Deaths in September 2023

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in September 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.

September 2023

1

• Jimmy Buffett, 76, American singer (Coral Reefer Band) and songwriter ("Margaritaville", "Cheeseburger in Paradise").

2

• Morteza Poursamadi, 70, Iranian cinematographer (Gilaneh, Hush! Girls Don't Scream, Intoxicated by Love).

3

• Heath Streak, 49, Zimbabwean cricketer (Matabeleland, Ahmedabad Rockets, national team), liver cancer.

4

• Steve Harwell, 56, American singer (Smash Mouth), liver failure.
• Peter Lashley, 86, Barbadian cricketer (West Indies, national team).
• Gary Wright, 80, American singer-songwriter ("Dream Weaver", "Love Is Alive") and musician (Spooky Tooth), Lewy body dementia.

5

• Joe Fagin, 83, British singer ("Breakin' Away / That's Livin' Alright"). (death announced on this date)
• Bruce Guthro, 62, Canadian singer-songwriter ("Walk This Road", "Falling") and musician (Runrig).

6

• Giuliano Montaldo, 93, Italian film director (Tiro al piccione, Sacco & Vanzetti, Giordano Bruno), screenwriter and actor.

7

• John Cairney, 93, Scottish actor (A Night to Remember, Cleopatra, Jason and the Argonauts), author and painter.
• Wayne Greenstreet, 74, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington, Central Districts).

8

• Tunku Ampuan Najihah, 100, Malaysian royal, Raja Permaisuri Agong (1994– 1999).
• Whitey Von Nieda, 101, American basketball player

9

• Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 95, South African politician and Zulu prince, minister of home affairs (1994–2004), MP (since 1994) and chief minister of KwaZulu (1977–1994).

10

• Robert S. Bennett, 84, American attorney (Clinton–Lewinsky scandal), kidney failure.

11

• Martin Hámor, 80, Slovak Olympic archer (1992).
• Subaschandra Nemwang, 70, Nepalese politician, chairman of the constituent assembly (2008–2015).

12

• Jean Boht, 91, English actress (Bread).
• Román Chalbaud, 91, Venezuelan film director (Adolescence of Cain, El Pez que Fuma, Carmen, la que contaba 16 años).
• Dominique Colonna, 95, French football player (Reims, national team) and manager (Cameroon national team).

13

• Sohanur Rahman Sohan, Bangladeshi film director (Keyamat Theke Keyamat, Ananta Bhalobasha, Se Amar Mon Kereche), stroke.
• Pepe Soriano, 93, Argentine actor (Rebellion in Patagonia, Grandma, Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación).
• Teng Rujun, 76, Chinese actor (Red Sorghum, Postmen in the Mountains).
• Roger Whittaker, 87, British folk singer ("Durham Town (The Leavin')", "New World in the Morning" and "The Last Farewell").

14

• Roy Roper, 100, New Zealand rugby union player (Taranaki, national team).

15

• Tony Kreft, 78, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, national team).
• Paul Woseen, 56, Australian musician (The Screaming Jets) and songwriter ("Helping Hand").

17

• Aleksandr Khvan, 65, Russian film director (Dyuba-Dyuba, It Is Easy to Die, Carmen) and actor.

18

• Byun Hee-bong, 81, South Korean actor (Barking Dogs Never Bite, The Host, Okja), pancreatic cancer.

20

• Katherine Anderson, 79, American singer (The Marvelettes).

21

• Odilon Polleunis, 80, Belgian footballer (S.T.V.V., R.W.D. Molenbeek, national team), heart failure.

22

• Américo Lopes, 90, Portuguese footballer (Porto, Boavista, national team).
• Cristina Morán, 93, Uruguayan actress (Anina, Alelí), television presenter and journalist.
• Sir Patu Hohepa, 87, New Zealand Māori language academic.
• Peter Horton, 82, Austrian guitarist, composer and singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1967). (death announced on this date)
• Giorgio Napolitano, 98, Italian politician, president (2006–2015), minister of the interior (1996–1998) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1992–1994).

23

• Terry Kirkman, 83, American musician (The Association) and songwriter ("Cherish", "Everything That Touches You").

24

• Ray Reynolds, 87, Australian cricketer (Queensland).

25

• David McCallum, 90, Scottish actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Great Escape, NCIS) and musician.

26

• Jayantha Paranathala, 72, Sri Lankan cricketer (Burgher Recreation Club, national team) and police officer.
• Brooks Robinson, 86, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), World Series champion (1966, 1970).

27

• Jim Forrest, 79, Scottish footballer (Rangers, Aberdeen, national team).
• Sir Michael Gambon, 82, Irish-English actor (Harry Potter, Gosford Park, The King's Speech), pneumonia.
• Catherine Lachens}, 78, French actress (Je suis timide mais je me soigne, The Medic, Bright Days Ahead).

29

• Neville Harper, 97, Australian politician, Queensland MLA (1980–1992).

30

• Vitali Konyayev, 86, Russian actor (Silence, Clear Skies, The Last Day).

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

Preceded by Deaths in 2022

Deaths by year

Succeeded by Deaths in 2024