People who died in 2026
3,624 people remembered here.
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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Mario Adorf1930 – 2026 · ActorGerman screen veteran of The Tin Drum and more than 200 film and television roles.
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Davey Lopes1945 – 2026 · Baseball second basemanDodgers captain, base-stealing master and 45-year baseball lifer who never forgot East Providence.
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Angela Pleasence1941 – 2026 · English stageA haunting, singular actress, from Catherine Howard and Symptoms to Doctor Who's Elizabeth I.
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Dean Tavoularis1932 – 2026 · Production designerHe built the worlds of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, and made illusion feel like real life.
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Henry Lee1938 – 2026 · Forensic scientistFrom Taipei police captain to the world's best-known crime scene scientist, he lived by one motto: make the impossible possible.
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Chip Taylor1940 – 2026 · Songwriter and singer who wrote "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning"He wrote Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning, then came back to sing his own truth.
6 candles · 1 tributes- CCraig Wilson McFarland† 2026
A carpenter, father and grandfather, remembered for what he built and whom he loved.
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Rainelle Krause1987 – 2026 · Coloratura sopranoColoratura soprano who made the Queen of the Night soar, on stage and in the air.
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Country Joe McDonald1942 – 2026 · SingerOne, two, three, what are we fighting for? The Woodstock voice who sang for peace and stood by those who served.
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Augie Meyers1940 – 2026 · MusicianThe Vox that gave Texas its groove. Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados legend, 1940 to 2026.
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Todd Meadows2000 – 2026 · Commercial fishermanWashington fisherman and Deadliest Catch deckhand who died at sea at 25.
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Katherine Hartley Short1983 – 2026 · Licensed clinical social workerLicensed clinical social worker and mental health advocate, remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.
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A grandmother loved by her community, whose disappearance ended in heartbreak.
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Lil Poppa2000 – 2026 · RapperJacksonville's storyteller, who turned pain, loyalty and survival into melodic rap his fans still carry.
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Bud Cort1948 – 2026 · ActorForever Harold. He taught generations of misfits that it is never too late to choose life.
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Ebo Taylor1936 – 2026 · GuitaristGhanaian highlife and afrobeat pioneer whose guitar carried tradition into the wider world.
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Matti Caspi1949 – 2026 · Israeli composerThe kibbutz boy whose harmonies changed Hebrew song. Composer, arranger and the voice of Brit Olam.
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Terrance Gore1991 – 2026 · Professional baseball outfielder and pinch runnerSpeedster and pinch-running specialist who won three World Series rings with the Royals, Dodgers and Braves.
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Ajit Pawar1959 – 2026 · PoliticianAjit Dada of Baramati, Maharashtra's longest-serving Deputy Chief Minister, always at his desk by dawn.
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Killing of Alex Pretti† 2026An ICU nurse who stopped to help a stranger and was shot and killed by federal agents.
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Francis Buchholz1950 – 2026 · Bass guitarist (Scorpions 1973 to 1992)The bass behind the Scorpions: Rock You Like a Hurricane, Still Loving You and Wind of Change.
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Rifaat al-Assad1937 – 2026 · Military officer and politicianSyrian general and vice president, brother of Hafez al-Assad, remembered for the 1982 assault on Hama.
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Kianna Underwood1992 – 2026 · Actress and voice actressNickelodeon actress who voiced Fuchsia on Little Bill and appeared on All That.
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Jim Hartung1960 – 2026 · Artistic gymnast and gymnastics coach1984 Olympic team gold gymnast and Husker coach who defined consistency.
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Killing of Renée Good† 2026Mother, partner and poet, killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026.
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A 17 year old from Fishers, Indiana, remembered as dependable, sweet, and loved by everyone who knew her.
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Miquel Navarro1945 – 2026 · SculptorA Mislata sculptor who built whole cities from clay and iron and gave them to the world.
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John Leeson1943 – 2026 · Actor and voice actorThe voice of K9 and the first Bungle, he brought joy to generations of children.
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Dan Doornink1956 – 2026 · American football running back and physicianSeahawks running back and Yakima physician, remembered as Dr. Dan and Mr. Third Down.
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Lal Wijenayake† 2026 · Attorney-at-law and politicianSri Lankan lawyer and left-wing veteran who led the 2016 public consultation on a new constitution.
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Beloved husband, father and grandfather who served Irish aviation at Shannon Airport.
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Mikhail Pokrass1943 – 2026 · Psychiatrist and psychotherapistSamara doctor who spent six decades helping people out of fear and loneliness.
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A seven year old boy with autism whose death exposed a system that failed to protect him.
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Sanjay Gupta† 2026 · Film directorMumbai filmmaker behind Kaante, Shootout at Wadala and Kaabil, who gave Hindi crime cinema its swagger.
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José Antonio de Yturriaga1936 – 2026 · Spanish diplomat and international lawyerAmbassador, jurist and tireless writer who helped shape the modern law of the sea.
5 candles · 1 tributes- LLinda Anne Slyer† 2026
A determined, independent woman who led where few women led before her.
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Paweł Tucholski1969 – 2026 · Actor and dubbing artistThe Polish voice of Simba and Aladdin, and a lifelong man of the stage.
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Jean-Claude Passeron1930 – 2026 · SociologistHe showed how schools pass privilege down the generations and taught sociology how to reason.
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Doug Woolard† 2026 · College athletic director and basketball coachCarbondale coach who led Saint Louis and South Florida athletics.
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Remembered by family in Dow City, Iowa, as the love of his wife Katie's life.
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Liudmyla Radchenko1932 – 2026 · Athlete and sports journalistAn Olympic long jumper who spent a lifetime telling the stories of Ukrainian sport.
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Cevin Fisher1963 – 2026 · House music DJHouse music pioneer behind The Freaks Come Out. A yo party people, we got to keep this thing going!
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Dr. James Freddy "Freddy" Allen† 2026 · College administratorHe walked the campus, kept his door open and helped a historic college come back to life.
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Lloyd Garner† 2026A trusted voice in the headset, remembered by the racers he watched over.
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