Conceição Lima, a São Toméan poet known for A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 64. Born Maria da Conceição de Deus Lima on December 8, 1961, in Santana, São Tomé, she studied…
Malik Nadeem Kamran, a Pakistani politician and Punjab Member of the Provincial Assembly, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 72. He served as an MPA from 1997 to 1999, then again from 2008 to May 2018 and…
Nelson Wang, an Indian restaurateur and founder of China Garden in Mumbai’s Kemps Corner neighborhood, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 75 or 76. Born in Kolkata in 1950, Wang was of Chinese descent and is widely…
Dominic Su Haw Chiu, a Malaysian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Sibu from 1987 to 2011, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Sibu, Sarawak, on May 29, 1939, he studied at St Francis…
Paul Boutilier, a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins, died on May 14, 2026. He was 63. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Boutilier was selected 21st overall by…
David Burke, the English actor known for his roles in "Sherlock Holmes," "Reilly, Ace of Spies" and "The Love School," died on May 14, 2026, aged 91. Born in Liverpool on May 25, 1934, he trained at the Royal Academy…
Jorge Urquía, a Honduran footballer who played for Mallorca, Alavés and the national team, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 79. Jorge Alberto Urquía Elvir, nicknamed Indio, played for Olimpia in Honduras and Mallorca in Spain during…
Nikolay Tsaturyan, an Armenian theatre director, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. Tsaturyan was also an actor and playwright and was named a People's Artist of Armenia in 2011. He served as Artistic Director of the…
Pierre Cao, the Luxembourgish composer and conductor, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dudelange on Dec. 22, 1937, he studied composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Cao was the regular conductor…
Alan Rothwell, the English actor and television presenter known for Coronation Street, Brookside and Heartbeat, died on May 14, 2026, aged 89. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, on 9 February 1937, he played David Barlow in Coronation Street as a regular…
Claudine Longet, a French-American singer and actress, died on May 14, 2026, at age 84. Born Claudine Georgette Longet in Paris on January 29, 1942, she was active from 1963 to 1975 and was known as a vocalist and actress…
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 began practicing in 1973. He served in the Polish Senate…
David Kahler, an American architect and photographer, died on May 14, 2026, at age 89. Kahler led the Milwaukee-based firm Kahler Slater for much of his career. His work included the Golda Meir Library at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in…
Pierre Cao, the Luxembourgish composer and conductor, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dudelange on Dec. 22, 1937, he studied composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Cao was the regular conductor…
Alan Rothwell, the English actor and television presenter known for Coronation Street, Brookside and Heartbeat, died on May 14, 2026, aged 89. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, on 9 February 1937, he played David Barlow in Coronation Street as a regular…
Claudine Longet, a French-American singer and actress, died on May 14, 2026, at age 84. Born Claudine Georgette Longet in Paris on January 29, 1942, she was active from 1963 to 1975 and was known as a vocalist and actress…
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 began practicing in 1973. He served in the Polish Senate…
David Kahler, an American architect and photographer, died on May 14, 2026, at age 89. Kahler led the Milwaukee-based firm Kahler Slater for much of his career. His work included the Golda Meir Library at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in…
Valie Export, Austrian artist, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz, Austria, she became known as an avant-garde artist whose work included provocative public performances and expanded cinema. Her practice also extended…
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 1940, he began his senior career in 1959 with Metalul…
Raymond Eugene Johnson, an American convicted serial killer, died on May 14, 2026, by lethal injection at age 52. Johnson was convicted of the 2007 murders of his ex-girlfriend and her infant daughter in Tulsa, Oklahoma, shortly after being paroled…
Abdelmadjid Meskoud, an Algerian chaabi singer, died on May 14, 2026, in Algiers of complications from a stroke. He was 73. Born in Algiers on March 31, 1953, Meskoud began his musical career in 1969 and sang about his melancholy…
Sophie Garel, the French media presenter and singer, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Lucienne Gabrielle Garcia in Oran, French Algeria, on April 22, 1942, she was a radio and television personality who performed under…
Clarence Carter, an American singer-songwriter, died on May 14, 2026. He was 90. Born Clarence George Carter in Montgomery, Alabama, on January 14, 1936, he was blind from birth and attended the Alabama School for the Blind in Talladega before…
Zoya Boguslavskaya, a Russian poet and writer, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 102. Born in Moscow on April 16, 1924, she was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, critic and author. She studied at… · 14 May 2026 · May 2026
Sudhangshu Seal, an Indian politician and former MP and West Bengal MLA, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 81. He represented the Kolkata North West constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009 and served…
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 the age of 88. Born in Auckland on 19 November…
Dileep Raj, an Indian actor, died on May 13, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 47. Known for his work in Kannada cinema and television, he appeared in films including Milana, U Turn and Mahanadi. Raj made his film…
Vladimir Ovchinnikov, the Russian painter, ethnographer and social activist, died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dushanbe in 1938, he graduated from Moscow State University of Civil Engineering and worked on construction sites and in… · 26 September 2018 · September 2018 · September 26 · Journalists
Mosharraf Hossain, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament, died on May 13, 2026, at age 83. He served as minister of civil aviation and tourism from 1997 to 2001 and as minister of housing and public works from… · 18 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 18 · Athletes
Romuald Figuier, a French singer, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère, Brittany, on May 9, 1938, he was also known mononymously as Romuald. He represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest in…
Anna Wagner died on May 12, 2026. She was an Austrian supercentenarian.
