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.
June
16
15
- Eddie Andelman, 89, American sports radio talk-show host.[1] (death announced on this date)
- Christian Bujeau, 81, French actor (Les Visiteurs, Would I Lie to You? 2, Kaamelott).[2]
- Etienne Cooreman, 97, Belgian politician, MP (1958–1968), senator (1971–1995).[3]
- Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov, 80, Tajik-Kazakh football player (Pamir Dushanbe) and manager (Vakhsh Qurghonteppa, Sunkar).[4]
- Abdullah Ibrahim, 91, South African jazz pianist (The Jazz Epistles) and composer ("Mannenberg"), subject of A Brother with Perfect Timing.[5]
- Ece İrtem, 35, Turkish actress.[6]
- Ronell Johnson, 49, American trombonist (Preservation Hall Jazz Band).[7] (death announced on this date)
- Jerry de Jong, 61, Surinamese-born Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven, MVV, Netherlands national team).[8] (death announced on this date)
- Beatrice Lumpkin, 107, American union organizer, activist and writer.[9] (death announced on this date)
- Minkailu Mansaray, Sierra Leonean politician, MP (2002–2007).[10]
- Danny Simmons, 72, American abstract expressionist painter.[11] (death announced on this date)
- Toyoji Sudo, 67, Japanese politician, mayor of Shimotsuma (since 2026).[12] (body discovered on this date)
- Alan Ward, 78, English cricketer (Derbyshire, Border, Leicestershire).[13] (death announced on this date)
- Togba Zogbélémou, Guinean politician.[14]
14
- Taty Almeida, 95, Argentine human rights activist.[15]
- Choi Jungwha, 70, South Korean translator.[16]
- Dave Greenslade, 83, English composer and keyboardist (Colosseum, Greenslade, If).[17] (death announced on this date)
- Kay Halloran, 89, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1997–2001) and mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2006–2009).[18]
- Andy Lewis, 39, American slackliner and stunt performer, BASE jumping accident.[19]
- Behrouz Razavi, 78, Iranian voice actor, radio and television presenter, and actor.[20]
- Ivan Rektor, 77, Czech neurologist, neuroscientist and academic (CEITEC, Masaryk University).[21]
- Josep Maria Sans i Travé, 78, Spanish archivist and historian.[22]
- Anne Schedeen, 77, American actress (ALF, Marcus Welby, M.D., Three's Company).[23] (death announced on this date)
- Győző Somogyi, 83, Hungarian graphic artist and painter.[24]
- Philippe Stern, 87, Swiss businessman, former president of Patek Philippe.[25]
- Notable deaths in the Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision:[26]
- Lucas Frota, 21, Brazilian music producer
- Gaspi, 23, Argentine YouTuber
- Oliver Tree, 32, American singer-songwriter ("Life Goes On", "Jerk", "Superhero") and rapper
- Lucas A. Vignale, 28, Argentine film director (The River Train) and screenwriter
13
- Zaini Abdullah, 86, Indonesian politician, governor of Aceh (2012–2017).[27]
- Umer Chapra, 93, Pakistani-Saudi economist.[28]
- Roger Cook, 83, New Zealand-born British investigative journalist and television broadcaster (The Cook Report).[29]
- Victor Gbeho, 91, Ghanaian politician, MP (2001–2006) and minister of foreign affairs (1997–2001).[30]
- John D. Groendyke, 81, American trucking executive (Groendyke Transport).[31]
- Ralph Haben, 84, American politician, member (1972–1982) and speaker (1980–1982) of the Florida House of Representatives.[32]
- Roy Hattersley, 93, British politician, MP (1964–1997) and member of the House of Lords (1997–2017).[33]
- Peter Heppelthwaite, 58–59, British actor (The Green Green Grass).[34]
- Boris Isachenko, 67, Belarusian archer, Olympic silver medallist (1980).[35] (death announced on this date)
- Shahrzad Javaheri, 49, Iranian actress.[36]
- Gideon Konchellah, Kenyan politician, MP (2003–2022), cardiac arrest.[37]
- Felix Kreichman, 77, Russian economist and politician.[38]
- Netanel Lasri, 40, Israeli military officer, cancer.[39]
- Betty Lindberg, 101, American track and field athlete (Peachtree Road Race).[40]
- Balazs Martos, 73, Hungarian electrical engineer.[41]
- Luisa Muraro, 85, Italian academic and philosopher.[42]
