The following notable deaths in the United States 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 and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, and reference.
January
January 1 Stuart Altman, 88, economistStuart Harold Altman Allyn Bromley, 97, visual artist and art educatorAllyn Bromley-Baron Diane Crump, 77, jockey and horse trainerDiane Crump, the first female jockey to race in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77 James Grauerholz, 72, writerObituary #8: James Grauerholz Harvey C. Krautschun, 76, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1985-1996)Harvey C. Krautschun John Langdon, 79, typographer and graphic designerRemembering John Langdon Margaret Anne Staggers, 79, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2007-2014)Former Fayette County delegate and physician Dr. Margaret Staggers has passed away Linda S. Wilson, 89, academic administrator, president of Radcliffe College (1989-1999)Linda S. Wilson January 2 Stephen E. Haggerty, 87, geophysicistDiamond legend Steve Haggerty has died Sidney Kibrick, 97, actor (Our Gang)Sidney Kibrick, Last of the 'Our Gang' Kids, Dies at 97 Kristi Kiick, 58, academicKristi L. Kiick Elbert Kimbrough, 87, football player (San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints)Elbert Leon Kimbrough Paul C. Lambert, 97, diplomat, ambassador to Ecuador (1990-1992)Paul Lambert '46, Former Trustee, Dies at 97 Barbara Lawrence, 82, talent managerBarbara Lawrence, Longtime Manager in Hollywood, Dies at 82 Johnny Legend, 77, rockabilly musician, film producer and wrestling managerDaily Update: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20, CMLL Sin Salida, Johnny Legend David E. Mitchell, 75, medical activist, founder of Patients for Affordable Drugs NowPatient advocate David Mitchell, 75, dies of multiple myeloma Con Pederson, 91, visual effects artist (2001: A Space Odyssey, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Garfield: The Movie)Con Pederson, '2001: A Space Odyssey' Special Effects Supervisor, Dies at 91 Edith Renfrow Smith, 111, supercentenarianEdith Renfrow Smith, a 'memory keeper' and living link to history, dies at 111 Jim Willis, 98, baseball player (Chicago Cubs)James Gladden Willis Nellie Wong, 91, poetRemembering Nellie Wong January 3 Hushang Ansary, 98, Iranian-born diplomat and politician, minister of finance (1974-1977) and information (1971-1974), ambassador to the United States (1967-1969), cardiac arrestHushang Ansary (98) overleden Stephen E. Braude, 80, philosopherStephen Edward Braude Marvalene Hughes, 88, educator and academic administrator, president of California State University, Stanislaus (1994-2005) and Dillard University (2005-2011)Marvalene Hughes Nālani Kanakaʻole, 79, kumu hulaN?lani Kanakaole, revered Kumu Hula and cultural matriarch, passes at 79 David M. Maddox, 87, army generalE-News -January 2026 Randy Riley, 63, librarianRandy Joseph Riley Robert K. Tanenbaum, 83, trial attorney and novelist, mayor of Beverly Hills, California (1988-1989, 1992-1993)Former Deputy Chief Counsel for the House Select Committee on Assassinations, Robert K. Tanenbaum, has died at the age of 83 Samuel O. Thier, 88, doctor and academic, president of Brandeis University (1991-1994)Remembering Samuel O. Thier, IOM President (1985-1991) William H. Yohn Jr., 90, jurist and politician, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (since 1991), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1968-1980)Yohn, William Hendricks, Jr. January 4 Forest Able, 93, basketball player (Syracuse Nationals)WKU Athletics Hall of Famer Forest "Frosty" Able Passes Away Tom Britt, 89, interior designerRemembering Thomas Britt: The Grand Entertainer of Design Larry M. Cherry, 69, hairstylist (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing)In Memoriam Jim Dennison, 87, football coach (Akron Zips, Walsh Cavaliers)Jim Dennison, winningest football coach at Akron and Walsh, dies Andy Friendly, 74, television producer (Entertainment