Over 50 obituaries for famous people named Willie. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.
Willie Anthony Waters, an American conductor specializing in opera,
died on March 10, 2026. Born on October 11, 1951, in Goulds, Florida, in Miami, where he was also raised, he…
Willie Colón, an American salsa musician and actor,
died on February 21, 2026. Born William Anthony Colón Román on April 28, 1950, he began his career as a trombonist and…
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Willie James Taylor, an American basketball player,
died on January 29, 2026, at age 79. Taylor played college basketball for the LeMoyne–Owen Magicians and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers…
Willie Knox, the Scottish football player and manager,
died on January 7, 2026. Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, on September 9, 1937, he played as a wing half for Raith Rovers,…
Nigerian politician
Died on Friday November 14th 2025
Northern Irish football player (Newcastle United
Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
American football player (Houston Oilers
Died on Wednesday September 17th 2025
Northern Irish footballer (Burnley
Died on Saturday July 26th 2025
Scottish footballer (Rangers
Died on Tuesday May 27th 2025
Maltese footballer (Floriana
Died on Monday April 7th 2025
Irish Gaelic footballer (Killererin
Died on Wednesday March 12th 2025
Irish Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday February 20th 2025
Singaporean cameraman
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2024
American football coach (Green Bay Packers)
Died on Thursday December 12th 2024
Malawi writer and journalist
Died on Sunday September 1st 2024
American baseball player and Hall of Famer (San Francisco Giants
Died on Wednesday June 19th 2024
English footballer (Halifax Town
Died on Tuesday June 11th 2024
New Zealand musician (Herbs)
Died on Monday May 6th 2024
American football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats)
Died on Saturday January 6th 2024
American jazz musician and educator
Died on Wednesday December 27th 2023
Puerto Rican baseball player (Detroit Tigers
Died on Tuesday November 21st 2023
Filipino impressionist and comedian
Died on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Irish footballer (Luton Town)
Died on Wednesday June 28th 2023
Canadian ice hockey player (Hershey Bears
Died on Friday June 2nd 2023
American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers
Died on Sunday April 23rd 2023
Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic
Died on Thursday April 13th 2023
Scottish football player (Leeds United
Died on Wednesday March 22nd 2023
American basketball player
Died on Monday March 20th 2023
American-Israeli basketball player (Hapoel Tel Aviv
Died on Friday December 23rd 2022
Scottish cricketer (Aberdeenshire
Died on Monday November 14th 2022
23 American singer (American Idol)
Died on Wednesday October 12th 2022
New Zealand-born Tongan rugby player and broadcaster
Died on Thursday September 8th 2022
American businessman and inventor (afro pick)
Died on Saturday July 2nd 2022
American drummer (America)
Died on Thursday February 3rd 2022
American sociologist
Died on Tuesday January 18th 2022
Scottish footballer (Motherwell
Died on Thursday December 16th 2021
Palestinian-born British saxophonist
Died on Sunday October 17th 2021
American actor (Sex and the City
Died on Wednesday September 22nd 2021
American singer (The Harptones)
Died on Wednesday July 28th 2021
Scottish football player (Albion Rovers
Died on Friday March 5th 2021
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs
Died on Tuesday February 9th 2021
Scottish urban planner
Died on Monday February 1st 2021
American Olympic sprinter
Died on Saturday November 21st 2020
Scottish football player (Motherwell
Died on Tuesday August 4th 2020
American football player (New York Giants)
Died on Tuesday July 28th 2020
American Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns
Died on Wednesday April 15th 2020
American football player (Green Bay Packers)
Died on Tuesday February 4th 2020
Northern Irish loyalist activist and victims advocate
Died on Friday June 28th 2019
American karateka
Died on Monday June 10th 2019
American soul singer (The Dramatics)
Died on Thursday May 30th 2019
Scottish footballer (Sunderland
Died on Saturday April 27th 2019
American football player (Los Angeles Rams
Died on Thursday March 21st 2019
American basketball player
Died on Sunday November 25th 2018
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants
Died on Thursday November 1st 2018
Dutch politician
Died on Thursday August 9th 2018
American football coach and player (Philadelphia Eagles
Died on Thursday July 26th 2018
British football player (Newcastle United
Died on Tuesday December 26th 2017
South African boxer
Died on Tuesday December 26th 2017
American jazz musician and educator
Died on Wednesday December 13th 2017
Irish hurler
Died on Friday December 1st 2017
Hong Kong film producer and talent manager
Died on Wednesday October 25th 2017
Canadian prognosticating groundhog.
Died on Wednesday September 20th 2017
67 Ireland rugby player
Died on Monday August 28th 2017
American football player (Dallas Cowboys)
Died on Monday July 24th 2017
American lawyer and politician
Died on Friday July 7th 2017
American football player (University of Buffalo)
Died on Thursday January 5th 2017
Irish Gaelic football player (Mayo)
Died on Tuesday December 6th 2016
American college football player (Ohio State University Buckeyes) 1990-1993
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Police Commisioner
Died on Wednesday April 27th 2016
American football player (Jackson State
Died on Monday February 8th 2016
Scottish footballer (St Johnstone)
Died on Saturday December 5th 2015
Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders) and sports administrator
Died on Friday December 4th 2015
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
Died on Monday November 23rd 2015
American jazz saxophonist
Died on Friday October 2nd 2015
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers
Died on Monday June 29th 2015
Irish hurling referee
Died on Friday May 29th 2015
American football player (Houston Oilers
Died on Thursday September 5th 2013
Canadian Mi'kmaq folk singer
Died on Monday August 5th 2013
American key witness in Emmett Till murder trial
Died on Thursday July 18th 2013
English rugby league player (York)
Died on Thursday July 4th 2013
Scottish footballer
Died on Thursday March 7th 2013
Scottish footballer (East Fife)
Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock)
Died on Friday June 13th 2014
American Negro League baseball player
Died on Thursday June 12th 2014
American civil rights activist
Died on Thursday March 12th 2015
