2026 deaths in the United States

The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.

January

• January 1
• Stuart Altman, 88, economist (b. 1937)
• Diane Crump, jockey and horse trainer (b. 1948)
• James Grauerholz, 72, writer (b. 1952)
• Harvey C. Krautschun, 76, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1985–1996) (b. 1949)
• John Langdon, 79, typographer and graphic designer (b. 1946)
• Margaret Anne Staggers, 79, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2007–2014) (b. 1945)
• January 2
• Sidney Kibrick, 97, actor (Our Gang) (b. 1928)
• Johnny Legend, 77, rockabilly musician, film producer and wrestling manager (b. 1948)
• Con Pederson, 91, visual effects artist (', Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, ') (b. 1934)
• Edith Renfrow Smith, 111, supercentenarian (b. 1914)
• Jim Willis, 98, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1927)
• January 3
• Hushang Ansary, 98, Iranian-born diplomat and politician, minister of finance (1974–1977) and information (1971–1974), ambassador to the United States (1967–1969) (b. 1927)
• Nalani KanakaÊ»ole, 79, kumu hula dancer and teacher (b. 1946)
• Samuel O. Thier, 88, doctor and academic, president of Brandeis University (1991–1994) (b. 1937)
• January 4
• Oscar Lofton, 87, football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Southeastern Louisiana Lions) (b. 1938)
• Michael Reagan, 80, political commentator (b. 1945)
• Steve Sheetz, 77, convenience store operator, CEO and president of Sheetz, Inc. (1984–1995) (b. 1948)
• January 5
• Jim Dennison, 87, football coach (Akron Zips, Walsh Cavaliers).
• Jawann Oldham, 68, basketball player (Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks) (b. 1957)
• January 6
• Doug LaMalfa, 65, politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (since 2013) (b. 1960)
• January 7
• Roberto Mondragón, 85, politician, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (1971–1975, 1979–1983) (b. 1940)
• January 9
• T. K. Carter, 69, actor (The Thing) (b. 1956)
• January 12
• Mark Brnovich, 59, politician and attorney, Arizona attorney general (2015–2023) (b. 1966)
• January 13
• Scott Adams, 68, cartoonist (Dilbert) (b. 1957)
• January 16
• Bruce Bilson, 97, director (The Andy Griffith Show, Route 66) (b. 1928)
• January 17
• Roger Allers, 76, director, worked for Walt Disney Animation and co-director of The Lion King (b. 1949)
• January 20
• Lucien Muller, 91, soccer player/coach (Real Madrid, FC Barcelona) (b. 1934)
• January 24
• Sal Buscema, 89, comics artist (The Incredible Hulk, The Spectacular Spider-Man) (b. 1936)
• Noel W. Campbell, 84, politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2015–2021) (b. 1941)
• Lee Fobbs, 75, football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) and coach (North Carolina A&T Aggies, Grambling State Tigers) (b. 1950)
• William Foege, 89, physician and epidemiologist, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1977–1983) (b. 1936)
• William M. Keys, 88, Marine Corps lieutenant general (b. 1937)
• Michael Parenti, 92, political scientist (b. 1933)
• January 25
• Michael F. Adams, 77, political staffer, president of the University of Georgia (1997–2013) (b. 1948)
• Robert Joseph Banks, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Boston (1985–1990) and bishop of Green Bay (1990–2003) (b. 1928)
• Philip G. Killey, 84, Air Force major general (b. 1941)
• Gabe Lopez, 48, singer-songwriter (b. 1978)
• Geoffrey Mason, 85, television sports producer (b. 1940)
• Rafael Pineda, 88, Cuban-born television news presenter (b. 1937)
• Harilyn Rousso, 79, disability rights activist (b. 1946)
• Frederick Vreeland, 98, diplomat, ambassador to Morocco (1992–1993) (b. 1927)
• January 26
• Produce Pete, 80, chef and television personality (b. 1945)
• Clendon Thomas, 90, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1935)
• January 27
• Brad Branson, 67, basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers) (b. 1958)
• Akira Iriye, 91, Japanese-born historian (b. 1934)