Bobby Keasler, an American college football coach, died on May 12, 2026, at age 80. He was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, on September 8, 1945. Keasler served as head football coach at McNeese State University from 1990 to 1998…
Patrick Arnold, an American organic chemist known as the “Father of Prohormones,” died on May 12, 2026, at age 59. Born in 1966 in Guilford, Connecticut, he was identified in available reports as the chemist who introduced androstenedione, 1-androstenediol and…
William V. Tamborlane, an American pediatrician and academic, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. William Valentine Tamborlane Jr. was born in The Bronx, New York City, on August 25, 1946, and grew up in Haworth, New…
Jean Bonfils, the French Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Viviers from 1992 to 1998 and bishop of Nice from 1998 to 2005, died on May 12, 2026, at age 96. Born in Montpellier, France, on February 15,…
Pedro Feist, a Portuguese politician and businessman, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Pedro José del Negro Feist on March 11, 1936, he was a member of the CDS – People's Party and served in…
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, 2026, at age 100. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, on…
Albrecht Weinberg died on May 12, 2026.
Herb Wharton, an Australian writer, died on May 12, 2026. Herbert Morsley Wharton AM was born in Cunnamulla, Queensland, in 1936 and was an Indigenous Australian former stockman who began publishing poetry and yarn-like novels in his fifties. A Murri…
Zenonas Juknevičius, a Lithuanian politician and lawyer, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on June 10, 1949, in Valdeikiai, Pasvalys district, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Vilnius University in 1977 and qualified…
Swapan Sadhan Bose, an Indian politician and sports administrator who was president of Mohun Bagan AC, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 78. Also known as Tutu Bose, he was a member of the All India Trinamool…
Donald Gibb, an American actor known for Revenge of the Nerds, Bloodsport and 1st & Ten, died on May 12, 2026, at age 71. Gibb, whose full name was Donald Richard Gibb, was born in New York City and was…
Jason Collins, an American basketball player who played for the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics, died on May 12, 2026, at age 47 from glioblastoma. Collins was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association…
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 Russian TV and radio host, speaker and journalist. Molchanov was…
Charle Young, a Hall of Fame American football player who played tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles, died on May 12, 2026, at age 75. Born in Fresno, California, on February 5, 1951, Young played college…
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 for several years before her retirement in 2006. She also…
Alexx Ekubo, a Nigerian actor, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 40. He was known for his roles in Weekend Getaway, Lagos Cougars and The Bling Lagosians. Ekubo was active in film from 2003 to 2026 and…
Barry W. Blaustein, an American screenwriter and film director, died on May 12, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 72. Blaustein was best known for writing on Saturday Night Live and for the screenplays for Coming to America, Coming 2…
Stanisława Celińska, a Polish actress and voice actress, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Warsaw on April 29, 1947, she debuted in theatre in 1968 and graduated the following year from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz…
Bassek Ba Kobhio, a Cameroonian writer and filmmaker, died on May 12, 2026, at age 69. Born in Nindjé, French Cameroon, in 1957, he worked as a film director, producer, writer and diplomat. He was known for The Great White…
Emil Paul Tscherrig, Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Unterems, Switzerland, on 3 February 1947, he was ordained a priest on 11 April 1974 for the Diocese of Sion. He…
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 raised throughout the American South and educated at Louisiana State…
Yebrgual Melese, an Ethiopian long-distance runner, died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 36. Born in Addis Ababa on April 18, 1990, she placed second at the 2015 Chicago Marathon. In 2016, at the 43rd Chevron Houston Marathon,…
Ataur Rahman, a Bangladeshi stage and television actor, died on May 12, 2026. He was 84. Rahman was also a director and writer, and was known by the sobriquet Monchosharothi. Born on June 18, 1941, in Noakhali District in what… · Britain · 12 May 2026 · May 2026
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 Oregon City, Oregon, on October 21, 1926, he began acting… · 12 May 2026 · May 2026
Xuong Nguyen-Huu, an American biochemist and pioneer of protein crystallography technology, died on May 11, 2026, at age 92. Born in Vietnam in 1933, he focused his research on methods for determining protein structures and biological macromolecules, including protein crystallography…
Didier Pillet, a French journalist and editor-in-chief of Ouest-France from 1991 to 2005, died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Rouen on September 9, 1948, he was also editor-in-chief of La Provence from 1989 to…
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 1, 1947, he played in Major League Baseball from 1971…
Luís Carlos da Silva Matos, a Brazilian footballer known as Silva, died on May 11, 2026. He was 67. A forward, Silva emerged in Botafogo’s youth system and played for the club in the early 1980s. He also had successful…
Bagi Kumar Verma, an Indian politician and Bihar legislator, died on May 11, 2026, at age 77. He served in the Bihar Legislative Assembly for three terms, representing Makhdumpur twice and Kurtha once. Verma was a former minister in the…
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 record producer, musician and engineer whose career in rock music…
Brandon Clarke, a Canadian-American basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies, died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 29. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 19, 1996, Clarke played college basketball for San Jose State and Gonzaga before…
Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra died on May 11, 2026. He was an Egyptian actor.
