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.
September
16
15
- Ahmed Ammi, 45, Moroccan-Dutch footballer (ADO Den Haag, VVV-Venlo, NAC Breda), bowel cancer.[1] (death announced on this date)
- Viktor Anuškevičius, 63, Ukrainian politician, mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk (2006–2015).[2]
- John Broughton, 78–79, New Zealand academic and playwright.[3]
- Flora Brovina, 76, Kosovar-Albanian poet and politician, speaker of the Assembly (2014).[4]
- Patricio Guzmán, 85, Chilean film director (The Battle of Chile, Nostalgia for the Light, The Pearl Button), cardiorespiratory arrest.[5]
- Georgios Makropoulos, 72, Greek chess player.[6] (death announced on this date)
- Alla Nani, 56, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (2004–2014, since 2019) and deputy chief minister (2019–2022), heart attack.[7]
- Jim Peters, 88–89, New Zealand politician, MP (2002–2005).[8]
- Nebojša Radunović, 72, Serbian academic of obstetrics and gynecology (University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine).[9]
- Ben Saunders, 43, English-born Dutch singer, drowned.[10]
- Amelinha Teles, 81, Brazilian journalist and political activist.[11]
- Yun Tong-hyon, North Korean general and politician.[12] (death announced on this date)
14
- Aracy Amaral, 96, Brazilian art historian and curator, director of the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (1975–1979) and the Museum of Contemporary Art, University of São Paulo (1982–1986).[13]
- Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat, 101, Indian sattriya classical dancer.[14]
- Bodil Cappelen, 96, Norwegian artist and writer.[15]
- Louis Caron, 84, Canadian journalist and writer (He Shoots, He Scores), heart attack.[16]
- Dory Chamoun, 94, Lebanese politician, MP (2009–2018).[17]
- Andy Gallagher, 89, Irish hurler (Offaly).[18]
- Sheila Kennelly, 88, British-born Australian actress (Number 96, Kingswood Country, Home and Away).[19]
- Aleksandr Kupriyanov, 74, Russian footballer (Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev).[20]
- Bob Mackie, 87, American fashion designer and costumier (The Carol Burnett Show, Funny Lady, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour), seven-time Emmy winner, pneumonia.[21]
- Jürg Marquard, 81, Swiss publisher and television personality.[22]
- Luděk Mikloško, 64, Czech footballer (West Ham United, Baník Ostrava, national team), cancer.[23]
- Ian Miller, 76, Australian footballer (Perth, Fitzroy, East Perth).[24]
- Fabio Mosquera, 78, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Cali, Cúcuta Deportivo, national team).[25]
- Gianfranco Pieri, 89, Italian Hall of Fame basketball player (Trieste, Olimpia Milano, national team).[26]
- Ralf Richter, 69, German actor (Das Boot, Bang Boom Bang).[27]
- Catherine Ringer, 68, French musician (Les Rita Mitsouko, Plaza Francia Orchestra) and songwriter ("Marcia Baila"), cancer.[28]
- Tara Singh Varma, 78, Dutch politician, MP (1994–2001).[29]
13
- Siddique Ahmed, 63, Indian politician, Assam MLA (2001–2016, 2021–2026), cancer.[30]
- Eugenia Apostol, 100, Filipino journalist and publisher, founder of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.[31]
- Ian Berry, 91–92, English photojournalist.[32]
- Cheetah Chrome, 71, American guitarist (Dead Boys, Rocket from the Tombs) and songwriter ("Sonic Reducer").[33]
- Chung Ho-yong, 94, South Korean politician, general, and convicted traitor, minister of the interior (1987) and defense (1987–1988).[34]
- Pinula Contreras, 91, Guatemalan footballer (Comunicaciones, national team).[35]
- Mohamed Garfi, 77, Tunisian musicologist, composer, and conductor.[36]