• John Overington, 79, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1985–2019) (b. 1946)
• Neil Pappalardo, 83, technology businessman, co-founder of Meditech (b. 1942/43)
• Shirley Raines, 58, non-profit founder (b. 1967)
• James Sallis, 81, writer and poet (Drive, Driven) (b. 1944)
• Gloria Wade-Gayles, 88, educator and author (b. 1937)
• January 28
• Bryan Loren, 59, singer-songwriter ("Do the Bartman") (b. 1966)
• Robert W. Pratt, 78, jurist, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (since 1997) (b. 1947)
• Charles Victor Thompson, 55, convicted murderer (b. 1970)
• January 29
• Woodie King Jr., 88, theatre director, founder of the New Federal Theatre (b. 1937)
• January 30
• Parthenon Huxley, 70, musician (ELO Part II, The Orchestra) (b. 1956)
• X. J. Kennedy, 96, poet (b. 1929)
• Catherine O'Hara, 71, Canadian-born actress (Schitt's Creek, Home Alone, Beetlejuice), Emmy winner (1982, 2019) (b. 1954)
• Demond Wilson, 79, actor (Sanford and Son, The New Odd Couple) (b. 1946)
• January 31
• Ismael Ahmed, 79, government official, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (2007–2011) (b. 1947)
• Billy Bass Nelson, 75, bassist (Funkadelic) (b. 1951)

February

• February 1
• Vicki Abt, 83, sociologist (b. 1942)
• Don Adams, 85, country singer (b. 1941)
• Swietlan Kraczyna, 85, painter (b. 1940)
• Ken Peplowski, 66, jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (b. 1959)
• Robert Tinney, 78, illustrator (Byte) (b. 1947)
• February 2
• Gabor Boritt, 86, historian (b. 1940)
• Frankie Cain, 93, professional wrestler (b. 1932)
• Myra MacPherson, 91, journalist (The Washington Post), author and biographer (b. 1932)
• Bud Moore, 86, college football player (Alabama Crimson Tide) and coach (Kansas Jayhawks) (b. 1939)
• Chuck Negron, 83, singer (Three Dog Night, "Joy to the World") (b. 1942)
• Frank S. Royal, 86, physician, president of the National Medical Association (1981) (b. 1939)
• Sandra Schultz Newman, 87, judge, justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1996–2006) (b. 1938)
• February 3
• Elizabeth Barret, 74, documentary filmmaker (Stranger with a Camera) (b. 1951)
• Lee Hamilton, 94, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1999) and vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission (2002–2004) (b. 1931)
• Reta Holden, 87, politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1992–1999) (b. 1938)
• Ron Kenoly, 81, Christian worship leader, and singer/songwriter (b. 1944)
• Lamonte McLemore, 90, singer (The 5th Dimension) (b. 1935)
• Ruben Rodriguez, 60, football player (Seattle Seahawks) (b. 1965)
• Ron Teasley, 99, baseball player (New York Cubans) (b. 1927)
• February 4
• Fobazi Ettarh, 37 (b. 1989), academic and librarian best known for coining the term "vocational awe."
• Ed Iskenderian, 104, Hall of Fame hot rodder and businessman (b. 1921)
• Mickey Lolich, 85, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets), World Series champion (1968) (b. 1940)
• Lloyd Monsen, 94, soccer player (New York Americans, national team) (b. 1931)
• Ernest Morrell, 54, scholar and music executive (b. 1971)
• Charles Poindexter, 83, politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2008–2022) (b. 1942)
• February 5
• Daniel Boyd, 69, filmmaker and academic (b. 1956)
• Greg Brown, 56, musician (Cake, Deathray) and songwriter ("The Distance") (b. 1970)
• Ray Handley, 81, football coach (New York Giants) (b. 1944)
• Henry G. Lackey, 78, politician, member of the Kentucky Senate (1982–1987, 1991–1995) (b. 1947)
• Richard W. Mansbach, 83, political scientist (b. 1943)
• Fred Smith, 77, bassist (Television, Blondie) (b. 1948)
• Stanley Zdonik, 78, computer scientist and academic (b. 1947)
• February 7
• Brad Arnold, 47, singer (3 Doors Down) and songwriter ("Kryptonite", "Here Without You") (b. 1978)
• February 10
• Shelly Desai, 90, Indian-born actor (Men of a Certain Age, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) (b. 1935)
• February 11
• James Van Der Beek, 48, actor (Dawson's Creek, Varsity Blues, The Rules of Attraction), colorectal cancer (b. 1977).
