Obituary: Betty Lindberg, dead at age 101
Betty Lindberg, an American track and field athlete, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 101. Born on September 7, 1924, she was identified in records as a…
Famous Dead People from America
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Alan Closter passed away at age 82
Alan Closter, an American baseball player and pitcher, died on June 12, 2026. He was 82. Closter played parts of four Major League Baseball seasons between 1966 and 1973, appearing…
Joseph LaPalombara, died aged 101
Joseph LaPalombara, an American political scientist whose work focused on comparative politics, interest groups and the foreign investments of global firms, died on June 12, 2026. He was 101. A…
Zack Roach dead
Zack Roach, an American guitarist, died on June 12, 2026. He was associated with Senses Fail, the American post-hardcore band formed in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in 2001. The group was…
Ronnie Schell dead at age 94
Ronnie Schell, an American actor and comedian known for his work in "Gomer Pyle – USMC," "Goober and the Ghost Chasers" and "Jetsons: The Movie," died on June 12, 2026.…
Death of Gene Shalit at age 100
Gene Shalit, the American journalist, film and book critic, and television personality who became a familiar presence on NBC’s “Today,” died on June 12, 2026, at age 100. Born in…
Al Closter passes away at age 82
Al Closter, an American baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Washington Senators, died on June 12, 2026. He was 82. Born Alan Edward Closter…
Death of Antony Jameson at age 91
Antony Jameson, a British aerospace scientist and engineer, died on June 11, 2026. Born Guy Antony Jameson in Gillingham, England, he became known for his work in computational fluid dynamics…
Obituary: Lynn Leibovitz, dead at age 67
Lynn Leibovitz, an American judge who served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, died on June 11, 2026, at age 67. Born in…
William C. W. Mow, died aged 90
William C. W. Mow died on June 11, 2026. He was a Chinese-born American electrical engineer and businessman. Known also as William Mow, he had a career in engineering and…
Death of Jane Yolen at age 87
Jane Yolen, an American author and editor best known for The Devil’s Arithmetic, died on June 11, 2026, at age 87. Born Jane Hyatt Yolen in New York City on…
Margaret Kerry passes away at age 97
Margaret Kerry, an American dancer and actress best known for Peter Pan and If You Knew Susie, died on June 11, 2026, at age 97. Born Peggy Lynch on May…
Merle Boucher passed away at age 79
Merle Boucher, an American politician and former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died June 11, 2026, at age 79. Born July 19, 1946, in Rolette, North Dakota,…
Shirley Lord died at age 93
Shirley Lord, an English-born American journalist and former beauty editor and director of Vogue, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Shirley Florence Stringer in London…
Arthur Buikema dead at age 85
Arthur Buikema, an American biologist and ecologist, died June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born Arthur Louis Buikema Jr. on February 4, 1941, in Cook County, Illinois, he was raised…
David Fairrington passes away at age 85
David Fairrington, an American painter known for his realistic portraits and a range of other subjects, died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born David Neal Fairrington on October…
Obituary: Wes Gardner, dead at age 65
Wes Gardner, an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox, died on June 10, 2026, at 65. Born Wesley Brian Gardner…
Thomas Alan Harris dead at age 92
Thomas Alan Harris died on June 10, 2026. He was an American politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1962 to 1966 and in the Tennessee Senate…
Dick Barbour death at age 85
Dick Barbour died on June 10, 2026. He was an American racing driver, motorsport team owner and entrepreneur. Barbour was known in motorsport circles for his work as both a…
Obituary: Gina Ferrall, dead at age 67
Gina Ferrall died on June 10, 2026. She was an American actress. Her death was announced that day. Tags Actors, 10 June 2026, America, Ferrall, Gina, June 10, June 2026
Chai Vang dies at 58
Chai Vang, an American convicted of murder and truck driver, died on June 10, 2026. He was 58. Born Chai Soua Vang on September 24, 1968, in Laos, he was…
John Sanders death at age 83
John Sanders, an American sports broadcaster who spent more than 25 years calling Major League Baseball games, died June 10, 2026, at age 83. A Kansas native, Sanders worked at…
Charles Mistretta dead
Charles Mistretta, an American medical physicist and emeritus professor of medical physics, died on June 9, 2026. Known as Chuck Mistretta, he earned a doctorate in high energy physics from…
Susan Sullivan dies at 79
Susan Sullivan, an American politician who served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1975 to 1977, died on June 9, 2026. She was 79. Born in Mountain View, Alaska,…
