People who died in 2026

3,809 people remembered here.

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  Simon Pereira

  1948 – 2026

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  William Watson

  † 2026 · Father

  A father from Armadale, remembered by those who loved him.

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  Richard O'Sullivan

  1944 – 2026 · Actor

  Master of effortless charm who brought warmth and wit into millions of British living rooms.

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  Tony Gatlif

  1948 – 2026 · Film director

  He filmed music, exile and freedom until the road ran out. Latcho drom.

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  Lau Siu-ming

  1931 – 2026 · Dancer

  Ming Sir: Europe-trained dance pioneer and Ghost Story tree demon who taught Hong Kong how to move and act.

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  Chen Kuan-tai

  1945 – 2026 · Martial arts actor

  Shaw Brothers hard man whose real kung fu made Ma Yongzhen immortal.

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  Carla Jeffery

  1993 – 2026 · Actor best known as Bree in Disney Channel's Zombies franchise

  Seabrook's Bree, whose joy and courage made friendship look easy.

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  Alan Knight

  1961 – 2026 · Professional footballer (goalkeeper)

  Pompey's Legend: 801 games, one club, and a life spent helping others after the gloves came off.

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  Ronald McCoy

  1930 – 2026 · Obstetrician and gynaecologist

  Doctor who delivered thousands of babies and gave the world ICAN to abolish nuclear weapons.

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  Jean-Paul Rappeneau

  1932 – 2026 · Film director

  He made French cinema gallop: Cyrano, screwball grace, and the art of the fugue.

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  Gracindo Junior

  1943 – 2026 · Actor

  Globo pioneer and Casarão heir who kept Brazilian stages and screens honest for six decades.

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  Victor Miller

  1940 – 2026 · Screenwriter

  He wrote the original Friday the 13th, then spent decades making daytime drama and reclaiming his words.

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  Toyohiro Akiyama

  1942 – 2026 · Television journalist (TBS)

  First Japanese in space. Journalist on Mir. Farmer after the flight.

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  Hideki Shirakawa

  1936 – 2026 · Chemist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tsukuba

  The chemist who made plastic conduct electricity and opened a new era of materials.

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  Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker

  1932 – 2026 · U.S. Senator

  Kansas senator who led HIPAA, broke barriers, and chose independence over party lines.

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  Frank Beard

  1949 – 2026 · Musician

  Texas shuffle keeper of ZZ Top, the man with no beard, whose backbeat kept the little ol' band on top.

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  Don Nelson

  1940 – 2026 · NBA player

  Five-time Celtics champ and Hall of Fame coach who invented Nellie Ball and remade the modern NBA.

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