Obituary: Robert Parmet, dead at age 87
Robert Parmet, an American writer and professor of history at York College, City University of New York, died November 6, 2026, aged 87. Born in New York City on December…
Famous Dead People from America
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Ben Reyes has died at age 79
Ben Reyes, an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives and on the Houston City Council, died November 6, 2026, aged 79. Known formally as Ben Torres…
Jay Rockefeller has died at age 89
Jay Rockefeller, an American Democratic politician who served as governor of West Virginia and a U.S. senator, died on November 6, 2026, aged 89. Born John Davison Rockefeller IV in…
Jeffrey Allen Weisheit, died aged 50
Jeffrey Allen Weisheit, an American convicted murderer, died by lethal injection on November 5, 2026, aged 50. His case stemmed from a fire set on April 9, 2010, at his…
Julian A. Brodsky has died at age 93
Julian A. Brodsky, an American businessman and co-founder of Comcast, died November 5, 2026, aged 93. Born in Philadelphia on July 16, 1933, he was raised in a Jewish family…
Jeffrey Weisheit passed away at age 50
Jeffrey Weisheit, an American convicted murderer, died aged 50 on November 5, 2026, after being executed by lethal injection. Born Jeffrey Allen Weisheit on March 28, 1976, he became the…
Jeffrey Allen Weisheit, died aged 50
Jeffrey Allen Weisheit, an American convicted murderer, died at age 50 by lethal injection on November 5, 2026. Born March 28, 1976, he was convicted in a case stemming from…
Allen Ballard death at age 96
Allen Ballard, an American author, died November 5, 2026, aged 96. Born in Philadelphia, he was raised there and graduated from Central High School before entering Kenyon College in 1948.…
Nicolas P. Retsinas died at age 79
Nicolas P. Retsinas, an American economist who held senior housing and financial-regulatory posts in the Clinton administration, died November 5, 2026, aged 79. He served as the U.S. assistant secretary…
Steve Davidson dies at 67
Steve Davidson, an American science fiction editor, died November 4, 2026, aged 67. Born December 18, 1958, he became editor of Amazing Stories in 2012, the year he acquired the…
Tom Jensen dies at 77
Thomas Lee Jensen, an American politician who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate, died in London, Kentucky, on November 4, 2026, aged 77. He was born on…
David Del Valle passed away at age 77
David Del Valle, an American film historian, journalist and commentator on genre films, died of esophageal cancer on November 4, 2026, aged 77. His professional work spanned journalism, column writing,…
Ronald D. Castille passed away at age 82
Ronald D. Castille, an American judge who served as a justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and later as its chief justice, died November 4, 2026, aged 82. A Miami…
Herbert Blomstedt has died at age 99
Herbert Blomstedt, the Swedish-American conductor, died November 4, 2026, aged 99. Born Herbert Thorson Blomstedt in Springfield, Massachusetts, on July 11, 1927, he was the son of Swedish parents who…
Kimmarie Johnson dead at age 50
Kimmarie Johnson, an American actress and model, died of a heart aneurysm on November 4, 2026, aged 50. Born Kim Marie Johnson on April 8, 1976, in Pittsburgh, she was…
Ray Alborn, died aged 87
Ray Alborn, an American football coach who led Rice and Lamar, died November 4, 2026, aged 87. Born Gus Raymond Alborn on December 23, 1938, he attended Rice University, his…
June Carpenter dies at age 88
June Carpenter, an American Shaker and librarian, died November 3, 2026, aged 88. She came from Brookline, Massachusetts, and worked in library sciences before joining the Shaker faith. In 1987,…
John Nicks passed away at age 97
John Nicks, the British-American pair skater and figure skating coach, died November 3, 2026, aged 97. Born John Allen Wisden Nicks in Brighton on April 22, 1929, he grew up…
Death of Larry Kristoff at age 83
Larry Kristoff, an American Olympic wrestler, died November 3, 2026, aged 83. Born in Carbondale, Illinois, on November 11, 1942, he competed in wrestling for the United States at the…
Lonnie Thompson passes away at age 78
Lonnie Thompson, an American paleoclimatologist and university professor, died November 3, 2026, aged 78. At Ohio State University’s School of Earth Sciences, he pursued research into climate history preserved in…
