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 in 1952. During 23 years of Navy service, he commanded… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026
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, Ottinger represented New York in the House from 1965 to… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026
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 parts of three seasons, from 1957 until 1959, for the… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026
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 School before playing at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026
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 in the 1980s with songwriting partner Tom Kelly. Together they… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026
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 Maureen Shattuck in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on October 30, 1934, she… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
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 writer from 1963 to 2025. His films focused on American… · 16 February 2026 · February 2026
American entertainment lawyer · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 14
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 1996 and for the Broncos from 1996 to 2003. He… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
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 54. Born Edward Stanton Johnson III in New York City… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
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 an Alabama businessman and real estate developer. Barber served as… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
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 incumbent Republican Richard F. Davis, he later served as majority… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
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 worked over a five-decade career that included scenery and lighting… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
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 acting professionally on stage in 1952 at the Gateway Playhouse… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
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 box-office hits including Young Guns, Dead Ringers, Major League, True… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
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, including "Driven by Fear: Epidemics and Isolation in San Francisco's… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
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 active from 1966 to 1970, drawing members from several Orlando-based… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
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 University, where his thesis advisor was Arthur Rosenthal. He was… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
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 PageMaker, the first consumer-use desktop publishing software. Brainerd coined the… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
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 from 1947 to 1950 before returning as an assistant coach… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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 to 2022 on KCRW, the Los Angeles public radio station,… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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 global social justice, Third World poverty, underdevelopment and debt. She… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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, throwing and batting right-handed. Born on November 8, 1940, he… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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 itself on the New York hardcore and metal scene through… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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 and rhythm guitarist Andy Hull, with lead guitarist Robert McDowell… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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 The Monster Squad, Cain in RoboCop 2, The Ripper in… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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 graduate from the University of Maryland, College Park. Coates later… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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 71. Born in Laconia on December 5, 1954, he had… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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 at McGill University. Born in Albany, New York, on January… · America · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
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, where he also directed the Human Motivation Program. Deci was… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
American philanthropist and local historian · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 12 · Anderson
Alex Caldiero, an American poet, died on February 13, 2026. Born Alissandru Francesco Caldiero in Licodia Eubea, near Catania, Sicily, in 1949, he immigrated to the United States at age nine and was raised in Manhattan and Brooklyn. He attended… · Italy · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
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 served as the founding director of the Appalshop Archive. Barret… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Joseph Halpern, an Israeli-born American computer scientist and professor at Cornell University, died on February 13, 2026, at age 72. Born in Israel in 1953, he studied mathematics at the University of Toronto, earning a B.S. in 1975, and later… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Roy Face, the American baseball player best known for his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, died on February 12, 2026. A right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1969, he spent almost his entire career with Pittsburgh… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
John Shirreffs, an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, died on February 12, 2026, at age 80. Born John Alexander Shirreffs on June 1, 1945, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, he began training Thoroughbreds in California in 1978. His most notable victory came… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
George Howard Bunting Jr., an American politician and member of the Delaware Democratic Party, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 81. He represented District 20 in the Delaware State Senate from 1996 to 2013. Bunting previously served… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
2026 Tumbler Ridge shooting, an American mass murderer in the Tumbler Ridge shooting, died on February 12, 2026, following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. On February 10, 2026, Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother and half-brother… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Suicide
Robert Daverman, an American topologist, died on February 12, 2026. Robert Jay Daverman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 28, 1941. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Calvin College in 1963 and pursued doctoral study under R. H.… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Pat Collins, an American football coach and the seventh head football coach for Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, Louisiana, died on February 12, 2026. He was 84. Born on August 20, 1941, Collins graduated from Louisiana Tech before becoming a… · India · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
George Quincey Lumsden Jr., an American diplomat, died on February 11, 2026, at age 95. A Career Foreign Service Officer, he served as American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Arab Emirates from July 2, 1982, until January 28,… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Bud Cort, the American actor best known for his role in "Harold and Maude," died on February 11, 2026, at age 77. Born Walter Edward Cox in Rye, New York, on March 29, 1948, he was known for his unorthodox… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
