Politics
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Jean Massillon?–2026Haitian mayor of Kenscoff who defended his community against gang violence and repeatedly appealed to the government for protection.- Jeffrey Archer?–2026British best-selling novelist and former Conservative politician who sold over 300 million books worldwide.
- Dennis Hastert1942–2026American politician who served as the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007, later convicted of a federal crime.
- Dennis Hastert1942–2026American politician who served as Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007 and later served prison time for banking violations.
- Cheikh Hamidou1928–2026Senegalese writer and former government minister, author of the classic novel L'Aventure ambiguë.
- Gordon J. Davis1941–2026New York City's first Black parks commissioner, credited with reviving Central Park, who later led Lincoln Center and died at 85.
- Biljana Plavšić?–2026Former president of Republika Srpska who pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity at the UN tribunal for the Bosnian war.
- Bruno Kramm1967–2026Bruno Kramm was a German musician, keyboardist and co-founder of the electro-industrial duo Das Ich, pioneers of the Neue Deutsche Todeskunst movement.
- Jon Kyl1942–2026Jon Kyl (April 25, 1942 – September 17, 2026) was an American Republican politician who served as U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018, and as Senate Minority Whip.
- Emma Bonino?–2026Italian politician, former European Commissioner, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, known for her radical civil-rights activism.
- Tung Chee-hwa1937–2026Hong Kong's first post-handover Chief Executive (1997–2005) and shipping tycoon.
- Édouard Balladur1929–2026French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1993 to 1995 under President François Mitterrand.
- Joe Anderson1981–2026Joe Anderson was Englewood, Colorado's mayor pro tem and city council member who died at 45 while hiking Quandary Peak.
- Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV1992–2026Omukama (king) of the Tooro Kingdom in Uganda who ascended the throne at age three as the world's youngest reigning monarch.
- Harald V1937–2026King of Norway from 1991 until his death in 2026, the country's longest-lived monarch.
- Ratko Mladić1943–2026Bosnian Serb general who commanded the Army of Republika Srpska and was convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo.
- Nancy Kassebaum Baker1932–2026American politician who served as a U.S. senator from Kansas from 1978 to 1997, the first woman elected to the Senate without following a spouse into office.
- Andrew Haden1978–2026Andrew Haden (c. 1978–2026) was an American federal prosecutor who twice served as acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California.
- Nancy Kissinger1934–2026American philanthropist and political aide to Nelson Rockefeller, and wife of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
- Cheryl Hall1950–2026British actress best known for playing Shirley Johnson in the sitcom Citizen Smith and Sadie in The Bill.
