Deaths in 2025

Last updated January 05, 2025

The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

January

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Mathías Acuña, 32, Uruguayan footballer (Lamia), suicide.^[1]
Claude Allègre, 87, French geochemist and politician, minister of national education (1997–2000).^[2]
Peter Brandes, 80, Danish painter and sculptor.^[3]
Rajagopala Chidambaram, 88, Indian nuclear physicist (Smiling Buddha, Pokhran-II), principal scientific adviser to the government (2002–2018).^[4]
Franjo Džidić, 85, Bosnian football player (Velež Mostar) and manager (Široki Brijeg, Zrinjski Mostar).^[5]
Ben Espy, 81, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1992–2002).^[6]
Richard Foreman, 87, American playwright ( Rhoda in Potatoland ), pneumonia.^[7]
Elisabeth Haarr, 78, Norwegian artist.^[8] (death announced on this date)
Mohsen Habacha, 82, Tunisian footballer (Sahel, Ajaccio, national team).^[9]
Oleksandr Humenyuk, 48, Ukrainian football player (CSKA Kyiv, Chornomorets Odesa) and manager (Bukovyna Chernivtsi).^[10]
Barry Kramer, 82, American basketball player (San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks) and jurist, judge of the New York State Supreme Court (2009–2012).^[11]
Anjana Sultana, 69, Bangladeshi actress ( Parineeta , Ashikkhito ), lung infection.^[12]

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Jeff Baena, 47, American film director and screenwriter ( The Little Hours , Horse Girl , Spin Me Round ), suicide by hanging.^[13]
Hans Dieter Beck [ de ], 92, German publisher (Verlag C. H. Beck).^[14]
Morris Bradshaw, 72, American football player (Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots).^[15] (death announced on this date)
Howard Buten, 74, American author and clown.^[16]
Choi Sang-yeop, 87, South Korean lawyer and politician, minister of legislation (1990–1992) and justice (1997).^[17]
La Chunga, 87, French-born Spanish flamenco dancer and painter.^[18]
Zlatko Dupovac, 72, Bosnian footballer (Sarajevo, Borac Banja Luka, St. Gallen).^[19]
Sergio Elgueta [ es ], 91, Chilean politician, deputy (1990–2002), mayor of Puerto Montt (1971–1973).^[20]
Hiroshi Hara, 88, Japanese architect (Kyōto Station, Umeda Sky Building, Sapporo Dome).^[21]
Richard B. Hays, 76, American theologian.^[22]
William Leo Higi, 91, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.^[23]
Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch disc jockey and entrepreneur.^[24]
Niko Lekishvili, 77, Georgian politician, state minister (1995–1998), mayor of Tbilisi (1993–1995).^[25]
Richard Louis, 60, Barbadian Olympic sprinter (1984, 1988).^[26]
Constantine Manos, 90, Greek-born American photographer.^[27]
Andrew Pyper, 56, Canadian writer, complications from cancer.^[28]
Majda Ra'ad, 82, Swedish-born Jordanian Hashemite princess.^[29]
Dame Tariana Turia, 80, New Zealand politician, MP (1996–2014) and minister for the community and voluntary sector (2003–2004, 2008–2011), founder of Te Pāti Māori, stroke.^[30]
Gilbert Van Binst, 73, Belgian footballer (Anderlecht, Club Brugge, national team).^[31]
Brenton Wood, 83, American singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign").^[32]
Amit Yoran, 54, American cybersecurity executive, CEO of Tenable, Inc. (2017–2024), cancer.^[33]

2

Jytte Abildstrøm, 90, Danish actress ( Helle for Helene , Don Olsen kommer til byen , The Adventures of Picasso ).^[34]
Mary Abrams, 66, American politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (2019–2023), glioblastoma.^[35]
Aldo Agroppi, 80, Italian football player (Torino, national team) and manager (Fiorentina), pneumonia.^[36]
Francesc Antich, 66, Venezuelan-born Spanish politician, president of the government of the Balearic Islands (1999–2003, 2007–2011) and senator (2011–2019), cancer.^[37]
Atmakusumah Astraatmadja, 86, Indonesian journalist.^[38]
Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier.^[39]
Lex Clark, 81, New Zealand Olympic rower (1964).^[40]
Bernie Constantin, 77, Swiss songwriter and radio show host.^[41]
Italo de Lorenzo, 85, Italian bobsledder.^[42]
James R. Hogg, 90, American navy admiral.^[43]
Ágnes Keleti, 103, Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast, Olympic champion (1952, 1956), pneumonia.^[44]
Larry Kish, 83, American ice hockey coach (Hartford Whalers).^[45]
Seymour P. Lachman, 91, American political historian and politician, member of the New York State Senate (1996–2004).^[46]
Werner Leimgruber, 90, Swiss footballer (Zürich, national team).^[47]
Ralph Mann, 75, American Hall of Fame sprinter and hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (1972).^[48]
Roger Mantovani, 59, Italian radio presenter and voice actor.^[49]
S. Jayachandran Nair, 85, Indian journalist, founder of Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika .^[50]
Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).^[51]
Cristóbal Ortega, 68, Mexican footballer (América, national team), cancer.^[52]
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, 89, Irish activist and writer.^[53]
Derek Parker, 92, British writer and broadcaster.^[54]
Noreen Riols, 98, British novelist and SOE agent during World War II.^[55]^{[ better source needed ]}
J. R. P. Suriyapperuma, 96, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2010–2015).^[56]
Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish singer and actor.^[57]
Ján Zachara, 96, Slovak boxer, Olympic champion (1952).^[58]

