Obituary: Mark B. Wise, dead at age 72
Mark B. Wise, the Canadian-American theoretical physicist whose work helped shape heavy quark effective theory, died on July 10, 2026. Born on November 9, 1953, he conducted research in elementary…
Famous Dead People from America
Over 31,000 obituaries for famous people from America who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Kinu Rochford passes away at age 35
Kinu Rochford died on July 10, 2026. He was an American basketball player. Rochford was born on October 26, 1990, in Brooklyn and attended James Madison High School and Fairleigh…
Death of Doug Stahl at age 63
Doug Stahl, an American professional wrestler, died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 63. Born Douglas Eugene Stahl on February 25, 1963, he competed on the independent wrestling…
Ralph Hemecker passed away at age 65
Ralph Hemecker, an American television director, writer and producer known for his work on series including Blue Bloods, Once Upon a Time and The Flash, died on July 10, 2026.…
Randolph Mantooth dies at age 80
Randolph Mantooth died on July 9, 2026, at age 80. He was an American actor, best known for his work on the television series "Emergency!". Also known as Randy Mantooth,…
Barbara Ling died at age 73
Barbara Ling died on July 9, 2026. She was 73. Ling was an American production designer and lighting designer whose work included films such as "Once Upon a Time in…
Obituary: Robert E. Cohen, dead at age 79
Robert E. Cohen, an American chemical engineer and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died on July 9, 2026, aged 79, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was known…
Gil Blanco death at age 80
Gil Blanco, an American baseball player who pitched for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics, died on July 9, 2026, at age 80. Born Gilbert Henry Blanco in…
Don Iwerks has died at age 96
Don Iwerks died July 9, 2026, at age 96. He was an American businessman known for his work with The Walt Disney Company. Born in Dallas on July 24, 1929,…
Obituary: Kathy Muehlemann, dead at age 76
Kathy Muehlemann, an American abstract painter and professor of art, died on July 9, 2026, at age 76. Born in Austin in 1950, she earned a B.F.A. from Empire State…
Lillian Roberts obituary: died at age 98
Lillian Roberts died July 9, 2026. She was an American union leader. Tags Other, 09 July 2026, America, Capricorn, Lillian, Roberts, July 2026, July 9
Paul Farrow has died at age 61
Paul Farrow died on July 8, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 08 July 2026, America, Cancer, Farrow, Paul, July 2026, July 8
Ben Arrendondo, died aged 79
Ben Arrendondo died on July 8, 2026, at age 81. He was an American politician and served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2011 to 2012.…
Greg Hawthorne passed away at age 69
Greg Hawthorne died on July 8, 2026. He was 69. Hawthorne was an American football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. He was…
Phil Regan has died at age 89
Phil Regan died on July 8, 2026, at age 89. He was an American baseball player and coach. Regan, also known as Philip Ramond Regan, was born on April 6,…
Wally Funk dead at age 87
Wally Funk died on July 8, 2026. She was an American aviator and commercial astronaut whose career also included work as an aircraft pilot, inspector, flight instructor, and astronaut. Funk…
Death of Jack Latvala at age 74
Jack Latvala died July 8, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Journalists, Politicians, 08 July 2026, America, Jack, Latvala, Scorpio, July 2026, July 8
Henry O. Pollak dies at 98
Henry O. Pollak, the Austrian-American mathematician, died on July 8, 2026, aged 98. Born Henry Otto Pollak in Vienna on December 13, 1927, he was educated at Yale University and…
John Ruf death at age 58
John Ruf, an American sailor and Paralympic competitor, died on July 8, 2026, at age 58. Born John Federick Ruf on March 4, 1968, in Chicago, he grew up sailing…
TJ Lanning died at age 41
TJ Lanning died July 7, 2026. He was an American alpine skier. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Lanning, Virgo, July 2026, July 7, TJ
Jamil Merrell, died aged 36
Jamil Merrell died on July 7, 2026. He was an American football player. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Jamil, Merrell, Taurus, July 2026, July 7
Rhett Bernstein dies at 38
Rhett Bernstein died on July 7, 2026. He was an American soccer player. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Bernstein, Rhett, Virgo, July 2026, July 7
T. J. Lanning dead at age 41
T. J. Lanning died July 7, 2026. He was an American alpine skier. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Lanning, Virgo, July 2026, July 7
Alan Sader died at age 86
Alan Sader, an American actor and television spokesperson, died on July 7, 2026, aged 86. Born in Bruington, Virginia, he worked in stage and screen productions from 1981 and was…
Larry Selders dies at age 44
