Ketaki Kushari Dyson, died aged 86
Ketaki Kushari Dyson, the Indian-born British writer and scholar who worked as a poet, novelist, playwright, translator and critic, died on September 12, 2026, aged 86. Born Ketaki Kushari in…
Famous Dead People from England
Over 3,000 obituaries for famous people from England who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Malcolm Dawes died at age 82
Malcolm Dawes, the English footballer who played for Hartlepool, Aldershot and Workington, died on September 11, 2026, aged 82. Born in Trimdon on March 3, 1944, he made his senior…
Obituary: Julia Boffey, dead at age 73
Julia Boffey, an English academic and professor of medieval studies, died on September 11, 2026, aged 73. A medievalist and literary scholar, she taught at Queen Mary University of London…
Ken Todd dies at age 69
Ken Todd, the English footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale and Portsmouth, died on September 10, 2026, aged 69. Born in Butterknowle on 24 August 1957, he made…
Mike McFarland obituary: died at age 56
Mike McFarland, an American voice actor, died on September 10, 2026, aged 56. Born in Texas City, Texas, he worked extensively on English-language dubs of Japanese anime as a voice…
Margaret Rizza obituary: died at age 97
Margaret Rizza, the British composer and music teacher, died on September 9, 2026, aged 97. Born Margaret Lensky in Leek on August 19, 1929, she became known chiefly for church…
Harry Burrows has died at age 85
Harry Burrows, the English footballer who played for Aston Villa, Stoke City and Plymouth Argyle, died on September 9, 2026, aged 85. Born in Haydock on March 17, 1941, he…
Barry Whitbread passed away at age 77
Barry Whitbread, the English footballer and coach who led Singapore to its first international football trophy, the 1998 AFF Championship, died on September 9, 2026, aged 77. Born in England…
Iskhak Mashbash death at age 96
Iskhak Mashbash, a Russian poet, died on September 7, 2026, aged 96. Also known as Iskhak Shumafovich Mashbash and anglicised as Isaac Mashbash, he was a Circassian poet, writer and…
Death of Tony Buss at age 87
Tony Buss, the English cricketer known for his long career with Sussex, died on September 7, 2026, aged 87. Born Antony Buss on September 1, 1939, he played for the…
Walter Kershaw obituary: died at age 85
Walter Kershaw, the English artist known for graffiti, street art, sculpture and mural painting, died on September 6, 2026, aged 85. Born in Rochdale in 1940, he worked in oils…
Juan Guillermo Ríos passed away at age 78
Juan Guillermo Ríos, a Colombian journalist and television presenter, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. Born in Medellín on December 20, 1947, he became known to Colombian viewers for…
Obituary: Shirley Strum Kenny, dead at age 92
Shirley Strum Kenny, an English scholar and university president, died on September 5, 2026, aged 92. Kenny led Stony Brook University as its fourth president from 1994 through the 2008–2009…
Richard O’Sullivan dead at age 82
Richard O'Sullivan, the English actor known for television comedies including Man About the House, Robin's Nest and Dick Turpin, died on September 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in Chiswick on…
Craig Douglas has died at age 85
Craig Douglas, the English singer who enjoyed his greatest success in the late 1950s and early 1960s, died on September 4, 2026, aged 85. Born Terence Perkins in Newport on…
Ulrich C. Knoepflmacher has died at age 95
Ulrich C. Knoepflmacher, a German-born American literary scholar, died September 4, 2026, at age 95. A Princeton University professor emeritus, he taught there from 1979 to 2006 as the William…
Death of Paul Matthews at age 79
Paul Matthews, the English footballer who played for Mansfield Town, Leicester City and Northampton Town, died on September 3, 2026, aged 79. Born in Leicester on September 30, 1946, he…
Hugh Curran dies at age 82
Hugh Curran, the Scottish footballer who spent much of his career in the English Football League, died on September 2, 2026, aged 82. Born in Carstairs on September 25, 1943,…
Jimmy Batten dies at age 70
