People who died in 2026
3,408 people remembered here.
- CCraig Douglas1941 – 2026 · Singer (pop / rock and roll)
Isle of Wight Singing Milkman whose Only Sixteen topped Britain in 1959.
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Edith Barr1936 – 2026 · Singer (musica criolla / Peruvian Creole music)Peru's Flor Morena who carried criolla song from La Victoria to the Waldorf and the Pope.
59 candles · 8 tributes
Narana Coissoró1931 – 2026 · LawyerGoan-born lawyer and CDS deputy who led a parliamentary group and called himself a Hindu democrat.
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Taiwo "Ogogo" Hassan1959 – 2026 · ActorOgogo: mechanic-turned Yoruba cinema king who chanted, acted, and carried Owo Blow to Netflix.
59 candles · 8 tributes- MMary Heilmann1940 – 2026 · Abstract painter
Color, chairs, and the ocean. A painter's painter.
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Annette O'Callaghan† 2026 · Thoroughbred breeder and ownerYeomanstown matriarch and family rock who helped build a champion stud.
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Karl Th. Birgisson1963 – 2026 · Political scientistEditor, broadcaster and political scientist who kept Icelandic debate sharp and words standing.
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Dakila Cua1977 – 2026 · PoliticianYoungest Quirino vice governor who authored TRAIN and led Philippine local governments.
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Javad Mojabi1939 – 2026 · PoetIranian poet, satirist and art critic of Night of the Locust and modern visual arts.
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Sir Roger Jones1943 – 2026 · PharmacistWelsh pharmacist-entrepreneur who built Penn Pharma, led the WDA, and never stopped fishing for Wales.
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Arthur Marshall1969 – 2026 · American football wide receiver (NFL)Undrafted Georgia star who threw an 81-yard NFL touchdown and never forgot Hephzibah.
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David Fair1952 – 2026 · MusicianHe lived a beautiful life of love, kindness, and creativity.
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Frankie Miller1930 – 2026 · Country singer-songwriterFamily man first: Texas voice of Blackland Farmer, Bronze Star veteran, friend to legends.
58 candles · 6 tributes
Slava Veder1926 – 2026 · PhotojournalistPulitzer photographer whose Burst of Joy froze a nation's homecoming.
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Davion Fewell† 2026 · High school studentPage High Pirate whose shining light touched Greensboro teammates and friends.
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Anna Louizos1957 – 2026 · Scenic designerShe built our homes on Broadway stages.
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Bob Weir1947 – 2026 · MusicianA farewell that isn't an ending, but a blessing.
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Dax Cua1977 – 2026 · PoliticianQuirino governor who authored TRAIN and championed local government.
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Siddeque Ahmed1962 – 2026 · PoliticianFour-term Karimganj South MLA and Assam minister who shaped Barak Valley politics for a generation.
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Maruf Hossain Sajib† 2026 · Television directorBangladeshi TV playwright-director who wrote his own dramas and left Bilop as a critics' prize.
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John Broughton1947 – 2026 · AcademicMāori health professor and playwright who wove hauora and theatre into Aotearoa's story.
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Penny Gillies1951 – 2026 · Olympic hurdlerDual Olympian, hurdles champion, and mentor who shaped Australian athletics.
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Vadim Popov1940 – 2026 · PoliticianTwice Speaker of Belarus's lower house, he asked that Belarusians live with dignity.
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Richard Pauley1964 – 2026 · Fire chiefThe chief who modernised Wellfleet Fire and put sprinklers in the elementary school.
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Owen Ndlovu† 2026 · SABC sports presenterSABC sports voice who fought for musicians' rights and brought colour to the airwaves.
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Ramon Espinar Gallego1954 – 2026 · Spanish politician and lawyerFirst president of the Madrid Assembly and the first democratic mayor of Leganes.
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Kippy Brown1955 – 2026 · American football QBGreat man, great mentor: Memphis pioneer QB and Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII WR coach.
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Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV1992 – 2026 · Omukama (King) of TooroBoy king who grew into Tooro's Lion: culture, youth, and courage to the last Empango.
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Carlo Borlenghi1956 – 2026 · Sailing and watersports photographerHe taught the sailing world how to see the sea.
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Chuck Russell1952 – 2026 · Film directorGenre director who remade Freddy, the Blob, and The Mask into career-launching pop cinema.
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Margarita Papandreou1923 – 2026 · Women's rights activistAmerican-born feminist who remade Greek women's rights as First Lady and EGE founder.
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Richard Moravek1970 – 2026 · EntrepreneurOlomouc developer who built districts meant to outlast him.
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Abdul Jalil Mastan1958 – 2026 · PoliticianSeemanchal Congress stalwart who held Bihar's prohibition portfolio when the state went dry.
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Iwan Setiawan† 2026 · Association football coachCharismatic local coach who spent nearly thirty years teaching Indonesian football, sharp-tongued on the touchline and remembered by peers as a mentor.
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Alphonso Smith1985 – 2026 · American football cornerback (NFL)Wake Forest ballhawk who set the ACC interceptions record and never stopped smiling.
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Elco Brinkman1948 – 2026 · PoliticianDutch minister and CDA leader who coined the caring society and never reached the premiership.
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Ivan T Berend1930 – 2026 · Historian and economistHe survived Dachau at 14 and spent a long life teaching how Central Europe's economies rose, failed, and changed.
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Latimore1939 – 2026 · Blues and R&B singerBlues Hall of Famer whose baritone made Let's Straighten It Out a forever conversation.
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Pepe Habichuela1944 – 2026 · Spanish flamenco guitaristHabichuela dynasty master: Morente's partner, Ketama's root, guitar that never lost the jondo.
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Eva Olsson1924 – 2026 · Holocaust survivorI need to speak for them because their voices were silenced by hate.
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Brian Johnson1939 – 2026 · Special effects designer and supervisorOscar-winning effects wizard of Alien, Empire and Thunderbirds.
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Luděk Mikloško1961 – 2026 · Football goalkeeperCzech giant who became West Ham's cult No.1 and kept singing long after the final whistle.
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Bello Mandiya1964 – 2026 · PoliticianA Ninth Senate lawmaker who carried Katsina South's water, school and security worries onto the floor in Abuja.
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Moet McCullum† 2026 · New York City Transit conductorA mother, grandmother and MTA flagger killed keeping the tracks safe for others.
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Yvette Roudy1929 – 2026 · PoliticianFrance's first women's rights minister. She made abortion reimbursable and wrote equality into working life.
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Felicity Green1926 – 2026 · Fashion journalistFleet Street's first lady who put Twiggy, Quant and Biba on the Mirror for millions.
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Bob McKay1947 – 2026 · American football offensive tackleTexas Wishbone All-American and College Football Hall of Famer who paved the way for the 1969 national champions.
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Tadeusz Kasyanov1938 – 2026 · BoxerBoatswain Matveich and a pioneer of Soviet karate, who taught the fight and staged the stunts.
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