Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Sri Owen
Indonesian cooking teacher and food writer
Died on Wednesday October 8th 2025
Franz Josef Wagner
German journalist (Bild) and writer
Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Lin Arison
American writer and art patron
Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Erin Pizzey
British men's rights activist and novelist
Died on Monday October 6th 2025
Dame Jilly Cooper
English novelist (Emily
Died on Monday October 6th 2025
Xavier Durringer
French playwright
Died on Sunday October 5th 2025
Gianfranco Sanguinetti
Italian writer
Died on Sunday October 5th 2025
T. J. S. George
Indian biographer
Died on Friday October 3rd 2025
Manchán Magan
Irish author
Died on Friday October 3rd 2025
Douglas Laux
American CIA officer and author (Left of Boom)
Died on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Ahmed Rafiq
Bangladeshi language movement activist and writer
Died on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Sidney D. Kirkpatrick
American novelist
Died on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Michael B. Druxman
American screenwriter (Dillinger and Capone
Died on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Nigel Latta
New Zealand psychologist and author
Died on Tuesday September 30th 2025
Tess Johnston
American diplomat and author
Died on Monday September 29th 2025
Anne Baker
British historical writer (Wings over Kabul: The First Airlift)
Died on Monday September 29th 2025
Ashleigh Brilliant
American cartoonist and author
Died on Monday September 29th 2025
Tony Harrison
English poet
Died on Saturday September 27th 2025
Ann Granger
British crime writer (Cold in the Earth)
Died on Wednesday September 24th 2025
S. L. Bhyrappa
Indian novelist (Bheemakaaya
Died on Wednesday September 24th 2025
Joichiro Kawamura
Japanese art critic and translator
Died on Wednesday September 24th 2025
Maxine Clair
American novelist and poet
Died on Wednesday September 24th 2025
Ron Friedman
American screenwriter (The Transformers: The Movie
Died on Monday September 22nd 2025
Marian Burros
American food writer (The New York Times
Died on Sunday September 21st 2025
Akella Venkata Suryanarayana
Indian screenwriter and writer
Died on Saturday September 20th 2025
Mohammed ben Abdallah
Ghanaian playwright
Died on Friday September 19th 2025
Thomas Perry
American author (The Butcher's Boy
Died on Friday September 19th 2025
Susan Firer
American poet
Died on Friday September 19th 2025
Donald S. Zagoria
American author and academic
Died on Thursday September 18th 2025
John Masius
American television writer and producer (Touched by an Angel)
Died on Wednesday September 17th 2025
Abdul Gani Bhat
Indian poet and political activist
Died on Wednesday September 17th 2025
Marilyn Hagerty
American newspaper columnist (Grand Forks Herald)
Died on Tuesday September 16th 2025
Philippe Ward
French writer
Died on Tuesday September 16th 2025
Patricia Lieb
American poet and journalist
Died on Tuesday September 16th 2025
Antony Maitland
British children’s author and illustrator
Died on Monday September 15th 2025
Marilyn Diamond
American author and detoxification promoter
Died on Friday September 12th 2025
Kelly Ana Morey
New Zealand novelist and poet
Died on Thursday September 11th 2025
Jutta Bauer
German writer and illustrator
Died on Thursday September 11th 2025
Robin Glendinning
Northern Irish playwright and politician
Died on Wednesday September 10th 2025
Ted Mann
American screenwriter (NYPD Blue
Died on Tuesday September 9th 2025
Philippe Goddin
Belgian leading expert and literary critic of The Adventures of Tintin and author
Died on Monday September 8th 2025
Vasili Golovachyov
Russian science fiction writer
Died on Sunday September 7th 2025
Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
French film critic and actor
Died on Thursday September 4th 2025
Rosalyn Drexler
American visual artist and writer
Died on Wednesday September 3rd 2025
Patrick Hemingway
American wildlife manager and writer
Died on Wednesday September 3rd 2025
S. S. David
Indian screenwriter (Agni IPS
Died on Tuesday September 2nd 2025
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
American novelist (Ariosto
Died on Tuesday September 2nd 2025
Ann McManus
British television writer (Waterloo Road
Died on Monday September 1st 2025
Scott Spiegel
American screenwriter (Evil Dead II)
Died on Monday September 1st 2025
Ronald Claver
Brazilian academic and writer
Died on Sunday August 31st 2025
Christopher H. Bidmead
English screenwriter
Died on Sunday August 31st 2025
Alfred Hilsberg
German journalist and music critic
Died on Sunday August 31st 2025
A. K. Best
American fly fisher and angling writer
Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Attila Mizser
Czech-born Hungarian-Slovak writer and poet
Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Thelma Admon
Israeli writer
Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Luis Fernando Veríssimo
Brazilian writer
Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Michael Bywater
British writer
Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Juliet Ace
Welsh dramatist and screenwriter (EastEnders
Died on Friday August 29th 2025
Léo Gantelet
French poet
Died on Friday August 29th 2025
Franklin Domínguez
Dominican playwright
Died on Tuesday August 26th 2025
Stéphane Bouquet
French writer
Died on Monday August 25th 2025
Luis Alberto Lamata
Venezuelan film director and screenwriter (Desnudo con Naranjas
Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Evelyn Osagie
Nigerian journalist and poet
Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
David Dale
Australian author and journalist
Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Mammad Ismayil
Azerbaijani poet
Died on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Viktor Vabishchevich
Belarusian poet and historian
Died on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Yoshiyuki Fukuda
Japanese playwright and director
Died on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Günther Hussong
German poet and comedian
Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Mariana Gándara Salazar
Mexican playwright and theater director
Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Jacques Poulin
Canadian novelist
Died on Thursday August 21st 2025
Malcolm Margolin
American author and publisher (Heyday Books)
Died on Thursday August 21st 2025
Vivian Ayers Allen
American poet and playwright.
Died on Thursday August 21st 2025
Gérard Chaliand
Belgian-French geopolitics expert and poet
Died on Wednesday August 20th 2025
Gregory H. Williams
American author and academic
Died on Wednesday August 20th 2025
Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
French screenwriter (Maigret
Died on Wednesday August 20th 2025
Salvo Vitale
Italian poet and writer
Died on Tuesday August 19th 2025
Derry O’Sullivan
Irish poet
Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Jorge Maestro
Argentine screenwriter and playwright
Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Karl-Rudolf Hornberger
German photographer and writer
Died on Monday August 18th 2025