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
16
15
- Baek In-chun, 83, South Korean baseball player (Lotte Orions, Sammi Superstars) and manager (LG Twins), heart attack.[1]
- Patricia Baird, 88, British-born Canadian medical geneticist.[2] (death announced on this date)
- Stefanos Manos, 86, Greek politician, minister of finance (1992–1993).[3]
- Alex Mukulu, 72, Ugandan playwright.[4] (death announced on this date)
- Konstantin Polivanov, 66, Russian scholar.[5]
- Joanna Rawik, 92, Polish singer, actress, and journalist.[6]
- Rufat Riskiyev, 76, Uzbek middleweight boxer, Olympic silver medallist (1976).[7]
- Milena Zupančič, 79, Slovenian actress (The Widowhood of Karolina Žašler, Idealist, Journalist).[8]
14
- Jason Arday, 41, British academic and writer (Great and Unfortunate Things: A Memoir).[9]
- Skip Bertman, 88, American baseball player (Miami Hurricanes) and coach (LSU Tigers).[10]
- Francis Campaner, 80, French road bicycle racer.[11]
- Mary Heilmann, 86, American contemporary artist, complications from a fall.[12]
- Butch Huskey, 54, American baseball player (New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox), pulmonary embolism.[13]
- Rosalina Jalosjos, 79, Filipino politician, governor of Zamboanga del Norte (2022–2025).[14]
- Phil Lyne, 79, American rodeo cowboy.[15]
- Dave Marsh, 76, American music critic (The Rolling Stone Album Guide), magazine editor (Creem), and radio talk show host (SiriusXM).[16]
- Bou Meng, 85, Cambodian prisoner, survivor of S-21.[17]
- Örjan Ramberg, 78, Swedish actor (Deadline, Love Me!, False as Water).[18]
- Jimmy Rimmer, 78, English footballer (Arsenal, Aston Villa, national team).[19]
- Nikki Ross, 54, American gospel singer.[20]
- Mohamed Serghini, 96, Moroccan poet.[21]
- Arnon Soffer, 90, Israeli geographer.[22]
- Finlay Tarling, 19, Welsh racing cyclist, traffic collision.[23]
- Carla Tatò, 79, Italian actress (Slap the Monster on Page One, We Want the Colonels, The Five Days).[24]
13
- Abderrahmane Alane, 55, Algerian footballer (MC Alger, JS Kabylie, national team).[25]
- Ruby Andrews, 79, American soul singer.[26]
- Elżbieta Barys, 79, Polish politician, MP (1997–2001).[27]
- Gregor Benko, 82, American music historian (International Piano Archives).[28] (death announced on this date)
- Derry Brownson, 55, English musician (EMF), brain tumour.[29]
- Agim Bubeqi, 63, Albanian footballer (Flamurtari Vlorë, national team).[30] (death announced on this date)
- Richard Čemus, 72, Czech Roman Catholic priest, theologian, and professor (Pontifical Oriental Institute).[31]
- Prichard Colón, 33, Puerto Rican boxer, complications from a brain hemorrhage.[32]
- Jack Crabtree, 87, English painter and teacher.[33] (death announced on this date)
- Vito Gruosso, 78, Italian politician, senator (1994–2006).[34]
- Wolfgang Haber, 100, German biologist.[35]
- Jana Hádková, 74, Czech film director, documentarian and dramaturg (Czech Television).[36] (death announced on this date)
- James T. Laney, 98, American diplomat and academic administrator, ambassador to South Korea (1993–1996) and president of Emory University (1977–1993).[37]
- Helmut Lethen, 87, German Germanist and cultural scholar.[38]
- Peter Maher, 79, Canadian sportscaster (Calgary Flames).[39]
- Dumitru Marcu, 76, Romanian football player (Universitatea Craiova, Gloria Buzău, national team) and manager.[40]
- Carlos Domingos Massoni, 87, Brazilian basketball player, Olympic bronze medallist (1960, 1964).[41]
- Lucio Montanaro, 75, Italian actor (Zappatore, La liceale al mare con l'amica di papà, La dottoressa preferisce i marinai), heart attack.[42]
- Oren Nahari, 70, Israeli journalist and presenter (Channel 1), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[43]