Lou Graham, an American golfer and 1975 U.S. Open champion, died on May 11, 2026, at age 88. Born Louis Krebs Graham in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 7, 1938, he began playing golf at age seven. He attended Father Ryan…
José Adriano Gago Vitorino, a Portuguese politician and engineer, died on May 11, 2026, in Faro, Portugal. He was 80 or 81. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Assembly of the Republic from 1976 to…
Viorel Zgardan died on May 11, 2026. He was a Moldovan actor.
Vasile Zgardan, a Moldovan actor, died on May 11, 2026.
Legh Davis, Australian politician and former South Australian Legislative Council member, died on May 11, 2026, aged 85. He served in the council from 1979 to 2002 as a member of the Liberal Party and was past president of the…
Dovid Shmidel, the Israeli rabbi who chaired Asra Kadisha, died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 92. Also spelled Dovid Schmidel, he was born in Vienna, Austria, on April 2, 1934, and moved with his family to Mandatory…
Coquito, the Uruguayan footballer known as Daniel Gregorio Rodríguez Lima, died on May 11, 2026, aged 60. He played as a forward and began his career with Peñarol in Uruguay, making his debut at 15. He also played for Deportivo…
Hélène Mignon, a French politician and former member of parliament, died on May 11, 2026. She represented Haute-Garonne's 6th constituency in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2007 as a member of the Socialist…
Mal Anderson, the Australian tennis player, died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Malcolm James Anderson in Theodore, Queensland, on March 3, 1935, he was active from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Anderson won the…
Doug Searl, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy and Collingwood, died on May 10, 2026, aged 79. He began his VFL career with Collingwood in 1966 and played mostly as a centre half-forward, including in the 1966 VFL Grand…
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, an American artist and arts educator, died on May 10, 2026, at age 84. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on February 10, 1942, she was known for painting and printmaking, with work focused on abstracted mixed-media and minimalism.…
Jan E. DuBois, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 1988, died on May 10, 2026, at age 95. A native of Philadelphia, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania…
John Barbour, a Canadian actor, comedian and television presenter, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Jonathan Barbour in Toronto, Ontario, on April 24, 1933, he worked extensively in the United States after moving there in…
Cyril Simard, a Canadian architect and ethnologist, died May 10, 2026.
Rainer Nitschke, a German radio and television presenter, died on May 10, 2026. No cause of death was stated in the available information.
Bianca Gambino died on May 10, 2026. She was a journalist, radio announcer and television presenter. No further details were provided about her death or career.
Ralph Ottey died on May 10, 2026. He was a Jamaican-born British author and World War II veteran. His death was reported without a stated cause.
Jim Colbert, an American professional golfer, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on March 9, 1941, he attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in…
Ali Fassi-Fihri, a Moroccan civil servant and business executive who served as president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation from 2009 to 2013, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Kenitra on February 22, 1955,…
René Cárdenas, a Nicaraguan sportswriter for La Prensa and announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died on May 10, 2026, in Houston, Texas. Born in Managua, Nicaragua, on February 6, 1930, he was a sports journalist and announcer who joined…
Rosemarie Bergmans died on May 10, 2026. She was a Belgian actress known for Pauline and Paulette. No further details about her death were provided.
