Celebrity Deaths in 2026
The year 2026 has already seen its share of celebrity deaths, and no doubt will see many more. At the start of each year, I post a detailed list of the celebrities who died the previous year. Please check back in early 2027 for more detailed descriptions of the people on this list. In the meantime, here is a selection of the talent lost forever so far this year.
Every month so far in 2026 has claimed somebody. This list is by no means comprehensive, but I've included the deaths that caught my attention. If you have an addition or correction to make to this list, please let me know using this form.
(The 2025 list is also still available).
Thomas Cherones (Jan 5)
Jim McBride (Jan 6)
John Cunningham (Jan 6)
T.K. Carter (Jan 9)
Bob Weir (Jan 10)
Scott Adams (Jan 13)
Billy Parker (Jan 19)
Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani (Jan 19)
Rob Hirst (Jan 20)
Francis Buchholz (Jan 22)
Florio 'Uncle Floyd' Vivino (Jan 22)
Yvonne Lime (Jan 23)
Catherine O'Hara (Jan 30)
Demond Wilson (Jan 30)
William 'Billy Bass' Nelson (Jan 31)
Chuck Negron (Feb 2)
Lamonte McLemore (Feb 3)
Mickey Lolich (Feb 4)
Sonny Jurgensen (Feb 6)
Brad Arnold (Feb 7)
Blake Garrett (Feb 8)
Tracy Scroggins (Feb 9)
Bud Curt (Feb 11)
James Van Der Beek (Feb 11)
Robert Duvall (Feb 15)
Billy Steinberg (Feb 16)
Jesse Jackson (Feb 17)
Eric Dane (Feb 19)
Bill Mazeroski (Feb 20)
Willie Colon (Feb 21)
Robert Carradine (Feb 23)
Lauren Chapin (Feb 24)
Neil Sedaka (Feb 27)
John Hammond Jr. (Feb 28)
Lou Holtz (Mar 4)
Bob Harlan (Mar 5)
Corey Parker (Mar 5)
Jennifer Runyon (Mar 6)
Augie Meyers (Mar 7)
'Country' Joe McDonald (Mar 7)
Tommy DeCarlo (Mar 9)
Judy Pace (Mar 11)
Phil Campbell (Mar 13)
Matt Clark (Mar 15)
Kiki Shepard (Mar 16)
Tom Georgeson (Mar 18)
Chuck Norris (Mar 19)
Ronnie Bowman (Mar 22)
Valerie Perrine (Mar 23)
Chip Taylor (Mar 23)
Dash Crofts (Mar 25)
James Tolkan (Mar 26)
Mary Beth Hurt (Mar 28)
Christopher North (Mar 30)
Donn Landee (Apr 5)
Davey Lopes (Apr 8)
Afrika Bombaataa (Apr 9)
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