Deaths in 2026

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

5

• Manuel Domingos Augusto, 68, Angolan journalist and politician, minister of foreign affairs (2017–2020).
• Denis Coughlan, 80, Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler (Glen Rovers, St. Nicholas').
• Cliff Fletcher, 90, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey executive (Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes).
• Ignacio Gómez Aristizábal, 96, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ocaña (1972–1992) and archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia (1992–2007).
• Lady Pamela Hicks, 97, British aristocrat.
• Indio Solari, 77, Argentine musician and singer.
• Georgios Souflias, 84, Greek politician. (death announced on this date)
• Michael Tate, 80, Australian politician and Catholic priest, senator (1978–1993).

4

• Muhammad al-Fayadh, 95–96, Afghan-born Iraqi marja'.
• Claudio Appiani, 69, Italian rugby player (Calvisano).
• Aaron Cook, 46, Welsh footballer (Salisbury City, Gosport Borough, Bemerton Heath Harlequins), cancer.
• Michael Dysart, 92, Australian architect. (death announced on this date)
• Valentina Ignatyeva, 77, Russian actress.
• Ned Jarrett, 93, American Hall of Fame racing driver (NASCAR) and broadcaster, two-time Cup Series champion (1961, 1965).
• Hans Jorritsma, 77, Dutch Olympic field hockey player (1976).
• Subhash C. Kashyap, 97, Indian political scientist.
• Leivinha, 76, Brazilian footballer (Palmeiras, Portuguesa, national team).
• Pahlaj Nihalani, 76, Indian film producer (Aankhen, Shola Aur Shabnam).
• Edward Ntshingila, South African politician, MP (since 2024).
• José Sanfilippo, 91, Argentine footballer (San Lorenzo, EC Bahia, national team).
• Marjane Satrapi, 56, Iranian-French graphic novelist (Persepolis) and film director (Persepolis, Dear Paris).
• Fergus Slattery, 77, Irish Hall of Fame rugby union player (British & Irish Lions, Barbarians, national team).
• Sir John Swan, 90, Bermudian politician, premier (1982–1995).
• Anantrao Thopate, 93, Indian politician, three-time Maharashtra MLA.
• Amin Tojiyev, 79, Uzbek politician, chairman of the Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan (1989–1992, 1998–2002).
• Rabilal Tudu, 76, Indian Santali writer.
• Chunchuna Villafañe, 92, Argentine actress (No toquen a la nena, The Official Story, I Never Been in Vienna).

3

• Rocky Allen, 71, American talk radio personality (WPLJ).
• Eugène Attigan, 55, Togolese journalist and television presenter (Togolese Television).
• Wilhelmus de Bekker, 87, Dutch-born Surinamese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Paramaribo (2004–2014).
• Chung King-fai, 89, Hong Kong actor (Black Mask, My Family, Welcome to the House).
• Charlie Cunningham, 77, American mountain biker, co-founder of Wilderness Trail Bikes, complications from a traffic collision. (death announced on this date)
• Matthieu d'Epenoux, 60, French businessman and board game designer.
• Jagannath Prasad Das, 90, Indian writer and poet.
• Jaba Dvali, 41, Georgian footballer (Zestaponi, Dinamo Tbilisi, national team), heart attack.
• Sally Grace, 74, English actress (Mr. Bean: The Animated Series, Coronation Street, Ghost Story). (death announced on this date)
• James Handy, 81, American actor (Top Gun: Maverick, Jumanji, Alias), stabbed.
• Margriet Hermans, 72, Belgian singer and politician (Open VLD), senator (2007–2011), euthanasia.
• Kanya King, 57, British businesswoman, founder of the MOBO Awards, colon cancer.
• Max Kleven, 92, Norwegian-born American stuntman and second unit director (Back to the Future, Batman Returns, The River Wild).
• Ray Lampkin, 78, American boxer. (death announced on this date)
• Lieke Marsman, 35, Dutch poet, cancer.
• Rutsel Martha, 70–71, Dutch politician.
• Angela Morant, 84–85, British actress (I, Claudius, Brookside, Dixon of Dock Green). (death announced on this date)
• Reha Muhtar, 66, Turkish television anchor (TRT, Show TV) and newspaper columnist (Vatan), heart failure.
• Peter Potichnyj, 96, Polish-Ukrainian-born American-Canadian political scientist and historian.
• A. K. M. Rahmatullah, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1987, 1996–2001, 2009–2024).
• Axel Schreiber, 49, German actor (Berlin by the Sea).
• Bobby Tambling, 84, English football player (Chelsea, Crystal Palace, national team) and manager.
• Price Wallace, 64, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (since 2018).
• Whatarangi Winiata, 91–92, New Zealand Māori academic, founder of Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
• Norma Yaeger, 96, American stockbroker.

2

• Nasos Athanasiou, 75, Greek politician, MP (2012–2023).
• Andy Bishop, 61, American racing cyclist, cancer.
• 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.
• Sir Neville Cenac, 86, Saint Lucian politician, governor-general (2018–2021) and minister of foreign affairs (1987–1992).
• Daniel Costelle, 90, French documentarist and film director (Apocalypse: The Second World War, Apocalypse: World War I).
• Lyuben Dilov Jr., 61, Bulgarian writer and journalist, MP (2005–2009, since 2021), complications from a heart attack.
• Seham Galal, 54, Egyptian actress, complications from vascular surgery.
• 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.
• David J. Halberstam, 74, American radio executive (Westwood One) and sports broadcaster (Miami Heat, St. John's Red Storm), brain cancer.
• Casey Luna, 95, American racing team owner and politician, lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1991–1995).
• Cláudio Magrão, 72, Brazilian politician, deputy (2003–2007, 2007–2009).
• Nina Marushina, 91, Russian actress (Day by Day).
• Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, 64–65, Burmese film director, poet and political prisoner, liver cancer.
• Homa Mirafshar, 89, Iranian poet.
• Alexey Panteleev, 67, Russian politician, senator (2009–2012).
• Robert Parizeau, 90, Canadian businessman (Fonds de solidarité FTQ).
• Yogesh Patel, 79, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (since 2012).
• Mildred Pitts Walter, 103, American writer. (death announced on this date)
• Sir Alex Younger, 62, British intelligence officer, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (2014–2020), pancreatic cancer.

1

• Rick Adelman, 79, American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach (Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets).
• Tofail Ahmed, 82, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1973–2024), minister of industries (1996–2006) and commerce (2014–2019).
• Ermanno Arslan, 85, Italian archaeologist.
• Areski Belkacem, 86, French singer, musician, and composer.
• Jozien Bensing, 76, Dutch clinical psychologist.
• John Blanche, 77, British fantasy and science fiction illustrator (White Dwarf, Warhammer 40,000).
• Stéphane-Albert Boulais, 76, Canadian writer and film critic.
• Margaret Commodore, 93–94, Canadian politician, Yukon MLA (1982–1996).
• Probal Dasgupta, 72, Indian Esperantist, president of the Universal Esperanto Association (2007–2013), stroke.
• Souleymane Diallo, 80–81, Guinean journalist, founder of Le Lynx.
• Raúl Guerrón, 49, Ecuadorian footballer (Deportivo Quito, national team), stomach cancer.
• Alan Haselhurst, Baron Haselhurst, 88, British politician, MP (1970–1974, 1977–2017) and member of the House of Lords (2018–2024).
• Anthony Head, 72, English actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin), complications from pneumonia.
• Knut Husebø, 80, Norwegian visual artist and actor (Life and Death, Julia Julia, Apprentice to Murder).
• Aleksandr Ivanchenko, 80, Russian writer.
• 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).
• Igoris Kirilovas, 54, Lithuanian footballer (FK Panerys Vilnius, Hapoel Jerusalem, national team).
• Master Parrot, 47–48, Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop musician, traffic collision.
• Gianni Francesco Mattioli, 86, Italian politician, deputy (1987–2001) and minister of community policies (1998–1999).
• Michael Meadowcroft, 84, English politician, MP (1983–1987).
• Marios Oikonomou, 33, Greek footballer (Bologna, AEK Athens, national team), complications from head injury in a traffic collision.
• André Santini, 85, French politician, deputy (2009–2017) and mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux (since 1980).
• Sir Angus Stirling, 92, British arts administrator and conservationist.
• Bruce Van Sant, 88, American-born Dominican sailor and author.
• Wei Zongwan, 87, Chinese actor (San Mao Joins the Army, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, 1911).
• Larisa Zhukovskaya, 88, Russian actress (War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Black Monk).

May

31

• Giulio Ciampoltrini, 73, Italian archeologist.
• Bruce P. Crandall, 93, American Army aviator, Medal of Honor recipient.
• Richard K. Davidson, 84, American railway executive, CEO of Union Pacific (1997–2007).
• Alan L. Gropman, 88, American Air Force colonel.
• Gu Songfen, 96, Chinese aircraft designer (Shenyang JJ-1, Shenyang J-8), member of the SCNPC (1993–2003), the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, 40, American art critic and influencer. (death announced on this date)
• Suman Kalyanpur, 89, Indian playback singer (Bidesiya, Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram, Vidhana Naach Nachawe).
• John Kear, 71, English rugby league coach (Sheffield Eagles, Wakefield Trinity, Wales national team).
• Marko Koivuranta, 48, Finnish footballer (RoPS, FC Jazz, Oulu). (death announced on this date)
• Robert Kya-Hill, 95, American actor (Shaft's Big Score!, Sue, Death Wish).
• Cleo Littleton, 93, American basketball player (Wichita State Shockers).
• Henry McMahon, 84, Irish musician (Big Tom and The Mainliners).
• Curt Newsome, 67, American football coach (Virginia Tech Hokies, Emory and Henry Wasps).
• Giacomo Piperno, 90, Italian actor (It's Happening Tomorrow, Saint Rita, The Professor), voice actor, and dubbing director.
• Vic Purvis, 82, American football player (Boston Patriots) and analyst (Southern Miss Golden Eagles), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• James M. Redfield, 90–91, American academic.
• Tomi Reichental, 90, Slovak-born Irish Holocaust survivor. (death announced on this date)
• Ryamizard Ryacudu, 76, Indonesian military officer and politician, minister of defence (2014–2019) and chief of staff (2002–2005).
• Jay Silva, 45, Angolan-born American mixed martial artist.
• Matthew Spender, 81, English sculptor and writer.
• François Vezin, 88, French philosopher and translator.
• Dexter Wansel, 75, American keyboardist (MFSB), songwriter ("If Only You Knew"), and record producer ("Love T.K.O.").
• Anis Hassan Yahya, 91, Yemeni politician.

30

• Billy Álvarez, 80, Mexican football executive, politician and convicted racketeer, president of Cruz Azul (1988–2020) and deputy (1994–1997).
• Steve Barrow, 80, British reggae producer and historiographer, co-founder of Blood and Fire. (death announced on this date)
• Iurie Bondarciuc, 37, Moldovan footballer (Tiraspol).
• Dorita Burgos, 90, Argentine actress (The Campanelli's Picnic, Los caballeros de la cama redonda).
• William Coupon, 73, American photographer, cancer.
• Kelly Curtis, 69, American actress (The Devil's Daughter, Trading Places, False Arrest).
• B. S. Dhaliwal, 78, Indian Army general, heart attack.
• K. P. Dhanapalan, 76, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014).
• París Galán, 58, Bolivian drag queen and politician.
• Jamshid Gharajedaghi, 88, Iranian-American business theorist.
• Angelita Habr-Gama, 93, Brazilian surgeon and medical scientist.
• Dennis Hull, 81, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings).
• Speight Jenkins, 89, American music director and critic.
• Josef Kovačič, 65, Czech footballer (TJ Škoda Plzeň).
• Michele Lanzinger, 69, Italian geologist and anthropologist.
• Ronald LaPread, 76, American musician (Commodores).
• Julio Le Parc, 97, Argentine-French artist.
• Josefina Molina, 89, Spanish film director (Esquilache, Teresa de Jesús), screenwriter, and television producer.
• Joe Negri, 99, American jazz guitarist, educator and actor (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood).
• Plinio Perilli, 70, Italian poet.
• Brooklyn Rivera, 73, Nicaraguan Miskito activist and politician.
• Daniele Sau, 56, Italian futsal player and coach.
• Nestor da Silva, 108, Brazilian military officer, paratrooper and World War II veteran.
• Foster Sylvers, 64, American singer (The Sylvers), prostate cancer.
• Rick Treadway, 56, American racing driver (Indy Racing League), traffic collision.
• Jutta Zilliacus, 100, Finnish-Estonian politician, journalist and author, MP (1975–1987).

29

• Bryan Bergougnoux, 43, French football player (Tours, Toulouse) and manager (Thonon Evian).
• José Manuel Blecua Perdices, 86, Spanish philologist, director of the Royal Spanish Academy (2010–2014).
• Bill Clapp, 84, American business executive and philanthropist, pneumonia.
• Bobby Crockett, 83, American football player (Buffalo Bills).
• Lőrinc Csernyus, 64, Hungarian architect.
• Zacarias Kamwenho, 91, Angolan Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Lubango (1997–2009).
• Bruno Kant, 110, German supercentenarian and Roman Catholic priest.
• Geoff Keating, 88, British musician (The Master Singers). (death announced on this date)
• Larry King, 81, American tennis promoter, prostate cancer.
• T. U. Kuruvilla, 89, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (2006–2016).
• Sir Hirini Moko Mead, 99, New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian.
• Karel Mokrý, 67, Czech chess player.
• Edgar Morin, 104, French philosopher (polycrisis).
• Mariella Mularoni, 63, Sammarinese politician, captain regent (2019–2020).
• Pedro Ortaça, 83, Brazilian musician.
• Hemendra Singh Panwar, 89, Indian environmentalist.
• Gade Venkata Reddy, 86, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1967–1972, 1991–1999, 2004–2014).
• Doug Shaw, 42, British musician (Gang Gang Dance, White Magic). (death announced on this date)
• Lau Shun, 87, Hong Kong actor.
• Michel Stievenard, 88, French footballer (Lens, Angers, national team).
• Peter Straarup, 74, Danish banking executive, CEO of Danske Bank.
• Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, 83, Japanese rugby union player (national team), stroke.
• Sanda Țăranu, 87, Romanian actress, journalist and translator.
• Jorge Alonso Treviño, 90, Mexican politician, governor of Nuevo León (1985–1991).

28

• An Yunwu, 77, Chinese Peking opera actor.
• Yitzhak Apeloig, 81, Uzbek-born Israeli computational chemist and scholar, president of Technion (2001–2009). (death announced on this date)
• Bashir Badr, 91, Indian poet.
• Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, 80, Yemeni politician, president (2012–2022), vice president (1994–2012), and minister of defense (1994), heart attack.
• Jan Hraběta, 86, Czech actor.
• Jang Jae-sik, 91, South Korean politician and economist.
• Dabirul Islam, 77, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1987, 1991–1995, 1996–2024).
• Milan Kužela, 80, Slovak ice hockey player (Slovan Bratislava, Czechoslovakia national team), world champion (1972).
• Marie-Jo Lafontaine, 75, Belgian sculptor and video artist.
• Claude Lemieux, 60, Canadian ice hockey player (New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens), four-time Stanley Cup champion, suicide by hanging.
• Will Marchetti, 92, American actor (Cocoon: The Return, Metro, The Californians).
• Alec Penstone, 101, British World War II veteran.
• Nemesio Pozuelo, 85, Russian footballer (Torpedo Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Zenit Saint Petersburg).
• Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale, 89, Scottish intelligence officer and peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1996).
• S. Sathyendra, 64, Indian actor (Sollamale, Kamaraj, Jail) and film director.
• Jevgenij Shuklin, 40, Lithuanian Olympic canoeist (2012) and politician, MP (since 2024).
• Jim Treacy, 82, Irish hurler (Kilkenny, Bennettsbridge).

27

• John Amari, 77, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1978–1982) and Senate (1982–1998).
• Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, 73, Qatari politician, deputy prime minister (2003–2011).
• George Bork, 84, American Hall of Fame football player (Northern Illinois Huskies, Montreal Alouettes).
• Choi Jeong-woon, 73, Korean social scientist and academic.
• Ilie Ciocan, 112, Romanian supercentenarian and World War II veteran.
• Jay Daniel, 82, American television producer (Roseanne, Moonlighting, Cybill), complications from pneumonia.
• Owain Rhys Davies, 44, Welsh actor (Twin Peaks, Alice Through the Looking Glass, A Serial Killer's Guide to Life).
• Paul Dorpat, 87, American historian.
• Maureen Duffy, 92, English poet, playwright and novelist.
• Anik Dutta, 66, Indian film director (Bhooter Bhabishyat, Ashchorjyo Prodeep, Meghnad Badh Rahasya), fall.
• Klaus Emmerich, 82, German film director (The First Polka, Trokadero).
• Giuseppe Gargani, 91, Italian politician, deputy (1972–1994) and MEP (1999–2009).
• Daniel Ingham, 33, British motorcycle racer (Manx Grand Prix), race collision.
• Marion Kozak, 91, Polish-born British activist.
• Marcia Lucas, 80, American film editor (Star Wars, Taxi Driver, American Graffiti), Oscar winner (1978), cancer.
• Caroline Marland, 80, British advertiser and newspaper managing director (The Guardian), traffic collision.
• Vladimir Matyukhin, 81, Russian army general.
• Jay Milder, 92, American painter, stroke.
• Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, 75, Nigerian army general and United Nations force commander.
• Carlos Oliva, 61, Peruvian economist, director of the Central Reserve Bank (2015–2016, since 2021) and minister of economy and finance (2018–2019).
• Sir Ralph Robins, 93, British businessman.
• Jim Rutt, 72, American businessman.
• Peter Schepull, 61, Swiss footballer (Servette, Wettingen, national team).
• Joe Schwarz, 88, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2005–2007) and Michigan Senate (1987–2002).
• Randhir Singh, 79, Indian five-time Olympic shooter and sports administrator, secretary general of the IOA (1987–2012), and president of the OCA (2021–2026).
• Jean-Bosco Tchagolé, Togolese Roman Catholic priest (Sokodé diocese).

