Paul Gauselmann dead at age 91
Paul Gauselmann, the German businessman who founded and led the Gauselmann group,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 91. Born on August 26, 1934, in Steinfurt, he built the company…
Famous Dead People from Germany
Over 3,000 obituaries for famous people from Germany who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Anny Schlemm dead at age 97
Anny Schlemm, the German opera singer,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 97. Born in Neu-Isenburg on February 22, 1929, she studied in Berlin with Erna Westenberger and made her…
Elisabeth Kiausch dead at age 93
Elisabeth Kiausch, a German politician and retailer,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 93. Born on January 19, 1933, in Hamburg, she was a member of the Social Democratic Party…
Thomas Freienstein dead at age 66
Thomas Freienstein, the German Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1984 Summer Games,
died on August 19, 2026, aged 66. Born in Fulda on March 9, 1960, he built his…
Fritz Schramma dead at age 78
Fritz Schramma, the German politician who served as mayor of Cologne,
died on August 17, 2026, aged 78. Born in Cologne on August 27, 1947, he built his career in…
Werner Breitwieser dead at age 89
Werner Breitwieser, a German politician and school administrator who served in the Landtag of Hesse from 1989 to 1999,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 89. A member of the…
Wallace Kirsop dead at age 92, Academic, bibliographer
Wallace Kirsop, an academic and bibliographer,
died on August 14, 2026, aged 92. An Australian scholar in French studies and book trade history, he was born in Chatswood, New South…
Adolf Prokop dead at age 87
Adolf Prokop, a German football referee,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in Altenbuch on February 2, 1939, he began his refereeing career in 1969 and became best…
Wolfgang Haber dead at age 100
Wolfgang Haber, the German biologist who helped establish landscape ecology,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 100. Born in Datteln in 1925, he studied botany, zoology, chemistry and geography at…
Helmut Lethen dead at age 87
Helmut Lethen, the German Germanist and cultural scholar,
died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in Mönchengladbach in 1939, he studied at universities in Bonn, Amsterdam and Berlin after…
Josef Deimer dead at age 90, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria, member of the Bav…
Josef Deimer, the German politician who served in the Landtag of Bavaria and the Bavarian Senate,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 90. Born in Landshut on January 1, 1936,…
Ingeborg Friebe dead at age 95
Ingeborg Friebe, the German politician and trade unionist who served as president of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia,
died on August 11, 2026, aged 95. Born Ingeborg Röh in Brunswick…
Kurt Danziger dead at age 100
Kurt Danziger, a German-born Canadian academic whose work shaped the history of psychology,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 100. Born in Wrocław on June 3, 1926, he studied at…
Andrzej Gąsiorowski dead at age 75
Andrzej Gąsiorowski, a Polish academic and historian,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 75. He worked as a research scientist at the Stutthof concentration camp Museum in Sztutowo and as…
Peter Faber dead at age 82
Peter Faber, the German-born Dutch actor known for roles in films including A Bridge Too Far, Soldier of Orange and Max Havelaar,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 82. Born…
Carola von Braun dead at age 78, German politician and women’s rights activist, member of the…
Carola von Braun, a German politician and women's rights activist who served in the Bundestag, the Senate of Berlin and the Berlin House of Representatives,
died on August 7, 2026,…
Manfred Rühl dead at age 92
Manfred Rühl, a German higher education teacher and communication scholar,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 92. Born in Nuremberg on December 31, 1933, he studied economics and social sciences…
Jutta Hertlein dead at age 86
Jutta Hertlein, a German politician and former member of the Berlin House of Representatives,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 86. Born in Berlin on December 25, 1939, she was…
Klaus Hänsch dead at age 87, German politician, member and president of the European Parliament
Klaus Hänsch, the German politician who served as a member and president of the European Parliament,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 87. Born on December 15, 1938, in Szprotawa,…
Monika Helfer dead at age 78
Monika Helfer, the Austrian writer,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 78. Born in Au on October 18, 1947, she became one of Austria’s noted literary voices and was invested…
Thea Dückert dead at age 76, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony and the Bunde…
Thea Dückert, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Lower Saxony and later in the Bundestag,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 76. Born Thea Wischer in Berlin…
Jochen Bohl dead at age 76
