People who died in 2026

3,567 people remembered here.

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  Louise Botting

  1939 – 2026 · Financial journalist

  The first voice of Money Box, who made personal finance clear for millions and broke barriers for women in the City.

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  Phil Spence

  1954 – 2026 · Basketball player and coach

  Raleigh's sixth man who helped NC State win 1974, then coached the Triangle.

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  Hadi Abbas

  † 2026 · Sculptor

  Baghdad sculptor who stayed with clay, stone and paint for a lifetime.

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  John Lowe

  1950 – 2026 · Jockey and work rider

  Cock O' The North jockey who rode over 2,000 winners worldwide.

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  Terry Denton

  1950 – 2026 · Children's illustrator and author

  Australian children's illustrator and author, co-creator of the Treehouse series with Andy Griffiths

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  Sirous Ebrahimzadeh

  1937 – 2026 · Actor

  Iranian stage and screen veteran whose voice and craft spanned six decades.

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  Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

  1950 – 2026 · Emirati public official

  Dubai ruler's brother; police deputy chair; Al Wasl leader; racehorse owner.

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  Carlos Alonso

  1929 – 2026 · Painter

  He painted Argentina's wounds so they would not be forgotten.

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  Angry Anderson

  1947 – 2026 · Rock singer

  Rose Tattoo's gravel voice: Suddenly, Mad Max, and a lifetime of loud mercy.

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  Andrei Mazandarani (DJ Andrei Maz)

  † 2026 · DJ and musician

  A Perth DJ who could fill any dance floor, and co-founder of the long running Death Disco club night.

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  Milton Viera

  1946 – 2026 · Footballer

  Uruguay World Cup midfielder who won titles with Nacional, Olympiacos and AEK.

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  Gerard Jouault

  1952 – 2026 · Volleyball coach

  Calais volleyball builder, France women's coach and 1994 Coupe de France winner.

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  Mithu Mukherjee

  1955 – 2026 · Actress (Bengali and Hindi cinema)

  Bengali and Hindi star of Mouchak and Marjina Abdulla, remembered with warmth.

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  Presley Gerber

  1999 – 2026 · Fashion model

  Model, photographer, and advocate who met the camera with honesty.

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  Ben Duggan

  † 2026 · Charity manager and football club director

  Youngest Chester FC director and Wirral charity manager remembered for warmth and dedication.

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  Bruce Bergey

  1946 – 2026 · American football defensive end (UCLA

  UCLA and three-league defensive end who settled in Oregon after the Storm and Thunder years.

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  Susy Aponte

  † 2026 · Journalist

  A journalist and candidate who kept speaking after the threats came.

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  Tim Read

  † 2026 · Politician

  Doctor, researcher and Greens MP for Brunswick, remembered for decency and public health advocacy.

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  Sophia Horner-Sam

  † 2026 · Diplomat

  Ghanaian diplomat and NPP leader who carried public service from the regions to The Hague.

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  Frans Kgomo

  1950 – 2026 · High Court judge

  From court clerk to High Court judge; a long life in South African justice.

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  Rosemarie Gomez

  † 2026

  The first Hispanic woman on East Chicago's City Council, and a lifelong servant of her community.

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  Jaco Muller

  † 2026 · Game farmer

  Namibian rhino farmer who turned a son's school idea into nearly 200 births.

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  Bruce Swayze

  1939 – 2026 · Professional wrestler and manager

  Beautiful Bruce and Black Baron, a Hamilton wrestler who heated up territorial rings.

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  Mohamed Salah Arfaoui

  1956 – 2026 · Civil engineer

  Tunisian engineer and minister who built ports, stadia, and housing.

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  R. Jeanette Kruer

  1929 – 2026 · Banking professional (Gem Savings

  A gardener and craftswoman who made holidays and home feel carefully loved.

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  Mike Burton

  1947 – 2026 · Olympic swimmer

  Iron Mike: three-time Olympic gold, distance freestyle legend.

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  Alfred Tyrone Cooke

  1939 – 2026 · Indian Air Force fighter pilot

  In ten minutes over Kalaikunda he wrote a masterclass in courage.

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  P. C. Vey

  1955 – 2026 · Cartoonist

  New Yorker cartoonist who found the absurd turn in everyday life.

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  Rose Friedman

  † 2026 · NPR culture editor

  An editor who preferred truth to buzz, and books to hot takes.

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  William Edward Delatour

  † 2026

  Beloved as "Coach Billy," remembered for a lifetime of love, family, and faith.

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  William "Wink" Brown

  1958 – 2026 · Firefighter

  Tennessee fire chief and instructor who spent five decades building departments and firefighters.

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  Jason Rockhold

  † 2026

  A former youth softball coach who died in an Illinois jail awaiting trial on child sex abuse charges.

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  Tim Janus

  1976 – 2026 · Competitive eater (Eater X)

  Simsbury-born Eater X who made competitive eating theatrical, curious, and human.

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  Pietro Soddu

  1929 – 2026 · Politician

  A Christian Democrat of Sardinia who tied regional autonomy to national politics.

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  William F. Eckman

  1930 – 2026 · Mayor of La Plata

  Once a mayor, always a mayor: he rebuilt La Plata with steady hands.

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  Albertas Vitkus

  1929 – 2026 · Histologist and professor of medicine

  Lithuanian histologist who taught generations of doctors and wrote the first histology textbook in Lithuanian.

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  Rachid Sabbagh

  † 2026 · Magistrate

  Magistrate and transitional defence minister who bridged Tunisia's courts, faith and security.

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  Piyushbhai Desai

  † 2026 · Chairman

  Wagh Bakri chairman who built a tea empire on quality, integrity and Gandhian values.

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  Martin Gutzeit

  1952 – 2026 · Evangelical pastor

  Pastor and SDP co-founder who spent decades opening Stasi files and defending victims of the SED state.

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  Laureano Leone

  1928 – 2026 · politician

  Abruzzo-born pharmacist and Order of Canada member who served Downsview and Canada-Italy ties.

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  Karl Finch

  1939 – 2026 · American football wide receiver

  Modesto Rams receiver, teacher and coach who mentored generations of Central Valley youth.

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  Walter Lee Sharp Sr. (also referred to as Walter Sharp II)

  † 2026

  A World War II veteran, GE retiree and devoted family man who lived to 101.

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  Bodil Cappelen

  1930 – 2026 · Painter

  Textile artist and guardian of Hauge's poetic legacy.

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  Joe Romm

  1960 – 2026 · Physicist

  Physicist and America's fiercest climate blogger, who fought for clean energy now, with facts, wit and urgency.

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  Pierre de Chastonay

  1931 – 2026 · Lawyer-notary

  Sierre mayor and National Councillor who carried a Valais political dynasty.

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  Anton Grunis

  1979 – 2026 · Major general

  Russian major general and Hero of Russia killed in occupied Donetsk at 46.

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  Carles Solà

  1945 – 2026 · Chemical engineer

  UAB rector and Catalan universities minister who built a young campus.

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  Ian King

  1969 – 2026 · Guitarist

  Boston hardcore guitarist with The F.U.'s; title examiner, reader, and father from Salem.

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