James Van Der Beek, an American actor known for his role as Dawson Leery on "Dawson’s Creek," died on February 11, 2026, at age 48. Born on March 8, 1977, in Cheshire, Connecticut, he worked as an actor from 1992… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Jerry Kennedy, an American record producer, songwriter and guitarist, died on February 11, 2026. Born Jerry Glenn Kennedy in Shreveport, Louisiana, on August 10, 1940, he worked in country music and rock and roll and was active from 1961 to… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
William Leo Nyhan, an American physician and co-discoverer of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, died on February 11, 2026, at age 99. Born in Boston on March 13, 1926, he later served as professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Dean G. Auten, an American politician, died on February 11, 2026, at age 88. Born in Gaston County, North Carolina, on September 6, 1937, he attended Appalachian State Teachers College. A Republican, Auten served in the Georgia House of Representatives… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael Proctor, an American football player and quarterback in the Arena Football League, World League of American Football and Canadian Football League, died on February 11, 2026. Nicknamed "the General," he played college football for the Murray State Racers, where… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Jeffrey Evangelos, an American politician from Maine, died on February 11, 2026. He was an unenrolled member of the Maine House of Representatives, serving four two-year terms between 2012 and 2022. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1952, Evangelos earned degrees… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Mark Smith, an American football player who played defensive tackle in the National Football League and for the Arizona Cardinals, died on February 10, 2026, at age 51. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he played college football for the Auburn Tigers… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
King T. Leatherbury, an American racehorse trainer, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 92. Born King Taylor Leatherbury on March 26, 1933, in Shady Side, Maryland, he was a Thoroughbred trainer who ranked fifth all-time in wins… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
András Riedlmayer, a Hungarian-born American art historian and librarian, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Budapest in 1947, he studied at the University of Chicago and at Princeton University, where he lectured in Ottoman history and Near Eastern Studies.… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Ed Crane, an American libertarian activist and co-founder of the Cato Institute, died on February 10, 2026. He was 81. Crane, whose full name was Edward Harrison Crane, served as president of the Cato Institute until October 2012. In the… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Shelly Desai, an Indian-born American actor best known for his work in "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "Men of a Certain Age," died on February 10, 2026, in Los Angeles at the age of 90. Born Shailesh H. Desai… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Edward Harrison Crane, an American libertarian activist and co-founder of the Cato Institute, died on February 10, 2026, at age 81. Crane served as the institute’s president until October 2012. In the 1970s, he was among the most active leaders… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026
Don Nigro, an American playwright, died on February 9, 2026. Born on September 30, 1949, in Canton, Ohio, he wrote plays including Anima Mundi and The Dark Sonnets of the Lady, both of which were nominated for the National Repertory… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Gary Blaylock, an American baseball player and right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees, died on February 9, 2026. Born Gary Nelson Blaylock in Clarkton, Missouri, he appeared in Major League Baseball during the… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Gail R. Martin, an American biologist, died on February 9, 2026. She was known for her pioneering work on the isolation of pluripotent stem cells from normal embryos, for which she coined the term “embryonic stem cells.” Martin also was… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Garland Green, an American soul singer and pianist, died on February 9, 2026. Born Garfield Green Jr. on June 14, 1942, in Dunleith, Mississippi, he was the tenth of 11 children. He lived in Mississippi until 1958, then moved to… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Chris Gilbert, an American college football player for the Texas Longhorns, died on February 9, 2026, at age 79. Born in Houston, Texas, in 1946, he ran for 3,231 yards in 29 games at the University of Texas from 1966… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
William Perry Flatt, an American animal and nutritional scientist, died on February 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in Newbern, Tennessee, on June 17, 1931, he was the son of Carl Flatt. He graduated as valedictorian of Trimble High School… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Tracy Scroggins, an American football player who spent his entire 10-year career with the Detroit Lions, died on February 9, 2026, at age 56. Scroggins played as a defensive end and linebacker for the Lions in the National Football League.… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026
Phil Krueger, an American racing driver, died on February 9, 2026. Phillip Eugene Krueger competed in the CART Indy car series over nine seasons from 1981 to 1986, in 1988 and 1989, and again in 1991, making 23 career starts.… · 09 February 2026 · February 2026 · Krüeger
Augusta Lynn Bolles, an American anthropologist, died on February 8, 2026. She was 76. Bolles was professor emerita of women’s studies and affiliate faculty in anthropology, African American studies, American studies, comparative literature and the Latin American studies center at… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Heart Failure
Ernest Morrell, an American scholar and music executive, died on February 8, 2026. He was an academic in English and Africana Studies and, in 2024, served as the Coyle Professor in Literacy Education at Notre Dame, director of the Notre… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Hannah Henry, a Canadian triathlete, died on February 8, 2026, at age 26. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, on October 27, 1999, she began competing in triathlon at age 9 and later attended Mount Douglas Secondary School before moving to… · America · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Terry L. Fields, an American politician, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 66. A Democrat, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, representing the 14th District, which included parts of downtown Jacksonville… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Owen Donohoe, an American politician from Kansas who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, died on February 8, 2026, at age 80. He represented the 39th district from 2007 to 2013 and again from 2019… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Blake Garrett, an American actor, died on February 8, 2026, at age 33. Born Nolan Blake Garrett on September 14, 1992, in Austin, Texas, he was an American film and stage actor best known for his role as Plug in… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026
Kirk Francis, an American sound engineer, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 78. He won the Academy Award for sound on The Bourne Ultimatum in 2008 and received an Academy Award nomination for L.A. Confidential in 1998.… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Daniel Boyd, an American filmmaker and academic, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on September 14, 1956, he was also an author and communications professor. Boyd taught at West Virginia State… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
