Geoffrey Chard obituary: died at age 96
Geoffrey Chard, an Australian opera baritone, died October 8, 2026, aged 96. Tags Musicians, 08 October 2026, Australia, Chard, Geoffrey, Leo, October 2026, October 8
Famous Leo Zodiac Sign People Who Have Died
Which famous people born under the Leo zodiac sign have died? Over 400 obituaries with info, news, and memorial pages.
Brice Tarvel dies at age 80
Brice Tarvel, a French author and comics artist, died October 7, 2026, aged 80. Born Jean Pol Laselle in Reims on August 5, 1946, he became known professionally by the…
Michel de Guillenchmidt dies at 85
Michel de Guillenchmidt, a French civil servant and politician, died in Paris on October 5, 2026, aged 85. Born in Paris on August 19, 1941, he studied at Sciences Po…
John Rudnicki passed away at age 75
John Rudnicki, an American engineer, died October 5, 2026, aged 75. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he began studying at Brown University in 1969, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1973,…
Death of Callixte Mbarushimana at age 63
Callixte Mbarushimana, a Rwandan computer scientist indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity, died October 4, 2026, aged 63. Born in Ndusu, in…
Gordon Davis obituary: died at age 85
Gordon Jamison Davis, an American lawyer and civic leader who served as New York City parks commissioner from 1978 to 1983, died October 4, 2026, from complications of emphysema. He…
Ángel Arroyo passed away at age 70
Ángel Arroyo, the Spanish racing cyclist who finished second overall in the 1983 Tour de France, died on October 4, 2026, aged 70. Born in El Barraco, Spain, Arroyo was…
Death of Vladimir Gogoladze at age 60
Vladimir Gogoladze, the Georgian gymnast who represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Olympic Games, died on October 4, 2026, aged 60. Born in Tbilisi on August 18, 1966, he…
Hugh Wooldridge, died aged 74
Hugh Wooldridge, an English theatre director, producer and writer, died October 3, 2026, aged 74. Born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on August 18, 1952, he was the son of composer John…
Dafroza Gauthier dies at age 72
Dafroza Gauthier, a Rwandan political activist and chemical engineer, died on October 3, 2026, aged 72. Born Dafroza Mukarumongi in Butare on August 4, 1954, she became known as a…
Anatoly Kashpirovsky passes away at age 87
Anatoly Kashpirovsky, the Ukrainian-born Russian psychotherapist, hypnotist and politician who became one of the Soviet Union’s best-known alternative healers, died on October 3, 2026, aged 87. Born Anatoly Mikhailovich Kashpirovsky…
Hilary McPhee, died aged 85
Hilary McPhee, the Australian publisher who co-founded McPhee Gribble with Di Gribble, died on October 1, 2026, aged 85. Also known as Hilary Jane McPhee, she was born in Melbourne…
Margaret Hamilton dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, an American computer scientist and software engineer, died September 30, 2026, aged 90. Born Margaret Elaine Heafield in Paoli, Indiana, she became a central figure in the development…
Keith B. McMullin died at age 85
Keith B. McMullin, an American Latter-Day Saint operating executive who served as chief executive of Deseret Management Corporation from 2012 to 2023, died on September 30, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Obituary: John E. Hoiles, dead at age 88
John E. Hoiles, an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died September 29, 2026, aged 88. Born August 11, 1938, he was also…
Rafil Garifullin passed away at age 82
Rafil Khatmullovich Garifullin, a Russian politician who served in the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan, died in Ufa on September 29, 2026, aged 82. Born on August 17,…
Gonzalo Suárez has died at age 92
Gonzalo Suárez, the Spanish film director, writer and screenwriter associated with Rowing with the Wind, Epilogue and The Detective and Death, died September 29, 2026, aged 92. Born in Oviedo…
Courtney Meppen-Walters has died at age 32
Courtney Meppen-Walters, the English footballer who played for Glossop North End, Chorley and Bury, died on September 29, 2026, aged 32. Born in Bury on 2 August 1994, he was…
Gonzalo Suárez has died at age 92
Gonzalo Suárez, the Spanish film director behind Rowing with the Wind, Epilogue and The Detective and Death, died on September 29, 2026, aged 92. Born Gonzalo Suárez Morilla in Oviedo…
