Deaths in 2025

The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in the year 2025. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by their last name, or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are also noted here, if worth noting.

Criteria

Every entry is backed by a source. Proper citations are used and no bare URLs so as to prevent link rot. The following are the requirements for adding a name to the list in its order: Name, age, origin, what the person is known for and his or her cause of death – if known – and a source for verification.

April

25

• Philip Lowrie, 88, English actor (Coronation Street, Victoria Wood, Home Fires).
• Lupita Torrentera, 93, Mexican actress (Historia de un gran amor, Coqueta).

24

• Steve Kiner, 77, American Hall of Fame football player (Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Houston Oilers).

23

• Eugène Koffi Adoboli, 90, Togolese politician, prime minister (1999–2000).
• Chris Cauwenberghs, 78, Belgian actor (Hector, Koko Flanel, Thuis), complications from heart failure.
• Waltraut Haas, 97, Austrian actress (Der Hofrat Geiger, Mariandl, The White Horse Inn). (death announced on this date)
• Fouad Mebazaa, 91, Tunisian politician, speaker of the Chamber of Deputies (1997–2011) and acting president (2011).
• Keith Stackpole, 84, Australian cricketer (Victoria). (death announced on this date)

22

• Erik Ruus, 62, Estonian actor (The Birdwatcher, Firewater, All My Lenins).

21

• Pope Francis, 88, head of the Catholic church, stroke and heart failure.
• Johanna Matz, 92, Austrian actress (Hannerl, Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach, The White Horse Inn).

20

• Kimble Rendall, 67–68, Australian musician (XL Capris, Hoodoo Gurus) and film director (Guardians of the Tomb). (death announced on this date)
• Noreen Young, 85, Canadian puppeteer (Under the Umbrella Tree, Sesame Park), stroke. (death announced on this date)

18

• Rudolf Pankov, 87, Russian actor (Michman Panin, Blasted Hell, Talents and Admirers) and voice actor.
• Clodagh Rodgers, 78, Irish singer ("Come Back and Shake Me", "Jack in the Box").
• Julieta Szönyi, 75, Romanian actress (Felix și Otilia, Toate pînzele sus).

17

• Roger McLachlan, 71, New Zealand-born Australian bass guitarist (Little River Band), pancreatic cancer. (death announced on this date)

16

• Patrick Adiarte, 81, Filipino-American actor (The King and I, High Time, Flower Drum Song).
• Nora Aunor, 71, Filipino actress (Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos, Trap, Hustisya) and singer.
• Vladimir Gerasimov, 74, Russian actor (Car, Violin and Blot the Dog, One-Two, Soldiers Were Going..., Tailcoat for Scapegrace). (death announced on this date)

15

• Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, 74, Polish actress (Another Way, Scratch, Tatarak).
• Shūhei Kishimoto, 68, Japanese politician, MP (2009–2022) and governor of Wakayama Prefecture (since 2022), septic shock.
• Wink Martindale, 91, American disc jockey, game show host (Gambit, Tic-Tac-Dough) and singer ("Deck of Cards"), lymphoma.
• S. S. Stanley, 57, Indian film director (April Maadhathil, Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan, Kizhakku Kadarkarai Salai) and actor.

14

• Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 85, Malaysian politician, prime minister (2003–2009), minister of foreign affairs (1991–1999), and MP (1978–2013), heart disease.

13

• Mario Vargas Llosa, 89, Peruvian writer, and holder of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
• Bank Janardhan, 74, Indian actor (Tharle Nan Maga, Shhh!, News) and comedian.
• Jean Marsh, 90, British actress (Upstairs, Downstairs, Doctor Who, Willow) and television writer, Emmy winner (1975), complications from dementia.

12

• Pilita Corrales, 85, Filipino singer and actress (Mars Ravelo's Darna! Ang Pagbabalik, Bride for Rent, My Illegal Wife).

11

• Nino Bellomo, 102, Italian actor (Blues metropolitano, Law of Courage) and journalist.
• Mike Berry, 82, English singer ("The Sunshine of Your Smile") and actor (Are You Being Served?, Worzel Gummidge).
• Max Romeo, 80, Jamaican reggae musician ("Wet Dream", "Chase the Devil").

10

• Leo Beenhakker, 82, Dutch football manager (Ajax, Real Madrid, national team).
• Ted Kotcheff, 94, Canadian film director (First Blood, Weekend at Bernie's).
• Ku Feng, 94, Hong Kong actor (The Love Eterne, Between Tears and Laughter, Come Drink with Me).
• Mario Ernesto Sánchez, 78, Cuban actor (Miami Vice, The Truman Show, The Specialist) and businessman, founder and director of Teatro Avante.

9

• Mel Novak, 90, American actor (Game of Death, Black Belt Jones, An Eye for an Eye).

8

• Notable Dominicans killed in the Jet Set nightclub roof collapse:
  • Tony Blanco, 44, baseball player (Chunichi Dragons, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Orix Buffaloes)
  • Nelsy Cruz, 41, politician, governor of Monte Cristi Province (since 2020)
  • Octavio Dotel, 51, baseball player (Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets)
  • Rubby Pérez, 69, merengue singer

6

• Clem Burke, 70, American Hall of Fame drummer (Blondie), cancer.
• Jay North, 73, American actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya, Arabian Knights), colorectal cancer.

5

• Antonello Fassari, 72, Italian actor (Romanzo Criminale, The Goodbye Kiss, Suburra) and comedian.
• Raymond Hawthorne, 88, New Zealand theatre director.

4

• Manoj Kumar, 87, Indian actor (Kranti, Upkar, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan).
• Ravikumar, 71, Indian actor (Ullasa Yaathra, Aanandham Paramaanandham, Ee Manohara Theeram).

3

• Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 82, German landowner and nobleman, head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (since 1998).
• Gordon Faith, 94, British actor (Doctor Who, Adam Adamant Lives!, War & Peace). (death announced on this date)
• Farooq Hamid, 80, Pakistani cricketer (Lahore, PIA, national team).
• John Saint Ryan, 72, English actor (Coronation Street, Roar, Squanto: A Warrior's Tale) and equestrian, heart attack.

2

• Khamtai Siphandone, 101, Laotian politician, president (1998–2006), prime minister (1991–1998), and chairman of the Revolutionary Party (1992–2006).
• Alois Švehlík, 85, Czech actor (Forbidden Dreams, Alois Nebel, On the Roof) and theater pedagogue.

1

• Val Kilmer, 65, American actor (The Doors, Tombstone, Batman Forever), pneumonia.
• Johnny Tillotson, 86, American singer-songwriter ("Poetry in Motion", "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'", "Without You"), complications from Parkinson's disease.

March

31

• Sian Barbara Allen, 78, American actress (Scream, Pretty Peggy, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, You'll Like My Mother), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Yves Boisset, 86, French film director (L'Attentat, The Common Man, Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff) and screenwriter.

30

• Lee Montague, 97, English actor (The Camp on Blood Island, Deadlier Than the Male, Jesus of Nazareth). (death announced on this date)

29

• Richard Chamberlain, 90, American actor (Dr. Kildare, The Thorn Birds, Shōgun), complications from a stroke.
• Ángel del Pozo, 90, Spanish actor (Horror Express, The Big Gundown, Treasure Island).

28

• Hamza Feghouli, 86, Algerian actor (Le Clandestin).

27

• Peter Lever, 84, English cricketer (Lancashire, Tasmania, national team). (death announced on this date)

25

• Manoj Bharathiraja, 48, Indian actor (Samudhiram, Kadal Pookkal) and film director (Margazhi Thingal), heart attack.
• Shihan Hussaini, 60, Indian actor (Punnagai Mannan, Velaikkaran, Unnai Solli Kutramillai) and karate practitioner, leukemia.
• Masahiro Shinoda, 94, Japanese film director (Demon Pond, Owls' Castle, Double Suicide) and screenwriter.
• François Trucy, 93, French politician, mayor of Toulon (1985–1995), senator (1986–2014).

23

• Gianfranco Barra, 84, Italian actor (Banana Joe, I nuovi mostri, Double Murder).

22

• Filiz Akın, 82, Turkish actress (Birds of Exile, Tatlı Dillim, Karateci Kız).
• Larisa Golubkina, 85, Russian actress (Hussar Ballad, Give Me a Book of Complaints, The Tale of Tsar Saltan).
• Rolf Schimpf, 100, German actor (Smuglere, Mensch Bachmann, Der Alte).
• Alex Wyllie, 80, New Zealand rugby union player and coach (national team).

