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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

5

• Joseph Bendounga, 70, Central African lawyer and politician, mayor of Bangui (1997–2000).
• Anne-Marie Comparini, 77, French politician, deputy (2002–2007).
• Na D'Souza, 87, Indian novelist.
• Robert Hübner, 76, German chess grandmaster.
• S. A. Khaleque, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1979–1990, 1996, 2001–2006).
• Prabir Mitra, 83, Bangladeshi actor (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo, Buk Fatey To Mukh Foteyna).
• Anisur Rahman, 91, Bangladeshi economist.
• Mike Rinder, 69, Australian-American Scientology executive and writer (A Billion Years), esophageal cancer.
• Costas Simitis, 88, Greek politician, prime minister (1996–2004), and MP (1985–2009).
• Juan Manuel Villa, 86, Spanish footballer (Plus Ultra, Real Zaragoza, national team).
• The Vivienne, 32, British drag queen (RuPaul's Drag Race UK, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Dancing on Ice). (death announced on this date)

4

• Mathías Acuña, 32, Uruguayan footballer (Lamia), suicide.
• Claude Allègre, 87, French geochemist and politician, minister of national education (1997–2000).
• Peter Brandes, 80, Danish painter and sculptor.
• Rajagopala Chidambaram, 88, Indian nuclear physicist (Smiling Buddha, Pokhran-II), principal scientific adviser to the government (2002–2018).
• Colm Connolly, 82, Irish journalist (RTÉ News, BBC News).
• Franjo Džidić, 85, Bosnian football player (Velež Mostar) and manager (Široki Brijeg, Zrinjski Mostar).
• Emilio Echevarría, 80, Mexican actor (Amores perros, Die Another Day, The Alamo).
• Ben Espy, 81, American politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1992–2002).
• Richard Foreman, 87, American playwright (Rhoda in Potatoland), pneumonia.
• Ana Gligić, 90, Serbian virologist.
• Elisabeth Haarr, 78, Norwegian artist. (death announced on this date)
• Mohsen Habacha, 82, Tunisian footballer (Sahel, Ajaccio, national team).
• Oleksandr Humenyuk, 48, Ukrainian football player (CSKA Kyiv, Chornomorets Odesa) and manager (Bukovyna Chernivtsi).
• Saka Isau, 69, Nigerian politician.
• Árni Grétar Jóhannesson, 41, Icelandic electronic musician, injuries sustained in a traffic collision. (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).
• Julien Poulin, 78, Canadian actor and film director (Minuit, le soir, Babine).
• Karen Pryor, 92, American behavioral psychologist and author.
• 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).
• Riro, 17, Japanese sea otter.
• Anjana Sultana, 69, Bangladeshi actress (Parineeta, Ashikkhito), lung infection.
• Yılmaz Urul, 82, Turkish footballer (İstanbulspor, Mersin İdmanyurdu, national team).

3

• Jeff Baena, 47, American film director and screenwriter (The Little Hours, Horse Girl, Spin Me Round), suicide by hanging.
• Hans Dieter Beck [de], 92, German publisher (Verlag C. H. Beck).
• Morris Bradshaw, 72, American football player (Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots), Super Bowl champion (XI, XV). (death announced on this date)
• Howard Buten, 74, American author and clown.
• Choi Sang-yeop, 87, South Korean lawyer and politician, minister of legislation (1990–1992) and justice (1997).
• La Chunga, 87, French-born Spanish flamenco dancer and painter.
• Zlatko Dupovac, 72, Bosnian footballer (Sarajevo, Borac Banja Luka, St. Gallen).
• Sergio Elgueta, 91, Chilean politician, deputy (1990–2002), mayor of Puerto Montt (1971–1973).
• Sajad Haider, 92, Pakistani fighter pilot.
• Hiroshi Hara, 88, Japanese architect (Kyōto Station, Umeda Sky Building, Sapporo Dome).
• Richard B. Hays, 76, American theologian.
• William Leo Higi, 91, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lafayette (1984–2010).
• Donal Kelly, 86, Irish journalist and broadcaster (RTÉ News).
• Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch disc jockey and entrepreneur.
• Niko Lekishvili, 77, Georgian politician, state minister (1995–1998), mayor of Tbilisi (1993–1995).
• Richard Louis, 60, Barbadian Olympic sprinter (1984, 1988).
• Constantine Manos, 90, Greek-born American photographer.
• Dashbaldangiin Purevsuren, 95, Mongolian opera singer.
• Andrew Pyper, 56, Canadian writer, complications from cancer.
• Majda Ra'ad, 82, Swedish-born Jordanian Hashemite princess.
• James Arthur Ray, 67, American self-help businessman, author and convicted felon.
• 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.
• Gilbert Van Binst, 73, Belgian footballer (Anderlecht, Club Brugge, national team).
• Brenton Wood, 83, American singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign").
• Amit Yoran, 54, American cybersecurity executive, CEO of Tenable, Inc. (2017–2024), cancer.
• Bratislav Živković, 49, Serbian mercenary, killed in action. (death announced on this date)

