People who died in 2026
3,594 people remembered here.
Robert Kururangi1957 – 2026 · Rugby union wingCounties Manukau wing and 1978 All Black who helped win the province's only NPC title.
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Donna Jo Butler† 2026The Brittle Lady of Cullman, remembered for her warmth and her famous homemade candy.
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Christiana Ruggeri1969 – 2026 · Journalist (Rai Tg2)Tg2 journalist and author who told the world's stories and stood always on the side of children and animals.
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Colin Wilson1972 – 2026 · Professional heavyweight boxerKid Coalminer. Three times Australian heavyweight champion, and a larrikin to the last bell.
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Eva Ngigi-Sarwari1981 – 2026 · Banker and payments executiveKenyan banker and payments leader who led Visa in Kenya and Finserve Africa, and urged women to take risks and lead.
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Bobby Gould1957 – 2026 · Professional ice hockey player and coachPetrolia's own. Capitals alternate captain, penalty killer and the man who once got the better of Mario Lemieux.
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Danny Harris† 2026 · GuitaristDurban guitarist and founding member of The Raiders, remembered for a lifetime of music and teaching.
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A devoted wife, mother and grandmother who loved music, family and the Lowcountry.
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Burudi Nabwera1927 – 2026 · Diplomat and politicianKenya's first ambassador to Washington, who carried a new nation's voice to the world.
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Gilad Ben Shach1941 – 2026 · Radio music editorIsraeli radio music editor and composer who nurtured Hebrew song.
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Don Wing1938 – 2026 · PoliticianIndependent Tasmanian MLC and Launceston mayor who led the Legislative Council.
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Adrian Rurawhe1961 – 2026 · Speaker of the New Zealand House of RepresentativesSecond Māori Speaker of New Zealand's House; Labour MP for Te Tai Hauāuru.
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Omar Boutmazought† 2026 · Amazigh singerMiddle Atlas Amazigh singer whose lotar and Samhi Ayemma Samhi carried Zemmour song far beyond Khemisset.
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Motti Kastón1961 – 2026 · baritoneIsraeli baritone and Stuttgart Kammersänger whose Met training shaped a 35-year ensemble career.
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Pat Saiki1930 – 2026 · PoliticianHilo teacher who became Hawaii's first Republican U.S. representative since statehood.
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Terry Collins† 2026 · Power station engineering managerA true gentleman of Barry Athletic Bowls Club, loved by all who knew him.
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Eddie Belmonte1943 – 2026 · JockeyFirst Puerto Rican jockey to win a U.S. Triple Crown race, aboard Personality in the 1970 Preakness.
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Keith B. McMullin1941 – 2026 · Church leader and business executiveLDS general authority and Deseret Management CEO remembered for duty, humility, and quiet mentorship.
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Ramón Luis Rivera Rivera1929 – 2026 · PoliticianBayamón mayor for 24 years and a pillar of the New Progressive Party.
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M.A. Krishnan† 2026 · RSS pracharakThe RSS pracharak who guided Balagokulam and decades of Kerala's cultural organising.
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Donald Bergagård1936 – 2026 · SingerSwedish Maranata evangelist and accordion singer of Där rosor aldrig dör.
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Fiona Hepler Lowe† 2026A loving, creative girl who loved to dance, gone far too soon at 13.
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Otto Sirgo1946 – 2026 · Actor and directorCuban-born Mexican first actor who shaped decades of telenovela and stage storytelling.
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Amos Rapoport1929 – 2026 · ArchitectArchitect and scholar who showed the world that culture, more than climate, shapes the homes we build.
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David Persse† 2026 · Emergency physicianHouston's longtime chief medical officer who guided the city through COVID-19.
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Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali1926 – 2026 · PhysicianPioneering Malay woman doctor and Ibu Negara who spent a century serving Malaysia's mothers, children and nation.
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Pat Garrett1942 – 2026 · Country singer-songwriterBerks County country showman who built an amphitheater, a sheepskin empire, and steered young Taylor Swift toward Nashville.
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Sister Dorothy Ann Plafcan1931 – 2026 · Sister of MercyA Sister of Mercy who taught Arkansas children for seventy years.
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Brian Liles† 2026 · California Highway Patrol officerCHP motorcycle officer who served California's Central Valley for more than 16 years.
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Colin McKerral† 2026 · Community advocate and municipal council candidateGreater Sudbury Ward 12 candidate and Louis Street housing advocate who pressed leaders to see tenants' lives firsthand.
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Andrea Zlatar-Violić1961 – 2026 · Literary theoristCroatian literary theorist and Minister of Culture who treated culture as a public good.
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Benjamin W. Nero1937 – 2026 · OrthodontistPhiladelphia orthodontist and Kentucky dental school pioneer who opened doors for others.
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Ken Taylor1935 – 2026 · England and Yorkshire cricketerYorkshire and England all-rounder who also played football and taught art for decades.
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Kandhari, Sachin† 2026 · NeurosurgeonDelhi neurosurgeon who brought epidural stimulation and robotic HAL rehab to India.
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An artist, poet and dancer who dreamed of becoming an art teacher.
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Eric Todd Peveto1970 – 2026 · AttorneyOrange attorney remembered for warmth, humor, and nearly thirty years of local practice.
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John E. La Tourette1932 – 2026 · EconomistEconomist and builder who led NIU into its second century.
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Oscar E. Bosetti1955 – 2026 · JournalistArgentine radio historian and teacher who insisted the medium would outlive every premature farewell.
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Peter Kolawole Obasa1938 – 2026 · army officerRetired army colonel and third Director-General of Nigeria's NYSC scheme.
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James H. Rosenfield Sr.1929 – 2026 · broadcasting executiveCBS executive who helped steer network television through its peak decades.
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Pierre Ferrazzi1946 – 2026 · footballer and coachStriker and Valence coach who lifted local football into Division 2.
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Remembered by her family and community in Dallas, Georgia.
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Tokushin Yamauchi1935 – 2026 · PoliticianYomitan mayor and Diet member who fought for base return and local autonomy in Okinawa.
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Hamid Barrada1939 – 2026 · JournalistMoroccan journalist who interviewed Hassan II and taught a generation how to listen.
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A devoted editor, volunteer and matriarch remembered in both Sumter and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
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Chief Taoridi Faronbi (Baba Alado)† 2026 · Land developerMushin land developer, market leader and APC chieftain known across Lagos as Baba Alado.
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Walter Ousley1945 – 2026 · Air Force One crew chief and chief operating officer of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of ChicagoAir Force One crew chief who gave 35 years to Catholic Charities of Chicago.
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