Here are some notable people who have died in 2026.

<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F28%2Fus%2Fshirley-raines-tiktok-star-skid-row-dies-hnk">Shirley Raines</a>, a social media creator and nonprofit founder who dedicated her life to caring for people experiencing homelessness, died at the age of 58, her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz said on Wednesday, January 28.
Shirley Raines, a social media creator and nonprofit founder who dedicated her life to caring for people experiencing homelessness, died at the age of 58, her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz said on Wednesday, January 28.
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Valentino Garavani attends the 14th Annual CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Gala at Weylin in November 2017 in New York.
Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani, whose elegant evening gowns were favored for decades by some of the world’s most glamorous women, died on January 19, according to his foundation. He was 93.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F13%2Fus%2Fclaudette-colvin-death">Claudette Colvin</a>, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died on January 13. She was 86. At the age of 15, Colvin was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama. This predated the arrest of Rosa Parks and the the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott by nine months.
Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died on January 13. She was 86. At the age of 15, Colvin was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama. This predated the arrest of Rosa Parks and the the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott by nine months.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F13%2Fentertainment%2Fgrammy-nominated-musician-john-forte-death">John Forté</a>, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars among others, was found dead at his home in Massachusetts on January 12. He was 50.
John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars among others, was found dead at his home in Massachusetts on January 12. He was 50.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F01%2F10%2Fentertainment%2Fbob-weir-grateful-dead-dies">Bob Weir</a>, a founding member of the iconic American rock group the Grateful Dead who seemingly never stopped touring for six decades, died on January 10, according to a statement posted to his official website. He was 78. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Finteractive%2F2025%2F08%2Fentertainment%2Fgrateful-dead-jim-marshall-cnnphotos%2Findex.html">See behind-the-scenes photos of the Grateful Dead in their early years.</a>
Bob Weir, a founding member of the iconic American rock group the Grateful Dead who seemingly never stopped touring for six decades, died on January 10, according to a statement posted to his official website. He was 78. See behind-the-scenes photos of the Grateful Dead in their early years.
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