- Mary Gaudron, 83, Australian judge, justice of the High Court (1987–2003).[37]
- Jing Yidan, 71, Chinese television presenter (China Central Television), complications from a cerebral hemorrhage.[38]
- Yehuda Aharon Vidovsky, 107, Polish-born Israeli businessman and Holocaust survivor.[39]
- Win Aung, 60, Burmese footballer (national team), lung disease.[40]
12
- Naseer al-Chaderchi, 90, Iraqi politician.[41]
- George Chuvalo, 89, Canadian boxer.[42]
- Faleh al-Dhaheri, 86, Saudi military officer (Grand Mosque seizure).[43]
- Ketaki Kushari Dyson, 86, Indian-born British writer and scholar.[44]
- Lars Herseth, 80, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1975–1986) and Senate (1989–1996), cancer.[45]
- Sérgio Toledo Machado, 81, Brazilian Olympic basketball player (1964, 1968).[46]
- Abdul Jalil Mastan, 70, Indian politician, six-time Bihar MLA.[47]
- Hidetoshi Nakanishi, 68, Japanese Olympic judoka (1984), stomach cancer.[48]
- Cal Nichols, 84, Canadian businessman, chairman of the Edmonton Investors Group (2000–2007).[49]
- Nikolay Noev, 38, Russian-born Tajik Olympic wrestler (2012).[50]
- Bernice Offei, 63, Ghanaian gospel singer.[51]
- Nikolay Podgornov, 77, Russian politician, governor of Vologda Oblast (1991–1996).[52]
- Yves Schlirf, Belgian comics editor (Kana).[53]
- Byron Sher, 98, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1980–1996) and Senate (1996–2004).[54]
- Agni Deo Singh, 60, Fijian politician, MP (2006, since 2022).[55] (death announced on this date)
- Carles Solà, 81, Spanish academic administrator and politician, rector of the UAB (1994–2002).[56]
- James Storme, 83, Belgian football player (Gent, Standard Liège) and manager (Oostende), cardiac arrest.[57]
- Tone Capone, 59, American hip-hop producer ("I Got 5 on It").[58]
- Bamanga Tukur, 90, Nigerian politician, governor of Gongola State (1983).[59]
- Povilas Varanauskas, 85, Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment.[60]
11
- Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, 94, Norwegian royal.[61]
- Varinder Singh Bajwa, 82, Indian politician, MP (2004–2010), cardiac arrest.[62]
- Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir, 88, Pakistani politician, minister for law (2018) and MNA (1997–1999, since 2008).[63]
- Naseebullah Bazai, Pakistani politician, senator (2018–2024).[64] (death announced on this date)
- Bain Boehlke, 87, American actor (Fargo, Four Boxes) and theatre director.[65]
- Emma Bonino, 78, Italian politician, minister of foreign affairs (2013–2014), senator (2008–2013, 2018–2022) and twice MEP.[66]
- Dame Margaret Clark, 85, New Zealand political scientist.[67]
- Raffaele Costa, 90, Italian politician, deputy (1976–2006), minister of transport (1993–1994) and twice of health.[68]
- Bruce M. Davis, 83, American convicted murderer (Manson family).[69]
- Tapas Dey, 84, Indian politician, Tripura MLA (1972–1977).[70]
- W. J. Frecklington, 76, Australian carriage maker, cancer.[71]
- Lungskull, 20, French rapper, drug overdose.[72]
- Elaine Mokhtefi, 97, Algerian-American anti-colonial activist and writer.[73]
- Solomon Pappaiah, 90, Indian scholar and actor (Boys, Sivaji: The Boss).[74]
- Brent Peterson, 68, Canadian ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks) and coach (Nashville Predators), complications from Parkinson's disease.[75]
- Rachel Rabin, 101, Israeli educator and activist.[76]
- Jesús Rico, 73, Mexican footballer (Atlante F.C., Real Club España, national team).[77]
- Tomás Solís, 91, Chilean politician, deputy (1969–1973).[78]
