Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jane Yolen dead at age 87, Writer, poet
Jane Yolen, an American author and editor best known for The Devil’s Arithmetic, died on June 11, 2026, at age 87. Born Jane Hyatt Yolen in New York City on…
Lhasang Tsering dead at age 74, Tibetan writer and political activist
Lhasang Tsering, a Tibetan writer and political activist, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in 1952 in Tradün, in western Tibet, he became known as…
Hans Gerd Klais dead at age 95, German organ builder
Hans Gerd Klais, a German organ builder, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Bonn on December 2, 1930, he became a member of the…
David Cayley dead at age 80, Canadian writer and broadcaster
David Cayley died on June 10, 2026. Tags Journalists, Writers, 10 June 2026, Canada, Cancer, Cayley, David, June 10, June 2026
Manu Lann Huel dead at age 77, French singer-songwriter and poet
Manu Lann Huel, a French singer-songwriter and poet, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in 1949 and known for writing and performing in both Breton…
Wim T. Schippers dead at age 83, Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist
Wim T. Schippers, a Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist, died on June 10, 2026. He was 83. Known for the television programs De Fred Haché Show and Van Oekel's…
Chai Vang dead at age 58, American convicted of murder
Chai Vang, an American convicted of murder and truck driver, died on June 10, 2026. He was 58. Born Chai Soua Vang on September 24, 1968, in Laos, he was…
Bharathiraja dead at age 84, Indian film director
Bharathiraja, the Indian film director who shaped Tamil cinema with his realistic and sensitive depictions of rural life, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Chinnasaamy…
Orlando Senna dead at age 86, Brazilian film director
Orlando Senna died on June 9, 2026. He was a Brazilian film director best known for Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica. Senna also worked as a writer and producer on film…
Sophie Faucher dead at age 68, Canadian actress
Sophie Faucher, a Canadian actress known for Bethune: The Making of a Hero, Ding et Dong and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, died on June 9, 2026, in Montreal.…
Mehdi Charef dead at age 73, French film director
Mehdi Charef, the French film director and screenwriter, died on June 9, 2026. He was 73. Born on October 21, 1952, in Maghnia, Algeria, he built a career in French…
Matteo Fantuzzi dead at age 46, Italian poet
Matteo Fantuzzi died on June 9, 2026. He was an Italian poet. Tags Writers, 09 June 2026, Fantuzzi, Italy, Matteo, June 2026, June 9
Wolfgang Gust dead at age 91, German journalist and author
Wolfgang Gust, a German journalist and author, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Hanover on January 1, 1935, he worked for Spiegel-Verlag and spent…
John Loring dead at age 86, American fashion design director
John Loring, the American fashion design director who spent three decades guiding design at Tiffany & Co., died on June 9, 2026, at age 86. Born John Robbins Loring in…
Alexander Yanchulev dead at age 87, Bulgarian politician and civil engineer
Alexander Yanchulev, a Bulgarian politician and civil engineer, died on June 9, 2026. Born in Sofia on October 7, 1938, Alexander Stefanov Yanchulev studied hydraulic engineering at the Civil Engineering…
Jean Fourié dead at age 81, French writer and community activist
Jean Fourié, a French writer and community activist, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Espéraza on November 20, 1944, he worked for the Caisse…
Jürgen Kesting dead at age 85, German journalist and music critic
Jürgen Kesting, the German journalist, music critic and author, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Duisburg on January 1, 1940, he studied German and…
Ibrohim Gʻafurov dead at age 88, Politician
Ibrohim Gʻafurov, the Uzbek writer, translator and politician who served in the Oliy Majlis from 1999 to 2004, died on June 6, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in…
Abdul Ganiyu Ambali dead at age 68, author
Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, the Nigerian academic who served as vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin from 2012 to 2017, died on June 6, 2026. He was 68. Born in…
William Hasley dead at age 78, American biographer and television writer
William Hasley, an American biographer and television writer best known for work on "The Smurfs," "Swift Justice" and "The Young Riders," died on June 6, 2026, at the age of…
Salim Kumar dead at age 56, Indian film director and actor
Salim Kumar, an Indian actor and film director known for Karutha Joothan, Achanurangatha Veedu and Adaminte Makan Abu, died on June 6, 2026, at the age of 56 after a…
Alan Riding dead at age 82, Journalist, author
Alan Riding, a British journalist and author who spent much of his career with The New York Times, died on June 6, 2026. He was 82. Born in Rio de…
Ingeborg Kaiser dead at age 95, German-Swiss writer
Ingeborg Kaiser died on June 6, 2026. She was a German-Swiss writer, born on August 7, 1930, in Neuburg an der Donau. Tags Writers, 06 June 2026, Germany, Ingeborg, Kaiser,…
