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Dave Marsh

1950 – 2026 · Music journalist

“Detroit rock critic who wrote Springsteen into history and argued for justice as hard as he argued about records.”

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Frankie Miller

1930 – 2026 · Country singer-songwriter

“Family man first: Texas voice of Blackland Farmer, Bronze Star veteran, friend to legends.”

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Monty Roberts

1935 – 2026 · Horse trainer

“Taught the world to listen to horses; Join-Up pioneer and friend of Queen Elizabeth II.”

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Television

Laura Cardoso

1927 – 2026 · Actress

“Pioneer of Brazilian TV whose Isaura, Guiomar and Doroteia still echo.”

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Arts

Will Murray

1953 – 2026 · Novelist

“Kept Doc Savage alive and co-created Squirrel Girl; pulp historian who bridged fan to pro.”

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Science

Mary Tsingou

1928 – 2026 · Physicist

“Coded the experiment that launched nonlinear science; later given her name in FPUT.”

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Television

Glória Menezes

1934 – 2026 · Actress

“Pioneer of Brazilian telenovelas whose Laurinha, Ana Preta and Rosa still echo.”

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Television

Ben Jones

1941 – 2026 · Actor

“Cooter of Hazzard County and Georgia congressman who kept the General Lee running for fans.”

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O.J. Brigance

1969 – 2026 · Professional American and Canadian football linebacker and special-teams player

“Super Bowl Raven. Grey Cup Stallion. 19 years fighting ALS with grace.”

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Philippe Bouvard

1929 – 2026 · Journalist

“Father of Les Grosses Tetes. 60 years on RTL. Wit that never retired.”

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Jacques Doucet

1940 – 2026 · French-language baseball play-by-play sportscaster

“Voice of the Expos. Over 5,500 games in French. Canada's Vin Scully.”

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Janie Bradford

1939 – 2026 · Songwriter

“Motown's early lyric voice; Money's couplet; HAL's family keeper.”

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Arts

Juan Tamariz

1942 – 2026 · Magician

“Spain's joyful master of cards: he made wonder feel like play, and made magicians rethink magic.”

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Sowcar Janaki

1931 – 2026 · Actress

“Seven decades, four languages, nearly 400 films: the actress who kept South Indian screens honest.”

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Literature

Javad Mojabi

1939 – 2026 · Poet

“Iranian poet, satirist and art critic of Night of the Locust and modern visual arts.”

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Serhat Kılıç

1975 – 2026 · Actor

“Turkish stage and screen actor of Winter Sleep and Seksenler's Ergun Plak; teacher and showman.”

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Law

Jackie Glass

† 2026 · Judge

“Tough, fair Clark County judge who sentenced O.J. Simpson and brought Swift Justice to daytime TV.”

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Comedy

Catherine O'Hara

1954 – 2026 · Actress

“Moira, Kate, Delia: she made comedy feel like love and chaos at once.”

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Ileana Cotrubaș

1939 – 2026 · Operatic soprano

“She sought truth in song, not polish: Mimì and Violetta for the ages.”

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Robin Morgan

1941 – 2026 · Poet

“Poet and Sisterhood editor who made radical feminism audible, global, and impossible to ignore.”

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Science

Krishna AchutaRao

† 2026 · Climate scientist

“Climate attribution scientist who linked ocean warming and India's extremes to human influence.”

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Mark Rydell

1929 – 2026 · Film director

“Actor's director who drew Oscars from Fonda and Hepburn and whispered greatness into Midler.”

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Miguel Zavaleta

1955 – 2026 · Singer

“Sueter's voice who made Amanece en la ruta immortal.”

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Husky Kihal

1961 – 2026 · Actor

“Henri Fournier of Astrid et Raphaelle, who made the morgue human.”

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Brian Fallon

1933 – 2026 · Art critic

“Irish Times critic who made art feel spoken, not rarefied.”

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Literature

Rachel Blau DuPlessis

1941 – 2026 · Poet

“Feminist poet-critic whose life poem Drafts remade the American long poem.”

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Gene Bertoncini

1937 – 2026 · Jazz guitarist

“Nylon-string jazz poet whose architectural ear made standards glow with quiet fire.”

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Fashion

Giorgio Armani

1934 – 2025 · Fashion designer

“Master of soft power dressing who made Italian elegance feel modern, calm, and human.”

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Lloyd Robertson

1934 – 2026 · Television and radio news anchor

“Canada's trusted anchor: that's the kind of day it's been.”

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Abdullah Ibrahim

1934 – 2026 · Pianist

“Cape Town's piano voice; exile anthem maker; Mandela's Mozart.”

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Francesco Guccini

1940 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter

“Storyteller of everyday life, from Via Emilia to the West.”

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Vincent Pastore

1946 – 2026 · Actor

“Bronx-born Big Pussy of The Sopranos: tough on screen, kind-hearted brother off it.”

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Frank McDonald

1950 – 2026 · Author

“Irish Times editor who defended Dublin and the climate.”

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Erni Mangold

1927 – 2026 · Actress

“Austrian stage and screen force who made blunt truth and late-career brilliance her trademark.”

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Michael Mendl

1944 – 2026 · Actor

“Beloved German character actor who gave Willy Brandt, a wartime general, and a pope their human faces.”

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Tommy John

1943 – 2026 · MLB pitcher

“The Bionic Man: 288 wins, 26 seasons, and the elbow surgery that gave pitchers second lives.”

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Siim Kallas

1948 – 2026 · Politician

“Architect of the kroon who carried Estonia into Europe.”

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Peter Katsambanis

1965 – 2026 · Politician

“Greek Australian Liberal who served Victoria and both houses of the WA Parliament.”

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Sir Billy Boston

1934 – 2026 · Professional rugby league footballer

“Rugby league's first knight: Tiger Bay powerhouse who became Everybody's Hero in Wigan.”

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Edith Barr

1936 – 2026 · Singer

“Peru's Flor Morena who carried criolla song from La Victoria to the Waldorf and the Pope.”

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Jimmy Batten

1955 – 2026 · Professional boxer

“British light-middleweight champion who went the distance with Roberto Duran and never stopped smiling.”

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Bill Rasmussen

1932 – 2026 · Sports broadcaster

“ESPN's founder who turned a traffic-jam brainstorm into the world's first 24-hour sports network.”

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Zhu Rongji

1928 – 2026 · Politician

“China's iron-faced reform premier who steered WTO entry and said he would walk a minefield for the people.”

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Jerry Stovall

1941 – 2026 · College and NFL football player

“LSU's Mr. Everything: Heisman runner-up, Hall of Famer, Pro Bowler, and Tiger coach of faith and class.”

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