Telê Ancona Lopez dead at age 87, Brazilian academic
Telê Ancona Lopez died on June 15, 2026. She was a Brazilian literary scholar who worked at the University of São Paulo and its Institute of Brazilian Studies. Born in…
Scorpio Deaths
Which famous Scorpios have died? Over 100 obituaries with info, news, and memorial pages.
Etienne Cooreman dead at age 97, Belgian politician
Etienne Cooreman, a Belgian politician and lawyer, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Zele on November 14, 1928, he sat in the Chamber of…
Philippe Stern dead at age 88, Swiss businessman
Philippe Stern died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 87. He was a Swiss entrepreneur born in Geneva on November 10, 1938. His death was announced without further…
Jerzy Bańczerowski dead at age 88, Polish professor of Philology
Jerzy Bańczerowski, a Polish professor of philology, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 28, 1938, in Ożarów, he built a career in general…
Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek dead at age 82, German politician
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
Don Stallings dead at age 87, American football player
Don Stallings, an American football player who played for the Washington Redskins, died June 9, 2026, at age 87. Born Alva Donald Stallings on November 18, 1938, in Rocky Mount,…
Josip Milković dead at age 83, Croatian handballer
Josip Milković died on June 8, 2026. He was a Croatian handballer. Tags Other, 08 June 2026, Croatia, Josip, June 2026, June 8, Milković
Orlando Watters dead at age 54, American football player
Orlando Watters, an American football player who played for the Seattle Seahawks, died on June 8, 2026, at age 54. Born on October 26, 1971, in Anniston, Alabama, he was…
Julian Garrett dead at age 85, member of the Iowa Senate, prostate cancer
Julian Garrett, an American politician and Iowa state senator, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Garrett represented the 11th district in the Iowa Senate after winning…
Rosemary M. Collyer dead at age 80, judge of the U.S. District Court for D.C., Foreign Intelligence…
Rosemary M. Collyer, an American jurist who served as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, died on June 7, 2026, at age 80. Born…
Dennis Parrett dead at age 66, member of the Kentucky Senate
Dennis Parrett, an American politician who served as a member of the Kentucky Senate from 2011 to 2023, died on June 7, 2026, at age 66. Born October 30, 1959,…
Michael Shur dead at age 83, Soviet-born American physicist and academic
Michael Shur, a Soviet-born American physicist and academic, died on June 5, 2026. He was 83. Shur was born on November 13, 1942, in Kamensk-Uralsky, then in the USSR, and…
Vania Protti Traxler dead at age 89, Italian entrepreneur
Vania Protti Traxler died on June 5, 2026. She was an Italian entrepreneur. Tags Other, 05 June 2026, Italy, Traxler, Vania, June 2026, June 5
Sadıq Sadıqov dead at age 60, president of Neftçi
Sadıq Sadıqov, the Azerbaijani football executive who served as president of Neftçi from 2009 to 2015, died on June 5, 2026, at age 60. Born in Nakhchivan on November 9,…
Virginia Held dead at age 96, American philosopher
Virginia Held, an American philosopher and feminist theorist whose work helped shape the ethics of care, died on June 3, 2026. She was 96. Born Virginia Potter Held on October…
Robert Parizeau dead at age 90, Canadian businessman
Robert Parizeau, a Canadian businessman who led the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, died on June 2, 2026, in Montreal. He was 90. Born in Montreal on November 7, 1935, he…
Lyuben Dilov Jr. dead at age 61, MP, complications from a heart attack
Lyuben Dilov Jr., the Bulgarian writer, journalist and lawmaker, died on June 2, 2026, from complications of a heart attack. He was 61. Born in Sofia on November 19, 1964,…
Dennis Hull dead at age 81, Detroit Red Wings
Dennis Hull, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent most of his NHL career with the Chicago Black Hawks and also played for the Detroit Red Wings, died on May…
Josefina Molina dead at age 89, screenwriter and television producer
Josefina Molina, the Spanish film director, screenwriter and television producer, died on May 30, 2026. She was 89. Born in Córdoba, Spain, on November 14, 1936, Molina became one of…
Jorge Alonso Treviño dead at age 90, governor of Nuevo León
Jorge Alonso Treviño, the Mexican politician who served as governor of Nuevo León from 1985 to 1991, died on May 29, 2026. He was 90. Born in Monterrey on November…