Anderson Dilworth passed away at age 96
Anderson Dilworth died on June 9, 2026. Tags Politicians, 09 June 2026, America, Anderson, Dilworth, June 2026, June 9
John Pappageorge death at age 94
John Pappageorge, an American politician and former Michigan state senator, died June 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in Detroit on July 19, 1931, to a Greek family, he graduated…
Horace Casey obituary: died at age 91
Horace Casey, an American electrical engineer, died on June 9, 2026, at age 91. Born Horace Craig Casey Jr. in Texas, he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from…
F. John Monahan dead at age 82
F. John Monahan, an American politician and former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, died on June 9, 2026. He was 82. Born in Beverly, Massachusetts, on July 3,…
Don Stallings has died at age 87
Don Stallings, an American football player who played for the Washington Redskins, died June 9, 2026, at age 87. Born Alva Donald Stallings on November 18, 1938, in Rocky Mount,…
Obituary: Gilad Janklowicz, dead at age 71
Gilad Janklowicz, the Israeli-born American fitness coach known for the television series Bodies in Motion and Total Body Sculpt with Gilad, died on June 9, 2026. He was 71. Born…
Janie Sell passes away at age 86
Janie Sell, an American singer and stage actress, died on June 9, 2026, at age 86. Born Jane Ann Sell in Detroit on October 1, 1939, she built a career…
Barney Schoby, died aged 87
Barney Schoby, an American politician and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1980 to 1997, died on June 9, 2026. He was 87. Schoby also served as an…
Dick Strahm death at age 92
Dick Strahm, an American football coach who led the Findlay Oilers, died on June 9, 2026. He was 92. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Strahm spent much of his career at…
John Loring obituary: died at age 86
John Loring, the American fashion design director who spent three decades guiding design at Tiffany & Co., died on June 9, 2026, at age 86. Born John Robbins Loring in…
Bob Simmons dies at 77
Bob Simmons, an American football coach and former player, died June 9, 2026, at age 77. Born in Livingston, Alabama, on June 13, 1948, he played and coached in college…
W. R. Berkley passed away at age 80
W. R. Berkley, an American insurance executive and CEO of W. R. Berkley Corporation, died on June 9, 2026, at age 80. Born William Robert Berkley in 1946, he built…
Larry Walker died at age 84
Larry Walker, an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 to 2005, died on June 9, 2026. He was 84. Born Lawrence Cohen Walker Jr.…
Duane Michals has died at age 94
Duane Michals, an American photographer known for inventive photo-sequences that often combined text with images to explore emotion and philosophy, died on June 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in…
Thomas J. Schoenbaum, died aged 86
Thomas J. Schoenbaum died on June 8, 2026. He was an American lawyer and legal scholar, and was also a law professor. Schoenbaum’s work included writing on international trade law,…
Tim Mountford has died at age 80
Tim Mountford died on June 8, 2026, at age 80. He was an American sport cyclist, born in Los Angeles on April 2, 1946. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, America,…
Julian Garrett passes away at age 85
Julian Garrett, an American politician and Iowa state senator, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Garrett represented the 11th district in the Iowa Senate after winning…
Guy Liebmann has died at age 90
Guy Liebmann, the American politician who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from 2003 to 2004, died on June 8, 2026. He was 90. Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1936,…
Orlando Watters passes away at age 54
Orlando Watters, an American football player who played for the Seattle Seahawks, died on June 8, 2026, at age 54. Born on October 26, 1971, in Anniston, Alabama, he was…
Bo Brown obituary: died at age 81
Bo Brown, an American politician and member of the Missouri House of Representatives since 2020, died on June 8, 2026. He was 81. Known also as William R. Brown and…
Dorothy E. Downton dies at age 79
Dorothy E. Downton died on June 7, 2026. Tags Other, 07 June 2026, America, Dorothy, Downton, Scorpio, June 2026, June 7
Roger K. Summit passes away at age 95
Roger K. Summit, the American research scientist who founded Dialog Information Services and was called a father of modern online search, died on June 7, 2026. Born Roger Kent Summit…
Dennis Parrett dies at age 66
Dennis Parrett, an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky Senate from 2011 to 2023, died on June 7, 2026, at age 66. Born October 30, 1959,…
Robert Ricklefs passes away at age 83
Robert Ricklefs, an American ornithologist and ecologist, died on June 7, 2026, at age 83. Born Robert Eric Ricklefs on June 6, 1943, in San Francisco, he was educated at…
Stacey King died at age 59
Stacey King, the former Chicago Bulls center who later became a television announcer, died on June 7, 2026, at age 59. Born Ronald Stacey King in Lawton, Oklahoma, on January…