- Jeremy Thomas, 77, British film producer (The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast, Naked Lunch), Oscar winner (1988).[79]
- Peter Thompson, 73, Australian broadcast journalist and educator (Talking Heads, This Day Tonight).[80]
- Yuca, 75, Peruvian comedian and actor (La paisana Jacinta en búsqueda de Wasaberto, ¡Asu mare! 2).[81]
10
- Manel Abeysekera, 93, Sri Lankan politician.[82]
- Chuni Lal Bhagat, 93, Indian politician, Punjab MLA (1997–2002, 2007–2017).[83]
- Vsevolod Bogdanov, 82, Russian journalist, chairman of the RUJ (1992–2017).[84] (death announced on this date)
- Claudio Carsughi, 93, Italian-Brazilian sports journalist (Corriere dello Sport, Rádio Jovem Pan, Quatro Rodas).[85]
- Daniel Conahan, 72, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.[86]
- Malcolm Dawes, 82, English footballer (Hartlepool, Aldershot, Workington), complications from dementia.[87] (death announced on this date)
- Marilyn Edwards, 88, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (2003–2009).[88]
- Futagodake Takeshi, 82, Japanese sumo wrestler, hepatocellular carcinoma.[89]
- Penny Gillies, 75, Australian Olympic hurdler (1972, 1980).[90]
- Felicity Green, 100, British fashion journalist and newspaper executive (Daily Mirror).[91]
- Artur Heras, 81, Spanish painter.[92]
- Khalid Mahmood, 84, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1968).[93]
- Bob McKay, 78, American Hall of Fame football player (Texas Longhorns, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots).[94]
- Gary Myers, 76, American racing driver (NASCAR).[95]
- Ajazdin Nuhi, 46, Serbian footballer (Čukarički, Zeta, OFK Beograd), suicide.[96]
- Roger Simon, 78, American journalist (Politico, Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg News) and writer, pneumonia.[97]
- Ken Todd, 69, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, Portsmouth).[98] (death announced on this date)
- Josep María Trías de Bes, 81, Spanish politician, deputy (1980–1993, 1996).[99]
9
- Óscar Mario Beteta, 70, Mexican journalist and radio host (Radio Fórmula), cancer.[100]
- Ranee Brylinski, 69, American mathematician.[101]
- Paul Butzer, 98, German mathematician.[102]
- Paddy Doherty, 92, Irish Gaelic footballer (Down).[103]
- Andrzej Elżanowski, 76, Polish palaeontologist.[104]
- Jean Galard, 77, French organist.[105]
- Samuel Gelblung, 82, Argentine journalist (Crónica TV), respiratory failure.[106]
- Isao Harimoto, 86, Japanese Hall of Fame baseball player (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yomiuri Giants, Chiba Lotte Marines).[107]
- Albert Horsfall, 84, Nigerian intelligence officer, director of the National Intelligence Agency (1986–1990) and the State Security Service (1990–1992).[108]
- Paddy Keenan, 76, Irish uilleann piper (The Bothy Band).[109]
- Hyacinth Knight, 86, Jamaican politician, MP (1983–1989).[110]
- Arvo Kruusement, 98, Estonian film director (Spring, Summer, Autumn) and actor.[111]
- Tolofuaivalelei Falemoe Leiʻataua, 76, Samoan politician, member (1996, 2001–2016) and speaker (2006–2011) of the Legislative Assembly.[112]
- Giorgos Mazonakis, 54, Greek laïko singer, cardiac arrest.[113]
- Mike McFarland, 56, American voice actor (Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, Attack on Titan), glioblastoma.[114]
- Barry Melrose, 70, Canadian-born American ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), coach (Los Angeles Kings) and sportscaster (ESPN), complications from Parkinson's disease.[115]
- Jackson Nascimento, 102, Brazilian football player (Athletico Paranaense, Corinthians) and manager (Athletico Paranaense).[116]
- Margaret Rizza, 97, English composer and music teacher.[117]