Marie-Jo Lafontaine dead at age 75, Belgian sculptor and video artist
Marie-Jo Lafontaine, the Belgian sculptor and video artist, died on May 28, 2026. She was 75. Born in Antwerp on November 17, 1950, she studied at the École nationale supérieure…
Joe Schwarz dead at age 88, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Michigan Senate
Joe Schwarz, an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and in the Michigan Senate from 1987 to 2002, died on May 27,…
Arnold Whittall dead at age 90, British musicologist
Arnold Whittall, the British musicologist who wrote widely on 20th- and 21st-century classical music, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on November…
Mark Bailey dead at age 64, San Francisco Giants), cancer
Mark Bailey, an American baseball player who played for the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants, died on May 26, 2026, at age 64. A catcher in Major League Baseball…
Esa Klinga dead at age 86, 1968
Esa Klinga, a Finnish Olympic skier and Nordic combined competitor, died on May 26, 2026. He was born on November 21, 1939, in Mikkeli, Finland. Klinga competed in the Nordic…
Yusuf Hossain Humayun dead at age 90, Bangladeshi politician, MP
Yusuf Hossain Humayun, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament from 1973 to 1979, died on May 23, 2026. He was elected to parliament from Barisal-4 in 1973 as…
Charles Cioffi dead at age 90, Shaft, Klute
Charles Cioffi, an American actor known for Get Christie Love!, Shaft and Klute, died on May 22, 2026. He was 90. Born in New York City on October 31, 1935,…
Sir Jeremy Hanley dead at age 80, British politician, MP
Sir Jeremy Hanley, the British politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 1997, died on May 22, 2026, aged 80. Born Jeremy James Hanley on 17…
Marjan Minnesma dead at age 59, Dutch activist, founder of Urgenda, breast cancer
Marjan Minnesma, a Dutch activist and founder of Urgenda, died on May 22, 2026, at age 59 after breast cancer. Born on October 28, 1966, in Wormerveer, Netherlands, she was…
Bob Andrews dead at age 90, public figure
Bob Andrews, the English-New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider who competed for Wimbledon Dons, Cradley Heathens and the New Zealand national team, died on May 22, 2026, aged 90. Born in…
Karl E. Weick dead at age 89, American organizational theorist
Karl E. Weick, the American organizational theorist who helped introduce the concepts of loose coupling, mindfulness and sensemaking into organizational studies, died on May 21, 2026. He was 89. Born…
Jan Adamski dead at age 82, Polish chess player
Jan Adamski, a Polish chess player, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Warsaw on November 11, 1943, he won the Polish Chess Championship in…
Diane Carlson Evans dead at age 79, American army nurse
Diane Carlson Evans, an American army nurse, died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 79. She served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and later…
François Potez dead at age 70, French Roman Catholic priest, rector of the Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Céci…
François Potez, a French Roman Catholic priest, died on May 20, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. Born in 1955, he entered the École navale and graduated in 1976, then served in…
Walt Rock dead at age 84, American professional football player
Walt Rock, an American professional football player, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Walter Warfield Rock in Cleveland on November 4, 1941, he grew up…
Al Hurricane Jr. dead at age 66, American singer-songwriter
Al Hurricane Jr., an American singer-songwriter, died on May 19, 2026, at age 66. Born Alberto Nelson Sanchez Jr. in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 30, 1959, he was known…
Péter Scherer dead at age 64, Hungarian actor
Péter Scherer, a Hungarian actor, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Ajka on November 16, 1961, he studied at the Budapest University of Technology…
Tore Berger dead at age 81, Norwegian Olympic sprint canoeist
Tore Berger, a Norwegian Olympic sprint canoeist, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Asker on 11 November 1944, he competed mainly in four-man events…
Quinn G. McKay dead at age 99, American academic, writer and Mormon leader
Quinn G. McKay, an American academic, writer and Mormon leader, died on May 16, 2026. He was 99. McKay was born on October 30, 1926, and was raised in Huntsville,…
