Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Naomi Replansky
American poetDied on Monday January 9th 2023
Rehman Rahi
Indian poetDied on Monday January 9th 2023
Jack W. Hayford
American Pentecostal minister and hymn writerDied on Monday January 9th 2023
Victoria de Stefano
Italian-Venezuelan novelistDied on Monday January 9th 2023
Russell Banks
American novelist (Continental DriftDied on Sunday January 8th 2023
Gian Pietro Testa
Italian writerDied on Sunday January 8th 2023
Aleksey Slapovsky
Russian novelistDied on Sunday January 8th 2023
Pierre Joassin
Belgian film director and screenwriter (MaigretDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Edith Lank
American author and advice columnistDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Suzy McKee Charnas
American novelist and short story writerDied on Thursday January 5th 2023
Géza Morcsányi
Hungarian playwright and actor (On Body and Soul)Died on Wednesday January 4th 2023
Fay Weldon
British authorDied on Wednesday January 4th 2023
Elena Huelva
Spanish influencer and writerDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2023
Mohamed Enani
Egyptian writer and translatorDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2023
Mako Sajko
Slovenian director and screenwriterDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2023
Catherine David
French-American literary critic and novelistDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Dumitru Radu Popescu
Romanian novelistDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Lise Nørgaard
Danish journalist and writerDied on Monday January 2nd 2023
Edith Pearlman
American short story writerDied on Sunday January 1st 2023
Shabana Rehman
Pakistani-born Norwegian stand-up comedian and columnistDied on Thursday December 29th 2022
Henriette Bernier
French novelistDied on Thursday December 29th 2022
Tom Stacey
British novelistDied on Thursday December 29th 2022
Dick Flavin
American poetDied on Thursday December 29th 2022
Sribhashyam Vijayasarathi
Indian authorDied on Wednesday December 28th 2022
António Mega Ferreira
Portuguese writer and journalist. Died on Tuesday December 27th 2022
Elena Gianini Belotti
Italian writerDied on Tuesday December 27th 2022
Ákos Kertész
Hungarian writer and screenwriterDied on Monday December 26th 2022
Françoise Bourdin
French novelistDied on Monday December 26th 2022
Gilbert Lascault
French writer and art criticDied on Sunday December 25th 2022
Gilbert Lascaut
French writer and art criticDied on Sunday December 25th 2022
Jo Sehui
South Korean writerDied on Sunday December 25th 2022
Klemens Ludwig
German astrologist and writerDied on Saturday December 24th 2022
Odette Roy Fombrun
Haitian writer and intellectualDied on Friday December 23rd 2022
Concha Ibáñez
Catalan painter and writerDied on Friday December 23rd 2022
Alessandra Vignoli
Italian poetDied on Friday December 23rd 2022
Julieta Pinto
Costa Rican educator and writerDied on Friday December 23rd 2022
Graham Oakley
English children's author (The Church Mice)Died on Friday December 23rd 2022
Barbara Noack
German writerDied on Thursday December 22nd 2022
Alberto Asor Rosa
Italian literary critic and historianDied on Wednesday December 21st 2022
Mike Hodges
British screenwriter and director (Get CarterDied on Tuesday December 20th 2022
Sylvie Genty
French writer and actress (BettyDied on Tuesday December 20th 2022
Aonghas MacNeacail
Scottish Gaelic writerDied on Tuesday December 20th 2022
Marie-Luise Scherer
German writer and journalistDied on Tuesday December 20th 2022
Pradeep Bhol
Indian film director and writer (Chini)Died on Sunday December 18th 2022
Håkan Lindquist
Swedish writerDied on Sunday December 18th 2022
Mario Sconcerti
Italian sports journalist and writerDied on Sunday December 18th 2022
Antonín Bajaja
Czech writerDied on Saturday December 17th 2022
David Lifton
American authorDied on Saturday December 17th 2022
Nélida Piñon
Spanish-Brazilian author and professorDied on Saturday December 17th 2022
Sue Hardesty
American authorDied on Saturday December 17th 2022
Jose Maria Sison
Filipino writer and activistDied on Saturday December 17th 2022
Bernard Chabbert
French writer and journalistDied on Friday December 16th 2022
Robert Adamson
Australian poet and publisherDied on Friday December 16th 2022
Wulf Kirsten
German poetDied on Thursday December 15th 2022
Jean Franco
British-born American academic and literary criticDied on Thursday December 15th 2022
Bayan Northcott
English music critic and composerDied on Thursday December 15th 2022
Jay Goldberg
American lawyer and authorDied on Thursday December 15th 2022
Jean-Louis Bourgeois
American authorDied on Tuesday December 13th 2022
Txomin Peillen
French writerDied on Tuesday December 13th 2022
Lado Kralj
Slovenian theatre critic and literary historianDied on Monday December 12th 2022
Victor Lewis-Smith
British writer and producer (In Confidence)Died on Monday December 12th 2022
Wolf Erlbruch
German illustrator and writerDied on Monday December 12th 2022
Munzur Çem
Turkish writer and journalistDied on Monday December 12th 2022
Chris Boucher
British television screenwriterDied on Monday December 12th 2022
Remy Sylado
Indonesian authorDied on Monday December 12th 2022
Carl Kleinschmitt
American television writer (The Dick Van Dyke ShowDied on Saturday December 10th 2022
Aldona Gustas
Lithuanian–German poet and illustratorDied on Saturday December 10th 2022
Salah Fadl
Egyptian writer and translatorDied on Saturday December 10th 2022
Yoshishige Yoshida
Japanese film director and screenwriterDied on Friday December 9th 2022
Omar Varela
Uruguayan playwright and stage actorDied on Tuesday December 6th 2022
Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi
Indian poetDied on Tuesday December 6th 2022
Yakira Chambers
American television writer (NCIS: Hawaii) and actress (John Henry)Died on Tuesday December 6th 2022
Jo Carol Pierce
American singer-songwriter and playwrightDied on Monday December 5th 2022
Mort Zarcoff
American television producer and screenwriter (It Takes a Thief)Died on Monday December 5th 2022
Annie Yellowe Palma
British poetDied on Sunday December 4th 2022
Dominique Lapierre
French writer (Is Paris Burning?Died on Sunday December 4th 2022
Antigone Kefala
Romanian-born Australian poet Died on Sunday December 4th 2022
Dillibe Onyeama
Nigerian author and publisherDied on Saturday December 3rd 2022
Konysbai Abil
Kazakh poetDied on Saturday December 3rd 2022
Ilya Shtemler
Russian writerDied on Saturday December 3rd 2022
Raúl Guerra Garrido
Spanish writerDied on Saturday December 3rd 2022
Jill Jolliffe
Australian journalist and authorDied on Saturday December 3rd 2022
Lu Zhuguo
Chinese screenwriter (The Great Military March Forward: Engulf the SouthwestDied on Friday December 2nd 2022
Yadollah Maftun Amini
Iranian poetDied on Thursday December 1st 2022
Ray Nelson
American science fiction writer (The Ganymede TakeoverDied on Thursday December 1st 2022
Yuri Remesnik
Russian poet and songwriterDied on Thursday December 1st 2022
Friedrich Zauner
Austrian writer and playwrightDied on Thursday December 1st 2022
John Prados
American author and historianDied on Thursday December 1st 2022
Serge Livrozet
French writerDied on Wednesday November 30th 2022
Nagnath Lalujirao Kottapalle
Indian writer and academic administratorDied on Wednesday November 30th 2022
Tamar Galvetz
Israeli writer & journalistDied on Wednesday November 30th 2022