Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Dominic Orlando
American television writer (The OA)Died on Wednesday November 24th 2021
Aron Atabek
Kazakh writerDied on Wednesday November 24th 2021
Miquel Barceló
Spanish science fiction writer and translatorDied on Tuesday November 23rd 2021
Noah Gordon
American novelist (The Physician)Died on Tuesday November 23rd 2021
Robert Bly
American poetDied on Monday November 22nd 2021
Dave Hickey
American art criticDied on Monday November 22nd 2021
Antonio Escohotado
Spanish philosopher and writerDied on Sunday November 21st 2021
Marietta Chudakova
Russian literary criticDied on Sunday November 21st 2021
Guillermo Morón
Venezuelan writer and historianDied on Friday November 19th 2021
Marie Lovise Widnes
Norwegian poet and politicianDied on Friday November 19th 2021
Jacques Hamelink
Dutch poetDied on Thursday November 18th 2021
Tony Dron
British motor racing driver and writerDied on Wednesday November 17th 2021
Jimmie Durham
American sculptor and poetDied on Wednesday November 17th 2021
Ed Bullins
American playwright (Goin' a Buffalo)Died on Wednesday November 17th 2021
Sezai Karakoç
Turkish writer and philosopherDied on Tuesday November 16th 2021
Michael Corballis
New Zealand psychologist and authorDied on Tuesday November 16th 2021
Clarissa Eden
British countess and memoiristDied on Monday November 15th 2021
Hasan Azizul Huq
Bangladeshi novelist (Agunpakhi)Died on Monday November 15th 2021
László Z. Bitó
Hungarian physiologist and a writerDied on Monday November 15th 2021
Mannu Bhandari
Indian writerDied on Monday November 15th 2021
Manu Bhandari
Indian writerDied on Monday November 15th 2021
Balwant Moreshwar Purandare
Indian historian and writerDied on Sunday November 14th 2021
Wilbur Smith
Zambian-born South African novelistDied on Saturday November 13th 2021
John Pearson
British author (James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007)Died on Saturday November 13th 2021
Phyllis Webb
Canadian poet and radio broadcasterDied on Saturday November 13th 2021
Luigi Mario Engaku Taino
Italian philosopher and writerDied on Friday November 12th 2021
Lee Maracle
Indigenous Canadian writerDied on Thursday November 11th 2021
Per Aage Brandt
Danish writerDied on Thursday November 11th 2021
Jakucho Setouchi
Japanese Buddhist nun and writerDied on Thursday November 11th 2021
Enrico Fierro
Italian journalist and writerDied on Tuesday November 9th 2021
Kirsi Kunnas
Finnish children's book writerDied on Monday November 8th 2021
Arcadio Pardo
Spanish poetDied on Sunday November 7th 2021
Andrzej Górny
Polish screenplayer (Poznań '56) and literary critic (Polish Film Academy)Died on Sunday November 7th 2021
Raúl Rivero
Cuban poetDied on Saturday November 6th 2021
Andris Kolbergs
Latvian writer and screenwriter (Defenders of Riga)Died on Saturday November 6th 2021
Mei Jones
Welsh scriptwriter and actor (C'mon Midffîld!) Died on Friday November 5th 2021
Pamela McCorduck
American author and journalistDied on Friday November 5th 2021
Lyudmila Shchipakhina
Russian poet and translatorDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Mario Lavista
Mexican composer and writerDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Ludmila Schipakhina
Russian poet and translatorDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Ludmila Schipahina
Russian poet and translatorDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Richard Ohmann
American literary criticDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Shafiq Ansari
Indian screenplay and dialogue writer (DostDied on Wednesday November 3rd 2021
Yuri Klepikov
Russian screenwriter and actorDied on Monday November 1st 2021
Raymond Guy LeBlanc
Canadian musician and poetDied on Saturday October 30th 2021
Luigi Blasucci
Italian literary critic and academicDied on Saturday October 30th 2021
Olena Lytovchenko
Ukrainian writerDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Tymur Lytovchenko
Ukrainian writerDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Timur Litovchenko
Ukrainian writerDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Miklós Zelei
Hungarian poetDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Victor V. Zhenchenko
Ukrainian poetDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Zelei Miklós
Hungarian poetDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Pavel Coruț
Romanian writer and Securitate intelligence officerDied on Thursday October 28th 2021
Javier Sahagún
Mexican journalist and sports writer; CancerDied on Thursday October 28th 2021
Arnold Hano
American novelistDied on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Ahmad Kamal Abdullah
Malaysian poet and writerDied on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Gilberto Braga
Brazilian screenwriter (Escrava IsauraDied on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Fulvio Panzeri
Italian literary criticDied on Tuesday October 26th 2021
Hartmut Geerken
German authorDied on Tuesday October 26th 2021
Michele Serio
Italian novelist and musicianDied on Monday October 25th 2021
Marcel Bluwal
French film director and screenwriterDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Russian film director and writer (Peculiarities of the National HuntDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Hryhoriy Shton
Ukrainian writerDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Hooshang Chalangi
Iranian authorDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Grigoriy Shton’
Ukrainian writerDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Grogoriy Ston
Ukrainian writerDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Mamat Khalid
Malaysian screenwriter and director (Puteri Gunung LedangDied on Saturday October 23rd 2021
Sirkka Turkka
Finnish poetDied on Saturday October 23rd 2021
K. A. Abraham
Indian interventional cardiologist and a medical writerDied on Saturday October 23rd 2021
Addo Stuur
Dutch programmer and computer books writerDied on Friday October 22nd 2021
Floyd Salas
American novelist and social activistDied on Thursday October 21st 2021
Jerry Pinkney
American illustrator and children’s books writerDied on Thursday October 21st 2021
Ralph Carmichael
American composer and writerDied on Wednesday October 20th 2021
Werner Lambersy
Belgian poetDied on Tuesday October 19th 2021
Fumio Yamamoto
Japanese authorDied on Tuesday October 19th 2021
Anders Bodelsen
Danish writerDied on Monday October 18th 2021
Michel de Roy
French authorDied on Monday October 18th 2021
Hayot Samarkandi
Uzbek poetDied on Monday October 18th 2021
Laila al-Atrash
Jordanian writer and journalistDied on Monday October 18th 2021
Lou Antonelli
American authorDied on Monday October 18th 2021
Ally McLaws
Scottish journalist and columnistDied on Sunday October 17th 2021
Brendan Kennelly
Irish poetDied on Sunday October 17th 2021
Vano Siradeghyan
Armenian politician and writerDied on Sunday October 17th 2021
Johan Frinsel
Dutch Pentecostal and writerDied on Friday October 15th 2021
Yitzhak Keinan
Israeli author and politicianDied on Friday October 15th 2021
Yosef Bar-Yosef
Israeli author and playwrightDied on Friday October 15th 2021
Khalid Al Siddiq
Kuwaiti film director and screenwriter (The Cruel SeaDied on Thursday October 14th 2021