Deaths in 2025
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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:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
January
6
- Bulcha Demeksa, 94, Ethiopian politician, MP (2005–2010).[1]
5
- Joseph Bendounga, 70, Central African lawyer and politician, mayor of Bangui (1997–2000).[2]
- Anne-Marie Comparini, 77, French politician, deputy (2002–2007).[3]
- Na D'Souza, 87, Indian novelist.[4]
- Robert Hübner, 76, German chess grandmaster.[5]
- S. A. Khaleque, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1979–1990, 1996, 2001–2006).[6]
- Prabir Mitra, 83, Bangladeshi actor (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo, Buk Fatey To Mukh Foteyna).[7]
- Anisur Rahman, 91, Bangladeshi economist.[8]
- Mike Rinder, 69, Australian-American Scientology executive and writer (A Billion Years), esophageal cancer.[9]
- Costas Simitis, 88, Greek politician, prime minister (1996–2004), and MP (1985–2009).[10]
- Juan Manuel Villa, 86, Spanish footballer (Plus Ultra, Real Zaragoza, national team).[11]
- The Vivienne, 32, British drag queen (RuPaul's Drag Race UK, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Dancing on Ice).[12] (death announced on this date)
4
- Mathías Acuña, 32, Uruguayan footballer (Lamia), suicide.[13]
- Claude Allègre, 87, French geochemist and politician, minister of national education (1997–2000).[14]
- Peter Brandes, 80, Danish painter and sculptor.[15]
- Rajagopala Chidambaram, 88, Indian nuclear physicist (Smiling Buddha, Pokhran-II), principal scientific adviser to the government (2002–2018).[16]
- Colm Connolly, 82, Irish journalist (RTÉ News, BBC News).[17]
- Franjo Džidić, 85, Bosnian football player (Velež Mostar) and manager (Široki Brijeg, Zrinjski Mostar).[18]
- Emilio Echevarría, 80, Mexican actor (Amores perros, Die Another Day, The Alamo).[19]
- Ben Espy, 81, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1992–2002).[20]
- Billy Fallin, 92, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1967–1971).[21]
- Richard Foreman, 87, American playwright (Rhoda in Potatoland), pneumonia.[22]
- Ana Gligić, 90, Serbian virologist.[23]
- Elisabeth Haarr, 78, Norwegian artist.[24] (death announced on this date)
- Mohsen Habacha, 82, Tunisian footballer (Sahel, Ajaccio, national team).[25]
- Oleksandr Humenyuk, 48, Ukrainian football player (CSKA Kyiv, Chornomorets Odesa) and manager (Bukovyna Chernivtsi).[26]
- Saka Isau, 69, Nigerian politician.[27]
- Árni Grétar Jóhannesson, 41, Icelandic electronic musician, injuries sustained in a traffic collision.[28] (death announced on this date)
- Barry Kramer, 82, American basketball player (San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks) and jurist, judge of the New York State Supreme Court (2009–2012).[29]
- Julien Poulin, 78, Canadian actor and film director (Minuit, le soir, Babine).[30]
- Karen Pryor, 92, American behavioral psychologist and author.[31]
- Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson, 76, Welsh politician and peer, acting Deputy First Minister of Wales (2001–2002) and member of the House of Lords (since 2011).[32]
- Riro, 17, Japanese sea otter.[33]
- Anjana Sultana, 69, Bangladeshi actress (Parineeta, Ashikkhito), lung infection.[34]
- Yılmaz Urul, 82, Turkish footballer (İstanbulspor, Mersin İdmanyurdu, national team).[35]
3
- Jeff Baena, 47, American film director and screenwriter (The Little Hours, Horse Girl, Spin Me Round), suicide by hanging.[36]
- Hans Dieter Beck, 92, German publisher (Verlag C. H. Beck).[37]
- Morris Bradshaw, 72, American football player (Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots), Super Bowl champion (XI, XV).[38] (death announced on this date)