26

• Rafat Waseem Awwad, 19, Jordanian nasheed singer, traffic collision.
• Mark Bailey, 64, American baseball player (Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants), cancer.
• Gaël Da Silva, 41, French Olympic gymnast (2012), traffic collision.
• Robert Daley, 96, American writer, journalist and police officer.
• Florence Denmark, 94, American psychologist, president of APA (1980–1981).
• Theo Diegelmann, 86, German footballer (SSV Reutlingen 05, VfL Bochum, 1. FC Nürnberg).
• Virginia Held, 96, American philosopher.
• Bob Horner, 68, American baseball player (Arizona State Sun Devils, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals).
• Marc Johnson, 49, American skateboarder.
• Tim Johnston, 63, American author, brain cancer.
• Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, 86, American historian and academic.
• Esa Klinga, 86, Finnish Olympic skier (1964, 1968). (death announced on this date)
• Klaus Lehnertz, 88, German pole vaulter, Olympic bronze medalist (1964).
• R. Fred Lewis, 78, American judge, justice of the Supreme Court of Florida (1998–2019).
• Dragoljub Mićunović, 95, Serbian politician, president of the chamber of citizens of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia (2000–2003) and the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2004).
• Věra Nerušilová, 91, Czech singer.
• Donald Newhouse, 96, American mass media owner and publisher (Advance Publications), lymphoma.
• Peter Nobel, 94, Swedish human rights lawyer.
• Mohammed Odeh, 51–52, Palestinian militant, commander of Hamas in the Gaza Strip (since 2026), airstrike.
• Terry Don Phillips, 78, American college athletics administrator (Clemson Tigers).
• Martine Prenen, 62, Belgian model, author and presenter (Supertalent in Vlaanderen, Expeditie Robinson), pancreatic cancer.
• Renato Rosaldo, 85, American cultural anthropologist.
• Edoardo Rovida, 98, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, permanent observer of the Holy See to the UNOG (1981–1985), apostolic nuncio to Panama (1971–1977) and Switzerland (1985–1993).
• Alan Saret, 81, American postminimalist artist.
• Gennaro Sasso, 97, Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy.
• Howard Storm, 94, American actor (Take the Money and Run) and director (Mork & Mindy, Once Bitten).
• Bjørn Tidmand, 86, Danish singer.
• Abdillah Toha, 84, Indonesian politician, MP (2004–2009).
• Neil V. Wake, 77, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (since 2003).
• Arnold Whittall, 90, British musicologist.
• Samuel Yin, 75, Taiwanese conglomerate industry executive, founder of the Tang Prize.

25

• Paraskevas Antzas, 49, Greek footballer (Skoda Xanthi, Olympiacos, national team), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Rene Belmonte, 55, Brazilian screenwriter (If I Were You, Novo Mundo, Federal Bank Heist).
• Raymond Berry, 93, American Hall of Fame football player (Baltimore Colts) and coach (New England Patriots, Detroit Lions).
• Massimo Capaccioli, 82, Italian astrophysicist.
• Antônio Salim Curiati, 98, Brazilian politician, mayor of São Paulo (1982–1983) and deputy (1987–1991), and twice São Paulo MLA.
• Neale Daniher, 65, Australian football player (Essendon) and coach (Melbourne), co-founder of FightMND, complications from motor neurone disease.
• Pierre Deny, 69, French actor (Tomorrow Is Ours, The African Woman, Emily in Paris), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Frankie Duarte, 71, American super bantamweight boxer (WBC), brain tumor.
• Robin Hurlstone, 68, British actor (Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Grand Budapest Hotel) and art dealer.
• Forbes Kennedy, 90, Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins).
• Linda Mullins, 86, English greyhound racing trainer.
• Yoshihiro Nishimura, 59, Japanese film director (Helldriver, Mutant Girls Squad, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl), cirrhosis.
• Russell M. Pitzer, 88, American chemist.
• Gary L. Pudney, 91, American television executive (ABC).
• Shereen Ratnagar, 82, Indian archaeologist.
• Flick Rea, 88, English politician, Camden Borough councillor (1986–2021).
• Sonny Rollins, 95, American jazz saxophonist ("Airegin", "Doxy", "St. Thomas").
• Kathryn Sessions, 84, American politician, member of the Wyoming Senate (1999–2011) and House of Representatives (1993–1998).
• Benjamin Swan, 92, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1995–2017).
• Honoré Traoré, 68, Burkinabé general, head of state (2014).
• Victor Udoh, 21, Nigerian footballer (Royal Antwerp).

24

• Beverly Afaglo, 42, Ghanaian actress (The Game, A Northern Affair, Sidechic Gang) and television presenter.
• Jordi Amorós, 82, Spanish cartoonist and animator.
• Taymuraz Akhokhov, 54, Russian politician, mayor of Nalchik (since 2018), pulmonary artery thrombosis.
• S. L. Akshay, 39, Indian cricketer (Karnataka), heart attack.
• Zeudi Araya, 75, Eritrean actress (Mr. Robinson, Hearts and Armour, The Sinner) and film producer.
• Béatrice Bellamy, 59, French politician, MP (since 2022), cancer.
• Eugene Cussons, 46, South African primatologist, director of Chimp Eden, paramotor crash.
• John Eaton, 91, American jazz pianist.
• Manny Fernandez, 79, American football player (Miami Dolphins), Super Bowl champion (1973, 1974).
• Ioan Gherhard, 84, Romanian handball manager (Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea).
• Mats Hellström, 84, Swedish politician, minister for foreign trade (1983–1986), minister of agriculture (1986–1991).
• Arturo Herviz Reyes, 71, Mexican politician, senator (2006–2012), heart attack.
• Tess Jaray, 88, British painter and printmaker.
• Heinrich Jarczyk, 101, German natural scientist, draftsman and painter.
• Oval Jaynes, 85, American football coach.
• Samuel Tak Lee, 87, Hong Kong property developer.
• Liu Zaifu, 84, Chinese writer (Farewell to Revolution) and poet.
• Linda Masarira, 43, Zimbabwean politician and human rights activist.
• Frank McGuigan, 70, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (Tyrone).
• Shyam Lal Meena, 61, Indian Olympic archer (1988).
• Mario Milano, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia (1989–1998) and Aversa (1998–2011).
• Edvard Moseid, 81, Norwegian zoo director (Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park).
• Ján Plachetka, 81, Slovak chess grandmaster.
• Emanuel Raasch, 70, German racing cyclist, tandem track world champion (1991). (death announced on this date)
• Betty Roe, 95, English composer, singer and vocal coach. (death announced on this date)
• Gil Rowntree, 92, Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
• Philippe Samyn, 77, Belgian architect, engineer and urbanist.
• Khizri Shikhsaidov, 78, Russian politician, speaker of the People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan (2013–2021).
• Ted White, 88, American author and editor.
• Timothy Yang, 83, Taiwanese diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (2009–2012) and secretary-general to the president (2012–2015).

23

• Philip Aaberg, 77, American pianist, pneumonia.
• Toman Brod, 97, Czech historian, anti-communist dissident, and Holocaust survivor.
• Lino Carletto, 82, Italian racing cyclist.
• James Anthony Carmichael, 84, American musician and record producer, Grammy winner (1985).
• Ann Fox Chandonnet, 83, American poet.
• Linda Crutchfield-Bocock, 84, Canadian Olympic alpine skier (1964) and luger (1968).
• Gabriel Ganley, 22, Brazilian bodybuilder and social media influencer, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
• Parviz Ghelichkhani, 80, Iranian footballer (Taj, Persepolis, national team).
• Sir Aziz Hadeed, Antiguan businessman and politician, member of the Senate (2004–2009).
• Lucienne Hamon, 95, French actress (The Lovers, Ho!, Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed).
• Birçe Hasko, 84, Albanian actor (Përrallë nga e kaluara, The Man with the Cannon, Slogans).
• Yusuf Hossain Humayun, 89, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1973–1979).
• Jens Kampmann, 89, Danish politician, MP (1966–1978), minister of public works and pollution control (1971–1973). (death announced on this date)
• Norbert Kartmann, 77, German politician, member (1982–2022) and president of the Landtag of Hesse (2003–2019).
• Tadateru Konoe, 87, Japanese humanitarian, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2009–2017).
• Brian Large, 87, English opera director.
• Thérèse Liotard, 80, French actress (Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine, My Father's Glory, My Mother's Castle).
• Tom Lund, 75, Norwegian football player (Lillestrøm SK, national team) and manager (Lillestrøm SK).
• Trevor Meath, 82, English footballer (Walsall, Lincoln City). (death announced on this date)
• Charlie Moore, 72, American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays).
• Howard Moscoe, 86, Canadian politician, member of the Toronto City Council (1978–2010).
• William W. Parmley, 90, American cardiologist.
• Dang Van Phuoc, 90, Vietnamese-American photojournalist.
• Piotr Pyzik, 67, Polish politician, MP (2011–2019).
• Jan Renders, 88, Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven, GVAV, national team).
• Sergei Rozhkov, 83, Russian football player (Spartak Moscow, Soviet Union national team) and manager.
• Arleen Schloss, 82, American performance artist.
• Ruth Shack, 94, American politician and civil rights activist (Save Our Children).
• Martin Šolc, 77, Czech astronomer and pedagogue.
• Dame Jools Topp, 68, New Zealand Hall of Fame musician and comedian (Topp Twins), breast cancer.
• Albert Wolsky, 95, French-born American costume designer (All That Jazz, Bugsy, Revolutionary Road), Oscar winner (1980, 1992).
• Petr Zeman, 79, Czech security expert and dissident.

22

• Rob Base, 59, American rapper (Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock) and songwriter ("It Takes Two", "Joy and Pain"), cancer.
• Lucille Berrien, 98, American politician and civil rights activist.
• Gerd vom Bruch, 84, German football player (Sportfreunde Siegen) and coach (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Alemannia Aachen).
• María Elena Carrera, 97, Chilean politician, senator (1969–1973, 1993–1998).
• Tomáš Čermák, 83, Czech engineer and rector of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (1990–1997, 2003–2010).
• Grizz Chapman, 52, American actor (30 Rock).
• Charles Cioffi, 90, American actor (Klute, Shaft, All the Right Moves).
• Eldon Coombe, 85, Canadian curler, cancer.
• Franco De Piccoli, 88, Italian boxer, Olympic champion (1960).
• Jonathan L. Foote, 90, American architect, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Israel Goodovitch, 92, Israeli architect.
• Sir Jeremy Hanley, 80, British politician, MP (1983–1997).
• Clarence B. Jones, 95, American lawyer and counsel.
• Dick van de Kaa, 93, Dutch demographer.
• Marjan Minnesma, 59, Dutch activist, founder of Urgenda, breast cancer.
• Luís Freire Neto, 69, Brazilian politician, Pernambuco MLA (1983–1987), deputy (1987–1989).
• Dick Parry, 83, English saxophonist (Pink Floyd).
• Benoist Rey, 87, French writer.
• Carl Schachter, 93, American music theorist.
• Alcides Sosa, 82, Paraguayan footballer (Olimpia, Guaraní, national team).
• Richard A. Tapia, 88, American mathematician.
• George Wyndham, 36, Sierra Leonean Paralympic table tennis player (2016).

