People who died in 2026
3,559 people remembered here.
Joe Redner1940 – 2026 · BusinessmanTampa's Strip Club King, who fought city hall for fifty years in the name of free expression.
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Yadi Timo1960 – 2026 · Film and television actorIndonesian actor remembered as Mastur, the kidnapper in Petualangan Sherina.
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Noah Adams1942 – 2026 · Radio journalistThe quiet, curious voice of All Things Considered, who listened to America and wrote down what it told him.
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Chad Mullen† 2026Chad Mullen, whose killing led to his girlfriend's murder conviction two years later.
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Pierre-André Kombila1941 – 2026 · CardiologistGabon's first cardiologist, who mended hearts and fought for democracy for half a century.
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Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh1946 – 2026 · Political geographerPolitical geographer who mapped Iran's Gulf and borders in scholarship and public life.
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Philippe Tondeur1932 – 2026 · MathematicianFactory worker turned geometer who led American mathematical science at the NSF.
7 candles · 1 tributes- LLyndon Wayne Posey† 2026
A steady, grounded man who found joy in family and the quiet beauty of everyday life.
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Asbjørn Eide1933 – 2026 · Jurist and human rights scholarHe turned law into a voice for Indigenous peoples and minorities.
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Toluwanisings1985 – 2026 · Gospel singerA very unique voice of Yoruba praise. Unreserved Praise, A Very Big God, and a ministry that taught millions to sing to God.
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Malcolm H. Wiener1935 – 2026 · Aegean prehistorianThe philhellene patron and scholar who devoted his fortune to the prehistoric Aegean.
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Vin Denson1935 – 2026 · Professional cyclistChester cyclist who rode for Anquetil and became the first Briton to win a Giro stage.
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A kind and unassuming man remembered for quietly helping others.
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Gamal Nkrumah1958 – 2026 · Journalist and editorJournalist and Pan-Africanist who carried his father's vision of African unity.
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Martha Tilaar1937 – 2026 · Entrepreneur and beauty specialistIndonesian beauty industry pioneer who grew Sariayu and jamu from a Menteng garage salon.
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Remembered by family and friends in Cement City and Jackson, Michigan.
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A daughter and sister, remembered with love in Ireland and in Scotland.
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Giuseppe Moschioni1936 – 2026 · Footballer (goalkeeper)Italian goalkeeper who kept Foggia's goal in their first Serie A and helped them beat the Grande Inter.
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André Ledran1933 – 2026 · Politician and teacherSocialist teacher who led Ouistreham for 31 years and opened it to England by ferry.
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Rita Vorperian† 2026 · ScholarA scholar of the Armenian word and a servant of her community, in Los Angeles and far beyond.
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Parvinder Singh Jhota† 2026 · ActivistAnti-drug activist from Mansa, killed while confronting an alleged drug dealer on live video.
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Jeremiah Kipp† 2026 · Film director and screenwriterGentle New York horror filmmaker behind Slapface and The Mortuary Assistant.
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James Robertson† 2026James Robertson, who killed to be sentenced to death, was executed in Florida at age 63.
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Hattie Massey Leeper1928 – 2026 · Radio disc jockeyChatty Hatty, North Carolina's first Black woman on the radio, who used her voice to lift others.
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Demi Dominguez† 2026A young Bakersfield mother whose death became a call for accountability in maternal care.
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AVS Raju1937 – 2026 · IndustrialistHe left his village at 18 and built one of India's great construction companies.
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Pat Karney† 2026 · Labour councillor and city centre lead memberManchester's longtime champion of the city centre, Christmas markets and Manchester Day.
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Peter Nagy† 2026 · Artist and galleristEast Village artist who became a champion of Indian contemporary art.
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Sílvio Barsetti1965 – 2026 · Sports journalist and authorA Rio reporter with a nose for the story, who broke the Morumbi scoop and never stopped writing.
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Jeffrey Goldstone1933 – 2026 · Theoretical physicistPhysicist who showed that broken symmetries bring massless particles, the Goldstone bosons.
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Wayne Steeves1944 – 2026 · PoliticianAlbert County's MLA for fifteen years, and a lifelong servant of his neighbours.
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Pavel Půta1948 – 2026 · Bass guitaristCzech lyricist and bass player whose songs for Katapult and children's albums outlived the Plzeň folk stage.
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Christine Mary Johnsen1946 – 2026 · Nurse and epidemiologistNurse and epidemiologist who gave women living with HIV and AIDS a voice.
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Lori Panarello† 2026Hairstylist and advocate who brought Long Island's first Pride parade to life.
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Linda Duncombe1971 – 2026 · Banking executive and film producerFrom a Sydney bank to Hollywood, she lifted everyone around her.
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A Worcester husband and father, remembered for the family and quiet life he built.
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Rachna Shroff† 2026 · Medical oncologist and GI cancer clinician-scientistGI oncology leader who endowed a Young Investigator Award in biliary cancers while facing her own cancer.
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Cheryl Smith1970 – 2026 · Rugby union player and coachTwo-time world champion Black Fern who gave everything she could to rugby and to Te Tai Tokerau.
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Ina Klaassen1969 – 2026 · Museum directorRotterdam museum director who steered Boijmans Van Beuningen through its Depot and renewal.
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Donald Insall1926 – 2026 · ArchitectConservation architect who taught Britain to keep old places living.
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Cynthia "Cindy" Miller† 2026Beloved wife, mother and grandmother, and a devoted Detroit Lions fan.
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Jean-Max de Chavigny1965 – 2026 · WindsurferMartinique's Olympic windsurfer, from the Schœlcher shore to an Olympic final.
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Gernot Friedel1941 – 2026 · TheatreDirected Jedermann at the Salzburg Festival for eighteen summers, from Brandauer to Tukur.
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Deepak Babaria† 2026 · Politician (Indian National Congress organiser)A quiet Congress organiser who championed workers and helped bring his party back to power in Madhya Pradesh.
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Kamal Mitra Chenoy1950 – 2026 · Political scientistA teacher who carried his arguments from the lecture hall to the street.
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Ren-Ke Li (Li Renke)† 2026 · Cardiovascular scientistCardiac regenerative scientist who linked stem cells, biomaterials and ageing biology.
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Alan Thornett1937 – 2026 · Car workerCowley militant and Trotskyist who taught himself Marxism and Earth science: nothing can be built on a dead planet.
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