- Howard Buten, 74, American author and clown.[39]
- Choi Sang-yeop, 87, South Korean lawyer and politician, minister of legislation (1990–1992) and justice (1997).[40]
- La Chunga, 87, French-born Spanish flamenco dancer and painter.[41]
- Zlatko Dupovac, 72, Bosnian footballer (Sarajevo, Borac Banja Luka, St. Gallen).[42]
- Sergio Elgueta, 91, Chilean politician, deputy (1990–2002), mayor of Puerto Montt (1971–1973).[43]
- Sajad Haider, 92, Pakistani fighter pilot.[44]
- Hiroshi Hara, 88, Japanese architect (Kyōto Station, Umeda Sky Building, Sapporo Dome).[45]
- Richard B. Hays, 76, American theologian.[46]
- William Leo Higi, 91, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lafayette (1984–2010).[47]
- Donal Kelly, 86, Irish journalist and broadcaster (RTÉ News).[48]
- Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch disc jockey and entrepreneur.[49]
- Niko Lekishvili, 77, Georgian politician, state minister (1995–1998), mayor of Tbilisi (1993–1995).[50]
- Richard Louis, 60, Barbadian Olympic sprinter (1984, 1988).[51]
- Constantine Manos, 90, Greek-born American photographer.[52]
- Dashbaldangiin Purevsuren, 95, Mongolian opera singer.[53]
- Andrew Pyper, 56, Canadian writer, complications from cancer.[54]
- Majda Ra'ad, 82, Swedish-born Jordanian Hashemite princess.[55]
- James Arthur Ray, 67, American self-help businessman, author and convicted felon.[56]
- 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.[57]
- Gilbert Van Binst, 73, Belgian footballer (Anderlecht, Club Brugge, national team).[58]
- Brenton Wood, 83, American singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign").[59]
- Amit Yoran, 54, American cybersecurity executive, CEO of Tenable, Inc. (2017–2024), cancer.[60]
- Bratislav Živković, 49, Serbian mercenary, killed in action.[61] (death announced on this date)
2
- Jytte Abildstrøm, 90, Danish actress (Helle for Helene, Don Olsen kommer til byen, The Adventures of Picasso).[62]
- Mary Abrams, 66, American politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (2019–2023), glioblastoma.[63]
- Aldo Agroppi, 80, Italian football player (Torino, national team) and manager (Fiorentina), pneumonia.[64]
- Francesc Antich, 66, Venezuelan-born Spanish politician, president of the government of the Balearic Islands (1999–2003, 2007–2011) and senator (2011–2019), cancer.[65]
- Atmakusumah Astraatmadja, 86, Indonesian journalist.[66]
- Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier.[67]
- Lex Clark, 81, New Zealand Olympic rower (1964).[68]
- Bernie Constantin, 77, Swiss songwriter and radio show host.[69]
- Italo de Lorenzo, 85, Italian bobsledder.[70]
- James R. Hogg, 90, American admiral.[71]
- Ágnes Keleti, 103, Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast, Olympic champion (1952, 1956), pneumonia.[72]
- Larry Kish, 83, American ice hockey coach (Hartford Whalers).[73]
- Seymour P. Lachman, 91, American political historian and politician, member of the New York State Senate (1996–2004).[74]
- Werner Leimgruber, 90, Swiss footballer (Zürich, national team).[75]
- Ralph Mann, 75, American Hall of Fame sprinter and hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (1972).[76]
- Roger Mantovani, 59, Italian radio presenter and voice actor.[77]
- S. Jayachandran Nair, 85, Indian journalist, founder of Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika.[78]
- Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).[79]
- Cristóbal Ortega, 68, Mexican footballer (América, national team), cancer.[80]
- Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, 89, Irish activist and writer.[81]
- Derek Parker, 92, British writer and broadcaster.[82]
- Noreen Riols, 98, British novelist and SOE agent during World War II.[83]
- Arun Roy, 56, Bangladeshi film director.[84]