James Bradley dead at age 72, American author
James Bradley, an American author of historical non-fiction, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 72. Born on January 1, 1954, he wrote on the Pacific theater of…
Lady Pamela Hicks dead at age 97, British aristocrat
Lady Pamela Hicks, a British aristocrat and memoirist, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten on April 19, 1929, in Barcelona,…
A. C. Sreehari dead at age 56, Indian poet and writer
A. C. Sreehari, an Indian poet and writer, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 56. A Malayalam-language poet and teacher, he was associated with Payyanur College in…
Norman Balon dead at age 89, British publican
Norman Balon, the British publican who spent more than six decades as landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho, died on June 4, 2026. Born in Ilford on January…
Jim Wooten dead at age 88, Journalist
Jim Wooten, an American journalist who worked for ABC News and wrote books, died on June 4, 2026, at age 88. Born in the United States, he joined ABC News…
Robert Coles dead at age 97, American child psychiatrist
Robert Coles, an American child psychiatrist and professor emeritus at Harvard University, died on June 4, 2026. He was 97. Born in Boston on October 12, 1929, Coles studied at…
Sheila Mitchell dead at age 100, British actress and author
Sheila Mitchell, a British actress and author known for her work in Lillie, Z-Cars and Grange Hill, died on June 4, 2026, aged 100. Born Sheila Mary Mitchell in Kingston-upon-Thames…
Rabilal Tudu dead at age 76, Indian Santali-language writer and Padma Shri awardee
Rabilal Tudu, an Indian Santali-language writer, playwright and banker, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in 1949 in Nowara village in Bardhaman district, West Bengal,…
Matthieu d’Epenoux dead at age 60, French businessman and board game designer
Matthieu d'Epenoux, a French businessman and board game designer, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 60. Born on October 10, 1965, he founded the board game publishing…
Norma Yaeger dead at age 96, American stockbroker
Norma Yaeger, an American stockbroker and businesswoman, died on June 3, 2026, at age 96. Born Norma Hason on May 5, 1930, in Brooklyn, she became a trailblazer in the…
Reha Muhtar dead at age 66, Turkish anchorman
Reha Muhtar, a Turkish anchorman, columnist and television reporter, died on June 3, 2026, at age 66. Born in Istanbul on July 21, 1959, he began his career as a…
Jagannath Prasad Das dead at age 90, Writer, poet, novelist
Jagannath Prasad Das, the Indian writer and poet known for his work in Odia, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Puri on April 26,…
Lieke Marsman dead at age 35, Poet
Lieke Marsman, a Dutch poet and writer, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 35. Born in Den Bosch in 1990, she grew up in Zaltbommel and later…
Wei-Wen Yu dead at age 102, Civil engineer
Wei-Wen Yu, a Chinese-born American civil engineer and academic known for his work on cold-formed steel structures, died on June 2, 2026. He was 102. Yu was born in Weifang,…
Josep Maria Cadena dead at age 90, Spanish art critic and journalist
Josep Maria Cadena died on June 2, 2026. He was a Spanish journalist and art critic. Cadena was born in Barcelona on September 6, 1935, and died in the same…
Mildred Pitts Walter dead at age 103, writer
Mildred Pitts Walter, an American writer whose children’s books often featured African-American protagonists, died on June 2, 2026, at age 103. Born Mildred Pitts on September 9, 1922, in Sweetville,…
Homa Mirafshar dead at age 89, Iranian poet
Homa Mirafshar, an Iranian poet and songwriter, died on June 2, 2026, at age 89, according to a death announcement. Born Homa Homayoun in Tehran on February 22, 1937, she…
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi dead at age 65, Burmese film director, poet and political prisoner
Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, a Burmese film director, poet and political prisoner, died on June 2, 2026. He was 65. Born in 1961, he was also known as a…
Lyuben Dilov Jr. dead at age 61, Bulgarian writer and journalist
Lyuben Dilov Jr., the Bulgarian writer, journalist and lawmaker, died on June 2, 2026, from complications of a heart attack. He was 61. Born in Sofia on November 19, 1964,…
Aleksandr Ivanchenko dead at age 80, Russian writer
Aleksandr Ivanchenko, a Russian writer born on June 1, 1945, died on June 1, 2026. Born in Krasnoturyinsk, in the Sverdlovsk region, he studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute…
Keith Anthony Morrison dead at age 84, Jamaican-American painter
Keith Anthony Morrison, a Jamaican-American painter, died on June 1, 2026, at age 84. Born in Linstead, Jamaica, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, earning…
Stéphane-Albert Boulais dead at age 76, Canadian writer and film critic
Stéphane-Albert Boulais, a Canadian writer and film critic, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Maniwaki, Quebec, on June 17, 1949, he studied at Laval…
Bruce Van Sant dead at age 88, American-born Dominican sailor and author
Bruce Van Sant died on June 1, 2026. He was an American-born Dominican sailor and author. His books included "Tricks of the Trades" (2002), "Margarita Cat" (2010) and "The Gentleman's…
