Erik Olssen dead at age 84
Erik Olssen, the New Zealand historian whose work examined the links between social structures, politics and ideas,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hamilton on December 14,…
Named Erik
Over 50 obituaries for famous people named Erik. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Erik Thorbecke dead at age 97
Erik Thorbecke
died on April 26, 2026. Tags Scientists, 26 April 2026, America, Erik, Thorbecke, April 2026, April 26
Erik Kruskopf Finnish art critic dead at age 95
Erik Kruskopf, a Finnish art critic,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 95. He was also an art historian and writer and was a member of Finland’s…
Erik Lallerstedt Swedish chef and restaurateur dead at age 79
Erik Lallerstedt, a Swedish chef and restaurateur,
died on April 9, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Kungsholmen, Sweden, on June 23, 1946, he opened Erik Lallerstedts Restaurang…
Erik Bulatov
Russian artist
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Erik Wunder
American multi-instrumentalist (Cobalt
Died on Friday August 1st 2025
Erik Dammann
Norwegian environmentalist
Died on Sunday June 22nd 2025
Erik Clausen
Danish actor
Died on Wednesday October 30th 2024
Laine Erik
Estonian Olympic middle-distance runner (1964)
Died on Tuesday October 8th 2024
Erik Barrett
American bassist (100 Demons)
Died on Thursday August 22nd 2024
Érik Canuel
Canadian film director (Bon Cop
Died on Monday June 17th 2024
Erik Bergkvist
Swedish politician
Died on Wednesday February 21st 2024
Erik Aschengreen
Danish historian and dance critic
Died on Monday September 25th 2023
Erik Rud Brandt
Danish fashion designer
Died on Saturday March 11th 2023
Erik Tønseth
Norwegian industrialist
Died on Sunday December 25th 2022
Erik Hornung
German Egyptologist
Died on Wednesday July 13th 2022
Erik Cowie
American zookeeper and reality television personality (Tiger King)
Died on Tuesday September 7th 2021
Erik Myers
American comedian
Died on Friday February 26th 2021
Erik Galimov
Russian geochemist
Died on Tuesday November 24th 2020
Erik M. Galimov
Russian geochemist and Doctor of Sciences
Died on Tuesday November 24th 2020
Erik Saryan
Armenian footballer (FC Lokomotiv Yerevan)
Died on Saturday October 17th 2020
Erik Bartnes
Norwegian politician
Died on Sunday September 27th 2020
Erik Allardt
Finnish sociologist
Died on Wednesday August 26th 2020
Erik Tandberg
Norwegian engineer and space educator
Died on Sunday May 3rd 2020
Erik Súñiga
Guatemalan politician
Died on Monday April 20th 2020
Erik Belfrage
Swedish diplomat and businessman
Died on Saturday April 18th 2020
Erik Juárez Blanquet
Mexican teacher and politician
Died on Thursday March 19th 2020
Erik Dwi Ermawansyah
Indonesian footballer
Died on Friday January 25th 2019
Erik Olin Wright
American Marxist sociologist
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
Erik Lindmark
American vocalist and guitarist (Deeds of Flesh) and record label owner
Died on Friday November 30th 2018
Erik Hauri
American geochemist
Died on Saturday September 8th 2018
Erik Meijs
Dutch badminton player
Died on Saturday November 18th 2017
Erik Martin
German songwriter and editor (Muschelhaufen)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Erik Howell
American actor ("The Guiding Light"
Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Erik Petersen
American punk rock musician (Mischief Brew)
Died on Friday July 15th 2016
Erik Bauersfeld
American radio dramatist (KPFA) and voice actor (Return of the Jedi
Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Erik Duval
Belgian computer scientist
Died on Saturday March 12th 2016
Erik De Vlaeminck
Belgian cyclist
Died on Friday December 4th 2015
Erik Roner
American extreme sports athlete (Nitro Circus Crew) and television personality (MTV)
Died on Monday September 28th 2015
Erik Carlsson
Swedish rally driver (Saab)
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2015
Erik Dyreborg
Danish footballer
Died on Tuesday November 12th 2013
Erik Ahldén
Swedish Olympic long-distance runner (1948)
Died on Saturday July 6th 2013
Erik Quistgaard
Danish engineer
Died on Monday February 11th 2013
Erik Sture Larre
Norwegian Resistance member during World War II
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2014
Erik Hansen
Danish canoeist
Died on Tuesday September 30th 2014
Erik van der Wurff
Dutch pianist and composer
Died on Monday September 22nd 2014
Erik Ninn-Hansen
Danish politician
Died on Saturday September 20th 2014
Erik Schmidt
Estonian painter and writer
Died on Saturday April 19th 2014
Erik Amundsen
Norwegian jazz musician
Died on Sunday February 22nd 2015