- Jim Powers, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (Seattle Totems, Vancouver Canucks).[44]
- Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, 74, Bangladeshi military officer, chief of air force staff (2001–2002).[45]
- Mark Rydell, 97, American film director (On Golden Pond, The Rose, The River).[46]
- Sumit Sarkar, 87, Indian historian.[47]
- Peter Snape, Baron Snape, 84, British politician, MP (1974–2001) and member of the House of Lords (since 2004).[48]
- Anton Stankov, 60, Bulgarian politician, minister of justice (2001–2005).[49]
- Jeremy Williams, 42, American convicted child rapist and killer (Murder of Kamarie Holland), execution by lethal injection.[50]
- Johnny Young, 79, Dutch-born Australian singer, songwriter ("The Real Thing", "The Star") and television producer (Young Talent Time), pancreatic cancer.[51]
12
- Ahn Pan-seok, 64, South Korean television director (Behind the White Tower, Secret Affair, Heard It Through the Grapevine), brain hemorrhage.[52]
- Reidun Andreassen, 90, Norwegian politician, MP (1985–1989).[53] (death announced on this date)
- Gianpaolo Bellini, 91, Italian physicist.[54]
- Arthur Bodson, 94, Belgian philologist and academic, rector of the University of Liège (1985–1997).[55]
- Chen Ying-git, 72, Taiwanese singer.[56]
- Josef Deimer, 90, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1966–1970), member of the Bavarian Senate (1982–1999).[57]
- Olivier Echaudemaison, 84, French makeup artist.[58]
- Pádraig Horan, 76, Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer (St Rynagh's, Offaly).[59]
- Iraj, 93, Iranian classical music singer.[60]
- Darina Laščiaková, 94, Slovak folk singer and ethnographer.[61]
- Silvia Monti, 80, Italian actress (The Brain, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, The Sicilian Connection).[62]
- Takamitsu Ota, 56, Japanese footballer (Shimizu S-Pulse, Consadole Sapporo, Jatco TT).[63]
- Adolf Prokop, 87, German football referee.[64]
- Tulio Ramírez Padilla, 66, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Caracas (2012–2020) and bishop of Guarenas (since 2020).[65]
- Chelo Rodríguez, 84, Spanish-born Venezuelan actress and model, cancer.[66]
- Pramuan Rujanaseri, 87, Thai politician, director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration (1997–1999), MP (2001–2005).[67]
- Brian Smith, 59, Australian rugby union (national team, Ireland national team) and league player (Balmain Tigers), cancer.[68]
- Jacques Wallage, 79, Dutch politician, state secretary for education (1989–1993), social affairs (1993–1994) and mayor of Groningen (1998–2009).[69]
- Wang Xiji, 105, Chinese aerospace engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[70]
- Nancy Wyman, 80, American politician, lieutenant governor of Connecticut (2011–2019), Connecticut state comptroller (1995–2011) and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1987–1995).[71]
- Zhu Rongji, 97, Chinese economist and politician, premier (1998–2003), vice premier (1993–1998) and mayor of Shanghai (1988–1991).[72]
11
- Steve Barwick, 65, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan, Wales Minor Counties).[73]
- Ward Churchill, 78, American political activist (Little Eichmanns) and writer (On the Justice of Roosting Chickens), stroke.[74]
- Tyler Duckworth, 44, American reality television contestant (The Real World: Key West, The Challenge).[75]
- Ingeborg Friebe, 95, German politician, member (1975–1995) and president (1990–1995) of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia.[76]
- Jill Gomez, 83, Trinidadian-British soprano.[77]
- Mikhail Gulko, 95, Ukrainian-born American chanson singer-songwriter.[78]
- Guo Lanying, 96, Chinese operatic soprano ("My Motherland").[79]
- Kriang Kalptinan, 73, Thai politician, MP (1995–2006, 2023–2025).[80]
