Dun Mihaka
New Zealand Māori activist and authorDied on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jean Canavaggio
French biographerDied on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Tom Kempinski
English playwright and actor (The DamnedDied on Monday August 21st 2023
James Leavey
British writerDied on Monday August 21st 2023
Jiří Černý
Czech music critic and activist (Civic Forum)Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Pierre Alféri
French novelistDied on Thursday August 17th 2023
Hans Kratzert
German screenwriter and film directorDied on Thursday August 17th 2023
Viktor Karamazov
Belorussian writerDied on Wednesday August 16th 2023
Toshio Moriuchi
Japanese authorDied on Wednesday August 16th 2023
Walter Bortz II
American physician and authorDied on Tuesday August 15th 2023
Kenneth White
Scottish poetDied on Monday August 14th 2023
Paul Brodeur
American journalist and writer (The Stunt Man)Died on Friday August 11th 2023
Michela Murgia
Italian novelistDied on Thursday August 10th 2023
Nechama Tec
Polish-American sociologist and writerDied on Thursday August 10th 2023
Jalila Hafsia
Tunisian writerDied on Thursday August 10th 2023
Simon Carlyle
British screenwriter (Two Doors DownDied on Thursday August 10th 2023
Elizabeth Webby
Australian literary criticDied on Wednesday August 9th 2023
Élisabeth de Chimay
French-born Belgian princess and writerDied on Monday August 7th 2023
Philippe Curval
French journalist and science fiction writerDied on Saturday August 5th 2023
Bilge Umar
Turkish writerDied on Saturday August 5th 2023
Bulbul Mahalanobish
Bangladeshi singer and authorDied on Saturday August 5th 2023
Bambi Harper
Filipino cultural writerDied on Saturday August 5th 2023
Gilles Perrault
French writer and journalistDied on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Pnina Gary
Israeli playwright and theatre directorDied on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor
Indian poetDied on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Shams Buneri
Pakistani poetDied on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Robbie Shepherd
Scottish broadcaster (BBC Radio Scotland) and authorDied on Wednesday August 2nd 2023
Dương Văn Ngộ
Vietnamese postal worker and letter writerDied on Wednesday August 2nd 2023
Sophie Fillières
French film director and screenwriterDied on Monday July 31st 2023
David W. Potter
Scottish sports writerDied on Monday July 31st 2023
Lâm Quang Mỹ
Vietnamese-Polish poetDied on Sunday July 30th 2023
Danila Comastri Montanari
Italian historical fiction novelistDied on Sunday July 30th 2023
Sally Kempton
American spiritual writerDied on Sunday July 30th 2023
Thomas Goltz
American writer and journalistDied on Saturday July 29th 2023
Keith Waldrop
American poetDied on Saturday July 29th 2023
Margriet Heymans
Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literatureDied on Friday July 28th 2023
Justin Peacock
American television writer and producer (SuitsDied on Friday July 28th 2023
Julian Barry
American screenwriter (Lenny)Died on Thursday July 27th 2023
Bo Goldman
American screenwriter (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestDied on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Václav Kahuda
Czech writerDied on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Brigitte Klump
German authorDied on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Stu Silver
American screenwriter (Throw Momma from the Train) and television writer (SoapDied on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Semyon Kaminsky
Russian writerDied on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Semen Kaminski
Russian writerDied on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Gérard Besson
Trinidadian writer and publisherDied on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Russell H. Greenan
American authorDied on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Shirish Kanekar
Indian writerDied on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Eduardo Pitta
Portuguese poetDied on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Jerome Coopersmith
American dramatistDied on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Seiichi Morimura
Japanese novelistDied on Monday July 24th 2023
Adrian Lustig
Romanian writer and screenwriter (Happy FuneralsDied on Monday July 24th 2023
Mahabhashyam Chittaranjan
Indian authorDied on Saturday July 22nd 2023
Malú Urriola
Chilean poetDied on Friday July 21st 2023
Jaime Galarza Zavala
Ecuadorian writerDied on Friday July 21st 2023
Gustavo Pallicca
Italian sports writerDied on Friday July 21st 2023
Arnulf Zitelmann
German writerDied on Friday July 21st 2023
Arnaud Bédat
Swiss journalist (L'Illustré) and authorDied on Friday July 21st 2023
Patricia T. Holland
American Latter-day Saint writer and leaderDied on Thursday July 20th 2023
Wasef Bakhtari
Afghan poetDied on Thursday July 20th 2023
Kole Omotoso
Nigerian writer and intellectualDied on Wednesday July 19th 2023
Viktor Pronin
Russian writerDied on Wednesday July 19th 2023
James Zagel
American judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and novelistDied on Sunday July 16th 2023
Derek Malcolm
English film critic and historianDied on Sunday July 16th 2023
Yevgeny Mamontov
Russian writerDied on Saturday July 15th 2023
Guy Lagorce
French journalist and writerDied on Saturday July 15th 2023
Marga Minco
Dutch journalist and writerDied on Friday July 14th 2023
Sergey Seryogin
Russian animation director and writer (Alice's Birthday)Died on Friday July 14th 2023
Richard von Schirach
German sinologist and authorDied on Friday July 14th 2023
Rajab Ali Etemadi
Iranian writerDied on Wednesday July 12th 2023
Mary Ann Hoberman
American authorDied on Wednesday July 12th 2023
Manny Coto
American television writer and producer (Star Trek: EnterpriseDied on Monday July 10th 2023
Srđan Koljević
Serbian screenwriter and film director (The Red Colored Grey TruckDied on Saturday July 8th 2023
Adrian Tan
Singaporean novelist (The Teenage TextbookDied on Saturday July 8th 2023
Ahmed Ilias
Pakistani poetDied on Saturday July 8th 2023
Marlena Spieler
American food writerDied on Saturday July 8th 2023
Laird Koenig
American author (The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane)Died on Thursday July 6th 2023
Lâm Thị Mỹ Dạ
Vietnamese poetDied on Thursday July 6th 2023
Miki Liukkonen
Finnish writerDied on Wednesday July 5th 2023
April Kingsley
American art criticDied on Tuesday July 4th 2023