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
9
8
7
- Mohamed Eusoff Chin, 90, Malaysian jurist, chief justice (1994–2000).[1]
- Boris Conunov, 79, Moldovan director and screenwriter.[2]
- Valeriy Davydov, 71, Ukrainian artist and teacher.[3]
- Wimal Dissanayake, 86, Sri Lankan writer, literary critic and scholar.[4] (death announced on this date)
- Hà Đình Đức, 86, Vietnamese biologist (Hoan Kiem turtle).[5]
- Violet Hensley, 109, American luthier and fiddle player.[6] (death announced on this date)
- Immortal Verse, 18, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse.[7] (death announced on this date)
- Jim Miller, 107, Australian footballer (Western Bulldogs).[8] (death announced on this date)
- Bah Oumarou Sanda, 86, Cameroonian diplomat and magistrate.[9]
- Balendu Prakash, 67, Indian Ayurveda practitioner.[10]
6
- Flo Anthony, 74, American gossip columnist.[11]
- Dimbo Atiya, Nigerian television director (Sons of the Caliphate, Halita, Still Falling) and producer.[12] (death announced on this date)
- Zdzisław Czarnobilski, 91, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991), senator (1991–1993).[13]
- Peter Faber, 82, German-born Dutch actor (A Bridge Too Far, Soldier of Orange, Max Havelaar), heart disease.[14]
- Kapeliele Faupala, 86, French Wallisian traditional ruler, king of Uvea (2008–2014).[15]
- Carlos Garfias Merlos, 75, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Netzahualcóyotl (2003–2010), archbishop of Acapulco (2010–2016) and Morelia (2016–2026).[16]
- Geraldão, 77, Brazilian footballer (Corinthians, Internacional, Botafogo-SP).[17]
- Francesco Guccini, 86, Italian singer-songwriter ("Auschwitz").[18]
- Matthew Jukes, 58, British wine writer.[19]
- Kuulo Kalamees, 92, Estonian mycologist.[20]
- Peter Katsis, 69, American music manager (Backstreet Boys, Korn, Jane's Addiction), congestive heart failure.[21]
- Austin Liato, 60, Zambian politician, MNA (2002–2011) and minister of labour (2008–2011).[22]
- Giuseppe Marchioro, 90, Italian football manager (Como, Milan, Genoa).[23]
- Manuel Martín Piñera, 95, Spanish racing cyclist (Kas–Boxing, Karpy).[24]
- Rashid al-Rajih, 81–82, Saudi politician, member of the Consultative Assembly (1995–2005).[25]
- Martha Rivers Ingram, 90, American manufacturing industry executive, CEO of Ingram Industries (1995–1999).[26]
- Tony Scott, 54, Surinamese-born Dutch rapper and musician, complications from multiple sclerosis.[27]
- Shimon Shelah, 94, Israeli basketball player and coach (Hapoel Tel Aviv, national team).[28]
- Daniel Sivan, 76, Moroccan-born Israeli linguist.[29]
- Igor Yerusalimov, 52–53, Russian army officer.[30] (death announced on this date)
5
- Ardak Amirkulov, 70, Kazakh film director (The Fall of Otrar).[31]
- Bae In-gyu, 36, South Korean gender activist, suicide.[32]
- Daniel Bernard, 80, French retail executive, chairman of Carrefour (1992–2005) and Kingfisher plc (2009–2017).[33]
- Shimon Charnuha, 78, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Netanya, Beitar Jerusalem, national team).[34]
- Bruno Battisti D'Amario, 88, Italian classical guitarist and composer.[35]
- Didier Decoin, 81, French writer and screenwriter (I as in Icarus, The Veiled Man, Out of Life).[36]
- Peter Lai, 76, Hong Kong lyricist and actor (Old Time Buddy, Come Home Love: Lo and Behold), complications from a stroke.[37]
- Jean Lodge, 99, British actress (Death of an Angel, Brandy for the Parson, Glad Tidings).[38]
- John Langeloth Loeb Jr., 96, American diplomat, ambassador to Denmark (1981–1983).[39]
- Bernt H. Lund, 101, Norwegian civil servant, politician and diplomat.[40]
- Cozell McQueen, 64, American basketball player (NC State Wolfpack, Detroit Pistons).[41]
- Matt McQuillan, 45, Canadian golfer (PGA Tour).[42]
- Zoltán Melis, 78, Hungarian rower, Olympic silver medalist (1968).[43]
- Hugh O'Flaherty, 88, Irish barrister, judge of the supreme court (1990–1999).[44]
