Over 100 obituaries for famous people named Ben. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Ben Jones, the American politician and actor best known for playing Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard and serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993,…
Ben Hanuschak, a Canadian politician and teacher,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 96. Born in Earl Grey, Saskatchewan, he was educated at the University of Manitoba and later worked…
Ben Arrendondo
died on July 8, 2026, at age 81. He was an American politician and served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2011 to 2012.…
Ben Aziz Zagré, a Burkinabè footballer who played for Esbjerg, Shinnik Yaroslavl and the Burkina Faso national team,
died on June 7, 2026. He was 28. Born in Bobo-Dioulasso on…
Ben Morea, an American painter and anarchist activist,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 84–85. Born in Brooklyn in 1941 and raised in poverty, he became addicted to heroin…
Ben Bartlett
died on April 19, 2026, of lung cancer. He was a British composer. Ben Bartlett, 61, British composer, lung cancer. Tags Musicians, 19 April 2026, Bartlett, Ben, Britain,…
Ben Stevenson, British ballet dancer and teacher,
died on March 28, 2026. Born in Portsmouth, England, he trained at the Arts Educational Schools in London and received the Adeline Genée…
Ben Keaton, the Irish actor known for roles in Emmerdale, Casualty and Father Ted,
died on March 20, 2026, aged 69. Born Benjamin J. Burke-Kennedy in Dublin on 3 May…
American politician
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Australian cricketer
Died on Sunday October 19th 2025
Australian actor
Died on Monday October 6th 2025
American politician
Died on Thursday May 1st 2025
American politician
Died on Thursday May 1st 2025
American economist and airline executive (Spirit Airlines)
Died on Wednesday November 6th 2024
Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders
Died on Monday September 16th 2024
American internet personality
Died on Tuesday June 11th 2024
French artist
Died on Wednesday June 5th 2024
New Zealand historian
Died on Sunday April 21st 2024
American five-string banjo player
Died on Tuesday April 16th 2024
American composer (The Love Boat)
Died on Sunday February 18th 2024
Nigerian lawyer and politician
Died on Monday October 30th 2023
American football player (Los Angeles Rams
Died on Tuesday August 1st 2023
Irish politician
Died on Tuesday July 11th 2023
English rugby league footballer
Died on Friday June 23rd 2023
American football referee (NFL)
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2023
Hungarian-American lawyer (Einsatzgruppen trial)
Died on Saturday April 8th 2023
Native American politician
Died on Wednesday March 22nd 2023
Canadian composer
Died on Sunday February 12th 2023
American actor (Passions
Died on Wednesday January 11th 2023
American television producer (Schitt's Creek)
Died on Wednesday October 26th 2022
American politician
Died on Saturday October 15th 2022
American concert promoter
Died on Wednesday August 24th 2022
American-Danish nuclear physicist
Died on Monday May 16th 2022
American politician
Died on Thursday December 23rd 2021
South African politician
Died on Monday July 12th 2021
British actor (The Bill)
Died on Wednesday June 9th 2021
South African actor and author (A Case of Murder
Died on Wednesday May 26th 2021
Filipino fashion designer
Died on Sunday March 7th 2021
New Zealand Anglican bishop
Died on Saturday February 6th 2021
Irish footballer (Shelbourne
Died on Thursday February 4th 2021
swazi politician
Died on Saturday January 30th 2021
American politician
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
American junior chef
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2020
British-born American actor (The Basketball Diaries
Died on Thursday October 8th 2020
Kenyan athlete
Died on Friday July 24th 2020
Australian hockey player
Died on Tuesday July 21st 2020
British motorcycle racer
Died on Sunday June 21st 2020
American football player (Buffalo Bills)
Died on Monday May 18th 2020
American audio engineer (Pure Rock Fury
Died on Tuesday May 5th 2020
Dutch evangelist
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2020
Israeli poet
Died on Friday March 13th 2020
American actor (Johnny Guitar)
Died on Wednesday February 26th 2020
Filipino artist
Died on Monday January 27th 2020
Australian nurseryman
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2020
South African anti-apartheid activist and member of parliament
Died on Monday December 9th 2019
Australian politician
Died on Sunday November 17th 2019
Australian actor (Home and Away)
Died on Tuesday August 20th 2019
American composer
Died on Monday July 22nd 2019
American author
Died on Thursday July 18th 2019
Ukrainian-born American film producer
Died on Friday June 28th 2019
America politician
Died on Sunday March 31st 2019
British architect
Died on Tuesday March 19th 2019
Singaporean billionaire businessman
Died on Tuesday February 5th 2019
American basketball player (New Jersey Nets
Died on Tuesday January 8th 2019
American politician
Died on Thursday November 15th 2018
British composer
Died on Thursday October 4th 2018
American actor (Nothing in Common
Died on Friday September 21st 2018
South African hip hop artist
Died on Thursday July 26th 2018
British-born Australian investigative journalist
Died on Tuesday June 12th 2018
American drummer (Murderdolls)
Died on Wednesday May 9th 2018
American football player
Died on Tuesday February 13th 2018
American journalist and news anchor
Died on Sunday February 11th 2018
American neurobiologist
Died on Wednesday December 27th 2017
Waycobah grand chief and spiritual leader of Mi'kmaq (1991–2017)
Died on Friday December 1st 2017
English historian and writer
Died on Tuesday October 31st 2017
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles)
Died on Wednesday October 11th 2017
American actor (The Beastmaster
Died on Thursday September 21st 2017
Canadian artist and curator
Died on Wednesday August 2nd 2017
American anthropologist
Died on Wednesday May 24th 2017