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein dead at age 40, American art critic and influencer
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein died on May 31, 2026. She was an American art critic and influencer. Tags Writers, 31 May 2026, America, Cancer, Helphenstein, Hilde, May 2026, May 31
Robert Kya-Hill dead at age 95, American actor
Robert Kya-Hill, the American actor born Robert Hill on December 4, 1930, died on May 31, 2026, at age 95. He also worked as a director, playwright, musician, composer and…
Matthew Spender dead at age 81, English sculptor and writer
Matthew Spender, the English sculptor and writer whose death was announced on May 31, 2026, died at 81. Born in London in 1945, he was also a painter and biographer,…
Tomi Reichental dead at age 90, Slovak-born Irish Holocaust survivor
Tomi Reichental, a Slovak-born Irish Holocaust survivor and author, died on May 31, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Tomáš Reichental in Merašice, then in Czechoslovakia and now Slovakia,…
Speight Jenkins dead at age 89, American music director and critic
Speight Jenkins, the American music director and critic who guided Seattle Opera for more than three decades, died on May 30, 2026, at age 89. Born in Dallas, Texas, on…
Jutta Zilliacus dead at age 100, Journalist and author
Jutta Zilliacus, a Finnish-Estonian politician, journalist and author, died on May 30, 2026, at the age of 100. Born Jutta Armelle Zilliacus in Helsinki on July 25, 1925, she worked…
Josefina Molina dead at age 89, Spanish film director, screenwriter and television producer
Josefina Molina, the Spanish film director, screenwriter and television producer, died on May 30, 2026. She was 89. Born in Córdoba, Spain, on November 14, 1936, Molina became one of…
Steve Barrow dead at age 80, British reggae producer and historiographer
Steve Barrow, the British reggae producer and historiographer who co-founded the Blood and Fire record label, died on May 30, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on September 29,…
José Manuel Blecua Perdices dead at age 86, Spanish philologist, director of the Royal Spanish Acad…
José Manuel Blecua Perdices, the Spanish philologist who directed the Royal Spanish Academy from 2010 to 2014, died on May 29, 2026. He was 86. Born in Zaragoza on June…
Sidney Moko Mead dead at age 99, New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian
Sidney Moko Mead, a New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian, died on May 29, 2026. He was 99. Born in Wairoa on January 8, 1927, Mead was also known as…
Ellen Weston dead at age 87, American actress and television writer
Ellen Weston died on May 28, 2026. She was an American actress and television writer. Weston’s work spanned both acting and writing for television, and her career also included published…
Bashir Badr dead at age 91, Poet
Bashir Badr, an Indian poet, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 91. He was an Urdu poet who taught at Aligarh Muslim University and wrote primarily in…
Maureen Duffy dead at age 92, English poet, playwright and novelist
Maureen Duffy, the English poet, playwright and novelist, died on May 28, 2026, at the age of 92, with her death announced that day. Born Maureen Patricia Duffy in Worthing,…
Anik Dutta dead at age 66, Film director
Anik Dutta, the Indian film director behind Bhooter Bhabishyat, Ashchorjyo Prodeep and Meghnad Badh Rahasya, died on May 27, 2026, after a fall. He was a Bengali filmmaker whose directorial…
Paul Dorpat dead at age 87, American historian
Paul Dorpat, an American historian, died on May 27, 2026. He was 87. Dorpat was an author and photographer who focused on the history of Seattle and Washington state. He…
Klaus Emmerich dead at age 82, German film director
Klaus Emmerich, a German film director and screenwriter known for The First Polka and Trokadero, died on May 27, 2026. He was 82. Born in Freital on August 10, 1943,…
Tim Johnston dead at age 63, American author
Tim Johnston died on May 26, 2026. He was an American author. Tags Writers, 26 May 2026, America, Johnston, Tim, May 2026, May 26
Howard Storm dead at age 94, American actor and director
Howard Storm, an American actor and director known for work on "Take the Money and Run," "Once Bitten" and "Mork & Mindy," died on May 26, 2026. He was 94.…
Robert Daley dead at age 96, American writer, journalist
Robert Daley, the American writer, journalist and New York City Police Department officer, died on May 26, 2026. He was 96. Daley, born in New York City on May 10,…
Martine Prenen dead at age 62, journalist
Martine Prenen, the Belgian former model and television presenter known for Supertalent in Vlaanderen and Expeditie Robinson, died on May 26, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. She was 62. Prenen, born…
Yoshihiro Nishimura dead at age 59, Mutant Girls Squad, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl), cirrho…
Yoshihiro Nishimura, a Japanese film director, screenwriter and special effects artist, died on May 25, 2026. He was 59. Born on April 1, 1967, in Taitō-ku, Nishimura worked predominantly in…
Rene Belmonte dead at age 55, Brazilian screenwriter
