Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Ignacio Solares
Mexican writer
Died on Friday August 25th 2023
Michael Anthony
Trinidadian author
Died on Friday August 25th 2023
Marga T
Indonesian author
Died on Thursday August 24th 2023
Mark Kemble
American playwright
Died on Wednesday August 23rd 2023
Ebrahim Golestan
Iranian-British filmmaker and writer
Died on Wednesday August 23rd 2023
Dun Mihaka
New Zealand Māori activist and author
Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Jean Canavaggio
French biographer
Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2023
Tom Kempinski
English playwright and actor (The Damned
Died on Monday August 21st 2023
James Leavey
British writer
Died on Monday August 21st 2023
Brynley F. Roberts
Welsh scholar and critic
Died on Saturday August 19th 2023
Jiří Černý
Czech music critic and activist (Civic Forum)
Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Pierre Alféri
French novelist
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Hans Kratzert
German screenwriter and film director
Died on Thursday August 17th 2023
Viktor Karamazov
Belorussian writer
Died on Wednesday August 16th 2023
Toshio Moriuchi
Japanese author
Died on Wednesday August 16th 2023
Walter Bortz II
American physician and author
Died on Tuesday August 15th 2023
Kenneth White
Scottish poet
Died on Monday August 14th 2023
Paul Brodeur
American journalist and writer (The Stunt Man)
Died on Friday August 11th 2023
Michela Murgia
Italian novelist
Died on Thursday August 10th 2023
Nechama Tec
Polish-American sociologist and writer
Died on Thursday August 10th 2023
Jalila Hafsia
Tunisian writer
Died on Thursday August 10th 2023
Simon Carlyle
British screenwriter (Two Doors Down
Died on Thursday August 10th 2023
Elizabeth Webby
Australian literary critic
Died on Wednesday August 9th 2023
Kostis Gimossoulis
Greek poet and novelist
Died on Monday August 7th 2023
Élisabeth de Chimay
French-born Belgian princess and writer
Died on Monday August 7th 2023
Philippe Curval
French journalist and science fiction writer
Died on Saturday August 5th 2023
Bilge Umar
Turkish writer
Died on Saturday August 5th 2023
Bulbul Mahalanobish
Bangladeshi singer and author
Died on Saturday August 5th 2023
Bambi Harper
Filipino cultural writer
Died on Saturday August 5th 2023
Gilles Perrault
French writer and journalist
Died on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Pnina Gary
Israeli playwright and theatre director
Died on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor
Indian poet
Died on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Shams Buneri
Pakistani poet
Died on Thursday August 3rd 2023
Robbie Shepherd
Scottish broadcaster (BBC Radio Scotland) and author
Died on Wednesday August 2nd 2023
Dương Văn Ngộ
Vietnamese postal worker and letter writer
Died on Wednesday August 2nd 2023
Sophie Fillières
French film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday July 31st 2023
David W. Potter
Scottish sports writer
Died on Monday July 31st 2023
David Albahari
Serbian writer and translator
Died on Sunday July 30th 2023
Lâm Quang Mỹ
Vietnamese-Polish poet
Died on Sunday July 30th 2023
Danila Comastri Montanari
Italian historical fiction novelist
Died on Sunday July 30th 2023
Jean Fagan Yellin
American historian and author
Died on Sunday July 30th 2023
Sally Kempton
American spiritual writer
Died on Sunday July 30th 2023
Thomas Goltz
American writer and journalist
Died on Saturday July 29th 2023
Keith Waldrop
American poet
Died on Saturday July 29th 2023
Martin Walser
German writer (Runaway Horse)
Died on Friday July 28th 2023
Margriet Heymans
Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature
Died on Friday July 28th 2023
Justin Peacock
American television writer and producer (Suits
Died on Friday July 28th 2023
Julian Barry
American screenwriter (Lenny)
Died on Thursday July 27th 2023
Colin Spencer
English writer and artist
Died on Thursday July 27th 2023
Bo Goldman
American screenwriter (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Died on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Václav Kahuda
Czech writer
Died on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Brigitte Klump
German author
Died on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Stu Silver
American screenwriter (Throw Momma from the Train) and television writer (Soap
Died on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Semyon Kaminsky
Russian writer
Died on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Semen Kaminski
Russian writer
Died on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Gérard Besson
Trinidadian writer and publisher
Died on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Russell H. Greenan
American author
Died on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Shirish Kanekar
Indian writer
Died on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Eduardo Pitta
Portuguese poet
Died on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Antonio Porpetta
Spanish writer and poet
Died on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Jerome Coopersmith
American dramatist
Died on Tuesday July 25th 2023
Seiichi Morimura
Japanese novelist
Died on Monday July 24th 2023
Adrian Lustig
Romanian writer and screenwriter (Happy Funerals
Died on Monday July 24th 2023
Mahabhashyam Chittaranjan
Indian author
Died on Saturday July 22nd 2023
William O’Malley
American author and actor
Died on Saturday July 22nd 2023
Malú Urriola
Chilean poet
Died on Friday July 21st 2023
Per Odensten
Swedish novelist and poet
Died on Friday July 21st 2023
Jaime Galarza Zavala
Ecuadorian writer
Died on Friday July 21st 2023
Gustavo Pallicca
Italian sports writer
Died on Friday July 21st 2023
Arnulf Zitelmann
German writer
Died on Friday July 21st 2023
Arnaud Bédat
Swiss journalist (L'Illustré) and author
Died on Friday July 21st 2023
Patricia T. Holland
American Latter-day Saint writer and leader
Died on Thursday July 20th 2023
Wasef Bakhtari
Afghan poet
Died on Thursday July 20th 2023
Kole Omotoso
Nigerian writer and intellectual
Died on Wednesday July 19th 2023
Viktor Pronin
Russian writer
Died on Wednesday July 19th 2023
Sri Ramana
Indian columnist and writer
Died on Wednesday July 19th 2023
László Lator
Hungarian poet and translator
Died on Monday July 17th 2023
James Zagel
American judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and novelist
Died on Sunday July 16th 2023
Derek Malcolm
English film critic and historian
Died on Sunday July 16th 2023
Yevgeny Mamontov
Russian writer
Died on Saturday July 15th 2023
Guy Lagorce
French journalist and writer
Died on Saturday July 15th 2023
Marga Minco
Dutch journalist and writer
Died 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 author
Died on Friday July 14th 2023
Rajab Ali Etemadi
Iranian writer
Died on Wednesday July 12th 2023
Mary Ann Hoberman
American author
Died on Wednesday July 12th 2023
Ahmadreza Ahmadi
Iranian poet and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday July 11th 2023
Manny Coto
American television writer and producer (Star Trek: Enterprise
Died on Monday July 10th 2023
Bill Shipp
American author and journalist
Died on Sunday July 9th 2023
Srđan Koljević
Serbian screenwriter and film director (The Red Colored Grey Truck
Died on Saturday July 8th 2023
Adrian Tan
Singaporean novelist (The Teenage Textbook
Died on Saturday July 8th 2023
Ahmed Ilias
Pakistani poet
Died on Saturday July 8th 2023
Marlena Spieler
American food writer
Died on Saturday July 8th 2023
Laird Koenig
American author (The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane)
Died on Thursday July 6th 2023