January 21, 2026 Scientists Helen Peters Canadian academic Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026 Other scientistsTom Kane dead at age 64, American voice actor, complications from a strokePeter G. Neumann dead at age 93, American computer science researcher, complications from a fallJames Robison dead at age 82, public figureFred Negrit dead at age 76, public figureJohn A. Lent dead at age 90, American comics scholar, founder of the International Journal of Comics ArtFrank Hayden dead at age 96, Canadian academicTarsy Carballas dead at age 91, Spanish soil scientistEdmund Phelps dead at age 92, public figureTatsuya Hori dead at age 90, Japanese politician, governor of Hokkaido, lung cancerRandal Marlin dead at age 88, Canadian academicMore from CanadaFrank Hayden dead at age 96, Canadian academicCris Derksen dead at age 45, Canadian Cree cellist and composer, traffic collisionRandal Marlin dead at age 88, Canadian academicPaul Boutilier dead at age 63, public figureBrandon Clarke dead at age 29, Canadian-American basketball playerJ. J. Barrie dead at age 92, Canadian singer, songwriter and comedianJohn Barbour dead at age 93, Canadian actor, comedian, and television presenterCyril Simard dead at age 88, Canadian architect and ethnologistPunch McLean Canadian ice hockey coach dead at age 93Harold Theriault Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA dead at age 73More from January 20, 2026Deborah Cameron (linguist) British linguist and feminist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 67Peter Cousens (cricketer) South African-born English cricketer dead at age 93Ronald Joseph American figure skater, Olympic bronze medallist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis dead at age 81Toshikatsu Yamamoto Japanese physician dead at age 96Vicki L. Hanson Human-Computer InteractionAccessibility dead at age -1Bruce BilsonSara Jane PaezBobby DuncumBarbara Aronstein BlackAleksandr Shavlokhov Tags 20 January 2026 2026-01-20 Canada Helen January 20 January 2026 Peters Scientists ←Justin Taylor Linda Kohen→