People who died in 2026

3,444 people remembered here.

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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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  Trevor Ryan

  1954 – 2026 · Rugby league footballer (Balmain Tigers captain

  Country kid from Nambucca who captained the Balmain Tigers and wore the NSW jersey.

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  George Waft

  † 2026 · Politician

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

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  Mico Rodriguez

  1957 – 2026 · Restaurateur

  Godfather of Dallas Tex-Mex who co-founded Mi Cocina, minted the Mambo Taxi, and kept reinventing elevated Mexican dining.

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  Eddie Osbourne

  1983 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  Canadian wrestler, trainer and promoter who built the independent scene he loved.

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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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  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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  Pauline Parker

  1938 – 2026 · Teacher and riding instructor (as Hilary Nathan)

  Christchurch-born woman at the heart of the 1954 Parker-Hulme case, who spent her later life as Hilary Nathan teaching children and horses.

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  N. K. Ramachandran Menon

  † 2026 · Educationist

  Banker-turned educationist who built Bhavans schools across the Gulf.

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  Louis F. Rose

  1942 – 2026 · Periodontist

  He taught dentists and doctors that the mouth is part of the body.

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  Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto

  1939 – 2026 · Educator

  Beninese educator, feminist poet, and brief education minister who linked women's learning to public life.

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  Wai "Bill" Jun Yee

  1935 – 2026 · Restaurateur

  Second-generation keeper of Ding Ho, Columbus's oldest Chinese restaurant.

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  Jermain Togeg

  † 2026

  A seven year old boy from Jones County, Georgia, mourned by his community.

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  Pietro Veglio

  1944 – 2026 · economist

  Bellinzona economist who led Swiss World Bank work and FOSIT after decades in Latin American cooperation.

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  Jalal Abdul-Rahman

  1944 – 2026 · footballer

  Iraq goalkeeper of the 1970s who played at the 1976 Asian Cup.

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  Trent Mead

  † 2026 · Chef

  Battle Creek chef who led the kitchens at Lucky Rooster and One Nation.

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  César Ortiz-Echagüe

  1927 – 2026 · Architect

  Spanish Miesian modernist of SEAT and Tajamar who later served as an Opus Dei priest.

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  Peter Barrett

  1940 – 2026 · Antarctic geologist

  Antarctic geologist who found the first tetrapod fossil on the ice and led Victoria University's polar research centre.

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  Don C. Clark

  † 2026 · Police chief

  Wildwood police chief for two decades, later a city commissioner, remembered in the department training room that bears his name.

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  Kathleen Marie Leonhardt

  † 2026

  A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, remembered for the love she gave her family.

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  Jeoff Long

  1941 – 2026 · Professional baseball player (first baseman

  A Cardinals and White Sox utility man whose power bat outpaced a career shortened by injury.

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  Jim Copenhaver

  † 2026

  Survivor of the 2024 Butler rally shooting, remembered for his resilience.

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  Moses Tay

  1938 – 2026 · Anglican bishop

  Physician-bishop who led Singapore Anglicans and helped found a Global South province.

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  Ricardo Centellas

  1962 – 2026 · Roman Catholic archbishop

  Archbishop of Sucre and former president of Bolivia's Episcopal Conference.

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  Maurice de Germiny

  1939 – 2026 · Roman Catholic bishop

  Bishop of Blois who joined Chartist archive craft to pastoral reform.

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  José Roberto Martínez Ramírez

  1954 – 2026 · Lawyer

  Lawyer and foundation director who linked Puerto Rican government and the arts.

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  Leanne Park

  † 2026

  A mother, grandmother, daughter and friend from Darlington, remembered as the life and soul of the party.

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  Lawrence Tanter

  1949 – 2026 · Public address announcer

  The calm baritone soundtrack of Lakers home games for 43 seasons.

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  Tsuneko Okazaki

  1933 – 2026 · Molecular biologist

  She and Reiji found the fragments that let life copy itself, and she carried their work on alone.

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  Mark Doyle

  † 2026 · British journalist

  BBC Africa correspondent who stayed in Kigali through the genocide and whose voice African listeners trusted.

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  Zeke Moore

  1943 – 2026 · AFL/NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers 1967-1977)

  Oilers cornerback, Pro Bowler and lifelong Houston football ambassador.

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  Terry Harryman

  † 2026 · World Rally Championship co-driver

  Bangor navigator who called six WRC wins beside Ari Vatanen.

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  Chris Spatola

  1979 – 2026 · College basketball analyst

  Army veteran, Duke coach and ESPN analyst whose service, family and voice shaped college hoops.

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  Peter Johns

  † 2026 · Tararua District councillor

  Woodville's councillor who brought energy, humour and steel to Tararua's table.

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  Jean-Paul Desprat

  1947 – 2026 · Historian

  Historian-novelist of Henri IV, the Girondins and the Grand Siecle who kept faith with Aveyron.

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  Cyrus Ebrahimzadeh

  1937 – 2026 · Actor

  Six decades of Iranian stage, screen, and radio, remembered for craft and generosity.

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  Gemma Hoskins

  † 2026 · Teacher

  Baltimore teacher who refused to let Sister Cathy's case be forgotten.

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  Gideon Kutz

  1948 – 2026 · Journalist

  Israeli Paris correspondent and Hebrew-press historian who bridged Israel, France and Europe for four decades.

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  Sandro Mazzola

  1942 – 2026 · Footballer

  Grande Inter's eternal number 10; son of Torino, forever Nerazzurro.

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  Nico Perrone

  1935 – 2026 · Historian

  Historian of Mattei and modern Italy who taught generations to question familiar accounts.

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  Linda Scheulen

  1959 – 2026 · Student accounts representative

  Dominican University bursar staffer devoted to Tim, Timmy and students.

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  Peter Bentley

  † 2026

  Former Rotorua district councillor, remembered for his service to the community.

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  Keith Wakefield

  1948 – 2026 · Labour politician

  Labour leader of Leeds who steered the city through austerity with humour and care.

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  Paul Fredrick Dowd

  † 2026

  A Wall Street trader who spent his later years caring for Duxbury's seniors.

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  Arthur Asa Berger

  1933 – 2026 · Media scholar

  SF State media scholar who taught the world to read ads, comics and everyday signs.

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  Kenneth Aaron Stern

  1971 – 2026 · Family carpet store owner and operator

  A devoted husband, father and grandfather whose heart stayed with family.

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  Albert S. Axelrad

  1938 – 2026 · Reform rabbi

  Brandeis Hillel rabbi who lived pluralism and taught moral courage by example.

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  Brendan Farrington

  † 2026 · Journalist

  He covered Florida with fairness, humour and an open heart.

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