Liu Zaifu, a Chinese writer, poet and academic known for Farewell to Revolution, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 84. He was also known for his work on Reflections on Dream of the Red Chamber, an analysis… · 24 May 2026 · May 2026
Carlo Petrini, the Italian gastronomist and founder of Slow Food, died on May 21, 2026, at age 76. Also known as "Carlìn," he was an Italian activist and author who founded the International Slow Food Movement and the Terra Madre… · 21 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Julienne Bušić, an American writer and activist, died on May 21, 2026, at age 77. Born Julienne Eden Schultz in Eugene, Oregon, in 1948, she was known for her role in the 1976 hijacking of TWA Flight 355, when she… · 21 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Howard Fendrich died on May 21, 2026, of cancer. He was an American sports writer for The Associated Press. His death was reported in connection with the illness.
Cleve Moler, an American mathematician and computer programmer known for MATLAB and MathWorks, died on May 20, 2026, at age 86. He specialized in numerical analysis and was one of the authors of LINPACK and EISPACK, Fortran libraries for numerical… · 20 May 2026 · May 2026 · Clève · Leo
Jeffrey Lane, an American television writer and playwright, died on May 20, 2026, at age 71. He wrote for the television series Ryan's Hope and Mad About You, and was also known for writing the book for the Broadway musical… · 20 May 2026 · May 2026 · Leo
Hieromonk Roman, a Russian hieromonk, poet, and singer, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 71. Born Alexander Ivanovich Matyushin on November 16, 1954, he was a Russian poet, singer-songwriter, and hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church. He… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026
George Eastman, an Italian actor and screenwriter, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Luigi Montefiori in Genoa in 1942, he was known for his acting roles in Antropophagus and Rabid Dogs and for writing the… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 19 · Leo
Aglaia Kremezi, Greek food writer and journalist, died on May 19, 2026, in Athens at the age of 79. Born in Athens on May 4, 1947, she was often considered one of Greece’s foremost cooking authorities. She lived on the… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer · Cancer · Taurus
Veronika Valentová, a Czech writer and translator, died on May 19, 2026. · 19 May 2026 · May 2026
Alan Bradley, the Canadian author best known for The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Toronto in 1938, he was a mystery writer known for the Flavia… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Robert Woodson, an American political activist, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Robert Leon Woodson on April 8, 1937, in Philadelphia, he was a civil rights activist, community development leader, author and founder and president… · 19 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Piper J. Drake, an American author, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 49. Better known by the pseudonym Piper J. Drake and also writing as PJ Schnyder, she was a Thai American author and podcast personality. She… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026
Patrick Sookhdeo, a British activist and founder and director of Barnabas Aid from 1993 to 2015, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in British Guiana in 1947, he later moved to England and converted to… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Pisces
Serigne Ibrahima Mahmoud Cissé, a Senegalese teacher and religious guide, died on May 18, 2026. He was 73–74. Born in 1952, Cissé taught traditional Arab and Islamic traditions in Senegalese schools in a role known as daara. He served as… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Huguette Bouchardeau, French politician and minister of the environment from 1984 to 1986, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France, on June 1, 1935, she was a socialist politician, publisher, essayist and… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini
Marideth Sisco, an American author and musician, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 82. Also known as Marideth Ann Sisco, she was an American storyteller, folklorist, singer-songwriter, author and journalist whose work focused largely on folklore related… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026
Quinn G. McKay, an American academic, writer and Mormon leader, died on May 16, 2026. He was 99. McKay was born on October 30, 1926, and was raised in Huntsville, Utah. He served in the United States Marine Corps during… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026
Altaf Hassan Qureshi, a Pakistani journalist, author and editor-in-chief of monthly Urdu Digest, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on March 3, 1932, in Hisar district, British India, he migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026 · Pisces
