Richard Mauer dead at age 76
Richard Mauer, an American investigative journalist, died on February 23, 2026. Born Richard David Mauer on May 29, 1949, in The Bronx, New York, he graduated from the Bronx High…
Famous Dead People from America
Over 31,000 obituaries for famous people from America who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
David Chadwick, died aged 81
David Chadwick, an American Zen Buddhist priest and writer, died on February 23, 2026. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 9, 1945, he moved to California in 1966 to…
Charles S. Dean Sr. dies at 86
Charles S. Dean Sr., an American politician who served in the Florida Legislature, died on February 23, 2026, at age 86. A Republican, he served in the Florida Senate from…
Obituary: Sondra Lee, dead at age 97
Sondra Lee, an American actress, dancer and teacher known for her Broadway work, died on February 23, 2026. Born Sondra Lee Gash in Newark, New Jersey, on September 30, 1928,…
Gary Dontzig obituary: died at age 79
Gary Dontzig, an American television producer, screenwriter and actor, died on February 23, 2026, at age 79. He worked as a writer and producer on television programs including "Murphy Brown,"…
Robert Carradine died at age 71
Robert Carradine, an American actor known for starring as Lewis Skolnick in the Revenge of the Nerds films and Sam McGuire in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire, died on…
Ulysses Jenkins dead at age 79
Ulysses Jenkins, an American visual artist known for video art, died on February 23, 2026. Born in Los Angeles on September 19, 1946, he developed an interest in art during…
Obituary: Monti Rock III, dead at age 86
Monti Rock III, the American singer known for "Get Dancin'," died on February 23, 2026, at age 86. Born Joseph Moses Montanez Jr. on May 29, 1939, in New York…
Stephanie Kugelman obituary: died at age 78
Stephanie Kugelman, an American advertising executive and branding expert, died on February 23, 2026, in New York City at age 78. She was a past vice chairman and chief strategic…
Doctor R. Crants passed away at age 81
Doctor R. Crants, an American businessman and co-founder of the Corrections Corporation of America, died on February 22, 2026. He was 81. Born Doctor Robert Crants in Salamanca, New York,…
Luci4 passed away at age 23
James Dear, known professionally as Luci4, was an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer, died on February 22, 2026, at age 23. Born in Los Angeles, he began making music…
Obituary: Joan Huber, dead at age 100
Joan Huber, an American sociologist and professor of sociology at Ohio State University, died on February 22, 2026. Born on October 17, 1925, in Bluffton, Ohio, she taught at the…
Iris Cantor died at age 95
Iris Cantor, an American philanthropist, died on February 22, 2026. Based in New York City and Los Angeles, she led the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, which donated several…
Hans-Dieter Sues has died at age 70
Hans-Dieter Sues, a German-born American paleontologist and Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, died…
Eugene G. Sander passes away at age 90
Eugene G. Sander, an American academic and former president of the University of Arizona, died on February 22, 2026, at the age of 90. He served as president from 2011…
Ronyell Whitaker death at age 46
Ronyell Whitaker, an American football player who played as a cornerback in the National Football League and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died on February 21, 2026. He was 46.…
Melody McCray-Miller dies at 69
Melody McCray-Miller, an American politician from Kansas, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 69. A Democrat, she represented the 89th district in the Kansas House of Representatives…
Obituary: Kara Braxton, dead at age 43
Kara Braxton, an American professional basketball player who competed in the Women's National Basketball Association from 2005 to 2014, died on February 21, 2026, at age 43. Born in Jackson,…
Walter Pawelkiewicz died at age 77
Walter Pawelkiewicz, a German-born American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 49th district from 1999 to 2009, died on February 21, 2026, at the age…
Dan Simmons has died at age 77
Dan Simmons, an American science fiction and horror writer, died on February 21, 2026, at age 77. Born Daniel Joseph Simmons in Peoria, Illinois, on April 4, 1948, he was…
Phil Sobocinski passed away at age 80
Phil Sobocinski, an American football player who was a center for the Atlanta Falcons, died on February 21, 2026, at age 80. Born in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 6,…
Bill Mazeroski dies at age 89
Bill Mazeroski, the American Hall of Fame baseball player who spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, died on February 21, 2026. A second baseman known…
Obituary: Karen Shaw Petrou, dead at age 72
Karen Shaw Petrou, an American financial analyst and co-founder of Federal Financial Analytics, died on February 21, 2026, of cancer in Washington, D.C., at the age of 72. Born Karen…
Obituary: Willie Colón, dead at age 75
Willie Colón, an American salsa musician and actor, died on February 21, 2026. Born William Anthony Colón Román on April 28, 1950, he began his career as a trombonist and…
Richard Felciano dies at age 95
