This page contains the complete list of notable people who died during July 2026. Every day is updated with the latest reported deaths of celebrities, actors, politicians, athletes, musicians, business leaders, scientists, writers, and other well-known personalities from around the world.

         List of Deaths in July 2026

1 July 2026

• Hans Aarsleff, 100, Danish linguist and academic.
• Aitana Alberti León [eu], 84, Argentine-Cuban writer.
• Nurlana Aliyeva [az], 79, Azerbaijani academic.
• Antonio Antonini, 90, Argentine architect.
• Edna Arbel, 82, Israeli judge, justice of the supreme court (2004–2014).
• Mykola Avramenko, 74, Ukrainian weightlifting coach.
• Moritz Borman, 71, German-born American film producer (Terminator Salvation, World Trade Center, Snowden).
• Václav Cejpek [cs], 73, Czech theatrologist and translator.
• Kenneth Cox, 97, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1973–1976) and Senate (1977–1982).
• Michelle DuBarry, 94, Canadian drag queen.
• Shaun Glass, 57, American heavy metal guitarist (Soil, Dirge Within) and bassist (Broken Hope), complications from a stroke.
• Amos Guetta, 75, Israeli rabbi and Kabbalist.
• Cengiz Gündoğdu, 83, Turkish Marxist writer.
• Akiko Hayashi, 81, Japanese illustrator.
• József Horák [hu], 84, Romanian-Hungarian chemist and pharmacologist.
• LeRoy Irvin, 68, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions), throat cancer.
• Toomas Kaldma, 82, Estonian football player (Norma Tallinn, Tallinna Dünamo), referee, and coach.
• Sergei Kulichenko, 48, Russian footballer (CSKA Moscow, Lantana Tallinn, Fakel Voronezh).
• Leung Shan [zh], 81, Hong Kong actress.
• Vasilis Leventis, 74, Greek politician, MP (2015–2019).
• Óscar Levín Coppel, 77, Mexican politician, three-term deputy and director of the national mint (2006–2009).
• Vladimir McTavish, 70, Scottish comedian.
• Joe Melson, 91, American singer and songwriter (“Only the Lonely”, “Crying”, “Blue Bayou”).
• Park Su-gwang [ko], 79, South Korean politician.
• Julio Revuelta, 67, Spanish politician, mayor of Logroño (2000–2007), cancer.
• Santiago Ríos, 71, Argentine actor (Los simuladores, Los Roldán).
• John Ripard, 96, Maltese Olympic sailor (1960).
• André Romus, 89, Belgian painter and television director.
• Knut Sivertsen [no], 84, Norwegian farmer.
• Dave Stimson, American music executive and writer, co-founder of Touch and Go Records.
• Iossif Surchadzhiev, 81, Bulgarian actor (Wrathful Journey, Where Are You Going?, The Tree of Life).
• Y. L. Thien, 83, Singaporean artist.
• Anthony M. Trozzolo, 96, American chemist.
• Roger Vangheluwe, 89, Belgian Roman Catholic defrocked prelate, bishop of Bruges (1985–2010).
• Aleksandr Vysokovsky, 62, Russian actor (Brigada, Bimmer), drowned.
• Przemysław Wierzbowski [eo], 39, Polish Esperanto translator.
• Wayne Worcester, 78, American journalist.
• Yasmin, 90, Indian-born Pakistani actress (Kismet).
• Mykola Yanchenko [uk], 66, Ukrainian composer and singer.

2 July 2026

• Nihal Sri Ameresekere, 78, Sri Lankan litigation consultant.
• Atia Islam Anne, 64, Bangladeshi painter, cancer.
• Graham Bradley, 65, British National Hunt jockey, semantic dementia.
• Marie-Madeleine Dieulangard, 89, French politician, deputy (1988–1991), senator (1992–2001).
• Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld, 93, Danish journalist and television host.
• Paul Dobson, 63, English footballer (Hartlepool United, Torquay United, Scarborough).
• Juan Frausto Pallares, 84, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of León (2005–2016).
• Susana Freyre, 96, Argentine actress (Leonora of the Seven Seas, Three Loves in Rio, Paula cautiva).
• Danuta Grabowska, 83, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991, 1993–2005).
• Bertrand Grébaut, 44, French restaurateur, cancer.
• Tommy Hunter, 89, Canadian country singer (“Mary in the Morning”).
• Hikaru Kurosaki, 64, Japanese actor and stunt performer (Shadow Warriors, MegaBeast Investigator Juspion).
• Lam Wing-kee, 70, Hong Kong bookseller and political activist, founder of Causeway Bay Books, lung cancer.
• Christian Lambert, 80, French civil servant, prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis (2010–2013).
• Giacomo Lanzetti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Turin (2002–2006), bishop of Alghero-Bosa (2006–2010) and Alba Pompeia (2010–2015).
• Alexandru Madgearu [ro], 62, Romanian historian.
• Sergei Mingazov, 57, Russian journalist.
• Keith Mitchell, 51, American football player (New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars).
• Kjell Nilsson, 76, Swedish weightlifter and actor (Mad Max 2, The Pirate Movie, Man of Letters), kidney disease.
• Apostolos Papageorgiou, 89, Greek academic, basketball player and physician.
• Miroslav Pribanić, 80, Croatian Olympic handball player (1976).
• Goran Rakočević, 75, Serbian basketball player (Crvena zvezda).
• Bernd Rauschenbach [de], 73, German literary scholar and writer.
• Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, 93, Scottish politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1985–2018).
• Tibor Szilágyi, 83, Hungarian actor (Cats’ Play).
• Jean-Pierre Tagliaferri, 77, French actor.
• Margus Tammekivi, 70, Estonian politician, MP (2007).
• Jim Walden, 88, American college football coach (Washington State Cougars, Iowa State Cyclones), respiratory failure.

