Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Luis Alberto obituary: died at age 65
Venezuelan film director and screenwriter (Desnudo con Naranjas Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Evelyn Osagie passes away at age 49
Nigerian journalist and poet Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
David Dale died at age 77
Australian author and journalist Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Mammad Ismayil died at age 85
Azerbaijani poet Died on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Viktor Vabishchevich died at age 65
Belarusian poet and historian Died on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Yoshiyuki Fukuda died at age 93
Japanese playwright and director Died on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Death of Günther Hussong at age 77
German poet and comedian Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Mariana Gándara has died at age 41
Mexican playwright and theater director Died on Friday August 22nd 2025
Jacques Poulin dead at age 87
Canadian novelist Died on Thursday August 21st 2025
Malcolm Margolin dies at age 84
American author and publisher (Heyday Books) Died on Thursday August 21st 2025
Vivian Ayers obituary: died at age 102
American poet and playwright. Died on Thursday August 21st 2025
Marie-Mad dies at age 102
French comic books author and illustrator Died on Thursday August 21st 2025
Death of Gérard Chaliand at age 91
Belgian-French geopolitics expert and poet Died on Wednesday August 20th 2025
Gregory H. passes away at age 81
American author and academic Died on Wednesday August 20th 2025
Guy-Patrick Sainderichin dies at 75
French screenwriter (Maigret Died on Wednesday August 20th 2025
Obituary: Salvo Vitale, dead at age 82
Italian poet and writer Died on Tuesday August 19th 2025
Derry O’Sullivan passed away at age 81
Irish poet Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Jorge Maestro passed away at age 73
Argentine screenwriter and playwright Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Karl-Rudolf Hornberger has died at age 94
German photographer and writer Died on Monday August 18th 2025
Oldo Hlaváček passes away at age 91
Slovak actor and screenwriter Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Berel Wein obituary: died at age 91
American-Jordanian rabbi and writer Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
Mats Wahl dies at age 80
Swedish author Died on Sunday August 17th 2025
René Escudié died at age 83
French writer Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Johannes Rørtveit death at age 82
Norwegian writer Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Valdemir de passed away at age 61
Brazilian radio personality and sports columnist Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Vügar Tapdiqli dies at 63
Azerbaijani writer and journalist Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Osken Danikeev passes away at age 90
Kyrgyz writer and philosopher Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Vüqar Tapdiqli passes away at age 63
Azerbaijani writer and journalist Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Vidadi Babanli passed away at age 98
Azerbaijani writer Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Boualem Rabia passed away at age 68
Algerian Kabyle writer Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Greg Iles passes away at age 65
American novelist (The Quiet Game Died on Friday August 15th 2025
Michael Sloan, died aged 78
American television writer and producer (The Equalizer Died on Friday August 15th 2025
David Stratton has died at age 85
Australian film critic Died on Thursday August 14th 2025
Margaret W. passes away at age 81
American historian and writer (Isis) Died on Wednesday August 13th 2025
Obituary: Sonallah Ibrahim, dead at age 88
Egyptian novelist Died on Wednesday August 13th 2025
Marc Estrin has died at age 86
American writer and political activist Died on Wednesday August 13th 2025
Obituary: John Laband, dead at age 78
South African historian and writer Died on Tuesday August 12th 2025
Aino Pervik dead at age 93
Estonian writer Died on Tuesday August 12th 2025
Yevgeny Chizhov passes away at age 58
Russian writer and journalist Died on Monday August 11th 2025
Death of Amnon Barzel at age 90
Israeli art critic Died on Monday August 11th 2025
Hemanta Dutta passes away at age 83
Indian dramatist Died on Monday August 11th 2025
Eric Midwinter, died aged 93
English author Died on Monday August 11th 2025
Jean-Louis Riguet dead at age 78
French writer Died on Sunday August 10th 2025
Juan Chavetta passed away at age 55
Argentine illustrator and writer Died on Saturday August 9th 2025
Maria Kuzhuget passes away at age 70
Russian poet Died on Saturday August 9th 2025
Oleksandr Mukhin died at age 82
Ukrainian cinematographer and writer Died on Saturday August 9th 2025