• February 12
• Roy Face, 97, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos) (b. 1928)
• Joe Nossek, 85, baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Athletics) and coach (Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1940)
• John Shirreffs, 80, racehorse trainer (Giacomo, Zenyatta, A.P. Warrior) (b. 1945)
• February 14
• Harry Bean, 71, politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2018) (b. 1954)
• February 15
• Robert Duvall, 95, actor (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini) (b. 1931)
• February 16
• Billy Steinberg, 76, songwriter ("Like A Virgin", "True Colors") (b. 1950)
• Frederick Wiseman, 96, filmmaker (Welfare, Hospital) (b. 1930)
• February 17
• Jesse Jackson, 84, civil rights activist and politician, founder of Rainbow/PUSH (b. 1941)
• Gail R. Martin, 81-82, biologist. (Death announced on this date) (b. 1944)
• William Milam, 89, diplomat (Ambassador to Bangladesh, 1990-1993 and Pakistan, 1998-2001) (b. 1936)
• Doug Moe, 87, basketball player and coach (Oakland Oaks, Carolina Cougars, and Denver Nuggets) (b. 1938)
• Scott Tinsley, 62, football coach (West Virginia State Yellow Jackets, West Virginia Tech Golden Bears) (b.1963 or 1964)
• February 18
• Chester Clem, 88, politician, member of Florida House of Representatives (1972-1976) (b.1937)
• Neal Dahlen, 85, football executive (Denver Broncos) and administrator (Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers) (b.1940)
• Norman Francis, 94, academic administrator, president of Xavier University of Louisiana, 1968-2015, and chairman of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (b.1932)
• Carl Marcellino, 83, politician, member of the New York State Senate (1995-2018) (b.1942)
• Lil Poppa, 25, rapper (b.2000)
• Mike Wagner, 76, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) and four time Super Bowl winner. (b.1949)
• February 19
• Joanne Bland, 72, civil rights activist, co-founded the National Voting Rights Museum (b.1953)
• Eric Dane, 53, actor (Grey's Anatomy, The Last Ship, Euphoria) (b. 1972)
• February 23
• Robert Carradine, 71, actor (Revenge of the Nerds, The Big Red One, Lizzie McGuire) (b. 1954)
• February 25
• Bobby J. Brown, 62, American actor (The Wire, We Own This City), smoke inhalation (b. 1963 or 1964)
• Bruce Froemming, 86, American baseball umpire, fall.
• February 27
• Neil Sedaka, 86, American singer ("Breaking Up Is Hard to Do", "Laughter in the Rain") and songwriter ("Love Will Keep Us Together").