21

• Jan Adamski, 82, Polish chess player.
• Lennart Aspegren, 94, Swedish judge.
• Matthew Biggs, 65, British radio personality (Gardeners' Question Time), bowel cancer.
• Kyle Busch, 41, American racing driver (NASCAR), two-time Cup Series champion (2015, 2019), complications from pneumonia and sepsis.
• Julienne Bušić, 77, American writer, hijacker (TWA Flight 355) and activist.
• Judith Chalmers, 90, English television presenter (Wish You Were Here...?), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• DJ Congélateur, 33, Ivorian singer and artist.
• Mary Ellen Edmunds, 86, American Latter-day Saints missionary and speaker.
• John M. Fabian, 87, American astronaut (STS-7, STS-51-G).
• Howard Fendrich, 55, American sportswriter (Associated Press), cancer.
• Maurizio Gori, 80, Italian footballer (Catanzaro, Padova).
• Jun Hashimoto, 86, Japanese lyricist, cirrhosis.
• Peter Helm, 84, Canadian-American actor (Inside Daisy Clover, The Andromeda Strain, The Longest Day).
• Liz Howard, 78, Irish camogie player, president of the Camogie Association (2006–2009).
• Alfredo Magni, 86, Italian footballer (Como, Monza).
• Dan Newman, 63, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1995–2003).
• Ole Wøhlers Olsen, 84, Danish diplomat. (death announced on this date)
• Carlo Petrini, 76, Italian gastronomist, founder of Slow Food.
• Rafe Pomerance, 79, American environmentalist, lung cancer.
• Gerald M. Pomper, 91, American political scientist.
• Sir Tamati Reedy, 89, New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player (East Coast, Thames Valley, Māori All Blacks), and public servant.
• Vincenzo Santapaola, 56, Italian mobster (Sicilian Mafia).
• Wendelgard von Staden, 100, German diplomat and author (Darkness Over the Valley: Growing Up in Nazi Germany).
• Kyösti Virrankoski, 82, Finnish politician, MP (1991–1995) and MEP (1996–2009).
• Karl E. Weick, 89, American organizational theorist.

20

• Raz Adam, 26, Israeli basketball player (Hapoel Tel Aviv), traffic collision.
• Bill Albury, 92, English footballer (Portsmouth, Gillingham, Yeovil Town).
• Eric Claus, 89, Dutch sculptor.
• József Csapó, 88, Romanian politician, deputy (1990–1992), senator (1992–2000).
• Taoufik Cheikhrouhou, 81, Tunisian politician. (death announced on this date)
• George Eastman, 83, Italian actor (Antropophagus, Rabid Dogs) and screenwriter (Keoma).
• Ron Escheté, 77, American jazz guitarist.
• Diane Carlson Evans, 79, American army nurse, cancer.
• Petr Galkin, 67, Russian boxer.
• Mike Galloway, 60, English-born Scottish football player (Halifax Town, Celtic, national team) and coach. (death announced on this date)
• Imre Géra, 79, Hungarian Olympic cyclist (1968, 1972).
• Phil Hickerson, 79, American professional wrestler (CWA, USWA).
• Jimmy Hughes, 88, American rhythm and blues singer ("Steal Away").
• Jeffrey Lane, 71, American television writer (Ryan's Hope, Mad About You) and playwright (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels).
• Denyse LePage, 75, Canadian musician (Lime), stroke.
• Arthur Lewis, 84, Welsh rugby union player (Ebbw Vale, British Lions, national team).
• Leroy Dean McGill, 63, American convicted murderer and arsonist, execution by lethal injection.
• Cleve Moler, 86, American mathematician and computer programmer (MATLAB, MathWorks).
• Tom Moore, 81, American football player (The Citadel Bulldogs) and coach (Clemson Tigers, Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs).
• Johannes Müller, 57, German politician, member of the Landtag of Saxony (2004–2014).
• Manny Nosowsky, 94, American crossword puzzle creator.
• Vadim Pokrovsky, 71, Russian epidemiologist.
• François Potez, 70–71, French Roman Catholic priest, rector of Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile (1998–2006), Notre-Dame-du-Travail (2007–2019), and Église Saint-Philippe-du-Roule (2022–2025), pancreatic cancer.
• Sivia Qoro, 70, Fijian politician, member of the House of Representatives (2006). (death announced on this date)
• John Huston Ricard, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee (1997–2007) and auxiliary bishop of Baltimore (1984–1997).
• Teet Veispak, 70, Estonian historian.
• Inge Wettig-Danielmeier, 89, German politician, treasurer of the SPD (1991–2007), member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1972–1990) and the Bundestag (1990–2005).

19

• João Maurício Adeodato, 70, Brazilian jurist and legal philosopher.
• Henri Barki, 75, Turkish-Canadian social scientist.
• Tito Benady, 95, Gibraltarian historian.
• Jacqui Chan, 91, Trinidadian actress (The World of Suzie Wong, Cleopatra, Krakatoa, East of Java), dancer and singer.
• Jacob Cress, 81, American furniture maker.
• Barney Frank, 86, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–2013), heart failure.
• Christian Freeling, 79, Dutch game designer (Dameo, Grand Chess, Havannah).
• Peter Hollingworth, 91, Australian Anglican bishop, archbishop of Brisbane (1989–2001) and governor-general (2001–2003).
• Al Hurricane Jr., 66, American singer-songwriter.
• Robert Irving, 71, Canadian conglomerate industry and ice hockey executive, co-CEO (1992–2024) and CEO (since 2024) of J.D. Irving, president of the Moncton Wildcats (since 1996), cancer.
• B. C. Khanduri, 91, Indian politician, chief minister of Uttarakhand (2007–2009, 2011–2012), minister of road transport and highways (2000–2004), and three-time MP.
• Aglaia Kremezi, 79, Greek food writer and journalist, cancer.
• Barbara Lenk, 75, American jurist, judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2011–2020).
• John Middleton, 70, English footballer (Bradford City, Macclesfield Town). (death announced on this date)
• Karl Pischl, 85, Austrian politician, MP (1972–1990), member of the Federal Council (1994–1997).
• Mike Purzycki, 80, American politician, mayor of Wilmington, Delaware (2017–2025), cancer.
• Walt Rock, 84, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Washington Commanders, Florida Blazers).
• Hieromonk Roman, 71, Russian hieromonk, poet and singer.
• Péter Scherer, 64, Hungarian actor (The Lord's Lantern in Budapest, Kontroll, One Day in Europe).
• Pierre Sotura, 95, French politician, mayor of L'Île-Saint-Denis (1965–1971), member of the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine (1973–2004).
• Wolfgang Steinmayr, 81, Austrian Olympic racing cyclist (1972, 1976).
• Veronika Valentová, 52, Czech writer and translator.
• Heinz-Helmich van Schewick, 85, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1985–2000).
• Dale West, 84, Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
• Herb Wilkinson, 102, American basketball player (Utah Redskins, Iowa Hawkeyes).
• Robert Woodson, 89, American political activist.

18

• Abomé l'Éléphant, 33, Ivorian singer and rapper, cardiac arrest.
• Feliksas Bajoras, 91, Lithuanian composer and academic.
• Huguette Bouchardeau, 90, French politician, minister of the environment (1984–1986), deputy (1986–1993), and mayor of Aigues-Vives (1995–2001).
• Alan Bradley, 87, Canadian author (The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie).
• Gianclaudio Bressa, 70, Italian politician, mayor of Belluno (1990–1993), deputy (1996–2018), and senator (2018–2022).
• Tore Berger, 81, Norwegian sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (1968) and bronze medallist (1972).
• Ofer Bronchtein, 69, French-Israeli peace activist and diplomat, complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Serigne Ibrahima Mahmoud Cissé, 73–74, Senegalese teacher and religious guide.
• Étienne Davignon, 93, Belgian diplomat and civil servant, European commissioner (1977–1985).
• Piper J. Drake, 49, American author, cervical cancer.
• Jerry Grey, 62, American professional wrestler, colon cancer.
• Gunter Hampel, 88, German jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer.
• Sally Head, 79, British television producer (Cracker, Prime Suspect, Jeeves and Wooster), cancer.
• Crawford Henry, 88, American tennis player.
• Jim Irvine, 85, Scottish footballer (Dundee United, Middlesbrough, Barrow). (death announced on this date)
• Tom Kane, 64, American voice actor (The Powerpuff Girls, Star Wars, The Wild Thornberrys), complications from a stroke.
• Helmut F. Kaplan, 73, Austrian philosopher.
• Stepan Kubiv, 64, Ukrainian politician, first deputy prime minister (2016–2019) and chairman of the national bank (2014), thrombosis.
• Meredith Lillich, 94, American art historian.
• Roberto Malenotti, 86, Italian filmmaker.
• Jacqueline Maurer-Mayor, 78, Swiss politician, member of the Grand Council of Vaud (1978–1985, 1989–1997) and of the Council of State of Vaud (1997–2007).
• Aldo Naouri, 88, French paediatric psychologist and psychoanalyst.
• Ole Nydahl, 85, Danish lama.
• Caitlin O'Heaney, 73, American actress (Tales of the Gold Monkey, He Knows You're Alone, Apple Pie).
• Patriotic Kenny, 84, American navy veteran and influencer, lung cancer and congestive heart failure.
• José Ribamar Pereira, 81, Brazilian politician, Piauí MLA (1999–2003, 2011).
• Ulises Schmill Ordóñez, 89, Mexican judge, minister (1985–1994) and president of the supreme court (1991–1994).
• Carey Scurry, 63, American basketball player (Utah Jazz, New York Knicks).
• Gregory D. Shorey Jr., 101, American politician.
• Geovani Silva, 62, Brazilian footballer (Vasco da Gama, Bologna, national team), Olympic silver medallist (1988), organ failure.
• Marideth Sisco, 82, American author and musician.
• Patrick Sookhdeo, 79, British activist, founder and director of Barnabas Aid (1993–2015).
• Toshifumi Suzuki, 93, Japanese convenience store executive, CEO of 7-Eleven (2005–2016), heart failure.

