People who died in 2026
368 people remembered here.
Pedro Rodríguez García1933 – 2026 · Roman Catholic priest (Opus Dei)Priest-theologian who found Trent's catechism manuscript and served Vatican II's reception.
78 candles · 5 tributes
Garry Sobers1936 – 2026 · CricketerBarbados National Hero and cricket's complete all-rounder: 365 not out, six sixes, and a life played for the game.
78 candles · 10 tributes
David Cobb1962 – 2026 · AttorneyGreen nominee who fought corporate rule, then built land trusts.
77 candles · 6 tributes
Klaus Wanger1941 – 2026 · PoliticianLandtag president who backed Liechtenstein's 2003 constitution.
77 candles · 7 tributes
Alexey Vishnevetsky1965 – 2026 · JournalistThe union deputy who said journalism is a duty of responsibility, not a race to be first.
77 candles · 7 tributes- CChristy Knowings1980 – 2026 · American actress
All That scene-stealer whose Brenda Stone and Whateverrr energy still makes 90s kids laugh.
77 candles · 6 tributes 
Mohamed Garfi1948 – 2026 · MusicologistTunisian musicologist, conductor and composer who renewed Arab lyric theatre from Orchestre 71 to Men Gaâ El Khabia.
76 candles · 9 tributes
George Chuvalo1937 – 2026 · Professional boxerCanadian heavyweight who never hit the canvas, and kept fighting after the bell.
76 candles · 9 tributes
Stanislaw Malkowski1944 – 2026 · Roman Catholic priestChaplain of Solidarity and friend of Father Jerzy Popieluszko. He stood for a free and just Poland.
76 candles · 9 tributes
Johnny Young1947 – 2026 · SingerGoodnight Australia: joy, songs, and Young Talent Time.
76 candles · 4 tributes
Kay Granger1943 – 2026 · U.S. Representative (TX-12Fort Worth's first woman mayor who rose to Appropriations chair, serving Texas with grit and care.
76 candles · 6 tributes
Vincent Pastore1946 – 2026 · ActorBronx-born Big Pussy of The Sopranos: tough on screen, kind-hearted brother off it.
76 candles · 5 tributes
Aleksandr Pashchenko1945 – 2026 · SingerFrom scenery crew to People's Artist, he gave Orenburg nearly 700 roles and his whole heart.
75 candles · 9 tributes- GGeorgina Lightning1963 – 2026 · First Nations (Samson Cree / Maskwacis Plains Cree) film director
Samson Cree filmmaker who made media that matters and opened the feature door for Indigenous women directors.
75 candles · 5 tributes 
Konrad H. Jarausch1941 – 2026 · German-American historianTransatlantic historian who taught Germans and Americans to face a shattered past and rebuild civil society.
75 candles · 7 tributes
Jackie Glass† 2026 · Judge (Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court)Tough, fair Clark County judge who sentenced O.J. Simpson and brought Swift Justice to daytime TV.
75 candles · 8 tributes
Peter Nadas1942 – 2026 · WriterHungarian novelist of memory and the body; author of A Book of Memories and Parallel Stories.
75 candles · 7 tributes
Len Brown1941 – 2026 · WriterCo-creator of Mars Attacks. Topps creative soul for 41 years. For the kids. Country roots forever.
75 candles · 9 tributes
Ismael Laguna1943 – 2026 · Professional boxerThe Tiger of Colón. Twice world lightweight champion, never stopped, never forgotten.
74 candles · 6 tributes
Great Gidayu1958 – 2026 · Japanese comedianTakeshi Army's Benkei: guitar, rakugo, and laughter through dialysis.
74 candles · 9 tributes
Rihards Pīks1941 – 2026 · Film cinematographer and directorCinema craftsman who briefly held Latvia's foreign helm at EU dawn.
74 candles · 5 tributes- HHugh Curran1943 – 2026 · Professional football striker
Fast, airborne striker. Scotland's Wembley goal. Wolves and Norwich great.
74 candles · 5 tributes 
Nicolas Simion1959 – 2026 · Jazz saxophonistHe carried Transylvanian song into the language of jazz.
