Honoré Traoré dead at age 68, Burkinabé general
Honoré Traoré, the Burkinabé general who served as head of state in 2014, died on May 25, 2026. He was 68. Traoré was the interim head of state of Burkina…
Famous Libra Zodiac Sign People Who Have Died
Which famous people born under the Libra zodiac sign have died? Over 200 obituaries with info, news, and memorial pages.
Béatrice Bellamy dead at age 59, French politician, MP, cancer
Béatrice Bellamy, a French politician and member of parliament since 2022, died on May 24, 2026, of cancer. She was 59. Bellamy served in the National Assembly for Vendée’s 2nd…
Linda Masarira dead at age 43, Politician
Linda Masarira, a Zimbabwean politician and human rights activist, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 43. She was known for her work in human rights activism and…
Dang Van Phuoc dead at age 90, Vietnamese-American photojournalist
Dang Van Phuoc, a Vietnamese-American photojournalist, died on May 23, 2026. He was 90. Born in 1935 in a village near Quảng Ngãi Province in central Vietnam, he moved to…
Judith Chalmers dead at age 90, public figure
Judith Chalmers, the English television presenter best known for Wish You Were Here...?, died on May 22, 2026, aged 90. Born Judith Rosemary Locke Chalmers in Gatley, Cheshire, on October…
Inge Wettig-Danielmeier dead at age 89, German politician
Inge Wettig-Danielmeier died on May 20, 2026. She was a German politician who served as treasurer of the SPD from 1991 to 2007. She was a member of the Landtag…
Teet Veispak dead at age 70, Estonian historian
Teet Veispak, an Estonian historian and academic, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on September 25, 1955, he graduated from Tartu State University’s Faculty of…
Phil Hickerson dead at age 79, public figure
Phil Hickerson, an American professional wrestler, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, on October 4, 1946, he debuted in 1974 with the…
Arthur Lewis dead at age 84, public figure
Arthur Lewis, a Welsh rugby union player and electrician, died on May 20, 2026, aged 84. Born Arthur John Llewellyn Lewis in Crumlin, Caerphilly, Wales, on September 26, 1941, he…
Alan Bradley dead at age 87, Canadian author
Alan Bradley, the Canadian author best known for The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Toronto in…
B.C. Khanduri dead at age 91, Indian politician, chief minister of Uttarakhand, minister of road tr…
B.C. Khanduri, the Indian politician who served as chief minister of Uttarakhand and as minister of road transport and highways, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 91.…
B. C. Khanduri dead at age 91, Indian politician, chief minister of Uttarakhand, minister of road t…
B. C. Khanduri, an Indian politician and former chief minister of Uttarakhand, died on May 19, 2026. He served as chief minister from 2007 to 2009 and again from 2011…
Feliksas Bajoras dead at age 91, Lithuanian composer and academic
Feliksas Bajoras, a Lithuanian composer and academic, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Alytus on October 7, 1934, he studied violin at the Lithuanian…
Étienne Davignon dead at age 93, public figure
Étienne Davignon, Belgian diplomat and civil servant who served as European commissioner from 1977 to 1985, died on May 18, 2026, at age 93. Born in Budapest on October 4,…
Frank Land dead at age 97, German-born British information systems researcher
Frank Land, a German-born British information systems researcher, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Frank Landsberger in Berlin in October 1928, he was the first…
James Robison dead at age 82, public figure
James Robison, an American televangelist, died on May 17, 2026, at age 82, according to an announcement of his death. He was also a pastor, theologian, and author, and founded…
Tony Zappone dead at age 78, American journalist and radio personality
Tony Zappone, an American journalist and radio personality, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Anthony Nicholas Zappone on October 9, 1947, in Tampa, Florida, he…
Jill Curzon dead at age 87, public figure
Jill Curzon, an English actress, died on May 15, 2026. Born in 1938, she was best known for her film and television work in the 1960s, including Daleks' Invasion Earth…
James F. Almand dead at age 77, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
James F. Almand, an American politician and member of the Virginia House of Delegates, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 77. He represented Arlington, Virginia, in the…
