Celebrity deaths 2026: Remembering the famous people we lost this year

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Eric Dane.
Eric Dane.

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  • Actors Eric Dane, Robert Duvall, and James Van Der Beek died in 2026.
  • So did "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams, Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, and designer Valentino Garavani.
  • Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson also died.

Below, we look back at those we lost in 2026, listed in alphabetical order.

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Catherine O'Hara in 2024.
Catherine O'Hara in 2024.

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