Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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…
Nora Ikstena
Latvian writerDied on Sunday January 4th 2026
Andrey Khoroshev
Russian actor and screenwriter (Engineering RedDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
James Grauerholz
American writerDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Andrey Fyodorovich Khoroshev
Soviet actor and screenwriter (Engineering RedDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Sukumar Barua
Bangladeshi poetDied 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…
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…
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…
Annie Salager
French poetDied on Monday December 29th 2025
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 writerDied on Monday December 29th 2025
Hedva Harechavi
Israeli poetDied on Sunday December 28th 2025
Daoud Abdel Sayed
Egyptian director and screenwriterDied on Saturday December 27th 2025
Leonard Nolens
Belgian poet and diary writerDied 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…
Francis Marmande
French authorDied on Saturday December 27th 2025
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 playwrightDied on Friday December 26th 2025
Kazuo Ibaraki
Japanese haiku poetDied on Thursday December 25th 2025
Robert Lindsey
American author (The Falcon and the SnowmanDied on Thursday December 25th 2025
Najih al-Mamouri
Iraqi novelistDied on Thursday December 25th 2025
Tarek Al-Amir
Egyptian actor and screenwriterDied 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 directorDied on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Rita Mensah-Amendah
Togolese teacher and writerDied on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Vinod Kumar Shukla
Indian writerDied on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Patricia Montandon
American author and socialiteDied 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 writerDied on Sunday December 21st 2025
Lou Cannon
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographerDied on Saturday December 20th 2025
Kevin Arkadie
American television writer and producer (New York UndercoverDied on Friday December 19th 2025
Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Australian poet and academicDied on Friday December 19th 2025
Christian de Chalonge
French film director and screenwriter (The Wedding RingDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
Ahmed Abodehman
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh)Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Harouna Coulibaly
Nigerien writer and film directorDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
John Antrobus
British playwright and screenwriter (The Goon Show)Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Victor Grossman
American publicist and authorDied on Wednesday December 17th 2025
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