Richard Felciano, an American composer, died on February 21, 2026, in San Francisco at the age of 95. Born in Santa Rosa, California, on December 7, 1930, he studied at…
Obituary: Dean Schrempp, dead at age 90
Dean D. Schrempp, an American politician and Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 90. He represented District 28A…
Guyle Fielder, died aged 95
Guyle Fielder, an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre known for his time with the Seattle Totems and in the Western Hockey League, died on February 21, 2026, at age…
Rondale Moore has died at age 25
Rondale Moore, an American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League and played for the Arizona Cardinals, died on February 21, 2026. He was 25.…
Johnny Johns died at age 74
Johnny Johns, an American figure skater and coach, died on February 20, 2026, at age 74. Johns competed in ice dancing with Mary Campbell, winning the 1973 U.S. national title…
Aron Stewart dies at age 75
Aron Stewart, an American college basketball player for the Richmond Spiders, died on February 20, 2026. Stewart played for Richmond from 1972 to 1974, appearing in 44 games and scoring…
Layton Freborg dies at 92
Layton W. Freborg, an American politician in North Dakota, died on February 20, 2026, at age 92 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He represented the 8th district in the North…
Tom Vickers, died aged 89
Tom Vickers, an American politician and member of the Nebraska Legislature from 1979 to 1987, died on February 20, 2026, at age 89. A Democrat from Nebraska, he represented the…
Rod Monroe passed away at age 83
Rod Monroe, an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and Senate, died on February 20, 2026, at age 83. Monroe served in the Oregon House from…
Obituary: William Q. MacLean Jr., dead at age 91
William Q. MacLean Jr., an American politician, died on February 20, 2026, at age 91. He served in the Massachusetts General Court from 1961 to 1993, including 20 years in…
Obituary: Joseph L. Green, dead at age 95
Joseph L. Green, an American science-fiction author and charter member of the Science Fiction Writers of America, died on February 20, 2026, at age 95. Born in Compass Lake in…
Frank Booker death at age 61
Frank Booker, the American basketball player who starred at Bowling Green State University and later gained prominence in Iceland, died on February 20, 2026. Frank Alonzo Booker was 61. Born…
Eric Dane died at age 53
Eric Dane, an American actor known for his role on "Grey's Anatomy," died on February 19, 2026. Born Eric William Melvin on November 9, 1972, he appeared in multiple television…
David Heywood Swartz passed away at age 83
David Heywood Swartz, an American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Belarus, died on February 19, 2026. Born in Chicago on March 3, 1942, he served as chargé d'affaires…
Swietlan Kraczyna obituary: died at age 85
Swietlan Kraczyna, an American painter, died on February 19, 2026. He was known as a painter and printmaker in Florence and Barga, Italy, and his work was held in private…
Joanne Bland dead at age 72
Joanne Bland, an American civil rights activist, died on February 19, 2026. Born Jo Ann Blackmon in Selma, Alabama, on July 29, 1953, Bland was a highly active participant in…
Giovanni Fazio passes away at age 92
Giovanni Fazio, an American physicist, died on February 19, 2026. He was an astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian who initiated and participated in multiple observation…
KNKX dead at age 87
KNKX, an American jazz radio host best known for The Art of Jazz, died on February 19, 2026. KNKX is a public radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving…
Barry Knight dead at age 71
Barry Dean Knight, an American politician and farmer who served in the Virginia House of Delegates, died on February 19, 2026, at age 71. A Republican, he represented the 98th…
Derrick Clark passed away at age 54
Derrick Lee Clark, an American football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos, died on February 19, 2026, at age 54. Born in Apopka, Florida, on May…
Isaiah Zagar dead at age 86
Isaiah Zagar, an American mosaic artist based in Philadelphia, died on February 19, 2026, at age 86. He completed more than 200 murals, mainly in mixed media and primarily in…
Obituary: William M. Bugg, dead at age 95
William M. Bugg, an American physicist, died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 95. Born William Maurice Bugg in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 23, 1931, he attended…
Carl Marcellino passed away at age 83
Carl Marcellino, an American politician who served in the New York State Senate from 1995 to 2018, died on February 18, 2026, at age 83. A Republican, he represented the…
Karen Glaser obituary: died at age 71
Karen Glaser, an American underwater photographer, died on February 18, 2026, of complications from Parkinson’s disease. Born on June 12, 1954, she began her career as a printer before turning…
Clyde Maughan passes away at age 99
Clyde Maughan, an American electrical engineer, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 99. He worked with GE Power and Maughan Engineering Consultants in Schenectady, New York. In…
Norman Francis death at age 94
Norman Francis, an American academic who served as president of Xavier University of Louisiana, died on February 18, 2026, at age 94. He led the university from 1968 to 2015,…