- Almas Ordabajev, 88, Kazakh architect.[43]
- Hidayat Orujov, 81, Azerbaijani writer and politician, chairman of the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations (2006–2012).[44]
- Dee Palmer, 88, English musician (Jethro Tull), arranger, and composer.[45] (death announced on this date)
- Silvano Pedroso Montalvo, 73, Cuban Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa (since 2018).[46]
- Avelino Rico, 95, Spanish carom billiards player.[47]
- Aldon Smith, 36, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders).[48]
- Flor Vargas, 98, Colombian actress (Infiltrados).[49]
- Vovô Anésio, 88, Brazilian social media influencer (TikTok), cardiac arrest.[50]
12
- Taj Muhammad Afridi, 56, Pakistani politician, senator (2015–2021), traffic collision.[51]
- Pauls Butkēvičs, 85, Latvian actor (I Remember Everything, Richard, Four White Shirts, Long Road in the Dunes).[52]
- Al Closter, 82, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Washington Senators).[53]
- Ali Musa Daqduq, Lebanese Hezbollah commander, airstrike.[54]
- André Doms, 94, Belgian essayist, poet, and writer.[55]
- David Gamble, 70, British film editor (Shakespeare in Love, Veronica Guerin, Shopgirl).[56] (death announced on this date)
- Ramamurthy Gamango, 76, Indian politician and convicted murderer, member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly (1990–1995, 2000–2004), complications from diabetes.[57]
- Mary Hooper, 81, British author.[58] (death announced on this date)
- Görel Johnsen, 76, Swedish record company executive (Polar Music) and talent manager (ABBA).[59]
- Frank Michael, 79, Italian-born Belgian singer, lung cancer.[60]
- Niño Guerrero, 42, Venezuelan drug lord, leader of Tren de Aragua, assassination by airstrike.[61]
- Kola Oyewo, 80, Nigerian actor (The Gods Are Not to Blame, Saworoide, Koseegbe).[62]
- Portchie, 62, South African painter and sculptor.[63]
- Jaspal Rana, 49, Indian Olympic sport shooter (1996) and shooting coach, cardiac rupture.[64]
- Zack Roach, American guitarist (Senses Fail).[65]
- Ronnie Schell, 94, American actor (Gomer Pyle – USMC, Good Morning World, Jetsons: The Movie).[66]
- Gene Shalit, 100, American journalist (Ladies' Home Journal), media critic (Look) and television personality (Today).[67]
- Arlette Testyler, 93, French Holocaust survivor.[68]
- Yaya Bauchi Tongo, 62, Nigerian politician, MP (since 2023).[69]
- Petr Uličný, 76, Czech football player (Sparta Prague, Viktoria Plzeň) and manager (SK Sigma Olomouc).[70]
11
- Bajrakitiyabha, 47, Thai princess and diplomat, complications from heart and stomach infection.[71]
- Philip Adrian Booth, 66, British-Canadian guitarist and keyboardist ("Ulterior Motives").[72] (death announced on this date)
- Merle Boucher, 79, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1991–2011).[73]
- Brito, 86, Brazilian footballer (Vasco da Gama, Botafogo, national team), world champion (1970), pneumonia.[74]
- Jan Brzeźny, 75, Polish Olympic cyclist (1976).[75]
- Nigel Cabourn, 76, English fashion designer, cancer.[76]
- Stranger Cole, 83, Jamaican singer.[77]
- Charlie Dalin, 42, French offshore sailor, gastrointestinal cancer.[78]
- Niels Ersbøll, 100, Danish politician and diplomat, secretary-general of the Council of the European Union (1980–1994).[79]
- David Hockney, 88, English painter (A Bigger Splash, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, The Blue Guitar), draughtsman and printmaker.[80]
- Natalino Irti, 90, Italian academic and jurist.[81]
- Kenny Jackett, 64, English-born Welsh football player (Watford, Wales national team) and manager (Millwall).[82]
- Margaret Kerry, 97, American dancer and actress (Peter Pan, If You Knew Susie), lung cancer.[83]
- Hans Gerd Klais, 95, German organ builder.[84]
- Christian Laurissergues, 86, French politician, deputy (1973–1988).[85]
- María Ángeles Mezquíriz Irujo, 97, Spanish archaeologist and museologist, director of the Museum of Navarre, Pamplona (1957–1998).[86]
- Janusz Michałowski, 89, Polish actor.[87]
- Leif Nielsen, 84, Danish footballer (BK Frem, Greenock Morton, national team), complications from dementia.[88]