Jimmy Batten, the English boxer who became British light middleweight champion for more than two and a half years, died on September 2, 2026, aged 70. Born in Millwall, London,…
David McDermott death at age 38
David McDermott, the English footballer who played as a winger, died on September 2, 2026, aged 38. Born in Stourbridge on 6 February 1988, he was also known as David…
Death of Alan Knight at age 65
Alan Knight, the English footballer and coach who spent nearly his entire senior career with Portsmouth, died on September 1, 2026, aged 65. A goalkeeper, he made 683 league appearances…
Sylvia Spring has died at age 84
Sylvia Spring, a Canadian feminist writer, filmmaker and activist, died on September 1, 2026, aged 84. She made Madeleine Is ... in 1970, the first Canadian English-language feature film directed…
Death of P. David Pearson at age 85
P. David Pearson, an American literary scholar and reading and literacy scholar, died on August 30, 2026, aged 85. He was professor emeritus in the School of Education at the…
Obituary: Rick Sharp, dead at age 78
Rick Sharp, an English-born American football player who spent three seasons in the NFL, died on August 28, 2026, at age 78. Born Vaughan Richard Sharp in London, he played…
Obituary: Terry Matthews, dead at age 90
Terry Matthews, the English footballer who played for Aldershot, Gillingham and West Ham United, died on August 27, 2026, aged 90. Born George Terence Leonard Matthews in Leyton on 25…
Obituary: Richard Hayward, dead at age 72
Richard Hayward, the English cricketer, died on August 27, 2026, aged 72. Born in Ickenham, Middlesex, on 15 February 1954, he played first-class cricket in England for Hampshire and in…
Death of Steven F. Havill at age 81
Steven F. Havill, an American author of mysteries and westerns, died on August 27, 2026, aged 81. He was known for writing two police-procedural series set in the fictional Posadas…
Tim Curry death at age 80
Tim Curry, the English actor and singer known for roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Annie and It, died on August 25, 2026, aged 80. Born Timothy James Curry…
Eileen Fenton dies at 98
Eileen Fenton, the British swimmer who became the first woman to swim the English Channel, died on August 23, 2026, aged 98. Born in June 1928, she completed the crossing…
Ariel Fenster dies at age 83
Ariel Fenster, a French-born Canadian chemist and science educator, died on August 20, 2026, aged 83. Born in Bergerac, France, he became a founding member of McGill University’s Office for…
Leslie Lea obituary: died at age 83
Leslie Lea, the English footballer who played for Blackpool, Cardiff City and Barnsley, died on August 20, 2026, aged 83. Born in Manchester on October 5, 1942, he was a…
Terry Dyson death at age 91
Terry Dyson, the English footballer who starred as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur, died on August 20, 2026, aged 91. Born in Malton on November 29, 1934, and educated at…
Chutima Sidasathian died at age 44
Chutima Sidasathian, a Thai investigative journalist, died on August 19, 2026, aged 44. Known professionally as “Oi” and Chutima “Oi” Sidasathian, she worked for Phuketwan, the English-language newspaper in Phuket,…
Ġorġ Mallia, died aged 68
Ġorġ Mallia, a Maltese communications academic, author and cartoonist, died on August 19, 2026, aged 68. Born in Malta on November 9, 1957, he built a career in communications, instructional…
Juan Tamariz passed away at age 83
Juan Tamariz, the Spanish magician and television presenter, died on August 18, 2026, aged 83. Born Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón in Madrid on October 18, 1942, he became one of Spain’s…
P. E. Easterling passes away at age 92
P. E. Easterling, the English classical scholar and expert on Sophocles, died on August 18, 2026, aged 92. Born Patricia Elizabeth Fairfax in Blackburn on March 11, 1934, she studied…
Ron Smith has died at age 90
Ron Smith, the English footballer who played on the left wing for Altrincham, Crewe Alexandra and Southport, died on August 17, 2026, aged 90. Born in Liverpool on 7 June…
Mike Bailey death at age 84
Mike Bailey, the English footballer and manager who played for Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and England, died on August 17, 2026, aged 84, following complications from dementia. Born in Wisbech…
