# 2024 deaths in the United Kingdom

The following notable deaths of British people occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

## January

* 1 January – Graham Tripp, 91, English cricketer (Somerset).
* 2 January
** Matisyahu Salomon, 86, English-born American rabbi.
** Sir Frank Kitson, 97, military officer, Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (1982–1985) and deputy commander field army (1980–1982).
* 3 January
** Derek Draper, 56, lobbyist and political adviser.
** Bobby Hoy, 73, English footballer (Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Blackburn Rovers). (death announced on this date)
* 4 January
** Georgina Hale, 80, English actress (Mahler, The Devils, Castaway).
** Glynis Johns, 100, South African-born British actress (The Sundowners, Mary Poppins, A Little Night Music).
** Keith Lamb, 77, English football executive, chief executive of Middlesbrough (1987–2011).
** Leah Owen, 70, Welsh singer.
** Mike Sadler, 103, British Army officer, last original member of the Special Air Service.
** David Soul, 80, American-born actor (Starsky & Hutch, Here Come the Brides) and singer ("Don't Give Up on Us").
* 5 January
** Philip Hedley, 85, British theatre director. (death announced on this date)
** Del Palmer, 71, English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and sound engineer.
* 6 January – Sir Roy Calne, 93, British surgeon.
* 7 January – Tony Clarkin, 77, English guitarist and songwriter (Magnum).
* 8 January – J. P. R. Williams, 74, Welsh rugby union player (Barbarians, British & Irish Lions, national team). (death announced on this date)
* 10 January – Peter Johnson, 84, English food industry and football executive, chairman of Tranmere Rovers (1987–1998, 2000–2014) and Everton (1994–1999).
* 11 January – Annie Nightingale, 83, broadcaster (BBC Radio 1) and television presenter (The Old Grey Whistle Test).
* 13 January – Mel Blyth, 79, English footballer (Crystal Palace, Southampton, Millwall). (death announced on this date)
* 14 January – Malcolm Alker, 45, English rugby league player (Salford Red Devils, national team). (death announced on this date)
* 15 January
** Charmian Abrahams, 96, British actress (Crossroads).
** Denis Connaghan, 79, Scottish footballer (Celtic, St Mirren, Morton). (death announced on this date)
* 16 January – Laurie Johnson, 96, English composer and bandleader.
* 17 January – Sir Tony Lloyd, 73, British politician, MP (1983–2012, since 2017) and mayor of Greater Manchester (2015–2017), leukemia.
* 18 January
** Ray Henderson, 86, English footballer (Hull City, Reading). (death announced on this date)
** John Hurst, 76, English footballer (Everton, Oldham Athletic).
** Mick Ives, 84, English racing cyclist.
** Alan Mills, 88, English tennis player and official, referee for Wimbledon Championships (1983–2005).
** Ivan Moody, 59, British composer and musicologist.
** Simon Peel, 54, British broadcaster (Gaydio)
* 19 January – Graham Bright, 81, British politician, MP (1979–1997) and Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner (2012–2016).
* 20 January – Doug Padgett, 89, English cricketer (Yorkshire, national team).
* 22 January
** Tommy Baldwin, 78, English footballer (Chelsea, Arsenal, Seattle Sounders).
** Jack Jennings, 104, British World War II veteran, last survivor of the Burma Death Railway. (death announced on this date)
* 23 January – Martin Middlebrook, 91, English military historian and writer. (death announced on this date)
* 24 January – Wayne Brown, British chief fire officer (West Midlands Fire Service) (death announced on this date)
* 26 January
** Keith Booth, 81, English cricket writer. (death announced on this date)
** Graham Drury, 71, Welsh motorcycle speedway rider.
** Walter Love, 88, Northern Irish broadcaster (BBC Radio Ulster).
* 27 January
** Peter Glynn, 71, English rugby league player (St. Helens, Salford, national team). (death announced on this date)
** Stuart Gray, 50, Scottish footballer (Celtic, Reading, Rushden & Diamonds), cancer. (death announced on this date)
** Malcolm Gregson, 80, English golfer. (death announced on this date)
* 28 January – Lenny Piper, 46, English footballer (Gillingham, St Albans City, Farnborough).
* 29 January – David Smith, 88, English Anglican clergyman, bishop of Bradford (1992–2002). (death announced on this date)
* 30 January
** Brian Griffin, 75, British photographer.
** Richard Howard, 79, British actor (Emmerdale Farm). (death announced on this date)
** Ally Shewan, 83, Scottish football player (Aberdeen) and manager (Elgin City). (death announced on this date)
** Abe Terry, 89, English rugby league player (St Helens).

