Norman Francis, an American academic who served as president of Xavier University of Louisiana, died on February 18, 2026, at age 94. He led the university from 1968 to 2015, becoming its first Black and first lay president and the… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026
Kirk Francis, an American sound engineer, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 78. He won the Academy Award for sound on The Bourne Ultimatum in 2008 and received an Academy Award nomination for L.A. Confidential in 1998.… · 08 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Major General Francis Takirwa, a Ugandan military officer and former deputy commander of the UPDF Land Forces, died on February 7, 2026. He had previously served as commanding officer of the Second Division of the Uganda People's Defence Forces, based… · 07 February 2026 · February 2026
German bass guitarist (Scorpions) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
British marine · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Francis Grant, a British Royal Marine and World War II veteran, died on January 2, 2026. Born on December 20, 1924, in Stowmarket, Suffolk, he signed up for the Royal Marines at the age of 18. He fought in 1944… · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · Grant, · Other
Francis Hallé, the French botanist and biologist, died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 87. He was a specialist in tropical rainforests and tree architecture, and is best known for the first "Radeau des cimes" ("Navigating the peaks"),… · 31 December 2025 · December 2025 · Halle
French basketball coach (French national team · 11 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 11 · Other
Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate · 30 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 30 · Okobo · Other
French historian and translator · 27 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 27 · French
American pop singer ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool" · 16 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 16
French photographer and film director (Emmanuelle 2) · 08 June 2025 · June 2025 · French · June 8
Korean Roman Catholic prelate · 27 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 27 · Soo-il · Other
British hereditary peer · 23 May 2025 · Phillimore · May 2025 · May 23 · Other
English-Canadian footballer (Tonbridge Angels · 11 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 11
Maltese politician · 20 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 20 · Dimech
88 · 20 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 20 · Other
American author and journalist (The Village Voice · 15 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 15
American human rights lawyer · 02 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 2
American academic and university administrator · 22 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 22
American supercentenarian · 22 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 22 · Other
Puerto Rican Olympic hurdler (1952 · 24 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 24 · Other
French historian and politician · 26 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 26 · French
Indian Roman Catholic priest · 24 July 2024 · July 2024 · D'Britto · July 24 · Other
Kenyan general · 17 April 2024 · April 2024 · April 17 · Ogolla · Other
Kenyan general · 17 April 2024 · April 2024 · April 17 · Other
Australian Roman Catholic prelate · 13 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 13 · Other
British rugby league footballer · 17 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 17
Chinese-American inventor · 18 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 18 · Other · Lee
79 English footballer and chairman (Manchester City and England) · 01 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 1
American football player (New England Patriots · 01 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 1
English football player (Birmingham City · 23 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 23
American Air Force general · 09 July 2023 · July 2023 · Dillon · July 9 · Other
Ivorian Politician · 02 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 2
English musician (Curved Air · 14 May 2023 · May 2023 · May 14
Australian Christian minister and psychologist · 27 April 2023 · April 2023 · April 27
English footballer (Wimbledon · 17 November 2022 · November 2022 · November 17
Belgian football referee · 04 November 2022 · November 2022 · November 4 · Other
Jamaican politician · 27 June 2022 · June 2022 · June 27
Canadian hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks) · 19 February 2022 · February 2022 · February 19 · Émile
Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop · 12 February 2022 · February 2022 · February 12 · Hadisumarta · Other
French World War II Resistance member · 08 November 2021 · November 2021 · November 8 · French · Other
New Zealand actor (Ruben Guthrie) · 14 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 14
French racing cyclist · 30 April 2021 · April 2021 · April 30 · French
New Zealand civil engineer and scouting leader · 08 March 2021 · March 2021 · March 8 · Other
Pakistani priest · 24 July 2020 · July 2020 · July 24 · Other
British banker and charity executive · 02 July 2020 · July 2020 · July 2 · Other
Irish Roman Catholic prelate · 08 June 2020 · June 2020 · June 8 · Other
British film director (The Great Riviera Bank Robbery · 07 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 7 · Other
American cardio-thoracic surgeon · 27 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 27
English industrialist and politician · 13 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 13 · Tombs
Swiss film director (The Big Night · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11 · Other · Swiss
American politcian · 27 March 2020 · March 2020 · McManimon · March 27 · Other
American technical sergeant · 09 October 2019 · October 2019 · October 9 · Currey · Other
American Roman Catholic bishop · 14 September 2019 · September 2019 · September 14 · Other · Roque
American prelate · 18 June 2019 · June 2019 · Facione · June 18 · Other
French engineer · 13 June 2019 · June 2019 · June 13 · French · Other
Nigerian trade unionist · 31 May 2019 · May 2019 · Johnson · May 31 · Other
Ghanaian military officer · 19 April 2019 · April 2019 · April 19 · Other
American Roman Catholic prelate · 21 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 21 · Other
American Major General in the U.S. Air Force · 18 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 18 · Other · Nye
American police officer and politician · 17 December 2018 · December 2018 · December 17
French film producer (No Fear · 06 November 2018 · November 2018 · November 6 · French
French football player and manager. · 07 June 2018 · June 2018 · French · June 7
French footballer and coach (Strasbourg · 06 March 2018 · March 2018 · March 6 · French
Maltese Catholic prelate · 03 January 2018 · January 2018 · January 3 · Micallef · Other