- J. R. P. Suriyapperuma, 96, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2010–2015).[85]
- Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish singer and actor.[86]
- Ján Zachara, 96, Slovak boxer, Olympic champion (1952).[87]
1
- Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician, mayor of Tuchkovo (2013–2015), MP (2000–2007), and deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991).[88]
- Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer, composer and actor (Story of a Poor Young Man, Cómo te extraño).[89]
- Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French composer and pianist.[90]
- Joan Guinovart, 77, Spanish biochemist.[91]
- Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav, 70, Indian politician, MLA (2004–2019).[92]
- Kaak, 84, Indian cartoonist (Jansatta, Navbharat Times, Dainik Jagran), heart attack.[93]
- Vladimir Kosykh, 74, Russian politician, MP (1993–1995).[94]
- David Lodge, 89, British author (Changing Places, Small World: An Academic Romance, The Picturegoers).[95]
- Michael Loewe, 102, British historian, Sinologist and writer.[96][better source needed]
- K. S. Manilal, 86, Indian botany scholar and taxonomist.[97]
- Rosita Missoni, 93, Italian knitwear designer, co-founder of Missoni.[98]
- Henry P. Monaghan, 90, American legal scholar.[99]
- Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist (The Sheik of Scrubby Creek).[100]
- Viktor Nastashevskyi, 67, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, CSKA Kyiv, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih).[101]
- Noh Haeng-seok, 36, South Korean footballer (Gwangju, Daegu, Busan IPark).[102]
- 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).[103]
- John B. O'Reilly Jr., 76, American politician, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan (2007–2022).[104]
- Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian musician and film composer (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Johnny Yuma, Clint the Stranger).[105]
- Wayne Osmond, 73, American singer (The Osmonds) and songwriter ("Crazy Horses", "Let Me In"), stroke.[106]
- Vittorio Pomilio, 93, Italian basketball player (Stella Azzurra Roma, national team).[107]
- Igor Poznič, 57, Slovenian footballer (NK Maribor, Mura, national team).[108]
- Ripken, 8, American retrieval dog (Durham Bulls).[109]
- Louis Schittly, 86, French physician and humanitarian (Médecins Sans Frontières).[110]
- Maria Grazia Sestero, 82, Italian politician, deputy (1992–1994).[111]
- Zdzisław Skupień, 86, Polish mathematician.[112]
- Tom Wyatt, 78, Australian horticulturalist.[113]
References
- ^ የምጣኔ ሀብት ባለሙያው እና የሰላማዊ ፖለቲካ አቀንቃኙ አቶ ቡልቻ ደመቅሳ (in Amharic) ;
- ^ Centrafrique : l’opposant Joseph Bendounga tire sa révérence (in French)
- ^ Anne-Marie Comparini, ancienne présidente de la Région Rhône-Alpes, est décédée (in French)
- ^ Well-known writer Na. D’Souza passes away
- ^ Robert Hübner has passed away
- ^ Ex-MP SA Khaleque passes away
- ^ Prabir Mitra passes away
- ^ Economist Anisur Rahman no more
- ^ Scientology Whistleblower Dead After Cancer Battle
- ^ Former Greek PM Costas Simitis Dies Aged 88
- ^ Fallece Juan Manuel Villa, el malabarista de los Cinco Magníficos (in Spanish)
- ^ RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne dies aged 32
- ^ Tragedy in Ecuador: Mathias Acuña Found Dead in Hotel in Ecuador
- ^ Claude Allègre est mort (in French)
- ^ Kirkekunster Peter Brandes er død (in Danish)
- ^ Nuclear scientist Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram passes away
- ^ Death announced of former RTÉ correspondent Colm Connolly
- ^ Tuga: Preminuo prvi trener Luke Modrića, on mu je dao najvažniju šansu (in Serbian)
- ^ Muere Emilio Echevarría, querido actor que interpretó a "El Chivo" en "Amores Perros" (in Spanish)
- ^ Ben Espy, former Ohio Senate minority leader, Columbus City Council member dies at 81
- ^ William Fallin
- ^ Richard Foreman, Iconoclastic Playwright and Impresario, Dies at 87
- ^ Odlazak Ane Gligić: Znanstvenica koja je zaustavila smrtonosnu epidemiju (in Croatian)
- ^ Elisabeth Astrup Haarr er død: – En av våre største kunstnere (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ^ Ancien joueur de l’ESS, Mohsen Habacha est décédé à l’âge de 82 ans (in French)
- ^ Раптово помер ексворотар Дніпра та відомий тренер голкіперів в Україні (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Former Kwara State SSG, Saka Isau, Dies at 69, Janazah to hold on Sunday
- ^ Árni Grétar Futuregrapher látinn (in Icelandic)
- ^ Schenectady basketball legend, long-time judge Barry Kramer dead at 82
- ^ Julien Poulin, interprète d’Elvis Gratton, est décédé (in French)
- ^ Sad news: Karen Pryor has died
- ^ Lib Dem Peer Jenny Randerson dies at 76
- ^ 国内唯一のオスのラッコ「リロ」死ぬ 「これまでよく頑張って感謝」 (in Japanese)
- ^ Actress Anjana Rahman Passes Away
- ^ Eski milli kaleci Yılmaz Urul, hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ Jeff Baena, Writer-Director Married to Aubrey Plaza, Dies by Suicide at 47
- ^ Verleger Hans Dieter Beck gestorben (in German)
- ^ Raiders mourn the loss of Morris Bradshaw
- ^ Howard Buten, alias le clown Buffo, auteur de « Quand j’avais cinq ans, je m’ai tué », est mort (in French)
- ^ 최상엽 전 법무부 장관 별세 (in Korean)
- ^ Muere La Chunga, la genial bailaora descalza, a los 87 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Preminuo Zlatko Dupovac (in Serbian)
- ^ A los 91 años fallece Sergio Elgueta, exdiputado y exalcalde de Puerto Montt (in Spanish)
- ^ Air Commodore Sajjad Haider laid to rest
- ^ 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)
- ^ Richard B. Hays, 1948–2025
- ^ William L. Higi
- ^ Former RTÉ political editor and Buncrana man Donal Kelly passes away
- ^ Radiomaker Willem van Kooten, alias Joost den Draaijer, op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ ნიკო ლეკიშვილი გარდაიცვალა (in Georgian)
- ^ Richard Louis, member of Barbados’ historic 4x400m relay team at the 1984 Olympics, passes away
- ^ Κωνσταντίνος Μάνος: Πέθανε ο σημαντικός φωτογράφος της διασποράς (in Greek)
- ^ Эмгэнэл: Дашбалдангийн Пүрэвсүрэн (in Mongolian)
- ^ Andrew Pyper, Toronto writer of literary thrillers, dead at 56
- ^ Statement by the Royal Hashemite Court
- ^ James Arthur Ray, controversial self-help guru linked to Sedona tragedy, dies
- ^ Te Pāti Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia dies
- ^ Ex-Rode Duivel Gille Van Binst op 73-jarige leeftijd overleden na slepende ziekte (in Dutch)
- ^ Brenton Wood, 'Oogum Boogum Song' crooner who captivated Latino listeners, dies at 83
- ^ Tenable CEO Amit Yoran dies
- ^ The Serbian Chetnik who was erecting barricades in the north of Kosovo is killed in Ukraine
- ^ Daimi reagerer på Jytte Abildstrøms død: Besøgte hende torsdag eftermiddag (in Danish)
- ^ Mary Daugherty Abrams, former state senator from Meriden, dies from brain cancer
- ^ È morto Aldo Agroppi, l'ex calciatore e allenatore aveva 80 anni (in Italian)
- ^ Francesc Antich, former president of the Balearic Islands and a referent of insular socialism, dies
- ^ Mantan Ketua Dewan Pers Atmakusumah Astraatmadja Tutup Usia (in Indonesian)
- ^ Ältester Geigenbaumeister Deutschlands Wilhelm Brückner aus Erfurt ist tot (in German)
- ^ Death notices – Clark, Alexander Grant (Lex)
- ^ Le rockeur valaisan Bernie Constantin est décédé à l'âge de 77 ans (in French)
- ^ Met de dood van Italo de Lorenzo verliest Utrecht een moedige, gastvrije en wijze ondernemer (in Dutch)
- ^ Admiral James R. Hogg, USN Ret.
