Recent Deaths & Obituaries
John Horam dead at age 87, British politician, MP and member of the House of Lords
John Horam, the British politician who served as an MP and later as a member of the House of Lords,
died on July 25, 2026, following complications from a fall. Born in Preston on March 7,…
Shanti Naidoo dead at age 91
Shanti Naidoo, a South African anti-apartheid activist,
died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Pretoria on March…
Chun Yong-taek dead at age 88
Chun Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and military officer who served as minister of national defense,
died on July 24, 2026, at…
Ian McDonald dead at age 93
Ian McDonald, the Trinidadian-born Guyanese poet and writer whose only novel, The Humming-Bird Tree, became a Caribbean classic,
died on July 24,…
Elmer MacKay dead at age 89
Elmer MacKay, a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as a member of Parliament for Central Nova,
died on July 24, 2026.…
Kalilou Traoré dead at age 38, Malian footballer, traffic collision
Kalilou Traoré, a Malian footballer,
died on July 24, 2026, in a traffic collision. Born in Bamako on September 9, 1987, he…
Chun Yong-taek dead at age 88
Chun Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and former military officer,
died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 88. He served…
Clemente Marconi dead at age 60
Clemente Marconi, an Italian archaeologist and art historian known for his work on Greek art and archaeology and the excavations at Selinunte,…
Dame Helene Quilter dead
Dame Helene Quilter, a retired New Zealand public servant,
died on July 24, 2026. She served as deputy commissioner at the State…
Achito Vivas dead at age 92
Achito Vivas, the Colombian footballer known for his long spell with Deportivo Pereira and appearances for the national team,
died on July…
Thomas Handgrätinger dead at age 83
Thomas Handgrätinger, a German priest and Catholic monk,
died on July 24, 2026, at Kloster Windberg. Born in Ulm on March 4,…
Lou Koller dead at age 59
Shanthie Naidoo dead at age 91
Shanthie Naidoo, a South African anti-apartheid activist and early African National Congress member,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of…
Hanna Drul dead at age 65
Hanna Drul, a Ukrainian decorative ceramics artist,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 65. Born on September 22, 1960,…
Jordan Devey dead at age 38
Jordan Devey, an American football player who spent time with the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs,
died on July 23,…
Jury Chaščavacki dead at age 78
Jury Chaščavacki, the Belarusian film director and screenwriter known for Kalinovski Square,
died on July 23, 2026. He was 78. Born on…
Adela Mărculescu dead at age 88
Adela Mărculescu, the Romanian stage and film actress,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Aiud on…
Kōzō Okamoto dead at age 78
Kōzō Okamoto, the Japanese Red Army militant responsible for the 1972 Lod Airport massacre,
died on July 23, 2026. Born on December…
K. Ali Kutty Musliyar dead at age 81
K. Ali Kutty Musliyar, an Indian Islamic scholar,
died on July 23, 2026. Born on February 23, 1945, in Thirurkad in what…
Thembeni Nxangisa dead
Thembeni Nxangisa, a South African politician who served in the Free State Executive Council,
died on July 23, 2026. A member of…
Annie Courtney dead at age 26, Annie Courtney, Northern Irish politician, member of the Derry City…
Annie Courtney, the Northern Irish politician and former Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle,
died on July 23, 2026, aged…
M. Basri dead at age 83
M. Basri, the Indonesian football manager and player also known as Muhammad Basri,
died on July 23, 2026, at age 83. Born…
Karen Busby dead at age 67, research into queer issues, reproductive rights, constitutional law, an…
Karen Busby, a lawyer, feminist and former professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba whose work focused on…
Celina Jesionowska dead at age 92
Celina Jesionowska, the Polish sprinter who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics,
died on July 22, 2026. She was 92. Born in Łomża on November 3, 1933, Jesionowska…
Luiz Carlos Barreto dead at age 98
Luiz Carlos Barreto, the Brazilian film producer and screenwriter,
died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Sobral on May 28, 1928, he began…
Huang Zhiquan dead at age 84, Chinese politician, governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People’s…
Huang Zhiquan, a Chinese politician who served as governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government from 2001 to 2006,
died on July 22, 2026. Born in February 1942…
Kim Jong-im dead at age 91, Kim Jong-im, North Korean politician
Kim Jong-im, a North Korean politician and one of the few women to hold senior positions in the country's government apparatus,
died on July 22, 2026. She was…
Shir-Mohammad Espandar dead at age 98
Shir-Mohammad Espandar, an Iranian musician known for his mastery of the donali,
died on July 22, 2026. Born in 1927 in Bampur, Balochistan, he was an Iranian Baloch…
Mitch Byrd dead at age 63
Mitch Byrd, an American comic book artist and penciller,
died on July 22, 2026. Born on July 28, 1962, Byrd began his major comics work on Cat and…
Paddy McNally dead at age 88
Paddy McNally, the British businessman and racing driver who ran Allsport Management and helped shape Formula One’s advertising and hospitality operations,
died on July 22, 2026. Born Patrick…
Barbara L. Nichols dead at age 87