74 candles · 7 tributes
Antonino Fogliani1976 – 2026 · ConductorHe kept rare bel canto alive, from Pesaro to Bad Wildbad, with a joy that reached the last row.
74 candles · 4 tributes
Bamanga Tukur1935 – 2026 · PoliticianNigerian ports chief, Gongola governor, PDP chairman and pan-African business leader.
73 candles · 10 tributes
Nuno Cardoso1961 – 2026 · Civil and transport engineerEngineer-mayor who steered Porto through 2001 and helped draw the Metro.
73 candles · 10 tributes
David Worth1940 – 2026 · CinematographerEye behind Bloodsport and the director of Kickboxer; Eastwood DP who taught indie grit to a new generation.
73 candles · 7 tributes
Jim Geoghan1947 – 2026 · Television writerFrom Bronx club stages to the Tipton Hotel, he kept children laughing and parents trusting the half hour.
72 candles · 10 tributes
Roney Facchini1953 – 2026 · Actor in theatreFrom Rá-Tim-Bum's Luís to 30+ plays: a São Paulo actor of craft, humour and heart.
72 candles · 8 tributes
Enzo Bianchi1943 – 2026 · Catholic lay monkFounder of Bose who kept teaching the Gospel after exile.
72 candles · 9 tributes
Peter Katsambanis1965 – 2026 · Politician (Liberal)Greek Australian Liberal who served Victoria and both houses of the WA Parliament.
72 candles · 4 tributes
Siim Kallas1948 – 2026 · PoliticianArchitect of the kroon who carried Estonia into Europe.
72 candles · 5 tributes
Wanda Traczyk-Stawska1927 – 2026 · Warsaw Uprising Home Army gunner/liaisonWarsaw Uprising soldier who taught courage, dignity, and the duty to answer evil at once.
72 candles · 5 tributes
Gunther von Hagens1945 – 2026 · AnatomistInventor of plastination who put human anatomy before millions through Body Worlds.
72 candles · 9 tributes
Freddy Cannon1936 – 2026 · SingerBoom Boom of rock and roll, whose Palisades Park still sounds like summer.
72 candles · 8 tributes
Bain Boehlke1939 – 2026 · ActorJungle Theater founder whose exacting Twin Cities stages and Fargo cameo left a lasting imprint.
71 candles · 9 tributes
Karl Corino1942 – 2026 · Broadcast journalistMusil's detective: Transit voice for DDR letters, no forged marble left standing.
71 candles · 6 tributes
K. Achuthan1950 – 2026 · Politician (Indian National Congress)Chittur's Congress face for twenty years, built first in the cooperative bank and the municipality.
71 candles · 10 tributes
Erni Mangold1927 – 2026 · Actress (stageAustrian stage and screen force who made blunt truth and late-career brilliance her trademark.
71 candles · 8 tributes
Yves Brunier1941 – 2026 · puppeteerThe man inside Casimir, France's gentle orange dinosaur.
71 candles · 7 tributes
Nick Glennie-Smith1951 – 2026 · ComposerHe will always be the leader of our band.
71 candles · 4 tributes
Alexander Milinkevich1947 – 2026 · PhysicistPhysicist and Sakharov laureate who united Belarus's democrats and never stopped arguing for a European, fearless country.
71 candles · 5 tributes
Sir Anthony Kenny1931 – 2026 · PhilosopherDevout agnostic who made the great philosophers lucid.
71 candles · 6 tributes
Leo Morimoto1943 – 2026 · ActorJapanese actor and narrator whose gentle voice defined Thomas, Q-sama!! and Honneamise's Shirotsugh.
70 candles · 5 tributes
Shinichi Abe1950 – 2026 · Manga artistGaro artist who turned Asagaya love and later illness into private manga that outlived the silence.
70 candles · 10 tributes
Bill Rasmussen1932 – 2026 · Sports broadcasterESPN's founder who turned a traffic-jam brainstorm into the world's first 24-hour sports network.
70 candles · 9 tributes
Yin Carrizo1939 – 2026 · AccordionistAccordionist called El Cantor de la Patria, who wrote Viva Panama and Lucy.
69 candles · 8 tributes