Deaths in 2026
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The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
August
7
6
- Flo Anthony, 74, American gossip columnist.[1]
- Dimbo Atiya, Nigerian television director (Sons of the Caliphate, Halita, Still Falling) and producer.[2] (death announced on this date)
- Kapeliele Faupala, 86, French Wallisian traditional ruler, king of Uvea (2008–2014).[3]
- Carlos Garfias Merlos, 75, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Netzahualcóyotl (2003–2010), archbishop of Acapulco (2010–2016) and Morelia (2016–2026).[4]
- Geraldão, 77, Brazilian footballer (Corinthians, Internacional, Botafogo-SP).[5]
- Francesco Guccini, 86, Italian singer-songwriter ("Auschwitz").[6]
- Peter Katsis, 69, American music manager (Backstreet Boys, Korn, Jane's Addiction), congestive heart failure.[7]
- Giuseppe Marchioro, 90, Italian football manager (Como, Milan, Genoa).[8]
- Martha Rivers Ingram, 90, American manufacturing industry executive, CEO of Ingram Industries (1995–1999).[9]
- Tony Scott, 54, Surinamese-born Dutch rapper and musician, complications from multiple sclerosis.[10]
- Igor Yerusalimov, 52–53, Russian army officer.[11] (death announced on this date)
5
- Ardak Amirkulov, 70, Kazakh film director (The Fall of Otrar).[12]
- Bae In-gyu, 36, South Korean gender activist, suicide.[13]
- Daniel Bernard, 80, French retail executive, chairman of Carrefour (1992–2005) and Kingfisher plc (2009–2017).[14]
- Shimon Charnuha, 78, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Netanya, Beitar Jerusalem, national team).[15]
- Bruno Battisti D'Amario, 88, Italian classical guitarist and composer.[16]
- Didier Decoin, 81, French writer and screenwriter (I as in Icarus, The Veiled Man, Out of Life).[17]
- Peter Lai, 76, Hong Kong lyricist and actor (Old Time Buddy, Come Home Love: Lo and Behold), complications from a stroke.[18]
- Jean Lodge, 99, British actress (Death of an Angel, Brandy for the Parson, Glad Tidings).[19]
- Cozell McQueen, 64, American basketball player (NC State Wolfpack, Detroit Pistons).[20]
- Zoltán Melis, 78, Hungarian rower, Olympic silver medalist (1968).[21]
- Hugh O'Flaherty, 88, Irish barrister, judge of the supreme court (1990–1999).[22]
- David Owori, 27, Ugandan footballer (SC Villa, national team), injuries sustained from a beating.[23]
- Tomás Parra, 88–89, Mexican sculptor.[24]
- Uma Shankar Singh, 55, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2012), cancer.[25]
- Sydney Towle, 26, American social media influencer, cholangiocarcinoma.[26]
- Terry Buffalo Ware, 76, American guitarist and composer, lung cancer.[27]
4
- Robby Albarado, 52, American jockey, complications from heart surgery.[28]
- Daniele Amati, 94, Italian theoretical physicist.[29]
- Safwan Awae, 24, Thai footballer (Yala), lightning strike.[30]
- Bruno Campanella, 83, Italian conductor (Teatro Regio (Turin)).[31]
- Michael Conaghan, 81, Irish politician, TD (2011–2016) and lord mayor of Dublin (2004–2005).[32]
- Dory Funk Jr., 85, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (NWA, AJPW).[33]
- César Gastelum, 25, Mexican social media influencer, shot.[34]
- Pepe Habichuela, 81, Spanish flamenco guitarist.[35]
- Klaus Hänsch, 87, German politician, member (1979–2009) and president (1994–1997) of the European Parliament.[36]
- Alfonso Lizarazo, 85, Colombian television host (Sábados Felices) and politician, senator (1998–2002).[37]
- Georgios Marsellos, 89, Greek Olympic hurdler (1960, 1964).[38]
- Andrzej Morozowski, 69, Polish journalist (Radio ZET, TVN 24).[39]
- Tristam Nada, 68, French singer and painter.[40]
- Victor Niederhoffer, 82, American investor and writer.[41]
