Thomas Hines passes away at age 90
Thomas Hines, the American architectural historian and educator, died on July 26, 2026, at age 90. Born Thomas Spight Hines, Jr., in Oxford, Mississippi, he taught at the University of…
Famous Dead People from America
Over 31,000 obituaries for famous people from America who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Richard Lerblance, died aged 80
Richard Lerblance, an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Senate, died on July 25, 2026, aged 80. Born Richard Charles Lerblance on March 9, 1946,…
Charles Sam Faddis has died at age 68
Charles Sam Faddis, an American Central Intelligence Agency officer, died on July 25, 2026, aged 68. Better known as Sam Faddis, he served as a CIA operations officer and was…
Albert Sorensen died at age 94
Albert Sorensen, an American politician and member of the Iowa Senate, died on July 25, 2026, aged 94. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa State Senate from 1991 to…
George Israel dies at 78
George Israel, the American politician who served as mayor of Macon, Georgia, died July 25, 2026, at age 78. Born in Bibb County, Georgia, he later became mayor of Macon,…
Mary de Rachewiltz obituary: died at age 101
Mary de Rachewiltz, the Italian-American writer and poet known for her memoir Discretions, died on July 24, 2026. She was 101. Born Maria Rudge in Brixen, Italy, on July 9,…
Death of Loren Nerell at age 65
Loren Nerell, an American composer and performer of ambient music and Balinese gamelan, died on July 24, 2026. He was 65. Born in Long Beach, California, on November 30, 1960,…
Bert Askson has died at age 80
Bert Askson, an American football player who spent three seasons with the Green Bay Packers and also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints, died on July 24,…
Death of Richard Brickhouse at age 87
Richard Brickhouse, an American NASCAR driver, died on July 24, 2026. Born October 27, 1939, in Rocky Point, North Carolina, he became best known for winning the inaugural Talladega 500…
Jackie Cline obituary: died at age 66
Jackie Cline, an American football player who spent eight seasons as a defensive lineman, died on July 24, 2026. Born on March 13, 1960, in Kansas City, Kansas, he played…
Clemente Marconi passes away at age 60
Clemente Marconi, an Italian archaeologist and art historian known for his work on Greek art and archaeology and the excavations at Selinunte, died on July 24, 2026. Born in Rome…
Lou Koller death at age 59
Lou Koller, the American punk rock singer and founding vocalist of Sick of It All, died on July 24, 2026, at age 59. Born in Queens in 1967, he emerged…
Charles R. Hamm died at age 92
Charles R. Hamm, an American Air Force general and superintendent of the Air Force Academy, died on July 23, 2026, aged 92. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Hamm was…
Jordan Devey died at age 38
Jordan Devey, an American football player who spent time with the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs, died on July 23, 2026, at age 38. Born in American Fork,…
Paul Sanasardo, died aged 97
Paul Sanasardo, the American dancer and choreographer, died on July 23, 2026, at age 97. Born in Chicago on September 15, 1928, to a Sicilian family from Palermo, he studied…
Hope Clarke passes away at age 85
Hope Clarke, an American actress, dancer, vocalist, choreographer and director, died on July 23, 2026, aged 85. Born in Washington, D.C., she built a long career on stage and screen…
Jean-Pierre Dorléac passed away at age 83
Jean-Pierre Dorléac, the French-born American costume designer whose work spanned film, television, theater, variety, opera and burlesque, died on July 23, 2026, aged 83. Born in Toulon, France, on April…
Nicholas Platt dies at age 90
Nicholas Platt, an American diplomat and ambassador who represented the United States in Pakistan, the Philippines and Zambia, died on July 23, 2026, aged 90. Born in New York City…
Bill McGlaughlin died at age 82
Bill McGlaughlin, the American composer and radio host who led the public radio programs Exploring Music and Saint Paul Sunday, died on July 22, 2026. He was 82. Born William…
Chuck Russell, died aged 68
Chuck Russell, the American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors,” “The Blob,” “The Mask,” “Eraser” and “The Scorpion King,” died…
