Notable Figures

Writers Scientists Artists Musicians Athletes Religious Leaders Holocaust Survivors Activists Actors Religious Figures

Professor Herman Branover, Magnetohydrodynamics Pioneer and Chassidic Activist, Dies at 94

He bridged top-tier physics with outreach for Russian-speaking Jews.

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Vern Raburn, Eclipse Aviation Founder and Very Light Jet Pioneer, Dies at 75

Rabbi Irving Goodman, Longtime Woodridge Rav and Educator, Dies

Desmond Morris, Zoologist and ‘The Naked Ape’ Author, Dies at 98

Berish Orbach, One of the Last Warsaw Ghetto Witnesses, Dies in Melbourne

Alexander Morton, Voice of The Witcher’s Zoltan Chivay, Dies at 81

Queen Mary’s Father, John Donaldson, Dies at 84 in Hobart

Rabbi Yechiel Yerachmiel Naparstek, 92, Dies in Kfar Chabad on Chol Hamoed Pesach

North Korea’s Longtime IOC Figure Chang Ung Dies at 87

Authorized Biography Reveals Wolfgang Grupp’s Post-Handover Crisis and Dual Succession at Trigema

Henry C. Lee, Pioneering Forensic Scientist in High-Profile Cases, Dies at 87

Peru Launches 90th-Birthday Tribute Series for Mario Vargas Llosa

Pope Leo XIV Declares Boys Town Founder Father Flanagan Venerable

Gerd Faltings Wins 2026 Abel Prize for Breakthroughs in Arithmetic Geometry

Sir Anthony Mason, Transformative Former High Court Chief Justice, Dies at 100

Fields Medalist Heisuke Hironaka Dies at 94

Kalpana Chawla’s 64th Birth Anniversary Marked With Renewed Focus on Her Words and Legacy

Ludwig Lugmeier, Notorious 'Escape King' Turned Author, Dies at 76

Civil Rights Leader John M. Perkins Dies at 95

New Biography of José Fernández López Presented in O Porriño and Pontevedra