Marin Andrei dead at age 85, Romanian footballer
Marin Andrei, a Romanian footballer who played for Rapid București and the national team, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Târgoviște on 22 October…
El Cabrero dead at age 81, Spanish flamenco singer
El Cabrero, the Spanish flamenco singer born José Domínguez Muñoz, died on May 13, 2026, in Seville, Spain, at the age of 81. Born in Aznalcóllar on October 19, 1944,…
Dionisio Quintana dead at age 68, Cuban javelin thrower and trainer
Dionisio Quintana, a Cuban javelin thrower and trainer, died on May 13, 2026. Born on October 9, 1957, Quintana competed for Cuba in javelin during the 1970s and 1980s. He…
Alexander Held dead at age 67, German actor
Alexander Held, a German actor known for roles in Der Untergang, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage and Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, died on May 12, 2026, at age 67.…
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. dead at age 100, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for S…
John Thomas Copenhaver Jr., an American jurist and senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, died on May 12,…
Rex Reed dead at age 87, American film critic and journalist
Rex Reed, an American film critic and journalist, died on May 12, 2026, at age 87. Born Rex Taylor Reed on Oct. 2, 1938, in Fort Worth, Texas, he was…
Jack Taylor dead at age 99, American actor
Jack Taylor, an American actor known for roles in Succubus, Conan the Barbarian and The Ninth Gate, died on May 12, 2026, at age 99. Born George Brown Randall in…
Buzz Capra dead at age 78, American baseball player
Buzz Capra, an American baseball player who pitched for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves, died on May 11, 2026, at age 78. Born Lee William Capra on October…
Vladimir Molchanov dead at age 75, Russian television host and journalist
Vladimir Molchanov, the Russian television host and journalist, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Moscow on October 7, 1950, he was a Soviet and…
Anna Ritchie dead at age 82, British archaeologist and historian
Anna Ritchie, a British archaeologist and historian, died on May 8, 2026, aged 82. Born on September 28, 1943, she was known for her work at archaeological sites in Orkney…
José Navarro dead at age 77, Peruvian footballer
José Navarro, a Peruvian football defender who played for Defensor Arica, Sporting Cristal and the national team, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 77. Navarro, whose full…
László Fazekas dead at age 78, Hungarian football player and coach
László Fazekas, Hungarian football player and coach, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on 15 October 1947, he played the third most international games for…
Rajko Kasagić dead at age 83, Politician
Rajko Kasagić, a Bosnian Serb politician, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 83. A member of the Serb Democratic Party, he served as prime minister of Republika…
René Groebli dead at age 98, Swiss photographer
René Groebli, a Swiss photographer known for his artistic photo-books, industrial and advertising photography, photojournalism and photo-illustration, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Zurich…
David Plowden dead at age 93, Photography
David Plowden, an American photographer, died on May 4, 2026. He was born on October 9, 1932, in Boston and became known for historical documentary photographs of urban cities, steam…
Bob Skinner dead at age 94, American baseball player and manager
Bob Skinner, an American baseball player and manager, died on May 4, 2026, at age 94. Robert Ralph Skinner played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates,…
Charles W. Curtis dead at age 99, American mathematician and historian.[better source needed]
Charles W. Curtis, an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, died on May 3, 2026. He was known for his work in finite group theory and representation theory and served…
Peter R. Moody Jr. dead at age 82, American political scientist and sinologist
Peter R. Moody Jr., an American political scientist and sinologist, died on May 2, 2026. He was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Notre Dame in South…
Dominique Soltner dead at age 89, Agronomic engineer
Dominique Soltner, the French agronomic engineer, died on May 2, 2026. Born on October 1, 1936, he wrote and published books on agronomy intended for agricultural education. In 1978, he…
