People who died in 2026
3,807 people remembered here.
- DDorene Kay Hagen† 2026
A Spokane community volunteer and designer remembered for doing it her own way.
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Stranger Cole1940 – 2026 · Jamaican skaRough and tough, humble and kind. The voice of Bangarang. More life.
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Princess Bajrakitiyabha1978 – 2026 · Thai princessThailand's lawyer princess, who gave the world's forgotten women prisoners the Bangkok Rules.
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Bharathiraja1941 – 2026 · Film directorPioneer of rural Tamil cinema, Padma Shri director known as Iyakkunar Imayam.
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Olufemi Majekodunmi1940 – 2026 · British-Nigerian architectBritish-Nigerian architect who led NIA, AUA and the UIA and built FMA across Africa.
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Fergus Slattery1949 – 2026 · Rugby union playerIreland and Lions openside who defined the jersey with pace, courage and humility.
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Sir Alex Younger1963 – 2026 · Intelligence officerThe spy chief who believed one person could make a difference, and chose Smiley's quiet courage over Bond's bravado.
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Guts Ishimatsu1949 – 2026 · BoxerWBC lightweight champion who gave Japan the guts pose and taught it to say OK Bokujo.
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Junichi Kakizaki1971 – 2026 · Contemporary artist and flower artistFlower artist who taught us, through blooming and fading, how precious and fleeting life is.
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Lauren Bennett1989 – 2026 · SingerFrom Meopham stages to Party Rock Anthem and G.R.L., a voice that lit up dance floors worldwide.
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Claude Lemieux1965 – 2026 · Ice hockey right wingerFour Stanley Cups, one Conn Smythe, and a heart that never settled for one goal when it could have two.
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- RRichard A. Poole† 2026
Remembered by his family as the comedian who could play any sport and loved his music.
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Dame Jools Topp1958 – 2026 · SingerCamp Leader, Ken and Untouchable Girl. She made Aotearoa laugh, sing and stand up for what is right.
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Barney Frank1940 – 2026 · U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1981 to 2013)The Gentleman's time has expired. A left-handed gay Jew who never stopped fighting for a fairer shake.
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Lenora D. Wolfgang1934 – 2026 · French professor / literary scholarA brilliant mentor of medieval French, remembered as Madame Wolfgang.
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Martin Chadburn† 2026A Hull army veteran and charity volunteer, killed in a violent, unprovoked attack.
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Patrick Muldoon1968 – 2026 · ActorAustin Reed to soap fans, Bobo to his family, and a full-tilt rock 'n' roll spirit to everyone he hugged.
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Jim Whittaker1929 – 2026 · MountaineerFirst American on Everest; he measured success by the communities he built.
3 candles · 1 tributes- MMary Frances Davidson1945 – 2026 · Homemaker
A loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend of Avon Park.
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Biruté Galdikas1946 – 2026 · PrimatologistMother of orangutans and last of the Trimates, who gave her life to the people of the forest.
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Alexander Butterfield1926 – 2026 · USAF colonelThe Nixon aide whose July 1973 testimony revealed the Oval Office tapes and transformed Watergate.
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Anthony Leggett1938 – 2026 · Theoretical physicistClassicist turned physicist who explained superfluid helium-3 and tested quantum mechanics at everyday scales.
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Marie-Christine Boutonnet1949 – 2026 · PoliticianTarn FN organiser who carried Albi activism to the European Parliament.
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Jennifer Runyon1960 – 2026 · ActressGhostbusters and Charles in Charge actress, A Very Brady Christmas's Cindy, and a teacher who helped kids find their voices.
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Bo Gritz1939 – 2026 · US Army Special Forces officerGreen Beret, POW hunter and 1992 presidential candidate who talked Randy Weaver down from Ruby Ridge.
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Shana M. Umbreit† 2026A Harbor Beach woman whose death left her hometown searching for answers.
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Branko Kolarevic1963 – 2026 · ArchitectA digital-age architect-educator who linked computation to studios, books and schools.
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Kai Budde1979 – 2026 · Professional Magic: The Gathering playerThe German Juggernaut. Seven Pro Tour titles, four Player of the Year crowns, and the grace of a true champion.
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Ralph Towner1940 – 2026 · GuitaristA raconteur of the abstract who made one acoustic guitar sound like a whole chamber orchestra.
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John Forté1975 – 2026 · RapperGrammy-nominated Fugees collaborator who rebuilt a life in music, family, and advocacy after prison.
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Béla Tarr1955 – 2026 · Film directorHungarian master of slow cinema who made time itself visible in Sátántangó and The Turin Horse.
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Ahn Sung-ki1952 – 2026 · ActorThe Nation's Actor. Nearly seven decades and some 140 films, carried with warmth and humility.
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Aldrich Ames1941 – 2026 · CIA counterintelligence officer convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and RussiaThe CIA officer whose betrayal for Moscow cost lives and changed how America guards its secrets.
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Remembered as a beloved member of the Adichie-Esege family.
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Thomas Walter Allind1963 – 2026 · General contractor and adaptive sled hockey athleteA builder and adaptive athlete who refused to be sidelined.
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Nancy Hronopoulos1941 – 2026 · Homemaker and Greek Orthodox community memberA fiercely loving mother and grandmother, remembered with filotimo.
2 candles · 1 tributes- MMary Ann Cron† 2026
Springfield, Ohio, remembered at 86 by family and community.
2 candles · 1 tributes - DDr. Edward D. "Ted" Baker1925 – 2026 · Doctor (field not stated in death notice)
A Middleton centenarian remembered by family through Gunderson West.
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Ritu Khullar† 2026 · JuristAlberta's Chief Justice and Charter advocate who made history as Canada's first South Asian woman provincial chief justice.
2 candles · 2 tributes- SSamuel “Sam” Okafor1971 – 2026 · Bus driver and youth football coach
Never missed a match. Never missed a shift. Never missed a chance to make you laugh.
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Judith Dennis1941 – 2026 · Ohio Bell supervisorA gracious hostess and devoted gardener, remembered by family and the Findlay community.
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Tony Mundine1951 – 2026 · Professional boxerFour-division Australian champion who never lost to another Aussie, then opened Redfern's doors to the next generation.
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Hossein Zarifi† 2026 · senior military commander and Brigadier General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)A senior commander dedicated to decades of frontline service.
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William Watson† 2026 · FatherA father from Armadale, remembered by those who loved him.
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