Deaths in November 2023

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in November 2023. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Every entry must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

November 2023

1

• Ady Barkan, 39, American political activist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Bob Knight, 83, American Hall of Fame basketball coach.
• Peter White, 86, American actor (The Boys in the Band, All My Children, Mr. Wrong), melanoma.

2

• Junior Balaiah, 70, Indian actor (Dhooram Adhighamillai, Saattai, Thani Oruvan), asphyxiated.
• Mortimer L. Downey 87, American politician, deputy secretary of transportation (1993–2001), pulmonary fibrosis.
• Wei Wei, 101, Chinese actress (Night Inn, Spring in a Small Town, The Truth About Jane and Sam).

3

• David Berglas, 97, German-born British magician and mentalist.
• Elizângela, 68, Brazilian actress (Locomotivas, O Clone, Just Short of Perfect), cardiac arrest.

4

• Marina Cicogna, 89, Italian film producer (Belle de Jour, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion), cancer.

5

• Pat E. Johnson, 84, American martial artist, stuntman, and actor (Enter the Dragon, The Karate Kid, Mortal Kombat).
• Donald Shebib, 85, Canadian film director, screenwriter and editor (Goin' Down the Road, Running Brave, The Climb).

6

• Nadira Begum, Bangladeshi folk singer.
• Bronius Kuzmickas, 87, Lithuanian politician and philosopher, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment.
• Janet Landgard, 75, American actress (The Swimmer, The Donna Reed Show, Land Raider), brain cancer.
• Antoni Martí, 60, Andorran architect and politician, prime minister (2011-2015, 2015-2019), cardiac arrest.

7

• Frank Borman, 95, American astronaut (Gemini 7, Apollo 8) and airline executive (Eastern Air Lines), stroke.
• Mário Moinhos, 74, Portuguese footballer (Boavista, Benfica, national team).
• Federico Sacchi, 87, Argentinian footballer (Racing, Newell's Old Boys, national team).

8

• Giorgio Veneri, 84, Italian footballer and manager (Atalanta, AC Prato, Italy U-20).

9

• Jørgen Reenberg, 96, Danish actor (Europa, The Wolf at the Door, I Am Dina).
• Tim Woodward, 70, English actor (Wings, Piece of Cake, Families), cancer.

10

• Padmanabha Acharya, 92, Indian politician.
• Danilo Astori, 83, Uruguayan economist and politician, vice president (2010–2015), minister of economy (2005–2008, 2015–2020), and twice senator, respiratory failure.
• John Bailey, 81, American cinematographer (Ordinary People, The Big Chill, Groundhog Day), President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2017–2019).
• Spiros Focás, 86, Greek actor (Rocco and His Brothers, The Jewel of the Nile, A Man for Burning).
• Hiroyuki Hosoda, 79, Japanese politician.

11

• Karel Schwarzenberg, 85, Czech politician and diplomat, senator (2004–2010), twice minister of foreign affairs, and deputy (2010–2021), heart and kidney problems.
• Conny Van Dyke, 78, American singer and actress (Hell's Angels '69, W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, Framed), complications from vascular dementia.
• Masatoshi Wakabayashi, 89, Japanese politician, three-time MP, minister of the environment (2006–2007) and agriculture (2007–2008).

12

• M. Russell Ballard, 95, American Mormon leader, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (since 1985).
• Roman Čechmánek, 52, Czech ice hockey goaltender (Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings), Olympic champion (1998).
• Rahim Huseynov, 87, Azerbaijani politician, prime minister (1992–1993). (death announced on this date)
• Don Walsh, 92, American oceanographer, explorer, and marine policy specialist.
• Kusuma Wardhani, 59, Indonesian archer, Olympic silver medalist (1988).

13

• Maryanne Trump Barry, 86, American jurist and attorney, judge of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey (1983–1999) and Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1999–2019), cancer.

14

• Paulo Hesse, 81, Brazilian actor (Selva de Pedra, O Cravo e a Rosa, O Homem do Pau-Brasil).
• Arthur Parkin, 71, New Zealand field hockey player (national team), Olympic champion (1976).

15

• Žarko Laušević, 63, Serbian-Montenegrin actor (The Dagger, The Black Bomber, The Original of the Forgery).

16

• Thomas J. Bliley Jr., 91, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–2001) and mayor of Richmond (1970–1977).
• George "Funky" Brown, 74, American drummer (Kool & the Gang) and songwriter ("Ladies' Night", "Celebration"), lung cancer.
• James Paul Johnson, 93, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1981).
• Meto Jovanovski, 77, Macedonian actor (Happy New Year '49, Dust, When Day Breaks).

17

• Gohar Ayub Khan, 86, Pakistani politician, minister of Foreign Affairs (1997–1998), speaker of the National Assembly (1990–1993).
• Suzanne Shepherd, 89, American actress (The Sopranos, Goodfellas, Requiem for a Dream).

