Jan E. DuBois, an American jurist and judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 1988, died on May 10, 2026, at age 95. A native of Philadelphia, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania…
Jan Donkers, a Dutch journalist and radio presenter, died on April 19, 2026. No other details were provided.
Jan Krámek died on April 18, 2026. He was a Czech politician who served as an MP from 1993 to 1996, a senator from 1996 to 2000, and mayor of Prague-Zbraslav from 1990 to 1994.
Jan Potměšil, a Czech actor, died on April 16, 2026, at age 60. Born in Prague in 1966, he worked from 1976 to 2026 and was known for his roles in Why?, Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker and Bony…
Jan Holmlund, a Swedish ski jumper who competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 68. Born in Gällivare on March 29, 1957, he took part in both the normal hill and large… · 11 March 2026 · March 2026
Jan Lenferink, the Dutch radio and television presenter and columnist best known for RUR (Rechtstreeks uit Richter), died on March 7, 2026. Born in Dalfsen on 9 December 1945, he studied Dutch language and psychology at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen,… · 07 March 2026 · March 2026
Jan Timman, the Dutch chess grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, died on February 18, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Amsterdam on December 14, 1951, he… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026
Czech set designer · 01 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 1 · Czech · Other
Czech footballer (SK Slavia Prague · 22 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 22 · Czech
South African rugby union player (Western Province · 11 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 11 · Coetzee
Slovak conductor · 09 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 9 · Jan
Polish Roman Catholic prelate · 28 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 28 · Other
Afghan entrepreneur · 03 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 3 · Other
Pakistani footballer · 23 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 23
Dutch supercentenarian · 21 July 2025 · July 2025 · Ierland · July 21 · Dutch · Other
Dutch professor in the Private Law Department of Tilburg University and member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · 19 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 19 · Dutch · Other
Slovak politician · 19 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 19 · Jan
Dutch politician (and author (Winter in Wartime) · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Dutch
Swedish academician · 30 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 30 · Other
Czech paleoartist · 13 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 13 · Czech · Other
American actor (Good Burger · 04 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 4
American pole vaulter · 25 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 25 · Other
Norwegian music executive · 10 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 10 · Jensen · Other
Slovak politician (MP 1992–2006) · 04 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 4 · Jan
Polish-American mathematician (Ehrenfeucht–Mycielski sequence · 23 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 23
Czech screenwriter (Zločiny Velké Prahy) · 17 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 17 · Czech
Australian long-distance runner · 12 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 12
Slovak boxer. Olympic champion (1952) · 01 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 1 · Jan
Dutch theater director · 20 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 20 · Dutch · Other
American translator and anime producer · 04 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 4 · Other
Polish chess grandmaster · 18 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 18 · Other
Dutch referee · 17 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 17 · Dutch · Other
American book distributor and publisher · 24 October 2024 · October 2024 · October 24
Slovak Olympic cross-country skier · 24 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 24 · Jan
Dutch author and painter · 18 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 18 · Dutch
South African military officer · 17 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 17 · Other
Dutch sculptor and installation artist · 30 May 2024 · May 2024 · Munster · May 30 · Dutch
Swedish academic and geologist · 21 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 21
Polish composer (Finding Neverland · 20 May 2024 · Kaczmarek · May 2024 · May 20
Slovak playwright · 04 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 4 · Jan
Slovak architect and academic · 21 April 2024 · April 2024 · April 21 · Bahna · Jan
Norwegian footballer (Viking · 21 April 2024 · April 2024 · April 21
Danish footballer (B.93 · 04 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 4
German Egyptologist · 19 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 19 · Other
Danish football player (Club Brugge · 18 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 18
Dutch radio host and disc jockey · 04 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 4 · Dutch · Veen
Dutch rally driver · 29 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 29 · Dutch · Rooy
Dutch theoretical physicist · 23 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 23 · Dutch
Belgian road racing cyclist · 23 January 2024 · January 2024 · January 23
German professor of history at the University of Limerick · 04 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 4
Belgian actor and stage and television director · 04 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 4
Dutch racing cyclist · 23 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 23 · Dutch
Dutch footballer (Go Ahead Eagles · 04 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 4 · Dutch
79–80 · 25 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 25 · Other
German ice hockey player (ESV Kaufbeuren) · 21 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 21
Polish Roman Catholic prelate · 13 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 13 · Other
Ukrainian variety composer · 10 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 10
Dutch footballer (DWS · 30 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 30 · Dutch
Polish chess player · 01 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 1
Slovak association football player · 26 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 26 · Jan
Dutch television presenter (Studio Sport) · 29 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 29 · Dutch
Slovak physician and politician · 27 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 27 · Jan
Swedish Olympic swimmer · 19 May 2023 · May 2023 · May 19
Swedish footballer (GAIS · 18 May 2023 · May 2023 · May 18
Slovak translator and diplomat · 09 May 2023 · May 2023 · May 9 · Jan