Courtney Meppen-Walter dead at age 32
Courtney Meppen-Walter, the English footballer from Bury, died on September 29, 2026, aged 32. Known by his full name, Courtney Alister Meppen-Walter, he played as a defender for Bury in…
Bethany Barratt dies at age 54
Bethany Barratt, an American political scientist and author, died on September 28, 2026, aged 54. She taught political science at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where she also directed the Joseph…
Gordon Johncock death at age 90
Gordon Johncock, the American racing driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, died on September 28, 2026, at age 90. Born in Hastings, Michigan, Johncock became one of the best-known figures…
Obituary: Ken Taylor, dead at age 91
Ken Taylor, the English cricketer who played three Tests for England between 1959 and 1964, died on September 28, 2026, aged 91. Born in Huddersfield on August 21, 1935, he…
Pac has died at age 40
Pac, the English professional wrestler better known outside the ring as Benjamin Satterley, died on September 27, 2026, aged 40. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne on August 22, 1986, he…
Death of Tony Tashnick at age 88
Tony Tashnick, an American swimmer, died on September 26, 2026, at age 88. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he attended Mackenzie High School and emerged as a versatile competitor who…
Peter Barrett dead at age 86
Peter Barrett, the New Zealand geologist known for the discovery of the first tetrapod fossils in Antarctica, died on September 26, 2026, aged 86. Born in Hamilton on August 11,…
Asami Yaguchi dies at age 47
Asami Yaguchi, a Japanese voice actress, died on September 26, 2026, at age 47. Born on July 31, 1979, in Saitama Prefecture, she was affiliated with Kenyu Office and worked…
Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto dies at age 100
Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto, a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Curitiba from 1966 to 1970 and as archbishop of Curitiba from 1970 to 2004, died…
Maksim Ovodenko, died aged 96
Maksim Ovodenko, a Russian metallurgist and aeronautical scientist and member of the Russian Academy of Engineering, died on September 26, 2026, aged 96. Born in Cherkasy on August 11, 1930,…
Death of John J. McCusker at age 87
John J. McCusker, an American economist and economic historian, died on September 24, 2026, aged 87. A native of upstate New York, he did graduate work at the University of…
Vyacheslav Dolgov died at age 89
Vyacheslav Dolgov, a Russian diplomat and professor, died on September 23, 2026, aged 89. Born Vyacheslav Ivanovich Dolgov in Moscow on July 31, 1937, he graduated from the Moscow State…
Bernard Brizay died at age 85
Bernard Brizay, a French historian and academic, died on September 22, 2026, aged 85. Born in August 1941 in Mont-Saint-Aignan, he studied history and earned a master’s degree in history…
Riccardo Innocenti passes away at age 83
Riccardo Innocenti, the Italian footballer who played as a midfielder, died on September 22, 2026, aged 83. Born in Ardenno on July 29, 1943, he made 47 appearances in Serie…
Konstantin Polezhayev dead at age 54
Konstantin Polezhayev, a Russian politician who served as mayor of Belgorod from 2015 to 2019 and later as deputy governor of Belgorod Oblast, died on September 22, 2026, aged 54.…
Angry Anderson passed away at age 79
Angry Anderson, the Australian singer-songwriter and television personality best known as the lead vocalist of Rose Tattoo, died on September 21, 2026, aged 79. Born Gary Stephen Anderson in Melbourne,…
Terry Denton death at age 76
Terry Denton, the Australian author and illustrator best known for his work on the Treehouse books, died on September 21, 2026, aged 76. He wrote and illustrated more than 30…
André Bon obituary: died at age 80
André Bon, a French composer, died on September 20, 2026, aged 80. Born in Lille on August 17, 1946, he studied music and composition at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de…
Bruce Bergey obituary: died at age 80
Bruce Bergey, an American football player who played defensive end, died on September 20, 2026, at age 80. Born Bruce Gene Bergey in South Dayton, New York, he played for…
Obituary: Franco Columbo, dead at age 73
