# 2022 deaths in the United Kingdom

The following notable deaths in the United Kingdom occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.

## January

* 1 January – Gary Burgess, broadcaster and journalist (b. 1975).
* 5 January – George Rossi, Scottish actor (The Bill, Roughnecks, The Singing Detective) (b. 1961).
* 7 January
** Jack Dromey, Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington (since 2010) and Shadow Minister, husband of Harriet Harman (b. 1948).
** Bobby Harrison, rock drummer and singer (Procol Harum, Freedom, Snafu) (b. 1939).
** Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside, politician, MP (1970–1997) and chair of the Anti-Apartheid Movement (1976–1995) (b. 1932).
** Jimmy Smith, English professional footballer (Chelsea, Leyton Orient) (b. 1930).
* 8 January – Keith Todd, Welsh professional footballer (Swansea Town) (b. 1941).
* 9 January
** Fiona Denison, Scottish academic, COVID-19 (b. 1970).
** Nicholas Donnelly, actor (Grange Hill, Dixon of Dock Green, Lifeforce) (b. 1938).
* 10 January
** Glyn Jones, English professional footballer (Sheffield United, Rotherham United, Mansfield Town) (b. 1936).
** Colin Slater, English sports commentator (BBC Radio Nottingham) (b. 1934).
** Gary Waldhorn, English actor and comedian (The Vicar of Dibley, Brush Strokes, All at No 20) (b. 1943).
* 11 January – Jana Bennett, American-born British media consultant (BBC) (b. 1955).
* 12 January – Claire Tomlinson, polo player and polo pony breeder who coached the England national team she once captained (b. 1944).
* 14 January
** Lol Morgan, English professional footballer (Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United, Darlington) and manager (Darlington, Norwich City) (b. 1931).
** Sean Rice, Canadian pair skater (Dancing on Ice) (b. 1972).
** John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, businessman, chief executive of Sainsbury's (1969–1992) (b. 1927).
* 15 January – Paul Hinshelwood, English footballer (Crystal Palace, Oxford United, Millwall, Colchester United) (b. 1956).
* 16 January – Paul Myners, Baron Myners, politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2008) (b. 1948).
* 17 January
** Jackie Fisher, English footballer (Millwall, Bournemouth) (b. 1925).
** Jennifer Toye, opera singer (b. 1933).
* 18 January
** Sir David Cox, statistician (Cox process, Point Processes) (b. 1924).
** Jamie Vincent, English footballer (Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Swindon Town), heart attack (b. 1975).
* 19 January – Nigel Rogers, operatic tenor (b. 1935).
* 20 January – David Bramwell, botanist (b. 1942).
* 21 January – Howard Radford, Welsh professional footballer (Bristol Rovers)
* 24 January – Ronnie Fearn, Baron Fearn, politician, MP (1987–1992, 1997–2001), member of the House of Lords (2001–2018) (b. 1931).
* 25 January
** Barry Cryer, English comedian (I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue) and screenwriter (Doctor in the House) (b. 1935).
** Wim Jansen, Dutch professional football player and manager (Celtic) (b. 1946).
** Sir Crispin Tickell, environmentalist and diplomat, permanent representative to the United Nations (1987–1990), pneumonia (b. 1930).
* 28 January – Sir Erik Bennett, RAF air vice marshal (b. 1928).
* 29 January
** Leonard Fenton, English actor (EastEnders) (b. 1926).
** Jo Kendall, British actress (Emmerdale) and writer (b. 1940).
* 30 January
** Geoffrey Ashe, cultural historian and lecturer (b. 1923).
** Norma Waterson, English singer and songwriter (The Watersons) (b. 1939).

## February

* 3 February
** Alex Ingram, Scottish professional footballer (Nottingham Forest), complications from dementia (b. 1945).
** Sir Duncan Rice, Scottish academic (b. 1942).
* 4 February
** Davie Cattanach, Scottish footballer (Stirling Albion, Celtic, Falkirk) (b. 1946).
** Neil Faulkner, archaeologist, historian and writer, blood cancer (b. 1958).
** Steve Finney, English professional footballer (Preston North End, Swindon Town, Carlisle United, Leyton Orient, Chester City) (b. 1973).
* 5 February – Ian Kennedy, Scottish comic artist (Dan Dare, Ro-Busters, Judge Dredd) (b. 1932).
* 7 February – Sir Christopher Slade, judge, Lord Justice of Appeal (1982–1991) (b. 1927).
* 8 February
** Bamber Gascoigne, television presenter (University Challenge) and author (The Great Moghuls) (b. 1935).
** Valentina Polukhina, Russian-born literary scholar (b. 1936).
* 9 February
** Henry Danton, classical dancer (b. 1919).
** Joseph Horovitz, Austrian-born composer (Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo) and conductor (b. 1926).
** Ian McDonald, English multi-instrumental musician (King Crimson, Foreigner), colon cancer (b. 1946).
** Peter Neilson, English-born New Zealand politician, minister of works and development (1990) and MP (1981–1990) (b. 1954).
* 10 February – Mick Newman, English amateur footballer (West Ham United) (b. 1932).
* 13 February
** Aled Roberts, Welsh politician, AM (2011–2016) (b. 1962).
** Beryl Vertue, English television producer (Men Behaving Badly, Sherlock), media executive and agent (b. 1931).
* 14 February
** Geoff Barker, English footballer (Hull City, Darlington, Reading, Grimsby Town) (b. 1949).
** Johnny Whiteley, English rugby league player (Hull F.C., Great Britain) (b. 1930).
* 15 February – David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, politician, MP (1994–2005) and member of the House of Lords (since 2005) (b. 1942).
* 16 February
** John Bowler, English football executive, chairman of Crewe Alexandra (1987–2021) (b. 1937).
** Jack Smethurst, actor (Love Thy Neighbour, Man About the House, King Ralph) and comedian (b. 1932).
* 17 February
** Steve Burtenshaw, English footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion) and manager (Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers) (b. 1935).
** Billy McEwan, Scottish footballer (Rotherham United, Chesterfield) and manager (Sheffield United) (b. 1951).
* 19 February
** Doug Baillie, Scottish footballer (Falkirk, Airdrieonians, Rangers) (b. 1937).
** Joey Beauchamp, English footballer (Oxford United, Swindon Town, West Ham United) (b. 1971).
** Gary Brooker, English musician (Procol Harum), cancer (b. 1945).
** Jan Pieńkowski, Polish-born author and illustrator of children's books (Meg and Mog) (b. 1936).
** Sir Richard Shepherd, politician, MP (1979–2015) (b. 1942).
** Christopher Stalford, Northern Irish politician, MLA (since 2016) (b. 1983).
* 20 February – Jamal Edwards, entrepreneur, author and DJ, founder of SB.TV (b. 1990).
* 22 February
** David Banks, newspaper editor and broadcaster, editor of the Daily Mirror (1992–1994) (b. 1948).
** Anna Karen, English actress (EastEnders, On the Buses, Carry On), house fire (b. 1936).
** Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano (b. 1930).
* 24 February
** Henry Lincoln, scriptwriter (Doctor Who), author (The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail) and actor (The Avengers) (b. 1930).
** Cliff Stanford, entrepreneur, co-founder of Demon Internet, pancreatic cancer (b. 1954).
** Sir Tony Wrigley, historian and demographer (b. 1931).
** Catherine Wybourne, Benedictine nun, commentator, and blogger, cancer (b. 1954).
* 25 February – Shirley Hughes, English writer and illustrator (Dogger) (b. 1927).
* 27 February
** Alan Anderson, Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Millwall, national team) (b. 1939).
** Veronica Carlson, actress (Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, The Horror of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed) and model (b. 1944).
** MC Skibadee, electronic music artist and MC (b. 1975).
* 28 February
** Sir William Lithgow, 2nd Baronet, Scottish industrialist (b. 1934).
** Sir Christopher Mallaby, diplomat, Ambassador to Germany (1988–1993) and Ambassador to France (1993–1996) (b. 1936).

## March

* 1 March
** Clement Crisp, dance critic (Financial Times) (b. 1926).
** Bob Wellings, television presenter and journalist (Nationwide) (b. 1934).
* 2 March
** Roger Graef, American-born documentary filmmaker, cancer (b. 1936).
** John Stahl, Scottish actor (Game of Thrones, Victoria & Abdul, Take the High Road) (b. 1953).
** Tony Walton, set and costume designer (Pippin, All That Jazz, Mary Poppins), Oscar and Tony winner, complications from a stroke (b. 1934).
* 3 March
** Frank Connor, Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Albion Rovers) and manager (Raith Rovers) (b. 1936).
** Sir Charles Gray, English barrister and judge (b. 1942).
* 4 March
** Ruth Bidgood, Welsh poet (b. 1922).
** Iwan Edwards, Welsh-born choral conductor (b. 1937).
** Dai Jones, Welsh television presenter (Cefn Gwlad) (b. 1943).
** Colin Lewis, Olympic racing cyclist (1964), cancer (b. 1942).
** James Remnant, 3rd Baron Remnant, hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1967–1999) (b. 1930).
* 5 March – Lynda Baron, actress (Open All Hours, Come Outside, EastEnders, Still Open All Hours) (b. 1939).
* 6 March
** Robbie Brightwell, sprinter, Olympic silver medalist (1964) (b. 1939).
** Kenneth Ives, actor (Doctor Who) and director (Poldark, Secret Army) (b. 1934).
** John Parlett, Olympic runner (1948) (b. 1925).
* 7 March
** Paul Anderson, sailor, Olympic bronze medalist (1968) (b. 1935).
** Sir Jeremy Child, 3rd Baronet, actor (Privilege, The Stud, Darkest Hour) (b. 1944).
** Geoffrey Thorndike Martin, Egyptologist (b. 1934).
* 8 March
** Gordon Lee, English footballer (Aston Villa) and manager (Newcastle United, Everton) (b. 1934).
** Ron Pember, English actor (Secret Army, Oh! What a Lovely War, Murder by Decree), stage director, and dramatist (b. 1934).
* 9 March – Joe D'Orazio, professional wrestler (b. 1922).
* 10 March – Sir John Elliott, historian and Hispanist, pneumonia (b. 1930).
* 11 March – Sir William Fittall, civil servant, secretary general of the Archbishops' Council (2002–2015) (b. 1953).
* 13 March
** Vic Elford, English racing driver, cancer (b. 1935).
** Mary Lee, Scottish singer (b. 1921).
* 15 March
** Tom Barnett, English footballer (Romford, Crystal Palace, St Albans City) (b. 1936).
** David Stephenson, rugby league player (Salford Red Devils, Wigan Warriors, Leeds Rhinos) (b. 1958).
* 16 March – Tony Marchi, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Vicenza) and manager (Northampton Town) (b. 1933).
* 17 March – Peter Bowles, English actor (Rumpole of the Bailey, The Irish R.M., Executive Stress, To the Manor Born, The Bounder) (b. 1936).
* 18 March – Andy Lochhead, Scottish footballer (Burnley, Aston Villa, Leicester City) (b. 1941).
* 19 March – Dave Sims, English rugby union player (Gloucester, Exeter Chiefs, national team) (b. 1969).
* 20 March – Ralph Riach, Scottish actor (Hamish Macbeth, Lost Empires, Braveheart) (b. 1936).
* 22 March
** Elspeth Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote, peer, member of the House of Lords (2001–2020) and wife of Geoffrey Howe, cancer (b. 1932).
** Barrington Patterson, English kickboxer and mixed martial artist, heart attack (b. 1965).
* 23 March
** Terry Darracott, English footballer (Everton, Tulsa Roughnecks, Wrexham) (b. 1950).
** Jimmy Lindley, jockey (b. 1935).
* 24 March
** Denise Coffey, actress (Waltz of the Toreadors, Georgy Girl, Sir Henry at Rawlinson End), comedian and writer (b. 1936).
** John McLeod, Scottish composer (b. 1934).
* 25 March
** Sir John Chapple, military officer, Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (1987–1988), Chief of the General Staff (1988–1992) and Governor of Gibraltar (1993–1995) (b. 1931).
** Philip Jeck, English composer (b. 1952).
* 26 March
** Garry Leach, comic book artist (Judge Dredd, Tharg's Future Shocks, Dan Dare) (b. 1954).
** Tina May, jazz singer, cancer (b. 1961).
* 29 March – Alan Wooler, English footballer (Aldershot, FinnPa, Boston Minutemen) and manager (b. 1953).
* 30 March – Tom Parker, English singer (The Wanted), brain tumour (b. 1988).

## April

* 3 April
** June Brown, English actress (EastEnders, The Duchess of Duke Street, Bean) and author (b. 1927).
** Gerald Coates, English evangelist (b. 1944).
** Pamela Rooke, model and actress, bile duct cancer (b. 1953).
** Desmond Seward, historian (b. 1935).
* 4 April
** Richard Bird, 79, English computer scientist of Lincoln College, Oxford (b. 1943).
** John McNally, Northern Ireland-born Irish boxer, Olympic silver medallist (1952) (b. 1932).
* 5 April – Edward Rayner, English footballer (Northwich Victoria, Stoke City, Macclesfield Town) (b. 1932).
* 6 April
** Jill Knight, politician, MP (1966–1997), member of the House of Lords (1997–2016) (b. 1923).
** David McKee, writer and illustrator (Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, Not Now, Bernard) (b. 1935).
** Tom Smith, Scottish rugby union player (Northampton Saints, national team, British & Irish Lions), colorectal cancer (b. 1971).
* 7 April
** Christopher Ball, composer (b. 1936).
** Mary Green, Olympic athlete (1968) (b. 1943).
* 8 April – Brian Winston, journalist (b. 1941).
* 9 April
** Jack Higgins, author (The Eagle Has Landed, Thunder Point, Angel of Death) (b. 1929).
** Jeremy Young, actor (Doctor Who, Coronation Street, Crooks and Coronets) (b. 1934).
* 14 April – Con Sullivan, English footballer (Bristol City, Arsenal) (b. 1928).
* 15 April – Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, politician, member (1979–1999) and president (1987–1989) of the European Parliament, member of the House of Lords (1987–2017) (b. 1925).
* 16 April – Sir Ray Tindle, entrepreneur and founder of Tindle (b. 1926).
* 17 April – Jimmy Harris, English footballer (Everton, Birmingham City, Oldham Athletic) (b. 1933).
* 18 April
** Sir Harrison Birtwistle, composer (The Triumph of Time, The Mask of Orpheus, Gawain, The Minotaur) (b. 1934).
** Wilfred Cass, German-born entrepreneur and arts philanthropist (b. 1924).
** Graham Fyfe, Scottish footballer (Rangers, Hibernian, Dumbarton) (b. 1951).
** Barbara Hall, crossword compiler and advice columnist (b. 1922).
* 19 April
** Mike Gregory, English darts player (b. 1956).
** John McKay, mathematician (McKay conjecture, McKay graph) (b. 1939).
** Henry Scott-Stokes, journalist (Financial Times, The Times, The New York Times) (b. 1938).
** Norman Surplus, Northern Irish adventurer, first person to circumnavigate the world in an autogyro (b. 1963).
* 21 April
** Eric Chappell, English screenwriter (The Squirrels, Rising Damp, Home to Roost) (b. 1933).
** Sir Geoffrey Howlett, Army general, commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces Northern Europe (1986–1989) (b. 1930).
* 24 April
** Yvonne Blenkinsop, English fishing safety campaigner (b. 1938).
** Ronald R. Van Stockum, English-born American military officer (b. 1916).
* 26 April – Ann Davies, English actress (Doctor Who, EastEnders, Peter's Friends) (b. 1934).
* 28 April – Tanya Brady, English rower, equestrian accident, (b. 1973).
* 29 April – Tarsame Singh Saini, singer (b. 1967).
* 30 April – Neil Campbell, English footballer (Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough, Barrow) (b. 1977).

## May

* 1 May – Ric Parnell, English drummer (Atomic Rooster, Spinal Tap) and actor (This Is Spinal Tap) (b. 1951).
* 3 May – Tony Brooks, racing driver (Formula One) (b. 1932).
* 5 May
** Sir James Anderton, police officer, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (1976–1991) (b. 1932).
** Amanda Claridge, archaeologist, cancer (b. 1949).
* 7 May
** Sir Paul Mellars, archaeologist (b. 1939).
** Robin Parkinson, English actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Button Moon, Twisted Nerve) (b. 1929).
* 8 May
** Syd Farrimond, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers, Halifax Town), complications from dementia (b. 1940).
** Robert Gillmor, wildlife artist and illustrator (b. 1936).
** Dennis Waterman, English actor (Minder, The Sweeney, New Tricks) and singer (b. 1948).
* 10 May – James A. Beckford, sociologist (b. 1942).
* 11 May – William Bennett, flautist (b. 1936).
* 13 May
** Ricky Gardiner, Scottish guitarist and composer (b. 1948).
** Sir Angus Grossart, Scottish merchant banker and newspaper executive (Daily Record, Sunday Mail) (b. 1937).
** Simon Preston, English organist, conductor, and composer (b. 1938).
* 15 May
** Sir Shane Blewitt, courtier and military officer (b. 1935).
** Kay Mellor, English actress, scriptwriter and director (Children's Ward, Families, Fat Friends) (b. 1951).
* 17 May
** Maurice Lindsay, sports administrator (Preston North End, Wigan Warriors) (b. 1941).
** Rick Price, English bassist (The Move, Wizzard) (b. 1944).
* 18 May
** Brian Bedford, Welsh professional footballer (Reading, Southampton, AFC Bournemouth, Queens Park Rangers, Scunthorpe United, Brentford) (b. 1933).
** Cathal Coughlan, Irish singer and musician (Microdisney, The Fatima Mansions) (b. 1960).
** Anne Howells, operatic mezzo-soprano (b. 1941).
* 19 May
** Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, Bangladeshi-born journalist and songwriter ("Ekusher Gaan") (b. 1934).
** Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples, member of the House of Lords (1973–2017) and wife of Sir Richard Sharples (b. 1923).
* 20 May – Sir Colin Campbell, lawyer, vice-chancellor of the University of Nottingham (1988–2008) (b. 1944).
* 22 May
** Les Dyl, English rugby league player (Leeds Rhinos, Bramley, national team) (b. 1952).
** Colin Forbes, graphic designer (b. 1928).
** Hazel Henderson, British-American futurist and economist (b. 1933).
* 24 May – Derek Stokes, English footballer (Huddersfield Town, Bradford City, Dundalk) (b. 1939).
* 26 May
** Sir Arnold Burgen, physician, pharmacologist and academic (b. 1922).
** John Dodson, 3rd Baron Monk Bretton, peer, member of the House of Lords (1948–1999) (b. 1924).
** Andy Fletcher, keyboard player and DJ (Depeche Mode) (b. 1961).
** Neil O'Donnell, Scottish professional footballer (Norwich City, Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday) (b. 1949).
** Alan White, drummer (Yes, Plastic Ono Band) (b. 1949).
** Jimmy Whitehouse, English professional footballer (Reading, Coventry City, Millwall) (b. 1934).
* 28 May
** Patricia Brake, English actress (Porridge, Going Straight, Manhunt), cancer (b. 1942).
** Bob Hall, British sports journalist (Central News, Soccer Saturday, Black Country Radio) (b. 1945).
* 29 May – Lester Piggott, English jockey, nine-time Epsom Derby winner (b. 1935).
* 30 May – Craig Farrell, English footballer (Carlisle United, York City, Whitby Town) (b. 1982).
* 31 May – Jim Parks, English cricketer (Sussex, Somerset, national team), complications from a fall (b. 1931).

## June

* 3 June
** Frank Clarke, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town, Carlisle United) (b. 1942).
** Geoff Hunter, English footballer (Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Wrexham) (b. 1959).
* 4 June
** Peter Neale, English footballer (Oldham Athletic, Scunthorpe United, Chesterfield F.C.) (b. 1934).
** Sir David Nicholas, broadcast journalist, ITN editor and chief executive (1977–1989) (b. 1930).
* 5 June
** John Bates, fashion designer, cancer (b. 1935).
** Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player (b. 1969).
** Richard Edwin Hills, astronomer (b. 1945).
** Dom Phillips, journalist, murdered (b. 1964).
** Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen, politician and philanthropist, member of the House of Lords (since 1977) (b. 1938).
* 6 June – David Hughes, astronomer (b. 1941).
* 8 June
** Revel Guest, filmmaker, journalist and author (b. 1931).
** Bruce Kent, priest and activist (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) (b. 1929).
** David Lloyd-Jones, orchestral conductor (b. 1934).
** Dame Paula Rego, Portuguese-British visual artist (b. 1935).
* 9 June
** Billy Bingham, Northern Irish footballer (Sunderland, national team) and manager (Plymouth Argyle) (b. 1931).
** Ron Farmer, professional footballer (Coventry City, Nottingham Forest, Notts County) (b. 1936).
* 10 June
** Zoltán Dörnyei, Hungarian-born linguist (b. 1960).
** Bobby Hope, Scottish footballer (West Bromwich Albion, national team) and manager (Bromsgrove Rovers) (b. 1943).
* 11 June
** Hilary Devey, English businesswoman and television personality (Dragons' Den) (b. 1957).
** Peter Scupham, poet (b. 1933).
** Donald Singer, clinical pharmacologist, president of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (b. 1954).
* 12 June
** Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union player (Barbarians, Llanelli, national team) (b. 1948).
** Alex Russell, footballer (Southport, Blackburn Rovers, Tranmere Rovers) (b. 1944).
** Terry Sanderson, secularist and gay rights activist, bladder cancer (b. 1946).
* 13 June – Maureen Hiron, games designer (Continuo) and bridge player (b. 1942).
* 14 June
** Bill Ashurst, English rugby league footballer (Wigan, Penrith Panthers, Great Britain national team) and coach (b. 1948).
** Davie Wilson, Scottish footballer (Rangers, Dundee United, national team) and manager (b. 1937).
* 16 June – Gordon Peters, actor (Dad's Army, Are You Being Served?, One Foot in the Grave) (b. 1926).
* 19 June – Colin Grainger, English footballer (Sheffield United, Sunderland, national team) (b. 1933).
* 20 June – Bruce Crawford, English footballer (Blackpool, Tranmere Rovers) (b. 1938).
* 22 June – Graham Tutt, English footballer (Charlton Athletic) (b. 1956).
* 23 June – Sally Greengross, Baroness Greengross, politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2000) and wife of Alan Greengross (b. 1935).
* 24 June – Harry Gration, English journalist and broadcaster (Look North) (b. 1950).
* 25 June – John Manningham-Buller, 2nd Viscount Dilhorne, peer and barrister (b. 1932).
* 26 June – Frank Williams, English actor (Dad's Army, You Rang, M'Lord?, Hi-de-Hi!) (b. 1931).
* 27 June
** Sir Colin Blakemore, neurobiologist (b. 1944).
** Jasmine Burkitt, English television personality (Small Teen, Bigger World) (b. 1993).
* 28 June – Dame Deborah James, English journalist (You, Me and the Big C), bowel cancer (b. 1981).

## July

* 1 July
** Drew Busby, Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians, Hearts, Toronto Blizzard) (b. 1947).
** Gary Pearson, English footballer (York City, Darlington) and manager (Crook Town) (b. 1976).
* 2 July
** Peter Brook, theatre and film director (Lord of the Flies, Ride of the Valkyrie, Marat/Sade), Tony winner (1966, 1971) (b. 1921).
** Alain de Cadenet, English racing driver and television presenter (Legends of Motorsport, Victory by Design), bile duct cancer (b. 1945).
** Andy Goram, Scottish footballer (Oldham Athletic, Rangers, national team), oesophageal cancer (b. 1964).
** Brian Jackson, actor (Carry On Sergeant, Some Like It Cool, Revenge of the Pink Panther), cancer (b. 1931).
** Anne Neville, engineer (b. 1970).
** Susie Steiner, novelist and journalist (The Guardian), brain cancer (b. 1971).
* 3 July
** Len Casey, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Chelsea) (b. 1931).
** Dave Shearer, Scottish footballer (Middlesbrough, Gillingham) (b. 1958).
* 4 July
** Alan Blaikley, English songwriter ("Have I the Right?", "The Legend of Xanadu", "I've Lost You") and composer (b. 1940).
** Mona Hammond, Jamaican-born actress (EastEnders, Desmonds, Us Girls) (b. 1931).
** Clive Middlemass, English footballer (Leeds United, Workington) and manager (Carlisle United) (b. 1944).
* 5 July – Manny Charlton, Scottish rock guitarist (Nazareth) (b. 1941).
* 8 July
** Harry Mowbray, Scottish footballer (Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Cowdenbeath) (b. 1947).
** Phil Walker, English footballer (Boavista, Millwall, Charlton Athletic) (b. 1954).
* 9 July
** John Gwynne, darts commentator (Sky Sports), cancer (b. 1945).
** Davie Robb, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, national team) (b. 1947).
** Adam Strachan, Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle, Ross County, Clyde) (b. 1987).
** Barbara Thompson, English jazz saxophonist (Colosseum, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Keef Hartley Band), complications from Parkinson's disease (b. 1944).
* 10 July
** Ken Armstrong, English footballer (Kilmarnock, Southampton, Birmingham City) (b. 1959).
** Andrew Ball, pianist (b. 1950).
** Correlli Barnett, English military historian (b. 1927).
** Michael Barratt, English television presenter (Nationwide) (b. 1928).
* 11 July – Monty Norman, English composer ("James Bond Theme") (b. 1928).
* 12 July
** Michael Cowan, English cricketer (Yorkshire) (b. 1933).
** Joan Lingard, Scottish author (The Kevin and Sadie series) (b. 1932).
** Bramwell Tovey, conductor (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra) and composer (Eighteen), sarcoma (b. 1953).
* 13 July – Chris Stuart, journalist (Western Mail), producer (Only Connect), and songwriter (b. 1949).
* 15 July – Paul Ryder, English bassist (Happy Mondays) (b. 1964).
* 16 July – Ricky Bibey, English rugby league player (Wigan Warriors, Leigh Centurions, Wakefield Trinity) (b. 1981).
* 17 July – Enam Ali, Bangladeshi-born businessman, founder of The British Curry Awards and Spice Business Magazine, cancer (b. 1960).
* 19 July – Richard Seal, English organist and conductor (b. 1935).
* 20 July
** Sir Kenneth Eaton, admiral, Controller of the Navy (1989–1994) (b. 1934).
** Alan Grant, Scottish comic book writer (Judge Dredd, Lobo, Batman) (b. 1949).
** Peter Inge, Baron Inge, military officer, Chief of the General Staff (1992–1994), Chief of the Defence Staff (1994–1997) and Constable of the Tower (1996–2001) (b. 1935).
** Phil Jackson, English rugby league player (Barrow Raiders, Great Britain, national team) (b. 1932).
* 21 July – Paddy Hopkirk, Northern Irish rally driver (b. 1933).
* 22 July – David Moores, football executive, chairman of Liverpool (1991–2007) (b. 1946).
* 24 July
** Diana Kennedy, food writer (The Cuisines of Mexico) (b. 1923).
** Sam McCrory, Northern Irish loyalist (Ulster Defence Association) and convicted paramilitary, fall (b. 1965).
** David Warner, English actor (Straw Dogs, Time Bandits, Titanic) (b. 1941).
** Sir William Wright, Northern Irish bus manufacturer (Wrightbus) and politician, member of the constitutional convention (1975–1976) (b. 1927).
* 25 July
** John Duggan, English rugby union (Wakefield) and league (Wakefield Trinity) player (b. 1929).
** Martin How, English composer and organist (b. 1931).
** Sandy Roberton, English record producer (Hark! The Village Wait, Please to See the King, Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again) (b. 1942).
** David Trimble, Baron Trimble, Northern Irish politician, first minister (1998–2002), MP (1990–2005) and member of the House of Lords (since 2006), Nobel Prize laureate (1998) (b. 1944).
* 26 July – James Lovelock, English environmentalist (Gaia hypothesis), inventor of the electron capture detector, complications from a fall (b. 1919).
* 27 July
** Bernard Cribbins, English actor (The Wombles, Doctor Who) and singer ("The Hole in the Ground") (b. 1928).
** Sir Christopher Meyer, diplomat, Downing Street press secretary (1993–1996), Ambassador to the United States (1997–2003) and Ambassador to Germany (1997), stroke (b. 1944).
** Tom Springfield, English musician (The Springfields) and songwriter ("I'll Never Find Another You", "Georgy Girl") (b. 1934).
* 28 July – Terry Neill, Northern Irish footballer (national team) and manager (Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur) (b. 1942).
* 29 July
** Myra Butter, English aristocrat (b. 1925).
** Michael Redfern, actor (The Newcomers, United!, The Two Ronnies) (b. 1943).
* 31 July
** Anneli Drummond-Hay, Scottish show jumper (b. 1937).
** John Steiner, English actor (Hine, Violent Rome, Yor, the Hunter from the Future), traffic collision (b. 1941).

## August

* 1 August
** John Hughes, Scottish footballer (Celtic, national team) and manager (Stranraer) (b. 1943).
** Philip Purser, television critic and novelist (b. 1925).
* 2 August
** Brenda Fisher, English long-distance swimmer (b. 1927).
** Alastair Little, chef, cookbook author and restaurateur (b. 1950).
* 3 August
** Roy Hackett, Jamaican-born civil rights activist (b. 1928).
** Nicky Moore, English singer (Samson), Parkinson's disease (b. 1947).
* 5 August
** Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk, peer, member of the House of Lords (1957–1999) (b. 1935).
** Aled Owen, Welsh footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town, Wrexham) (b. 1934).
* 8 August
** Darryl Hunt, English musician (The Pogues) (b. 1950).
** Dame Olivia Newton-John, British-Australian singer-songwriter ("I Honestly Love You", "Physical") actress (Grease), entrepreneur and activist, Grammy winner (1974, 1975, 1982), breast cancer (b. 1948).
* 9 August
** Sir John Banham, businessman, director of the Confederation of British Industry (1987–1992) (b. 1940).
** Raymond Briggs, English author, illustrator, cartoonist and graphic novelist (The Snowman, Father Christmas, Fungus the Bogeyman), pneumonia (b. 1934).
** Kieran Denvir, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (UCD GAA, Down GAA) (b. 1932).
** Nicholas Evans, English journalist, novelist (The Horse Whispere), heart attack (b. 1950).
** Mick Jones, English footballer (Notts County) and manager (Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle) (b. 1947).
** Jane McAdam Freud, conceptual sculptor (b. 1958).
* 10 August
** Sir Ralph Halpern, fashion industry executive, founder of Topshop (b. 1938).
** Pat Liney, Scottish footballer (Dundee, St Mirren, Bradford City) (b. 1936).
* 11 August
** Sir Simon Bland, soldier and courtier (b. 1923).
** Darius Campbell Danesh, Scottish singer-songwriter ("Colourblind", "Rushes", "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)") (b. 1980).
** Arthur Goddard, British-Australian engineer (Rover Company) (b. 1921).
* 15 August
** Mike Burrows, bicycle designer (b. 1943).
** Steve Grimmett, English heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper, Onslaught, Lionsheart) (b. 1959).
** Lenny Johnrose, English footballer (Bury, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley), complications from motor neurone disease (b. 1969).
* 16 August
** Duggie Brown, English comedian and actor (Coronation Street, The Final Cut, Kes) (b. 1940).
** Peter Davison, academic, authority on George Orwell (b. 1936).
** Joseph Delaney, author (Spook's) (b. 1945).
** Mark Girouard, architectural writer and historian (b. 1931).
** Anthony Hunt, structural engineer (b. 1932).
** Bruce Montague, English actor (Butterflies, The Link Men, Hollyoaks) (b. 1939).
** Rico, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1971).
* 18 August – Josephine Tewson, actress (Keeping Up Appearances, Last of the Summer Wine, Gabrielle and the Doodleman) (b. 1931).
* 19 August
** David Marsh, amateur golfer and football administrator, chairman of Everton F.C. (1991–1994) (b. 1934).
** Leon Vitali, English actor (Barry Lyndon, Eyes Wide Shut, The Fenn Street Gang) (b. 1948).
* 21 August – David Armstrong, English footballer (Middlesbrough, Southampton, national team) (b. 1954).
* 22 August – David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home, businessman and hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1996) (b. 1943).
* 23 August – David Shaw, politician, MP for Dover (1987–1997) (b. 1950).
* 24 August
** Kallistos, English Orthodox prelate and theologian, metropolitan of Dioclea in Phrygia (since 2007) (b. 1934).
** Tim Page, English photographer, liver cancer (b. 1944).
* 25 August
** Ken Jones, Welsh rugby union player (Llanelli, Cardiff, national team) (b. 1941).
** Giles Radice, politician, MP (1973–2001) and member of the House of Lords (2001–2022), cancer (b. 1936).
* 28 August – Sammy Chung, English footballer (Norwich City, Watford) and manager (Doncaster Rovers) (b. 1932).
* 29 August – Mick Bates, Welsh politician, AM (1999–2011), cancer (b. 1947).
* 31 August
** Bill Turnbull, journalist and presenter, prostate cancer (b. 1956).
** Charles Wilson, Scottish journalist and newspaper editor (The Times, The Independent) (b. 1935).

## September

* 1 September – Phillip Mann, British-born New Zealand writer (Master of Paxwax, The Fall of the Families), teacher and theatre director (b. 1942).
* 2 September
** Ian Cockbain, English cricketer (Lancashire) (b. 1958).
** Drummie Zeb, English reggae musician (Aswad) and record producer (b. 1959).
* 5 September – Merlin Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley, peer, member of the House of Lords (1960–1999) (b. 1939).
* 7 September – Alan Wilkins, Scottish playwright (b. 1969).
* 8 September
** Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) (b. 1926).
** Mavis Nicholson, Welsh writer and broadcaster (b. 1930).
** Gwyneth Powell, English actress (Grange Hill, Man Down, The Guardians), complications from colon surgery (b. 1946).
** Dave Smith, Scottish footballer (Burnley, Brighton & Hove Albion) and manager (Plymouth Argyle) (b. 1933).
** Luke Swann, English cricket coach (Northamptonshire) (b. 1983).
* 9 September – Clive Tanner, English-born Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA (1991–1996) (b. 1934).
* 11 September
** Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan, Scottish peer, member of the House of Lords (1984–1999) (b. 1930).
** Harry Landis, English actor (Bitter Victory, Friday Night Dinner, EastEnders) and stage director (b. 1926).
** W. David McIntyre, English-born New Zealand historian (b. 1932).
** Joyce Reynolds, classicist and academic (b. 1918).
* 12 September – Ken Brownlee, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Third Lanark, Boksburg), heart failure (b. 1934).
* 13 September
** Fred Callaghan, English footballer (Fulham) and manager (Woking, Brentford) (b. 1944).
** Brian Hewson, English Olympic middle-distance runner (1956, 1960) (b. 1933).
** Tessa Keswick, policy analyst (b. 1942).
* 14 September – Paul Sartin, English folk singer, musician (Bellowhead, Faustus, Belshazzar's Feast) and composer, heart attack (b. 1971).
* 15 September
** Eddie Butler, Welsh rugby union player (British & Irish Lions, Barbarian F.C., national team), commentator and journalist (b. 1957).
** Liam Holden, Northern Irish victim of a miscarriage of justice (b. 1953).
* 18 September – Cherry Valentine, English nurse and drag queen (RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud) (b. 1993).
* 21 September
** Jimmy Elder, Scottish professional footballer (Portsmouth, Colchester United) (b. 1928).
** John Hamblin, English-born Australian television presenter (Play School) and actor (The Restless Years) (b. 1935).
** Russell Weir, Scottish golfer (b. 1951).
* 22 September
** Stu Allan, dance music DJ (Clock) and record producer, stomach cancer (b. 1962).
** Dame Hilary Mantel, (Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, The Mirror & the Light), Booker Prize winner (2009, 2012) (b. 1952).
** Mohamed Sheikh, Baron Sheikh, Kenyan-born businessman and peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2006) (b. 1941).
* 25 September – Roy MacLaren, Scottish professional footballer (St Johnstone, Bury, Sheffield Wednesday). (b. 1930).

## October

* 2 October
** Raymond Allen, television screenwriter (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Comedy Playhouse, The Little and Large Show) and playwright, cancer (b. 1940).
** Eamonn McCabe, photographer (b. 1948).
** Carl Walker, English police inspector, George Cross recipient (1972) (b. 1934).
* 3 October
** Ian Hamilton, Scottish lawyer and independence activist (1950 removal of the Stone of Scone) (b. 1925).
** Howard Tripp, Roman Catholic prelate, titular bishop of Newport and auxiliary bishop of Southwark (1980–2004) (b. 1927).
* 4 October
** Peter Robinson, English-born Canadian crime writer (Inspector Alan Banks) (b. 1950).
** Adam Walker, rugby league player (Hull Kingston Rovers, Wakefield Trinity, national team), suicide (b. 1991).
* 8 October
** Gabrielle Beaumont, film and television director (Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess) (b. 1942).
** John Duncan, Scottish football player (Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Scunthorpe United, Dundee) and manager (Scunthorpe United, Hartlepool United, Chesterfield, Ipswich Town) (b. 1949).
* 9 October – Kevin Thomas, English footballer (Blackpool, Tranmere Rovers, Oxford United, Southport) (b. 1944).
* 10 October – Keith Eddy, English professional footballer (Barrow, Watford, Sheffield United) (b. 1944).
* 11 October – Dame Angela Lansbury, actress (The Manchurian Candidate, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Murder, She Wrote), five-time Tony winner (b. 1925).
* 14 October – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (Harry Potter, Cracker, GoldenEye) and comedian (b. 1950).
* 16 October – Ian Whittaker, set decorator (Alien), art director (Downhill Racer), and actor (The Revenge of Frankenstein) (b. 1928).
* 20 October
** Josephine Melville, British actress, director and writer (EastEnders) (b. 1961).
** Jimmy Millar, Scottish professional footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers, Dundee United, Scotland) and manager (Raith Rovers) (b. 1934).
* 21 October – May Blood, Baroness Blood, Northern Irish politician (b. 1938).

## November

* 1 November – Patricia Ruanne, English ballerina (b. 1945).
* 2 November
** Nicholas Harding, English-born Australian painter, Archibald Prize winner (2001), cancer (b. 1956).
** Ronnie Radford, English footballer (Newport County, Hereford United) (b. 1943).
** Sir Erich Reich, Austrian-born entrepreneur and philanthropist (b. 1935).
* 3 November – Noel McKoy, soul singer.
* 5 November
** Jeremy Davies, English Roman Catholic priest and exorcist, co-founder of the International Association of Exorcists (b. 1935).
** Ian Ker, English Roman Catholic priest and scholar (b. 1942).
** Bob Le Sueur, humanitarian (b. 1920).
** Bill Treacher, English actor (EastEnders, The Musketeer, Dixon of Dock Green), COVID-19 and pneumonia (b. 1930).
* 6 November – Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce, naval officer, chief of the defence staff (2001–2003), first sea lord (1998–2001), and member of the House of Lords (since 2003), cancer (b. 1943).
* 7 November
** Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, politician, MP (1992–2005) and member of the House of Lords (since 2005), complications during surgery (b. 1948).
** Tom Owen, English actor (Last of the Summer Wine) (b. 1949).
** Leslie Phillips, English actor (Carry On, The Navy Lark, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) (b. 1924).
* 8 November
** Sir David Butler, English political scientist (b. 1924).
** Mario Conti, Scottish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Aberdeen (1977–2002) and archbishop of Glasgow (2002–2012) (b. 1934).
** Sam Gardiner, Northern Irish politician, MLA (2003–2016) and three-time mayor of Craigavon (b. 1940).
** Dan McCafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician (Nazareth) (b. 1946).
** Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, English financier, chairman of The Economist (1972–1989), stroke (b. 1931).
** Tiutchev, English racehorse (b. 1993).
* 9 November – Michael Cross, Royal Air Force officer (b. 1942).
* 10 November
** Peter Dawes, English Anglican prelate, bishop of Derby (1988–1995) (b. 1928).
** Keith Farmer, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1987).
** Rajni Kumar, English-born Indian educationalist, founder of the Springdales Schools (b. 1923).
** Nik Turner, English musician, saxophonist and flautist (Hawkwind) (b. 1940).
* 11 November
** Keith Levene, English guitarist, musician, founding member of (The Clash, Public Image Ltd), liver cancer (b. 1957).
** Rab Noakes, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician (Stealers Wheel) (b. 1947).
** Sir Simon Towneley, author, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (1976–1997) (b. 1921).
* 12 November
** John Connaughton, English professional footballer (Manchester United, Sheffield United, Port Vale, Altrincham) (b. 1949).
** David English, English actor (A Bridge Too Far, Lisztomania), cricketer (MCC) and writer, heart attack (b. 1946).
* 13 November
** Colin Campbell, petroleum geologist (Rimini protocol) (b. 1931).
** Willie Donald, Scottish cricketer (Aberdeenshire, national team) and administrator (b. 1953).
** Sir Eldryd Parry, academic and physician (b. 1930).
* 14 November
** Sue Baker, television presenter (Top Gear), motor neurone disease.
** Kevin Beardmore, English rugby league player (Castleford, Great Britain, national team) (b. 1960).
* 15 November
** Tim Holt, statistician, director of the Central Statistical Office (1995–1996) and the Office for National Statistics (1996–2000) (b. 1943).
** Veronica Hurst, English actress (Laughter in Paradise, The Maze) (b. 1931).
** Jimmy O'Rourke, Scottish footballer (Hibernian, St Johnstone, Motherwell) (b. 1946).
** Marcus Sedgwick, novelist (Floodland, The Book of Dead Days, My Swordhand Is Singing) (b. 1968).
* 16 November
** Christopher Duffy, military historian (b. 1936).
** Peter J. Parsons, classical scholar (b. 1936).
** Michael Pertschuk, English-born American commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (1977–1984), pneumonia (b. 1933).
* 17 November – Nick Fisher, scriptwriter (The Giblet Boys), journalist and angler (River Cottage: Gone Fishing) (b. 1959). (body discovered on this date)
* 18 November – Francis Joseph, English footballer (Wimbledon, Brentford, Reading, Sheffield United, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra, Fulham) (b. 1960).
* 20 November
** Norrie Davidson, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Hearts, Dundee United, Partick Thistle, St Mirren) (b. 1934).
** Sir Ian Grant, corporate director, chairman of Crown Estate (2002–2009) (b. 1943).
** Frank Rankmore, Welsh professional footballer (Wales, Cardiff City, Peterborough United, Northampton Town) (b. 1939).
* 21 November
** Wilko Johnson, English guitarist (Dr. Feelgood), songwriter ("Roxette"), and actor (Game of Thrones) (b. 1947).
** Jeremy Lloyds, English cricketer (Somerset, Orange Free State, Gloucestershire) and umpire (b. 1954).
** David Pownall, English playwright and radio dramatist (b. 1938).
* 22 November
** Sir John Bourn, auditor, comptroller and auditor general (1988–2008) (b. 1934).
** Dame Frances Campbell-Preston, courtier, lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1965–2002) (b. 1918).
** Joe Hardstaff, English cricketer (Free Foresters, Combined Services, Marylebone) and air commodore (b. 1935).
** Edward Kellett-Bowman, politician, MEP (1979–1984, 1988–1999) (b. 1931).
* 23 November
** David Johnson, English professional footballer (England, Everton, Ipswich Town, Liverpool, Manchester City, Preston North End) (b. 1951).
** Richard Shepherd, restaurateur (Langan's Brasserie) (b. 1945).
* 24 November
** Chanoch Ehrentreu, German-born English rabbi (b. 1932).
** Neil Robinson, English footballer (Everton, Swansea City, Grimsby Town, Darlington), cardiac arrest (b. 1957).
* 25 November – Sheila Vogel-Coupe, English prostitute (b. 1928).
* 26 November – Doddie Weir, Scottish rugby union player, complications from motor neurone disease (b. 1970).
* 27 November
** Freddie Ross Hancock, publicist (b. 1930).
** Brian Hogan, English rugby league player (St Helens, Wigan, national team) (b. 1947).
** Dame Clare Marx, surgeon, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2014–2017), pancreatic cancer (b. 1954).
** Maurice Norman, English footballer (England, Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur), cancer (b. 1934).
* 28 November
** Sir Michael Knight, Royal Air Force officer (b. 1932).
** Sir Michael Parker, army officer and event organiser (b. 1941).
** Tom Phillips, English artist (A Humument) (b. 1937).
* 29 November
** Derek Granger, English film and television producer, and screenwriter (Brideshead Revisited, A Handful of Dust, Where Angels Fear to Tread) (b. 1921).
** Ouija Board, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2001).
* 30 November
** Christine McVie, English singer, musician and keyboardist (Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack) (b. 1943).
** Shirley Meredeen, journalist and activist (b. 1930).

## December

* 2 December
** Assem Allam, Egyptian-born football executive, chairman of Hull City (2010–2022), cancer (b. 1939).
** Tony Allen, English footballer (Stoke City, Bury, national team) (b. 1939).
** Carolyn Grace, Australian-born pilot, traffic collision.
** Louis Negin, English-born Canadian actor (Get Charlie Tully, Rabid, Physical Evidence) (b. 1929).
** Duncan Robinson, art historian and academic (b. 1943).
* 3 December
** Jamie Freeman, singer and songwriter, brain cancer (b. 1965).
** Leslie Houlden, Anglican priest and academic (b. 1929).
** Annie Yellowe Palma, poet, author and child protection advocate (b. 1962).
* 4 December
** Peter Hedger, racehorse trainer.
** Jeffrey James West, Anglican priest and civil servant (b. 1950).
* 5 December – Anthea Millett, educator (b. 1941).
* 6 December
** James Alty, computer scientist (b. 1939).
** Jet Black, English drummer (The Stranglers) (b. 1938).
* 7 December
** John Dodge, paediatrician (b. 1933).
** Johnny Johnson, Royal Air Force officer (Operation Chastise) (b. 1921).
* 8 December – Kayf Tara, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1994).
* 9 December
** Ruth Madoc, actress (Hi-de-Hi!, Fiddler on the Roof, Little Britain) and singer, complications from a fall (b. 1943).
** David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, politician, secretary of state for trade and industry (1987–1989) and employment (1985–1987), member of the House of Lords (1984–2022) (b. 1932).
* 10 December
** John Allen, rugby union player and administrator (Leicester Tigers) (b. 1942).
** Dame Beryl Grey, English ballerina (b. 1927).
** Tracy Hitchings, English musician (Landmarq), cancer (b. 1962).
** Tony Lancaster, English-born American Bayesian econometrician (b. 1938).
** Victor Lewis-Smith, writer and producer (In Confidence) (b. 1957).
** John Molyneux, Trotskyist, academic and author (b. 1948).
* 11 December
** Chris Boucher, television screenwriter (Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Shoestring) and novelist (b. 1943).
** Mel James, Welsh rugby union rugby union (Swansea) and league (St Helens, national team) player (b. 1948).
* 12 December
** Philippa Roe, Baroness Couttie, politician, leader of Westminster City Council (2012–2017) and member of the House of Lords (since 2016), cancer (b. 1962).
** Michael Hodgetts, English Catholic historian (b. 1936).
** Jacqueline Stanley, English-born painter (b. 1928).
* 13 December
** Sir John MacDermott, Northern Irish jurist, judge of the high court (1973–1998) (b. 1927).
** Bayan Northcott, English music critic (The Independent, BBC Music Magazine) and composer (b. 1940).
** David Ramsbotham, Baron Ramsbotham, military officer and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2005), fall.
** Adrian Shooter, transport executive, founder of Vivarail and member of the Royal Academy of Engineering, assisted suicide (b. 1948).
** Kim Simmonds, Welsh rock singer and musician (Savoy Brown), colon cancer (b. 1947).
* 14 December
** Alex Duchart, Scottish footballer (Southend United) (b. 1933).
** Jean Franco, British-born American academic and literary critic (b. 1924).
** John Hughes, Welsh-born American journalist (The Christian Science Monitor, Deseret News), Pulitzer Prize winner (1967) (b. 1930).
** Sir Sydney Samuelson, cinematographer (b. 1925).
** Christopher Tucker, English make-up artist (The Elephant Man, Quest for Fire, The Phantom of the Opera), strep infection (b. 1941).
* 15 December
** Sulamita Aronovsky, Soviet-born classical pianist and teacher (b. 1929).
** Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater of Butterstone, politician, member of the House of Lords (1997–2016), complications from Alzheimer's disease (b. 1943).
** Belinda Douglas-Scott-Montagu, Baroness Montagu of Beaulieu, embroiderer (b. 1932).
** Michael Reed, Canadian-born cinematographer (The Gorgon, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Galileo) (b. 1929).
** Barry West, English snooker player (b. 1958).
* 16 December
** Doreen Brownstone, English-born Canadian actress (High Life, Foodland, Silent Night) (b. 1922).
** Robin Ligus, English convicted serial killer (b. 1952).
** Jane Sherwin, actress (Doctor Who, Blake's 7) (b. 1934).
* 17 December
** Nicholas Herbert, 3rd Baron Hemingford, journalist (The Times, Cambridge Evening News), editor and peer, member of the House of Lords (1982–1999) (b. 1934).
** Mike Hodges, screenwriter and director (Get Carter, Pulp, Flash Gordon), heart failure (b. 1932).
** Archer Maclean, video game programmer (Dropzone, International Karate, Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker) (b. 1962).
* 18 December
** Martin Duffy, English keyboardist (Felt, Primal Scream), complications from a fall (b. 1967).
** Thea Gregory, English actress (The Golden Link, The Weak and the Wicked, Satellite in the Sky) (b. 1926).
** Terry Hall, English singer (The Specials, Fun Boy Three) and songwriter ("Our Lips Are Sealed") (b. 1959).
** Gavin Hunter, racehorse trainer (b. 1941).
** Gavin Weightman, journalist (New Society) and documentary filmmaker (b. 1945).
* 19 December
** Ali Ahmed Aslam, Pakistani-born Scottish chef and restaurateur, credited with inventing chicken tikka masala, septic shock and organ failure (b. 1945).
** Sandy Edmonds, English-born New Zealand pop singer (b. 1948).
** Aonghas MacNeacail, Scottish Gaelic writer (b. 1942).
** Graham Oakley, English children's author and illustrator (The Church Mice) (b. 1929).
** Anthony Whetstone, naval admiral (b. 1927).
* 20 December
** Sir Robert Gerken, naval admiral (b. 1932).
** Brian Horlock, English Anglican priest, dean of Gibraltar (1989–1998) (b. 1931).
** Brenda Swinbank, English archaeologist, complications of Alzheimer's disease (b. 1929).
* 21 December
** Doug Baker, English rugby union player (Barbarian F.C., British & Irish Lions, national team) (b. 1929).
** Roger Jenkins, theatre and television director (b. 1931).
** Milan, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1998).
** Simon Yaxley, radio broadcaster and actor (b. 1969).
* 22 December
** Heidy Mader, physicist, cancer (b. 1961).
** Ronan Vibert, English actor (b. 1964).
* 23 December
** George Cohen, English footballer (Fulham, national team), world champion (1966) (b. 1939).
** Cue Card, Thoroughbred racehorse, heart attack (b. 2006).
** Stephen Greif, English actor (Blake's 7, The Crown) (b. 1944).
** Maxi Jazz, English musician (Faithless) and songwriter ("Insomnia", "God Is a DJ") (b. 1957).
** Claire McLintock, Scottish-born New Zealand haematologist and obstetric physician (b. 1965).
** Christopher Needler, businessman, chairman of Hull City (1975–1997) (b. 1944).
** Sir Ashok Jivraj Rabheru, Tanzanian-born businessman (b. 1952).
* 24 December
** John Bird, English actor and comedian (Bremner, Bird and Fortune) (b. 1936).
** John Eldridge, sociologist (b. 1936).
** Royal Applause, Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (b. 1993).
** Keith Sanderson, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Wimbledon), traffic collision (b. 1940).
** Tom Stacey, novelist, publisher, and journalist, pneumonia (b. 1930).
* 25 December
** Sir Michael Armitage, air force commander (b. 1930).
** Brian Cassar, musician (b. 1936).
** Abraham Levy, English Orthodox rabbi (b. 1939).
** Alice Mahon, English trade unionist and former MP (b. 1937).
* 26 December
** Ronald E. Asher, linguist and educator (b. 1926).
** Tom Danby, English rugby union (Harlequins) and league player (Salford, national team) (b. 1926).
** Christian Roberts, actor (To Sir, with Love, The Anniversary, The Mind of Mr. Soames), cancer (b. 1944).
* 27 December
** Kenneth Bagshawe, oncologist (b. 1925).
** Simon Clarke, English sociologist (b. 1946).
** Brian Davies, Welsh animal welfare activist, founder of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (b. 1935).
** Gerald Moore, English scholar (b. 1924).
* 28 December
** Sir Leonard Allinson, civil servant and diplomat (b. 1926).
** Derrick Knight, film director and producer (b. 1929).
** Avrion Mitchison, zoologist and immunologist (b. 1928).
** Valda Osborn, English Olympic figure skater (1952) (b. 1934).
** Joan Sydney, English-born Australian actress (A Country Practice, E Street, Neighbours) (b. 1936).
* 29 December
** John Burnett, English rugby league player (Halifax) (b. 1935).
** John Jackson, English footballer (Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Millwall) (b. 1942).
** Jackie Overfield, English footballer (Leeds United, Sunderland, Bradford City) (b. 1932).
** Dame Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (b. 1941).
* 30 December
** Graham Boal, judge and author, throat cancer (b. 1943).
** Sir John Dellow, police officer (b. 1931).
** Terence O'Brien, English-born New Zealand diplomat, ambassador to Belgium (1983–1986) (b. 1936).
* 31 December
** Tom Karen, Austrian-born industrial designer (b. 1926).
** Barry Lane, English golfer, cancer (b. 1960).
** John Martin-Dye, English Olympic swimmer (1960, 1964), complications from Alzheimer's disease (b. 1940).