Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Rashid Meer
Indian poet and editor (Dhabak)
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Homen Borgohain
Indian journalist (Niyomiya Barta) and novelist
Died on Wednesday May 12th 2021
Serge Bouchard
Canadian anthropologist and writer
Died on Tuesday May 11th 2021
Vahur Afanasjev
Estonian writer
Died on Tuesday May 11th 2021
Dennis Joseph
Indian screenwriter (Nirakkoottu
Died on Monday May 10th 2021
Murray Hedgcock
Australian cricket writer and journalist
Died on Monday May 10th 2021
Dhiru Parikh
Indian poet and editor
Died on Monday May 10th 2021
René Le Corre
French poet
Died on Monday May 10th 2021
Ivan Konstantinovitsj Stadolnik
Belarusian poet and journalist
Died on Sunday May 9th 2021
José Manuel Caballero
Spanish poet and novelist
Died on Sunday May 9th 2021
Musa Yaqub
Azerbaijani poet
Died on Sunday May 9th 2021
Aharon Almog
Israeli writer and poet
Died on Saturday May 8th 2021
Ambar Bahraichi
Indian scholar and writer
Died on Saturday May 8th 2021
Shamim Hanafi
Indian dramatist and literary critic
Died on Saturday May 8th 2021
Shamim Hanfi
Indian dramatist and literary critic
Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
Bhaskar Maiya
Indian author
Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
Timergali Kilmukhametov
Russian writer and university teacher
Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
Michael Erlhoff
German writer and university teacher/
Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
K. V. Thikkurissi
Indian writer and poet
Died on Thursday May 6th 2021
Andres Jaaksoo
Estonian writer
Died on Wednesday May 5th 2021
Emine Işınsu
Turkish writer
Died on Wednesday May 5th 2021
W. Royal Stokes
American writer
Died on Wednesday May 5th 2021
Fikrat Goja
Azerbaijani poet
Died on Wednesday May 5th 2021
Lord Of The Rings
Dutch art critic
Died on Wednesday May 5th 2021
Cate Haste
English author and historian
Died on Tuesday May 4th 2021
Lyubov Andreeva
Russian poet and journalist
Died on Tuesday May 4th 2021
Subhadra Sen Gupta
Indian writer
Died on Tuesday May 4th 2021
Bogdan Žižić
Croatian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday May 3rd 2021
Jean Fontaine
French theologian and writer
Died on Sunday May 2nd 2021
John Paul Leon
American comics book writer (Static
Died on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Gerald Haslam
American author
Died on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Martin Bookspan
American music broadcaster and author
Died on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Hasmik Daryan
Armenian poet and literary critic
Died on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Lyubov Kharitonovna Andreeva
Russian poet and journalist
Died on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Kate Jennings
Australian poet and writer
Died on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Pieter Aspe
Belgian writer
Died on Saturday May 1st 2021
Alípio Freire
Brazilian writer and journalist
Died on Saturday May 1st 2021
Lee Yeong-hui
South Korean politician (1981–1985 National Assembly member) and bestseller writer
Died on Saturday May 1st 2021
Zhenia Vasylkivska
Russian poet
Died on Saturday May 1st 2021
Jean-Guy Pilon
Quebec poet
Died on Friday April 30th 2021
Willy Mckey
Venezuelan poet and writer
Died on Friday April 30th 2021
John Diamond
British physician and author
Died on Friday April 30th 2021
Ronnie Govender
South African playwright
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Jason Matthews
American author
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Wakamatsu Jōtarō
Japanese poet
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Onésimo Silveira
Cape Verdean politician and writer
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Miguel Angel Furones
Spanish writer and creative director
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Charles Strum
American journalist and author
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Kunwar Bechain
Indian poet
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Minou Petrowski
Russian-French-Canadian film critic and animator
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Berta Magnusson
Swedish writer and playwright
Died on Wednesday April 28th 2021
Gérard Montassier
French essayist and government official
Died on Wednesday April 28th 2021
Leela Nambudiripad
Indian children book writer
Died on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Vasyl Bosovych
Ukrainian film screenwriter
Died on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Vasiliy Bosovich
Ukrainian film screenwriter
Died on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
Icelandic film director (Thicker than Water) and screenwriter (A Man Like Me)
Died on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Kathie Coblentz
American librarian and author
Died on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Marghoob Banihali
Indian poet
Died on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Dadudan Gadhvi
Indian poet
Died on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Bernie Kahn
American screenwriter (The Barefoot Executive
Died on Monday April 26th 2021
Ramu dead at age 53
Ramu, an Indian film producer,
died on April 26, 2021, at age 53. He was known mainly for his work in Kannada cinema, where he built a career as a…
Gordon Weaver
American novelist and short story writer
Died on Monday April 26th 2021
Óscar Castro Ramírez
Chilean playwright
Died on Monday April 26th 2021
Manzoor Ahtesham
Indian writer
Died on Monday April 26th 2021
Sharon Pollock
Canadian playwright
Died on Sunday April 25th 2021
Beksultan Cakiyev
Kyrgyz writer
Died on Sunday April 25th 2021
Vytautas Bubnys
Lithuanian writer
Died on Sunday April 25th 2021
Anthony Thwaite
English poet and editor
Died on Friday April 23rd 2021
Germán Gamonal
Chilean journalist and writer
Died on Wednesday April 21st 2021
Shankha Ghosh
Indian poet and literary critic
Died on Wednesday April 21st 2021
Zurab Rtveliashvili
Georgian poet
Died on Tuesday April 20th 2021
R. W. Davies
British historian and writer
Died on Tuesday April 20th 2021
Miklós Hajdufy
Hungarian screenwriter and director
Died on Monday April 19th 2021
Stefan Bratkowski
Polish journalist and writer
Died on Monday April 19th 2021
Michel Kilo
Syrian writer and human rights activist
Died on Monday April 19th 2021
Denis Donoghue
Irish literary critic
Died on Sunday April 18th 2021
Narendra Kohli
Indian novelist and academic
Died on Saturday April 17th 2021
Olga Rivero Jordán
Spanish poet
Died on Saturday April 17th 2021
Börje Holmberg
Swedish educator and writer
Died on Saturday April 17th 2021
Jonathan Fryer
British writer and politician
Died on Saturday April 17th 2021
Kunio Shimizu
Japanese playwright
Died on Saturday April 17th 2021
Walter Kaufmann
German-Australian writer
Died on Friday April 16th 2021
Yessengaly Raushanov
Kazakh poet
Died on Friday April 16th 2021
Peter Terson
British playwright
Died on Friday April 16th 2021