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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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Gianfranco Pieri

1937 – 2026 · Italian basketball player

“Il Professore: Italy's first modern point guard, nine-time scudetto winner and 1966 European champion.”

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Tara Singh Varma

1948 – 2026 · Dutch politician

“First woman of colour in the Dutch Tweede Kamer; Bijlmer inquiry member whose career ended in scandal.”

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Jürg Marquard

1945 – 2026 · Magazine publisher

“Swiss Mister Pop who turned borrowed francs into Cosmopolitan, Eastern titles and prime-time TV.”

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Fashion

Bob Mackie

1939 – 2026 · Fashion designer

“Sultan of Sequins who dressed Cher, Carol Burnett and a generation of stars in unforgettable glamour.”

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Victor Simpson

1942 – 2026 · Journalist

“AP Rome bureau chief who covered five popes across four decades of foreign correspondence.”

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James Wehr

1999 – 2026 · Car influencer

“Co-founder of the world's biggest weekly car show, remembered for building community one Saturday at a time.”

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Tone Capone

† 2026 · Hip-hop record producer

“Bay Area producer who put the world on Luniz's I Got 5 On It and carried mobb music to Houston.”

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Dory Chamoun

1931 – 2026 · Politician

“Eldest son of Camille Chamoun who led the National Liberal Party through occupation, boycott and the Cedar Revolution.”

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Theatre

Yossi Pollak

1945 – 2026 · Actor

“Israeli stage giant of Habima and Cameri who brought fire to Lear, Othello and Nevalot.”

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Literature

Ketaki Kushari Dyson

1940 – 2026 · Poet

“Bilingual Bengali-English poet and Tagore translator who kept faith with two literary worlds.”

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Christof Straub

1969 – 2026 · Guitarist

“Austrian guitarist and songwriter who gave Papermoon its poems and helped his daughter Zoë reach Eurovision.”

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Agni Deo Singh

1965 – 2026 · Trade unionist

“FTU leader who carried teachers' fights into Fiji's Cabinet as employment minister.”

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Peter Thompson

1952 – 2026 · Broadcast journalist

“ABC voice of AM, Radio National Breakfast and Talking Heads; Franklin River campaigner and teacher of persuasion.”

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Luděk Mikloško

1961 – 2026 · Football goalkeeper

“Czech giant who became West Ham's cult No.1 and kept singing long after the final whistle.”

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Eugenia Apostol

1925 – 2026 · Publisher

“Inquirer founder who turned women's pages into a mosquito press that helped topple two presidents.”

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Nobue Matsubara

1961 – 2026 · Enka singer

“Enka star of Onna no Debune who carried Kitajima's craft through seven Kohaku nights and a hard-won second chance.”

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Film

Simon Lui

1964 – 2026 · Actor

“Hong Kong's King of Ghosts, who haunted screens from Troublesome Night to Vulgaria and late-night radio.”

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Business

William Henry Draper III

1928 – 2026 · Venture capitalist

“Silicon Valley venture pioneer who led Ex-Im Bank and UNDP, backing founders and human development worldwide.”

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Gary Myers

1950 – 2026 · Stock car racing driver

“Bowman Gray Modified legend and SMART champion who anchored a four-generation NASCAR racing family.”

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Raffaele Costa

1936 – 2026 · Italian politician

“Piedmontese liberal who led the PLI's last season and fought waste with hospital blitzes.”

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Television

Leo Morimoto

1943 – 2026 · Actor

“Japanese actor and narrator whose gentle voice defined Thomas, Q-sama!! and Honneamise's Shirotsugh.”

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Theatre

Bain Boehlke

1939 – 2026 · Actor

“Jungle Theater founder whose exacting Twin Cities stages and Fargo cameo left a lasting imprint.”

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Bob McKay

1947 – 2026 · American football offensive tackle

“Texas Wishbone All-American and College Football Hall of Famer who paved the way for the 1969 national champions.”

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Khalid Mahmood

1941 – 2026 · Field hockey player

“Olympic gold medallist and inaugural World Cup captain who kept serving Pakistan hockey for decades after he hung up the stick.”

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Brent Peterson

1958 – 2026 · Ice hockey forward

“NHL checker, Memorial Cup coach, Predators original, and Parkinson's advocate who raised millions for care.”

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Elaine Mokhtefi

1928 – 2026 · Anti-colonial activist

“American-Algerian activist who made Algiers a Third World capital and told the Panthers' exile story.”

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Cal Nichols

1942 – 2026 · Businessman

“Businessman who led the Edmonton Investors Group and kept the Oilers in Edmonton when relocation loomed.”

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Film

Jeremy Thomas

1949 – 2026 · Film producer

“Independent producer of The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast and Crash, who backed daring directors across more than 80 films.”

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Cheetah Chrome

1955 – 2026 · Guitarist

“Cleveland punk guitarist whose feral riffs with Dead Boys and Rocket from the Tombs helped invent American punk.”

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Mohamed Garfi

1948 – 2026 · Musicologist

“Tunisian musicologist, conductor and composer who renewed Arab lyric theatre from Orchestre 71 to Men Gaâ El Khabia.”

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Public figure

Yehuda Widawski

1919 – 2026 · Holocaust survivor

“Israel's oldest Holocaust survivor; his revenge was that the Nazis lost and Israel lives.”

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Claudette Colvin

1939 – 2026 · Civil rights activist

“At 15 she refused to give up her bus seat, then helped end segregation on America's public transit.”

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Siddeque Ahmed

1962 – 2026 · Politician

“Four-term Karimganj South MLA and Assam minister who shaped Barak Valley politics for a generation.”

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Recah Trinidad

1943 – 2026 · Sports journalist

“The Bare Eye of Philippine sports: poet, editor and ringside witness who made athletes famous in sentences.”

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Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner

1932 – 2026 · Norwegian princess

“Norway's dutiful first lady for fourteen years, and a lifelong champion of children with dyslexia.”

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Jing Yidan

1955 – 2026 · Television host

“Thank you, world, for letting me walk through it. (感谢这世界，让我走过)”

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Mary Gaudron

1943 – 2026 · Lawyer

“Australia's first female High Court justice, equal-pay advocate and steadfast voice for the rule of law.”

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Literature

Frances Stonor Saunders

1966 – 2026 · Historian

“Historian who exposed how the CIA paid the piper of Cold War culture.”

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Ratnakar Mahajan

1946 – 2026 · Politician

“Maharashtra socialist, Congress spokesperson and planning-board chair who spoke politics without firebrand heat.”

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Bernice Offei

1963 – 2026 · Gospel musician

“Ghanaian gospel voice whose songs Hold On and Life Is Short carried faith across generations.”

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Science

David Silverstein

1944 – 2026 · Cardiologist

“Chicago-born cardiologist who built heart care in Kenya and stood by Moi for four decades.”

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Bamanga Tukur

1935 – 2026 · Politician

“Nigerian ports chief, Gongola governor, PDP chairman and pan-African business leader.”

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George Chuvalo

1937 – 2026 · Professional boxer

“Canadian heavyweight who never hit the canvas, and kept fighting after the bell.”

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Flaco Jiménez

1939 – 2025 · Accordionist

“San Antonio's accordion king who carried conjunto to the world”

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