People who died in 2026
3,619 people remembered here.
Ioannis Varvitsiotis1933 – 2026 · Lawyer and politicianTwice Greece's defence minister, he died at home on his 93rd birthday.
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Monika Helfer1947 – 2026 · WriterA Vorarlberg writer who told the truth about families, with clarity and love.
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Maureen Jones1927 – 2026 · Classical pianistSydney prodigy who helped found Musica Viva and became Europe's lady of the piano.
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Finnish psychiatrist who taught the world to look for solutions, not just problems.
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Jerney Kaagman1947 – 2026 · Singer (Earth and Fire)The voice of Earth and Fire and a lifelong champion of Dutch musicians.
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Glenn A. Baker1952 – 2026 · JournalistAustralia's Rock Brain of the Universe who chronicled popular music with encyclopaedic passion and a trademark fez.
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Kazimira Prunskienė1943 – 2026 · Economist and politicianFirst prime minister of restored Lithuania, who carried a small nation's case for freedom to the world's capitals.
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Tim O'Donnell1948 – 2026 · Television writerNewsman turned sitcom writer who helped make Growing Pains, Dave's World and Clueless.
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Akbar Abdi1960 – 2026 · Actor and comedianIran's man of a thousand faces who made a nation laugh and cry.
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Keigo Higashino1958 – 2026 · Mystery novelistHe turned scientific logic and ordinary loyalty into some of Asia's most read mystery novels.
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Kaylee Hottle2008 – 2026 · ActressThe deaf girl who spoke to Kong in sign language, and showed deaf kids everywhere there are no limits.
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Brian Doerksen1965 – 2026 · Worship leaderHe led worship with a whisper and sang over the suffering, and the whole Church sang his songs.
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Patrick Gleeson1934 – 2026 · Synthesizer pioneerSynthesizer pioneer who put modular electronics on Herbie Hancock’s stage and built Different Fur.
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Duane Ward1964 – 2026 · Baseball pitcher and broadcasterTwo-time World Series champion whose 45 saves for the 1993 Blue Jays still stand as the club record.
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Osvaldo Bagnoli1935 – 2026 · Football player and coachIl Mago della Bovisa who guided Hellas Verona to its only Serie A title.
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Mary Jo "MJ" Shannon1934 – 2026 · BusinesswomanThe heart of her family: La Jolla shopkeeper and the beloved MJ of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.
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Pat Oliphant1935 – 2026 · Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonistHe drew presidents as they really were, with a penguin in the corner to have the last word.
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Nansun Shi1951 – 2026 · Film producer and executiveThe Housekeeper of Hong Kong cinema, who turned bold ideas into classics and carried them to the world.
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A little boy whose life ended far too soon, on a family holiday in Cyprus.
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Ozana Cisneros† 2026A San Antonio baby whose short life ended in a mystery still unsolved.
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Barbara Ling1952 – 2026 · Oscar-winning film production designer and theater lighting designerShe rebuilt 1969 Hollywood for real, from Gotham to the Pussycat Theater, and won an Oscar doing it.
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Rodney Franklin1958 – 2026 · Jazz pianist and composerBerkeley jazz pianist whose Columbia hit The Groove lit UK dancefloors and whose Song for You remains a Quiet Storm favorite.
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Marc Messier1947 – 2026 · Actor and writerBroue, Marc Gagnon, Réjean and Bob: the blue-eyed actor who made all of Quebec laugh for half a century.
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Joanna Pettet1942 – 2026 · Actress (stageCasino Royale's Mata Bond and a radiant star of Broadway, film and Night Gallery.
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Teejan Bai1956 – 2026 · Pandavani folk singer and Mahabharata storytellerThe Kapalik voice of Pandavani who took Chhattisgarh's Mahabharata storytelling to the world.
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Shahrnush Parsipur1946 – 2026 · NovelistIranian novelist of Women Without Men who wrote women into freedom and paid with exile.
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Dame Penelope Keith1940 – 2026 · Actress and television presenterFrom Margo Leadbetter to Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, a dame who made Britain laugh at itself.
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Paul Flack† 2026Norwich graphic designer, brother of Caroline Flack, remembered for his talent and his devotion to family.
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Alex Bueno1963 – 2026 · Singer and guitarist (merengueEl Ruiseñor de la Sierra. The voice of Que vuelva and El jardín prohibido, who sang every Dominican rhythm.
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Roy Hattersley1932 – 2026 · PoliticianLabour deputy leader, author and Yorkshire voice of democratic socialism.
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Dr John Egan1929 – 2026 · General practitionerMoree and Sydney GP who delivered thousands of babies and fought hospital segregation.
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Frank Michael1947 – 2026 · SingerThe Seraing crooner who sang of love for fifty years and gave his heart to the fans who filled his halls.
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Marc Pinizzotto1982 – 2026 · Police constableETF constable, hockey captain and devoted father who put others first.
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Hikaru Kurosaki1962 – 2026 · ActorThe Japan Action Club stuntman who became Jaspion, a hero to millions in Brazil, then made a quiet home in Okinawa's sea.
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Finian Shea Johnson1977 – 2026 · Television editorEmmy-nominated Survivor editor who shaped Bachelor, The Voice and reality TV for two decades.
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Sonny Rollins1930 – 2026 · Jazz tenor saxophonistThe Saxophone Colossus: jazz's greatest improviser, who wrote St. Thomas and Oleo and practised on the Williamsburg Bridge.
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Dietmar Wolter1941 – 2026 · SurgeonGerman trauma surgeon and inventor whose locking-plate technology changed fracture care worldwide.
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Death of Yves Sakila† 2026Died after being restrained by security guards outside a Dublin shop, aged 35.
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Gade Sai Krishna† 2026A young man whose death in police custody in Vijayawada became a test of accountability.
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Abraham Foxman1940 – 2026 · LawyerHidden child of the Holocaust who spent 50 years at the ADL fighting hate with words, facts and forgiveness.
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Joni Lamb1960 – 2026 · Christian broadcasterCo-founder of Daystar and host of Joni Table Talk, who carried the gospel from one small station to the nations.
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Blackpool's gentle animal rescuer, remembered for his kindness to the smallest creatures.
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Desmond Morris1928 – 2026 · ZoologistThe zoologist who held up a mirror to the human animal, and a surrealist who painted the creatures of his imagination.
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Oscar Schmidt1958 – 2026 · Brazilian basketball playerMão Santa. The trained hand that scored for Brazil and turned down the NBA to wear the yellow shirt.
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Nathalie Baye1948 – 2026 · ActressFour-time César winner who lit up French cinema from Truffaut to Dolan with her voice, her smile and her modesty.
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Moya Brennan1952 – 2026 · Folk singerClannad's first lady of Celtic song: voice, harp and Donegal faith.
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Asha Bhosle1933 – 2026 · Playback singerLegendary Indian playback singer whose 12,000 songs shaped Bollywood for eight decades.
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