Larry Selders died July 7, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 07 July 2026, America, Cancer, Larry, Selders, July 2026, July 7
George E. Johnson Sr. has died at age 99
George E. Johnson Sr., the businessman and entrepreneur recognized as the first African American to have a company listed on the American Stock Exchange, died July 6, 2026. He was…
Death of Louise Lasser at age 87
Louise Lasser died on July 6, 2026. She was an American actress. Tags Actors, 06 July 2026, America, Aries, Lasser, Louise, July 2026, July 6
John Van Antwerp Fine Jr. obituary: died at age 86
John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., a professor of history and scholar of Balkan and Byzantine studies, died on July 6, 2026. He was 86. Fine taught for decades at the…
Saverio “Sonny” death at age 94
Saverio "Sonny" Morea died on July 6, 2026. He was an American aerospace engineer and aviator, and his work also included service as a scientist, aircraft pilot and military flight…
Kevin Chown obituary: died at age 56
Kevin Chown died on July 6, 2026. He was an American bass guitarist. Tags Musicians, 06 July 2026, America, Capricorn, Chown, Kevin, July 2026, July 6
George E. Johnson dies at 99
George E. Johnson, the American hair and cosmetics executive who founded Johnson Products Company, died on July 6, 2026, at the age of 99. Born George Ellis Johnson in Richton,…
Herman Chernoff passed away at age 103
Herman Chernoff died July 6, 2026. He was an American mathematician. Tags Scientists, 06 July 2026, America, Cancer, Chernoff, Herman, July 2026, July 6
Obituary: Dick Himes, dead at age 80
Dick Himes, an American football player who spent his entire NFL career with the Green Bay Packers, died on July 5, 2026, of complications from Parkinson’s disease. Born Richard Dean…
Darrell Jackson dead at age 70
Darrell Jackson died on July 5, 2026. He was an American baseball player. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, America, Aries, Darrell, Jackson, July 2026, July 5
Bayern died at age 15
Bayern died on July 5, 2026. He was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, born on May 3, 2011. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the available…
Shirley Kitchen obituary: died at age 79
Shirley Kitchen died on July 5, 2026. She was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 05 July 2026, America, Kitchen, Scorpio, Shirley, July 2026, July 5
Mike Wallace passes away at age 83
Mike Wallace died on July 5, 2026. He was an American historian. Tags Scientists, 05 July 2026, America, Cancer, Mike, Wallace, July 2026, July 5
Johnny Ginger obituary: died at age 92
Johnny Ginger died July 5, 2026, at age 92. He was an American television personality. Born June 16, 1934, he was a television presenter from Toledo, Ohio. Tags Journalists, 05…
Walt Odets dies at age 79
Walt Odets died July 5, 2026. He was an American psychologist and author. Born in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 1947, Odets was a clinical psychologist who also wrote books.…
Linda McCarriston obituary: died at age 82
Linda McCarriston, an American poet and longtime University of Alaska Anchorage professor, died on July 5, 2026, aged 82. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she taught creative writing and literary arts…
George Benedek obituary: died at age 97
George Benedek, an American physicist who helped develop quasi-elastic light scattering spectroscopy and taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died on July 5, 2026. He was 97. Born on…
Rya W. Zobel dead at age 94
Rya W. Zobel died on July 4, 2026. She was a German-American jurist and a judge of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. Born in Zwickau on December 18, 1931,…
Ed King, died aged 89
Ed King, an American minister and civil rights activist, died on July 4, 2026. Born Ralph Edwin King Jr. in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on September 20, 1936, he was also known…
Obituary: Al Holland, dead at age 73
Al Holland died July 4, 2026. He was an American baseball player. Tags Athletes, 04 July 2026, Al, America, Holland, Leo, July 2026, July 4
Death of Sparky D at age 61
Sparky D died on July 4, 2026. She was an American rapper. Tags Musicians, 04 July 2026, America, Gemini, Sparky, D, July 2026, July 4
David Emil Mungello, died aged 82
David Emil Mungello died on July 4, 2026. He was an American historian. Tags Scientists, 04 July 2026, America, Capricorn, David, Mungello, July 2026, July 4
Bill Archer died at age 98
Bill Archer died July 4, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Athletes, Politicians, 04 July 2026, America, Archer, Aries, Bill, July 2026, July 4
Leonard Abramson dies at age 94
Leonard Abramson died on July 4, 2026. He was an American businessman. Tags Other, 04 July 2026, Abramson, America, Capricorn, Leonard, July 2026, July 4
Obituary: John Parisella, dead at age 81
John Parisella died July 3, 2026. He was an American horse trainer. Tags Other, 03 July 2026, America, John, Parisella, Virgo, July 2026, July 3