Obituary: Chris Murphy, dead at age 58
Chris Murphy, an American politician and attorney who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, died on July 22, 2026. He represented the 98th District, covering parts of Dorchester…
Mitch Byrd obituary: died at age 63
Mitch Byrd, an American comic book artist and penciller, died on July 22, 2026. Born on July 28, 1962, Byrd began his major comics work on Cat and Mouse, collaborating…
Barbara L. Nichols passed away at age 87
Barbara L. Nichols, an American nurse executive and leader, died on July 22, 2026, at age 87. Born in Waterville, Maine, on July 19, 1939, she became the first Black…
John Sheffield dead at age 89
John Sheffield, a British physicist, died on July 22, 2026, aged 89. Born in London on December 15, 1936, he studied at Imperial College London, where he earned a BSc…
Gordon G. Gallup death at age 85
Gordon G. Gallup, an American psychologist known for his research in biopsychology, died on July 22, 2026, aged 85. He was a professor in the University at Albany’s psychology department…
Obituary: Ruby Kless Sondock, dead at age 100
Ruby Kless Sondock, an American state court judge and former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court, died on July 21, 2026. Born in Houston on April 26, 1926, she…
Death of Scott Brown at age 69
Scott Brown, an American baseball player who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, died on July 21, 2026. Born Scott Edward Brown on August 30, 1956, in DeQuincy, Louisiana, he attended…
Edward Wiley Ray obituary: died at age 99
Edward Wiley Ray, an American songwriter and record producer known professionally as Eddie Ray, died on July 21, 2026. Born on December 21, 1926, he built a career as a…
Kaylee Hottle passed away at age 18
Kaylee Hottle, an American actress known for her roles in Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, died on July 21, 2026, in a traffic collision in…
Edgar C. Otálvora died at age 66
Edgar C. Otálvora, the Venezuelan journalist, writer and historian, died on July 21, 2026. Born Edgar Omar Contreras Otálvora on September 6, 1959, in Tovar, he built a career as…
James Woolsey passes away at age 84
James Woolsey, the American lawyer who served as director of central intelligence from 1993 to 1995, died on July 21, 2026. Born Robert James Woolsey Jr. on September 21, 1941,…
Charles Gaines passes away at age 84
Charles Gaines, the American writer and outdoorsman known for "Pumping Iron," died on July 21, 2026. Born Charles Latham Gaines Jr. in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 6, 1942, he wrote…
John C. Dvorak dies at 80
John C. Dvorak, an American tech writer and broadcaster, died on July 20, 2026, at age 80. He wrote about technology and personal computing for decades, serving as a columnist…
Death of Zale Parry at age 93
Zale Parry, an American scuba diver and actress, died on July 20, 2026. She was 93. Born in Milwaukee on March 19, 1933, Parry became known as a pioneer in…
Carl Kunasek dead at age 94
Carl Kunasek, an American politician who served in the Arizona Senate and Arizona House of Representatives, died July 20, 2026. He was 94. Kunasek, also known as Carl James Kunasek,…
Obituary: Clint Reilly, dead at age 79
Clint Reilly, an American real estate investor and owner of the San Francisco Examiner, died on July 20, 2026. He was 79. Born Clinton Thomas Reilly in Oakland in 1947,…
Charlie Brueckman has died at age 90
Charlie Brueckman, an American football player who played for the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Chargers, died on July 20, 2026. Born Charles William Brueckman on November 23, 1935,…
Peter Lassally obituary: died at age 93
Peter Lassally, the German-born American television executive producer best known for his work on The Tonight Show and later David Letterman programs, died on July 19, 2026. Born in Hamburg…
Obituary: Jim Lindsey, dead at age 81
Jim Lindsey, an American football player who was a running back for the Minnesota Vikings, died on July 19, 2026. Born James Edgar Lindsey on November 24, 1944, in Caldwell,…
Tim Murphy, died aged 73
