People who died in 2026

3,778 people remembered here.

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  Him Bahadur Shahi

  † 2026 · politician

  Dailekh Congress organiser who carried underground democracy work into Karnali provincial office.

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  Larry Arnold Simmons

  † 2026

  A builder of roads, homes and a 62 year marriage, remembered by family in Spokane.

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  John Delaney

  1942 – 2026 · Footballer (defender)

  Slough Town and Wycombe captain who won England amateur caps and played in the Football League.

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  Paulo César Martin

  1964 – 2026 · Journalist

  Co-creator of Garagem and a generous guide to Brazilian alternative rock radio.

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  René Aphing Kouassi

  1948 – 2026 · Magistrate

  Ivorian Supreme Court president and lifelong servant of justice.

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  Charles "Chick" Harrity

  † 2026 · Photojournalist

  AP and U.S. News photographer who framed Vietnam, protest and Nixon's farewell.

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  Teressa Vanatta

  † 2026 · Private citizen

  Remembered by her family and community in Saginaw, Michigan.

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  Ned Warwick

  1945 – 2026 · Journalist and TV news director

  A newsman who got the story, around the corner or across the border.

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  K. D. Miller

  1951 – 2026 · Short-story writer

  Canadian short-story writer whose prose glittered like a polished knife edge.

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  Charles Hampden-Turner

  1934 – 2026 · Management philosopher

  British management philosopher who created dilemma theory and co-founded Trompenaars Hampden-Turner, teaching leaders to reconcile clashing values.

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  Asher Matathias

  1943 – 2026 · political science professor and Holocaust educator

  Woodmere Holocaust survivor and Singing Professor who taught Greek-Jewish memory for decades.

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  Iris Engstrand

  1935 – 2026 · Historian

  San Diego's preeminent historian who taught at USD for nearly five decades and opened California's Spanish past to the public.

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  Robert E. Dickinson

  1940 – 2026 · Climate scientist

  Pioneer who put vegetation and land surfaces into global climate models

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  Claudio Carsughi

  1932 – 2026 · Sports journalist / radio commentator / automotive editor / civil engineer

  Mestre Carsughi: Tuscan voice of Brazilian sports radio and Quatro Rodas testing for seven decades.

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  Gaylyn Studlar

  † 2026 · Film scholar

  Feminist film scholar who remapped cinematic pleasure.

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  Philippe Caillard

  1924 – 2026 · Choral conductor

  Self-taught French choral conductor who gave voice to Renaissance polyphony and trained generations of choir leaders.

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  Frances May West Byers

  1915 – 2026 · Laundry manager

  Virginia's oldest authenticated resident, remembered for faith, family and a century of grace.

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  Mary Beth Carmody

  † 2026

  She fought for six years to save her parish, and never stopped believing it mattered.

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  Nicholas "Nick" Rehwaldt

  † 2026

  A political junkie with a sharp wit and a restless, curious mind.

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  Israël Isaac Besançon

  1944 – 2026 · Rabbi

  French-Israeli Breslov rabbi, painter and founder of Shir Hadash in Tel Aviv.

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  Martin F. McDonald III

  † 2026

  An outdoorsman and public servant who helped shape the town he loved.

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  Joe Morgan

  1930 – 2026 · Major League Baseball player

  Walpole Joe: the hometown skipper behind Morgan Magic.

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  Andy Fish

  1965 – 2026 · Graphic novelist

  Worcester comics teacher and Blackwood artist who made pages, classrooms and kindness his craft.

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  Huguette St-Denis

  1964 – 2026 · Humorist

  Quebec teacher turned comedy writer who co-wrote Les Dangereux and helped shape a generation of TV laughs.

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  Ruth Weisberg

  1956 – 2026 · Radio and television host

  The voice on the phone and the radio, for nearly fifty years.

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  Raymond Pointu

  1940 – 2026 · Sports journalist

  French athletics and Olympic journalist who made the tartan readable.

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  József Rusznyák

  1947 – 2026 · Wrestler and coach

  Hungarian Olympian and 1970 European freestyle silver medallist.

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  Sara Castro-Klarén

  1940 – 2026 · Latin American literature and culture scholar

  Peruvian-born Latin Americanist who bound Johns Hopkins to the Andes with rigor and warmth.

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  Pam Underwood

  1931 – 2026 · Amateur theatre performer and administrator

  Founder of the Apollo Theatre, Newport, and a beloved fixture of Isle of Wight amateur theatre.

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  Kenneth Treister

  1930 – 2026 · American architect

  Architect and sculptor of Miami Beach's Holocaust Memorial; FAIA and artist of Coconut Grove.

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  Frank Souza Pavao III

  1952 – 2026 · U.S. Air Force operating room technician

  Wahiawa veteran, hospital worker and Lions Club friend.

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  Joseph Moore

  † 2026

  Marine veteran and public servant, father of two, remembered by his family and community.

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  Gerald Tremaine

  † 2026

  Gerald Tremaine, 1942 to 2026, remembered by his community in Jackson, Michigan.

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  Dorienne Sorter

  † 2026

  Psychoanalyst, author and teacher who helped reshape how therapists understand connection.

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  Mirosław Różański

  1962 – 2026 · Polish lieutenant general

  A soldier and senator who gave his working life to the security of Poland.

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  Boris Ebzeyev

  1950 – 2026 · Russian constitutional judge and head of Karachay-Cherkessia

  A constitutional judge who helped write Russia's 1993 Constitution.

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  Venerable Myeongjin

  1950 – 2026 · Buddhist monk

  A meditation monk who spoke out for reform and stood beside people in pain.

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  Bill Ayres

  1941 – 2026 · Radio talk host and anti-hunger activist

  Radio host and WhyHunger co-founder who fought hunger with Harry Chapin

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  Reggie Jones

  1973 – 2026 · mayor

  Dellwood mayor and Boys & Girls Club leader who put North County youth first.

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  James Harkness

  1935 – 2026 · Church of Scotland minister

  A pastor's heart for every rank: first non-Anglican Chaplain-General, then Kirk Moderator.

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  Stephany Hollihan

  1984 – 2026 · Fashion designer

  Founder of Sensi Studio who carried Ecuadorian craft into global fashion.

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  Mike Bailey

  1942 – 2026 · Footballer (Charlton Athletic

  Wolves' Captain Marvel, who lifted the League Cup in 1974 and never asked anyone to do what he would not do himself.

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  Asish Banerjee

  1951 – 2026 · Politician

  Teacher, five-term MLA for Rampurhat and Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly.

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  Rex A. Wade

  1936 – 2026 · Historian and professor

  A historian who spent a lifetime helping students understand the Russian Revolution.

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  Raja Sen

  † 2026 · Bengali film

  Bengali director of Damu and Subarnalata, who won three National Film Awards.

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  Rufat Riskiyev

  1949 – 2026 · Boxer

  The Tashkent Tiger, Uzbekistan's first world boxing champion and an Olympic silver medallist.

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  Chutima Sidasathian

  1982 – 2026 · Investigative journalist

  Thai reporter who exposed trafficking and corruption and would not be silenced.

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  Heinz-Peter Gasse

  1952 – 2026 · Trade unionist and politician

  Duisburg steelworker's son of the union who never forgot the works he called home.

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