Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Valdemir de Castro
Brazilian radio personality and sports columnist · 15 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 15 · Castro · Other
Vügar Tapdiqli
Azerbaijani writer and journalist · 15 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 15
Osken Danikeev
Kyrgyz writer and philosopher · 15 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 15
Vüqar Tapdiqli
Azerbaijani writer and journalist · 15 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 15
Vidadi Babanli
Azerbaijani writer · 15 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 15
Boualem Rabia
Algerian Kabyle writer · 15 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 15
Greg Iles
American novelist (The Quiet Game · 14 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 14
Michael Sloan
American television writer and producer (The Equalizer · 14 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 14
David Stratton
Australian film critic · 13 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 13 · Other
Margaret W. Rossiter
American historian and writer (Isis) · 12 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 12 · Rossiter
Marc Estrin
American writer and political activist · 12 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 12
Amnon Barzel
Israeli art critic · 10 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 10 · Other
Oleksandr Mukhin
Ukrainian cinematographer and writer · 08 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 8
Eldar Shengelaia
Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter · 03 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 3
Viggo Madsen
Danish poet and writer · 03 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 3
Elchin Afandiyev
Azerbaijani writer and politician · 02 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 2
M. K. Sanu
Indian writer and literary critic · 01 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 1 · Sanu
Dieter Strand
Swedish journalist and writer · 31 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 31
Carles Balagué i Mazón
Spanish writer and art critic · 31 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 31 · Mazón
Maryam Hosseinian
Iranian writer · 31 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 31
Nicholas Clapp
American filmmaker and writer · 30 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 30
Allan Ahlberg
British children’s author · 30 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 30
Okello Oculi
Ugandan poet · 28 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 28
Edgar Allan García
Ecuadorian writer · 27 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 27 · García
Ajit Rai
Indian film and theatre critic and cultural journalist · 25 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 25
Rose Leiman Goldemberg
American playwright and screenwriter (The Burning Bed) · 21 July 2025 · Goldemberg · July 2025 · July 21
Mark Bonokoski
Canadian newspaper columnist · 21 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 21 · Other
Israil Saparbay
Kazakh writer · 20 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 20
Michael Melski
Canadian filmmaker and playwright · 20 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 20
Jérôme Peignot
French novelist and poet · 20 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 20 · French
Michael Ranville
American political consultant and author · 20 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 20
Soltan Abbas
Azerbaijani poet · 18 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 18
José María Obaldía
Uruguayan writer and lexicographer · 15 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 15 · Obaldía
Diana McVeagh
British music author · 15 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 15
Sol Stern
American journalist and author · 15 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 15
Matiullah Turab
Afghan poet · 14 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 14
Victor McElheny
American science writer and journalist · 14 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 14
Jean-Pierre Putters
French journalist and film critic · 13 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 13 · French
Andrea Gibson
American poet and activist · 13 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 13
Martin Cruz Smith
American novelist (Gorky Park) · 13 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 13 · Smith
Sabine Klamroth
German lawyer and author · 13 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 13
Alexander Mitta
Russian film director and screenwriter (Shine · 13 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 13
Rudolf van den Berg
Dutch writer and film director · 12 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 12 · Dutch · Berg
K. B. Ganapathy
Indian author and editor (Star of Mysore · 12 July 2025 · Ganapathy · July 2025 · July 12
Mario Mactas
Argentine journalist and writer · 12 July 2025 · Argentine · July 2025 · July 12
Maung Thar Cho
Burmese writer · 09 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 9 · Cho
Paulette Jiles
American author (News of the World) · 08 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 8