Dulcy Singer dies at age 92
Dulcy Singer, an American television producer and executive producer of Sesame Street, died November 3, 2026, aged 92. Born on November 11, 1933, she built a long association with the…
Obituary: Harold Greene, dead at age 82
Harold Greene, an American news anchor, died November 3, 2026, aged 82. Born December 1, 1944, he built a television news career that began in Los Angeles and took him…
Simon Winchester passed away at age 82
Simon Winchester, the British-American author and journalist associated with The Surgeon of Crowthorne, died of a heart attack on November 3, 2026, aged 82. Born in London, he attended several…
Don Knodel obituary: died at age 95
Don Knodel, an American basketball coach who led the Rice Owls and coached the Houston Angels, died November 2, 2026, in Houston. He was 95. Born in 1931, Knodel attended…
Obituary: John Killacky, dead at age 74
John Killacky, an American politician and former arts administrator who served in the Vermont House of Representatives, died of prostate cancer on November 2, 2026, aged 74. Elected to the…
Taurian Fontenette dies at age 43
Taurian Fontenette, an American basketball player known for streetball, died November 2, 2026, aged 43. Born in Hitchcock, Texas, on January 1, 1983, he attended Hitchcock High School as a…
Freddie Mwila, died aged 80
Freddie Mwila, the Zambian footballer and coach, died November 2, 2026, aged 80. Born in Kasama on July 6, 1946, Mwila was among the first Zambians to play professional football…
Beverly Whipple passed away at age 85
Beverly Whipple, an American sexologist and professor emerita at Rutgers University, died November 2, 2026, of Alzheimer’s disease, aged 85. Born January 1, 1934, she studied at Wagner College and…
Dave Hood death at age 75
Dave Hood, an American television host, died November 2, 2026, aged 75. Tags Actors, Writers, 02 November 2026, America, Dave, Hood, Scorpio, November 2, November 2026
Capers Funnye has died at age 74
Capers Funnye, an African-American Conservative rabbi, died of cancer on November 2, 2026, aged 74. Also known as Capers C. Funnye Jr., he served as Chief Rabbi of the International…
Jeannot Gilbert passed away at age 85
Jeannot Gilbert, a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, died November 2, 2026, aged 85. Born in Grande-Baie, he built a professional career that lasted from 1960 to 1975, spending most…
Ellis Johnson obituary: died at age 83
Ellis Edward Johnson Jr., an American football player who played halfback and wide receiver for the Boston Patriots, died November 1, 2026, aged 83. Born July 9, 1943, in Baton…
Obituary: Frank Howell Seay, dead at age 88
Frank Howell Seay, an American jurist who served as a judge and chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, died November 1, 2026, aged…
Jerry Koosman death at age 83
Jerry Koosman, an American professional baseball pitcher, died November 1, 2026, aged 83. Born Jerome Martin Koosman in Appleton, he played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1985 for…
Rodney J. Clifton dies at 89
Rodney J. Clifton, an American civil engineer and professor, died November 1, 2026, aged 89. Born Rodney James Clifton in Orchard, Nebraska, on July 10, 1937, he was the son…
Tony Butala obituary: died at age 87
Tony Butala, the American singer who led the vocal group The Lettermen, died November 1, 2026, aged 87. Born Anthony Francis Butala in Sharon, Pennsylvania, on November 20, 1938, he…
Obituary: Juan Atkins, dead at age 64
Juan Atkins, an American record producer, techno musician and DJ known for his work with the Belleville Three and Cybotron, died of a heart attack on November 1, 2026, aged…
Todd Shell dies at age 64
Todd Shell, an American football player and coach who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and later coached in the Arena Football League, died November 1, 2026, aged 64.…
Al Barkow passes away at age 93
Al Barkow, an American golf journalist and historian who also worked as an author, editor and lecturer, died November 1, 2026, aged 93. Born in Chicago in 1932, he attended…
Dan Doornink passes away at age 70
Dan Doornink, an American football player who played for the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks, died October 31, 2026, aged 70. Born Daniel Glenn Doornink in Yakima, Washington, he…