Ben Morea dead at age 84, American artist and anarchist activist
Ben Morea, an American painter and anarchist activist, died on May 2, 2026, at age 84–85. Born in Brooklyn in 1941 and raised in poverty, he became addicted to heroin…
Emily Grosholz dead at age 75, American poet
Emily Grosholz, an American poet and philosopher, died on May 2, 2026. Born on October 17, 1950, in Philadelphia, she was the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy, African American…
David Kendall dead at age 68, American television writer and producer and film director
David Kendall, an American television writer and producer and film director, died on May 2, 2026, at age 68. He worked on television series including "Boy Meets World" and "Growing…
Eddy Pratomo dead at age 72, Indonesian diplomat and law scholar
Eddy Pratomo, an Indonesian diplomat and law scholar, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 72. He served as Indonesia’s ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2013 and…
Gordon Snell dead at age 93, Author, scriptwriter
Gordon Snell, the British author of children's literature and scriptwriter, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Singapore on October 1, 1932, he worked as…
Damien Christensen Australian footballer dead at age 62
Damien Christensen, an Australian footballer who played for Geelong, died on April 28, 2026, aged 62. Christensen played 17 games for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League.…
Dan McLean dead at age 78, Canadian journalist and news anchor
Dan McLean, a Canadian journalist and news anchor, died on April 28, 2026, at age 78. He was a longtime broadcaster who latterly worked for Mix 106.5 FM in Owen…
Christian Verrier dead at age 73, French footballer
Christian Verrier, a French footballer who played as a forward, died on April 25, 2026. Born on October 4, 1952, in Clion, he spent almost his entire career with Châteauroux,…
Percy O’Driscoll dead at age 91, Canadian Anglican bishop
Percy O'Driscoll, the Canadian Anglican bishop who served as bishop of Huron from 1990 to 2000 and as metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario from 1993 to 2000, died…
Karen Muenster Politician, businesswoman dead at age 83
Karen Muenster, an American politician and businesswoman who served in the South Dakota Senate from 1985 to 1992, died on April 3, 2026, in Vermillion, South Dakota, from complications of…
Lionel Fernando Sri Lankan-born Australian cricketer dead at age 86
Lionel Fernando, a Sri Lankan-born Australian cricketer, died on March 31, 2026, aged 86. Born in Negombo, British Ceylon, in 1939, he played for Ceylon from 1964 to 1971 as…
Kees Kuijs public figure dead at age 94
Kees Kuijs, a Dutch footballer who played as a left-back, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Cornelis Johannes Kuijs on 4 October 1931, he made…
Vijaypat Singhania Businessman and aviator dead at age 87
Vijaypat Singhania, an Indian textile industry executive and aviator, died on March 28, 2026. He was chairman and managing director of the Raymond Group from 1980 to 2000 and later…
Mary Beth Hurt Actress dead at age 79
Mary Beth Hurt, an American actress of stage and screen, died on March 28, 2026, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 79. Hurt was a three-time Tony Award nominee…
Rosa Salikhova Russian volleyball player, Olympic champion dead at age 81
Rosa Salikhova, a Russian volleyball player and Olympic champion, died on March 26, 2026. Born on September 24, 1944, in Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, in the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union,…
Wilson Bombarda Brazilian Olympic basketball player dead at age 95
Wilson Bombarda, a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, died on March 25, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on October…
Dolors Lamarca Spanish philologist and librarian, pneumonia dead at age 82
Dolors Lamarca, a Spanish philologist and librarian, died on March 25, 2026, of pneumonia. Born in Granollers, Catalonia, in 1943, she led the Service of Libraries and Bibliographic Heritage of…
Pavlo Fedorenko Ukrainian academic and mining engineer dead at age 89
Pavlo Fedorenko, a Ukrainian academic and mining engineer, died on March 24, 2026. He was born on October 8, 1936, in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, then in the Ukrainian SSR,…
Chime Rinpoche Tibetan lama and teacher dead at age 84
