Over 400 obituaries for famous people named Charles. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, died on July 2, 2026, at the age of 93. A Scottish politician and life peer, he was born on April 30, 1933, and…
Charles Leblanc died on June 27, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, Writers, 27 June 2026, Canada, Charles, Leblanc, June 2026, June 27
Charles A. Holloway died June 14, 2026. He was an American educator. Tags Scientists, 14 June 2026, America, Cancer, Charles, Holloway, June 14, June 2026
Charles Mistretta, an American medical physicist and emeritus professor of medical physics, died on June 9, 2026. Known as Chuck Mistretta, he earned a doctorate in high energy physics from…
Charles Marvin died on June 5, 2026. He was an American football coach. Tags Athletes, 05 June 2026, America, Charles, Marvin, June 2026, June 5
Charles Hinman died on May 29, 2026. He was an American painter. Tags Artists, 29 May 2026, America, Charles, Hinman, May 2026, May 29
Charles Cioffi, an American actor known for Get Christie Love!, Shaft and Klute, died on May 22, 2026. He was 90. Born in New York City on October 31, 1935,…
Charles W. Curtis, an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, died on May 3, 2026. He was known for his work in finite group theory and representation theory and served…
Charles Delhez, a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Uccle on October 30, 1951, he was ordained a…
Charles E. Scott, an American philosopher, died on March 30, 2026, at age 90. He was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus and Research Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Earlier,…
Charles S. Russell, an American lawyer and judge, died on February 28, 2026. Russell was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 23, 1926, and received his education at the Congressional…
Charles S. Dean Sr., an American politician who served in the Florida Legislature, died on February 23, 2026, at age 86. A Republican, he served in the Florida Senate from…
Charles Bailleul, a French linguist and Roman Catholic missionary with the White Fathers, died on February 9, 2026, in Bry-sur-Marne, France, at the age of 98. Born in Lille on…
American actor (Will & Grace)Died on Friday February 6th 2026
Charles Douglas Poindexter, an American politician, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 83. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2008 to 2022,…
Charles Renoux, a French Benedictine monk and orientalist, died on February 2, 2026, at En-Calcat Abbey in France. Born on April 30, 1925, in Bouin, France, he dedicated his life…
American convicted murdererDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Charles F. G. Kuyk, an American Air Force general, died on December 20, 2025, at the age of 99. Charles Frederick Goodwyn Kuyk Jr. was a major-general in the United…
Hungarian-Swiss molecular biologistDied on Friday December 12th 2025
American historianDied on Friday December 5th 2025
American lieutenant generalDied on Friday December 5th 2025
Charles Mullins, an American physician and physician executive, died on December 4, 2025. He was the Ashbel Smith Emeritus Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and a…
American writerDied on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Scottish Church of Scotland ministerDied on Tuesday November 18th 2025
American businessmanDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
American businessman and politicianDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
American politician and farmerDied on Friday October 17th 2025
American convicted murdererDied on Wednesday October 15th 2025
British field marshalDied on Thursday September 18th 2025
Canadian Anglican bishopDied on Thursday September 4th 2025
American journalist (CNN)Died on Sunday August 31st 2025
American macroeconomistDied on Wednesday August 20th 2025
American politicianDied on Wednesday July 23rd 2025
American football player (Denver Broncos) and educator (Seattle Community College System)Died on Saturday July 5th 2025
English novelistDied on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
American classical and jazz bass playerDied on Tuesday June 17th 2025
Hong Kong media executiveDied on Thursday June 12th 2025
American politicianDied on Monday June 9th 2025
American juristDied on Tuesday June 3rd 2025
American pianistDied on Friday May 30th 2025
American politicianDied on Monday May 26th 2025
Canadian assistant coachDied on Monday May 19th 2025
English historianDied on Thursday May 15th 2025
Charles Strouse, an American composer and lyricist, died on May 15, 2025. He was 96. Strouse was best known for writing the music to the Broadway musicals Bye Bye Birdie,…
Canadian politicianDied on Monday May 5th 2025
Kenyan politicianDied on Thursday May 1st 2025
Kenyan politicianDied on Thursday May 1st 2025
87–88Died on Tuesday April 29th 2025
American politicianDied on Monday April 14th 2025
British politicianDied on Wednesday April 2nd 2025
Maltese footballer (VallettaDied on Friday March 28th 2025
American psychologist and parapsychologistDied on Friday March 14th 2025
Ugandan generalDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
American chefDied on Tuesday January 21st 2025
American entertainer and television presenter (Big Chuck and Lil' John)Died on Monday January 20th 2025
American meteorologistDied on Sunday January 19th 2025
British actorDied on Tuesday January 14th 2025
Swiss architect and government officialDied on Tuesday January 14th 2025
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 14th 2025
Papua New Guinean diplomatDied on Saturday January 11th 2025
American civil rights activist (Freedom Rides)Died on Thursday January 9th 2025
American Navajo photographerDied on Monday January 6th 2025
American politicianDied on Monday December 30th 2024
American businessman (CablevisionDied on Sunday December 29th 2024
American screenwriter and film director (Private BenjaminDied on Saturday December 28th 2024
American politicianDied on Friday December 20th 2024
Irish organizational behavioristDied on Friday December 13th 2024
American politicianDied on Sunday December 1st 2024
French singer and songwriter ("NonDied on Monday November 18th 2024
American politicianDied on Tuesday November 12th 2024
Dutch entrepreneur and brothel ownerDied on Saturday November 9th 2024
English cricketer (Oxford UniversityDied on Monday November 4th 2024
American engineerDied on Monday November 4th 2024
Nigerian actorDied on Thursday October 31st 2024
Gabonese–born Canadian western lowland gorillaDied on Wednesday October 30th 2024
American fighter pilotDied on Monday October 28th 2024
American investigatorDied on Friday October 25th 2024
American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)Died on Monday September 30th 2024
American football player (Tennessee State) and coach (Bethune–CookmanDied on Friday September 13th 2024
American nuclear physicistDied on Saturday September 7th 2024
English arrangerDied on Friday August 16th 2024
English football coach and directorDied on Tuesday August 13th 2024
American author (Heavier Than HeavenDied on Monday August 12th 2024
French poetDied on Saturday July 27th 2024
American politicianDied on Saturday July 27th 2024
American basketball playerDied on Wednesday July 24th 2024
American business executiveDied on Friday July 5th 2024
American artistDied on Sunday June 23rd 2024
Israel-born Czechoslovak WWII veteranDied on Friday June 14th 2024
British peer and businessmanDied on Friday June 7th 2024
British actress (National Lampoon's European VacationDied on Tuesday June 4th 2024
American politicianDied on Saturday May 4th 2024
American computer scientist and authorDied on Monday April 22nd 2024
American philosopherDied on Sunday April 21st 2024
American politicianDied on Sunday March 3rd 2024
English Anglican priestDied on Friday March 1st 2024
American actor (Police Woman)Died on Monday February 26th 2024