- Alexander Sharovsky, 78, Azerbaijani actor and theatre director.[118]
- Christof Straub, 57, Austrian musician (Papermoon).[119]
- Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano, 79, Italian energy distribution industry executive, chairman of Hera (2002–2023).[120]
- Barry Whitbread, 77, English football player (Lancaster City, Altrincham) and manager (Singapore national team).[121]
- Helmut Wiesinger, 74, Austrian actor.[122]
- June Wyndham Davies, 97, British television producer and director.[123]
- Elio Zamuto, 85, Italian actor (The Sicilian Checkmate, Shadows Unseen, Silence the Witness).[124]
8
- Margaret Bedggood, 87, New Zealand legal scholar, chief human rights commissioner (1989–1994).[125]
- John Bruce, 88, British television director (The Woman in White, The Bill).[126] (death announced on this date)
- Harry Burrows, 85, English footballer (Aston Villa, Stoke City, Plymouth Argyle).[127]
- Monowar Hossain Chowdhury, 78, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1999–2014, 2021–2024), heart attack.[128]
- Gabriel Contant, 95, Canadian painter.[129] (death announced on this date)
- Blanche d'Alpuget, 82, Australian writer (Turtle Beach, The Young Lion), complications from influenza.[130]
- William Henry Draper III, 98, American venture capitalist, chairman of EXIM (1981–1986) and administrator of the UNDP (1986–1993).[131]
- Takao Jinnouchi, 93, Japanese politician, minister of justice (1999) and MP (1988–2007).[132]
- Ismael Laguna, 83, Panamanian Hall of Fame boxer, WBC lightweight champion (1965, 1970).[133]
- Serge Losique, 94, Canadian writer, festival organizer, and academic.[134]
- Vlasta Maček, 74, Croatian chess player.[135]
- André Navez, 74, Belgian politician, Walloon deputy (1999–2004), mayor of Binche (2001–2006).[136]
- Alexandr Pashchenko, 81, Russian singer, actor and director, People's Artist of Russia (2002).[137]
- Eric Pearce, 94, Australian field hockey player, Olympic silver (1968) and bronze medalist (1964).[138] (death announced on this date)
- Robert Poinard, 77, French priest, journalist, and chaplain.[139]
- André Pronovost, 90, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings).[140]
- Pat Senatore, 91, American jazz bassist.[141]
- Tung Chee-hwa, 89, Hong Kong politician, chief executive (1997–2005), vice chairman of the NCCPPCC (2005–2023), and member of the Executive Council (1992–1996).[142]
- Pierfranco Vianelli, 79, Italian cyclist, Olympic champion (1968).[143]
- Jason Walker, 56–57, New Zealand-born Australian country musician and writer.[144] (death announced on this date)
- Tom Whitestone, 62, American sport coach, associate athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1987–2024), cancer.[145]
7
- K. Achuthan, 76, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (1996–2016).[146]
- Gastón Acurio Velarde, 95, Peruvian politician, minister of development (1965–1967) and senator (1980–1992).[147]
- Admire Moon, 23, Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse.[148] (death announced on this date)
- Sir Richard Alston, 77, British choreographer.[149]
- Hafidh Ameir Hassan, 80, Tanzanian agriculturalist, first gentleman (since 2021), heart disease.[150]
- Joseph Arnaouti, 90, Syrian Armenian Catholic hierarch, patriarchal exarch of Damascus (1997–2023).[151]
- Tony Buss, 87, English cricketer (Sussex).[152]
- Nuno Cardoso, 64, Portuguese engineer and politician, president of the Porto Municipal Chamber (1999–2002).[153]
- David Cobb, 63, American activist and presidential candidate.[154]
- Jonathan Cooper, 76, American luthier.[155]
- Norberto Galasso, 90, Argentine historian.[156]