Marcia Ann Gillespie obituary: died at age 82
Marcia Ann Gillespie, the magazine editor and activist who led Essence and Ms., died October 31, 2026, aged 82. An African-American writer, professor and consultant, she was an advocate for…
Death of Bob Heinz at age 79
Bob Heinz, an American football player who played defensive tackle, died October 31, 2026, aged 79. Born Robert Kenneth Heinz in Milwaukee on July 25, 1947, he attended Messmer High…
Martin Erlichman obituary: died at age 97
Martin Erlichman, an American talent manager, died October 31, 2026, aged 97. Born Martin Lee Erlichman on September 13, 1929, he became known for discovering Barbra Streisand and managing her…
Obituary: Doug Woolard, dead at age 76
Doug Woolard, an American college athletics director who led athletic departments at Saint Louis University and the University of South Florida, died October 30, 2026, aged 76. He began holding…
Bill Clifton died at age 95
Bill Clifton, an American bluegrass musician and singer, died October 30, 2026, aged 95. Born William August Marburg on April 5, 1931, in Riderwood, Maryland, he grew up on a…
William Nordhaus dies at age 85
William Nordhaus, an American economist and Nobel Prize laureate, died of brain cancer on October 30, 2026, aged 85. A Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, he joined the…
Sanjay Gupta, died aged 59
Sanjay Gupta, the Indian film director whose work included Kaabil, Shootout at Lokhandwala and Jazbaa, died in a fall on October 30, 2026, aged 59. Born in Mumbai on April…
Milton Coleman dies at 79
Milton Coleman, an American journalist, died October 30, 2026, aged 79. Tags Journalists, Politicians, Scientists, 30 October 2026, America, Cancer, Coleman, Milton, October 2026, October 30
Robert W. Curran death at age 76
Robert W. Curran, an American politician and member of the Baltimore City Council, died October 30, 2026, aged 76. He represented the council’s Third District from 1995 to 2016. Born…
Matt Pavelich has died at age 92
Matt Pavelich, a Canadian ice hockey linesman who became the first National Hockey League linesman elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, died October 30, 2026, aged 92. Born March…
Dan Goddard dies at age 78
Dan Goddard, an American politician who served in the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives, died October 29, 2026, aged 78. Born November 3, 1947, he represented the 15th district…
Obituary: Marvin Shanken, dead at age 83
Marvin Shanken, an American publisher and founder of M. Shanken Communications, died October 29, 2026, aged 83. Born in New Haven on October 4, 1943, he built a roster of…
Cevin Fisher passed away at age 63
Cevin Fisher, an American DJ and record producer, died of cancer on October 29, 2026, aged 63. Born Kevin Fisher in East Orange, New Jersey, on October 26, 1963, he…
Freddie James dies at 89
Freddie James, an American high school football coach who led David W. Carter High School in Dallas, died October 29, 2026, aged 89. He played college football at Prairie View…
Bronislava Volková, died aged 80
Bronislava Volková, a Czech-American poet, died on October 29, 2026, aged 80. Born Bronislava Fischerová in Děčín, she grew up in Prague and completed her primary and secondary schooling there.…
Michael P. Drazin died at age 97
Michael P. Drazin, an English-American mathematician known for the Drazin inverse, died October 29, 2026, aged 97. Born Michael Peter Drazin in London on June 5, 1929, he was a…
Glynn Simmons passes away at age 72
Glynn Simmons, an American wrongfully convicted prisoner who died of cancer, was 72 when he died October 28, 2026. Also known as Glynn Ray Simmons, he was convicted in Oklahoma…
Barbara Barrie obituary: died at age 95
Barbara Barrie, the American actress and author known for roles in Breaking Away, Suddenly Susan and Hercules, died by assisted suicide on October 28, 2026, aged 95. Born Barbara Ann…
Eddie Gray passes away at age 78
Eddie Gray, an American guitarist with Tommy James and the Shondells, died October 28, 2026, aged 78. Formed in Niles, Michigan, in 1964, the band worked across rock, bubblegum and…
Alvin Hellerstein dies at age 92
Alvin Hellerstein, an American judge, died October 28, 2026, aged 92. Born in New York City on December 28, 1933, he graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in…