Nick Glennie-Smith dead at age 74
Nick Glennie-Smith, the English film composer behind scores for The Rock, The Man in the Iron Mask and We Were Soldiers, died on August 17, 2026, aged 74. Born Nickolas…
Sonia Melchett, died aged 100
Sonia Melchett, the British socialite and author known in later life as Sonia Elizabeth Sinclair, died on August 17, 2026, aged 100. Born Sonia Graham, she was the daughter of…
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja dead at age 80
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja, a Spanish herder and the subject of the film Among Wolves, died on August 16, 2026, aged 80. Born in Añora in 1946, he became known as…
Derry Brownson dies at age 55
Derry Brownson, an English musician known for his work with EMF, died on August 14, 2026, aged 55. Brownson was part of the alternative rock, alternative dance, indie rock and…
Eddie Richardson, died aged 90
Eddie Richardson, an English gangster associated with the Richardson Gang, died on August 14, 2026, aged 90. Active in the 1950s and 1960s, he was linked to a South London…
Jimmy Rimmer passes away at age 78
Jimmy Rimmer, the English footballer who served as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Swansea City, Arsenal and Aston Villa, died on August 14, 2026, aged 78. Born John James Rimmer…
Obituary: Jack Crabtree, dead at age 87
Jack Crabtree, an English painter and teacher, died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in Rochdale in 1938, he studied at Rochdale College of Art before continuing at Saint…
Gary “Gazza” death at age 61
Gary "Gazza" Johnson, the English synth-pop bassist best known for his work with China Crisis, died on August 12, 2026, aged 61. Associated with the new wave and synth-pop scene,…
John Irvin dead at age 86
John Irvin, the English filmmaker behind The Dogs of War, Hamburger Hill and the BBC adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, died on August 11, 2026, aged 86. A three-time…
Obituary: Garreth Lynch, dead at age 83
Garreth Lynch, an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978, died on August 9, 2026, aged 83. A member of the Democratic Party,…
Phil Parkes dead at age 79
Phil Parkes, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Sting, died on August 8, 2026, aged 79. Born in West Bromwich on…
Jean Lodge, died aged 99
Jean Lodge, the British actress known for Death of an Angel, Brandy for the Parson and Glad Tidings, died on August 5, 2026, aged 99. Born Jean Margaret Lodge in…
Robin Cowling obituary: died at age 82
Robin Cowling, the English rugby union player who represented Gloucester, Leicester Tigers and England, died on August 3, 2026, aged 82. Born Robin James Cowling on March 24, 1944, he…
Sir Anthony Kenny dies at age 95
Sir Anthony Kenny, the British philosopher known for work in the philosophy of mind, ancient and scholastic philosophy, the philosophy of religion and Wittgenstein studies, died on August 3, 2026,…
Obituary: Paul Bradshaw, dead at age 72
Paul Bradshaw, the English footballer who played for Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday, died on August 2, 2026, aged 72. Born in Sheffield on 2 October 1953, he came through the…
Rod Liddle death at age 66
Rod Liddle, the English journalist and broadcaster, died on August 2, 2026, aged 66. Born in Abbey Wood on April 1, 1960, he worked at the BBC and became editor…
Vicki Wickham died at age 87
Vicki Wickham, the English talent manager and television producer known for her work on Ready Steady Go!, died on July 31, 2026, aged 87. Born in England in 1939, she…
Eugene Benson died at age 98
Eugene Benson, a writer and Canadian professor of English, died on July 30, 2026, aged 98. Born in Northern Ireland in 1928, he went on to build a career as…
Obituary: Geoffrey Arrand, dead at age 82
Geoffrey Arrand, the English archdeacon who served as archdeacon of Suffolk, died on July 30, 2026, aged 82. Geoffrey William Arrand was born on 24 July 1944 and was educated…
Cairns Craig dies at 77
Cairns Craig, the Scottish literary scholar who specialised in Scottish and modernist literature, died on July 29, 2026, aged 77. Born Robert Cairns Craig in Kilmarnock in 1949, he built…
