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.
January
6
- Ron Boswell, 85, Australian politician, senator (1983–2014).[1]
- Saeid Pirdoost, 85, Iranian actor, cancer.[2]
5
- Ahn Sung-ki, 74, South Korean actor (Silmido , Two Cops , Radio Star ), blood cancer.[3]
- Andrew Bodnar, 71, English bass guitarist (The Rumour).[4] (death announced on this date)
- Jim Dennison, 87, American football coach (Akron Zips, Walsh Cavaliers).[5]
- Miklós Dudás, 34, Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist (2012), world champion (2014).[6]
- Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, 88, Italian defense industry executive, chairman of Finmeccanica (2002–2011).[7]
- Colin McDonald, 95, English footballer (Burnley, Headington United, national team).[8] (death announced on this date)
- José Mingorance, 87, Spanish football player (Espanyol, national team) and manager (Granada).[9]
- Induratana Paribatra, 103, Thai royal.[10]
- Molly Parkin, 93, Welsh painter, novelist and journalist.[11]
- Bob Pulford, 89, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks).[12]
- Elsje de Wijn [nl], 82, Dutch actress and singer.[13] (death announced on this date)
- Ken Wilcock [de], 91, British sprinter.[14] (death announced on this date)
- Mike Wilson, 66, British kart racer, six-time world champion.[15]
4
- Ali Abu al-Ragheb, 79, Jordanian politician, prime minister (2000–2003).[16]
- Maulana Fazl-ur-Raheem Ashrafi, 81, Pakistani Islamic scholar, patron of Wifaq-ul-Madaris al-Arabia.[17]
- Alan Baker, 81, English footballer (Aston Villa).[18] (death announced on this date)
- David Branch, 77, Canadian ice hockey administrator, commissioner of OHL (1979–2024) and president of CHL (1996–2019).[19]
- Calbo, 52, French rapper (Ärsenik).[20]
- Frank Dunlop, 98, British theatre director.[21]
- Manuel Fernández Ilarraza [es], 85. Spanish gynecologist and politician, president of the Parliament of La Rioja (1987–1988).[22]
- Miloslav Fiala [cs], 97, Czech Roman Catholic priest.[23]
- L. Ganesan, 91, Indian politician, MP (1980–1986, 2004–2009).[24]
- Bobby Holmes, 93, Scottish footballer (St Mirren).[25] (death announced on this date)
- Nora Ikstena, 56, Latvian writer and cultural manager.[26]
- Kim Young-in [ko], 85, South Korean actor (Dachimawa Lee , No Blood No Tears , Arahan ).[27]
- Milorad Kosanović, 75, Serbian football player (Proleter Zrenjanin, Vojvodina) and manager (Malta national team).[28]
- Naser Toure Mahama, 60, Ghanaian politician, MP (since 2012).[29]
- Miloslav Masopust, 101, Czech general.[30]
- Giorgos Papadakis [el], 74, Greek journalist and television presenter, heart attack.[31]
- Jules Radich, 71, New Zealand politician, mayor of Dunedin (2022–2025), heart attack.[32]
- Marissa Sanchez, 69, Filipino tennis player.[33]
- Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo, 79, Indian historian and archaeologist.[34]
- Horacio Usandizaga, 85, Argentine politician, senator (1995–2003) and mayor of Rosario (1983–1989), complications from multiple strokes.[35]
- Mary White, 81, Irish businesswoman and politician, senator (2002–2016).[36]
- Xiao Zhuang, 92–93, Chinese photographer.[37]
3
- Hushang Ansary, 98, Iranian-American diplomat and politician, minister of finance (1974–1977) and information (1971–1974), ambassador to the United States (1967–1969), cardiac arrest.[38]
- Jamil Azar, 89, Jordanian journalist and broadcaster, founder of Al Jazeera.[39]
- Natale Carlotto [it], 94, Italian politician, senator (1987–1994) and deputy (1976–1987).[40]
- Maria Eugènia Cuenca, 78, Spanish politician, member of the Catalan parliament (1999–2006) and the Congress of Deputies (1986–1992).[41]
- Saghar Etemadi, 22, Iranian protester, shot.[42]
- Gerry Gable, 88, British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight ).[43]
