Ismael Ahmed
American labor leaderDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Deaths on January 30
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 30 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 30, 2026.
Rita Smets
Belgian actress (De KotmadamDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Carole Sabiston
English-born Canadian textile artistDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Nataša Bokal
Slovenian Olympic skier (1992Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Bernice Shedrick
American politicianDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Barbara McNamara
American linguistDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
José Cuéllar
American anthropologist and musicianDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Francesco Calogero
Italian physicist and peace activistDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Flavien Joseph Melki
Syrian Syriac Catholic prelateDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Chuck Lefley
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal CanadiensDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
David Triesman, Baron Triesman
British politician and union leaderDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Spiro Debarski
Bulgarian football player (Lokomotiv SofiaDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Woodie King Jr.
American theatre directorDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fitim Makashi
Albanian actor (The Death of the HorseDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Karel Sláma
Czech entomologistDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fenwick Lawson
English sculptorDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Pakistani-Kashmiri politicianDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
X. J. Kennedy
American poetDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fathi Kameel
Kuwaiti footballer (Al-TadamonDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Demond Wilson
American actor (Me and the Kid) and authorDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Mingo Lewis
American percussionist and drummer (SantanaDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Miklós Fenyő
Hungarian singerDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Parthenon Huxley
American musician (ELO Part II)Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Salim Sayyid Mengga
Indonesian military officer and politicianDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Chet Raymo
American writerDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Henner Hofmann
Mexican cinematographerDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Alicja Kędzia
Polish doctorDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Maximilian Aichern
Austrian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Hernán Rodríguez
Chilean footballerDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Arthur P. Dempster Dempster–Shafer theory, EM algorithm dead at age 96
Arthur P. Dempster, an American mathematician and professor emeritus in the Harvard University department of statistics, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on October 8,…
Geraldine Barniville Irish squash and tennis player dead at age 83
Geraldine Barniville, an Irish squash and tennis player, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 83. A native of Birr in County Offaly, she came from a prominent…
H. Robert Reynolds American musician and conductor dead at age 91
H. Robert Reynolds, an American musician, conductor and academic, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 91. He was principal conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton…
Paul Deheuvels Probability, statistics dead at age 77
Paul Deheuvels, a French statistician and specialist in probability, died on January 30, 2026. He was 77. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 11, 1948, Deheuvels was a professor of…
Christa Lang German actress
Christa Lang, the German-American actress and screenwriter known for films including What’s Up, Doc?, Alphaville and The Big Red One, died on January 30, 2026, at age 82. Born in…
Bruno Zorzi Australian footballer dead at age 88
Bruno Zorzi, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League, died on January 30, 2026, aged 88. Bruno John Zorzi was born on December 10, 1937,…
Bruce Bentley Australian footballer dead at age 81
Bruce Bentley, an Australian footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 81. Bruce Edward Bentley was born…
Larry Reed American shadow puppeteer dead at age 81
Larry Reed, an American shadow puppeteer, died on January 30, 2026, in San Francisco, California, at the age of 81. Born Charles Lawson Reed III in Los Angeles on June…
John Heneghan Business owner dead at age 79
John Heneghan, an Irish Gaelic footballer and selector, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in 1946 in Ballymahon, County Longford, he played club football with…
Wolfgang Pfeifer German footballer dead at age 90
Wolfgang Pfeifer died on January 30, 2026. He was a German footballer who played for Einheit Dresden, Dynamo Dresden and the East Germany national team. Wolfgang Pfeifer (3 July 1935…
Yaw Brempong-Yeboah Politician dead at age 71
Yaw Brempong-Yeboah, a Ghanaian politician, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a member of the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana, representing…
Mark Marquess American college baseball coach dead at age 78
Mark Edward Marquess, an American college baseball coach who led the Stanford Cardinal from 1977 to 2017, died on January 30, 2026, at age 78. Born in Stockton, California, he…
Martin Bruns Swiss baritone and academic dead at age 65
Martin Bruns, a Swiss baritone and music lecturer, died on January 30, 2026. Born in Weil am Rhein on November 25, 1960, he was a member of the Knabenkantorei Basel…
Chip Berlet Study of right-wing movements and conspiracy theories dead at age 76
Chip Berlet, an American investigative journalist and author, died on January 30, 2026, of leukemia. Born John Foster Berlet on November 22, 1949, he was known for his work as…
Martin Graber
American politicianDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Yoon Dae-sung
South Korean playwright and screenwriter (All That Falls Has WingsDied on Friday January 31st 2025
John Moore
Australian politicianDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Dulcinea Langfelder
American multidisciplinary artistDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Julian Bennett
British archaeologistDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Zoltán Boros
Hungarian orienteering competitorDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Joe Daniel
Tanzanian-born Canadian politicianDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Buddy Brock
American songwriterDied on Friday January 31st 2025
James Carlos Blake
Mexican-born American authorDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Herschel Turner
American football player (Kentucky WildcatsDied on Friday January 31st 2025
John Erwin
American voice actor (He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Susan Alcorn
71-72Died on Friday January 31st 2025
Daniel L. Ritchie
American businessmanDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Benjamin Widom
American chemistDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Táňa Radeva
Slovak actress (BathoryDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Joseph Matarazzo
American psychologistDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Miranda Cicognani
Italian Olympic gymnast (1952)Died on Friday January 31st 2025
Leif “Loket” Olsson
Swedish television and radio host (Bingolotto) and Olympic handball referee (1972)Died on Friday January 31st 2025
Shamsaddin Khanbabayev
Azerbaijani politicianDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Hayotxon Ortiqboyeva
Uzbek poet and politicianDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Ivan Haralampiev
Bulgarian linguistDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Andrew N. Schofield
British engineerDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Gary Winkel
American environmental psychologistDied on Friday January 31st 2025
Michael Egan
Australian politicianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Anna Strasberg
Venezuelan-born American actress (Strange InvasionDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Gordon Rogoff
American theatre directorDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Christopher Moriarty
87–88Died on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Jerry Wampfler
American football coach (Philadelphia EaglesDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Maciej Chojnacki
Polish basketball playerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Óscar Ortubé
Bolivian football refereeDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Anna Strasberg
American actressDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Anatoliy Dryzhenko
Ukrainian actor (Two in One)Died on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Víctor Pinales
Dominican actorDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Marie Mansfield
American baseball playerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Heinz Simmet
German football playerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Anatoliy Drizhenko
Ukrainian actor (Two in One)Died on Wednesday January 31st 2024
György Barkó
Hungarian actorDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Flip Voets
Belgian journalistDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Franco Tozzi
Italian singerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Mario Levi
Turkish writerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Abul Hashem Khan
Bangladeshi politicianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Gerrit van Kouwen
Dutch racing driverDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Michael Watford
American dance music singerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
R. Champakalakshmi
Indian historianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Aziz Saleh Al-Numan
Iraqi politicianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Anil Babar
Indian politicianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Jesús Morales
Peruvian comic actress and radio hostDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Rolv Hellesylt
Norwegian judgeDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Cho Gyeong-sik
South Korean economistDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Irma Anderson
American politicianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Lee Jeong-u
South Korean lawyer and politicianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Louis Colombani
French politicianDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Andrew Payne
British television writer (Pie in the SkyDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Pierre Chassigneux
French businessman and government officialDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024