Alec Johnson died at age 82
Alec Johnson, the English cricketer, died on July 29, 2026, aged 82. Born Anthony Alexander Johnson in Loughborough, Leicestershire, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made…
Mike Smedley died at age 84
Mike Smedley, the English cricketer associated with Nottinghamshire, died on July 28, 2026, aged 84. Born Michael John Smedley on October 28, 1941, in Maltby, he began his career with…
Tom Chadbon death at age 80
Tom Chadbon, the English actor best known for work in British television and appearances in Doctor Who, Tess and Casino Royale, died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born in…
Bill Oddie dead at age 85
Bill Oddie, the English wildlife presenter and comedian best known for Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie and his work with The Goodies, died on July 25, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Fred Kemp dead at age 80
Fred Kemp, the English footballer who played for Halifax Town, Southampton and Blackpool, died on July 24, 2026, aged 80. Born Frederick George Kemp in Salerno, Italy, on 27 February…
Sheila Ballantine dies at 97
Sheila Ballantine, the English stage and television actress, died on July 24, 2026, aged 97. Born Sheila Mavis Ballantine in Hackney, East London, on October 14, 1928, she began her…
William Orbit dies at 69
William Orbit, the English musician, DJ and record producer known professionally under that name, died on July 23, 2026, aged 69. Born William Mark Wainwright in London on December 15,…
Frank Barrow has died at age 83
Frank Barrow, the English rugby league footballer and coach, died on July 22, 2026. Born in St Helens, Lancashire, on January 11, 1943, he played as a fullback for St…
R. W. Johnson passes away at age 82
R. W. Johnson, the English-born South African historian and academic, died on July 21, 2026, aged 82. Born Richard William Johnson in England in September 1943, he studied at Natal…
Edwin Smith dies at age 92
Edwin Smith, the English cricketer who spent his entire first-class career with Derbyshire, died on July 20, 2026, aged 92. Born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire, on January 2, 1934, he played…
Sir Christopher Ondaatje died at age 93
Sir Christopher Ondaatje, the Sri Lankan-born Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist and Olympic bobsledder, died on July 20, 2026, aged 93. Born Philip Christopher Ondaatje in Kandy, Ceylon, on February 22, 1933,…
Kevin Keegan died at age 75
Kevin Keegan, the English football player and manager who became one of the most admired figures in the game, died on July 20, 2026. Born Joseph Kevin Keegan in Armthorpe…
Derek Ryder died at age 79
Derek Ryder, the English footballer who played for Rochdale, Southport and Cardiff City, died on July 20, 2026. Born Derek Francis Ryder in Leeds on February 18, 1947, he was…
Tony Thorpe passes away at age 80
Tony Thorpe, the English guitarist and singer known for his work with the Rubettes, died on July 18, 2026, aged 80. He was associated with pop rock, glam rock and…
Obituary: Ian Gatford, dead at age 86
Ian Gatford, an English archdeacon, died on July 18, 2026, aged 86. He served as Archdeacon of Derby from 1993 to 2005, after a career that included work with Taylor…
Piotr Oczko dies at age 53
Piotr Oczko, a Polish scholar of English and Dutch studies, literature and art historian, and translator, died on July 15, 2026. Born in Kraków on January 1, 1973, he studied…
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,…
Dermot Murnaghan died at age 68
Dermot Murnaghan died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 68. He was an English television presenter and news reporter, known for his work on Sky News and BBC…
Death of Edward Lucie-Smith at age 93
Edward Lucie-Smith, the Jamaican-born English writer, poet and art critic, died on July 11, 2026, aged 93. Born John Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith in Kingston on February 27, 1933, he became…
Malcolm Menin obituary: died at age 93
Malcolm Menin, the English bishop who served as Bishop of Knaresborough from 1986 to 1997, died on July 8, 2026, aged 93. Born Malcolm James Menin on September 26, 1932,…