Chime Rinpoche, a Tibetan lama and teacher, died on March 24, 2026, in London, England, at the age of 84. Born near Jyekundo, Kham, Tibet, on October 8, 1941, he…
Theodore L. Brown American scientist and author dead at age 97
Theodore L. Brown, an American scientist and author, died on March 24, 2026. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on October 15, 1928, he was known for research, teaching, and writing…
Jerome Dhas Varuvel Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Kuzhithurai, complications from dement…
Jerome Dhas Varuvel, Indian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Kuzhithurai from 2014 to 2020, died on March 24, 2026, from complications of dementia and Parkinson's disease. He was born…
Gino Paoli Italian singer-songwriter, deputy dead at age 91
Gino Paoli, the Italian singer-songwriter behind "Il cielo in una stanza," "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale," died on March 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Monfalcone…
Marica Vilcek Art historian dead at age 89
Marica Vilcek, an American art historian and philanthropist, died on March 23, 2026. Born on October 13, 1936, in Ivanka pri Dunaji, Czechoslovakia, she worked with museums and arts institutions…
François Morlaes French rugby union player dead at age 82
François Morlaes, a French rugby union player who played as a scrum-half, died on March 23, 2026. Born in Pau, German-occupied France, on October 6, 1943, he won the 1968–69…
Ariosto Holanda Engineer dead at age 87
Francisco Ariosto Holanda, a Brazilian politician and engineer, died on March 21, 2026, at age 87. A member of the Democratic Labour Party, he served in the Chamber of Deputies…
Desmond Barrit Actor dead at age 81
Desmond Barrit, British actor best known for his stage work, died on March 21, 2026, aged 81. Born Desmond Brown in Morriston, near Swansea, Wales, on October 19, 1944, he…
Vladimir Zantaria Abkhazian poet and politician, chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadca…
Vladimir Zantaria, an Abkhazian poet and politician who served as chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company from 1993 to 1994 and as minister for culture from 1999…
Jeff Smith English Hall of Fame motorcycle racer dead at age 91
Jeff Smith, the English motorcycle racer inducted into the Hall of Fame for his achievements in motocross, died on March 21, 2026, aged 91. Born Jeffrey Vincent Smith in Colne,…
Yair Levy Israeli Haredi rabbi and politician, MK dead at age 73
Yair Levy, an Israeli Haredi rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas from 1988 to 1992, died on March 20, 2026, at the age…
Michael Bambang Hartono Owner of BCA, Founder of Polytron dead at age 86
Michael Bambang Hartono, an Indonesian banker, electronics and cigarettes industry executive, and bridge player who founded Polytron and co-owned Djarum since 1963, died on March 19, 2026. He was 86.…
Eric Overmyer American television writer and producer dead at age 74
Eric Overmyer, an American television writer and producer known for his work on Bosch, Law & Order and The Wire, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Boulder, Colorado, on…
Buddy Childers American politician, members of the Georgia House of Representatives dead at age 87
Eugene Milton "Buddy" Childers, an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Rome, Georgia, on…
E. Grady Jolly American judge dead at age 88
E. Grady Jolly, an American judge and United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, died March 16, 2026, at age 88. Born in…
Dolores Keane Singer dead at age 72
Dolores Keane, an Irish folk singer and founding member of De Dannan, died on March 16, 2026. Born on 26 September 1953 in Sylane, County Galway, she was raised from…
Irmeli Mäkelä Pop singer dead at age 83
Irmeli Mäkelä, a Finnish pop singer, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Hellä Muisto Irmeli Mäkelä in Kotka on October 18, 1942, she began her…
Ken Cole Australian basketball coach and player dead at age 82
Ken Cole, an Australian basketball coach and player, died on March 15, 2026, aged 82. Born Kenneth Frank Cole in Sydney on October 15, 1943, he represented Australia in the…
Christopher A. Sims American economist dead at age 83
Christopher A. Sims, an American economist and econometrician, died on March 14, 2026, at age 83. He was the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton University.…
Zsigmond Ritoók Classical philologist dead at age 96