3 July 2026

• Alan Banks, 87, English footballer (Liverpool, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle).
• Sepp Biebl, 89, German Olympic speed skater (1960).
• Isabel Blanco-Rivas, 64, Spanish lawyer and writer.
• Gail Clark, 75, American football player (Chicago Bears, New England Patriots).
• Kelvin Coe, 82, New Zealand politician, mayor of Selwyn (2007–2016).
• Carter DeHaven, 94, American film producer (Hoosiers, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, The Exorcist III).
• Erling Diesen, 93, Norwegian engineer and civil servant, director of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (1987–1999).
• Rainer Dörrzapf, 76, German Olympic weightlifter (1968, 1972).
• Ciprian Dumbravă, 45, Romanian footballer (Petrolul Ploiești, Astra).
• Manouchehr Farid, 88, Iranian-Australian actor (Downpour, Ballad of Tara, Brick and Mirror).
• João Felgueiras [pt], 105, Portuguese Jesuit priest.
• Trevor Fishlock, 85, British journalist (The Times, The Daily Telegraph).
• Yervant Gianikian [it], 84, Italian film director and architect.
• Peter Higham, 95, English footballer (Wigan Athletic, Nottingham Forest, Buxton).
• Weiron Holmberg, 91, Swedish actor (Sällskapsresan, Repmånad, Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?).
• Torunn Isberg, 76, Norwegian Olympic artistic gymnast (1968).
• Fernando Kliche, 71, Uruguayan actor, pancreatic cancer.
• Bruno Lucchesi, 99, Italian-American sculptor.
• Viliumas Malinauskas, 83, Lithuanian art museum founder (Grūtas Park).
• Lydia Maximus, 87, Belgian politician, senator (1990–1999), member of the Flemish Parliament (1990–1999).
• Mihail Mocan, 63, Moldovan politician, deputy (2005–2014).
• Lydia Möcklinghoff, 45, German ecologist and zoologist, plane crash.
• Motivator, 24, British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, heart attack.
• Martin Naughton, 87, Irish electrical goods manufacturer, founder of GlenDimplex.
• Zrinko Ogresta, 67, Croatian film director (Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing, Washed Out, Behind the Glass) and screenwriter.
• John Parisella, 81, American horse trainer.
• Shahrnush Parsipur, 80, Iranian writer and translator.
• Alfons Pawelczyk, 93, German politician, MP (1969–1980).
• Robert B. Sloan, 77, American academic and theologian, president of Houston Christian University (since 2006), complications from a stroke.
• Vladimir Stepanov [ru], 63, Russian military pilot.
• József Tóth, 93, Hungarian hydrogeologist and academic.
• Jim Tracy, 69, American politician, member (2005–2017) and president pro tempore (2017) of the Tennessee Senate.
• Ekaterina Zhemchuzhnaya, 82, Russian actress.

4 July 2026

• Leonard Abramson, 93, American managed care founder and executive (U.S. Healthcare).
• Bill Archer, 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–2001) and the Texas House of Representatives (1967–1971).
• Waldemar Borges, 67, Brazilian politician, Pernambuco MLA (since 2011), cancer.
• Adriano Caprioli, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (1998–2012).
• Fausto Delle Chiaie [it], 82, Italian artist.
• Moritz de Hadeln, 85, Swiss film director and film festival organizer.
• Michel El Khoury, 99, Lebanese politician, minister of national defense (1965–1966), governor of Banque du Liban (1978–1983, 1991–1993).
• Robbie Francevic, 84, New Zealand racing driver.
• Stephen Francis, 64, Jamaican athletics coach.
• Fouzia Habib, Pakistani politician, MNA (2008–2013).
• Al Holland, 73, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees).
• Kang Hee-sun [ko], 65, South Korean voice actress, colorectal cancer.
• Slaine Kelly, 43, Irish actress (The Tudors, Comedown, Psychosis), cancer.
• Ed King, 89, American minister and civil rights activist.
• Shirley Kitchen, 79, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1987–1988) and Senate (1996–2006).
• Ntuthuko Mahlaba, 44, South African politician, member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature (since 2022), traffic collision.
• Hermann Meyn [de], 91, German journalist.
• Grzegorz Miętus, 33, Polish ski jumper.
• Brian Paisley, 79, Canadian film and theatre producer, founder of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival.
• Sergio Pini [it], 90, Italian footballer (Mantova, Vicenza).
• Koço Qendro, 99, Albanian actor (Within Love).
• Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava, 82, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (1972–2002, since 2007).
• Tejbhan Singh, 83, Indian politician
• Albert Sous, 91, German sculptor.
• Sparky D, 61, American rapper (Roxanne Wars).
• Roger “B. War” Svensson, 60, Swedish bassist (Marduk).
• Hugo Van Rompaey, 83, Belgian politician, Flemish deputy (1981–1991, 1995–1999), senator (1991–1995).
• Lothar Voigtländer, 82, German composer.
• Bogusław Zmudziński, 75, Polish academic and film critic.
• Rya W. Zobel, 94, German-American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts (since 1979).

5 July 2026

• Ahmed Amar, 75, Algerian footballer (USM Bel Abbès, national team).
• Tiziana Aristarco [it], 66, Italian film and television director.
• Teejan Bai, 69, Indian Pandavani singer.
• Bayern, 15, American Thoroughbred racehorse, complications from hernia surgery.
• Beaky, 81, English musician (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich).
• George Benedek, 97, American physicist.
• Marjan Berk, 93, Dutch writer and actress.
• Boris Chudetsky, 78, Russian politician, deputy (1990–1993).
• Giovanni Fanello, 87, Italian footballer (Catanzaro, Reggiana, 1960 Olympics).
• Renata Ford, 55, Canadian political candidate.
• Johnny Ginger, 92, American television presenter.
• Zihni Göktay [tr], 80, Turkish actor (Kirpi, Tosun Paşa, Ulan İstanbul).
• Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, 85, Bangladeshi writer and academic, president of the Bangla Academy (since 2024).
• Teet Korsten [et], 59, Estonian journalist and translator.
• Darrell Jackson, 70, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins).
• Bert de Jong, 80, Dutch politician, member of the Senate (1999–2000).
• Luis Margani, 77, Argentine actor (Crane World, Una noche con Sabrina Love, Loco Fever).
• Eutimio Martino, 101, Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer.
• Christian Moran, 42, English-Korean drummer.
• Taiichirō Nishikawa, 84, Japanese politician, MP (1993–2003).
• Novoa, 82, Spanish football player (Sporting Gijón, Celta) and manager (Espanyol).
• Walt Odets, 79, American psychologist and author.
• Jiří Pták, 80, Czech rower, six-time Olympic competitor (1968–1980, 1988, 1992).
• Piatro Sadoŭski, 85, Belarusian diplomat and politician, MP (1990–2009).
• Adolf Seger, 81, German Olympic wrestler (1972, 1976).
• Andre Omer Siregar, 52, Indonesian diplomat.
• Petr Šmolka [cs], 80, Czech psychologist and marriage counselor.
• Toomas Turb, 69, Estonian distance runner.
• Marc van der Straten, 78, Belgian motorsport team owner (Marc VDS Racing Team).
• Mike Wallace, 83, American historian and author (Greater Gotham), complications from Lewy body dementia.
• Rahel Yohannes, 79, Ethiopian singer and musician.

6 July 2026

• Artashes Alexanyan [fa], 64, Armenian actor.
• Allah Rakha, 50, Pakistani comedian, cardiac arrest.
• Carmelo Cedrún, 95, Spanish football player (Athletic Bilbao, national team) and manager (Celta Vigo).
• Herman Chernoff, 103, American mathematician.
• Kevin Chown, 56, American bass guitarist (Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats, Artension, Tarja Turunen).
• George J. Cotliar, 94, American journalist and managing editor (Los Angeles Times).
• Luisa Cunha, 77, Portuguese painter, cancer.
• Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, Australian footballer (Epping).
• John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., 86, American historian.
• Nitzan Gilady, 56, Israeli film director (In Satmar Custody, Jerusalem Is Proud to Present, Wedding Doll).
• Erminio Gius [it], 88, Italian psychologist and Capuchin priest
• Sir George Howarth, 77, British politician, MP (1986–2024).
• Bertram Jäger, 96, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg (1964–1994).
• George E. Johnson Sr., 99, American hair and cosmetics executive, founder of the Johnson Products Company.
• Louise Lasser, 87, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Bananas, Happiness).
• Alberto Lettieri, 67, Argentine historian and academic, complications from diabetes.
• Saverio “Sonny” Morea, 94, American aerospace engineer and project manager (F-1, J-2, Lunar Roving Vehicle).
• David Emil Mungello, 82, American historian.
• Iivo Nei, 94, Estonian chess grandmaster.
• Vladimir Okrepilov, 82, Russian economist and academic.
• Ivan Petch, 87, Australian politician, New South Wales MLA (1988–1995).
• Chico Simões, 75, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (2003–2005).
• Frida Vogels, 96, Dutch writer.
• Paul Wheatbread, 80, American drummer (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap), complications from kidney failure and Alzheimer’s disease.

7 July 2026

• François About, 86, French film director and photographer.
• Dirk Baert, 77, Belgian Olympic road and track cyclist (1968), world champion individual pursuit (1971).
• Tadeusz Baranowski, 81, Polish painter and comic book artist.
• Benedito Ruy Barbosa, 95, Brazilian telenovela writer (Pantanal, O Rei do Gado, Terra Nostra), chronic kidney disease.
• Rhett Bernstein, 38, American soccer player (Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, Mjøndalen IF, Miami FC).
• Girish Bharadwaj, 76, Indian social worker.
• Mikalay Charhinets, 88, Belarusian politician, member of the Council of the Republic (1997–2008).
• Fernando Chumaceiro, 94, Venezuelan politician, deputy (1969–1970).
• Beniamino Di Giacomo, 90, Italian footballer (Napoli, Inter Milan, national team).
• Paul Farrow, 61, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Senate (2012–2015) and Assembly (2010–2012), mucinous adenocarcinoma.
• Arifin Junaidi [id], 73, Indonesian politician, regent of North Luwu (2010–2015).
• T. J. Lanning, 41, American alpine skier.
• James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, 99, British jurist and politician, Lord Chancellor (1987–1997) and member of the House of Lords (1979–2022).
• Benjamín Medrano Quezada, 59, Mexican politician, municipal president of Fresnillo (2013–2015), shot.
• Megas, 81, Icelandic singer.
• Jamil Merrell, 36, American football player (Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles KISS).
• Marc Messier, 78, Canadian actor (Looking for Eternity, Jesus of Montreal, The Wind from Wyoming) and writer.
• Jindřich Mikulec, 98, Czech Olympic gymnast (1952).
• Jan Milld, 82, Swedish editor, debater and author.
• Hans-Werner Müller, 83, German politician, MP (1976–1994), MEP (1977–1979).
• Connor Murphy, 31, American looksmaxxing influencer and bodybuilder, drowned.
• Sharon Dede Padi, 50, Ghanaian painter and poet.
• Joanna Pettet, 83, English actress (Casino Royale, The Night of the Generals, The Evil).
• Tony Rayns, 77, British writer and film commentator, fall.
• Kommidi Narasimha Reddy, 82, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1985).
• Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, Mexican construction business owner, shot.
• Larry Selders, 44, American politician, member of the Louisiana Senate (since 2025) and House of Representatives (2021–2025), heart aneurysm.
• Siti Chamamah Soeratno, 85, Indonesian academician.
• Tom Sweenie, 80, Scottish footballer (Leicester City, York City).
• William Taylor, 69, English Anglican clergyman, dean of Portsmouth Cathedral (2000–2002).
• William D. Zabel, 89, American lawyer, complications from Parkinson’s disease.
• Shapoor Zadran, 38, Afghan cricketer (Badureliya, Khulna Royal Bengals, national team), hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

8 July 2026

• Ben Arredondo, 79, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2011–2012).
• Asger Baunsbak-Jensen, 94, Danish politician, MP (1984)
• Theo Burrell, 39, British antiques expert, glioblastoma.
• Jesper Bøje Christensen, 81, Danish harpsichordist and music researcher.
• Luigi Colombo [it], 88, Italian journalist and television presenter.
• Rodney Franklin, 67, American jazz pianist and composer (“The Groove”).
• Wally Funk, 87, American aviator and commercial astronaut.
• Dieter Gerhardt, 90, South African naval officer and spy.
• Reli German, 86, Filipino activist and public relations specialist.
• Greg Hawthorne, 69, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts), Super Bowl champion (1980).
• Béla Kádár, 92, Hungarian economist and politician, MP (1994–1998).
• Harris Katleman, 97, American television producer (Salvage 1, The Don Rickles Show, From Here to Eternity).
• Oleksandr Kolesnikov, 76, Ukrainian politician, governor of Poltava Oblast (1998–1999).
• Ella Laboriel, 81, Mexican singer and actress.
• Jack Latvala, 74, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1994–2002, 2010–2018).
• Martin Matoušek [cs], 53, Czech operatic baritone, aortic rupture.
• Dame Deirdre Milne, 87, New Zealand barrister.
• José Luis Monge Recalde, 91–92, Spanish politician, senator (1977–1982), member of the Parliament of Navarre (1983–1987).
• Gabriel Mureșan, 44, Romanian footballer (CFR Cluj, ASA Târgu Mureș, national team) and politician, mayor of Apold (since 2020), drowned.
• Ole Tom Nord, 85, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper (1960).
• Henry O. Pollak, 98, Austrian-American mathematician.
• Phil Regan, 89, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs) and manager (Baltimore Orioles).
• Paola Revenioti, 68, Greek LGBTQ activist, cancer.
• Andrée Touré, 91, Guinean first lady (1958–1984).
• Bonnie Tyler, 75, Welsh singer (“Holding Out for a Hero”, “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, “It’s a Heartache”), complications from intestinal surgery.
• Leo van Veen, 80, Dutch football player (FC Utrecht, Ajax, Los Angeles Aztecs) and manager, complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
• Ann Widdecombe, 78, British politician, MP (1987–2010), MEP (2019–2020), and minister of state for prisons (1995–1997), injuries sustained from an attack.
• Joseph Jules Zerey, 85, Egyptian Melkite Catholic hierarch, protosyncellus of Egypt and Sudan (2001–2008) and Jerusalem (2008–2018).
• Ihor Zvarych, 73, Ukrainian politician, deputy (2006–2007, 2011–2012).

9 July 2026

• Augustine Obiora Akubeze, 69, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Benin City (since 2011).
• José Bada Panillo, 97, Spanish politician, minister of culture and education of Aragon (1983–1987).
• Ladislau Balanov [ro], 58, Romanian water polo player (CSA Steaua București, national team).
• Nam-nguen Boonnak, 86, Thai actress (Bad Romeo).
• Dino Bruni, 94, Italian road racing cyclist, Olympic silver medallist (1952).
• Max Eiselin [de], 94, Swiss expedition leader (Dhaulagiri).
• Kimitaka Fujino, 78, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (2003–2007).
• Eddie Goldenberg, 77, Canadian lawyer and writer.
• Patricia Greene, 95, English actress (The Archers, Crossroads, The Kitchen).
• Renaud Hardy, 64, Belgian convicted serial killer.
• Calvin Hayes, 63, British musician (Johnny Hates Jazz).
• Don Iwerks, 96, American entertainment executive (Disney, SimEx-Iwerks).
• Yuri Karlikanov, 74, Russian politician, Chelyabinsk Oblast MLA (2005–2025).
• Pepe León, 90, Spanish sporting executive, three-time president of Real Betis.
• Lee Yeon-suk, 90, South Korean politician, MP (2000–2004).
• Barbara Ling, 73, American production designer (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Michael, Batman Forever), Oscar winner (2020), cancer.
• Randolph Mantooth, 80, American actor (Emergency!, Loving, The City), complications from pneumonia.
• Takao Mikami, 92, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (1989–1995).
• Kathy Muehlemann, 76, American painter, pancreatic cancer.
• Bruce Mwape, 66, Zambian football manager (women’s national team).
• Rafael Antonio Niño, 76, Colombian road racing cyclist.
• Olev Raju, 78, Estonian politician, MP (1995–2003).
• Assaf Razin, 85, Israeli economist, academic and author.
• Lillian Roberts, 98, American union leader.
• Karol Stopa, 78, Polish sports commentator.
• Peter Van Norden, 75, American actor (The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, The Accused, The Stand).

10 July 2026

• Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov, 74, Bulgarian cosmonaut (Mir EP-2).
• Michael Aspinall, 86, British musicologist.
• Jordi Borja Sebastià, 85, Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1984).
• Cid Saboia de Carvalho, 90, Brazilian politician, senator (1987–1995).
• Chezhiyan, 57, Indian cinematographer (Kalloori, Paradesi, To Let).
• Chua Mia Tee, 94, Chinese-born Singaporean painter, pneumonia.
• Roland Collombin, 75, Swiss Olympic alpine skier (1972), throat and liver cancer.
• Rachmad Gobel, 63, Indonesian politician, minister of trade (2014–2015).
• Mariazelle Goonetilleke, 68, Sri Lankan singer and musician.
• Josh Grisetti, 44, American actor (It Shoulda Been You, Camelot, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), suicide.
• Derryn Hinch, 82, New Zealand-born Australian media personality (Hinch Live) and politician, senator (2016–2019).
• Đorđe Kadijević, 93, Serbian film director (Vuk Karadžić, The Gifts of My Cousin Maria, Leptirica), screenwriter and art critic.
• Enrique Krauss, 94, Chilean politician, twice deputy, minister of economy (1968–1969) and the interior (1990–1994).
• Mike Larnach, 73, Scottish footballer (Clydebank, Motherwell, Ayr United).
• Albert Mamy, 86, French politician, mayor of Sorèze (1977–2020), deputy (1986–1988)
• Kinu Rochford, 35, American basketball player (Cheshire Phoenix, Plymouth Raiders, Þór Þorlákshöfn), shot.
• Eva Røine, 97, Norwegian psychologist and actress (Trine!).
• Doug Stahl, 63, American professional wrestler.
• Ahmet Telli, 79, Turkish poet.
• Wai Ching Ho, 82, Hong Kong actress (Daredevil, Iron Fist, Turning Red), complications from a stroke.
• Mark B. Wise, 72, Canadian-American theoretical physicist.

11 July 2026

• Jayden Adams, 25, South African footballer (Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns, national team).
• Domenico Adinolfi, 80, Italian boxer and actor.
• Ken Bates, 94, British football executive and hotelier, chairman of Chelsea (1982–2003) and Leeds United (2005–2012).
• Peppino di Capri, 86, Italian singer-songwriter (“Un grande amore e niente più”, “Champagne”) and pianist.
• Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, 101, British trade unionist and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1998–2026).
• Bob Farrell, 77, American Christian musician and songwriter (Farrell and Farrell).
• Lindsey Graham, 71, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (since 2003) and House of Representatives (1995–2003), aortic dissection complicated by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
• Hans Ewald Hansen, 82, Danish footballer (B.1901, national team).
• Jun Isezaki, 90, Japanese potter and ceramicist.
• S. Janaki, 88, Indian playback singer (16 Vayathinile, Oppol, Sitaara).
• Lenzman, 47, Dutch drum and bass producer, kidney cancer.
• Karl Lovell, 48, New Zealand rugby league player (Parramatta Eels, Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants), lung cancer.
• Edward Lucie-Smith, 93, Jamaican-born English writer, poet and art critic (Censoring the Body, British Poetry since 1945).
• Manú, 43, Portuguese footballer (Marítimo, Legia Warsaw, Alverca), traffic collision.
• Dermot Murnaghan, 68, English television presenter (Eggheads) and news reporter (Sky News, BBC News), prostate cancer.
• Horia Nestorescu-Bălcești , 87, Romanian journalist and museographer.
• Jean-Paul Pigasse, 86, French journalist, director-general of ADIAC (since 1997).
• Antonio Rattín, 89, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, national team).
• Valery Serov, 86, Russian politician, chairman of the State Committee for Construction (1989–1991).
• Yuri Smirnov [ru], 87, Russian actor.
• Susumu Tonegawa, 86, Japanese biologist (V(D)J recombination), Nobel Prize laureate (1987).
• Bruno Torri [it], 94, Italian film critic and historian.
• Héctor Valle, 85, Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers).
• Sombun Wanchaithanawong, 89, Thai politician, MP (1988–2011).
• David Willey, 93, British journalist (BBC, Reuters), heart failure.

12 July 2026

• Scott Bryce, 68, American actor (As the World Turns, Visions of Murder, Murphy Brown), esophageal and stomach cancer.
• Kent Carpenter, 73, American marine biologist, shot.
• Gariba II, 87, Ghanaian traditional ruler.
• Luis Goytisolo, 91, Spanish novelist, member of the Royal Spanish Academy.
• John Hamm, 88, Canadian politician, premier of Nova Scotia (1999–2006).
• H. Hanumanthappa, 94, Indian politician, MP (1982–2000).
• Cronwell Jara [es], 76, Peruvian writer and poet.
• Josef Kompalla, 90, Polish-German ice hockey player (Gwardia Katowice, GKS Katowice) and three-time Olympic referee (1976–1984).
• Günter Kuntz, 87, German footballer (VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen, Austria Wien).
• Gilda Love, 100, Spanish drag queen.
• Serge Malenfant, Canadian painter and muralist.
• Mary Morello, 102, American activist, founder of Parents for Rock and Rap.
• Rui Resende, 88, Brazilian actor (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Roque Santeiro).
• Luis Sanguino, 91, Spanish sculptor.
• Fernando Scarpa [it], 79, Italian footballer (Potenza).
• Chris Scheuer, 73, Austrian comic book author and illustrator.
• Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, 94, Bangladeshi barrister and politician, acting president (2002), minister of education (1991–1996), and speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2009).
• Mary Otis Stevens, 98, American architect.
• Péter Szolnoki [hu], 56, Hungarian singer.
• Vernon Taylor, 88, American rockabilly singer.
• Temon Templar [id], 59, Indonesian actor and comedian (Jawara, Menolak Talak).
• Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 74, Qatari royal, emir (1995–2013).
• Gita Upadhyay, 87, Indian writer and translator.
• Syed Yasin, 69, Indian politician, Karnataka MLA (1999–2004, 2008–2013).
• George Zack, 90, American orchestral conductor (Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra).

13 July 2026

• Markus Beierle, 54, German footballer (SSV Ulm, MSV Duisburg, Eintracht Frankfurt).
• Alcides Bernal, 60, Brazilian politician, Mato Grosso do Sul MLA (2011–2013) and mayor of Campo Grande (2013–2014, 2015–2016).
• John Berne, 72, British-born Australian rugby league (South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) and union (Australia) player.
• Mike Browning, 62, American musician (Morbid Angel, Nocturnus).
• Pedro Ignacio Calderón, 92, Argentine musician and conductor.
• Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, 74, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2024), cancer.
• Doru de la Constanța, 44, Romanian manele singer.
• Jean-François Coste, 75, French sailor.
• Marcel Deneux, 97, French politician, senator (1995–2014).
• Barry Dickins, 76, Australian author, artist and actor.
• Rob Dieperink, 38, Dutch football referee (Eredivisie, UEFA Euro 2024).
• Denyse Émond, 98, Canadian actress and comedian, complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
• Melaine Favennec, 75, French singer and musician.
• Georg Ferstl, 89, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Styria (2000–2005).
• Giuseppe Galtarossa [it], 88, Italian footballer (Treviso, Mestrina, Prato).
• Hervé Hasquin, 83, Belgian historian and politician, minister-president of the French Community (1999–2004).
• Jo Wan-kyu, 98, South Korean politician, minister of education (1992–1993).
• Kim Ha-soo [ko], 67, South Korean politician, mayor of Cheongdo County (2022–2026).
• Dudley Laufman, 95, American contra dance caller and musician.
• Manfred Manglitz, 86, German footballer (MSV Duisburg, 1. FC Köln, West Germany national team).
• Sir Sam Neill, 78, Northern Irish-born New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park, The Piano, Event Horizon), pneumonia.
• Viorel Oancea, 81, Romanian politician and major general, mayor of Timișoara (1992–1996).
• Pat Oliphant, 90, Australian-born American political cartoonist (The Denver Post, The Washington Star), Pulitzer Prize winner (1967).
• Poomani, 79, Indian novelist (Agnaadi) and poet.
• Raymond Razakarinvony, 98, Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Miarinarivo (1998–2007).
• Gennady Russkikh, 81, Russian politician, Kirov Oblast MLA (1997–2017).
• Nansun Shi, 74, Hong Kong film producer and executive (All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution, Infernal Affairs, The Thousand Faces of Dunjia), cancer.

14 July 2026

• Elsa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (Midnight, A Decent Woman, Giant).
• Margarita Andrey, 99, Spanish actress (They Always Return at Dawn, His Heart Awake, Devil’s Roundup).
• Alexander Barsukov, 71, Russian politician, Republic of Karelia MLA (1998–2002, 2006–2011).
• Wolfgang Brase, 87, German footballer (Eintracht Braunschweig).
• Sitesh Ranjan Deb, 75, Bangladeshi wildlife conservationist.
• Cees Geel, 61, Dutch actor (Simon, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Too Fat Too Furious), cardiac arrest.
• Ramachandra Gowda, 87, Indian politician, Karnataka MLC (1988–2018).
• Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, 83, Indian politician, Jammu & Kashmir MLA (1987–2002).
• Dave Kendall, 68, British television personality (120 Minutes), disc jockey (SiriusXM), and journalist.
• Galina Kukleva, 53, Russian biathlete, Olympic champion (1998) and three-time world champion.
• José Legrá, 83, Cuban-born Spanish boxer, WBC featherweight champion (1968–1969, 1972–1973).
• Little Gerhard, 92, Swedish singer, musician and songwriter (“Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård?”).
• Todi Llupi [sq], 78, Albanian actor (Amnesty).
• Janice McNair, 89, American football executive (Houston Texans).
• Fantan Mojah, 49, Jamaican reggae singer, heart complications.
• Azucena Mora, 80, Ecuadorian theater and television actress.
• Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy, 73, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004) and Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1994), kidney disease.
• Neliana Tersigni, 81, Italian journalist (TG3).

15 July 2026

• Jim Corrigall, 80, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts) and coach (Kent State Golden Flashes).
• Don Duguid, 91, Canadian curler, world champion (1970, 1971).
• Vladyslav Duyun, 49, Ukrainian-Russian footballer (Spartak Moscow, Rostselmash, Sokol Saratov), pancreatic cancer.
• John Esposito, 86, American academic and writer (Islam: The Straight Path)
• Maro Kontou, 92, Greek actress (And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband, Woe to the Young) and politician, MP (1999–2004, 2006–2007), lung cancer.
• Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, 89, British social worker and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1998).
• Piotr Oczko, 53, Polish philologist, art historian and translator.
• Denise Oliver-Velez, 78, American activist and community organizer, cancer.
• Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, 90, Indian Nokkuvidya puppeteer.
• Guy Scott, 82, Zambian politician, acting president (2014–2015), vice president (2011–2014), and twice MP.
• Seputla Sebogodi, 63, South African actor (Generations, Rhythm City, Scandal!), complications from diabetes.
• Hal Williams, 91, American actor (227, Sanford and Son, Private Benjamin).

16 July 2026

• Siva Afi, 77, Samoan professional wrestler (WWF).
• Feras Esmaeel, 43, Syrian footballer (Al-Karamah, Zakho, national team), traffic collision.
• Renato Machado, 83, Brazilian newscaster and journalist (TV Globo).
• Tersia Marshall, 45, South African politician, member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature (since 2024), injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
• Isamu Sonoda, 79, Japanese judoka, Olympic champion (1976).
• Alan Walden, 83, American music manager (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis Redding) and record label founder (Capricorn Records).

17 July 2026

• Osvaldo Bagnoli, 91, Italian football player (AC Milan) and manager (Hellas Verona, Inter Milan).
• Sir Bill Birch, 92, New Zealand politician, MP (1972–1999), minister of energy (1978–1984) and finance (1993–1999).
• Graeme Gilbert, 76, Australian radio presenter (2SM, Super Radio Network) and politician, leukaemia.
• Oh Jang-seop, 79, South Korean politician, MP (1992–1996, 1997–2004), minister of construction and transport (2001).
• Sir Garfield Sobers, 89, Barbadian cricketer (Nottinghamshire, South Australia, West Indies).
• Vladimir Ukhalkin [ru], 75, Russian politician, mayor of Fryazino (2001–2015).
• Bohumil Vacík, 73, Czech convicted serial killer.
• C. D. Wickramaratne, 63, Sri Lankan police officer, inspector general (2020–2023), suicide by gunshot.

18 July 2026

• Sergei Agashkov, 63, Turkmen football player (SKA Rostov-on-Don, Torpedo Moscow) and manager (FShM Moscow).
• Moses Ali, 87, Ugandan military officer and politician, deputy prime minister (1989–1991, 2013–2026).
• Chen Gang, 91, Chinese composer (Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto).
• Terence Donovan, 90, British-Australian actor (Home and Away, Neighbours, Breaker Morant).
• Jennifer Finch, 59, American musician (L7), brain cancer.
• Chennamma Deve Gowda, 89, Indian political figure, spouse of the prime minister (1996–1997), cardiac arrest.
• Kenneth Jeyaretnam, 67, Singaporean politician and hedge fund manager.
• Denny Sanford, 90, American banker and philanthropist, founder of First Premier Bank.
• Sergey Sholokhov, 67, Russian film critic, journalist, and television presenter.
• Tony Thorpe, 80, English guitarist and singer (The Rubettes).

19 July 2026

• Toshiaki Fushimi, 50, Japanese keirin cyclist, Olympic silver medallist (2004), traffic collision.
• Gregory Karotemprel, 93, Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic hierarch, bishop of Rajkot (1983–2010).
• Fayadh Al Kindi, 24, Omani digital content creator.
• Carlos Miguens Bemberg, 77, Argentine mining industry executive, cancer.
• Jennifer Monserrate, 56, Indian politician, Goa MLA (since 2012).
• Esmaeil Yaghmaei, 84, Iranian archaeologist and writer.
• Jaroslav Zvěřina, 83, Czech politician, MEP (2004–2009) and MP (1996–2004).

20 July 2026

• Chang Chang-sun, 84, South Korean wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1964).
• Daniele Compatangelo, 50, Italian journalist (Sky, Il Secolo XIX, La7).
• Vibert Cornwall, 87, Vincentian jazz singer.
• Amor Deloso, 87, Filipino politician, governor of Zambales (1986–1998, 2007–2010, 2016–2019).
• Mircea M. Ionescu, 80, Romanian playwright and sports commentator.
• Eddie Joyal, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wings).
• Kevin Keegan, 75, English football player (Liverpool, national team) and manager (Newcastle United), stomach cancer.
• Carl Kunasek, 94, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1973–1983), member (1983–1989) and president (1987–1989) of the Arizona Senate.
• Vladimir Kuznetsov, 81, Russian Olympic cyclist (1968, 1972).
• David Lucas, 58, Spanish politician, secretary of state for transport (2023), senator (2016–2019), and mayor of Móstoles (2015–2018), cancer.
• Francesco Massaro, 90, Italian film director (Il generale dorme in piedi, Il lupo e l’agnello, Private Affairs).
• John A. Polk, 77, American politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (2012–2026).
• Hany Shenouda, 83, Egyptian composer, arranger and musician.
• Edwin Smith, 92, English cricketer (Derbyshire).
• Alexis Stamatis, 67, Greek writer.
• Dana Tapalagă, 57, Romanian actress (Beyond the Hills), cancer.
• Eva Viežnaviec, 54, Belarusian writer and journalist, cancer.

21 July 2026

• Béla Bodó, 67, Hungarian hurdler.
• Pippo Di Marca [it], 86, Italian actor (The Traitor) and theatre director, suicide by jumping.
• Brian Doerksen, 61, Canadian Christian singer-songwriter, cancer.
• Charles Gaines, 84, American writer (Pumping Iron), co-inventor of paintball.
• Kaylee Hottle, 18, American actress (Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire), traffic collision.
• Olivera Katarina, 86, Serbian actress (I Even Met Happy Gypsies, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment, Death and the Dervish) and singer.
• Taras Loshak [uk], 46, Ukrainian folk instrument craftsman.
• Daniel Siad, 68, Swedish-French modeling scout.
• Jean-Marc Sylvestre, 79, French journalist (TF1, i>Télé, RT France).
• Olaf Tufte, 50, Norwegian rower, Olympic champion (2004, 2008)
• Josep Vallverdú, 103, Spanish Catalan writer and linguist.
• James Woolsey, 84, American lawyer, U.S. under secretary of the Navy (1977–1979) and director of central intelligence (1993–1995), stroke.

22 July 2026

• Luiz Carlos Barreto, 98, Brazilian film producer (Four Days in September, The Priest and the Girl, Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle) and screenwriter.
• Mitch Byrd, 63, American comic book artist, heart attack.
• Fernando, 72, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Londrina, Guarani).
• Oliver Jones, 91, Canadian jazz pianist.
• Valentín Lavín Romero, c. 40, Mexican politician, municipal president of Temoac (2019–2021, since 2024), shot.
• Luís Represas, 69, Portuguese singer and composer.
• Wang Quanying, 105, Chinese Red Army soldier, last living female soldier of the Long March.
• Haim Yavin, 93, Israeli television anchor (Channel 1) and documentary filmmaker.

23 July 2026

• M. Basri, 83, Indonesian football manager (Persiba Bantul, national team).
• Oleg Bolotin, 87, Russian politician, member of the Volgograd Oblast Duma (1998–2009).
• Karen Busby, 67, Canadian lawyer and feminist author.
• Jury Chaščavacki, 78, Belarusian film director and screenwriter (Kalinovski Square).
• Hope Clarke, 85, American actress (A Piece of the Action, Seventeen Again, Rustin).
• Annie Courtney, Northern Irish politician, member of the Derry City Council (1985–2005) and MLA (2000–2003).
• Patricia Donlon, 83, Irish librarian and academic.
• Hanna Drul, 65, Ukrainian ceramics artist, cancer.
• Keigo Higashino, 68, Japanese author (The Devotion of Suspect X, Journey Under the Midnight Sun), colorectal cancer.
• Pavel Jungwirth, 60, Czech physical chemist, suicide.
• Elmer MacKay, 89, Canadian politician, MP (1971–1983, 1984–1993).
• Clemente Marconi, 60, Italian-American archaeologist and art historian.
• Adela Mărculescu [ro], 87, Romanian actress (Sept hommes et une garce).
• K. Ali Kutty Musliyar, 81, Indian Islamic scholar.
• Shanthie Naidoo, 91, South African anti-apartheid activist.
• Thembeni Nxangisa, South African politician, Free State MPL (since 2019).
• Kōzō Okamoto, 78, Japanese-Lebanese communist militant and mass murderer (Lod Airport massacre).
• Vasily Parkhomchuk [ru], 79, Russian physicist.
• Nicholas Platt, 90, American diplomat, ambassador to Pakistan (1991–1992), the Philippines (1987–1991), and Zambia (1982–1984).
• Dame Helene Quilter, 73, New Zealand public servant.
• Asteryth Sloane, 26, British composer and poet.
• Osvaldo Tozzi, 95, Italian politician, president of the Province of Pisa (1986–1990).
• Antonio Trebiciani [it], 88, Italian football coach (AS Roma).
• Rémi Trotereau, 70, French painter and sculptor.
• Wiesława Ziółkowska [pl], 76, Polish politician, MP (1989–1997).

24 July 2026

• Akbar Abdi, 65, Iranian actor (The Tenants, Mother, Ekhrajiha), heart attack.
• Sumarjati Arjoso, 80, Indonesian politician, MP (2009–2014, 2018–2019).
• Bert Askson, 80, American football player (Green Bay Packers).
• Günter Bannas [de], 74, German journalist (FAZ).
• Richard Brickhouse, 87, American racing driver (NASCAR), Talladega 500 winner (1969).
• Chun Yong-taek, 88, South Korean politician, MP (1996–2004), minister of national defense (1998–1999).
• Jackie Cline, 66, American football player (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions).
• Thomas Handgrätinger [de], 83, German Catholic priest, abbot-general of the Premonstratensians (2003–2018).
• Gunther von Hagens, 81, German anatomist, inventor of plastination, cerebral haemorrhage complicated by Parkinson’s disease.
• Sir John Henry, 94, New Zealand jurist, judge of the Court of Appeal (1991–2004).
• John Horam, Baron Horam, 87, British politician, member of Parliament (1970–1983, 1992–2010) and the House of Lords (since 2013), complications from a fall.
• Menase Robert Kambu [id], 76, Indonesian politician, mayor of Jayapura (2000–2010).
• Fred Kemp, 80, English footballer (Halifax Town, Southampton, Blackpool).
• Lou Koller, 59, American punk rock singer (Sick of It All), esophageal cancer.
• Ian McDonald, 93, Trinidadian-born Guyanese poet and writer.
• Lamine Merbah, 79, Algerian filmmaker.
• Loren Nerell, 65, American composer.
• Mary de Rachewiltz, 101, Italian-American writer (Discretions) and poet.
• Odile Sicard, 95, French politician, deputy (1981–1988).
• Carmelo Scoma [it], 95, Italian politician, mayor of Palermo (1976–1978).
• Suco, 87, Spanish footballer (Racing Ferrol, Barcelona, Valencia), lung infection.
• Kalilou Traoré, 38, Malian footballer (Istra 1961, Real Bamako, national team), traffic collision.
• Achito Vivas, 92, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Pereira, national team), kidney failure.
• Zhang Yutai, 80, Chinese politician.

25 July 2026

• José Ignacio Ascasibar Zarrao, 82, Spanish road racing cyclist.
• Ayo Bamgbose, 94, Nigerian linguist.
• Ján Barkóci, 67, Slovak footballer (Spartak Trnava).
• Marie-Paule Belle, 80, French singer, breast cancer.
• Daniel Bohr, 82, Argentine-born Danish theater manager.
• Àngel Caldas i Bosch, 98, Spanish Roman Catholic priest.
• Ambrogio Colombo, 86, Italian racing cyclist.
• Juan Carlos Distéfano, 92, Argentine sculptor.
• Branislav Drobnjak, 65, Montenegrin footballer (Budućnost Titograd, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje, Yugoslavia national team).
• Józef Hulka [pl], 100, Polish sculptor.
• Gilbert Kanyankore, 72, Rwandan football manager (Vital’O, APR, national team).
• Taizo Kawada, 82, Japanese golf critic and designer.
• Richard Lerblance, 80, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2002–2003) and Senate (2003–2012).
• Leung Choi-yuen, 75, Hong Kong television producer.
• Juan Carlos Lomeña, 72, Spanish politician, deputy (1991–1993), mayor of Coín (1993–1995).
• Thomas W. Luce III, 86, American government official, cardiac arrest.
• Saku Machino, 82, Japanese criminal law scholar, professor of Sophia University.
• Leonid Margolin, 68, Russian musician.
• Michael McNay, 91, British journalist (The Guardian) and author.
• Māzin Mubārak, 95, Syrian writer.
• Horacio Muratore, 74, Argentine basketball executive, president of the FIBA (2014–2019).
• Bill Oddie, 85, English wildlife presenter (Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie) and comedian (The Goodies).
• Sabri Al-Ramahi, 78, Iraqi television director (Al Jazeera Arabic).
• Albert Sorensen, 94, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1991–1997).

26 July 2026

• Bachtiar Aly, 76, Indonesian politician and diplomat, MP (2014–2019) and ambassador to Egypt (2002–2005).
• Suneil Anand, 70, Indian actor (Anand Aur Anand, Main Tere Liye), heart attack.
• John Anderson, 71, American baseball player and coach (Minnesota Golden Gophers), heart attack.
• Abdul Ballout, 21, Lebanese-German murder suspect (2026 Berlin Pride attack), shot.
• Hira Singh Bisht, 85, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (2002–2007, 2014–2017), heart attack.
• Parvez Butt, 83, Pakistani mechanical engineer, chairman of the PAEC (2001–2006).
• Joel Cohen, 84, American musician.
• Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, 96, Afghan academic and diplomat, ambassador to the United Nations (1993–2006).
• Octavio Gallotti, 95, Brazilian judge, minister (1984–2000) and president (1991, 1993–1995) of the Supreme Federal Court.
• Kitaseumi Hiromitsu, 78, Japanese sumo wrestler.
• George Israel, 78, American politician, mayor of Macon, Georgia (1979–1987).
• Gerry Kelly, 77, Northern Irish broadcaster (Kelly).
• Milan Knížák, 86, Czech artist, rector of the AVU (1990–1997) and director of the NGP (1999–2011).
• Pié Masumbuko, 94, Burundian politician, acting prime minister (1965).
• Zdzisław Maszkiewicz, 75, Polish politician, senator (1997–2001).
• Vlasta Pavelcová, 94, Czech ballerina.
• Betye Saar, 99, American artist.
• Alfonso Sánchez Anaya, 85, Mexican politician, deputy (1994–1997), governor of Tlaxcala (1999–2005), and senator (2006–2012).
• Ignacio Sánchez-Carpintero Plano, 83, Spanish geologist.
• Esther Tomljanovich, 94, American judge, justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1990–1998), heart failure.
• Frank Tusa, 79, American bassist and composer.
• Sir Ian Wood, 84, Scottish engineering and consulting executive, founder of the Wood Group.

27 July 2026

• Tom Chadbon, 80, English actor (Doctor Who, Tess, Casino Royale).
• Jim Hopkins, 79, New Zealand broadcaster and politician, member of the Waitaki District Council (since 2007).
• Zlatan Ibrahimbegović, 78, Bosnian Olympic slalom canoeist (1972).
• Anna Knysok [pl], 75, Polish politician, MP (1989–1993).
• Johannes Krisch, 59, Austrian actor (Revanche, Jack, The Phoenician Scheme).
• Ronnie Le Drew, 78, Canadian-born British puppeteer (Rainbow).
• Sulemana Abdul Samed, 32, Ghanaian record holder, nation’s tallest man.
• Golam Sarwar Hiru, 76, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996–2001).
• Susanta Singh, 53, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (since 2014).
• Aviezer Yaari [he], 96, Israeli IDF general.

28 July 2026

• Konrad Beikircher, 80, Italian-born German cabaret artist, musician and author.
• James Aren Duckett, 68, American convicted child murderer and sex offender, execution by lethal injection.
• Pablo Garrido, 88, Mexican Olympic athlete (1968).
• Ghanaati, 20, American Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Bobby Hunt, 85, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals).
• Kavinsky, 50, French musician (“Nightcall”, “Odd Look”) and DJ.
• Vassil Kazandjiev, 91, Bulgarian composer.
• Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, 95, Colombian journalist and writer.
• Joe Novak, 81, American college football player and coach (Northern Illinois Huskies).
• Dominick Occhicone, 80, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Andrea Phipps, 82, American stable owner (Phipps Stable) and horse breeder (Golden Tempo).
• Benjamin Alire Sáenz, 71, American author (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe).
• Gopal Man Shrestha, 83, Nepali politician, minister of education (2017–2018), pancreatic cancer.
• Pavala Syamala, 74–75, Indian actress (Golimaar, Khadgam, Andhrawala), heart attack.

