Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 2011
1,137 Notable deaths
Agota Kristof
Hungarian swiss writer, poet, novelist and playwright.
Born October 30th, 1935 in Győr-Moson-Sopron County. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2011 at 75 years old in Neuchâtel. [ref]
Brian Haw
British peace activist (1949–2011).
Born January 7th, 1949 in Essex, Woodford Green.
Died June 18th, 2011 at 62 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
Diana Norman
British author and journalist (1933–2011).
Born August 25th, 1933 in London. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2011 at 77 years old in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Nasser Hejazi
Iranian footballer.
Born December 19th, 1949 in Tehran.
Died May 23rd, 2011 at 61 years old in Tehran (cancer). [ref]
Ajahn Maha Bua
Thai buddhist monk (1913–2011).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Bān Tāt.
Died January 30th, 2011 at 97 years old in Wat Pa Ban Tat (pneumonia). [ref]
Trevor Bailey
England test cricketer, cricket writer and broadcaster (1923-2011).
Born December 3rd, 1923 in Westcliff-on-Sea.
Died February 10th, 2011 at 87 years old in Westcliff-on-Sea. [ref]
John Adler
American politician and lawyer (1959–2011).
Born August 23rd, 1959 in Philadelphia.
Died April 4th, 2011 at 51 years old in Philadelphia (endocarditis). [ref]
Aron Kincaid
Actor, voice actor (1940-2011).
Born June 15th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died January 6th, 2011 at 70 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jimmy Sangster
Screenwriter (1927–2011).
Born December 2nd, 1927 in Kinmel Bay.
Died August 19th, 2011 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Reynolds Price
American writer (1933–2011).
Born February 1st, 1933 in Macon.
Died January 20th, 2011 at 77 years old in Durham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Al Schwimmer
Israeli aerospace engineer and businessman (1917-2011).
Born June 10th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 10th, 2011 at 94 years old in Ramat Gan. [ref]
Pete Rugolo
American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer (1915–2011).
Born December 25th, 1915 in San Piero Patti.
Died October 16th, 2011 at 95 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
María Mercader
Actress (1918–2011).
Born March 6th, 1918 in Barcelona.
Died January 26th, 2011 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Wilson Greatbatch
American engineer and inventor (1919–2011).
Born September 6th, 1919 in Buffalo.
Died September 27th, 2011 at 92 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
José Manuel Rodriguez Delgado
Spanish scientist (1915-2011).
Born August 8th, 1915 in Ronda.
Died September 15th, 2011 at 96 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Brian O'Leary
American astronomer, astronaut, writer, blogger and advocate (1940-2011).
Born January 27th, 1940 in Boston.
Died July 28th, 2011 at 71 years old in Ecuador (cancer).
Sam Rivers
American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011).
Born September 25th, 1923 in El Reno.
Died December 26th, 2011 at 88 years old in Orlando (pneumonia). [ref]
Josef Vašíček
Czech ice hockey player (1980–2011).
Born September 12th, 1980 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2011 at 30 years old in Tunoshna Airport (2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster). [ref]
Heinz Bennent
1921-2011 german actor.
Born July 18th, 1921 in Atsch.
Died October 12th, 2011 at 90 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Bruno Bianchi
French cartoonist, comics artist and animation director (1955-2011).
Born September 6th, 1955 in Chartres.
Died December 2nd, 2011 at 56 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Enzo Cannavale
Italian actor (1928–2011).
Born April 5th, 1928 in Castellammare di Stabia. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2011 at 82 years old in Naples (disease). [ref]
Dennis Oppenheim
American artist, sculptor and photographer (1938–2011).
Born September 6th, 1938 in Electric City.
Died January 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in New York City (liver cancer). [ref]
Snooky Young
American musician (1919–2011).
Born February 3rd, 1919 in Dayton.
Died May 11th, 2011 at 92 years old in Newport Beach. [ref]
Peter Gethin
British racing driver (1940-2011).
Born February 21st, 1940 in Ewell.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 71 years old in Haslemere (brain cancer). [ref]
Aristides Pereira
Cape verdean politician, and first president of cape verde (1923-2011).
Born November 17th, 1923 in Boa Vista. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Coimbra. [ref]
Deaths 451 to 475 of 1137
To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan