Michael Sefi, a British philatelist and former Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection, died on May 9, 2026, aged 82. Born in London on December 11, 1943, Michael Richard Sefi was introduced to stamp collecting by his grandfather as a… · 09 May 2026 · Sagittarius · May 2026
Michael J. Bransfield, an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Wheeling-Charleston from 2004 to 2018, died on May 7, 2026, at age 82. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1943, he was a bishop of the… · 07 May 2026 · May 2026
Michael Pennington, the English actor, director and writer who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company, died on May 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Cambridge on June 7, 1943, he was known on screen for his role as Moff Jerjerrod in… · 07 May 2026 · May 2026 · Gemini · May 7
Michael Sollis, an Australian musician, died on May 1, 2026, aged 40, from bowel cancer. He was also an interdisciplinary artist, artistic director, researcher and teaching artist. Sollis founded and directed The Griffyn Ensemble in the early 2000s, serving as… · 01 May 2026 · May 2026
Michael Keating, an English actor known for Blake's 7, EastEnders and Doctor Who, died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Michael Frank Keating in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, on 10 February 1947, he began his acting career… · 26 April 2026 · April 2026 · April 26 · Aquarius
Michael Eneramo, a Nigerian footballer who played for Espérance Tunis, Sivasspor and the national team, died on April 24, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 40. Eneramo was a striker who began his career with Lobi Stars and was… · 24 April 2026 · April 2026
Michael Tilson Thomas, an American conductor, pianist, and composer, died on April 22, 2026, at age 81. Born in Los Angeles on December 21, 1944, he studied piano with John Crown and composition and conducting under Ingolf Dahl at the… · 22 April 2026 · April 2026
Michael O. Rabin, an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist, died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on September 1, 1931, in Breslau, Germany, Rabin was known for work including the Rabin cryptosystem, the Rabin fingerprint, the… · 14 April 2026 · April 2026
Michael Baroody, an American lobbyist, died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Washington, D.C., on September 14, 1946, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1968 and served in the United States Navy… · 11 April 2026 · April 2026
Michael Paget-Wilkes, an English archdeacon, died on April 9, 2026, aged 74. Michael Jocelyn James Paget-Wilkes was Archdeacon of Warwick from 1990 to 2009. Born in Bath, Somerset, he was the son of the Rev. Arthur Hamilton Paget Wilkes and… · 09 April 2026 · April 2026
Michael Patrick died on April 7, 2026, from complications from motor neuron disease. He was an Irish actor and writer known for My Left Nut. · 07 April 2026 · April 2026
Michael Sather, a Canadian politician who served as MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, died on March 26, 2026. He was a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in… · 26 March 2026 · March 2026
Michael Aaron Rockland, an American writer, journalist and academic who was professor of American Studies at Rutgers University, died on March 22, 2026. Born in The Bronx, New York City, on July 14, 1935, he attended Hunter College and later… · 22 March 2026 · March 2026
Michael Lyster, the Irish television and radio broadcaster best known for presenting The Sunday Game Live, died on March 21, 2026, aged 71. He worked for RTÉ and mainly covered sporting events, including Gaelic games and the Olympic Games. Born… · 21 March 2026 · March 2026
Michael Bambang Hartono, an Indonesian banker, electronics and cigarettes industry executive, and bridge player who founded Polytron and co-owned Djarum since 1963, died on March 19, 2026. He was 86. Hartono was an Indonesian billionaire heir and businessman who, with… · 19 March 2026 · March 2026
Michael Hague, an American illustrator known for his work on children's fantasy books, died on March 10, 2026, at age 77. Born in Los Angeles on September 8, 1948, he illustrated classics including The Wind in the Willows, The Wizard… · 10 March 2026 · March 2026
Michael F. Robinson, an English composer, died on February 28, 2026. Born in Gloucester on March 3, 1933, he was also a musicologist and academic best known for his scholarly work on Italian opera, particularly Neapolitan opera of the 17th… · 28 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael Harry Page, an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire, died on February 15, 2026, aged 84. Born in Blackpool on 17 June 1941, he began his career with Nottinghamshire and Lancashire at Second XI level before signing… · 15 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael Silverblatt, an American literary critic and broadcaster who hosted the nationally syndicated radio program Bookworm, died on February 14, 2026, at age 73. He presented the show from 1989 to 2022 on KCRW, the Los Angeles public radio station,… · 14 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael Proctor, an American football player and quarterback in the Arena Football League, World League of American Football and Canadian Football League, died on February 11, 2026. Nicknamed "the General," he played college football for the Murray State Racers, where… · 11 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael Greenhalgh, the British art historian who specialised in Classicism and the Renaissance, died on February 6, 2026. Born in Ilkley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on 25 August 1943, he studied at the University of Manchester, earning a BA… · 06 February 2026 · February 2026