James Robison, an American televangelist, died on May 17, 2026, at age 82, according to an announcement of his death. He was also a pastor, theologian, and author, and founded and served as president of the Christian relief organization Life… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 16 · Libra
André Laliberté, a Canadian marionette puppeteer, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 79. From Quebec, he was best known as the cofounder and longtime artistic director of Théâtre de l’Œil, which he launched with Francine Saint-Aubin in… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Conceição Lima, a São Toméan poet known for A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 64. Born Maria da Conceição de Deus Lima on December 8, 1961, in Santana, São Tomé, she studied… · 15 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026
Anand Nadkarni died on May 15, 2026. · India · 15 May 2026 · May 2026
Jane Healy, an American journalist, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 1949, she was the daughter of Paul and Connie. She graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1967… · 15 May 2026 · May 2026 · Taurus
Zoya Boguslavskaya, a Russian poet and writer, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 102. Born in Moscow on April 16, 1924, she was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, critic and author. She studied at… · 14 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Krzysztof Piesiewicz, a Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician, died on May 14, 2026, at age 80. Born in Warsaw on October 25, 1945, he studied law at Warsaw University and began practicing in 1973. He served in the Polish Senate… · 14 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
Nikolay Tsaturyan, an Armenian theatre director, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. Tsaturyan was also an actor and playwright and was named a People's Artist of Armenia in 2011. He served as Artistic Director of the… · 14 May 2026 · May 2026
Adone Brandalise, an Italian literary critic and philosopher, died on May 14, 2026. No further details about his death were provided. He was known for his work as a literary critic and philosopher. · 14 May 2026 · May 2026
Bassek Ba Kobhio, a Cameroonian writer and filmmaker, died on May 12, 2026, at age 69. Born in Nindjé, French Cameroon, in 1957, he worked as a film director, producer, writer and diplomat. He was known for The Great White… · 12 May 2026 · Capricorn · May 2026
Mark Fuhrman, an American detective known for his role in the O. J. Simpson murder case, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 74 from cancer. He was a former Los Angeles Police Department detective who was primarily… · 12 May 2026 · Aquarius · May 2026 · Cancer
Barry W. Blaustein, an American screenwriter and film director, died on May 12, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 72. Blaustein was best known for writing on Saturday Night Live and for the screenplays for Coming to America, Coming 2… · 12 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi, an Indian classical dancer, died on May 12, 2026. She was associated with the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, where she served as Principal and taught for several years before her retirement in 2006. She also… · 12 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
Herb Wharton, an Australian writer, died on May 12, 2026. Herbert Morsley Wharton AM was born in Cunnamulla, Queensland, in 1936 and was an Indigenous Australian former stockman who began publishing poetry and yarn-like novels in his fifties. A Murri… · Ireland · 12 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Ataur Rahman, a Bangladeshi stage and television actor, died on May 12, 2026. He was 84. Rahman was also a director and writer, and was known by the sobriquet Monchosharothi. Born on June 18, 1941, in Noakhali District in what… · Britain · 12 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini
Rex Reed, an American film critic and journalist, died on May 12, 2026, at age 87. Born Rex Taylor Reed on Oct. 2, 1938, in Fort Worth, Texas, he was raised throughout the American South and educated at Louisiana State… · 12 May 2026 · May 2026 · Libra
Vladimir Molchanov, the Russian television host and journalist, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Moscow on October 7, 1950, he was a Soviet and Russian TV and radio host, speaker and journalist. Molchanov was… · 11 May 2026 · May 2026 · May 11 · Libra
Anja Breien, a Norwegian film director and screenwriter, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 85. She was among the leading figures in the Norwegian film industry and one of the first women to rise to prominence as… · France · 10 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Ralph Ottey died on May 10, 2026. He was a Jamaican-born British author and World War II veteran. His death was reported without a stated cause. · 10 May 2026 · May 2026
J. J. Barrie, a Canadian singer, songwriter and comedian known for “No Charge,” died on May 10, 2026, at age 92. Born Barry Jackson Authors in Oshawa, Ontario, on July 7, 1933, he was active from the 1960s through the… · 10 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Margareta Waterman, an American poet and publisher, died on May 9, 2026, at age 93. Born in Boston on December 8, 1932, and raised in New York City, she attended New York public schools before studying at Connecticut College, Hunter… · 09 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026