Jochen Bohl, a German theologian and Lutheran bishop,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 76. Born in Lüdenscheid on April 19, 1950, he served as bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church…
Konrad Beikircher dead at age 80, German cabaret artist, musician and author
Konrad Beikircher, the German cabaret artist, musician and author,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 80. Born Konrad Johann Aloysia Beikircher in Bruneck, South Tyrol, he built a career that…
Ursula Hegi dead at age 80
Ursula Hegi, the German-born American writer known for novels including Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Stones from the River,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 80. Born Ursula Johanna…
Abdul Ballout dead at age 21
Abdul Ballout, a Lebanese-German murder suspect in the 2026 Berlin Pride attack,
died on July 26, 2026, at age 21 after being shot by police during an attempted arrest. On…
Adolf Bauer dead at age 86, German politician, president of the SoVD
Adolf Bauer, the German politician and longtime president of the SoVD,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 86. Born in Friesoythe on March 6, 1940, he was a member of…
Abdul Ballout dead at age 21
Abdul Ballout, a Lebanese-German murder suspect in the 2026 Berlin Pride van attack,
died on July 26, 2026, after being shot by police. The 21-year-old was identified as the suspected…
Günter Bannas dead at age 74
Günter Bannas, the German journalist who led the Berlin office of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,
died on July 24, 2026, in Berlin. He was 74. Born in Kassel in 1952,…
Gunther von Hagens dead at age 81
Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who invented plastination,
died on July 24, 2026. He was 81. Born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen in Skalmierzyce, in what is now Greater Poland Voivodeship,…
Thomas Handgrätinger dead at age 83
Thomas Handgrätinger, a German priest and Catholic monk,
died on July 24, 2026, at Kloster Windberg. Born in Ulm on March 4, 1943, he entered the Windberg monastery in 1963,…
Axel Ganz dead at age 88
Axel Ganz, the German journalist who helped shape magazines at Bunte and Gruner + Jahr,
died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Auggen on July…
Heinz Stücke dead at age 86
Heinz Stücke, the German cyclist, photographer and world traveler who spent most of his life riding through every country in the world,
died on July 22, 2026. He was 86.…
Werner Enke dead at age 85
Werner Enke, the German film actor and screenwriter,
died on July 20, 2026. Born in Berlin on April 25, 1941, he began his career in 1963 and was also known…
Roland Korn dead at age 96
Roland Korn, the German architect whose work helped shape major public buildings in East Berlin,
died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on May 11, 1930,…
Günther Czichon dead at age 96
Günther Czichon, a German politician and engineer,
died on July 20, 2026, aged 96. Born in Bremen on May 19, 1930, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party…
Françoise Coquet dead at age 83
Françoise Coquet, a French television producer and screenwriter,
died on July 20, 2026, of complications from dementia with Lewy bodies. She was 83. Born on September 12, 1942, in Vosges,…
Joachim Kerzel dead at age 84
Joachim Kerzel, the German dubbing actor known for voicing characters in The Great Cheese Robbery and WALL-E,
died on July 20, 2026. Born on December 10, 1941, in Zabrze, he…
Peter Lassally dead 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…
Winfried Schittges dead at age 79
Winfried Schittges, the German politician and business consultant who served in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1990 to 2017,
died on July 19, 2026, aged 79. Born on September…
Holger Brück dead at age 78
Holger Brück, a German football player and manager,
died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Kassel on September 30, 1947, he made his name as…
Heinz Dieterich dead at age 82
Heinz Dieterich, the German sociologist and political analyst,
died on July 18, 2026, aged 82. Residing in Mexico, he was known for his left-wing outlook and for work that ranged…
Eberhard Gill dead at age 65, satellite orbit determination, GNSS technology and tracking, space sy…
Eberhard Gill, a German researcher and space systems engineer known for work in GNSS technology and tracking, space system engineering, multi-satellite systems and systems engineering,
died on July 16, 2026,…
Lutz von Padberg dead at age 76
Lutz von Padberg, a German historian whose work focused on medieval history and the Christianization of the Germanic peoples,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Essen on February 22,…
Hannelore Zober dead at age 79
Hannelore Zober, the German handball player and 1976 Olympic silver medalist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born in Leipzig on November 6, 1946, she played for East Germany and was…
Wolfgang Brase dead at age 87
Wolfgang Brase, a German football player,
died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Brunswick on February 7, 1939, he spent five seasons in the Bundesliga…
Manfred Manglitz dead at age 86