17

• Toyabali Ahmadali, 95, Surinamese politician.
• Mohamed Ali Hafez, Saudi Arabian scouting executive and journalist, co-founder of Arab News.
• Bob Andrews, 90, English-New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider (Wimbledon Dons, Cradley Heathens, New Zealand national team).
• Peter Checkland, 95, British management scientist and academic.
• Luis de la Peña, 95, Mexican physicist.
• Adrián Lorenzo Fernández, 82, Guatemalan footballer (Tipografía Nacional, Municipal, national team).
• Scott Hastings, 61, Scottish rugby union player (Watsonians, Edinburgh, national team), non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
• Fred Negrit, 76, French educator. (death announced on this date)
• Peter G. Neumann, 93, American computer science researcher, complications from a fall.
• Jennifer Paes, 72, Indian basketball player (national team), cancer.
• K. Rajan, 85, Indian film producer (Doubles, Ninaikkatha Naalillai) and director (Unarchigal), suicide by jumping.
• Gérard Revol, 89, French politician, deputy (1997–2002), mayor of Bagnols-sur-Cèze (1995–2001).
• Max Samper, 87, French footballer (RC Paris, Angoulême, national team).
• M. J. K. Smith, 92, English cricketer (Leicestershire, Warwickshire, national team).
• Anton Švajlen, 88, Slovak footballer (VSS Košice), Olympic silver medalist (1964).
• Corrado Teneggi, 90, Italian footballer (Savona, Lecce, Como).
• Totó la Momposina, 85, Colombian singer (La Candela Viva).
• Brenda Travis, 81, American civil rights campaigner.
• Juris Upatnieks, 90, Latvian-American physicist and inventor.

16

• Hajibaba Azimov, 87, Azerbaijani politician, member of the Supreme Soviet (1991–1995).
• Albert Beckles, 95, Barbadian-born British bodybuilder.
• Silvio Benedetto, 88, Argentine painter.
• Tarsy Carballas, 91, Spanish soil scientist.
• Gary Cutsinger, 86, American football player (Houston Oilers).
• Cris Derksen, 45, Canadian Cree cellist and composer, traffic collision.
• John Geddes, 89, British Olympic cyclist.
• Frank Hayden, 96, Canadian academic.
• Tatsuya Hori, 90, Japanese politician, governor of Hokkaido (1995–2003), lung cancer.
• Félicien Kabuga, 93, Rwandan financier and génocidaire.
• Predrag Koraksić Corax, 92, Serbian political cartoonist.
• Frank Land, 97, German-born British information systems researcher.
• John A. Lent, 90, American comics scholar, founder of the International Journal of Comics Art.
• Dennis Locorriere, 76, American singer and guitarist (Dr. Hook), kidney disease.
• Bushy Maape, 68, South African politician, premier of North West (2021–2024).
• John Maclean, 80, Australian cricketer (Queensland, national team).
• Jean-Claude Maene, 71, Belgian politician, MP (2004–2007), Walloon deputy (2009–2014).
• Quinn G. McKay, 99, American academic, writer and Mormon leader.
• Dai-won Moon, 83, South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner.
• Ryan Porter, 46, American jazz trombonist (West Coast Get Down), injuries sustained from traffic collision.
• Altaf Hassan Qureshi, 96, Pakistani journalist (Urdu Digest).
• James Robison, 82, American televangelist.
• Ian Russell, 79, British folklorist.
• Mizanur Rahman Sinha, 83, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996–2006).
• Chris Williams, 89, English-born Canadian Anglican clergyman, bishop of the Arctic (1991–2002).
• Ike Willis, 70, American vocalist and guitarist (Frank Zappa), prostate cancer.

15

• Jules Angst, 99, Swiss psychiatrist and academic.
• Bengt Berger, 83, Swedish jazz drummer, composer (Bitter Funeral Beer) and producer.
• Aleksandr Borovkov, 95, Russian mathematician, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Cho Il-hyeon, 70, South Korean politician, MP (1992–1996, 2004–2008).
• Jill Curzon, 87, English actress (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., Hugh and I). (death announced on this date)
• Yahya Dehghanpour, 85, Iranian photographer.
• Angelica Domröse, 85, German actress (Love's Confusion, The Adventures of Werner Holt, The Legend of Paul and Paula).
• Izz al-Din al-Haddad, 55–56, Palestinian Islamic militant, commander of Hamas in the Gaza Strip (since 2025), airstrike.
• Jean Harlez, 101, Belgian film director.
• Jane Healy, 77, American journalist (Orlando Sentinel).
• Malik Nadeem Kamran, 72, Pakistani politician, Punjab MPA (1997–1999, 2008–2023).
• André Laliberté, 79, Canadian marionette puppeteer.
• Sherman Lewis, 83, American football player (Toronto Argonauts, New York Jets) and coach (Green Bay Packers), four-time Super Bowl champion.
• Conceição Lima, 64, São Toméan poet (A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó).
• Brian Lindstrom, 65, American documentary filmmaker (Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse), complications from progressive supranuclear palsy.
• Dame Felicity Lott, 79, English soprano, cancer.
• Egon Loy, 95, German footballer (Eintracht Frankfurt).
• Jimmy Mann, 73, English footballer (Bristol City, Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers). (death announced on this date)
• João Abel Manta, 98, Portuguese architect, painter and cartoonist.
• Randal Marlin, 88, Canadian academic.
• Jon Phipps McCalla, 79, American jurist, judge (since 1992) and chief judge (2008–2013) of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
• Jilke Michielsen, 19, Belgian racing cyclist, Ewing sarcoma.
• Alan Morton, 91, Australian rugby union player (Randwick DRUFC, UBC Thunderbirds, national team).
• Telesphore George Mpundu, 78, Zambian Roman Catholic prelate, coadjutor archbishop (2004–2006) and archbishop (2006–2018) of Lusaka.
• Anand Nadkarni, 68, Indian psychopathologist, writer and playwright.
• Edmund Phelps, 92, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (2006), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Dominic Su Haw Chiu, 86, Malaysian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Sibu (1987–2011).
• Shin'ichirō Tawata, 78, Japanese linguist, pancreatic cancer.
• Bas Westerweel, 62, Dutch radio and television presenter (Het Klokhuis).
• Tony Zappone, 78, American journalist and radio personality.

14

• James F. Almand, 77, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1978–2004).
• Marin Andrei, 85, Romanian footballer (Rapid București, national team).
• Peter Archer, 64, Australian guitarist and songwriter (Crow).
• Zoya Boguslavskaya, 102, Russian poet and writer.
• Paul Boutilier, 63, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Islanders, Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins).
• Adone Brandalise, 76, Italian literary critic and philosopher.
• Thomas E. Breidenthal, 75, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Southern Ohio (2007–2020).
• DuWayne Bridges, 79, American politician.
• Pierre Cao, 88, Luxembourgish composer and conductor.
• Raúl Castronovo, 77, Argentine footballer (Rosario Central, Nancy, Málaga).
• Brian Clouston, 91, British landscape architect.
• Apollinaire Compaoré, 72, Burkinabè businessman.
• Valie Export, 85, Austrian artist.
• Takahiro Fujiwara, 43, Japanese voice actor (My Hero Academia, Berserk, Captain Earth).
• Noel Galea Bason, 71, Maltese medalist and sculptor.
• Sophie Garel, 84, French media presenter (Les Grosses Têtes) and singer.
• David Henderson, 83, American writer and poet.
• Hans van Houwelingen, 81, Dutch mathematician and professor of medical statistics.
• Raymond Eugene Johnson, 52, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Caroline Jones, 71, Welsh politician, MS (2016–2021), sepsis.
• Claudine Longet, 84, French-American singer and actress (McHale's Navy, The Party).
• Rubem Medina, 83, Brazilian politician, deputy (1967–2003).
• Abdelmadjid Meskoud, 73, Algerian chaabi singer, complications from a stroke.
• Harald Metzkes, 97, German painter and graphic artist.
• Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond, 95, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Luiza (1971–1997) and archbishop of Kananga (1997–2006).
• Pete Naaden, 98, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1973–2000).
• Fred Nesler, 81, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1993–2014).
• Krzysztof Piesiewicz, 80, Polish screenwriter (No End, The Double Life of Veronique) and politician, senator (1991–1993, 1997–2011).
• Stanisław Rakowicz, 90, Polish politician, voivode of Toruń (1988–1990).
• Alan Rothwell, 89, English actor (Coronation Street, Brookside, Heartbeat) and television presenter.
• Sudhangshu Seal, 81, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009) and West Bengal MLA (2001–2004).
• Morris Soller, 94–95, American-Israeli agricultural geneticist. (death announced on this date)
• John Bryan Taylor, 97, British physicist.
• Teh Kew San, 91, Malaysian badminton player, complications from a urinary tract infection.
• Timmy, humpback whale. (body discovered on this date)
• Nikolay Tsaturyan, 81, Armenian theatre director.
• Jorge Urquía, 79, Honduran footballer (Mallorca, Alavés, national team).

13

• DuWayne Bridges, 79, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (2000–2014).
• Kevin Buys, 40, South African rugby union player (Brive, Lions, Southern Kings), heart attack.
• Clarence Carter, 90, American singer-songwriter ("Slip Away", "Patches", "Strokin'"), complications from pneumonia, prostate cancer and sepsis.
• Khalifa Chater, 90, Tunisian academic and historian.
• Fleury Di Nallo, 83, French footballer (Olympique Lyonnais, Montpellier, national team).
• El Cabrero, 81, Spanish flamenco singer.
• Richard Falbr, 85, Czech politician, MEP (2004–2014), senator (1996–2004), president of the ČMKOS (1994–2002).
• Hilda Farfante, 95, Spanish teacher and activist.
• Ed Finlan, 78, Filipino actor (Annie Batungbakal) and television director (People's Television Network). (death announced on this date)
• Mosharraf Hossain, 83, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1973–2024), minister of civil aviation and tourism (1997–2001) and twice of housing and public works.
• M. P. Jayasinghe, 81, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, governor of Uva (2015–2018) and North Central (2018) provinces.
• Luna Jordan, 25, German actress.
• Sir Kenneth Keith, 88, New Zealand jurist and legal scholar, Supreme Court justice (2004–2005), judge of the International Court of Justice (2006–2015).
• Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, 75, Cameroonian athletics official, president of the Confederation of African Athletics (since 2003).
• Selimir Milošević, 86, Serbian football player (Red Star Belgrade, Oakland Clippers) and manager (Pelita Jaya). (death announced on this date)
• David Morelock, 94, American opera director.
• Boutros Mouallem, 98, Israeli Melkite Greek Catholic hierarch, bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (1990–1998) and archbishop of Akka (1998–2003).
• Vladimir Ovchinnikov, 88, Russian painter, ethnographer and social activist.
• Dionisio Quintana, 68, Cuban javelin thrower and trainer.
• Dileep Raj, 47, Indian actor (Milana, U Turn, Mahanadi), heart attack.
• Mike Salisbury, 84, British filmmaker and producer (Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives, The Life of Birds, Life in the Undergrowth).
• Peter Simpson, 81, English footballer (Arsenal, New England Tea Men, Hendon). (death announced on this date)
• Ladislav Skula, 88, Czech mathematician and academic.
• Kamal Zarara, 59, Algerian actor.

12

• Patrick Arnold, 59, American organic chemist (BALCO scandal).
• Barry W. Blaustein, 71, American screenwriter (Coming to America, The Nutty Professor) and film director (Beyond the Mat), pancreatic cancer.
• Jean Bonfils, 96, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Viviers (1992–1998) and Nice (1998–2005).
• Swapan Sadhan Bose, 78, Indian politician, MP (2005–2011) and sports administrator, president of Mohun Bagan AC.
• Stanisława Celińska, 79, Polish actress (Mamuśki, The Maids of Wilko, Landscape After the Battle).
• Jason Collins, 47, American basketball player (New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics), glioblastoma.
• John Thomas Copenhaver Jr., 100, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern West Virginia (since 1976).
• Pedro Feist, 90, Portuguese politician, MP (1983–1987, 1995–1999).
• Romuald Figuier, 88, French singer.
• Mark Fuhrman, 74, American detective (Murder trial of O. J. Simpson), throat cancer.
• Donald Gibb, 71, American actor (Revenge of the Nerds, Bloodsport, 1st & Ten), complications from throat cancer.
• Miriam Gonczarska, 53, Polish spiritual leader and journalist. (death announced on this date)
• Al Gregg, 62, English musician (The Wall), actor (ScreenPlay, Doctor Who) and screenwriter. (death announced on this date)
• Alexander Held, 67, German actor (Der Untergang, Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage, Der Baader Meinhof Komplex).
• Zenonas Juknevičius, 76, Lithuanian politician and lawyer, minister of justice (1992).
• Bobby Keasler, 80, American college football coach (McNeese State Cowboys, Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks).
• Bassek Ba Kobhio, 69, Cameroonian writer and filmmaker (The Great White Man of Lambaréné, Le silence de la forêt).
• Yebrgual Melese, 36, Ethiopian long-distance runner.
• Ataur Rahman, 84, Bangladeshi actor.
• Rex Reed, 87, American film critic (The New York Observer), journalist, and actor (Inchon, Myra Breckinridge).
• William V. Tamborlane, 79, American pediatrician and academic.
• Jack Taylor, 99, American actor (Succubus, Conan the Barbarian, The Ninth Gate).
• Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi, 91, Indian classical dancer.
• Emil Paul Tscherrig, 79, Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal, apostolic nuncio to Korea (2004–2008), Argentina (2012–2017) and Italy (2017–2024).
• Anna Wagner, 111, Austrian supercentenarian.
• Albrecht Weinberg, 101, German Holocaust survivor.
• Herb Wharton, 89–90, Australian writer. (death announced on this date)
• Charle Young, 75, American Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles), Super Bowl champion (1982).

11

• Mal Anderson, 91, Australian Hall of Fame tennis player.
• Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra, 92, Egyptian actor.
• Buzz Capra, 78, American baseball player (New York Mets, Atlanta Braves).
• Brandon Clarke, 29, Canadian-American basketball player (Gonzaga Bulldogs, Memphis Grizzlies).
• Coquito, 60, Uruguayan footballer (Peñarol, Deportivo Morón, national team).
• Jack Douglas, 80, American record producer (Rocks, Cheap Trick, Double Fantasy).
• Alexx Ekubo, 40, Nigerian actor (Weekend Getaway, Lagos Cougars, The Bling Lagosians), kidney cancer.
• Maxwell Gamble, 87, Australian Olympic rower (1960).
• Lou Graham, 88, American golfer, U.S. Open champion (1975).
• Mbemba Jatta, Gambian politician, MP (1982–1994).
• David Lee, 82, American football player (Baltimore Colts).
• Rainer Lux, 75, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1995–2010).
• Hélène Mignon, 91, French politician, MP (1988–1993, 1997–2007) and mayor of Muret (1989–1995).
• Vladimir Molchanov, 75, Russian television host and journalist.
• Xuong Nguyen-Huu, 92, American biochemist.
• Didier Pillet, 77, French journalist, editor-in-chief of Ouest-France (1991–2005).
• Dovid Shmidel, 92, Israeli rabbi, chairman of Asra Kadisha (since 1977).
• Silva, 67, Brazilian footballer (Botafogo, América de Natal, national team).
• Bagi Kumar Verma, 77, Indian politician, Bihar MLA (1995–2005, 2020–2025).
• José Adriano Gago Vitorino, 80–81, Portuguese politician, MP (1976–1985), secretary of state for emigration and the Portuguese communities (1981–1983).
• Viorel Zgardan, 60–61, Moldovan operatic bass singer (Maria Bieșu National Opera and Ballet Theatre).

10

• José Ballesta, 67, Spanish politician, medical doctor and academic, mayor of Murcia (2015–2021, since 2023), cancer.
• John Barbour, 93, Canadian actor, comedian and television presenter (Real People).
• J. J. Barrie, 92, Canadian singer ("No Charge"), songwriter and comedian.
• Rosemarie Bergmans, 82, Belgian actress (Pauline and Paulette).
• Anja Breien, 85, Norwegian film director (Arven, Rape, Games of Love and Loneliness).
• David Burke, 91, British actor (Sherlock Holmes, Reilly, Ace of Spies, The Love School).
• René Cárdenas, 96, Nicaraguan sportswriter (La Prensa) and announcer (Los Angeles Dodgers).
• Anne Cohen, 85, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1988–1995).
• Jim Colbert, 85, American golfer.
• Legh Davis, 85, Australian politician, South Australian MLC (1979–2002).
• Jan E. DuBois, 95, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania (since 1988).
• Ali Fassi-Fihri, 71, Moroccan civil servant and business executive, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (2009–2013).
• Abraham Foxman, 86, American lawyer and activist, director of the Anti-Defamation League (1987–2015).
• Bianca Gambino, 52, Colombian journalist, radio announcer and television presenter.
• Günther Maria Halmer, 83, German actor (Sophie's Choice, Gandhi, Amen.).
• Rainer Nitschke, 79, German radio and television presenter.
• Mary Lovelace O'Neal, 84, American artist and arts educator.
• Ralph Ottey, 102, Jamaican-born British author and World War II veteran.
• Mark Ratner, 83, American chemist.
• Doug Searl, 79, Australian footballer (Fitzroy, Collingwood).
• Cyril Simard, 87, Canadian architect and ethnologist.
• D. Sudhakar, 66, Indian politician, Karnataka MLA (2004–2018, since 2023), complications from a lung infection.
• Kenneth B. Wiberg, 98, American chemist.

9

• Antonio Becerra Gaytán, 93, Mexican politician, deputy (1979–1982), member of the Congress of Chihuahua (1989–1992).
• Bruno Bischofberger, 86, Swiss art dealer.
• Theo van Boven, 91, Dutch jurist.
• Bobby Cox, 84, American Hall of Fame baseball manager (Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays), player (New York Yankees), and coach, World Series champion (1977, 1995).
• Thomas G. Darling, 94, American air force general.
• Maurice Freund, 82, French tourism personality and businessman (Point Air).
• Robert D. Garton, 92, American politician, member (1970–2006) and president pro tempore (1980–2006) of the Indiana Senate.
• Alan Gribben, 84, American literary scholar.
• Jennifer Harmon, 82, American actress (How to Survive a Marriage, One Life to Live).
• Frid Ingulstad, 90, Norwegian novelist and stenographer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Ioan Isaiu, 56, Romanian actor, heart attack.
• Jean-Clément Jeanbart, 83, Syrian Melkite Catholic hierarch, archbishop of Aleppo (1995–2021).
• Kevin McKenzie, 77, South African cricketer (Transvaal).
• Craig Morton, 83, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos).
• Philippe Mpay, 86–87, Cameroonian army officer.
• Kevin Ndjomo, Cameroonian sports journalist (Cameroon Radio Television).
• Bill Posey, 78, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2009–2025) and the Florida Senate (2000–2008) and House of Representatives (1992–2000).
• Dennis Rush, 74, American actor (Man of a Thousand Faces, The Andy Griffith Show, Wagon Train).
• Michael Sefi, 82, British philatelist, heart and lung disease.
• Mark Smythe, 53, New Zealand-born American composer (Daddy's Little Girl, Unfallen, The Reef: Stalked), atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
• Gerald Talbot, 94, American politician and civil rights leader, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1972–1978).
• Allan Thigo, 77, Kenyan footballer (Gor Mahia, national team).
• Warren Tipton, 67, American singer (The Chi-Lites).
• Margareta Waterman, 93, American poet and publisher.

