Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Richard Meier Poet dead at age 55
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…
Robert Heide American playwright and author dead at age 91
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…
Simona Popescu
Romanian essayistDied on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Norman Podhoretz
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary)Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Meja Mwangi
Kenyan writerDied on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Gerald Donaldson Canadian racing journalist dead at age 87
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,…
John Carey
British literary criticDied on Friday December 12th 2025
Peg Kehret
American authorDied on Friday December 12th 2025
Joanna Trollope
English novelist (A Village Affair)Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Nermin Abadan Unat
Turkish academics and authorDied on Friday December 12th 2025
Kenneth W. Ford
American theoretical physicist and writerDied on Thursday December 11th 2025
D. L. Coburn
American playwright (The Gin Game)Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
Ernest McCarty American bass player dead at age 84
Ernest McCarty, an American bass player, composer and playwright, died on December 11, 2025, at age 84. Born in Chicago on March 26, 1941, he was an upright bass player…
Mark Jay Mirsky
American writer and professorDied on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Sophie Kinsella
English novelist (Shopaholic)Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Josh Becker
American director (Xena: Warrior Princess) and screenwriterDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Jean-Pierre Winter
French psychoanalyst and writerDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Tito Topin
French writer and illustratorDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Clara Pinto-Correia
Portuguese novelist and journalistDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Baba Adhav
Indian socialist leader and marathi writerDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025
John Noble Wilford
American journalist and authorDied on Monday December 8th 2025
Oľga Feldeková
Slovak writerDied on Saturday December 6th 2025
David Mulwa
Kenyan writerDied on Saturday December 6th 2025
Alfonso Ussía
Spanish writer and journalistDied on Friday December 5th 2025
Hege Newth
Norwegian writerDied on Friday December 5th 2025
Naĭden Vŭlchev
Bulgarian poet and translatorDied on Thursday December 4th 2025
Nihal Fernando Sri Lankan actor dead at age 71
Nihal Fernando, a Sri Lankan actor known for Kalpanthe Sihinayak, Maya 3D and Aloko Udapadi, died on December 4, 2025, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, aged 71. Born in Colombo on…
Charles Norman Shay
American writerDied on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Barry Dempster
Canadian poet and novelistDied on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Pamela Kola
Kenyan children’s author and educatorDied on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
José Ortega Torres
Spanish poetDied on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
Arne Birkenstock
German film director and screenwriterDied on Monday December 1st 2025
Daniel Woodrell
American novelist (Winter's Bone)Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Dave Hewitt
Scottish writer (The Angry Corrie)Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Gondoo U Thein Naing
Burmese writer and educatorDied on Sunday November 30th 2025
Ko Lay Inwa Gonyi
Burmese poetDied on Sunday November 30th 2025
Ram Loevy
Israeli film director and screenwriterDied on Sunday November 30th 2025
DeWitt S. Williams
American temperance lobbyist and authorDied on Sunday November 30th 2025
Sir Tom Stoppard
Czech-born British playwright (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) and screenwriter (Shakespeare in LoveDied on Saturday November 29th 2025
Fern Michaels
American authorDied on Saturday November 29th 2025
Paul Tremmel
German poetDied on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Stephen Downing
American screenwriter (MacGyverDied on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Jeanette Winter
American author and illustratorDied on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Alun Gibbard
Welsh writerDied on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Tamilanban
Indian poetDied on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Leonardo Fróes
Brazilian poetDied on Friday November 21st 2025
David Hanly
Irish writer and radio broadcaster (Morning Ireland)Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Helme Heine
German writerDied on Friday November 21st 2025
Ian Marchant
British writerDied on Thursday November 20th 2025
Gavin Petrie
British writer and producerDied on Thursday November 20th 2025
Jean-Louis Trudel
Canadian science-fiction authorDied on Wednesday November 19th 2025
Charlotte Bingham
British authorDied on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Sören Sommelius
Swedish writer and journalist (Helsingborgs Dagblad)Died on Monday November 17th 2025
Yvonne Keuls
Dutch writerDied on Monday November 17th 2025
Keiichirō Nakano
Japanese screenwriterDied on Monday November 17th 2025
Yasuhiko Nishizawa
Japanese novelistDied on Sunday November 16th 2025
Dan McGrath
American television writer (The SimpsonsDied on Saturday November 15th 2025
Rachel Cooke
British journalist (The Observer) and writerDied on Saturday November 15th 2025
Maurice Denuzière
French journalist and writerDied on Saturday November 15th 2025
Michèle Audin
French mathematician and writerDied on Friday November 14th 2025
Anka Ptaszkowska
Polish art critic and art historianDied on Thursday November 13th 2025
Marina Lewycka
British writerDied on Thursday November 13th 2025
Colin Duriez
English writerDied on Thursday November 13th 2025
Eric Preven
American television writer and producer ("Santa Barbara"Died on Wednesday November 12th 2025
Manuel Pérez
Cuban film director and screenwriter (The Man from Maisinicu)Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Binlah Sonkalagiri
Thai writerDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
James Stevens Curl
British architectural historian and authorDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Francine Christophe
French writer and Holocaust survivorDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Anna Sandor
Hungarian-born Canadian-American television writer (Hangin' In)Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Dejan Ristanović
Serbian writer and computer publicistDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Jana Štroblová
Czech writerDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Jean-Claude Guillebaud
French writerDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Daya Prakash Sinha
Indian director and writerDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Sara Banerji British author and artist dead at age 93
Sara Banerji, the British author, artist and sculptor, died on November 2, 2025, aged 93. Born Sara Ann Mostyn in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England, on June 6, 1932, she lived…
Karomatullohi Mirzo
Tajik writerDied on Tuesday October 21st 2025
Alison Rose
American model and writer (The New Yorker)Died on Monday October 20th 2025
Hal Sirowitz
American poetDied on Monday October 20th 2025
Murray Mednick
American playwrightDied on Monday October 20th 2025
Ed Moloney
Irish journalist and authorDied on Sunday October 19th 2025
István Ágh
Hungarian poetDied on Sunday October 19th 2025
Roy Jacobsen
Norwegian novelistDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Ra’ouf Mus’ad
Egyptian playwrightDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Sakineh M. Redjali
Iranian-American psychologist and authorDied on Friday October 17th 2025
Baek Se-hee
South Korean author (I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki)Died on Friday October 17th 2025
Baron Wormser
American poetDied on Thursday October 16th 2025
Yolonda Lawrence
American television producer and writer (EmpireDied on Thursday October 16th 2025