Manfred Manglitz, a German footballer and goalkeeper,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Cologne on March 8, 1940, he began his football career in…
Markus Beierle dead at age 54
Markus Beierle, the German footballer who played as a striker,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 54. Born in Brackenheim on June 2, 1972, he began his…
Michael Stürmer dead at age 87
Michael Stürmer, the German historian known for his work on the history of the German Empire and his role in the Historikerstreit of the 1980s,
died on July 13, 2026.…
Josef Kompalla dead at age 90
Josef Kompalla
died on July 12, 2026. He was a Polish-German ice hockey player and later an ice hockey official and referee. Born on March 13, 1936, in Katowice, he…
Chris Scheuer dead at age 73
Chris Scheuer, an Austrian comic book author and illustrator,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Graz on September 19, 1952, he built a career…
Günter Kuntz dead at age 87
Günter Kuntz, the German footballer who played as a right winger for VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen and Austria Wien,
died on July 12, 2026. Born on November 28, 1938, in…
Karl Weber dead at age 90, German politician, member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
Karl Weber, a German politician and former member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on February 26, 1936, in Heidelberg,…
Gunter Stein dead at age 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.…
Peter von Möllendorff dead at age 63
Peter von Möllendorff, a German classical philologist,
died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 63. Born on April 5, 1963, in Zurich, Switzerland, he served as chair of…
Rainer Dörrzapf dead at age 76
Rainer Dörrzapf
died on July 9, 2026. He was a German weightlifter. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Germany, Pisces, Rainer, Dörrzapf, July 2026, July 9
Rudolf Friedrich dead at age 90
Rudolf Friedrich, a German politician and railway worker,
died on July 9, 2026. Born on June 2, 1936, in Bělotín, then in Czechoslovakia, he belonged to the Christian Democratic Union…
Reli German dead at age 86
Reli German, a Filipino public relations consultant and activist,
died on July 8, 2026, at the age of 86. Born Aurelio German on November 25, 1939, he was known for…
Hans-Werner Müller dead at age 83
Hans-Werner Müller, a German politician and mechanical engineer,
died on July 7, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on September 3, 1942, in Nunkirchen, he was a member of…
Adolf Seger dead at age 81
Adolf Seger
died on July 5, 2026. He was a German Olympic wrestler. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Adolf, Capricorn, Germany, Seger, July 2026, July 5
Rya W. Zobel dead at age 94, German-American jurist, judge of U.S. District Court of Massachusetts
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,…
Albert Sous dead at age 91
Albert Sous
died on July 4, 2026. He was a German sculptor. Tags Artists, 04 July 2026, Albert, Germany, Sous, Taurus, July 2026, July 4
Lothar Voigtländer dead at age 82
Lothar Voigtländer
died on July 4, 2026. He was a German composer. Tags Musicians, 04 July 2026, Berlin, Germany, Lothar, Virgo, July 2026, July 4, Voigtländer
Hermann Meyn dead at age 91
Hermann Meyn
died on July 4, 2026. He was a German journalist. Tags Journalists, 04 July 2026, Germany, Hermann, Libra, Meyn, July 2026, July 4
Lydia Möcklinghoff dead at age 45
Lydia Möcklinghoff
died on July 3, 2026. She was a German ecologist and zoologist and also worked as an author. Born in Wilhelmshaven on February 3, 1981, she died in…
Sepp Biebl dead at age 89
Sepp Biebl, a German Olympic speed skater,
died on July 3, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Munich on December 30, 1936, he represented Germany in speed skating…
Alfons Pawelczyk dead at age 93
Alfons Pawelczyk
died on July 3, 2026. He was a German politician. Tags Politicians, 03 July 2026, Alfons, Cancer, Germany, Pawelczyk, July 2026, July 3
Bernd Rauschenbach dead at age 73
Bernd Rauschenbach
died on July 2, 2026. He was a German literary scholar and writer. Tags Scientists, Writers, 02 July 2026, Bernd, Germany, Rauschenbach, July 2, July 2026
Walther Graetsch dead at age 73
Walther Graetsch, a German politician and civil servant,
died on July 2, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on April 17, 1953, in Sandhorst, West Germany, he was a…
Brigitte Servatius dead at age 81
Brigitte Servatius
died on June 29, 2026. She was a German politician. Tags Politicians, 29 June 2026, Brigitte, Germany, Servatius, June 2026, June 29
Sonia Antinori dead 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…
Wolfgang Paul dead at age 86
Wolfgang Paul, the German footballer who captained Borussia Dortmund to the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup,
died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on January 25,…
Rune Mields dead at age 91
Rune Mields
died on June 27, 2026. Tags Artists, 27 June 2026, Germany, Mields, Rune, June 2026, June 27
Thomas Fey dead at age 65
Thomas Fey, a German orchestral conductor,