José Ballesta, the Spanish politician who served as mayor of Murcia, died on May 10, 2026, of cancer. He was 67. Born in Murcia in 1958, he was a medical professor and a full professor at the University of Murcia…
Abraham Foxman, an American lawyer and activist who served as director of the Anti-Defamation League from 1987 to 2015, died on May 10, 2026, at age 86. He was the organization’s national director emeritus at the time of his death.…
Anja Breien, a Norwegian film director and screenwriter, died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 85. She was among the leading figures in the Norwegian film industry and one of the first women to rise to prominence as…
Michael Pennington, the English actor, director and writer who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company, died on May 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Cambridge on June 7, 1943, he was known on screen for his role as Moff Jerjerrod in…
D. Sudhakar, an Indian politician and Karnataka MLA, died on May 10, 2026, from complications following knee surgery. He was 66. Sudhakar served as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2018 and again from 2023. He…
Michael Sefi, a British philatelist and former Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection, died on May 9, 2026, aged 82. Born in London on December 11, 1943, Michael Richard Sefi was introduced to stamp collecting by his grandfather as a…
Theo van Boven, a Dutch jurist and professor emeritus in international law, died on May 9, 2026. He was appointed in 1977 as director of the United Nations Division for Human Rights, a precursor of the UN Human Rights Office.…
Mark Smythe died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 53 from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He was a New Zealand-born American composer known for Daddy's Little Girl, Unfallen, and The Reef: Stalked.
Craig Morton, the American football player best known for his time with the Denver Broncos, died on May 9, 2026, at age 83. Born in Flint, Michigan, on February 5, 1943, Morton was a quarterback in the National Football League…
Maurice Freund, a French tourism personality and entrepreneur associated with Point Air, died on May 9, 2026, at age 82. He was known for writing about his travels and sustainable development, and for developing charters in the 1970s aimed at…
Thomas G. Darling, a retired major general in the United States Air Force, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Abilene, Texas, on April 30, 1932, he graduated from Texas A&M University in 1954. Darling…
Kevin Ndjomo, a Cameroonian sports journalist with Cameroon Radio Television, died on May 9, 2026. Born in Kumba in British Cameroons, he attended St. Joseph's College, Sasse. He entered journalism shortly after Cameroon’s independence, joining Cameroon Radio Television and helping…
Warren Tipton, an American singer with The Chi-Lites, died on May 9, 2026. His death was announced without further details. Tipton was associated with the group in its musical work and public history.
Antonio Becerra Gaytán, a Mexican politician and activist, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 93. He served as a deputy from 1979 to 1982 and was a member of the Congress of Chihuahua from 1989 to 1992.…
Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Syrian Melkite Catholic hierarch and archbishop of Aleppo from 1995 to 2021, died on May 9, 2026, in Paris, France, at the age of 83. Born in Aleppo on March 3, 1943, he was ordained to the priesthood…
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 later became the first Black legislator to serve in the…
Jennifer Harmon, an American actress known for her work in How to Survive a Marriage and One Life to Live, died on May 9, 2026, at age 82. Born in Pasadena, California, on December 3, 1943, she made her Broadway…
Bill Posey, an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2025, died on May 9, 2026, at age 78. A Republican, he represented Florida's 8th congressional district after previously serving in the Florida Senate…
Bruno Bischofberger, a Swiss art dealer and collector, died on May 9, 2026. He was born in 1940 in Zürich and studied art history, archaeology and ethnography at the University of Zurich, with further studies at the universities of Bonn…
Kevin McKenzie, a South African cricketer who played for Transvaal, died on May 9, 2026, aged 77. A native of Pretoria, he was educated at Johannesburg's King Edward VII School and played for Transvaal from the 1966/67 season to 1986/87.…
Frid Ingulstad, a Norwegian novelist, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 90. She wrote primarily historical novels, many of them in series, and published more than 200 books. Born in Oslo on 4 September 1935, Ingulstad worked…
Philippe Mpay, a Cameroonian army officer who rose to the rank of major general, died on May 9, 2026, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, at the age of 86 or 87. Born in 1939 in Nguibassal, in the Nyong-et-Kéllé department of French…
Allan Thigo, a Kenyan footballer who played as a midfielder for Gor Mahia and the national team, died on May 9, 2026. Born in Kenya, he began his club career with Kisumu Hot Stars at age 18 before spending most…
Agberto Matos, a Brazilian Olympic handball player, died on May 9, 2026, at age 54. Known as Agberto Correa de Matos, he was born on April 8, 1972, in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. He played as a left back for…
Joyce Woodhouse, an American politician and former member of the Nevada Senate, died on May 9, 2026. She was 82. Woodhouse served in the Nevada Senate representing the 5th district from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2019.…
Ioan Isaiu died on May 9, 2026, of a heart attack. He was a Romanian actor.