- Gerry O'Reilly, 61, Irish Olympic middle-distance runner (1988).[89]
- Eduardo Portela, 91, Spanish basketball coach (FC Barcelona) and executive, president of the ACB (1990–2013).[90]
- Vladimir Sapozhnikov, 81, Russian composer, traffic collision.[91]
- Memiş Selciuc, 47, Romanian-Turkish saxophonist, heart attack.[92]
- Leonid Shchukin, 81, Russian ice hockey player and coach.[93]
- Chope Paljor Tsering, 77–78, Tibetan politician, MP (1986–2007).[94]
- Lhasang Tsering, 74, Tibetan writer and political activist.[95]
- Jane Yolen, 87, American author (The Devil's Arithmetic, Owl Moon, Commander Toad) and editor.[96]
10
- Hüseyin Kenan Aydın, 63, Turkish-born German politician, MP (2005–2009).[97]
- Dick Barbour, 85, American racing driver, motorsport team owner and businessman.[98]
- Bharathiraja, 84, Indian film director (16 Vayathinile, Vedham Pudhithu, Kadal Pookkal), screenwriter and producer.[99]
- Viacheslav Bielskyi, 72, Ukrainian politician, deputy (1994–1998).[100]
- Petru Cadar, 77, Romanian footballer (SR Brașov).[101]
- Lyudmila Chursina, 84, Russian actress (The Adjutant of His Excellency, A Little Crane, The Andromeda Nebula).[102]
- Tino Conti, 80, Italian Olympic cyclist (1968).[103]
- Pascal Corminboeuf, 82, Swiss politician, member of the Council of State of the Canton of Fribourg (1996–2011).[104]
- Beppe Costa, 84, Italian writer.[105]
- Gina Ferrall, 67, American actress.[106] (death announced on this date)
- Vladas Garastas, 94, Lithuanian basketball coach (Žalgiris, Soviet Union national team, national team).[107]
- Wes Gardner, 65, American baseball player (New York Mets, Boston Red Sox).[108]
- Dieter Glemser, 87, German racing driver.[109]
- Thomas Alan Harris, 92, American politician, member of the Tennessee Senate (1966–1968) and House of Representatives (1962–1966).[110]
- Manu Lann Huel, 77, French singer-songwriter and poet.[111]
- Alexander Licht, 73, German politician, member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate (1991–2020).[112]
- José Ignacio López de Arriortúa, 85, Spanish automotive industry executive.[113]
- Jaroslav Macháček, 96, Czech academic and translator.[114]
- Abdel Aziz Makhyoun, 83, Egyptian actor.[115]
- Jan Málek, 88, Czech composer and music director.[116]
- Zdena Mašínová Jr., 92, Czech anti-communist political prisoner.[117]
- John Sanders, 83, American sports broadcaster (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians).[118]
- Janek Sarapson, 54, Estonian actor.[119]
- Wim T. Schippers, 83, Dutch comedian (De Fred Haché Show, Van Oekel's Discohoek), actor and visual artist (Torentje van Drienerlo).[120]
- Claudio Spadaro, 72, Italian actor (Tea with Mussolini, Demons, Guardami).[121]
- Yulen Uralov, 101, Ukrainian Olympic fencer (1952).[122]
- Chai Vang, 57, American convicted murderer.[123]
- Jean Ziegler, 92, Swiss sociologist and politician, MP (1981–1999), complications from Parkinson's disease.[124]
9
- Jerzy Bańczerowski, 88, Polish philologist.[125]
- W. R. Berkley, 80, American insurance executive, founder of W. R. Berkley Corporation.[126]
- Patrizia Caselli, 66, Italian actress (City Limits) and television presenter, lung cancer.[127]
- Mehdi Charef, 73, French film director (Tea in the Harem, In the Country of Juliets, Summer of '62).[128]
- Matteo Fantuzzi, 46, Italian poet, cancer.[129]
- Sophie Faucher, 68, Canadian actress (Bethune: The Making of a Hero, Ding et Dong), voice actress, and scriptwriter.[130]
- Gilad Janklowicz, 71, Israeli-born American fitness coach.[131]
- Heinz-Jürgen Koloczek, 82, German politician, mayor of Tuttlingen (1980–2004).[132]
- Kwon Heon-seong, 67, South Korean politician, MP (1988–1992).[133]
- Duane Michals, 94, American photographer.[134]
- Tamao Nakamura, 86, Japanese actress (The River with No Bridge, Satan's Sword, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer), pneumonia.[135]
- Natalie Ng, 51, Hong Kong actress, breast cancer.[136]
- Ciarán Ó Lionáird, 38, Irish Olympic runner (2012).[137]
- Beatriz Pardi, 84, Brazilian politician, São Paulo MLA (1991–1999).[138]
