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Departures of note
Global edition- Hirata Runa2018–2026Japanese idol singer and member of the group Dianna Project, who died at age 8 from fulminant myocarditis.
- Ronnie Benjamin?–2026American radio personality known as Big Black, a longtime member of Howard Stern's Wack Pack.
- Brooke Eby?–2026American TikTok creator and ALS activist who became a defining voice in ALS awareness, dying in 2026 at age 37.
- Mary Louise Weller?–2026American actress best known as Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 comedy Animal House.
- Conrad Lant1963–2026English vocalist and bassist of the pioneering metal band Venom, whose 1982 album Black Metal named the black metal genre.
- Martin Grove1943–2026Longtime columnist for The Hollywood Reporter who covered the film business for 25 years and appeared on CNN, Entertainment Tonight and AMC.
- Biljana Plavšić?–2026Former president of Republika Srpska who pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity at the UN tribunal for the Bosnian war.
- Esther Rantzen1940–2026English journalist and television presenter who fronted BBC's That's Life! for 21 years and founded the Childline helpline.
- John Grover1939–2026English film editor whose credits included several James Bond films, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Doctor Zhivago, and Labyrinth.
- Peppino Mazzullo1926–2026Italian actor and voice actor, best known as the voice of the puppet Topo Gigio from 1961 to 2006.
- Angela Stribling1967–2026American television and radio host and jazz singer, best known as a pioneering BET host and the first woman to host WHUR's 'The Original Quiet Storm.'
- Dennis Haskins1950–2026Dennis Haskins was an American actor best known as Principal Richard Belding on the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell.
- James H. Rosenfield Sr.1929–2026Longtime media executive who rose to president of the CBS Television Network and executive vice president of the CBS Broadcast Group.
- Peter May1951–2026Peter May (20 December 1951 – 2026) was a Scottish crime novelist and screenwriter, author of the bestselling Lewis tetralogy.
- Pac1986–2026English professional wrestler known as Pac in All Elite Wrestling and Neville in WWE, a former NXT and WWE Cruiserweight champion.
- Mighty Sparrow1935–2026Grenadian-born Trinidadian calypsonian known as the "Calypso King of the World," who won Trinidad's Calypso Monarch and Road March titles eight times each.
- Chuck Varga1958–2026Chuck Varga was a founding member and vocalist of the shock-rock metal band GWAR, performing as the character Sexecutioner.
- 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.
- Mark Piznarski1953–2026American television director who helmed the pilots of Gossip Girl, Veronica Mars, Everwood and Relativity and worked on My So-Called Life.
- Bob Pettit1932–2026American basketball great who was the NBA's first MVP and led the St. Louis Hawks to the 1958 championship.