Lil Poppa dead at age 25
Lil Poppa, the American rapper, singer and songwriter born Janarious Mykel Wheeler, died on February 18, 2026, at age 25. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, he rose to prominence with…
Mike Wagner, died aged 76
Michael Robert Wagner, an American football player who was a safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, died on February 18, 2026, at age 76. Wagner played 10 seasons with the Steelers…
Chester Clem, died aged 88
Chester Clem, an American politician and attorney in Florida, died on February 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Chester Earl Clem Jr. was born in Sanford, Florida, on December…
Scott Tinsley died at age 62
Scott Tinsley, an American football coach, died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 62. He served as head football coach at West Virginia State University in Institute, West…
Richard Stika dies at age 68
Richard Stika, an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Knoxville from 2009 to 2023, died on February 17, 2026. Born Richard Frank Stika on July 4, 1957,…
Obituary: Susan Sheehan, dead at age 88
Susan Sheehan, an American writer and author of Is There No Place on Earth for Me?, died on February 17, 2026. Born Susanna Maria Sachsel in Vienna, Austria, on August…
Ray Reach dead at age 77
Ray Reach, an American musician, died on February 17, 2026, at age 77. Born Raymond Everett Reach Jr. in Birmingham, Alabama, he worked as a pianist, vocalist, guitarist, composer, arranger,…
Death of William Milam at age 89
William Milam, an American diplomat and senior policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., died on February 17, 2026, at age 89. Born in…
Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber died at age 70
Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber, an Austrian-born American academic and founding director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University, died on February 17, 2026. He taught at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson…
Edward Hoagland dies at age 93
Edward Hoagland, the American author best known for his nature and travel writing, died on February 17, 2026, at age 93. Born Edward Morley Hoagland in Manhattan, New York City,…
Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise, died aged 34
Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise, an American actress, died on February 17, 2026. Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise was an American reality television series that premiered on April 9, 2024,…
Jesse Jackson has died at age 84
Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights activist and politician, died on February 17, 2026, at age 84. Born Jesse Louis Burns in Greenville, South Carolina, he was an ordained Baptist…
Death of Joachim Kempin at age 83
Joachim Kempin, a German-born American businessman and former senior vice president of Microsoft, died on February 17, 2026. He ran Microsoft’s division selling operating software to PC manufacturers for 15…
Doug Moe passed away at age 87
Doug Moe, an American basketball coach who led the Denver Nuggets, died on February 17, 2026, at age 87. Born Douglas Edwin Moe on September 21, 1938, in New York…
Bobby Henrich, died aged 87
Bobby Henrich, an American baseball player who played for the Cincinnati Redlegs and Reds, died on February 16, 2026. Robert Edward Henrich was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played…
Bo Lamar, died aged 74
Dwight "Bo" Lamar, an American basketball player, died on February 16, 2026, at age 74. Born April 7, 1951, in Columbus, Ohio, he was raised there and attended East High…
Billy Steinberg dies at 74
Billy Steinberg, an American songwriter known for "Like a Virgin," died on February 16, 2026, at age 75. Born William Endfield Steinberg in Fresno, California, he achieved his greatest success…
Jane Baer passed away at age 91
Jane Baer, a Canadian-American animator known for her work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died on February 16, 2026, in Van Nuys, California, at the age of 91. Born Jane…
Frederick Wiseman obituary: died at age 96
Frederick Wiseman, an American filmmaker, died on February 16, 2026, at age 96. Born in Boston in 1930, he worked as a documentarian, theater director, editor, actor, producer, director and…
Ancella Bickley dead at age 95
Ancella Bickley, an American historian who was involved in the preservation of African American history in West Virginia, died on February 16, 2026, at age 95. Born in Huntington, West…
Linda Seger has died at age 80
Linda Seger, an American author and screenwriting consultant, died on February 16, 2026, at age 80. Best known for her books on screenwriting, she was born in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and…
Avel Gordly passes away at age 79
Avel Gordly, an American politician and activist in Oregon, died on February 16, 2026. She was 79. Gordly was born in Portland on February 13, 1947, and became the first…
Tyrone G. Martin has died at age 95
Tyrone G. Martin, an American Navy commander and naval historian, died on February 16, 2026. He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, on June 5, 1930, and was commissioned through NROTC…
Death of Richard Ottinger at age 97
