Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Marc Estrin
American writer and political activist
Died on Wednesday August 13th 2025
John Laband
South African historian and writer
Died on Tuesday August 12th 2025
Yevgeny Chizhov
Russian writer and journalist
Died on Monday August 11th 2025
Amnon Barzel
Israeli art critic
Died on Monday August 11th 2025
Hemanta Dutta
Indian dramatist
Died on Monday August 11th 2025
Jean-Louis Riguet
French writer
Died on Sunday August 10th 2025
Juan Chavetta
Argentine illustrator and writer
Died on Saturday August 9th 2025
Maria Kuzhuget
Russian poet
Died on Saturday August 9th 2025
Oleksandr Mukhin
Ukrainian cinematographer and writer
Died on Saturday August 9th 2025
Anatoliy Tomkiv
Ukrainian writer and journalist
Died on Friday August 8th 2025
Anatoly Tomkiv
Ukrainian writer and journalist
Died on Friday August 8th 2025
Sallie Bingham
American author
Died on Thursday August 7th 2025
Leonid Yandakov
Russian journalist and playwright
Died on Wednesday August 6th 2025
Eldar Shengelaia
Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday August 4th 2025
Satyapal Anand
Indian-American poet and writer
Died on Sunday August 3rd 2025
Elchin Afandiyev
Azerbaijani writer and politician
Died on Sunday August 3rd 2025
Oleksandr Berestianyi
Ukrainian poet
Died on Saturday August 2nd 2025
Oleksandr Berestiany
Ukrainian poet
Died on Saturday August 2nd 2025
Andrei Polonsky
Russian poet
Died on Saturday August 2nd 2025
M. K. Sanu
Indian writer and literary critic
Died on Saturday August 2nd 2025
Dieter Strand
Swedish journalist and writer
Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Erman Zaruddin Usman
Indonesian writer
Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Viktor Ledenev
Belarusian writer
Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Nicholas Clapp
American filmmaker and writer
Died on Thursday July 31st 2025
Allan Ahlberg
British children’s author
Died on Thursday July 31st 2025
Marina Donato
Italian television producer and author
Died on Thursday July 31st 2025
Edgar Allan García
Ecuadorian writer
Died on Monday July 28th 2025
Ajit Rai
Indian film and theatre critic and cultural journalist
Died on Saturday July 26th 2025
Jane Greer
American poet
Died on Thursday July 24th 2025
Ratan Thiyam
Indian playwright
Died on Wednesday July 23rd 2025
Rose Leiman Goldemberg
American playwright and screenwriter (The Burning Bed)
Died on Tuesday July 22nd 2025
Bohdan Melnychuk
Ukrainian writer
Died on Tuesday July 22nd 2025
Mark Bonokoski
Canadian newspaper columnist
Died on Tuesday July 22nd 2025
Israil Saparbay
Kazakh writer
Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Michael Melski
Canadian filmmaker and playwright
Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Mario Pirata
Brazilian writer
Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Elena Zhambalova
Russian poet
Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Jérôme Peignot
French novelist and poet
Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Urszula Kozioł
Polish poet and writer
Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Michael Ranville
American political consultant and author
Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Soltan Abbas
Azerbaijani poet
Died on Saturday July 19th 2025
Francesco Gnerre
Italian essayist
Died on Friday July 18th 2025
Duff Hart-Davis
British writer
Died on Friday July 18th 2025
Héctor Dante Cincotta
Argentine writer
Died on Thursday July 17th 2025
Gilberto Severini
Italian novelist
Died on Thursday July 17th 2025
José María Obaldía
Uruguayan writer and lexicographer
Died on Wednesday July 16th 2025
Diana McVeagh
British music author
Died on Wednesday July 16th 2025
Victor McElheny
American science writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday July 15th 2025
Jean-Pierre Putters
French journalist and film critic
Died on Monday July 14th 2025
Andrea Gibson
American poet and activist
Died on Monday July 14th 2025
Martin Cruz Smith
American novelist (Gorky Park)
Died on Monday July 14th 2025
Sabine Klamroth
German lawyer and author
Died on Monday July 14th 2025
Alexander Mitta
Russian film director and screenwriter (Shine
Died on Monday July 14th 2025
Milan Švihálek
Czech playwright
Died on Sunday July 13th 2025
Rudolf van den Berg
Dutch writer and film director
Died on Sunday July 13th 2025
K. B. Ganapathy
Indian author and editor (Star of Mysore
Died on Sunday July 13th 2025
Mario Mactas
Argentine journalist and writer
Died on Sunday July 13th 2025
Irene Rodrian
German writer and screenwriter
Died on Friday July 11th 2025
Maung Thar Cho
Burmese writer
Died 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 writer
Died on Wednesday July 9th 2025
David Flebotte
American television writer and producer (Desperate Housewives
Died on Wednesday July 9th 2025
Dave Flebotte
American television writer and producer (Desperate Housewives
Died on Wednesday July 9th 2025
Earl Pilgrim
Canadian author
Died on Sunday July 6th 2025
Eduardo Liendo
Venezuelan writer and scholar
Died 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 writer
Died on Friday July 4th 2025
Nihat Genç
Turkish journalist and writer
Died on Friday July 4th 2025
Ken Walker
British-born Canadian physician and writer
Died on Friday July 4th 2025