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.
July
16
15
- Jim Corrigall, 80, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts) and coach (Kent State Golden Flashes).[1]
- Maro Kontou, 92, Greek actress (And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband, Woe to the Young) and politician, MP (1999–2004, 2006–2007), lung cancer.[2]
- Denise Oliver-Velez, 78, American activist and community organizer, cancer.[3]
- Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, 90, Indian Nokkuvidya puppeteer.[4]
- Guy Scott, 82, Zambian politician, acting president (2014–2015), vice president (2011–2014), and twice MP.[5]
14
- Elsa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (Midnight, A Decent Woman, Giant).[6]
- Margarita Andrey, 99, Spanish actress (They Always Return at Dawn, His Heart Awake, Devil's Roundup).[7]
- Wolfgang Brase, 87, German footballer (Eintracht Braunschweig).[8]
- Sitesh Ranjan Deb, 75, Bangladeshi wildlife conservationist.[9]
- Cees Geel, 61, Dutch actor (Simon, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Too Fat Too Furious), cardiac arrest.[10]
- Ramachandra Gowda, 87, Indian politician, Karnataka MLC (1988–2018).[11]
- Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, 83, Indian politician, Jammu & Kashmir MLA (1987–2002).[12]
- Dave Kendall, 68, British television personality (120 Minutes), disc jockey (SiriusXM), and journalist.[13] (death announced on this date)
- Galina Kukleva, 53, Russian biathlete, Olympic champion (1998) and three-time world champion.[14]
- José Legrá, 89, Cuban-born Spanish boxer.[15]
- Little Gerhard, 92, Swedish singer, musician and songwriter ("Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård?").[16]
- Todi Llupi, 78, Albanian actor (Amnesty).[17]
- Janice McNair, 89, American football executive (Houston Texans).[18]
- Fantan Mojah, 49, Jamaican reggae singer, heart complications.[19]
- Azucena Mora, 80, Ecuadorian theater and television actress.[20]
- Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy, 73, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004) and Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1994), kidney disease.[21]
- Neliana Tersigni, 81, Italian journalist (TG3).[22]
13
- Markus Beierle, 54, German footballer (SSV Ulm, MSV Duisburg, Eintracht Frankfurt).[23]
- Alcides Bernal, 60, Brazilian politician, Mato Grosso do Sul MLA (2011–2013) and mayor of Campo Grande (2013–2014, 2015–2016).[24]
- Mike Browning, 62, American musician (Morbid Angel, Nocturnus).[25]
- Pedro Ignacio Calderón, 92, Argentine musician and conductor.[26]
- Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, 74, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2024), cancer.[27]
- Doru de la Constanța, 44, Romanian manele singer.[28]
- Jean-François Coste, 75, French sailor.[29] (death announced on this date)
- Marcel Deneux, 97, French politician, senator (1995–2014).[30]
- Rob Dieperink, 38, Dutch football referee (Eredivisie, UEFA Euro 2024).[31] (body discovered on this date)
- Denyse Émond, 98, Canadian actress and comedian, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[32]
- Melaine Favennec, 75, French singer and musician.[33]
- Georg Ferstl, 89, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Styria (2000–2005).[34]
- Giuseppe Galtarossa, 88, Italian footballer (Treviso, Mestrina, Prato).[35]
- Hervé Hasquin, 83, Belgian historian and politician, minister-president of the French Community (1999–2004).[36]
- Jo Wan-kyu, 98, South Korean politician, minister of education (1992–1993).[37]
- Kim Ha-soo, 67, South Korean politician, mayor of Cheongdo County (2022–2026).[38]
- Manfred Manglitz, 86, German footballer (MSV Duisburg, 1. FC Köln, West Germany national team).[39]
- Sir Sam Neill, 78, Northern Irish-born New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park, The Piano, Event Horizon), pneumonia.[40]
- Viorel Oancea, 81, Romanian politician and major general, mayor of Timișoara (1992–1996).[41]
- Pat Oliphant, 90, Australian-born American political cartoonist (The Denver Post, The Washington Star), Pulitzer Prize winner (1967).[42]
- Poomani, 79, Indian novelist (Agnaadi) and poet.[43]
- Raymond Razakarinvony, 98, Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Miarinarivo (1998–2007).[44]
- Nansun Shi, 74, Hong Kong film producer and executive (All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution, Infernal Affairs, The Thousand Faces of Dunjia), cancer.[45]
12
- Scott Bryce, 68, American actor (As the World Turns, Visions of Murder, Murphy Brown), esophageal and stomach cancer.[46]
- Kent Carpenter, 73, American marine biologist, shot.[47]
- Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, 101, British trade unionist and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1998–2026).[48] (death announced on this date)
- Gariba II, 87, Ghanaian traditional ruler.[49]
- Luis Goytisolo, 91, Spanish novelist, member of the Royal Spanish Academy.[50]
- John Hamm, 88, Canadian politician, premier of Nova Scotia (1999–2006).[51]
- Cronwell Jara, 76, Peruvian writer and poet.[52]
- Josef Kompalla, 90, Polish-German ice hockey player (Gwardia Katowice, GKS Katowice) and three-time Olympic referee (1976–1984).[53]
- Günter Kuntz, 87, German footballer (VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen, Austria Wien).[54]
- Gilda Love, 100, Spanish drag queen.[55]
- Mary Morello, 102, American activist, founder of Parents for Rock and Rap.[56]
- Rui Resende, 88, Brazilian actor (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Roque Santeiro).[57]
- Luis Sanguino, 91, Spanish sculptor.[58]
- Fernando Scarpa, 79, Italian footballer (Potenza).[59]
- Chris Scheuer, 73, Austrian comic book author and illustrator.[60]
- Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, 94, Bangladeshi barrister and politician, acting president (2002), minister of education (1991–1996), and speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2009).[61]
- Mary Otis Stevens, 98, American architect.[62]
- Péter Szolnoki, 56, Hungarian singer.[63]
- Vernon Taylor, 88, American rockabilly singer.[64]
- Temon Templar, 59, Indonesian actor and comedian (Jawara, Menolak Talak).[65]
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 74, Qatari royal, emir (1995–2013).[66]
- Gita Upadhyay, 87, Indian writer and translator.[67]
- Syed Yasin, 69, Indian politician, Karnataka MLA (1999–2004, 2008–2013).[68]
11
- Jayden Adams, 25, South African footballer (Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns, national team).[69]
- Domenico Adinolfi, 80, Italian boxer and actor.[70]
- Ken Bates, 94, British football executive and hotelier, chairman of Chelsea (1982–2003) and Leeds United (2005–2012).[71]
- Peppino di Capri, 86, Italian singer-songwriter ("Un grande amore e niente più", "Champagne") and pianist.[72]
- Bob Farrell, 77, American Christian musician and songwriter (Farrell and Farrell).[73]
- Lindsey Graham, 71, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (since 2003) and House of Representatives (1995–2003), aortic dissection complicated by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.[74]
- Hans Ewald Hansen, 82, Danish footballer (B.1901, national team).[75]
- Jun Isezaki, 90, Japanese potter and ceramicist.[76]
- S. Janaki, 88, Indian playback singer (16 Vayathinile, Oppol, Sitaara).[77]
- Lenzman, 47, Dutch drum and bass producer, kidney cancer.[78]
- Karl Lovell, 48, New Zealand rugby league player (Parramatta Eels, Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants), lung cancer.[79]
- Edward Lucie-Smith, 93, Jamaican-born English writer, poet and art critic (Censoring the Body, British Poetry since 1945).[80]
- Manú, 43, Portuguese footballer (Marítimo, Legia Warsaw, Alverca), traffic collision.[81]
- Dermot Murnaghan, 68, English television presenter (Eggheads) and news reporter (Sky News, BBC News), prostate cancer.[82]
- Horia Nestorescu-Bălcești, 87, Romanian journalist and museographer.[83]
- Jean-Paul Pigasse, 86, French journalist, director-general of ADIAC (since 1997).[84]
- Antonio Rattín, 89, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, national team).[85]
- Valery Serov, 86, Russian politician, chairman of the State Committee for Construction (1989–1991).[86]
- Yuri Smirnov, 87, Russian actor.[87]