Dolores Huerta passes away at age 96
Dolores Huerta, an American labor leader and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, died October 28, 2026, aged 96. Born Dolores Clara Fernández in Dawson, New Mexico, she became…
Elke Sommer passes away at age 85
Elke Sommer, a German actress whose screen career included comedies, mysteries and international productions, died October 28, 2026, aged 85. Born Elke Schletz in Berlin on November 5, 1940, she…
Tony Berlant obituary: died at age 85
Tony Berlant, an American artist known for collage and sculpture, died October 28, 2026, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, aged 85. Born Anthony Hanna Berlant in New York City, he…
Obituary: Bobby Wright, dead at age 84
John Robert Wright Jr., known as Bobby Wright, an American country singer and songwriter, died October 27, 2026, aged 84. Born March 30, 1942, in Charleston, West Virginia, he was…
Ronny Hallin passed away at age 88
Ronny Hallin, an American television producer and actress, died October 27, 2026, aged 88. Born in New York City on January 2, 1938, she was active in television from 1974…
Stephen Kovacevich dead at age 86
Stephen Kovacevich, the American classical pianist and composer, died October 27, 2026, aged 86. Born in San Pedro, California, to a Croatian father and an American mother, he made his…
Barry Clemens, died aged 83
Barry Clemens, an American professional basketball player, died October 27, 2026, aged 83. Born in Dayton on May 1, 1943, he was also known as John Barry Clemens. At 6…
Ursula von Rydingsvard dead at age 84
Ursula von Rydingsvard, a German-born American sculptor, died October 27, 2026, aged 84, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Born Ursula Karoliszyn in Deensen, Germany, in 1942, she was the daughter…
Howard Lyman has died at age 88
Howard Lyman, an American farmer and animal rights activist, died in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 27, 2026, aged 88. Born Howard Fenn Lyman in Great Falls, Montana, on September 17,…
Andrew P. Iosue, died aged 98
Andrew P. Iosue, an American Air Force general, died October 27, 2026, aged 98. Born Andrew Philip Iosue on November 7, 1927, in Somerville, Massachusetts, he attended Everett High School…
Jim Boyd passed away at age 84
Jim Boyd, an American news anchor and reporter for WCVB-TV and an actor, died October 27, 2026, aged 84. Born James Lloyd Boyd in Harlem, New York City, he began…
Death of Susan Saint James at age 80
Susan Saint James, the American actress known for It Takes a Thief, McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie, died of pancreatic cancer on October 26, 2026, aged 80. Born…
Lily Wong Fillmore death at age 92
Lily Wong Fillmore, an American linguist and professor emerita in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, died October 26, 2026, aged 92. Her research focused…
Donnie Iris obituary: died at age 83
Donnie Iris, an American rock musician and songwriter, died of bladder cancer on October 26, 2026, aged 83. Born Dominic Ierace in New Castle, Pennsylvania, he began his musical career…
Death of Gerald Fischbach at age 87
Gerald Fischbach, an American neuroscientist, died October 25, 2026, aged 87. Born in New Rochelle on November 15, 1938, he attended Colgate University on a New York State Regents Scholarship,…
Christine Wren has died at age 78
Christine Wren, an American baseball umpire, died October 25, 2026, aged 78. She was the second woman to umpire professionally in organized baseball and the first woman to work a…
Peggy King passed away at age 96
Peggy King, an American jazz singer and actress, died on October 25, 2026, aged 96, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on February 16, 1930, she attended…
Kevin Bleyer dies at age 54
Kevin Bleyer, an American television writer and speechwriter, died at 54 on October 25, 2026, in a traffic collision. His television credits included The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and…
Ross Newhan has died at age 89
Ross Newhan, an American sportswriter known for his work at the Los Angeles Times and Long Beach Press-Telegram, died October 25, 2026, aged 89. Born April 5, 1937, he began…
Death of Jack Armstrong at age 79
