2026 deaths in the United Kingdom
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The following notable deaths of British people 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, citizenship at birth, nationality (in addition to British), or/and home nation, what subject was noted for, birth year, cause of death (if known), and reference.
- 1 January
- Arnold Long, 85, British cricketer (Sussex, MCC, Surrey).[1]
- Gregory de Polnay, 82, English actor (Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who, Howards' Way).[2]
- 2 January
- Ian Balding, 87, British horse trainer.[3]
- Jenny Collins, 83, broadcaster and producer (BBC Radio Merseyside).[4] (death announced on this date)
- Sir Patrick Duffy, 105, British politician, MP (1963–1966, 1970–1992) and president of the NATO Assembly (1988–1990).[5]
- Tim Robertson, 81, English-born Australian actor (Chances, Australia You're Standing In It, Stingers).[6] (death announced on this date)
- 3 January
- Gerry Gable, 88, British political activist and magazine editor (Searchlight).[7]
- Terry Wharton, 83, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers, Crystal Palace).[8]
- 4 January – Alan Baker, 81, English footballer (Aston Villa).[9] (death announced on this date)
- 5 January
- Andrew Bodnar, 71, English bass guitarist (The Rumour) and songwriter ("I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass").[10] (death announced on this date)
- Andrew Carter, 86, English classical choral composer and pedagogue[11]
- Colin McDonald, 95, English footballer (Burnley, Headington United, national team).[12] (death announced on this date)
- Molly Parkin, 93, Welsh painter, novelist and journalist.[13]
- Ken Wilcock, 91, British sprinter.[14] (death announced on this date)
- Mike Wilson, 66, British kart racer, six-time Karting World Champion.[15]
- 7 January
- Martin Chivers, 80, English footballer (Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, national team).[16]
- Tony Field, 79, English footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Southport, Memphis Rogues).[17]
- 8 January –
- Howard Riley, 87, English footballer (Leicester City, Walsall, Barrow).[18]
- Terry Yorath, 75, Welsh football player (Leeds United, national team) and manager (national team).[19]
- 9 January – Tina Packer, 87, British actress (David Copperfield, Doctor Who) and stage director, co-founder of Shakespeare & Company.[20]
- 10 January – Derek Martin, 92, British actor (Law & Order, Eldorado, EastEnders).[21]
- 11 January
- Andrew Clements, 75, English classical music critic[22]
- Robert Hopkins, 64, English footballer (Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Shrewsbury Town).[23]
- Trevor A. Toussaint, 65, British actor (Hollyoaks).[24]
- John Wallace, 76, Scottish trumpeter, composer and arts educator.[25]
- 12 January
- Sheila Bernette, 94, English singer (The Good Old Days, The Black and White Minstrel Show) and actress (The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins).[26]
- Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, 26, British guitarist (Black Midi).[27] (death announced on this date)
- Eddie McCreadie, 85, Scottish football player (Chelsea, national team) and manager (Chelsea).[28]
- 13 January
- David Collier, 70, English sports administrator, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (2004–2014).[29]
- David Webb, 60, British-born Hong Kong activist investor, prostate cancer.[30]
- 15 January – Kenny Morris, 68, English drummer (Siouxsie and the Banshees).[31] (death announced on this date)
- 16 January – Mickey Brady, 75, Northern Irish politician, MLA (2007–2015) and MP (2015–2024).[32]
- 18 January
- David Young, 80, English footballer (Charlton Athletic, Southend United, Newcastle United).[33]
- David Thomas, 83, British crown jeweller, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[34]
- 20 January – Tommy Wright, 81, English footballer (Everton, national team).[35] (death announced on this date)
- 21 January
- Stephen Baxter, 56–57, British medieval historian.[36] (death announced on this date)
- Ian Macowat, 60, English footballer (Crewe Alexandra, Northwich Victoria, Gillingham).[37] (death announced on this date)
- Peter Squires, 74, English cricketer (Yorkshire) and rugby union player (British & Irish Lions).[38]
- 24 January – David Abulafia, 76, British historian (The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean).[39]
- 25 January – Sir Mark Tully, 90, British journalist and writer.[40]
- 26 January – Danny Coughlan, British singer and guitarist.[41]
- 27 January
- David Andrews, 90, British actor and director.[42] (death announced on this date)
- Joan Hall, 90, British politician, MP (1970–1974).[43]
- Nigel Ogden, 71, British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains).[44]
- 29 January
- Peter Lee, 80, English cricketer (Northamptonshire, Lancashire).[45] (death announced on this date)
- Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, 71, Scottish politician, acting first minister (2000, 2001) and deputy first minister (1999–2005), complications from surgery.[46]
- 30 January – David Triesman, Baron Triesman, 82, British politician and trade union leader, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).[47]
February
- 1 February
- Tony Pigott, 67, English cricketer (Sussex, Surrey, national team), heart attack.[48]
- Sir Nicholas White, 74, British medical doctor and researcher.[49]
- 3 February – Allan Massie, 87, British journalist and author (Augustus, Tiberius, Caesar).[50]
- 4 February – John Virgo, 79, English snooker player, ruptured aorta.[51]
- 5 February – Ken Weetch, 92, British politician, MP (1974–1987).[52]
- 6 February – Mondula, 54, Scotland's only African elephant.[53][failed verification] (death announced on this date)
- 10 February
- Des de Moor, 64, English writer and musician.[54] (death announced on this date)
- Andrew Ranken, 72, English drummer (The Pogues).[55]
- 11 February – Mike Cruise, 78, British astronomer.[56] (death announced on this date)
- 12 February
- Gordon Brown, 95, English rugby league footballer (Leeds, Great Britain).[57]
- Palmerston, 11–12, British cat, chief mouser to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2016–2020).[58]
- 13 February – Brian Westlake, 82, English footballer (Halifax Town, Colchester United, Tranmere Rovers).[59] (death announced on this date)
- 15 February – Michael Page, 84, English cricketer (Derbyshire).[60] (death announced on this date)
- 16 February – Harry Barnes, 89, English politician, MP (1987–2005), cancer.[61]
- 17 February – Anna dePeyster, 81, British-Australian journalist and author.[62]
- 18 February – Roy Ellam, 83, English footballer (Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United).[63] (death announced on this date)
- 19 February – Reliable Man, 17, British Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanised.[64]
- 21 February
- John Bertalot, 94, English organist.[65]
- Bill Glen, 93, Scottish rugby union player (national team).[66] (death announced on this date)
- 22 February – Jim Parsons, 82, English rugby union player (Oxford, Northampton, national team).[67]
- 24 February – Jim Donnelly, 79, Scottish snooker player.[68]
- 25 February – Rob Grant, 70, English comedy writer and television producer (Red Dwarf).[69]
- 26 February – Drusilla Beyfus, 98, English writer and journalist (Reading Mercury).[70]
- 27 February – Margaret Farquhar, 95, Scottish politician, lord provost of Aberdeen (1996–1999).[71] (death announced on this date)
- 28 February
- Paul Conroy, 61, British photojournalist, heart attack.[72]
- Bernard Lewis, 100, English clothing chain executive, founder and president of River Island.[73]
- Jack Scarisbrick, 97, British historian and anti-abortion activist.[74]
- Annabel Schofield, 62, Welsh-born American model and actress (Dallas), brain cancer.[75]