Over 200 obituaries for famous people named Arthur. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Arthur Bodson, the Belgian philologist and academic who served as rector of the University of Liège from 1985 to 1997,
died on August 12, 2026, aged 94. Born Arthur Léon…
Arthur Price, the British motorcycle speedway rider who
died on August 9, 2026, aged 80, was born in Wolverhampton in 1946 and raced under his full name, Arthur Malcolm Price.…
Arthur Buikema, an American biologist and ecologist, died June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born Arthur Louis Buikema Jr. on February 4, 1941, in Cook County, Illinois, he was raised…
Arthur Lewis, a Welsh rugby union player and electrician,
died on May 20, 2026, aged 84. Born Arthur John Llewellyn Lewis in Crumlin, Caerphilly, Wales, on September 26, 1941, he…
Arthur Louis Schechter, an American politician, diplomat and attorney,
died on April 13, 2026, at age 86. He was born on December 6, 1939, in Rosenberg, Texas, and attended public…
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…
Arthur Gooch, an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL),
died on February 24, 2026, aged 94. Gooch played for Collingwood between 1950 and 1956 and…
Arthur Lampkin, an English motorcycle racer,
died on February 21, 2026, aged 87. The oldest son in a Yorkshire motorcycling dynasty, he competed from 1959 to 1968 in observed trials,…
Arthur P. Dempster, an American mathematician and professor emeritus in the Harvard University department of statistics,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on October 8,…
Arthur Bankhurst, an American rheumatologist,
died on January 18, 2026, at age 88. Arthur Dale Bankhurst was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 1937. He completed his undergraduate education…
Arthur Tobin, an American politician and lawyer from Quincy, Massachusetts,
died on January 16, 2026, at age 95. He served on the Quincy City Council and in the Massachusetts legislature…
Arthur Stockwin, a British political scientist who specialised in the politics and foreign policy of Japan,
died on January 7, 2026. Born in Birmingham on November 28, 1935, he studied…
Norwegian humorist and actor
Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Liechtensteiner politician
Died on Saturday December 13th 2025
Swiss film producer (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
American banker
Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
American rabbi
Died on Monday October 20th 2025
American football player (Baltimore Ravens
Died on Friday October 3rd 2025
Kenyan scientist
Died on Sunday September 28th 2025
American psychologist
Died on Thursday September 25th 2025
German actor (Heisses Pflaster Köln
Died on Sunday August 31st 2025
American labor union leader
Died on Friday July 11th 2025
American politician
Died on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Brazilian politician
Died on Tuesday June 10th 2025
American songwriter ("Cry Me a River")
Died on Friday June 6th 2025
American author
Died on Tuesday May 20th 2025
American author and activist
Died on Tuesday March 4th 2025
American art director (Orlando Museum of Art)
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2025
American Christian preacher
Died on Wednesday January 15th 2025
New Zealand classical scholar
Died on Sunday January 12th 2025
American travel writer
Died on Tuesday November 19th 2024
Brazilian classical pianist
Died on Thursday October 31st 2024
American wrestler and coach
Died on Wednesday October 16th 2024
American jazz drummer
Died on Sunday September 22nd 2024
American general
Died on Friday August 23rd 2024
American R&B and jazz musician.
Died on Wednesday July 31st 2024
British rugby league commentator (Sky Sports)
Died on Thursday July 25th 2024
Brazilian politician
Died on Wednesday May 29th 2024
Canadian oil executive
Died on Monday May 13th 2024
American football player (Oakland Raiders
Died on Wednesday April 24th 2024
American politician
Died on Saturday February 10th 2024
British military officer and Olympic equestrian (1960)
Died on Tuesday December 19th 2023
British peer
Died on Monday November 27th 2023
New Zealand field hockey player (national team)
Died on Friday November 17th 2023
Canadian philanthropist
Died on Monday October 30th 2023
British professor of modern British history
Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
English soccer player
Died on Sunday September 17th 2023
Chinese-born New Zealand footballer
Died on Thursday August 31st 2023
Canadian lawyer and businessman
Died on Tuesday August 8th 2023
American film editor (Back to the Future
Died on Monday August 7th 2023
Australian country singer
Died on Thursday August 3rd 2023
British boxer
Died on Tuesday August 1st 2023
American actor and singer
Died on Sunday July 23rd 2023
Irish Thoroughbred racehorse
Died on Friday March 24th 2023
American tap dancer
Died on Tuesday January 17th 2023
American politician
Died on Monday January 16th 2023
German mathematician
Died on Monday November 21st 2022
American architect
Died on Monday September 19th 2022
British-Australian engineer (Rover Company)
Died on Tuesday August 16th 2022
American actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Died on Tuesday June 21st 2022
Australian politician
Died on Wednesday May 25th 2022
American geographer
Died on Saturday May 21st 2022
American Olympic gymnast
Died on Monday May 16th 2022
Canadian radio host and politician
Died on Monday May 9th 2022
Nigerian politician
Died on Sunday May 8th 2022
American geneticist
Died on Thursday March 31st 2022
American playwright
Died on Thursday February 17th 2022
American chess champion
Died on Friday February 4th 2022
Armenian composer
Died on Friday February 4th 2022
American judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1998–2010)
Died on Saturday January 22nd 2022
American immunologist
Died on Monday August 23rd 2021
Bahamian politician
Died on Wednesday August 4th 2021
American golf course designer
Died on Tuesday May 18th 2021
British actor (Doctor Who
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
American politician
Died on Wednesday April 14th 2021
American sports shooter
Died on Sunday February 28th 2021
American hematologist
Died on Monday February 8th 2021
English footballer (Mansfield Town)
Died on Tuesday February 2nd 2021
Australian footballer (Hawthorn)
Died on Monday January 11th 2021
Belgian comics author
Died on Monday December 28th 2020
American film producer and executive
Died on Tuesday December 8th 2020
French Roman Catholic priest
Died on Friday November 27th 2020
American businessman
Died on Thursday November 19th 2020
American actress (Blazing Saddles)
Died on Monday November 2nd 2020
British organist and composer
Died on Monday November 2nd 2020
American scientist
Died on Saturday September 26th 2020
British second-unit film director and cinematographer (Platoon Leader
Died on Thursday September 3rd 2020
Dutch civil servant
Died on Sunday August 16th 2020
Barbadian politician
Died on Monday July 27th 2020
American businessman
Died on Monday July 20th 2020
Irish historian
Died on Monday June 29th 2020
American justice
Died on Saturday June 13th 2020
American justice
Died on Saturday June 13th 2020
American politician
Died on Monday June 8th 2020
Canadian politician and judge
Died on Friday May 29th 2020
French politician
Died on Tuesday May 26th 2020
Australian rugby player (Western Suburbs Magpies
Died on Sunday May 17th 2020
Australian actor (Summer of Secrets
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
