Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Zoë Wicomb
South African writer (You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town)Died on Tuesday October 14th 2025
Nasser Taghvai
Iranian film director and screenwriterDied on Tuesday October 14th 2025
Gurney Norman
American writer and poet laureateDied on Monday October 13th 2025
Liv Køltzow
Norwegian writerDied on Monday October 13th 2025
Desire Moyo
Zimbabwean politician and poetDied on Saturday October 11th 2025
Gillian Tindall
British writer and historianDied on Saturday October 11th 2025
Syed Manzoorul Islam
Bangladeshi literary criticDied on Friday October 10th 2025
P. Stanley
Indian writerDied on Friday October 10th 2025
Eve Zaremba
Canadian mystery writerDied on Thursday October 9th 2025
Sri Owen
Indonesian cooking teacher and food writerDied on Wednesday October 8th 2025
Franz Josef Wagner
German journalist (Bild) and writerDied on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Lin Arison
American writer and art patronDied on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Erin Pizzey
British men's rights activist and novelistDied on Monday October 6th 2025
Xavier Durringer
French playwrightDied on Sunday October 5th 2025
Gianfranco Sanguinetti
Italian writerDied on Sunday October 5th 2025
Ivan Klíma
Czech writerDied on Saturday October 4th 2025
T. J. S. George
Indian biographerDied on Friday October 3rd 2025
Manchán Magan
Irish authorDied on Friday October 3rd 2025
Douglas Laux
American CIA officer and author (Left of Boom)Died on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Ahmed Rafiq
Bangladeshi language movement activist and writerDied on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Sidney D. Kirkpatrick
American novelistDied on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Michael B. Druxman
American screenwriter (Dillinger and CaponeDied on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Yavuz Bülent Bâkiler
Turkish poetDied on Wednesday October 1st 2025
Nigel Latta
New Zealand psychologist and authorDied on Tuesday September 30th 2025
Aleksandr Bushkov
Russian writerDied on Monday September 29th 2025
Tess Johnston
American diplomat and authorDied on Monday September 29th 2025
Anne Baker
British historical writer (Wings over Kabul: The First Airlift)Died on Monday September 29th 2025
Ashleigh Brilliant
American cartoonist and authorDied on Monday September 29th 2025
Tony Harrison
English poetDied on Saturday September 27th 2025
Gregorio C. Brillantes
Filipino writerDied on Friday September 26th 2025
Ann Granger
British crime writer (Cold in the Earth)Died on Wednesday September 24th 2025
S. L. Bhyrappa
Indian novelist (BheemakaayaDied on Wednesday September 24th 2025
Joichiro Kawamura
Japanese art critic and translatorDied on Wednesday September 24th 2025
Maxine Clair
American novelist and poetDied on Wednesday September 24th 2025
Ron Friedman
American screenwriter (The Transformers: The MovieDied on Monday September 22nd 2025
Kai Engelke
German poetDied on Sunday September 21st 2025
Marian Burros
American food writer (The New York TimesDied on Sunday September 21st 2025
Akella Venkata Suryanarayana
Indian screenwriter and writerDied on Saturday September 20th 2025
Mohammed ben Abdallah
Ghanaian playwrightDied on Friday September 19th 2025
Thomas Perry
American author (The Butcher's BoyDied on Friday September 19th 2025
Susan Firer
American poetDied on Friday September 19th 2025
Donald S. Zagoria
American author and academicDied on Thursday September 18th 2025
John Masius
American television writer and producer (Touched by an Angel)Died on Wednesday September 17th 2025
Abdul Gani Bhat
Indian poet and political activistDied on Wednesday September 17th 2025
Marilyn Hagerty
American newspaper columnist (Grand Forks Herald)Died on Tuesday September 16th 2025
Philippe Ward
French writerDied on Tuesday September 16th 2025
Patricia Lieb
American poet and journalistDied on Tuesday September 16th 2025
Antony Maitland
British children’s author and illustratorDied on Monday September 15th 2025
Marilyn Diamond
American author and detoxification promoterDied on Friday September 12th 2025
Kelly Ana Morey
New Zealand novelist and poetDied on Thursday September 11th 2025
Jutta Bauer
German writer and illustratorDied on Thursday September 11th 2025
Robin Glendinning
Northern Irish playwright and politicianDied on Wednesday September 10th 2025
Ted Mann
American screenwriter (NYPD BlueDied on Tuesday September 9th 2025
Stefano Benni
Italian writerDied on Tuesday September 9th 2025
Philippe Goddin
Belgian leading expert and literary critic of The Adventures of Tintin and authorDied on Monday September 8th 2025
Vasili Golovachyov
Russian science fiction writerDied on Sunday September 7th 2025
Jean-Pierre Bouyxou
French film critic and actorDied on Thursday September 4th 2025
Rosalyn Drexler
American visual artist and writerDied on Wednesday September 3rd 2025
Patrick Hemingway
American wildlife manager and writerDied on Wednesday September 3rd 2025
S. S. David
Indian screenwriter (Agni IPSDied on Tuesday September 2nd 2025
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
American novelist (AriostoDied on Tuesday September 2nd 2025
Ann McManus
British television writer (Waterloo RoadDied on Monday September 1st 2025
Scott Spiegel
American screenwriter (Evil Dead II)Died on Monday September 1st 2025
Ronald Claver
Brazilian academic and writerDied on Sunday August 31st 2025
Christopher H. Bidmead
English screenwriterDied on Sunday August 31st 2025
Alfred Hilsberg
German journalist and music criticDied on Sunday August 31st 2025
A. K. Best
American fly fisher and angling writerDied on Saturday August 30th 2025
Attila Mizser
Czech-born Hungarian-Slovak writer and poetDied on Saturday August 30th 2025
Thelma Admon
Israeli writerDied on Saturday August 30th 2025
Yves Cuau
French writer and journalist (Le FigaroDied on Saturday August 30th 2025
Luis Fernando Veríssimo
Brazilian writerDied on Saturday August 30th 2025
Michael Bywater
British writerDied on Saturday August 30th 2025
Juliet Ace
Welsh dramatist and screenwriter (EastEndersDied on Friday August 29th 2025
Léo Gantelet
French poetDied on Friday August 29th 2025
Franklin Domínguez
Dominican playwrightDied on Tuesday August 26th 2025
Stéphane Bouquet
French writerDied on Monday August 25th 2025
Luis Alberto Lamata
Venezuelan film director and screenwriter (Desnudo con NaranjasDied on Sunday August 24th 2025
Evelyn Osagie
Nigerian journalist and poetDied on Sunday August 24th 2025
David Dale
Australian author and journalistDied on Sunday August 24th 2025
Mammad Ismayil
Azerbaijani poetDied on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Viktor Vabishchevich
Belarusian poet and historianDied on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Yoshiyuki Fukuda
Japanese playwright and directorDied on Saturday August 23rd 2025
Mariana Gándara Salazar
Mexican playwright and theater directorDied on Friday August 22nd 2025
Jacques Poulin
Canadian novelistDied on Thursday August 21st 2025
Malcolm Margolin
American author and publisher (Heyday Books)Died on Thursday August 21st 2025