Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Luc Bürgin
Swiss writerDied on Monday May 20th 2024
Nonny Hogrogian
American writer and illustratorDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Carmen Berenguer
Chilean poetDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Malti Joshi
Indian novelistDied on Thursday May 16th 2024
Rubén Monasterios
Venezuelan writer and theatre criticDied on Wednesday May 15th 2024
Etelka Kenéz Heka
Hungarian writerDied on Wednesday May 15th 2024
Biju Vattappara
Indian dilm director and screenwriter (Raama Raavanan)Died on Wednesday May 15th 2024
Alice Munro
Canadian authorDied on Tuesday May 14th 2024
Susanna Kubelka
German writerDied on Tuesday May 14th 2024
Luko Paljetak
Croatian poetDied on Tuesday May 14th 2024
Samm-Art Williams
American playwright and screenwriterDied on Tuesday May 14th 2024
Jean Lavoué
French authorDied on Saturday May 11th 2024
Ivan Ivanji
Serbian authorDied on Friday May 10th 2024
Rex Murphy
Canadian commentator and writer (National Post)Died on Thursday May 9th 2024
Shirley Conran
British writerDied on Thursday May 9th 2024
Ramón Fonseca Mora
Panamanian novelist and lawyerDied on Thursday May 9th 2024
David Shapiro
American poetDied on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Yashwant Trivedi
Indian poetDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Badr bin Abdul Mohsen Al Saud
Saudi prince and poetDied on Monday May 6th 2024
Ján Uličiansky
Slovak playwrightDied on Sunday May 5th 2024
Bruce Arnold
English journalist and authorDied on Friday May 3rd 2024
Jay Robert Nash
American authorDied on Thursday May 2nd 2024
Miroslav Macek
Czech politician and authorDied on Wednesday May 1st 2024
Issam Al-Shamaa
Egyptian film director and scriptwriterDied on Wednesday May 1st 2024
Paul Auster
American author (The New York Trilogy)Died on Wednesday May 1st 2024
Peter Demetz
Czech-born American Germanist and authorDied on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Adele Faber
American authorDied on Monday April 29th 2024
C. J. Sansom
British authorDied on Monday April 29th 2024
Vincent O’Sullivan
New Zealand writerDied on Sunday April 28th 2024
Christopher Joll
British military historian and authorDied on Sunday April 28th 2024
Mehmet Coral
Turkish novelistDied on Sunday April 28th 2024
Joko Pinurbo
Indonesian poetDied on Saturday April 27th 2024
Nora Vagi Brash
Papua New Guinean playwrightDied on Friday April 26th 2024
Ferenc András
Hungarian film director and screenwriterDied on Thursday April 25th 2024
Helen Vendler
American literary criticDied on Wednesday April 24th 2024
Sudhir Kakar
Indian psychoanalyst and writerDied on Tuesday April 23rd 2024
Jerome Rothenberg
American poetDied on Tuesday April 23rd 2024
Ray Garton
American novelistDied on Monday April 22nd 2024
Charles Edge
American computer scientist and authorDied on Monday April 22nd 2024
Meg Bennett
American screenwriter (The Bold and the BeautifulDied on Monday April 22nd 2024
Michael Cuscuna
American jazz record producer and writerDied on Sunday April 21st 2024
Dmytro Kapranov
Ukrainian writerDied on Tuesday April 16th 2024
Osamu Sōda
Japanese novelistDied on Tuesday April 16th 2024
Jerry Savelle
American televangelist and authorDied on Tuesday April 16th 2024
Dennis Covington
American author (Salvation on Sand Mountain)Died on Monday April 15th 2024
Adriano Aprà
Italian film critic and directorDied on Monday April 15th 2024
Beverly LaHaye
American Christian conservative activist and authorDied on Monday April 15th 2024
Joan Hollobon
Welsh-born Canadian writer and journalistDied on Friday April 12th 2024
Jaime de Armiñán
Spanish screenwriter and film directorDied on Wednesday April 10th 2024
Walid Daqqa
Palestinian novelist and activistDied on Monday April 8th 2024
Mariela Romero
Venezuelan playwright and television writer (La hija del jardinero)Died on Sunday April 7th 2024
Song Min-hyung
South Korean actor (Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth)Died on Saturday April 6th 2024
R. F. Lucchetti
Brazilian screenwriter (The Strange World of Coffin JoeDied on Saturday April 6th 2024
Michael Tanner
British philosopher and opera criticDied on Friday April 5th 2024
Márcia Denser
Brazilian writer and journalist. Died on Friday April 5th 2024
Vatslav Mikhalsky
Russian writerDied on Friday April 5th 2024
Anne Innis Dagg
Canadian zoologist and authorDied on Friday April 5th 2024
Lynne Reid Banks
British author (The Indian in the CupboardDied on Thursday April 4th 2024
Yukiko Kato
Japanese authorDied on Thursday April 4th 2024
Philippe Sellier
French literary criticDied on Thursday April 4th 2024
Cokorda Sawitri
Indonesian poet. Died on Thursday April 4th 2024
Vytautė Žilinskaitė
Lithuanian writerDied on Thursday April 4th 2024
Christopher Durang
American playwright (Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for YouDied on Wednesday April 3rd 2024
Katsumi Komagata
Japanese graphic designer and children's book writerDied on Wednesday April 3rd 2024
John Barth
American writerDied on Wednesday April 3rd 2024
Trevor Griffiths
English dramatistDied on Tuesday April 2nd 2024
Maryse Condé
French novelistDied on Tuesday April 2nd 2024
Ardeth G. Kapp
Canadian cleric and writerDied on Monday April 1st 2024
Sami Michael
Iraqi-born Israeli writer and human rights activistDied on Monday April 1st 2024
Amedeo Quondam
Italian literary historian and essayistDied on Monday April 1st 2024
Mike Thaler
American author and illustratorDied on Saturday March 30th 2024
Lynne Barasch
American illustrator and authorDied on Friday March 29th 2024
Margot Lemire
Canadian writerDied on Friday March 29th 2024
Ross J. Anderson
British computer security researcher and authorDied on Friday March 29th 2024
Benoît Rayski
French essayist and journalist (AtlanticoDied on Friday March 29th 2024
Wole Oguntokun
Nigerian playwrightDied on Thursday March 28th 2024
Leszek Bugajski
Polish literary critic and publicistDied on Thursday March 28th 2024
James A. Moore
American horror novelistDied on Thursday March 28th 2024
Judith Hemmendinger
German-born Israeli researcher and authorDied on Wednesday March 27th 2024