- Roman Knap, 51, Czech postal service executive, CEO of Česká pošta (2018–2023).[81] (death announced on this date)
- Christy Knowings, 46, American actress and comedian (All That), complications from an asthma attack.[82]
- Kosti Manibe Ngai, 78, South Sudanese politician.[83]
- Fiorenza Marchegiani, 73, Italian actress (I'm Starting from Three, Scusa se è poco, D'Annunzio).[84]
- Sheila Mathews, 99, English actress, singer and dancer.[85]
- Alaksandar Milinkievič, 79, Belarusian political dissident, complications from surgery.[86]
- M. P. Parameswaran, 91, Indian nuclear engineer.[87]
- Phan Thanh Hùng, 66, Vietnamese football player (Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng, national team) and manager (national team), laryngeal cancer.[88]
- Vicente Quirarte, 72, Mexican writer.[89]
- Krishneswara Rao, 71, Indian actor (Gopi Gopika Godavari, Chandamama Kathalu, Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya) and writer.[90]
- Alexander Romanovich, 73, Russian politician, MP (2011–2016).[91]
- Sensational, 51, Guyanese-American rapper.[92] (death announced on this date)
- Tomasz Szarota, 86, Polish historian and publicist.[93]
- Lúcia Viveiros, 91, Brazilian politician, deputy (1979–1987).[94]
- Vyacheslav Vorobyov, 63, Russian footballer (Kuban, Tighina, KAMAZ).[95]
- Andrzej Zaborski, 75, Polish actor (Raven).[96]
10
- Stan Adelstein, 94, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (2001–2005) and Senate (2005–2007, 2009–2013).[97]
- Borger Breeveld, 82, Surinamese actor (Wan Pipel).[98]
- Alejandro Castellanos, 46, Honduran Olympic swimmer (2000), heart attack.[99]
- Kermit Davis Sr., 91, American college basketball coach (Mississippi State Bulldogs).[100]
- Vincent Dieutre, 65, French film director and screenwriter (Beirut Hotel).[101]
- Armando Umberto Gianni, 86, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Bouar (1978–2017).[102]
- Jackie, c. 14, American bald eagle, anemia.[103]
- Mzikayifane Khumalo, 54, South African politician, Gauteng MPL (since 2019).[104]
- Miguel Mancera, 93, Mexican economist, director of the Bank of Mexico (1982–1998).[105]
- Fawzi al-Mansouri, Libyan military officer (Libyan National Army), bombing.[106]
- James McHugh, 62, Irish Gaelic footballer (Donegal), traffic collision.[107]
- Juan Muhlethaler, 71, Uruguayan footballer (Montevideo Wanderers, Técnico Universitario, national team).[108]
- Vladimír Páral, 94, Czech writer (Mladý muž a bílá velryba: Malý chemický epos).[109]
- Jean Paton, 97, British botanist and bryologist.[110]
- Slavko Pregl, 80, Slovenian writer.[111]
- Prince Mongo, 89, American novelty politician, fall.[112]
- Jean-Paul Rostagni, 78, French footballer (AS Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, national team).[113]
- Seo Dong-wook, 63, South Korean politician, cancer.[114]
- Paul Snyder, 94, American sports administrator, owner of the Buffalo Braves (1970–1977).[115]
- Song Du-ho, 97, South Korean politician, MP (1988–1996).[116]
- Pavel Syutkin, 104, Russian army officer.[117]
- Natalia Trubnikova, 71, Russian ballerina and actress (31 June, The Twelve Chairs, Formula of Love).[118]
- Thongchai Yenprasert, 71, Thai politician, president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization (since 2004), shot.[119]
- Zhu Senlin, 95, Chinese politician, governor of Guangdong (1991–1996) and mayor of Guangzhou (1985–1988).[120]
9
- Dipak Bahadur K.C., 85, Nepali politician, MP (2008–2013).[121]
- Reggie Bannister, 80, American actor (Phantasm, Bubba Ho-Tep, Wishmaster), complications from Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's disease.[122]
- Livio Berruti, 87, Italian sprinter, Olympic champion (1960).[123]
- Maurice Buttin, 97, French lawyer and writer.[124] (death announced on this date)