Frid Ingulstad, a Norwegian novelist, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 90. She wrote primarily historical novels, many of them in series, and published more than 200 books. Born in Oslo on 4 September 1935, Ingulstad worked… · 09 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Gerald Talbot, an American politician and civil rights leader, died on May 9, 2026, at age 94. A native of Bangor, Maine, he was born on October 28, 1931, and later became the first Black legislator to serve in the… · 09 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
Karin Spaink, a Dutch journalist, writer and feminist activist, died on May 8, 2026, at age 68. She wrote a regular column for Het Parool from 1992 to 2022 and previously contributed to De Groene Amsterdammer from 1994 to 2003.… · England · 08 May 2026 · May 2026
Tore Ryen, a Norwegian television producer and writer known for Mot i brøstet, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 30, 1946, he was a revue and television writer who worked behind several sitcoms… · 08 May 2026 · May 2026
Koji Suzuki, a Japanese writer known for the Ring novels, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 68. Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, on May 13, 1957, he lived in Tokyo and wrote works that were adapted into… · 08 May 2026 · May 2026
Nabyl Lahlou, a Moroccan filmmaker and playwright, died on May 7, 2026. He was 81. Born in 1945 in Fes, Morocco, Lahlou was also a theater director, author and actor. He studied theater in Paris at the Académie du Théâtre… · France · 07 May 2026 · May 2026
Pat Caputo, an American sportswriter and broadcaster, died on May 7, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 67. Caputo was based in Southeast Michigan and worked as an on-air host and sports columnist for WXYT-FM in Detroit. He also occasionally… · 07 May 2026 · May 2026
Philip Caputo, an American author and journalist best known for the memoir A Rumor of War, died on May 7, 2026, at age 84. Born in Westchester, Illinois, in 1941, he attended Loyola University Chicago and graduated with a B.A.… · England · 07 May 2026 · May 2026
Michael Pennington, the English actor, director and writer who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company, died on May 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Cambridge on June 7, 1943, he was known on screen for his role as Moff Jerjerrod in… · 07 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini · May 7
Judith Barnard, the American writer known as Judith Michael, died on May 6, 2026, of heart failure. She wrote under the name Judith Michael. · 06 May 2026 · May 2026
Richard Cameron, the English playwright from Doncaster, died on May 5, 2026, aged 77. Born on 16 June 1948 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, he wrote plays including Pond Life, Not Fade Away, The Mortal Ash, Almost Grown, All of You Mine,… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026
Yevgeny Sivokon, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026. He was 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he worked as a director of animated films in the Soviet and Ukrainian film industries. Sivokon won numerous Soviet,… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026
Yevhen Syvokin, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he was a Soviet and Ukrainian director of animated films. He won numerous Soviet, Ukrainian and international… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026
Crystal R. Emery, an American film director and producer, died on May 5, 2026, in New Haven, Connecticut. She was 65. Emery was also a filmmaker, playwright and theatre director, and founded URU The Right To Be, Inc., a nonprofit… · 05 May 2026 · May 2026
Marcel Labine, a Canadian poet, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 78. He was born on Feb. 25, 1948, and was active in Quebec. Labine graduated from the Université de Montréal and taught literature at Maisonneuve College… · 04 May 2026 · May 2026
Herman Branover, a Russian-Israeli physicist and Jewish educator, died on May 4, 2026, at age 94. He was known in the scientific community as a pioneer in magnetohydrodynamics and in the Jewish world as an author, translator, publisher, and educator.… · 04 May 2026 · May 2026
Jean Alambre, a French author and songwriter, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Jean-Louis Fabry in Paris on May 16, 1946, he was better known by his pen name, Jean Alambre. He was best known… · 03 May 2026 · May 2026
Donald Sidney-Fryer, an American poet, critic and literary historian, died on May 2, 2026, at age 91. He was also a ballet historian and performer, and his work spanned poetry, essay, short story, fiction and solo performance. Born in New… · 02 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
David Kendall, an American television writer and producer and film director, died on May 2, 2026, at age 68. He worked on television series including "Boy Meets World" and "Growing Pains," and also directed the 2005 film "Dirty Deeds." Kendall's… · 02 May 2026 · May 2026
