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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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Bradley Akubuiro and his wife, Allison England, and Pete Buttigieg at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Bradley Akubuiro and his wife, Allison England, and Pete Buttigieg at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Courtesy of Bradley Akubuiro.

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