Deaths in 2024

The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in the year 2024. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name, or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are also noted here, if it is worth noting.

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April

18

• Dickey Betts, 80, American Hall of Fame musician (The Allman Brothers Band) and songwriter ("Jessica", "Ramblin' Man"), cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Raman Subba Row, 92, English cricketer (Surrey, Northamptonshire, national team). (death announced on this date)

17

• Sir Colin Giltrap, 84, New Zealand Hall of Fame businessman and philanthropist.

16

• Dwarakish, 81, Indian film director (Nee Bareda Kadambari) and actor (Bedi Bandavalu, Haddina Kannu), heart attack.
• Vincent Friell, 64, Scottish actor (Trainspotting, Restless Natives, The Angels' Share). (death announced on this date)
• Barbara O. Jones, 82, American actress (Daughters of the Dust, Freedom Road, Demon Seed).
• Ángela Ragno, 92, Argentine actress (Night of the Pencils, Kisses on the Forehead, Empty Nest).
• Wichart von Roëll, 86, German actor (Meschugge).

15

• Martin Aliker, 95, Ugandan political advisor and academic administrator, chancellor of Gulu University (2004–2014).
• Mouncif El Haddaoui, 59, Moroccan footballer (AS Salé, national team).
• Whitey Herzog, 92, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Washington Senators), executive (New York Mets), and manager (St. Louis Cardinals).
• Bernd Hölzenbein, 78, German footballer (Eintracht Frankfurt, Memphis Americans, West Germany national team).
• Josip Manolić, 104, Croatian politician, prime minister (1990–1991) and speaker of the Chamber of Counties (1993–1994).
• Naomi Polani, 96, Israeli actress (Someone to Run With).
• Derek Underwood, 78, English cricketer (Kent, national team), complications from dementia.

14

• Giannis Fertis, 85, Greek actor (Electra, Slaves in Their Bonds).
• Jeon Se-kwon, 85, South Korean actor, screenwriter and playwright.

13

• Richard Horowitz, 75, American film composer (L'Atlantide, Three Seasons, Tobruk).

12

• Eleanor Coppola, 87, American filmmaker (Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Paris Can Wait, Love Is Love Is Love).
• Rico Wade, 52, American music producer (Organized Noize) and songwriter ("Player's Ball", "Don't Let Go (Love)").

11

• O. J. Simpson, 76, American Hall of Fame football player (Buffalo Bills) and actor (The Naked Gun, The Towering Inferno), Heisman Trophy winner (1968), prostate cancer.
• Lorena Velázquez, 86, Mexican actress (Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro, Fray Don Juan, Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real).

10

• Paola Gassman, 78, Italian actress (Let's Have a Riot).

9

• Jack Alabaster, 93, New Zealand cricketer (Otago, national team).
• Jaime de Armiñán, 97, Spanish screenwriter and film director (My Dearest Senorita, The Nest, The Love of Captain Brando).
• Maria Aro, 82, Finnish actress (How to Kill a Bull).
• Patti Astor, 74, American actress (Underground U.S.A., Wild Style) and gallerist (Fun Gallery).
• Moisés Barack, 80, Peruvian football manager (Unión Huaral, Deportivo Garcilaso, national team).
• Eckart Dux, 97, German actor (The Merry Wives of Windsor, Mailman Mueller, Don't Forget Love).
• Sara Tafuri, 67, Italian actress (City of Women, Three Brothers).
• R. M. Veerappan, 97, Indian film producer (Kannan En Kadhalan, Oru Velladu Vengaiyagiradhu) and politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1986–1996).

8

• Aderounmu Adejumoke, 37, Nigerian actress (Dazzling Mirage, Industreet, Jenifa's Diary).
• Keith Barnes, 89, Welsh-born Australian rugby player (Balmain Tigers, New South Wales, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Ricardo Bertone, 72, Argentine actor (Babilonia, The Absentee) and theater director.
• André Boniface, 89, French Hall of Fame rugby union player (Dax, Mont-de-Marsan, national team).
• Peter Higgs, 94, Nobel prize-winning physicist

7

• Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 87, American singer ("Ain't Got No Home", "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do", "You Always Hurt the One You Love").
• Antonette Mendes, 79, Indian singer, actress (Amchem Noxib, Nirmon, Mohabbat Zindagi Hai), and playwright.
• Gangu Ramsay, 83, Indian cinematographer (Saboot, Aatma, Ghutan).

6

• Cole Brings Plenty, 27, American actor (1923). (death announced on this date)
• Ernesto Gómez Cruz, 90, Mexican actor (La venida del Rey Olmos, La Víspera, The Crime of Padre Amaro).
• Zofia Kucówna, 90, Polish actress (Spiral, Syzyfowe prace).

5

• R. F. Lucchetti, 94, Brazilian screenwriter (The Strange World of Coffin Joe, The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures, Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind), respiratory failure.
• C. J. Snare, 64, American musician (FireHouse) and songwriter ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes"), colon cancer.
• Jaan Tooming, 78, Estonian actor and film director (November).

4

• Kaia Arua, 33, Papua New Guinean cricketer (national team).
• Bruce Kessler, 88, American director (The Gay Deceivers, The Monkees, McCloud) and racing driver.
• Keith LeBlanc, American drummer (Little Axe, Tackhead) and music producer ("No Sell Out"). (death announced on this date)

3

• Veljko Bulajić, 96, Montenegrin film director (Train Without a Timetable, Kozara, Great Transport).
• Sándor Müller, 75, Hungarian footballer (Vasas, Hércules, national team).
• Adrian Schiller, 60, English actor (Victoria, The Last Kingdom, The Danish Girl).
• Song Min-hyung, 70, South Korean actor (Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth).
• Vera Tschechowa, 83, German actress (Widower with Five Daughters, Euridice BA 2037, And That on Monday Morning), director, and screenwriter.

2

• Maryse Condé, 90, Guadeloupean novelist (Segu, Windward Heights, The Gospel According to the New World), critic and playwright.
• Türker İnanoğlu, 87, Turkish film director and television producer (Yabancı Damat).
• Tatyana Konyukhova, 92, Russian actress (Over Tissa, Balzaminov's Marriage, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears).
• Larry Lucchino, 78, American attorney and baseball executive (Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres), World Series winner (1983, 2004, 2007, 2013).
• Juan Vicente Pérez, 114, Venezuelan supercentenarian, world's oldest living man (since 2022).

1

• Paliath Ravi Achan, 96, Indian cricketer (Travancore-Cochin, Kerala).
• Reza DavoudNejad, 43, Iranian actor (The Accused Escaped, Reza, Without Her) and television presenter, complications from sepsis and liver surgery.
• Mieczysław Grąbka, 73, Polish actor (Woman in a Hat, Vinci, The Collector).

March

31

• Barbara Baldavin, 85, American actress (Medical Center, Star Trek) and casting director (Trapper John, M.D.), heart failure.
• Nam Il-woo, 85, South Korean actor (Small Town Rivals, Man in Love, Circle of Atonement).
• Barbara Rush, 97, American actress (It Came from Outer Space, Peyton Place, Robin and the 7 Hoods).

30

• Tim McGovern, 68, American visual effects artist (Total Recall, Tron, Dunkirk), Oscar winner (1990).
• Chance Perdomo, 27, American actor (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gen V, After We Fell), traffic collision.
• Mark Spiro, 66–67, American songwriter ("Are You Still in Love with Me") and record producer, cancer. (death announced on this date)
• Géza Tordy, 85, Hungarian actor (Suburban Legend, For Whom the Larks Sing, Sleepless Years) and director. (death announced on this date)

29

• Daniel Balaji, 48, Indian actor (Kaadhal Kondein, Chirutha, Gnana Kirukkan), heart attack.
• Gerry Conway, 76, English drummer and percussionist (Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Cat Stevens), complications from motor neurone disease.
• Habib Benmimoun, 66, Algerian footballer (MC Oran, USM Bel Abbès, national team).
• Louis Gossett Jr., 87, American actor (An Officer and a Gentleman, Roots, Iron Eagle), Oscar winner (1982).

28

• Rahib Aliyev, 78, Azerbaijani actor (The Scoundrel).
• Lai Ming-sze, 58, Hong Kong singer and actress (The Inspector Wears Skirts).
• Larry Lloyd, 75, English football player (Liverpool, national team) and manager (Wigan Athletic). (death announced on this date)
• Ma Shitu, 109, Chinese writer and politician, deputy (1983–1993).
• Walt Wesley, 79, American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers), leukemia.

27

• Russell Hamer, 76–77, Sri Lankan cricketer (national team). (death announced on this date)
• Joe Lieberman, 82, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1989–2013), Connecticut attorney general (1983–1989) and member of the Connecticut State Senate (1971–1981), complications from a fall.
• Yriy Vaksman, 62, Russian actor (Garbage Man, Tycoon, Ragin) and film producer.

26

• Lamine Bangura, 59, Sierra Leonean footballer (national team), traffic collision.
• Brigid Kelly, 40, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2017–2022), esophageal cancer.

25

• Paula Weinstein, 78, American film producer (The Perfect Storm, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Blood Diamond).
• Fritz Wepper, 82, German actor (Derrick, Cabaret, Die Brücke).

24

• Amaechi Muonagor, 61, Nigerian actor (Karishika, Aki na Ukwa, Aki and Pawpaw).
• George Abbey, 91, American Engineer

23

• Daniel Beretta, 77, French actor (Revolver, Faceless).
• Leszek Długosz, 82, Polish actor (The Third Part of the Night, Smolensk), poet and composer.
• Maurizio Pollini, 82, Italian pianist.
• Abdulah Sidran, 79, Bosnian poet and screenwriter (When Father Was Away on Business).
• Silvia Tortosa, 77, Spanish actress (Horror Express, The Loreley's Grasp, The Girl from the Red Cabaret), cancer.

22

• Thodoros Katsadramis, 94, Greek actor (I Soferina, The Fear, Gia mia choufta Touristries).

21

• António Évora, 82, Portuguese actor (Slip-Up).
• Bahar Öztan, 61, Turkish actress (Ortadirek Şaban).

20

• Saeed Ahmed, 86, Pakistani cricketer (national team).
• Yves Michaud, 94, Canadian politician.
• Muhammad Alwi Dahlan, 90, Indonesian politician.
• Sten Elfström, 81, Swedish actor (Real Humans, Kronprinsessan, Beck – Annonsmannen).
• Alfred M. Gray Jr., 95, American military officer, commandant of the Marine Corps (1987–1991).
• Winai Kraibutr, 54, Thai actor (Nang Nak, The Snake King's Child, Queens of Langkasuka), blood infection.
• Dumitru Macri, 92, Romanian football player (Rapid București, national team) and manager (Algeria national team).

