Deaths From America
Mark Batzer
American geneticist and academic · 26 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 26
Harilyn Rousso
American disability rights activist · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25 · Other
Margaret Ross
American singer (The Cookies) · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25
Gabe Lopez
American songwriter and producer · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25
Billy Bass Nelson
American bassist (Funkadelic) · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25 · Nelson
Barney Cable American basketball player dead at age 90
Barney Cable, an American basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons, Syracuse Nationals and St. Louis Hawks, died on January 26, 2026, at age 90. Born Byrum William Cable on July 29, 1935, in Rochester, Pennsylvania, he was a… · 26 January 2026 · January 2026
Anne Agur Musculoskeletal system research, Anatomy education dead at age 72
Anne Agur, a Canadian clinical anatomist and professor at the University of Toronto, died on January 26, 2026. She taught for many years in the Department of Anatomy within the Department of Surgery and was a full professor. Agur received… · America · 26 January 2026 · January 2026
Frederick King Keller American filmmaker (Tuck Everlasting dead at age 75
Frederick King Keller, an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter, died on January 26, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. He was 75. Born in Buffalo, New York, on April 18, 1950, Keller was the son of actor and… · 26 January 2026 · January 2026
Geoffrey Mason
American television producer (ABC Sports · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25 · Other
Michael F. Adams
American political staffer and educator · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25 · Adams · Other
Robert E. Hunter
American foreign policy advisor · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25 · Hunter · Other
Kim Vo
American hairstylist · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24 · Other
Marian Goodman
American art dealer · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24 · Other
Robert Joseph Banks
American Roman Catholic prelate · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24 · Banks · Other
Lee Fobbs
American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) and coach (North Carolina A&T Aggies · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
Rafael Pineda (television journalist) Cuban-American journalist and television news reporter dead a…
Rafael Pineda, a Cuban-American television journalist and news reporter, died on January 25, 2026. Born Julio Rafael Pineda in Baracoa, Cuba, on December 20, 1937, he immigrated to the United States before his 20th birthday. He began his career at… · Spain · 25 January 2026 · January 2026
William Foege
American physician and epidemiologist · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
Stuart Tave
American literary scholar · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23 · Other
Travis Curtis
American football player (Washington Redskins · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Alex Pretti
American nurse · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23 · Other
Ann Clark
American singer (The Sentimentalists) · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Peter Duesberg
German-American molecular biologist and academic · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Paul William Coteus Packaging for high-performance computer systems, BlueGene supercomputer family…
Paul William Coteus, an American electrical engineer, died on January 24, 2026, at age 72. He worked at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, and was known for his work on packaging for high-performance computer systems… · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
William M. Keys American Marine general dead at age 88
William M. Keys, an American Marine general and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general, died on January 24, 2026. Born in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, on March 29, 1937, he was a combat veteran who received the Navy Cross for heroic… · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Rob Maurer
American baseball player (Texas Rangers) · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Yvonne Lime
American actress (I Was a Teenage Werewolf · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Terry Boers
American radio host (Boers and Bernstein) · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23 · Other
John F. O’Donohue
American actor (NYPD Blue · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23 · O'Donohue
John Brodie
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
Nessa Hyams
American casting director (The Exorcist · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22 · Other
Guy Hovis
American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
Donald John Roberts Canadian-American economist dead at age 80
Donald John Roberts, a Canadian-American economist and professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, died on January 23, 2026. He was the John H. and Irene S. Scully Professor of Economics, Strategic Management and International Business at Stanford. Born… · 23 January 2026 · January 2026
Ed Bernard Actor dead at age 86
Ed Bernard, an American actor best known for his roles on Police Woman, The White Shadow and Hardcastle and McCormick, died on January 23, 2026, at the age of 86. Born Edward Bernard on July 4, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,… · 23 January 2026 · January 2026
Otto Duecker Painting dead at age 77
Otto Duecker, an American painter and draughtsman, died on January 23, 2026, at age 77. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 16, 1948, he graduated from Oklahoma State University and became known for his Hyperrealist renderings of floating fruit, still… · 23 January 2026 · January 2026
Paul F. Gorman
American Army general · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22 · Gorman · Other
Eldaafer
American Thoroughbred racehorse · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21 · Other
Dave Schmidt
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox) · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21