Robert Louis Wilken passes away at age 89
Robert Louis Wilken, an American historian and former Lutheran minister, died on June 7, 2026, at age 89. Born in New Orleans in 1936, he became William R. Kenan Jr.…
Lance Rentzel dead at age 82
Lance Rentzel, an American football player who appeared for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, died on June 7, 2026. He was 82. Born Thomas Lance Rentzel…
Gordon S. Wood death at age 92
Gordon S. Wood, an American historian whose books included The Radicalism of the American Revolution and Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815, died on June 7,…
Wilma Tisch passed away at age 98
Wilma Tisch, an American philanthropist, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 98. Also known as Wilma "Billie" Tisch and born Wilma Stein, she was a graduate of…
Rosemary M. Collyer dies at 80
Rosemary M. Collyer, an American jurist who served as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, died on June 7, 2026, at age 80. Born…
Death of Avis H. Cohen at age 84
Avis H. Cohen died on June 6, 2026. Tags Other, 06 June 2026, America, Avis, Cohen, June 2026, June 6
Michael Jackson died at age 72
Michael Jackson died on June 6, 2026. He was an American convicted murderer. Tags Criminals, 06 June 2026, America, Aries, Jackson, Michael, June 2026, June 6
Death of Jane Pegel at age 92
Jane Pegel, an American sailor who was elected to the United States National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2021, died on June 6, 2026. She was 92. Known also as…
Bob Packwood passes away at age 93
Bob Packwood, the American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1969 to 1995, died on June 6, 2026, at age 93. Born Robert William Packwood in Portland, Oregon,…
Anthony Guidera died at age 61
Anthony Guidera, an American actor and model known for roles in The Godfather Part III, The Postman and Armageddon, died on June 6, 2026, at the age of 61. Born…
Lee Raymond passed away at age 87
Lee Raymond, the American oil executive who led ExxonMobil as chairman and chief executive from 1987 to 2005, died on June 6, 2026. He was 87. Born in Watertown, South…
William Hasley, died aged 78
William Hasley, an American biographer and television writer best known for work on "The Smurfs," "Swift Justice" and "The Young Riders," died on June 6, 2026, at the age of…
Obituary: Alan Hale, dead at age 67
Alan Hale, an American astronomer known for co-discovering Comet Hale–Bopp, died on June 6, 2026. He was 67. Born in Tachikawa, Japan, on March 7, 1958, while his father was…
Ernie Cunliffe passed away at age 88
Ernie Cunliffe, an American Olympic runner and middle-distance athlete, died on June 6, 2026, at age 88. Born in Long Beach, California, on September 2, 1937, he competed in the…
Charles Marvin death at age 97
Charles Marvin died on June 5, 2026. He was an American football coach. Tags Athletes, 05 June 2026, America, Charles, Marvin, June 2026, June 5
Ian A. has died at age 81
Ian A. O'Connor, an American colonel and author whose military thrillers won recognition from the Military Writers Society of America and the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Awards, died on June…
James Bradley, died aged 72
James Bradley, an American author of historical non-fiction, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 72. Born on January 1, 1954, he wrote on the Pacific theater of…
David Sheiner dies at 98
David Sheiner, an American actor whose career spanned television, film and Broadway, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in New York City on January 13,…
Death of Steve Almaas at age 69
Steve Almaas died on June 5, 2026. He was an American musician known for his work with the Suicide Commandos, Beat Rodeo and the Del-Lords. He died of cancer. Tags…
Nathan Irby death at age 94
Nathan Irby died on June 5, 2026. He was an American politician who served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1982 to 1995. His death was announced on…
Peter Klopfer passed away at age 95
Peter Klopfer, a German-American zoologist and professor emeritus of biology at Duke University, died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 95. Born Peter Hubert Klopfer in Berlin on…
Richard K. Davidson death at age 84
Richard K. Davidson, the American railway executive who served as chief executive of Union Pacific, died on June 5, 2026, at age 84. Born on January 9, 1942, in Allen,…
Death of Michael Shur at age 83
Michael Shur, a Soviet-born American physicist and academic, died on June 5, 2026. He was 83. Shur was born on November 13, 1942, in Kamensk-Uralsky, then in the USSR, and…
Obituary: Jane Idleman Smith, dead at age 88
Jane Idleman Smith, an American scholar of Islam and former Harvard University professor, died on June 4, 2026, at age 88. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, she devoted her career…
Bob Lacey passes away at age 72