Anatoliy Tomkiv dies at 71
Ukrainian writer and journalist Died on Friday August 8th 2025
Anatoly Tomkiv dead at age 71
Ukrainian writer and journalist Died on Friday August 8th 2025
Sallie Bingham died at age 88
American author Died on Thursday August 7th 2025
Leonid Yandakov obituary: died at age 91
Russian journalist and playwright Died on Wednesday August 6th 2025
Obituary: Krastyo Ralenkov, dead at age 60
Bulgarian poet Died on Wednesday August 6th 2025
Itamar Prat obituary: died at age 92
Israeli poet Died on Monday August 4th 2025
Tor Åge died at age 85
Norwegian writer Died on Monday August 4th 2025
Death of Eldar Shengelaia at age 92
Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter Died on Monday August 4th 2025
Viggo Madsen, died aged 82
Danish poet and writer Died on Monday August 4th 2025
Satyapal Anand passes away at age 94
Indian-American poet and writer Died on Sunday August 3rd 2025
Obituary: Léandre Bergeron, dead at age 91
Canadian writer Died on Sunday August 3rd 2025
Elchin Afandiyev passed away at age 82
Azerbaijani writer and politician Died on Sunday August 3rd 2025
Oleksandr Berestianyi dead at age 70
Ukrainian poet Died on Saturday August 2nd 2025
Oleksandr Berestiany died at age 71
Ukrainian poet Died on Saturday August 2nd 2025
Andrei Polonsky dies at 66
Russian poet Died on Saturday August 2nd 2025
M. K. dies at 98
Indian writer and literary critic Died on Saturday August 2nd 2025
Dieter Strand, died aged 88
Swedish journalist and writer Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Errol Trzebinski obituary: died at age 89
British writer Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Erman Zaruddin passed away at age -1
Indonesian writer Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Carles Balagué death at age 76
Spanish writer and art critic Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Maryam Hosseinian dead at age 50
Iranian writer Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Obituary: Ira Lember, dead at age 99
Estonian writer Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Death of Stuart Symington at age 100
American writer Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Viktor Ledenev obituary: died at age 84
Belarusian writer Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Nicholas Clapp passes away at age 89
American filmmaker and writer Died on Thursday July 31st 2025
Allan Ahlberg died at age 87
British children’s author Died on Thursday July 31st 2025
Marina Donato dies at age 76
Italian television producer and author Died on Thursday July 31st 2025
Obituary: Doris Gercke, dead at age 88
German writer Died on Tuesday July 29th 2025
Okello Oculi, died aged 83
Ugandan poet Died on Tuesday July 29th 2025
Edgar Allan dead at age 66
Ecuadorian writer Died on Monday July 28th 2025
Obituary: Thomas Sayers, dead at age 61
American poet Died on Monday July 28th 2025
Ajit Rai died at age 58
Indian film and theatre critic and cultural journalist Died on Saturday July 26th 2025
Death of Jane Greer at age 72
American poet Died on Thursday July 24th 2025
Ratan Thiyam passes away at age 77
Indian playwright Died on Wednesday July 23rd 2025
Rose Leiman died at age 97
American playwright and screenwriter (The Burning Bed) Died on Tuesday July 22nd 2025
Bohdan Melnychuk obituary: died at age 88
Ukrainian writer Died on Tuesday July 22nd 2025
Obituary: Mark Bonokoski, dead at age 78
Canadian newspaper columnist Died on Tuesday July 22nd 2025
Israil Saparbay dies at age 84
Kazakh writer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Michael Melski obituary: died at age 56
Canadian filmmaker and playwright Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Obituary: Mario Pirata, dead at age 67
Brazilian writer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Elena Zhambalova passed away at age 38
Russian poet Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Jérôme Peignot dies at 99
French novelist and poet Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Urszula Kozioł died at age 94
Polish poet and writer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Michael Ranville died at age 81
American political consultant and author Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Ingvar Ambjørnsen obituary: died at age 69
Norwegian writer Died on Saturday July 19th 2025
José María passes away at age 81
Spanish writer Died on Saturday July 19th 2025
Death of Soltan Abbas at age 92
Azerbaijani poet Died on Saturday July 19th 2025
José Guelbenzu, died aged 81
Spanish writer Died on Saturday July 19th 2025
Lena Pappa, died aged 93
Greek poet Died on Saturday July 19th 2025
Obituary: Francesco Gnerre, dead at age 81
Italian essayist Died on Friday July 18th 2025
Duff Hart-Davis obituary: died at age 89
British writer Died on Friday July 18th 2025