March

• March 1
• Mark Bittner, 74, writer (b. 1951)
• Dagfinn Føllesdal, 93, Norwegian-born academic and philosopher (b. 1932)
• Suzanne Gunzburger, 86, activist (b. 1939)
• Cody Khork, 35, Army reserve captain (b. 1990 or 1991)
• Christine Johnson McPhail, 80, academic administrator, president of St. Augustine's University (2021–2023) (b. 1946)
• Bob Power, 74, record producer and audio engineer (b. 1952)
• Gary Walker, 83, musician (The Standells, The Walker Brothers) (b. 1942)
• March 2
• Sidney Dorsey, 86, sheriff and convicted murderer (b. 1940)
• Stephen Hibbert, 68, British-born actor (Pulp Fiction, True Jackson, VP) and television writer (Late Night with David Letterman) (b. 1957)
• Timothy D. Leonard, 86, politician and jurist, member of the Oklahoma Senate (1979–1988), judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (since 1992) (b. 1940)
• Daniel Migliore, 90, theologian (b. 1935)
• Chase Pistone, 42, racing driver (b. 1983)
• Billy Rafter, 96, stock car driver (b. 1929)
• John Resman, 70, politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (since 2017) (b. 1955)
• David "Diamond Dave" Whitaker, 88, poet and activist (b. 1937)
• March 3
• Roy Book Binder, 82, blues musician (b. 1943)
• David Eugene Fellhauer, 86, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Victoria in Texas (1990–2015) (b. 1939)
• Alvin Greene, 48, politician (b. 1977)
• Billy Leon Kearse, 53, convicted murderer (b. 1972)
• Carol Kitman, 96, photographer (b. 1930)
• Mujahid, 30, American Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1996)
• Bob Rosenfarb, 74, television producer and writer (Step by Step, Who's the Boss?, Head of the Class) (b. 1951)
• Andrea Weiss, 60, rabbi (b. 1965)
• March 4
• Catherine C. Blake, 75, jurist, chief judge (2014–2017) and judge (since 1995) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (b. 1950)
• Jacky Cupit, 88, golfer (b. 1938)
• Ronnie Eldridge, 95, politician, member of the New York City Council (1989–2001) (b. 1931)
• Lou Holtz, 89, college football coach (Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Arkansas Razorbacks, NC State Wolfpack) and sportscaster(b. 1937)
• Philip Low, 78, chemist (b. 1947)
• Victoria MacKenzie-Childs, 77, ceramic artist, co-founder of MacKenzie-Childs (b. 1948)
• Timothy A. McDonnell, 88, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of New York (2001–2004) and bishop of Springfield of Massachusetts (2004–2014) (b. 1937)
• Russell W. Meyer Jr., 93, aviation executive, CEO of Grumman (1966–1974) and Cessna (1975–2000, 2002–2004) (b. 1932)
• Bernard Rands, 92, British-born composer (b. 1934)
• Joseph T. Threston, 90, Navy systems engineer (b. 1935)
• March 5
• Cecil L. Alexander, 90, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1963–1979) (b. 1935)
• Maurice J. Freedman, 86, librarian, president of the American Library Association (2002–2003) (b. 1939)
• Bob Harlan, 89, football executive (Green Bay Packers) (b. 1936)
• Bernard Lafayette, 85, civil rights activist (b. 1940)
• Joan Leitzel, 89, mathematician (b. 1936)
• Corey Parker, 60, actor (Biloxi Blues, ', Will & Grace) (b. 1965)
• Sandy Wernick, 86, film and television producer (ALF, Happy Gilmore, Def Comedy Jam) (b. 1939)
• Albert Zuckerman, 94, literary agent (b. 1931)
• March 6
• Colleen Hanabusa, 74, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–2015, 2016–2019) (b. 1951)
• William C. Leary, 87, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1967–1973) (b. 1938)
• Thaddeus Mosley, 99, sculptor (b. 1926)
• Patrick Pasculli, 78, politician, mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey (1988–1993) (b. 1947)
• Jennifer Runyon, 65, actress (Another World, Ghostbusters, Charles in Charge) (b. 1960)
• Norma C. Russell, 88, politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1981–1983) (b. 1937)
• Tierney Thys, 59, marine biologist and science educator (b. 1966)
• March 7
• David Brigati, 85, singer (Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Rascals) (b. 1940)
• Rose Marie Heck, 93, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1991–2004) (b. 1932)
• Country Joe McDonald, 84, singer (Country Joe and the Fish) and songwriter ("I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag") (b. 1942)
• Augie Meyers, 85, musician (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados) (b. 1940)
• Cameron Ontko, 33, football player (BC Lions) (b. 1992)
• Sheldon Weinig, 98, businessman, founder of Materials Research Corporation (b. 1928)
• March 8
• David Keene, 80, political consultant, chair of the American Conservative Union (1984–2011) and president of the National Rifle Association (2011–2013) (b. 1945)
• Sir Anthony Leggett, 87, British-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (2003) (b. 1938)
• William Norvel, 90, Catholic priest (b. 1935 or 1936)
