Ken Smale, an Australian footballer and music director, died on April 7, 2026. He was 92. Smale played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was a forward for the town team in Warracknabeal, where he won the… · 07 April 2026 · April 2026
Ken Clay, an American baseball player who pitched for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners, died on March 25, 2026. He was 71. Clay, whose full name was Kenneth Earl Clay, was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and… · Heart And Kidney Issues · 25 March 2026 · March 2026
Ken Cole, an Australian basketball coach and player, died on March 15, 2026, aged 82. Born Kenneth Frank Cole in Sydney on October 15, 1943, he represented Australia in the men’s basketball tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He later… · 15 March 2026 · March 2026
George Kenneth Smith CBE, a Scottish international rugby union player and former president of the Scottish Rugby Union, died on February 26, 2026, aged 96. Born in Edinburgh on June 2, 1929, he played at flanker and was educated at… · 26 February 2026 · February 2026
Ken Weetch, the British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1987, died on February 5, 2026, aged 92. Born Kenneth Thomas Weetch in Abercarn, Wales, on 17 September 1933, he was educated at… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Kenneth Joseph Peplowski, an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, died on February 2, 2026, at age 66. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 23, 1959, he was known primarily for playing swing music. For more than a decade, he… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
British musician (The Black Dog) · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21
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Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) · 26 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 26
American filmmaker · 05 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 5 · Other
English football player (Rotherham United · 26 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 26
Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens) · 05 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 5
English cricketer (Lancashire · 19 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 19
British-born Canadian physician and writer · 03 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 3
English football player (Port Vale · 02 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 2
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Jamaican reggae musician · 21 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 21
English Anglican priest · 03 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 3 · Other
Australian footballer (Geelong · 23 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 23
American playwright and lyricist (Mama · 22 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 22
British hotelier · 20 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 20 · Other
Northern Irish journalist and political editor (UTV) · 19 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 19
English rugby league player (Salford Red Devils · 17 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 17
Australian actor (Stone · 17 November 2024 · November 2024 · November 17
American actor (Ain't Misbehavin' · 30 September 2024 · September 2024 · September 30
English cricketer (Somerset · 23 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 23
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American football player (Iowa Hawkeyes) · 06 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 6
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American cinematographer (The Driller Killer · 12 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 12
Australian rules footballer (Essendon) · 22 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 22
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American Hall of Fame motorsport sportscaster (NASCAR on CBS) · 15 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 15 · Other
American astronaut (Apollo 16) · 01 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 1 · Other
American actor and stuntman · 10 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 10
Australian footballer (Collingwood) · 07 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 7
American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics · 04 August 2023 · August 2023 · August 4 · Suárez
American World War II veteran · 21 April 2023 · April 2023 · April 21 · Other
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs) · 06 April 2023 · April 2023 · April 6
Canadian astronaut · 07 March 2023 · March 2023 · March 7 · Other
Australian motorboat racer · 20 February 2023 · February 2023 · February 20 · Other
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American college basketball and baseball coach · 29 December 2022 · December 2022 · December 29 · Other
Australian rugby league footballer (Newtown · 22 December 2022 · December 2022 · December 22
American record producer (The Beatles) · 23 November 2022 · November 2022 · November 23
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) · 17 October 2022 · October 2022 · October 17
American journalist and editor (NPR) · 10 October 2022 · October 2022 · October 10
New Zealand trade union leader · 13 September 2022 · September 2022 · September 13 · Other
Scottish footballer (Aberdeen · 12 September 2022 · September 2022 · September 12
Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs) · 27 August 2022 · August 2022 · August 27 · Heekeren
81 · 16 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 16 · Other
English footballer (Kilmarnock · 12 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 12
American journalist (Washington Week) · 27 June 2022 · June 2022 · June 27
American songwriter ("Everybody Plays the Fool") · 27 June 2022 · June 2022 · June 27
American computer scientist and artist · 26 June 2022 · June 2022 · June 26
Australian music promoter · 07 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 7 · Other
British confectioner (Rowntree's) · 04 March 2022 · March 2022 · March 4 · Other
American football player (Houston Oilers · 23 February 2022 · February 2022 · February 23
American music manager and producer (We Are the World) · 14 December 2021 · December 2021 · December 14 · Other
British violist (Yesterday) · 17 October 2021 · October 2021 · October 17 · Other
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) · 14 October 2021 · October 2021 · October 14
English football player (Hobart Juventus) and manager (F.A. Selangor · 19 September 2021 · September 2021 · September 19
American producer (Revenge of the Pink Panther · 30 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 30 · Other
Scottish actor (Straw Dogs · 13 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 13