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
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
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
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 activist
Died on Tuesday September 23rd 2025
Jane Lancaster
American anthropologist
Died on Wednesday August 6th 2025
Jane Morgan
American singer
Died on Monday August 4th 2025
Jane Greer
American poet
Died on Thursday July 24th 2025
Jane Kessler
American psychologist
Died on Tuesday July 22nd 2025
Jane Stanton Hitchcock
American author
Died on Tuesday June 24th 2025
Jane Larkworthy
American beauty editor and journalist (The Cut
Died on Tuesday June 10th 2025
Jane Gardam
English author (The Queen of the Tambourine
Died on Tuesday April 29th 2025
Jane Joseph
English artist
Died on Monday February 24th 2025
Jane McGarrigle
Canadian songwriter and musician
Died on Wednesday January 29th 2025
Jane Hansen
Australian television reporter (A Current Affair)
Died on Wednesday August 7th 2024
Jane McAlevey
American union organizer
Died on Sunday July 7th 2024
Jane Hastings
American architect
Died on Monday April 1st 2024
Jesse Jane
American pornographic actress (Pirates
Died on Thursday January 25th 2024
Jane Whittenshaw
British actress (Mrs Dalloway
Died on Friday August 18th 2023
Jane Tehira
New Zealand sportsperson
Died on Friday July 21st 2023
Jane Birkin
English-French singer and actress
Died on Sunday July 16th 2023
Jane Davis Doggett
American graphic designer
Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Jane LaTour
American labor activist and activist
Died on Saturday April 8th 2023
Jane Dowling
British artist
Died on Saturday February 11th 2023
Jane F. Gardner
British historian and academic
Died on Friday February 3rd 2023
Jane Cederqvist
Swedish swimmer
Died on Monday January 16th 2023
Jane Sherwin
British actress (Doctor Who
Died on Saturday December 17th 2022
Jane Gross
American sportswriter
Died on Sunday November 13th 2022
Jane McAdam Freud
British conceptual sculptor
Died on Monday August 15th 2022
Jane Woods
American politician
Died on Friday July 29th 2022
Jane Garrett
Australian politician
Died on Saturday July 2nd 2022
Jane Haist
Canadian Olympic discus thrower
Died on Thursday May 26th 2022
Janė Narvilienė
Lithuanian politician
Died on Tuesday February 8th 2022
Jane Brown Grimes
American Hall of Fame tennis executive
Died on Wednesday November 3rd 2021
Jane Powell
American actress (A Date with Judy
Died on Thursday September 16th 2021
Jane Wenham-Jones
British author
Died on Monday August 23rd 2021
Jane Ngwenya
Zimbabwean politician
Died on Wednesday August 11th 2021
Jane Withers
American actress (Giant
Died on Sunday August 8th 2021
Jane Shalimar
Indonesian actress and politician
Died on Sunday July 4th 2021
Jane, Lady Roberts
British librarian and curator
Died on Friday July 2nd 2021
Jane Manning
British opera singer
Died on Saturday April 3rd 2021
Jane Sinclair
64–65
Died on Sunday January 17th 2021
Jane Soons
British-born New Zealand geomorphologist
Died on Friday September 11th 2020
Jane Campbell Hutchison
American art historian
Died on Friday July 24th 2020
Jane Campbell Hutchinson
American art historian
Died on Thursday July 23rd 2020
Jane Gardner
American journalist and news presenter
Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Jane Parker-Smith
British classical organist
Died on Friday June 26th 2020
Jane Alexander
American politician
Died on Wednesday May 13th 2020
Jane Dee Hull
American politician
Died on Friday April 17th 2020
Jane Milmore
American playwright
Died on Wednesday February 5th 2020
Jane Mathews
Australian judge
Died on Monday September 2nd 2019
Jane Aamund
Danish author and journalist
Died on Wednesday January 30th 2019
Jane Langton
American author
Died on Wednesday December 26th 2018
Jane Ellen Usher
Belizean politician
Died on Thursday December 20th 2018
Jane Wenham
English actress
Died on Monday November 26th 2018
Jane H. Hill
American anthropologist and linguist
Died 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
75-76
Died on Tuesday September 25th 2018
Jane Freeman
American politician
Died 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 editor
Died on Wednesday December 20th 2017
Jane Dudley
American socialite
Died on Tuesday November 7th 2017
Jane Juska
American writer
Died on Sunday October 29th 2017
Jane Porter
British writer
Died on Thursday September 21st 2017
Jane Brewer
Canadian politician
Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2017
Jane Norman
American television personality (Pixanne)
Died on Sunday May 14th 2017
Jane Alderman
American casting director (The Color Purple
Died on Tuesday October 25th 2016
Jane Brick
Swedish journalist
Died on Saturday September 3rd 2016
Jane Thompson
American designer and architect
Died on Monday August 22nd 2016
Jane Fawcett
British codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II
Died on Saturday May 21st 2016
Jane Little
American musician (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
John A. Jane
American neurosurgeon
Died on Friday September 18th 2015
Jane Jacobs
American baseball player (AAGPBL)
Died on Sunday September 13th 2015
Jane Hill
Australian politician
Died on Monday September 7th 2015
Jane Aaron
American filmmaker and children's book illustrator (Sesame Street
Died on Saturday June 27th 2015
Jane Briggs Hart
American aviator
Died on Friday June 5th 2015
Jane Connell
American stage
Died on Sunday September 22nd 2013
Jane Harvey
American jazz singer
Died on Thursday August 15th 2013
Jane Purves
Canadian politician and newspaper editor (Halifax Chronicle Herald)
Died on Saturday June 1st 2013
Jane Henson
American puppeteer
Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2013
Jane C. Wright
American oncologist
Died on Tuesday February 19th 2013
Jane Freilicher
American representational painter
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2014
Jane Byrne
American politician
Died on Friday November 14th 2014
Jane Baker
British television writer (Doctor Who
Died on Monday September 8th 2014
Jane Gray
Scottish-born Australian supercentenarian
Died on Saturday June 7th 2014
Jane Wilson
American painter
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2015