- Lynn Council, 93, American lynching survivor.[125]
- Jamilla Deville, 56, Australian-American pole dance instructor and performer, breast cancer.[126]
- Douglas, 76, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Bahia), cancer.[127]
- Gary Dwyer, British drummer (The Teardrop Explodes, The Colourfield), leukaemia.[128]
- Giancarlo Ferretti, 85, Italian road racing cyclist.[129]
- Martin Fofié Kouakou, 57–58, Ivorian military officer.[130]
- Edward B. Fort, 95, American academic administrator, chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University (1981–1999).[131]
- Cheryl Hall, 76, English actress (Doctor Who, EastEnders, The Bill).[132]
- Ben Jones, 84, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Primary Colors) and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1989–1993), heart attack.[133]
- Ilya Kuleshin, 25, Russian footballer (Khimik-Arsenal, Arsenal Tula, Avangard Kursk), cancer.[134]
- Lee Yong-taek, 95, South Korean politician, MP (1981–1988).[135]
- Diab Al-Louh, 67, Palestinian diplomat and politician, ambassador to Egypt (since 2017).[136]
- Don Nelson, 86, American basketball player (Boston Celtics) and Hall of Fame coach (Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks), five-time NBA champion, complications from a stroke.[137]
- Romain Noble, 46, French wheelchair fencer, Paralympic champion (2016).[138]
- Ana Noovao, 58, New Zealand netball player (national team) and coach.[139]
- Eduardo Parraguez, 90, Chilean politician, mayor of Pichilemu (1975–1979).[140]
- Arthur Price, 80, British motorcycle speedway rider (King's Lynn Stars, Cradley Heathens, England national team).[141] (death announced on this date)
- Charlotte Puiseux, 39, French disability rights activist, complications from a stroke.[142]
- Piston van Wyk, 82, South African rugby union player (Northern Transvaal, Sharks, national team).[143]
8
- Big Buck's, 23, French Thoroughbred racehorse.[144] (death announced on this date)
- C. J. Binks, 94, Australian writer and educator.[145]
- Roberto Costanzo, 96, Italian politician, MEP (1979–1989).[146]
- John Crowley, 83, American writer (Little, Big, Ægypt, Ka – Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr), complications from dementia.[147]
- La Norma Fox, 100, Danish-born American aerialist.[148]
- Rick Galbos, 75, American football player (Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes).[149]
- Girvin, 12, American Thoroughbred racehorse.[150]
- Diana La Cazadora, 48, Mexican professional wrestler, lung infection.[151]
- André Lévy-Lang, 88, French private banker (Compagnie Bancaire, BNP Paribas).[152]
- Dominique Libault, 64, French civil servant, councillor of state (since 2012).[153]
- Oihane Mateos, 45, Spanish journalist, cancer.[154]
- Jorge Messi, 68, Argentine businessman and sports agent (Lionel Messi).[155]
- Mike Milford, American singer (Scars of Tomorrow), cancer.[156] (death announced on this date)
- Hiroshi Okuda, 93, Japanese automotive executive, president (1995–1999) and chairman (1999–2006) of Toyota.[157]
- Phil Parkes, 79, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Vancouver Whitecaps, Chicago Sting).[158]
- Xaysomphone Phomvihane, 69, Laotian politician, minister of finance (1995–1998) and president of the National Assembly (since 2021), inflammatory vascular disease.[159]
- Rachel Naomi Remen, 88, American pediatrician and author.[160]
- John Rousmaniere, 82, American author and sailor.[161]
- Joaquim Sarmento, 74, Portuguese politician, deputy (1995–2002).[162]
- Ivo Šlaus, 94, Croatian physicist.[163]
- Tania Verstak, 85, Australian model and beauty queen.[164]
7
- Bill Armstrong, 97, Australian music producer.[165]
