Named León

Over 100 obituaries for famous people named León. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.

Léon Strauss, French historian and academic, died on July 27, 2026

Léon Strauss dead at age 98

Léon Strauss, the French historian and academic who specialized in the history of Alsace,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 98. Born in Sarrebourg on August 14, 1927, he studied…

Leon Fuller, American football coach, died on July 11, 2026

Leon Fuller dead at age 87

Leon Fuller, an American football coach who served as head coach at Colorado State and as defensive coordinator for the Texas Longhorns,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age…

Pepe León, Spanish sporting executive, died on July 9, 2026

Pepe León dead at age 91

Pepe León, the Spanish sporting executive and three-time president of Real Betis,
died on July 9, 2026. Also known as José León Gómez, he was born on March 23, 1935,…

Leon Bates

75–76
Died on Monday November 24th 2025

Leon Stickle

Canadian ice hockey official (NHL)
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025

Léon Landini

French resistance fighter and political activist
Died on Friday September 26th 2025

Léon Krier

Luxembourgish architect
Died on Thursday June 19th 2025

Leon Wróbel

Polish Olympic sailor (1980)
Died on Friday February 7th 2025

Leon Wildes

American immigration lawyer
Died on Thursday January 11th 2024

Léon Darnis

French veterinarian and politician
Died on Wednesday October 25th 2023

Leon Bar

Israeli lieutenant colonel
Died on Monday October 16th 2023

Leon Hughes

American musician (The Coasters)
Died on Wednesday March 15th 2023

Léon Engulu

Congolese politician
Died on Monday February 6th 2023

Leon Burton

American football player (Arizona State Sun Devils
Died on Friday October 14th 2022

Leon Vitali

English actor (Barry Lyndon
Died on Sunday August 21st 2022

Leon Lissek

82–83
Died on Friday June 24th 2022

Bert de Leon

Filipino television director (Bubble Gang
Died on Sunday November 21st 2021

Leon Black

American college basketball coach (Texas Longhorns)
Died on Wednesday October 13th 2021

Léon Aimé

French politician
Died on Wednesday September 1st 2021

Leon Litwack

American historian (Been in the Storm So Long)
Died on Friday August 13th 2021

Leon Gast

American documentary filmmaker (When We Were Kings)
Died on Monday March 8th 2021

Leon Spinks

American heavyweight boxer
Died on Saturday February 6th 2021

Léon Mokuna

Congolese football player (Sporting
Died on Tuesday January 28th 2020

Carlos De León

Puerto Rican boxer
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2020

Leon Cole

Canadian musician and radio presenter
Died on Thursday December 12th 2019

Léon Mbou Yembi

Gabonese politician
Died on Sunday August 4th 2019

Leon Ritzen

Belgian footballer (Thor Waterschei
Died on Saturday January 20th 2018

Leon Mestel

British astronomer and astrophysicist
Died on Wednesday September 20th 2017

Léon Konan Koffi

Ivorian politician
Died on Thursday August 31st 2017

Leon Ware

American musician and record producer
Died on Friday February 24th 2017

Leon Donohue

American football player (San Francisco 49ers
Died on Thursday August 11th 2016

Paolo Leon

Italian Post-Keynesian economist
Died on Saturday June 11th 2016

Leon Charney

77-78
Died on Tuesday March 22nd 2016

Léon Mébiame

Gabonese politician
Died on Friday December 18th 2015

Leon Root

American orthopedic surgeon and author
Died on Monday September 21st 2015

Leon Kuhn

British political cartoonist
Died on Thursday December 19th 2013