18 obituaries for famous people named Leila. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Leïla Marouane, a Tunisian-born French creative writer and journalist who wrote for El Watan and Jeune Afrique, died on April 8, 2026. She was 65. Born Leyla Zineb Mechentel in…
Leila Shahid, a Palestinian diplomat and the first woman ambassador of Palestine, died on February 18, 2026. Born in Beirut in 1949, she represented the Palestine Liberation Organization in Ireland…
Estonian interior architectDied on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Nigerian educationistDied on Monday September 8th 2025
African-German singer and actress (MünchhausenDied on Tuesday May 13th 2025
Australian actress (Sons and DaughtersDied on Sunday January 19th 2025
Moroccan philanthropistDied on Saturday July 13th 2024
Syrian Co-Chair of the Civil Council of RaqqaDied on Sunday November 26th 2023
Tunisian politician and judgeDied on Tuesday April 20th 2021
Filipino-American television and radio hostDied on Sunday April 12th 2020
92–93Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
American entrepreneurDied on Saturday January 25th 2020
American Jewish historian and Bible scholarDied on Friday July 19th 2019
American Jewish historian and Bible scholarDied on Friday July 19th 2019
Georgian actressDied on Sunday April 8th 2018
Indian judgeDied on Saturday May 6th 2017
French-born Moroccan artist and photographerDied on Monday January 18th 2016
British poetDied on Friday January 25th 2013