19

• Donny Kesuma, 55, Indonesian actor (Bidadari Yang Terluka, Rajawali).
• Ersen Martin, 44, Turkish footballer (Denizlispor, Ankaraspor, national team), complications from an aortic rupture.
• Neil Thimbleby, 84, New Zealand rugby union player (Hawke's Bay, national team).
• M. Emmet Walsh, 88, American actor (Blade Runner, Blood Simple, Fletch), cardiac arrest.

17

• Steve Harley, 73, English musician (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel), songwriter ("Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)", "Mr. Soft") and producer, cancer.
• Robin Hobbs, 81, English cricketer (Essex, Glamorgan, national team).

16

• David Seidler, 86, British-American screenwriter (The King's Speech, Quest for Camelot, Tucker: The Man and His Dream).

15

• Joe Camp, 84, American film director (Benji, Hawmps!, The Double McGuffin) and writer.
• Maria Chwalibóg, 91, Polish actress (Mother Joan of the Angels, Man – Woman Wanted, Korczak).
• Peter Kelly, 82, Scottish actor (The Tall Guy, Welcome to Sarajevo).
• Aleksandr Shirvindt, 89, Russian stage and film actor (The Irony of Fate, Three Men in a Boat, Winter Evening in Gagra) and screenwriter.

14

• Juanita Bynum, 65, American gospel singer and author.
• Léon Semmeling, 84, Belgian footballer (Standard Liège, national team).

13

• Stefan Abadzhiev, 89, Bulgarian footballer (Levski Sofia, Wiesbaden, national team).
• John Blunt, 76, British drummer (The Searchers). (death announced on this date)
• György Gát, 77, Hungarian television director and producer (Linda, A Fox's Tale).
• Sadi Mohammad, 70, Bangladeshi singer and composer.
• Dan Wakefield, 91, American author and screenwriter (Going All the Way).

12

• Philippe de Gaulle, 102, French admiral and politician, senator (1986–2004).
• Maria Richwine, 71, Colombian-born American model and actress (The Buddy Holly Story, a.k.a. Pablo, Freddy's Nightmares).

11

• Eric Carmen, 74, American musician (Raspberries) and songwriter ("Go All the Way", "All by Myself"). (death announced on this date)
• Surya Kiran, 51, Indian film actor and director (Satyam, Dhana 51, Brahmastram), jaundice.
• Malachy McCourt, 92, American actor (Ryan's Hope, Search for Tomorrow, Gods and Generals) and politician.
• Pete Rodriguez, 91, American pianist ("I Like It Like That") and bandleader.
• Dhirajlal Shah, Indian film producer (The Hero: Love Story of a Spy).

10

• Percy Adlon, 88, German film director, screenwriter, and producer (Fünf letzte Tage, Bagdad Cafe, Rosalie Goes Shopping).
• Gigio Morra, 78, Italian actor (Un posto al sole, Gomorrah, Pinocchio).
• T. M. Stevens, 72, American bass guitarist (The Pretenders), complications from dementia.
• Karl Wallinger, 66, Welsh musician (The Waterboys, World Party) and songwriter ("Ship of Fools").

9

• Mayte Carol, 82, Mexican actress (Ruletero a toda marcha, El patrullero 777, La boda de mi mejor amigo).
• Georgi Popov, 79, Bulgarian footballer (Botev Plovdiv, national team).
• Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, 90, Turkish actor (The Bandit).

8

• Jonathan Hunt, 85, New Zealand politician and diplomat, Postmaster-General (1984–1987), member (1966–2005) and speaker (1999–2005) of the House of Representatives. (death announced on this date)
• Estrela Novais, 70, Portuguese actress (Doce Fugitiva, Amar Demais).
• Dolly Sohi, 48, Indian actress (Kalash, Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani), cervical cancer.
• Ramya Wanigasekara, 73, Sri Lankan actress (Tikiri Suwanda, Ko Mark No Mark, Sarigama), singer, and radio broadcaster.

7

• Steve Lawrence, 88, American singer ("Go Away Little Girl", "Footsteps") and actor (The Blues Brothers), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Daniel Martin, 72, French actor (The Dinner Game, East/West, Most Promising Young Actress).
• Son Myung-soon, 95, South Korean first lady (1993–1998).

6

• Vikki Richards, 79, British actress (Curse of the Crimson Altar, Zeta One, Black Snake).
• Misha Suslov, 84, Russian cinematographer (The Sixth of July, The Seagull, Black Moon Rising).

5

• John Behrent, 85, New Zealand cricketer (Auckland, Wellington).
• Luc Boyer, 88, Dutch mime artist and actor (Het Phoenix Mysterie, Total Loss).
• Debra Byrd, 72, American singer and vocal coach.
• António-Pedro Vasconcelos, 84, Portuguese film director (Dead Man's Seat, Jaime, Beauty and the Paparazzo).

4

• Maurice Bembridge, 79, English golfer. (death announced on this date)
• Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, 82, French composer (The Game Is Over, Arsène Lupin, Les Maîtres du temps).
• Juan Verduzco, 78, Mexican actor (La familia P. Luche, Destilando Amor, The Stray Cat).

3

• Betty Brodel, 104, American actress (Swing Hostess, Too Young to Know, Cinderella Jones).
• Eleanor Collins, 104, Canadian jazz singer, television host and civic leader.
• Agbéyomé Kodjo, 69, Togolese politician, prime minister (2000–2002) and president of the National Assembly (1999–2000), heart attack.