Richard Ottinger, an American politician and attorney who served in the United States House of Representatives, died on February 16, 2026. He was 97. A member of the Democratic Party,…
Death of Susan Grode at age 86
American entertainment lawyer Died on Sunday February 15th 2026
Death of Robert Duvall at age 95
Robert Duvall, an American actor, filmmaker, and producer best known for his later-20th-century Hollywood roles, died on February 15, 2026, at age 95. Born in San Diego, California, he began…
David Hays obituary: died at age 95
David Hays, an American scenic and lighting designer, died on February 15, 2026, in Essex, Connecticut. He was the founding artistic director of the National Theatre of the Deaf and…
Morgan Creek Entertainment dies at age 90
Morgan Creek Entertainment, the American film production company co-founded by James G. Robinson and Joe Roth, died on February 15, 2026. Founded in 1987, the studio released a string of…
Guenter B. Risse passes away at age 93
Guenter B. Risse, an American medical historian, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 28, 1932, he wrote numerous books,…
We the obituary: died at age -1
We the People, the American guitarist associated with the Orlando garage rock band We the People, died on February 15, 2026. The band formed in late 1965 and was professionally…
Theodore Seio Chihara death at age 96
Theodore Seio Chihara, an American mathematician, died on February 15, 2026. He worked on orthogonal polynomials and introduced the Al-Salam–Chihara, Brenke–Chihara and Chihara–Ismail polynomials. Chihara earned his PhD from Purdue…
Paul Brainerd obituary: died at age 78
Paul Brainerd, an American businessman, computer programmer and philanthropist who co-founded the Aldus Corporation, died on February 15, 2026, at age 78. In 1984, he helped establish Aldus, which released…
Neal Dahlen dead at age 85
Neal Dahlen, an American football administrator who worked for the Denver Broncos, died on February 15, 2026. He was 85. Dahlen worked for the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to…
Tre’ Johnson has died at age 54
Tre' Johnson, an American football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns, died on February 15, 2026, at age…
George W. Barber dead at age 85
George W. Barber, an American museum owner and philanthropist, died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 85. Born George Warren Barber Jr. on September 11, 1940, he was…
Obituary: John Viola, dead at age 75
John Viola, an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives for District 26, died on February 15, 2026. Elected in 1998 after defeating…
Joe Nossek has died at age 85
Joseph Rudolph Nossek, an American baseball player, coach and scout for the Minnesota Twins, died on February 14, 2026. He was 85. Nossek played Major League Baseball as an outfielder,…
Merauder dead at age -1
Merauder, an American guitarist associated with the band Merauder, died on February 14, 2026. Merauder was an American metalcore band from New York City, formed in 1990. The group established…
Manchester Orchestra dead at age 42
Manchester Orchestra, the American rock drummer for the Atlanta indie rock band Manchester Orchestra, died on February 14, 2026. The band formed in 2004 and was led by singer, songwriter…
Tom Noonan died at age 74
Thomas Patrick Noonan, an American actor, director and screenwriter, died on February 14, 2026, at age 74. He was best known for playing Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter, Frankenstein's Monster in…
Elaine J. Coates died at age 88
Elaine J. Coates, an American social worker and educator, died on February 14, 2026. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 15, 1937, she was the first African American woman to…
Harry Bean passes away at age -1
Harry Bean, an American politician in New Hampshire and Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, died on February 14, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of…
David Harpp dead at age -1
David Harpp, a Canadian chemist and science communicator, died on February 14, 2026, at age 89. He was an award-winning university professor and held the Tomlinson Chair in Science Education…
Death of Edward L. Deci at age 83
Edward L. Deci, an American psychologist and academic, died on February 14, 2026. He was professor of psychology and Gowen Professor in the social sciences at the University of Rochester,…
Joe Stowell dies at age 99
Joe Stowell, an American basketball player and coach for the Bradley Braves, died on February 14, 2026, at age 99. Stowell attended Bradley University and played on its basketball team…
Obituary: Michael Silverblatt, dead at age 73
Michael Silverblatt, an American literary critic and broadcaster who hosted the nationally syndicated radio program Bookworm, died on February 14, 2026, at age 73. He presented the show from 1989…
Obituary: Susan George, dead at age 91
Susan George, the American-French political and social scientist, activist and writer, died on February 14, 2026. Born Susan Vance Akers on June 29, 1934, in Akron, Ohio, she wrote on…
Robert S. died at age 75
American philanthropist and local historian Died on Friday February 13th 2026
Elizabeth Barret, died aged 74
Elizabeth Barret, an American documentary filmmaker best known for Stranger with a Camera, died on February 13, 2026. She documented Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky through her work at Appalshop and…