- Carola von Braun, 83, German politician and women's rights activist, member of the Bundestag (1980–1983), Senate of West Berlin (1984–1990), and the Berlin House of Representatives (1990–1994).[166]
- Mohamed Eusoff Chin, 90, Malaysian jurist, chief justice (1994–2000).[167]
- Boris Conunov, 79, Moldovan director and screenwriter.[168]
- Valeriy Davydov, 71, Ukrainian artist and teacher.[169]
- Wimal Dissanayake, 86, Sri Lankan writer, literary critic and scholar.[170]
- Dominique Frot, 68, French actress (Enigma, Peut-être, Titane).[171]
- Andrzej Gąsiorowski, 75, Polish political scientist and academic.[172]
- Hà Đình Đức, 86, Vietnamese biologist (Hoan Kiem turtle).[173]
- Violet Hensley, 109, American luthier and fiddle player.[174]
- Immortal Verse, 18, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse.[175] (death announced on this date)
- Charles Hollis Jones, 81, American furniture designer.[176]
- Atle McAdam, 49, Norwegian hurdler, traffic collision.[177]
- Eugene McDaniel, 94, American Navy captain, heart failure.[178]
- Jim Miller, 107, Australian footballer (Western Bulldogs).[179]
- Matsushige Ono, 90, Japanese politician, MP (1996–2009), deputy chief cabinet secretary (2007–2008), pneumonia.[180]
- Bah Oumarou Sanda, 86, Cameroonian diplomat and magistrate.[181]
- Balendu Prakash, 67, Indian ayurveda practitioner.[182]
- Chikara Sakaguchi, 92, Japanese politician, minister of health, labour and welfare (2001–2004) and MP (1972–2012).[183]
- Lucienne Stassaert, 90, Belgian poet and painter.[184]
- Alphonse Vandenrydt, 99, Belgian Olympic distance runner (1952).[185]
6
- Flo Anthony, 74, American gossip columnist (National Examiner).[186]
- Dimbo Atiya, 52, Nigerian television director (Sons of the Caliphate, Halita, Still Falling) and producer, heart attack.[187]
- Bernard Barton, 74–75, Irish barrister, judge of the High Court (2014–2021).[188]
- Christian Bernard, 76, French art curator.[189]
- Ann Bogan, 85, American singer (The Marvelettes).[190]
- Zdzisław Czarnobilski, 91, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991), senator (1991–1993).[191]
- Catherine Dasté, 96, French stage actress and director.[192]
- Harry C. Dorn, 82, American chemist.[193]
- Peter Faber, 82, German-born Dutch actor (A Bridge Too Far, Soldier of Orange, Max Havelaar), heart disease.[194]
- Kapeliele Faupala, 86, French Wallisian traditional ruler, king of Uvea (2008–2014).[195]
- Carlos Garfias Merlos, 75, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Netzahualcóyotl (2003–2010), archbishop of Acapulco (2010–2016) and Morelia (2016–2026).[196]
- Geraldão, 77, Brazilian footballer (Corinthians, Internacional, Botafogo-SP).[197]
- Hermann Gericke, 94, Swiss Olympic swimmer (1952).[198]
- Francesco Guccini, 86, Italian singer-songwriter ("Auschwitz").[199]
- William Ilgenfritz, 79–80, American Anglican clergyman, bishop of All Saints (2009–2021).[200] (death announced on this date)
- Matthew Jukes, 58, British wine writer.[201]
- Kuulo Kalamees, 92, Estonian mycologist.[202]
- Peter Katsis, 69, American music manager (Backstreet Boys, Korn, Jane's Addiction), congestive heart failure.[203]
- Austin Liato, 60, Zambian politician, MNA (2002–2011) and minister of labour (2008–2011).[204]
- Giuseppe Marchioro, 90, Italian football manager (Como, Milan, Genoa).[205]
- Manuel Martín Piñera, 95, Spanish racing cyclist (Kas–Boxing, Karpy).[206]
- Rashid al-Rajih, 81, Saudi politician, member of the Consultative Assembly (1995–2005).[207]
- Martha Rivers Ingram, 90, American manufacturing industry executive, CEO of Ingram Industries (1995–1999).[208]
- Zuca Sardan, 92, Brazilian poet, complications from a fall.[209]
- Tony Scott, 54, Surinamese-born Dutch rapper and musician, complications from multiple sclerosis.[210]