2

• Paul Houde, 69, Canadian actor (Les Boys) and television and radio host.
• Valery Ivchenko, 84, Russian actor (The Tale about the Painter in Love, Rock'n'roll for Princesses, Me Ivan, You Abraham).
• Jaclyn Jose, 59, Filipino actress (The Flor Contemplacion Story, Familia Zaragoza, Ma' Rosa).
• John Okafor, 62, Nigerian actor (Issakaba) and comedian.

1

• Iris Apfel, 102, American businesswoman and designer.
• Oh Hyun-kyung, 87, South Korean actor (Now and Forever, The King's Letters).
• Akira Toriyama, 68, Japanese manga artist (Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump) and video game artist (Dragon Quest), subdural hematoma.

February

29

• Brian Mulroney, 84, Canadian politician, prime minister (1984–1993).
• Ali Hassan Mwinyi, 98, Tanzanian politician, president (1985–1995), lung cancer.
• Paolo Taviani, 92, Italian film director (Allonsanfàn, Padre Padrone, Kaos) and screenwriter.

28

• Jean Allison, 94, American actress (Bad Company, Gunsmoke, Devil's Partner).
• Ilias Logothetis, 84, Greek actor (Landscape in the Mist, The Suspended Step of the Stork, The Bubble).
• Luis Molteni, 73, Italian actor (Nero, The Phantom of the Opera, The Legend of 1900).
• Dave Myers, 66, English television presenter (The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook), cancer.
• Nikolai Ryzhkov, 94, Soviet and Russian politician.
• Virgil, 61, American professional wrestler (WWE, WCW) and actor (Bridge and Tunnel).

27

• Michael Culver, 85, British actor (The Empire Strikes Back, A Passage to India, The Adventures of Black Beauty).
• Richard Lewis, 76, American comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Anything but Love, Robin Hood: Men in Tights), heart attack.
• Camila Perissé, 70, Argentine actress (Atrapadas, Siempre es difícil volver a casa), dancer and vedette.

26

• Salah Larbès, 71, Algerian footballer (JS Kabylie, national team).
• Tolga Savacı, 60, Turkish actor (Dersimiz: Atatürk, Kızım Nerede?, Kurt Seyit ve Şura), heart attack.

25

• Charles Dierkop, 87, American actor (Police Woman, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting), heart attack.
• Ernst Romanov, 87, Russian actor (Monologue, Failure of Engineer Garin, Moonzund).
• Violet Lee Ying, 70, Hong Kong actress (He Has Nothing But Kung Fu).

24

• Stan Bowles, 75, English footballer (Queens Park Rangers, Brentford, national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Chris Nicholl, 77, English-born Northern Irish football player (Aston Villa, Southampton, Northern Ireland national team) and manager.
• Kumar Shahani, 83, Indian film director (Maya Darpan, Khayal Gatha, Kasba).

23

• Flaco, 13, American owl, window collision.
• Manohar Joshi, 86, Indian politician, speaker of the Lok Sabha (2002–2004), chief minister of Maharashtra (1995–1999), and minister of heavy industries (1999–2002), cardiac arrest.
• Stuart Organ, 72, British actor (Grange Hill).
• Rajendra Sukhanand Patni, 59, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (2004–2009, since 2014).
• Tina Rainford, 77, German singer ("Silver Bird"). (death announced on this date)
• Shinsadong Tiger, 40, South Korean record producer ("U&I", "No No No").

22

• Liudmyla Alfimova, 88, Ukrainian actress (Wedding in Malinovka).
• Edith Ceccarelli, 116, American supercentenarian.
• Lanny Flaherty, 81, American actor (Miller's Crossing, Signs, Men in Black 3). (death announced on this date)

21

• Efeso Collins, 49, New Zealand politiican, MP (since 2023).
• Ewen MacIntosh, 50, British actor (The Office, Finding Fatimah) and comedian.
• Micheline Presle, 101, French actress (Adventures of Captain Fabian, Blind Date, The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful).
• Pamela Salem, 80, British actress (Never Say Never Again, EastEnders, Into the Labyrinth).
• John Savident, 86, British actor (Waterloo, A Clockwork Orange, The Remains of the Day).

20

• Andreas Brehme, 63, German footballer (Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, national team) and manager, cardiac arrest.
• Thanaa Debsi, 83, Syrian actress (The Dupes).
• Vladimir Makeranets, 76, Russian film director (The Golden Snake, You Exist...) and cinematographer (Semyon Dezhnev).
• Rituraj Singh, 59, Indian actor, cardiac arrest.
• Charles Swini, 38, Malawian footballer (ESCOM United, Civo United, national team), kidney problems.
• Raina Tomova, 83, Bulgarian screenwriter (Adaptatziya) and playwright.
• Yoko Yamamoto, 81, Japanese actress (Red Handkerchief, Gappa: The Triphibian Monster, Hissatsu!5 Ōgon no Chi).

19

• Tikoy Aguiluz, 72, Filipino film director (Dead Sure, Rizal sa Dapitan, Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story). (death announced on this date)
• Roland Bertin, 93, French actor (Charlotte for Ever, West Indies, Diva).
• Paul D'Amato, 75, American actor (Slap Shot, The Deer Hunter, Firepower), progressive supranuclear palsy.
• Ira von Fürstenberg, 83, Italian actress (Five Dolls for an August Moon, The Vatican Affair, The Battle of El Alamein).