21

• George Foreman, 76, American boxer, Olympic champion (1968) and entrepreneur (George Foreman Grill).
• Štefan Kvietik, 90, Slovak actor (The Boxer and Death, The Millennial Bee, Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself) and academic.

20

• Vitold Fokin, 92, Ukrainian politician, prime minister (1990–1992).
• Eddie Jordan, 76, Irish Formula One team owner (Jordan Grand Prix) and television presenter (Top Gear), prostate and bladder cancer.
• Norm Clarke, Las Vegas celebrity columnist and former AP sports writer, dies at 82.

19

• Don Wesely, 70, American politician, mayor of Lincoln (1999–2003) and member of the Nebraska Legislature (1979–1999).

18

• Antonio Gasalla, 84, Argentine actor (Waiting for the Hearse, The Truce), comedian, and theatre director.

17

• David Steven Cohen, 58, American television writer (Courage the Cowardly Dog, Parker Lewis Can't Lose) and screenwriter (Balto), cancer.

16

• Émilie Dequenne, 43, Belgian actress (Rosetta, Our Children, Not My Type), adrenocortical carcinoma.
• Bindu Ghosh, 76, Indian actress (Kozhi Koovuthu, Uruvangal Maralam, Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey) and choreographer.
• Anvar Hasanov, 74, Azerbaijani actor (Last night of childhood, My Seven Sons, Babek).

15

• Les Binks, 73, Northern Irish heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest).
• Delia Razon, 93, Filipino actress (Rodrigo de Villa, Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan?, Ipagpatawad Mo).
• Wings Hauser, 77, American actor (Tough Guys Don't Dance, The Siege of Firebase Gloria, Vice Squad).
• Slick Watts, 73, American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics, New Orleans Jazz, Houston Rockets).

14

• Pietro Genuardi, 62, Italian actor (CentoVetrine, Killer Crocodile, Paganini Horror).
• Deb Mukherjee, 83, Indian actor (Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool, Karate, Gudgudee).

13

• Edgar Oehler, 83, Swiss politician, MP (1971–1995).
• Maria Grazia Spina, 88, Italian actress (Samson and the Slave Queen, Toto vs. the Black Pirate, Rugantino). (death announced on this date)
• Şinasi Yurtsever, 51, Turkish actor (Vavien).

12

• Syed Abid Ali, 83, Indian cricketer (Hyderabad, national team).
• Takashi Inagaki, 87, Japanese voice actor (Soul Eater, A Spirit of the Sun, Kingdom Hearts) and actor, pneumonia.
• Godfrey Lawrence, 92, Rhodesian cricketer (Rhodesia, South Africa).
• Peggy Parnass, 97, German-Swedish actress (Nobody Loves Me), columnist and writer.

10

• Sir Francis Billy Hilly, 76, Solomon Islands politician, prime minister (1993–1994).
• Stanley R. Jaffe, 84, American film producer (Kramer vs. Kramer, Fatal Attraction, The Bad News Bears), Oscar winner (1980).

9

• Eileen Bennett, 105, British actress (Thursday's Child, Much Too Shy, Trunk Crime).
• Simon Fisher-Becker, 63, British actor (Puppy Love, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Doctor Who).
• Hans Peter Korff, 82, German actor (Wayfarers, Pappa Ante Portas, Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland).
• Dick McTaggart, 89, Scottish boxer, Olympic champion (1956).

7

• Sir David Vunagi, 73, Solomon Islands bishop and politician, governor-general (2019–2024).
• D'Wayne Wiggins, 64, American musician (Tony! Toni! Toné!) and songwriter ("Feels Good"), bladder cancer.

6

• Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church) and songwriter ("New Rose").
• Crystal-Donna Roberts, 40, South African actress (Arendsvlei, The Endless River, Chronicle), breast cancer.
• Árpád Sopsits, 72, Hungarian film director (Strangled).

5

• Edesio Alejandro, 66, Cuban singer, guitarist and composer (Clandestinos, Hello Hemingway), cancer.
• Randy Brown, 72, American R&B singer. (death announced on this date)
• Sylvester Turner, 70, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2025), mayor of Houston (2016–2024).

3

• Kathryn Apanowicz, 64, British actress (Angels, EastEnders) and television presenter (Calendar). (death announced on this date)
• Eleonora Giorgi, 71, Italian actress (Talcum Powder, Mani di fata, Inferno), pancreatic cancer.

2

• Juan Margallo, 84, Spanish actor (Dragon Rapide, Solitary Fragments) and theatre director, complications from a fall.

1

• Monika Lundi, 82, German actress (The Heath Is Green, Crazy – Completely Mad, No Gold for a Dead Diver). (death announced on this date)
• Joey Molland, 77, English guitarist (Badfinger) and songwriter.
• Angie Stone, 63, American singer ("No More Rain (In This Cloud)", "Wish I Didn't Miss You") and rapper (The Sequence), traffic collision.

February

28

• David Johansen, 75, American musician (New York Dolls), singer ("Hot Hot Hot") and actor (Scrooged), cancer.

27

• Christopher Hughes, 77, English professional quizzer (Eggheads). (death announced on this date)
• Uttam Mohanty, 66, Indian actor (Naya Zaher, Ae Jugara Krushna Sudama, Purushottam), cirrhosis.

26

• Gene Hackman, 95, American actor (The French Connection, Bonnie and Clyde, Mississippi Burning).
• Lis Nilheim, 80, Swedish actress (Maria, Madicken på Junibacken, Raskenstam). (death announced on this date)
• Michelle Trachtenberg, 39, American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harriet the Spy, Gossip Girl).

25

• Ronald Draper, 98, South African cricketer (Eastern Province, Griqualand West, national team).
• Roberto Orci, 51, Mexican-born American screenwriter (Star Trek, Transformers) and television producer (Fringe), kidney disease.

24

• Roberta Flack, 88, American singer ("Killing Me Softly With His Song", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Feel Like Makin' Love") and songwriter, Grammy winner (1973, 1974), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Robert John, 79, American singer ("Sad Eyes", "If You Don't Want My Love").
• Keith Slater, 89, Australian cricketer (Western Australia) and footballer (Swan Districts, Western Australia).

23

• Chris Jasper, 73, American Hall of Fame singer (The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley), songwriter ("Caravan of Love"), keyboardist and producer, cancer.
• Thanin Kraivichien, 97, Thai politician, prime minister (1976–1977) and acting president of the Privy Council (2016).
• Atilio Veronelli, 65, Argentine actor (The Journey, Where Are You My Love, That I Cannot Find You?, Amigomío) and stage director.

21

• Amélia Bittencourt, 86, Brazilian actress (The Ballroom).
• Gwen McCrae, 81, American singer ("Rockin' Chair"). (death announced on this date)
• Lynne Marie Stewart, 78, American actress (Pee-wee's Playhouse, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Graffiti).
• Voletta Wallace, 78, American record producer and film producer (Notorious).

20

• Jerry Butler, 85, American Hall of Fame soul singer-songwriter ("Only the Strong Survive", "He Will Break Your Heart"), musician (The Impressions) and politician, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Peter Jason, 80, American actor (They Live, 48 Hrs., Deadwood).
• Friedrich-Wilhelm Junge, 86, German actor (SAS 181 Does Not Reply, Love's Confusion).
• Bidur Prasad Sapkota, 59, Nepali politician, MP (2014–2017), lung disease.

19

• Souleymane Cissé, 84, Malian film director (Yeelen, The Young Girl, Waati).
• Norberto Huezo, 68, Salvadoran footballer (Palencia, Cartagena, national team), stroke.
• Tony Isbert, 74, Spanish actor (A House Without Boundaries, The Rift), pneumonia.

17

• Rick Buckler, 69, English drummer (The Jam).
• Juan Mariné, 104, Spanish cinematographer (Ninety Minutes, Day by Day, Fog and Sun) and film restorer.
• Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish musician (King Crimson) and painter.

16

• Julian Holloway, 80, British actor (Carry On, James Bond Jr., Regular Show).
• Evan Hultman, 99, American politician, attorney general of Iowa (1961–1965).
• Kim Sae-ron, 24, South Korean actress (A Brand New Life, The Man from Nowhere, A Girl at My Door).
• Krishnaveni, 100, Indian actress (Bhakta Prahlada, Brahma Ratham, Mana Desam), singer, and film producer.
• Yolanda Montes, 93, American-Mexican actress (Salomé, Kill Me Because I'm Dying!, Nocturne of Love) and dancer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.

15

• Renato Ballardini, 97, Italian resistance fighter and politician, deputy (1958–1979).

14

• Carlos Diegues, 84, Brazilian film director (Ganga Zumba, Bye Bye Brasil, Deus é Brasileiro), complications from surgery.
• Alice Hirson, 95, American actress (Another World, Being There, One Life to Live).
• Fulke Johnson Houghton, 84, British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. (death announced on this date)
• Geneviève Page, 97, French actress (Belle de Jour, Grand Prix, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes).

12

• Nike Arrighi, 80, French actress (The Devil Rides Out, Day for Night, Women in Love).
• Tommy Hunt, 91, American Hall of Fame soul singer (The Flamingos).

11

• Annie Joe Edwards, 76, American actress (Bullets Over Broadway, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Ain't Misbehavin').
• Moses Lim, 75, Singaporean actor (Under One Roof).
• Norma Mora, 81, Mexican actress (Qué perra vida, Los astronautas).

10

• Takis Ikonomopoulos, 81, Greek footballer (Panathinaikos, Apollon Athens, national team), stroke.
• Peter Tuiasosopo, 61, American football player (Los Angeles Rams) and actor (Street Fighter, Necessary Roughness).

9

• Tom Robbins, 92, American novelist (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Jitterbug Perfume, Still Life with Woodpecker).
• Oleg Strizhenov, 95, Russian actor (The Mexican, The Captain's Daughter, The Star of Captivating Happiness).

8

• Baldemar Carrasco, 93, Chilean politician, deputy (1969–1973, 1990–1994).
• Sam Nujoma, 95, Namibian politician, president (1990–2005).

7

• Anthony Dileo Jr., American actor (Day of the Dead, Two Evil Eyes, Lorenzo's Oil), complications from COVID-19.
• Bruce French, 79, American actor (Passions, The Riches, Fletch), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Tony Roberts, 85, American actor (Annie Hall, Play It Again, Sam, Serpico), lung cancer.

5

• Irv Gotti, 54, American record producer ("Foolish", "Always on Time") and executive (Murder Inc. Records).
• Brian Turner, 80, New Zealand poet and field hockey player (national team), heart attack.

4

• Sid Ahmed Ghozali, 87, Algerian politician, prime minister (1991–1992).

3

• Rich Dauer, 72, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies).
• Bettina Heltberg, 82, Danish journalist (Politiken) and actress (Det støver stadig).

2

• Lee Joo-shil, 80, South Korean actress (The Uncanny Counter, Train to Busan, Squid Game), stomach cancer.
• Brian Murphy, 92, English actor (Man About the House, George and Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine) and comedian, cancer.

1

• Horst Köhler, 81, German economist and politician, president (2004–2010), president of the EBRD (1998–2000) and managing director of the IMF (2000–2004).
• Fay Vincent, 86, American lawyer and sports executive, commissioner of baseball (1989–1992), bladder cancer.

January

31

• Buster Farrer, 88, South African cricketer (Border, national team), tennis player and field hockey player.
• Táňa Radeva, 67, Slovak actress (Bathory, Lóve, Dubček).
• Kärt Tomingas, 57, Estonian actress (Those Old Love Letters, Zero Point), singer and educator.

30

• Sir Julius Chan, 85, Papua New Guinean politician, prime minister (1980–1982, 1994–1997, 1997).
• Marianne Faithfull, 78, English singer ("As Tears Go By"), songwriter ("Broken English") and actress (The Girl on a Motorcycle).

28

• Horst Janson, 89, German actor (The Buddenbrooks, Das Riesenrad, Murphy's War), complications from a stroke. (death announced on this date)

27

• Alma Rosa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (The Stronger Sex, Nosotras las taquígrafas, The Border Man).
• Yoon Dae-sung, 85, South Korean playwright and screenwriter (All That Falls Has Wings, Black Republic).

26

• Shafi, 56, Indian film director (One Man Show, Kalyanaraman, Pulival Kalyanam), complications from a stroke.
• Igor Yankovsky, 73, Russian actor (Investigation Led by Experts, The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person, Charlotte's Necklace), cirrhosis.