- Great Gidayū, 67, Japanese actor (Ikinai, Kikujiro).[157]
- Sir Roger Jones, 83, Welsh pharmaceutical executive and researcher.[158]
- Marty Lowe, 54, American football player (St. Louis Stampede, Texas Terror) and coach (Georgia Force), kidney cancer.[159]
- Simon Lui, 62, Hong Kong actor (Troublesome Night, Last Ghost Standing, Vulgaria), cancer.[160]
- Stanisław Małkowski, 82, Polish Roman Catholic priest.[161]
- Bello Mandiya, 62, Nigerian politician, senator (2019–2023).[162]
- Iskhak Mashbash, 96, Russian poet.[163]
- Silvio Meli, 72, Maltese judge.[164]
- Marc Mercier, 68, French professional wrestler (FFCP) and stuntman (Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar), oesophageal cancer.[165]
- Galina Mishenina, 76, Russian rower, Olympic bronze medallist (1976).[166]
- Rihards Pīks, 84, Latvian politician and film director, MP (1998–2004), MEP (2004–2009) and minister of foreign affairs (2004).[167]
- Vadim Popov, 86, Belarusian politician, speaker of the House of Representatives (2000–2004, 2007–2008).[168]
- Nina Popova, 81, Russian actress (Day by Day, Investigation Led by Experts, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer).[169]
- Monito Rodríguez, 80, Mexican footballer (Zacatepec, Club América, national team).[170]
- R. Sarath, 65, Indian film director (Sayahnam, The Desire, Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu), kidney disease.[171]
- Lucien Smith, 37, American contemporary artist.[172]
- Georg Westenfelder, 91, German organ builder.[173]
- David Worth, 86, American film director (Kickboxer, Warrior of the Lost World) and cinematographer (Bloodsport).[174]
6
- Rudy Ariffin, 73, Indonesian politician, governor of South Kalimantan (2005–2015) and regent of Banjar (2000–2005).[175]
- Israël Isaac Besançon, 81, French-Israeli rabbi and painter.[176]
- Hadassah Carlebach, 98, Russian-American Holocaust survivor and memoirist.[177]
- Iván Carvajal, 78, Ecuadorian poet.[178]
- Bill Dundee, 82, Scottish-born Australian professional wrestler (AWA, NWA, WCW).[179]
- Rosa Maria Duran, 99, Spanish-born Mexican translator and teacher.[180]
- Edward Field, 102, American poet.[181]
- Jim Geoghan, 79, American television writer and producer (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Family Matters, Silver Spoons), complications from dementia.[182]
- Grigore Ianeț, 78, Moldovan football player (Avântul Chișinău, Torpedo Moscow) and manager (Bălți).[183]
- Walter Kershaw, 85, English artist.[184]
- Guus Kouwenhoven, 84, Dutch arms dealer.[185]
- Sudivya Kumar, 56, Indian politician, Jharkhand MLA (since 2019), heart attack.[186]
- Johan Mijail, 36, Dominican writer, journalist and artist.[187]
- John O'Leary, 72, American football player (Montreal Alouettes).[188]
- Rosa Fung Pineda, 90–94, Peruvian archaeologist.[189]
- Juan Guillermo Ríos, 78, Colombian journalist.[190]
- Nina Shipman, 88, American actress (Say One for Me, Blue Denim, The Oregon Trail).[191]
- Darío Silva Silva, 88, Colombian Protestant minister.[192]
- Hristo Spasov, 38, Bulgarian footballer (Chepinets, Naftex, Bansko), heart attack.[193]
- Matt Suhey, 68, American football player (Chicago Bears).[194]
- Richard Tesařík, 80, Czech singer (Yo Yo Band).[195]
- Stephen Walker, 61, English-born Northern Irish journalist (BBC Northern Ireland) and author.[196]
5
- Robert Alexy, 80, German jurist and legal philosopher.[197]
- Albert Alós, 86, Spanish-born Nigerian engineer, academic and missionary.[198]
- Thérèse Brenet, 90, French composer.[199]
- Jean-Pierre Clar, 84, French rugby league (US Villeneuve XIII, national team) and rugby union player (SU Agen).[200]
