People who died in 2026

3,660 people remembered here.

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  Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega

  1940 – 2026 · Roman Catholic bishop

  First bishop of Ciego de Ávila; shepherd whose motto was Psalm 23.

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  Dr. Trinath Mishra

  † 2026 · Indian police officer

  A police officer who led the SPG, CBI and CRPF, remembered for integrity under pressure.

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  Jakob Brechbühl

  1952 – 2026 · Footballer

  Köbi, the small Young Boys full back with a big shot who never forgot where he came from.

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  Oscar Reynert Olsen

  1925 – 2026 · Illustrator

  A Stavanger-born artist whose free, colourful line filled newspapers, books, stamps and galleries for seven decades.

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  Carl Berger

  1939 – 2026 · Historian and professor of Canadian history

  Toronto historian whose Writing of Canadian History showed Canadians how their past was told.

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  Noorizwan Zulkefly

  † 2026

  Died in police custody in Kuala Lumpur, his case became a national call for justice.

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  Peter Dobing

  1938 – 2026 · Footballer (inside forward)

  Stoke City's 1972 League Cup winning captain, the pipe-smoking gentleman of English football.

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  E.T. Ezung

  † 2026 · Politician

  Former Nagaland Assembly Speaker who served Bhandari and the Lotha community for decades.

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  Scott Froschauer

  † 2026 · Sculptor

  The artist who turned street signs into messages of hope.

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  Fr John Noronha

  1944 – 2026 · Catholic priest

  Mangalore diocese priest who served coastal Karnataka parishes for over four decades.

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  Phil Ponder

  † 2026 · Watercolor artist and former Nashville Metro Council member

  The artist who drew Nashville's skyline, brick by brick, for more than forty years.

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  Thomas James Kane

  † 2026

  Remembered in the first reports simply as a great storyteller.

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  O'Banion Williams III

  † 2026

  A Houston lawyer remembered for more than forty years of steady, careful work in business and securities law.

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  Margaret Hamilton

  1936 – 2026 · Computer scientist and software engineer

  She wrote the code that helped land Apollo on the Moon and named software engineering.

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  Chris Kaag

  1976 – 2026 · Nonprofit founder

  Marine veteran who turned AMN into a mission: No Excuses. Just Move.

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  Andy Fenton

  1952 – 2026 · Hurler

  Kiltormer and Galway hurler who helped spark the county's 1970s revival and an All-Ireland U21 title.

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  Náfer Durán

  1932 – 2026 · Vallenato accordionist

  Rey Vallenato of 1976, brother of Alejo Durán, and first accordionist of Diomedes Díaz.

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  Major Vijai Singh Mankotia

  † 2026 · politician

  Soldier, five-time Shahpur MLA and fearless critic of power in Himachal Pradesh.

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  Courtney Meppen-Walter

  1994 – 2026 · Footballer (defender

  Bury-born defender; City academy and England youth; rebuilt a life in non-league football.

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  Phil Gifford

  1947 – 2026 · Sportswriter

  New Zealand sportswriter and broadcaster who made rugby talk smarter and funnier.

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  Daniel Bigelow Blake IV

  † 2026

  A loving son, brother, father, and grandfather remembered for his quiet strength and generous spirit.

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  Seamus O'Donnell

  † 2026 · Councillor

  West Waterford Independent councillor who served Dungarvan-Lismore and his beloved An tSean Phobal.

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  Patricia R. Dullinger

  † 2026

  A mother who raised six children with faith, love and no judgment.

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  Damien Girard

  2001 – 2026 · Professional road cyclist

  French road cyclist who turned pro with Nice Metropole and won a Tour du Maroc stage.

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  Janine Boissard

  1932 – 2026 · French novelist and screenwriter

  French novelist of L'Esprit de famille and more than fifty beloved popular novels.

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  Teodoro Gómez

  1963 – 2026 · Catholic bishop

  Bishop of Choluteca and first Honduran to lead that diocese.

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  Jimmy Lim

  1944 – 2026 · Architect

  Penang-born architect whose tropical timber houses and heritage work reshaped Malaysian design.

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  Dr Niharranjan Das

  † 2026 · paediatrician

  A gentle Tripura paediatrician remembered for kindness toward children and their families.

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  Seela Sella

  1936 – 2026 · Actress

  Finnish stage and screen legend who made the theatre her home for eight decades.

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  John Grover

  1938 – 2026 · Film editor

  British film editor who shaped six James Bond films, Labyrinth, and 2001.

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  Anne Claire Poirier

  1932 – 2026 · Film director

  NFB pioneer who put Quebec women behind the camera and made feminist cinema impossible to ignore.

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  Andrea Warner

  † 2026 · Music journalist

  Vancouver music critic who put Canadian women and Indigenous artists at the centre.

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  Kumud Saharia

  † 2026

  A veteran teacher of Rowta, Assam, remembered by his community.

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  Asami Yaguchi (矢口アサミ)

  † 2026 · Voice actress and actress

  Voice of Kuchipatchi and young Gintoki, remembered for warmth on stage and in the booth.

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  Allan Christopherson

  † 2026

  Beloved math teacher and championship golf coach at Wayzata High School for nearly thirty years.

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  Vline Buggy

  1929 – 2026 · French lyricist

  French lyricist of Belles! Belles! Belles!, Céline, Le Penitencier and hundreds of variété classics.

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  Joshua Solis

  † 2026

  A facilities and safety professional whose death is now being questioned as preventable.

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  Stephen Park

  † 2026

  A dependable, genuine young man, loved by his family, his fiancee and his band.

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  Ella Mae Dowdy

  † 2026

  A devoted wife, mother and grandmother remembered for her faith and her family.

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  Sidya Touré

  1945 – 2026 · Politician

  Guinean prime minister and UFR leader who linked treasury reform to opposition politics.

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  Georges Taï Benson

  1946 – 2026 · Television presenter and producer

  RTI pioneer who created Variétoscope and helped launch Alpha Blondy.

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  Zosima Ostapenko

  1950 – 2026 · Russian Orthodox archbishop

  Russian Orthodox archbishop who rebuilt church life in Kalmykia and later led Solikamsk.

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  Louise Stephanie Goldberg

  † 2026

  A devoted teacher, traveler and grandmother who touched generations of lives.

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  André Guy

  1941 – 2026 · Association football player

  French centre forward, 1969 Division 1 top scorer, and one of Lyon's great strikers.

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  Remo Calzona

  1939 – 2026 · Civil engineer

  Sapienza engineer who built Italian bridges and argued for structural honesty.

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  John Murray "Hippie Jack" Stoddart Jr.

  1951 – 2026 · documentary photographer

  Photographer, festival founder and humanitarian of Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau.

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  Nikolay Velikdan

  1956 – 2026 · Politician and agronomist

  Village agronomist from Sovetskoye Runo who rose to lead the Duma of Stavropol Krai and gave his life to his native land.

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  Judith Gische

  † 2026 · judge

  New York Appellate Division justice and matrimonial-law jurist who served more than thirty years on the bench.

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