party member of the House of Lords,
died on May 28, 2026, aged 89. Also known as Margaret Mildred Ramsay, she…
Alec Penstone dead at age 101
Alec Penstone, a British naval officer and Second World War veteran,
died on May 28, 2026, aged 101. Born in Tottenham, London, on April 23, 1925, he served in the…
Jim Treacy dead at age 82
Jim Treacy, the Kilkenny and Bennettsbridge hurler,
died on May 28, 2026, aged 82. Born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, in 1943, he joined the Kilkenny senior team in 1963 and…
Mamoru Ozaki dead at age 91
Mamoru Ozaki
died on May 27, 2026. He was a Japanese bureaucrat. Tags Other, 27 May 2026, Japan, Mamoru, Ozaki, May 2026, May 27
Sir Ralph Robins dead at age 93
Sir Ralph Robins, the British businessman who led Rolls-Royce as chief executive and later chairman,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 93. Born on June 16, 1932,…
Jim Rutt dead at age 72
Jim Rutt
died on May 27, 2026. He was a businessman. Tags Other, 27 May 2026, Jim, Rutt, Sagittarius, May 2026, May 27
Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor dead at age 75
Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, the Nigerian army lieutenant general and United Nations force commander,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 75. A retired officer, he served until 2010…
Vladimir Matyukhin dead at age 81
Vladimir Matyukhin, a Russian general,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Moscow on February 4, 1945, he studied at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute,…
Ilie Ciocan dead at age 112
Ilie Ciocan, a Romanian army officer,
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 112. Born in Cremenari, Romania, on May 28, 1913, he was a military veteran who…
Sir Robin Denys Gill dead at age 98, British business, investor and television executive
Sir Robin Denys Gill, a British business, investor and television executive,
died on May 26, 2026. Born on 7 October 1927, he attended Brasenose College, Oxford, and began his career…
Gaël Da Silva dead at age 41
Gaël Da Silva, a French Olympic gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics,
died on May 26, 2026. Born on December 30, 1984, in Vaulx-en-Velin, France, he represented the…
Edoardo Rovida dead at age 98
Edoardo Rovida, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and apostolic nuncio,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Alessandria on August 26, 1927, he was ordained…
Mohammed Odeh dead at age 51
Mohammed Odeh, a Palestinian Islamic militant and commander of Hamas in the Gaza Strip,
died on May 26, 2026, in an airstrike. He was 51 or 52. Born in 1974…
Terry Don Phillips dead at age 78
Terry Don Phillips, an American college athletics administrator and former Clemson Tigers athletic director,
died on May 26, 2026. He served as athletic director at Liberty Baptist College, now Liberty…
Linda Mullins dead at age 86
Linda Mullins, the English greyhound racing trainer,
died on May 26, 2026, the date her death was announced. She was 86. A retired trainer from England, Mullins was a five-time…
Marc Johnson dead at age 49
Marc Johnson, an American skateboarder,
died on May 26, 2026, at age 49. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on January 6, 1977, he was a professional skateboarder whose career included…
Gary L. Pudney dead at age 91
Gary L. Pudney
died on May 25, 2026. He was an American television executive at ABC. No other details about his life or career were provided in the available record.…
Honoré Traoré dead at age 68
Honoré Traoré, the Burkinabé general who served as head of state in 2014,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 68. Traoré was the interim head of state of Burkina…
Mario Milano dead at age 90
Mario Milano, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia from 1989 to…
Samuel Tak Lee dead at age 87
Samuel Tak Lee, a Hong Kong property developer,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 87. He was identified in reports as a Hong Kong property billionaire and…
Edvard Moseid dead at age 81
Edvard Moseid, a Norwegian zoo director,
died on May 24, 2026. He was 81. Moseid was a Norwegian animal expert and former zoo and amusement park director. Born in Vennesla…
Eugene Cussons dead at age 46, South African primatologist, director of Chimp Eden
Eugene Cussons, the South African primatologist and director of Chimp Eden,
died on May 24, 2026, after a paramotor crash. He was 46 or 47. Cussons was the managing director…
Ján Plachetka dead at age 81
Ján Plachetka, a Slovak chess grandmaster,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Trenčín on February 18, 1945, he was awarded the grandmaster title in…
Philippe Samyn dead at age 77, Belgian architect, engineer
Philippe Samyn, the Belgian architect, engineer and urbanist,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Ghent on September 1, 1948, he built a career that…