8

• Vadim Alexandrov, 88, Russian actor (Kin-dza-dza!, The Woman who Sings, We Are from Jazz), head injury from a fall.
• Auroras Encore, 24, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. (death announced on this date)
• Betty Broderick, 78, American convicted murderer, complications from a fall and sepsis.
• Jo Ann Castle, 86, American honky-tonk pianist (The Lawrence Welk Show).
• Kapila Chandrasena, 61, Sri Lankan telecommunications and airlines executive, CEO of SriLankan Airlines, Mihin Lanka and SLTMobitel.
• Nicola Colombo, 57, Italian football executive, chairman of Monza (2015–2018).
• Abdelwahab Doukkali, 85, Moroccan composer and musician.
• Patrick Dourado, 86, Indian playwright.
• Melo Freire, 99, Brazilian politician, deputy (1975–1991).
• Agberto Matos, 54, Brazilian Olympic handball player (1996, 2004).
• Punch McLean, 93, Canadian ice hockey coach (New Westminster Bruins), traffic collision.
• Festus Mogae, 86, Botswanan politician and economist, president (1998–2008), vice-president (1991–1998), and minister of finance (1989–1998).
• Harald Mothes, 69, German footballer (Wismut Aue, TSV Ampfing, East Germany national team).
• Ravi Pandit, 75, Indian technology executive, co-founder of KPIT Technologies.
• Karl-Heinz Ripkens, 88, German footballer (1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen).
• Anna Ritchie, 82, British archaeologist and historian.
• Tore Ryen, 79, Norwegian television producer and writer (Mot i brøstet).
• Haerul Saleh, 44, Indonesian politician, MP (2014–2019, 2020–2022), burns.
• Joe Sedelmaier, 92, American television advertising director.
• Karin Spaink, 68, Dutch journalist (Het Parool) and feminist activist.
• Kiara St. James, 52–53, American transgender activist, cancer.
• Koji Suzuki, 68, Japanese writer (Ring, Dark Water).
• Germán Vargas Lleras, 64, Colombian politician, vice-president (2014–2017), minister of the interior (2010–2012), and president of the Senate (2003–2004), brain cancer.
• Joyce Woodhouse, 82, American politician, member of the Nevada Senate (2006–2010, 2012–2020).

7

• Jaime Aparicio, 96, Colombian Olympic hurdler (1948, 1956).
• Raymonde Arcier, 86, French artist and feminist activist.
• Åke Axelsson, 94, Swedish interior designer.
• Ursula Bäumlin, 87, Swiss politician, MP (1987–1998).
• Eugenio Binini, 91, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello (1983–1991) and Massa Carrara-Pontremoli (1991–2010).
• Michael J. Bransfield, 82, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Wheeling–Charleston (2004–2018).
• Carlos Brito, 93, Portuguese politician, deputy (1980–1991).
• Pat Caputo, 67, American sportswriter and broadcaster (WXYT-FM), pancreatic cancer.
• Philip Caputo, 84, American author (A Rumor of War) and journalist, cancer.
• Luiz Sérgio Carlini, 73, Brazilian songwriter and guitarist (Tutti Frutti).
• Giovanni Cervetti, 92, Italian politician, deputy (1987–1994) and MEP (1984–1989).
• Valery Denisov, 84, Russian diplomat, ambassador to North Korea (1996–2001).
• Jana Dubovcová, 73, Slovak politician, minister of justice (2023) and MNC (2010–2012).
• Claude Griscelli, 90, French doctor and immunologist, president of Inserm (1996–2001).
• Günter Jena, 93, German church music director (St. Michaelis, Hamburg) and musicologist.
• Rick Kreuger, 77, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
• Nabyl Lahlou, 81, Moroccan film director (Le Gouverneur General de l'ile Chakerbakerben, Brahim Who?, The Night of the Crime) and playwright.
• Joni Lamb, 65, American Christian broadcaster, co-founder and president of Daystar Television Network, complications from bone cancer.
• Bede Liu, 91, Taiwanese-American electrical engineer.
• Earl-Jean McCrea, 83, American singer (The Cookies).
• Michael Pennington, 82, English actor (Return of the Jedi, The Iron Lady), co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company and writer.
• Friedrich Seifert, 84, German mineralogist and geophysicist.
• Joe Senser, 69, American football player (Minnesota Vikings).
• James F. Sundah, 70, Indonesian songwriter.
• Harold Theriault, 73, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA (2003–2013).
• Wang Yongguo, 87, Chinese vice admiral, commander of the South Sea Fleet (1994–2002).
• Ryszard Zembaczyński, 77, Polish politician, mayor of Opole (2002–2014).
• Zhang Anjian, 55, Chinese politician, deputy mayor of Chongqing.

6

• Judith Barnard, 94, American writer (Judith Michael), heart failure.
• Evaristo Beccalossi, 69, Italian footballer (Brescia, Inter Milan, Sampdoria), complications from a cerebral haemorrhage.
• Harold K. Brown, 92, American civil rights leader.
• Vladimir Cvetković, 84, Serbian basketball player (Crvena zvezda, Yugoslavia national team) and sports administrator, Olympic silver medallist (1968).
• László Fazekas, 78, Hungarian football player (Újpesti Dózsa, Royal Antwerp, national team) and manager, Olympic champion (1968), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Georgy Golitsyn, 91, Russian atmospheric physicist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Jake Hall, 35, British actor, model and reality television star (The Only Way Is Essex), head injury.
• Russ Hodge, 86, American Olympic decathlete (1964).
• Manuela Hoelterhoff, 77, German-born American cultural journalist (Bloomberg News), cancer.
• Dick Hughes, 88, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals).
• Aimable Karasira, 48, Rwandan singer and political activist, drug overdose.
• Rajko Kasagić, 83, Bosnian Serb politician, prime minister of Republika Srpska (1995–1996).
• Heinrich Kofler, 96, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg (1974–1980, 1981–1984).
• Algis Jurgis Kundrotas, 75, Lithuanian physicist.
• Mert Lawwill, 85, American motorcycle racer and designer, subject of On Any Sunday.
• Carlos Malcolm, 91, Jamaican trombonist, percussionist, and bandleader.
• John L. Marion, 92, American auctioneer.
• José Navarro, 77, Peruvian footballer (Defensor Arica, Sporting Cristal, national team).
• Kenji Ohba, 71, Japanese actor (Space Sheriff Gavan, Battle Fever J, Denshi Sentai Denjiman) and stuntman.
• Marc Plantegenest, 82, French politician, deputy (1978–1981), senator (1981–1986).
• Anatoly Rusanov, 94, Russian chemist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Ronald Russell, 71, American Virgin Islander Olympic sprinter (1976, 1984).
• Fili Seru, 56, Fijian rugby union (national team) and league (Hull, national team) player, complications from motor neuron disease.
• Shin Jong-o, South Korean judge (Kim Keon Hee), suicide.
• Lawrence J. Smith, 85, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–1993).
• Aryeh Stern, 81, Israeli rabbi.
• Ted Turner, 87, American Hall of Fame media proprietor (CNN) and sports team owner (Atlanta Braves), founder of Turner Broadcasting System, complications from Lewy body dementia.
• Pierre-François Veil, 72, French lawyer and civil servant, president of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah (since 2023).
• Liviu Volconovici, 69, Moldovan agronomist, academic and politician, minister of agriculture, regional development and environment (2018).
• Morris Watts, 88, American football player (Tulsa) and coach.
• Cavayé Yéguié Djibril, 86, Cameroonian politician, member (since 1983) and president (1992–2026) of the National Assembly.

5

• Dante Ang, 83, Filipino journalist, owner of The Manila Times (since 2001) and chairman of the CFO (2005–2010).
• Val Attenbrow, 84, Australian archaeologist.
• Bob Belden, 78, American football player (Dallas Cowboys).
• Trevor Bennett, 99, Canadian politician, Newfoundland MHA (1982–1985).
• Richard Cameron, 77, English playwright.
• Pierre Chambon, 95, French biologist, member of the French Academy of Sciences.
• R. B. Choudary, 77, Indian film producer (Pudhu Vasantham, Raja, Aanandham), traffic collision.
• Crystal R. Emery, 65, American film director and producer (The Deadliest Disease in America).
• Peter Ferrara, 71, American lawyer and policy analyst.
• Soledad Gallego-Díaz, 75, Spanish journalist, editor of El País (2018–2020).
• René Groebli, 98, Swiss photographer.
• Terje Haugland, 82, Norwegian long jumper.
• Cheryl Mary Clare Hurst, 63, Antiguan and Barbudan politician, senator (2014–2026).
• Timo Kautonen, 81, Finnish footballer (Reipas, Kuusysi, national team).
• Viktor Kuzmenko, 42, Ukrainian rescuer and civil defense officer, Hero of Ukraine (2025), airstrike.
• Lee Hong-koo, 91, South Korean diplomat and politician, prime minister (1994–1995) and ambassador to the United States (1998–2000).
• Kyle Loftis, 43, American internet personality and businessman.
• Temur Maisuradze, 66, Georgian politician, MP (2012–2016).
• Guto Graça Mello, 78, Brazilian composer and music producer.
• Claude Morin, 96, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1976–1981).
• Santhosh K. Nayar, 65, Indian actor (Nishedhi, Kurishuyudham, Vasantha Sena), heart attack.
• José Ortiz, 62, Puerto Rican Hall of Fame basketball player (Atléticos de San Germán, Cangrejeros de Santurce, national team), colorectal cancer.
• Pierre Pascallon, 84, French politician, deputy (1986–1988, 1993–1997), mayor of Issoire (1989–2008).
• Servet Pëllumbi, 89, Albanian politician, speaker of parliament (2002–2005).
• Chris Phelan, 70, Irish-born Australian rugby league player (Parramatta Eels, Oldham, Queensland), pancreatic cancer.
• Donald Ross, 85, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1983–2003).
• Yevhen Syvokin, 88, Ukrainian film director.
• Idris Tarangzai, 64, Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA (2002–2007), shot.
• Valeri Zhabko, 58, Russian footballer (Torpedo Volzhsky, Tekstilshchik, Metallurg Lipetsk).

