January 23, 2026 Scientists Roseanne Diab South African atmospheric scientist Died on Friday January 23rd 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 South AfricaBushy Maape dead at age 68, South African politician, premier of the North WestKevin Buys dead at age 40, public figureKevin McKenzie South African cricketer dead at age 77Geoff Dakin South African cricketer dead at age 90Mimi Coertse South African soprano dead at age 93Cynthia Shange South African model and actress dead at age 76Lize van der Walt South African television personality, cancer dead at age 60Peter Terry South African actor, dramatist and poet dead at age 75More from January 22, 2026Laura Adler Casting director dead at age 65Walter Martínez (journalist) journalist dead at age 84Håkan BengtssonJohn BrodieOta ZarembaAlbert HoltNessa HyamsJean DorionSelim SadakKristinn Svavarsson Tags 2026-01-22 22 January 2026 Diab January 2026 January 22 Roseanne Scientists South Africa ←Ernesto Gil Elorduy Andrzej Januszajtis→