Ike Willis dead at age 70, American guitarist, prostate cancer
Ike Willis, an American guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with Frank Zappa, died on May 17, 2026, of prostate cancer. He was 70. Born Isaac Willis in…
Krzysztof Piesiewicz dead at age 80, public figure
Krzysztof Piesiewicz, a Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician, died on May 14, 2026, at age 80. Born in Warsaw on October 25, 1945, he studied law at Warsaw University and…
Hamad Kalkaba Malboum dead at age 75, president of the Confederation of African Athletics
Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, the Cameroonian athletics official who served as president of the Confederation of African Athletics since 2003, died on May 13, 2026. He led the body from 2003,…
Kenneth Keith dead at age 88, New Zealand jurist and legal scholar, judge of the International Cour…
Kenneth Keith, a New Zealand jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge of the International Court of Justice from 2006 to 2015, died on May 13, 2026, at…
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi dead at age 91, Indian classical dancer
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi, an Indian classical dancer, died on May 12, 2026. She was associated with the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, where she served as Principal and taught…
David Lee dead at age 82, American football player
David Lee, an American football player who was a punter for the Baltimore Colts, died on May 11, 2026, at age 82. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in Minden,…
Jack Douglas dead at age 80, American record producer
Jack Douglas, an American record producer known for his work on "Toys in the Attic," "Rocks" and "Double Fantasy," died on May 11, 2026. He was 80. Douglas was a…
Gerald Talbot American politician and civil right leader dead at age 94
Gerald Talbot, an American politician and civil rights leader, died on May 9, 2026, at age 94. A native of Bangor, Maine, he was born on October 28, 1931, and…
Punch McLean dead at age 93, Ice hockey coach
Punch McLean, the Canadian ice hockey coach best known for leading the New Westminster Bruins, died on May 8, 2026. Born Ernest John Vincent McLean on November 3, 1932, in…
Betty Broderick American convicted murderer dead at age 78
Betty Broderick, the American convicted murderer born Elizabeth Anne Bisceglia, died on May 8, 2026, at age 78 in San Bernardino County, California. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, on…
Raymonde Arcier dead at age 86, French artist and feminist activist
Raymonde Arcier, a French artist and feminist activist, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Bellac on November 13, 1939, she was known for her…
Rick Kreuger dead at age 76, American baseball player
Rick Kreuger, the American baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, died on May 7, 2026. Born Richard Allen Kreuger on November 3, 1948, he appeared in Major…
Valery Denisov dead at age 84, Diplomat
Valery Denisov, a Russian diplomat who served as ambassador to North Korea from 1996 to 2001, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on November 1,…
Carlos Malcolm Jamaican trombonist, percussionist and bandleader dead at age 91
Carlos Malcolm, a Jamaican trombonist, percussionist and bandleader, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Carlos Antonio Malcolm in Colón, Panama, on November 10, 1934, to…
Ted Turner American media proprietor dead at age 87
Ted Turner, the American media proprietor who founded CNN, WTBS and TNT, died on May 6, 2026, at age 87. Born Robert Edward Turner III on November 19, 1938, in…
Pierre Pascallon French politician, deputy, mayor of Issoire dead at age 84
Pierre Pascallon, a French politician and former deputy and mayor of Issoire, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as a deputy in the National…
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst dead at age 63, Antiguan and Barbudan politician, senator
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst, an Antiguan and Barbudan politician, died on May 5, 2026. She served as a senator in the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda and…
José Ortiz Puerto Rican basketball player, colorectal cancer dead at age 62
José Ortiz, a Puerto Rican basketball player for Atléticos de San Germán, Cangrejeros de Santurce and the national team, died on May 5, 2026, at age 62 of colorectal cancer.…
Santhosh K. Nayar Indian actor, traffic collision dead at age 68
