Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Subhagata Choudhury
Bangladeshi non-fiction writer · 21 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 21
Edward L. Bowen
American horse racing historian and author · 20 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 20 · Bowen
Luca Beatrice
Italian art critic · 20 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 20 · Béatrice
Jalal Matini
Iranian writer · 20 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 20
Petr Zikmund
Czech screenwriter (Zločiny Velké Prahy) · 18 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 18 · Czech
André Soltner
French-American chef and author · 17 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 17 · French
Kulanthai Shanmugalingam
Sri Lankan playwright · 17 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 17
Farhan Bulbul
Syrian theater director and writer · 17 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 17
Jan Otčenášek Jr.
Czech screenwriter (Zločiny Velké Prahy) · 17 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 17 · Czech
Carol Downer
American feminist lawyer and author · 17 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 17
Bertrand Bouvier
Swiss writer and translator · 16 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 16 · Swiss
Geneviève Callerot
French novelist and resistance fighter · 16 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 16 · French
David W. Duclon
American television writer and producer (Punky Brewster · 15 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 15 · Duclon
Betty C. Monkman
American curator and author · 15 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 15 · Monkman
Tidiane Diakité
Malian-born French historian and writer · 14 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 14 · French
Li Kuei-hsien
Taiwanese poet · 14 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 14
Lee Hoesung
Japanese-Korean novelist · 14 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 14
Nathalie Dupree
American cookbook writer and television personality · 13 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 13
Olga Marlin
American-born Kenyan educator and writer · 11 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 11
Alan Emrich
American writer and game designer · 10 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 10
Jean-Luc Petitrenaud
French food critic and television host · 09 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 9 · French
Mukhtar Magauin
Kazakh writer and publicist · 09 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 9
Joseph Monninger
American novelist (The Letters) · 08 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 8
Øyvind Vågnes
Norwegian writer and magazine editor · 07 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 7
Peter Schaap
Dutch singer and writer · 05 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 5 · Dutch
Karen Pryor
American behavioral psychologist and author · 04 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 4
Mike Rinder
Australian-American Scientology executive and writer (A Billion Years) · 04 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 4
Howard Buten
American author and clown · 04 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 4
Jeff Baena
American film director and screenwriter (The Little Hours · 03 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 3
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh
Irish activist and writer · 02 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 2 · Snodaigh
Britt Allcroft
English writer (Thomas & Friends) · 02 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 2
Brian Freemantle
English writer (Charlie Muffin) and journalist (Daily Mail · 30 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 30
Derek Ansell
British music critic and jazz writer · 28 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 28
Peter Fraenkel
German-born British journalist and writer · 28 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 28
Charles Shyer
American screenwriter and film director (Private Benjamin · 27 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 27
Kostas Georgousopoulos
Greek theater critic · 26 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 26 · Greek
George Zebrowski
Austrian-born American science fiction writer (Macrolife · 25 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 25
Bapsi Sidhwa
Pakistani novelist (Cracking India · 25 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 25
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Indian novelist (Naalukettu · 24 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 24 · Nair
Brent Manley
American bridge writer and editor (The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge) · 24 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 24
Teodoras Četrauskas
Lithuanian writer and literary translator · 23 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 23
Wacław Gluth-Nowowiejski
Polish publicist and author · 23 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 23
Dalmacio Negro Pavón
Spanish university professor and author · 22 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 22 · Pavón
Pere Moles
Andorran politican and writer · 22 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 22
Hisham Yans
Jordanian writer and actor · 21 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 21
Shankar Dayal
Indian film director and screenwriter (Saguni) · 19 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 19
Saguni
Indian film director and screenwriter (Saguni) · 19 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 19
Angelo Amelio
Italian TV author (Unomattina) · 18 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 18
John Marsden
Australian writer (Tomorrow · 17 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 17
Jean Adamson
British writer (Topsy and Tim) · 17 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 17
Arlene Croce
American dance critic · 16 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 16
Brenda Walker
Australian author (The Wing of Night) · 16 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 16
Lionel Manga
Cameroonian writer and art critic · 15 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 15
Lee Edwards
American academic and political writer · 12 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 12
Vladimir Strelkov
Russian film director (Allegro Con Brio) and screenwriter · 11 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 11