- ^ Elhunyt Keleti Ágnes ötszörös olimpiai bajnok tornász, a Nemzet Sportolója (in Hungarian)
- ^ Former Men's Hockey All-American Larry Kish '64 Passes Away
- ^ Former Wagner teacher, author Lachman dies at 91
- ^ Carnet noir: Werner Leimgruber est décédé à 90 ans (in French)
- ^ USATF Mourns Passing Of Hall Of Famer Ralph Mann
- ^ 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)
- ^ Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away
- ^ Cloven Hoof’s emblematic singer Russ North has passed away
- ^ Cristóbal Ortega Passes Away, One of America's Greatest Icons
- ^ An scríbhneoir agus an foilsitheoir Gaeilge Pádraig Ó Snodaigh tar éis bháis (in Irish)
- ^ Vale Derek Parker, 1932–2025
- ^ Noreen Riols, SOE operative who trained prospective agents for secret service behind enemy lines (subscription required)
- ^ Bengali film director Arun Roy dies at age 56]
- ^ J. R. P. Suriyapperuma passed away
- ^ Legendary Turkish singer and actor Ferdi Tayfur passes away at 79
- ^ Zomrel najstarší slovenský olympijský víťaz Ján Zachara (†96) (in Slovak)
- ^ Умер Виктор Алкснис (in Russian)
- ^ Luto en la música: Falleció Leo Dan, cantante y compositor argentino, a sus 82 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Le compositeur français Jean-Michel Defaye, arrangeur de Léo Ferré, est mort à l’âge de 92 ans (in French)
- ^ Spanish scientist Joan Guinovart, founder of IRB Barcelona, dies
- ^ माजी आमदार प्रदीप नाईक यांचे निधन, दहेली तांडा येथे गुरुवारी अंत्यसंस्कार (in Marathi)
- ^ Renowned cartoonist Harish Chandra Shukla dies of heart attack
- ^ Депутат первого созыва Госдумы РФ Владимир Косых скончался в Волгограде (in Russian)
- ^ David Lodge, 1935–2025
- ^ Michael Arthur Nathan Loewe
- ^ Renowned Botanist and Padmashree awardee K S Manilal passes away at 86 in Kerala
- ^ Italian fashion designer and ‘colour genius’ Rosita Missoni dies aged 93
- ^ Henry Paul Monaghan
- ^ Country Music Legend Chad Morgan Passes Away
- ^ Не стало Виктора Насташевского... (in Russian)
- ^ 노행석(전 광주FC 선수)씨 본인상 (in Korean)
- ^ Former Gloucester MP dies
- ^ Former longtime Dearborn Mayor John 'Jack' O'Reilly Jr. has died, says family
- ^ Addio a Nora Orlandi, aveva 91 anni (in Italian)
- ^ Wayne Osmond dies at 73
- ^ Addio a Vittorio Pomilio (in Italian)
- ^ Slovenski nogomet žaluje, umrl legendarni napadalec Maribora Igor Poznič (in Slovene)
- ^ Ripken, beloved dog to NC State and Durham Bulls fans, dies on New Year's Day
- ^ Louis Schittly, « médecin-paysan » sundgauvien, cofondateur de médecin sans frontières, est décédé (in French)
- ^ Addio a Maria Grazia Sestero, l'ex deputata e assessora comunista innamorata della politica e della scuola (in Italian)
- ^ Zdzisław Skupień (in Polish)
- ^ Wyatt, Thomas Allen