Andrew Bodnar
English bass guitarist (The Rumour)Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Deaths on January 4
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 4 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 4, 2026.
José Mingorance
Spanish football player (EspanyolDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Maulana Fazl-ur-Raheem Ashrafi
Pakistani Islamic scholarDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Mary White
Irish businesswoman and politicianDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Bob Pulford
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple LeafsDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Ken Wilcock
British sprinterDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Jim Dennison
American football coach (Akron ZipsDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Frank Dunlop
British theatre directorDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Hubertus von Pilgrim
German sculptorDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Induratana Paribatra
Thai royalDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Bobby Holmes
Scottish footballer (St Mirren)Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Molly Parkin
Welsh painterDied on Monday January 5th 2026
David Branch
Canadian ice hockey administrator. Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League (1979-2024)Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Miloslav Masopust
Czech generalDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Miklós Dudás
Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist (2012)Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Mike Wilson
British kart racerDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Saghar Etemadi
Iranian female protester. shot in the face by Islamic Republic security forces at the 2025–2026 Iranian protestsDied on Monday January 5th 2026
John Meredith
English footballer (Doncaster RoversDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo
Colombian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Jenny Collins
British radio presenter (BBC Radio Merseyside)Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
Italian defense industry executiveDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Xiao Zhuang
Chinese photographerDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Wang Zheng
Chinese vice admiralDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Hushang Ansary
Iranian-American diplomat and politicianDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Ahn Sung-ki
South Korean actor (SilmidoDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Donald C. Rogers Sound engineer dead at age 94
Donald C. Rogers, an American sound engineer known for his work on Rocky, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Shawshank Redemption, died on January 4, 2026, at age 94.…
John Gaisford British Anglican bishop, Bishop of Beverley dead at age 91
John Gaisford, British Anglican bishop and Bishop of Beverley from 1994 to 2000, died on January 4, 2026, aged 91. Born on 7 October 1934, he was the second Bishop…
Larry M. Cherry Hairstylist dead at age 69
Larry M. Cherry, an American hairstylist known for his work on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing, died on January 4, 2026, at the age…
Tom Britt Interior designer dead at age 89
Tom Britt, an American interior designer known for his opulent, maximalist style, died on January 4, 2026. Born Thomas Burgin Britt in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 4, 1936, he…
Zoraida Burgos i Matheu Spanish writer dead at age 92
Zoraida Burgos i Matheu, a Spanish Catalan writer, poet and librarian, died on January 4, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tortosa on March 10, 1933, she studied Library and Information…
Árni Grétar Jóhannesson
Icelandic electronic musicianDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Julien Poulin
Canadian actor and film director (MinuitDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
James Arthur Ray
American self-help businessmanDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Karen Pryor
American behavioral psychologist and authorDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Colm Connolly
Irish journalistDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Mike Rinder
Australian-American Scientology executive and writer (A Billion Years)Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
The Vivienne
British drag queen (RuPaul's Drag Race UKDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Prabir Mitra
Bangladeshi actor (Titash Ekti Nadir NaamDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Na D’Souza
Indian novelistDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson
Former Deputy First Minister of Wales and Liberal Democrat peerDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Dashbaldangiin Purevsuren
The People's Artist and Meritorious Artist of Mongolia and Opera SingerDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Joseph Bendounga
Central African lawyer and politicianDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Anne-Marie Comparini
French politicianDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Donal Kelly
Irish journalist and broadcaster (RTÉ News)Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Bratislav Živković
49–50Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Ana Gligić
Serbian virologistDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Robert Hübner
German chess grandmasterDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Juan Manuel Villa
Spanish footballer (Plus UltraDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
S. A. Khaleque
2001–2006)Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Yılmaz Urul
Turkish footballer (national team)Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Costas Simitis
Greek politicianDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Kostas Simitis
88Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Sajad Haider
Pakistani fighter pilotDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Arun Roy
Bangladeshi film directorDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Richard Foreman
American playwrightDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
William Leo Higi
American prelate of the Roman Catholic ChurchDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Noreen Riols
British novelistDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Michael Loewe
British historianDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Derek Parker
British writer and broadcasterDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Mathías Acuña
Uruguayan footballerDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Larry Kish
American ice hockey coach (Hartford Whalers)Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Joseph Lelyveld
American journalist (The New York Times)Died on Friday January 5th 2024
Mary Jane Garcia
American politicianDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Fabio Fabbri
Italian politicianDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Arstanbek Abdyldayev
Kyrgyz political activistDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Harry Johnson
American actor (Battlestar GalacticaDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Masood ur Rehman Usmani
Pakistani Islamic scholarDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Herbert Linge
German racing and rally driverDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Michael Schwartz
American academic administratorDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Ruy Mingas
Angolan musician (national anthem) and politicianDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Jack O’Connell
American authorDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Raymond Elena
French racing cyclistDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Giulio Santagata
Italian politicianDied on Friday January 5th 2024
David Soul
American actor (Starsky and Hutch)Died on Friday January 5th 2024
Felicia Abban
Ghanaian photographerDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Ryszard Karpiński
Polish Roman Catholic prelateDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Jean-Marie Rausch
French politicianDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Oleksandr Tkachenko
Ukrainian politicianDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Derek Draper
English lobbyist and political adviserDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Balwant Singh Nandgarh
Indian Sikh leaderDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Günther Fielmann
German billionaire businessmanDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Rosie Reyes
Mexican tennis playerDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Emil Polit
Polish painterDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Ana Afonso
Portugal model and actressDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Ssu-ma Chung-yuan
Taiwanese writerDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Seán Donnelly
Irish Gaelic footballerDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Kishin Shinoyama
Japanese photographerDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Josiah K’Okal
Kenyan-born Venezuelan Roman Catholic missionary and Indigenous rights activistDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Noel Aguirre
Bolivian politicianDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Juan Carlos Henao Pérez
Colombian jurist (Colombian peace agreement) and academicDied on Friday January 5th 2024