## February

* 1 February – Patrick Hanks, 83, English lexicographer and linguist.
* 2 February
** Steve Brown, 66, British composer, lyricist and record producer, pulmonary fibrosis.
** Jonnie Irwin, 50, English television presenter (A Place in the Sun, Escape to the Country, To Buy or Not to Buy), lung cancer. (death announced on this date)
** Ian Lavender, 77, English actor (Dad's Army, EastEnders, Parsley Sidings).
** Derrick McIntyre, 66, English bassist (Jamiroquai), worked with (Emeli Sande), (Will Young), (Beverley Knight).
** Christopher Priest, 80, English novelist (Fugue for a Darkening Island, The Affirmation, The Prestige).
* 4 February
** Barry John, 79, Welsh rugby player (Cardiff, Barbarian, national team).
** Keagan Kirkby, 25, English jockey.
** Mallorca Lee, 51, Scottish DJ, producer, (Ultra-Sonic), (Public Domain).
** Papineau, 23, British Thoroughbred racehorse.
* 5 February – Michael Jayston, 88, English actor (Jane Eyre, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Only Fools and Horses).
* 6 February
** Sir Anthony Epstein, 102, British pathologist (Epstein-Barr virus).
** Shreela Flather, 89, British-Indian politician, Life peer (since 1990).
* 9 February – Peter Handyside, 49, Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town, Stoke City, Barnsley).
* 10 February – Ian Lawson, 84, English footballer (Leeds United, Burnley, Crystal Palace). (death announced on this date)
* 12 February
** Alec Mills, 91, British camera operator and cinematographer (King Kong Lives, The Living Daylights, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery).
** Steve Wright, 69, English disc jockey and radio personality (Steve Wright in the Afternoon), ruptured ulcer.
* 15 February
** Ian Amey, 79, English musician and singer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich).
** Georgine Anderson, 96, British actress (Persuasion, The Woman in White, Coronation Street.
** Peter Armitage, 99, English medical statistician.
** Stuart Organ, 72, British actor (Grange Hill, Doctor Who, Brookside).
* 16 February
** Ian McMillan, 92, Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians, Rangers, national team). (death announced on this date)
** Bryan Thomas, 95, English architect. (death announced on this date)
* 17 February
** Bill Francis, 76, British rugby league player (Wigan, St Helens, Great Britain).
** Eddie Mitchell, 69, English football club owner (AFC Bournemouth).
** Alan Wilson, 68, British Anglican prelate, bishop of Buckingham (since 2003).
* 19 February – Ewen MacIntosh, 50, British actor and comedian (The Office, Little Britain, Miranda).
* 20 February – Robin Windsor, 44, British professional dancer (Strictly Come Dancing). (death announced on this date)
* 21 February
** Pamela Salem, 80, British actress (Into the Labyrinth, EastEnders, Never Say Never Again).
** John Savident, 86, British actor (Coronation Street, A Clockwork Orange, The Remains of the Day).
** Charlie Strutton, 34, English footballer (Chalfont St Peter, AFC Wimbledon, Slough Town).
* 22 February
** Paul Bradshaw, 67, English footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Peterborough United). (death announced on this date)
** John Lowe, 81, English pianist (The Quarrymen).
* 23 February
** Ronnie Campbell, 80, British politician, MP (1987–2019).
** Chris Gauthier, 48, English-born Canadian actor (Once Upon a Time, Eureka, Freddy vs. Jason).
** Harry Melrose, 88, Scottish football player (Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen, Berwick Rangers) and manager. (death announced on this date)
* 24 February
** Stan Bowles, 75, English footballer (Queens Park Rangers, Brentford, national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
** Stewart Robertson, 75, Scottish conductor. (death announced on this date)
** Brian Stableford, 75, British science fiction writer (Balance of Power).
* 25 February
** Patrick Cormack, 84, British politician, MP (1970–2010) and member of the House of Lords (since 2010).
** Thomas Kingston, 45, member of British Royal Family, son in law to Prince Michael of Kent. (death announced on 27 February)
** Bernard Kops, 97, British poet and dramatist.
** Chris Nicholl, 77, English-born Northern Irish football player (Aston Villa, Southampton, Northern Ireland national team) and manager.
* 26 February – Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, 87, British investment banker and peer, member of the House of Lords (1991–1999).
* 27 February
** Michael Culver, 85, English actor (The Empire Strikes Back, A Passage to India, The Adventures of Black Beauty).
** John W. Hayes, 85, British archaeologist.
* 28 February – Dave Myers, 66, English television presenter (The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook).
* 29 February
** John Etty, 97, English rugby league player (Batley Bulldogs, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity).
** Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig, 80, historian and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004), Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords (since 2018).
** Tiffany Scott, 32, sex offender and transgender prisoner.

## March

* 3 March
** Edward Bond, 89, British dramatist (Saved, Narrow Road to the Deep North, The Sea) and theatre director.
** Dan McCartan, 84, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer, selector and manager.
* 4 March
** Maurice Bembridge, 79, English golfer. (death announced on this date)
** Tony Green, 85, British sports commentator and television announcer (Bullseye).
** Lewis Jones, 92, rugby union (Llanelli, national team) and rugby league (Leeds, Great Britain) player. (death announced on this date)
* 5 March – Richard Stone, 86, British anti-racism activist and medical doctor.
* 6 March – Vikki Richards, 79, British actress (Curse of the Crimson Altar, Zeta One, Black Snake).
* 8 March
** Duncan Fearnley, 83, English cricketer (Worcestershire). (death announced on this date)
** Tommy McAvoy, Baron McAvoy, 80, British politician, MP (1987–2010) and member of the House of Lords (since 2010). (death announced on this date)
** Andrew Turner, British broadcaster (BBC Radio 1, Atlantic 252, Capital Radio)
* 9 March – Jimmy Husband, 76, English footballer (Everton, Luton Town, Memphis Rogues).
* 10 March – Karl Wallinger, 66, Welsh musician (The Waterboys, World Party) and songwriter ("Ship of Fools").
* 12 March – James Whitbourn, 60, British composer and conductor.
* 13 March
** Dick Allix, 78, British drummer (Vanity Fare) and darts official.
** John Blunt, British drummer (The Searchers). (death announced on this date)
** Steve Smith, 77, English football player (Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town) and manager.
** Gerry Summers, 90, English football player (West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Hull City), coach and manager.
* 14 March – Angela McCluskey, 64, Scottish singer (Wild Colonials) and songwriter ("Breathe").
* 15 March – Peter Kelly, 82, Scottish actor (The Tall Guy, Welcome to Sarajevo).
* 16 March – David Seidler, 86, British-American screenwriter (Tucker: The Man and His Dream, The King and I, The King's Speech).
* 17 March
** Steve Harley, 73, English rock singer-songwriter (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel).
** Robin Hobbs, 81, English cricketer (Essex, Glamorgan, national team).
* 18 March
** Ron Baynham, 94, English footballer (Worcester City, Luton Town, national team).
** Rose Dugdale, 82, English paramilitary leader (Provisional IRA).
** Peter Glover, 78, English rugby union player (Bath, Harrogate, national team). (death announced on this date)
** Peter McAleese, 81, Scottish soldier and mercenary.
** Pearse McAuley, 59, Northern Irish paramilitary (Provisional IRA) and convicted criminal. (body discovered on this date)
* 20 March
** Billy Kellock, 70, Scottish footballer (Cardiff City, Peterborough United, Wolverhampton Wanderers).
** Phil Lowe, 74, English rugby league player (Hull Kingston Rovers, Manly Sea Eagles, national team) and coach (York Wasps). (death announced on this date)
* 22 March – Peter Bennett, 77, English footballer (Leyton Orient, West Ham United).
* 23 March – Richard Taylor, 75, Nigerian civil servant and campaigner.
* 24 March
** David Capper, 91, Northern Irish journalist and television reporter (BBC Ireland correspondent). (death reported on this date)
** Samantha Davis, 53, actress and campaigner (founder of Little People UK).
* 26 March – Kay Benbow, 63, British television executive (CBeebies). (death announced on this date)
* 27 March
** George Gilbey, 40, English television personality (Gogglebox) and reality show contestant (Celebrity Big Brother).
** David Jackson, 87, English footballer (Bradford City, Tranmere Rovers, Halifax Town). (death announced on this date)
* 28 March
** Ross J. Anderson, 67, British computer security researcher and author.
** Larry Lloyd, 75, English football player (Liverpool, national team) and manager (Wigan Athletic).
* 29 March
** Gerry Conway, 76, English drummer and percussionist (Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Cat Stevens).
** Iain McChesney, 79, Scottish footballer (Queen of the South).
* 30 March – Chance Perdomo, 27, British actor (Midsomer Murders, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gen V).
* 31 March
** Martin Bax, 90, British consultant paediatrician and publisher, founder of Ambit. (death announced on this date)
** Paul Bence, 75, English football player (Brentford, Reading) and manager (Wycombe Wanderers). (death announced on this date)

## April

* 3 April – Adrian Schiller, 60, English actor (Victoria, The Last Kingdom, The Danish Girl).
* 4 April
** Lynne Reid Banks, 94, British author (The Indian in the Cupboard, The L-Shaped Room).
** Hella Pick, 94, Austrian-born British journalist (The Guardian, New Statesman).
* 5 April – John Louis, 83, English motorcycle speedway rider. (death announced on this date)
* 6 April
** Doug Hoyle, 98, British politician, MP (1974–1979, 1981–1983) and member of the House of Lords (1997–2023).
** Dickie Rooks, 83, English football player (Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Sunderland) and manager.
* 7 April – Chryssie Lytton Cobbold, Baroness Cobbold, 83, British aristocrat and organiser of the Knebworth Festival.
* 8 April
** Keith Barnes, 89, Welsh-born Australian Hall of Fame rugby league player (Balmain Tigers, New South Wales, national team), coach and commentator.
** Sir Paul Fox, 98, British television producer (BBC Television).
** Peter Higgs, 94, British theoretical physicist, discoverer of the Higgs boson, Nobel Prize laureate (2013).
* 9 April
** Dave Mehmet, 63, English football player (Millwall, Gillingham) and manager. (death announced on this date)
** Toby Simkin, 59, English theatrical producer. (death announced on this date)
* 10 April
** Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser, 79, British trade unionist and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).
** Kim Taplin, 80, British poet and writer. (death announced on this date)
** Ted Toleman, 86, British motor racing executive, founder of Toleman.
* 14 April – Angela Redgrave, 106, dance teacher and recipient of the British Empire Medal. (death announced on this date)
* 14 April
** Vincent Friell, 64, Scottish actor (Trainspotting, Restless Natives, The Angels' Share).
** Willie Limond, 45, Scottish boxer and footballer (Albion Rovers), complications from a seizure.
* 15 April – Derek Underwood, 78, English cricketer (Kent, national team), complications from dementia.
* 16 April – Michael Donovan, 54, orchestrated the 2008 kidnapping of Shannon Matthews.
* 18 April
** Sir Chips Keswick, 84, British merchant banker, chairman of Arsenal F.C. (2013–2020).
** Dave Moyes, 68, Scottish footballer (Berwick Rangers, Meadowbank Thistle, Dunfermline Athletic).
** Raman Subba Row, 92, English cricketer (Surrey, Northamptonshire, national team). (death announced on this date)
* 19 April – Leighton James, 71, Welsh footballer (Burnley, Swansea City, national team).
* 20 April
** Sir Andrew Davis, 80, English conductor.
** Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen, 85, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1999).
* 21 April – MC Duke, British rapper.
* 22 April – Miss Jason, 56, British drag queen.
* 23 April
** George Baker, 88, Welsh footballer (Plymouth Argyle, national team).
** Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead, 81, British politician, MP (1979–2019) and member of the House of Lords (since 2020), prostate cancer.
** Fergie MacDonald, 86, Scottish accordionist.
** David Marquand, 89, British politician and academic administrator, MP (1966–1977) and principal of Mansfield College, Oxford (1996–2002).
* 24 April
** John O'Shea, 83, Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff RFC, British & Irish Lions, national team). (death announced on this date)
** Mike Pinder, 82, English Hall of Fame musician (The Moody Blues) and songwriter ("The Best Way to Travel", "A Simple Game").
* 25 April
** Bob Appleby, 84, English footballer (Middlesbrough).
** Keith Wainwright, 79, British hairdresser. (death announced on this date)
* 27 April – C. J. Sansom, 71, British novelist (Shardlake series).
* 28 April
** Stephen Grimason, 87, Northern Irish journalist and editor of BBC News NI. (death announced on this date)
** Brian McCardie, 59, Scottish actor (Rob Roy, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Ellie Parker) and writer.
* 29 April
** Christian, 80, Scottish singer and entertainer.
** Andrew Stunell, Baron Stunell, 81, British politician, MP (1997–2015) and member of the House of Lords (since 2015).

## May

* 1 May
** Ian Mellor, 74, English footballer (Manchester City, Brighton, Sheffield Wednesday), amyloidosis.
** Richard Tandy, 76, English Hall of Fame musician (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move).
* 2 May
** Josh Baker, 20, English cricketer (Worcestershire).
** Peter Oosterhuis, 75, English golfer and broadcaster (CBS Sports), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* 3 May – Jim Rodger, 90, Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Rangers, Queen of the South).
* 5 May
** Bernard Hill, 79, English actor (The Lord of the Rings, Titanic, Boys from the Blackstuff).
** Phil Hoadley, 72, English footballer (Orient, Norwich City, Crystal Palace).
* 6 May
** Ian Gelder, 74, British actor (Game of Thrones, Torchwood, Little Dorrit).
** Kristin Hallenga, 38, English breast cancer awareness activist (CoppaFeel!). (death announced on this date)
* 8 May
** Viv Busby, 74, English football player (Luton Town, Fulham) and manager (Hartlepool United). (death announced on this date)
** Paul Holmes, 56, English footballer (Torquay United, Everton, West Bromwich Albion). (death announced on this date)
* 9 May – Dame Shirley Conran, 91, British writer.
* 10 May – Colin Breed, 76, British politician, MP (1997–2010). (death announced on this date)
* 12 May
** Michael Brudenell-Bruce, 8th Marquess of Ailesbury, 98, British hereditary peer, army officer and stockbroker, member of the House of Lords (1974–1999).
** Sir Clive Johnstone, 60, British Royal Navy officer.
* 14 May
** Owen John Thomas, 84, Welsh politician, MNA (1999–2007). (death announced on this date)
** Gudrun Ure, 98, Scottish actress (Super Gran, The Million Pound Note, The Crow Road).
* 15 May – John Hawken, 84, English keyboardist (The Nashville Teens, Renaissance, Strawbs).
* 16 May – Barry Kemp, 83–84, English archaeologist and egyptologist. (death announced on this date)
* 17 May
** Pat Buckley, 72, Irish Independent Catholic bishop. (death announced on this date)
** Sharkey Ward, 80, British Royal Navy officer.
* 19 May – Ian Hamilton, 73, English footballer (Aston Villa, Sheffield United, Minnesota Kicks). (death announced on this date)
* 20 May – Gerry Collins, 69, Scottish football player (Ayr United, Hamilton Academical, Partick Thistle) and manager.
* 22 May – David Wilkie, 70, Scottish swimmer, Olympic champion (1976), world champion (1973, 1975), cancer.
* 23 May – Sir John Boardman, 96, British archaeologist and art historian.
* 24 May
** Stuart Borrowman, 71, Scottish politician.
** Derek Morgan, 88, Welsh-English rugby union player (Northumberland, England national team).
* 25 May
** Madge Elliot, 95, Scottish rail activist, Alzheimer's disease.
** Leah Levin, 98, human rights activist.
* 26 May – Georgie Campbell, 37, British event rider.
* 28 May – Malcolm Fairley, 72, British criminal and sex offender dubbed "The Fox".
* 29 May
** Ron Ayers, 92, English engineer (ThrustSSC, JCB Dieselmax).
** Sir Mansel Aylward, 81, public health physician and academic
** John Burnside, 69, Scottish writer and poet.
* 30 May
** Dorothy Bromiley, 93, British actress (The Girls of Pleasure Island, It's Great to Be Young, A Touch of the Sun). (death announced on this date)
** Trevor Edwards, 87, Welsh footballer (Charlton Athletic, Cardiff City, national team). (death announced on this date)
* 31 May – Geoff Follin [sv], 58, English video game composer (Silver Surfer, Plok!, Rock n' Roll Racing). (death announced on this date)

## June

* Eirlys Parri, 74, Welsh singer.
* 2 June
** Rob Burrow, 41, English rugby league footballer (Leeds Rhinos, Yorkshire, national team), complications from motor neurone disease.
** Jeannette Charles, 96, British actress (Saturday Night Live, Q..., Big Brother).
** Harold Snoad, 88, British television producer, writer and director (Keeping Up Appearances, Ever Decreasing Circles, Don't Wait Up).
* 3 June – William Russell, 99, English actor (Doctor Who, Coronation Street, The Adventures of Sir Lancelot).
* 5 June
** Charles Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip, 83, British peer and businessman, member of the House of Lords (1993–1999).
** Michael Mosley, 67, British television journalist, producer, presenter and writer (BBC).
** Farrel O'Shea, 60, British professional windsurfer. (death reported on this date)
** David Scott, 83, Scottish journalist and broadcaster (Scottish Daily Express, BBC Scotland, STV). (death announced on this date)
* 6 June
** Nicholas Ball, 78, English actor (Hazell, EastEnders, Footballers' Wives). (death announced on this date)
** Glan Letheren, 68, Welsh footballer (Leeds United, Chesterfield, Swansea City).
** Sir Oliver Popplewell, 96, British judge (Bradford City stadium fire) and cricketer (Cambridge University, Free Foresters).
* 7 June – Rose-Marie, 68, Northern Irish singer and television personality.
* 9 June – Simon Cowell, 72, British television presenter (Wildlife SOS) and conservationist, founder of Wildlife Aid Foundation.
* 10 June
** Terry Allcock, 88, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Norwich City) and cricketer (Norfolk).
** Willie Carlin, 83, English footballer (Halifax Town, Carlisle United, Derby County).
* 11 June
** Gaps Hendrickson, British musician and vocalist (The Selecter). (death reported on this date)
** Ethel Lote, 103, English World War II nurse and yoga instructor.
* 13 June
** Tommy Banks, 94, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Altrincham, national team). (death announced on this date)
** Courtney Meredith, 97, Welsh rugby player (British Lions, national team).
** Kate Rackham, teacher and charity campaigner. (death reported on this date)
* 15 June
** Kevin Campbell, 54, English footballer (Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Everton). (death announced on this date)
** Frank D'Arcy, 77, English footballer (Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kirkby Town).
** Matija Šarkić, 26, English-born Montenegrin footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Millwall, national team).
* 17 June
** Brian Makepeace, 92, English footballer (Doncaster Rovers, Boston United). (death announced on this date)
** Paul Spencer, 53, English musician (Dario G).
* 18 June – Billy Abercromby, 65, Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Partick Thistle, Dunfermline Athletic). (death announced on this date)
* 19 June – Claudia Williams, 90, Welsh artist.
* 22 June – Howard Bernstein, 71, British civil servant, chief executive of Manchester City Council (1998–2017).
* 26 June
** Pat Heywood, 92, Scottish actress (Romeo and Juliet, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, 10 Rillington Place).
** Richard Taylor, 89, British politician, MP (2001–2010).
* 27 June
** Sir Jack Petchey, 98, English football executive and philanthropist, chairman of Watford (1987–1994).
** Donald Scott, 96, Scottish rugby union player (Langholm, South of Scotland District, national team).
* 28 June – Joss Naylor, 88, English fell runner.
* 29 June – Johnny Cooke, 89, English boxer, pneumonia.
* 30 June – Peter Collins, 73, English record producer (Power Windows, Operation: Mindcrime, These Days). (death announced on this date)

## July

* 1 July – Jack Rowell, 87, English rugby union coach (Bath, national team) and executive.
* 2 July – Jeff Whitefoot, 90, English footballer (Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Grimsby Town). (death announced on this date)
* 4 July
** Ysanne Churchman, 99, English actress (The Archers, Doctor Who).
** Tony Knight, 54, English comedian.
* 5 July – Yvonne Furneaux, 98, French-British actress (La dolce vita, The Mummy, Replusion).
* 6 July
** Joe Egan, 77, Scottish singer (Stealers Wheel) and songwriter ("Stuck in the Middle with You", "Star").
** Dudley Roberts, 78, English footballer (Coventry City, Mansfield Town, Scunthorpe United). (death announced on this date)
** Roberta Taylor, 76, English actress (EastEnders, The Bill, Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators) and author.
* 7 July – Rachel Wyatt, 94, English-Canadian dramatist.
* 9 July – Ian Buckett, 56, Welsh rugby union player (Swansea RFC, London Welsh, national team).
* 11 July – Tony "Doc" Shiels, 85–86, British artist, magician, and writer.
* 12 July – Ian Cameron, 74, British car designer (Rolls-Royce).
* 15 July – Simon Boas, 47, British humanitarian aid worker.
* 16 July – April Cantelo, 96, English soprano.
* 17 July – Heather Wood, 79, English folk singer (The Young Tradition). (death announced on this date)
* 19 July
** Ray Reardon, 91, Welsh professional snooker player.
** Ron Stockin, 93, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City, Grimsby Town). (death announced on this date)
* 21 July – Sir Kenneth Grange, 95, British industrial designer (InterCity 125).
* 22 July
** Beccy Barr, 46, British journalist, TV presenter and firefighter.
** John Mayall, 90, English blues and rock musician.
** Alexander Waugh, 60, English writer, critic and journalist.
* 23 July – Barry Reed, 86, English cricketer (Hampshire, MCC). (death announced on this date)
* 24 July
** Boris, 58, chimpanzee at Chester Zoo.
** Fred Potter, 83, English footballer (Aston Villa, Doncaster Rovers, Hereford United). (death announced on this date)
* 26 July – John Bennett, 82, Northern Irish broadcaster.
* 27 July – Kenneth Standring, 89, English cricketer (Lancashire). (death announced on this date)
* 28 July
** John Anderson, 92, Scottish television referee (Gladiators).
** Peter Morgan, 65, Welsh rugby player (British & Irish Lions, Llanelli, national team). (death announced on this date)
* 29 July
** Robert Fellowes, Baron Fellowes, 82, British courtier, private secretary to the sovereign (1990–1999) and member of the House of Lords (1999–2022).
** Peter Reddaway, 84, British-American political scientist.
* 30 July – Lisa Westcott, 76, British makeup artist (Shakespeare in Love, Les Misérables).
* 31 July – DJ Randall, 54, British DJ and record producer.

## August

* 1 August – Craig Shakespeare, 60, English football player (Walsall, West Bromwich Albion) and manager (Leicester City).
* 2 August
** Alun Carter, 59, Welsh rugby union player (Pontypool RFC, national team).
** Tommy Cassidy, 73, Northern Irish football player (Newcastle, national team) and manager (APOEL). (death announced on this date)
** Paul Darling, 64, English barrister, chairman of the Levy Board (since 2020).
* 3 August – Sir Ernest Hall, 94, English businessman, pianist and composer.
* 4 August
** Jim Doherty, 65, Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock, Clyde, Queen of the South).
** Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn, 82, British dentist and peer, member of the House of Lords (1967–2022).
** Sir David Harcourt-Smith, 92, British air force officer, commander-in-chief Support Command (1984–1986).
** Jeremy Strong, 74, British writer.
* 5 August
** Henry Downs, 92, British amateur bodybuilder, Mr. Universe (1960).
** George Herd, 88, Scottish football player (Sunderland, national team) and manager (Queen of the South).
** Graham Thorpe, 55, English cricketer (Surrey, national team).
* 6 August
** Ron Bain, 79, Scottish actor (Naked Video, A Kick Up the Eighties) and director (I, Lovett). (death announced on this date)
** Bobby Thomson, 87, Scottish footballer (Aston Villa, Birmingham City).
* 7 August – Neil Stanley, 56, English cricketer (Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire).
* 8 August – Alan Little, 69, English football player (Southend United, Barnsley) and manager (York City). (death announced on this date)
* 9 August
** Carl Bevan, 51, Welsh rock drummer (60 Ft. Dolls) and painter. (death announced on this date)
** Brian Marjoribanks, 82, Scottish footballer (Hibernian), actor and broadcaster (BBC Scotland).
* 12 August
** Timothy Dudley-Smith, 97, English Anglican prelate and hymn writer.
** Roy Greaves, 77, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Seattle Sounders, Rochdale).
** Alex Kinninmouth, 82, Scottish footballer (Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic, Forfar Athletic). (death announced on this date)
* 13 August
** Tony Blackman, 96, British aviator.
** Charles Hughes, 91, English football coach and director (English FA). (death announced on this date)
* 15 August – Jim McLaughlin, 83, Northern Irish football player (Shrewsbury Town, national team) and manager (Derry City). (death announced on this date)
* 16 August
** Charles Blackwell, 84, English arranger, record producer and songwriter. (death announced on this date)
** Peter Procter, 94, British cyclist and racing driver, lung cancer. (death announced on this date)
** Robert Sidaway, 82, English actor (Doctor Who, Crossroads).
* 17 August – Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, 91, American-born British aristocrat, lady of the bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II (1973–2022).
* 19 August – Mike Lynch, 59, British technology entrepreneur, co-founder of Autonomy Corporation and Darktrace.
* 20 August – John Clegg, 90, British actor (It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Tom & Viv, Shooting Fish). (death announced on this date)
* 21 August
** David Anfam, 69, English art historian, curator and author.
** Russell Stone, 77–78, English singer (R&J Stone).
* 22 August
** Camilla Mary Carr, 66, British aid worker.
** Rodney Smithson, 80, English football player (Oxford United, Arsenal) and manager (Witney Town). (death announced on this date)
** Dewi "Pws" Morris, 76, Welsh actor (Grand Slam), singer and television presenter. (death announced on this date)
** Delwyn Williams, 85, British politician and solicitor, MP (1979–1983).
* 23 August – Bette Bourne, 84, British actor, drag queen and activist.
* 24 August – Stephen E. Thorpe, 54, English-born New Zealand entomologist.
* 26 August – Alexander Goehr, 92, German-born English composer and academic.
* 27 August – Richard Macphail, 73, English musician (Anon), road manager (Genesis) and businessman.
* 30 August
** Nicky Gavron, 82, British politician, deputy mayor of London (2000–2003, 2004–2008).
** Danielle Moore, 52, English musician (Crazy P).
* 31 August – Phil Swern, 76, English radio producer (Sounds of the 60s, Pick of the Pops).

## September

* 1 September – Brian Trueman, 92, English television presenter (ITV Granada) and writer (Danger Mouse, Count Duckula).
* 2 September
** Derek Draper, 81, Welsh footballer (Swansea City, Bradford Park Avenue, Chester City), complications from dementia. (death announced on this date)
** Mick Cullen, 93, Scottish footballer (Luton Town, Grimsby Town, national team).
* 3 September
** Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, 93, Scottish peer, member of the House of Lords (1979–2014).
** Clive Freeman, 61, English footballer (Swansea City, Altrincham, Doncaster Rovers). (death announced on this date)
* 4 September – David Rose, 81, English club secretary (Ipswich Town F.C.). (death announced on this date)
* 5 September
** Derek Boshier, 87, English pop artist.
** Herbie Flowers, 86, English bass guitarist (Blue Mink, T. Rex, Sky).
** Martin France, 60, British jazz drummer.
** Lady Helen Wogan, 88, wife of Sir Terry Wogan.
* 6 September
** Alan Rees, 86, British racing driver.
** Ron Yeats, 86, Scottish footballer (Dundee United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers).
* 8 September
** Zoot Money, 82, English vocalist and keyboardist (Eric Burdon and The Animals, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band).
** Ben Thapa, 42, English opera singer (G4).
* 11 September – Kenneth Cope, 93, English actor (Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Coronation Street).
* 12 September – Robin Guy, 54, British drummer (Sham 69, All About Eve).
* 15 September
** Geoffrey Hinsliff, 86, English actor (Coronation Street, Brass, Doctor Who).
** Gary Shaw, 63, English footballer (Aston Villa, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Shrewsbury Town).
* 16 September
** Norman Ackroyd, 86, English visual artist.
** Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, 85, British academic, director of Victoria and Albert Museum (1987–1994).
** Steve Hardwick, 68, English footballer (Oxford United, Huddersfield Town, Newcastle United).
** Chris Serle, 81, British television presenter (That's Life!, The Big Time, Windmill), reporter and actor.
* 17 September – Kenny Hyslop, 73, Scottish drummer (Slik, Zones, Simple Minds). (death announced on this date)
* 18 September
** Sam Malcolmson, 77, Scottish-born New Zealand footballer (Queen of the South, Albion Rovers, national team).
** Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon, 86, British peer, banker and businessman, member of the House of Lords (1963–2021).
** Sir Patrick Sergeant, 100, British journalist (Daily Mail), investor and businessman, founder of Euromoney Institutional Investor.
** Tony Soper, 95, British ornithologist and television presenter (Animal Magic).
* 20 September
** David Graham, 99, English actor (Doctor Who, Thunderbirds, Peppa Pig, Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom).
** Cleo Sylvestre, 79, English actress (Till Death Us Do Part, Crossroads, The Bill).
* 21 September – Chris Jones, 84, English rock climber and writer. (death announced on this date)
* 22 September – Peter Jay, 87, English economist, broadcaster and diplomat, ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States (1977–1979).
* 23 September – Rupert Keegan, 69, English racing driver (Formula One, CART).
* 27 September
** Clive Everton, 87, British professional snooker player, sports commentator and journalist. (death announced on this date)
** Dame Maggie Smith, 89, English actress (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, California Suite, Harry Potter).
* 28 September – Barry Lloyd, 75, English footballer (Fulham, Chelsea) and manager (Yeovil Town). (death announced on this date)
* 29 September
** Martin Lee, 77, English singer (Brotherhood of Man) and songwriter ("Save Your Kisses for Me", "Angelo"), heart failure.
** Rohan de Saram, 85, British-born Sri Lankan cellist.
* 30 September – Robert Watts, 86, British film producer (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Who Framed Roger Rabbit).