Robert D. Garton, an American politician and member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1970 to 2006, died on May 9, 2026, at age 92. A Republican, he served in the Indiana Senate from 1970 to 2006 and was…
Bobby Cox, the Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player and manager, died on May 9, 2026. Robert Joe Cox was 84. He played for the New York Yankees and managed the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays. Cox…
René Claude Meka, Cameroonian officer and chief of staff of the Cameroon Armed Forces since 2001, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on February 2, 1939, in Enongal near Ebolowa, Cameroon, he graduated from the…
Harald Mothes, a German footballer, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 69. He played as a forward or midfielder and made more than 300 appearances for Erzgebirge Aue in the DDR-Oberliga. Mothes also won one cap for…
Punch McLean, the Canadian ice hockey coach best known for his work with the New Westminster Bruins, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Ernest V. McLean on November 3, 1932, in Estevan, Saskatchewan, he coached…
Karl-Heinz Ripkens, the German footballer who played for FC Köln and Bayer Leverkusen, died on May 8, 2026, aged 88. A forward, he began his career at 1. FC Köln, where he won two championships, before moving to Standard Liège…
Vadim Alexandrov died on May 8, 2026, after a head injury from a fall. He was a Russian actor known for Kin-dza-dza!, The Woman who Sings, and We Are from Jazz. His work included roles in several noted films, and…
Joe Sedelmaier, an American television advertising director, died on May 8, 2026. He was 92. Born John Josef Sedelmaier on May 31, 1933, he worked in television advertising and was known for FedEx’s "Fast Talking Man" ads and Wendy’s "Where’s…
Melo Freire, a Brazilian politician and deputy from 1975 to 1991, died on May 8, 2026, at age 99. Born Joaquim de Melo Freire on January 11, 1927, in Passos, Brazil, he was an economist who served in the Chamber…
Haerul Saleh, Indonesian politician and member of parliament, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 44 in a fire in Jakarta. He was a member of the Gerindra Party and served in the House of Representatives from 2014…
Kiara St. James, an American transgender activist, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 52 or 53. She was an African-American activist based in New York City and co-founder and executive director of the New York Transgender Advocacy…
Koji Suzuki, a Japanese writer known for the Ring novels, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 68. Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, on May 13, 1957, he lived in Tokyo and wrote works that were adapted into…
Tore Ryen, a Norwegian television producer and writer known for Mot i brøstet, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 30, 1946, he was a revue and television writer who worked behind several sitcoms…
Germán Vargas Lleras, Colombian politician and vice-president of Colombia from 2014 to 2017, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 64. He served under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón and was a member of the Radical Change political…
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 November 7, 1947, and raised in Bronxville, New York, she…
Auroras Encore, the Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2013 Grand National, died on May 8, 2026. He was 23. Bred in Ireland by the Mountarmstrong Stud, the bay gelding raced from February 2007 until January 2014…
Nicola Colombo, an Italian football executive and businessman who was chairman of Monza from 2015 to 2018, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 57. He was born on May 10, 1968, in Monza, Italy, and was the…
Karin Spaink, a Dutch journalist, writer and feminist activist, died on May 8, 2026, at age 68. She wrote a regular column for Het Parool from 1992 to 2022 and previously contributed to De Groene Amsterdammer from 1994 to 2003.…
Abdelwahab Doukkali, a Moroccan composer and performer, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Fes on Jan. 2, 1941, he was one of 13 children in a conservative family. At age 18, he went to…
Günter Jena, a German choral conductor and musicologist, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 92–93. Born in Leipzig in 1933, he attended the Thomasschule there before studying musicology, psychology and philosophy in Berlin, and conducting and organ…
Festus Mogae, the Motswana president from 1998 to 2008 and an economist, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 86. He was Botswana’s third president, succeeding Quett Masire in 1998 and serving until 2008, when he was succeeded…
Ravi Pandit, Indian technology executive and co-founder of KPIT Technologies, died on May 8, 2026. He was 75. Pandit was the co-founder and chairman of KPIT Technologies and served as chairman and group CEO. Born in Pune, Maharashtra, he earned…
Kapila Chandrasena, a Sri Lankan businessman and former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines, died on May 8, 2026. He previously served as chief executive of Mihin Lanka and Mobitel (Sri Lanka), and also held the post of chief marketing officer…
Bede Liu, a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer and professor emeritus at Princeton University, died on May 7, 2026. He was 91. Born in Shanghai, China, in 1934, he earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1954, followed…
Wang Yongguo, a Chinese vice admiral who commanded the South Sea Fleet from 1994 to 2002, died on May 7, 2026. He was 87. Born in November 1938 in Buliu, Rongcheng County, Shandong, Wang enlisted in the People's Liberation Army…
Rick Kreuger, an American baseball player and former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, died on May 7, 2026. He was 76. Kreuger played in Major League Baseball from 1975 through 1978, appearing for the Red Sox from 1975 to…
Harold Theriault, a Canadian politician and Nova Scotia MLA from 2003 to 2013, died on May 7, 2026. He represented the riding of Digby-Annapolis for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2003 to 2013. Born in East Ferry, Nova Scotia,…
Claude Griscelli, a French doctor and immunologist who served as president of Inserm from 1996 to 2001, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Rabat on March 2, 1936, he attended the Lycée Descartes and…
Luiz Sérgio Carlini, a Brazilian songwriter and guitarist known for his work with Tutti Frutti, died on May 7, 2026. He was 73. Carlini was active in rock music from 1971 to 1981 and again from 1997 to 2007. Between… · 07 May 2026 · May 2026
Ryszard Zembaczyński, a Polish politician and former mayor of Opole, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 77. He served as mayor of Opole from 2002 to 2014. Zembaczyński was also voivode of Opole Voivodeship from 1990 to…
Valery Denisov, a Russian diplomat, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as Russian ambassador to North Korea from 1996 to 2001. Born in Moscow on November 1, 1941, Denisov graduated from the Korean Department…
Philip Caputo, an American author and journalist best known for the memoir A Rumor of War, died on May 7, 2026, at age 84. Born in Westchester, Illinois, in 1941, he attended Loyola University Chicago and graduated with a B.A.…
James F. Sundah, an Indonesian songwriter, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 70. Born James Freddy Sundah on December 1, 1955, in Semarang, Central Java, he worked as a songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Active from…
Giovanni Cervetti, an Italian politician, died on May 7, 2026.
