John Forté, Scott Adams, Bob Weir, Valentino Garavani and others were also among the notable deaths listed for January 2026.

The Associated Press roll call also includes deaths of Diane Crump (Jan. 1), Ahn Sung-ki (Jan. 5), Béla Tarr (Jan. 6), Glenn Hall (Jan. 7), Demond Wilson (Jan. 30), and several other figures.

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The Associated Press compiled a January 2026 roll call of noteworthy and influential people who died so far this year, spanning entertainment, sports, design, civil rights and public health. The AP’s summary highlights how each death intersected with a distinct public legacy, from screen comedy to U.S. intelligence history.

Among the most prominent names was Catherine O’Hara, a Canadian-born comic actor known for her work in “SCTV” and later in mainstream film and television. The AP said her career was launched with the Second City comedy group in Toronto and that she is best known for playing Macaulay Culkin’s mother in the first two “Home Alone” movies and for Moira Rose on “Schitt’s Creek.”

O’Hara died on Jan. 30, according to the AP’s year-in-review list. The AP described her as an Emmy winner and framed her death within a broader set of cultural losses that included performers and creators who shaped audiences in the U.S. and abroad.

The AP also included Aldrich Ames, describing him as a CIA turncoat whose betrayal of Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia was among the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history. The AP said Ames died in prison on Jan. 5 at age 84.

In the AP’s account, the secrets Ames divulged were blamed for the executions of Western agents and represented a major setback to the CIA during the Cold War. The listing placed Ames alongside other figures whose deaths, while separated by geography and field, all carried public consequences.

Another civil rights milestone featured Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus, the AP said, helped spark the modern civil rights movement. The AP noted Colvin’s age at the time of her arrest—15—and said she was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for also refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.

Colvin’s death was listed as occurring on Jan. 13, at age 86. Along with her, the AP named other January figures connected to popular culture and international cinema, including South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki, described by the AP as one of South Korean cinema’s biggest stars.

The AP’s January list also covered public health and humanitarian legacy through William Foege, a doctor described by the AP as a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories: the global eradication of smallpox. Foege’s death was listed as occurring on Jan. 24, when he was 89.

The AP’s roll call further included Bob Weir, credited as a foundational member of the Grateful Dead in the AP’s description, and Valentino Garavani, described as the jet-set Italian designer known for high-glamour gowns including his “Valentino red.” It also cited Glenn Hall’s achievement as a Hockey Hall of Famer nicknamed “Mr. Goalie,” and noted other deaths such as Scott Adams, the creator of “Dilbert,” whose strip, the AP said, was dropped from syndication in 2023 for racist remarks.

The broader list, as presented by the AP, ran through early January and continued through Jan. 30, when Demond Wilson was among those included. The AP’s format said the cause of death was cited if available, and it listed dates and ages for each person on the roll call.