- David Owori, 27, Ugandan footballer (SC Villa, national team), beaten.[45]
- Tomás Parra, 88–89, Mexican sculptor.[46]
- Alejandro Royo-Villanova, 85, Spanish politician, senator (1977–1982), deputy (1982–1986).[47]
- Egon Rusch, 97, Austrian Olympic boxer.[48]
- Uma Shankar Singh, 55, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2012), cancer.[49]
- Sydney Towle, 26, American social media influencer, cholangiocarcinoma.[50]
- Terry Buffalo Ware, 76, American guitarist and composer, lung cancer.[51]
4
- Robby Albarado, 52, American jockey, complications from heart surgery.[52]
- Daniele Amati, 94, Italian theoretical physicist.[53]
- Bruno Campanella, 83, Italian conductor (Teatro Regio (Turin)).[54]
- Michael Conaghan, 81, Irish politician, TD (2011–2016) and lord mayor of Dublin (2004–2005).[55]
- John Damore, 92, American football player (Chicago Bears, Mohawk Valley Falcons).[56]
- Nils Eklund, 99, Swedish actor (Peter-No-Tail, Doctor Glas, Amorosa (1986 film)).[57]
- Dory Funk Jr., 85, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (NWA, AJPW).[58]
- César Gastélum, 25, Mexican social media influencer, shot.[59]
- Pepe Habichuela, 81, Spanish flamenco guitarist.[60]
- Klaus Hänsch, 87, German politician, member (1979–2009) and president (1994–1997) of the European Parliament.[61]
- Alfonso Lizarazo, 85, Colombian television host (Sábados Felices) and politician, senator (1998–2002).[62]
- Georgios Marsellos, 89, Greek Olympic hurdler (1960, 1964).[63]
- Andrzej Morozowski, 69, Polish journalist (Radio ZET, TVN 24).[64]
- Tristam Nada, 68, French singer and painter.[65]
- Victor Niederhoffer, 82, American investor and writer.[66]
- Liam O'Neill, 70, Irish sports administrator, president of the GAA (2012–2015).[67]
- Joseph C. Paradi, 85, Hungarian-born Canadian academic.[68]
- D. Y. Patil, 90, Indian politician, governor of Tripura (2009–2013), Bihar (2013–2014), and West Bengal (2014).[69]
- Pradeep Rawat, 74, Indian actor (Mahabharat, Sye, Naayak), blood cancer.[70]
- Lloyd Robertson, 92, Canadian journalist and broadcaster (CBC News, CTV News).[71]
- Silviu Stănescu, 81, Romanian football player (U Craiova 1948, Petrolul Ploiești) and coach.[72]
- Jarosław Stolicki, 63–64, Polish historian and academic.[73]
- Jim Toman, 64, American baseball player (NC State Wolfpack) and coach (Liberty Flames, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders), brain cancer.[74]
3
- Paula Alí, 88, Cuban actress (Letters from the Park, The Elephant and the Bicycle, The Waiting List).[75]
- Mateusz Bąk, 43, Polish footballer (Lechia Gdańsk).[76]
- Ryszard Bartosz, 72, Polish politician, MP (1989–1993).[77]
- Diding Boneng, 76, Indonesian actor and comedian (KKN di Desa Penari, Catatan Si Boy, Dancing Village: The Curse Begins).[78]
- Grace Chang, 93, Hong Kong actress (Soldier of Fortune, The Wild, Wild Rose).[79]
- Robin Cowling, 82, English rugby union player (Gloucester, Leicester Tigers, national team).[80] (death announced on this date)
- Jimmy Cricket, 80, Northern Irish comedian and television host (And There's More).[81]
- John Douglas, 63, Scottish musician (Trashcan Sinatras) and songwriter ("Obscurity Knocks", "Only Tongue Can Tell").[82]
- Jean-Paul Dréau, 73, French composer and songwriter.[83]
- Júlio Duarte Langa, 98, Mozambican Roman Catholic cardinal, bishop of Xai-Xai (1976–2004).[84]
- Alfonso Fanjul Jr., 89, Cuban-born American sugar refining and real estate executive (Domino Foods).[85]
- Peter Gill, 86, Welsh director, playwright and actor (The York Realist, Versailles).[86]
- Linda Hammar, 53, Swedish television personality (I en annan del av Köping), cancer.[87]
- Paras Chandra Jain, 76, Indian politician, Madhya Pradesh MLA (2003–2023).[88]
- Ray Jarvis, 77, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots).[89]
- Sir Anthony Kenny, 95, British philosopher.[90]
- Alain Le Goff, 83, French storyteller.[91]
- Robin Middleton, 94, British architectural historian.[92]
