Some well-known people who have died recently:
- Abbas, 1944-2018
Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism
- Milos Forman, 1932-2018
Czech American film director, screenwriter and actor
- Wilson Harris, 1921-2018
Guyanese novelist, poet and essayist
- Ivan Mauger, 1939-2018
New Zealand motorcycle racer who won six world speedway titles
- Fergie McCormick, 1939-2018
Legendary Crusaders and All Black fullback
- Anita Shreve, 1946-2018
American novelist
- Emma Smith, 1923-2018
English novelist who also wrote for children
- Cecil Taylor, 1929-2018
Jazz pianist whose playing defined the term ‘free jazz’
- Huguette Tourangeau, 1938-2018
French-Canadian mezzo-soprano particularly associated with French and Italian repertoire