- Andy Fish, 60, American graphic novelist, blood cancer.[201]
- Alberto Iribarne, 76, Argentine lawyer and politician, minister of justice (2005–2007).[202]
- Otto Jelinek, 86, Czech-born Canadian figure skater and politician, MP (1972–1993) and minister of national revenue (1989–1993), complications from Parkinson's disease.[203]
- Peter Katsambanis, 60, Australian politician, Victoria MLC (1996–2002) and Western Australia MLC (2013–2017) and MLA (2017–2021).[204]
- Shirley Strum Kenny, 92, American academic administrator, president of Stony Brook University (1994–2009) and Queens College (1985–1994).[205]
- Serhat Kılıç, 51, Turkish actor (Kuruluş: Osman, Maraşlı, Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı).[206] (death announced on this date)
- Ken Lancaster, 83, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2001–2003).[207] (death announced on this date)
- Georgina Lightning, 63, Canadian film director (Older than America), screenwriter and actress, equestrian accident.[208]
- Bruce Lunsford, 78, American politician and attorney.[209]
- Erni Mangold, 99, Austrian actress (Before Sunrise, Therapy for a Vampire, The Forester of the Silver Wood).[210]
- Georgy Matyukhin, 91, Russian economist, governor of the Central Bank of Russia (1992).[211]
- Frank McDonald, 76, Irish environmental journalist (The Irish Times).[212]
- Michael Mendl, 82, German actor (Downfall, 14 Days to Life, Dark), skin cancer.[213]
- Resil B. Mojares, 83, Filipino author, historian and literary critic.[214]
- Joe Morgan, 95, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Boston Red Sox).[215]
- Robin Morgan, 85, American poet, writer (Sisterhood Is Powerful) and feminist, co-founder of the Women's Media Center, complications from Parkinson's disease.[216]
- Radim Raděvič, 59, Czech ice hockey player (TJ Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia national team).[217]
- Filip Sternberg, 69, Czech-Austrian lawyer, member of Sternberg nobility.[218]
- Klaus Wanger, 85, Liechtensteiner politician, member (1993–2009) and president (2001–2009) of the Landtag of Liechtenstein.[219]
- Andy Williams, 48, American guitarist (Every Time I Die) and professional wrestler (AEW, ROH).[220]
4
- Shin'ichi Abe, 76, Japanese mangaka, mandibular gland cancer.[221]
- Yves Brunier, 83, French animator, puppeteer and actor (L'Île aux enfants).[222]
- Craig Douglas, 85, English singer ("Only Sixteen") and actor (It's Trad, Dad!).[223]
- Camilo Escalona, 71, Chilean politician, senator (2006–2014), prostate cancer.[224]
- Zenyazen Escobar, 42, Mexican politician, deputy (since 2024), shot.[225] (body discovered on this date)
- Constantin Floros, 96, Greek-German musicologist.[226]
- Jorge Gallego, 86, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Cali, Deportes Tolima, national team).[227]
- Steve Gollschewski, 67, Australian police officer, commissioner of the Queensland Police Service (2024–2026), lung cancer.[228]
- S. R. Janakiraman, 98, Indian Carnatic singer and musicologist.[229]
- Tadeush Kasyanov, 87, Russian martial artist and stunt coordinator.[230]
- Husky Kihal, 64, French actor (Astrid et Raphaëlle, The Villain, Quartier V.I.P.).[231] (death announced on this date)
- Javad Mojabi, 86, Iranian poet and writer, cancer.[232]
- Tahir Nikšić, 76, Bosnian actor and theatre artist.[233]
- Jerry Oates, 78, American professional wrestler.[234]
- Richard O'Sullivan, 82, English actor (Man About the House, Robin's Nest, Dick Turpin).[235]
- Edward Raradza, 79, Zimbabwean tobacco farmer and politician, MP (2008–2013).[236]