4

• Henk Beckers, 81, Dutch politician, senator (2011–2015).
• Herman Branover, 94, Russian-Israeli physicist (SATEC).
• Jorge Calandrelli, 86, Argentine composer.
• André Cerdini, 96, French magistrate.
• Derek Conway, 72, English politician, MP (1983–1997, 2001–2010) and television presenter (Press TV), primary biliary cholangitis.
• Geoff Dakin, 90, South African cricketer (Eastern Province).
• Alexis Dipanda Mouelle, 84, Cameroonian magistrate, president of the supreme court (1990–2014).
• Olivier Dupuis, 68, Belgian politician, MEP (1996–2004).
• Carlos Garaikoetxea, 87, Spanish politician, lehendakari (1979–1985), heart attack.
• Pat Graham, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs).
• Stein Erik Hagen, 69, Norwegian industrial conglomerate executive, founder of Rimi, cardiac arrest.
• Marcel Labine, 78, Canadian poet.
• Tat'jana Ljubeckaja, 85, Russian fencer.
• Kazuhiro Ninomiya, 79, Japanese judoka, Olympic champion (1976).
• Brendan O'Brien, 82, Irish journalist (Prime Time).
• Yuji Ohno, 84, Japanese musician and composer (Lupin III).
• David Plowden, 93, American photographer.
• Hermano da Silva Ramos, 100, French-Brazilian racing driver (Formula One).
• Miguel Ángel J. Márquez Ruiz, 83, Mexican veterinarian.
• Bob Skinner, 94, American baseball player and manager (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies), World Series champion (1960, 1964, 1979).
• Robert A. Stebbins, 87, American-born Canadian sociologist.
• John Sterling, 87, American sportscaster (New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves), heart failure.
• Jonathan Tiersten, 60, American actor (Sleepaway Camp, Return to Sleepaway Camp, The Perfect House).
• Ion Toderaș, 77, Moldovan ecologist and biologist, member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.
• Konstantin Tolkachyov, 73, Russian politician, speaker of the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (since 1999), cancer.
• George Trahern, 89, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1981–1988).
• Eladio Zárate, 84, Paraguayan football player (Huracán, Unión Española, national team) and manager.

3

• Jean Alambre, 79, French author and songwriter.
• Babulal Bairwa, 72, Indian politician, Rajasthan MLA (1980–1990, 2008–2013, 2018–2023), complications from diabetes.
• Régis Barroso, 84, Brazilian politician, deputy (1967–1971).
• Leslie Campbell, 67, Jamaican politician, MP (2016–2020).
• Peter Cannon-Brookes, 87, British art historian.
• Charles W. Curtis, 99, American mathematician and historian.
• Abdusamad Durmonov, 60, Uzbekistani footballer (Neftchi Fergana, Surkhon, national team).
• Alain Marchadour, 88, French Roman Catholic priest and exegetist.
• Nelson Martínez Rust, 81, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Valencia in Venezuela (1982–1992) and bishop of San Felipe (1992–2016).
• Claire Maurier, 97, French actress (La Cage aux Folles, Amélie, A Bad Son).
• William Daniel Mayer, 84, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2005–2007).
• Michel Merlet, 86, French composer and pedagogue.
• Józef Michalik, 85, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Przemyśl (1993–2016), bishop of Zielona Góra–Gorzów (1986–1993) and president of the PEC (2004–2014).
• Cândido Mota, 82, Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter and actor.
• Krzysztof Pawłowski, 79, Polish politician, senator (1989–1993).
• Jean Raquin, 90, French politician, member (1994–2015) and president (2008–2011) of the General Council of Jura.
• Paul Schwartz, 86, Romanian Jewish community leader.
• Hany Shaker, 73, Egyptian singer, actor (Sayed Darwish) and composer.
• Geoff Stedman, 83, New Zealand physicist, Hector Medal (1994), Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (since 1989).
• Lee Allen Zeno, 71, American bassist, cancer.

2

• Roque Avallay, 80, Argentine footballer (Newell's Old Boys, Huracán, national team).
• Ubaldo Biordi, 87, Sammarinese politician, captain regent (1981–1982, 1985–1986).
• Castell V. Bryant, 88, American academic administrator, president of Florida A&M University (2005–2007).
• Yaya Ceesay, 88–89, Gambian politician, MP (1960–1994).
• José María Cruz Novillo, 89, Spanish painter, designer and sculptor.
• Michel Debost, 92, French flutist.
• Chet Dobis, 83, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1970–2012).
• Doris F. Fisher, 94, American businesswoman (Gap Inc.).
• Emily Grosholz, 75, American poet.
• David Kendall, 68, American television writer, producer, (Boy Meets World, Growing Pains) and film director (Dirty Deeds).
• James Lawrence King, 98, American jurist, judge (since 1970) and chief judge (1984–1991) of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• Linda Kuk, 71–72, Hong Kong film producer.
• Norman Lacy, 84, Australian politician, Victoria MP (1973–1982) and minister for the arts (1979–1982).
• John MacDonald, 88, British army major general and rugby union player (London Scottish, Scotland national team).
• Branko Marušič, 88, Slovenian historian.
• Peter R. Moody Jr., 82, American political scientist and sinologist.
• Ben Morea, 84, American artist and anarchist activist.
• Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira, 85, Brazilian journalist.
• Stanislav Petrov, 87, Russian military officer, chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troops (1992–2001), suicide.
• Dame Shirley Porter, 95, British politician, leader of the Westminster City Council (1983–1991) and lord mayor of Westminster (1991–1992).
• Donald Sidney-Fryer, 91, American poet, critic and literary historian, bone cancer.
• Dominique Soltner, 89, French agronomic engineer.
• Moslem Uddin, 87, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–2024).
• Boris Volodin, 94, Russian politician, member of the Soviet of the Union (1984–1989).
• Finn Wagle, 84, Norwegian Church of Norway clergyman, bishop of Nidaros (1991–2008).
• Martin C. Weisskopf, 84, American space scientist.
• Soheir Zaki, 81, Egyptian belly dancer and actress (Cairo 30).

1

• Farhan Hassan Al-Mansour, Syrian Shia cleric, grenade explosion.
• Antonio Arcari, 72, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to four nunciatures including Mozambique (2008–2014), Costa Rica (2014–2019) and Monaco (2019–2023).
• Vladimir Bayunov, 73, Russian politician, MP (1993–1999).
• Péter Bikár, 81, Hungarian Olympic ice hockey player (1964).
• G. Robert Blakey, 90, American attorney, drafter of the RICO act.
• Panayot Butchvarov, 93, Bulgarian philosopher.
• Juliet Winters Carpenter, 77, American translator.
• Yevgeniy Duleyev, 70, Russian rower, Olympic silver medallist (1976).
• René Henry Gracida, 102, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Corpus Christi (1983–1997) and Pensacola–Tallahassee (1975–1983).
• Stephen Greene, 81, Irish hurler (Mount Sion, Waterford).
• Alfredrick Hughes, 63, American basketball player (Loyola Chicago Ramblers, San Antonio Spurs).
• Greg Hyman, 78, American inventor, co-creator of Tickle Me Elmo.
• Philippe Lazar, 90, French statistician and epidemiologist, president of Inserm (1982–1996), president of the Research Institute for Development (1997–2001).
• Danny Mixon, 76, American jazz pianist, prostate cancer.
• Karl-Heinz Mühe, 77, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1986–2003).
• Stephen Owen, 79, American sinologist.
• Tülay Özer, 79, Turkish singer.
• René Paardekooper, 39, Dutch footballer (Helmond Sport), complications from Hodgkin lymphoma.
• Hans-Wilhelm Pesch, 88, German politician, MP (1983–1998).
• Man Phatnothai, 85, Thai politician, minister of information and communication technology (2008), deputy prime minister (2008).
• Michael Sollis, 40, Australian musician and artistic director, bowel cancer.
• William W. Stinson, 92, Canadian railway executive, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (1981–1996).
• Csaba Takács, 71, Hungarian-Romanian politician, deputy (1990–1994).
• Dionysis Tsamis, 74, Greek footballer (Panetolikos, AEK Athens, national team).
• Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, 73, Swiss physician and advocate for therapeutic fasting.
• Charlie Williams, 82, Maltese footballer (Valletta, Rochester Lancers, national team).
• Alex Zanardi, 59, Italian racing driver and paracyclist, Paralympic champion (2012, 2016).

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2026
• Deaths in February 2026
• Deaths in March 2026
• Deaths in April 2026

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