- Bret Hanna-Shuford, 46, American actor (Paramour , Amazing Grace , The Wolf of Wall Street ), cancer.[44]
- Mesut İktu, 78, Turkish operatic baritone.[45]
- Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo, 89, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Pereira (1984–1987), bishop of Málaga–Soatá (1987–2001) and of Buga (2001–2012).[46]
- Nalani Kanakaʻole, 79, American kumu hula.[47]
- Sir Graham McCamley, 93, Australian beef producer.[48]
- John Meredith, 85, English footballer (Doncaster Rovers, Chesterfield, Gillingham).[49]
- Errol Moorcroft, 85, South African politician, member of the House of Assembly (1981–1987, 1989–1994) and National Assembly (1999–2004).[50]
- Dastagir Hossain Nira, 60, Bangladeshi footballer (Dhaka Abahani, Mohammedan, national team), cardiac arrest.[51]
- Pa O'Dwyer, 40, Irish strongman.[52]
- Sverre Anker Ousdal, 81, Norwegian actor (Insomnia , Flight of the Eagle , The Last Place on Earth ).[53]
- Andrzej Paczkowski, 87, Polish historian.[54]
- Dimitar Penev, 80, Bulgarian football player (CSKA Sofia, national team) and manager (national team).[55]
- Eva Schloss, 96, Austrian-British Holocaust survivor and memoirist.[56]
- Nam Singh Thapa, 79, Nepali Olympic boxer (1964), cancer.[57]
- Samuel O. Thier, 88, American doctor and academic, president of Brandeis University (1991–1994).[58]
- Ivan Varshavsky, 87, Russian engineer and railway track foreman.[59]
- Wang Zheng, 64, Chinese vice admiral.[60]
- Terry Wharton, 83, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers, Crystal Palace).[61]
- Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi [id], 76, Indonesian Muslim scholar.[62]
- Mirosław Zdanowicz [pl], 88, Polish social activist.[63]
2
- Ritva Auvinen [fi], 93, Finnish opera singer.[64]
- Ian Balding, 87, British horse trainer.[65]
- Sukumar Barua, 87, Bangladeshi poet.[66]
- Shyam Bihari Lal, 60, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2017), heart attack.[67]
- Dominique Bucchini, 82, French politician, MEP (1979–1984) and mayor of Sartène (1977–2001).[68]
- Tony Carr, 98, Maltese session drummer and percussionist (CCS, Hot Chocolate).[69]
- Bohdan Chufus [uk], 75, Ukrainian journalist, actor and singer.[70]
- Jenny Collins, 83, English radio presenter (BBC Radio Merseyside).[71] (death announced on this date)
- Miquel Contestí, 92, Spanish football executive, president of RCD Mallorca (1978–1992).[72]
- Sir Patrick Duffy, 105, British politician, MP (1963–1966, 1970–1992) and president of the NATO Assembly (1988–1990).[73]
- Evan Hammond, 45, Canadian radio host and sports broadcaster (CJAV-FM), stroke.[74]
- Anna Kurek, 96, Polish nurse and Warsaw Uprising participant.[75]
- Johnny Legend, 77, American rockabilly musician, film producer and wrestling manager, stroke and heart failure.[76]
- Ashok Gajanan Modak, 85, Indian politician and academic, Maharashtra MLC (1994–2006).[77]
- Con Pederson, 91, American visual effects artist (2001: A Space Odyssey , Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back , Garfield: The Movie ).[78]
- Valery Fyodorovich Plotnikov [ru], 82, Russian photographer.[79]
- Tim Robertson, 81, English-born Australian actor (Chances , Australia You're Standing In It , Stingers ).[80] (death announced on this date)
- Lajos Rovátkay, 92, Hungarian-born German harpsichordist and musicologist.[81]
- Saleh Rusheidat, 80, Jordanian politician, member of the House of Representatives (1993–1997) and Senate (since 2009).[82]
- Edith Renfrow Smith, 111, American supercentenarian.[83]
- Phoenix Spicer, 23, Australian footballer (North Melbourne).[84]
- Ivanne Trebbi [it], 97, Italian partisan and politician, deputy (1979–1987).[85]
- Jim Willis, 98, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).[86]
- Robert Wolski, 43, Polish Olympic high jumper (2004), traffic collision.[87]
1