Tim Murphy, the American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Senate, died on July 19, 2026. He was 73. Murphy represented Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional…
Richard Heinberg passes away at age 75
Richard Heinberg, a writer and educator whose work examined energy, economic and ecological issues, died on July 19, 2026, aged 75. He was known for writing extensively about oil depletion…
Obituary: Patrick Gleeson, dead at age 91
Patrick Gleeson, an American composer and musician, died on July 19, 2026, aged 91. An American musician, synthesizer pioneer, composer and producer, he helped shape electronic music through his work…
Death of Duane Ward at age 62
Duane Ward, the American baseball pitcher who spent parts of his major league career with the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays, died on July 19, 2026. He was 62.…
Sidney H. Griffith passes away at age 87
Sidney H. Griffith, an American academic and professor of Early Christian Studies at the Catholic University of America, died on July 19, 2026. Born on January 1, 1938, Griffith spent…
John Droney death at age 79
John Droney, an American politician and lawyer, died on July 19, 2026. A Connecticut Democrat, he chaired the state party from 1986 to 1992, helping guide Joe Lieberman’s upset Senate…
Dale Steele passes away at age 70
Dale Steele, an American college football coach, died on July 19, 2026, after a career that included leading Campbell University’s revived football program. Born Philip Dale Steele on August 17,…
Denny Sanford passed away at age 90
Denny Sanford, the American banker and philanthropist who founded First Premier Bank, died on July 18, 2026. Born Thomas Denny Sanford on December 23, 1935, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he…
Gianni Cazzola death at age 88
Gianni Cazzola, the Italian jazz drummer, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in San Giovanni in Persiceto on May 9, 1938, he became one of…
Jim Gilstrap dead at age 79
Jim Gilstrap, an American soul singer known for his work with Wonderlove, died on July 18, 2026. Born on November 10, 1946, in Pittsburg, Gilstrap built a long career as…
Death of Alexandria Holloway at age 79
Alexandria Holloway, the founding dean of the Honors College at Miami Dade College and a longtime music educator and academic administrator, died on July 18, 2026, aged 79. Holloway spent…
James R. Urbaniak has died at age 90
James R. Urbaniak, an American orthopedic surgeon who pioneered the practice of replanting amputated body parts, died on July 18, 2026, aged 90. Urbaniak was known in the field for…
Jennifer Finch passed away at age 59
Jennifer Finch, an American musician and photographer best known as the bass player for the punk rock band L7, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 59. Born…
Michael Hendricks dead at age 84
Michael Hendricks, an American-Canadian gay rights activist, died on July 18, 2026. Along with René LeBoeuf, he became one of the most visible advocates in Quebec’s gay-rights movement and was…
Freddy Cannon dies at age 89
Freddy Cannon, the American rock and roll singer best known for "Tallahassee Lassie" and "Palisades Park," died on July 17, 2026. Born Frederick Anthony Picariello Jr. on December 4, 1936,…
Ron Hunt dead at age 85
Ron Hunt, the American baseball player who starred as a second baseman in Major League Baseball, died on July 17, 2026. Born Ronald Kenneth Hunt in St. Louis on February…
Gabriel Antonio Camilo González dies at 88
Gabriel Antonio Camilo González, the Dominican Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of La Vega from 1992 to 2015, died on July 17, 2026. Known as Antonio Camilo, he…
Cleveland Still dies at 91
Cleveland Still, an American singer with the doo-wop group the Dubs, died on July 17, 2026, at age 91. He was part of the vocal group formed in 1956, which…
William Gehrlein obituary: died at age 80
William Gehrlein, an American academic and researcher known for work in social choice theory, decision theory and graph theory, died on July 17, 2026. Born July 1, 1946, Gehrlein earned…
Melvin R. Brown dies at 88
Melvin R. Brown, an American politician and Republican member of the Utah State House of Representatives, died on July 17, 2026. He was 88. Known also as Melvin Richins Brown,…
