Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jacques Rougeot
French literary critic and political activistDied on Friday July 23rd 2021
Jabbour Douaihy
Lebanese writerDied on Friday July 23rd 2021
Guillermo Sucre
Venezuelan poetDied on Friday July 23rd 2021
Vladimir Sivchikov
Belarusian writer and translatorDied on Thursday July 22nd 2021
Uttam Nepali
Nepali artist and writerDied on Thursday July 22nd 2021
William S. Yellow Robe Jr.
Assiniboine playwrightDied on Wednesday July 21st 2021
Henri Deluy
French poetDied on Wednesday July 21st 2021
Vladimír Beneš
Czech neurosurgeon and science fiction writerDied on Tuesday July 20th 2021
Joaquín Bardavío
Spanish journalist and writerDied on Tuesday July 20th 2021
Mohammed Sabila
Moroccan writer and philosopherDied on Tuesday July 20th 2021
William F. Nolan
American authorDied on Monday July 19th 2021
John Woodcock
English cricket writerDied on Monday July 19th 2021
Robert Abirached
Lebanese-born French writer and theatrologistDied on Monday July 19th 2021
Godefroid Mana Kangudie
Congolese writerDied on Monday July 19th 2021
Mars Kadiombo Yamba Bilonda
Congolese actor and screenwriterDied on Sunday July 18th 2021
Desmond Fennell
Irish writerDied on Sunday July 18th 2021
Peter Wynne-Thomas
English cricket writer and historian. (Death reported on this date.)Died on Saturday July 17th 2021
Germán Castro Caycedo
Colombian journalist (El Tiempo) and writerDied on Saturday July 17th 2021
Hamid Reza Sadr
Iranian football and film criticDied on Friday July 16th 2021
Jean-Jacques Reboux
French writerDied on Wednesday July 14th 2021
Brother Resistance
Tobagonian rhythm poet and musicianDied on Wednesday July 14th 2021
Alexander Stefanovich
Russian film director and screenwriter (DushaDied on Tuesday July 13th 2021
Betty Gilderdale
British-born New Zealand children's authorDied on Tuesday July 13th 2021
Homen D’ Wai
Indian film director and scriptwriter (Yaiskulgee Pakhang AngaobaDied on Monday July 12th 2021
Homen D’Wai
Indian film director and scriptwriter (Yaiskulgee Pakhang AngaobaDied on Monday July 12th 2021
Jordi Cussà
Spanish writerDied on Sunday July 11th 2021
Jordi Cussà Balaguer
Spanish writerDied on Sunday July 11th 2021
Kathi Mahesh
Indian film critic and actor (Hrudaya KaleyamDied on Saturday July 10th 2021
Renata Pallottini
Brazilian poetDied on Friday July 9th 2021
Marc Lamunière
Swiss writerDied on Thursday July 8th 2021
Kumar Ramsay
Indian scriptwriter (DarwazaDied on Thursday July 8th 2021
Abul Kalam Qasmi
Indian Urdu criticDied on Thursday July 8th 2021
Michael Horovitz
British poetDied on Thursday July 8th 2021
Masood Ashar
Pakistani writerDied on Thursday July 8th 2021
Naïm Kattan
Canadian novelistDied on Monday July 5th 2021
Clive Murphy
British author and social historianDied on Sunday July 4th 2021
Haunani-Kay Trask
71 American-born Hawaiian nationalist and authorDied on Saturday July 3rd 2021
Laura Yasán
Argentine poetDied on Friday July 2nd 2021
Asma Nabeel
Pakistani screenwriter (Khuda Mera Bhi HaiDied on Friday July 2nd 2021
Liliane Kerjan
French authorDied on Thursday July 1st 2021
Arturo Sebá Rodríguez
Colombian writerDied on Wednesday June 30th 2021
Ron Miscavige
American author (Ruthless: ScientologyDied on Tuesday June 29th 2021
Artur Xexéo
Brazilian journalist and writer (Jornal do BrasilDied on Monday June 28th 2021
Joseba Urizar
Spanish writerDied on Sunday June 27th 2021
Josip Osti
Bosnian-born Slovenian poet and translatorDied on Sunday June 27th 2021
Kolbein Falkeid
Norwegian poetDied on Sunday June 27th 2021
Dick Leonard
British writerDied on Sunday June 27th 2021
Martin Monestier
French journalist and writerDied on Saturday June 26th 2021
Kamal Khodov
Russian poetDied on Saturday June 26th 2021
Byrd Baylor
American authorDied on Saturday June 26th 2021
Stephen Dunn
American poetDied on Friday June 25th 2021
Bachir Qamari
Moroccan literary criticDied on Friday June 25th 2021
Arturo Schwarz
Italian art historian and writerDied on Thursday June 24th 2021
Patricia Reilly Giff
American author (Lily's CrossingDied on Wednesday June 23rd 2021
Fernand Lambrecht
Belgian poetDied on Wednesday June 23rd 2021
Daniel Ivin
Croatian writerDied on Wednesday June 23rd 2021
David Edwards
Welsh musician (Datblygu) and writerDied on Wednesday June 23rd 2021
Horacio González
Argentine teacher and essayistDied on Tuesday June 22nd 2021
Chris Goode
British playwrightDied on Tuesday June 22nd 2021
Hélène Ramjiawan
Surinam children's book authorDied on Tuesday June 22nd 2021
Amarasigamani
Indian poet and actor (Raman AbdullahDied on Tuesday June 22nd 2021
Heidi Ferrer
American writer and guionist (Dawson's Creek)Died on Monday June 21st 2021
Juan Forn
Argentinian writer and translatorDied on Monday June 21st 2021
Lamia Abbas
Iraqi poetDied on Friday June 18th 2021
Laila Hirvisaari
Finnish authorDied on Thursday June 17th 2021
Dirk Bracke
Belgian writerDied on Wednesday June 16th 2021
Maurice Joncas
Canadian writerDied on Monday June 14th 2021
Tuono Pettinato
Italian comics writer and illustratorDied on Monday June 14th 2021
Jürgen Liminski
German political journalist and authorDied on Sunday June 13th 2021
Marko Kremžar
Slovenian-Argentinian writerDied on Sunday June 13th 2021
Ariel Barría Alvarado
Panamanian author and teacherDied on Sunday June 13th 2021
Toeti Heraty
Indonesian writerDied on Sunday June 13th 2021
António Torrado
Portuguese authorDied on Saturday June 12th 2021
Matthieu Messagier
French poetDied on Friday June 11th 2021
Lucinda Riley
Irish author and actress (Auf WiedersehenDied on Friday June 11th 2021
Ilpo Tiihonen
Finnish writerDied on Thursday June 10th 2021
Ramiz Azizbayli
Azerbaijani actor and screenwriterDied on Wednesday June 9th 2021
A. L. Snijders
Dutch writerDied on Tuesday June 8th 2021
Manlio Pastore Stocchi
Italian literary criticDied on Tuesday June 8th 2021
A.L. Snijders
Dutch writerDied on Tuesday June 8th 2021
Moon In-soo
South Korean poetDied on Tuesday June 8th 2021
John Sacret Young
American television writer and producer (China BeachDied on Monday June 7th 2021
Jovan I. Deretić
Serbian publicist and writerDied on Sunday June 6th 2021