Tony Rayns dead at age 78
Tony Rayns
died on July 7, 2026. He was a British writer and film commentator. His work also included journalism, film criticism, punditry, screenwriting and authorship. Tags Journalists, Writers, 07…
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Sharon Dede Padi dead at age 50
Sharon Dede Padi
died on July 7, 2026. She was a Ghanaian painter and poet. Padi also worked as a project manager and was employed at Accra Technical University. She…
John Van Antwerp Fine Jr. dead at age 86
John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., a professor of history and scholar of Balkan and Byzantine studies,
died on July 6, 2026. He was 86. Fine taught for decades at the…
Frida Vogels dead at age 96
Frida Vogels
died on July 6, 2026. She was a Dutch writer. Tags Writers, 06 July 2026, Capricorn, Frida, Netherlands, Vogels, July 2026, July 6
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq dead at age 85, Professor, writer
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq
died on July 5, 2026. He was a professor and writer. Tags Scientists, Writers, 05 July 2026, Abul, Haq, Libra, July 2026, July 5
Marjan Berk dead at age 93
Marjan Berk
died on July 5, 2026. She was a Dutch writer and actress. Tags Actors, Writers, 05 July 2026, Amsterdam, Berk, Cancer, Marjan, Netherlands, July 2026, July 5
Eutimio Martino dead at age 101, Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer
Eutimio Martino
died on July 5, 2026. He was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer. Martino was also known as a historian, theologian, Catholic priest, poet, university teacher and…
Walt Odets dead at age 79
Walt Odets died July 5, 2026. He was an American psychologist and author. Born in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 1947, Odets was a clinical psychologist who also wrote books.…
Hugo Van Rompaey dead at age 83
Hugo Van Rompaey
died on July 4, 2026. He was a writer. Tags Writers, 04 July 2026, Geel, Hugo, Pisces, Rompaey, July 2026, July 4
Moritz de Hadeln dead at age 85
Moritz de Hadeln
died on July 4, 2026. He was a Swiss film critic. Tags Writers, 04 July 2026, Hadeln, Moritz, Sagittarius, Switzerland, July 2026, July 4
Bogusław Zmudziński dead at age 75
Bogusław Zmudziński
died on July 4, 2026. He was a Polish film critic. Tags Writers, 04 July 2026, Cancer, Poland, Bogusław, July 2026, July 4, Zmudziński
Lydia Möcklinghoff dead at age 45
Lydia Möcklinghoff
died on July 3, 2026. She was a German ecologist and zoologist and also worked as an author. Born in Wilhelmshaven on February 3, 1981, she died in…
Yervant Gianikian dead at age 84
Yervant Gianikian
died on July 3, 2026, at the age of 84. An Italian director and architect, he was also known as a film director, editor, producer and screenwriter. Born…
Zrinko Ogresta dead at age 67
Zrinko Ogresta
died on July 3, 2026. He was a Croatian screenwriter and film director. Born on October 5, 1958, Ogresta was known for his work in film. Tags Actors,…
Shahrnush Parsipur dead at age 80
Shahrnush Parsipur
died on July 3, 2026. She was an Iranian writer and translator known for her work as a novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Born in Tehran in…
Isabel Blanco-Rivas dead at age 64
Isabel Blanco-Rivas
died on July 3, 2026. She was a Spanish lawyer and writer. Tags Lawyers, Writers, 03 July 2026, Isabel, Spain, Blanco-Rivas, July 2026, July 3
Bernd Rauschenbach dead at age 73
Bernd Rauschenbach
died on July 2, 2026. He was a German literary scholar and writer. Tags Scientists, Writers, 02 July 2026, Bernd, Germany, Rauschenbach, July 2, July 2026
Nihal Sri Ameresekere dead at age 78
Nihal Sri Ameresekere
died on July 2, 2026. Tags Writers, 02 July 2026, Ameresekere, Cancer, Nihal, July 2, July 2026
Aitana Alberti León dead at age 84
Aitana Alberti León
died on July 1, 2026. Tags Writers, 01 July 2026, Aitana, Argentina, Cuba, July 1, July 2026, León
Cengiz Gündoğdu dead at age 83
Cengiz Gündoğdu
died on July 1, 2026. Tags Writers, 01 July 2026, Cengiz, Turkey, Gündoğdu, July 1, July 2026
