CBS News has published a gallery reflecting on notable people who died in 2026 and the impact they had on music, aviation and entertainment. The collection, compiled by CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan with help from The Associated Press, highlights several figures whose careers reached wide audiences.
Among them is Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, who died July 8, 2026. CBS News notes that she was best known for hits including “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” and that she recorded 22 studio and live albums during her career, earning three Grammy nominations.
The gallery also remembers aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who died July 8, 2026. According to CBS News, Funk became the oldest woman to travel beyond Earth’s atmosphere in 2021 at age 82, after decades of work in aviation and a lifetime goal of reaching space.
Actress Louise Lasser, who died July 6, 2026, is also featured in the roundup. CBS News highlights her work in Woody Allen films and her breakout role in the television satire “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” which made her a familiar face to viewers in the 1970s.