- Pedro Rodríguez, 93, Spanish Roman Catholic priest and theologian (Opus Dei).[237]
- François Rossé, 81, French composer, pianist and academic teacher (Conservatoire de Bordeaux).[238]
- Jon Small, 79, American drummer (The Hassles, Attila) and music video director ("Walk This Way"), cancer.[239]
- Alexey Vishnevetsky, 60, Russian journalist (Moskovskaya Pravda, Parlamentskaya Gazeta).[240] (death announced on this date)
- Don Wilhelms, 96, American geologist.[241]
- Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, 92, British-Australian aristocrat.[242]
3
- Mireille Calle-Gruber, 81, French literary critic and academic.[243]
- Isaac M. Daniel, 92, American engineer.[244]
- Ramón Espinar Gallego, 72, Spanish politician, member of the Assembly of Madrid (1983–1995).[245]
- Brian Fallon, 93, Irish art critic.[246]
- Keyvan Khosrovani, 88, Iranian architect and lighting designer.[247]
- Ritu Khullar, 62, Canadian jurist, chief justice of Alberta (since 2022), cancer.[248]
- Enos Mafokate, 80, South African equestrian.[249]
- Győző Martos, 76, Hungarian footballer (Ferencváros, national team).[250]
- Paul Matthews, 79, English footballer (Mansfield Town, Leicester City, Northampton Town).[251]
- Harish Chandra Mishra, 67, Indian judge, lokayukta of Delhi (since 2022).[252]
- Fabio Mussi, 78, Italian politician, minister of university and research (2006–2008) and deputy (1992–2008).[253]
- Milan Ohnisko, 61, Czech poet, editor and dissident, signatory of Charter 77.[254]
- Michel Paulin, 92, French actor (Les Cinq Dernières Minutes, Nuits Rouges).[255]
- Joseph F. Rice, 72, American lawyer.[256]
- Ahmad Muhammad Sani II, 83, Nigerian traditional ruler, emir of Gumel (since 1980).[257]
- Iwan Setiawan, 68, Indonesian football manager (Persibom, Serpong City, Persibo Bojonegoro).[258] (death announced on this date)
- Huguette St-Denis, 61, Canadian screenwriter (Watatatow, The Parent Family) and actress.[259]
2
- Libor Balák, 65, Czech painter and illustrator.[260]
- Jimmy Batten, 70, English boxer, complications from Parkinson's disease.[261]
- Frank Bridel, 101, Swiss journalist (Gazette de Lausanne) and writer.[262]
- Edmée Buclin-Favre, 98–99, Swiss feminist activist and lawyer.[263]
- Chen Kuan-tai, 80, Hong Kong actor (The Chinese Boxer, Vengeance, Heroes Two) and choreographer, cerebral haemorrhage.[264]
- Hugh Curran, 82, Scottish footballer (Norwich City, Wolverhampton, national team).[265]
- Rich DeMartino, 87, American bridge player.[266]
- Raif Dizdarević, 99, Bosnian politician, president of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1988–1989), minister of foreign affairs (1984–1987), and chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1978–1982).[267]
- Rachel Blau DuPlessis, 84, American poet and essayist.[268]
- Eraj Ravindra Fernando, 57, Sri Lankan politician, mayor of Hambantota (2014–2023).[269]
- Tony Gatlif, 77, French film director (Latcho Drom, Gadjo dilo, Je suis né d'une cigogne).[270]
- Ivan Gudelj, 66, Croatian football player (Hajduk Split, Yugoslavia national team) and manager (Primorac Stobreč).[271]
- Hasegawa Yoshikazu, 96, Japanese vertebrate paleontologist.[272]
- Lau Siu-ming, 94, Hong Kong dancer and actor (A Chinese Ghost Story, The Swordsman, The Butterfly Murders).[273]
- Peter Leaver, 81, British barrister, judge, and football administrator, chief executive of the Premier League (1997–1999).[274]
- Arthur Marshall, 57, American football player (Denver Broncos, New York Giants), stomach cancer.[275]
- David McDermott, 38, English footballer (Walsall, Kidderminster Harriers, York City).[276] (death announced on this date)