Puviarasu dead at age 96
Puviarasu, an Indian poet and translator,
died on June 30, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in 1930 in a village near Udumalpet, he was born S. Jagannathan and…
Karel Pexidr dead at age 96, Czech writer, lawyer, philosopher and composer of classical music
Karel Pexidr
died on June 29, 2026. He was a Czech writer, lawyer, philosopher and composer of classical music. Born on November 4, 1929, Pexidr was known for his work…
Tami Bezaleli dead at age 73, Israeli painter, sculptor and writer
Tami Bezaleli
died on June 29, 2026. Tags Artists, Writers, 29 June 2026, Bezaleli, Israel, Tami, June 2026, June 29
Ervin László dead at age 94
Ervin László, the Hungarian-born American philosopher and writer,
died on June 29, 2026, at age 94. Born in Budapest on May 12, 1932, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy…
Joël Raguénès dead at age 84
Joël Raguénès, novelist, died June 29, 2026. Tags Writers, 29 June 2026, Sagittarius, Joël, June 2026, June 29, Raguénès
Salman Nadwi dead at age 72
Salman Nadwi, an Indian Islamic scholar and professor,
died on June 29, 2026. He was 72. Born in 1954 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, he served as dean of the Faculty…
Mustafa Monwar dead at age 90
Mustafa Monwar, a Bangladeshi painter and sculptor,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 90 after pneumonia complicated by prostate cancer. Born on September 1, 1935, in Jashore,…
Phyllis Kinney dead at age 103
Phyllis Kinney, an American-born Welsh singer, musicologist and author,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, on July 4, 1922, she studied at…
Wilford Lloyd Baumes dead at age 86
Wilford Lloyd Baumes
died on June 28, 2026. He was an American producer and screenwriter. Baumes worked in television and film, including credits as a writer and producer on projects…
Sonia Antinori dead at age 63
Sonia Antinori, an Italian playwright, actress and translator,
died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Viareggio on April 23, 1963, she studied visual arts, theater…
Justin Richards dead at age 64
Justin Richards, a British writer best known for his Doctor Who books and The Invisible Detective series,
died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Epping…
Egil Ulateig dead at age 80
Egil Ulateig
died on June 28, 2026. He was a Norwegian writer. Tags Writers, 28 June 2026, Egil, Norway, Ulateig, June 2026, June 28
Tom Siddon dead at age 84
Tom Siddon, a Canadian politician and former MP who served from 1978 to 1993,
died on June 28, 2026, at age 84. Born Thomas Edward Siddon in Drumheller, Alberta, on…
Charles Leblanc dead at age 75, Canadian actor, poet and translator
Charles Leblanc
died on June 27, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, Writers, 27 June 2026, Canada, Charles, Leblanc, June 2026, June 27
Benjamín Trillo Trillo dead at age 94
Benjamín Trillo Trillo
died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 94. He was a Spanish writer. Born on July 6, 1931, in A Ameixenda, Cee, Trillo Trillo wrote…
Ian Kennedy Martin dead at age 90
Ian Kennedy Martin
died on June 27, 2026. He was a television scriptwriter and producer. Martin worked in British television and was known for his writing and producing work across…
Eeva Kilpi dead at age 98
Eeva Kilpi, the Finnish writer and poet whose work ranged from feminist humor to broader reflections on life and society,
died on June 27, 2026, at age 98. Born Eeva…
Alexei Bueno dead at age 63
Alexei Bueno, a Brazilian poet and writer,
died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 63, in Rio de Janeiro, of complications from cancer. Born in Rio de Janeiro…
Ihor Zvarych dead at age 66
Ihor Zvarych
died on June 27, 2026. He was a Ukrainian literary critic. Tags Writers, 27 June 2026, Cancer, Ihor, Ukraine, Zvarych, June 2026, June 27
K. Bhagyaraj dead at age 73
K. Bhagyaraj, the Indian film director and actor known for Andha 7 Naatkal and Mundhanai Mudichu,
