Over 100 obituaries for famous people named Karl. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Karl E. Weick, the American organizational theorist who helped introduce the concepts of loose coupling, mindfulness and sensemaking into organizational studies, died on May 21, 2026. He was 89. Born…
Karl Pischl, an Austrian politician who served in the National Council from 1972 to 1990 and in the Federal Council from 1994 to 1997, died on May 19, 2026. He…
Karl Zinsmeister died on April 30, 2026. Tags Writers, 30 April 2026, America, Cancer, Karl, Zinsmeister, April 2026, April 30
Karl O. Christe, a German-born American inorganic chemist known for his work in fluorine chemistry, died on April 19, 2026. He was 89. Born Karl Otto Christe on July 24,…
Karl Dempwolf, a Dutch-American painter known for his California landscape works, died on February 26, 2026, at age 86. Born in Delmenhorst, Germany, on December 17, 1939, he spent the…
German doctorDied on Sunday December 28th 2025
Norwegian football/soccer playerDied on Wednesday September 10th 2025
American philosopherDied on Saturday May 3rd 2025
American comic book artist (FrayDied on Thursday September 12th 2024
Maltese politicianDied on Wednesday September 11th 2024
87–88Died on Saturday July 6th 2024
German footballer (Borussia NeunkirchenDied on Wednesday May 15th 2024
German Roman Catholic prelateDied on Thursday March 28th 2024
American academic and historic researcherDied on Monday March 18th 2024
Icelandic prelateDied on Tuesday February 13th 2024
German painterDied on Saturday February 10th 2024
Canadian folk singer (Les Cowboys Fringants)Died on Thursday November 16th 2023
German economist and journalist (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)Died on Monday October 30th 2023
Austrian politicianDied on Sunday September 17th 2023
Norwegian politicianDied on Wednesday May 24th 2023
German Roman Catholic prelateDied on Monday May 15th 2023
German jazz pianistDied on Tuesday April 11th 2023
German politicianDied on Thursday March 30th 2023
German Olympic cross-country skierDied on Monday February 6th 2023
Austrian journalistDied on Saturday January 7th 2023
Austrian actor. (Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter) Died on Sunday December 4th 2022
Canadian professional wrestlerDied on Saturday November 12th 2022
Austrian politicianDied on Sunday November 6th 2022
German politicianDied on Saturday September 3rd 2022
German television presenter and sports journalist (Das aktuelle sportstudio)Died on Tuesday August 16th 2022
American politician and legislatorDied on Saturday May 14th 2022
American professional wrestling promoterDied on Monday April 25th 2022
German Olympic water polo playerDied on Friday April 15th 2022
Mauritian politicianDied on Saturday March 12th 2022
Estonian politicianDied on Saturday February 19th 2022
Austrian film producer (Dance with Me Into the MorningDied on Thursday January 27th 2022
American IndologistDied on Wednesday January 26th 2022
German designer and painterDied on Tuesday January 4th 2022
German product designerDied on Tuesday January 4th 2022
Austrian politicianDied on Tuesday January 4th 2022
German geographerDied on Thursday December 16th 2021
German literary scholar and essayistDied on Thursday August 5th 2021
American Holocaust historianDied on Thursday May 20th 2021
American artistDied on Monday May 10th 2021
German politicianDied on Monday March 1st 2021
German organistDied on Sunday October 18th 2020
German historianDied on Wednesday July 29th 2020
Russian GeneralDied on Thursday May 21st 2020
German businessmanDied on Monday February 17th 2020
German war criminal (Ascq massacre)Died on Thursday September 26th 2019
Hungarian-born Canadian architectDied on Wednesday March 20th 2019
American businessmanDied on Sunday March 10th 2019
German fashion designerDied on Tuesday February 19th 2019
German boxerDied on Friday October 5th 2018
American business executive (QADDied on Monday August 27th 2018
German footballerDied on Friday July 13th 2018
German-born American physicistDied on Friday April 27th 2018
German physicistDied on Thursday April 19th 2018
German Roman Catholic cardinalDied on Sunday March 11th 2018
German politicianDied on Thursday September 14th 2017
German artistDied on Monday August 21st 2017
British footballerDied on Monday May 15th 2017
Austrian football player and managerDied on Tuesday April 4th 2017
Austrian law professorDied on Monday March 13th 2017
American singerDied on Monday January 23rd 2017
Swiss typographerDied on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Italian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Sunday December 25th 2016
Swedish economic historianDied on Wednesday September 14th 2016
German political scientist and historianDied on Monday September 19th 2016
Austrian football player and coachDied on Monday September 5th 2016
German football player and coach (VfB Stuttgart)Died on Tuesday August 9th 2016
American economistDied on Friday July 15th 2016
British journalistDied on Monday June 20th 2016
Austrian-born American virologistDied on Monday May 9th 2016
German-born American geographerDied on Wednesday May 4th 2016
German translator of Polish and Russian literatureDied on Friday February 26th 2016
German-born American sculptorDied on Thursday February 18th 2016
American educatorDied on Monday November 2nd 2015
Austrian executiveDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
New Zealand artist and art forgerDied on Monday October 21st 2013
American judge and politicianDied on Thursday March 7th 2013
German economistDied on Tuesday December 9th 2014
German photographerDied on Tuesday November 25th 2014
British literary editor (The ListenerDied on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Swiss alpine skierDied on Monday August 25th 2014
German billionaire grocery executiveDied on Wednesday July 16th 2014
English motorcycle racerDied on Tuesday June 3rd 2014
German tennis playerDied on Thursday April 17th 2014