Franco Columbo, the Mexican professional wrestler known in private life as Javier Esparza Coronado, died on September 20, 2026, aged 73. Born in Guadalajara on August 11, 1953, he made…
Death of Tyler Abell at age 94
Tyler Abell, an American lawyer who briefly served as chief of protocol of the United States in the late 1960s, died on September 19, 2026, aged 94. Born in Washington,…
Keith Wakefield dies at age 78
Keith Wakefield, the English politician and councillor who led Leeds City Council, died on September 19, 2026, aged 78. Known formally as Keith Ivor Wakefield OBE and formerly Sturgess, he…
Arthur R. Kudart dies at 96
Arthur R. Kudart, an American lawyer and former Iowa state senator, died on September 18, 2026, aged 96. Born in Mount Vernon, Iowa, on July 27, 1930, Kudart attended Cornell…
Miguel Mumbere Masaisai dies at 23
Miguel Mumbere Masaisai, a Congolese cyclist and activist, died on September 18, 2026, aged 23, after a collision with a car in Ouésso, Republic of the Congo. Born in Goma,…
Obituary: Chanmyay Sayadaw, dead at age 98
Chanmyay Sayadaw, a Burmese monk and teacher, died on September 18, 2026, aged 98. Known in Buddhism as U Janakābhivaṃsa, he was born on July 24, 1928, in Taungdwingyi Township,…
Ralf Richter death at age 69
Ralf Richter, the German actor known for films including Das Boot, Bang Boom Bang and Fußball ist unser Leben, died on September 15, 2026, aged 69. He began his screen…
Seppo Lindblom obituary: died at age 91
Seppo Lindblom, the Finnish banker and politician who served as minister of trade and industry, died on September 15, 2026, aged 91. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he…
Death of Angélica Tiscornia at age 114
Angélica Tiscornia, an Argentine supercentenarian, died on September 15, 2026, aged 114. Born in Gualeguay on August 22, 1912, she was among the oldest verified people in the world at…
Griselda Gambaro passes away at age 98
Griselda Gambaro, the Argentine playwright and writer whose work examined political violence in her country, died on September 15, 2026, aged 98. Born in Buenos Aires on July 24, 1928,…
Patricio Guzmán has died at age 85
Patricio Guzmán, the Chilean film director known for The Battle of Chile, Nostalgia for the Light and The Pearl Button, died on September 15, 2026, at age 85. His death…
Didier Billet death at age 68
Didier Billet, the French footballer who played as a goalkeeper, died on September 14, 2026, aged 68. Born on August 17, 1958, in Bordj El Kiffan, he began his career…
Ralf Richter death at age 69
Ralf Richter, the German actor known for Das Boot and Bang Boom Bang, died on September 14, 2026, aged 69. Richter made his screen debut as the rough-edged sailor Frenssen…
Aleksandr Kupriyanov passed away at age 74
Aleksandr Kupriyanov, a Soviet footballer, died on September 14, 2026, aged 74. Born on July 23, 1952, he was also known as Aleksandr Ivanovich Kupriyanov and was born in the…
BloodHound Q50 dies at 22
BloodHound Q50, an American rapper, died on September 13, 2026, aged 22. Born Mikquale T. Cooper, he was from Chicago and became part of the city’s drill scene. He began…
Obituary: Naseer al-Chaderchi, dead at age 90
Naseer al-Chaderchi, an Iraqi politician, died on September 12, 2026, aged 90. He served as a member of Iraq’s Interim Governing Council, which was established after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.…
Jeremy Thomas dies at 77
Jeremy Thomas, the British film producer behind The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, died on September 12, 2026, aged 77. Born in London on July 26,…
Death of Bain Boehlke at age 87
Bain Boehlke, an American theater director and actor, died on September 11, 2026, at age 87. Born in Warroad, Minnesota, he was associated with both stage and screen work and…
Death of Manel Abeysekera at age 93
Manel Abeysekera, the Sri Lankan diplomat and first woman career diplomat in Sri Lanka, died on September 10, 2026, aged 93. Also known as Irangani Manel Abeysekera, she served as…
Bryan Isacks dies at 90
Bryan Isacks, an American geophysicist who helped provide seismological evidence for the theory of plate tectonics in the late 1960s, died on September 9, 2026, aged 90. Born in New…
Margaret Rizza obituary: died at age 97
Margaret Rizza, the British composer and music teacher, died on September 9, 2026, aged 97. Born Margaret Lensky in Leek on August 19, 1929, she became known chiefly for church…
Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiʻataua has died at age 76
Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiʻataua, a Samoan politician and former member and speaker of the Legislative Assembly, died on September 9, 2026, aged 76. He was first elected to Parliament in 1996…
Manuel Dueso dies at age 73
Manuel Dueso Almirall, the Spanish actor, dramatist, theatre director and poet also known as Manel Dueso, died on September 8, 2026, aged 73. Born in Sabadell, in Catalonia’s Province of…
Philippe Caillard passed away at age 102
Philippe Caillard, the French choral conductor, died on September 8, 2026, aged 102. Born in Paris, he also worked as a professor of music education, a technical and pedagogical adviser…
Death of Pat Senatore at age 91
Pat Senatore, an American jazz bassist, died on September 8, 2026, aged 91. Born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 19, 1935, he became known as a musician and composer…
Georg Westenfelder died at age 91
Georg Westenfelder, a German organ builder, died on September 7, 2026, aged 91. Born in Stuttgart on August 8, 1935, he owned and led the Uergelmanufaktur Georg Westenfelder organ shop…
Death of Galina Mishenina at age 76
Galina Mishenina, a Russian rower and Olympic bronze medallist, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. Mishenina, also known as Galina Andreevna Mishenina, was born on August 5, 1950, in…
Norberto Galasso death at age 90
Norberto Galasso, an Argentine historian and essayist, died on September 7, 2026, aged 90. Born in Buenos Aires on July 28, 1936, he studied economics at the University of Buenos…
Obituary: Nina Shipman, dead at age 88
Nina Shipman, an American actress known for roles in films including Say One for Me, Blue Denim and Vertigo, died on September 6, 2026, aged 88. Born in Los Angeles…
Sudivya Kumar passed away at age 56
Sudivya Kumar, an Indian politician and member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, died on September 6, 2026, aged 56, after a heart attack. A member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha,…
Obituary: Alberto Iribarne, dead at age 76
Alberto Iribarne, the Argentine lawyer and politician who served as minister of justice from 2005 to 2007, died on September 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in Buenos Aires on August…
Jan-Åke Gustafsson death at age 83
Jan-Åke Gustafsson, a Swedish scientist and biochemist, died on September 4, 2026, aged 83. Born in Stockholm on August 4, 1943, he studied and later worked at Karolinska Institutet, where…
Craig Douglas has died at age 85
Craig Douglas, the English singer who enjoyed his greatest success in the late 1950s and early 1960s, died on September 4, 2026, aged 85. Born Terence Perkins in Newport on…
Death of Keyvan Khosrovani at age 88
Keyvan Khosrovani, the Iranian architect and lighting designer, died on September 4, 2026, aged 88. Born in Tehran in 1938, he later studied architecture at the University of California, Berkeley,…
Death of Konrad Jarausch at age 85
Konrad Jarausch, the German-American historian and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor, died on September 1, 2026, aged 85. Born in Magdeburg, Germany, on August 14, 1941, he…
Geles Cabrera obituary: died at age 100
Geles Cabrera, the Mexican sculptor, died on September 1, 2026, aged 100. Born Geles Cabrera Alvarado in Mexico City on August 2, 1929, she built a career as a sculptor…
Thomas Cease passed away at age 84
Thomas Cease, an American electrical engineer, died on August 31, 2026, at age 84. Born Thomas Wayne Cease in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 17, 1942, he served aboard the USS…
Obituary: Wendell Berry, dead at age 92
Wendell Berry, the American novelist and essayist whose work as a poet, farmer and cultural critic was closely tied to rural Kentucky, died on August 31, 2026, aged 92. Born…
Vladimir Lakeev dies at age 77
Vladimir Lakeev, a Russian politician and communist party organizer, died on August 31, 2026, aged 77. Known also as Vladimir Ivanovich Lakeev, he was born in Moscow on August 13,…
Peter Freebody obituary: died at age 76
Peter Freebody, an Australian literary educator and researcher, died on August 30, 2026, aged 76. Born in Sydney on August 12, 1950, he built a career in literacy education and…
Yoshimi Masaki death at age 64
