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R. Sarath

† 2026 · Film director

“National Award Malayalam director who put conscience, mural heritage, and social drama on screen.”

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Matt Suhey

1958 – 2026 · American football fullback

“Lead blocker. Loyal friend. Super Bowl XX champion.”

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Film

Christy Knowings

1980 – 2026 · American actress

“All That scene-stealer whose Brenda Stone and Whateverrr energy still makes 90s kids laugh.”

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Alphonso Smith

1985 – 2026 · American football cornerback

“Wake Forest ballhawk who set the ACC interceptions record and never stopped smiling.”

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Arthur Marshall

1969 – 2026 · American football wide receiver

“Undrafted Georgia star who threw an 81-yard NFL touchdown and never forgot Hephzibah.”

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Literature

Edward Field

1924 – 2026 · Poet

“Village poet who stood up, friend, for a century.”

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Politics

Charles Josselin

1938 – 2026 · Politician

“Breton socialist who renamed the Côtes-d'Armor and beat Big Oil.”

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David Z

1948 – 2026 · Record producer

“Architect of the Minneapolis Sound; Funkytown snare to Kiss and She Drives Me Crazy.”

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Jimmy Rimmer

1948 – 2026 · Professional football goalkeeper

“Two European Cups, one England cap; the keeper who put the team first.”

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Mark Volman

1947 – 2025 · Musician

“Happy Together harmonies, Flo & Eddie mischief, and teaching the next roomful of musicians.”

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Literature

Didier Decoin

1945 – 2026 · Novelist

“Goncourt storyteller; Cotentin sea; high idea of language.”

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Media

Stephen Walker

† 2026 · Journalist

“BBC NI truth-teller; Hume and Trimble's biographer; Sky Blue to the end.”

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Chuck Norris

1940 – 2026 · Martial artist

“Martial arts champion, Walker, Texas Ranger, and internet legend who kicked open American action cinema.”

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Otto Jelinek

1940 – 2026 · Pair figure skater

“World pairs champion who fled Prague, then returned as gold medallist, minister, and ambassador.”

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S. R. Janakiraman

1928 – 2026 · Carnatic vocalist

“Last student of Tiger Varadachariar; Carnatic musicology's December-season voice.”

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Grace Chang

1933 – 2026 · Singer

“Mambo Girl of Cathay's golden age, whose voice outlived the screen.”

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Chita Rivera

1933 – 2024 · Actress

“Broadway's electric dancer: Anita, Velma, Spider Woman, forever.”

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Pepe Habichuela

1944 – 2026 · Spanish flamenco guitarist

“Habichuela dynasty master: Morente's partner, Ketama's root, guitar that never lost the jondo.”

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Film

Georgina Lightning

1963 – 2026 · First Nations

“Samson Cree filmmaker who made media that matters and opened the feature door for Indigenous women directors.”

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Joe Morgan (manager)

1930 – 2026 · Baseball manager

“Walpole Joe of Morgan Magic: the snowplow skipper who made Fenway believe again.”

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Eric Dane

1972 – 2026 · Actor

“McSteamy who became an ALS advocate, fighting with humor, heart, and love for his daughters.”

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Carlos Horacio Salinas

1956 – 2026 · Professional footballer

“Boca's Intercontinental hero who scored the Karlsruhe goal.”

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Science

Don Wilhelms

1930 – 2026 · USGS planetary and lunar geologist

“Lunar mapper who taught Apollo crews to read the Moon.”

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Jorge Messi

1958 – 2026 · Sports agent / businessman

“Father, first coach and agent who walked Lionel Messi from Rosario youth pitches to world football.”

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Business

Klaus-Michael Kühne

1937 – 2026 · German billionaire businessman

“Logistics patriarch who built a global freight empire and left it to a Swiss foundation.”

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Dash Crofts

1938 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter

“Seals & Crofts harmony and mandolin; Summer Breeze still softens the room.”

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Andy Williams (The Butcher)

1977 – 2026 · Musician

“Founding ETID guitarist and AEW's The Butcher; Buffalo metal and tag-team brotherhood to the end.”

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Jay Maisel

1931 – 2026 · Photographer

“He taught generations to look: light, color, gesture.”

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Science

David Baltimore

1938 – 2025 · Molecular biologist

“Nobel virologist who proved RNA can make DNA and remade biology.”

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Bill Dundee

1943 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

“Memphis Superstar. Circus flyer turned territory legend. Forever Lawler's greatest rival and partner.”

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Jorge Ramírez Gallego

1940 – 2026 · Footballer

“Deportivo Cali's all-time scorer who made the Azucareros champions.”

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Latimore

1939 – 2026 · Blues and R&B singer

“Blues Hall of Famer whose baritone made Let's Straighten It Out a forever conversation.”

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Keiko Kishi

1932 – 2026 · Actress

“International star of postwar Japanese film who chose courage over comfort, from Machiko-maki fame to Paris and the page.”

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Jean-François Leroy

1956 – 2026 · Photojournalist

“He made Perpignan a beacon: go and see, never look away.”

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Dory Funk Jr.

1941 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

“Never quit: NWA world champion, Hall of Famer, and Ocala's master teacher.”

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Politics

Alberto Iribarne

1950 – 2026 · Lawyer

“Peronist lawyer who steered Justice under Kirchner and later represented Argentina in Uruguay.”

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Jon Cypher

1932 – 2026 · Actor

“From Cinderella's prince to Hill Street's chief: singer, actor, good journey.”

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Craig Douglas

1941 – 2026 · Singer

“Isle of Wight Singing Milkman whose Only Sixteen topped Britain in 1959.”

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Education

Shirley Strum Kenny

1934 – 2026 · English scholar

“Gave Stony Brook a heart and a beautiful campus.”

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Education

Sir Anthony Kenny

1931 – 2026 · Philosopher

“Devout agnostic who made the great philosophers lucid.”

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Franco Fontana

1933 – 2026 · Photographer

“What remains of me when I go? Colour.”

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Politics

Kay Granger

1943 – 2026 · U.S. Representative

“Fort Worth's first woman mayor who rose to Appropriations chair, serving Texas with grit and care.”

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Literature

John Crowley

1942 – 2026 · Novelist

“Fantasy novelist of Little, Big who blurred dream and history into living story.”

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Jules Feiffer

1929 – 2025 · Cartoonist

“Pulitzer and Oscar satirist who drew America's neuroses for decades.”

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Film

Francesc Garrido

1969 – 2026 · Actor

“Essential Catalan actor of stage and screen, magnetic and discreet, aged 56.”

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