Lionel Rosenblatt, an American diplomat and president of Refugees International from 1990 to 2001, died on April 11, 2026, of cancer. He was 82. Born in New Rochelle, New York, in 1943, Rosenblatt graduated from Harvard College and attended Stanford… · Sri Lanka · 11 April 2026 · April 2026
Lionel Fernando, a Sri Lankan-born Australian cricketer, died on March 31, 2026, aged 86. Born in Negombo, British Ceylon, in 1939, he played for Ceylon from 1964 to 1971 as a batsman and slip fielder. He made his first-class debut… · 31 March 2026 · March 2026
Lionel Jospin, the French politician who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2002, died on March 22, 2026, at age 88 from complications from surgery. He was minister of national education from 1988 to 1992 and served on the… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Lionel Fogarty, an Indigenous Australian poet and political activist, died on February 13, 2026. Also published as Lionel Lacey, he was born in 1958 on an Aboriginal reserve at Barambah, now called Cherbourg, in Queensland, where he grew up. He… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
American football player (Denver Broncos · 12 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 12
Cameroonian writer and art critic · 15 December 2024 · December 2024 · December 15
Samoan boxing coach · 28 July 2024 · Fatupaito · July 2024 · July 28 · Other
87-88 · 06 July 2024 · July 2024 · July 6 · Other
79–80 · 31 May 2024 · May 2024 · May 31 · Other
Sri Lankan actor (Sanda Yahanata · 16 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 16
American chemist and writer (A Father's Story) · 04 December 2023 · December 2023 · December 4
Sri Lankan military officer · 25 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 25 · Other
Indigenous Australian Rugby league footballer · 16 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 16
American football player (San Diego Chargers) · 24 February 2022 · February 2022 · February 24
American football player (Chicago Bears) · 15 December 2021 · December 2021 · December 15
English actor (The Limping Man · 03 November 2021 · November 2021 · November 3
Scottish-American literary scholar · 14 January 2021 · January 2021 · January 14
Belgian musician (La danse des canards) · 14 July 2020 · July 2020 · July 14 · Lionel
Belgian musician (La danse des canards) · 14 July 2020 · July 2020 · July 14
French radio host and rapper · 27 February 2020 · February 2020 · February 27 · French
British Olympic basketball player · 14 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 14
83–84 · 24 February 2018 · February 2018 · February 24 · Other
American actor and singer (Thundering Jets · 05 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 5
South African rugby union player (Western Province · 20 September 2017 · September 2017 · September 20
British Rabbi · 19 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 19 · Other
South African-born British journalist and trade unionist · 02 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 2
American jazz trumpeter · 19 July 2014 · July 2014 · July 19 · Other
Barbadian politician · 09 March 2014 · March 2014 · March 9 · Craig
Canadian ice hockey player (Fort Wayne Komets) · 27 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 27