Jack Armstrong, an American professional wrestler known for work in the World Wide Wrestling Federation and Universal Wrestling Federation, died October 25, 2026, aged 79. Born Leonard Ornstein in Los…
Walter Koenig death at age 90
Walter Koenig, the American actor and screenwriter known for Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, died October 25, 2026, aged 90. Born Walter Marvin Koenig in Chicago, he began acting professionally…
Jumbo Baretta died at age 58
American professional wrestler Jumbo Baretta died October 25, 2026, aged 58. Born Julio Barrera in Tampa, Florida, in 1967, he trained with Boris Malenko and made his professional debut in…
Frank Gagliano dies at 89
Frank Gagliano, an American track and field coach, died October 25, 2026, aged 89. Tags Athletes, 25 October 2026, America, Capricorn, Frank, Gagliano, October 2026, October 25
Pete Banaszak has died at age 82
Pete Banaszak, an American football player who was a running back for the Oakland Raiders, died October 24, 2026, aged 82. Born Peter Andrew Banaszak on May 21, 1944, in…
Phil Vandersea death at age 83
Phil Vandersea, an American football player who played for the Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints and Montreal Alouettes, died October 24, 2026, aged 83. Born Phillip John Vandersea on…
Lawrence McCutcheon died at age 76
Lawrence McCutcheon, an American professional football player and running back, died October 23, 2026, aged 76. Born in Plainview, Texas, he graduated from Plainview High School in 1968 before playing…
Daniel Guice Jr. dead at age 73
Daniel Dicks Guice Jr., a Mississippi businessman and politician who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984 to 2008 and was Gulf Coast Director for the Associated General…
George Thomas, died aged 88
George Thomas, an American former professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins, died October 23, 2026, aged 88. Born George Edward…
Dale Brown dies at age 90
Dale Brown, an American college basketball coach, died October 23, 2026, aged 90. His full name was Dale Duward Brown; he was born October 31, 1935, in Minot, North Dakota.…
Judith Blegen dies at age 85
Judith Blegen, an American soprano associated with light lyric roles in French, Italian and German repertories, died October 23, 2026, aged 85. Born in Lexington on April 27, 1941, Blegen…
Mathew J. Burrows passes away at age 73
Mathew J. Burrows, an American intelligence and strategic foresight expert and author, died October 23, 2026, aged 73. He was director of the Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative at the…
Asim Kurjak has died at age 84
Asim Kurjak, a Croatian scientist and gynecologist, died October 23, 2026, aged 84. He served as president of the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine and director of the Ian Donald…
Wm. Roger Louis dies at 90
Wm. Roger Louis, an American historian and professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin, died October 23, 2026, aged 90. Born in Detroit on May 8, 1936, he…
Death of Harry Shorstein at age 86
Harry Shorstein, an American lawyer and former Florida state attorney, died in Jacksonville on October 23, 2026, aged 86. Born in Jacksonville on August 3, 1940, he grew up in…
Arvid Kramer has died at age 70
Arvid Kramer, an American professional basketball player, died October 22, 2026, aged 70. Born in Fulda, Minnesota, he played center and stood 6 feet 9 inches tall. Kramer played college…
Death of Toya Jones at age 49
Toya Jones, an American football player who played for the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans, died October 22, 2026, aged 49. A defensive back, Jones was born…
Caryle Murphy dies at age 79
Caryle Murphy, an American journalist for The Washington Post, died of pulmonary fibrosis on October 22, 2026, aged 79. Her career included reporting for The Christian Science Monitor as well…
Thayer Scudder dead at age 96
Thayer Scudder, an American anthropologist and leading scholar of dams and resettlement, died October 22, 2026, aged 96. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he earned an undergraduate degree in 1952…
William J. Thorn passed away at age 96
William J. Thorn, an American runner and longtime coach, died October 22, 2026, aged 96. Born William Jackson Thorn on September 4, 1930, he coached football, cross country and track…