Eugenio Binini, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello from 1983 to 1991 and bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli from 1991 to 2010, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Traversetolo on December 21,…
Pierre Chambon, a French biologist and member of the French Academy of Sciences, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on February 7, 1931, in Mulhouse, France, he founded the Institute for Genetics and Cellular and…
Joni Lamb, the American Christian broadcaster who co-founded and led Daystar Television Network, died on May 7, 2026, of complications from a spinal injury. She was 65. Born Joni Trammell on July 19, 1960, in Greenville, South Carolina, she was…
Carlos Brito, a Portuguese politician, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Portuguese Mozambique on February 9, 1933, he moved with his family to Alcoutim, in the Algarve, when he was 3. He joined the…
Pat Caputo, an American sportswriter and broadcaster, died on May 7, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 67. Caputo was based in Southeast Michigan and worked as an on-air host and sports columnist for WXYT-FM in Detroit. He also occasionally…
Michael J. Bransfield, an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Wheeling-Charleston from 2004 to 2018, died on May 7, 2026, at age 82. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1943, he was a bishop of the…
Jaime Aparicio, a Colombian Olympic hurdler, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Lima on August 17, 1929, Jaime Ignacio Aparicio Rodewaldt competed for Colombia in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Zhang Anjian died on May 7, 2026. He was a Chinese politician and served as deputy mayor of Chongqing. No further details about his life or career were provided.
Joe Senser, an American football player who was a tight end for the Minnesota Vikings, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Philadelphia on August 18, 1956, he played college football for the West Chester…
Jana Dubovcová, a Slovak lawyer and politician who served as minister of justice in 2023, died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 73. Born Jana Verčíková in Žilina on June 22, 1952, she studied law at Comenius University,…
Nabyl Lahlou, a Moroccan filmmaker and playwright, died on May 7, 2026. He was 81. Born in 1945 in Fes, Morocco, Lahlou was also a theater director, author and actor. He studied theater in Paris at the Académie du Théâtre…
Fili Seru, a Fijian rugby union and rugby league player, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 56 from complications from motor neuron disease. He represented Fiji in rugby union between 1990 and 1993, earning 10 test caps…
Ronald Russell, an American Virgin Islander Olympic sprinter, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, on June 10, 1954, he represented the United States Virgin Islands in sprinting and competed in…
Liviu Volconovici, a Moldovan politician, agronomist and professor who served as Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment in 2018, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 69. He held the post in the Filip Cabinet and was…
Russ Hodge, an American Olympic decathlete, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Roscoe, New York, in 1939, Hodge was a track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics…
Dick Hughes, an American baseball player, died on May 6, 2026, at age 88. Born Richard Henry Hughes on February 13, 1938, he pitched in three seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. In his rookie season…
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 Jamaican parents, he grew up in Kingston. Malcolm worked in…
Morris Watts, an American football player and coach, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 89–90. Born in 1936 in Seneca, Missouri, he spent much of his career in college coaching, including assistant posts at Drake University, the…
Aimable Karasira, a Rwandan academic, singer, YouTuber and political activist, died on May 6, 2026, of a drug overdose. Karasira was an ethnic Tutsi whose parents were killed in the Rwandan genocide in 1994. He said he blamed forces of…
Jake Hall, British actor, model and reality television star known for The Only Way Is Essex, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 35 after sustaining a head injury. Born Jake James George Hall on August 20, 1990,… · 06 May 2026 · May 2026
Lawrence J. Smith, an American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died on May 6, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida, at the age of 85. A Florida Democrat, he served in the House from 1983 to 1993…
Algis Jurgis Kundrotas, a Lithuanian physicist, died on May 6, 2026, at age 75. He was also a habilitated doctor of physical sciences, university professor and independent researcher. Born on July 15, 1950, in Užšustis in the Šilutė district of…
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 name was José Mercedes Navarro Aramburu, earned 30 caps for…
Manuela Hoelterhoff, a German-born American cultural journalist who was executive editor of Muse, the arts and culture section of Bloomberg News, died on May 6, 2026, of cancer. She was 77. Hoelterhoff won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1983.…
Marc Plantegenest, a Saint Pierrais politician and civil servant, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Saint-Pierre on June 11, 1943, he served as a deputy in the National Assembly from 1978 to 1981 and…
