Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Christa Lang German actress
Christa Lang, the German-American actress and screenwriter known for films including What’s Up, Doc?, Alphaville and The Big Red One,
died on January 30, 2026, at age 82. Born in…
Chip Berlet Study of right-wing movements and conspiracy theories dead at age 76
Chip Berlet, an American investigative journalist and author,
died on January 30, 2026, of leukemia. Born John Foster Berlet on November 22, 1949, he was known for his work as…
Roland Huntford
British polar historian and biographer
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Gordon L. Rottman
American author and military historian
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
French-Lebanese poet and writer
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Peter Ransley British screenwriter, playwright and novelist, bronchopneumonia dead at age 94
Peter Ransley, the British screenwriter, playwright and novelist known for work on Tales of the Unexpected,
died on January 29, 2026, of bronchopneumonia. Born in Yorkshire on December 10, 1931,…
Suzannah Lessard Writer dead at age 81
Suzannah Lessard, an American writer,
died on January 29, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer. She was 81. Lessard was a staff writer for The New Yorker and one of…
Eric Cameron Artist dead at age 90
Eric Cameron, a Canadian artist known for his conceptual art work,
died on January 29, 2026. He lived in Calgary, Alberta, and was also a writer and educator. Born in…
Graham E. Fuller American political analyst dead at age 89
Graham E. Fuller, an American political analyst and author,
died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He specialized in Islamic extremism and formerly served as vice-chair of the National…
Maggie Van Ostrand
American writer and columnist
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Hudson Talbott
American children’s author and illustrator (We're Back! A Dinosaur Story)
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Richard Larn
British businessman and maritime history writer
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Antoine Bangui
Chadian political figure and author
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Souâd Guellouz
Tunisian novelist and poet
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Josef Dvorak public figure dead at age 91
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…
Dan McQuade Journalist dead at age 43
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…
Peter Hargitai Poet, novelist, translator dead at age 79
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,…
Gloria Wade-Gayles
American educator and author
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Iain Sharp
British-born New Zealand poet
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Frederick King Keller American filmmaker
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…
Aniceto Núñez
Spanish politician and writer
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Sia Figiel
Samoan writer
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Mark Tully
British journalist and writer
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Paul Larivaille
French literary critic and academic
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Maria Alzira Seixo
Portuguese writer and literary critic
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Halina Filek-Marszałek
Polish film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Patrick Corrigan
American psychologist and writer
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Vitalie Zagaievschi
Moldovan writer and journalist
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Yury Yemelyanov
Russian historian and author
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Robert Macklin
Australian journalist and author
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Mark Jones Filmmaker dead at age 72
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…
Blanche Marvin
American-born British theatre critic
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Kim Sin-yong
South Korean writer
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Clay Iles English tennis player and coach dead at age 83
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…
Jan Mårtenson
Swedish author and diplomat
Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Aroha Awarau
New Zealand playwright
Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Scott Adams American cartoonist, prostate cancer dead at age 68
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…
Ralph L. Thomas
Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Franz Herre
German journalist and biographer
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Manoel Carlos
Brazilian television writer (Por Amor
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Kjersti Scheen
Norwegian journalist and writer
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Zeno Bianu
French writer
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Robert K. Tanenbaum
American trial attorney and novelist
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Astrid Roemer
Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacher
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Heloísa de Carvalho
Brazilian writer and left-wing activist
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Chiara Valentini
Italian journalist and writer
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Chiara Valentini
Italian Journalist and writer
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Renee Nicole Good
American poet and writer
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Zoraida Burgos i Matheu Spanish writer dead at age 92
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…
Andrey Khoroshev
Russian actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red
Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Andrey Fyodorovich Khoroshev
Soviet actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red
Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Sukumar Barua
Bangladeshi poet
Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Brian Doyle Author dead at age 90
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…
Jerry Bledsoe Author, journalist dead at age 84
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…
Gillian Wagner Writer and philanthropist dead at age 98
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…
Pierre Bordage
French science fiction author (L'Évangile du serpent)
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Michael J. Schumacher Writer, journalist, biographer dead at age 75
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…
Terence M. Green
Canadian science fiction writer
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Daoud Abdel Sayed
Egyptian director and screenwriter
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Leonard Nolens
Belgian poet and diary writer
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Meredith Hooper Writer dead at age 86
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…
Stephen Boyden British-Australian scientist and writer dead at age 100
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…
Radu F. Alexandru
Romanian playwright
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Robert Lindsey
American author (The Falcon and the Snowman
Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Tarek Al-Amir
Egyptian actor and screenwriter
Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Vincent Lardo Novelist dead at age 94
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…
Francesc Nel·lo
Catalan playwright and theatre director
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Rita Mensah-Amendah
Togolese teacher and writer
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Patricia Montandon
American author and socialite
Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
Walter Schultheiß Actor dead at age 101
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,…
David Pinner British actor and novelist dead at age 85
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…
Jean Bedford
English-born Australian writer
Died on Sunday December 21st 2025
Lou Cannon
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographer
Died on Saturday December 20th 2025