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Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician, mayor of Tuchkovo (2013–2015), MP (2000–2007), and deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991).^[59]
Blackjack Mulligan, 82, British professional wrestler.^[60]
Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer, composer and actor ( Story of a Poor Young Man , Cómo te extraño ).^[61]
Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French composer and pianist.^[62]
Joan Guinovart, 77, Spanish biochemist.^[63]
Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav, 70, Indian politician, MLA (2004–2019).^[64]
Kaak, 84, Indian cartoonist ( Jansatta , Navbharat Times , Dainik Jagran ), heart attack.^[65]
Vladimir Kosykh, 74, Russian politician, MP (1993–1995).^[66]
David Lodge, 89, British author ( Changing Places , Small World: An Academic Romance , The Picturegoers ).^[67]
Michael Loewe, 102, British historian, Sinologist and writer.^[68]
K. S. Manilal, 86, Indian botany scholar and taxonomist.^[69]
Rosita Missoni, 93, Italian knitwear designer, co-founder of Missoni.^[70]
Henry P. Monaghan, 90, American legal scholar.^[71]
Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist ( The Sheik of Scrubby Creek ).^[72]
Viktor Nastashevskyi, 67, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, CSKA Kyiv, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih).^[73]
Noh Haeng-seok, 36, South Korean footballer (Gwangju, Daegu, Busan IPark).^[74]
Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, 96, British politician, minister of state for consumer affairs (1979–1982), MP (1970–1987), and member of the House of Lords (1989–2019).^[75]
John B. O'Reilly Jr., 76, American politician, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan (2007–2022).^[76]
Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian musician and film composer ( The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh , Johnny Yuma , Clint the Stranger ).^[77]
Wayne Osmond, 73, American singer (The Osmonds) and songwriter ("Crazy Horses", "Let Me In"), stroke.^[78]
Vittorio Pomilio [ it ], 93, Italian basketball player (Stella Azzurra Roma, national team).^[79]
Igor Poznič, 57, Slovenian footballer (NK Maribor, Mura, national team).^[80]
Ripken, 8, American retrieval dog.^[81]
Louis Schittly, 86, French physician and humanitarian (Médecins Sans Frontières).^[82]
Maria Grazia Sestero, 82, Italian politician, deputy (1992–1994).^[83]
Zdzisław Skupień, 86, Polish mathematician.^[84]
Tom Wyatt, 78, Australian horticulturalist.^[85]

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[1] Tragedy in Ecuador: Mathias Acuña Found Dead in Hotel in Ecuador

[2] Claude Allègre est mort (in French)

[3] Kirkekunster Peter Brandes er død (in Danish)

[4] Nuclear scientist Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram passes away

[5] Tuga: Preminuo prvi trener Luke Modrića, on mu je dao najvažniju šansu (in Serbian)

[6] Ben Espy, former Ohio Senate minority leader, Columbus City Council member dies at 81

[7] Richard Foreman, Iconoclastic Playwright and Impresario, Dies at 87

[8] Elisabeth Astrup Haarr er død: – En av våre største kunstnere (in Norwegian)(subscription required)

[9] Ancien joueur de l’ESS, Mohsen Habacha est décédé à l’âge de 82 ans (in French)

[10] Раптово помер ексворотар Дніпра та відомий тренер голкіперів в Україні (in Ukrainian)

[11] Schenectady basketball legend, long-time judge Barry Kramer dead at 82

[12] Actress Anjana Rahman Passes Away

[13] Jeff Baena, Writer-Director Married to Aubrey Plaza, Dies by Suicide at 47

[14] Verleger Hans Dieter Beck gestorben (in German)

[15] Raiders mourn the loss of Morris Bradshaw

[16] Howard Buten, alias le clown Buffo, auteur de « Quand j’avais cinq ans, je m’ai tué », est mort (in French)

[17] 최상엽 전 법무부 장관 별세 (in Korean)

[18] Muere La Chunga, la genial bailaora descalza, a los 87 años (in Spanish)

[19] Preminuo Zlatko Dupovac (in Serbian)

[20] A los 91 años fallece Sergio Elgueta, exdiputado y exalcalde de Puerto Montt (in Spanish)

[21] 建築家の原広司さん死去　梅田スカイビル、京都駅ビルなど手がける (in Japanese)

[22] Richard B. Hays, 1948–2025

[23] William L. Higi

[24] Radiomaker Willem van Kooten, alias Joost den Draaijer, op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)

[25] ნიკო ლეკიშვილი გარდაიცვალა (in Georgian)

[26] Richard Louis, member of Barbados’ historic 4x400m relay team at the 1984 Olympics, passes away

