People who died in 2026
3,775 people remembered here.
Alojzy Lysko1942 – 2026 · WriterSilesian chronicler who gave forgotten fathers a voice and kept Upper Silesia's memory alive.
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James Becket1936 – 2026 · WriterAmerican filmmaker and lawyer who helped expose Greek junta torture and told refugee and ecology stories on screen.
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Lucien Lazare1924 – 2026 · HistorianResistance scout who chronicled the Righteous and taught that rescue is courage.
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George N. Gillett Jr.1938 – 2026 · BusinessmanVail moderniser and restless sports owner who kept coming home to the mountains.
4 candles · 1 tributes- JJohn Richard Padget† 2026
Key West philanthropist and education advocate who invested decades in the Keys' students.
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Joshua Cassara† 2026 · Comic book artist (Marvel StormbreakerMarvel Stormbreaker whose X-Force and Deadpool/Wolverine pages defined Krakoa.
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A Giles County man remembered for his love of family, the outdoors and the New York Jets.
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Mike Beigel1947 – 2026 · Electronics engineer and inventorHis name was little known, but millions have heard the sound he invented.
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Mu-Tron† 2026Mike Beigel, 1947-2026, inventor of the Mu-Tron III envelope filter that reshaped the sound of funk and rock.
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Patience Akyianu† 2026 · BankerFirst woman to lead Barclays Bank Ghana, later Group CEO of Hollard Ghana.
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Rhee Kun-hoo1935 – 2026 · PsychiatristPsychiatrist and essayist who taught Korea to age with joy, and earned the nickname Schweitzer of Nepal.
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Jacko McDonagh1962 – 2026 · FootballerIreland international and Rovers great of the four-in-a-row years.
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Paul Prejza1939 – 2026 · ArchitectHe gave the 1984 Olympics and whole cities their color and their way home.
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Alyette Debray-Mauduy1969 – 2026 · JournalistLe Figaro Art de vivre editor and a familiar voice of French golf journalism.
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George Koikos† 2026George Koikos, 1934-2026, the warm face and welcoming heart of Tallahassee dining for fifty years.
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Jill Severn1947 – 2026 · Writer and civic activistA writer who gave Olympia's homeless a village and its readers a garden every Friday.
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Burhan Özfatura1943 – 2026 · PoliticianTwice mayor of İzmir who built canals, metro, housing, and Tansaş into the city's modern map.
4 candles · 1 tributes- MMichael "Mike" Masato Takaezu† 2026
A longtime Kauai man remembered for his garden, his ukulele, and his daily swims.
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Mary Ellen Guest1955 – 2026 · Nonprofit executive and political organiserShe made preserving Chicago's bungalows about the people who lived in them.
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Caleb Flax† 2026A four year old boy whose death in a shooting shocked a community.
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Karim Bujang1953 – 2026 · PoliticianFive-term Bongawan assemblyman who helped organise Sabah's BN years.
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Diofebo Meli Lupi di Soragna1941 – 2026 · PrinceLast Prince of the Holy Roman Empire; steward of Soragna's Rocca with humour and heart.
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Sid Ahmed Agoumi1940 – 2026 · Algerian actor of theatreAlgerian stage and screen giant who chose the name Agoumi and became Qandil to a nation.
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Syed Imran Ahmed† 2026 · GuitaristDhaka metal guitarist and Mechanix co-founder who helped take Bangladeshi heavy music to national television.
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Wes MacAleer1944 – 2026 · PoliticianPEI publisher, MLA and cabinet minister; a constant gentleman who kept serving.
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Ken Hay1925 – 2026 · Normandy D-Day veteranGrandad Ken: Normandy veteran who came home and taught a country to remember.
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André Bon1946 – 2026 · ComposerFrench composer who carried Messiaen's classroom to Villa Médicis, then wrote operas that reached the screen.
4 candles · 1 tributes- RRichard Lee "Rick" Bacni† 2026
A devoted husband, father, and grandfather remembered for his kindness and quiet faith.
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Yekaterina Dronova1957 – 2026 · Actress of theatreFontanka stage artist and Honored Artist of Russia whose character work lit Russian theatre and detective television for decades.
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Jeff Scott1953 – 2026 · Television writerThe Emmy winning writer whose scripts gave voice to a generation of baseball on television.
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Richard Giragosian1965 – 2026 · AcademicArmenian American analyst who built a Yerevan think tank and shaped Caucasus policy debate.
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Jennifer Eckhart1990 – 2026 · Television producerJournalist and Reinvented host who turned pain into purpose for survivors
4 candles · 1 tributes- CCarla Ann Chauvin† 2026
A devoted mother and grandmother remembered for family, faith and simple joys.
4 candles · 1 tributes - KKitty Drea† 2026 · Postmistress of Inistioge
Inistioge's postmistress for fifty years, and one of its most beloved people.
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Kai Dige Bach1936 – 2026 · Conservative Folketing member (1987-1998)Herlev Conservative who built firms from fuel to Gate Eleven and sat 11 years in the Folketing.
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Franklin L. Carpenter Jr.1973 – 2026 · LobstermanA lobsterman and carpenter remembered as a man of all trades who could fix anything.
4 candles · 1 tributes- MMichael Walter McLain1941 – 2026 · Farmer
Hudson farmer, builder and veteran who competed in horseshoes nationwide.
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Eugenio Zanetti1946 – 2026 · Production designerOscar-winning eye for Restoration; Cordoba painter who made fantasy architectural.
4 candles · 1 tributes- CCurtis Massey† 2026
A Charlotte father of three whose fatal shooting by police sparked a citywide call for answers.
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Judy Bainbridge1936 – 2026 · HistorianFurman professor and Greenville historian who taught the city its own story.
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Ria Yamada2009 – 2026 · dancerA dancer who loved dance more than anything, remembered for her talent and her smile.
4 candles · 1 tributes- WWendy Ann Magill-Walter† 2026
A devoted mother, sister and animal lover, remembered for her warmth and sense of adventure.
4 candles · 1 tributes - DDale N. Lanway† 2026 · Rental business owner (Lanway Rental)
Bay City son and rental businessman, remembered by family across Michigan.
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Chaudhry Muhammad Hanif1963 – 2026 · PoliticianThree-time Punjab MPA from Chichawatni who stayed close to his district.
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Johannes Doerfert1989 – 2026 · Computer scientistLLVM OpenMP and Attributor pioneer who made compilers serve the people who write code.
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Him Bahadur Shahi† 2026 · politicianDailekh Congress organiser who carried underground democracy work into Karnali provincial office.
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A builder of roads, homes and a 62 year marriage, remembered by family in Spokane.
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Jeffery Lane Moen1960 – 2026 · Youth correctional officer and K-9 handlerRetired CDCR youth correctional officer and K-9 handler devoted to family and his dogs.
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