People who died in 2026
365 people remembered here.
Fabrizio Plessi1940 – 2026 · Italian installation artistMade television a material and Venice the grammar of video art.
100 candles · 9 tributes
Cheetah Chrome1955 – 2026 · GuitaristCleveland punk guitarist whose feral riffs with Dead Boys and Rocket from the Tombs helped invent American punk.
99 candles · 6 tributes
Cal Nichols1942 – 2026 · BusinessmanBusinessman who led the Edmonton Investors Group and kept the Oilers in Edmonton when relocation loomed.
99 candles · 5 tributes
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner1932 – 2026 · Norwegian princessNorway's dutiful first lady for fourteen years, and a lifelong champion of children with dyslexia.
99 candles · 9 tributes
Brent Peterson1958 – 2026 · Ice hockey forwardNHL checker, Memorial Cup coach, Predators original, and Parkinson's advocate who raised millions for care.
99 candles · 6 tributes
Alberto Iribarne1950 – 2026 · LawyerPeronist lawyer who steered Justice under Kirchner and later represented Argentina in Uruguay.
99 candles · 8 tributes- JJorge Ramírez Gallego1940 – 2026 · Footballer (centre-forward / striker)
Deportivo Cali's all-time scorer who made the Azucareros champions.
99 candles · 5 tributes 
Kuku Kohli1949 – 2026 · Film directorThe director who put Ajay Devgn on two bikes and launched a Hindi film star.
99 candles · 6 tributes
Jan Frycz1954 – 2026 · Actor (theatreKrakow actor who made supporting roles unforgettable, from Lupa's stage to Dario.
99 candles · 9 tributes
Roger Simon1948 – 2026 · Political journalistChicago-bred political columnist who made campaigns read like novels and returned to the page after losing his legs.
98 candles · 7 tributes- MMonito Rodríguez1946 – 2026 · Footballer (forward / right winger)
América 1970-71 champion who spent decades teaching Coapa what the badge meant.
98 candles · 7 tributes 
Sudivya Kumar1970 – 2026 · PoliticianJMM strategist and Giridih MLA who rose from contractor to cabinet as Hemant's Sonu Bhaiya.
98 candles · 4 tributes
Michael Mendl1944 – 2026 · Actor (theatreBeloved German character actor who gave Willy Brandt, a wartime general, and a pope their human faces.
97 candles · 8 tributes
Indu Mitha1929 – 2026 · Bharatanatyam dancerShe kept Bharatanatyam alive in Pakistan, in Urdu, for nearly seventy years.
97 candles · 7 tributes
Hiroshi Okuda1932 – 2026 · BusinessmanToyota outsider who forced the Prius into the world and remade Japanese industry.
97 candles · 4 tributes
Jon Cypher1932 – 2026 · ActorFrom Cinderella's prince to Hill Street's chief: singer, actor, good journey.
97 candles · 10 tributes
David Z1948 – 2026 · Record producerArchitect of the Minneapolis Sound; Funkytown snare to Kiss and She Drives Me Crazy.
97 candles · 7 tributes
Ilfinesh Qannoo1962 – 2026 · Oromo singerOromo singer whose songs kept a language, a memory, and a claim to freedom in the open.
96 candles · 8 tributes
Sliman Mansour1947 – 2026 · PainterHe painted sumud so a homeland could be carried and remembered.
96 candles · 7 tributes- JJimmy Rimmer1948 – 2026 · Professional football goalkeeper
Two European Cups, one England cap; the keeper who put the team first.
96 candles · 6 tributes 
Yoshikazu Hasegawa1930 – 2026 · Vertebrate paleontologistHe showed Japan its first plesiosaur and spent a life reading fossil bones.
95 candles · 7 tributes
Edythe Harrison1934 – 2026 · Civic leaderProfessional volunteer who founded Virginia Opera and opened a statewide door for Virginia women.
95 candles · 10 tributes
Mary Tsingou1928 – 2026 · PhysicistCoded the experiment that launched nonlinear science; later given her name in FPUT.
95 candles · 5 tributes
Philippe Bouvard1929 – 2026 · JournalistFather of Les Grosses Tetes. 60 years on RTL. Wit that never retired.