William B. Steele, an American major general and two-star general of the U.S. Army, died on February 7, 2026, at age 96. He commanded the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Steele graduated from the University of Georgia… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Brad Arnold, the American singer and lead vocalist of 3 Doors Down, died on February 7, 2026, at age 47. Born Bradley Kirk Arnold in Escatawpa, Mississippi, on September 27, 1978, he co-founded the rock band in 1996 with Todd… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
David J. Farber, an American computer scientist and professor of computer science, died on February 7, 2026, at age 91. He was noted for major contributions to programming languages and computer networking and served as distinguished professor and co-director of… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Adriano Lima, the Brazilian Paralympic swimmer, died on February 7, 2026, of bone cancer in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, at the age of 52. Born in Natal on June 21, 1973, he competed in international elite competitions and… · America · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Cabell Tennis, an American Episcopal prelate and former Bishop of Delaware, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Hampton, Virginia, on October 24, 1932, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from the College of William… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Terrance Gore, an American professional baseball outfielder who debuted in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Royals, died on February 7, 2026. He was 34. Gore also played for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Gabriel P. Weisberg, an American art historian and educator, died on February 7, 2026. He was 83. A native of New York City, he earned a bachelor’s degree from New York University in 1963, followed by a master’s degree in… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
Barry Wilburn, an American football player who played cornerback in the NFL and CFL, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 9, 1963, he played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by… · Britain · Canada · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Jeffrey Carver, an American science fiction author, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Cleveland on August 25, 1949, he graduated from Brown University and lived outside Boston, Massachusetts, with his family. His 2000 novel… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
George R. Rossman, an American mineralogist and academic, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He was the Professor of Mineralogy at the California Institute of Technology. Born George Robert Rossman on August 3, 1944, in La… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame football player and longtime radio color commentator, died on February 6, 2026, at age 91. Christian Adolph Jurgensen III was a quarterback for 18 seasons in the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles… · America · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
John Wheeler, an American actor known for his work on "Star Trek: The Original Series," died on February 6, 2026. Wheeler was born Johnnie Lee Wheeler Jr. on June 20, 1930, in Corsicana, Texas, and graduated from the University of… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Robert J. Plemmons, an American mathematician who specialized in computational mathematics, died on February 6, 2026. He was the emeritus Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Wake Forest University. In 1979, he co-authored the book "Nonnegative… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Richard W. Mansbach, an American political scientist, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Brooklyn on January 3, 1943, he studied political science, history, and Spanish at Swarthmore College, graduating in 1964. He then attended the University of Oxford as… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Tres Chicas, the American country musician and alternative country group from Raleigh, North Carolina, died on February 6, 2026. The group formed in 1999 after Lynn Blakey, Caitlin Cary and Tonya Lamm began singing together, following meetings that had brought… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Afleet Alex, the American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in 2005, died on February 6, 2026, at age 23. Owned by the Cash Is King Stable partnership, he was trained by Tim Ritchey and ridden… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
The 128th Georgia General Assembly, an American political body, died on February 6, 2026. It convened its first session on January 13, 1965, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, succeeding the 127th Georgia General Assembly and serving as the… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Reta Holden, an American politician, died on February 6, 2026. Reta Faye Eaves Holden was born on August 7, 1938, to Odie Lee and Floy Triplett Eaves. She served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1992… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
American actor (Will & Grace) · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 5 · Stevenson
Jeff Griffin, an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Reno, Nevada, from 1995 to 2002, died on February 5, 2026. During his tenure, he chaired the Criminal and Social Justice committee of the United States Conference of… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Henry G. Lackey, an American politician from Kentucky, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 78. He served in the Kentucky Senate from 1982 to 1987 and again from 1991 to 1995. First elected in 1981 after the… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Alan Trustman, an American screenwriter best known for The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt and They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, died on February 5, 2026, at age 95. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1930, he was also a lawyer,… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Fred Smith, the American bassist best known for his work with the rock band Television, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 77. Born Fredrick Edward Lefkowitz in New York City on April 10, 1948, he performed with… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026 · Cancer
Troy Poteete, an American Cherokee politician and jurist, died on February 5, 2026, at age 70. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on March 6, 1955, he served on the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council from 1991 to 1999, representing the Three Rivers… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Ray Handley, an American football coach best known for leading the New York Giants, died on February 5, 2026, at age 81. Handley was the Giants’ head coach from 1991 to 1992, a two-season tenure that was marked by turmoil.… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Greg Brown, an American musician and songwriter known for his work with Cake and Deathray, died on February 5, 2026. Born Gregory Paul Brown in Sacramento, California, on January 3, 1970, he was a founding member of Cake and played… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Stanley Zdonik, an American computer scientist and academic, died on February 5, 2026. He was 78. Zdonik specialized in database management systems and was a tenured professor of computer science at Brown University. Born in Boston, he lived in the… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Lloyd Monsen, an American soccer player, died on February 5, 2026. A forward and baseball pitcher, he spent eleven seasons in the American Soccer League and also played in the German American Soccer League and National Soccer League of New… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026