- Marat Amankulov, 55, Kyrgyz politician, MP (2015–2021).[88]
- Xesús Cañedo [es], 67, Spanish politician, co-founder of the Partíu Asturianista.[89]
- Lana Chornohorska [uk], 27, Ukrainian soldier.[90]
- Diane Crump, 77, American jockey and horse trainer, glioblastoma.[91]
- Nexhat Daci, 81, Kosovan politician, acting president (2006) and chairman of the Assembly (2001–2006).[92]
- Brian Doyle, 90, Canadian writer.[93]
- Yehezkel Dror, 97, Austrian-born Israeli political scientist.[94]
- Imants Freibergs, 91, Latvian computer scientist, first gentleman (1999–2007).[95]
- James Grauerholz, 72, American writer, pneumonia.[96]
- Mohamed Harbi, 92, Algerian historian.[97]
- Jeon Jun-ho [ko], 50, South Korean baseball player (Hyundai Unicorns, Woori Heroes, SK Wyverns), lung cancer.[98]
- Victoria Jones, 34, American actress.[99]
- Morris Kahn, 95, South African-born Israeli telecommunications industry executive, founder of Golden Pages, Amdocs and the Aurec Group.[100]
- Andrey Khoroshev [ru], 66, Russian actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red , 8 1⁄2 $ , Admiral ).[101]
- Harvey C. Krautschun, 76, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1985–1996).[102]
- Arno Liiver, 71, Estonian actor (Spring , Summer , Autumn ).[103]
- Arnold Long, 85, British cricketer (Sussex, MCC, Surrey).[104]
- Volodymyr Marchenko, 103, Ukrainian mathematician (Marchenko equation, Marchenko–Pastur distribution).[105]
- Hélio Mauro, 83, Brazilian politician, cardiac arrest.[106]
- Paul McCullagh Jr., 25, Northern Irish boxer, bone cancer.[107]
- Enric Mestre [es], 89, Spanish sculptor.[108]
- Mukhsin Mukhamadiev, 59, Tajik-Russian football player (Tajikistan national team, Russia national team) and manager (Tajikistan national team).[109]
- Hubertus von Pilgrim, 94, German sculptor.[110]
- Gregory de Polnay, 82, English actor (Dixon of Dock Green , Doctor Who , Howards' Way ).[111]
- Dame Karen Poutasi, 76, New Zealand public health official, director general of health (1995–2006).[112]
- Candy Raymond, 75, Australian actress (Don's Party , Number 96 , Prisoner ).[113] (death announced on this date)
- Amit Saar, 47, Israeli intelligence officer, head of the Military Intelligence Research Department (2020–2024), brain cancer.[114]
- Roland Schäfer [de], 76, German politician, mayor of Bergkamen (1998–2020).[115]
- Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, 80, Angolan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Luanda (1990–1992) and bishop of Mbanza Congo (1992–2008).[116]
- Margaret Anne Staggers, 80, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2007–2014).[117]
- Ruben Yesayan, 79, Russian-Armenian test pilot.[118]
- Yuen Cheung-yan, 68, Hong Kong actor (The Miracle Fighters , Drunken Tai Chi , Flying Dagger ), director, and martial arts choreographer.[119]
References
- ^ Nationals luminary Ron Boswell dies (subscription required)
- ^ Veteran Iranian actor Saeid Pirdoost passes away
- ^ South Korean Film Legend Ahn Sung-ki Dies at 75
- ^ Bassist Andrew Bodnar (o.a. Graham Parker & The Rumour) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Jim Dennison, winningest football coach at Akron and Walsh, dies
- ^ Meghalt Dudás Miki (in Hungarian)
- ^ Morto Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Crosetto: uomo di intelligenza e visione (in Italian)
- ^ Burnley pay tribute to their former great and England goalkeeper Colin McDonald
- ^ Fallece José Mingorance, leyenda de la época dorada del Córdoba CF en Primera División (in Spanish)
- ^ "พระองค์หญิงอินทุรัตนา บริพัตร" (พระวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าอินทุรัตนา) สิ้นพระชนม์ สิริพระชันษา ๑๐๓ ปี (in Thai)
- ^ Artist and fashion writer Molly Parkin dies
- ^ Pulford, 4-time Stanley Cup champion with Maple Leafs, dies at 89
- ^ Karel-zangeres Elsje de Wijn overleden op 82-jarige leeftijd (in Dutch)
