Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Peter G. Engelman
English-born American novelist and practitioner
Died on Friday July 4th 2025
Joxe Azurmendi
Basque writer
Died on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
Sally Roesch Wagner
American author
Died on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
Mahshid Moshiri
Iranian novelist and lexicographer
Died on Tuesday July 1st 2025
Florence Delay
French writer and actress (The Trial of Joan of Arc
Died on Tuesday July 1st 2025
Jim Shooter
American comic book writer (Secret Wars
Died on Tuesday July 1st 2025
Germán Gullón
Spanish literary critic
Died on Monday June 30th 2025
Ruy Carlos Ostermann
Brazilian writer and politician
Died on Saturday June 28th 2025
Ihor Kalynets
Ukrainian poet and Soviet dissident
Died on Saturday June 28th 2025
Chua Lam
Singaporean food critic and movie producer (Heart of Dragon
Died on Friday June 27th 2025
Susan Beth Pfeffer
American novelist (Life as We Knew It)
Died on Thursday June 26th 2025
Denys Chabot
Canadian writer and journalist
Died on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Wally McRae
American cowboy and poet
Died on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Ina Césaire
French playwright and etnographer
Died on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Edwin Bhend
Swiss chess player and author
Died on Wednesday June 25th 2025
Camila Loboguerrero
Colombian screenwriter
Died on Tuesday June 24th 2025
Jane Stanton Hitchcock
American author
Died on Tuesday June 24th 2025
Rod Nordland
American journalist and writer
Died on Tuesday June 24th 2025
Ermanno Corsi
Italian writer and journalist
Died on Saturday June 21st 2025
Mark Peploe
British screenwriter (The Last Emperor
Died on Thursday June 19th 2025
Geirr Lystrup
Norwegian singer and children's writer
Died on Thursday June 19th 2025
Jeannine Dion-Guérin
French writer and poet
Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Zain Serudin
Bruneian poet and politician
Died 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 writer
Died on Tuesday June 17th 2025
William Langewiesche
American author and journalist (The New York Times Magazine
Died on Monday June 16th 2025
Juan Calzadilla
Venezuelan poet
Died 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 writer
Died on Saturday June 14th 2025
Frans Said
Maltese broadcaster and writer
Died 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 writer
Died on Thursday June 12th 2025
Roland Curram
English actor and author
Died on Wednesday June 11th 2025
Elaine L. Jack
Canadian-American author and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Died on Wednesday June 11th 2025
Victor-Lévy Beaulieu
Canadian writer
Died 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 philosopher
Died on Monday June 9th 2025
Mamerto Menapace
Argentine Roman Catholic monk and writer
Died on Saturday June 7th 2025
Maria João Duarte
Portuguese sports journalist and writer
Died on Thursday June 5th 2025
Hassouna Mosbahi
Tunisian author and literary critic
Died on Thursday June 5th 2025
José Luis Olaizola
Spanish lawyer and writer
Died on Wednesday June 4th 2025
Edmund White
American writer (Nocturnes for the King of Naples
Died on Wednesday June 4th 2025
Katarina Mazetti
Swedish author and journalist
Died on Tuesday June 3rd 2025
Ali Saeed Badwan
Palestinian writer
Died on Monday June 2nd 2025
Barry B. Longyear
American author.
Died on Monday June 2nd 2025
Frances Doel
British screenwriter (Big Bad Mama
Died on Saturday May 31st 2025
Fernando Venâncio
Portuguese writer
Died on Friday May 30th 2025
H. S. Venkateshamurthy
Indian screenwriter (Chinnari Mutha
Died on Friday May 30th 2025
Michael Allaby
British author and actor (Doctor Who
Died on Wednesday May 28th 2025
Maria Koleva
Bulgarian-born French writer and filmmaker
Died on Tuesday May 27th 2025
Miroslav Vaic
Czech screenwriter and playwright
Died on Monday May 26th 2025
Peter David
American comic book writer (The Incredible Hulk
Died on Sunday May 25th 2025
Michael Roemer
American film director and screenwriter (Nothing but a Man
Died 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 writer
Died on Saturday May 24th 2025
Sarah Kramer
Canadian vegan cookbook author
Died on Saturday May 24th 2025
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Algerian film director and screenwriter
Died on Friday May 23rd 2025
Victoria Brownworth
American writer and journalist
Died on Friday May 23rd 2025
Dalene Young
American screenwriter (Cross Creek
Died 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 author
Died on Tuesday May 20th 2025
Matthew Courtney
American poet and visual artist
Died on Tuesday May 20th 2025
Gawn Grainger
Scottish actor and writer
Died on Tuesday May 20th 2025
Leslie Epstein
American writer and academic
Died on Tuesday May 20th 2025
Paul Durcan
Irish poet
Died on Saturday May 17th 2025