- Shimon Shelah, 94, Israeli basketball player and coach (Hapoel Tel Aviv, national team).[211]
- Daniel Sivan, 76, Moroccan-born Israeli linguist.[212]
- Marjolein Sligte, 71, Dutch actress (De Boezemvriend, A Month Later, Honneponnetje).[213]
5
- Ardak Amirkulov, 70, Kazakh film director (The Fall of Otrar).[214]
- Oladele Awobuluyi, 89, Nigerian linguist and academic.[215]
- Bae In-gyu, 36, South Korean anti-feminist activist, suicide.[216]
- Daniel Bernard, 80, French retail executive, chairman of Carrefour (1992–2005) and Kingfisher plc (2009–2017).[217]
- Vincent Browne, 78, Irish sculptor.[218]
- Gloria Carlin, 84, Canadian actress (The Hanoi Hilton).[219]
- Shimon Charnuha, 78, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Netanya, Beitar Jerusalem, national team).[220]
- Bruno Battisti D'Amario, 88, Italian classical guitarist and composer.[221]
- Didier Decoin, 81, French writer and screenwriter (I as in Icarus, The Veiled Man, Out of Life).[222]
- Maria-Luise Egerer, 80, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Austria (1993–2003).[223]
- Bilgesu Erenus, 82, Turkish playwright, screenwriter and political activist.[224]
- Peter Lai, 76, Hong Kong lyricist and actor (Old Time Buddy, Come Home Love: Lo and Behold), complications from a stroke.[225]
- Jean Lodge, 99, British actress (Death of an Angel, Brandy for the Parson, Glad Tidings).[226]
- John Langeloth Loeb Jr., 96, American diplomat, ambassador to Denmark (1981–1983).[227]
- Bernt H. Lund, 101, Norwegian civil servant, politician and diplomat.[228]
- Cozell McQueen, 64, American basketball player (NC State Wolfpack, Detroit Pistons), brain cancer.[229]
- Matt McQuillan, 45, Canadian golfer (PGA Tour).[230]
- Zoltán Melis, 78, Hungarian rower, Olympic silver medalist (1968).[231] (death announced on this date)
- Ken Mitchell, 85, Canadian poet, novelist and playwright.[232]
- Tedde Moore, 79, Canadian actress (A Christmas Story, Murder by Decree, Rolie Polie Olie).[233]
- Laurence E. Nyquist, 87, American planetary scientist.[234]
- Hugh O'Flaherty, 88, Irish barrister, judge of the supreme court (1990–1999).[235]
- David Owori, 27, Ugandan footballer (SC Villa, national team), beaten.[236]
- Tomás Parra, 88–89, Mexican sculptor.[237]
- Sammy Price, 82, American football player (Miami Dolphins).[238]
- Ray Reinhardt, 96, American actor.[239]
- Alejandro Royo-Villanova, 85, Spanish politician, senator (1977–1982), deputy (1982–1986).[240]
- Manfred Rühl, 92, German communication scientist.[241]
- Egon Rusch, 97, Austrian Olympic boxer (1960).[242]
- Uma Shankar Singh, 55, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2012), cancer.[243]
- Eugene Stockton, 91, Australian priest.[244]
- Sydney Towle, 26, American social media influencer, cholangiocarcinoma.[245]
- Terry Buffalo Ware, 76, American guitarist and composer, lung cancer.[246]
- Oleksii Yukov, 40, Ukrainian war archaeologist, killed by landmine.[247]
- Rustem Zhantiev, 88, Russian scientist.[248]
4
- Robby Albarado, 52, American jockey, complications from heart surgery.[249]
- Daniele Amati, 94, Italian theoretical physicist.[250]
- Bruno Campanella, 83, Italian conductor (Teatro Regio (Turin)).[251]
- Michael Conaghan, 81, Irish politician, TD (2011–2016) and lord mayor of Dublin (2004–2005).[252]
- John Damore, 92, American football player (Chicago Bears, Mohawk Valley Falcons).[253]
- Nils Eklund, 99, Swedish actor (Peter-No-Tail, Doctor Glas, Amorosa).[254]
- Dory Funk Jr., 85, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (NWA, AJPW).[255]
- César Gastélum, 25, Mexican social media influencer, shot.[256]
- Pepe Habichuela, 81, Spanish flamenco guitarist.[257]
- Klaus Hänsch, 87, German politician, member (1979–2009) and president (1994–1997) of the European Parliament.[258]