Rudolph A. Marcus dead at age 102
Rudolph A. Marcus, the Canadian-born American chemist who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on electron transfer reactions, died on July 16, 2026. He was 102.…
Lattie F. Coor, died aged 89
Lattie F. Coor, an American university administrator and professor of public policy who led the University of Vermont and Arizona State University, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Phoenix…
Norman Ravitch passed away at age 89
Norman Ravitch, an American historian and professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Riverside, died on July 16, 2026. Born on January 1, 1936, he spent part of…
René Urtreger, died aged 92
René Urtreger, the French bebop pianist and composer, died on July 16, 2026. He was 92. Born in Paris on July 6, 1934, Urtreger became known as a jazz musician…
Chiang C. Mei dead at age 91
Chiang C. Mei, an American physicist and fluid dynamicist whose work influenced civil, environmental and coastal engineering, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Wuhan on April 4, 1935, Mei,…
Alan Walden death at age 83
Alan Walden, an American music manager, publisher, booking agent and promoter known for his work with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Otis Redding, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Macon, Georgia,…
Denise Oliver-Velez dies at 78
Denise Oliver-Velez, an American activist and community organizer, died on July 15, 2026. She was 78. Born Denise Roberts Oliver on August 1, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, she became…
Randolph Thummel died at age 80
Randolph Thummel, an American chemist, died on July 15, 2026, aged 80. He was known for work in organic and inorganic chemistry and taught at the University of Houston, where…
John Esposito dies at age 86
John Esposito, the American academic and scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, died on July 15, 2026. Born John Louis Esposito on May 19, 1940, in Brooklyn, he taught…
Plas Johnson dies at 94
Plas Johnson, the American soul-jazz saxophonist widely known for his tenor saxophone solo on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme," died on July 15, 2026. He was 94. Born Plas…
John Kirby dead at age 75
John Kirby, an American actor and acting coach, died on July 15, 2026, at age 75. He was known for playing Frank, the bartender, in the miniseries "Nutcracker: Money, Madness…
Hal Williams, died aged 91
Hal Williams, the American actor known for roles on Sanford and Son, The Waltons and 227, died on July 15, 2026. Born Halroy Candis Williams in Columbus, Ohio, on December…
Richard J. Estes passed away at age 85
Richard J. Estes, an American academic and professor emeritus of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, died on July 15, 2026, at the age…
Death of Janice McNair at age 89
Janice McNair, the American businesswoman who co-founded and owned the Houston Texans, died on July 14, 2026. Born Janice Suber in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on September 30, 1936, she…
William Wisher Jr. death at age 71
William Wisher Jr., an American screenwriter known for his work on The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, died on July 14, 2026. Born on May 23, 1955, he worked…
John E. Steele passes away at age 77
John E. Steele, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, died on July 14, 2026. He was 77. Known as John…
Guy Tudor death at age 91
Guy Tudor, an American ornithologist, bird illustrator and conservationist, died on July 14, 2026, aged 91. A self-taught artist as well as a naturalist, he helped document and preserve nature…
Lee Underwood, died aged 87
Lee Underwood, an American musician and journalist who played lead guitar with Tim Buckley for much of Buckley’s career, died on July 14, 2026. Born on January 1, 1938, Underwood…
Obituary: Joe Caldwell, dead at age 97
Joe Caldwell, an American television writer whose credits included NBC Matinee Theater, The Secret Storm and Dark Shadows, died on July 13, 2026. Born Joseph Kerwin Caldwell on October 2,…
Obituary: Jameson Currier, dead at age 70
Jameson Currier, an American writer, died on July 13, 2026, at age 70. Born in Marietta, Georgia, on October 16, 1955, he wrote as a novelist, short story writer, poet,…