18

• Mari Csomós, 80, Hungarian actress (141 Minutes from the Unfinished Sentence, Kalandorok).
• Ruud Geels, 75, Dutch footballer (Ajax, Feyenoord, national team).
• Fredrik Ohlsson, 92, Swedish actor (Pippi Longstocking, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

19

• Joss Ackland, 95, British actor (White Mischief, Lethal Weapon 2, The Mighty Ducks).
• Rosalynn Carter, 96, American mental health activist, First Lady of the United States (1977–1981), and of Georgia (1971–1975).
• Colette Maze, 109, French classical pianist.
• Hannes Strydom, 58, South African rugby union player (Eastern Province Elephants, Transvaal/Golden Lions, national team), world champion (1995), traffic collision.
• Sara Tavares, 45, Portuguese singer, brain tumour.

20

• Annabel Giles, 64, British actress (Riders, Firelight) and psychotherapist, glioblastoma.
• Zdena Hadrbolcová, 86, Czech actress (How the World Is Losing Poets, The Idiot Returns, František je děvkař).
• Willie Hernández, 69, Puerto Rican baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs), MVP (1984), World Series champion (1984).
• Anna Kanakis, 61, Italian actress (Attila flagello di Dio, The New Barbarians) and model, Miss Italia winner (1977).
• Mars Williams, 68, American saxophonist (The Waitresses, The Psychedelic Furs), ampullary cancer.

22

• François Musy, 68, Swiss-born French sound engineer (First Name: Carmen, Marguerite, Lost Illusions).

23

• Fathima Beevi, 96, Indian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court (1989–1992) and governor of Tamil Nadu (1997–2001).
• Rona Hartner, 50, Romanian actress (The Crazy Stranger, Time of the Wolf, Le Divorce), singer and painter, lung and brain cancer.
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor, 71, American harmonica player, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Helmert Woudenberg, 78, Dutch actor (Max Havelaar, In for Treatment, Amsterdamned), stage director and playwright.

24

• Jukka Haavisto, 93, Finnish musician.
• Herb Klein, 93, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–1995).
• Rajkumar Kohli, 93, Indian film director (Nagin, Jaani Dushman, Raaj Tilak), heart attack.
• Aldo Pastur, 74, Argentine actor (Last Days of the Victim, The Loves of Kafka).
• Luca Sabatelli, 87, Italian costume designer {The Cat o' Nine Tails, The Humanoid, Grand Hotel Excelsior).
• Heidelinde Weis, 83, Austrian actress (I'm Marrying the Director, Don't Tell Me Any Stories, Aunt Frieda).

25

• Natalya Dmitriyeva, 78, Russian actress (Bumbarash, Through the Fire, The Man Who Doesn't Return).
• Bita Farrahi, 65, Iranian actress (Hamoun, A House Built on Water, Island), heart and lung disease.
• Marty Krofft, 86, Canadian puppeteer (H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters), kidney failure.

26

• Rudy Insanally, 87, Guyanese diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (2001–2008) and president of the United Nations General Assembly (1993–1994).
• Rodolfo Stange, 98, Chilean police officer and politician, senator (1998–2005) and member of the government junta (1985–1990).
• Geordie Walker, 64, English guitarist (Killing Joke).

27

• Paweł Huelle, 66, Polish prose writer.
• Victor J. Kemper, 96, American cinematographer (Dog Day Afternoon, National Lampoon's Vacation, The Last Tycoon).
• Parvaneh Massoumi, 78, Iranian actress (Reverse, Downpour, Prophet Joseph).
• Frances Sternhagen, 93, American actress (Equus, ER, Misery), Tony winner (1974, 1995).
• Mizuho Suzuki, 96, Japanese actor (The Sands of Kurobe, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Never Give Up).

28

• Julius W. Becton Jr., 97, American military officer, director of FEMA (1985–1989).
• Charlie Munger, 99, American investor, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (since 1978) and chairman of Wesco Financial (1984–2011).

29

• Richard L. Berkley, 92, American politician, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1979–1991).
• Henry Kissinger, 100, German-born American diplomat and politician, national security advisor (1969–1975) and secretary of state (1973–1977), Nobel Prize laureate (1973).
• Mildred Miller, 98, American mezzo-soprano.
• Perla Santalla, 95, Argentine actress (Emergency Ward, Reencuentro con la gloria, El Profesor Hippie).
• Dean Sullivan, 68, English actor (Brookside), prostate cancer.

30

• Alistair Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish, 70, British politician, chancellor of the Exchequer (2007–2010), MP (1987–2015) and member of the House of Lords (2015–2020), cancer.
• Ma Jingwu, 85, Chinese actor (Raise the Red Lantern, Seven Swords, The Banquet).
• Shane MacGowan, 65, English-born Irish singer (The Pogues, Shane MacGowan and the Popes) and songwriter ("Fairytale of New York"), encephalitis.

Other websites

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