{
    "site": "Dead-People.com",
    "feed_type": "deaths_on_date",
    "date": "2026-01-27",
    "timezone": "+01:00",
    "generated_at": "2026-07-26T08:35:00+01:00",
    "canonical_html_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/27-january-2026",
    "permanent_archive_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tag/27-january-2026",
    "items": [
        {
            "name": "Hudson Talbott",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hudson-talbott",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 76,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T23:00:06+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "artists",
                "writers"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "American children’s author and illustrator (We're Back! A Dinosaur Story)",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Talbott"
        },
        {
            "name": "Richard Larn",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/richard-larn",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 94,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T23:00:06+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "writers"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Britain"
            ],
            "description": "British businessman and maritime history writer",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Larn"
        },
        {
            "name": "Bernhard Waldenfels",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bernhard-waldenfels",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 91,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T21:25:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "scientists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Germany"
            ],
            "description": "German philosopher",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Waldenfels"
        },
        {
            "name": "Thomas Kunnunkal",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/thomas-kunnunkal",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 99,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T20:55:02+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "India"
            ],
            "description": "Indian Jesuit priest and educationist",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kunnunkal"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jean de Dieu Razafimahatratra",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jean-de-dieu-razafimahatratra",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 78,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T20:25:03+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Madagascar"
            ],
            "description": "Malagasy judoka",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Dieu_Razafimahatratra"
        },
        {
            "name": "Antoine Bangui",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/antoine-bangui",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 92,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T20:20:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "writers"
            ],
            "description": "Chadian political figure and author",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Bangui"
        },
        {
            "name": "Shirley Raines",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/shirley-raines",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 58,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T19:10:03+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "American non-profit founder (Beauty 2 the Streetz)",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Raines"
        },
        {
            "name": "Philip Muldowney",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/philip-muldowney",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 25,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T18:20:03+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Britain"
            ],
            "description": "British Army officer shot dead during training exercise",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Muldowney"
        },
        {
            "name": "William Gazecki",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/william-gazecki",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 69,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T18:10:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "actors"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "American film director (Waco: The Rules of Engagement)",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gazecki"
        },
        {
            "name": "Parviz Nouri",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/parviz-nouri",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 87,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T17:15:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "writers"
            ],
            "description": "Iranian movie critic",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parviz_Nouri"
        },
        {
            "name": "Brian O’Shea",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/brian-oshea",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 81,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T16:20:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Ireland"
            ],
            "description": "Irish politician",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O%27Shea_(politician)"
        },
        {
            "name": "Marat Mullagalyamov",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/marat-mullagalyamov",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 95,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T14:30:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Russia"
            ],
            "description": "Russian politician",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marat_Mullagalyamov"
        },
        {
            "name": "Seiji Kohira",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/seiji-kohira",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 79,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T14:10:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "athletes"
            ],
            "description": "Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants)",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiji_Kohira"
        },
        {
            "name": "Souâd Guellouz",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/souad-guellouz",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T14:05:04+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "writers"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Tunisia"
            ],
            "description": "Tunisian novelist and poet",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sou%C3%A2d_Guellouz"
        },
        {
            "name": "Kim Kyo-chang",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kim-kyo-chang",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 89,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T14:05:04+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "lawyers"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "South Korea"
            ],
            "description": "South Korean lawyer",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Kyo-chang"
        },
        {
            "name": "Adekunle Ojora",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/adekunle-ojora",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 93,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T13:20:03+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Nigeria"
            ],
            "description": "Nigerian oil and gas executive",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adekunle_Ojora"
        },
        {
            "name": "Dominick Salvatore",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dominick-salvatore",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T12:50:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "scientists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "American economist",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_Salvatore"
        },
        {
            "name": "John Overington",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/john-overington",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 79,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T10:25:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "American politician",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Overington"
        },
        {
            "name": "Maroochy Barambah",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/maroochy-barambah",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 70,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T09:10:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "musicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Australia"
            ],
            "description": "Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroochy_Barambah"
        },
        {
            "name": "Myint Htwe",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/myint-htwe",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 78,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T08:55:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "description": "Burmese politician",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myint_Htwe"
        },
        {
            "name": "Franco Menichelli",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/franco-menichelli",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 84,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T08:50:02+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Italy"
            ],
            "description": "Italian gymnast",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Menichelli"
        },
        {
            "name": "Chung Sanghwa",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/chung-sanghwa",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 93,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T07:45:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "artists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "South Korea"
            ],
            "description": "South Korean dansaekhwa painter",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Sanghwa"
        },
        {
            "name": "Gloria Wade-Gayles",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gloria-wade-gayles",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 88,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T07:35:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "scientists",
                "writers"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "American educator and author",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Wade-Gayles"
        },
        {
            "name": "Kōzō Shioya",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kozo-shioya",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 71,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T07:15:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "actors"
            ],
            "description": "Japanese voice actor (Dragon Ball Z)",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dz%C5%8D_Shioya"
        },
        {
            "name": "Brad Branson",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/brad-branson",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 67,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T06:30:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "athletes"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "American basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Branson"
        },
        {
            "name": "Rikio Shimada",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rikio-shimada",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T05:55:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "scientists"
            ],
            "description": "Japanese economist",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikio_Shimada"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ajit Pawar",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ajit-pawar",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 66,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T05:00:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "India"
            ],
            "description": "Indian politician",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Pawar"
        },
        {
            "name": "Joachim Hagenauer",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/joachim-hagenauer",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 84,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T04:40:03+01:00",
            "nationality": [
                "Germany"
            ],
            "description": "German information theorist",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Hagenauer"
        },
        {
            "name": "Linden Bateman",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/linden-bateman",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 85,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T04:35:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "American politician",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linden_Bateman"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ditte Giese",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ditte-giese",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 48,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T02:15:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "journalists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Denmark"
            ],
            "description": "Danish journalist (Politiken)",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditte_Giese"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ralph-assheton-2nd-baron-clitheroe",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 2,
            "death_date": "2026-01-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-28",
            "published_at": "2026-01-28T00:50:02+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Britain"
            ],
            "description": "British businessman and politician",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Assheton,_2nd_Baron_Clitheroe"
        },
        {
            "name": "Robert G. Bottoms American education executive dead at age 81",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/robert-g-bottoms",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 81,
            "death_date": "2026-01-27",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-27",
            "published_at": "2026-01-27T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "Robert G. Bottoms, an American higher education executive and the 18th president of DePauw University, died on January 27, 2026, at age 81. He served as president of the university from 1986 to June 30, 2008, and was later named president emeritus. Bottoms also served as the founding director of the Janet Prindle Center for Ethics until January 1, 2010. During his tenure, enrollment and the university’s standing in national rankings increased, and DePauw’s endowment grew from $83.2 million to $521.9 million. In 2018, the university dedicated the Robert G. Bottoms Alumni and Development Center in his honor. He earned degrees from Birmingham-Southern College, Emory University and Vanderbilt University.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Bottoms"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jim Ferguson Australian diplomat dead at age 85",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jim-ferguson-diplomat",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 85,
            "death_date": "2026-01-27",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-27",
            "published_at": "2026-01-27T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Australia"
            ],
            "description": "Jim Ferguson, an Australian diplomat, senior public servant and sport administrator, died on January 27, 2026, aged 85. Born James Alexander Ferguson in Sydney on November 29, 1940, he was executive director of the Australian Sports Commission from 1990 to 2000. Before and while studying at the University of Sydney, he held a variety of jobs, including jackaroo, taxi driver and publisher's editor. He died in Canberra.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ferguson_(diplomat)"
        },
        {
            "name": "Shirley Raines Founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz dead at age 58",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/shirley-raines-non-profit-founder",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 58,
            "death_date": "2026-01-27",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-27",
            "published_at": "2026-01-27T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "founder of beauty 2 the streetz"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "Shirley Raines, an American non-profit founder and community activist, died on January 27, 2026, at age 58. She founded Beauty 2 the Streetz, a nonprofit that provided hair and makeup services, food, clothing, hygiene and safety items to thousands of homeless people in Skid Row, Los Angeles. Born in Compton, California, on December 29, 1967, Raines was chosen as CNN Hero of the Year in 2021 and received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Social Media Personality in 2025.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Raines_(non-profit_founder)"
        },
        {
            "name": "Wiley Drake American minister and radio host dead at age 82",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/wiley-drake",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 82,
            "death_date": "2026-01-27",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-27",
            "published_at": "2026-01-27T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "Wiley Drake, an American minister and radio host, died on January 27, 2026, at age 82. Based in California, he served as pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park in Buena Park, California. Drake was the vice-presidential candidate for the America's Party ticket in California in 2008. He also drew controversy for his use of imprecatory prayer.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiley_Drake"
        },
        {
            "name": "Louis J. Ceci American judge, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court dead at age 98",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/louis-j-ceci",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 98,
            "death_date": "2026-01-27",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-27",
            "published_at": "2026-01-27T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "lawyers",
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "America"
            ],
            "description": "Louis J. Ceci, an American judge and justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1982 to 1993, died on January 27, 2026. He was 98. A lawyer, jurist and Republican politician, Ceci served eight years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County before joining the state’s highest court. He also represented northern Milwaukee County in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1965 session. Born in New York City on September 10, 1927, he later moved to Milwaukee, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and earned his law degree from Marquette University.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_J._Ceci"
        }
    ],
    "fallback_items": [],
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 100,
    "total": 36,
    "total_pages": 1,
    "count": 36
}