18

• Bernard Aubouy, 84–85, French sound engineer and film director (Le Père Noël a les yeux bleus, The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe, I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything).
• Jacques Bernard, 94, French actor (Les Enfants terribles, Quintuplets in the Boarding School, Love and the Frenchwoman).
• Tony Ganios, 64, American actor (Porky's, The Wanderers, Die Hard 2), heart failure following surgery.

17

• Suhani Bhatnagar, Indian actress (Dangal), Dermatomyositis.
• Sevda Ferdağ, 81, Turkish actress (Cennetin Kapısı, King of the Doormen, The Secret Face) and singer.
• Mike Procter, 77, South African cricketer (Gloucestershire, Natal, Rhodesia).

16

• Idris Ali, 73, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019) and West Bengal MLA (since 2019).
• Etterlene DeBarge, 88, American singer (DeBarge).
• Maciej Grzybowski, 81, Polish actor (Przygoda z piosenką, Stones for the Rampart).
• Ian McMillan, 92, Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians, Rangers, national team).
• Alexei Navalny, 47, Russian lawyer, politician and leader of the Russian opposition to Putin's presidency.
• Jorge Toro, 85, Chilean footballer (Modena, Colo-Colo, national team).

15

• Gérard Barray, 92, French actor (Shéhérazade, Open Your Eyes, Captain Fracasse).
• José Pinto, 95, Portuguese actor (Abraham's Valley, O Delfim, Duas Mulheres).

14

• Tamara Kolesnikova, 85, Russian actress (Day of Sun and Rain, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Raspoutine).

13

• Aletta Bezuidenhout, 74, Kenyan-born South African actress (In My Country, Paljas).
• Datta Gaekwad, 95, Indian cricketer (Baroda, national team).
• Johanna von Koczian, 90, German actress (Victor and Victoria, The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi, Our House in Cameroon).

12

• Mounir Hamoud, 39, Moroccan-born Norwegian footballer (Lyn, Bodø/Glimt, Strømsgodset), cardiac arrest.
• Chakradhar Jena, Indian actor (City of Joy, Electric Moon, Sanju Aau Sanjana).
• Zdenko Morovic, 57, Yugoslav-born Venezuelan footballer (Deportivo Italia, national team).

11

• Kelvin Kiptum, 24, Kenyan long-distance runner, traffic collision.

10

• Edward Lowassa, 70, Tanzanian politician, prime minister (2005–2008) and MP (1995–2015).

9

• Aleksander Fabisiak, 78, Polish actor (Dagny, Pigs, Afterimage).
• Renata Flores, 74, Mexican actress (Rosa salvaje, La usurpadora, Amores verdaderos).
• Damo Suzuki, 74, Japanese singer (Can) and songwriter ("Vitamin C", "Spoon"), colon cancer.

8

• Soso Jachvliani, 65, Georgian actor (The Wishing Tree, The Sun of the Sleepless, A Chef in Love), film director and sportsman.

7

• Abu Baqer al-Saeedi, Commander of Kata'ib Hezbollah, american airstrike.
• Henry Fambrough, 85, American Hall of Fame singer (The Spinners).
• Mojo Nixon, 66, American musician ("Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child") and actor (Super Mario Bros., Great Balls of Fire!).
• Abror Tursunov, Uzbek actor (Suyunchi, Abdullajon).

6

• Miguel Ángel, 76, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Castellón, national team), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Michael A. Epstein, 102, British virologist, 102.
• Tommy Karlsen Sandum, 48, Norwegian actor (Lilyhammer, Døden på Oslo S).
• Don McKay, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland, national team).
• Sebastián Piñera, 74, Chilean politician, president (2010–2014, 2018–2022) and senator (1990–1998), helicopter crash.
• Robert M. Young, 99, American film director, screenwriter (Alambrista!, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez) and producer (American Me).

5

• Michael Jayston, 88, English actor (Only Fools and Horses, Doctor Who, Nicholas and Alexandra).
• Toby Keith, 62, American country singer ("Should've Been a Cowboy", "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Who's That Man"), songwriter and record producer, stomach cancer.
• Namkoong Won, 89, South Korean actor (Eunuch, Woman of Fire, Assassin).
• Jimi Solanke, 81, Nigerian actor (Sango, Shadow Parties), poet, and playwright.

4

• N. K. Desam, 87, Indian poet and literary critic.
• Hage Geingob, 82, Namibian politician, president (since 2015) and prime minister (1990–2002, 2012–2015), cancer.
• Barry John, 79, Welsh rugby player (Cardiff, Barbarian, national team).

3

• Charles Ouda, 38, Kenyan actor (Makutano Junction, The First Grader).
• Helena Rojo, 79, Mexican actress (The House in the South, The Great Adventure of Zorro, Misterio) and model, liver cancer.

2

• Francisco Jara, 82, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, national team).
• Wayne Kramer, 75, American guitarist (MC5).
• Ian Lavender, 77, English actor (Dad's Army, EastEnders, Parsley Sidings).
• Don Murray, 94, American actor (Bus Stop, A Hatful of Rain, The Plainsman). (death announced on this date)
• Claudio Rissi, 67, Argentine actor (El marginal, The Desert Bride, Tiger, Blood in the Mouth), cancer.
• Gregory Charles Rivers, 58, Australian actor (Man from Guangdong, Triumph in the Skies, Under the Canopy of Love), suicide by charcoal-burning.

1

• Pasha Kapinos, 48, Russian cinematographer (Hardcore Henry, Yolki 5, Kitchen. The Last Battle).
• Nikos Vandoros, 99, Greek actor (Jenny Jenny, I charavgi tis nikis, The Man with the Carnation).
• Carl Weathers, 76, American actor (Rocky, Predator, The Mandalorian), television director, and football player (Oakland Raiders).

January

31

• Rick Boland, 70, Canadian actor (Finding Mary March, Extraordinary Visitor, The Divine Ryans).
• Anatoliy Dryzhenko, 82, Ukrainian actor (Two in One).
• Farida Muminova, 66, Russian actress (Toʻylar muborak, Such Late, Such Warm Autumn, The Battle of the Three Kings).

30

• György Barkó, 92, Hungarian actor (The Witman Boys, Mom and Other Loonies in the Family).

29

• Richard Howard, 79, British actor (Emmerdale Farm). (death announced on this date)
• Sandra Milo, 90, Italian actress (8½, Juliet of the Spirits, Vanina Vanini).

28

• Troy Beckwith, 48, Australian actor (The Miraculous Mellops, Neighbours, Pugwall). (death announced on this date)
• Víctor Luna, 64, Colombian football player (Atlético Nacional, national team) and manager (Barcelona), heart attack.
• Luis Tejada, 41, Panamanian footballer (Juan Aurich, Universitario, national team), heart attack.

27

• Harmohan Dhawan, 83, Indian politician, MP (1989–1991) and minister of civil aviation (1990–1991).
• Enrique Liporace, 82, Argentine actor (Time for Revenge, Last Days of the Victim, Eva Perón: The True Story).
• Susumu Taira, 89, Japanese actor (Nabbie's Love).

26

• El Amry Farouk, 53, Egyptian businessman and politician.

25

• Bhavatharini, 47, Indian composer (Bharathi, Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu) and music director (Mitr, My Friend), cancer.
• Bat-Sheva Dagan, 98, Polish-Israeli Holocaust survivor, educator and author.
• Roger Donlon, 89, American army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (1964).
• Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, American convicted murderer, execution by nitrogen hypoxia.

24

• Harry Connick Sr., 97, American attorney, district attorney of New Orleans (1973–2003).
• Herbert Coward, 85, American actor (Deliverance), traffic collision.
• Howard Golden, 98, American lawyer and politician, borough president of Brooklyn (1977–2001).
• Azer Gurbanov, 68, Azerbaijani actor (The Magic Gown). (death announced on this date)
• N. Scott Momaday, 89, American author (House Made of Dawn, The Way to Rainy Mountain, The Man Made of Words: Essays, Stories, Passages).
• Selwyn Muru, 86, New Zealand artist. (death announced on this date)
• Väino Uibo, 81, Estonian actor (A Time to Live and a Time to Love) and politician, mayor of Elva (1993–1998).

23

• Zoubeir Boughnia, 68, Tunisian footballer (Espérance de Tunis, USM Malakoff, national team).
• Frank Farian, 82, German singer, songwriter ("Rasputin") and record producer (Boney M, Milli Vanilli).
• Charles Fried, 88, American jurist and lawyer, solicitor general (1985–1989) and associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1995–1999).
• David Kahn, 93, American historian, journalist, and writer.
• Melanie, 76, American singer-songwriter ("Brand New Key", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)") and guitarist.
• Giuliano Musiello, 70, Italian footballer (Atalanta, Roma, Verona).
• Charles Osgood, 91, American news anchor (CBS News Sunday Morning), complications from dementia.
• Jean Petit, 74, French footballer (AS Monaco, France national football team).
• Anders Sandberg, 55, Swedish singer (Rednex).
• Ice Train, 56, American professional wrestler (CWA, WCW).

22

• Turgʻun Azizov, 89, Uzbek actor (Maftuningman, Fiery Roads).
• Elke Erb, 85, German author.
• Gary Graham, 73, American actor (Alien Nation, Star Trek: Enterprise, All the Right Moves).
• Dexter King, 62, American civil rights activist, prostate cancer.
• Arno Allan Penzias, 90, American physicist and radio astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (1978), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Anatoli Polivoda, 76, Ukrainian basketball player, Olympic champion (1972) and bronze medalist (1968).
• Gigi Riva, 79, Italian footballer (Cagliari, Legnano, national team), heart attack.

21

• Vlad Ciobanu, 75, Romanian sculptor. (death announced on this date)
• David Gail, 58, American actor (Robin's Hoods, Savannah, Port Charles). (death announced on this date)
• Mokhtar Hasni, 71, Tunisian footballer (EM Mahdia, R.A.A. Louviéroise, national team).

20

• Choe Thae-bok, 93, North Korean politician, chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019), heart attack.
• Piedad Córdoba, 68, Colombian politician, MP (1992–2010), heart attack.
• David Emge, 77, American actor (Dawn of the Dead, Basket Case 2, Hellmaster).
• Norman Jewison, 97, Canadian film director (Moonstruck, In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof).
• Sadegh Omidzadeh, Iranian intelligence officer (Quds Force), israeli airstrike.
• Doug Padgett, 89, English cricketer (Yorkshire, national team).
• Anadi Charan Sahu, 83, Indian politician, MP (1977–1980). Age related health issues

19

• Héctor Bidonde, 86, Argentine actor (La Rabona, Alma mía, Chile 672) and stage director.
• Lance Larson, 83, American swimmer, Olympic champion (1960).
• Lee Doo-yong, 81, South Korean film director (The General in Red Robes, The Korean Connection, Mulleya Mulleya) and screenwriter, lung cancer.
• Toru Kawashima, 53, Japanese footballer (Gamba Osaka, Tokushima Vortis).
• Ewa Podleś, 71, Polish coloratura contralto singer.
• Marlena Shaw, 81, American singer ("It's Better than Walking Out", "California Soul").
• Mary Weiss, 75, American singer (The Shangri-Las).

