Dan McQuade, an American journalist and writer, died on January 28, 2026. He was 43. A Philadelphia-based writer and community figure, McQuade was best known for recording and reporting on a 2014 comedy performance by Hannibal Buress that referenced longstanding… · 28 January 2026 · January 2026
Josef Dvorak, an Austrian therapist, Catholic theologian and author, died on January 28, 2026. Born in Vienna on January 28, 1934, he was also a scholar of Karl Rahner and a co-founder of the Viennese Actionism. He worked for several… · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · Dvořák
Peter Hargitai, a Hungarian-born American poet, novelist and translator of Hungarian literature, died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Budapest, Hungary, on January 28, 1947, he wrote his first poem, "Rebels," at age 9 as… · 28 January 2026 · January 2026
Frederick King Keller, an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter, died on January 26, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. He was 75. Born in Buffalo, New York, on April 18, 1950, Keller was the son of actor and… · 26 January 2026 · January 2026
Samoan writer · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
French singer and writer · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24 · French
Mark Robert Jones, an American screenwriter, film director and producer, died on January 16, 2026. He wrote and directed the 1993 film Leprechaun, which launched the horror franchise of the same name. Jones also directed and co-wrote the horror film… · 16 January 2026 · January 2026
American-born British theatre critic · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14 · Other
Clay Iles, an English tennis player and coach, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. A British player and LTA-licensed tennis coach, he also worked as a sports writer and tennis umpire. Iles competed at the Wimbledon Championships 12 times… · 15 January 2026 · January 2026
Indian poet and socialite · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · Dhanrajgir · January 12
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip, died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and wrote nonfiction works on business, self-improvement, commentary, satire, and politics.… · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · Cancer
Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11 · Thomas
Swiss author and ufologist · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · Däniken · Swiss
Brazilian television writer (Por Amor · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
American trial attorney and novelist · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Tanenbaum
Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacher · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Dutch
Brazilian writer and left-wing activist · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Carvalho
American poet and writer · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Renée · Good
Raj Kumar Pathria, an Indian-American physicist and Urdu poet, died on January 7, 2026, at the age of 92. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo and was known for his work on statistical mechanics, including… · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
Renée Nicole Macklin Good, an American poet and writer, was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. She was 37. According to reports, Good was in her car, stopped sideways in the street, when United States Immigration and… · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
Zoraida Burgos i Matheu, a Spanish Catalan writer, poet and librarian, died on January 4, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tortosa on March 10, 1933, she studied Library and Information Science at the University of Barcelona in the early 1950s… · 04 January 2026 · January 2026
Russian actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1
Soviet actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red · 01 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 1 · Khoroshev
Brian Doyle, a Canadian writer of novels and short stories, died on January 1, 2026. Born in Ottawa in 1935, he drew many of his stories from his experiences growing up in the Ottawa area. His children’s books were adapted… · 01 January 2026 · January 2026
Dame Gillian Wagner, British writer and philanthropist and chair of Barnardo's, died on December 31, 2025, aged 98. Born Gillian Mary Millicent Graham in London on October 25, 1927, she was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College and the University of… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
Jerry Bledsoe, an American author and journalist, died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Born in Danville, Virginia, on July 14, 1941, he was known for several true crime books based on murders in North Carolina, including Bitter Blood… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025
French science fiction author (L'Évangile du serpent) · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28 · French
Michael J. Schumacher, an American journalist and author, died on December 29, 2025, at age 75. Born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 22, 1950, he wrote biographies of Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, musicians Eric Clapton… · 29 December 2025 · December 2025
Canadian science fiction writer · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28 · Green
Egyptian director and screenwriter · 26 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 26 · Sayed
Belgian poet and diary writer · 26 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 26
Meredith Hooper, an Australian historian and writer, died on December 27, 2025, aged 86. Born Meredith Jean Rooney in Adelaide on October 21, 1939, she was raised in the city and later graduated in history from the University of Adelaide.… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
Stephen Boyden, a British-Australian scientist and writer, died on December 26, 2025. He was a professor emeritus at the Australian National University and was widely recognised for pioneering work in immunology and human ecology. Born in Croydon, England, on February… · 26 December 2025 · December 2025
Japanese haiku poet · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24
American author (The Falcon and the Snowman · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24
Vincent Lardo, an American novelist, died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 94. Vincent A. Lardo was born in the Bronx on February 17, 1931. He attended Evander Childs High School and the City College of New York,… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Catalan playwright and theatre director · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
Togolese teacher and writer · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
American author and socialite · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21
Walter Schultheiß, the German actor, author and painter known for his role as Der Eugen, died on December 22, 2025, at the age of 101. Born in Tübingen in 1924, he began his career in 1947 as Pedro del Vegas… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
David Pinner, the British actor and novelist best known for Ritual, died on December 22, 2025, aged 85. Born in Peterborough, England, on October 6, 1940, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and appeared on stage and… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographer · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
American television writer and producer (New York Undercover · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18
French film director and screenwriter (The Wedding Ring · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17 · Chalonge · French
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh) · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Nigerien writer and film director · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
British playwright and screenwriter (The Goon Show) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
American publicist and author · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
French poet and writer · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · French
Richard Meier, an English poet, died on December 17, 2025, of lung cancer in East Finchley, London, at the age of 55. Born in Great Bookham, Surrey, in 1970, he won the 2010 Picador Poetry Prize. He authored two poetry… · 17 December 2025 · December 2025
Robert Heide, an American playwright and author, died on December 17, 2025. He was best known for his play "The Bed" and for working with artist Andy Warhol. His death was attributed to dementia-related complications, according to his surviving spouse,… · 17 December 2025 · December 2025
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Gerald Donaldson, a Canadian racing journalist and biographer who specialized in covering Formula One, died on December 14, 2025, at age 87. Born in Almonte, Ontario, on July 18, 1938, he wrote more than 20 books, including biographies, and some… · 14 December 2025 · December 2025