- Susumu Tonegawa, 86, Japanese biologist (V(D)J recombination), Nobel Prize laureate (1987).[88]
- Bruno Torri, 94, Italian film critic and historian.[89]
- Héctor Valle, 85, Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers).[90]
- Sombun Wanchaithanawong, 89, Thai politician, MP (1988–2011).[91]
- David Willey, 93, British journalist (BBC, Reuters), heart failure.[92]
10
- Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov, 74, Bulgarian cosmonaut (Mir EP-2).[93]
- Michael Aspinall, 86, British musicologist.[94]
- Jordi Borja Sebastià, 85, Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1984).[95]
- Cid Saboia de Carvalho, 90, Brazilian politician, senator (1987–1995).[96]
- Chezhiyan, 57, Indian cinematographer (Kalloori, Paradesi, To Let).[97]
- Chua Mia Tee, 94, Chinese-born Singaporean painter, pneumonia.[98]
- Roland Collombin, 75, Swiss Olympic alpine skier (1972), throat and liver cancer.[99]
- Rachmad Gobel, 63, Indonesian politician, minister of trade (2014–2015).[100]
- Mariazelle Goonetilleke, 68, Sri Lankan singer and musician.[101]
- Josh Grisetti, 44, American actor (It Shoulda Been You, Camelot, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), suicide.[102]
- Derryn Hinch, 82, New Zealand-born Australian media personality (Hinch Live) and politician, senator (2016–2019).[103]
- Đorđe Kadijević, 93, Serbian film director (Vuk Karadžić, The Gifts of My Cousin Maria, Leptirica), screenwriter and art critic.[104]
- Enrique Krauss, 94, Chilean politician, twice deputy, minister of economy (1968–1969) and the interior (1990–1994).[105] (death announced on this date)
- Mike Larnach, 73, Scottish footballer (Clydebank, Motherwell, Ayr United).[106]
- Albert Mamy, 86, French politician, mayor of Sorèze (1977–2020), deputy (1986–1988).[107]
- Kinu Rochford, 35, American basketball player (Cheshire Phoenix, Plymouth Raiders, Þór Þorlákshöfn), shot.[108]
- Eva Røine, 97, Norwegian psychologist and actress (Trine!).[109]
- Doug Stahl, 63, American professional wrestler.[110]
- Ahmet Telli, 79, Turkish poet.[111]
- Wai Ching Ho, 82, Hong Kong actress (Daredevil, Iron Fist, Turning Red), complications from a stroke.[112]
- Mark B. Wise, 72, Canadian-American theoretical physicist.[113]
9
- Augustine Obiora Akubeze, 69, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Benin City (since 2011).[114]
- José Bada Panillo, 97, Spanish politician, minister of culture and education of Aragon (1983–1987).[115]
- Ladislau Balanov, 58, Romanian water polo player (CSA Steaua București, national team).[116]
- Nam-nguen Boonnak, 86, Thai actress (Bad Romeo).[117]
- Dino Bruni, 94, Italian road racing cyclist, Olympic silver medallist (1952).[118]
- Max Eiselin, 94, Swiss expedition leader (Dhaulagiri).[119]
- Kimitaka Fujino, 78, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (2003–2007).[120]
- Eddie Goldenberg, 77, Canadian lawyer and writer.[121]
- Patricia Greene, 95, English actress (The Archers, Crossroads, The Kitchen).[122]
- Renaud Hardy, 64, Belgian convicted serial killer.[123]
- Calvin Hayes, 63, British musician (Johnny Hates Jazz).[124]
- Don Iwerks, 96, American entertainment executive (Disney, SimEx-Iwerks).[125]
- Pepe León, 90, Spanish sporting executive, three-time president of Real Betis.[126]
- Lee Yeon-suk, 90, South Korean politician, MP (2000–2004).[127]
- Barbara Ling, 73, American production designer (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Michael, Batman Forever), Oscar winner (2020), cancer.[128]
- Randolph Mantooth, 80, American actor (Emergency!, Loving, The City), complications from pneumonia.[129]
- Takao Mikami, 92, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (1989–1995).[130]
- Kathy Muehlemann, 76, American painter, pancreatic cancer.[131]
- Bruce Mwape, 66, Zambian football manager (women's national team).[132]
- Rafael Antonio Niño, 76, Colombian road racing cyclist.[133]
- Olev Raju, 78, Estonian politician, MP (1995–2003).[134]
- Assaf Razin, 85, Israeli economist, academic and author.[135]
- Lillian Roberts, 98, American union leader.[136]
- Karol Stopa, 78, Polish sports commentator.[137]
