In the year 2026
562 Notable deaths
Craig Reedie
Scottish badminton player and sports administrator (1941-2026).
Born May 6th, 1941 in Stirling. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2026 at 84 years old in Beaulieu. [ref]
Peter H. Raven
American botanist.
Born June 13th, 1936 in Shanghai.
Died April 25th, 2026 at 89 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Ryamizard Ryacudu
Indonesian politician.
Born April 21st, 1950 in Palembang.
Died May 31st, 2026 at 76 years old in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital. [ref]
Ron Delany
Irish middle-distance runner (1935–2026).
Born March 6th, 1935 in Arklow.
Died March 11th, 2026 at 91 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Honoré Traoré
Burkinabé soldier.
Born September 28th, 1957 in Dédougou.
Died May 25th, 2026 at 68 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Albert Wolsky
American costumer designer.
Born November 24th, 1930 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 23rd, 2026 at 95 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Claire Maurier
French actress.
Born March 27th, 1929 in Céret.
Died May 3rd, 2026 at 97 years old [ref]
Jana Brejchová
Czech actress (1940–2026).
Born January 20th, 1940 in Prague.
Died February 6th, 2026 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]
Dimitar Penev
Bulgarian footballer (1945-2026).
Born July 12th, 1945 in Mirovyane.
Died January 3rd, 2026 at 80 years old in Sofia. [ref]
John L. Allen Jr.
American journalist and writer (1965-2026).
Born January 20th, 1965 in Hays.
Died January 22nd, 2026 at 61 years old in Rome (stomach cancer). [ref]
Teresa de Lauretis
Italian academic.
Born November 29th, 1938 in Bologna.
Died February 2nd, 2026 at 87 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Vidi Aldiano
Indonesian singer.
Born March 29th, 1990 in Jakarta.
Died March 7th, 2026 at 35 years old in Jakarta (renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Susan George
American and french political and social scientist, activist and writer (1934-2026).
Born June 29th, 1934 in Akron.
Died February 14th, 2026 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sandro Munari
Italian racecar driver.
Born March 28th, 1940 in Cavarzere.
Died February 28th, 2026 at 85 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Lee Hae Chan
South korean politician (1952-2026).
Born July 10th, 1952 in Jangpyeong-myeon.
Died January 25th, 2026 at 73 years old in Ho Chi Minh City. [ref]
Ana Luisa Peluffo
Mexican actress (1929–2026).
Born October 9th, 1929 in Querétaro.
Died March 4th, 2026 at 96 years old in Tepatitlán de Morelos. [ref]
Yōhei Kōno
Japanese politician.
Born January 15th, 1937 in Hiratsuka.
Died June 8th, 2026 at 89 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer).
Germán Vargas Lleras
Colombian politician.
Born February 19th, 1962 in Bogotá.
Died May 8th, 2026 at 64 years old in Bogotá (brain cancer). [ref]
Rolland Courbis
French football player and manager.
Born August 12th, 1953 in Marseille.
Died January 12th, 2026 at 72 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Tony Parkes
English footballer and manager (born 1949).
Born May 5th, 1949 in Sheffield.
Died April 22nd, 2026 at 76 years old [ref]
Averil Cameron
English historian of late antiquity (born 1940).
Born February 8th, 1940 in Leek.
Died April 7th, 2026 at 86 years old [ref]
Angela Luce
Italian actress and singer (1937–2026).
Born December 3rd, 1938 in Naples.
Died February 20th, 2026 at 87 years old in Naples (heart failure). [ref]
Salih Muslim
Syrian kurdish leader.
Born March 3rd, 1951 in Aïn al-Arab. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2026 at 75 years old in Erbil (kidney failure). [ref]
Georg Wadenius
Swedish musician.
Born May 4th, 1945 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2026 at 80 years old [ref]
David Botstein
American biologist.
Born September 8th, 1942 in Zurich.
Died February 27th, 2026 at 83 years old in Half Moon Bay. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 562
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein