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.
February
7
- Kameshwar Choupal, 68, Indian politician, Bihar MLC (2002–2014).[1]
- Warren Pitt, 76, Australian politician, MP (1989–1995, 1998–2009).[2]
- Song Dae-kwan, 78, South Korean singer, heart attack.[3]
6
- Peter Christensen, 49, Danish politician, MP (2001–2015), minister of defence (2015–2016).[4]
- Paddy Cullen, 80, Irish Gaelic footballer (Dublin) and manager.[5]
- Demetrius Terrence Frazier, 52, American convicted murderer and serial rapist, execution by nitrogen hypoxia.[6]
- Huang Xuhua, 98, Chinese nuclear engineer (Type 091, Type 092), member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[7]
- Kenneth Kitchen, 92–93, British Biblical scholar and historian.[8] (death announced on this date)
- Andrzej Marchel, 60, Polish footballer (Lechia Gdańsk, Olimpia Poznań).[9]
- Gordon Marshall, 85, English-Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Newcastle United, Arbroath).[10] (death announced on this date)
- Virginia Halas McCaskey, 102, American football executive (Chicago Bears) and owner (1983–2025).[11]
- María Lourdes Ruiz, 59, Nicaraguan athlete.[12]
- Dwarkanath Sanzgiri, 75, Indian writer and television presenter.[13]
- Józef Stala, 58, Polish Roman Catholic priest, theologian and philosopher.[14]
- Paul-Loup Sulitzer, 78, French author and financier, stroke.[15]
5
- Satoru Abe, 98, American sculptor and painter.[16]
- Tatiana Bayeva, 77, Russian dissident (1968 Red Square demonstration).[17] (death announced on this date)
- Will Cagle, 86, American racing driver, complications from a fall.[18]
- Ján Cuper, 78, Slovak politician, MP (1992–2006).[19]
- Vito Di Tano, 70, Italian cyclo-cross cyclist.[20]
- Waldo Díaz-Balart, 93, Cuban artist.[21]
- Cristina Fructuoso, 94, Spanish radio journalist.[22]
- Irv Gotti, 54, American record producer ("Foolish", "Always on Time") and executive (Murder Inc. Records), complications from multiple strokes.[23]
- Dave Jerden, 75, American record producer (Ritual de lo Habitual, Americana) and recording engineer (Remain in Light).[24]
- Adam Hunter, 43, Australian footballer (West Coast).[25]
- Louis-Gaston Mayila, 78, Gabonese politician.[26]
- Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.[27]
- Iskandar Rahmat, 46, Singaporean convicted murderer and police officer (Kovan double murders), execution by hanging.[28]
- Mike Ratledge, 81, British musician (Soft Machine).[29]
- Andrés Reggiardo, 83, Peruvian politician, constituent congressist (1992–1995), congressist (1995–2001).[30]
- Dennis Richmond, 81, American news anchor (KTVU).[31]
- Aldo Tortorella, 98, Italian partisan and politician, deputy (1972–1994).[32]
- Brian Turner, 80, New Zealand poet and field hockey player (national team), New Zealand Poet Laureate (2003–2005), heart attack.[33]
- Howard Twilley, 81, American football player (Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Miami Dolphins).[34]
4
- Aga Khan IV, 88, Swiss-born British-Portuguese religious leader, imam of Nizari Ismaili (since 1957) and Olympic skier (1964).[35]
- Rickard Andersson, 35, Swedish mass murderer (2025 Risbergska school shooting), suicide by gunshot.[36]
- Jiří Čtvrtečka, 82, Czech Olympic sprint canoer (1968, 1972, 1976).[37]
- Ulises Droghei, 31, Argentine actor.[38]
- Sid Ahmed Ghozali, 87, Algerian politician, prime minister (1991–1992).[39]
- Maria Teresa Horta, 87, Portuguese writer (New Portuguese Letters), journalist and activist.[40]
- Ana María Iriarte, 98, Spanish mezzosoprano.[41]
- Sarhad Yawsip Jammo, 83, Iraqi-born American Chaldean Catholic prelate, bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (2002–2016).[42]
- Joo Yang-ja, 94, South Korean physician and politician, MNA (1992–1996, 2000) and minister of health (1998).[43]
- Wily Mignon, 38, Beninese singer and composer.[44]
- Felipe Montemayor, 96, Mexican baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).[45]
- Pushpalatha, 87, Indian actress (Sengottai Singam, Naanum Oru Penn, Aalayamani).[46]
- Stewart Reuben, 85, British chess and professional poker player.[47]
- Brian Scrivens, 87, English dual-code rugby player (Newport RFC, Wigan).[48] (death announced on this date)
- Norma Sebré, 78–79, Argentine model, actress (Yo maté a Facundo) and vedette.[49]
- Troy Selwood, 40, Australian footballer (Brisbane Lions).[50]
- Adrian Snodgrass, 93, Australian architect and scholar.[51] (death announced on this date)
- Karshan Solanki, 68, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (since 2017), cancer.[52]
- Douw Steyn, 72, South African insurance magnate, founder of BGL Group.[53]
- Wang Renzhi, 91, Chinese politician, head of the Publicity Department (1987–1992).[54]
- Solly Wolf, 75, British businessman.[55]
3
- Kandiah Balendra, 85, Sri Lankan conglomerate industry executive, chairman of the Bank of Ceylon (2000–2002) and the Ceylon Tobacco Company (2003–2008).[56]
- John Buchanan, 87, American Presbyterian minister.[57]
- Michael Burawoy, 77, British sociologist and author (Manufacturing Consent), traffic collision.[58]
- David Edward Byrd, 83, American graphic artist.[59]
- Fernando Campo Crespo, 71, Spanish politician, mayor of Miranda de Ebro (2003–2015).[60]
- Enam Ahmed Chowdhury, 87, Bangladeshi civil servant, cardiac arrest.[61]
- Rich Dauer, 72, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies).[62]
- Mark Dyczkowski, 73, English Indologist.[63] (death announced on this date)
- Bettina Heltberg, 82, Danish journalist (Politiken) and actress (Det støver stadig).[64]
- Jag de Bellouet, 27, French racehorse.[65]
- Harry Jayawardena, 82, Sri Lankan conglomerate industry executive, chairman of DCSL (since 1992).[66]
- Lim Tze Peng, 103, Singaporean painter, pneumonia.[67]
- Lima, 83, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Tampa Bay Rowdies, national team), kidney disease.[68]
- Josh Mail, 50, Australian footballer (Adelaide Crows), cancer.[69]
- Victor Menezes, 77, Indian banker.[70] (death announced on this date)
- Benzion Miller, 77, Polish-born American cantor.[71]
- Teofil Pančić, 59, Serbian author.[72]
- Jack Penrod, 85, American lifestyle and hospitality club owner, cancer.[73]
- Stéphane Picq, 59, French video game music composer (Dune, MegaRace, Lost Eden).[74]
- Paul Plishka, 83, American operatic bass.[75]
- Erwin Rüddel, 69, German politician, MP (since 2009) and member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate (1987, 1998–2009).[76]
- Armen Sarkisyan, 46, Armenian-born Ukrainian separatist, bomb blast.[77]
- Jürgen Schmude, 88, German politician, minister of education (1978–1981), justice (1981–1982) and the interior (1982).[78]
- Tahir Shah, 66, Pakistani cricketer (National Bank of Pakistan, Lahore A), cardiac arrest.[79]
- John Shumate, 72, American basketball player (Phoenix Suns, Buffalo Braves) and coach (SMU Mustangs).[80]
- Amos Smith, 80, American chemist and academic.[81]
- Yoshio Yoshida, 91, Japanese baseball player (Osaka Tigers/Hanshin Tigers).[82]
2
- Ogün Altıparmak, 86, Turkish footballer (Karşıyaka, Fenerbahçe, national team).[83]
- Helga de Alvear, 88, German-Spanish art collector and dealer.[84]
- Gene Barge, 98, American saxophonist, composer and actor.[85]
- Friedrich Wilhelm Braun, 83, Brazilian basketball player, Olympic bronze medallist (1964).[86]
- William J. Cabaniss, 86, American politician and diplomat, ambassador to the Czech Republic (2004–2006), member of the Alabama Senate (1982–1990).[87]
- Newton Cardoso, 86, Brazilian politician, governor of Minas Gerais (1987–1991) and three-time deputy, multiple organ failure.[88]
- John Crosse, 83, British disc jockey and television presenter.[89] (death announced on this date)
- Sea Diallo, 66, Senegalese painter and plastic artist.[90]
- Peter Enders, 62, German chess player.[91]
- Björgólfur Guðmundsson, 84, Icelandic banker, shipping industry and football executive, CEO of Hafskip (1977–1986), chairman of Landsbanki (2003–2008) and West Ham (2007–2009).[92]
- Barbie Hsu, 48, Taiwanese actress (Meteor Garden, Mars), singer, and television host (100% Entertainment), pneumonia.[93]
- Johannes Hübner, 68, Austrian politician, member of the National Council (2008–2017) and the Federal Council (2020–2023).[94]
- Tom Kraeutler, 65, American radio host (The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show), complications from surgery.[95]
- Mort Künstler, 97, American visual artist.[96]
- Lee Joo-sil, 80, South Korean actress (The Uncanny Counter, Train to Busan, Squid Game), stomach cancer.[97]
- Tony Martin, 80, English farmer and convicted criminal, stroke.[98]
- P. H. Moriarty, 86, British actor (The Long Good Friday, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Jaws 3-D).[99]
- Brian Murphy, 92, English actor (Man About the House, George and Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine), cancer.[100]
- José Ángel Pérez Chacón, Salvadoran lawyer and notary, judge of the Supreme Court of Justice (since 2021).[101]
- Billy Pirie, 75, Scottish footballer (Arbroath, Aberdeen, Dundee).[102]
- Victoria Powers, 66–67, American mathematician, ALS.[103]
- Anson Rabinbach, 79, American historian, co-founder and editor of New German Critique, fall.[104]
- Jean-Pierre Razat, 84, French rugby union player (Agen, national team).[105]
- Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, 94, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of São Tomé and Príncipe (1984–2006).[106]
- Thierry Rocher, 65, French playwright and actor.[107]
- Alan Shoulder, 71, English football player (Newcastle United, Carlisle United, Hartlepool United) and manager.[108]
- Harry Stewart Jr., 100, American Air Force pilot (Tuskegee Airmen).[109]
- Amer El-Touni, 57, Egyptian Sufi chanter.[110]
- Enrique Valdivieso, 81, Spanish art historian, smoke inhalation.[111]
- Marion Wiesel, 94, Austrian-American translator and Holocaust survivor.[112]
1
- Peter Bassano, 79–80, English trombonist ("Hey Jude") and conductor.[113]
- Boss in Drama, 37, Brazilian DJ and record producer.[114]
- Navin Chawla, 79, Indian civil servant, chief election commissioner (2009–2010).[115]
- Renato Corsetti, 83, Italian Esperantist, president of the Universal Esperanto Association (2001–2007).[116]
- André Ducret, 79, Swiss singer and composer.[117]
- Mehdi Haj Mohamad, 74, Iranian footballer (Taj, national team), cancer.[118]
- Zakia Jafri, 87–88, Indian human rights activist.[119]
- Kishan Kapoor, 73, Indian politician, MP (2019–2024) and Himachal Pradesh MLA (1990–1998).[120]
- Horst Köhler, 81, German economist and politician, president (2004–2010), president of the EBRD (1998–2000) and managing director of the IMF (2000–2004).[121]
- Sal Maida, 76, American bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks), complications from a fall.[122]
- Velma Pollard, 87, Jamaican poet.[123]
- Sigi Renz, 86, German racing cyclist, cancer.[124]
- Bernard Rulach, 77, Sri Lankan cricketer (Colts).[125]
- Peter Schmidl, 84, Austrian clarinetist, principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.[126]
- Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, 95, New Zealand educator.[127]
- Ángel Torres, 72, Dominican baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).[128]
- Johan Van den Driessche, 71, Belgian politician, member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region (2014–2019).[129]
- Fay Vincent, 86, American lawyer and sports executive, commissioner of baseball (1989–1992), bladder cancer.[130]
Previous months
References
- ^ Kameshwar Chaupal dies in Delhi: 'Kar Sevak' who laid first brick for Ram Temple succumbs to illness
- ^ Former Labor MP for Mulgrave, Warren Pitt AM, dies aged 76
- ^ Trot singer Song Dae-gwan dies of heart attack at 78 in Seoul
- ^ Tidligere minister Peter Christensen er død (in Danish)
- ^ Former Dublin footballer and manager Paddy Cullen dies aged 80
- ^ 'A monster': Demetrius Frazier executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama for woman's 1991 murder
- ^ Huang Xuhua, mechanical engineer and co-designer of China's first nuclear-powered submarines
- ^ Professor Kenneth A. Kitchen (1932–2025)
- ^ Zmarł Andrzej Marchel (in Polish)
- ^ Hearts saddened by death of legendary league title winner who also played for Hibs, Celtic and Newcastle
- ^ Bears matriarch Virginia McCaskey dies at 102
- ^ Fallece María Lourdes Ruiz, la primera mujer en ser elegida Atleta del Año en Nicaragua (in Spanish)
- ^ Writer & Cricket Commentator Dwarkanath Sanzgiri Passes Away At 74 After Prolonged Illness
- ^ Zmarł śp. ks. prof. dr hab. Józef Stala (in Polish)
- ^ Paul-Loup Sulitzer, auteur de best-sellers et homme d’affaires, est mort à l’âge de 78 ans (in French)
- ^ Satoru Abe, ‘godfather’ of Hawaii’s art scene, dies at 98
- ^ Tatiana Bayeva, who stood up for Czechoslovakia in 1968, dies at 77
- ^ Modified Legend Will Cagle, 86, Passes Away
- ^ Zomrel Ján Cuper, bývalý politik a advokát (in Slovak)
- ^ Addio a Vito Di Tano, si è spenta la leggenda del ciclocross italiano (in Italian)
- ^ The renowned Cuban painter Waldo Díaz-Balart passes away in Madrid
- ^ Muere Cristina Fructuoso, leyenda de la radio alavesa (in Spanish)
- ^ Irv Gotti, Murder Inc. Founder Who Worked With Ashanti and Ja Rule, Dies at 54
- ^ Legendary rock producer Dave Jerden passes
- ^ WA Police investigating if drugs found where Adam Hunter died linked to his death
- ^ Gabon: l'opposant Louis-Gaston Mayila est décédé à l'âge de 78 ans (in French)
- ^ A Texas man is executed for the killing of a pastor during a robbery at a church
- ^ Singapore hangs ex-cop found guilty of 2013 Kovan double murder
- ^ "He was the backbone of Soft Machine." Founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge dead at 81
- ^ Murió Andrés Reggiardo, excongresista y fundador de Patria Segura, a los 83 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Legendary KTVU anchor Dennis Richmond dies at 81
- ^ È morto Aldo Tortorella, addio al partigiano Alessio (in Italian)
- ^ Brian Turner dies
- ^ University of Tulsa mourns Hall of Famer Howard Twilley
- ^ Aga Khan, leader to millions of Ismaili Muslims, dead at 88
- ^ Sweden mourns after deadliest shooting as gunman details emerge
- ^ Zemřel trojnásobný medailista z MS v rychlostní kanoistice Čtvrtečka (in Czech)
- ^ Murió el actor Ulises Droghei a los 31 años (in Spanish)
- ^ وفاة رئيس الحكومة الأسبق سيد احمد غزالي (in Arabic)
- ^ Morreu a escritora Maria Teresa Horta (in Portuguese)
- ^ Muere a los 98 años la mezzosoprano Ana María Iriarte (in Spanish)
- ^ Bishop Sarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo †
- ^ 주양자 전 보건복지부장관 별세 (in Korean)
- ^ Era-defining Benin musician dies aged 39
- ^ Legendary Pirates Outfielder Passes Away
- ^ 'Paar Magaley Paar' actress Pushpalatha passes away at 87
- ^ Remembering IA Stewart Reuben (14-iii-1939 – 04-ii-2025)
- ^ In Memoriam: Brian Scrivens
- ^ Murió la exmodelo y actriz Norma Sebré, recordada por una polémica publicidad (in Spanish)
- ^ Troy Selwood dies as family mourns loss of former AFL player aged 40
- ^ Architecte de formation, l'auteur Adrian Snodgrass est mort (in French)
- ^ Gujarat BJP MLA Karsanbhai Solanki dies after cancer battle, PM Modi ‘shocked’
- ^ 'Visionary' South African businessman Douw Steyn dies
- ^ 中宣部原部长王忍之逝世，享年92岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ UAE Rabbi Levi Duchman: Solly Wolf has passed away
- ^ Sri Lankan corporate leader Ken Balendra passes away
- ^ Rev. John Buchanan, former pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, dies at 87
- ^ Oakland resident dead in hit-and-run crash at intersection
- ^ Broadway Poster Artist David Edward Byrd Passes Away at 83
- ^ Miranda tiene que despedir a Fernando Campo (in Spanish)
- ^ Enam Ahmed Chowdhury passes away
- ^ Rich Dauer, Orioles Hall of Famer and former Astros coach, dies at 72
- ^ Renowned Kashmir Shaivism Scholar Dr. Mark Dyczkowski Passes Away
- ^ Bettina Heltberg er død (in Danish)
- ^ Råskinnet fra Frankrike er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Prominent businessman Harry Jayawardena passes away
- ^ 著名书画家林子平逝世 享寿104岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ Morre Lima, O 'curinga Da Vila', Um Dos Melhores Amigos De Pelé (in Portuguese)
- ^ Vale: Joshua Michael Mail
- ^ Veteran banker Victor Menezes passes away at 77
- ^ Renowned Cantor Benzion Miller Passes Away at 77
- ^ Teofil Pančić (1965-2025) (in Serbian)
- ^ Jack Penrod, Nikki Beach Founder, Dead at 85
- ^ Mort de Stéphane Picq, compositeur emblématique des années French touch du jeu vidéo (in French)
- ^ Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83
- ^ Langjähriger Bundestagsabgeordneter Erwin Rüddel überraschend verstorben (in German)
- ^ Moscow bomb kills pro-Russia paramilitary leader from Ukraine
- ^ Früherer Bundesminister und EKD-Präses Jürgen Schmude gestorben (in German)
- ^ Former first-class cricketer Tahir Shah passes away
- ^ Former Suns forward, assistant coach John Shumate dead at 72
- ^ Amos Brittain Smith III
- ^ Hanshin Tigers Legend Yoshio Yoshida Dies at 91
- ^ Fenerbahçe efsanesini kaybetti: 'İlk gol kralı' 86 yaşında vefat etti (in Turkish)
- ^ Muere Helga de Alvear, galerista y coleccionista fundamental del arte en España, a los 88 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Legendary saxophone player Gene 'Daddy G' Barge dies at 98
- ^ Basquete brasileiro perde Fritz Braun, medalhista olímpico e campeão mundial (in Portuguese)
- ^ Former State Sen. Bill Cabaniss dies at 86
- ^ Ex-governador de MG Newton Cardoso morre em Belo Horizonte (in Portuguese)
- ^ John Crosse: One of Yorkshire Television's most recognisable voices dead at 83
- ^ Sea Diallo s'en est allé (in French)
- ^ † Peter Enders (in German)
- ^ Andlát: Björgólfur Guðmundsson (in Icelandic)
- ^ Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese star of the popular drama ‘Meteor Garden,’ dies at 48
- ^ Ehemaliger FPÖ-Politiker Johannes Hübner verstorben (in German)
- ^ Home Improvement Radio Host Tom Kraeutler Passes Away at 65
- ^ Mort Künstler, hailed as America's most prominent historical artist, dies at 97
- ^ Veteran actress Lee Joo-shil dies of stomach cancer at 81
- ^ Tony Martin, who killed burglar at farmhouse, dies
- ^ Tributes pour in as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star P.H Moriarty dies aged 85
- ^ Sitcom actor Brian Murphy dies aged 92
- ^ Muere el magistrado de la CSJ, José Ángel Pérez Chacón (in Spanish)
- ^ Billy Pirie
- ^ The Loss of a Dear Friend and Colleague, Vicki Powers
- ^ US-Historiker und Österreich-Experte Anson Rabinbach gestorben (in German)
- ^ « Sa vitesse, son adresse et son courage étaient hors du commun », ancienne figure du SU Agen, Jean-Pierre Razat nous a quittés (in French)
- ^ Bishop Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. †
- ^ Thierry Rocher, chansonnier originaire de Vichy, est décédé (in French)
- ^ Newcastle United hero Alan Shoulder dies at 71 after fairytale footballing rise
- ^ Bloomfield Hills veteran, one of the last surviving combat pilots in the Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
- ^ Egyptian Sufi chanter Amer El-Touni passes away at 57
- ^ Mueren el catedrático Enrique Valdivieso y su esposa por inhalación de humo en una vivienda en el centro de Sevilla (in Spanish)
- ^ Marion Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, humanitarian, translator, wife of Elie Wiesel, dies at 94
- ^ Death of Peter Bassano
- ^ Boss In Drama, DJ e produtora de sucessos em parceria com Karol Conká, morre aos 37 anos (in Portuguese)
- ^ Former CEC Navin B Chawla, 79, dies at Delhi hospital
- ^ Forpasis Renato Corsetti (in Esperanto)
- ^ André Ducret, figure emblématique de l'art choral fribourgeois, est décédé (in French)
- ^ مهدی حاجمحمد درگذشت (in Persian)
- ^ Who was Zakia Jafri, wife of an ex-Congress MP who died in the Godhra riots?
- ^ Former Himachal Pradesh BJP minister Kishan Kapoor dies at 73: J P Nadda says ‘irreparable loss’
- ^ Ex-Bundespräsident Horst Köhler gestorben (in German)
- ^ Sal Maida, Bassist With Roxy Music and Milk ’N’ Cookies, Dies at 76
- ^ Renowned Jamaican poet Velma Pollard has died
- ^ Ex-Radsport-Star Sigi Renz ist tot (in German)
- ^ Bernard Rulach is no more. Vale’ a great of St.Mary’s College Dehiwala.
- ^ Wiener Philharmoniker: Klarinettist Schmidl gestorben (in German)
- ^ Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi dies aged 95
- ^ Angel Torres
- ^ Johan Van den Driessche passes away at 71
- ^ Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dies at 86