29 July 2026

• Mir Raza Ali, 25, Pakistani businessman, shot.
• Jochen Bohl, 76, German Lutheran theologian, bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony (2004–2015).
• Cristino Centurión, 72, Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer (Club Guaraní, Deportes Tolima, Paraguay national team).
• Cairns Craig, 77, Scottish literary scholar.
• Simone Forti, 91, American postmodern dancer, choreographer and artist.
• Wiesław Grabowski, 70, Polish football coach (Zambia, Zimbabwe, national team).
• Gordon Green, 101, Australian footballer (North Melbourne).
• Glen Hansard, 56, Irish musician (The Frames), songwriter (“Falling Slowly”), and actor (Once), Oscar winner (2008), traffic collision.
• Scott Hylands, 83, Canadian actor (Night Heat, Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting, The Boys in Company C), acute myeloid leukemia.
• Jarosław Jechorek, 65, Polish basketball player (Lech Poznań, Śląsk Wrocław, national team), cancer.
• Jedda Jones, 73, American actress (Bulworth, Ray), and comedian.
• Francis Teke Lysinge, 87, Cameroonian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mamfe (1999–2014).
• Javier Martín del Campo, 75, Mexican musician (La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata).
• Don McDeed, 95, Australian rugby union player (Parramatta, Manly, national team).
• Harry Mitchell, 86, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007–2011).
• Khalid Nizami, 79, Pakistani actor (Ankahi, Uncle Urfi, Shehzori) and music composer.
• Erik Olssen, 84, New Zealand historian.
• Carol Lynn Pearson, 86, American poet, author and screenwriter (Cipher in the Snow), uterine cancer.
• Ferdousi Shahriar, 54, Bangladeshi diplomat.
• Arlene Smith, 84, American singer (The Chantels).
• Billy Ray Smith Jr., 64, American Hall of Fame football player (Arkansas Razorbacks, San Diego Chargers), complications from dementia.
• Thaw Kaung, 88, Burmese librarian and historian.
• Tássio, 41, Brazilian footballer (Botafogo, Bragantino, CSKA Sofia), traumatic asphyxia.
• Hernando Tovar, 87, Colombian footballer (Santa Fe, national team).
• Zlatko Žagmešter, 83, Croatian handball player (RK Medveščak, RK Zagreb, Yugoslavia national team).

30 July 2026

• Abubakar Alhaji, 89, Nigerian diplomat and politician, minister of finance (1990–1993).
• Geoffrey Arrand, 82, English Anglican priest, archdeacon of Suffolk (1994–2009).
• Eugene Benson, 98, Canadian writer, editor and librettist.
• Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni, 80, Syrian-born Venezuelan Syriac Catholic hierarch, apostolic exarch of Venezuela (since 2011).
• Beto Cabrera, 92, Argentine comedian and actor.
• Iga Cembrzyńska, 87, Polish actress (The Saragossa Manuscript, Salto, Hydrozagadka).
• Thea Dückert [de], 76, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1986–1994) and the Bundestag (1998–2009).
• Ivan Edeshko, 81, Belarusian basketball player and coach, Olympic champion (1972).
• Johanna Fernández, 55, American historian, lung cancer.
• Tadeusz Gapiński, 78, Polish footballer (ŁKS Łódź, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Widzew Łódź).
• Walter Kammermann, 94, Swiss Olympic steeplechaser (1960).
• Sokrat Khanyan, 96, Armenian writer and poet.
• Magic Weisner, 27, American Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Donatille Mukabalisa, 66, Rwandan politician, senator (2011–2013 and since 2024), speaker (2013–2024) and twice member of the Chamber of Deputies.
• James Munkres, 95, American mathematician.
• Jiří Nykodým [cs], 81, Czech lawyer, judge of the Constitutional Court (2003–2013).
• Kazimira Prunskienė, 83, Lithuanian politician, prime minister (1990–1991), MP (1996–2008), and minister of agriculture (2004–2008).
• K. Jamuna Rani, 88, Indian playback singer (Valayapathi, Gulebakavali, Seda Sulang).
• Seppo Sairanen, 74, Finnish football player (Ässät, national team) and manager (FC Jazz).
• Igor Sharapov [ru], 65, Russian trumpeter, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation (2011).
• Manolo Solo, 62, Spanish actor (The Fury of a Patient Man, Close Your Eyes, Pan’s Labyrinth), cancer.
• Gunnar Þórðarson, 81, Icelandic musician and songwriter.
• Hassie van Wijk, 87, Dutch football player (De Volewijckers, Telstar, AZ ’67) and manager.
• Marģers Vestermanis, 100, Latvian Holocaust survivor and historian.
• Václav Větvička [cs], 88, Czech botanist and publicist.
• Notable victims of the 2026 Broad Peak avalanche:
  • Pur Bahadur Gurung, 37, Nepalese mountaineer and expedition guide
  • Nadhira Al Harthy, 47–48, Omani civil servant and mountaineer
  • Nirmal Purja, 43, Nepalese-British mountaineer

31 July 2026

• Glenn A. Baker, 74, Australian rock music journalist (Billboard), commentator and broadcaster, complications from a stroke.
• Franco Baresi, 66, Italian footballer (AC Milan, national team), world champion (1982).
• Norris Brown, 65, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, New Jersey Generals, Jacksonville Bulls).
• Jakob Butturff, 32, American ten-pin bowler, heart attack.
• Jeff Conolly, 69, American rock musician (Lyres, DMZ).
• Jerney Kaagman, 79, Dutch singer (Earth and Fire), complications from Parkinson’s disease.
• Orris E. Kelly, 100, American army officer, chief of chaplains (1975–1979).
• František Laurin [cs], 91, Czech theatre and film director, teacher and director of the Vinohrady Theatre.
• Todd Lewis, 65, Canadian politician, senator (since 2025).
• Antonio Mazzi, 96, Italian Roman Catholic priest.
• Dragiša Milojković, 55, Serbian actor.
• Michela Monari, 53, Italian volleyball player (national team).
• Alexei Murygin, 39, Russian ice hockey player (Amur Khabarovsk, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod).
• Phon Paradraksa, 103, Thai police lieutenant general (Royal Thai Police).
• Kailash Chandra Pant, 90, Indian writer and journalist, cardiac arrest.
• Vishwa Nath Sharma, 96, Indian military officer, chief of the army staff (1988–1990).
• Harry D. Train II, 98, American admiral, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Sixth Fleet (1976–1978) and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet (1978–1982).
• Luis Uruñuela, 89, Spanish politician, deputy (1979), mayor of Seville (1979–1983).
• Pepe Villalobos, 96, Peruvian musician and composer.
• Vicki Wickham, 87, English talent manager and television producer (Ready Steady Go!), complications from Lewy body dementia.