Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Alexander Mitta
Russian film director and screenwriter (ShineDied on Monday July 14th 2025
Milan Švihálek
Czech playwrightDied on Sunday July 13th 2025
K. B. Ganapathy
Indian author and editor (Star of MysoreDied on Sunday July 13th 2025
Mario Mactas
Argentine journalist and writerDied on Sunday July 13th 2025
Jean-Claude Bernardet
Belgian writerDied on Saturday July 12th 2025
Gadul Singh Lama
Indian writerDied on Saturday July 12th 2025
Fanny Howe
American poetDied on Friday July 11th 2025
Goffredo Fofi
Italian essayistDied on Friday July 11th 2025
Maung Thar Cho
Burmese writerDied on Thursday July 10th 2025
Paulette Jiles
American author (News of the World)Died on Wednesday July 9th 2025
José Henrique Álamo Oliveira
Portuguese poet and writerDied on Wednesday July 9th 2025
David Flebotte
American television writer and producer (Desperate HousewivesDied on Wednesday July 9th 2025
Dave Flebotte
American television writer and producer (Desperate HousewivesDied on Wednesday July 9th 2025
Franz Hodjak
German writerDied on Wednesday July 9th 2025
Earl Pilgrim
Canadian authorDied on Sunday July 6th 2025
Eduardo Liendo
Venezuelan writer and scholarDied on Sunday July 6th 2025
Richard Greenberg
American playwright (Take Me Out)Died on Saturday July 5th 2025
Kincses Előd
Romanian-Hungarian lawyer and public writerDied on Friday July 4th 2025
Nihat Genç
Turkish journalist and writerDied on Friday July 4th 2025
Ken Walker
British-born Canadian physician and writerDied on Friday July 4th 2025
Peter G. Engelman
English-born American novelist and practitionerDied on Friday July 4th 2025
Charles Chadwick
English novelistDied on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
Joxe Azurmendi
Basque writerDied on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
Sally Roesch Wagner
American authorDied on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
Renato Baretić
Croatian authorDied on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
Mahshid Moshiri
Iranian novelist and lexicographerDied on Tuesday July 1st 2025
Florence Delay
French writer and actress (The Trial of Joan of ArcDied on Tuesday July 1st 2025
Jim Shooter
American comic book writer (Secret WarsDied on Tuesday July 1st 2025
Germán Gullón
Spanish literary criticDied on Monday June 30th 2025
Ruy Carlos Ostermann
Brazilian writer and politicianDied on Saturday June 28th 2025
Ihor Kalynets
Ukrainian poet and Soviet dissidentDied on Saturday June 28th 2025
Dragoljub Acković
Serbian-Roma writerDied on Saturday June 28th 2025
Surendra Dubey
Indian poetDied on Thursday June 26th 2025
Susan Beth Pfeffer
American novelist (Life as We Knew It)Died on Thursday June 26th 2025
Denys Chabot
Canadian writer and journalistDied on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Wally McRae
American cowboy and poetDied on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Ina Césaire
French playwright and etnographerDied on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Edwin Bhend
Swiss chess player and authorDied on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Camila Loboguerrero
Colombian screenwriterDied on Tuesday June 24th 2025
Jane Stanton Hitchcock
American authorDied on Tuesday June 24th 2025
Rod Nordland
American journalist and writerDied on Tuesday June 24th 2025
Gertrud Leutenegger
Swiss writerDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Ermanno Corsi
Italian writer and journalistDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Prafulla Roy
Indian writerDied on Thursday June 19th 2025
Mark Peploe
British screenwriter (The Last EmperorDied on Thursday June 19th 2025
Geirr Lystrup
Norwegian singer and children's writerDied on Thursday June 19th 2025
Zain Serudin
Bruneian poet and politicianDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
John Robbins
American author (Diet for a New America)Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Cícero Sandroni
Brazilian journalist and writer. Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Teresa Rita Lopes
Portuguese writerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
William Langewiesche
American author and journalist (The New York Times MagazineDied on Monday June 16th 2025
Juan Calzadilla
Venezuelan poetDied on Monday June 16th 2025
Nellai S. Muthu
Indian novelistDied on Monday June 16th 2025
Maurice Gee
New Zealand author (Under the Mountain)Died on Sunday June 15th 2025
Else Breen
Norwegian children's book writerDied on Saturday June 14th 2025
Frans Said
Maltese broadcaster and writerDied on Saturday June 14th 2025
Terry Louise Fisher
American television writer and producer (L.A. Law)Died on Friday June 13th 2025
John Noone
British writerDied on Thursday June 12th 2025
Elaine L. Jack
Canadian-American author and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDied on Wednesday June 11th 2025
Victor-Lévy Beaulieu
Canadian writerDied on Tuesday June 10th 2025
Frederick Forsyth
English novelist (The Day of the Jackal)Died on Monday June 9th 2025
Virgil Nemoianu
Romanian essayist and philosopherDied on Monday June 9th 2025
Mamerto Menapace
Argentine Roman Catholic monk and writerDied on Saturday June 7th 2025
Maria João Duarte
Portuguese sports journalist and writerDied on Thursday June 5th 2025
Anatoly Gunitsky
Russian writerDied on Thursday June 5th 2025
Hassouna Mosbahi
Tunisian author and literary criticDied on Thursday June 5th 2025
Edmund White
American writer (Nocturnes for the King of NaplesDied on Wednesday June 4th 2025
Ali Saeed Badwan
Palestinian writerDied on Monday June 2nd 2025
Frances Doel
British screenwriter (Big Bad MamaDied on Saturday May 31st 2025
Fernando Venâncio
Portuguese writerDied on Friday May 30th 2025
H. S. Venkateshamurthy
Indian screenwriter (Chinnari MuthaDied on Friday May 30th 2025
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Kenyan authorDied on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Michael Allaby
British author and actor (Doctor WhoDied on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Maria Koleva
Bulgarian-born French writer and filmmakerDied on Tuesday May 27th 2025
Miroslav Vaic
Czech screenwriter and playwrightDied on Monday May 26th 2025
Peter David
American comic book writer (The Incredible HulkDied on Sunday May 25th 2025
Michael Roemer
American film director and screenwriter (Nothing but a ManDied on Sunday May 25th 2025
Susan Brownmiller
American journalist and author (Against Our Will)Died on Sunday May 25th 2025
Gordon Wenham
British religious scholar and writerDied on Saturday May 24th 2025
Sarah Kramer
Canadian vegan cookbook authorDied on Saturday May 24th 2025
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Algerian film director and screenwriterDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Yuri Nikitin
Russian authorDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Jørgen Gunnerud
Norwegian crime fiction writerDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Anne Cheynet
French authorDied on Friday May 23rd 2025
Alice Notley
American poetDied on Thursday May 22nd 2025
Dalene Young
American screenwriter (Cross CreekDied on Wednesday May 21st 2025