People who died in 2026

3,437 people remembered here.

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  Michael Wynne

  1944 – 2026 · Secretary of the Air Force

  West Point engineer and 21st Secretary of the Air Force who put principle above position.

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  Hasan Gülay

  1946 – 2026 · Chemical engineer and politician

  Engineer and Manisa deputy who chaired Turkey's National Defence Committee.

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  Seyed Chiman Naqshbandi

  † 2026

  A life about which little is known, ended in a death that raised troubling questions.

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  Penehupifo Pohamba

  1948 – 2026 · Nurse

  Midwife, freedom fighter and First Lady who gave her life to the mothers, children and women of Namibia.

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  Jack Berry

  1931 – 2026 · Sports journalist and golf writer

  Detroit sportswriter who covered more than 70 golf majors and opened doors for women in the game.

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  Jack Evens

  1934 – 2026 · High school basketball coach and teacher

  Bloomington Jefferson's first basketball coach, the first in Minnesota to win four state titles.

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  Neal Howard Neurohr

  † 2026

  A devoted husband and grandfather who found peace on the lake.

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  An Truong

  † 2026 · Mayor of Haltom City

  Fighter pilot, refugee, investigator and Haltom City's trailblazing mayor.

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  Raj Vikash Verma

  † 2026 · Banker and regulator

  Housing finance pioneer who led India's National Housing Bank and brought mortgage guarantees to India.

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  Mahesh Tinaikar

  1964 – 2026 · Rock guitarist

  Founding guitarist of Rock Machine and Indus Creed, who showed Indian rock could fill stadiums.

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  Richard Riehle

  1948 – 2026 · Stage actor

  A character actor of more than 400 roles, forever loved as Office Space's people person Tom Smykowski.

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  Barrie Sketchley

  † 2026 · School principal and educator

  The longest serving TDSB principal, remembered for kindness and the arts school he built.

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  Nellie Alice Denver

  † 2026

  A nurse, wife and mother, remembered for a life of quiet care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

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  Jack Kirksey

  1928 – 2026 · Politician

  Livonia's mayor for 16 years, who never needed a written speech to say how much he loved his city.

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  Ken Friar

  1934 – 2026 · Football club administrator

  Mr Friar, who served Arsenal for more than seventy years and built the Emirates era.

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  Carmine J. Puniello

  1942 – 2026 · Mechanical engineer and contractor

  Engineer who helped build Arden into a leading New England contractor and served Bristol for decades.

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  Andrew Milne

  † 2026 · Fintech entrepreneur

  Co-founder of Kuunda, who built credit tools for Africa's mobile-money networks.

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  Kuroi Senji

  1932 – 2026 · Novelist

  Novelist who found quiet drama in the ordinary lives of Japan's suburbs and workplaces.

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  Roger Cooreman

  1941 – 2026 · Professional cyclist

  Boom cyclist who was fourth in Liège and rode the 1969 Tour for Herman Van Springel.

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  RJ Mitte

  1992 – 2026 · Actor

  Walter White Jr. on screen, a tireless voice for disability rights off it.

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  Ruby Wade

  † 2026

  A devoted minister remembered quietly by her family and her faith community.

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  Nick Wilsdon

  † 2026 · SEO consultant and entrepreneur

  A legend of SEO who spent his gifts lifting everyone around him.

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  Keven McDonald

  1956 – 2026 · Basketball player

  Penn's Ivy League Player of the Year who traded the hardwood for the law.

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  Lawrence Melville "Larry" Ollis

  1931 – 2026 · Businessman

  He gave Springfield Little Theatre a lasting home in the Landers.

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  Musa Taimazov

  1984 – 2026 · Para athlete

  Tokyo Paralympic champion and world record holder who never gave up.

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  Eusi Kwayana

  1925 – 2026 · Teacher

  Teacher, writer and Sage of Buxton who helped shape three of Guyana's political movements and gave 101 years to its people.

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  Stephen Dow Beckham

  1941 – 2026 · Historian

  If you can imagine a source exists, it probably does exist, and then your job is to find it.

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  Marysa Maslansky

  1944 – 2026 · Photo agent

  Founder of Visages, the agency behind Herb Ritts and Hollywood's great photographers.

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  Sven Hirdman

  1939 – 2026 · Diplomat

  Sweden's man in Moscow for a decade, a diplomat of the old school who believed in dialogue.

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  Yahya Saidu

  † 2026 · Local government chairman

  Fufore's council chairman, who promised to carry everyone along.

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  Keith Christmas

  1946 – 2026 · Singer

  Bristol folk guitarist who played on Bowie's Space Oddity, sang at the first Glastonbury and wrote on to the end.

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  Jeff Cannonball

  1987 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  Deathmatch Hall of Famer, punk lifer, devoted husband and father. Jeff Cannonball forever.

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  Jeff Guerriero

  † 2026 · Professional wrestler

  Indie deathmatch star who faced ALS with humour and an open heart.

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  Toto Warsito

  1973 – 2026 · Voice actor and dubbing director

  Indonesian voice of Muzan, Henderson and Eisen, who gave life to characters for three decades.

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  Vlado Jug

  1947 – 2026 · Ice hockey player

  Jesenice born defenceman who anchored Yugoslavia's best Olympic hockey team.

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  Charmaine Lyn George

  † 2026 · Grief campaigner

  Turned the loss of her son into comfort for grieving families across Cornwall.

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  Kirill Gasilin

  1978 – 2026 · Fashion designer

  He taught Russian fashion that the inside of a dress matters as much as the outside.

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  Kieran James Lerwill

  † 2026

  A gentle, loving son, grandson, brother, uncle, partner and friend.

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  Maggie Johnson

  1931 – 2026 · Model and fitness instructor

  Clint Eastwood's first wife and mother of Kyle and Alison Eastwood.

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  Pat Davis

  † 2026 · Port of Seattle commissioner

  The first woman elected to the Port of Seattle Commission, she helped open Seattle to the world.

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  Denys Zacharopoulos

  1952 – 2026 · Art historian

  Athens-born art historian who co-curated documenta IX and built bridges between Greek artists and the world.

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  Carter Umeoduagu

  1982 – 2026 · Microbiologist

  A scholar and lawmaker who gave his last energy to the university he led.

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  Henri Maler

  1946 – 2026 · Philosophy teacher

  If another world is possible, other media are possible too.

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  İoanna Kuçuradi

  1936 – 2026 · Philosopher

  She taught philosophy as the art of being human, and spent a lifetime defending human dignity.

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  Brooke Eby

  1988 – 2026 · ALS advocate

  ALS advocate who used humor and honesty to make a terminal disease approachable for millions.

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  George Waft

  † 2026 · Politician

  Former Onchan MHK and MLC, remembered for decades of Manx public service.

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  Henning Wrede

  1939 – 2026 · Classical archaeologist and university teacher

  German classical archaeologist of herms, Roman art and the history of collecting.

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  Patricia "Patti" Blevins

  1954 – 2026 · Politician

  She stood up for those whose voices too often go unheard.

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