Zsigmond Ritoók, a Hungarian classical philologist, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Budapest on September 28, 1929, he was a member of the Hungarian…
Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson Icelandic composer dead at age 73
Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson, an Icelandic composer, died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 73. He was also a music theorist, rector and pianist, and was considered among the…
John Fisher Burns Journalist dead at age 81
John Fisher Burns, a British journalist and longtime London bureau chief for The New York Times, died on March 12, 2026. He was 81. Burns won two Pulitzer Prizes during…
Rolf Birkhölzer German footballer
Rolf Birkhölzer, a German professional footballer and goalkeeper, died on March 12, 2026. Born on 29 September 1949, he began playing football at the age of nineteen with 1. FC…
Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said 81-82 dead at age 81
Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said, Omani politician and Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, died on March 12, 2026. He served in that post from May 22, 1979,…
Natalya Vetoshnikova Russian tennis player dead at age 104
Natalya Vetoshnikova, a Russian tennis player, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 104. Born on September 26, 1921, in Petrograd, Russian SFSR, she was a Soviet tennis…
Kavuri Samba Siva Rao Indian politician dead at age 82
Kavuri Samba Siva Rao, an Indian politician, engineer and industrialist from Andhra Pradesh, died on March 11, 2026, in Hyderabad, India, at the age of 82. Born in Eluru, then…
Melvin Steinberg American politician dead at age 92
Melvin A. Steinberg, an American politician who served as Maryland’s fifth lieutenant governor, died on March 10, 2026. He was 92. Born in Baltimore on October 4, 1933, Steinberg served…
Abdulwahab Darawshe Israeli politician dead at age 82
Abdulwahab Darawshe, an Israeli politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 82. He was an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for…
Kim Yong-chae South Korean politician dead at age 94
Kim Yong-chae, a South Korean politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Pocheon, Korea, Empire of Japan, on October 5, 1932, he served as…
Klaus Kribben Lawyer dead at age 88
Klaus Kribben, a German politician and lawyer who served in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 1975 to 1996, died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 88. A member…
César Gutiérrez Peña Mechanical engineer dead at age 69
César Gutiérrez Peña, a Peruvian mechanical engineer, died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 69. He was a member of Union for Peru and served as president of…
Lilias, Yoga and You American yoga teacher and television presenter dead at age 90
Lilias Folan, the American yoga teacher and television presenter behind the PBS program Lilias, Yoga and You, died on March 8, 2026. The show, later shortened to Lilias!, first aired…
Fahad Al-Mejmed Kuwaiti footballer
Fahad Al-Mejmed, a Kuwaiti footballer and military officer, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 33. Al-Mejmed, a centre-back, played for Al Qadsia SC until 2019 and spent…
Zeph Ellis British rapper dead at age 37
Zeph Ellis, the British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer better known as Dot Rotten, died on March 8, 2026, aged 37. Born Joseph Daniel Joel Ellis-Stevenson in London, he…
Fahad Al-Mejmed Kuwaiti footballer dead at age 33
Fahad Al-Mejmed, a Kuwaiti footballer, died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 33. Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Mejmed was also a military officer in the General Directorate of Land Border…
Ed Learn Canadian football player dead at age 90
Ed Learn, a Canadian football player for the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts, died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 90. He played 12 seasons in the Canadian…
Narayan Bareth Journalist, Political analyst, professor dead at age 68
Narayan Bareth, an Indian journalist, died on March 6, 2026. He was 68. Bareth worked in journalism for around three decades and served as State Information Commissioner of Rajasthan. He…
Jānis Streičs Latvian film director
Jānis Streičs, a Latvian film director and screenwriter, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Preiļi, Latvia, he was also an artist. His 1991 comedy…