People who died in 2026

3,557 people remembered here.

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  Jozef Deleu

  1937 – 2026 · Poet

  He lived on the border and spent his life building bridges for the Dutch language.

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  John Anderson

  1954 – 2026 · Country singer

  The country voice behind Swingin' and Seminole Wind, a Hall of Famer who kept tradition alive.

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  Carolyn Bailey Lewis

  1948 – 2026

  She was the first, and she made sure she would not be the last.

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  David Mouradian

  1951 – 2026 · Writer

  A man of the word, the frame and colour.

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  Brother Valentino

  1941 – 2026 · Calypsonian

  The People's Calypsonian, whose songs spoke for ordinary people and Black dignity.

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  Alex Sanders

  1938 – 2026 · Judge

  The storyteller judge who saved a swamp and grew a college.

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  Michael Melloy

  1948 – 2026 · Federal judge

  Dubuque-born judge who served Iowa and the nation on the federal bench for 38 years.

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  Pa Reuben Fasoranti

  † 2026

  A century of service to Yoruba unity and Nigerian democracy, now at rest.

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  Howard William Steer

  † 2026 · Painter

  The flying doctor artist of Broken Hill, loved for his colour, humour and generosity.

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  Justin Tyler Puckett

  † 2026

  A Walnut Ridge handyman remembered for his faith, his trade, and his love of a good eating contest.

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  Julio Dalmao

  1940 – 2026 · Footballer

  Uruguay's 1959 South American champion and a Cerro defender never forgotten.

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  Alex Sanders (Alexander M. Sanders Jr.)

  † 2026

  South Carolina judge, college president and storyteller who shaped the state's legal and academic life.

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  Rachael Booth

  † 2026 · Headteacher

  A headteacher who changed young lives at The Willows School.

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  Brian Morris

  † 2026

  A devoted husband, father and grandfather remembered for sports, family and a life well lived.

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  Linda Penniman

  † 2026 · City council member

  Naples council member and vice mayor who championed ethics, water and the city she loved.

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  Carlos Miguel Suárez Soto

  † 2026

  Telenovela villain remembered for his talent and his resilience after tragedy.

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  Magda Vámos

  1932 – 2026 · Fashion designer

  Hungary's grande dame of fashion, who dressed generations with elegance and taught them style.

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  Andy King

  1948 – 2026 · Labour MP for Rugby and Kenilworth

  The postman turned social services manager who represented Rugby and Kenilworth in Parliament.

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  Frank Goode

  1939 – 2026 · Australian rules footballer and coach

  North Melbourne full-forward, twice the club's top goalkicker, and lifelong friend to its past players.

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  Karthik Sabesh

  † 2026 · Film actor

  Tamil actor of Pattathu Yaanai and Vallavan, son of Sabesh and nephew of Deva.

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  Enchang Kaimo

  1948 – 2026 · Theater actress and director

  Rep pioneer and Trumpets co-founder whose spitfire energy lit the Philippine stage.

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  Geoff Thompson

  1940 – 2026 · Politician

  First MP for Horowhenua who steered the National Party into the MMP era.

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  Antonio Grimau

  1944 – 2026 · Actor

  Argentine actor, telenovela heart-throb and villain, who gave Sandro a voice in his later years.

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  Nancy Bingham

  1950 – 2026 · Teacher and Dallas ISD trustee

  A teacher for three decades who fought for every Dallas ISD student as a trustee.

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  Courtney Rhea Bouchard

  † 2026

  A wife, mother and daughter remembered for her warmth, humor and love of family.

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  Laura Blad

  1970 – 2026 · University administrator

  Mother of four and Pocatello's quiet constant beside its mayor for sixteen years.

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  James P. Axiotis

  1963 – 2026 · Film and television producer

  He told other people's stories for forty years, and finally his mother's.

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  Gilles Girard

  1942 – 2026 · Singer (Les Classels)

  The voice of Les Classels, who kept the songs of Quebec's yé-yé years alive for sixty years.

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  Adam Wolke

  1988 – 2026 · Live streamer and presenter (SkylineTV)

  The streamer who took his audience everywhere with him, live.

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  B. Madhusoodana Kurup

  1954 – 2026 · Fisheries scientist and founding Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies

  Fisheries scientist and teacher who built Kerala's fisheries university and gave a vanishing mahseer its name.

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  Lorraine A. (Aresta) Cambra

  † 2026

  A woman of faith, remembered for her devotion to family, church, and Provincetown.

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  Mujahit Akhmetzyanov

  1950 – 2026 · Children's poet and teacher

  Tatar children's poet and village schoolmaster who wrote for the young all his life.

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  Buchi Maheswara Rao

  1951 – 2026 · Politician

  Konaseema's Buchi Babu, Amalapuram MP and twice Allavaram MLA, who stayed close to his people.

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  Steven Dick

  † 2026

  A much loved father, son and brother, remembered by all who knew him.

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  Clif "Hanger" Croce

  † 2026 · Punk rock singer and songwriter

  He wrote This Is Boston, Not L.A. and sang it, and The Freeze, for more than forty years.

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  Eduardo Viana

  1955 – 2026 · Actor

  Lisbon actor and opera singer who was a familiar face in Portuguese homes for over thirty years.

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  Sergio Erede

  1940 – 2026 · Corporate lawyer

  The dean of Italy's business lawyers, who shaped half a century of the country's biggest deals.

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  Chad Mullen

  † 2026

  Chad Mullen, whose killing led to his girlfriend's murder conviction two years later.

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  Mariusz Strzałka

  1959 – 2026 · Fencer (épée) and fencing coach

  Olympic silver medallist for Poland who became a world champion and coach in Germany.

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  Chiaki Ishii

  1941 – 2026 · Judoka

  Brazil's first Olympic judo medallist, the sensei who opened the path for generations.

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  Noah Adams

  1942 – 2026 · Radio journalist

  The quiet, curious voice of All Things Considered, who listened to America and wrote down what it told him.

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  Alan Brown

  1935 – 2026 · Cricketer

  Kent's fast-bowling spearhead and 1970 champion, an England Test cricketer and a goalscorer too.

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  Joe Redner

  1940 – 2026 · Businessman

  Tampa's Strip Club King, who fought city hall for fifty years in the name of free expression.

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  Li Kou-tin

  † 2026 · Table tennis player and coach

  First Asian Games table tennis singles champion, who built a coaching tradition in Brazil.

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  Gene Schwam

  † 2026 · Publicist

  Hollywood publicist for seventy years, from Elvis Presley to Julie Andrews.

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  Yadi Timo

  1960 – 2026 · Film and television actor

  Indonesian actor remembered as Mastur, the kidnapper in Petualangan Sherina.

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  Philippe Tondeur

  1932 – 2026 · Mathematician

  Factory worker turned geometer who led American mathematical science at the NSF.

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  Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh

  1946 – 2026 · Political geographer

  Political geographer who mapped Iran's Gulf and borders in scholarship and public life.

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