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Henrique

1977 – 2026 · Brazilian footballer

“Vasco Libertadores champion and author of the angry survival goal.”

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Literature

Annie Dillard

1945 – 2026 · Author

“Pulitzer-winning pilgrim of Tinker Creek who taught readers to see creation whole.”

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Esterina Tartman

1957 – 2026 · Politician

“A blunt Yisrael Beiteinu MK and Channel 14 panelist who never softened her line.”

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Theatre

Bonnie Greer

1948 – 2026 · Playwright

“American-British playwright and critic whose voice shaped UK cultural debate.”

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Ian Miller

1949 – 2026 · Australian rules footballer

“Sandover Medallist and West Coast father figure known as Serge.”

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Media

Eliana Moreno

† 2026 · Aerial journalist

“Eli in the Heli: bilingual eye in the sky who covered Southern California from NewsChopper4.”

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Olu Jacobs

1942 – 2026 · Actor

“Nollywood godfather who brought RADA craft from British TV to over 120 Nigerian films.”

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Arts

Aracy Amaral

1930 – 2026 · Art historian

“Historian of Brazilian modernism who led museums and made Tarsila's catalogue a national reference.”

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Literature

Louis Caron

1942 – 2026 · Novelist

“Quebec novelist and Lance et compte co-creator who made local history feel alive.”

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Arts

Ian Berry

1934 – 2026 · Photojournalist

“Magnum eye at Sharpeville whose frames proved the crowd was fleeing, not fighting.”

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Theatre

Griselda Gambaro

1928 – 2026 · Playwright

“Argentine dramatist who made silence, cruelty and refusal the grammar of a nation's stage.”

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Education

John Broughton

1947 – 2026 · Academic

“Māori health professor and playwright who wove hauora and theatre into Aotearoa's story.”

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Dakila Cua

1977 – 2026 · Politician

“Youngest Quirino vice governor who authored TRAIN and led Philippine local governments.”

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Nancy Kassebaum Baker

1932 – 2026 · U.S. senator from Kansas

“Independent Kansas senator who proved bipartisanship could still pass health care reform.”

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Mary Stack

1974 – 2026 · Paralympic powerlifter

“Four-time U.S. Paralympic powerlifter who opened adaptive sport doors for others.”

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Medicine

Nebojša Radunović

1954 – 2026 · Obstetrician-gynecologist

“SANU academician who pioneered fetal medicine, IVF, and intrauterine therapy in Serbia.”

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Television

Maruf Hossain Sajib

† 2026 · Television director

“Bangladeshi TV playwright-director who wrote his own dramas and left Bilop as a critics' prize.”

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Media

Chick Harrity

† 2026 · Photojournalist

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

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Viktor Anuškevičius

1962 – 2026 · Politician

“Two-term mayor who opened Ivano-Frankivsk to the world and set its history in bronze.”

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Ahmed Ammi

1981 – 2026 · Footballer

“Limburg right-back who gave nearly 200 games to VVV, then poured the same care into Fortuna's youth.”

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Yuri Nakamura

1982 – 2026 · Actress

“Zainichi Korean actress who lit every scene and kept working through illness.”

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Ralf Richter

1957 – 2026 · Actor

“Ruhrpott original who made Frenssen and Kalle Grabowski unforgettable, then kept playing the honest roughnecks.”

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John O'Leary

1954 – 2026 · American and Canadian football running back

“Nebraska I-back and 1977 Grey Cup champion with the Montreal Alouettes.”

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Music

Ben Saunders

1983 – 2026 · Singer

“Tattoo Ben, first Voice of Holland winner, whose soul covers lit up Dutch charts overnight.”

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Patricio Guzmán

1941 – 2026 · Documentary film director

“He filmed Chile's memory so the disappeared, the coup and the landscape could keep speaking.”

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Military

Sean Michael Lee

1976 – 2026 · United States Army paratrooper

“Army paratrooper and rescue organiser who answered every call with Send me.”

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Georgios Makropoulos

1953 – 2026 · Chess International Master

“Seven-time Greek champion who spent four decades as one of FIDE's most powerful administrators.”

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Activism

Amelinha Teles

1944 – 2026 · Journalist

“Brazilian feminist and dictatorship survivor who turned torture testimony into law, memory and women's organising.”

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Abdul Jalil Mastan

1958 – 2026 · Politician

“Seemanchal Congress stalwart who held Bihar's prohibition portfolio when the state went dry.”

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Music

Catherine Ringer

1957 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter

“Voice of Les Rita Mitsouko who made French pop dance, then kept the repertoire alive alone.”

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Flora Brovina

1949 – 2026 · Pediatrician

“Kosovar pediatrician, poet and political prisoner who healed children, wrote of mothers and measured freedom.”

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Madan Bafna

† 2026 · Politician

“Maval MLA and Maharashtra minister of state who rose from Vadgaon gram panchayat to cabinet and NCP organising.”

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Alla Nani

1969 – 2026 · Politician

“Eluru MLA and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister who steered health policy through the pandemic years.”

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Jim Peters

1937 – 2026 · Educator

“Northland educator, NZ First MP and Auckland Pro Vice-Chancellor Maori who served classroom, council and country.”

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Aleksandr Kupriyanov

1952 – 2026 · Soviet footballer

“Kuybyshev one-club man, Master of Sport, and Krylia Sovetov's 1,000th league goalscorer.”

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Theatre

James "Gypsy" Haake

1932 – 2026 · Drag entertainer

“Broadway gypsy, La Cage MC and Palm Springs cabaret elder who kept sequins and punchlines flying past 90.”

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Television

Sheila Kennelly

1937 – 2026 · Actress

“British-born Australian actress who made Norma, Rosa and Floss household names across three decades of television.”

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R. Lars Herseth

1946 – 2026 · Politician

“South Dakota legislator, rancher and ethanol leader who put people ahead of party.”

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Arts

Yves Schlirf

1950 – 2026 · Comic-book bookseller

“The Brussels bookseller who built Kana, steered XIII and Blake et Mortimer, and put Naruto into Francophone hands.”

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Hidetoshi Nakanishi

1958 – 2026 · Judoka

“1983 world champion who turned Olympic experience into a lifetime of teaching judo at Tokai.”

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Yuri Nakamura

1982 – 2026 · Actress

“Zainichi Korean actress who lit every scene and kept working through a quiet fight with cancer.”

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Byron Sher

1928 – 2026 · Politician

“Quiet Stanford professor who wrote California's clean air, water and climate laws.”

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Georg Grozer senior

1964 – 2026 · volleyball player

“Hammer-Schorsch: Moers champion hitter who brought European silverware to the Lower Rhine.”

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Pinula Contreras

1934 – 2026 · Guatemalan footballer

“Crema outside right who scored Comunicaciones' first title goal and gave his name to a stadium.”

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Fabio Mosquera

1947 – 2026 · Colombian footballer

“Guaracha: Deportivo Cali champion forward who carried Cali, Cúcuta and Junior on the wing.”

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