- Alfonso Lizarazo, 85, Colombian television host (Sábados Felices) and politician, senator (1998–2002).[259]
- Georgios Marsellos, 89, Greek Olympic hurdler (1960, 1964).[260]
- Andrzej Morozowski, 69, Polish journalist (Radio ZET, TVN 24).[261]
- Tristam Nada, 68, French singer and painter.[262]
- Victor Niederhoffer, 82, American investor and writer.[263]
- Liam O'Neill, 70, Irish sports administrator, president of the GAA (2012–2015).[264]
- Joseph C. Paradi, 85, Hungarian-born Canadian academic.[265]
- D. Y. Patil, 90, Indian politician, governor of Tripura (2009–2013), Bihar (2013–2014), and West Bengal (2014).[266]
- Pradeep Rawat, 74, Indian actor (Mahabharat, Sye, Naayak), blood cancer.[267]
- Lloyd Robertson, 92, Canadian journalist and broadcaster (CBC News, CTV News).[268]
- James G. Roche, 86, American politician, secretary of the Air Force (2001–2005).[269]
- Silviu Stănescu, 81, Romanian football player (U Craiova 1948, Petrolul Ploiești) and coach.[270]
- Jarosław Stolicki, 63–64, Polish historian and academic.[271]
- Jim Toman, 64, American baseball player (NC State Wolfpack) and coach (Liberty Flames, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders), brain cancer.[272]
- Terry Trotter, 85, American jazz pianist and composer (Everybody Loves Raymond).[273]
3
- Paula Alí, 88, Cuban actress (Letters from the Park, The Elephant and the Bicycle, The Waiting List).[274]
- Mateusz Bąk, 43, Polish footballer (Lechia Gdańsk).[275]
- Ryszard Bartosz, 72, Polish politician, MP (1989–1993).[276]
- Diding Boneng, 76, Indonesian actor and comedian (KKN di Desa Penari, Catatan Si Boy, Dancing Village: The Curse Begins).[277]
- Grace Chang, 93, Hong Kong actress (Soldier of Fortune, The Wild, Wild Rose).[278]
- Robin Cowling, 82, English rugby union player (Gloucester, Leicester Tigers, national team).[279] (death announced on this date)
- Jimmy Cricket, 80, Northern Irish comedian and television host (And There's More).[280]
- Jon Cypher, 94, American actor (Hill Street Blues, Major Dad, Masters of the Universe).[281]
- John Douglas, 63, Scottish musician (Trashcan Sinatras) and songwriter ("Obscurity Knocks", "Only Tongue Can Tell").[282]
- Jean-Paul Dréau, 73, French composer and songwriter.[283]
- Júlio Duarte Langa, 98, Mozambican Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Xai-Xai (1976–2004).[284]
- Alfonso Fanjul Jr., 89, Cuban-born American sugar refining and real estate executive (Domino Foods).[285]
- Peter Gill, 86, Welsh director, playwright and actor (The York Realist, Versailles).[286]
- Linda Hammar, 53, Swedish television personality (I en annan del av Köping), cancer.[287]
- Paras Chandra Jain, 76, Indian politician, Madhya Pradesh MLA (2003–2023).[288]
- Ray Jarvis, 77, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots).[289]
- Sir Anthony Kenny, 95, British philosopher.[290]
- Alain Le Goff, 83, French storyteller.[291]
- Robin Middleton, 94, British architectural historian.[292]
- Allan Nascimento, 34, Brazilian mixed martial artist (UFC), heart attack.[293]
- Hatsuo Royama, 78, Japanese karate practitioner.[294]
- Uladzimir Shymau, 77, Belarusian politician, minister of economy (1996–2002).[295]
- Herb Snyder, 72, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1997–2005, 2009–2017).[296]
- Hanayo Sumi, 94, Japanese actress.[297]
- Iván Szelényi, 88, Hungarian-born American sociologist.[298]
- Ruslan Taramov, 61, Russian Olympic boxer (1988).[299]
- André Vallerand, 86, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1985–1994).[300]
- Pablo Vázquez Vega, 60, Spanish politician, deputy (2023–2024).[301]
2
- Paul Bradshaw, 72, English footballer (Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday).[302]
- Fernando d'Alessio, 82, Peruvian politician, minister of health (2017–2018), minister of education (2020).[303]
