Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Yuriy Mushketyk
Ukrainian writer
Died on Friday June 7th 2019
Jurij Muschketyk
Ukrainian writer
Died on Thursday June 6th 2019
Andrew Sinclair
British novelist and film director (The Breaking of Bumbo
Died on Thursday June 6th 2019
János Térey
Hungarian writer
Died on Tuesday June 4th 2019
Térey János
Hungarian writer
Died on Tuesday June 4th 2019
Maciej Parowski
Polish science fiction writer and editor (Nowa Fantastyka)
Died on Tuesday June 4th 2019
Agustina Bessa-Luís
Portuguese writer
Died on Monday June 3rd 2019
Anthony Price
British thriller writer
Died on Sunday June 2nd 2019
Momtazuddin Ahmed
Bangladeshi playwright and educationist
Died on Sunday June 2nd 2019
Jiří Stránský
Czech author
Died on Wednesday May 29th 2019
Dennis Etchison
American author and editor
Died on Wednesday May 29th 2019
Roger O. Hirson
American dramatist and screenwriter (Pippin
Died on Wednesday May 29th 2019
Petru Cărare
Moldovan writer
Died on Wednesday May 29th 2019
Tony Horwitz
American journalist and author
Died on Tuesday May 28th 2019
Edmund Morris
Kenyan-born British-American writer and biographer (The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
Died on Monday May 27th 2019
François Weyergans
Belgian novelist and film director
Died on Monday May 27th 2019
Sergio Claudio Perroni
Italian writer
Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Dmytro Kremin
Ukrainian poet
Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Peter Gammond
British music critic and journalist
Died on Saturday May 25th 2019
Rudolf von Ribbentrop
German biographer and S.S. officer during World War II
Died on Saturday May 25th 2019
Jaroslav Erik Frič
Moravian poet
Died on Friday May 24th 2019
John Millett
Australian poet
Died on Friday May 24th 2019
Neerav Patel
Indian poet
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Densey Clyne
Australian naturalist and author
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Adrish Bardhan
Indian science fiction writer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Judith Kerr
British writer and illustrator (The Tiger Who Came to Tea)
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Nguyễn Quảng Tuân
Vietnamese writer and poet
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Binyavanga Wainaina
Kenyan writer and journalist
Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2019
Walter Harris
British author
Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2019
Walter Smith
British author
Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2019
Ronnie Virgets
American writer
Died on Tuesday May 21st 2019
Nanni Balestrini
Italian experimental poet (Neoavanguardia)
Died on Monday May 20th 2019
Georgie Anne Geyer
American syndicated newspaper columnist
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Herman Wouk
American author (The Caine Mutiny
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Nikolai Baturin
Estonian novelist and playwright
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Tohir Malik
Uzbek writer
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Petr Skarlant
Czech poet
Died on Thursday May 16th 2019
Tommy Donbavand
English children's author and horror writer (Scream Street)
Died on Tuesday May 14th 2019
Leopoldo Brizuela
Argentine writer and translator and poet
Died on Tuesday May 14th 2019
Sven Lindqvist
Swedish author
Died on Tuesday May 14th 2019
Hayat Saif
Bangladeshi poet and literary critic
Died on Monday May 13th 2019
Alvin Sargent
American screenwriter
Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
Indian Tamil writer
Died on Friday May 10th 2019
Jack Cohen
British scientist and author.
Died on Wednesday May 8th 2019
Celil Oker
Turkish author
Died on Tuesday May 7th 2019
Kadir Mısıroğlu
Turkish writer and historian
Died on Monday May 6th 2019
Kadir Misiroglu
Turkish writer and historian
Died on Monday May 6th 2019
Chuck Kinder
American novelist
Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Rachel Held Evans
American Christian writer
Died on Saturday May 4th 2019
Issa J. Boullata
Palestinian scholar and writer
Died on Saturday May 4th 2019
Pauline O’Regan
New Zealand educator and writer
Died on Friday May 3rd 2019
Keith Harrison
Canadian novelist
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Teva Harrison
Canadian-American writer and cartoonist
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Vonda McIntyre
American science fiction author (Dreamsnake
Died on Tuesday April 30th 2019
John Bowen
British novelist and dramatist
Died on Monday April 29th 2019
Wayson Choy
Canadian writer
Died on Sunday April 28th 2019
John L’Heureux
American author
Died on Saturday April 27th 2019
Dieter Forte
German writer
Died on Wednesday April 24th 2019
Mark Medoff
American playwright (When You Comin' Back
Died on Wednesday April 24th 2019
Ravil Bikbaev
Bashkir poet
Died on Wednesday April 24th 2019
Barbara Marx Hubbard
American non-fiction writer
Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2019
Martin Fido
British crime writer
Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2019
Ventseslav Konstantinov
Bulgarian writer
Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2019
Una-Mary Parker
British journalist and novelist
Died on Monday April 22nd 2019
Zora Dirnbach
Croatian journalist and writer
Died on Saturday April 20th 2019
Jan Naaijkens
Dutch author and theatre director
Died on Saturday April 20th 2019
Warren Adler
American author (The War of the Roses)
Died on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Francisca Aguirre
Spanish poet
Died on Tuesday April 16th 2019
Gene Wolfe
American science fiction and fantasy writer
Died on Monday April 15th 2019
Tony Buzan
English author and educational consultant
Died on Saturday April 13th 2019
Thomas A. Abercrombie
American writer
Died on Saturday April 13th 2019
Stanley Plumly
American poet
Died on Saturday April 13th 2019
Dmitri Savitski
Russian writer and poet
Died on Thursday April 11th 2019
James D. Hudnall
American comic book writer (Espers)
Died on Wednesday April 10th 2019
Romus Burgin
American World War II veteran and author
Died on Tuesday April 9th 2019
Jonathan Baumbach
American author
Died on Saturday April 6th 2019
Philip Furia
American author
Died on Saturday April 6th 2019
Ferdinando Bologna
Italian art critic
Died on Saturday April 6th 2019
Berto Pelosso
Italian screenwriter
Died on Saturday April 6th 2019
Jon Østeng Hov
Norwegian photographer and writer
Died on Friday April 5th 2019
Yves Préfontaine
Canadian writer
Died on Friday April 5th 2019
Georgiy Daneliya
Russian film director and screenwriter
Died on Thursday April 4th 2019
Rolf Håndstad
Norwegian comics writer (Pyton)
Died on Thursday April 4th 2019
P. J. G. Ransom
Scottish author
Died on Thursday April 4th 2019
Allan Cole
American author and television writer
Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2019
Denzil Meuli
New Zealand writer
Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2019
Armando Vega Gil
Mexican composer and writer
Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2019
Francisco Massiani
Venezuelan writer and painter
Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2019
Vonda N. McIntyre
American science fiction author
Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2019
S. Pierre Yameogo
Burkinabé film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
Spanish writer
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Rudi Krausmann
Austrian-born Australian poet and playwright
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Peter Coleman
Australian politician and writer
Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Brian MacArthur
British newspaper editor and writer
Died on Saturday March 30th 2019
Anders Ehnmark
Swedish author and journalist
Died on Saturday March 30th 2019
Dobrica Erić
Serbian writer and poet
Died on Friday March 29th 2019
Shino Okada
Japanese poet
Died on Friday March 29th 2019
Reino Lehväslaiho
Finnish writer
Died on Friday March 29th 2019