Joanna Pettet obituary: died at age 83
Joanna Pettet died on July 7, 2026. She was an English actress. Tags Actors, 07 July 2026, England, Joanna, Pettet, Scorpio, July 2026, July 7
Obituary: William Taylor, dead at age 69
William Henry Taylor, the English Anglican clergyman who served as dean of Portsmouth Cathedral from 2000 to 2002, died on July 7, 2026, aged 69. Born on December 23, 1956,…
Lauren Bennett has died at age 37
Lauren Bennett died on July 6, 2026. She was an English singer. Tags Musicians, 06 July 2026, Bennett, Cancer, England, Lauren, July 2026, July 6
John Dymond dies at 81
John Dymond, known as "Beaky," died on July 5, 2026. He was an English musician. Tags Musicians, 05 July 2026, Dymond, England, John, July 2026, July 5
Christian Moran died at age 42
Christian Moran died on July 5, 2026. He was an English-Korean drummer. Tags Musicians, 05 July 2026, Christian, England, Moran, July 2026, July 5
Bill Pattinson has died at age 81
Bill Pattinson died on July 3, 2026. He was an English rugby league player. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, Aries, Bill, England, Pattinson, July 2026, July 3
Alan Banks passed away at age 87
Alan Banks died on July 3, 2026. He was an English footballer. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, Alan, Banks, England, Libra, July 2026, July 3
Peter Higham death at age 95
Peter Higham died on July 3, 2026. He was an English footballer. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, England, Higham, Peter, Scorpio, July 2026, July 3
Paul Dobson, died aged 63
Paul Dobson died on July 2, 2026. He was an English footballer. Tags Athletes, 02 July 2026, Dobson, England, Paul, Sagittarius, July 2, July 2026
Obituary: Dame Penelope Keith, dead at age 86
Dame Penelope Keith, the English actress best known for The Good Life and To the Manor Born, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 86; her death was…
Salman Nadwi died at age 72
Salman Nadwi, an Indian Islamic scholar and professor, died on June 29, 2026. He was 72. Born in 1954 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, he served as dean of the Faculty…
Vlado Janevski, died aged 65
Vlado Janevski, the Macedonian singer who represented North Macedonia in its first Eurovision appearance, died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 65. Born Vladimir Janevski on November 27,…
Death of Sonia Antinori at age 63
Sonia Antinori, an Italian playwright, actress and translator, died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Viareggio on April 23, 1963, she studied visual arts, theater…
Obituary: Justin Richards, dead at age 64
Justin Richards, a British writer best known for his Doctor Who books and The Invisible Detective series, died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Epping…
Gail Bowen dies at age 84
Gail Bowen, a Canadian playwright and writer best known for the Joanne Kilbourn mystery series, died on June 26, 2026. She was 83. Born Gail Dianne Bowen in Toronto on…
Christopher Robert Hallpike dies at age 88
Christopher Robert Hallpike, a British-born Canadian anthropologist and emeritus professor of anthropology at McMaster University in Ontario, died on June 26, 2026. Born on April 19, 1938, Hallpike was known…
Roy Goode, died aged 93
Roy Goode, the English legal scholar who founded the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 93.…
Erie Mills has died at age 73
Erie Mills, an American operatic soprano and voice teacher, died on June 23, 2026, at age 73. Born in Granite City, Illinois, on June 22, 1953, she developed an early…
Pavlos Kourtidis dead
Pavlos Kourtidis, a Greek actor, died on June 21, 2026. Born in Wuppertal, Germany, he built a career as an actor, choreographer and dancer, working across Greece and abroad. His…
Alan Murray died at age 76
Alan Murray, the English footballer and manager who died on June 21, 2026, was 76. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne on November 5, 1949, he began his career at Middlesbrough…
P. Narayana Kurup, died aged 91
P. Narayana Kurup, an Indian poet and literary critic, died on June 20, 2026. He was 91. Born on September 5, 1934, he was a Malayalam-language poet and critic from…