Rob Base, the American rapper best known as one half of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, died on May 22, 2026, of cancer. He was 59. Performing under the stage name of Robert Ginyard, he was part of the… · 22 May 2026 · May 2026
Rob Grant, the British comedy writer and television producer who co-created the Red Dwarf comedy franchise, died on February 25, 2026, aged 70. Born Robert Grant in Salford on September 25, 1955, he studied psychology at Liverpool University for two… · England · 25 February 2026 · February 2026 · Grant,
American baseball player (Texas Rangers) · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Australian musician (Midnight Oil) · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19
Rob Burgess, a Canadian software executive who led Alias Research and Macromedia, died on December 21, 2025, at age 68. Born Robert Kenneth Burgess on August 29, 1957, he was chief executive officer of Macromedia from 1996 to 2005 and… · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · Other
American actor (All in the Family) and film director (This Is Spinal Tap · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
Dutch film producer (Turkish Delight · 05 July 2025 · July 2025 · July 5 · Dutch · Other
American aerobatic pilot · 23 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 23 · Other
Dutch singer and actor · 16 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 16 · Dutch · Nijs
American car salesman (Tex Mex Motors) · 30 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 30 · Other · Pitts
American car salesman who starred in the Netflix series Tex Mex Motors · 30 August 2024 · August 2024 · August 30 · Other · Pitts
English rugby league footballer · 01 June 2024 · June 2024 · June 1
Dutch kickboxer · 30 March 2024 · March 2024 · March 30 · Dutch · Other
Luxembourgian sculptor · 20 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 20
Dutch olympic swimming coach (1968) · 18 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 18 · Dutch · Other
American baseball player (Atlanta Braves) · 16 November 2023 · November 2023 · November 16
American baseball player (New York Mets · 25 October 2023 · October 2023 · October 25
Australian cricketer (Western Australia) · 19 September 2023 · September 2023 · September 19
Indonesian-born Dutch pianist · 05 July 2023 · July 2023 · July 5 · Dutch
New Zealand photographer and photojournalist · 17 June 2023 · June 2023 · June 17
88–90 · 29 May 2023 · May 2023 · May 29 · Other
American musician (Kurt Vile and the Violators · 05 May 2023 · May 2023 · May 5
British Olympic fencer · 06 February 2023 · February 2023 · February 6
Australian rugby union player (New South Wales Waratahs · 08 January 2023 · January 2023 · January 8
Canadian curler · 04 December 2022 · December 2022 · December 4 · Other
Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven · 28 September 2022 · September 2022 · September 28 · Dutch
Jersey politician · 14 September 2021 · September 2021 · September 14
American rapper ("Whoa!" · 16 April 2021 · April 2021 · April 16
Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks · 03 January 2021 · January 2021 · January 3
American hockey player and broadcaster (Wisconsin Badgers) · 29 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 29
New Zealand environmentalist and businessman · 11 March 2020 · March 2020 · March 11 · Other
Dutch footballer (DWS · 25 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 25 · Dutch
American actor (Prom Night · 27 September 2019 · September 2019 · September 27
Bangladeshi music director and composer · 07 September 2019 · September 2019 · September 7
American general manager · 15 May 2019 · May 2019 · May 15 · Other
American television writer and producer (Man with a Plan) · 11 December 2018 · December 2018 · December 11
Dutch rower · 31 July 2018 · July 2018 · July 31 · Mesdag · Dutch
American journalist and newspaper editor (The Baltimore Sun · 29 June 2018 · June 2018 · June 29
American baseball player (Oakland Athletics · 04 January 2018 · January 2018 · January 4
Australian sports journalist · 12 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 12
57-58 · 27 June 2017 · June 2017 · June 27 · Other
Canadian filmmaker · 04 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 4 · Other
American political activist · 15 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 15 · Other
63-64 · 29 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 29 · Other
Canadian politician (64th Mayor of Toronto 2010–2014) · 22 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 22
Dutch physicist and computer scientist · 01 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 1
Dutch mime artist · 15 November 2015 · November 2015 · November 15 · Reijn
American rock and roll singer and songwriter · 02 June 2013 · June 2013 · June 2
American football player (Tennessee Titans) · 20 September 2014 · September 2014 · September 20
American basketball player (Denver Nuggets) · 10 March 2014 · March 2014 · March 10