- Keith Piper, 56, English cricketer (Warwickshire), cancer.[139]
- Albert Sans, 94, Spanish choreographer and dancer.[140]
- Barney Schoby, 87, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1980–1997).[141]
- Janie Sell, 86, American singer.[142]
- Orlando Senna, 86, Brazilian film director (Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica).[143]
- Bob Simmons, 77, American football coach (Oklahoma State Cowboys).[144]
- Corrado Solari, 77, Italian actor.[145]
- Don Stallings, 87, American football player (Washington Redskins).[146]
- Dick Strahm, 92, American football coach (Findlay Oilers).[147]
- Bruno Turner, 95, British musicologist.[148]
- Larry Walker, 84, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1973–2005).[149]
- Ruth Watson Henderson, 93, Canadian composer and pianist.[150]
- Alexander Yanchulev, 87, Bulgarian politician and civil engineer, member of the Grand National Assembly (1990–1991), mayor of Sofia (1991–1996).[151]
8
- Myktybek Abdyldayev, 72, Kyrgyz politician, speaker (2020) and member (since 2010) of the Supreme Council.[152]
- Bo Brown, 81, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (since 2020).[153]
- María Rosa Fugazot, 83, Argentine actress.[154]
- Julian Garrett, 85, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (since 2013), prostate cancer.[155]
- Robert Greenidge, 76, Trinidadian steelpan player (Coral Reefer Band), stroke.[156]
- Musaazi Charles Kalooli, 32, Ugandan social media influencer, injuries sustained from a fall.[157]
- Hans Kaufmann, 77, Swiss politician, MP (1999–2014).[158]
- Yōhei Kōno, 89, Japanese politician, twice minister for foreign affairs, deputy prime minister (1994–1995) and speaker of the House of Representatives (2003–2009), pancreatic cancer.[159]
- Juan Andrés Larre, 58, Uruguayan footballer (Chamois Niortais, Gazélec Ajaccio, national team).[160]
- Guy Liebmann, 90, American politician, mayor of Oklahoma City (2003–2004) and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2005–2013).[161]
- Hans Maier, 94, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1978–1987)[162]
- Josip Milković, 83, Croatian handballer.[163]
- Helmut Nadolski, 83, Polish musician.[164]
- Oto Neubauer, 95, Czech politician, senator (1996–1998), mayor of Trmice (1994–2006).[165]
- Piero Pasini, 84, Italian basketball coach.[166]
- Sylwia Rajchert, 82, Polish singer (Alibabki).[167]
- Alain Schifres, 87, French journalist (Réalités, Le Nouvel Observateur).[168]
- Roberto Soffritti, 84, Italian politician, deputy (2006–2008).[169]
- Nikke Ström, 75, Swedish rock musician (Nationalteatern), complications from heart surgery.[170]
- Mauro Viviani, 76, Italian footballer (Leonzio, Colligiana, Akragas).[171]
- Orlando Watters, 54, American football player (Seattle Seahawks).[172]
7
- Alfio Brina, 84, Italian politician, deputy (1983–1987), senator (1987–1994).[173]
- Fatjon Bunjaku, 22, Kosovar footballer (Phoenix Banjë, Malisheva, AF Elbasani), traffic collision.[174]
- Ernie Caffrey, 89, Irish politician, senator (1997–2002).[175]
- Rosemary M. Collyer, 80, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for D.C. (since 2002), Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2013–2020), and Alien Terrorist Removal Court (2016–2020).[176]
- Louis Donnadieu, 96, French politician, three-time deputy, mayor of Bout-du-Pont-de-Larn (1971–1989).[177]
- Mangal Prasad Gupta, 80, Nepali politician, MP (2022–2025).[178]
- Stacey King, 59, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster, three-time NBA champion (1991, 1992, 1993), fall.[179]
- Yishai Levi, 63, Israeli Mizrahi music singer.[180]
- Arvi Lind, 85, Finnish television news presenter (Yle TV1).[181]
- Prakash Mallavarapu, 77, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cuddapah (1998–2002) and Vijayawada (2002–2012), archbishop of Visakhapatnam (2012–2024).[182]
- István Mihalecz, 78, Hungarian football player (Zalaegerszegi TE) and manager (Szombathelyi Haladás, Nagykanizsa FC).[183]
- Dennis Parrett, 66, American politician, member of the Kentucky Senate (2011–2023).[184]
