People who died in 2026
3,417 people remembered here.
Steve Luke† 2026 · Track and field coachDanville and Illinois State pole vault coach who taught athletes to meet hard moments with courage.
31 candles · 9 tributes
Jacob Graner1998 – 2026 · College football playerFormer UTSA lineman remembered for his laugh, loyalty, and love of his boys.
31 candles · 7 tributes
Hafidh Ameir Hassan1946 – 2026 · agriculturalistTanzania's first First Gentleman, a teacher who stayed offstage.
31 candles · 4 tributes- JJohn O'Leary1954 – 2026 · American and Canadian football running back (Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska I-back and 1977 Grey Cup champion with the Montreal Alouettes.
31 candles · 4 tributes 
Dario Silva Silva1938 – 2026 · Protestant pastorFrom Huila newsrooms to the pulpit, he taught Colombia to build its house upon the rock.
31 candles · 6 tributes
Guus Kouwenhoven1942 – 2026 · BusinessmanDutch timber baron convicted over Liberia's war, who never served the sentence.
31 candles · 9 tributes
Bill Dundee1943 – 2026 · Professional wrestlerMemphis Superstar. Circus flyer turned territory legend. Forever Lawler's greatest rival and partner.
31 candles · 6 tributes
Harjit Singh† 2026 · Punjab Police Assistant Sub-InspectorPunjab Police ASI killed on duty near Bhagtawala Grain Market, Amritsar.
30 candles · 4 tributes
Kevin Miller1969 – 2026 · FootballerCornish goalkeeper of 700-plus games who later shaped keepers at Exeter and Wigan.
30 candles · 7 tributes
Juan Martin Marquez Luna† 2026 · Garfield Ridge residentA Garfield Ridge father whose death renewed calls for safer streets on Archer.
30 candles · 8 tributes
Emily McNamara† 2026 · Ice hockey coachThree-time national champion Panther who became a Division III coach of the year.
30 candles · 7 tributes
Gastón Acurio Velarde1930 – 2026 · Civil engineerCusco engineer who helped found Acción Popular, built roads as minister, and served three Senate terms.
30 candles · 6 tributes
Masao Yora1957 – 2026 · Political journalistMainichi political voice and Nスタ commentator who cut into Nagatacho with glasses, a mustache, and an evening column.
30 candles · 8 tributes
Duda Alves† 2026 · Social media creatorBrasília's TikTok voice who turned everyday annoyances into a community of hundreds of thousands.
29 candles · 8 tributes
Barry T. Parker1932 – 2026 · AttorneyNew Jersey Assembly Speaker and Senate Minority Leader who sought the governorship in 1981.
28 candles · 4 tributes
Nariko Ott† 2026 · Stand-up comedianPortland comedian, mentor, and a guaranteed killer on any stage.
28 candles · 7 tributes
Andy Williams1977 – 2026 · Rhythm guitarist (Every Time I DieBuffalo guitarist and AEW's The Butcher who made hardcore and the ring feel like home.
28 candles · 7 tributes
Anay Beltrán Reyes1981 – 2026 · Federal deputy (Morena)Morena federal deputy for Tultitlán; lawyer and local organizer.
27 candles · 2 tributes
Guim Cifré† 2026 · Music promoterHe kept Barcelona's jazz rooms alive for the next set.
26 candles · 6 tributes
Seppo Lindblom1935 – 2026 · Minister of Trade and IndustryFinnish trade minister, Bank of Finland board member, and Social Democratic economist.
25 candles · 4 tributes
Raif Dizdarevic1926 – 2026 · Yugoslav-Bosnian politicianPartisan diplomat who led Yugoslavia's Presidency in crisis and stayed in besieged Sarajevo.
25 candles · 3 tributes
Dan Brown† 2026 · InventorInventor of the Bionic Wrench and Northwestern design professor who fought for American makers.
22 candles · 8 tributes
Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat1925 – 2026 · Sattriya artistMajuli's Burabhakat who kept Sattriya alive for a century.
19 candles · 7 tributes
Arvid Kramer1956 – 2026 · Basketball player and sports managerThe NBA's double expansion pick who found his home in Bonn and helped build the Telekom Baskets.
18 candles · 1 tributes
Sergei Tchepikov1967 – 2026 · BiathleteSix Olympics, two crystal globes, a life on skis and in public service.
18 candles · 7 tributes
June Wyndham Davies1929 – 2026 · Television producerGranada producer who saw Jeremy Brett's Holmes before the world did.
18 candles · 5 tributes
Erik Brown† 2026 · Technical and cave diverCanadian cave diver who helped free the Wild Boars team at Tham Luang.
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Karina Zeviani1975 – 2026 · Singer-songwriterBrazilian singer who carried Jaboticabal's voice from Thievery Corporation and Nouvelle Vague to The Voice Brasil.
15 candles · 1 tributes
Alfredo Mantica1943 – 2026 · PoliticianRimini-born senator; Berlusconi undersecretary for foreign affairs.
15 candles · 5 tributes
Nathaniel Spychala1983 – 2026 · MechanicHoldingford mechanic and father whose hands fixed what family needed.
15 candles · 4 tributes
Mighty Sparrow1935 – 2026 · Calypso and soca musicianCalypso King of the World. He made Carnival history and turned the news into song.
14 candles · 1 tributes
David Surkamp† 2026 · SingerProgressive rock voice of Pavlov's Dog, remembered for a singular sound.
13 candles · 1 tributes
Pasquale Formisano† 2026 · Shipping executiveMSC founding-generation captain who helped open Antwerp and build a global line.
13 candles · 1 tributes
Perry Mehrling1959 – 2026 · Economist and historian of money and financeEconomist and historian of money who taught a generation to see finance through balance sheets, and who believed deeply in young scholars.
12 candles · 1 tributes
Freddie James1937 – 2026 · American football playerHe built a Dallas school into a Texas football power and never stopped standing by his boys.
11 candles · 1 tributes
John Cordts1935 – 2026 · Racing driver (Can-AmA quiet man from North Bay who could drive anything fast, from an MGA on Lake Nipissing ice to Can-Am McLarens.
11 candles · 1 tributes
Laurence Curry1975 – 2026 · ActorDenver actor, dancer and teacher who played Obama on stage and moved everyone he worked with.
11 candles · 1 tributes
Raul Daza1935 – 2026 · PoliticianLawyer and Liberal who stood against martial law and served Northern Samar for five decades.
11 candles · 1 tributes
Matt Howarth1954 – 2026 · Comic book writer and artistBugtown's restless creator, who fused comics with strange music. It may stop, but it never ends.
11 candles · 1 tributes
Vicki R. Barnes1955 – 2026 · Chancery court judgeMississippi's longest serving chancellor, remembered for more than three decades on the bench in Vicksburg.
11 candles · 1 tributes
David Marsden1941 – 2026 · Radio broadcasterThe voice of CFNY and the Spirit of Radio, who opened Canadian airwaves to alternative music.
11 candles · 1 tributes
Richard Manoogian1936 – 2026 · Business executiveHe turned a small Detroit parts maker into a global company and gave much of his fortune to the arts.
11 candles · 1 tributes
Loyd Price1962 – 2026 · Stop-motion animatorHe moved Gromit and a generation of animators, one frame at a time.
11 candles · 1 tributes
Jan Byś1953 – 2026 · Polish footballer (midfielder)A modest champion of 1980 whose goal against Trabzonspor Bytom never forgot.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Sachidananda Mohanty1953 – 2026 · Literary scholarScholar of Sri Aurobindo who brought Odisha's forgotten women writers back into the light. Teacher, translator, university leader.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Andrés Hernando1938 – 2026 · BullfighterA classical Castilian matador who opened the great gate of Las Ventas three times.
10 candles · 1 tributes
David Rigert1947 – 2026 · Weightlifter and coachOlympic champion and record breaker remembered in Russia as the god of the barbell.
10 candles · 1 tributes
KM Abbas† 2026 · Farmers' leader and writerCumbum farmers' leader who fought for three decades for Mullaperiyar water.
10 candles · 1 tributes