died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 65, following complications from a brain injury. Born on November 9, 1960, he studied music…
Günter Lenz dead at age 87
Günter Lenz, the German jazz bassist and composer,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Frankfurt am Main on 25 July 1938, he began as…
Manfred Ritschel dead at age 80
Manfred Ritschel, a German footballer,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on June 7, 1946, in Unterreichenbach, he played as a right winger and spent…
Reinhard von Nagel dead at age 89
Reinhard von Nagel
died on June 26, 2026. He was a German harpsichord maker. Tags Other, 26 June 2026, Germany, Nagel, Reinhard, June 2026, June 26
Kurt Ard dead at age 100, Danish illustrator, painter and graphic artist
Kurt Ard, a Danish illustrator, painter and graphic artist,
died on June 26, 2026. He was 100. Born in Copenhagen in December 1925, Ard became known for cover art for…
Heinz Erbstößer dead at age 86
Heinz Erbstößer, a German sprinter,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Torgau on March 14, 1940, he competed in the men's 100 metres at…
Maurice-Ruben Hayoun dead at age 75
Maurice-Ruben Hayoun, a French philosopher, historian and writer,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on September 21, 1950, in Agadir, he was known for his…
Ingo Weiß dead at age 89
Ingo Weiß, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Bavaria from 1970 to 1978,
died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on January 24,…
Wolfgang Behrendt dead at age 90
Wolfgang Behrendt, the German boxer who won bantamweight gold at the 1956 Summer Olympics,
died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Berlin on June 14,…
Noël Deschamps dead at age 83
Noël Deschamps, a French singer,
died on June 21, 2026, in Châteauroux, France, one day before his 84th birthday. Born on June 22, 1942, in Villefranche-sur-Saône, then in German-occupied France,…
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…
Katja Rost dead at age 50
Katja Rost
died on June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Germany, Katja, Rost, June 20, June 2026
Wulf Herzogenrath dead at age 82
Wulf Herzogenrath, the German art historian and art curator,
died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on March 23, 1944, in Rathenow, Germany, he became a…
Ursula Schleicher dead at age 93
Ursula Schleicher, a German politician and harpist who served in the Bundestag and the European Parliament,
died on June 18, 2026, at age 93. Born in Aschaffenburg on May 15,…
Alfred Bayer dead at age 93
Alfred Bayer, a German politician and longtime Christian Social Union of Bavaria representative,
died on June 16, 2026, at age 93. Born in Munich on March 8, 1933, he studied…
Jacky Haran dead at age 83
Jacky Haran, a French racing driver,
died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on May 12, 1943, in Mansigné, then in German-occupied France, he began his…
Peter Schuster dead at age 85
Peter Schuster, the Austrian theoretical chemist known for his work on molecular evolution,
died on June 15, 2026. He was 85. Born in Vienna on March 7, 1941, Schuster studied…
Hüseyin Kenan Aydın dead at age 63
Hüseyin Kenan Aydın, a German politician and member of the Bundestag from 2005 to 2009,
died on June 12, 2026. Born on October 22, 1962, in Pülümür, Turkey, he worked…
Rüdiger Postier dead at age 82
Rüdiger Postier, a German judge who served as president of the Constitutional Court of Brandenburg from 2009 to 2012,
died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 82. Born…
Hugo Broch dead at age 104
Hugo Broch, the German World War II flying ace who was the last living recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross,
died on June 11, 2026. He was…
Hans Gerd Klais dead at age 95
Hans Gerd Klais, a German organ builder,
died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Bonn on December 2, 1930, he became a member of the…
Christa Schmidt dead at age 85
Christa Schmidt, the German politician and former member of the Bundestag,
died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born Christa Weigel in Leipzig on April 3, 1941, she trained…
Alexander Licht dead at age 73
Alexander Licht, a German politician who served in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1991 to 2020,
died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on September 13,…
Dieter Glemser dead at age 87
Dieter Glemser, the German racing driver who
died on June 10, 2026, was 87. Born in Stuttgart on June 28, 1938, he began his career in rallying in the early…
Karin Illgen dead at age 85
Karin Illgen, a German discus thrower who represented East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics,
died on June 9, 2026. She was 85. Born in Greifswald on April 7, 1941,…
Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek dead at age 82
Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek
died on June 9, 2026. He was a German politician. Tags Politicians, 09 June 2026, Germany, Koloczek, Heinz-Jürgen, June 2026, June 9
Wolfgang Gust dead at age 91
Wolfgang Gust, a German journalist and author,
died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Hanover on January 1, 1935, he worked for Spiegel-Verlag and spent…