- Peter Van Norden, 75, American actor (The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, The Accused, The Stand).[138]
8
- Ben Arredondo, 79, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2011–2012).[139]
- Asger Baunsbak-Jensen, 94, Danish politician, MP (1984).[140]
- Theo Burrell, 39, British antiques expert, glioblastoma.[141]
- Jesper Bøje Christensen, 81, Danish harpsichordist and music researcher.[142]
- Luigi Colombo, 88, Italian journalist and television presenter.[143]
- Rodney Franklin, 67, American jazz pianist and composer ("The Groove").[144]
- Wally Funk, 87, American aviator and commercial astronaut.[145]
- Dieter Gerhardt, 90, South African naval officer and spy.[146]
- Greg Hawthorne, 69, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts), Super Bowl champion (1980).[147]
- Béla Kádár, 92, Hungarian economist and politician, MP (1994–1998).[148]
- Harris Katleman, 97, American television producer (Salvage 1, The Don Rickles Show, From Here to Eternity).[149]
- Oleksandr Kolesnikov, 76, Ukrainian politician, governor of Poltava Oblast (1998–1999).[150]
- Ella Laboriel, 81, Mexican singer and actress.[151]
- Jack Latvala, 74, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1994–2002, 2010–2018).[152]
- Martin Matoušek, 53, Czech operatic baritone, aortic rupture.[153]
- Dame Deirdre Milne, 87, New Zealand barrister.[154]
- José Luis Monge Recalde, 91–92, Spanish politician, senator (1977–1982), member of the Parliament of Navarre (1983–1987).[155]
- Gabriel Mureșan, 44, Romanian footballer (CFR Cluj, ASA Târgu Mureș, national team) and politician, mayor of Apold (since 2020), drowned.[156]
- Ole Tom Nord, 85, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper (1960).[157]
- Henry O. Pollak, 98, Austrian-American mathematician.[158]
- Phil Regan, 89, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs) and manager (Baltimore Orioles).[159]
- Paola Revenioti, 68, Greek LGBTQ activist, cancer.[160]
- Andrée Touré, 91, Guinean first lady (1958–1984).[161]
- Bonnie Tyler, 75, Welsh singer ("Holding Out for a Hero", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "It's a Heartache"), complications from intestinal surgery.[162]
- Leo van Veen, 80, Dutch football player (FC Utrecht, Ajax, Los Angeles Aztecs) and manager, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[163]
- Ann Widdecombe, 78, British politician, MP (1987–2010), MEP (2019–2020), and minister of state for prisons (1995–1997), injuries sustained from an attack.[164]
- Joseph Jules Zerey, 85, Egyptian Melkite Catholic hierarch, protosyncellus of Egypt and Sudan (2001–2008) and Jerusalem (2008–2018).[165]
- Ihor Zvarych, 73, Ukrainian politician, deputy (2006–2007, 2011–2012).[166]
7
- François About, 86, French film director and photographer.[167]
- Dirk Baert, 77, Belgian Olympic road and track cyclist (1968), world champion individual pursuit (1971).[168]
- Tadeusz Baranowski, 81, Polish painter and comic book artist.[169]
- Benedito Ruy Barbosa, 95, Brazilian telenovela writer (Pantanal, O Rei do Gado, Terra Nostra), chronic kidney disease.[170]
- Rhett Bernstein, 38, American soccer player (Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, Mjøndalen IF, Miami FC).[171]
- Girish Bharadwaj, 76, Indian social worker.[172]
- Mikalay Charhinets, 88, Belarusian politician, member of the Council of the Republic (1997–2008).[173]
- Fernando Chumaceiro, 94, Venezuelan politician, deputy (1969–1970).[174]
- Beniamino Di Giacomo, 90, Italian footballer (Napoli, Inter Milan, national team).[175]
- Paul Farrow, 61, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Senate (2012–2015) and Assembly (2010–2012), mucinous adenocarcinoma.[176]
- Arifin Junaidi, 73, Indonesian politician, regent of North Luwu (2010–2015).[177]
- T. J. Lanning, 41, American alpine skier.[178] (death announced on this date)
- James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, 99, British jurist and politician, Lord Chancellor (1987–1997) and member of the House of Lords (1979–2022).[179]
- Benjamín Medrano Quezada, 59, Mexican politician, municipal president of Fresnillo (2013–2015), shot.[180]