Bobbi Queen dead at age 84
Bobbi Queen, an American fashion editor who served as senior fashion editor at Women’s Wear Daily, died on July 3, 2026, of a heart attack. Born Barbara Sela Queen in…
Robert B. Sloan passes away at age 77
Robert B. Sloan died on July 3, 2026. He was an American academic and theologian. Born on January 1, 1949, Sloan was also known as Robert Bryan Sloan, Jr. Tags…
Carter DeHaven dead at age 94
Carter DeHaven died on July 3, 2026. He was an American film producer. Tags Actors, 03 July 2026, America, Carter, DeHaven, July 2026, July 3
Jim Tracy died at age 69
Jim Tracy died July 3, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 03 July 2026, America, Jim, Libra, Tracy, July 2026, July 3
Gail Clark dead at age 75
Gail Clark died on July 3, 2026. He was an American football player. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, America, Aries, Clark, Gail, July 2026, July 3
Bruno Lucchesi dies at age 99
Bruno Lucchesi died on July 3, 2026. He was an Italian-American sculptor. Born in Lucca on July 31, 1926, Lucchesi was known for his work as an artist and sculptor.…
Jim Walden dies at age 88
Jim Walden died on July 2, 2026, at age 88. He was an American college football coach. Born April 10, 1938, Walden was identified in records as a former player…
Death of Keith Mitchell at age 51
Keith Mitchell died July 2, 2026. Tags Athletes, 02 July 2026, America, Keith, Leo, Mitchell, July 2, July 2026
Brian Potter died at age 86
Brian Potter, a British-born American songwriter and record producer, died on July 1, 2026. Born on January 1, 1939, he worked in pop music as a songwriter and record producer.…
Joe Melson died at age 91
Joe Melson, the American singer and songwriter known for his collaborations with Roy Orbison, died on July 1, 2026. Born in Bonham, Texas, on May 11, 1935, he helped write…
Wayne Worcester passed away at age 78
Wayne Worcester died on July 1, 2026. He was an American journalist. Tags Journalists, 01 July 2026, America, Wayne, Worcester, July 1, July 2026
Shaun Glass died at age 57
Shaun Glass died July 1, 2026. Tags Musicians, 01 July 2026, America, Glass, Shaun, July 1, July 2026
LeRoy Irvin dead at age 68
LeRoy Irvin died July 1, 2026. Tags Athletes, 01 July 2026, America, Irvin, Virgo, July 1, July 2026, LeRoy
Kenneth Cox death at age 97
Kenneth Cox died July 1, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 01 July 2026, America, Cox, Kenneth, Libra, July 1, July 2026
Anthony M. Trozzolo passed away at age 96
Anthony M. Trozzolo died on July 1, 2026. He was an American chemist. Tags Scientists, 01 July 2026, America, Anthony, Capricorn, Trozzolo, July 1, July 2026
Joe Smith, died aged 91
Joe Smith, an American politician who served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Oregon and later in the Oregon House of Representatives, died on June 30, 2026. Born Raoul…
Roger Cador passes away at age 74
Roger Cador died June 30, 2026. He was 74. Cador was an American Hall of Fame college baseball coach. Tags Athletes, 30 June 2026, America, Aquarius, Cador, Roger, June 2026,…
Karen Clark death at age 80
Karen Clark died on June 30, 2026. She was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 30 June 2026, America, Clark, Karen, Leo, June 2026, June 30
Victor Willis death at age 74
Victor Willis died on June 30, 2026. Tags Musicians, 30 June 2026, America, Cancer, Victor, Willis, June 2026, June 30
Michael Luce dead at age 84
Michael Luce died on June 29, 2026. He was an American Olympic bobsledder. Tags Other, 29 June 2026, America, Luce, Michael, Virgo, June 2026, June 29
Ervin László dies at age 94
Ervin László, the Hungarian-born American philosopher and writer, died on June 29, 2026, at age 94. Born in Budapest on May 12, 1932, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy…
Phyllis Kinney dies at age 103
Phyllis Kinney, an American-born Welsh singer, musicologist and author, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, on July 4, 1922, she studied at…
Obituary: Wilford Lloyd Baumes, dead at age 86
Wilford Lloyd Baumes died on June 28, 2026. He was an American producer and screenwriter. Baumes worked in television and film, including credits as a writer and producer on projects…
Mignon Dunn passed away at age 98
Mignon Dunn, an American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher, died on June 28, 2026. She was 98. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she grew up in Tyronza, Arkansas and Memphis. Dunn studied…
Victor H. Mair obituary: died at age 83
Victor H. Mair died on June 28, 2026. He was an American sinologist. Tags Other, 28 June 2026, America, Aries, Mair, Victor, June 2026, June 28
Sergei Sorokin dies at age 93
Sergei Sorokin died on June 27, 2026, in Winchester. He was a scientist. Born on April 13, 1933, in Winchester, he was the son of sociologist Pitirim Sorokin. Tags Scientists,…
Daniel Morse dies at age 81
