John Burton dies at age 85
John Burton, a British political agent and Labour Party councillor, died on February 6, 2026. He served on Sedgefield Borough Council, representing the ward of Fishburn and Old Trimdon in…
Famous Dead People from Britain
Over 6,000 obituaries for famous people from Britain who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Dabirul Islam passed away at age 106
British-Bangladeshi community leader and poet Died on Thursday February 5th 2026
Ken Weetch, died aged 92
Ken Weetch, the British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1987, died on February 5, 2026, aged 92. Born Kenneth Thomas Weetch in…
Damian Ball dies at 50
Damian Ball, a British rugby league footballer and coach, died on February 5, 2026. Born on July 14, 1975, he played as a loose forward and could also operate at…
Elyakim Schlesinger passes away at age 104
Elyakim Schlesinger, an Austrian-born British Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva, died on February 4, 2026. He was an international authority and served as president, chairman and head of the Rabbinical…
John Virgo dead at age 79
John Virgo, the English professional snooker player and broadcaster, died on February 4, 2026, aged 79. Born in Salford, Lancashire, on March 4, 1946, he turned professional in 1976 after…
Malcolm Ferguson-Smith passed away at age 94
Malcolm Ferguson-Smith, the British geneticist, died on February 4, 2026, aged 94. Malcolm Andrew Ferguson-Smith was born in Glasgow on 5 September 1931 and was educated at Stowe School. He…
Carole Jordan passed away at age 84
Dame Carole Jordan, a British physicist, died on February 3, 2026, aged 84. She was Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow at Somerville College,…
Allan Massie passes away at age 87
Allan Massie, a British journalist, died on February 3, 2026, aged 87. Massie was a Scottish journalist, columnist and sports writer who worked for several newspapers in England and Scotland.…
Nicholas White obituary: died at age 74
Sir Nicholas White, a British medical doctor and researcher who specialised in tropical medicine, died on February 1, 2026, aged 74. Born in London on March 13, 1951, he studied…
David Triesman, dies at 82
British politician and union leader Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Desmond Williams dead at age 93
Desmond Williams, the British architect who specialised in church architecture, died on January 31, 2026, aged 93. Desmond James Williams OBE was influenced by the Liturgical Movement and was among…
Gillian White death at age 86
Gillian White, the British-born Swiss sculptor, died on January 31, 2026. Born in Orpington, Kent, on June 20, 1939, she lived and worked in Leibstadt, Switzerland. She studied at Saint…
Death of Paul Sample at age 78
British cartoonist and illustrator Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Allan Chapman death at age 79
British science historian Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Roland Huntford, died aged 98
British polar historian and biographer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Nigel Ogden obituary: died at age 71
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Death of Joan Hall at age 90
British politician Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Peter Ransley died at age 94
Peter Ransley, the British screenwriter, playwright and novelist known for work on Tales of the Unexpected, died on January 29, 2026, of bronchopneumonia. Born in Yorkshire on December 10, 1931,…
Axel Burrough dies at 79
Axel Burrough, a British architect and director at Levitt Bernstein, died on January 29, 2026. Born Hedley Axel Burrough on 18 November 1946, he was known for his work on…
Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers dead at age -1
Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers, a British polo official, died on January 29, 2026. He was chairman of Ham Polo Club from 1995 to 2018, chairman of the Hurlingham Polo Association from 2009…
Mark Dundas, dies at age 4
British aristocrat Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Richard Larn died at age 94
British businessman and maritime history writer Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Philip Muldowney obituary: died at age 25
British Army officer shot dead during training exercise Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Ralph Assheton, death at age 2
British businessman and politician Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Danny Coughlan has died at age -1
British singer and guitarist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Gregory Gregoriadis dies at age 91
Greek-born British biochemist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
David Andrews obituary: died at age 90
British actor and director Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Iain Sharp dies at age -1
British-born New Zealand poet Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Death of Peter Unwin at age 93
British diplomat Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Howard Flight, dead at age 77
British politican Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Annette Dolphin passed away at age 74