- Megas, 81, Icelandic singer.[181] (death announced on this date)
- Jamil Merrell, 36, American football player (Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles KISS).[182]
- Marc Messier, 78, Canadian actor (Looking for Eternity, Jesus of Montreal, The Wind from Wyoming) and writer.[183]
- Jindřich Mikulec, 98, Czech Olympic gymnast (1952).[184]
- Jan Milld, 82, Swedish editor, debater and author.[185]
- Connor Murphy, 31, American looksmaxxing influencer and bodybuilder, drowned.[186]
- Sharon Dede Padi, 50, Ghanaian painter and poet.[187]
- Joanna Pettet, 83, English actress (Casino Royale, The Night of the Generals, The Evil).[188]
- Tony Rayns, 77, British writer and film commentator, fall.[189]
- Kommidi Narasimha Reddy, 82, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1985).[190]
- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, Mexican construction business owner, shot.[191]
- Larry Selders, 44, American politician, member of the Louisiana Senate (since 2025) and House of Representatives (2021–2025), heart aneurysm.[192]
- Siti Chamamah Soeratno, 85, Indonesian academician.[193]
- Tom Sweenie, 80, Scottish footballer (Leicester City, York City).[194]
- William Taylor, 69, English Anglican clergyman, dean of Portsmouth Cathedral (2000–2002).[195]
- William D. Zabel, 89, American lawyer, complications from Parkinson's disease.[196]
- Shapoor Zadran, 38, Afghan cricketer (Badureliya, Khulna Royal Bengals, national team), hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.[197]
6
- Artashes Alexanyan, 64, Armenian actor.[198]
- Allah Rakha, 50, Pakistani comedian, cardiac arrest.[199]
- Carmelo Cedrún, 95, Spanish football player (Athletic Bilbao, national team) and manager (Celta Vigo).[200]
- Herman Chernoff, 103, American mathematician.[201]
- Kevin Chown, 56, American bass guitarist (Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, Artension, Tarja Turunen).[202]
- George J. Cotliar, 94, American journalist and managing editor (Los Angeles Times).[203]
- Luisa Cunha, 77, Portuguese painter, cancer.[204]
- Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, Australian footballer (Epping).[205]
- John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., 86, American historian.[206]
- Nitzan Gilady, 56, Israeli film director (In Satmar Custody, Jerusalem Is Proud to Present, Wedding Doll).[207]
- Erminio Gius, 88, Italian psychologist and Capuchin priest.[208]
- Sir George Howarth, 77, British politician, MP (1986–2024).[209] (death announced on this date)
- Bertram Jäger, 96, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg (1964–1994).[210]
- George E. Johnson Sr., 99, American hair and cosmetics executive, founder of the Johnson Products Company.[211]
- Louise Lasser, 87, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Bananas, Happiness).[212]
- Alberto Lettieri, 67, Argentine historian and academic, complications from diabetes.[213]
- Saverio "Sonny" Morea, 94, American aerospace engineer and project manager (F-1, J-2, Lunar Roving Vehicle).[214]
- David Emil Mungello, 82, American historian.[215]
- Iivo Nei, 94, Estonian chess grandmaster.[216]
- Vladimir Okrepilov, 82, Russian economist and academic.[217]
- Ivan Petch, 87, Australian politician, New South Wales MLA (1988–1995).[218]
- Chico Simões, 75, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (2003–2005).[219]
- Frida Vogels, 96, Dutch writer.[220]
- Paul Wheatbread, 80, American drummer (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap), complications from kidney failure and Alzheimer's disease.[221]
5
- Ahmed Amar, 75, Algerian footballer (USM Bel Abbès, national team).[222]
- Tiziana Aristarco, 66, Italian film and television director.[223]
- Teejan Bai, 69, Indian Pandavani singer.[224]
- Bayern, 15, American Thoroughbred racehorse, complications from hernia surgery.[225]
- Beaky, 81, English musician (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich).[226] (death announced on this date)
- George Benedek, 97, American physicist.[227]
- Marjan Berk, 93, Dutch writer and actress.[228]
- Boris Chudetsky, 78, Russian politician, deputy (1990–1993).[229]
