People who died in 2026

3,536 people remembered here.

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  Dr. John Plumlee

  † 2026

  Retired anesthesiologist, teacher, and mentor who helped build UK's Anesthesiology Department.

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  Kristina Safrany

  1972 – 2026 · Singer

  German Eurodance vocalist of Hungarian origin whose First Base hits lit up 1990s dancefloors.

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  Norm Kimball

  1930 – 2026 · Canadian football executive

  Architect of Edmonton's five Grey Cups in a row.

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  Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje Jr.

  1938 – 2026 · Filipino martial artist

  Guardian of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali who carried a Filipino family blade art to the world.

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  Paul Giorgio

  † 2026 · Publisher

  Worcester publisher and Pulse Magazine founder who spent a lifetime boosting his city.

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  Ram Govind Chaudhary

  1953 – 2026 · Politician

  Veteran socialist leader and voice of Ballia in the Uttar Pradesh assembly for eight terms.

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  Chuck Varga

  1958 – 2026 · Vocalist

  GWAR co-founder and Sexecutioner who built monsters, spilled stage blood, and faced the end as a Stoic.

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  Frank Carr

  † 2026 · Hill farmer

  Fourth-generation Dales hill farmer who showed the country what hill farming really asks of people.

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  Jacqueline (Jackie) Carroll (née Dunne)

  † 2026

  A beloved wife, mother and grandmother from Cloneen and Mullinahone, County Tipperary.

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  Jim O'Connor

  1943 – 2026 · Automotive executive

  Ford executive who led Ford Division, Lincoln-Mercury and Ford of Canada.

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  Saburo Yamashita

  1930 – 2026 · Politician

  Hatsukaichi hibakusha mayor who carried A-bomb testimony to the world and led the city for 16 years.

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  Marina Vlady

  1938 – 2026 · Actress

  Cannes Best Actress whose films and voice linked French cinema with Russian culture.

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  Lauren Burke Smith

  † 2026 · Field hockey coach and athletics operations administrator

  A devoted mother, wife and field hockey coach who shaped programs and players for more than a decade.

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  Louise Reeves

  † 2026

  A longtime resident of Greenville and Mulberry Grove, Illinois, remembered by her family and community.

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  Reinaldo Sánchez

  1944 – 2026 · Football administrator and transport entrepreneur

  Don Choco of Wanderers and the ANFP, who built CDF and crowned Valparaíso champions.

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  Kim Geon-woo

  1998 – 2026 · Short track speed skater

  Korean short track ace who topped World Cup golds then left the ice too soon.

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  Shanteria "Tia" Mosley

  † 2026

  A devoted mother and sister, remembered by loved ones as "KT."

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  Philippe Huet

  1942 – 2026 · Journalist

  Le Havre journalist and Grand prix de littérature policière novelist of Norman noir.

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  Dean Fishwick

  † 2026

  A Peterlee man whose life was ended in an act of violence that is now before the courts.

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  Sandra "Sandy" Jean Crooms

  1960 – 2026 · Editorial director

  A university press editor who spent her career helping scholars' books find their readers.

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  Rory O'Kelly

  † 2026

  Solicitor and civil rights defender, murdered by the Provisional IRA in Coalisland in 1977, aged 59.

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  Donald Weder

  1947 – 2026 · Inventor and manufacturer

  Prolific inventor who led Highland Supply and held more U.S. patents than Edison.

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  Peter Prince

  1942 – 2026 · Novelist and screenwriter

  Novelist and screenwriter of Oppenheimer and The Hit, with a keen eye for misfits and an unerring ear for dialogue.

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  Disha Salian

  † 2026

  Talent manager whose death, and a case reopened six years later, kept her name in the news.

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  Fatma Karume

  1929 – 2026 · First Lady of Zanzibar

  Zanzibar's first First Lady, independence activist and Mother of the Isles.

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  Obbie Riley

  1962 – 2026 · Neshoba County District 5 supervisor

  Coast Guard veteran and Neshoba supervisor who kept Freedom Summer memory alive.

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  Jochen Fahrenberg

  1937 – 2026 · Psychologist

  Freiburg psychologist who linked personality research to psychophysiology and everyday assessment.

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  Dom Dadeus Grings

  1936 – 2026 · Roman Catholic prelate

  Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre who kept the name Dadeus to give God, led with the motto that the truth sets free.

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  T. Kaori Kitao

  1933 – 2026 · Art and architectural historian

  She taught generations at Swarthmore how to see, and lived with fearless integrity.

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  María Elena Llorente

  1946 – 2026 · Prima ballerina

  Cuban prima ballerina and National Dance Award maître who carried Giselle and Swan Lake worldwide.

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  Lucia Laguna

  1941 – 2026 · Painter / contemporary artist

  Brazilian painter who turned Rio's suburban window views into layered contemporary landscapes.

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  Heather Roberge

  1971 – 2026 · Architect

  Architect and UCLA educator who made digital craft a classroom and a practice.

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  Orhan Ayyüce

  † 2026 · Architect

  Archinect editor and LA teacher who made overlooked places and people feel essential.

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  Franco Colombo

  1953 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  Welterweight champion who shaped CMLL cards and polished its stars.

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  Davide Di Lernia

  1978 – 2026 · Film director

  Milan videomaker and DDLVIDEO founder who bridged radio, music and the camera.

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  Gary Grandon

  1948 – 2026 · Educator

  Greensboro educator and technologist who built learning systems and community ties.

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  Cameron Bell

  1939 – 2026 · Rugby league coach

  New Zealand rugby league coach who led Auckland past Great Britain and Australia.

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  Mykola Karpyuk

  1964 – 2026 · Political activist

  Lifelong Ukrainian patriot, UNA-UNSO co-founder, and former Kremlin prisoner who fell in combat.

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  Emi Kasoulidou

  † 2026 · Anaesthesiologist

  Anaesthesiologist who faced cancer with composure and stood quietly beside Cypriot diplomacy.

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  Anton Kurnia

  1974 – 2026 · Writer

  Bandung writer and translator who put the world on Indonesian shelves.

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  Miguel Mumbere Masaisai

  2003 – 2026 · Cyclist

  Goma cyclist who rode thousands of kilometres so Congo would be seen as more than war.

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  Hans Grodotzki

  1936 – 2026 · Long-distance runner

  The only German Olympic medallist in the men's 10,000 metres, and a Potsdam legend.

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  Joyce L. Kennard

  1941 – 2026 · Judge

  Trailblazing California justice who turned resilience into a life on the highest bench.

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  Zimani Kadzamira

  1941 – 2026 · Academic

  A scholar who built universities and opened Africa's research networks.

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  So Kuramoto

  1934 – 2026 · Screenwriter

  Furano's master dramatist who taught Japan to see family, forest, and time.

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  Merville Bert Cowell Jr.

  1942 – 2026 · Machine repair technician at GM Powertrain

  A craftsman of faith whose hands built homes and whose heart held family.

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  Donna Jean Beachy

  1930 – 2026 · Restaurateur

  She loved Jesus, she loved Alvin, and she loved her family.

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  Jack Dale

  1945 – 2026 · ice hockey player

  Minnesota hockey Olympian at Grenoble 1968, later a painter and devoted father.

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