- Liam O'Neill, 70, Irish sports administrator, president of the GAA (2012–2015).[42]
- Joseph C. Paradi, 85, Hungarian-born Canadian academic.[43]
- D. Y. Patil, 90, Indian politician, governor of Tripura (2009–2013), Bihar (2013–2014), and West Bengal (2014).[44]
- Pradeep Rawat, 74, Indian actor (Mahabharat, Sye, Naayak), blood cancer.[45]
- Lloyd Robertson, 92, Canadian journalist and broadcaster (CBC News, CTV News).[46]
- Silviu Stănescu, 81, Romanian football player (U Craiova 1948, Petrolul Ploiești) and coach.[47]
- Jim Toman, 64, American baseball player (NC State Wolfpack) and coach (Liberty Flames, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders), brain cancer.[48]
3
- Paula Alí, 88, Cuban actress (Letters from the Park, The Elephant and the Bicycle, The Waiting List).[49]
- Mateusz Bąk, 43, Polish footballer (Lechia Gdańsk).[50]
- Diding Boneng, 76, Indonesian actor and comedian (KKN di Desa Penari, Catatan Si Boy, Dancing Village: The Curse Begins).[51]
- Grace Chang, 93, Hong Kong actress (Soldier of Fortune, The Wild, Wild Rose).[52]
- Robin Cowling, 82, English rugby union player (Gloucester, Leicester Tigers, national team).[53] (death announced on this date)
- Jimmy Cricket, 80, Northern Irish comedian and television host (And There's More).[54]
- John Douglas, 63, Scottish musician (Trashcan Sinatras) and songwriter ("Obscurity Knocks", "Only Tongue Can Tell").[55]
- Jean-Paul Dréau, 73, French composer and songwriter.[56]
- Júlio Duarte Langa, 98, Mozambican Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Xai-Xai (1976–2004).[57]
- Alfonso Fanjul Jr., 89, Cuban-born American sugar refining and real estate executive (Domino Foods).[58]
- Peter Gill, 86, Welsh director, playwright and actor (The York Realist, Versailles).[59]
- Linda Hammar, 53, Swedish television personality (I en annan del av Köping), cancer.[60]
- Paras Chandra Jain, 76, Indian politician, Madhya Pradesh MLA (2003–2023).[61]
- Ray Jarvis, 77, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots).[62]
- Sir Anthony Kenny, 95, British philosopher.[63]
- Alain Le Goff, 83, French storyteller.[64]
- Robin Middleton, 94, British architectural historian.[65]
- Allan Nascimento, 34, Brazilian mixed martial artist (UFC), heart attack.[66]
- Hatsuo Royama, 78, Japanese karate practitioner.[67]
- Philip Ruppe, 99, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1979).[68]
- Uladzimir Shymau, 77, Belarusian politician, minister of economy (1996–2002).[69]
- Herb Snyder, 72, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1997–2005, 2009–2017).[70]
- Hanayo Sumi, 94, Japanese actress.[71]
- Iván Szelényi, 88, Hungarian-born American sociologist.[72]
- Ruslan Taramov, 61, Russian Olympic boxer (1988).[73]
2
- Paul Bradshaw, 72, English footballer (Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday).[74]
- Fernando d'Alessio, 82, Peruvian politician, minister of health (2017–2018), minister of education (2020).[75]
- David Z, 78, American record producer ("She Drives Me Crazy", "Looking for a New Love") and musician (Lipps Inc.).[76]
- Bagre Fagundes, 86, Brazilian gaucho musician.[77]
- Michael Fingleton, 88, Irish banker, CEO of the Irish Nationwide Building Society (1971–2009), complications from a stroke.[78]
- Bill Goichberg, 83, American Hall of Fame chess player.[79]
- Kay Granger, 83, American politician, mayor of Fort Worth (1991–1995) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2025), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[80]
- Franz Hasiba, 93, Austrian politician, mayor of Graz (1983–1985), deputy governor of Styria (1991–1993), member and president of the Landtag of Styria (1993–2000).[81]