- Giovanni Fanello, 87, Italian footballer (Catanzaro, Reggiana, 1960 Olympics).[230]
- Renata Ford, 55, Canadian political candidate.[231]
- Johnny Ginger, 92, American television presenter.[232]
- Zihni Göktay, 80, Turkish actor (Kirpi, Tosun Paşa, Ulan İstanbul).[233]
- Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, 85, Bangladeshi writer and academic, president of the Bangla Academy (since 2024).[234]
- Teet Korsten, 59, Estonian journalist and translator.[235]
- Darrell Jackson, 70, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins).[236]
- Bert de Jong, 80, Dutch politician, member of the Senate (1999–2000).[237]
- Luis Margani, 77, Argentine actor (Crane World, Una noche con Sabrina Love, Loco Fever).[238]
- Eutimio Martino, 101, Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer.[239]
- Christian Moran, 42, English-Korean drummer.[240]
- Taiichirō Nishikawa, 84, Japanese politician, MP (1993–2003).[241]
- Novoa, 82, Spanish football player (Sporting Gijón, Celta) and manager (Espanyol).[242] (death announced on this date)
- Walt Odets, 79, American psychologist and author.[243]
- Jiří Pták, 80, Czech rower, six-time Olympic competitor (1968–1980, 1988, 1992).[244]
- Piatro Sadoŭski, 85, Belarusian diplomat and politician, MP (1990–2009).[245]
- Adolf Seger, 81, German Olympic wrestler (1972, 1976).[246]
- Andre Omer Siregar, 52, Indonesian diplomat.[247]
- Petr Šmolka, 80, Czech psychologist and marriage counselor.[248]
- Toomas Turb, 69, Estonian distance runner.[249]
- Marc van der Straten, 78, Belgian motorsport team owner (Marc VDS Racing Team).[250]
- Mike Wallace, 83, American historian and author (Greater Gotham), complications from Lewy body dementia.[251]
- Rahel Yohannes, 79, Ethiopian singer and musician.[252]
4
- Leonard Abramson, 93, American managed care founder and executive (U.S. Healthcare).[253]
- Bill Archer, 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–2001) and the Texas House of Representatives (1967–1971).[254]
- Waldemar Borges, 67, Brazilian politician, Pernambuco MLA (since 2011), cancer.[255]
- Adriano Caprioli, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (1998–2012).[256]
- Fausto Delle Chiaie, 82, Italian artist.[257]
- Moritz de Hadeln, 85, Swiss film director and film festival organizer.[258]
- Michel El Khoury, 99, Lebanese politician, minister of national defense (1965–1966), governor of Banque du Liban (1978–1983, 1991–1993).[259]
- Robbie Francevic, 84, New Zealand racing driver.[260]
- Stephen Francis, 64, Jamaican athletics coach.[261]
- Fouzia Habib, Pakistani politician, MNA (2008–2013).[262] (death announced on this date)
- Al Holland, 73, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees).[263]
- Kang Hee-sun, 65, South Korean voice actress, colorectal cancer.[264]
- Slaine Kelly, 43, Irish actress (The Tudors, Comedown, Psychosis), cancer.[265]
- Ed King, 89, American minister and civil rights activist.[266]
- Shirley Kitchen, 79, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1987–1988) and Senate (1996–2006).[267]
- Ntuthuko Mahlaba, 44, South African politician, member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature (since 2022), traffic collision.[268]
- Hermann Meyn, 91, German journalist.[269]
- Grzegorz Miętus, 33, Polish ski jumper.[270]
- Brian Paisley, 79, Canadian film and theatre producer, founder of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival.[271]
- Sergio Pini, 90, Italian footballer (Mantova, Vicenza).[272]
- Koço Qendro, 99, Albanian actor (Within Love).[273]
- Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava, 82, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (1972–2002, since 2007).[274]
- Tejbhan Singh, 83, Indian politician.[275]
- Albert Sous, 91, German sculptor.[276]
- Sparky D, 61, American rapper (Roxanne Wars).[277]
- Roger "B. War" Svensson, 60, Swedish bassist (Marduk).[278]
- Hugo Van Rompaey, 83, Belgian politician, Flemish deputy (1981–1991, 1995–1999), senator (1991–1995).[279]
- Lothar Voigtländer, 82, German composer.[280]
- Bogusław Zmudziński, 75, Polish academic and film critic.[281]