95 candles · 5 tributes
Peter Faber1943 – 2026 · Actor (stageDutch stage and screen force who turned a hard childhood into art and a second chance for youth.
95 candles · 8 tributes
Bernice Offei1963 – 2026 · Gospel musicianGhanaian gospel voice whose songs Hold On and Life Is Short carried faith across generations.
94 candles · 5 tributes
Frank Schambor1971 – 2026 · Radio hostThe voice that woke Lower Saxony, as ffn-Morgenmän Franky.
94 candles · 10 tributes
John Pickles† 2026 · Music industry entrepreneurYorkshire music entrepreneur who took DJ megamixes to three UK number ones with Jive Bunny.
94 candles · 5 tributes
Monty Roberts1935 – 2026 · Horse trainerTaught the world to listen to horses; Join-Up pioneer and friend of Queen Elizabeth II.
94 candles · 10 tributes
Phyllida Law1932 – 2026 · Actress (stageScottish actress of silken voice and sly wit, mother of two great actors, forever of the stage.
94 candles · 9 tributes
Khalid Mahmood1941 – 2026 · Field hockey player (right-out)Olympic gold medallist and inaugural World Cup captain who kept serving Pakistan hockey for decades after he hung up the stick.
93 candles · 6 tributes
Steve Gollschewski† 2026 · Police officerQueensland's 21st top cop who steered floods, COVID and reform, and fought cancer with resolve.
93 candles · 9 tributes
Jerry Oates1947 – 2026 · Professional wrestlerColumbus territorial wrestler. Titles with Ted, Ventura, and Garvin. Gym owner, trainer, deputy.
93 candles · 9 tributes
Jerry Stovall1941 – 2026 · College and NFL football playerLSU's Mr. Everything: Heisman runner-up, Hall of Famer, Pro Bowler, and Tiger coach of faith and class.
93 candles · 6 tributes
Chucho Gallegos1941 – 2026 · Entertainment journalistHe made Mexican television a weekly reading habit, then stayed in the newsroom.
92 candles · 6 tributes
Monti Parungao1967 – 2026 · Film and television directorDirek Monti: soft on set, honest in the fight, forever rolling.
92 candles · 9 tributes
Elia Zenghelis1937 – 2026 · Greek architectOMA co-founder and legendary teacher who proved architecture can invent cities and make you happy.
92 candles · 8 tributes
Jacques Doucet1940 – 2026 · French-language baseball play-by-play sportscasterVoice of the Expos. Over 5,500 games in French. Canada's Vin Scully.
92 candles · 8 tributes
Dimitris Kokotas1968 – 2026 · SingerBe strong enough to keep singing the songs we loved.
92 candles · 9 tributes
Glória Menezes1934 – 2026 · Actress (TVPioneer of Brazilian telenovelas whose Laurinha, Ana Preta and Rosa still echo.
92 candles · 5 tributes
Nina Popova1945 – 2026 · Actress (theatreSixty years on one Moscow stage, and Zhenya in the first Soviet television serial.
91 candles · 6 tributes
Rachel Blau DuPlessis1941 – 2026 · PoetFeminist poet-critic whose life poem Drafts remade the American long poem.
91 candles · 10 tributes
Annette Saint-Pierre1925 – 2026 · EducatorEducator and publisher who made Franco-Manitoban literature visible and saved Gabrielle Roy's house.
91 candles · 7 tributes
Jean-François Leroy1956 – 2026 · PhotojournalistHe made Perpignan a beacon: go and see, never look away.
91 candles · 4 tributes
Larry Christenson1953 – 2026 · MLB pitcher (Phillies 1973-1983)LC: smile on, teammates kept close.
91 candles · 10 tributes
Eric Pearce1931 – 2026 · Field hockey player (centre-forward)Four-time Olympian, first Australian hockey player at four Games; bronze Tokyo, silver Mexico, forever Kookaburra #148.
90 candles · 8 tributes
Janie Bradford1939 – 2026 · SongwriterMotown's early lyric voice; Money's couplet; HAL's family keeper.
90 candles · 9 tributes