25

• Dražen Dalipagić, 73, Serbian Hall of Fame basketball player (Partizan, Carrera Venezia) and coach (Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia), Olympic champion (1980).
• Ole Neumann, 77, Danish actor (Father of Four, The Heir to Næsbygaard, Father of Four on Bornholm).
• Gloria Romero, 91, Filipino actress (Ilocana Maiden, Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story), Condemned).

24

• Unk, 42, American rapper ("Walk It Out", "2 Step", "Show Out").

22

• Nicholas Eadie, 67, Australian actor (Vietnam, The Man from Snowy River II, Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer, Cop Shop).
• Wim van Elk, 87, Dutch politician.

21

• Mauricio Funes, 65, Salvadoran politician and convicted criminal, president (2009–2014).
• Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian Hall of Fame musician (The Band) and keyboardist ("Chest Fever").

20

• Bertrand Blier, 85, French film director (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Beau Pere, Buffet froid).
• Luc Cauwenberghs, 72, Belgian visual artist.
• Bob Kuban, 84, American bandleader and musician ("The Cheater"), stroke.
• Harald Paalgard, 74, Norwegian cinematographer (Orion's Belt, Dreamplay, The Woman That Dreamed About a Man).
• John Sykes, 65, English guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), cancer. (death announced on this date)

19

• Jan Mijnsbergen, 86, Dutch politician.
• Mijndert Ververs, 91, Dutch businessman.

18

• Raymond Goossens, 93, Belgian politician.
• Jan Oudenaarden, 81, Dutch writer, historian and columnist.

• Ze'ev Revach, 84, Israeli actor (Charlie Ve'hetzi, Hagiga B'Snuker, The Farewell Party) and comedian.

17

• Denis Law, 84, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Huddersfield Town, national team), Alzheimer's disease.
• Russell Marshall, 88, New Zealand politician, MP (1972–1990), minister of foreign affairs (1987–1990) and education (1984–1987).

16

• David Lynch, 78, American television and film director (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive), visual artist and musician. (death announced on this date)
• Dame Joan Plowright, 95, English actress (Enchanted April, A Taste of Honey, 101 Dalmatians), Tony winner (1961).
• Bob Uecker, 90, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers), and actor (Mr. Belvedere), lung cancer.
• Shoji Ueda, 87, Japanese cinematographer (Ran, Dreams, After the Rain), heart attack.

15

• Anna Maria Ackermann, 92, Italian actress (Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, The Skin, 'O Re).
• Christopher Benjamin, 90, English actor (Doctor Who, Judge John Deed, The Plague Dogs).
• Diane Langton, 77, English actress (Hollyoaks, Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders).
• Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer ("No Charge", "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You", "Angel of the Morning") and songwriter.
• Willy Neven, 76, Belgian politician, mayor of Halen (1983–1986; 1995–2012).
• Linda Nolan, 65, Irish singer, actress and television personality (The Nolans), double pneumonia.
• Rosny Smarth, 84, Haitian politician, prime minister (1996–1997).
• Jeannot Szwarc, 85, French film director (Jaws 2, Supergirl, Santa Claus: The Movie).
• Sarigama Viji, 76, Indian actor (Beluvalada Madilalli, Mana Mecchida Sose, Yamalokadalli Veerappan).

14

• Marcel van den Dop, 70, Dutch artist.
• Jack Kooistra, 94, Dutch journalist and Nazi hunter.
• Tony Slattery, 65, British actor (The Crying Game, Peter's Friends), comedian and television personality (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), heart attack.
• Gerard van den Tweel, 80, Dutch businessman, bile duct cancer.

13

• Jean Penders, 85, Dutch politician, member of the European Parliament (1979–1994).

12

• Claude Jarman Jr., 90, American actor (The Yearling, Rio Grande).
• Kim Yaroshevskaya, 101, Russian-born Canadian actress (Fanfreluche, Passe-Partout, Home Fires).
• Anton Vernooij, 84, Dutch priest, composer and full professor.

11

• Barbara Rylska, 88, Polish actress.

