Sonny Rollins dead at age 95
Sonny Rollins, the American jazz saxophonist known for "Airegin," "Oleo" and "Doxy,"
died on May 25, 2026, at age 95. Born Walter Theodore Rollins on Sept. 7, 1930, in New…
Named Sonny
41 obituaries for famous people named Sonny. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Sonny Gibbs American football player
Sonny Gibbs, an American football player who was a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions,
died on February 27, 2026, at age 86. Born Guy Gilbert Gibbs Jr.…
Sonny Jurgensen American Hall of Fame football player
Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame football player and longtime radio color commentator,
died on February 6, 2026, at age 91. Christian Adolph Jurgensen III was a quarterback for 18…
Sonny Arguinzoni
American author and pastor
Died on Thursday March 6th 2025
Sonny King
American professional wrestler
Died on Sunday September 1st 2024
Sonny Seiler
American attorney
Died on Tuesday August 29th 2023
Sonny Gordon
American football player
Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
Sonny Holland
American football player and coach
Died on Sunday December 4th 2022
Sonny Barger
American outlaw biker
Died on Thursday June 30th 2022
Sonny Caldinez
Trinidadian actor (Doctor Who
Died on Thursday April 14th 2022
Sonny Ramadhin
Indian cricketer (West Indies)
Died on Sunday February 27th 2022
Sonny Turner
American singer (The Platters)
Died on Friday January 14th 2022
Sonny Rhodes
American blues singer and guitarist
Died on Thursday December 23rd 2021
Sonny Osborne
American bluegrass musician and banjo player
Died on Monday October 25th 2021
Sonny Chiba
Japanese actor (The Street Fighter
Died on Thursday August 19th 2021
Sonny Jackson
American college football coach (Nicholls Colonels
Died on Sunday July 11th 2021
Sonny Callahan
American politician
Died on Friday June 25th 2021
Sonny Simmons
American jazz saxophonist
Died on Saturday April 10th 2021
Sonny Chua
Malaysian-born Australian composer and pianist
Died on Monday September 21st 2020
Sonny Allen
American basketball coach (Old Dominion Monarchs
Died on Friday September 11th 2020
Sonny Parsons
Filipino actor
Died on Sunday May 10th 2020
Sonny Grosso
German-born American police detective
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2020
Sonny Mehta
Indian publishing executive
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Sonny Curtis
American guitarist (George Jones
Died on Tuesday October 22nd 2019
Sonny Knowles
Irish singer
Died on Thursday November 15th 2018
Sonny Fortune
American jazz saxophonist
Died on Saturday October 27th 2018
Sonny Burgess
American country music singer
Died on Saturday August 19th 2017
Sonny Landham
American actor (Predator (film)
Died on Friday August 18th 2017
Sonny West
American actor and stuntman (Stay Away
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Sonny Randle
American football player (St. Louis Cardinals
Died on Wednesday May 24th 2017
Sonny Geraci
American musician (The Outsiders
Died on Sunday February 5th 2017
Sonny Watkins
American college athletic director (McNeese State)
Died on Tuesday January 31st 2017
Sonny Moran
American college basketball coach (West Virginia)
Died on Wednesday December 21st 2016
Sonny Levi
Indian powerboat designer
Died on Wednesday November 30th 2016
Sonny Sanders
American songwriter
Died on Wednesday October 12th 2016
Sonny James
American country singer-songwriter ("Young Love")
Died on Monday February 22nd 2016
Sonny Gandee
American football player (Detroit Lions)
Died on Sunday July 21st 2013
Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
Died on Saturday February 23rd 2013
Sonny Ruberto
American baseball player (San Diego Padres)
Died on Tuesday March 25th 2014