Annette Dolphin, a British scientist and professor of pharmacology in the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology at University College London, died on January 26, 2026, aged 74–75. Born in…
David Abulafia, died aged 76
British historian (The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean) Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Mark Tully passes away at age 90
British journalist and writer Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Alan Musgrave dies at age 85
British-born New Zealand philosopher Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Harry Olmer passes away at age 98
Polish-born British Holocaust survivor and educator Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Peter Squires dead at age 74
English cricketer (Yorkshire) and rugby union player (British & Irish Lions) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Anthony Fletcher, died aged 84
British historian Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Deborah Cameron dead at age 67
Deborah Jane Cameron, a British linguist and feminist, died on January 20, 2026, at the age of 67. She held the Rupert Murdoch Professorship in Language and Communication at Worcester…
Sir Christopher died at age 95
British art historian and curator Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Jervis Percy passed away at age 97
British Olympic modern pentathlete Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Death of David Thomas at age 83
David Thomas, British crown jeweller, died on January 18, 2026, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. David Vyvyan Thomas MVO was Crown Jeweller for the British monarchy and worked for the…
Fabian Malbon passed away at age 79
Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon, a British Royal Navy officer and former Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey, died on January 17, 2026, aged 79. Born on October 1, 1946, he joined…
Death of Gilbert Thompson at age 93
British physician Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Patrick Skene has died at age 100
British journalist Died on Friday January 16th 2026
John Kershaw, death at age 4
British hereditary peer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Blanche Marvin death at age 100
American-born British theatre critic Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Clay Iles dies at age 83
Clay Iles, an English tennis player and coach, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. A British player and LTA-licensed tennis coach, he also worked as a sports writer and…
Richard Hynes died at age 81
British biologist Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Marcus Gilbert, died aged 67
British actor (The Masks of Death Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dies at age 26
British guitarist (Black Midi) Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Obituary: Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, dead at age 96
British occult writer Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Trevor A. dead at age 65
British actor (Hollyoaks) Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Diane Munday died at age 94
British political activist Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Obituary: Terry Sullivan, dead at age 87
British drummer (Renaissance) Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Tina Packer dies at age 87
British actress (David Copperfield Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Obituary: Francis Grant, dead at age 101
British marine Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Arthur Stockwin passes away at age 90
Arthur Stockwin, a British political scientist who specialised in the politics and foreign policy of Japan, died on January 7, 2026. Born in Birmingham on November 28, 1935, he studied…
Ken Wilcock dies at 91
British sprinter Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Frank Dunlop passes away at age 98
British theatre director Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Mike Wilson dies at age 66
British kart racer Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Mike Wilson dies at age 66
Mike Wilson, the British kart racer and six-time world champion, died on January 5, 2026. Michael Wilson was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, on April 27, 1959. His international career…
Obituary: Jenny Collins, dead at age 83
British radio presenter (BBC Radio Merseyside) Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Death of Gerry Gable at age 88
British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight) Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
John Gaisford dies at 91
John Gaisford, British Anglican bishop and Bishop of Beverley from 1994 to 2000, died on January 4, 2026, aged 91. Born on 7 October 1934, he was the second Bishop…
Larry M. Cherry has died at age 69
Larry M. Cherry, an American hairstylist known for his work on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing, died on January 4, 2026, at the age…
Gregory de, died aged 82
British actor (Dixon of Dock Green Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Arnold Long passed away at age 85
British cricketer (Sussex Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Sir Patrick obituary: died at age 105