Santhosh K. Nayar, an Indian actor, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He appeared in Malayalam cinema and acted in more than 100 films between 1982 and…
William Daniel Mayer American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates dead at age 84
William Daniel Mayer, an American politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2005 to 2007, died on May 3, 2026. He was 84. Mayer served as the…
Alain Marchadour dead at age 88, French Roman Catholic priest and exegetist
Alain Marchadour, a French Roman Catholic priest and exegetist, died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on November 13, 1937, in Brittany, France, he joined the…
Babulal Bairwa Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA, complications from diabetes dead at age 72
Babulal Bairwa, an Indian politician and former Rajasthan MLA, died on May 3, 2026, from complications of diabetes. He was 72. Bairwa served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kathumar…
Norman Lacy dead at age 84, Australian politician
Norman Lacy, Australian politician, died on May 2, 2026, aged 84. He was a minister in the Hamer and Thompson cabinets of the Victorian government from May 1979 to April…
Alex Zanardi Italian racing driver and paracyclist dead at age 59
Alex Zanardi, the Italian racing driver and paracyclist, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 59. Born Alessandro Zanardi in Bologna on October 23, 1966, he won the…
Péter Bikár dead at age 81, Hungarian ice hockey player
Péter Bikár, the Hungarian ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1964 Winter Olympics and in several World Championships, died on May 1, 2026. He was 80. Born…
Stephen Owen American sinologist dead at age 79
Stephen Owen, an American sinologist, died on May 1, 2026, at age 79. He specialized in Chinese literature, particularly Tang dynasty poetry and comparative poetics, and taught Chinese literature and…
Thomas Gayford dead at age 97, Canadian equestrian
Thomas Gayford, the Canadian equestrian and 1968 Olympic champion, died on April 26, 2026. Born in Toronto in 1928, Gayford competed for Canada in the 1952 and 1960 Olympics in…
Robin Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 5th Baron Derwent dead at age 95, member of the House of Lords
Robin Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 5th Baron Derwent, a British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords from 1986 to 1999, died on April 21, 2026. Born on October 30, 1930,…
Bruno Cantone Italian footballer dead at age 89
Bruno Cantone died on April 16, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Vis Pesaro, Cosenza and Derthona. No further details about his life or career were provided.…
Tariq al-Sawah public figure dead at age 68
Tariq al-Sawah, an Egyptian citizen held at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba, died on April 2, 2026, at age 68. Also spelled Tarek El Sawah, he was…
Stephen Lewis Politician, diplomat, author, writer, journalist, broadcaster, academic, public speak…
Stephen Lewis, the Canadian politician and diplomat who served as an Ontario MPP from 1963 to 1978, died on March 31, 2026, of cancer. He was elected to the Legislative…
Eduard Koksharov Russian handball player and coach, Olympic champion and bronze medalist dead at ag…
Eduard Koksharov, the Russian handball player and coach who was an Olympic champion in 2000 and a bronze medalist in 2004, died on March 31, 2026. Born in Krasnodar on…
Víctor Cabrera public figure dead at age 68
Víctor Hugo Cabrera Sánchez, a Chilean footballer known as a forward, died on March 30, 2026. Better known by his nickname Pititore, he was one of the most prolific goalscorers…
Vassilis Goumas Greek basketball player dead at age 79
Vassilis Goumas, a Greek basketball player who played for Panellinios, AEK and Ilysiakos, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Known during his career as "The Emperor,"…
Selemani Bungara Tanzanian politician, MP, kidney failure dead at age 64
Selemani Bungara, a Tanzanian politician and Member of Parliament, died on March 30, 2026, from kidney failure. Born on November 18, 1961, in Tanganyika Territory, he represented Kilwa South constituency…
Shujaat Hashmi Actor dead at age 75
Shujaat Hashmi, the Pakistani actor known for his work in television and film, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on October 31, 1950, Hashmi began…
Karsten Wettberg German football manager dead at age 84