Kenji Ohba, a Japanese actor and stuntman, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 71. Born Kenji Takahashi in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, he was known professionally as Kenji Ohba and had an acting career that lasted from…
Aryeh Stern, an Israeli rabbi and the Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Jerusalem, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council of Israel and served as chief editor of the…
Mert Lawwill, an American motorcycle racer, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Boise, Idaho, on September 25, 1940, he competed in the AMA Grand National Championship from 1962 to 1977. Lawwill won the 1969…
Jesse Hector, the English musician fronting the rock group The Gorillas, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Kilburn, northwest London, on July 17, 1947, he played in bands from the age of 11. He…
Vladimir Cvetković, a Serbian basketball player and sports administrator, died on May 6, 2026, at age 84. He was the honorary president of Crvena zvezda and spent his entire playing career with KK Crvena zvezda, where he played for 13…
Anatoly Rusanov, a Russian chemist, died on May 6, 2026, at age 94. Anatoly Ivanovich Rusanov was a member of the Russian Academy of Science from 1990. He graduated from Leningrad State University and later headed the Colloid Chemistry Department…
Georgy Golitsyn, a Russian scientist, died on May 6, 2026. He was 91. Golitsyn worked in atmospheric physics and became a full member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, later the Academy of Sciences of Russia, in 1987.…
Pierre-François Veil, French lawyer and civil servant and president of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah since 2023, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in Clichy on March 16, 1954, he was the…
Timo Kautonen, a Finnish footballer, died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 81. He played 42 matches for the Finland national football team from 1964 to 1976 and spent more than 20 seasons with Lahti-based clubs, בעיקר with…
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 Cincinnati, Ohio, he was an entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor…
Shin Jong-o died on May 6, 2026, by suicide. He was a South Korean judge associated with Kim Keon Hee. The death was reported without further details.
Cavayé Yéguié Djibril, Cameroonian politician and president of the National Assembly, died on May 6, 2026, aged 86. He held the post from 1992 to 2026, making him the longest-serving person to do so. Born in Mada on February 1,…
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 the Hungary national team and represented his country at the…
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 Srpska from 1995 to 1996. Kasagić was born on October…
Evaristo Beccalossi, an Italian footballer who played for Brescia, Inter Milan and Sampdoria, died on May 6, 2026, of complications from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 69. A midfielder from Brescia, he began his career with his hometown club in…
Kyle Loftis, an American media producer, entrepreneur, and internet personality, died on May 5, 2026, at age 43. He was the founder of 1320Video, an automotive media brand known for coverage of street racing, drag racing, and car culture. Loftis…
Evelyn Cox, an American country and bluegrass singer and musician with The Cox Family, died on May 5, 2026. She was 66. The Cox Family was an American country and bluegrass music group from Cotton Valley in Webster Parish in…
Crystal R. Emery, an American film director and producer, died on May 5, 2026, in New Haven, Connecticut. She was 65. Emery was also a filmmaker, playwright and theatre director, and founded URU The Right To Be, Inc., a nonprofit…
Richard Cameron, the English playwright from Doncaster, died on May 5, 2026, aged 77. Born on 16 June 1948 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, he wrote plays including Pond Life, Not Fade Away, The Mortal Ash, Almost Grown, All of You Mine,…
Terje Haugland, a Norwegian long jumper, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on April 11, 1944, he finished eleventh at the 1969 European Championships, thirteenth at the 1970 European Indoor Championships and thirteenth at the…
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 Assembly from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1993 to…
Pat Graham, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in 103 National Hockey League games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1981 and 1984, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Toronto…
Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst, an Antiguan and Barbudan politician and senator, died on May 5, 2026, at age 63. She served in the Upper House of Parliament in Antigua and Barbuda from 2014 to 2026 and was appointed senator by…
Soledad Gallego-Díaz, the Spanish journalist and former editor of El País, died on May 5, 2026. Born in Madrid in 1951, she studied at the Official School of Journalism of Madrid and worked for Pyresa and Cuadernos para el Diálogo…
Claude Morin, a Canadian politician and former Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly for Louis-Hébert, died on May 5, 2026. He was 96. Born in Montmorency, Quebec, Morin earned a bachelor's degree from Université Laval and a master's degree…
Servet Pëllumbi, Albanian politician and speaker of parliament, died on May 5, 2026, following a brief illness. He was 89. Born in Korçë on December 12, 1936, he served as Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania from…
Guto Graça Mello died on May 5, 2026. He was a Brazilian composer and music producer.