- Allan Nascimento, 34, Brazilian mixed martial artist (UFC), heart attack.[93]
- Hatsuo Royama, 78, Japanese karate practitioner.[94]
- Philip Ruppe, 99, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1979).[95]
- Uladzimir Shymau, 77, Belarusian politician, minister of economy (1996–2002).[96]
- Herb Snyder, 72, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1997–2005, 2009–2017).[97]
- Hanayo Sumi, 94, Japanese actress.[98]
- Iván Szelényi, 88, Hungarian-born American sociologist.[99]
- Ruslan Taramov, 61, Russian Olympic boxer (1988).[100]
2
- Paul Bradshaw, 72, English footballer (Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday).[101]
- Fernando d'Alessio, 82, Peruvian politician, minister of health (2017–2018), minister of education (2020).[102]
- David Z, 78, American record producer ("She Drives Me Crazy", "Looking for a New Love") and musician (Lipps Inc.).[103]
- Bagre Fagundes, 86, Brazilian gaucho musician.[104]
- Michael Fingleton, 88, Irish banker, CEO of the Irish Nationwide Building Society (1971–2009), complications from a stroke.[105]
- Bill Goichberg, 83, American Hall of Fame chess player.[106]
- 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.[107]
- 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).[108]
- Monika Helfer, 78, Austrian writer, fall.[109]
- Janet Howell, 82, American politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1992–2024).[110]
- Romeo Jalosjos Sr., 85, Filipino politician and convicted child rapist, member of the House of Representatives (1995–2002).[111]
- Joseph Katema, 64, Zambian politician, MP (2006–2016).[112]
- Dusty LaValley, 45, Canadian Hall of Fame bareback rider, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[113]
- Rod Liddle, 66, British journalist (Today, The Spectator) and broadcaster.[114]
- Sepp Puschnig, 79, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player (1964, 1968, 1976).[115]
- Anbar Saeed, 67, Kuwaiti footballer (Al-Arabi SC, Ahli Sidab Club), traffic collision.[116]
- Farrokh Saidi, 96, Iranian surgeon.[117]
- Manmohan Singh Liberhan, 87, Indian jurist, chairman of the Liberhan Commission (1992–2009).[118]
- 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).[119]
- Alberto Tedesco, 77, Italian politician, senator (2009–2013).[120]
- Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi, 31, Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.[121]
- Valeriy Tursunov, 71, Tajikistani football player (CSKA Pamir, Austria Klagenfurt) and manager (CSKA Pamir).[122]
- Ioannis Varvitsiotis, 93, Greek politician, minister of defence (1989–1993), MEP (2004–2009), and twice MP.[123]
- John Wannenburgh, Manx politician, MHK (since 2021).[124]
1
- Alexeis Argilagos, 51, Cuban Olympic volleyball player (2000).[125]
- Line Bareiro, 75, Paraguayan political scientist.[126]
- Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar, 76, Pakistani politician, MNA (since 2024), complications from a brain haemorrhage.[127]
- Natalia Dontcheva, 56, Bulgarian actress (Lady J, Sashinka, A Man and His Dog).[128]
- Jonathan Leo Fairbanks, 93, American art curator.[129]
- Nariman Hasanzade, 95, Azerbaijani poet.[130]
- Can Kolukısa, 92, Turkish actor (Züğürt Ağa, King of the Doormen, Selamsız Bandosu).[131]
- Rom Kostřica, 77, Czech otorhinolaryngologist and politician, deputy (2010–2013, 2013–2017).[132]
- Grzegorz Lipowski, 90, Polish politician, voivode of Częstochowa (1980–1990), senator (1997–2005).[133]
- Marcel J. Mélançon, 88, Canadian bioethicist and academic.[134]
- Vincent Pastore, 80, American actor (The Sopranos, Gotti, Shark Tale).[135]
- Kath Pettingill, 91, Australian gangster and brothel owner (Pettingill family), complications from dementia.[136]
- Thottam Rajasekharan, 95, Indian writer.[137]
- Monty Roberts, 91, American horse trainer.[138]
- Ryotaro Shimizu, 37, Japanese actor (Full Swing, Amachan, Gokusen: The Movie), suicide.[139]