Jefery Levy
American filmmaker (S.F.W · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 15 · Other
Deaths From America
Jaro Zawislan
American college soccer coach (Cornell Big Red) · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 15 · Other
Arthur Tobin LawyerPolitician dead at age 95
Arthur Tobin, an American politician and lawyer from Quincy, Massachusetts, died on January 16, 2026, at age 95. He served on the Quincy City Council and in the Massachusetts legislature before being elected the 29th mayor of Quincy. After his… · 16 January 2026 · January 2026
Chris Krug American baseball player dead at age 86
Chris Krug, an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres, died on January 16, 2026. Born Everett Ben Krug on December 25, 1939, he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as… · 16 January 2026 · January 2026
Mark Jones (filmmaker) Filmmaker dead at age 72
Mark Robert Jones, an American screenwriter, film director and producer, died on January 16, 2026. He wrote and directed the 1993 film Leprechaun, which launched the horror franchise of the same name. Jones also directed and co-wrote the horror film… · 16 January 2026 · January 2026
James E. O’Grady
American sheriff · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 15 · O'Grady · Other
Blanche Marvin
American-born British theatre critic · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14 · Other
James F. White Funeral director, politician dead at age 90
James F. White, an American funeral director and politician, died on January 15, 2026, in Farmington, Minnesota, at the age of 90. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978.… · 15 January 2026 · January 2026
Jim Wearne American musician dead at age 75
Jim Wearne, an American musician, died on January 15, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a Cornish-American musician who lived most of his life in the Chicago area of northern Illinois. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised… · 15 January 2026 · January 2026
Doug McConnell
American television journalist · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14
Vicki L. Gregory
American academic and librarian · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14 · Gregory
Rick Link
American professional wrestler · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13 · Other
Sandra Hester
American activist · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13 · Other
Robert Croft
American freediver · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13 · Other
Robert G. Shulman
American biophysicist · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13 · Shulman · Other
Thomas Causey
American sound engineer (Dick Tracy · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13 · Other
Claudette Colvin
American civil rights activist · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · Other
Karen Vold
American trick rider inductee · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · Other
John Forté
American rapper (Refugee Camp All-Stars) and producer (The Score) · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · Forte
Bill Courtney
American college basketball coach (Cornell Big Red · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · Other
Jerry Wilburn Businessman, farmer dead at age 85
Edwin J. "Jerry" Wilburn, an American politician and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1964 to 1980, died on January 13, 2026, at the age of 85. Born on September 18, 1940, in Mantachie, Mississippi, he was also… · 13 January 2026 · January 2026
Brandon Holiday American canoeist dead at age 53
Brandon Holiday, an American canoeist, died on January 13, 2026. Born on January 25, 1972, he was a paracanoe sprint kayaker from the United States. Holiday grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey, where he played tennis and baseball and trained… · 13 January 2026 · January 2026
Scott Adams American cartoonist, prostate cancer dead at age 68
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip, died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and wrote nonfiction works on business, self-improvement, commentary, satire, and politics.… · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · Cancer
Allyn Bromley
American visual artist and art educator · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12
Dave Giusti
American baseball player (Houston Astros · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
Ray Anthony
American trumpeter · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11 · Other
Pedro A. Sanchez American soil scientist dead at age 85
Pedro A. Sanchez, an American soil scientist and former director at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, died on January 12, 2026. He was 85. Sanchez served as director of the Agriculture & Food Security Center, senior research scholar, and director of… · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · Sánchez
Jacoby & Meyers American attorney dead at age 83
Jacoby & Meyers, the American law firm founded by Leonard Jacoby and Stephen Meyers, died on January 12, 2026. Established in September 1972 as a partnership, the firm began in a storefront in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles… · 12 January 2026 · January 2026
Jim Hartung
American gymnast · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · Other
Frank S. Cerveny
American clergyman · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · Cerveny · Other
Stephen E. Haggerty
American geophysicist · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · Haggerty · Other
Manolo Villaverde
Cuban-American actor (¿Qué Pasa · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
Bob Weir
American musician (Grateful Dead) · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
Guy Moon
American television composer (The Fairly OddParents · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
Rhoda Levine
American opera director and choreographer · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Other
Distorted Humor
American Thoroughbred racehorse · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Other
T. K. Carter
American actor (The Thing · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Carter
Dan Coleman (American football) American football player dead at age 63
Dan Coleman, an American football player who was a defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings, died on January 10, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Lansing, Michigan, on August 14, 1962, he played college football for the Murray… · 10 January 2026 · January 2026
Fredrick Brennan Founder of 8chan dead at age 31
Fredrick Brennan, an American software developer and founder of 8chan, died on January 10, 2026. He was 31. Born Fredrick Robert Brennan in Albany, New York, on February 21, 1994, he also worked as a type designer. Brennan founded the… · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · Other
Randy Riley
American librarian · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Other
Robert K. Tanenbaum
American trial attorney and novelist · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Tanenbaum
Tom Cherones
American television director (Seinfeld) · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Other
David M. Maddox
American Army general · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Maddox · Other
Heber Jentzsch
American Church of Scientology executive (death announced on this date) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Other
Ted Nichols Composer dead at age 97
Ted Nichols, an American composer, conductor and arranger best known for his work on Hanna-Barbera productions including The Flintstones and Jonny Quest, died on January 9, 2026, at age 97. Born Theodore Nicholas Sflotsos on October 2, 1928, in Missoula,… · 09 January 2026 · January 2026
Philip Long American Olympic swimmer dead at age 77
Philip Long, an American competition swimmer who represented the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on January 9, 2026. Born in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 1948, he competed in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Mexico City Games… · 09 January 2026 · January 2026
Randy McMillan
American football player (Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Jack McGregor
American politician and sports team owner · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
James Bernard
American music journalist and magazine editor (The Source · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
Dick Dull
American athletic director (Maryland Terrapins) · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Other
Renee Nicole Good
American poet and writer · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Renée · Good
Bruce Hammock
American entomologist · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Other
Renee Good
American woman · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other · Renée
Jerry Thomas
American baseball player (Minnesota Golden Gophers) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Jim McBride
American country music songwriter · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Elle Simone
American chef and food stylist · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Andy Friendly
American television producer (Entertainment Tonight) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Billy Truax
American football player (Los Angeles Rams · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Forest Able
American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Nick Eddy
American football player (Detroit Lions) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Elbert Kimbrough
American football player (San Francisco 49ers · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Killing of Renée Good American poet and writer, shot dead at age 37
Renée Nicole Macklin Good, an American poet and writer, was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. She was 37. According to reports, Good was in her car, stopped sideways in the street, when United States Immigration and… · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
Raj Kumar Pathria Statistical Mechanics 1972 dead at age 92
Raj Kumar Pathria, an Indian-American physicist and Urdu poet, died on January 7, 2026, at the age of 92. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo and was known for his work on statistical mechanics, including… · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
Aldrich Ames
American former counterintelligence officer (CIA) and convicted spy · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Michael Reagan
American political commentator · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Jawann Oldham
American basketball player (Chicago Bulls · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
John Langdon
American typographer and graphic designer · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other
Oscar Lofton
American football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Southeastern Louisiana Lions) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Sidney Kibrick
American actor (Our Gang) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Steve Sheetz
American convenience store operator · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Other