British politician Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Paul McCullagh dead at age 25
British boxer Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Francis Grant, died aged 101
Francis Grant, a British Royal Marine and World War II veteran, died on January 2, 2026. Born on December 20, 1924, in Stowmarket, Suffolk, he signed up for the Royal…
Death of Patrick Duffy at age 105
Patrick Duffy, the British politician who served as a Member of Parliament and president of the NATO Assembly, died on January 2, 2026, aged 105. A Labour Party politician and…
Ian Balding died at age 87
British horse trainer Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Gillian Wagner passes away at age 98
Dame Gillian Wagner, British writer and philanthropist and chair of Barnardo's, died on December 31, 2025, aged 98. Born Gillian Mary Millicent Graham in London on October 25, 1927, she…
Andy Billups death at age 72
British bass guitarist (The Hamsters) Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Alexandra Wedgwood died at age 87
British architectural historian Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Ian Neale dies at 71
British Olympic gymnast (1976) Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Tony Bracegirdle, died aged 83
Tony Bracegirdle, a British rose breeder and horticulturist, died on December 29, 2025, aged 83. Born Anthony James Bracegirdle in Bury, Greater Manchester, in April 1942, he began breeding roses…
Eddy Shah dies at age 81
Eddy Shah, the British businessman and publisher who founded the newspaper Today and the short-lived tabloid The Post, died on December 29, 2025. Born Selim Jehan Shah in Cambridge in…
John Palin dies at 91
John Charlton Palin, a British sports shooter who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, died on December 29, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Madras, Tamil…
Obituary: Bill Hagerty, dead at age 86
British journalist Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Colin Ford obituary: died at age 91
British photographic curator Died on Monday December 29th 2025
John Roberts dead at age 101
Rear-Admiral John Oliver Roberts CB, a British Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer, Naval Air Command, died on December 27, 2025, at the age of 101. Born in…
Jonathan Powell passes away at age 56
Jonathan Powell, the British pianist, musicologist and music editor, died on December 27, 2025, aged 56. Born in Lancashire in 1969, he was also a self-taught composer who wrote piano…
Colin Pickthall has died at age 81
Colin Pickthall, British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament for West Lancashire, died on December 27, 2025, aged 81. Born in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, in 1944, he was first…
Obituary: Stephen Boyden, dead at age 100
Stephen Boyden, a British-Australian scientist and writer, died on December 26, 2025. He was a professor emeritus at the Australian National University and was widely recognised for pioneering work in…
Manjula Sood obituary: died at age 80
Indian-born British politician Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Warwick Gould has died at age 78
Warwick Gould, an Australian-born British literary scholar, died on December 25, 2025. Born in Sydney in 1947, he specialized in the Irish Literary Revival, particularly the writings of W. B.…
David Young death at age 89
David Reginald Young, an American-British lawyer and academic, died on December 24, 2025, in Oxford, England, at the age of 89. He served as a Special Assistant at the National…
Alf Meakin dies at 87
British Olympic sprinter and rugby league footballer Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
Ken Downie passed away at age -1
British musician (The Black Dog) Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
David Pinner, died aged 85
David Pinner, the British actor and novelist best known for Ritual, died on December 22, 2025, aged 85. Born in Peterborough, England, on October 6, 1940, he trained at the…
Obituary: Aggrey Burke, dead at age 82
Aggrey Burke, Jamaican-born British psychiatrist and academic, died on December 21, 2025, at the age of 82. Burke spent much of his medical career at St George's Hospital in London,…
Richard Barnes dies at age 81
Richard Barnes, the British singer and actor known for his work in pop music and television roles, died on December 19, 2025, aged 81. Born in Surrey in 1944, he…
Ruth Bourne has died at age 99
British codebreaker and World War II veteran Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
William Rush passed away at age 31
British actor (Waterloo Road Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Robert Goodman died at age 72
Robert Nicholas Goodman, a British child psychiatrist, died on December 18, 2025, aged 72. He was Professor of Brain and Behavioural Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry in the Department…
Death of David Heathcote at age 94
British artist Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
John Antrobus obituary: died at age 92
British playwright and screenwriter (The Goon Show) Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025