10

• Cees Bakker, 85, Dutch politician.
• Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, 60, Russian actress (Queen Margot, The Irony of Fate 2, Guys from Mars), complications from cancer and heart failure.
• Sam Moore, 89, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave), complications from surgery.
• Theo Rongen, 81, Dutch music director and politician, mayor of Thorn (1997-2011).
• Bram Van Paesschen, 45, Belgian movie director (Empire of Dust).

9

• Harlind Libbrecht, 65, Belgian musician (Kadril) and academic. (death announced on this date)
• Jorge Luis Sánchez, 64, Cuban film director (El Benny, Buscando a Casal).
• Marc Michetz, 73, Belgian comics artist.
• Otto Schenk, 94, Austrian actor (Dunja, Always Trouble with the Reverend), film (Die Fledermaus) and theatre director.

8

• Pritish Nandy, 73, Indian poet, film producer (Bollywood Calling, The Mystic Masseur), and politician, MP (1998–2004), cardiac arrest.

7

• Jaap Dijkstra, 81, Dutch politician.
• Jean-Marie Le Pen, 96, French politician, deputy (1956–1962, 1986–1988) and MEP (1984–2019), founder of National Front.
• Mirosława Marcheluk, 85, Polish actress (Hero of the Year, Magnat).
• Walter Martos, 67, Peruvian military officer and politician, prime minister (2020) and minister of defence (2019–2020).
• Hans Prakke, 75, Dutch journalist.
• Pim Vermeulen, 77, Dutch politician.
• Peter Yarrow, 86, American singer (Peter, Paul and Mary, "Leaving on a Jet Plane") and songwriter ("Puff, the Magic Dragon"), bladder cancer.

6

• Henny Eman, 76, Aruban politician, prime minister (1986–1989, 1994–2001).

5

• René Bliki, 98, Belgian resistance member, war volunteer and sport cyclist.
• Bobby Matitahatiwen, 65, Dutch futsal player (national team).
• Prabir Mitra, 83, Bangladeshi actor (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo, Buk Fatey To Mukh Foteyna).
• Henri Willy Pleket, 94, Dutch historian, epigrapher and university professor.
• Costas Simitis, 88, Greek politician, prime minister (1996–2004), and MP (1985–2009).

4

• José Luis Beltrán, 69, Spanish basketball player (CB Estudiantes, national team).
• Jules D'Oultremont, 77, Belgian politician, mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren (2001-2003). (death announced on this date)
• Emilio Echevarría, 80, Mexican actor (Amores perros, Die Another Day, The Alamo).
• Nicolaas Klei, 63, Dutch wine critic.
• Anjana Sultana, 59, Bangladeshi actress (Parineeta, Ashikkhito), lung infection.

3

• Jeff Baena, 47, American film director and screenwriter (The Little Hours, Horse Girl, Spin Me Round), suicide.
• André De Maerteleire, 80, Belgian cyclist.
• Shigemi Fukahori, 93, Japanese peace activist.
• Guus Luijters, 81, Dutch writer and journalist.
• Mauro Morandi, 89, Italian island hermit (Budelli).
• Jos Plas, 94, Belgian cyclist.
• Dame Tariana Turia, 80, New Zealand politician, MP (1996–2014) and minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector (2003–2004, 2008–2011), stroke.
• Brenton Wood, 83, American singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign").

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• Jytte Abildstrøm, 90, Danish actress (Helle for Helene, Don Olsen kommer til byen, The Adventures of Picasso), kidney disease.
• Pieter Hofstra, 78, Dutch politician, MP (1994-2006) and Senator (2007-2011).

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• Meine Breemhaar, 64, Dutch businessman and sports official, president of PEC Zwolle (2020-2025).
• Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer, composer and actor (Story of a Poor Young Man, Cómo te extraño).
• Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian musician and film composer (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Johnny Yuma, Clint the Stranger).
• Wayne Osmond, 73, American singer (The Osmonds) and songwriter ("Crazy Horses", "Let Me In"), stroke.
• Vittorio Pomilio, 93, Italian basketball player (Stella Azzurra Roma, national team).

Other websites

• The Guardian (UK) obituaries
• The Telegraph (UK) obituaries
• Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times, obituaries
• The Washington Post obituaries
• The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) obituaries

Preceded by Deaths in 2024

Deaths by year

Succeeded by Deaths in 2026