Tonight)Andy Friendly Dies: First 'Entertainment Tonight' Producer, Son Of Legendary CBS Newsman Fred Friendly Was 74 Vicki L. Gregory, 75, academic and librarianVicki Gregory Denise Harlow, 55, politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (2010-2018)Former Portland lawmaker Denise Harlow dies at 55 George C. Lodge, 98, politicianGeorge Lodge Oscar Lofton, 87, football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Southeastern Louisiana Lions)Oscar Warren Lofton Michael Reagan, 80, political commentatorMichael Reagan, Eldest Son Of Ronald Reagan, Has Died Donald C. Rogers, 94, sound engineer (Rocky, The Shawshank Redemption, Star Trek: The Motion Picture)Donald C. Rogers Dies: Oscar-Winning 'Rocky', 'Little Shop of Horrors' & 'The Goonies' Sound Director Was 94 Steve Sheetz, 77, convenience store operator, CEO and president of Sheetz, Inc. (1984-1995)Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz dies at age 77 January 5 Aldrich Ames, 84, counterintelligence officer (CIA) and convicted Soviet-era spyAldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84 Tom Cherones, 86, television director (Seinfeld, NewsRadio, Ellen)Tom Cherones, Emmy-Winning 'Seinfeld' Director and Producer, Dies at 86 Bruce Hammock, 78, entomologistBruce Hammock: 1947-2026 James E. O'Grady, 96, law enforcement officer, Cook County sheriff (1986-1990)James E. O'Grady Jawann Oldham, 68, basketball player (Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks)Jawann Oldham, a basketball star at Cleveland High, Seattle U, dies at 68 Elle Simone, 49, chef (America's Test Kitchen) and food stylistChef and food stylist Elle Simone Scott dies at 49 January 6 John Cunningham, 93, actor (Titanic, Company, Mystic Pizza)John Cunningham, Veteran Broadway Actor, Dies at 93 Dick Dull, 80, athletic director (Maryland Terrapins)Former Maryland AD Dick Dull Passes Away Angella D. Ferguson, 100, pediatricianAngella Ferguson Edith M. Flanigen, 96, chemistEdith Flanigen Doug LaMalfa, 65, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2013)Doug LaMalfa, California Republican congressman, dies aged 65 Rhoda Levine, 93, opera director and choreographerObituary: Opera Director Rhoda Levine Dies at 93 Jim McBride, 78, country music songwriter ("Chasing That Neon Rainbow", "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All", "Chattahoochee")Alabama Music Hall of Famer, Huntsville native Jim McBride, dies at 78 Jack McGregor, 91, politician and sports team owner, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1963-1970) and founder of the Pittsburgh PenguinsJack McGregor, original founder of Pittsburgh Penguins, dies at 91 John F. O'Donohue, 79, actor (NYPD Blue, As Good as It Gets, The Family Man)John F. O'Donohue Stuart Tave, 102, literary scholarStuart M. Tave, distinguished scholar of British literature and 'amiable humorist,' 1923-2026 Jerry Thomas, 90, baseball player (Minnesota Golden Gophers)Jerry Thomas, MVP of 1956 College World Series with Gophers, dies at 90 January 7 Frank S. Cerveny, 92, Episcopalian clergyman, bishop of Florida (1974-1992)Frank Stanley Cerveny John W. Derr, 84, politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1983-1999)John Witt Derr Renée Good, 37, poet and writer, shotWoman killed by ICE in Minneapolis identified Rebecca Kilgore, 76, jazz vocalistRebecca, Becky, Roo: Missing Miss Kilgore John Levra, 88, college football player (Pittsburg State Gorillas) and coach (New Mexico Highlands Cowboys, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks)John Louis Levra Jon Lindsay, 90, politician, member of the Texas Senate (1997-2007)Jon Lindsay, the longest-serving Harris County judge, dies at 90 Randy McMillan, 67, football player (Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts)Former Colts RB Randy McMillan dies at 67 Roberto Mondragón, 85, politician, lieutenant governor of New Mexico (1971-1975, 1979-1983)New Mexico remembers former lieutenant governor, musician Nancy Skinner Nordhoff, 93, philanthropist