Jim Shooter
American comic book writer (Secret WarsDied on Tuesday July 1st 2025
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Barry Fantoni
British author and cartoonist (Private Eye)Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025
Marthe Cohn
French spy and author (Behind Enemy Lines)Died on Wednesday May 21st 2025
Kay Arthur
American authorDied on Tuesday May 20th 2025
Matthew Courtney
American poet and visual artistDied on Tuesday May 20th 2025
Paul Durcan
Irish poetDied on Saturday May 17th 2025
Brian Glanville
English football writer and novelistDied on Saturday May 17th 2025
Gerard Soeteman
Dutch screenwriter (The AssaultDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Angeline Solange Bonono
Cameroonian writerDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Robert Brooke
English cricket writerDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Chufo Lloréns
Spanish writerDied on Friday May 16th 2025
Jan Terlouw
Dutch politician (and author (Winter in Wartime)Died on Friday May 16th 2025
Fadéla M’rabet
Algerian writerDied on Wednesday May 14th 2025
Nandalike Balachandra Rao
Indian journalist and writerDied on Wednesday May 14th 2025
Robert Benton
American filmmaker and screenwriter (Bonnie and ClydeDied on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Aidan Chambers
English writerDied on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Peter Morwood
Irish novelist (The Dragon Lord)Died on Saturday May 10th 2025
Carlos Ferrari
Argentine-Puerto Rican playwright and theatrical directorDied on Saturday May 10th 2025
David Cope
American authorDied on Friday May 9th 2025
Miloš Zapletal
Czech writerDied on Friday May 9th 2025
Kim Yeong-hyeon
South Korean poet and novelistDied on Friday May 9th 2025
Øyvind Thorsen
Norwegian writerDied on Friday May 9th 2025
Yun Humyong
South Korean poetDied on Thursday May 8th 2025
Alexey Gogua
Abkhaz writerDied on Thursday May 8th 2025
David Young
American poetDied on Thursday May 8th 2025
Steve Pepoon
American television writer (ALFDied on Thursday May 8th 2025
Angelo Rinaldi
French writer and literary criticDied on Wednesday May 7th 2025