Named Ryu

6 obituaries for famous people named Ryu. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.

Ryū Murakami, Japanese novelist, died on October 23, 2026

Ryū Murakami dies at 74

Ryū Murakami, the Japanese novelist whose books included *Almost Transparent Blue*, *Audition* and *In the Miso Soup*, died October 23, 2026, aged 74. Born Ryūnosuke Murakami in Sasebo, Nagasaki, on…