- Rya W. Zobel, 94, German-American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts (since 1979).[282]
3
- Alan Banks, 87, English footballer (Liverpool, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle).[283]
- Sepp Biebl, 89, German Olympic speed skater (1960).[284]
- Isabel Blanco-Rivas, 64, Spanish lawyer and writer.[285]
- Gail Clark, 75, American football player (Chicago Bears, New England Patriots).[286]
- Kelvin Coe, 82, New Zealand politician, mayor of Selwyn (2007–2016).[287]
- Carter DeHaven, 94, American film producer (Hoosiers, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, The Exorcist III).[288]
- Erling Diesen, 93, Norwegian engineer and civil servant, director of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (1987–1999).[289]
- Rainer Dörrzapf, 76, German Olympic weightlifter (1968, 1972).[290]
- Ciprian Dumbravă, 45, Romanian footballer (Petrolul Ploiești, Astra).[291]
- Manouchehr Farid, 88, Iranian-Australian actor (Downpour, Ballad of Tara, Brick and Mirror).[292]
- João Felgueiras, 105, Portuguese Jesuit priest.[293]
- Trevor Fishlock, 85, British journalist (The Times, The Daily Telegraph).[294]
- Yervant Gianikian, 84, Italian film director and architect.[295]
- Peter Higham, 95, English footballer (Wigan Athletic, Nottingham Forest, Buxton).[296]
- Weiron Holmberg, 91, Swedish actor (Sällskapsresan, Repmånad, Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?).[297]
- Torunn Isberg, 76, Norwegian Olympic artistic gymnast (1968).[298]
- Fernando Kliche, 71, Uruguayan actor, pancreatic cancer.[299]
- Bruno Lucchesi, 99, Italian-American sculptor.[300]
- Viliumas Malinauskas, 83, Lithuanian art museum founder (Grūtas Park).[301]
- Lydia Maximus, 87, Belgian politician, senator (1990–1999), Flemish deputy (1990–1999).[302]
- Mihail Mocan, 63, Moldovan politician, deputy (2005–2014).[303]
- Lydia Möcklinghoff, 45, German ecologist and zoologist, plane crash.[304]
- Motivator, 24, British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, heart attack.[305]
- Martin Naughton, 87, Irish electrical goods manufacturer, founder of GlenDimplex.[306]
- Zrinko Ogresta, 67, Croatian film director (Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing, Washed Out, Behind the Glass) and screenwriter.[307]
- John Parisella, 81, American horse trainer.[308]
- Shahrnush Parsipur, 80, Iranian writer and translator.[309]
- Alfons Pawelczyk, 93, German politician, MP (1969–1980).[310]
- Robert B. Sloan, 77, American academic and theologian, president of Houston Christian University (since 2006), complications from a stroke.[311]
- Vladimir Stepanov, 63, Russian military pilot.[312]
- József Tóth, 93, Hungarian hydrogeologist and academic.[313]
- Jim Tracy, 69, American politician, member (2005–2017) and president pro tempore (2017) of the Tennessee Senate.[314]
- Ekaterina Zhemchuzhnaya, 82, Russian actress.[315]
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- Nihal Sri Ameresekere, 78, Sri Lankan litigation consultant.[316]
- Atia Islam Anne, 64, Bangladeshi painter, cancer.[317]
- Graham Bradley, 65, British National Hunt jockey, semantic dementia.[318]
- Marie-Madeleine Dieulangard, 89, French politician, deputy (1988–1991), senator (1992–2001).[319]
- Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld, 93, Danish journalist and television host.[320]
- Paul Dobson, 63, English footballer (Hartlepool United, Torquay United, Scarborough).[321] (death announced on this date)
- Juan Frausto Pallares, 84, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of León (2005–2016).[322]
- Susana Freyre, 96, Argentine actress (Leonora of the Seven Seas, Three Loves in Rio, Paula cautiva).[323]
- Danuta Grabowska, 83, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991, 1993–2005).[324]
- Bertrand Grébaut, 44, French restaurateur, cancer.[325]
- Tommy Hunter, 89, Canadian country singer ("Mary in the Morning").[326]
- Hikaru Kurosaki, 64, Japanese actor and stunt performer (Shadow Warriors, MegaBeast Investigator Juspion).[327]
- Lam Wing-kee, 70, Hong Kong bookseller and political activist, founder of Causeway Bay Books, lung cancer.[328]
