People who died in 2026
3,793 people remembered here.
John Beake1938 – 2026 · American football coach and executiveBroncos general manager who helped bring John Elway to Denver and built two Super Bowl champions.
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Lajos Kollár1948 – 2026 · Vascular surgeonThe Pécs surgeon who brought endovascular surgery to Hungary and steered its sailors to the world elite.
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Árpád Néda1937 – 2026 · PhysicistThe Cluj physicist whose clear lectures and textbooks taught generations of Hungarian students.
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Patricia Ann Hopkins† 2026A radiant soul who filled every room with warmth and laughter.
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Jacqueline Van Quaille1936 – 2026 · Operatic sopranoGhent soprano, the diva of Flanders, who sang for 56 years from Tosca to Castafiore.
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Jacob Roesler2000 – 2026 · Police sergeantClay Township police sergeant who died at 26 answering a call to help others.
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Vítor Murta† 2026 · Lawyer and president of Boavista FC (2018-2025) and Boavista SAD (2020-2024)Boavista man from childhood, he led the chequered club from the stands to the presidency.
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Oba Enoch Akinyemi† 2026 · Owa-Ooye of Imesi-Ile (traditional ruler) and electrical engineerEngineer who came home from London to reign as Owa-Ooye of Imesi-Ile for 21 years.
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Douglas Dunn1942 – 2026 · PoetPoet of Terry Street and Elegies, who wished his neighbours well and wrote so love would not be forgotten.
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Tomasz Fogiel1953 – 2026 · ActorGdynia's Pan Tomek, who sang and played on its musical stage for more than forty years.
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Barry Newcomen† 2026 · Grazier and Hereford breederEnsay cattleman who championed the Hereford breed in the Victorian high country for 60 years.
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Dündar Ziya Gültekin† 2026 · Acting mayor / local politicianÜsküdar's acting mayor whose life of local public service ended on the road to Ankara.
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Edward Oratowski1948 – 2026 · Footballer and team managerStal Mielec's 1976 Polish champion, captain and later team manager, remembered for his goal in Hamburg.
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Md. Abdul Hai1949 – 2026 · PoliticianFreedom fighter, five-time MP and BNP stalwart of Munshiganj.
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A six year old boy from Toomebridge, remembered for his warmth and his love of Gaelic football.
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Danny Watson† 2026 · Broadcaster and television presenterWarm New Zealand broadcaster of children's television and afternoon talkback, and a devoted beekeeper.
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Betty Valassi1937 – 2026 · Actress (theatreGreece's unforgettable Loxandra, a stage actress of conviction who believed art could never be separated from life.
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Luigi Malice1937 – 2026 · PainterNeapolitan Informal painter who brought Mediterranean colour and shaped canvas into Calabrian contemporary art.
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Aloys "Al" John Schwinghamer1938 – 2026 · Civil engineer and mayor of Moose JawEngineer, councillor and two-term mayor who spent 35 years building and serving Moose Jaw.
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Dorothy Saxe1926 – 2026 · PhilanthropistBay Area philanthropist who gave a lifetime of craft art to the public.
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Craig L. Symonds1946 – 2026 · Naval historianLincoln Prize naval historian who taught generations of midshipmen how sea power shaped America.
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Terry Sullivan† 2026 · Magazine writer (GQHe could find a story anywhere, and spent 42 years telling them with wit and a perfectly timed word.
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Nikolaus Gerhart1944 – 2026 · SculptorMunich sculptor who opened up stone to show its inner life, and led the city's art academy.
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Gary Farha† 2026 · Lawyer and Adams County State's AttorneyQuincy lawyer who spent 40 years in Adams County courts and led its prosecutors for two terms.
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Salahuddin Ahmed† 2026 · PoliticianA three-time Dhaka MP who spent his life in the BNP and in the old city he represented.
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María Asunción Milá1919 – 2026 · Human rights activistA mother of twelve from Seville who would not leave this world until the death penalty was condemned.
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Morgan Gamble† 2026Clark Atlanta University senior whose death prompted calls for safer streets.
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Dr. Vijay Poudel† 2026 · PoliticianNepali former MP and CPN (United) leader, lifelong figure of the left.
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Sardar Harbans Singh† 2026 · PoliticianA National Conference stalwart from Jammu who served in the cabinet from 1996 to 2002.
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Fabián Zurita1934 – 2026 · Mountaineer and outdoor educatorThe Quito mountain teacher who opened the Andes to generations of children.
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Zaynolabideen Ghorbani† 2026 · Shia cleric and politicianA scholar of Gilan who led its prayers for four decades.
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Elizabeth Struhs† 2026An eight year old girl whose death exposed the limits of a child protection system meant to save her.
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Gary Waddell1952 – 2026 · ActorThe King is actually dead. A street kid from Carlton who became one of Australia's most electrifying character actors.
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Alka Singh1969 – 2026 · Software engineering project managerBIT Sindri alumni leader who bridged North American graduates and their alma mater in Jharkhand.
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René-Pierre Signé1930 – 2026 · Politician and general practitionerCountry doctor of the Morvan who followed Mitterrand at Château-Chinon and served the Nièvre for forty years.
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Eddie Osborne† 2026 · Labor leader and politicianA Newark labor leader who served his city on the council and the housing authority.
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Omar Ribeiro Thomaz1965 – 2026 · AnthropologistAnthropologist of war and Haiti's second homeland; Unicamp teacher who opened doors.
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Henry Rice1926 – 2026 · Royal Navy visual signalmanRoyal Navy D-Day veteran who ferried supplies to Juno Beach and spent a lifetime thanking those who did not return.
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Blanca Sauer† 2026Sandy Springs restaurant owner remembered by family as entrepreneur, mother and grandmother.
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Jean-Luc Mongrain1951 – 2026 · JournalistQuebec's blunt newsman: fifty years of franc-parler on air.
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Dauda Ali Biu† 2026Former FRSC Corps Marshal remembered for decades of service to Nigerian road safety.
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Chance Englebert† 2026A devoted father and husband, found at last after six years of searching.
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Angiolino Piscaglia1932 – 2026 · Professional cyclistNovafeltria cyclist, maglia nera of the 1957 Giro, who rode for joy into his nineties.
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Australian Olympic swimmer who won bronze in the 200m individual medley at Los Angeles 1984.
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Denis Halliday1941 – 2026 · Peace activistThe UN official who resigned rather than administer sanctions he believed were killing Iraq's children.
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Nihat Ziyalan1936 – 2026 · PoetYeşilçam's gentle bad guy, who left the screen for poetry and kept Turkish alive in Sydney.
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Chris Sorensen1960 – 2026 · FirefighterJacksonville firefighter who co-founded Firehouse Subs and gave back to first responders.
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