J. Craig Venter, an American genomics researcher and founder of Celera Corporation and the J. Craig Venter Institute, died on April 29, 2026, of complications from cancer. He was 79. Venter was known for leading one of the first draft… · 29 April 2026 · April 2026
J. H. Prynne, a British poet, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 89. Jeremy Halvard Prynne was closely associated with the British Poetry Revival and was a key figure in the Cambridge group among its poets. He… · 22 April 2026 · April 2026
J. Michael Bishop, an American immunologist and academic administrator who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and served as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco from 1998 to 2009, died on March 20, 2026. He… · 20 March 2026 · March 2026 · Pneumonia
American artist and musician (The Coachmen) · 12 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 12 · King
American pastor · 25 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 25 · Other · Smith
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American historian and academic · 21 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 21 · Getty
Burmese singer and musician · 31 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 31
English DJ and musician · 18 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 18 · Kane
American business executive and journalist · 10 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 10 · Murphy
American radio executive and disc jockey · 09 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 9 · Jeffrey
American media executive (Time Inc · 11 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 11 · Munro
American businessman · 16 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 16 · Cline · Other
American politician and lobbyist · 12 June 2024 · June 2024 · Cassidy · June 12
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Welsh medieval historian · 24 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 24 · Smith · Welsh
Welsh rugby union player (Barbarians · 07 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 7 · Williams · Welsh
New Zealand historian of political thought · 13 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 13 · Pocock
American district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland · 23 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 23 · Motz
American police officer and television host (Tough Target) · 04 June 2023 · Bittenbinder · June 2023 · June 4 · Other
Canadian political philosopher · 17 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 17 · Gunn
Indonesian civil servant · 22 February 2023 · February 2023 · February 22 · Kristiadi · Other
American actor (The Fury · 10 January 2023 · January 2023 · January 10 · McNamara
American animator (Inside Out · 02 October 2022 · October 2022 · October 2 · Sheldrew · Other
American academic administrator · 18 August 2022 · August 2022 · August 18 · Preus
American church historian and Episcopal priest. · 12 January 2022 · January 2022 · January 12 · Wright
Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian and soca parang singer (1952–2022) · 02 January 2022 · January 2022 · January 2
American banjo player and bluegrass band leader (New South) · 23 December 2021 · December 2021 · December 23 · Crowe
British arbitration lawyer · 15 October 2021 · October 2021 · October 15 · Hunter
English rugby union player (Cambridge University · 21 September 2021 · September 2021 · September 21 · Smith
American baseball player (Houston Astros) · 04 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 4 · Richard
American football player and coach (New Orleans Saints) · 24 May 2021 · May 2021 · Roberts · May 24
American Episcopal bishop · 27 April 2021 · April 2021 · April 27 · Bruno · Other
American marketing executive · 25 January 2021 · January 2021 · January 25 · Other · Power
Welsh rugby union player (national team · 28 October 2020 · October 2020 · October 28 · Williams · Welsh
American epidemiologist · 23 October 2020 · October 2020 · October 23 · Other · Lane
American Pentecostal clergyman · 20 September 2020 · September 2020 · September 20 · Ellis · Other
British-born Canadian evangelical theologian (Knowing God) · 16 July 2020 · July 2020 · July 16 · Packer
Belgian musician (La danse des canards) · 14 July 2020 · July 2020 · July 14 · Lionel
American soul singer (The Softones) · 03 July 2020 · July 2020 · July 3 · Brown
Liberian politician and media executive · 30 June 2020 · June 2020 · June 30 · Sloh
British ornithologist and mechanical engineer · Summers-Smith · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10 · Other
Irish Gaelic footballer (Ballyhaunis · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · Cribbin · May 10
American civil rights activist · 27 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 27 · Jones · Other
Indian film director (Aap Ki Kasam · 07 August 2019 · August 2019 · August 7 · Prakash
American musician (Atlanta Rhythm Section · 06 May 2019 · May 2019 · May 6 · Cobb
Indian actor and politician · 13 April 2019 · April 2019 · April 13 · Rithesh
Indian film director (Mullum Malarum) and actor · 02 April 2019 · April 2019 · April 2
American race car driver · 12 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 12 · Gibbs
American hematologist · 15 December 2018 · December 2018 · December 15 · Sadler · Other
American radio host and disc jockey (WFHN · 11 December 2018 · December 2018 · December 11 · Reitz
American racehorse trainer · 05 November 2018 · November 2018 · November 5 · Thompson · Other
American marine biologist · 15 July 2018 · July 2018 · Grassle · July 15
English cricket player and administrator · 14 July 2018 · July 2018 · July 14 · Bailey
American pediatric surgeon (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) · 19 June 2018 · June 2018 · June 19 · Haller
New Zealand politician and disability advocate · 04 June 2018 · June 2018 · June 4 · Munro
American basketball player (Oklahoma State Cowboys) · 14 March 2018 · March 2018 · March 14 · Parks
American industrial designer and architect · 06 March 2018 · March 2018 · March 6 · Other
American businessman (GameStop) · 05 March 2018 · March 2018 · March 5 · Raines · Other
American football player (Chicago Bears) · 17 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 17 · Caroline