## October

* 1 October – Michael Ancram, 13th Marquess of Lothian, 79, British politician and peer, three-times MP, member of the House of Lords (since 2010).
* 2 October
** Herman Ouseley, Baron Ouseley, 79, Guyanese-born British civil rights activist and politician, member of the House of Lords (2001–2019).
** Richard Woodman, 80, English novelist and naval historian.
* 4 October – Alexander Leitch, Baron Leitch, 76, British businessman and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2004).
* 5 October – Timothy Darvill, 66, English archaeologist.
* 7 October
** Hugh Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere, 90, British peer, member of the House of Lords (1979–1999).
** Robbie Fitzgibbon, 28, British middle distance runner.
** Kathy Plaistowe, British ballet dancer and audition manager (Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo).
* 8 October – Sir Geoffrey Pattie, 88, British politician, MP (1974–1997).
* 9 October
** George Baldock, 31, English-born Greek footballer (Milton Keynes Dons, Sheffield United, Greece national team), drowned. (body discovered on this date)
** Lily Ebert, 100, Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor and writer.
* 10 October
** Peter Cormack, 78, Scottish football player (Hibernian, Liverpool, national team) and manager (Partick Thistle).
** Brian Lockwood, 78, English rugby league footballer (Castleford, Hull Kingston Rovers, national team).
* 11 October – Kevin Bowring, 70, Welsh rugby union player (London Welsh) and coach (national team). (death announced on this date)
* 12 October
** Jackmaster, 38, Scottish DJ and record producer.
** Alex Salmond, 69, Scottish politician, first minister (2007–2014).
* 13 October – Jim Liddle, 66, Scottish footballer (Forfar Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Hamilton Academical).
* 14 October – Dame Janet Nelson, 82, British historian.
* 15 October
** Sir Mike Jackson, 80, British general, prostate cancer.
** Andrew Stahl, British painter. (death announced on this date)
* 16 October
** Liam Payne, 31, English singer (One Direction).
** Roy Walsh, 75, Northern Irish Provisional IRA volunteer and convicted criminal (1973 Old Bailey bombing).
* 20 October – Paul White, Baron Hanningfield, 84, British politician and peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1998).
* 21 October – Paul Di'Anno, 66, English heavy metal singer (Iron Maiden, Gogmagog). (death announced on this date)
* 22 October
** Graham Blyth, 76, English audio engineer.
** Jim McColl, 89, British television presenter (Beechgrove).
** Myra McFadyen, 68, Scottish actress (Made of Honor, Mamma Mia!, Emma). (death announced on this date)
** Dick Pope, 77, British cinematographer (Mr. Turner, The Illusionist, Motherless Brooklyn).
** Robert Willis, 77, English Anglican priest, dean of Hereford (1992–2000) and Canterbury (2001–2022).
* 23 October – Geoff Capes, 75, British Olympic shot putter (1972, 1976, 1980) and strongman.
* 25 October
** Tommy Callaghan, 78, Scottish football player (Dunfermline Athletic, Celtic, Clydebank) and manager.
** Alan Simpson, 84, British Olympic runner (1964). (death announced on this date)
* 26 October – Stephanie Collie, 60, English costume designer (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Layer Cake, Peaky Blinders).
* 30 October – Brian Tesler, 95, British television producer and executive.
* 31 October
** Candy Devine, 85, Australian radio broadcaster (Downtown Radio) and singer. (death announced on this date)
** Alastair Down, 68, English journalist and broadcaster (Racing Post, Channel 4 Racing).
** Trevor Whymark, 74, English footballer (Ipswich Town, Grimsby Town, national team).

## November

* 1 November – Michael Ruse, 84, British-born Canadian historian and philosopher.
* 2 November
** Janey Godley, 63, Scottish stand-up comedian, writer and actress.
** Paul Stephenson, 87, British civil rights campaigner.
* 3 November – Paul Engelen, 75, British make-up artist (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Gladiator).
* 4 November
** Sir Christopher Drewry, 77, British military officer, commander of ARRC (2000–2002).
** Robin Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton, 86, British diplomat and life peer, ambassador to the United States (1991–1995).
* 5 November – Sir Henry Keswick, 86, British businessman (Jardine Matheson).
* 6 November
** John Cannan, 70, British convicted murderer and rapist. (death announced on this date)
** John Dempsey, 78, English-born Irish footballer (Chelsea, Fulham, national team).
** Anna Lo, 74, Northern Irish politician, MLA (2007–2016).
** Sir John Nott, 92, British politician, MP (1966–1983) and defence secretary (1981–1983).
* 7 November – James Rawson, 59, British table tennis player, Paralympic champion (1992). (death announced on this date)
* 8 November
** Trevor Sorbie, 75, British celebrity hairdresser.
** June Spencer, 105, English actress, (The Archers)
* 10 November – Derrick Grant, 86, Scottish rugby union player (Hawick, national team).
* 11 November
** Frank Auerbach, 93, German-born British painter.
** William Radice, 73, British poet, writer, and translator.
* 12 November
** Barrie Gavin, 89, British film and television director.
** Timothy West, 90, English actor, (Hedda, King Richard II, EastEnders, The Day of the Jackal) and television presenter (Great Canal Journeys).
* 13 November – Brian Maxine, 86, English wrestler and cabaret artist.
* 14 November
** Dennis Bryon, 75, Welsh drummer (Amen Corner, Bee Gees).
** Keith Hepworth, 82, English rugby league player (Castleford, Leeds, Hull F.C.) and coach. (death announced on this date)
** Peter Sinfield, 80, English lyricist ("21st Century Schizoid Man", "I Believe in Father Christmas"), musician (King Crimson), and record producer.
* 15 November – Graham Bailey, 104, English footballer (Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United).
* 16 November
** Peter Cowley, 69, British businessman, cancer.
** John Hine, 86, British Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Southwark (2001–2016).
** Howard Hughes, British podcaster, radio presenter and journalist (BBC Radio Berkshire, Capital London). (death announced on this date)
** Frank Robson, 78, English-born Finnish singer.
* 18 November – J. Saul Kane, 55, English DJ and musician. (death announced on this date)
* 20 November
** John Prescott, Baron Prescott, 86, British politician, deputy prime minister (1997–2007), first secretary of state (2001–2007), and MP (1970–2010).
** Ken Reid, 69, Northern Irish journalist and political editor (UTV). (death announced on this date)
* 21 November
** Ken McCulloch, 76, British hotelier, founder of the Malmaison and Dakota hotel chains. (death announced on this date)
** Laura Samuel, 48, British violinist.
** Ray Smith, 90, English footballer (Hull City, Peterborough United, Northampton Town).
* 22 November – Kenny Aird, 77, Scottish footballer (St Mirren, St Johnstone, Heart of Midlothian).
* 24 November –
** Barbara Taylor Bradford, 91, British-American novelist (A Woman of Substance, Hold the Dream).
** Colin Renfrew, 87, British archaeologist.
* 25 November – John Tinniswood, 112, English supercentenarian, world's oldest man (since 2024).
* 26 November
** Paul Dickenson, 74, English Olympic hammer thrower (1976, 1980) and sports commentator.
** Idris Niblett, 93, footballer (Hereford United, Barry Town).
* 27 November – Brian Jackson, 91, English cricketer (Derbyshire). (death announced on this date)
* 28 November – John McNamee, 83, Scottish footballer (Newcastle United, Hibernian, Blackburn Rovers). (death announced on this date)

## December

* 1 December
** Sir Richard Carew Pole, 13th Baronet, 85, British aristocrat.
** Terry Griffiths, 77, Welsh professional snooker player, world champion (1979).
** Samantha Lawrence, 55, British hip-hop artist (Wee Papa Girl Rappers).
* 2 December – Rosalie Wilkins, Baroness Wilkins, 78, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1999–2015). (death announced on this date)
* 4 December
** John Docherty, 84, Scottish football player (Brentford) and manager (Millwall, Cambridge United). (death announced on this date)
** Tony Young, 71, English footballer (Manchester United, Charlton Athletic, York City). (death announced on this date)
* 6 December – Malcolm Le Grice, 84, British artist and filmmaker. (death announced on this date)
* 8 December – Tony Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Berwick, 95, British jurist, lord of appeal in ordinary (1993–1998), member of the House of Lords (1993–2015).
* 9 December
** Will Arnott, 25, Paralympic boccia player (2024).
** Arnold Yarrow, 104, British actor (Doctor Who, EastEnders), screenwriter and novelist.
* 10 December – Lennie De Ice, 54, British musician ("We Are I.E."). (death announced on this date)
* 11 December
** Alex Edwards, 78, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Hibernian).
** Syd Hynes, 80, English rugby league player and coach (Leeds Rhinos). (death announced on this date)
* 12 December
** Norman Bodell, 86, English football player (Crewe Alexandra, Rochdale) and manager (Barrow). (death announced on this date)
** Vic Gomersall, 82, English footballer (Swansea City, Manchester City). (death announced on this date)
** Duncan Norvelle, 66, English comedian.
** Tommy Robb, 90, Northern Irish Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
* 15 December
** Andrew Bennett, 85, British politician, MP (1974–2005).
** David A. McIntee, 55, British writer.
* 17 December
** David Brodie, 81, British motor racing driver.
** Mary Keir, 112, British supercentenarian, oldest person in Wales (since 2021).
* 18 December
** Tony Bentley, 84, English footballer (Southend United).
** (In Ireland) Patrick Conolly-Carew, 7th Baron Carew, 86, Irish equestrian and aristocrat, Member of the House of Lords as a hereditary peer (1994–1999).
** Steve Lewinson, 60, British bass guitarist (Simply Red).
* 20 December – George Eastham, 88, English footballer (Arsenal, Stoke City, national team).
* 21 December – Jack Bond, 87, British film director (Separation, Anti-Clock, It Couldn't Happen Here).
* 25 December – Britt Allcroft, 81, English writer and creator of (Thomas & Friends)
* 26 December – Geoff Wheel, 73, Welsh rugby player (Mumbles, Swansea, national team).
* 27 December –
** Mickey Bullock, 78, English footballer (Leyton Orient, Halifax Town, Oxford United). (death announced on this date)
** Olivia Hussey, 73, actress (Romeo and Juliet, Black Christmas, Jesus of Nazareth).
** Dame Rosalind Savill, 73, British museum curator.
** Frank Wilson, 80, Welsh rugby union (Cardiff RFC) and rugby league (St Helens, Salford) footballer.
* 28 December
** Martyn Brown, 57, British video game director (Alien Breed 3D) and producer (Worms, Body Blows), co-founder of Team17. (death announced on this date)
** Charlie Wright, 86, Scottish football player (Grimsby Town, Charlton Athletic) and manager (Bolton Wanderers)
* 30 December
** Paddy Hill, 80, Northern Irish human rights campaigner, wrongfully convicted of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.
** Michael Newberry, 27, English footballer (Víkingur Ólafsvík, Linfield, Cliftonville).
** Sir Fraser Stoddart, 82, British-American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (2016). (death announced on this date)
* 31 December – Johnnie Walker, 79, English DJ (Radio Caroline, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2), lung disease.