- David Z, 78, American record producer ("She Drives Me Crazy", "Looking for a New Love") and musician (Lipps Inc.).[304]
- Sir Anthony Evans, 92, British judge, lord justice of appeal (1992–2000).[305]
- Bagre Fagundes, 86, Brazilian gaucho musician.[306]
- Michael Fingleton, 88, Irish banker, CEO of the Irish Nationwide Building Society (1971–2009), complications from a stroke.[307]
- Bill Goichberg, 83, American Hall of Fame chess player.[308]
- 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.[309]
- 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).[310]
- Monika Helfer, 78, Austrian writer, fall.[311]
- Janet Howell, 82, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1992–2024).[312]
- Romeo Jalosjos Sr., 85, Filipino politician and convicted child rapist, member of the House of Representatives (1995–2002).[313]
- Joseph Katema, 64, Zambian politician, MP (2006–2016).[314]
- Dusty LaValley, 45, Canadian Hall of Fame bareback rider, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[315]
- Rod Liddle, 66, British journalist (Today, The Spectator) and broadcaster.[316]
- Sepp Puschnig, 79, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player (1964, 1968, 1976).[317]
- Anbar Said, 67, Kuwaiti footballer (Al-Arabi SC, Ahli Sidab Club), traffic collision.[318]
- Farrokh Saidi, 96, Iranian surgeon.[319]
- Rick Sapienza, 90, American football player (New York Titans).[320]
- Manmohan Singh Liberhan, 87, Indian jurist, chairman of the Liberhan Commission (1992–2009).[321]
- 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).[322]
- Alberto Tedesco, 77, Italian politician, senator (2009–2013).[323]
- Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, 31, Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.[324]
- Valeriy Tursunov, 71, Tajikistani football player (CSKA Pamir, Austria Klagenfurt) and manager (CSKA Pamir).[325]
- Ioannis Varvitsiotis, 93, Greek politician, minister of defence (1989–1993), MEP (2004–2009), and twice MP.[326]
- John Wannenburgh, Manx politician, MHK (since 2021).[327]
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- Alexeis Argilagos, 51, Cuban Olympic volleyball player (2000).[328]
- Line Bareiro, 75, Paraguayan political scientist.[329]
- Vivienne Binns, 85, Australian artist.[330]
- Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar, 76, Pakistani politician, MNA (since 2024), complications from a brain haemorrhage.[331]
- Gonzalo Díaz Beitia, 89, Spanish footballer (Barakaldo, Athletic, Barcelona).[332]
- Natalia Dontcheva, 56, Bulgarian actress (Lady J, Sashinka, A Man and His Dog).[333]
- Jonathan Leo Fairbanks, 93, American art curator.[334]
- Nariman Hasanzade, 95, Azerbaijani poet.[335]
- Fred Hoaglin, 82, American football player (Cleveland Browns) and coach (New York Giants, New England Patriots).[336]
- Can Kolukısa, 92, Turkish actor (Züğürt Ağa, King of the Doormen, Selamsız Bandosu).[337]
- Rom Kostřica, 77, Czech otorhinolaryngologist and politician, deputy (2010–2013, 2013–2017).[338]
- Grzegorz Lipowski, 90, Polish politician, voivode of Częstochowa (1980–1990), senator (1997–2005).[339]
- Marcel J. Mélançon, 88, Canadian bioethicist and academic.[340]
- Marijke Moser, 79, Dutch-born Swiss Olympic runner.[341]
- Vincent Pastore, 80, American actor (The Sopranos, Gotti, Shark Tale).[342]
- Kath Pettingill, 91, Australian gangster and brothel owner (Pettingill family), complications from dementia.[343]
- Thottam Rajasekharan, 95, Indian writer.[344]
- Monty Roberts, 91, American horse trainer.[345]
- Philip Ruppe, 99, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1979).[346]
- Ryotaro Shimizu, 37, Japanese actor (Full Swing, Amachan, Gokusen: The Movie), suicide.[347]