- Monika Helfer, 78, Austrian writer, fall.[82]
- Janet Howell, 82, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1992–2024).[83]
- Romeo Jalosjos Sr., 85, Filipino politician and convicted child rapist, member of the House of Representatives (1995–2002).[84]
- Joseph Katema, 64, Zambian politician, MP (2006–2016).[85]
- Dusty LaValley, 45, Canadian Hall of Fame bareback rider, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[86]
- Rod Liddle, 66, British journalist (Today, The Spectator) and broadcaster.[87]
- Sepp Puschnig, 79, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player (1964, 1968, 1976).[88]
- Anbar Saeed, 67, Kuwaiti footballer (Al-Arabi SC, Ahli Sidab Club), traffic collision.[89]
- Farrokh Saidi, 96, Iranian surgeon.[90]
- Manmohan Singh Liberhan, 87, Indian jurist, chairman of the Liberhan Commission (1992–2009).[91]
- Agostino Superbo, 86, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Sessa Aurunca (1991–1994) and Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti (1994–1997), archbishop of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (2001–2015).[92]
- Alberto Tedesco, 77, Italian politician, senator (2009–2013).[93]
- Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, 31, Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.[94]
- Valeriy Tursunov, 71, Tajikistani football player (CSKA Pamir, Austria Klagenfurt) and manager (CSKA Pamir).[95]
- Ioannis Varvitsiotis, 93, Greek politician, minister of defence (1989–1993), MEP (2004–2009), and twice MP.[96]
- John Wannenburgh, Manx politician, MHK (since 2021).[97]
1
- Alexeis Argilagos, 51, Cuban Olympic volleyball player (2000).[98]
- Line Bareiro, 75, Paraguayan political scientist.[99]
- Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar, 76, Pakistani politician, MNA (since 2024), complications from a brain haemorrhage.[100]
- Natalia Dontcheva, 56, Bulgarian actress (Lady J, Sashinka, A Man and His Dog).[101]
- Nariman Hasanzade, 95, Azerbaijani poet.[102]
- Can Kolukısa, 92, Turkish actor (Züğürt Ağa, King of the Doormen, Selamsız Bandosu).[103]
- Rom Kostřica, 77, Czech otorhinolaryngologist and politician, deputy (2010–2013, 2013–2017).[104]
- Grzegorz Lipowski, 90, Polish politician, voivode of Częstochowa (1980–1990), senator (1997–2005).[105]
- Marcel J. Mélançon, 88, Canadian bioethicist and academic.[106]
- Vincent Pastore, 80, American actor (The Sopranos, Gotti, Shark Tale).[107]
- Kath Pettingill, 91, Australian gangster and brothel owner (Pettingill family), complications from dementia.[108]
- Thottam Rajasekharan, 95, Indian writer.[109]
- Monty Roberts, 91, American horse trainer.[110]
- Ryotaro Shimizu, 37, Japanese actor (Full Swing, Amachan, Gokusen: The Movie), suicide.[111]
Previous months
References
- ↑ Longtime AmNews columnists Flo Anthony has died
- ↑ Nollywood Filmmaker Dimbo Atiya Dies As Tributes Pour In
- ↑ Décès de Kapeliele Faupala : l'ancien Lavelua d'Uvea s'éteint à 86 ans (in French)
- ↑ Arquidiócesis de Morelia confirma fallecimiento de Carlos Garfias Merlos, noveno arzobispo (in Spanish)
- ↑ Morre Geraldão, artilheiro do Corinthians no título paulista de 1977 (in Portuguese)
- ↑ È morto Francesco Guccini. La famiglia: “Nel rispetto delle sue volontà, le esequie si svolgeranno nei prossimi giorni e in forma strettamente privata” (in Italian)
- ↑ Peter Katsis, Smashing Pumpkins and Backstreet Boys Manager, Dead at 69
- ↑ È morto Pippo Marchioro, uno degli allenatori più importanti e vincenti della storia del Como (in Italian)
- ↑ Martha Ingram, driving force behind the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, dies (subscription required)
