Sam Hunt died at age 83
Samuel Michael Hunt, an American politician and educator, died on April 26, 2026. He was 83. Born in Billings, Montana, on December 9, 1942, Hunt served in the Washington State…
Famous Dead People from America
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Jesse Crenshaw death at age 79
Jesse Crenshaw, an American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, died on April 26, 2026, at age 79. He served in the House for the 77th district…
Dion Anderson passed away at age 87
Dion Anderson died on April 26, 2026. He was an American actor known for his role in "The Shawshank Redemption." Dion Anderson, 87, American actor (The Shawshank Redemption). Tags Actors,…
David Klahr obituary: died at age 86
David Klahr, an American psychologist, died on April 26, 2026, at age 86. He was known for his research in cognitive development, psychology of science, and educational psychology, including work…
Obituary: Nedra Talley, dead at age 80
Nedra Talley, an American Hall of Fame singer best known for her work with The Ronettes, died on April 26, 2026. She was 80. Born Nedra Yvonne Talley in New…
Monte Coleman dead at age 68
Monte Coleman, an American football player and coach, died on April 26, 2026, at age 68. He played 16 seasons as a linebacker with the Washington Redskins from 1979 to…
Erroll Davis has died at age 81
Erroll Davis, an American politician and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1971 to 1972, died on April 26, 2026. He was 81. Davis was born in Pittsburgh…
Alfred Slote died at age 99
Alfred Slote, an American author and children's writer, died on April 26, 2026. He was 99. Slote was known for his numerous sports and space novels, including Finding Buck McHenry,…
Jarvis Rockwell dead at age 94
Jarvis Rockwell died on April 25, 2026. Tags Artists, 25 April 2026, America, Jarvis, Rockwell, April 2026, April 25
George C. Tiao dead at age 92
George C. Tiao died on April 25, 2026. Tags Journalists, Scientists, 25 April 2026, America, Cancer, George, Taiwan, Tiao, April 2026, April 25
Bill Wise passes away at age 61
Bill Wise, an American actor, died on April 25, 2026, at the age of 61. Born William A. Wise on July 9, 1964, in Manchester Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina,…
Peter H. Raven, died aged 89
Peter H. Raven, an American botanist and environmentalist, died on April 25, 2026, at age 89. Raven was born in Shanghai, China, on June 13, 1936, to American parents. He…
James E. Carnes dies at age 84
James E. Carnes, an American politician and member of the Ohio Senate from 1995 to 2004, died on April 25, 2026, at age 84. Carnes represented Ohio’s 20th district, which…
Liz Conmy American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, plane crash dies
Liz Conmy, an American politician and member of the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2022, died on April 25, 2026, in a plane crash. She represented the 11th district…
Obituary: Matt DeCaro, dead at age 70
Matt DeCaro, an American actor, died on April 25, 2026, at age 70. He was known for roles in Richie Rich, U.S. Marshals and The Wise Kids. DeCaro also appeared…
Dylan Carter obituary: died at age 24
Dylan Carter died on April 25, 2026, in a car accident. He was an American singer and reality show contestant. No additional details about his life or career were provided…
Mircea Răceanu death at age 90
Mircea Răceanu, a Romanian-born American diplomat and political dissident, died on April 25, 2026, at age 90. Born Mircea Bernat on October 17, 1935, he was born in Văcărești Prison,…
Obituary: Marilyn Hickey, dead at age 94
Marilyn Hickey, an American minister and televangelist, died on April 25, 2026, at age 94. Born Marilyn Allene Hickey on July 1, 1931, in Dalhart, Texas, she was the founder…
Jaan Puhvel passed away at age 94
Jaan Puhvel, the Estonian-American linguist and comparative mythologist, died on April 25, 2026. He was 94. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, on January 24, 1932, Puhvel specialized in Indo-European studies. After…
Dick Kimball passes away at age 91
Dick Kimball, an American diver and diving coach, died on April 25, 2026. He was 91. A native of Rochester, Minnesota, Kimball was the Minnesota high school diving champion four…
Obituary: Richard A. Robison, dead at age 93
Richard A. Robison died April 24, 2026. He was a paleontologist. Tags Other, 24 April 2026, America, Richard, Robison, April 2026, April 24
Nancy Siraisi passed away at age 93
Nancy Siraisi, an American medical historian and academic, died on April 24, 2026, aged 93. She was a historian of medicine and was distinguished professor emerita in history at Hunter…
Beau Starr, died aged 81
Beau Starr, an American football player and actor, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 81. Born Beau William Starr in Queens, New York City, he first pursued…
Donald Riegle death at age 88
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,…
George Herms dies at 90
George Herms, an American artist known for assemblages, works on paper, and poetry, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in 1935 in Woodland, California, he…
Dirk Kempthorne passes away at age 74
Dirk Kempthorne, the American politician who served as Idaho governor from 1999 to 2006 and as U.S. secretary of the interior from 2006 to 2009, died on April 24, 2026,…
Bill Swain died at age 85
Bill Swain, an American football player who played in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, died on April 24, 2026, of complications…
Tommy Nuñez obituary: died at age 88
Tommy Nuñez, an American basketball referee, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Santa Maria, California, on September 10, 1938, he was of Mexican American…
G. A. Hardaway death at age 71
G. A. Hardaway, an American politician and member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 71. Goffrey A. Hardaway Sr. was born…
HavinMotion passes away at age 22
HavinMotion, an American rapper, died on April 23, 2026. He was 22. Known professionally as HavinMotion, Dwayne Omar Isaacs Jr. was from Bryans Road, Maryland, and began rapping in 2022.…
Nicole Hollander passes away at age 86
Nicole Hollander died on April 23, 2026. Tags Artists, 23 April 2026, America, Hollander, Nicole, April 2026, April 23
William J. Prior has died at age 79
William J. Prior died on April 23, 2026. He was a philosopher. Tags Scientists, 23 April 2026, America, Prior, William, April 2026, April 23
George Young obituary: died at age 88
George Young died on April 23, 2026. He was a saxophonist. Tags Other, 23 April 2026, America, George, Young, April 2026, April 23
Ruth Slenczynska passes away at age 101
Ruth Slenczynska, an American classical pianist, died on April 23, 2026. She was 101. Slenczynska was born in Sacramento, California, on January 15, 1925, and was the last living piano…
Will Stanhope dies at age 39
Will Stanhope, a Canadian rock climber and professional rock guide, died on April 23, 2026, after a climbing accident in which his protection failed and he took a ground fall.…
George Ley dies at 80
George Ley, an English footballer who played for Portsmouth, Dallas Tornado and Exeter City, died on April 23, 2026. He also played professionally for Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham…
Nancy Cox passes away at age 77
Nancy Cox, an American virologist and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Influenza Division, died on April 23, 2026, at age 77. Cox, who was born…
Richard P. Simmons died at age 94
Richard P. Simmons, an American metallurgist, industrialist and philanthropist, died on April 23, 2026. He was 94. Simmons was born on May 3, 1931, and attended the Massachusetts Institute of…
Obituary: Josh Mauro, dead at age 35
Josh Mauro, an English-born American football player who played for the Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars, died on April 23, 2026, at age 35. Born in St…
Jack Bass passed away at age 91
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…
Obituary: Jack R. Thornell, dead at age 86
Jack R. Thornell, an American photographer, died on April 23, 2026, from complications from kidney disease. He was 86. Born Jack Randolph Thornell in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on August 29, 1939,…
Gregg Foreman died at age 53
Gregg Foreman, an American musician and DJ, died on April 22, 2026, at age 53. Born in Philadelphia on October 5, 1972, he was the front man of The Delta…
Brian Edgerly obituary: died at age 82
Brian Edgerly, an American Olympic baseball player who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, died on April 22, 2026, at age 82. Born in 1943, he played baseball internationally with…
Obituary: David Scott, dead at age 80
David Scott, an American politician and member of the House of Representatives since 2003, died on April 22, 2026, at age 80. He served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's…
Darrell Sheets dies at age 67
Darrell Sheets, an American reality television personality known for Storage Wars, died on April 22, 2026, at age 67 by gunshot suicide. Sheets appeared on the A&E series during its…
Dean Tavoularis dies at 93
Dean Tavoularis, the American production designer known for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and Bonnie and Clyde, died on April 22, 2026, at age 93. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on May…
Michael Tilson Thomas passed away at age 81
Michael Tilson Thomas, an American conductor, pianist, and composer, died on April 22, 2026, at age 81. Born in Los Angeles on December 21, 1944, he studied piano with John…
Death of Mike Ohnstad at age 99
Mike Ohnstad, an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1973 to 1974, died on April 22, 2026. Born Michas Monroe Ohnstad in Hinckley, Minnesota, on…
Corky Withrow has died at age 87
Corky Withrow, an American baseball player who appeared in six major league games for the St. Louis Cardinals, died on April 22, 2026. He was 87. Raymond Wallace Withrow played…
Edward Lozzi dies at age 77
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…
Eugene Braunwald dies at 96
Eugene Braunwald died on April 22, 2026. He was an Austrian-born American cardiologist. Eugene Braunwald, 96, Austrian-born American cardiologist. Tags Doctors, 22 April 2026, America, Austria, Braunwald, Eugene, 2026-04-22, April…
Kenneth Roman obituary: died at age 95
Kenneth Roman, an American advertising executive and chairman of Ogilvy from 1985 to 1989, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Boston on September 6,…
Norm Higgins dead at age 89
Norm Higgins, an American marathon runner who won the 1971 New York City Marathon, died on April 21, 2026, aged 89. Higgins also captured a national marathon championship in 1966,…
Henry J. Mansell death at age 88
Henry J. Mansell, an American Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop of Hartford from 2004 to 2013, died April 21, 2026, at age 88. Born in the Bronx section of New…
Dean Buntrock has died at age 94
Dean Buntrock, an American waste service executive and co-founder of Waste Management, Inc., died on April 21, 2026. He was 94. Buntrock was best known for founding and leading Waste…
Andrew Hacker died at age 96
Andrew Hacker, an American political scientist and academic, died on April 21, 2026. He was 96 or 97. Hacker was a professor in the department of political science at Queens…
Allan M. Collins obituary: died at age 88
Allan M. Collins, an American cognitive scientist and professor emeritus of learning sciences, died on April 20, 2026, at age 88. His work focused on semantic memory, artificial intelligence, intelligent…
Georgette Dorn death at age 91
Georgette Dorn, a Hungarian-born American academic who led the Library of Congress’ Hispanic Division, died on April 20, 2026, at age 91. Born Georgette Magassy in Budapest on August 13,…
Obituary: Malissa Sherwood, dead at age 50
Malissa Sherwood, an American wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter, died on April 20, 2026, aged 50. She was known in women’s grappling and combat sports as a trailblazer and…
Michael Yonkers has died at age 78
Michael Yonkers died on April 20, 2026. He was a musician. Tags Musicians, 20 April 2026, America, Michael, Yonkers, April 20, April 2026
Death of David Wilcock at age 53
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…
Rod Martin died at age 72
Rod Martin, the American football linebacker who played for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, died on April 20, 2026. He was 72. Martin played for the Raiders from 1977…
Alan Osmond, died aged 77
Alan Osmond, an American singer and musician best known as a member of The Osmonds, died on April 20, 2026. He was 77. Born Alan Ralph Osmond in Ogden, Utah,…
Wayne Moss dead at age 88
Wayne Moss, an American session guitarist and songwriter, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on February 9, 1938, in Charleston, West Virginia, he was best…
Lawrence Korb has died at age 86
Lawrence Korb, an American attorney and assistant secretary of defense from 1981 to 1985, died on April 20, 2026. He was 86. Korb was a senior fellow at the Center…
Death of Ralph B. Guy Jr. at age 96
Ralph B. Guy Jr., an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,…
Karl O. Christe dies at age 89
Karl O. Christe, a German-born American inorganic chemist known for his work in fluorine chemistry, died on April 19, 2026. He was 89. Born Karl Otto Christe on July 24,…
Death of Keith Jellum at age 87
Keith Jellum, a metal sculptor and maker of weathervanes, died on April 19, 2026, at age 87. He was an American artist based in Portland, Oregon, and his work was…
Barbara Carr obituary: died at age 85
Barbara Carr, an American blues singer, died on April 19, 2026, at age 85. Born Barbara Jean Crosby on January 9, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri, she began singing in…
Patrick Muldoon has died at age 57
Patrick Muldoon, an American actor and film producer, died on April 19, 2026, at age 57 of a heart attack. He was known for his roles in Starship Troopers and…
Death of George Ariyoshi at age 100
George Ariyoshi, the American politician who served as lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 1970 to 1974 and governor from 1974 to 1986, died on April 19, 2026, at the age…
Dean Cooley has died at age 92
Dean Cooley, an American politician and member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 92. He served in…
Obituary: Van Hammer, dead at age 66
Van Hammer, the American professional wrestler best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling, died on April 19, 2026. Born Mark Ty Hildreth on November 1, 1959, in Hebron,…
Doug Martin died at age 68
Doug Martin, an American football player who played for the Minnesota Vikings, died on April 19, 2026. He was 68. Martin was born in Fairfield, California, on May 22, 1957.…
Rif Hutton dead at age 63
Rif Hutton, an American actor known for roles in Doogie Howser, M.D., JAG and The Thirteenth Floor, died on April 18, 2026, at age 63. Hutton was perhaps best known…
Stanton Davis died at age 80
Stanton Davis, an American jazz trumpeter and educator, died on April 18, 2026, at age 80. Born Stanton Davis, Jr. in New Orleans on November 10, 1945, he studied at…
John Seymour obituary: died at age 88
John Seymour, an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1991 to 1992, died on April 18, 2026, at age 88. Born in Chicago and…
Dean Schwarz obituary: died at age 88
Dean Schwarz, an American ceramic artist, died on April 18, 2026. Dean Lester Schwarz was also a painter, historian, writer, publisher and teacher, and he co-founded the South Bear School…
John F. Boyle Jr. dead at age 83
John F. Boyle Jr., an American convicted murderer, died on April 18, 2026. He was 83. Born in Philadelphia on May 1, 1943, Boyle, also known as Jack Boyle, was…
Ernie Dosio died at age 75
Ernie Dosio died on April 17, 2026. Ernie Dosio, 75, American trophy hunter, trampled by elephants Tags Other, 17 April 2026, America, Dosio, Ernie, 2026-04-17, April 17, April 2026
David McKinley obituary: died at age 79
David McKinley, the American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2023, died on April 17, 2026, at age 79. Born in…
John Hockridge passes away at age 79
John Hockridge died on April 17, 2026, of liver cancer. He was an American first assistant director known for his work on "Ghost," "The Longest Yard" and "Get Smart." John…
Death of Bob Kevoian at age 75
Bob Kevoian, an American radio presenter best known for The Bob & Tom Show, died on April 17, 2026, at age 75, of stomach cancer. Born Robert James Kevoian in…
Terry L. Bruce, died aged 82
Terry L. Bruce, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993, died on April 17, 2026, at age 82. Born in Olney, Illinois,…
Mariclare Costello passed away at age 90
Mariclare Costello, an American actress, died on April 17, 2026, at age 90. She was known for her roles in the cult horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" and…
Leigh Magar has died at age 57
Leigh Magar, an American milliner and owner of Magar Hatworks, died on April 16, 2026, aged 57. Based in Charleston, South Carolina, she built a career making custom hats that…
John R. Reed death at age 88
John R. Reed, an American academic and writer, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 88. Born John Robert Reed in Duluth, Minnesota, he earned a bachelor’s degree…
Bradley R. Straatsma dead at age 98
Bradley R. Straatsma died on April 16, 2026. Tags Other, 16 April 2026, America, Bradley, Straatsma, April 16, April 2026
Don Schlitz has died at age 73
Don Schlitz, an American songwriter known for "The Gambler," "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "When You Say Nothing at All," died on April 16, 2026. He was 73. Schlitz wrote…
Paris Harvey 91. American Methodist minister and human rights activist dies
Paris Harvey, 91, an American Methodist minister and human rights activist associated with the Gwangju Uprising, died on April 16, 2026. Harvey was known for work in both ministry and…
Death of Jim Jabir at age 63
Jim Jabir, an American women’s basketball coach who worked at Dayton, Siena and Marquette, died on April 16, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Jabir, a native of Brooklyn,…
Pharis Harvey 91. American Methodist minister and human rights activist dies
Pharis Harvey, 91, an American Methodist minister and human rights activist associated with the Gwangju Uprising, died April 16, 2026. His work was linked to religious ministry and human rights…
Death of Barbara Flynn Currie at age 85
Barbara Flynn Currie, an American politician and member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 2019, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 85. A Democrat,…
Garret Anderson dies at 53
Garret Anderson, an American baseball player who played for the Los Angeles Angels, died on April 16, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 53. Anderson played 17 seasons in…
Death of James Hayward at age 82
James Hayward, an American abstract painter, died on April 16, 2026. He was 82. Born in 1943 in San Francisco, California, Hayward was known for paintings divided into two bodies…
Dory Selinger died at age 54
Dory Selinger, an American cyclist and Paralympic champion, died on April 16, 2026, after being struck by a vehicle while riding near his home in McKinney, Texas. He was 54.…
Justin Fairfax obituary: died at age 47
Justin Fairfax, an American politician and former lieutenant governor of Virginia, died on April 16, 2026, in Wakefield, Virginia, at age 47. A Democrat, he served as Virginia’s 41st lieutenant…
Obituary: Craig Krampf, dead at age 80
Craig Krampf, an American drummer, died on April 16, 2026, at age 80. Born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 25, 1945, he worked as a drummer, percussionist, arranger, record producer…
Klaus Ihlenfeld has died at age 92
Klaus Ihlenfeld died on April 15, 2026. Tags Artists, 15 April 2026, America, Germany, Ihlenfeld, Klaus, April 15, April 2026