- Christian Lambert, 80, French civil servant, prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis (2010–2013).[329]
- Giacomo Lanzetti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Turin (2002–2006), bishop of Alghero-Bosa (2006–2010) and Alba Pompeia (2010–2015).[330]
- Alexandru Madgearu, 62, Romanian historian.[331]
- Sergei Mingazov, 57, Russian journalist.[332]
- Keith Mitchell, 51, American football player (New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars).[333]
- Kjell Nilsson, 76, Swedish weightlifter and actor (Mad Max 2, The Pirate Movie, Man of Letters), kidney disease.[334]
- Apostolos Papageorgiou, 89, Greek academic, basketball player and physician.[335]
- Miroslav Pribanić, 80, Croatian Olympic handball player (1976).[336]
- Goran Rakočević, 75, Serbian basketball player (Crvena zvezda).[337]
- Bernd Rauschenbach, 73, German literary scholar and writer.[338]
- Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, 93, Scottish politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1985–2018).[339]
- Tibor Szilágyi, 83, Hungarian actor (Cats' Play).[340]
- Jean-Pierre Tagliaferri, 77, French actor.[341]
- Margus Tammekivi, 70, Estonian politician, MP (2007).[342]
- Jim Walden, 88, American college football coach (Washington State Cougars, Iowa State Cyclones), respiratory failure.[343]
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- Hans Aarsleff, 100, Danish linguist and academic.[344]
- Aitana Alberti León, 84, Argentine-Cuban writer.[345]
- Nurlana Aliyeva, 79, Azerbaijani academic.[346]
- Antonio Antonini, 90, Argentine architect.[347]
- Edna Arbel, 82, Israeli judge, justice of the supreme court (2004–2014).[348]
- Mykola Avramenko, 74, Ukrainian weightlifting coach.[349]
- Moritz Borman, 71, German-born American film producer (Terminator Salvation, World Trade Center, Snowden).[350]
- Václav Cejpek, 73, Czech theatrologist and translator.[351]
- Kenneth Cox, 97, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1973–1976) and Senate (1977–1982).[352]
- Michelle DuBarry, 94, Canadian drag queen.[353] (death announced on this date)
- Shaun Glass, 57, American heavy metal guitarist (Soil, Dirge Within) and bassist (Broken Hope), complications from a stroke.[354]
- Amos Guetta, 75, Israeli rabbi and Kabbalist.[355]
- Cengiz Gündoğdu, 83, Turkish Marxist writer.[356]
- Akiko Hayashi, 81, Japanese illustrator.[357]
- József Horák, 84, Romanian-Hungarian chemist and pharmacologist.[358]
- LeRoy Irvin, 68, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions), throat cancer.[359]
- Toomas Kaldma, 82, Estonian football player (Norma Tallinn, Tallinna Dünamo), referee, and coach.[360]
- Sergei Kulichenko, 48, Russian footballer (CSKA Moscow, Lantana Tallinn, Fakel Voronezh).[361]
- Leung Shan, 81, Hong Kong actress.[362]
- Vasilis Leventis, 74, Greek politician, MP (2015–2019).[363]
- Óscar Levín Coppel, 77, Mexican politician, three-term deputy and director of the national mint (2006–2009).[364]
- Vladimir McTavish, 70, Scottish comedian.[365]
- Joe Melson, 91, American singer and songwriter ("Only the Lonely", "Crying", "Blue Bayou").[366]
- Park Su-gwang, 79, South Korean politician.[367]
- Julio Revuelta, 67, Spanish politician, mayor of Logroño (2000–2007), cancer.[368]
- Santiago Ríos, 71, Argentine actor (Los simuladores, Los Roldán).[369]
- John Ripard, 96, Maltese Olympic sailor (1960).[370]
- André Romus, 89, Belgian painter and television director.[371]
- Knut Sivertsen, 84, Norwegian farmer.[372]
- Dave Stimson, American music executive and writer, co-founder of Touch and Go Records.[373]
- Iossif Surchadzhiev, 81, Bulgarian actor (Wrathful Journey, Where Are You Going?, The Tree of Life).[374]
- Y. L. Thien, 83, Singaporean artist.[375]
- Anthony M. Trozzolo, 96, American chemist.[376]
- Roger Vangheluwe, 89, Belgian Roman Catholic defrocked prelate, bishop of Bruges (1985–2010).[377]
- Aleksandr Vysokovsky, 62, Russian actor (Brigada, Bimmer), drowned.[378]
- Przemysław Wierzbowski, 39, Polish Esperanto translator.[379]
- Wayne Worcester, 78, American journalist.[380]
- Yasmin, 90, Indian-born Pakistani actress (Kismet).[381]
- Mykola Yanchenko, 66, Ukrainian composer and singer.[382]