Emily Grosholz, an American poet and philosopher, died on May 2, 2026, at age 75. Born in Philadelphia in 1950, she was Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy, African American Studies and English at Pennsylvania State University and a member… · 02 May 2026 · May 2026
Yair Garbuz, an Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Givatayim, Mandatory Palestine, on September 29, 1945, he studied painting under Raffi Lavie while living at Kibbutz Kfar… · 29 April 2026 · April 2026
Gordon Snell, a British children’s author and scriptwriter, died on April 29, 2026. He was 93. Born in Singapore in 1932, he later attended the Geelong College in Victoria after moving to Australia with his mother during the Japanese invasion… · Ireland · 29 April 2026 · April 2026
Volker Hage, the German journalist, author and literary critic who worked for Der Spiegel, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Hamburg in 1949, he began his career in 1975 as an editor in the… · 29 April 2026 · April 2026
Zelda F. Gamson, an American sociologist, died on April 27, 2026, at age 90 from pancreatic cancer. Born Zelda Finkelstein in Philadelphia on March 12, 1936, she was a writer and activist whose scholarly work focused on the sociology of… · 27 April 2026 · April 2026
Edith Eger, a Hungarian-American psychologist and author, died on April 27, 2026, at age 98. Born Edith Eva Elefánt on September 29, 1927, in Budapest, Hungary, she was a clinical psychologist and a specialist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress… · 27 April 2026 · April 2026
Gerry Conway, an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer, died on April 27, 2026, at age 73. He wrote for titles including The Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League and The Punisher, and was known for co-creating Marvel’s vigilante antihero… · 27 April 2026 · April 2026
Len Strazewski, an American comic book writer, died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 71. He worked on DC Comics titles including Starman, The Flash, Justice Society of America, Phantom Lady and The Fly. He also wrote a… · 27 April 2026 · April 2026
Dick Matena, a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 83. He was known for his work on Storm and for cartooning on Tom Puss and Panda. Born in The Hague on April… · 26 April 2026 · April 2026
Adolfo Aristarain, the Argentine film director and screenwriter known for Martín (Hache), Time for Revenge and Common Ground, died on April 26, 2026, in Buenos Aires. He was 82. Born in Buenos Aires on October 19, 1943, Aristarain worked as… · 26 April 2026 · April 2026
Alfred Slote, an American author, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, on September 11, 1926, he wrote children’s books that included numerous sports and space novels. Among his works was… · 26 April 2026 · April 2026
Marcos Petrillo died on April 26, 2026. He was a Brazilian promoter, author, and music researcher. His work spanned promotion, writing, and research focused on music. · 26 April 2026 · April 2026
Muni Narayana Prasad, an Indian spiritual teacher and author, died on April 25, 2026, at the age of 87. He was the head of the Narayana Gurukula Foundation, a philosophical and educational organisation inspired by the teachings of Narayana Guru.… · 25 April 2026 · April 2026
Donald Riegle, an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1976 and in the Senate from 1976 to 1995, died on April 24, 2026, at age 88 of cardiac arrest. Born in Flint, Michigan,… · 24 April 2026 · April 2026
Jack Bass, an American author and journalist, died on April 23, 2026, at age 91. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1934 and grew up in North as the youngest of seven children. Bass graduated from the University… · 23 April 2026 · April 2026
Musa Akhmadov died on April 23, 2026. He was a Russian playwright, poet and writer. No other details about his life or work were provided. · 23 April 2026 · April 2026
Jean-Benoît Meybeck, a French comic book author and illustrator, died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Grenoble on January 29, 1973, he worked as a graphic designer before starting a comics blog in 2010. He… · 23 April 2026 · April 2026
James Valentine, an Australian radio and television presenter and musician, died on April 23, 2026, by assisted suicide. He was 64. Born in Ballarat, Victoria, Valentine worked as a saxophonist and was a member of Jo Jo Zep, Models and… · 23 April 2026 · April 2026
Rexhep Qosja, an Albanian writer and politician, died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a novelist, poet, social critic, literary critic and professor at the University of Prishtina. Qosja was a prolific literary critic and… · 23 April 2026 · April 2026
Sylvana Lorenz, French art dealer and writer, died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Tunis, Tunisia, on February 14, 1953, she opened her first art gallery in 1981 and became known for supporting young artists.… · 23 April 2026 · April 2026
