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Departures of note
Global edition- Jim Bakker1939–2026American televangelist and founder of the PTL ministry who built a media empire with Tammy Faye Bakker.
- 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.
- Lyle Odelein1968–2026Canadian NHL defenseman who played over 1,000 games and won the 1993 Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.
- Jeffrey Archer?–2026British best-selling novelist and former Conservative politician who sold over 300 million books worldwide.
- George Fenton1949–2026British composer of film scores and David Attenborough's natural history series, including The Blue Planet and Planet Earth.
- Mark Mortimer1967–2026American actor known for his role on the soap opera Another World, who died at 59 after a battle with cancer.
- Marina Mironova1998–2026Russian plague research scientist whose death in Irkutsk prompted international speculation about a laboratory accident.
- 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.
- Robert Kelker-Kelly?–2026American actor known for playing Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives and Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital.
- Marjoe Gortner1944–2010Former American child evangelist preacher and actor, subject of the Oscar-winning documentary 'Marjoe'.
- Dennis Hastert1942–2026American politician who served as Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007 and later served prison time for banking violations.
- Reggie McFadden1969–2026American actor and comedian known for Def Comedy Jam and In Living Color, who died at 57.
- J. Todd Anderson1959–2026American storyboard artist and frequent Coen brothers collaborator on films including Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and The Nice Guys.
- Marjoe Gortner1944–2026American former child evangelist preacher and actor, subject of the Oscar-winning documentary 'Marjoe' and star of films such as 'Earthquake' and 'Starcrash.'
- Sass Jordan1962–2026Canadian rock singer known for the hit "Make You a Believer" and as a judge on Canadian Idol.
- Cheikh Hamidou1928–2026Senegalese writer and former government minister, author of the classic novel L'Aventure ambiguë.
- Dafroza Gauthier1954–2026Franco-Rwandan chemical engineer and activist who co-founded the Collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda and spent nearly three decades pursuing genocide suspects in France.
- Alister Smart1935–2026Australian actor and original presenter of ABC's Play School, also a prolific television director of series such as Sons and Daughters.
- Singeetam Srinivasa Rao1931–2026Indian film director, screenwriter and composer, one of India's most versatile filmmakers, known for Pushpaka Vimana, Mayuri and Aditya 369.
- Jerry Golod1939–2026American television producer and network executive who worked on Tales from the Darkside, Adderly, and the 1991 Land of the Lost.
