Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Mujtaba Hussain
Indian Urdu author and satirist · 26 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 26
Anthony Bailey
British writer and art historian · 26 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 26
Moysey Fishbein
Ukrainian poet and translator of Jewish origin · 25 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 25
John Peter Sloan
British comedian and writer · 25 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 25 · Sloan
Jesus Pardo
Spanish journalist and writer · 23 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 23 · Jesús
Zdena Tominová
Czech novelist and former dissident · 23 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 23 · Czech
Jean-Loup Dabadie
French journalist and screenwriter (Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me · 23 May 2020 · May 2020 · French · May 23
Albert Memmi
French writer and essayist · 23 May 2020 · May 2020 · French · May 23
Maria Velho da Costa
Portuguese writer (Novas Cartas Portuguesas) · 23 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 23 · Costa
Gemma Salem
Turkish-born Swiss writer · 23 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 23 · Swiss
Carl Tighe
British author and academic · 22 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 22
Larry Aubry
American columnist and activist · 22 May 2020 · May 2020 · Writers · May 22
Arvid Torgeir Lie
Norwegian writer and poet · 21 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 21 · Lie
Marty McNeal
American sports writer (Sacramento Bee) · 20 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 20
Colin Franklin
English writer and bibliographer · 18 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 18
José Cutileiro
Portuguese diplomat and writer · 16 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 16
Cliff Eyland
Canadian painter and writer · 15 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 15
Barbara Sher
American motivational speaker and author · 14 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 14
Riad Ismat
Syrian writer and theatre director · 14 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 14
Khalid Mahmood
Pakistani Islamic scholar and prolific writer · 14 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 14
Hutton Gibson
American writer on sedevacantism · 13 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 13
Mischa de Vreede
Dutch writer and poet · 13 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 13 · Vreede · Dutch
Rolf Hochhuth
German author and playwright · 13 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 13
Miloslav Stingl
Czech ethnologist and author · 12 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 12 · Czech
Martin Pasko
Canadian-born American comic book writer (Superman · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10
Athar Shah Khan Jaidi
Pakistani writer and actor · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10 · Jaidi
Ather Shah Khan Jaidi
Pakistani writer and actor · 09 May 2020 · May 2020 · Jaidi · May 9
Darrin Patrick
American author and megachurch pastor · 08 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 8
Vũ Đức Sao Biển
Vietnamese composer and writer · 07 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 7 · Biển
Barry Farber
American radio talk show host and author · 06 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 6
Gil Schwartz
American humor columnist (Fortune · 05 May 2020 · May 2020 · Writers · May 5
Mark Beech
British music critic · 04 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 4
Najaf Daryabandari
Iranian translator and writer. · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
K. S. Nissar Ahmed
Indian poet and writer · 02 May 2020 · May 2020 · Ahmed · May 2
John Lafia
American screenwriter (Child's Play) · 01 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 1
Wada Shu
Japanese actor and playwright · 30 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 30
Louis Haché
Canadian writer (Acadian literature) · 28 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 28
Nick Kotz
American journalist and author · 28 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 28
Germano Celant
Italian art historian and critic · 28 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 28
Clara Mărgineanu
Romanian arts journalist and writer · 26 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 26
Erwan Evenou
French writer and activist for the Breton language · 25 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 25 · French
Uttam Bandu Tupe
Indian writer and poet · 25 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 25 · Tupe
Per Olov Enquist
Swedish author (The Visit of the Royal Physician) · 25 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 25 · Enquist
H. G. Carrillo
Cuban-born American writer and academic · 22 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 22 · Carrillo
Terence Frisby
English playwright (There's a Girl in My Soup) and actor · 22 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 22
Gérard Piouffre
French writer and historian · 21 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 21 · French · Gerard
Ian Whitcomb
English singer-songwriter ("You Turn Me On") and author · 20 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 20
Sirio Maccioni
Italian restaurateur and writer · 19 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 19
Leonie Kooiker
Dutch children's book writer (Gouden Griffel winner and Vlag en Wimpel winner) · 19 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 19 · Dutch
Michael Gilkes
Guyanese writer · 18 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 18
Roger Beatty
American television writer (The Carol Burnett Show) · 17 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 17
Ken Walibora
Kenyan author and journalist (Siku Njema) · 15 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 15
Antonio Ferres
Spanish writer and poet · 15 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 15
Donna Kauffman
American romance novelist and columnist · 15 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 15
Michael McCarthy
American television writer (Saturday Night Live) · 14 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 14
Joel M. Reed
American filmmaker and screenwriter · 14 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 14 · Reed
Michael W. R. Davis
Detroit historian and author · 13 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 13 · Davis