Dang Van Phuoc dead at age 90
Dang Van Phuoc, a Vietnamese-American photojournalist,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 90. Born in 1935 in a village near Quảng Ngãi Province in central Vietnam, he moved to…
Petr Zeman dead at age 79
Petr Zeman
died on May 23, 2026. He was a Czech security expert and dissident. He was 79. Tags Other, 23 May 2026, Czechia, Petr, Zeman, May 2026, May 23
Gabriel Ganley dead at age 22
Gabriel Ganley
died on May 23, 2026. He was a Brazilian bodybuilder and influencer. His death was noted by sources identifying him as 22 years old. Gabriel Ganley, 22, Brazilian…
Martin Šolc dead at age 77
Martin Šolc
died on May 23, 2026. He was a Czech pedagogue and an expert in comet physics and the history of astronomy. His work was associated with teaching and…
Albert Wolsky dead at age 95
Albert Wolsky, the French costume designer,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 95. Wolsky was known for work in film and on stage, with a career that included costume…
Eldon Coombe dead at age 85
Eldon Coombe
died on May 22, 2026. He was a Canadian curler. Tags Other, 22 May 2026, Canada, Coombe, Eldon, May 2026, May 22
Dick van de Kaa dead at age 93
Dick van de Kaa
died on May 22, 2026. He was a Dutch demographer. Tags Other, 22 May 2026, Capricorn, Dick, Kaa, Netherlands, May 2026, May 22
Carl Schachter dead at age 93
Carl Schachter
died on May 22, 2026. He was an American music theorist. Tags Other, 22 May 2026, America, Carl, Schachter, May 2026, May 22
George Wyndham dead at age 36
George Wyndham
died on May 22, 2026. He was a public figure. Tags Other, 22 May 2026, Aries, George, Wyndham, May 2026, May 22
Israel Goodovitch dead at age 92
Israel Goodovitch, an Israeli architect and urban designer,
died on May 22, 2026. Born in Haifa in 1934, he studied architecture at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and…
Marjan Minnesma dead at age 59, Dutch activist, founder of Urgenda, breast cancer
Marjan Minnesma, a Dutch activist and founder of Urgenda,
died on May 22, 2026, at age 59 after breast cancer. Born on October 28, 1966, in Wormerveer, Netherlands, she was…
Jonathan L. Foote dead at age 90
Jonathan L. Foote, an American architect,
died on May 22, 2026, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 90. Foote's work was associated with the preservation movement in the United…
Bob Andrews dead at age 90
Bob Andrews, the English-New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider who competed for Wimbledon Dons, Cradley Heathens and the New Zealand national team,
died on May 22, 2026, aged 90. Born in…
Liam Ferguson dead at age 85
Liam Ferguson
died on May 21, 2026. He was an Irish hurler. Tags Other, 21 May 2026, Ferguson, Ireland, Liam, May 2026, May 21
John M. Fabian dead at age 87
John M. Fabian, an American astronaut and Air Force officer,
died on May 21, 2026, at age 87. Born John McCreary Fabian on January 28, 1939, in Goose Creek, Texas,…
Karl E. Weick dead at age 89
Karl E. Weick, the American organizational theorist who helped introduce the concepts of loose coupling, mindfulness and sensemaking into organizational studies,
died on May 21, 2026. He was 89. Born…
Matthew Biggs dead at age 65, British radio personality, cancer
Matthew Biggs, the British radio personality best known for his work on Gardeners' Question Time,
died on May 21, 2026, of cancer. He was 65. Biggs was a professional gardener…
Rafe Pomerance dead at age 79, American environmentalist, lung cancer
Rafe Pomerance, an American environmentalist,
died on May 21, 2026, of lung cancer. He was 79. Pomerance was a Distinguished Senior Arctic Policy Fellow of the Woodwell Climate Research Center.…
Vadim Pokrovsky dead at age 71
Vadim Pokrovsky
died on May 20, 2026. He was a Russian epidemiologist. Tags Other, 20 May 2026, Capricorn, Pokrovsky, Russia, Vadim, May 20, May 2026
François Potez dead at age 70, French Roman Catholic priest, rector of the Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Céci…
François Potez, a French Roman Catholic priest,
died on May 20, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. Born in 1955, he entered the École navale and graduated in 1976, then served in…
Ladislav Jindra dead at age 104
Ladislav Jindra, a Czechoslovak-born American World War II veteran,
died on May 20, 2026. He was known for his service during the war. No further details were immediately available. Ladislav…
John Huston Ricard dead at age 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee…
John Huston Ricard, an American Roman Catholic prelate and bishop who led the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee from 1997 to 2007 and served as an auxiliary bishop of Baltimore from 1984…
Lage Tedenby dead at age 88
Lage Tedenby
died on May 18, 2026. He was a Swedish Olympic steeplechaser. Tags Other, 18 May 2026, Gemini, Lage, Sweden, Tedenby, May 18, May 2026