Top 20 celebrities and public figures predicted to die in 2026

For the second year in a row, contestants at the dead pool website Stiffs.com have chosen actor Dick Van Dyke as the public figure most likely to die in 2026.
Other notables in the top 10 include former U.S. President Joe Biden and current President Donald Trump, though the inclusion of the latter is probably just wishful thinking.
The annual list contains the usual geriatrics and those suffering health problems.
Of the top 20 public figures marked for death in 2025 by Stiffs.com, only two met the grim reaper. They were actress June Lockhart and actor Gene Hackman.
What follows are the top 20 public figures (with their ages) predicted to die in 2026, according to Stiffs.com.

1. Dick Van Dyke, 100, actor
2. Mel Brooks, 99, comedian, writer, actor, director
3. Eva Marie Saint, 101, actress
4. Alan Greenspan. 99, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve
5. David Attenborough, 99, broadcaster and naturalist
6. Clint Eastwood, 95, actor and director
7. Gene Shalit, 99, film critic for NBC's "The Today Show"
8. Joe Biden, 83, former U.S. president
9. Buzz Aldrin, 95, U.S. astronaut
10. Donald Trump, 79, current U.S. president
11. Noam Chomsky, 97, academic and social critic
12. Yoko Ono, 92, Japanese multimedia artist and peace activist
13. Bruce Willis, 70, actor
14. Joanne Woodward, 95, actress
15. Doc Severinsen, 98, jazz trumpeter and band leader
16. Marv Levy, 100, pro football coach
17. Willie Nelson, 92, singer and songwriter
18. Tippi Hedren, 95, actress
19. Harvey Weinstein, 73, film producer and convicted sex offender
20. Rupert Murdoch, 94, media mogul

Here are some notable younger public figures predicted to die this year by multiple Stiffs.com dead-pool players:

22. Eric Dane, 53, actor
46. Michael J. Fox, 64, actor
56. Andy Dick, 60, comedian and actor
74. Celine Dion, 57, singer
90. Randy Moss, 48, football player
92. Britney Spears, 44, singer
103. Christina Applegate, 54, actress
124. Charlie Sheen, 60, actor
139. Sean Combs, aka P. Diddy, 56, rapper, music producer and accused sex offender
155. Amanda Bynes, 39, actress

Photo: Donald Trump mugshot from Aug. 24, 2023, at the Fulton County jail in Georgia.