18

• Donald Adamson, 84, British literary scholar, philosopher and historian.
• Mohamed Ghozzi, 74, Tunisian poet and literary critic.
• Giovanni Giudici, 83, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Milan (1990–2003) and bishop of Pavia (2003–2015).
• Josef Haas, 86, Swiss cross-country skier, Olympic bronze medallist (1968).
• Norbert Lichý, 59, Czech actor (Lidice, Hastrman) and musician. (death announced on this date)
• Cecilia Ogwal, 77, Ugandan politician, MP (since 1996), cancer.
• Amnon Rubinstein, 92, Israeli politician, MK (1977–2002), minister of communications (1984–1987) and education (1993–1996).
• Romy Vitug, 86, Filipino cinematographer (Harvest Home, Sa Aking mga Kamay, Sa Pusod ng Dagat).

17

• Shawnacy Barber, 29, Canadian-American Olympic pole vaulter (2016), world champion (2015).
• Baldev Raj Chawla, 86, Indian politician, Punjab MLA.
• Roger T. Forster, 90, British Christian theologian, founder of the Ichthus Christian Fellowship.
• Sir Tony Lloyd, 73, British politician, MP (1983–2012, since 2017) and mayor of Greater Manchester (2015–2017), leukemia.
• Knut Hjeltnes, 72, Norwegian Olympic discus thrower (1976, 1984, 1988).
• Hussein Madi, 85, Lebanese painter and sculptor.
• Dejan Milojević, 46, Serbian basketball player (Budućnost, Partizan) and coach (Golden State Warriors), heart attack.
• Bennie Muller, 85, Dutch footballer (Ajax, national team).
• Jurij Souček, 94, Slovenian actor (Don't Whisper).
• Ulrich Voß, 85, German actor and writer.
• Aleksandr Vontov, 73, Russian actor (It, Pushkin: The Last Duel, Salyut 7).

16

• John Bingley, 82, Australian footballer (St Kilda).
• José Lifante, 80, Spanish actor (Spanish Fly, Butterfly on the Shoulder, National Heritage), blood clot.
• Milan Nenadić, 80, Serbian middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic bronze medallist (1972).
• Sergio Sebastiani, 92, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, apostolic pro-nuncio to Madagascar (1976–1985) and Turkey (1985–1994), head of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (1997–2008).
• Peter Schickele, 88, American composer and musical satirist (P. D. Q. Bach).
• Lise Thiry, 102, Belgian scientist and politician.
• Vaino Väljas, 92, Estonian diplomat and politician, first secretary of the communist party (1988–1990).
• Klaus Wunder, 73, German footballer (MSV Duisburg, Bayern Munich, 1972 Olympics).
• Lahcen Zinoun, 79, Moroccan choreographer (The Last Temptation of Christ, The Sheltering Sky, Joseph), cerebral hemorrhage.

15

• Dana Ghia, 91, Italian actress (Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye, Free Hand for a Tough Cop, California) and singer. (death announced on this date)
• Jorge Griffa, 88, Argentine footballer (Newell's Old Boys, Atlético Madrid, national team).
• Dror Kashtan, 79, Israeli football player (Hapoel Petah Tikva, national team) and manager (national team).
• Shih Ming-teh, 83, Taiwanese politician, MP (1993–2002).

14

• Dominick Cirillo, 94, American mobster (Genovese crime family).
• Munawwar Rana, 71, Indian poet, throat cancer.
• Raema Lisa Rumbewas, 43, Indonesian weightlifter, Olympic silver medallist (2000, 2004).
• Elisabeth Trissenaar, 79, Austrian actress (Angry Harvest, The Stationmaster's Wife, Mario and the Magician).
• Howard Waldrop, 77, American science fiction author (Them Bones, A Dozen Tough Jobs, The Texas-Israeli War: 1999), stroke.

13

• Abdullah CD, 100, Malaysian politician and paramilitary leader, commander of the 10th Malay Regiment (1949–1989).
• András Csiky, 93, Romanian-Hungarian actor (Forest of the Hanged, Vlad Țepes, The Stud Farm).
• Jana Hlaváčová, 85, Czech actress (Operace Silver A).
• Stephen Laybutt, 46, Australian footballer (Gent, Newcastle Jets, national team), suicide.
• Juli Mira, 74, Spanish actor (The Sea, The 7th Day, Shiver).
• Enzo Moscato, 75, Italian playwright, actor (Libera, The Vesuvians, The Remains of Nothing) and stage director.
• Joyce Randolph, 99, American actress (The Honeymooners).

12

• Bill Hayes, 98, American singer ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett") and actor (Days of Our Lives).
• Marek Litewka, 75, Polish actor.
• Pierre Mailloux, 74, Canadian psychiatrist.
• Gennadi Yakovlev, 85, Russian botanist, pharmacognosist, and phytochemist.

