In the year 2026
374 Notable deaths
Erich von Däniken
Swiss pseudoscientific writer and ufologist (1935–2026).
Born April 14th, 1935 in Zofingen.
Died January 10th, 2026 at 90 years old in Unterseen. [ref]
Chip Taylor
American songwriter.
Born March 21st, 1940 in Yonkers. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2026 at 86 years old (cancer). [ref]
Valentino
Italian fashion designer (1932–2026).
Born May 11th, 1932 in Voghera.
Died January 19th, 2026 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Dan Simmons
American novelist (1948–2026).
Born April 4th, 1948 in Peoria.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 77 years old in Longmont. [ref]
James Tolkan
American actor (1931–2026).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Calumet.
Died March 26th, 2026 at 94 years old in Saranac Lake. [ref]
Bud Cort
American actor.
Born March 29th, 1948 in Rye.
Died February 11th, 2026 at 77 years old in Norwalk (pneumonia). [ref]
Mary Beth Hurt
American stage and film actress.
Born September 26th, 1946 in Marshalltown.
Died March 28th, 2026 at 79 years old in Jersey City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
John Nolan
British actor.
Born May 22nd, 1938 in London.
Died April 11th, 2026 at 87 years old [ref]
Len Deighton
English writer (1929–2026).
Born February 18th, 1929 in Marylebone.
Died March 15th, 2026 at 97 years old in Guernsey. [ref]
Brad Arnold
American singer (1978–2026).
Born September 27th, 1978 in Escatawpa.
Died February 7th, 2026 at 47 years old in Anderson Regional Medical Center (renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
T. K. Carter
American actor and comedian (1956-2026).
Born December 18th, 1956 in New York City.
Died January 9th, 2026 at 69 years old in Duarte. [ref]
Terry Yorath
Welsh footballer player and manager (1950–2026).
Born March 27th, 1950 in Cardiff.
Died January 7th, 2026 at 75 years old [ref]
Oscar Schmidt
Brazilian basketball player (1958–2026).
Born February 16th, 1958 in Natal.
Died April 17th, 2026 at 68 years old in Santana de Parnaíba (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Mircea Lucescu
Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026).
Born July 29th, 1945 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2026 at 80 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nathalie Baye
French actress (1948–2026).
Born July 6th, 1948 in Mainneville.
Died April 17th, 2026 at 77 years old in Paris (dementia with Lewy bodies). [ref]
Willie Colón
American musician.
Born April 28th, 1950 in The Bronx.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 75 years old in The Bronx (respiratory failure). [ref]
Michael Parenti
American academic (1933–2026).
Born September 30th, 1933 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 2026 at 92 years old in Berkeley (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Eva Schloss
Austrian‑british holocaust survivor and memoirist (1929–2026).
Born May 11th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died January 3rd, 2026 at 96 years old in London. [ref]
John P. Hammond
American blues singer and guitarist.
Born November 13th, 1942 in New York City.
Died February 28th, 2026 at 83 years old in Jersey City. [ref]
Paul R. Ehrlich
American biologist and environmentalist (1932–2026).
Born May 29th, 1932 in Philadelphia.
Died March 13th, 2026 at 93 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Tony Hoare
British computer scientist.
Born January 11th, 1934 in Colombo.
Died March 5th, 2026 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Country Joe McDonald
American musician (1942–2026).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 7th, 2026 at 84 years old in Berkeley (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Béla Tarr
Hungarian filmmaker and anarchist (1955–2026).
Died January 6th, 2026 at 70 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Phil Campbell
Welsh guitarist (1961–2026).
Born May 7th, 1961 in Pontypridd.
Died March 13th, 2026 at 64 years old in Pontypridd (surgical complications). [ref]
Jennifer Runyon
American actress (1960-2026).
Born April 1st, 1960 in Chicago.
Died March 6th, 2026 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 26 to 50 of 374
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé