Dolly Parton · 80

Country music legend and philanthropist

Died August 25, 2026 · Cause: Cancer (per her representatives: a brief battle)

Tom Skerritt · 93

Actor — Alien, Top Gun, Picket Fences

Died October 21, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

John Anderson · 71

Country singer ("Swingin'"), Country Music Hall of Famer

Died October 21, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Mike Ditka · 86

Hall of Fame player and Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears coach

Died October 9, 2026 · Cause: Natural causes, per his longtime agent; no official medical cause announced

Eva Marie Saint · 102

Oscar-winning actress — On the Waterfront, North by Northwest

Died October 6, 2026 · Cause: Natural causes

Freddie Jackson · 70

R&B singer

Died October 5, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Jim Bakker · 86

Televangelist

Died October 5, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Jeffrey Archer · 86

British author and former MP

Died October 5, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Dennis Hastert · 84

Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Died October 3, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Margaret Hamilton · 90

NASA software engineer who led the Apollo onboard software team

Died September 30, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Gordon Johncock · 90

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner

Died September 28, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Dennis Haskins · 75

Actor — Mr. Belding on Saved by the Bell

Died September 27, 2026 · Cause: Parkinson's disease

Bob Pettit · 93

NBA Hall of Famer (St. Louis Hawks)

Died September 23, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Jon Kyl · 84

Former U.S. Senator (Arizona)

Died September 17, 2026 · Cause: Complications from dementia

Annie Dillard · 81

Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Pilgrim at Tinker Creek)

Died September 15, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Bob Mackie · 87

Fashion designer

Died September 14, 2026 · Cause: Pneumonia

Peter Max · 88

Pop artist

Died September 14, 2026 · Cause: Complications from dementia

George Chuvalo · 89

Canadian heavyweight boxer

Died September 12, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed

Barry Melrose · 70

NHL coach and ESPN hockey analyst

Died September 9, 2026 · Cause: Complications from Parkinson's disease

Gloria Steinem · 92

Feminist icon, co-founder of Ms. magazine

Died September 2, 2026 · Cause: Not disclosed