• Ray Schoenke, 84, football player (Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins) (b. 1941)
• March 9
• Richard Bozulich, 90, Go player (b. 1936)
• Alexander Butterfield, 99, Air Force officer and presidential assistant (Richard Nixon), administrator of the FAA (1973–1975), key figure in the Watergate scandal (b. 1926)
• Merrill Cook, 79, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2001) (b. 1946)
• Tommy DeCarlo, 60, singer (Boston) (b. 1965)
• Willie Anthony Waters, 74, opera conductor and artistic director (Connecticut Opera) (b. 1951)
• March 10
• Michael Hague, 77, illustrator (The Hobbit, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) (b. 1948)
• Matt Snell, 84, football player (New York Jets) (b. 1941)
• Melvin Steinberg, 92, politician, lieutenant governor of Maryland (1987–1995) and member of the Maryland Senate (1967–1987) (b. 1933)
• March 11
• Lewis Lehrman, 87, banker and politician (b. 1938)
• Marcelino Miyares Sotolongo, 88–89, Cuban-born politician and marketing executive (b. 1937)
• Catherine Nolan, 67, politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1985–2022) (b. 1958)
• Judy Pace, 83, actress (Peyton Place, The Young Lawyers, Brian's Song) (b. 1942)
• Jesse Roth, 91, endocrinologist (b. 1934)
• Serena's Song, 33, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1992)
• Gary Wagner, 85, baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1940)
• March 12
• Daniel Amey, 84, application engineer (b. 1941)
• Ernie Anastos, 82, news anchor (WABC) and talk show host (b. 1943)
• Tony Balsamo, 89, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1936)
• Tom Brown, 89, Hall of Fame football player (BC Lions) (b. 1936)
• Jorie Lueloff Friedman, 85, news anchor (WMAQ) (b. 1940)
• Robert Trivers, 83, evolutionary biologist (b. 1943)
• March 13
• Nick Baker, 88, politician (b. 1937)
• Brian Doherty, 57, journalist (The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal) and author (Radicals for Capitalism) (b. 1968)
• Paul R. Ehrlich, 93, biologist, environmentalist, and author (The Population Bomb) (b. 1932)
• John M. Perkins, 95, Christian preacher, civil rights activist, and author (b. 1930)
• John A. Shaud, 92, Air Force general, chief of staff of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (1988–1991) (b. 1933)
• Doug Shively, 88, football coach (New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Oilers) (b. 1937)
• March 14
• Roy R. Barrera Sr., 99, politician and activist, secretary of state of Texas (1968–1969) (b. 1927)
• Paul Geremia, 81, blues musician (b. 1944)
• Christopher A. Sims, 83, economist, Nobel laureate (2011) (b. 1942)
• Steve Thel, 71, academic and lawyer (b. 1954)
• Andrew B. Wittkower, 91, British-born Canadian-American physicist (b. 1934)
• March 15
• Matt Clark, 89, actor (In the Heat of the Night, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Jeff Foxworthy Show) (b. 1936)
• March 16
• Gene Derfler, 101, politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1988–1994), president (2001–2003) and member (1994–2003) of the Oregon Senate (b. 1924)
• James N. Hardin Jr., 87, Germanist (b. 1939)
• E. Grady Jolly, 88, jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (since 1982) (b. 1937)
• Eric Overmyer, 74, television writer and producer (Bosch, Law & Order, The Wire) (b. 1951)
• Wayne Perkins, 74, guitarist (b. 1951)
• Monroe Price, 87, academic (b. 1938)
• Orion Samuelson, 91, agriculture broadcaster (WGN) (b. 1934)
• Kiki Shepard, 74, television host (Showtime at the Apollo) (b. 1951)
• Bob Tullius, 95, racing driver (IMSA) (b. 1930)
• March 17
• Doug Camilli, 89, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators) (b. 1936)
• Rainelle Krause, 37, opera soprano (b. 1988)
• Larry Stahl, 84, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, New York Mets, San Diego Padres) (b. 1941)
• Sue Wagner, 86, politician, lieutenant governor of Nevada (1991–1995) (b. 1940)
• March 18
• Mike Clampitt, 71, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2017–2019, since 2021) (b. 1955)
• Lois Delmore, 76, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1994–2018) (b. 1949)
• March 19
• Raymond L. Ethington, 96, paleontologist (b. 1929)
• Chuck Norris, 86, martial artist and actor (Missing in Action, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Way of the Dragon) (b. 1940)
• Jeff Webb, 76, cheerleading executive, founder of Varsity Spirit and the International Cheer Union (b. 1950)
• March 20
• Nicholas Brendon, 54, actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Criminal Minds, Psycho Beach Party) (b. 1971)
• Dennis Condrey, 74, professional wrestler (CWA, Jim Crockett Promotions, WCW) (b. 1952)
• Steve Gaines, 68, pastor (b. 1957)
• Smith Gilley, 86, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1975–1987).
