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David Fair

1952 – 2026 · Musician

“He lived a beautiful life of love, kindness, and creativity.”

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Phyllida Law

1932 – 2026 · Actress

“Scottish actress of silken voice and sly wit, mother of two great actors, forever of the stage.”

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Comedy

Marty Nadler

1945 – 2026 · Television writer-producer

“Comic's comic who wrote the laughs and shared the stage.”

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Grace Nortey

1937 – 2026 · Actress

“Maame Gyata: five decades of fierce Ghanaian screen truth.”

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Elio Zamuto

1941 – 2026 · Actor

“Italian Magnum: voice of Selleck, Creed, and the poliziottesco.”

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Larry Christenson

1953 – 2026 · MLB pitcher

“LC: smile on, teammates kept close.”

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Media

Karl Corino

1942 – 2026 · Broadcast journalist

“Musil's detective: Transit voice for DDR letters, no forged marble left standing.”

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Andreas Hoppe

1960 – 2026 · Actor

“Ciao Kopper: heart on the right side.”

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Hans Traxler

1929 – 2026 · Painter

“He made Kohl a pear and Frankfurt laugh.”

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Anna Louizos

1957 – 2026 · Scenic designer

“She built our homes on Broadway stages.”

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Kippy Brown

1955 – 2026 · American football QB

“Great man, great mentor: Memphis pioneer QB and Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII WR coach.”

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Manel Dueso

1953 – 2026 · Actor

“Catalan stage free spirit who cofounded Sala Beckett and kept writing until the end.”

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Klaus Hänsch

1938 – 2026 · SPD politician

“Former EP President who brought Klartext from Erkrath to Strasbourg and made Commissioner hearings public.”

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Literature

Laura Claridge

b. 1952 · Biographer

“Biographer who restored complexity to Rockwell, Post, Lempicka, and Blanche Knopf.”

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Comedy

Noël Godin

1945 – 2026 · Writer

“Entartons les pompeux cornichons: Belgium's anarchist pie thrower who pied the powerful.”

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Aleksandr Pashchenko

1945 – 2026 · Singer

“From scenery crew to People's Artist, he gave Orenburg nearly 700 roles and his whole heart.”

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James Lew

1952 – 2026 · Martial artist

“Emmy-winning stunt artist who made Hollywood's heroes look fearless.”

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Business

Brian Dyson

1935 – 2026 · Business executive

“Coca-Cola leader who launched Diet Coke, weathered New Coke, and taught the world work is rubber, the rest is glass.”

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Religion

Pedro Rodríguez García

1933 – 2026 · Roman Catholic priest

“Priest-theologian who found Trent's catechism manuscript and served Vatican II's reception.”

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Nina Shipman

1938 – 2026 · Film and television actress

“Fox starlet, Western guest star, Nell Shipman's granddaughter. Screen craft across three decades.”

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Harry Burrows

1941 – 2026 · Professional footballer

“Cannonball left foot. Villa League Cup pioneer. Stoke terrace legend.”

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André Pronovost

1936 – 2026 · Professional ice hockey left wing

“Four Cups with Montreal. Forever a proud Shawiniganais.”

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Jackson Nascimento

1924 – 2026 · Professional footballer

“Furacão 1949 idol, Athletico's second-highest scorer, lived 102 years for the club.”

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Giorgos Mazonakis

1972 – 2026 · Greek modern folk-pop / laiko-pop singer

“The night's own voice of Greek laiko-pop.”

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Media

Chiche Gelblung

1944 – 2026 · Journalist

“Curious, combative, never retired: Argentina's Chiche kept asking until the last broadcast.”

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Literature

Bill Schmidt

1947 – 2026 · Olympic javelin thrower

“From Southview coal camp to Munich bronze and Be Like Mike: the last U.S. men's Olympic javelin medalist.”

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Roney Facchini

1953 – 2026 · Actor in theatre

“From Rá-Tim-Bum's Luís to 30+ plays: a São Paulo actor of craft, humour and heart.”

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Nicolas Simion

1959 – 2026 · Jazz saxophonist

“He carried Transylvanian song into the language of jazz.”

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Architecture

Kenneth Treister (FAIA)

1930 – 2026 · Architect

“Miami architect and sculptor of the Holocaust Memorial's Sculpture of Love and Anguish.”

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Jonathan Cooper

1950 – 2026 · Violinmaker

“He made fiddles meant to sing for centuries, one at a time.”

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Indu Mitha

1929 – 2026 · Bharatanatyam dancer

“She kept Bharatanatyam alive in Pakistan, in Urdu, for nearly seventy years.”

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Food

Tom Rinaldi

b. 1949 · Napa Valley winemaker. Founding winemaker

“Hawaiian-shirt maestro who put modern Napa Merlot on the map.”

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Narana Coissoró

1931 – 2026 · Lawyer

“Goan-born lawyer and CDS deputy who led a parliamentary group and called himself a Hindu democrat.”

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Jonathan Meléndez

1988 – 2026 · Keyboardist

“Honas: keys, light, and love that built Camilo Séptimo.”

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Zenyazen Escobar García

1984 – 2026 · Politician

“Veracruz teacher and Morena deputy who said the nation is built in the classroom.”

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Libor Balák

1961 – 2026 · Painter

“Brno painter of prehistory; Burian's heir in line, not in manner. May, Foglar, mammoth hunters, Antropark.”

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Literature

Johan Mijail

1990 – 2026 · Writer

“Dominican writer and performer who made Afro-Caribbean dissident bodies speak on the page, the altar, and the stage.”

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Michel Fano

1929 – 2026 · Composer

“He taught cinema to listen as one composition.”

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Bello Mandiya

1964 – 2026 · Politician

“A Ninth Senate lawmaker who carried Katsina South's water, school and security worries onto the floor in Abuja.”

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Celestí Alomar

1949 – 2026 · Geographer

“A Mallorcan who treated a tourist tax as a question of who the islands were for.”

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Religion

Joseph Arnaouti

1936 – 2026 · Armenian Catholic bishop

“Syrian Armenian Catholic shepherd who stayed with Damascus through war.”

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Alexander Sharovsky

1948 – 2026 · Actor and theatre director

“Baku actor and director who led the Russian Drama Theatre for three decades.”

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Lee Yong-joo

1982 – 2026 · Actor and former fashion model

“Model-turned actor who made Korea laugh as Blue Tower's lovable rookie soldier.”

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Nisar Wayanad

† 2026 · Stage singer

“Kerala stage singer whose Udit-like voice filled Gulf halls, taken hours before the next show.”

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Gastón Acurio Velarde

1930 – 2026 · Civil engineer

“Cusco engineer who helped found Acción Popular, built roads as minister, and served three Senate terms.”

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Pierfranco Vianelli

1946 – 2026 · Amateur then professional road cyclist

“Brescian amateur who won Olympic road gold in Mexico City in 1968, then built bicycles at home.”

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