Kevin Bleyer: key obituary facts
Is Kevin Bleyer dead? Yes. Kevin Bleyer died on October 25, 2026, at age 54.
Cause of death: Kevin Bleyer's cause of death was reported as Traffic collision.
What was Kevin Bleyer known for?
He was an American writer.
More about Kevin Bleyer
Gender: male.
Occupation: writer.
Education: Stanford University, Bellevue High School.
Kevin Bleyer, an American television writer and speechwriter, died at 54 on October 25, 2026, in a traffic collision.
His television credits included The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Politically Incorrect, and he contributed to speeches by President Barack Obama. His work earned multiple Emmy, Peabody and Writers Guild Awards.
Bleyer also wrote the best-selling book Me the People: One Man’s Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution and co-wrote the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Earth: The Book. With former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, he co-authored How to Sweet-Talk a Shark. Born in Bethesda, Maryland, and raised in Washington, Bleyer attended Stanford University, where he studied communications and computer engineering, graduating with a degree in communications in 1994. He sang with the university’s Fleet Street Singers and, as a teenager, appeared in the film Twice in a Lifetime. His work also extended into public affairs: he joined the Council on Foreign Relations in 2008 and served as a fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics in 2014.