Deaths in August 2026

This article documents notable individuals who passed away during August 2026, organized by the specific date of their reported death.

August 11

No primary entries recorded for this specific date within the active source set.

August 10

• Mzikayifane Khumalo, 54, South African politician and Gauteng MPL since 2019.
• Vladimír Páral, 94, Czech fiction writer known for Mladý muž a bílá velryba: Malý chemický epos.
• Pavel Syutkin, 104, Russian army officer.

August 9

• Diab Al-Louh, 67, Palestinian diplomat and ambassador to Egypt since 2017.
• Dipak Bahadur K.C., 85, Nepali politician.
• Livio Berruti, 87, Italian sprinter and 1960 Olympic champion.
• Douglas, 76, Brazilian footballer for Santos and Bahia.
• Giancarlo Ferretti, 84, Italian road racing cyclist.
• Ben Jones, 84, American actor from The Dukes of Hazzard and Primary Colors, and U.S. Representative from 1989 to 1993.
• Ilya Kuleshin, 25, Russian footballer who played for Khimik-Arsenal, Arsenal Tula, and Avangard Kursk.
• Don Nelson, 86, American Hall of Fame basketball player for the Boston Celtics and coach, winning five NBA championships.
• Eduardo Parraguez, 90, Chilean politician and mayor of Pichilemu from 1975 to 1979.
• Arthur Price, 80, British motorcycle speedway rider for King's Lynn Stars and the England national team.
• Piston van Wyk, 82, South African rugby union player for Northern Transvaal and the national team.

August 8

• Big Buck's, 23, French Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Rick Galbos, 75, American football player for the Calgary Stampeders and Montreal Alouettes.
• Girvin, 12, American Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Diana La Cazadora, 48, Mexican professional wrestler.
• Jorge Messi, 68, Argentine businessman and sports agent.
• Mike Milford, American singer for Scars of Tomorrow.
• Matsushige Ono, 90, Japanese politician, member of parliament from 1996 to 2009, and deputy chief cabinet secretary from 2007 to 2008.
• Phil Parkes, 79, English footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Vancouver Whitecaps.
• Xaysomphone Phomvihane, 69, Laotian politician, minister of finance from 1995 to 1998, and president of the National Assembly.
• Rachel Naomi Remen, 88, American pediatrician.
• Ivo Šlaus, 94, Croatian physicist.

August 7

• Bill Armstrong, 97, Australian music producer.
• Bernard Barton, 74–75, Irish barrister and judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2021.
• Carola von Braun, 78, German politician and women's rights activist, member of the Bundestag and the Senate of Berlin.
• Mohamed Eusoff Chin, 90, Malaysian jurist and chief justice from 1994 to 2000.
• Boris Conunov, 79, Moldovan director and screenwriter.
• Valeriy Davydov, 71, Ukrainian artist and teacher.
• Wimal Dissanayake, 86, Sri Lankan writer, literary critic, and scholar.
• Hà Đình Đức, 86, Vietnamese biologist associated with the Hoan Kiem turtle.
• Violet Hensley, 109, American luthier and fiddle player.
• Immortal Verse, 18, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse.
• Jim Miller, 107, Australian footballer for Western Bulldogs.
• Bah Oumarou Sanda, 86, Cameroonian diplomat and magistrate.
• Balendu Prakash, 67, Indian ayurveda practitioner.
• Lucienne Stassaert, 90, Belgian poet and painter.

August 6

• Flo Anthony, 74, American gossip columnist.
• Dimbo Atiya, 52, Nigerian television director and producer.
• Zdzisław Czarnobilski, 91, Polish politician, member of parliament and senator.
• Peter Faber, 82, German-born Dutch actor known for A Bridge Too Far and Soldier of Orange.
• Kapeliele Faupala, 86, French Wallisian traditional ruler and king of Uvea from 2008 to 2014.
• Carlos Garfias Merlos, 75, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop.
• Geraldão, 77, Brazilian footballer for Corinthians and Internacional.
• Francesco Guccini, 86, Italian singer-songwriter.
• Matthew Jukes, 58, British wine writer.
• Kuulo Kalamees, 92, Estonian mycologist.
• Peter Katsis, 69, American music manager for acts including Backstreet Boys and Korn.
• Austin Liato, 60, Zambian politician and minister of labour.
• Giuseppe Marchioro, 90, Italian football manager.
• Manuel Martín Piñera, 95, Spanish racing cyclist.
• Rashid al-Rajih, 81, Saudi politician and member of the Consultative Assembly.
• Martha Rivers Ingram, 90, American manufacturing industry executive and CEO of Ingram Industries.
• Tony Scott, 54, Surinamese-born Dutch rapper and musician.
• Shimon Shelah, 94, Israeli basketball player and coach.
• Daniel Sivan, 76, Moroccan-born Israeli linguist.

August 5

• Ardak Amirkulov, 70, Kazakh film director.
• Oladele Awobuluyi, 89, Nigerian linguist and academic.
• Bae In-gyu, 36, South Korean anti-feminist activist.
• Daniel Bernard, 80, French retail executive and chairman of Carrefour.
• Shimon Charnuha, 78, Israeli footballer.
• Bruno Battisti D'Amario, 88, Italian classical guitarist and composer.
• Didier Decoin, 81, French writer and screenwriter.
• Bilgesu Erenus, 82, Turkish playwright and activist.
• Peter Lai, 76, Hong Kong lyricist and actor.
• Jean Lodge, 99, British actress.
• John Langeloth Loeb Jr., 96, American diplomat and ambassador to Denmark.
• Bernt H. Lund, 101, Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.