Deaths 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.
Entries without a source should be removed.

### 28

- Ali Khamenei, 86, Iranian politician
- Abdolrahim Mousavi,65/66, Iranian military officer.
- Aziz Nasirzadeh, 62, Iranian minister of defense.
- Mohammad Pakpour, 64, commander of the IRGC (since 2025)
- Ali Shamkhani, 70, naval officer and politician, minister of defence (1997–2005), secretary of the SNSC (2013–2023), and member of the EDC (since 2023)

### 27

- Neil Sedaka, 86, American pop singer-songwriter.

### 26

- Ahmed Nimal, 62, Maldivian film director (_Shakku_, _Sitee_, _Udhaas_) and actor, complications from a stroke.
- Pepito Rodriguez, 83, Filipino actor (_Sa Bilis Walang Kaparis_).

### 25

- Natalya Klimova, 87, Russian actress (_Comrade Arseny_, _The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin_, _The Snow Queen_).
- Ludwig Scotty, 77, Nauruan politician, president (2003, 2004–2007).

### 24

- Irina Shevchuk, 74, Russian actress (_The Dawns Here Are Quiet_, _White Bim Black Ear_), brain tumor.

### 23

- Robert Carradine, 71, American actor (_Revenge of the Nerds_, _The Big Red One_, _Lizzie McGuire_), suicide.

### 22

- Birgitta Andersson, 92, Swedish actress (_Jönssonligan_, _Docking the Boat_, _The Apple War_).
- Ali Tutal, 75-76, Turkish actor (_On Fertile Lands_, _Hemşo_, _Home Coming_).

### 21

- Raymond Bouchard, 80, Canadian actor (_Seducing Doctor Lewis_).

### 20

- Ismael Kanater, 69, Moroccan actor (_Queen of the Desert_, _The Forgiven_, _Alias_).
- Angela Luce, 87–88, Italian actress (_Some Like It Cold_, _Due mafiosi contro Al Capone_, _The Decameron_) and singer, heart failure.

### 19

- Eric Dane, 53, American actor (_Grey's Anatomy_, _The Last Ship_, _Euphoria_), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

### 18

- Lil Poppa, 25, American rapper.

### 17

- Jesse Jackson, 84, American civil rights activist and politician, founder of Rainbow/PUSH.

### 16

- Billy Steinberg, 75, American songwriter ("Like a Virgin", "True Colors", "Eternal Flame"), cancer.

### 15

- Pino Colizzi, 88, Italian actor  (_Jesus of Nazareth_, _Tea with Mussolini_, _La piovra_) and voice actor.
- Robert Duvall, 95, American actor

### 12

- Bożena Dykiel, 77, Polish actress (_The War of the Worlds: Next Century_, _The Quack_, _Holy Week_).

- Roy Face, 97, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- Vangie Labalan, 83, Filipino actress (_Manila by Night_, _Himala_, _Bobo Cop_) and comedian.
- Esa Pakarinen Jr., 78, Finnish actor (_The Year of the Hare_, _Poet and Muse_, _Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit_).

### 11

- Bud Cort, 77, American actor (_Harold and Maude_, _M*A*S*H_, _The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou_).
- James Van Der Beek, 48, American actor (_Dawson's Creek_, _Varsity Blues_, _The Rules of Attraction_), colorectal cancer.

### 10

- Jose de Venecia Jr., 89, Filipino politician, speaker (1992–1998, 2001–2008) and three-time member of the House of Representatives.

### 9

- Giancarlo Dettori, 93, Italian actor (_Quattro bravi ragazzi_, _My Sister in Law_, _Damned the Day I Met You_).

### 8

- Blake Carrett, 33, American actor (How to Eat Fried Worms).
- Jung Jin-woo, 88, South Korean film director (_Oyster Village_, _Adultery Tree_) and producer (_Woman of Fire_), complications from a fall and COVID-19.
- Edward Linde-Lubaszenko, 86, Polish actor (_Rose_, _Soldiers of Freedom_, _Boys Don't Cry_)

### 7

- Brad Arnold, 47, American singer (3 Doors Down) and songwriter ("Kryptonite", "Here Without You"), renal cell carcinoma.

### 6

- Jana Brejchová, 86, Czech actress (_Higher Principle_, _I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen_, _The Fabulous Baron Munchausen_).
- Nevin Efe, 78, Turkish actress (_Valley of the Wolves: Ambush_, _Aşk ve Ceza_, _Arka Sokaklar_).

### 5

- Janina Borońska, 82, Polish actress (_How I Unleashed World War II_, _More Than Life at Stake_).

### 4

- François Beukelaers, 88, Belgian actor (_Brussels by Night_, _The Over-the-Hill Band_, _Stormforce_), stage director and singer.
- Mickey Lolich, 85, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, San Diego Padres).

### 3

- Jim Morrison, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins).

### 2

- Ahmad Obeidat, 87, Jordanian politician, prime minister (1984–1985).

### 1

- Fernando Esteso, 80, Spanish comedian and actor.
- Tony Pigott, 67, English cricketer (Sussex, Surrey, national team), heart attack.

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