Karsten Wettberg, a German football manager, died on March 28, 2026. Born in Friesack, near Berlin, on November 10, 1941, he was one of the most successful football managers in…
Kitty Harrison American college tennis coach dead at age 91
Kitty Harrison, an American college tennis coach who led the North Carolina Tar Heels women’s tennis team, died on March 27, 2026. Katherine Gordon Harrison coached the Tar Heels from…
Orlando Wiet Surinamese-Dutch mixed martial artist dead at age 60
Orlando Wiet, a Surinamese-Dutch mixed martial artist, died on March 26, 2026, at the age of 60. Born in Paramaribo, then in Dutch Guiana, on October 24, 1965, he was…
Noelia Castillo euthanasia case Spanish activist and paraplegic patient, voluntarily euthanized by…
Noelia Castillo Ramos, a Spanish activist and paraplegic patient, died on March 26, 2026, after receiving euthanasia by lethal injection. Born in Barcelona in 2000, she became the subject of…
Tracy Kidder American writer, Pulitzer Prize winner, lung cancer dead at age 80
Tracy Kidder, the American writer whose nonfiction books included The Soul of a New Machine and Mountains Beyond Mountains, died March 24, 2026, of lung cancer. He was 80. Kidder…
Larry Kennedy Family physician / Politician dead at age 76
Larry Ronald Kennedy, a Canadian politician and family physician, died on March 24, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, on November 8, 1949, he studied…
Rómulo Berruti Journalist dead at age 88
Rómulo Berruti, an Argentine journalist and film critic, died on March 22, 2026, in Buenos Aires at the age of 88. Born in Buenos Aires on October 23, 1937, he…
Datta Meghe Indian politician, MP and four-time Maharashtra MLC dead at age 89
Datta Meghe, an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament, died on March 22, 2026. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former senior member of…
Carsten Träger German politician, MP dead at age 52
Carsten Träger, a German politician and member of the Bundestag since 2013, died on March 21, 2026, aged 52. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he represented Bavaria…
Arthur E. Humphrey American chemical engineer dead at age 98
Arthur E. Humphrey, an American chemical engineer, died on March 21, 2026, at age 98. Born in Moscow, Idaho, on November 9, 1927, he attended the University of Idaho, the…
Richard E. Myers Businessman dead at age 91
Richard E. Myers, an American politician and businessman who served in the Iowa House of Representatives, died on March 19, 2026, at age 91. Born Richard Ellsworth Myers Jr. in…
Péter Halász Hungarian agricultural engineer and ethnographer dead at age 86
Péter Halász, a Hungarian agricultural engineer and ethnographer, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 28, 1939, in Budapest, Hungary, he was a recipient…
Taneaki Tanami Postal worker dead at age 93
Taneaki Tanami, a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Representatives, died on March 18, 2026, of multiple organ failure. He was 93. Tanami served in the House…
László Gallé Biologist dead at age 83
László Gallé, a Hungarian biologist, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Szeged, Hungary, on November 18, 1942, he was a recipient of the Széchenyi…
Navnindra Behl Indian actress
Navnindra Behl, an Indian theatre and television director, writer and actor, died on March 16, 2026, at age 76. Born in Delhi on October 30, 1949, she began stage acting…
James M. Houston British-born Canadian theologian dead at age 103
James M. Houston, a British-born Canadian theologian and academic who was professor of spiritual theology and the first principal of Regent College in Vancouver, died on March 15, 2026. Born…
Lyudmila Arinina Actress dead at age 99
Lyudmila Arinina, the Russian actress, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Lyudmila Mikhailovna Arinina on November 8, 1926, in Sinodskoye Village, Saratov Oblast, she graduated…
Eili Sild Actress dead at age 83
Eili Sild, an Estonian stage, film, television and radio actress, died on March 13, 2026. Born in Tallinn on October 26, 1942, she began her career on the theatre stage…
John Alford British actor
John Alford, the British actor best known for playing Robbie Wright in the BBC series Grange Hill, died on March 13, 2026, aged 54. Born John James Shannon in Glasgow,…
Daniel Amey Application engineer dead at age 84
Daniel Amey, an American application engineer, died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Daniel Irwin Amey Jr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 25, 1941, he attended…