- ^ Tribute to Sutton Harrier Ken Wilcock, who has died aged 91
- ^ Mike Wilson (1959-2026): The King of Karting takes his final bow
- ^ رئيس الوزراء الأسبق علي ابو الراغب في ذمة الله (in Arabic)
- ^ Jamia Ashrafia head Maulana Ashrafi passes away
- ^ Walsall confirm death of former Saddlers and Aston Villa creative favourite Alan Baker
- ^ OHL, CHL Mourn the Loss of David Branch, Transformative Commissioner and Hockey Visionary
- ^ Le rappeur Calbo, membre du duo emblématique Ärsenik, est mort à l’âge de 52 ans (in French)
- ^ Edinburgh's last star director has died, at 97
- ^ Muere Manuel Fernández Ilarraza, expresidente del Parlamento (in Spanish)
- ^ Zemřel kněz Miloslav Fiala (in Czech)
- ^ Veteran Dravidian ideologue L. Ganesan no more
- ^ Bobby Holmes
- ^ Mūžībā devusies rakstniece Nora Ikstena (in Latvian)
- ^ '원조 스턴트맨'...60년간 배우 활동한 김영인씨 별세 (in Korean)
- ^ Na svoj rođendan preminuo Milorad Kosanović (in Serbian)
- ^ Ayawaso East MP Mahama Naser Toure dies after short illness
- ^ Zemřel válečný veterán Miloslav Masopust (in Czech)
- ^ Έφυγε από τη ζωή ο Γιώργος Παπαδάκης ύστερα από έμφραγμα (in Greek)
- ^ Former mayor of Dunedin Jules Radich dies
- ^ ‘70s PHL tennis star Marissa Sanchez dies at 69
- ^ Khadial King Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo Passes Away at 80
- ^ Murió Horacio Usandizaga, histórico dirigente de la UCR y primer intendente de Rosario tras el regreso de la democracia (in Spanish)
- ^ ‘She was a force of nature’ – Mary White, former senator and founder of Lir Chocolates, dies aged 81
- ^ 著名摄影家、新中国第一批女摄影记者晓庄逝世,享年94岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ Hushang Ansary (98) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ وفاة الإعلامي الأردني جميل عازر أحد مؤسسي قناة "الجزيرة" القطرية (in Arabic)
- ^ Morto a 94 anni l'ex senatore Natale Carlotto (in Italian)
- ^ Mor Maria Eugènia Cuenca, la primera dona que va ser consellera de la Generalitat (in Catalan)
- ^ کشته شدن ساغر اعتمادی معترض ۲۲ ساله؛ هفتمین روز اعتراضات ضدحکومتی در ایران (in Arabic)
- ^ Gerry Gable (1937–2026)
- ^ Broadway Alum Bret Hanna-Shuford Passes Away at 46
- ^ Opera sanatçısı Prof. Dr. Mesut İktu vefat etti (in Turkish)
- ^ Bishop Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo †
- ^ Nālani Kanakaʻole, revered Kumu Hula and cultural matriarch, passes at 79
- ^ Beef producers mourn loss of modern-day pioneer and former industry leader (subscription required)
- ^ John Meredith (1940 – 2026)
- ^ Former DA Federal Chairperson Errol Moorcroft Has Passed Away
- ^ Former Bangladesh footballer Golam Dostogir no more
- ^ Strongman turned hilarious Instagram star dies aged 40
- ^ Sverre Anker Ousdal er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Zmarł prof. Andrzej Paczkowski, jeden z najwybitniejszych polskich historyków (in Polish)
- ^ The great coach and football player Dimitar Penev has passed away
- ^ In memoriam – Eva Schloss-Geiringer
- ^ Nam Singh Thapa, Nepal's first Olympian, dies
- ^ Remembering Samuel O. Thier, IOM President (1985-1991)
- ^ В Тынде умер легендарный строитель БАМа Иван Варшавский (in Russian)
- ^ 海军原副政委王征中将逝世,享年64岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ Terry Wharton | 1942-2026
- ^ Pimpinan PMDG Gontor KH Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi wafat (in Indonesian)
- ^ Zmarł Mirosław Zdanowicz - przedsiębiorca i legenda sportu (in Polish)
- ^ Ihana ja ihmeellinen karjalainen, muistelee Sinikka Sokka tätiään Ritva Auvista (in Finnish)
- ^ Ian Balding, legendary trainer of Mill Reef, dies aged 87
- ^ Rhymester Sukumar Barua passes away
- ^ Shyam Bihari Lal, BJP MLA, dies in Bareilly a day after celebrating his 60th birthday, CM Yogi expresses grief
- ^ Ancien président de l'Assemblée de Corse et maire de Sartène, Dominique Bucchini est décédé (in French)