- ↑ Rapper Tony Scott (54), bekend van hits als Get into it, overleden aan de gevolgen van MS (in Dutch)
- ↑ FSO cordon and silence from the agencies: Moscow bid farewell to General Igor Erusalimov under the strictest secrecy
- ↑ Renowned Kazakh filmmaker Ardak Amirkulov passes away
- ↑ Bae In-gyu, Leader of South Korea Anti-Feminist Group, Found Dead at 36
- ↑ Former Carrefour CEO Daniel Bernard has died
- ↑ Beitar Jerusalem Legend Shimon Chernoha Dies at 78
- ↑ Il Grande Oriente d’Italia abbruna i labari per il passaggio all’Oriente Eterno del fratello maestro Bruno Battisti d’Amario (in Italian)
- ↑ L’écrivain Didier Decoin, prix Goncourt en 1977, est mort (in French)
- ↑ Renowned Hong Kong lyricist and actor Peter Lai passes away at the age of 76
- ↑ Jean Lodge, British Actress and Mother of ‘Nanny’ Actor Charles Shaughnessy, Dies at 99
- ↑ Center on NC State 1983 championship team dies at age 64
- ↑ Elhunyt az olimpiai ezüstérmes evezős Melis Zoltán (in Hungarian)
- ↑ Former Supreme Court judge Hugh O’Flaherty dies aged 88
- ↑ SC Villa Captain David Owori Dies after Encounter with Thugs in Makindye
- ↑ Falleció el pintor, escultor y promotor Tomás Parra, uno de los representantes de la Generación de la Ruptura (in Spanish)
- ↑ BSP's Only MLA In UP Umashankar Singh Dies Of Cancer; Mayawati Recalls His Dedication To The Party
- ↑ TikTok star Sydney Towle, 26, dies following cancer battle
- ↑ Longtime Oklahoma guitarist Terry "Buffalo" Ware dies at 76
- ↑ Acadiana community remembers veteran jockey Robby Albarado
- ↑ Il mondo scientifico piange Daniele Amati: fisico di fama mondiale, fu direttore della Sissa di Trieste (in Italian)
- ↑ Lightning strike kills soccer player, injuring many during match in Thailand
- ↑ El director de orquesta italiano Bruno Campanella fallece a los 83 años (in Spanish)
- ↑ Former Labour TD and Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan dies
- ↑ A great one is gone
- ↑ Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum shot to death during livestream
- ↑ Pepe Habichuela, una institución de la guitarra flamenca (in Spanish)
- ↑ Die NRWSPD trauert um Klaus Hänsch (in German)
- ↑ Murió Alfonso Lizarazo, creador y primer presentador del programa Sábados Felices (in Spanish)
- ↑ Έφυγε από τη ζωή ο Γιώργος Μαρσέλλος (in Greek)
- ↑ Zmarł Andrzej Morozowski. Wieloletni dziennikarz TVN24 miał 69 lat (in Polish)
- ↑ Le chanteur Tristan, interprète du tube Bonne, bonne humeur ce matin, est mort à 68 ans (in French)
- ↑ Victor Niederhoffer, pioneer of statistical arbitrage, dies at 82
- ↑ The death has occurred of Liam O'Neill
- ↑ Joe Paradi
- ↑ Padma Shri Dr. D. Y. Patil Passes Away at 90
- ↑ Indian Actor Pradeep Singh Rawat Dies of Blood Cancer
- ↑ Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92
- ↑ S-a stins din viaţă Silviu Stănescu, fost antrenor al Universităţii Craiova. Cel care l-a redat Băniei pe Ion Oblemenco şi care a stat pe bancă la calificarea cu Galatasaray (in Romanian)
- ↑ Former MTSU baseball coach, South Carolina assistant Jim Toman dies at 64 (subscription required)
- ↑ Muere a los 90 años la actriz Paula Alí (in Spanish)
- ↑ Nie żyje Mateusz Bąk, były bramkarz i ikona Lechii Gdańsk (in Polish)
- ↑ Pelawak Senior Diding Boneng Meninggal Usia 76 Tahun (in Indonesian)
- ↑ 傳奇影星葛蘭離世享年93歲 《星星月亮太陽》成經典 (in Chinese)
- ↑ Exeter stalwart Cowling dies aged 82
- ↑ Jimmy Cricket dead: BBC star and comedian dies as heartbroken family pay tribute
- ↑ Trashcan Sinatras' John Douglas dead at 63
- ↑ Jean-Paul Dréau, le parolier du tube « Le Coup de soleil », est mort à l'âge de 73 ans (in French)