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 on Oct. 9, 1927, he was also noted for his…
R. B. Choudary, an Indian film producer, died on May 5, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was the founder of the production company Super Good Films and worked in several film industries, predominantly Tamil and Telugu, along with a…
Dante Arevalo Ang Sr., Filipino journalist and chairman emeritus and owner of The Manila Times, died on May 5, 2026. Born on June 27, 1942, Ang bought The Manila Times in 2001 from Mark Jimenez and was later appointed chairman…
Yevhen Syvokin, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he was a Soviet and Ukrainian director of animated films. He won numerous Soviet, Ukrainian and international…
Yevgeny Sivokon, a Ukrainian film director, died on May 5, 2026. He was 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he worked as a director of animated films in the Soviet and Ukrainian film industries. Sivokon won numerous Soviet,…
Valeri Zhabko, a Russian footballer, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 58. Valeri Nikolayevich Zhabko was a former Russian professional footballer who made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1985 for FC Torpedo Volzhsky.…
Jonathan Tiersten, an American actor known for Sleepaway Camp, died on May 5, 2026, at age 60. Tiersten portrayed Ricky Thomas in the 1983 cult film Sleepaway Camp and later reprised the role in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway…
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. Born in Aibonito in 1963, Ortiz was a former professional…
Viktor Kuzmenko died on May 5, 2026. He was a Ukrainian rescuer and was named a Hero of Ukraine in 2025.
Shaikh Idrees, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician who served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007, died on May 5, 2026, after being shot. He was born in 1961 in Turangzai, in…
Chris Phelan, an Irish-born Australian rugby league player, died on May 5, 2026, aged 70, after pancreatic cancer. Born in Borris-in-Ossory, Portloise, Ireland, on December 12, 1955, he played in the 1980s as a versatile forward for Queensland and was…
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 2025, taking on roles as villain, hero, second hero and…
Geoff Ablett, the Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn, Richmond and St Kilda, died on May 5, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 71. Ablett played in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s and 1980s,…
Donald Ross, an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1983 to 2003, died on May 5, 2026, at age 85. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he attended grade school in Vinita, later returned to Tulsa for… · South Africa · Britain · 07 July 2014 · July 2014 · Doctors · July 7
David Plowden, an American photographer, died on May 4, 2026, at age 93. He was known for historical documentary photography of urban cities, steam trains, American farmlands and small towns. Born in Boston on October 9, 1932, he grew up…
Yuji Ohno, the Japanese musician and composer known for his work on "Lupin III," died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 84. A pianist, orchestrator and keyboard player, he was active from 1968 to 2026 and worked in…
Tat'jana Ljubeckaja died on May 4, 2026. She was a Russian fencer.
Derek Conway, an English politician and television presenter, died on May 4, 2026, aged 73. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham from 1983 to 1997 and for Old Bexley and…
Henk Beckers, Dutch politician and senator from 2011 to 2015, died on May 4, 2026. Born Henricus Gerardus Josephus Maria Beckers on May 30, 1944, in Mheer, in the German-occupied Netherlands, he was a member of the People's Party for…
George Trahern, an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988, died on May 4, 2026. He was 89. Born in Grants Pass, Oregon, on June 29, 1936, Trahern was also a real estate…
Geoff Dakin, the South African cricketer who played for Eastern Province, died on May 4, 2026, aged 90. Born in Port Elizabeth on August 13, 1935, Geoffrey Frank Dakin made his first-class debut for Eastern Province in 1952–53 at the…
André Cerdini, a French magistrate, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Vals-les-Bains on December 18, 1929, he studied law at the Catholic University of Lyon. Cerdini worked in Ivory Coast for several years before…
Olivier Dupuis, a Belgian politician, died on May 4, 2026.
Miguel Ángel J. Márquez Ruiz, a Mexican veterinarian, died on May 4, 2026, at age 83. Born in Mexico City on September 11, 1942, he had more than 50 years of professional practice and received international recognition for his contributions…
Hicham fil Aridha died on May 4, 2026. He was an Algerian YouTuber.
Hermano da Silva Ramos, a French-Brazilian racing driver, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 100. Born in Paris on December 7, 1925, to a French mother and a Brazilian father, he first ventured into motor racing in…
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, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals from 1954 to 1966.…
Alexis Dipanda Mouelle, Cameroonian magistrate and president of the Supreme Court from 1990 to 2014, died on May 4, 2026, at age 84. Born in Bonaléa on March 25, 1942, he earned a licentiate in law from the Federal University…
Hicham Fi Aridha died on May 4, 2026. He was an Algerian YouTuber.