Barbara L. Nichols, an American nurse executive and leader,
died on July 22, 2026, at age 87. Born in Waterville, Maine, on July 19, 1939, she became the…
Frank Barrow dead at age 83
Frank Barrow, the English rugby league footballer and coach,
died on July 22, 2026. Born in St Helens, Lancashire, on January 11, 1943, he played as a fullback…
Omololu Meroyi dead at age 76, Nigerian politician, senator
Omololu Meroyi, a Nigerian politician and senator who represented Ondo South in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2003,
died on July 22, 2026. Born in Ondo State,…
Semere Russom dead at age 82, Eritrean politician and diplomat, ambassador to the United States
Semere Russom, an Eritrean politician and diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States,
died on July 22, 2026. He was 82. Russom began his career as…
Alambadi dead at age 90
Alambadi, an Indian politician and Samajwadi Party leader who served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly,
died on July 22, 2026, at the age of…
Ingar Tore Narvhus dead at age 98, Norwegian air force general, chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Fo…
Ingar Tore Narvhus, a Norwegian Air Force general and chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force from 1978 to 1981,
died on July 22, 2026. Born Ingar Tore…
Oliver Jones dead at age 91
Oliver Jones, the Canadian jazz pianist,
died on July 22, 2026. Born Oliver Theophilus Jones in Montreal on September 11, 1934, he built a long career as a…
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry dead at age 96
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, a British aristocrat and pottery designer,
died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 96. Born David Harrington Angus Douglas in…
Josep Vallverdú dead at age 103
Josep Vallverdú, the Catalan writer and linguist,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Lleida on July 9, 1923, he became known as…
Ruby Kless Sondock dead at age 100
Ruby Kless Sondock, an American state court judge and former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court,
died on July 21, 2026. Born in Houston on April 26,…
Brian Doerksen dead at age 60
Brian Doerksen, the Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and worship leader from Abbotsford, British Columbia,
died on July 21, 2026. Born on January 1, 1965, Doerksen began his career in…
Scott Brown dead at age 69
Scott Brown, an American baseball player who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds,
died on July 21, 2026. Born Scott Edward Brown on August 30, 1956, in DeQuincy, Louisiana,…
Béla Bodó dead at age 67
Béla Bodó, a Hungarian hurdler,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Vámospércs on January 19, 1959, he specialized in the 110 metres…
Jean-Marc Sylvestre dead at age 79
Jean-Marc Sylvestre, the French journalist known for his long career in economics reporting on TF1, i>Télé and RT France,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of…
Olivera Katarina dead at age 86
Olivera Katarina, the Serbian actress and singer known for her work in I Even Met Happy Gypsies, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment and The Dervish and…
Edward Wiley Ray dead at age 99
Edward Wiley Ray, an American songwriter and record producer known professionally as Eddie Ray,
died on July 21, 2026. Born on December 21, 1926, he built a career…
Taras Loshak dead at age 46
Taras Loshak, a Ukrainian folk craftsman and maker of traditional woodwind instruments,
died on July 21, 2026. He was known as a sopilka master, artisan and creator of…
Kim Hyeong-gwang dead at age 91
Kim Hyeong-gwang, a South Korean politician and lecturer,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on May 12, 1935, he served in the National…
Erwin Vandendaele dead at age 81
Erwin Vandendaele, the Belgian footballer who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1971 while playing for Club Brugge,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 81.…
Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas dead at age 91
Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas, the Colombian musician and composer best known for the song “El Camino de la Vida,”
died on July 21, 2026. He was 91. Born in…
Olaf Tufte dead at age 50, Norwegian rower, Olympic champion
Olaf Tufte, the Norwegian rower and Olympic champion,
died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 50. Born Olaf Karl Tufte in Tønsberg on April 27, 1976,…
Kaylee Hottle dead at age 18
Kaylee Hottle, an American actress known for her roles in Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,
died on July 21, 2026, in a traffic…
Edgar C. Otálvora dead at age 66, writer, policy analyst, journalist
Edgar C. Otálvora, the Venezuelan journalist, writer and historian,
died on July 21, 2026. Born Edgar Omar Contreras Otálvora on September 6, 1959, in Tovar, he built a…
Pippo Di Marca dead at age 86
Pippo Di Marca, an Italian actor,
died on July 21, 2026. Born in Catania on October 12, 1941, he became a central figure in Italian experimental theatre, working…
Tofig Mirzoyev dead at age 94
Tofig Mirzoyev, an Azerbaijani actor known for roles in films including The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina and Nesimi,
died on July 21, 2026. He was 94. Mirzoyev…
Tofik Mirzoyev dead at age 94
Tofik Mirzoyev, the Azerbaijani actor known for roles in The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina and Nesimi,
died on July 21, 2026. He was 94. Azerbaijani sources identified…