• Robert Mueller, 81, lawyer (Mueller special counsel investigation), U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California (1998–2001), deputy attorney general (2001) and director of the FBI (2001–2013) (b. 1944)
• Alton Sutnick, 97, medical researcher and educator (b. 1928)
• March 21
• John R. Corbid, 81, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1975–1980) (b. 1945)
• Arthur E. Humphrey, 98, chemical engineer (b. 1927)
• Ralph Metcalf, 90, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1998–2012) (b. 1935)
• March 22
• Ronnie Bowman, 64, bluegrass musician (Lonesome River Band) (b. 1961)
• Jerry Hanlon, 96, football player and coach (Miami Redskins, Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1929)
• David Simon, 63, real estate developer, CEO of Simon Property Group (b. 1962)
• March 23
• Valerie Perrine, 82, actress (Slaughterhouse-Five, Lenny, Superman) (b. 1943)
• David Sklansky, 78, poker player and author (b. 1947)
• March 24
• Tracy Kidder, 80, writer (The Soul of a New Machine, Mountains Beyond Mountains), Pulitzer Prize winner (1982) (b. 1945)
• Bob Rossell, 89, racing driver (b. 1936)
• Reg Weaver, 86, labor leader (b. 1939)
• Western Dreamer, 32, Standardbred racehorse, Pacing Triple Crown winner (1997) (b. 1994)
• March 25
• Dash Crofts, 87, musician (Seals & Crofts) and songwriter ("Summer Breeze", "Diamond Girl") (b. 1938)
• Paula Hollinger, 85, politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1987–2007) (b. 1940)
• Pat Steir, 87, painter and printmaker (b. 1938)
• March 26
• William Murphy, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Boston (1995–2001) and bishop of Rockville Centre (2001–2017) (b. 1940)
• Barret Robbins, 52, football player (Oakland Raiders) (b. 1973)
• Ross the Boss, 72, guitarist (Manowar, The Dictators) (b. 1954)
• Ronald H. Spector, 83, military historian (b. 1943)
• James Tolkan, 94, actor (Back to the Future, Top Gun, Nero Wolfe) (b. 1931)
• March 27
• Richard C. Edgley, 90, LDS Church general authority, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric (1995–2012) (b. 1936)
• Jon Dee Graham, 67, musician (The Skunks, True Believers) (b. 1959)
• Kitty Harrison, 91–92, college tennis coach (North Carolina Tar Heels) (b. 1934)
• Henry Lee, 87, Chinese-born Taiwanese-American forensic scientist (killing of JonBenét Ramsey, murder trial of O. J. Simpson, 9/11 forensic investigation) and biochemist (b. 1938)
• Larry Price, 90, football player (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors) and radio presenter (MidWeek, Perry & Price) (b. 1935)
• March 28
• Jeff Siemon, 75, football player (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1950)