- Lance Rentzel, 82, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings).[185]
- Robert Ricklefs, 83, American ornithologist.[186]
- Wolfgang Schleidt, 98, Austrian scientist.[187]
- Richard Scolyer, 59, Australian pathologist, glioblastoma.[188]
- Vsevolod Sevastyanov, 88, Russian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai (1994–2016).[189]
- Wilma Tisch, 98, American philanthropist.[190]
- V. Vikramraju, 92, Indian cricket umpire.[191]
- Gordon S. Wood, 92, American historian (The Radicalism of the American Revolution, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815), Pulitzer Prize winner (1993), traffic collision.[192]
- Ben Aziz Zagré, 27, Burkinabè footballer (Kaisar, Shinnik Yaroslavl, national team), bone cancer.[193]
6
- Osório Citora Afonso, 54, Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Maputo (2023–2025) and bishop of Quelimane (since 2025), shot.[194]
- Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, 68, Nigerian academic administrator, vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin (2012–2017).[195]
- Hans Chrunak, 77, Swedish swimming coach.[196]
- Ernie Cunliffe, 88, American Olympic runner (1960).[197]
- Anthony Guidera, 65, American actor (Species, The Godfather Part III, The Rock) and model.[198]
- Alan Hale, 67, American astronomer, co-discoverer of Comet Hale–Bopp.[199]
- William Hasley, 78, American biographer and television writer (Swift Justice, The Smurfs, The Young Riders).[200]
- Julio Jung, 84, Chilean actor (Coronation, El regalo, And Suddenly the Dawn) and radio announcer.[201]
- Ingeborg Kaiser, 95, German-Swiss writer.[202]
- Salim Kumar, 56, Indian film director (Karutha Joothan) and actor (Achanurangatha Veedu, Adaminte Makan Abu), liver disease.[203]
- John Loring, 86, American fashion design director (Tiffany & Co.).[204]
- Víctor Mendoza, 62, Ecuadorian footballer (Barcelona, national team), heart, lung and kidney disease.[205]
- Andrew Morgan, 92, British Olympic cross-country skier (1956, 1960, 1964).[206]
- Bob Packwood, 93, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1969–1995) and the Oregon House of Representatives (1963–1969).[207]
- Jane Pegel, 92, American sailor.[208]
- Lee Raymond, 87, American oil executive, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil (1987–2005).[209]
- Alan Riding, 82, British journalist (The New York Times), cancer.[210]
- Elfie Semotan, 84, Austrian fashion photographer.[211]
- Karel Tejkal, 88, Czech radio journalist and publicist.[212]
- Ute Walther, 80, German mezzo-soprano (Deutsche Oper Berlin).[213]
- Robert Louis Wilken, 89, American historian.[214]
- Dieter Wunderlich, 88, German linguist.[215]
5
- Steve Almaas, 69, American musician (The Suicide Commandos, Beat Rodeo, The Del-Lords), cancer.[216]
- Roar Arntzen, 78, Norwegian engineer.[217]
- Manuel Domingos Augusto, 68, Angolan journalist and politician, minister of foreign affairs (2017–2020).[218]
- Waldemar Bohdanowicz, 85, Polish politician, mayor of Łódź (1989–1990), senator (1991–1993).[219]
- Bernadette Chirac, 93, French politician, spouse of the president (1995–2007).[220]
- Christiane Cohendy, 86, French actress (The Creator, The Horseman on the Roof, The Passerby).[221]
- Denis Coughlan, 80, Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler (Glen Rovers, St. Nicholas').[222]
- Sam Dastor, 84, Indian-born British actor (Jinnah, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, I, Claudius).[223]
- Cliff Fletcher, 90, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey executive (Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes).[224]
- Marion Fossett, 71, Irish singer (Sheeba).[225]
- Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal, 96, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ocaña (1972–1992) and archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia (1992–2007).[226]
- Ovidio Granados, 84, Colombian vallenato accordionist and songwriter.[227]
- Lady Pamela Hicks, 97, British aristocrat.[228]
- Tamás Horváth, 35, Hungarian footballer (Kaposvári Rákóczi), cancer.[229] (death announced on this date)
