Jane Yolen dead at age 87, Writer, poet
Jane Yolen, an American author and editor best known for The Devil’s Arithmetic, died on June 11, 2026, at age 87. Born Jane Hyatt Yolen in New York City on…
Named Jane
Over 50 obituaries for famous people named Jane. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Jane Pegel dead at age 92, American sailor
Jane Pegel, an American sailor who was elected to the United States National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2021, died on June 6, 2026. She was 92. Known also as…
Jane Idleman Smith dead at age 88, American scholar
Jane Idleman Smith, an American scholar of Islam and former Harvard University professor, died on June 4, 2026, at age 88. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, she devoted her career…
Jane Healy dead at age 77, American journalist
Jane Healy, an American journalist, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 1949, she was the daughter of Paul and…
Jane Lapotaire Actress dead at age 81
Jane Lapotaire, the English actress, died on March 5, 2026, aged 81. Born Jane Elizabeth Marie Burgess in Ipswich, Suffolk, on December 26, 1944, she was from Suffolk and worked…
Jane Baer Animator dead at age 91
Jane Baer, a Canadian-American animator known for her work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died on February 16, 2026, in Van Nuys, California, at the age of 91. Born Jane…
Jane Frances Kuka
Ugandan activistDied on Tuesday September 23rd 2025
Jane Lancaster
American anthropologistDied on Wednesday August 6th 2025
Jane Morgan
American singerDied on Monday August 4th 2025
Jane Greer
American poetDied on Thursday July 24th 2025
Jane Kessler
American psychologistDied on Tuesday July 22nd 2025
Jane Stanton Hitchcock
American authorDied on Tuesday June 24th 2025
Jane Larkworthy
American beauty editor and journalist (The CutDied on Tuesday June 10th 2025
Jane Gardam
English author (The Queen of the TambourineDied on Tuesday April 29th 2025
Jane Joseph
English artistDied on Monday February 24th 2025
Jane McGarrigle
Canadian songwriter and musicianDied on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Jane Hansen
Australian television reporter (A Current Affair)Died on Wednesday August 7th 2024
Jane McAlevey
American union organizerDied on Sunday July 7th 2024
Jane Hastings
American architectDied on Monday April 1st 2024
Jesse Jane
American pornographic actress (PiratesDied on Thursday January 25th 2024
Jane Whittenshaw
British actress (Mrs DallowayDied on Friday August 18th 2023
Jane Tehira
New Zealand sportspersonDied on Friday July 21st 2023
Jane Birkin
English-French singer and actressDied on Sunday July 16th 2023
Jane Davis Doggett
American graphic designerDied on Thursday April 27th 2023
Jane LaTour
American labor activist and activistDied on Saturday April 8th 2023
Jane Dowling
British artistDied on Saturday February 11th 2023
Jane F. Gardner
British historian and academicDied on Friday February 3rd 2023
Jane Cederqvist
Swedish swimmerDied on Monday January 16th 2023
Jane Sherwin
British actress (Doctor WhoDied on Saturday December 17th 2022
Jane Gross
American sportswriterDied on Sunday November 13th 2022
Jane McAdam Freud
British conceptual sculptorDied on Monday August 15th 2022
Jane Woods
American politicianDied on Friday July 29th 2022
Jane Garrett
Australian politicianDied on Saturday July 2nd 2022
Jane Haist
Canadian Olympic discus throwerDied on Thursday May 26th 2022
Janė Narvilienė
Lithuanian politicianDied on Tuesday February 8th 2022
Jane Brown Grimes
American Hall of Fame tennis executiveDied on Wednesday November 3rd 2021
Jane Powell
American actress (A Date with JudyDied on Thursday September 16th 2021
Jane Wenham-Jones
British authorDied on Monday August 23rd 2021
Jane Ngwenya
Zimbabwean politicianDied on Wednesday August 11th 2021
Jane Shalimar
Indonesian actress and politicianDied on Sunday July 4th 2021
Jane, Lady Roberts
British librarian and curatorDied on Friday July 2nd 2021
Jane Manning
British opera singerDied on Saturday April 3rd 2021
Jane Sinclair
64–65Died on Sunday January 17th 2021
Jane Soons
British-born New Zealand geomorphologistDied on Friday September 11th 2020
Jane Campbell Hutchison
American art historianDied on Friday July 24th 2020
Jane Campbell Hutchinson
American art historianDied on Thursday July 23rd 2020
Jane Gardner
American journalist and news presenterDied on Monday July 13th 2020
Jane Parker-Smith
British classical organistDied on Friday June 26th 2020
Jane Alexander
American politicianDied on Wednesday May 13th 2020
Jane Dee Hull
American politicianDied on Friday April 17th 2020
Jane Milmore
American playwrightDied on Wednesday February 5th 2020
Jane Mathews
Australian judgeDied on Monday September 2nd 2019
Jane Aamund
Danish author and journalistDied on Wednesday January 30th 2019
Jane Langton
American authorDied on Wednesday December 26th 2018
Jane Ellen Usher
Belizean politicianDied on Thursday December 20th 2018
Jane Wenham
English actressDied on Monday November 26th 2018
Jane H. Hill
American anthropologist and linguistDied on Sunday November 18th 2018
Bob Jane
Australian race car driver and entrepreneur (Bob Jane T-Marts)Died on Saturday September 29th 2018
Jane Fortune
75-76Died on Tuesday September 25th 2018
Jane Freeman
American politicianDied on Monday April 2nd 2018
Jane Moffet
American baseball player (AAGPBL)Died on Tuesday March 20th 2018
Jane Galletly
British and New Zealand TV scriptwriter and editorDied on Wednesday December 20th 2017
Jane Dudley
American socialiteDied on Tuesday November 7th 2017
Jane Juska
American writerDied on Sunday October 29th 2017
Jane Porter
British writerDied on Thursday September 21st 2017
Jane Brewer
Canadian politicianDied on Tuesday August 22nd 2017
Jane Norman
American television personality (Pixanne)Died on Sunday May 14th 2017
Jane Alderman
American casting director (The Color PurpleDied on Tuesday October 25th 2016
Jane Brick
Swedish journalistDied on Saturday September 3rd 2016
Jane Thompson
American designer and architectDied on Monday August 22nd 2016
Jane Fawcett
British codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War IIDied on Saturday May 21st 2016
Jane Little
American musician (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
John A. Jane
American neurosurgeonDied on Friday September 18th 2015
Jane Jacobs
American baseball player (AAGPBL)Died on Sunday September 13th 2015
Jane Hill
Australian politicianDied on Monday September 7th 2015
Jane Aaron
American filmmaker and children's book illustrator (Sesame StreetDied on Saturday June 27th 2015
Jane Briggs Hart
American aviatorDied on Friday June 5th 2015
Jane Connell
American stageDied on Sunday September 22nd 2013
Jane Harvey
American jazz singerDied on Thursday August 15th 2013
Jane Purves
Canadian politician and newspaper editor (Halifax Chronicle Herald)Died on Saturday June 1st 2013
Jane Henson
American puppeteerDied on Tuesday April 2nd 2013
Jane C. Wright
American oncologistDied on Tuesday February 19th 2013
Jane Bown
British photographer (The Observer)Died on Sunday December 21st 2014
Jane Freilicher
American representational painterDied on Tuesday December 9th 2014
Jane Byrne
American politicianDied on Friday November 14th 2014
Jane Baker
British television writer (Doctor WhoDied on Monday September 8th 2014
Jane Gray
Scottish-born Australian supercentenarianDied on Saturday June 7th 2014
Jane Wilson
American painterDied on Tuesday January 13th 2015