Mike Browning has died at age 61
Mike Browning, an American heavy metal drummer and singer, died on July 13, 2026. Born Michael George Browning on May 26, 1964, in Tampa, Florida, he began playing drums at…
Charlie King dies at age 83
Charlie King, an American football player who played defensive back for the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, died on July 13, 2026. He was 83. Born Charles Ronnie King…
Pat Oliphant dead at age 90
Pat Oliphant, the Australian-born American political cartoonist whose work tracked American and global politics for more than six decades, died on July 13, 2026. Born Patrick Bruce Oliphant in Adelaide…
Harry Swinney obituary: died at age 87
Harry Swinney, the American physicist known for work in pattern formation and fluid dynamics experiments, died on July 13, 2026. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, on April 10, 1939, he was…
Death of Fred Dudley at age 81
Fred Dudley, an American politician and attorney who served in the Florida Senate from 1986 to 1998, died July 13, 2026. He was born in Fort Myers on November 8,…
Dudley Laufman obituary: died at age 95
Dudley Laufman, an American contra dance caller and musician who helped spur the 20th-century revival of contra dancing, died on July 13, 2026. He was 95. Born in Newton, Massachusetts,…
Death of Mary Morello at age 102
Mary Morello died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 102. An American activist and founder of Parents for Rock and Rap, she was also known as the mother…
Kent Carpenter, died aged 73
Kent Carpenter, an American marine biologist who spent much of his career based in the Philippines, died on July 12, 2026. Born on January 20, 1953, he earned a bachelor’s…
Mary Otis Stevens, died aged 98
Mary Otis Stevens, an American architect, died on July 12, 2026. She was born in New York City on March 28, 1928, and built her career in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Stevens…
Obituary: Vernon Taylor, dead at age 88
Vernon Taylor, an American rockabilly singer, died on July 12, 2026, at age 88. Born Walton Alderton on November 9, 1937, he grew up in a Baptist family and was…
Kent E. Carpenter has died at age 73
Kent E. Carpenter, an American marine biologist and professor of biological sciences at Old Dominion University, died on July 12, 2026. He was a researcher in marine biology and ichthyology…
Wai Ching Ho, died aged 82
Wai Ching Ho died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 82. She was a Hong Kong actress whose screen credits included Daredevil, Iron Fist and Turning Red. Born…
Scott Bryce dies at 68
Scott Bryce, an American actor best known for his work on "As the World Turns," died on July 12, 2026. Born Scott Macalister Bryce in New York City on January…
Leon Fuller passed away at age 87
Leon Fuller, an American football coach who served as head coach at Colorado State and as defensive coordinator for the Texas Longhorns, died on July 11, 2026, at the age…
Gunter Stein dies at 84
Gunter Stein, a German-American electrical engineer, died on July 11, 2026. Born on July 16, 1941, in Bordesholm, Germany, he emigrated to the United States with his family in 1954.…
Yahiya Emerick has died at age 55
Yahiya Emerick, an American author and scholar, died on July 11, 2026. Born John Joseph Emerick, he became known as a prolific American Muslim writer and educator whose work focused…
Robert W. Cole dead at age 95
Robert W. Cole, the American conductor, impresario and arts administrator who led Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley, died on July 11, 2026, of complications from a stroke.…
Bob Farrell has died at age 77
Bob Farrell, an American Christian musician and songwriter best known for his work in the duo Farrell and Farrell, died on July 11, 2026. He was 77. Formed in 1977…
Josh Grisetti dead at age 44
Josh Grisetti died on July 10, 2026. He was an American actor. Tags Actors, 10 July 2026, America, Grisetti, Josh, Sagittarius, July 10, July 2026
Obituary: Peter Van Norden, dead at age 75
Peter Van Norden died on July 10, 2026. He was an American actor. His film and television credits included The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, The Accused and…