2026 deaths

Kosovan politician

Iraqi feminist and women's rights activist (1960–2026)

Italian artistic gymnast (1941–2026)

Italian journalist

American evolutionary biologist and sociobiologist

Iranian cleric

Iranian military officer

American chemist

Italian footballer

Leonid Radvinsky was an American billionaire businessman and the majority owner of OnlyFans. Born in the Ukrainian SSR, Radvinsky was the founder of the cam site MyFreeCams, and the majority owner of OnlyFans, a content subscription service website. His website lists his personal investment portfolio. He had an estimated net worth of $4.7 billion at the time of his death, according to Forbes.

49th United States Secretary of the Interior

American conductor, pianist and composer

Czech weightlifter (1957–2026)

Bradley Kirk Arnold was an American singer. In 1996, he co-founded the rock band 3 Doors Down with Todd Harrell and Matt Roberts, serving as its lead vocalist. The band rose to prominence with their 2000 single "Kryptonite", which Arnold wrote when he was fifteen years old.

Italian academic

Swedish artistic gymnast (1932–2026)

Bosnian Serb politician

East German race walker

Belgian bass-baritone opera singer (1940–2026)

Terence Charles Yorath was a Welsh professional football player and manager at both club and international level.

American musician

Latvian writer (1969-2026)

German choral conductor (1933–2026)

American guitarist (1954-2026)

English footballer (1930-2026)

Afghan politician (1935～2026)

Russian handball player

Palestinian diplomat

Argentine film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1946-2026)

Czech actress (1940–2026)

Governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986

Polish wrestler

Japanese astronomer

South African politician

Israeli politician

Kuwaiti footballer

Palestinian historian (1925–2026)

David Thomas Mason was an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, who came to prominence in 1967 as a founding member of the rock band Traffic. He wrote and sang lead vocals on two of the band's most famous songs, "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright?" His song "Only You Know and I Know" became a signature song for Delaney & Bonnie, and "We Just Disagree", Mason's 1977 solo U.S. hit, written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of U.S. classic hits and adult contemporary radio playlists.

Italian racecar driver

French football player and manager

American animator and filmmaker (1949–2026)

Nigerian footballer (1985-2026)

Croatian water polo player

Hungarian visual artist (1937–2026)

Portuguese footballer

Luxembourgish politician (1937-2026)

American politician and businessman (1960–2026)

Chinese communist revolutionary and politician (1917–2026)

Danish diver

Swiss snowboarder and extreme athlete (1975–2026)

Polish boxer

American Samoan politician and governor

Hungarian pianist and conductor (1933–2026)

Ukrainian psychiatrist (1946–2026)

David Allan Coe was an American singer and songwriter. Coe took up music after spending much of his early life in reform schools and prisons, and first became notable for busking in Nashville. He initially played mostly in the blues style, before transitioning to country music, becoming a major part of the 1970s outlaw country scene. His biggest hits include "You Never Even Called Me by My Name", "Longhaired Redneck", "The Ride", "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile", and "She Used to Love Me a Lot".

William Patrick Muldoon III was an American actor, film producer, and musician. He was best known for his roles as Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives and Zander Barcalow on Starship Troopers.

Belgian comic artist (1938–2026)

Haitian footballer

Azerbaijani actor (1948–2026)

Italian actress and singer (1937–2026)