Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Affonso Romano de Sant’anna
Brazilian writerDied on Tuesday March 4th 2025
Gerd Stern
Beat era poet and multimedia artistDied on Tuesday March 4th 2025
Ayako Sono
Japanese writerDied on Tuesday March 4th 2025
Bill Dare
English television producer and writer (Dead RingersDied on Tuesday March 4th 2025
Bryn Griffiths
Welsh poetDied on Monday March 3rd 2025
Pedro Zarraluki
Spanish writerDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Alain Grée
French illustrator and authorDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Joseph Gitnig
American street performer and poetDied on Sunday March 2nd 2025
Pat Ingoldsby
Irish poet and television presenterDied on Saturday March 1st 2025
Joseph Wambaugh
American author (The Onion Field)Died on Friday February 28th 2025
Pierre Joris
Luxembourgish-American poet and writerDied on Thursday February 27th 2025
Kuo-ch’ing Tu
Taiwanese poet and literary scholarDied on Thursday February 27th 2025
Kim Hyong-o
South Korean writer and politicianDied on Thursday February 27th 2025
Wolfgang Hamberger
German politician and authorDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Uri Shulevitz
American children's book writerDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Anil R. Joshi
Indian poet and essayistDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Jennifer Johnston
Irish novelistDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
June Goodfield
British writer and historianDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Roberto Orci
Mexican-born American screenwriter (Star TrekDied on Tuesday February 25th 2025
Vladimir Beșleagă
Moldovan writer and politicianDied on Tuesday February 25th 2025
Michael March
American writerDied on Tuesday February 25th 2025
Alvin Francis Poussaint
American psychiatrist and authorDied on Tuesday February 25th 2025
Richard M. Langworth
American authorDied on Monday February 24th 2025
Anant Bhave
Marathi writerDied on Monday February 24th 2025
Ahmad Harb
Palestinian writer and academicDied on Sunday February 23rd 2025
Gianni Pettenati
Italian singer and musical criticDied on Sunday February 23rd 2025
D. G. Hessayon
British author and botanistDied on Saturday February 22nd 2025
Job an Irien
French writer and Roman Catholic priestDied on Friday February 21st 2025
Jean-Claude Walter
French poetDied on Friday February 21st 2025
Frankétienne
Haitian writer and poetDied on Friday February 21st 2025
Rossella Drudi
Italian screenwriter and novelistDied on Thursday February 20th 2025
Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon
Canadian writerDied on Wednesday February 19th 2025
Chantal De Spiegeleer
Belgian comic book author and artist (AdlerDied on Wednesday February 19th 2025
Géraldine Faladé
French writer and journalistDied on Wednesday February 19th 2025
Harlald Malmgren
American author and economistDied on Wednesday February 19th 2025
Zakaria Ariffin
Malaysian playwright and theatre directorDied on Wednesday February 19th 2025
Jack-Tommy Ardenfors
Swedish Pentecostal pastor and authorDied on Tuesday February 18th 2025
Anneke Scholtens
Dutch children's book writerDied on Tuesday February 18th 2025
Denzil Meyrick
Scottish novelistDied on Tuesday February 18th 2025
Simon Mawer
British authorDied on Monday February 17th 2025
José Rubens Siqueira
Brazilian actor and playwrightDied on Monday February 17th 2025
Antonine Maillet
Canadian novelistDied on Monday February 17th 2025
Elsie Johansson
Swedish writerDied on Sunday February 16th 2025
Hani Al Saadi
Syrian writerDied on Friday February 14th 2025
Jacqueline van Maarsen
Dutch author and bookbinderDied on Friday February 14th 2025
Robert W. Tucker
American writerDied on Friday February 14th 2025
Tom Fitzmorris
American food criticDied on Thursday February 13th 2025
Danielle Legros Georges
Haitian-American poetDied on Thursday February 13th 2025
Nigel McCrery
English screenwriter (Silent WitnessDied on Monday February 10th 2025
Tom Robbins
American novelistDied on Sunday February 9th 2025
Amal Nasser el-Din
Israeli author and politicianDied on Sunday February 9th 2025
Ferd Hugas
Dutch actor and screenwriterDied on Friday February 7th 2025
Dwarkanath Sanzgiri
75 Indian writer & television presenter Died on Friday February 7th 2025
Thierry Rocher
French playwright and actorDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Paul-Loup Sulitzer
French author and businessmanDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Velma Pollard
Jamaican poetDied on Wednesday February 5th 2025
Brian Turner
New Zealand poetDied on Wednesday February 5th 2025
Teofil Pančić
Serbian authorDied on Tuesday February 4th 2025
Maria Teresa Horta
Portuguese poetDied on Tuesday February 4th 2025
Millicent Dillon
American writerDied on Sunday February 2nd 2025
Feđa Šehović
Croatian authorDied on Sunday February 2nd 2025
Carey Harrison
British novelist and dramatistDied on Saturday February 1st 2025
Al Sarrantonio
American authorDied on Saturday February 1st 2025
Yoon Dae-sung
South Korean playwright and screenwriter (All That Falls Has WingsDied on Friday January 31st 2025
James Carlos Blake
Mexican-born American authorDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Hayotxon Ortiqboyeva
Uzbek poet and politicianDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Keith Dewhurst
English playwright and scriptwriterDied on Thursday January 30th 2025
Henry Beissel
Canadian writer and editorDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
William Leuchtenburg
American historian and authorDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Narendra Chapalgaonkar
writer and judge of Bombay high courtDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Mahmoud Saeed
Iraqi-born American novelistDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Catherine Laborde
French weather presenter and authorDied on Tuesday January 28th 2025
Marina Colasanti
Brazilian writerDied on Tuesday January 28th 2025
Maung Khin Min
Burmese writerDied on Tuesday January 28th 2025
Joseph A. Amato
American authorDied on Tuesday January 28th 2025
Pableaux Johnson
American journalist and food writerDied on Monday January 27th 2025
Joel Paley
American lyricist and playwright (Ruthless!)Died on Sunday January 26th 2025
Marcin Wicha
Polish graphic designer and writerDied on Saturday January 25th 2025
Faizul Islam
Bangladeshi writer and administratorDied on Friday January 24th 2025
Mukarram Talabani
Iraqi politician and writerDied on Friday January 24th 2025
Viktar Hardzei
Belarusian writer and translatorDied on Friday January 24th 2025
Ken Wydro
American playwright and lyricist (MamaDied on Thursday January 23rd 2025
Esther Jansma
Dutch writerDied on Thursday January 23rd 2025
Michael Longley
Irish poetDied on Thursday January 23rd 2025
Tabish Mehdi
Indian poetDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Barry Michael Cooper
American screenwriter (New Jack CityDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Ridley Wills II
American author and historianDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Charlotte Raven
British author and journalistDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Subhagata Choudhury
Bangladeshi non-fiction writerDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Edward L. Bowen
American horse racing historian and authorDied on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Luca Beatrice
Italian art criticDied on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Jalal Matini
Iranian writerDied on Tuesday January 21st 2025
Petr Zikmund
Czech screenwriter (Zločiny Velké Prahy)Died on Sunday January 19th 2025