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. == April == === 26 === === 25 === Andrzej Olechowski, 78, Polish politician, minister of finance (1992) and foreign affairs (1993–1995). (death announced on this date) Muni Narayana Prasad, 87, Indian spiritual teacher. === 24 === Kim Bowers, Australian musician (Spdfgh), music director and sound artist, breast cancer. Biplab Dasgupta, 75, Indian actor (Baishe Srabon, Gumnaami, Zulfiqar). Michael Eneramo, 40, Nigerian footballer (Espérance Tunis, Sivasspor, national team), heart attack. Mary Grech, 88, Maltese television presenter (Malta Television) and actress. G. A. Hardaway, 71, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (since 2007). Bill Ind, 84, English Anglican bishop, bishop of Truro (1997–2008). (death announced on this date) Gordon Ingate, 100, Australian Olympic sailor (1972). Jade Kops, 19, Dutch social media influencer and activist, rhabdomyosarcoma. Gran Markus Jr., 72, Mexican wrestler (CMLL). Cristian Camilo Muñoz, 30, Colombian road racing cyclist, complications from a fall. Gurbux Singh, 84, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (1964), heart attack. Quintin Young, 78, Scottish footballer (Rangers, Ayr United, East Fife). (death announced on this date) Zofia Zdybicka, 97, Polish Roman Catholic nun and philosopher. === 23 === Jack Bass, 91, American author and journalist (The Charlotte Observer). Claude Bessy, 93, French ballerina, director of the Paris Opera Ballet School (1972–2004). Nancy Cox, 77, American virologist, glioblastoma. Luigi Farina, 83, Italian footballer (Arezzo, Udinese, Catanzaro). George Ley, 80, English footballer (Portsmouth, Dallas Tornado, Exeter City). (death announced on this date) Łukasz Litewka, 36, Polish sociologist and politician, MP (since 2023), traffic collision. Sylvana Lorenz, 73, French art dealer and writer. Aleksey Pimanov, 64, Russian television presenter, producer (Tankers) and film director (Eleven Silent Men), heart attack. Jean-Bernard Pommier, 81, French pianist and conductor. Rexhep Qosja, 89, Albanian writer and politician, representative to the Interim Administrative Council (1999–2002). Abdullah Rahi, 87–88, Pakistani footballer (Dhaka Mohammedan, Victoria SC, national team). Ellie Rodríguez, 79, Puerto Rican baseball player (Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels). Suresh Harilal Soni, 81, Indian social worker, Padma Shri winner (2025). Will Stanhope, 39, Canadian rock climber, fall. Jack R. Thornell, 86, American photographer, complications from kidney disease. Renzo Travanut, 80, Italian politician, president of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (1994). === 22 === Eugene Braunwald, 96, Austrian-born American cardiologist. Acharya Chandana, 89, Indian Jain nun. Biagio De Giovanni, 94, Italian philosopher and politician, MEP (1989–1999). Karina Duprez, 79, Mexican television director (Sueños y caramelos, Pasión, Sortilegio) and actress. Brian Edgerly, 82, American Olympic baseball player (1964). Allan Hosie, 80, Scottish rugby union referee. Manfred Kreuz, 90, German footballer (Schalke 04). Evelyne Lenton, 80, French singer (Belle Epoque). José Ulises Macías Salcedo, 85, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mexicali (1984–1996) and archbishop of Hermosillo (1996–2016). David Malouf, 92, Australian poet and writer (Neighbours in a Thicket, The Great World, Remembering Babylon). Tony Parkes, 76, English football player (Buxton, Blackburn Rovers) and manager (Blackburn Rovers), complications from Alzheimer's disease. J. H. Prynne, 89, British poet. Paul Tawiah Quaye, 73, Ghanaian police officer, inspector general (2009–2013). N. Bhaskara Rao, 90, Indian politician, MP (1998–1999) and chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (1984). David Scott, 80, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2003), Georgia Senate (1983–2003), and House of Representatives (1975–1983). Darrell Sheets, 67, American reality television personality (Storage Wars), suicide by gunshot. Ruth Slenczynska, 101, American classical pianist. Dean Tavoularis, 93, American production designer (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Bonnie and Clyde), Oscar winner (1975). Michael Tilson Thomas, 81, American conductor, pianist and composer, glioblastoma. James Valentine, 64, Australian saxophonist (Models), radio presenter (ABC Radio Sydney), and television host (The Afternoon Show), assisted suicide. Corky Withrow, 88, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals). === 21 === Hayat Al-Fahad, 78, Kuwaiti actress (Um Harun). Moogie Canazio, 70, Brazilian recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer. Gregg Foreman, 53, American musician (The Delta 72). Andrew Hacker, 96, American political scientist, stomach cancer. José Honório, 53, East Timorese politician, minister of higher education, science and culture (since 2023), heart attack. Elsie Kelly, 89, English actress (Benidorm, The Famous Five, Crossroads). Viktor Liashko, 90, Ukrainian politician, MP (1990–1994). Henry J. Mansell, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of New York (1992–1995), bishop of Buffalo (1995–2003) and archbishop of Hartford (2003–2013). Carlos Mella, 95, Spanish writer and politician. Monica Azuba Ntege, 70, Ugandan politician, minister of works and transport (2016–2019). Ricardo de Pascual, 85, Mexican actor (El Chavo del Ocho, Senda de gloria, Camaleones). Gopalrao Patil, 94, Indian politician, MP (1994–2000). Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, 93, Thai healthcare executive, founder of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services. Luis Puenzo, 80, Argentine film director and screenwriter (The Official Story), Oscar winner (1986). Nikolai Romanov, 76, Russian politician, mayor of Saratov (2006–2007), traffic collision. Hussein Mohammed Hadi Al-Sadr, 81, Iraqi politician. Gideon Tish, 86, Israeli footballer (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Herzliya, national team). Barrie Tomlinson, 88, British comic book editor and writer (Roy of the Rovers, Speed, Wildcat). Federico Vercellone, 70, Italian philosopher. === 20 === Manfred Böckl, 77, German writer. Luis Brandoni, 86, Argentine actor (The Truce, State of Reality, Waiting for the Hearse) and politician, deputy (1997–2001), complications from a fall. Piero Dotti, 86, Italian footballer (Messina, Lazio, Mirandolese). Thijs de Graauw, 84, Dutch astronomer. Rim Giniyatullin, 82, Uzbek politician, minister of land reclamation and water management (1989–1996). Ralph B. Guy Jr., 96, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1976–1985) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (since 1985). Elisabeth Kirkby, 105, Australian actress (Number 96), politician and radio broadcaster, New South Wales MLC (1981–1998). Lawrence Korb, 86, American attorney, assistant secretary of defense (1981–1985). Li Daoyu, 93, Chinese diplomat, ambassador to the United States (1993–1998). Rod Martin, 72, American football player (Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders). Wayne Moss, 88, American session guitarist (Area Code 615, Barefoot Jerry) and songwriter. Rita Mulier, 91, Belgian feminist author and economist. Alan Osmond, 76, American musician (The Osmonds) and songwriter ("Down by the Lazy River", "Crazy Horses"). Florian Schneeberger, 55, Austrian Olympic sailor (1996), traffic collision. Kyriakos Sfetsas, 80, Greek composer. Cynthia Shange, 76, South African model and actress (Muvhango). Sergei Stadler, 63, Russian violinist and conductor. Adrienne Staples, 69, New Zealand politician, mayor of South Wairarapa (2004–2016) and member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council (since 2016). David Wilcock, 53, American paranormal writer, suicide by gunshot. === 19 === George Ariyoshi, 100, American politician, lieutenant governor (1970–1974) and governor of Hawaii (1974–1986). Diaa Al Awadi, 47, Egyptian doctor and influencer, heart attack. Ben Bartlett, 61, British composer, lung cancer. Chems-Eddine Chitour, 81, Algerian academic and politician, minister of higher education and scientific research (2020). Jan Donkers, 82, Dutch journalist and radio presenter (VPRO). Dominique Douay, 82, French science fiction author. Driss Guiga, 101, Tunisian politician, minister of the interior (1980–1984). Doug Martin, 68, American football player (Minnesota Vikings). (death announced on this date) Dave Mason, 79, English Hall of Fame musician (Traffic) and songwriter ("Hole in My Shoe", "Feelin' Alright?"). Desmond Morris, 98, English zoologist (The Naked Ape), ethnologist and surrealist painter. Patrick Muldoon, 57, American actor (Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place, Starship Troopers) and film producer, heart attack. María Nieves, 91, Argentine tango dancer (Tango Argentino). Vuokko Nurmesniemi, 96, Finnish textile designer. Ester Pajusoo, 91, Estonian actress (A Young Retiree, Vana daami visiit, Kättemaksukontor). Oleksandr Polovkov, 46, Ukrainian footballer (Stal Alchevsk, Andijon, Zorya Luhansk), killed in action. (death announced on this date) Gianni Quillico, 79, Italian actor (Marco Visconti), voice actor and dubbing director. Gerardo Renault, 96, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (1968–1978), deputy (1978–1986). Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, 88, German conductor, founder of the Tölzer Knabenchor. Mukhtar Shakhanov, 83, Kazakh poet and politician, MP (2004–2007). Vladimir Shinkaryov, 72, Russian artist, painter and writer. Phunchok Stobdan, 67, Indian diplomat, ambassador to Kyrgyzstan (2010–2012). Lize van der Walt, 60, South African television personality (Gladiators), cancer. Viktor Zaidenberg, 76, Russian football manager (Dynamo Kirov, Khimik Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod). === 18 === Txumari Alfaro, 73, Spanish naturopath and television pr