J. H. Prynne, a British poet, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 89. Jeremy Halvard Prynne was closely associated with the British Poetry Revival and was a key figure in the Cambridge group among its poets. He… · 22 April 2026 · April 2026
Peter J. Carroll, a British occultist and writer, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 72–73. Born in England in 1953, he was one of the originators of chaos magic theory, a cofounder of the Illuminates of Thanateros,… · 22 April 2026 · April 2026
Edward Lozzi, an American publicist, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 77. He was also a political consultant, former White House Press Advance staffer and writer. Lozzi founded Edward Lozzi & Associates, a Beverly Hills public relations… · 22 April 2026 · April 2026
Daniel L'Homond, the French storyteller and author, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Pau, France, on June 13, 1954, he graduated from Bordeaux Montaigne University. L'Homond was best known for the Périgord accent in… · 22 April 2026 · April 2026
David Malouf, the Australian writer, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Brisbane on March 20, 1934, he was a novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright and librettist. He lectured at the University of Queensland… · 22 April 2026 · April 2026
Hayat Al-Fahad, a Kuwaiti actress, writer, broadcaster and producer known for Um Harun, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Sharq, Kuwait, she was active from 1970 to 2026. Al-Fahad was best known for her… · 21 April 2026 · April 2026
Carlos Mella, a Spanish writer and politician, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 95. Born Xosé Carlos Mella Villar on August 13, 1930, in A Estrada, Spain, he was a member of the Union of the Democratic… · 21 April 2026 · April 2026
Luis Puenzo, the Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer, died on April 21, 2026, at age 80. Born in Buenos Aires on Feb. 19, 1946, he worked mainly in the cinema of Argentina and also worked in the United… · 21 April 2026 · April 2026
Mariano Baptista Gumucio, a Bolivian politician and writer, died on April 21, 2026, in La Paz at the age of 92. Born in Cochabamba on December 11, 1933, he was a member of the Academia Boliviana de la Lengua and… · 21 April 2026 · April 2026
Barrie Tomlinson, a British comic book editor and writer, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in St Albans, England, in February 1938, he began his career at IPC Magazines in 1961 after responding to a… · 21 April 2026 · April 2026
Manfred Böckl, a German writer, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Landau an der Isar, Bavaria, on September 2, 1948, he wrote historical fiction and, from the 1980s, novels often set in Bavaria and… · 20 April 2026 · April 2026
Rita Mulier, the Belgian feminist author and economist, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Kortrijk in 1934, she studied law and economics at Leuven University and was the only female editor of the student… · 20 April 2026 · April 2026
David Wilcock, an American paranormal writer and media personality, died on April 20, 2026, by suicide by gunshot. He was 53. Wilcock was born in Rotterdam, New York, on March 8, 1973, and studied psychology at the State University of… · 20 April 2026 · April 2026
Phunchok Stobdan, an Indian diplomat and former ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, died on April 19, 2026. He was 67. Stobdan served as India’s ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 2010 to 2012. He also served in the National Security Council Secretariat, was a… · 19 April 2026 · April 2026
Georges Benrekassa, a French historian and literary critic, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 93–94. Born in Marseille in 1932, he was a longtime professor at Paris Diderot University. He specialized in the 18th century, particularly the… · 19 April 2026 · April 2026
Chems-Eddine Chitour, Algerian academic and politician who served as minister of higher education and scientific research in 2020, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 81. He was an Algerian scholar, researcher and author who took office as… · 19 April 2026 · April 2026
Vladimir Shinkaryov died on April 19, 2026. He was a Russian artist, painter, and writer. His death was reported without additional details. Shinkaryov's work spanned visual art and writing. · 19 April 2026 · April 2026
Mukhtar Shakhanov, a Kazakh poet and politician who served as a member of parliament from 2004 to 2007, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on July 2, 1942, in Otrar, Chimkent Oblast, in the Kazakh… · 19 April 2026 · April 2026
Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethnologist and surrealist painter, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 98. Born Desmond John Morris in Purton, Wiltshire, on January 24, 1928, he was also a popular author in human sociobiology. He is… · 19 April 2026 · April 2026
Dominique Douay, French science fiction author, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Romans-sur-Isère, France, on March 16, 1944, he studied law in Lyon and Paris. Douay worked with publishing houses including La Découverte, Éditions… · 19 April 2026 · April 2026