Arie van den Brand
Dutch politician (GroenLinks). · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · Brand · Dutch
Deaths Famous Dead Politicians
Yaw Brempong-Yeboah Politician dead at age 71
a Ghanaian politician, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a member of the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Atiwa West constituency in the Eastern Region. Born on May 5,… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
Philippe Morillon
French general and politician · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29 · French
Michael H. Prosser American academic dead at age 89
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 University of Swaziland… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026
Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers British polo official dead at age -1
a British polo official, died on January 29, 2026. He was chairman of Ham Polo Club from 1995 to 2018, chairman of the Hurlingham Polo Association from 2009 to 2012, and president of the Federation of International Polo from 2014… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026
Myint Htwe
Burmese politician · 27 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 27
Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe
British businessman and politician · 27 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 27 · Clitheroe
Joan Pujal Areny
Andorran politician and businessman · 26 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 26 · Areny
Jim Ferguson (diplomat) Australian diplomat dead at age 85
an Australian diplomat, senior public servant and sport administrator, died on January 27, 2026, aged 85. Born James Alexander Ferguson in Sydney on November 29, 1940, he was executive director of the Australian Sports Commission from 1990 to 2000. Before… · 27 January 2026 · January 2026
Robert G. Bottoms American education executive dead at age 81
an American higher education executive and the 18th president of DePauw University, died on January 27, 2026, at age 81. He served as president of the university from 1986 to June 30, 2008, and was later named president emeritus. Bottoms… · 27 January 2026 · January 2026
Wiley Drake American minister and radio host dead at age 82
an American minister and radio host, died on January 27, 2026, at age 82. Based in California, he served as pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park in Buena Park, California. Drake was the vice-presidential candidate for… · 27 January 2026 · January 2026
Louis J. Ceci American judge, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court dead at age 98
an American judge and justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1982 to 1993, died on January 27, 2026. He was 98. A lawyer, jurist and Republican politician, Ceci served eight years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee… · 27 January 2026 · January 2026
François Lempérière President of HydroCoop dead at age 99
a French civil engineer, died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 99. He built and/or designed 15 dams in France and other countries and invented solutions including Fusegates, Piano Keys Weir, Twin Dams and Tidal Gardens. He was… · 26 January 2026 · January 2026
Robert Nazaryan
Armenian politician · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25
Orest Salamakha
Ukrainean politician · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
Bill Allen (Canadian politician) Canadian politician, Saskatchewan MLA dead at age 79
a Canadian politician and Saskatchewan MLA from 1975 to 1982, died on January 25, 2026. Known as Bill Allen, he represented Regina Rosemont in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party member. Born in Regina on August… · 25 January 2026 · January 2026
Li Wei (computer scientist) Chinese computer scientist dead at age 82
a Chinese computer scientist and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, died on January 25, 2026. Born in Peking on June 8, 1943, he graduated from the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics at Peking University in 1966. He later… · 25 January 2026 · January 2026
Jógvan Durhuus
Faroese politician · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
Kikuo Arakawa Research of hypertension, cardiovascular medicine dead at age 96
a Japanese medical scientist and internist, died on January 23, 2026. He specialized in hypertension and cardiovascular medicine and was a Professor Emeritus at Fukuoka University. Arakawa also served as the 12th President of the International Society of Hypertension. Born… · 23 January 2026 · January 2026
Sani Lakatani
Niuean politician · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21
Aleksandr Shavlokhov
South Ossetian politician · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
Colette Flesch
Luxembourgish Olympic fencer and politician · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
Maria Pilar Riba Font
Andorran politician · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19 · Font
Marie-Rose Kasa-Vubu Kiatazabu
Congolese politician · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19 · Kiatazabu
Peter Radunski
German politician (CDU) and political consultant · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19
Antonio Fernández Pombo
Spanish businessman and politician · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18 · Pombo
Stella Isodo Apolot
Ugandan politician · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17 · Apolot