- Jürgen Kesting, 85, German journalist and music critic.[230]
- Peter Klopfer, 95, German-American zoologist.[231]
- Olufemi Majekodunmi, 86, British-Nigerian architect.[232]
- Gerry Meehan, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals, Atlanta Flames) and executive.[233]
- Yrondu Musavu-King, 34, Gabonese footballer (Boulogne, Le Mans, national team).[234]
- Naran Očir-Gorjaev, 52, Russian military second lieutenant.[235]
- Vania Protti Traxler, 89, Italian entrepreneur.[236]
- Talay Riley, 35, British singer ("Make You Mine") and songwriter ("Young Dumb & Broke", "Bounce"), stabbed.[237]
- Joost Ritman, 85, Dutch businessman (Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica).[238]
- Giuseppe Sacchi, 93, Italian television director and producer.[239]
- Sadıq Sadıqov, 60, Azerbaijani football executive, president of Neftçi (2009–2015).[240]
- Herbert Schnitzer, 85, German racing team owner (Schnitzer Motorsport).[241]
- Michael Shur, 83, Soviet-born American physicist and academic.[242]
- Indio Solari, 77, Argentine musician (Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota).[243]
- Georgios Souflias, 84, Greek politician, minister of national economy (1989–1990), education (1991–1993), and the environment (2004–2009).[244]
- A. C. Sreehari, 56, Indian poet and writer.[245]
- Tchamola Tanko, Togolese footballer (Foadan FC).[246]
- Michael Tate, 80, Australian politician and Catholic priest, senator (1978–1993).[247]
- Yoshihisa Uchida, 101, Japanese politician.[248]
- Francine Villeneuve, 61, Canadian jockey and racing pioneer.[249]
4
- Claudio Appiani, 69, Italian rugby union player (Calvisano, national team).[250]
- George Berzsenyi, 87, Hungarian-American mathematician.[251]
- Robert Coles, 97, American child psychiatrist and author.[252]
- Aaron Cook, 46, Welsh footballer (Salisbury City, Gosport Borough, Bemerton Heath Harlequins), cancer.[253]
- Muhammad al-Fayadh, 95, Afghan-born Iraqi marja'.[254]
- Patrick Godfrey, 93, English actor (Maurice, The Count of Monte Cristo, Ever After).[255]
- Eddie Haas, 91, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Atlanta Braves).[256]
- Ian Hampton, 79, Scottish bassist (Sparks).[257]
- Nell Hynes, 109, Irish centenarian, oldest person in Ireland (since 2025).[258]
- Valentina Ignatyeva, 77, Russian actress.[259]
- Nathan Irby, 94, American politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1982–1995), heart failure.[260]
- Greg James, 71, American tattoo artist.[261]
- Ned Jarrett, 93, American Hall of Fame racing driver (NASCAR) and broadcaster, two-time Cup Series champion (1961, 1965).[262]
- Jin Ze, 33, Chinese actor.[263]
- Hans Jorritsma, 77, Dutch Olympic field hockey player (1976).[264]
- Subhash C. Kashyap, 97, Indian political scientist.[265]
- Bob Lacey, 72, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians).[266]
- Leivinha, 76, Brazilian footballer (Palmeiras, Portuguesa, national team).[267]
- Sheila Mitchell, 100, British actress (Lillie, Z-Cars, Grange Hill) and author.[268]
- Pahlaj Nihalani, 76, Indian film producer (Aankhen, Shola Aur Shabnam).[269]
- Edward Ntshingila, South African politician, MP (since 2024).[270]
- John D. Ong, 92, American manufacturing industry executive and diplomat, CEO of Goodrich Corporation (1979–1986) and ambassador to Norway (2002–2005), kidney failure.[271]
- Gary Piantedosi, 71, American Olympic rower (1976), cancer.[272]
- José Sanfilippo, 91, Argentine footballer (San Lorenzo, EC Bahia, national team).[273]
- Marjane Satrapi, 56, Iranian-French graphic novelist (Persepolis) and film director (Persepolis, Dear Paris).[274]
- Ken Shine, 78, Australian rugby coach (South Sydney Rabbitohs).[275]
- Antonius Agus Sriyono, 69, Indonesian diplomat.[276]
- Sir John Swan, 90, Bermudian politician, premier (1982–1995).[277]
- Anantrao Thopate, 93, Indian politician, three-time Maharashtra MLA.[278]
- Amin Tojiyev, 79, Uzbek politician, chairman of the Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan (1989–1992, 1998–2002).[279]
- Rabilal Tudu, 76, Indian Santali writer.[280]