died on June 27, 2026. He was 73. Bhagyaraj, born Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj on January…
Margaret Britton Vaughn dead at age 87
Margaret Britton Vaughn, an American poet,
died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on July 1, 1938, she became known as a poet…
Raúl Castro dead at age 89
Raúl Castro
died on June 26, 2026. He was a writer. Tags Writers, 26 June 2026, Argentina, Castro, June 2026, June 26, Raúl
Gail Bowen dead at age 84
Gail Bowen, a Canadian playwright and writer best known for the Joanne Kilbourn mystery series,
died on June 26, 2026. She was 83. Born Gail Dianne Bowen in Toronto on…
Kadir İnanır dead at age 77
Kadir İnanır, the Turkish actor and filmmaker,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 77. Born on April 15, 1949, in Fatsa, he became one of the best-known…
Věra Linhartová dead at age 88, Journalist, writer
Věra Linhartová, the Czech writer and art historian,
died on June 26, 2026, at age 88 in Paris. Born in Brno on March 22, 1938, she studied art history at…
Giulio Castelli dead at age 88
Giulio Castelli
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 88. He was an Italian journalist and writer, born in Rome on February 13, 1938. His work as an…
David Hencke dead at age 79
David Hencke, the British investigative journalist and writer who worked for The Guardian,
died on June 26, 2026. A long-serving figure in political reporting, he began as a student journalist…
David B. Danbom dead at age 79
David B. Danbom, an American historian and author,
died on June 26, 2026, aged 79. He taught agricultural history at North Dakota State University from 1974 to 2010 and was…
Stephen Lowe dead at age 82
Stephen Lowe, the British Anglican prelate who served as Bishop of Hulme from 1999 to 2009,
died on June 25, 2026. Born on March 3, 1944, he was ordained deacon…
Salomó Marquès dead at age 84
Salomó Marquès, a Spanish academic and writer,
died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in L'Escala on February 4, 1942, he built a career in education,…
Salomó Marquès dead at age 84
Salomó Marquès
died on June 25, 2026. He was a Spanish educationist, professor and writer, and also worked as a pedagogue, historian and author. Born in L'Escala on February 4,…
Eriamel dead at age 73
Eriamel
died on June 25, 2026. He was a comics writer. Tags Actors, Writers, 25 June 2026, Eriamel, France, June 2026, June 25
Sławomir Żukowski dead at age 67
Sławomir Żukowski, a Polish actor and theatre director,
died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Radom on November 20, 1958, he worked in theatre as…
Nicholas Rossi dead at age 38
Nicholas Rossi, an American convicted sex offender and fugitive,
died on June 25, 2026, in Utah. Born Nicholas Alahverdian on July 11, 1987, in Providence, Rhode Island, he was also…
Om Malik dead at age 59
Om Malik, an Indian-American writer and founder of the technology news site Gigaom,
died on June 24, 2026. He was 59. Born Om Prakash Malik in New Delhi on September…
José Bonnet Casciaro dead at age 84
José Bonnet Casciaro
died on June 23, 2026. Tags Writers, 23 June 2026, Casciaro, Spain, José, June 2026, June 23
Maurice-Ruben Hayoun dead at age 75
Maurice-Ruben Hayoun, a French philosopher, historian and writer,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on September 21, 1950, in Agadir, he was known for his…
François Taillandier dead at age 71
François Taillandier, the French writer and journalist,
died on June 23, 2026, in Paris at the age of 71. Born in Clermont-Ferrand on June 20, 1955, he built a career…
Bachisio Bandinu dead at age 87
Bachisio Bandinu
died on June 23, 2026. He was an Italian teacher, journalist, writer and italianist, known for his work in literature and cultural commentary. Born in Bitti on February…
Staffan Westerberg dead at age 92
Staffan Westerberg, the Swedish director, screenwriter and actor known for Vilse i pannkakan,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Luleå on June 11, 1934,…
Petro Volvach dead at age 87