11

• Laurence Badie, 95, French actress (The Virtuous Scoundrel, Woman Times Seven, Bankers Also Have Souls) and comedian.
• Khalid Butt, Pakistani actor (Shah, Rahm, Motorcycle Girl) and film producer, kidney and liver disease.
• Yury Solomin, 88, Russian actor (An Ordinary Miracle, Dersu Uzala, Die Fledermaus), complications from a stroke.

10

• Tisa Farrow, 72, American actress (Homer, Zombi 2, Antropophagus).
• Janusz Majewski, 92, Polish film director (Lokis, Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny, Hotel Pacific) and screenwriter.
• Conrad Palmisano, 75, American stuntman (Batman Forever, Weekend at Bernie's, Rush Hour 2).

9

• Miklós Benedek, 77, Hungarian actor (Soldiers of Freedom, Free Fall), and theater director.
• James Kottak, 61, American drummer (Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak).
• Ustad Rashid Khan, 55, Indian classical musician. Prostate cancer
• Kai Wiedenhöfer, 57, German photojournalist

8

• Adan Canto, 42, Mexican actor (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Designated Survivor, The Cleaning Lady), appendiceal cancer.
• Duncan Hales, 76, New Zealand rugby union player (Canterbury, Manawatu, national team).
• Ventura Pons, 78, Spanish film director (Ocaña, an Intermittent Portrait, Anita Takes a Chance, Food of Love).
• Gian Franco Reverberi, 89, Italian composer (Django, Prepare a Coffin, A Black Veil for Lisa, Cry Chicago) and musician. (death announced on this date)
• Ron Taylor, 91, Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs, South Sydney, New South Wales). (death announced on this date)
• J. P. R. Williams, 74, Welsh rugby union player (Barbarians, British & Irish Lions, national team).

7

• Joan Acocella, 78, American journalist and dance critic (The New Yorker), cancer.
• Franz Beckenbauer, 78, German football player (Bayern Munich, national team) and manager, world champion (1974) and Ballon D'or winner (1972, 1976).
• Mateusz Rutkowski, 37, Polish ski jumper.

6

• Felice Besostri, 79, Italian lawyer and politician.
• Cindy Morgan, 69, American actress (Tron, Caddyshack, Falcon Crest). (death announced on this date)

5

• Larry Collins, 79, American guitarist (The Collins Kids) and songwriter ("Delta Dawn").
• Derek Draper, 56, English lobbyist and political adviser, complications from a heart attack. (death announced on this date)
• Joseph Lelyveld, 86, American journalist (The New York Times), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Mário Zagallo, 92, Brazilian football player, world champion (1958, 1962), and manager (Flamengo, Botafogo, national team).

4

• Ayla Algan, 86, Turkish singer and actress (The House of Leyla, O Hayat Benim, Binbir Gece).
• Fabio Fabbri, 90, Italian politician, senator (1976–1994), and lawyer.
• Georgina Hale, 80, British actress (Mahler, The Devils, Castaway).
• Glynis Johns, 100, British actress (Mary Poppins, A Little Night Music, The Sundowners), Tony winner (1973).
• Christian Oliver, 51, German actor (Speed Racer, The Good German, Saved by the Bell: The New Class), plane crash.
• Mike Sadler, 103, British Army officer, last original member of the Special Air Service.
• Antonino Solmer, 73, Portuguese actor (The King's Trial, The Jew) and stage director.
• David Soul, 80, American-British actor (Starsky & Hutch, Here Come the Brides) and singer ("Don't Give Up on Us").
• Konstantin Zheldin 90, Russian actor (Major Whirlwind, Seventeen Moments of Spring, Brother 2).

3

• Lillian Crombie, 66, Australian actress (Jindalee Lady) and dancer.
• Germana Dominici, 77, Italian actress (Black Sunday, Mi vedrai tornare, Il ragazzo del Pony Express).
• Bernard Ducuing, 73, French footballer (Red Star, Reims, Montpellier).

2

• Saleh al-Arouri, 57, Palestinian militant and commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (since 1993), israeli airstrike.
• Sartaj Aziz, 94, Pakistani politician and economist, minister of foreign affairs (1998–1999, 2013–2017), national security advisor (2013–2015) and three-time minister of finance.
• Peter Berkos, 101, American sound editor (The Hindenburg, Slap Shot, The Great Waldo Pepper), Oscar winner (1975).
• Alberto Festa, 84, Portuguese footballer (Porto, Tirsense, national team).
• Connie Madigan, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues) and actor (Slap Shot).
• Gordon R. Sullivan, 86, American general, chief of staff of the Army (1991–1995).

1

• Mario Boljat, 72, Croatian footballer (Hajduk Split, Schalke 04, Yugoslavia national team).
• James Herbert Brennan, 83, Northern Irish author (The Faerie Wars Chronicles, The Occult Reich).
• Mickey Cottrell, 79, American film publicist and actor (My Own Private Idaho, Volcano, Ed Wood).
• Peter Magubane, 91, South African photographer.
• Basdeo Panday, 90, Trinidadian politician, prime minister (1995–2001).
• Frank Ryan, 87, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins) and mathematician, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Iwona Śledzińska-Katarasińska, 82, Polish politician, MP (1991–2023).
• Niklaus Wirth, 89, Swiss computer scientist (Pascal).
• Sidney M. Wolfe, 86, American physician and health activist, brain tumor.
• Lynn Yamada Davis, 67, TikTok and Youtube star (Cooking with Lynja).

Other websites

• The Guardian (UK) obituaries
• The New York Times obituaries

Preceded by Deaths in 2023

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Succeeded by Deaths in 2025