and environmentalistSocial justice advocate, environmentalist, community builder, Nancy Nordhoff mourned Raj Kumar Pathria, 92, Indian-born physicistRaj Kumar Pathria Howard Sanderford, 90, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1989-2022)Former State Rep. Howard Sanderford dies at 90 Billy Truax, 82, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys)Hall of Fame tight end Billy Truax dies at 82 January 8 Michael McElroy, 86, scientistMichael McElroy, pioneering atmospheric scientist, dies at 86 Guy Moon, 63, composer (The Fairly OddParents, Big Time Rush, Danny Phantom)Guy Moon Dies: Emmy-Nominated 'Fairly OddParents' Composer Was 63 Matthew Taylor, 57-58, musician (Bellini) and artistRock musician Matthew Taylor has died Paul Calvin Visser, 89, politician, mayor of Flint, Michigan (1973-1975)Paul Visser January 9 T. K. Carter, 69, actor (The Thing, Punky Brewster, Runaway Train)R.I.P. T.K. Carter, The Thing and The Corner actor Robert Croft, 91, freediverFather of American Freediving Bob Croft Dies Aged 91 Frank J. Frost, 96, scholar and politicianFrank J. Frost Sandra Hester, 68, socio-political activistLongtime New Orleans activist Sandra Wheeler Hester dies Nessa Hyams, 84, casting director (The Exorcist, Blazing Saddles) and television director (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)Nessa Hyams Dies: Pathbreaking Casting Director Of 'The Exorcist' & 'Blazing Saddles', Director Of 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman' Was 84 Philip Long, 77, Olympic swimmer (1968)Philip Long Daniel Moerman, 84, medical anthropologist and ethnobotanistDaniel Moerman Ted Nichols, 97, composer, conductor and arranger (The Flintstones, Jonny Quest)Ted Nichols Larry Snook, 84, politicianLarry Snook Jaro Zawislan, 55, college soccer coach (Cornell Big Red)Former Big Red soccer coach Jaro Zawislan dies at 55 January 10 Fredrick Brennan, 31, software developer, founder of 8chanDeath of Fredrick Brennan, creator of 8chan forum where QAnon emerged Dan Coleman, 63, football player (Minnesota Vikings)Daniel Coleman Distorted Humor, 32, Thoroughbred racehorse and sireLeading Sire Distorted Humor Dies at 33 Jim Hartung, 65, gymnast, Olympic champion (1984), and coachHusker Legend Jim Hartung Passes Away Kathy Javner, 52, politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (since 2018)Sitting Maine representative Kathy Javner dies of cancer Robert W. Kostelka, 92, judge and politician, member of the Louisiana State Senate (2003-2016)Former Louisiana State Senator Robert Kostelka dies at 92 Manolo Villaverde, 91, Cuban-born actor (¿Qué Pasa, USA?, Taina, Wiseguy)Fallece el actor cubano Manolo Villaverde, el querido Pepe en "¿Qué pasa USA? Bob Weir, 78, Hall of Fame musician (Grateful Dead) and songwriter ("Sugar Magnolia", "One More Saturday Night")Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78 Robert Wolgemuth, 77, author, chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers AssociationRobert Wolgemuth, Best-Selling Christian Author and Husband of Nancy DeMoss, Dies at 77 January 11 Louis E. Brus, 82, chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (2023)Brus, Rice alumnus and Nobel laureate, passes away at 82 Thomas Causey, 76, sound engineer (Dick Tracy, Star Trek Generations, Escape from New York)Thomas Causey, Sound Mixer on 'Dick Tracy,' 'Broadcast News' and 'Defending Your Life,' Dies at 76 Richard Codey, 79, politician, governor of New Jersey (2004-2006), member of the New Jersey Senate (1982-2024)Richard Codey, former governor of New Jersey, dies at 79 Patrick Corrigan, 69, psychologist and writerPatrick William Corrigan Psy.D. René V. Dawis, 97, psychologistRené V. Dawis William Gazecki, 69, film director (Waco: The Rules of Engagement)William Gazecki Dave Giusti, 86, baseball player (Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates), World Series champion (1971)Pirates World Series champion Dave Giusti dies at age 86 Bennie Carlton Keel, 91, archaeologistBernie Carlton Keel