Over 100 obituaries for famous people named Herbert. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, a British social worker and life peer who sat in the House of Lords,
died on July 15, 2026, aged 89. Born William Herbert Laming on…
Herbert Schnitzer, the German racing team owner behind Schnitzer Motorsport,
died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 85. He co-founded the Freilassing-based team in 1967 with his brother…
Herbert Möller, a German politician and member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 1985 to 1987,
died on June 3, 2026. He was 103. Born on April 7, 1923, in…
Herbert Möller, a German politician and former member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 103. Born on April 7, 1923, in Vratislavice…
Herbert Sukopp, a German ecologist and academic,
died on February 7, 2026. Born in Berlin on November 6, 1930, he earned his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin in…
German art historian
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Herbert Beck, a German art historian and museum director,
died on January 5, 2026, at the age of 84. He served as director of the Liebieghaus and the Städel. Beck…
German chemist
Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
Herbert A. Donovan Jr., an American Episcopal cleric and administrator who served as bishop of Arkansas,
died on November 2, 2025, at age 94. Born in Washington, D.C., on July…
American Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Monday September 22nd 2025
German footballer
Died on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Austrian painter
Died on Monday July 28th 2025
American judge
Died on Sunday June 1st 2025
German-born American sociologist
Died on Monday April 21st 2025
French singer
Died on Sunday March 2nd 2025
German politician
Died on Friday February 21st 2025
Austrian politician
Died on Saturday February 8th 2025
American military officer
Died on Monday December 30th 2024
Austrian-born American librarian
Died on Monday September 16th 2024
Nigerian banker
Died on Saturday February 10th 2024
American actor (Deliverance)
Died on Thursday January 25th 2024
German racing and rally driver
Died on Friday January 5th 2024
German politician
Died on Monday December 4th 2023
American novelist
Died on Monday November 20th 2023
American operatic tenor and conductor
Died on Wednesday October 4th 2023
German legal scholar and politician
Died on Tuesday October 3rd 2023
German chimney sweep and politician
Died on Sunday September 24th 2023
American businessman
Died on Monday August 14th 2023
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday April 16th 2023
American economist and behavioral scientist
Died on Saturday January 7th 2023
American composer
Died on Saturday December 10th 2022
Trinidad and Tobago politician
Died on Thursday December 8th 2022
American judge
Died on Wednesday October 19th 2022
American manufacturing executive
Died on Sunday September 4th 2022
American serial killer
Died on Friday August 19th 2022
Austrian scientist and writer
Died on Saturday July 16th 2022
American social psychologist
Died on Thursday March 3rd 2022
Austrian politician
Died on Monday February 14th 2022
American medical doctor and cardiologist
Died on Monday February 7th 2022
German writer
Died on Thursday January 13th 2022
British racehorse trainer and journalist
Died on Wednesday January 12th 2022
German politician
Died on Tuesday December 14th 2021
Austrian politician
Died on Thursday November 11th 2021
American music manager (Steve Miller Band
Died on Tuesday October 26th 2021
American military officer
Died on Saturday October 16th 2021
American television executive
Died on Friday August 6th 2021
German actor (Reserved for the Death
Died on Sunday July 25th 2021
German politician and lawyer
Died on Wednesday June 23rd 2021
British biochemist
Died on Saturday March 27th 2021
Guatemalan actor (Sólo de noche vienes
Died on Saturday March 6th 2021
American television producer.
Died on Saturday November 21st 2020
English journalist and lyricist
Died on Wednesday October 14th 2020
German comedian and journalist
Died on Wednesday October 7th 2020
American biochemist
Died on Wednesday August 26th 2020
Catholic priest
Died on Sunday August 2nd 2020
German politician
Died on Wednesday May 13th 2020
Canadian lawyer and politician
Died on Saturday March 21st 2020
American Olympic sports shooter
Died on Thursday February 6th 2020
German composer
Died on Thursday January 30th 2020
American Lutheran bishop
Died on Monday January 20th 2020
German footballer
Died on Saturday January 4th 2020
German jazz trumpeter
Died on Sunday December 8th 2019
American intelligence analyst
Died on Monday July 1st 2019
American banker (Golden West Financial)
Died on Thursday June 6th 2019
British admiral
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
British Anglican priest
Died on Tuesday March 5th 2019
American philosopher
Died on Thursday November 15th 2018
American political activist and commentator
Died on Monday November 12th 2018
American literary scholar
Died on Friday October 26th 2018
American heavy metal guitarist (All That Remains)
Died on Wednesday October 17th 2018
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Died on Sunday October 14th 2018
American politician
Died on Sunday September 30th 2018
Swiss writer and translator
Died on Wednesday September 26th 2018
Colombian telenovelas (Pasión de Gavilanes
Died on Thursday August 2nd 2018
German typographer and linguist
Died on Sunday May 13th 2018
German linguist and celtologist
Died on Saturday April 28th 2018
German politician
Died on Saturday February 24th 2018
German art director (Cabaret)
Died on Sunday October 29th 2017
Indian politician
Died on Monday October 16th 2017
American attorney and banker
Died on Saturday September 30th 2017
American pediatrician and medical researcher
Died on Thursday July 20th 2017
American politician and judge
Died on Monday May 22nd 2017
American ichthyologist and musical instrument collector
Died on Sunday May 21st 2017
Botswanan welterweight boxer
Died on Sunday April 30th 2017
Ghanaian football coach
Died on Monday April 3rd 2017
American attorney
Died on Monday April 3rd 2017
German photographer
Died on Tuesday January 31st 2017
German politician (Communist Party)
Died on Sunday January 15th 2017
American businessman and philanthropist
Died on Tuesday December 27th 2016
American jazz musician
Died on Monday December 5th 2016
German footballer
Died on Thursday September 29th 2016
American judge
Died on Friday April 1st 2016
American mathematician
Died on Sunday November 15th 2015
American actor
Died on Saturday October 31st 2015
Italian politician
Died on Sunday September 6th 2015
Austrian-born British television
Died on Wednesday August 5th 2015
American politician
Died on Monday August 10th 2015
