People who died in 2026
3,532 people remembered here.
Tom Kelly1927 – 2026 · Writer and foresterThe forester and colonel whose Tenth Legion became the bible of turkey hunting.
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Samantha Natalie Phythian† 2026A much loved mum, daughter, sister, auntie and friend, taken too soon.
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James Arthur Englert† 2026A Clarks Fork Valley rancher who loved his family, his community and a good story.
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Jim Ray Smith1932 – 2026 · American football guard (Cleveland BrownsBaylor All-American, five-time Pro Bowl guard who led the way for Jim Brown, and a gentle giant of Texas football.
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Harold "Ike" Hubbard† 2026 · ToolmakerMaine's last hand-rake maker, who built tools for anyone with a berry to pick.
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Metal Maniac† 2026 · Professional wrestler (ECW and independents)ECW and Northeast indie veteran whose metal paint and loyalty to Snuka defined a generation of road warriors.
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Bob Hitchcock1929 – 2026 · High school football coach and teacherThe coach who put Temple City on the map: seven CIF titles and 46 wins in a row.
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Anatoly Kashpirovsky1939 – 2026 · PsychotherapistLate-Soviet TV psychotherapist whose 1989 health sessions reached millions.
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Ray Close1969 – 2026 · Professional boxerBelfast boxing great who took Chris Eubank the distance twice and became Irish and European champion.
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Clyde Kimball1942 – 2026 · PoliticianPointe Coupee's fun loving four term state representative who never knew a stranger.
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A Chicago sheet metal worker remembered for his union pride, his stories, and his devotion to family.
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John James Sweeney1927 – 2026 · PoliticianFirst Democrat elected to Pennsylvania's 26th Senate district, later a federal administrator.
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André Lacroix1945 – 2026 · Ice hockey centreThe Magician who made the puck disappear, and the WHA's all-time leading scorer.
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Vladimir Vuletić1978 – 2026 · LawyerRoman law scholar, prize-winning orator and Partizan vice-president who argued for a lawful and just Serbia.
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Chuck Amato1946 – 2026 · American college football coachChuck the Chest. Wolfpack player, coach and forever fan, who took NC State to a record 11 wins.
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Mark Pucci† 2026 · Music publicistPublicist and blues champion who spent 50 years making sure great roots music was heard.
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Joseph Bryant Reddix† 2026Killed in a 2023 Jackson, Mississippi shooting; his killer was sentenced to life in prison in 2026.
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Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham1939 – 2026 · PoliticianLabour MP, Lords whip and lifelong educator who served Enfield and Oldham.
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Mathew Burrows1953 – 2026 · CIA analystHe looked far ahead so the rest of us could see what was coming.
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J. Todd Anderson1959 – 2026 · Storyboard artistThe Coen brothers' longtime storyboard artist who put their films on paper first.
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Dennis Hastert1942 – 2026 · PoliticianLongest serving Republican speaker of the House, later imprisoned in a hush money case tied to his abuse of boys he coached.
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Khawaja Zakauddin1936 – 2026 · Field hockey forwardPakistani hockey Olympian and coach who helped win Asian Games gold and guided the 1984 Olympic champions.
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Remembered by his community in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
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Jorge Kahwagi1968 – 2026 · Mexican businessmanMexican politician, boxer, and TV figure whose career spanned Congress, the ring, and celebrity.
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Ramachandra Kurup† 2026Retired NSS auditor from Champakulam, remembered as the father of actress Parvathy Jayaram.
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Chelsea Tantum† 2026 · Melanoma awareness campaignerShe turned her own illness into a fight to protect others from melanoma.
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A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, remembered for her warmth and strength.
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Elis Lima Carneiro† 2026 · Child with Hutchinson-Gilford progeriaFive-year-old twin from Roraima whose life with progeria taught Brazil about rare disease and love.
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A loving husband, father and friend, remembered for the everyday moments he cherished most.
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Shi Wenbo1950 – 2026 · BusinesspersonCo-founder and chairman of Hengan International, builder of China's hygiene brands.
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A beloved mother and grandmother, remembered for the large family she raised.
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Ionel Haiduc1937 – 2026 · ChemistRomanian chemist who led the Academy and built a world school of organometallic chemistry in Cluj.
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Kalki Bhagawan1949 – 2026 · Spiritual teacherFounder of the Oneness movement who taught that awakening ends the sense of a separate self.
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Veaceslav Madan1948 – 2026 · ActorMoldovan actor, director and Culture Minister who took theatre craft into cabinet and diplomacy.
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Jan Jarboe Russell1951 – 2026 · JournalistTexas journalist and author who brought forgotten chapters of American history to light.
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Hayley Ann Marson† 2026A gentle and caring soul with a heart of gold, taken far too soon.
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Umberto Pizzi1937 – 2026 · PhotojournalistSixty years of Italian history, from hunger to Cafonal, through one relentless lens.
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Joe Callanan1949 – 2026 · Politician and farmerGalway farmer-TD remembered as one of life's gentlemen for quiet, diligent service.
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Standley Goodwin1938 – 2026 · EngineerHe read Old Burial Hill stone by stone, so Marblehead would not forget it.
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Petra Wünschovᆠ2026 · PsychotherapistCzech psychotherapist who founded Locika for children affected by domestic violence.
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Naoki Bandō1957 – 2026 · Voice actor (seiyū)A versatile Japanese voice actor who gave life to villains, officials and elders for over four decades.
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Luna Wong† 2026A Hong Kong teenager whose death in England exposed gaps in the care of international students.
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Jean-François Le Nail1945 – 2026 · Archiviste-paléographeArchivist and historian of the Hautes-Pyrénées and their place-names.
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Angela Stribling† 2026 · Television hostBET Screen Scene host and Quiet Storm voice whose jazz and radio work warmed D.C. nights.
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Malek Bennouioua1991 – 2026 · Former professional Counter-Strike playerFrench Counter-Strike streamer and mentor whose tutorials guided a generation.
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Robert Rivas1946 – 2026 · Roman Catholic archbishopDominican shepherd who founded Kingstown and guided Castries with mercy
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Barry Clairmont1963 – 2026 · accountant and city councilorPittsfield accountant, at-large city councilor, and campaign numbers man remembered for civic service and loyalty to family.
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Retired anesthesiologist, teacher, and mentor who helped build UK's Anesthesiology Department.
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