Michael Opitz, a German footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Schalke 04, died on February 5, 2026. He made 158 Bundesliga appearances and 66 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for the club. Opitz was 63. · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Australian field hockey player (national team) and coach (India) · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28
Michael H. Prosser, an American academic and professor emeritus at the University of Virginia, died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He served at the University of Virginia from 1972 to 2001 and was a Fulbright Professor at the… · 29 January 2026 · January 2026
American political staffer and educator · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25 · Adams · Other
German bass guitarist (Fehlfarben) · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
American political commentator · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
American music manager (David Bowie · 29 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 29 · Other
Michael J. Schumacher, an American journalist and author, died on December 29, 2025, at age 75. Born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 22, 1950, he wrote biographies of Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, musicians Eric Clapton… · 29 December 2025 · December 2025
Michael J. Flynn, an American computer scientist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Jamaica, New York, Flynn attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School before earning a bachelor's degree… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Canadian journalist (CBM (AM) · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15
Michael Boulter, a British paleontologist and professor of paleobiology at the Natural History Museum and the University of East London, died on December 4, 2025. Born Michael Charles Boulter on November 22, 1942, he studied botany, geology, and chemistry at… · 04 December 2025 · December 2025
British hereditary peer · 01 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 1 · Brain · Other
Michael Turner, a British illustrator who specialised in motoring and aviation paintings, died on December 1, 2025, aged 91. Born Geoffrey Michael Turner on March 14, 1934, in Harrow, Middlesex, he was regarded as one of the early examples of… · 01 December 2025 · December 2025
Michael John Chamberlin, an American biochemist and molecular biologist, died on November 1, 2025, at age 88. He was professor emeritus of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Chamberlin’s research focused on gene expression in prokaryotes… · 01 November 2025 · November 2025
Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate · 14 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 14 · Other
Australian police officer and recipient of George Cross · 11 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 11 · Other
Northern Irish experimental physicist · 09 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 9
American screenwriter (Dillinger and Capone · 01 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 1 · Druxman
American businessman · 24 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 24 · Quinlan · Other
Australian funk rock drummer (Skunkhour) · 23 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 23
British-born American film producer (Excalibur · 12 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 12 · Other
German boxing trainer and amateur boxer · 02 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 2
American sociologist and academic administrator · 27 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 27
Romanian-American Senior Investigator at the National Cancer Institute · 27 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 27 · Other
American classicist · 20 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 20 · Putnam · Other
American jazz saxophonist · 19 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 19 · Musicians
German gastroenterologist · 15 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 15 · Manns · Other
American television writer and producer (The Equalizer · 14 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 14
American photographic archivist · 23 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 23 · Other
70–71 · 21 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 21 · Other
Canadian filmmaker and playwright · 20 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 20
American political consultant and author · 20 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 20
British children’s television presenter and entertainer · 09 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 9
German trade unionist · 29 June 2025 · June 2025 · June 29 · Other
American activist and politician · 18 June 2025 · O'Callaghan · June 2025 · June 18
American Roman Catholic prelate · 30 May 2025 · May 2025 · Byrnes · May 30 · Other
American musician (Kool and the Gang) · 28 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 28
British author and actor (Doctor Who · 27 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 27
American film director and screenwriter (Nothing but a Man · 24 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 24
American actor (Space Jam · 21 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 21
Swedish record producer and sound engineer (ABBA) · 19 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 19 · Tretow · Other
American scholar and policy analyst · 19 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 19 · Other
American toy executive · 20 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 20 · Other · Wood
American film and television director (Dallas · 27 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 27 · Other
New Zealand racehorse trainer · 26 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 26 · Other
English Anglican priest · 23 February 2025 · February 2025 · February 23 · Other
British police officer · 31 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 31 · Other
British antiques dealer and television personality (Flog It!) · 28 January 2025 · January 2025 · January 28 · Other