Petro Volvach
died on June 22, 2026. Tags Scientists, Writers, 22 June 2026, Petro, Sagittarius, Ukraine, Volvach, June 2026, June 22
Ali Abdullah Khalifa dead at age 82
Ali Abdullah Khalifa
died on June 22, 2026. Tags Writers, 22 June 2026, Ali, Khalifa, June 2026, June 22
Concha López Narváez dead at age 86
Concha López Narváez
died on June 22, 2026. She was 86. Tags Writers, 22 June 2026, Concha, Madrid, Spain, Virgo, June 2026, June 22, Narváez
Martha Zoller dead at age 66
Martha Zoller, an American political commentator and radio host,
died on June 22, 2026. She was 66. Born in Columbus, Georgia, on August 23, 1959, Zoller was also known as…
Mikhail Nozhkin dead at age 89, Russian actor, poet, musician
Mikhail Nozhkin
died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a Russian actor and poet, as well as a songwriter, composer, lyricist and author. Born in…
Miloš Trapl dead at age 91
Miloš Trapl
died on June 22, 2026. Tags Scientists, Writers, 22 June 2026, Czechia, Trapl, June 2026, June 22, Miloš
Jim Goad dead at age 65, Answer Me!The Redneck ManifestoShit Magnet, Whiteness: The Original Sin
Jim Goad, an American writer and publisher best known for Answer Me! and The Redneck Manifesto,
died on June 22, 2026. Born James Thaddeus Goad in Ridley Park, he built…
Krzysztof Dowgiałło dead at age 87, Politician, writer
Krzysztof Dowgiałło, a Polish architect, writer and politician who served in the Sejm,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on June 30, 1938, in Novomalyn,…
András Simor dead at age 87
András Simor, a Hungarian poet and writer,
died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Budapest on July 5, 1938, he studied at Kölcsey Ferenc Gimnázium…
Slavenka Drakulić dead at age 76, Journalist, novelist
Slavenka Drakulić, the Croatian journalist, novelist and essayist whose writing explored feminism, communism and post-communist life,
died on June 20, 2026, at 76. Born in Rijeka on July 4, 1949,…
P. Narayana Kurup dead at age 91
P. Narayana Kurup, an Indian poet and literary critic,
died on June 20, 2026. He was 91. Born on September 5, 1934, he was a Malayalam-language poet and critic from…
Audu Sule Katagum dead at age 69
Audu Sule Katagum, a Nigerian politician, architect and former deputy governor of Bauchi State,
died on June 20, 2026. He served as deputy governor from 2018 to 2019 under Governor…
András Simor dead at age 87
András Simor
died on June 20, 2026. He was a poet. Tags Writers, 20 June 2026, Hungary, Simor, András, June 20, June 2026
Akihiro Miwa dead at age 91
Akihiro Miwa, the Japanese singer, actor and drag queen whose career spanned more than seven decades,
died on June 20, 2026, at age 91. Born Akihiro Maruyama in Nagasaki on…
Hershel Parker dead at age 90
Hershel Parker, an American literary historian and scholar of Herman Melville,
died on June 19, 2026. He was 90. Born in Comanche, Oklahoma, on November 26, 1935, Parker was an…
Mark Singer dead at age 75
Mark Singer, an American journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker,
died on June 19, 2026, at age 75 of complications from salivary gland cancer. Known professionally as Mark…
Min Khaike Soe San dead at age 53, Writer, film director, screenwriter
Min Khaike Soe San, a Burmese writer and film director,
died on June 19, 2026. He was 53. Born in Yangon on September 18, 1972, he also worked as a…
Farogh Siddique dead
Farogh Siddique
died on June 19, 2026. He was a film director, writer and assistant director. Tags Actors, Writers, 19 June 2026, Farogh, India, Siddique, June 19, June 2026
Samīra al-Māni’ dead at age 91
Samīra al-Māni', an Iraqi writer and novelist,
died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Basra in 1935, she received a BA in Arabic literature from…
Thomas R. Metcalf dead at age 92
Thomas R. Metcalf, an American historian and academic whose scholarship focused on South Asia, especially colonial India, and the British Empire,
died on June 18, 2026. He was 92. Metcalf…