Bob Lacey, an American baseball pitcher who played for the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians, died on June 4, 2026. He was 72. Born Robert Joseph Lacey,…
John D. Ong has died at age 92
John D. Ong, the American manufacturing industry executive and diplomat who led Goodrich Corporation and later served as ambassador to Norway, died on June 4, 2026, at age 92. Born…
George Berzsenyi dies at 87
George Berzsenyi, a Hungarian-American mathematician and educator known for his work in mathematics competitions and student mentoring, died on June 4, 2026. He was 87. Born in Budapest in 1938,…
Greg James obituary: died at age 71
Greg James, an American tattoo artist known for designs and original artwork that appeared in magazines, books, documentaries and at the Hard Rock Cafe, died on June 4, 2026, at…
Gary Piantedosi has died at age 71
Gary Piantedosi, an American rower who competed in the men's coxless four at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Boston…
Jim Wooten dies at age 88
Jim Wooten, an American journalist who worked for ABC News and wrote books, died on June 4, 2026, at age 88. Born in the United States, he joined ABC News…
Robert Coles has died at age 97
Robert Coles, an American child psychiatrist and professor emeritus at Harvard University, died on June 4, 2026. He was 97. Born in Boston on October 12, 1929, Coles studied at…
Death of Ned Jarrett at age 93
Ned Jarrett, the American racing driver who won two NASCAR Cup Series championships, died on June 4, 2026, at age 93. Born on October 12, 1932, in Conover, North Carolina,…
John B. Williams passed away at age 85
John B. Williams, an American double bassist and bass guitarist known for his work on The Tonight Show and The Arsenio Hall Show, died on June 4, 2026, at age…
Obituary: Eddie Haas, dead at age 91
Eddie Haas, an American baseball player and manager, died on June 4, 2026, at age 91. Haas played for the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Braves and later managed the Atlanta…
Blenda Wilson dies at age 85
Blenda Wilson, an American academic administrator who became the first African-American woman to lead a large U.S. university, died on June 4, 2026. She was 85. Born Blenda Jacqueline Wilson…
Obituary: Virginia Held, dead at age 96
Virginia Held, an American philosopher and feminist theorist whose work helped shape the ethics of care, died on June 3, 2026. She was 96. Born Virginia Potter Held on October…
Charlie Cunningham passes away at age 78
Charlie Cunningham, an American mountain biker and co-founder of Wilderness Trail Bikes, died June 3, 2026, after complications from a traffic collision. He was 78. Born in Washington, D.C., on…
Obituary: Price Wallace, dead at age 64
Price Wallace, an American politician and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2018, died on June 3, 2026. He was 64. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 24,…
Rutsel Martha died at age 70
Rutsel Martha, a Dutch politician and legal scholar, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Willemstad, Curaçao, in 1955, he was also known as Rutsel…
Rocky Allen passed away at age 70
Rocky Allen, an American talk radio personality and host of the Rocky Allen Showgram, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 70 or 71. Over a career that…
Obituary: Max Kleven, dead at age 92
Max Kleven died on June 3, 2026. He was a Norwegian-born American stuntman and second unit director whose work included Back to the Future, Batman Returns and The River Wild.…
James Handy, died aged 81
James Handy, an American actor best known for roles in Top Gun: Maverick, Arachnophobia and Jumanji, died on June 3, 2026. He was 81. Born in New York City on…
Death of Norma Yaeger at age 96
Norma Yaeger, an American stockbroker and businesswoman, died on June 3, 2026, at age 96. Born Norma Hason on May 5, 1930, in Brooklyn, she became a trailblazer in the…
James Blood Ulmer dead at age 86
James Blood Ulmer, the American guitarist and singer whose playing helped shape jazz, free funk and electric blues, died on June 3, 2026. He was 86. Born Willie James Ulmer…
Ray Lampkin passes away at age 78
Ray Lampkin, an American boxer, died on June 3, 2026. He was 78. Lampkin turned professional as a lightweight and became known for a 1975 World Boxing Association title challenge…
Spider Webb died at age 81
Spider Webb, an American jazz drummer and session musician, died on June 2, 2026. He was 81. Born Kenneth Ronald Rice in Detroit on June 15, 1944, he began playing…
Obituary: David R. Williams, dead at age 71
David R. Williams died June 2, 2026. He was an American aerospace and mechanical engineer and a fellow of the American Physical Society. No further details were immediately available. Tags…
David Robert Williams, died aged 71
David Robert Williams, an American aerospace and mechanical engineer and fellow of the American Physical Society, died on June 2, 2026. He spent 42 years at the Illinois Institute of…
George H. Vaughn Jr. has died at age 87
George H. Vaughn Jr. died on June 2, 2026. Tags Politicians, 02 June 2026, America, George, Vaughn, June 2, June 2026