- Chunchuna Villafañe, 92, Argentine actress (No toquen a la nena, The Official Story, I Never Been in Vienna).[281]
- John B. Williams, 85, American double bassist and bass guitarist (The Tonight Show, The Arsenio Hall Show).[282]
- Blenda Wilson, 85, American academic administrator.[283]
- Jim Wooten, 88, American journalist.[284]
3
- Rocky Allen, 71, American talk radio personality (WPLJ), cancer.[285]
- Eugène Attigan, 55, Togolese journalist and television presenter (Togolese Television).[286]
- David Baron, 93, English actor (Doctor Who, The Avengers, The Reptile).[287] (death announced on this date)
- Wilhelmus de Bekker, 87, Dutch-born Surinamese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Paramaribo (2004–2014).[288]
- Dimitri Bertsekas, 83, Greek mathematician.[289]
- Sterling Betancourt, 96, Trinidadian steelpan music arranger and musician.[290]
- Chung King-fai, 89, Hong Kong actor (Black Mask, My Family, Welcome to the House).[291]
- Charlie Cunningham, 77, American mountain biker, co-founder of Wilderness Trail Bikes, complications from a traffic collision.[292]
- Matthieu d'Epenoux, 60, French businessman and board game designer.[293]
- Jagannath Prasad Das, 90, Indian writer and poet.[294]
- Jaba Dvali, 41, Georgian footballer (Zestaponi, Dinamo Tbilisi, national team), heart attack.[295]
- James Handy, 81, American actor (Top Gun: Maverick, The Rocketeer, Alias), stabbed.[296]
- Margriet Hermans, 72, Belgian singer and politician, senator (2007–2011), euthanasia.[297]
- Kanya King, 57, British businesswoman, founder of the MOBO Awards, colon cancer.[298]
- Max Kleven, 92, Norwegian-born American stuntman and second unit director (Back to the Future, Batman Returns, The River Wild).[299]
- Ray Lampkin, 78, American boxer.[300] (death announced on this date)
- Lieke Marsman, 35, Dutch poet, cancer.[301]
- Rutsel Martha, 70, Dutch politician.[302]
- Herbert Möller, 103, German politician, member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein (1985–1987).[303]
- Angela Morant, 84–85, British actress (I, Claudius, Brookside, Dixon of Dock Green).[304] (death announced on this date)
- Reha Muhtar, 66, Turkish television anchor (TRT, Show TV) and newspaper columnist (Vatan), heart failure.[305]
- Patrick Négrier, 70, French philosopher.[306]
- Peter Potichnyj, 96, Polish-Ukrainian-born American-Canadian political scientist and historian.[307]
- A. K. M. Rahmatullah, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1987, 1996–2001, 2009–2024).[308]
- Axel Schreiber, 49, German actor (Berlin by the Sea).[309]
- Fergus Slattery, 77, Irish Hall of Fame rugby union player (British & Irish Lions, Barbarians, national team).[310]
- Tutu Sohlberg, 84, Finnish Olympic equestrian (1988).[311]
- Bobby Tambling, 84, English football player (Chelsea, Crystal Palace, national team) and manager.[312]
- James Blood Ulmer, 86, American guitarist.[313]
- Price Wallace, 64, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (since 2018).[314]
- Whatarangi Winiata, 90, New Zealand Māori academic, founder of Te Wānanga o Raukawa.[315]
- Norma Yaeger, 96, American stockbroker.[316]
2
- Nasos Athanasiou, 75, Greek politician, MP (2012–2023).[317]
- Andy Bishop, 61, American racing cyclist, cancer.[318]
- Peabo Bryson, 75, American singer ("If Ever You're in My Arms Again", "Beauty and the Beast", "A Whole New World"), Grammy winner (1993, 1994), complications from a stroke.[319]
- Sir Neville Cenac, 86, Saint Lucian politician, governor-general (2018–2021) and minister of foreign affairs (1987–1992).[320]
- Daniel Costelle, 90, French documentarist and film director (Apocalypse: The Second World War, Apocalypse: World War I).[321]
- Lyuben Dilov Jr., 61, Bulgarian writer and journalist, MP (2005–2009, since 2021), complications from a heart attack.[322]
- Seham Galal, 54, Egyptian actress, complications from vascular surgery.[323]
- José Carlos Gómez Villamandos, 63, Spanish veterinarian and politician, minister of universities of Andalusia (since 2022) and rector of the University of Córdoba (2014–2022), cancer.[324]