- Raymond Pointu, 86, French sports journalist (Le Monde, Agence France-Presse).[277]
- Francisco Reséndez, 85, Mexican voice actor and dubbing director.[278]
- Anil Sharma, 63, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (2002–2012, since 2017).[279]
- Alphonso Smith, 40, American football player (Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos), suicide.[280]
- Gloria Steinem, 92, American feminist and journalist (New York, Ms.), co-founder of the Women's Media Center.[281]
- Pierre Tordo, 86, French football player (Sedan, AS Béziers) and manager (SO Châtellerault).[282]
- Tucker Budzyn, 8, American golden retriever, infection.[283]
- Wilfried Wesemael, 76, Belgian Olympic road racing cyclist (1972), winner of the 1979 Tour de Suisse.[284]
1
- Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, Yemeni Islamic militant, spokesman of the Islamic State (since 2023).[285]
- Edith Barr, 90, Peruvian Creole singer.[286]
- Enzo Bianchi, 83, Italian Roman Catholic friar, founder of the Bose Monastic Community, kidney failure.[287]
- Geles Cabrera, 100, Mexican sculptor.[288]
- Barry Cleavin, 86, New Zealand printmaker.[289]
- Galopin Des Champs, 10, French Thoroughbred racehorse, leg injury.[290]
- Joe Feeney, 89, Irish Olympic freestyle wrestler (1960, 1964).[291]
- Gracindo Júnior, 83, Brazilian actor (Esplendor, Rei Davi, The Emerald Forest) and film director.[292]
- Edythe Harrison, 91, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1980–1983).[293]
- John Hastie, 93, New Zealand cricket umpire.[294]
- Charles Hatcher, 87, American politician, member of the U.S. (1981–1993) and the Georgia House of Representatives (1973–1980).[295]
- He Yong, 57, Chinese rock musician.[296]
- Konrad Jarausch, 85, German-American historian, drowned.[297]
- Carla Jeffery, 33, American actress (Zombies, Curb Your Enthusiasm, American Vandal).[298]
- Charles Josselin, 88, French politician, MEP (1979–1981), five-time deputy, senator (2006–2008).[299]
- Alan Knight, 65, English footballer (Portsmouth) and coach (Horndean, Dorchester Town), prostate cancer.[300]
- Khrist Kopetzky, 44, French rugby union player (Stado Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Blagnac Rugby, national rugby sevens team).[301]
- Lee Nam-cheol, 65, South Korean politician, esophageal cancer.[302]
- Harold Gene Lucas, 74, American convicted murderer (murder of Jill Piper), execution by lethal injection.[303]
- Ronald McCoy, 96, Malaysian peace and anti-nuclear activist.[304]
- Jonathan Meléndez, 38, Mexican keyboardist (Camilo Séptimo), shot.[305]
- Hinson Mosley, 93, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1992–2006).[306]
- Yuri Nakamura, 44, Japanese-born South Korean actress (Romantics Anonymous, Beyond Goodbye, Good Doctor), rectal cancer.[307]
- Monti Parungao, 58, Filipino television and film director (Survivor Philippines, Madrasta, Las Hermanas), colon cancer.[308]
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 94, French film director (The Married Couple of the Year Two, Cyrano de Bergerac) and screenwriter (That Man from Rio).[309]
- József Rusznyák, 79, Hungarian Olympic wrestler (1968, 1972).[310]
- Annette Saint-Pierre, 101, Canadian educator, writer and publisher.[311]
- Carlos Horacio Salinas, 70, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, Independiente Medellín, Racing de Córdoba).[312]
- Jim Sockwell, 84, American ceramicist.[313]
- Eberhard Vogel, 83, German football player (Carl Zeiss Jena, East Germany national team) and manager (Hannover 96), Olympic bronze medallist (1964, 1972).[314]
- Cassandra Wilson, 70, American jazz singer, two-time Grammy winner (1997, 2009).[315]