People who died in 2026

3,600 people remembered here.

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  Hamid Barrada

  1939 – 2026 · Journalist

  Moroccan journalist who interviewed Hassan II and taught a generation how to listen.

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  Anne Sullivan Haynie

  † 2026

  A devoted editor, volunteer and matriarch remembered in both Sumter and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

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  James H. Rosenfield Sr.

  1929 – 2026 · broadcasting executive

  CBS executive who helped steer network television through its peak decades.

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  Tokushin Yamauchi

  1935 – 2026 · Politician

  Yomitan mayor and Diet member who fought for base return and local autonomy in Okinawa.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Gilbert Rodriguez

  1940 – 2026 · Tejano singer

  Tejano Blue Notes pioneer and founder of Gilbert's Mexican Restaurant

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  Bill Giles

  1934 – 2026 · Baseball executive

  Bill Giles, who built the Phillies into a Philadelphia institution, has died at 92.

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  Neil Henderson

  1953 – 2026 · Guitarist and songwriter (Bay City Rollers

  Early Bay City Rollers guitarist and Middle of the Road songwriter who kept playing long after the charts moved on.

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  Rini Wagtmans

  1946 – 2026 · Road bicycle racer

  Dutch Tour stage winner known as Witte Bles, the white blaze.

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  Peter May

  1951 – 2026 · Crime novelist

  Scottish crime novelist of the Lewis Trilogy, embraced first by France.

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  Aleksei Kozlov

  1935 – 2026 · Saxophonist

  Founder of Arsenal and a defining voice of Soviet and Russian jazz.

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  Santiago Solis-Nava (reported as Santiago Solace)

  † 2026

  A Beau Chene High School student athlete, remembered by his community.

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  Arturo "Lobito" Torres

  2000 – 2026 · Professional boxer

  Mexicali boxer and Fecombox regional champion who died at 26 after a ring injury.

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  Bruno Terlizzo

  1937 – 2026 · Philosophy teacher

  Teacher, journalist and councillor who bridged Catholic and communist traditions of solidarity.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Chhotelal Verma

  1953 – 2026 · Politician

  Four-term Fatehabad MLA, called Babuji, who kept winning Agra's rural seat for three decades.

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  Richard Mulcahey

  1935 – 2026 · Politician

  Northwest Illinois legislator, teacher, Marine and deacon who served for decades.

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  Akhtar Hossain

  1945 – 2026 · Children's literature writer

  Bangla Academy-honoured children's writer who gave young readers rhymes, stories and a share of Bangladesh's national story.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Peter Tyoakaa Orshi

  † 2026 · Pastor

  A devoted pastor, husband and father of the Orshi family of Benue State.

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  Mushtaq Khan

  1969 – 2026 · Actor and comedian (Hindi film and television)

  Bollywood supporting comic whose Ballu scene in Welcome became a lasting Hindi film classic.

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  Mark Mortimer

  1967 – 2026 · Actor

  Another World's Nick Hudson, who served, built and gave others facing cancer a way forward.

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  David Hollister

  1942 – 2026 · Mayor of Lansing

  The mayor who kept GM in Lansing and rebuilt its downtown.

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  Soorya Krishnamoorthy

  1951 – 2026 · Cultural organiser

  ISRO engineer who built Soorya into a year-round home for Indian art.

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  David Addo-Wright

  † 2026

  A young man preparing for the Marine Corps, killed inside the jail meant to hold him only briefly.

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  Don McKenzie

  1939 – 2026 · Australian rules footballer

  Essendon Hall of Fame ruckman who leapt high, led hard, and stood up for players' pay.

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  Edward Rogalski

  1942 – 2026 · University president

  St. Ambrose president who built a university through people and relationships.

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  Jackie Jackson

  1947 – 2026 · Reggae

  Treasure Isle and Maytals bassist whose rocksteady lines travelled the world.

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  Seamus Tuohy

  † 2026 · Mayo GAA County Board chairman (2021-2026)

  Breaffy man who chaired Mayo GAA when Sam Maguire came home.

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  Riccardo Innocenti

  1943 – 2026 · Footballer (forward)

  Ardenno forward who captained Perugia after SPAL and Milan.

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  Reginald Steed

  † 2026

  Tennessee inmate charged in a corrections officer's killing, died in custody awaiting trial.

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  Joy Amos

  † 2026

  Her death is now the subject of a requested coroner's inquest.

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  Success Ezenwafor

  † 2026

  A six year old boy who helped other children escape a flood and lost his own life doing it.

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  Josef Kalbáč

  1940 – 2026 · Agronomist

  Czech senator and Klaus adviser who kept faith with Strakonicko farming country and its folk songs.

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  Doug (Paul Douglas) Schneider

  † 2026 · Newspaper reporter

  Watchdog reporter who never stopped chasing the story.

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  Ibrahim Al Madani

  1976 – 2026 · Muezzin of Masjid al-Haram

  Madinan-trained muezzin whose dawn call from the Grand Mosque reached the world.

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  Jerry Keith Sumler

  † 2026

  Jerry Keith Sumler, of Jackson, Tennessee, remembered by his community.

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  Noah Vesich

  † 2026

  Columbine freshman running back, loved by family, teammates and friends. Gone at 16.

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  Morris Ballen

  1938 – 2026 · Businessman

  Disc Makers leader who helped indie artists press vinyl, cassettes and CDs.

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  Fred Barber (Fredrick Winston Barber Jr.)

  1943 – 2026 · Pharmacist and former University of Georgia football player

  Georgia Bulldogs running back turned beloved Blackshear pharmacist and community servant.

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  Thawee Buranaket (Ja Thawee)

  1932 – 2026 · National Artist

  National Artist who cast Phra Buddha Chinnarat replicas and kept Phitsanulok folk heritage alive.

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  Sergio Carpanesi

  1936 – 2026 · Football midfielder

  Spezia native who won Fiorentina's first Scudetto and twice steadied the Aquilotti.

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  Vector Lovers

  1969 – 2026 · British electronic music producer (IDM

  Reading-born IDM and electro producer behind Vector Lovers; Soma Records; Capsule For One.

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  Chad Gilbert

  1981 – 2026 · Guitarist

  Founding guitarist of New Found Glory whose songs, humor, and grit shaped a generation of pop-punk.

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  Michael James Gaffey

  1945 – 2026 · Planetary scientist

  Asteroid mineralogist who taught the solar system to speak in spectra.

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  Kevin Caulfield

  † 2026

  Remembered by family and friends for his love of sports, heritage, and storytelling.

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  Lucien Gardon

  1937 – 2026 · Footballer (centre-forward)

  OL centre-forward and twin of Raymond, 14 matches and seven goals at Gerland.

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  Mousa Shubairi Zanjani

  1928 – 2026 · Twelver Shia marja

  A Qom marja whose life was spent on rijal, fiqh, and the quiet work of teaching.

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  Shanthi Narayanasamy

  † 2026 · Film producer

  Eldest child of Sivaji Ganesan and producer behind Thangappathakkam.

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  Willie Callaghan

  1943 – 2026 · Professional footballer

  Pars and Scotland full back of the 1968 Cup-winning side.

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  Marvins Antoine

  † 2026 · College football player

  A bright Fall River athlete whose college chapter had only just begun.

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