Daniel Morse, an American Anglican prelate who served as bishop of the Central States, died on June 27, 2026. Born on November 1, 1944, Morse became the first bishop ordinary…
Khadijah Farrakhan obituary: died at age 90
Khadijah Farrakhan, an American political activist and longtime figure in the Nation of Islam, died on June 27, 2026. She was 90. Born Betsy Ross on November 26, 1935, in…
David S. Doty obituary: died at age 96
David S. Doty, an American jurist who served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, died on June 27, 2026, at age 96.…
Simon L. Leis Jr. has died at age 92
Simon L. Leis Jr., an American lawyer, prosecuting attorney and sheriff, died on June 27, 2026. He was 92. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, on June 12, 1934, Leis was…
Billy G. Mills dead at age 96
Billy G. Mills died on June 27, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Politicians, 27 June 2026, America, Billy, Mills, Scorpio, June 2026, June 27
Margaret Britton Vaughn passes away at age 87
Margaret Britton Vaughn, an American poet, died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on July 1, 1938, she became known as a poet…
Tom Ligon died at age 85
Tom Ligon, an American actor known for work in Paint Your Wagon, The Young and the Restless and Bang the Drum Slowly, died on June 26, 2026. He was 85.…
John T. Pawlikowski passes away at age 85
John T. Pawlikowski, an American Servite priest and professor emeritus of social ethics at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, died on June 26, 2026. He was 85. A member of…
Martha Lillard died at age 78
Martha Lillard, an American polio survivor and the last known person in the United States to rely on an iron lung, died on June 26, 2026, at age 78 from…
Rosetta Miller-Perry passes away at age 91
Rosetta Miller-Perry, an American journalist and founder of the Tennessee Tribune, died on June 26, 2026. She was 91. Miller-Perry was an African-American journalist born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on July…
Joe Doering passes away at age 44
Joe Doering, an American professional wrestler best known for his work with TNA, died on June 26, 2026, at age 44. Born Joseph Doering on April 16, 1982, in Chicago,…
Death of David B. Danbom at age 79
David B. Danbom, an American historian and author, died on June 26, 2026, aged 79. He taught agricultural history at North Dakota State University from 1974 to 2010 and was…
Doug Goldstein passed away at age 65
Doug Goldstein died on June 26, 2026. He was an American band manager. Tags Other, 26 June 2026, America, Doug, Goldstein, June 2026, June 26
Daniel Oliver dead at age 87
Daniel Oliver died on June 26, 2026. He was an American executive editor. Other biographical details were not immediately available. Tags Journalists, 26 June 2026, America, Daniel, Oliver, Pisces, June…
Mickey York died at age 78
Mickey York, an American racing driver, died on June 26, 2026. He was 78. Born Robert Mitchell York on July 30, 1947, he competed in the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series…
Dusty Spencer dies at age 74
Dusty Spencer, an American convicted murderer, died on June 25, 2026, at Florida State Prison in Florida at age 74. Born in Pennsylvania on February 13, 1952, he later served…
Katsuya Uechi obituary: died at age 67
Katsuya Uechi, a Japanese-American chef and restaurateur, died on June 25, 2026. Born in 1959 in Okinawa, Japan, he trained in traditional Edomae sushi techniques in Okinawa and Osaka before…
Bill Valentine, died aged 88
Bill Valentine, an American architect who spent five decades with HOK and helped guide major projects including King Khalid International Airport and San Francisco’s Moscone Center, died on June 25,…
Derrell Griffith has died at age 82
Derrell Griffith, an American baseball player who spent parts of four major league seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, died on June 25, 2026. He was 82. Born Robert Derrell…
Frank A. Welch dies at age 65
Frank A. Welch, a Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, died on June 25, 2026. He was born in Texas on January 1, 1959, and graduated from Shades…
Obituary: Carl Ekdahl, dead at age 90
Carl Ekdahl, an American electrical engineer, died on June 25, 2026. He was Carl August Ekdahl Jr., and much of his career was spent at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In…
Donald William Krummel dies at 96
Donald William Krummel died on June 25, 2026. He was an American music bibliographer. Tags Other, 25 June 2026, America, Cancer, Donald, Krummel, June 2026, June 25
B. J. Sams dies at age 91
B. J. Sams, an American news anchor and television journalist, died on June 25, 2026, at age 91. Born Billy Jack Sams on March 19, 1935, he spent more than…
Death of Nicholas Rossi at age 38
Nicholas Rossi, an American convicted sex offender and fugitive, died on June 25, 2026, in Utah. Born Nicholas Alahverdian on July 11, 1987, in Providence, Rhode Island, he was also…