Yoshimi Masaki, a Japanese judoka and professor at Tenri University, died on August 30, 2026, aged 64. Born in Osaka Prefecture on August 20, 1962, he began judo in elementary…
Lee Yong-joo dead at age 44
Lee Yong-joo, a South Korean actor and businessman, died on August 29, 2026, aged 44. Born on August 21, 1982, he was identified in Korean biographical sources as both an…
Yves Lapeierre passes away at age 80
Yves Lapeierre, the Canadian composer, arranger, record producer and singer, died on August 26, 2026, at age 80. Born in Montreal and a graduate of the École de musique Vincent-d'Indy,…
Ole Andreasen death at age 87
Ole Andreasen, the Danish politician and journalist who served in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004, died on August 26, 2026, aged 87. Born in Frederiksberg on July 30,…
Peter Cullen passes away at age 85
Peter Cullen, the Canadian voice actor known for voicing Optimus Prime in The Transformers and KARR in Knight Rider, died on August 26, 2026, aged 85. Born Peter Claver Cullen…
Alois Leodolter passes away at age 95
Alois Leodolter, an Austrian skier and ski jumper, died on August 25, 2026, at age 95. Born in Mariazell, Austria, on August 16, 1931, he represented Austria in Nordic combined…
Death of Billy Boston at age 92
Billy Boston, the Welsh rugby league player who starred for Wigan and later Blackpool Borough and represented Great Britain, died on August 25, 2026, aged 92. Born William John Boston…
Hideki Shirakawa obituary: died at age 90
Hideki Shirakawa, the Japanese chemist and Nobel Prize laureate whose work on conductive polymers helped reshape materials science, died on August 24, 2026, aged 90. Born in Tokyo on August…
Januário Machaze Nhangumbe death at age 92
Januário Machaze Nhangumbe, a Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Pemba, died on August 23, 2026, aged 92. He was born in Panda, in what was then Portuguese Mozambique,…
Ennio Mattarelli dead at age 98
Ennio Mattarelli, the Italian clay shooter who won Olympic gold in trap shooting, died on August 23, 2026, aged 98. Born in Bologna on August 5, 1928, he became an…
Bruce Rogers has died at age 93
Bruce Rogers, the Canadian broadcast journalist who was the original anchor of The World at Six and the first host of Metro Morning, died on August 22, 2026, aged 93.…
Manoel Dias passed away at age 88
Manoel Dias, a Brazilian politician and minister of labour, died on August 22, 2026, aged 88. Born in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, on August 13, 1938, he trained as a lawyer…
Max Trenorden, died aged 78
Max Trenorden, an Australian politician who served in both houses of the Western Australian Parliament, died on August 22, 2026, aged 78. Born Maxwell Wayne Trenorden on August 1, 1948,…
Quevin Castro has died at age 25
Quevin Castro, a Portuguese footballer, died on August 22, 2026, aged 25. Known in full as Quévin Moisés Cachicote da Rocha de Castro, he was born in Portugal on August…
Ann O’Connell dies at age 92
Ann O'Connell, an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Nevada State Senate from 1984 to 2004, died on August 21, 2026, aged 92. Born in Albuquerque,…
Imam Tantowi dead at age 80
Imam Tantowi, an Indonesian film director and screenwriter, died on August 21, 2026, aged 80. Born in Tegal on August 13, 1946, he began his career in stage directing before…
Nancy Kassebaum dies at age 94
Nancy Kassebaum, the American politician who served in the U.S. Senate from 1978 to 1997, died on August 21, 2026, aged 94. A Kansas Republican, she was born Nancy Josephine…
Barry Rogerson death at age 90
Barry Rogerson, a British bishop who served as the first Bishop of Wolverhampton and later as Bishop of Bristol, died on August 20, 2026, aged 90. Born on July 25,…
Farit Zigangirov passed away at age 72
Farit Zigangirov, the Russian field hockey player who won a bronze medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, died on August 20, 2026, aged 72. Born in Kirov on August 15,…
Cédric Sbirrazzuoli dies at 39
Cédric Sbirrazzuoli, a Monegasque racing driver, died on August 20, 2026, aged 39. Born in Monte Carlo, he became a familiar figure in sportscar racing and competed for AF Corse…
Obituary: Isao Tsukamoto, dead at age 92
Isao Tsukamoto, a Japanese academic and translator, died on August 20, 2026, aged 92. He was a Japanese scholar of Korean language and a former professor at Osaka University of…