- ↑ Mozambique: Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa dies aged 98
- ↑ Alfonso 'Alfy' Fanjul, Palm Beach sugar billionaire, dies at 89
- ↑ Peter Gill, playwright who turned ordinary lives into extraordinary drama, dies aged 86
- ↑ Linda Hammar är död (in Swedish)
- ↑ Former Madhya Pradesh BJP minister Paras Jain dies
- ↑ Leon R "Ray" Jarvis
- ↑ Sir Anthony Kenny Kt. DPhil DLitt Hon. DCL FBA
- ↑ Le conteur Alain Le Goff, « éternel voyageur immobile », est mort à l'âge de 83 ans (in French)
- ↑ Robin Middleton, the Historian Who Changed How Architecture Reads Its Past, Dies at 94
- ↑ UFC Fighter Allan Nascimento Dies at Age 34
- ↑ Kaicho Hatsuo Royama passed away
- ↑ Former Rep. Ruppe Was 'One of the Good Guys in the Process'
- ↑ Former Minister of Economy Uladzimir Shymau Dies
- ↑ Herbert Spohn Snyder
- ↑ 宝塚トップスター→高島忠夫さんと結婚 息子2人俳優 (in Japanese)
- ↑ Meghalt Szelényi Iván szociológus (in Hungarian)
- ↑ Из жизни ушел чеченский боксер Руслан Тарамов (in Russian)
- ↑ Michael Vaughan leads tributes to former Sheffield Wednesday winger, who has passed away, aged 72
- ↑ Falleció Fernando D'Alessio, exministro de Educación y Salud (in Spanish)
- ↑ David Z, Grammy-Winning Producer Who Helped Prince’s Early Career, Dies at 78
- ↑ Bagre Fagundes, um dos principais representantes da cultura tradicionalista gaúcha, morre aos 86 anos (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Former Irish Nationwide chief Michael Fingleton dies at 88
- ↑ Bill Goichberg (1942-2026)
- ↑ Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83
- ↑ Grazer Altbürgermeister Franz Hasiba gestorben (in German)
- ↑ Schriftstellerin Monika Helfer verstorben (in German)
- ↑ Former VA State Senator Janet Howell Dies at 82
- ↑ Former Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo Jalosjos Sr. dies at 85
- ↑ Former cabinet minister Dr Joseph Katema dies
- ↑ Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer Dusty LaValley passes away
- ↑ Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66
- ↑ KAC-Legende Sepp Puschnig mit 79 Jahren verstorben (in German)
- ↑ عنبر سعيد في ذمة الله (in Arabic)
- ↑ فرخ سعیدی، چهره ماندگار پزشکی و رییس اسبق دانشگاه شیراز درگذشت (in Persian)
- ↑ Former Chief Justice of Andhra HC MS Liberhan passes away
- ↑ Lutto nella Chiesa pugliese: è morto mons. Agostino Superbo (in Italian)
- ↑ Alberto Tedesco has died, marking the end of an era for Puglia's politics
- ↑ Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, the Japanese racehorse that inspired the Umamusume character, has died
- ↑ Умер бывший футболист «Памира» Валерий Турсунов (in Russian)
- ↑ Veteran politician Varvitsiotis dies at 93
- ↑ Tynwald announces death of Douglas North MHK
- ↑ Alexeis Argilagos
- ↑ Falleció Line Bareiro, referente histórica del feminismo en Paraguay (in Spanish)
- ↑ PML-N MNA Malik Muhammad Iqbal Chanar passes away
- ↑ «Joséphine Ange Gardien», «Mademoiselle de Joncquières»... L’actrice franco-bulgare Natalia Dontcheva est décédée à 56 ans (in French)
- ↑ Renowned Azerbaijani poet Nariman Hasanzadeh passes away
- ↑ Usta oyuncu Can Kolukısa hayata veda etti (in Turkish)
- ↑ Zemřel uznávaný profesor a bývalý poslanec Rom Kostřica. Bojoval proti kouření i za očkování (in Czech)
- ↑ Nie żyje Grzegorz Lipowski. Były senator miał 90 lat (in Polish)
- ↑ Marcel J. Mélançon (in French)
- ↑ Vincent Pastore obituary
- ↑ ‘Granny Evil’ to some, ‘Nanna Kath’ to others. The matriarch who built a crime empire and inspired a movie (subscription required)
- ↑ Renowned writer and former PRD Director Thottam Rajasekharan passes away
- ↑ Dr Andreas Jacobs Pays Tribute To Memory of Monty Roberts
- ↑ 元ものまねタレントの清水良太郎さん（37）死去 タレント・清水アキラさんの息子 (in Japanese)