2

• Jytte Abildstrøm, 90, Danish actress (Helle for Helene, Don Olsen kommer til byen, The Adventures of Picasso).
• Mary Abrams, 66, American politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (2019–2023), glioblastoma.
• Aldo Agroppi, 80, Italian football player (Torino, national team) and manager (Fiorentina), pneumonia.
• Francesc Antich, 66, Venezuelan-born Spanish politician, president of the government of the Balearic Islands (1999–2003, 2007–2011) and senator (2011–2019), cancer.
• Atmakusumah Astraatmadja, 86, Indonesian journalist.
• Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier.
• Lex Clark, 81, New Zealand Olympic rower (1964).
• Bernie Constantin, 77, Swiss songwriter and radio show host.
• Italo de Lorenzo, 85, Italian bobsledder.
• James R. Hogg, 90, American admiral.
• Ágnes Keleti, 103, Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast, Olympic champion (1952, 1956), pneumonia.
• Larry Kish, 83, American ice hockey coach (Hartford Whalers).
• Seymour P. Lachman, 91, American political historian and politician, member of the New York State Senate (1996–2004).
• Werner Leimgruber, 90, Swiss footballer (Zürich, national team).
• Ralph Mann, 75, American Hall of Fame sprinter and hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (1972).
• Roger Mantovani, 59, Italian radio presenter and voice actor.
• S. Jayachandran Nair, 85, Indian journalist, founder of Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika.
• Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).
• Cristóbal Ortega, 68, Mexican footballer (América, national team), cancer.
• Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, 89, Irish activist and writer.
• Derek Parker, 92, British writer and broadcaster.
• Noreen Riols, 98, British novelist and SOE agent during World War II.
• Arun Roy, 56, Bangladeshi film director.
• J. R. P. Suriyapperuma, 96, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2010–2015).
• Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish singer and actor.
• Ján Zachara, 96, Slovak boxer, Olympic champion (1952).

1

• Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician, mayor of Tuchkovo (2013–2015), MP (2000–2007), and deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991).
• Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer, composer and actor (Story of a Poor Young Man, Cómo te extraño).
• Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French composer and pianist.
• Joan Guinovart, 77, Spanish biochemist.
• Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav, 70, Indian politician, MLA (2004–2019).
• Kaak, 84, Indian cartoonist (Jansatta, Navbharat Times, Dainik Jagran), heart attack.
• Vladimir Kosykh, 74, Russian politician, MP (1993–1995).
• David Lodge, 89, British author (Changing Places, Small World: An Academic Romance, The Picturegoers).
• Michael Loewe, 102, British historian, Sinologist and writer.
• K. S. Manilal, 86, Indian botany scholar and taxonomist.
• Rosita Missoni, 93, Italian knitwear designer, co-founder of Missoni.
• Henry P. Monaghan, 90, American legal scholar.
• Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist (The Sheik of Scrubby Creek).
• Viktor Nastashevskyi, 67, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, CSKA Kyiv, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih).
• Noh Haeng-seok, 36, South Korean footballer (Gwangju, Daegu, Busan IPark).
• 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).
• John B. O'Reilly Jr., 76, American politician, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan (2007–2022).
• Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian musician and film composer (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Johnny Yuma, Clint the Stranger).
• Wayne Osmond, 73, American singer (The Osmonds) and songwriter ("Crazy Horses", "Let Me In"), stroke.
• Vittorio Pomilio [it], 93, Italian basketball player (Stella Azzurra Roma, national team).
• Igor Poznič, 57, Slovenian footballer (NK Maribor, Mura, national team).
• Ripken, 8, American retrieval dog (Durham Bulls).
• Louis Schittly, 86, French physician and humanitarian (Médecins Sans Frontières).
• Maria Grazia Sestero, 82, Italian politician, deputy (1992–1994).
• Zdzisław Skupień, 86, Polish mathematician.
• Tom Wyatt, 78, Australian horticulturalist.

References

1. Centrafrique : l’opposant Joseph Bendounga tire sa révérence (in French)
2. Anne-Marie Comparini, ancienne présidente de la Région Rhône-Alpes, est décédée (in French)
3. Well-known writer Na. D’Souza passes away
4. Robert Hübner has passed away
5. Ex-MP SA Khaleque passes away
6. Prabir Mitra passes away
7. Economist Anisur Rahman no more
8. Scientology Whistleblower Dead After Cancer Battle
9. Former Greek PM Costas Simitis Dies Aged 88
10. Fallece Juan Manuel Villa, el malabarista de los Cinco Magníficos (in Spanish)
11. RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne dies aged 32
12. Tragedy in Ecuador: Mathias Acuña Found Dead in Hotel in Ecuador
13. Claude Allègre est mort (in French)
14. Kirkekunster Peter Brandes er død (in Danish)
15. Nuclear scientist Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram passes away
16. Death announced of former RTÉ correspondent Colm Connolly
17. Tuga: Preminuo prvi trener Luke Modrića, on mu je dao najvažniju šansu (in Serbian)
18. Muere Emilio Echevarría, querido actor que interpretó a "El Chivo" en "Amores Perros" (in Spanish)
19. Ben Espy, former Ohio Senate minority leader, Columbus City Council member dies at 81
20. Richard Foreman, Iconoclastic Playwright and Impresario, Dies at 87
21. Odlazak Ane Gligić: Znanstvenica koja je zaustavila smrtonosnu epidemiju (in Croatian)
22. Elisabeth Astrup Haarr er død: – En av våre største kunstnere (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
23. Ancien joueur de l’ESS, Mohsen Habacha est décédé à l’âge de 82 ans (in French)
24. Раптово помер ексворотар Дніпра та відомий тренер голкіперів в Україні (in Ukrainian)
25. Former Kwara State SSG, Saka Isau, Dies at 69, Janazah to hold on Sunday
26. Árni Grétar Futuregrapher látinn (in Icelandic)
27. Schenectady basketball legend, long-time judge Barry Kramer dead at 82
28. Julien Poulin, interprète d’Elvis Gratton, est décédé (in French)
29. Sad news: Karen Pryor has died
30. Lib Dem Peer Jenny Randerson dies at 76
31. 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)
32. Actress Anjana Rahman Passes Away
33. Eski milli kaleci Yılmaz Urul, hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
34. Jeff Baena, Writer-Director Married to Aubrey Plaza, Dies by Suicide at 47
35. Verleger Hans Dieter Beck gestorben (in German)
36. Raiders mourn the loss of Morris Bradshaw
37. Howard Buten, alias le clown Buffo, auteur de « Quand j’avais cinq ans, je m’ai tué », est mort (in French)
38. 최상엽 전 법무부 장관 별세 (in Korean)
39. Muere La Chunga, la genial bailaora descalza, a los 87 años (in Spanish)
40. Preminuo Zlatko Dupovac (in Serbian)
41. A los 91 años fallece Sergio Elgueta, exdiputado y exalcalde de Puerto Montt (in Spanish)
42. Air Commodore Sajjad Haider laid to rest
43. 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)
44. Richard B. Hays, 1948–2025
45. William L. Higi
46. Former RTÉ political editor and Buncrana man Donal Kelly passes away
47. Radiomaker Willem van Kooten, alias Joost den Draaijer, op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
48. ნიკო ლეკიშვილი გარდაიცვალა (in Georgian)
49. Richard Louis, member of Barbados’ historic 4x400m relay team at the 1984 Olympics, passes away
50. Κωνσταντίνος Μάνος: Πέθανε ο σημαντικός φωτογράφος της διασποράς (in Greek)
51. Эмгэнэл: Дашбалдангийн Пүрэвсүрэн (in Mongolian)
52. Andrew Pyper, Toronto writer of literary thrillers, dead at 56
53. Statement by the Royal Hashemite Court
54. James Arthur Ray, controversial self-help guru linked to Sedona tragedy, dies
55. Te Pāti Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia dies
56. Ex-Rode Duivel Gille Van Binst op 73-jarige leeftijd overleden na slepende ziekte (in Dutch)
57. Brenton Wood, 'Oogum Boogum Song' crooner who captivated Latino listeners, dies at 83
58. Tenable CEO Amit Yoran dies
59. The Serbian Chetnik who was erecting barricades in the north of Kosovo is killed in Ukraine
60. Daimi reagerer på Jytte Abildstrøms død: Besøgte hende torsdag eftermiddag (in Danish)
61. Mary Daugherty Abrams, former state senator from Meriden, dies from brain cancer
62. È morto Aldo Agroppi, l'ex calciatore e allenatore aveva 80 anni (in Italian)
63. Francesc Antich, former president of the Balearic Islands and a referent of insular socialism, dies
64. Mantan Ketua Dewan Pers Atmakusumah Astraatmadja Tutup Usia (in Indonesian)
65. Ältester Geigenbaumeister Deutschlands Wilhelm Brückner aus Erfurt ist tot (in German)
66. Death notices – Clark, Alexander Grant (Lex)
67. Le rockeur valaisan Bernie Constantin est décédé à l'âge de 77 ans (in French)
68. Met de dood van Italo de Lorenzo verliest Utrecht een moedige, gastvrije en wijze ondernemer (in Dutch)
69. Admiral James R. Hogg, USN Ret.
70. Elhunyt Keleti Ágnes ötszörös olimpiai bajnok tornász, a Nemzet Sportolója (in Hungarian)
71. Former Men's Hockey All-American Larry Kish '64 Passes Away
72. Former Wagner teacher, author Lachman dies at 91
73. Carnet noir: Werner Leimgruber est décédé à 90 ans (in French)
74. USATF Mourns Passing Of Hall Of Famer Ralph Mann
75. 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)
76. Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away
77. Cloven Hoof’s emblematic singer Russ North has passed away
78. Cristóbal Ortega Passes Away, One of America's Greatest Icons
79. An scríbhneoir agus an foilsitheoir Gaeilge Pádraig Ó Snodaigh tar éis bháis (in Irish)
80. Vale Derek Parker, 1932–2025
81. Noreen Riols, SOE operative who trained prospective agents for secret service behind enemy lines (subscription required)
82. Bengali film director Arun Roy dies at age 56]
83. J. R. P. Suriyapperuma passed away
84. Legendary Turkish singer and actor Ferdi Tayfur passes away at 79
85. Zomrel najstarší slovenský olympijský víťaz Ján Zachara (†96) (in Slovak)
86. Умер Виктор Алкснис (in Russian)
87. Luto en la música: Falleció Leo Dan, cantante y compositor argentino, a sus 82 años (in Spanish)
88. Le compositeur français Jean-Michel Defaye, arrangeur de Léo Ferré, est mort à l’âge de 92 ans (in French)
89. Spanish scientist Joan Guinovart, founder of IRB Barcelona, dies
90. माजी आमदार प्रदीप नाईक यांचे निधन, दहेली तांडा येथे गुरुवारी अंत्यसंस्कार (in Marathi)
91. Renowned cartoonist Harish Chandra Shukla dies of heart attack
92. Депутат первого созыва Госдумы РФ Владимир Косых скончался в Волгограде (in Russian)
93. David Lodge, 1935–2025
94. Michael Arthur Nathan Loewe
95. Renowned Botanist and Padmashree awardee K S Manilal passes away at 86 in Kerala
96. Italian fashion designer and ‘colour genius’ Rosita Missoni dies aged 93
97. Henry Paul Monaghan
98. Country Music Legend Chad Morgan Passes Away
99. Не стало Виктора Насташевского... (in Russian)
100. 노행석(전 광주FC 선수)씨 본인상 (in Korean)
101. Former Gloucester MP dies
102. Former longtime Dearborn Mayor John 'Jack' O'Reilly Jr. has died, says family
103. Addio a Nora Orlandi, aveva 91 anni (in Italian)
104. Wayne Osmond dies at 73
105. Addio a Vittorio Pomilio (in Italian)
106. Slovenski nogomet žaluje, umrl legendarni napadalec Maribora Igor Poznič (in Slovene)
107. Ripken, beloved dog to NC State and Durham Bulls fans, dies on New Year's Day
108. Louis Schittly, « médecin-paysan » sundgauvien, cofondateur de médecin sans frontières, est décédé (in French)
109. Addio a Maria Grazia Sestero, l'ex deputata e assessora comunista innamorata della politica e della scuola (in Italian)
110. Zdzisław Skupień (in Polish)
111. Wyatt, Thomas Allen

External links

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