Kevin Johnson
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21
Nancy Skinner Nordhoff
American philanthropist and environmentalist · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21 · Nordhoff · Other
Laura Adler Casting director dead at age 65
Laura Adler, an American casting director known for her work on American Dreams, Dream On and My Boys, died on January 22, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. She was 65. Adler was born in New York on July 1, 1960.… · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Claude “Hoot” Gibson
American football player (San Diego Chargers · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21 · Gibson
Robert H. Liebeck
American aerodynamicist · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21 · Liebeck · Other
Bruce Bilson
American television director (Get Smart · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20 · Other
Bobby Duncum
American professional wrestler (WWWF · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20 · Other
Barbara Aronstein Black
American legal scholar · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20 · Black · Other
Stu Tate
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants) · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
Richard Dugdale (oceanographer) Oceanographer dead at age 97
Richard Dugdale, an American oceanographer, died on January 21, 2026, at age 97. Born Richard Cooper Dugdale in Madison, Wisconsin, he earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, including a BS in electrical engineering, an MS in botany and zoology,… · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Virginia Oliver American lobster fisherwoman dead at age 105
Virginia Oliver, an American lobster fisherwoman, died on January 21, 2026, at the age of 105. Born in Rockland, Maine, on June 6, 1920, she grew up on the Neck, a small island connected by a tidal sandbar to Andrews… · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Frank Pitts
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
Georges Borchardt
American literary agent · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20 · Other
Louva Dahozy
American activist · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19 · Other
Jim Vargas
American newscaster (ABC 7 · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19 · Other
Vicki L. Hanson Human-Computer InteractionAccessibility dead at age -1
Vicki L. Hanson, an American computer scientist, died on January 20, 2026. She was noted for her research on human-computer interaction and accessibility, and for her leadership in broadening participation in computing. Hanson was named chief executive officer of the… · 20 January 2026 · January 2026
Ronald Joseph American figure skater, Olympic bronze medallist, complications from amyotrophic late…
Ronald Joseph, an American figure skater and 1964 Olympic bronze medallist, died on January 20, 2026, at age 81 from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He competed in pair skating with his sister, Vivian Joseph, and the two won the… · 20 January 2026 · January 2026
John A. Pollock
American businessman · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19 · Pollock · Other
Daniel Moerman
American medical anthropologist and ethnobotanist · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19 · Other
John Levra
American college football player (Pittsburg State Gorillas) and coach (New Mexico Highlands Cowboys · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
Billy Parker
American country music singer and DJ · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
H. K. Edgerton
American Neo-Confederate activist · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18 · Edgerton · Other
H.K. Edgerton
American Neo-Confederate activist · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18 · Other
Wilbur Wood
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17
Roger Allers
American animator and filmmaker (The Lion King · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17 · Other
Ralph Towner
American jazz multi-instrumentalist · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17 · Musicians
Clare Cooper Marcus Architect dead at age 91
Clare Cooper Marcus, an American educator in landscape architecture and architecture, died on January 18, 2026, at age 91. She was a pioneer in the study of social issues in housing, open space design, and healing landscapes. Born on April… · 18 January 2026 · January 2026
Arthur Bankhurst Rheumatologist dead at age 88
Arthur Bankhurst, an American rheumatologist, died on January 18, 2026, at age 88. Arthur Dale Bankhurst was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 1937. He completed his undergraduate education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1958 and earned… · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Chet Brooks
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16
Ray Crone
American baseball player (Milwaukee Braves · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16
Hoot Gibson (American football) American football player (San Diego Chargers dead at age 86
Claude "Hoot" Andrew Gibson, an American football player and coach, died on January 17, 2026. He was 87. Gibson was a defensive back and kick returner who played college football for the NC State Wolfpack before competing professionally in the… · 17 January 2026 · January 2026
Craig Anderson (bishop) American bishop dead at age 83
Craig Anderson, an American bishop, died on January 17, 2026, at age 83. Craig Barry Anderson was an Episcopal Church bishop who served as Bishop of South Dakota from 1984 to 1992. He was born in Glendale, California, on February… · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
James Petras Professor of sociology dead at age 89
James Petras, an American sociologist and academic, died on January 17, 2026. He was the Bartle Professor emeritus of sociology at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and an adjunct professor at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Petras… · 17 January 2026 · January 2026
Carl Sommer
American entrepreneur · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16 · Other
Kianna Underwood
American actress (Little Bill · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16