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Departures of note
Global edition- Stephanie Cole1941–2026English actress known for Coronation Street, Doc Martin, Tenko, and Waiting for God.
- Duncan Sheik1969–2026Singer-songwriter and Tony-winning Broadway composer, best known for the 1996 hit border="Barely Breathing" and the musical border="Spring Awakening."
- Michael Sweetney1982–2026Michael Damien Sweetney (October 25, 1982 – September 17, 2026) was an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA for the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls.
- Rosalind Ashford1943–2026American soprano R&B and soul singer, best known as an original member of the Motown group Martha and the Vandellas.
- Sway1982–2026British rapper of Ghanaian descent who became the first unsigned artist to win the Mobo best hip-hop act award in 2005.
- 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.
- Owen Ndlovu?–2026Veteran South African sports broadcaster and former SABC presenter and producer, found dead after being abducted near Johannesburg.
- Brian Wolfe1980–2026Brian Thomas Wolfe (1980–2026) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and in Nippon Professional Baseball for three Japanese teams.
- Rodney Charters1948–2026New Zealand-born cinematographer best known for shooting nearly every episode of '24', earning two Emmy nominations and an ASC career achievement award.
- Peter Max1937–2026German-American artist renowned for the psychedelic and pop art that helped define the visual culture of the 1960s counterculture.
- Gregor Benko1944–2026Gregor Benko (August 4, 1944 – August 12, 2026) was an American writer, record producer and collector-historian of classical piano recordings who helped spark the Romantic Revival.
- Annie Dillard1945–2026American author whose 1974 book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
- Ben Saunders1983–2026Ben Saunders (1983–2026) was a Dutch singer and tattoo artist who won the first season of The Voice of Holland in 2011.
- Olu Jacobs1942–2026Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, regarded as a father figure of Nollywood, with a career spanning theatre, television and film.
- Bonnie Greer1948–2026American-born British playwright, novelist, critic and broadcaster known for television panel appearances and her contribution to British cultural life.
- Oliver Jones1934–2026Canadian jazz pianist, organist, composer and arranger who became a jazz institution and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
- Patricio Guzmán1941–2026Patricio Guzmán was a Chilean documentary filmmaker renowned for The Battle of Chile trilogy and later films exploring memory and place.
- Catherine Ringer1957–2026French singer-songwriter and co-founder of the pop rock duo Les Rita Mitsouko; she died in 2026 at age 68.
- Sheila Kennelly1937–2026Sheila Kennelly was a British-born Australian actress of theatre, television and film, best known for her role as Floss McPhee in the soap opera Home and Away, with a career spanning over 50 years.
- Bruce Davis1942–2026Bruce McGregor Davis (1942-2026) was an American criminal and member of the Manson Family, convicted in two 1969 killings and described as Charles Manson's 'right-hand man'.