- ^ Tony Carr, Maltese jazz drummer to the stars, dies aged 98
- ^ Odesa reports the death of artist Bohdan Chufus
- ^ BBC Radio Merseyside founding member dies as tributes paid
- ^ Mor Miquel Contestí, històric expresident del RCE Mallorca (in Catalan)
- ^ Sir Patrick Duffy, Britain’s oldest living former MP, passes away at the age of 105
- ^ 'He was awesome': Fans grieve death of beloved Island radio host
- ^ Anna Kurek, medic of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, has died
- ^ Daily Update: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20, CMLL Sin Salida, Johnny Legend
- ^ Former MLC Ashok Modak passes away at 85
- ^ Con Pederson, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Special Effects Supervisor, Dies at 91
- ^ В Петербурге умер снимавший Высоцкого фотограф Валерий Плотников (in Russian)
- ^ Vale: Tim Robertson
- ^ Rovátkay Lajostól búcsúzunk (in Hungarian)
- ^ PM Mourns Former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Saleh Irshaidat
- ^ Edith Renfrow Smith, a 'memory keeper' and living link to history, dies at 111
- ^ Former AFL player Phoenix Spicer dies as heartbroken family and football figures pay tribute
- ^ Ivonne Trebbi è morta, addio alla partigiana Bruna. Aveva 97 anni (in Italian)
- ^ James Gladden Willis Obituary
- ^ Tragiczna śmierć polskiego olimpijczyka. Robert Wolski nie żyje (in Polish)
- ^ Former Speaker of Bishkek City Council Marat Amankulov passes away
- ^ Fallece Xesús Cañedo, referente del asturianismo político y cultural (in Spanish)
- ^ "Це велика втрата": на фронті загинула операторка дронів і мисткиня Лана Чорногорська (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Diane Crump, the first female jockey to race in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77
- ^ Figura e shquar e politikës dhe shkencës - liderët politikë shprehin dhimbjen dhe mirënjohjen për Nexhat Dacin (in Albanian)
- ^ Brian Doyle, celebrated Ottawa author, dies at age 90
- ^ פרופסור יחזקאל דרור, חתן פרס ישראל, מת בגיל 98 (in Hebrew) (subscription required)
- ^ Ex-president Vīķe-Freiberga's husband Imants Freibergs dies
- ^ Obituary #8: James Grauerholz
- ^ وفاة مؤرخ الثورة الجزائرية محمد حربي (in Arabic)
- ^ Hyundai Dynasty's 2006 Win Rate King Jeon Joon-ho Dies
- ^ Victoria Jones, daughter of Tommy Lee Jones, found dead in San Francisco
- ^ Billionaire philanthropist Morris Kahn dies at 95
- ^ Умер известный телеведущий Андрей Хорошев (in Russian)
- ^ Harvey C. Krautschun
- ^ Suri Arno Talit kehastanud näitleja Arno Liiver (in Estonian)
- ^ Arnold Long (1940-2026) - Obituary
- ^ З глибоким сумом сповіщаємо, що 1 січня ц.р. на 104-му році пішов із життя видатний український математик та організатор науки академік НАН України Володимир Олександрович Марченко (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Ex-prefeito de Goiânia na década de 1970, Hélio Mauro Umbelino Lobo morre em Anápolis (in Portuguese)
- ^ Paul McCullagh Jr: Boxer dies age 25 as father confirms heartbreaking cause of death
- ^ Fallece a los 89 años Enric Mestre, referente mundial de la cerámica (in Spanish)
- ^ Умер бывший футболист "Спартака" Мухсин Мухамадиев (in Russian)
- ^ Skulpteur der Erinnerung (in German)
- ^ Monsieur Gregory, Peter de Polnay
- ^ Dame Karen Poutasi, first female director-general of health, dies aged 76
- ^ Tributes paid to Australian actor Candy Raymond who has died aged 75
- ^ Amit Saar, top IDF intelligence officer on Oct. 7, dies of cancer at 47
- ^ 31 Jahre für Bergkamen: Früherer Bürgermeister Roland Schäfer gestorben (in German)
- ^ Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap. †
- ^ Former Fayette County delegate and physician Dr. Margaret Staggers has passed away
- ^ Умер заслуженный летчик-испытатель Рубен Есаян, критиковавший «Сухой суперджет» (in Russian)
- ^ 港星病逝!享壽69歲 妻證實噩耗 (in Chinese)