Philippe Chaulet dead at age 84
Philippe Chaulet, a French politician associated with the RPR,
died on July 21, 2026. Born on July 28, 1942, in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, he built a political career in…
James Woolsey dead at age 84, American lawyer, director of central intelligence
James Woolsey, the American lawyer who served as director of central intelligence from 1993 to 1995,
died on July 21, 2026. Born Robert James Woolsey Jr. on September…
Charles Gaines dead at age 84
Charles Gaines, the American writer and outdoorsman known for "Pumping Iron,"
died on July 21, 2026. Born Charles Latham Gaines Jr. in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 6, 1942,…
David R. Cooke dead at age 88
David R. Cooke, a Canadian politician and lawyer,
died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Oshawa on August 4, 1937, he studied at…
David Lucas dead at age 58, Spanish politician, secretary of state for transport, senator, and mayo…
David Lucas, the Spanish politician who served as secretary of state for transport in 2023,
died on July 20, 2026, aged 58. Born Francisco David Lucas Parrón in…
Francesco Massaro dead at age 90
Francesco Massaro, the Italian film director and screenwriter behind films including Il generale dorme in piedi, Il lupo e l'agnello and Private Affairs,
died on July 20, 2026.…
Roland Korn dead at age 96
Roland Korn, the German architect whose work helped shape major public buildings in East Berlin,
died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on May…
Werner Enke dead at age 85
Werner Enke, the German film actor and screenwriter,
died on July 20, 2026. Born in Berlin on April 25, 1941, he began his career in 1963 and was…
Edwin Smith dead at age 92
Edwin Smith, the English cricketer who spent his entire first-class career with Derbyshire,
died on July 20, 2026, aged 92. Born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire, on January 2, 1934,…
Claudio Strunz dead at age 59
Claudio Strunz, an Argentine thrash metal drummer best known for his work with Hermética and Malón,
died on July 20, 2026. He was 59. Born on November 11,…
Sir Christopher Ondaatje dead at age 93
Sir Christopher Ondaatje, the Sri Lankan-born Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist and Olympic bobsledder,
died on July 20, 2026, aged 93. Born Philip Christopher Ondaatje in Kandy, Ceylon, on February…
Eva Viežnaviec dead at age 54
Eva Viežnaviec, a Belarusian writer and journalist,
died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 54. Also known as Yeva Vezhnavets, she was born in 1972 in…
Stephen Gollogly dead
Stephen Gollogly, a teacher and Gaelic footballer from Monaghan,
died on July 20, 2026. Known by the nickname “The jynx,” he played for Carrickmacross Emmets and represented Monaghan…
Françoise Coquet dead at age 83
Françoise Coquet, a French television producer and screenwriter,
died on July 20, 2026, of complications from dementia with Lewy bodies. She was 83. Born on September 12, 1942,…
Hans Roordink dead at age 82
Hans Roordink, the Dutch footballer who played as a forward,
died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Enschede on September 8, 1943, he…
Eddie Joyal dead at age 86
Eddie Joyal, a Canadian ice hockey player who skated for the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers,
died on July 20, 2026. He was 86. Born Edward Abel…
Joachim Kerzel dead at age 84
Joachim Kerzel, the German dubbing actor known for voicing characters in The Great Cheese Robbery and WALL-E,
died on July 20, 2026. Born on December 10, 1941, in…
Rang Thurapon dead at age 69
Rang Thurapon, a Thai politician and businessman,
died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on April 1, 1957, in Phen district, Thailand, he was…
Ahn Dong-seon dead at age 90
Ahn Dong-seon, a South Korean politician and civil servant who served in the National Assembly in two stretches from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 2004,…
Dmitry Podnozov dead at age 65
Dmitry Podnozov, a Russian actor known for Heart of the World and Seven Invisible Men,
died on July 20, 2026. Born on December 17, 1961, in Leningrad, he…
Kevin Keegan dead at age 75
Kevin Keegan, the English football player and manager who became one of the most admired figures in the game,
died on July 20, 2026. Born Joseph Kevin Keegan…
John C. Dvorak dead at age 80
John C. Dvorak, an American tech writer and broadcaster,
died on July 20, 2026, at age 80. He wrote about technology and personal computing for decades, serving as…
Vibert Cornwall dead at age 87
Vibert Cornwall, the Vincentian jazz singer known professionally as Ray King,
died on July 20, 2026. Born Vibert Edmund Cornwall in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in October…
Terry Lewis dead at age 90
Terry Lewis, the British politician who served as Labour MP for Worsley from 1983 to 2005,
died on July 20, 2026. Born Terence Lewis on December 29, 1935,…
Vladimir Kuznetsov dead at age 81
Vladimir Kuznetsov, a Russian Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games,
died on July 20, 2026. He was born in Moscow on May 13,…
Scott Dureau dead at age 39
Scott Dureau, an Australian rugby league player who represented the Newcastle Knights and Catalans Dragons,
died on July 20, 2026, aged 39. Born in Taree, New South Wales,…
Alexis Stamatis dead at age 67, Writer, screenwriter
Alexis Stamatis, a Greek writer and screenwriter,
died on July 20, 2026, in Athens, one day after his 66th birthday. Born in Athens on July 19, 1960, he…