- David J. Halberstam, 74, American radio executive (Westwood One) and sports broadcaster (Miami Heat, St. John's Red Storm), brain cancer.[325]
- Guts Ishimatsu, 76, Japanese WBC lightweight champion boxer (1974–1976) and actor (Empire of the Sun, Black Rain, Mare), pneumonia.[326]
- Casey Luna, 95, American racing team owner and politician, lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1991–1995).[327]
- Cláudio Magrão, 72, Brazilian politician, deputy (2003–2007, 2007–2009).[328]
- Nina Marushina, 91, Russian actress (Day by Day).[329]
- Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, 64–65, Burmese film director, poet and political prisoner, liver cancer.[330]
- Homa Mirafshar, 89, Iranian poet.[331]
- Alexey Panteleev, 67, Russian politician, senator (2009–2012).[332]
- Robert Parizeau, 90, Canadian businessman (Fonds de solidarité FTQ).[333]
- Yogesh Patel, 79, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (since 2012).[334]
- Vyacheslav Sharpar, 39, Ukrainian footballer (Vorskla Poltava, Volyn Lutsk, Riga), drowned.[335]
- Mildred Pitts Walter, 103, American writer.[336] (death announced on this date)
- Sir Alex Younger, 62, British intelligence officer, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (2014–2020), pancreatic cancer.[337]
1
- Rick Adelman, 79, American basketball player and Hall of Fame coach (Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets).[338]
- Tofail Ahmed, 82, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1973–2024), minister of industries (1996–2006) and commerce (2014–2019).[339]
- Ermanno Arslan, 85, Italian archaeologist.[340]
- Areski Belkacem, 86, French singer, musician, and composer.[341]
- Jozien Bensing, 76, Dutch clinical psychologist.[342]
- John Blanche, 77, British fantasy and science fiction illustrator (White Dwarf, Warhammer 40,000).[343]
- Stéphane-Albert Boulais, 76, Canadian writer and film critic.[344]
- Margaret Commodore, 93, Canadian politician, Yukon MLA (1982–1996).[345]
- Probal Dasgupta, 72, Indian Esperantist, president of the Universal Esperanto Association (2007–2013), stroke.[346]
- Souleymane Diallo, 80–81, Guinean journalist, founder of Le Lynx.[347]
- Raúl Guerrón, 49, Ecuadorian footballer (Deportivo Quito, national team), stomach cancer.[348]
- Alan Haselhurst, Baron Haselhurst, 88, British politician, MP (1970–1974, 1977–2017) and member of the House of Lords (2018–2024).[349]
- Anthony Head, 72, English actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin), complications from pneumonia.[350]
- Knut Husebø, 80, Norwegian visual artist and actor (Life and Death, Julia Julia, Apprentice to Murder).[351]
- Aleksandr Ivanchenko, 80, Russian writer.[352]
- Pierre Izard, 90, French politician, member (1967–2015) and president (1988–2015) of the general council of Haute-Garonne, mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais (1971–2001).[353]
- Igoris Kirilovas, 54, Lithuanian footballer (FK Panerys Vilnius, Hapoel Jerusalem, national team).[354]
- Master Parrot, 47–48, Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop musician, traffic collision.[355]
- Gianni Francesco Mattioli, 86, Italian politician, deputy (1987–2001) and minister of community policies (1998–1999).[356]
- Michael Meadowcroft, 84, English politician, MP (1983–1987).[357]
- Richard Mettler, 56, French-born American film editor (Desert Warrior, Anthropoid, I.S.S.), cancer.[358]
- Marios Oikonomou, 33, Greek footballer (Bologna, AEK Athens, national team), complications from head injury in a traffic collision.[359]
- André Santini, 85, French politician, deputy (2009–2017) and mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux (since 1980).[360]
- Sir Angus Stirling, 92, British arts administrator and conservationist.[361]
- Bruce Van Sant, 88, American-born Dominican sailor and author.[362]
- Wei Zongwan, 87, Chinese actor (San Mao Joins the Army, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, 1911).[363]
- Larisa Zhukovskaya, 88, Russian actress (War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Black Monk).[364]