George Crabtree
American physicistDied on Friday January 27th 2023
Deaths on January 26
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 26 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 26, 2026.
Sylvia Syms
English actressDied on Friday January 27th 2023
Lenie de Nijs
Dutch swimmerDied on Friday January 27th 2023
Donald Trelford
British journalistDied on Friday January 27th 2023
Mikhail Mustygin
Russian footballer (Avangard-KortekDied on Friday January 27th 2023
Abdul Jabar Sabet
Afghan politicianDied on Friday January 27th 2023
Billy Packer
American sports broadcaster and analyst (NCAA Final Four)Died on Friday January 27th 2023
Bilal al-Sudani
Somali terroristDied on Friday January 27th 2023
Seble Desta
Ethiopian princessDied on Friday January 27th 2023
Ole Didrik Lærum
Norwegian oncologistDied on Friday January 27th 2023
Irvine Shillingford
Dominican cricketer (West Indies)Died on Friday January 27th 2023
Tomoo Ishii
Japanese golferDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Max Moszkowicz
Dutch lawyerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Esteban Edward Torres
American politicianDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Roger Wallis
British-Swedish journalist and radio presenterDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Esther Alzaibar
Venezuelan ceramic artistDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
American juristDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Alain Bancquart
French composerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Jean-Claude Corbeil
Canadian linguist and lexicographerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Mohammad Ali Farrokhian
Iranian wrestlerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Nedjeljko Mihanović
Croatian politicianDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Tatyana Legat
Soviet ballet dancerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Gene Clines
American baseball player (Pittsburgh PiratesDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Marcel Mauron
Swiss footballer (FC La Chaux-de-FondsDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Philippe Contamine
French historianDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Anil Awachat
Indian writerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Hamman Bello
Nigerian customs officerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Arturo Arribas
Spanish actorDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Vasiliy Pletnev
Russian footballerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Angelo Rossetto
Italian Olympic rower (1972)Died on Thursday January 27th 2022
René de Obaldia
French playwright and poetDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Dan Einstein
American record producerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Karl Spiehs
Austrian film producer (Dance with Me Into the MorningDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Barry Cryer
English comedian (I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue) and screenwriter (Doctor in the House)Died on Thursday January 27th 2022
David Bannett
American-Israeli electronics engineerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Ludmila Ferber
Brazilian Christian singerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Janet Mead
Australian Roman Catholic nun and musicianDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Jan Michalik
Polish wrestlerDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks
Australian Aboriginal actor and activistDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
Boris Pfeiffer
German musician (In Extremo)Died on Thursday January 27th 2022
Cloris Leachman
American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore ShowDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Eloy José Ranzi
Brazilian politicianDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Geraldo Antônio Miotto
65Died on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Bertulfo Álvarez
Colombian guerrilla fighter (Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP)Died on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Jimmy Powell
American golferDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Mehrdad Minavand
Iranian footballer (PasDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Richard Holzer
Panamanian architectDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Efraín Ruales
Ecuadorian actorDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Abla Al-Kahlawi
Egyptian preacherDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Mwafak Al-Khani
Syrian journalist and TV presenterDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Chedly Ayari
Tunisian politician and economistDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Hughroy Currie
Jamaican-born British boxerDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Alan Ashcroft
English rugby union player (WaterlooDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Margitta Gummel
German shot putterDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Guy Emmanuel Alain Gauze
Ivorian politician and diplomatDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Héctor Fix-Zamudio
Mexican juristDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Helena Cambó
Spanish cultural patronDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Mieko Nagaoka
Japanese masters swimmerDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Eduard Ababei
Moldovan judgeDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Trung Kiên
Vietnamese classical singerDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Tseng Chang
Chinese actor (Apartment for LadiesDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Antoni Puigdellívol
Andorran businessmanDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Storrs L. Olson
American biologist and ornithologistDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Daniel Pedraza Castillo
Colombian racing cyclistDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Aminuddin Ponulele
Indonesian academician and politicianDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Vic Mitchell
British railway preservationist and writerDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Joel Matiza
Zimbabwean politicianDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Luc Julian Matthys
Belgian-born Australian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Nick Drake-Lee
English rugby union player (Leicester Tigers)Died on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Saini Lemamea
Samoan rugby union player (national team)Died on Wednesday January 27th 2021
David Washbrook
British historianDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Debbie Bath-Hadden
61–62Died on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Billy Kenoi
American politicianDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Sekou Smith
American sports writer and journalist (NBA TV)Died on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Norman Amadio
Canadian jazz pianist and bandleaderDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Kennedy Isles
Saint Kitts and Nevis footballerDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Nina Griscom
American modelDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Norm Amadio
Canadian jazz pianist and bandleaderDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers)Died on Sunday January 26th 2020
Bob Gullotti
American jazz drummer (Surrender to the Air) and music professor (Berklee College of Music)Died on Sunday January 26th 2020
Maharaj Kishan Bhan
Indian virologist and pediatricianDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Garbis Zakaryan
Turkish boxerDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Henry C. Wente
American mathematicianDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Vsevolod Chaplin
Russian Orthodox clergymanDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Nathaniel R. Jones
American attorneyDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Li Fanghua
Chinese physicistDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Yuri Viktorovich Kuznetsov
Russian military officerDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
José Luis Castro Medellín
Mexican Roman Catholic prelateDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Barbara Uehling
American educator and university administratorDied on Sunday January 26th 2020
Éric Holder
French authorDied on Saturday January 26th 2019