[27] Κωνσταντίνος Μάνος: Πέθανε ο σημαντικός φωτογράφος της διασποράς (in Greek)

[28] Andrew Pyper, Toronto writer of literary thrillers, dead at 56

[29] Statement by the Royal Hashemite Court

[30] Te Pāti Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia dies

[31] Ex-Rode Duivel Gille Van Binst op 73-jarige leeftijd overleden na slepende ziekte (in Dutch)

[32] Brenton Wood, 'Oogum Boogum Song' crooner who captivated Latino listeners, dies at 83

[33] Tenable CEO Amit Yoran dies

[34] Daimi reagerer på Jytte Abildstrøms død: Besøgte hende torsdag eftermiddag (in Danish)

[35] Mary Daugherty Abrams, former state senator from Meriden, dies from brain cancer

[36] È morto Aldo Agroppi, l'ex calciatore e allenatore aveva 80 anni (in Italian)

[37] Francesc Antich, former president of the Balearic Islands and a referent of insular socialism, dies

[38] Mantan Ketua Dewan Pers Atmakusumah Astraatmadja Tutup Usia (in Indonesian)

[39] Ältester Geigenbaumeister Deutschlands Wilhelm Brückner aus Erfurt ist tot (in German)

[40] Death notices – Clark, Alexander Grant (Lex)

[41] Le rockeur valaisan Bernie Constantin est décédé à l'âge de 77 ans (in French)

[42] Met de dood van Italo de Lorenzo verliest Utrecht een moedige, gastvrije en wijze ondernemer (in Dutch)

[43] Admiral James R. Hogg, USN Ret.

[44] Elhunyt Keleti Ágnes ötszörös olimpiai bajnok tornász, a Nemzet Sportolója (in Hungarian)

[45] Former Men's Hockey All-American Larry Kish '64 Passes Away

[46] Former Wagner teacher, author Lachman dies at 91

[47] Carnet noir: Werner Leimgruber est décédé à 90 ans (in French)

[48] USATF Mourns Passing Of Hall Of Famer Ralph Mann

[49] Roger Mantovani morto a 59 anni a Palma de Maiorca, mistero sulle cause: chi era il conduttore, voce cult di radio e tv (in Italian)

[50] Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away

[51] Cloven Hoof’s emblematic singer Russ North has passed away

[52] Cristóbal Ortega Passes Away, One of America's Greatest Icons

[53] An scríbhneoir agus an foilsitheoir Gaeilge Pádraig Ó Snodaigh tar éis bháis (in Irish)

[54] Vale Derek Parker, 1932–2025

[55] Noreen Riols

[56] J. R. P. Suriyapperuma passed away

[57] Legendary Turkish singer and actor Ferdi Tayfur passes away at 79

[58] Zomrel najstarší slovenský olympijský víťaz Ján Zachara (†96) (in Slovak)

[59] Умер Виктор Алкснис (in Russian)

[60] British Wrestling Legend Black Jack Mulligan Passes Away, Age 82

[61] Luto en la música: Falleció Leo Dan, cantante y compositor argentino, a sus 82 años (in Spanish)

[62] Le compositeur français Jean-Michel Defaye, arrangeur de Léo Ferré, est mort à l’âge de 92 ans (in French)

[63] Spanish scientist Joan Guinovart, founder of IRB Barcelona, dies

[64] माजी आमदार प्रदीप नाईक यांचे निधन, दहेली तांडा येथे गुरुवारी अंत्यसंस्कार (in Marathi)

[65] Renowned cartoonist Harish Chandra Shukla dies of heart attack

[66] Депутат первого созыва Госдумы РФ Владимир Косых скончался в Волгограде (in Russian)

[67] David Lodge, 1935–2025

[68] Michael Arthur Nathan Loewe

[69] Renowned Botanist and Padmashree awardee K S Manilal passes away at 86 in Kerala

[70] Italian fashion designer and ‘colour genius’ Rosita Missoni dies aged 93

[71] Henry Paul Monaghan

[72] Country Music Legend Chad Morgan Passes Away

[73] Не стало Виктора Насташевского... (in Russian)

[74] 노행석(전 광주FC 선수)씨 본인상 (in Korean)

[75] Former Gloucester MP dies

[76] Former longtime Dearborn Mayor John 'Jack' O'Reilly Jr. has died, says family

[77] Addio a Nora Orlandi, aveva 91 anni (in Italian)

[78] Wayne Osmond dies at 73

[79] Addio a Vittorio Pomilio (in Italian)

[80] Slovenski nogomet žaluje, umrl legendarni napadalec Maribora Igor Poznič (in Slovene)

[81] Ripken, beloved dog to NC State and Durham Bulls fans, dies on New Year's Day

[82] Louis Schittly, « médecin-paysan » sundgauvien, cofondateur de médecin sans frontières, est décédé (in French)

[83] Addio a Maria Grazia Sestero, l'ex deputata e assessora comunista innamorata della politica e della scuola (in Italian)

[84] Zdzisław Skupień (in Polish)

[85] Wyatt, Thomas Allen

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