Rene Belmonte, a Brazilian screenwriter whose work included If I Were You, Novo Mundo and Federal Bank Heist, died on May 25, 2026. He was 55. Born on January 27,…
Gary Foster dead at age 89, American musician
Gary Foster, an American musician and educator whose career spanned jazz, cool jazz, classical and pop, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Norman Gary Foster…
Ann Fox Chandonnet dead at age 83, Poet, journalist
Ann Fox Chandonnet, an American poet, died on May 23, 2026, at age 83. She was also known as a journalist, book reviewer, and culinary historian. Born Ann Alicia Fox…
Brian Large dead at age 87, English opera director
Brian Large, the English opera director, died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 87. He was known as one of the leading television directors specializing in opera and…
Benoist Rey dead at age 87, Writer
Benoist Rey, a French writer, died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on June 2, 1938, in Paris, he was a typesetter for Marchand before serving…
Clarence B. Jones dead at age 95, American lawyer and counsel
Clarence B. Jones, an American lawyer and counsel, died on May 22, 2026. He was 95. Jones was the former personal counsel, adviser, draft speech writer and close friend of…
Mary Ellen Edmunds dead at age 86, American Latter-day Saints missionary and speaker
Mary Ellen Edmunds, an American Latter-day Saints missionary and speaker, died on May 21, 2026, at age 86. Born in Los Angeles on March 3, 1940, she grew up in…
Julienne Bušić dead at age 77, public figure
Julienne Bušić, an American writer and activist, died on May 21, 2026, at age 77. Born Julienne Eden Schultz in Eugene, Oregon, in 1948, she was known for her role…
Howard Fendrich dead at age 55, American sports writer, cancer
Howard Fendrich died on May 21, 2026, of cancer. He was an American sports writer for The Associated Press. His death was reported in connection with the illness. Howard Fendrich,…
Carlo Petrini dead at age 76, Italian gastronomist, founder of Slow Food
Carlo Petrini, the Italian gastronomist and founder of Slow Food, died on May 21, 2026, at age 76. Also known as "Carlìn," he was an Italian activist and author who…
Wendelgard von Staden dead at age 100, German diplomat and author
Wendelgard von Staden, a German diplomat and author, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 100. Known as Wendi von Staden, she wrote the 1979 memoir "Darkness Over…
Cleve Moler dead at age 86, American mathematician and computer programmer
Cleve Moler, an American mathematician and computer programmer known for MATLAB and MathWorks, died on May 20, 2026, at age 86. He specialized in numerical analysis and was one of…
Jeffrey Lane dead at age 71, American television writer and playwright
Jeffrey Lane, an American television writer and playwright, died on May 20, 2026, at age 71. He wrote for the television series Ryan's Hope and Mad About You, and was…
Robert Woodson dead at age 89, American political activist
Robert Woodson, an American political activist, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Robert Leon Woodson on April 8, 1937, in Philadelphia, he was a civil…
George Eastman dead at age 83, Italian actor and screenwriter
George Eastman, an Italian actor and screenwriter, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Luigi Montefiori in Genoa in 1942, he was known for his acting…
Aglaia Kremezi dead at age 79, Greek food writer and journalist
Aglaia Kremezi, Greek food writer and journalist, died on May 19, 2026, in Athens at the age of 79. Born in Athens on May 4, 1947, she was often considered…
Veronika Valentová dead at age 52, Czech writer and translator
Veronika Valentová died on May 19, 2026. She was a Czech writer and translator. Tags Writers, 19 May 2026, Czechia, Veronika, May 19, May 2026, Valentová
Alan Bradley dead at age 87, Canadian author
Alan Bradley, the Canadian author best known for The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Toronto in…
Serigne Ibrahima Mahmoud Cissé dead at age 73, Senegalese teacher and religious guide
Serigne Ibrahima Mahmoud Cissé, a Senegalese teacher and religious guide, died on May 18, 2026. Born in 1952, he taught traditional Arab and Islamic traditions in Senegalese schools in a…
Huguette Bouchardeau dead at age 90, French politician, minister of the environment
Huguette Bouchardeau, French politician and minister of the environment from 1984 to 1986, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France, on June…
Marideth Sisco dead at age 82, American author and musician
Marideth Sisco, an American author and musician, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 82. Also known as Marideth Ann Sisco, she was an American storyteller, folklorist, singer-songwriter,…
Piper J. Drake dead at age 49, Author
Piper J. Drake, an American author, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 49. Better known by the pseudonym Piper J. Drake and also writing as PJ Schnyder,…
Patrick Sookhdeo dead at age 79, British activist, founder and director of Barnabas Aid
Patrick Sookhdeo, a British activist and founder and director of Barnabas Aid from 1993 to 2015, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in British Guiana…