Lists of deaths by year

This is a list of lists of deaths of significant people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in October 2026) and then linked below.

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

1980

1979

1978

1977

Earlier years

Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.