Daniel Castellano dead at age 53, Venezuelan journalist, writer and researcher
Daniel Castellano, a Venezuelan journalist, writer and researcher,
died on June 18, 2026. Born in Caracas on November 20, 1972, and also known as Daniel Alirio Castellano Amarista, he studied…
Al Mujahidi dead at age 86
Al Mujahidi, a Bangladeshi poet,
died on June 18, 2026. Born on January 1, 1943, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2003 by the Government of Bangladesh for his…
Qamar Ahmed dead at age 88
Qamar Ahmed, a Pakistani cricketer and journalist,
died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 23, 1937, in Uttar Pradesh, he went on to represent…
Peter Kampits dead at age 83
Peter Kampits, an Austrian philosopher and author who taught at the University of Vienna,
died on June 16, 2026. He was 83. Born in Vienna on January 1, 1942, Kampits…
Philippe Labarde dead at age 86
Philippe Labarde, a French economic journalist and writer,
died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Agen on September 26, 1939, he was educated at the…
Jiří Wolf dead at age 74
Jiří Wolf, a Czech political prisoner, anticommunist and signatory of Charter 77,
died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on January 5, 1952, in Jindřichův Hradec,…
Juliet Gardiner dead at age 83
Juliet Gardiner, a British historian and writer,
died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. She was a commentator on British social history from Victorian times through the…
Robert Thurman dead at age 84
Robert Thurman, an American Buddhist writer and academic,
died on June 16, 2026, at age 84. Born Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman in New York City on August 3, 1941, he…
Raimundo Carrero dead at age 78
Raimundo Carrero, a Brazilian journalist and writer,
died on June 16, 2026, at age 78. Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, in 1947, he went on to study at the Federal University…
Beatrice Lumpkin dead at age 107
Beatrice Lumpkin, an American union organizer, activist, professor and writer,
died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 107. Born Beatrice Shapiro on August 3, 1918, in The Bronx,…
Danny Simmons dead at age 72
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter,
died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked as a…
John Stockwell dead at age 88
John Stockwell, an American CIA officer and later peace activist,
died on June 14, 2026. He was 88. Born on January 1, 1937, in Angleton, Texas, Stockwell studied at the…
Stephen Dobyns dead at age 85, Poet, novelist
Stephen Dobyns, an American poet and novelist,
died on June 14, 2026. He was 85. Born Stephen J. Dobyns in Orange, New Jersey, on February 19, 1941, he studied at…
Lucas A. Vignale dead at age 28
Lucas A. Vignale, an Argentine film director and screenwriter best known for co-writing and co-directing The River Train,
died on June 14, 2026. Born in 1997 in Buenos Aires, he…
Roy Hattersley dead at age 93
Roy Hattersley, the British politician, author and journalist who served as a Labour MP from 1964 to 1997 and sat in the House of Lords from 1997 to 2017, died…
François Gall dead at age 103
François Gall, the French film director and author behind the long-running television series "Amazing Train Journeys,"
died on June 13, 2026. He was 103. Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on November 9,…
Hidayat Orujov dead at age 81
Hidayat Orujov, the Azerbaijani writer and politician who chaired the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations from 2006 to 2012,
died on June 13, 2026, at the age of…
María Granata dead at age 102, Argentine author, poet, and politician
María Granata, the Argentine author, poet and politician,
died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 102. Born in Buenos Aires on September 3, 1923, she began writing as…
Mary Hooper dead at age 81
Mary Hooper, a British children’s author whose work focused largely on historical fiction,
died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Barnes on July 23, 1944,…