# Deaths in May 2023
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The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2023.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
* Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

## May 2023
### 1

* Per Åhlin, 91, Swedish animator (Out of an Old Man's Head, Dunderklumpen!, The Journey to Melonia).
* Lotta Bouvin-Sundberg, 63, Swedish journalist and news presenter (SVT Rapport), cancer.
* Dick Burwell, 83, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).
* M. Chandran, 76, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (2006–2016).
* Felipe Colares, 29, Brazilian mixed martial artist, traffic collision.
* Moustafa Darwish, 43, Egyptian actor.
* Calvin Davis, 51, American hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist (1996).
* Andrew Delaplaine, 73, American novelist and screenwriter (Meeting Spencer), stomach cancer.
* John Dunmore, 99, French-born New Zealand academic, historian and author.
* Llambi Gegprifti, 81, Albanian politician, mayor of Tirana (1986–1987, 1989–1990).
* Paul Giambarba, 94, American graphic designer and cartoonist (This Week).
* Gordon Lightfoot, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame singer-songwriter ("Sundown", "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", "If You Could Read My Mind").
* Jordan Neely, 30, American subway passenger, compression of the neck.
* G. R. Perera, 83, Sri Lankan actor (Welikathara, Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli, Aswesuma).
* Pugh Rogefeldt, 76, Swedish musician, complications from corticobasal degeneration.
* Eileen Saki, 79, Japanese-American actress (M*A*S*H, Splash, Policewomen), cancer.
* Marshall S. Smith, 85, American educator.
* Everett M. Snortland, 86, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1970–1971).
* Brendan Walsh, 50, Irish hurler (Killeagh, Cork).
* Duncan Wright, 82, Australian footballer (Collingwood).

### 2

* Khader Adnan, 45, Palestinian activist, hunger strike.
* Eugeniusz Bedeniczuk, 62, Polish Olympic triple jumper (1992).
* Matahi Brothers, 62, French Polynesian businessman.
* Barbara Bryne, 94, British-American actress (The Bostonians, Amadeus, Two Evil Eyes).
* Gabrielle Carey, 64, Australian author (Puberty Blues).
* Alice Coleman, 99, British geographer.
* Charles Engola, 64, Ugandan politician, MP (2016–2021), shot.
* Heidy Forster, 92, Swiss-German actress (Hinter den sieben Gleisen, The Roaring Fifties, The Foster Boy).
* Arun Manilal Gandhi, 89, Indian-American author and political activist.
* Christian Larièpe, 63, French footballer (FC Montceau Bourgogne) and sporting director (Lausanne Sport, Saint-Étienne), malaria.
* Mzwandile Masala, 85, South African politician, MNA (1997–2004), ambassador to Zambia (2004–2007).
* Sid Ali Mazif, 79, Algerian film director.
* Albert Narath, 90, German-born American chemist.
* Frank Phillips, 90, Australian golfer.
* Mike Pinner, 89, English footballer (Aston Villa, Leyton Orient, Sheffield Wednesday).
* Ruth Porta, 66, Spanish politician, senator (2007–2011).
* Michael Roskin, 84, American political scientist.
* Souli Sabah, 91, Greek singer and actress.
* Guido Sacconi, 74, Italian politician, MEP (1999–2009).
* Damir Šolman, 74, Croatian basketball player, Olympic silver medallist (1968, 1976).
* Achmad Sujudi, 82, Indonesian physician, minister of health (1999–2004).
* Giovanni Urbinati, 76, Italian ceramist and sculptor.
* Valentin Yudashkin, 59, Russian fashion designer, kidney cancer.

### 3

* Asia Abdelmajid, 80, Sudanese actress and teacher, shot.
* Lance Blanks, 56, American basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves) and general manager (Phoenix Suns), suicide.
* Bear F. Braumoeller, 55, American political scientist.
* Dean Corren, 67, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1993–2001), heart attack.
* Alessandro D'Alatri, 68, Italian film director (Red American, No Skin, The Fever), screenwriter and actor.
* Gustaf Douglas, 85, Swedish aristocrat and investment executive, founder of Investment AB Latour and member of the IVA.
* John Edmunds, 94, British television presenter (ABC Weekend TV, Associated-Rediffusion) and academic.
* Kabir Hossain, 84, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–2006).
* Razie Jachya, 92, Indonesian politician, governor of Bengkulu (1989–1994).
* Josef Jařab, 85, Czech academic, rector of Palacký University Olomouc (1990–1997) and senator (1996–1998, 2000–2006).
* Howard Krongard, 82, American Hall of Fame lacrosse player, attorney, and government official, inspector general of the Department of State (2005–2008), cancer.
* Ronald Rene Lagueux, 91, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island (since 1986).
* Bernard Lapasset, 75, French rugby union administrator, chairman of the International Rugby Board (2008–2016), Alzheimer's disease.
* Josef Lenz, 88, German luger.
* Linda Lewis, 72, English singer-songwriter ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo").
* Manobala, 69, Indian film director (December 31) and actor (Gopurangal Saivathillai, James Pandu), liver failure.
* Vicky Neale, 39, British mathematician (Closing the Gap: The Quest to Understand Prime Numbers), cancer.
* Michael O'Halloran, 86, Irish politician and trade unionist, lord mayor of Dublin (1984–1985).
* Francisco Paesa, 87, Spanish spy, banker and businessman.
* Roland Pattillo, 89, American physician.
* Carl Reissigl, 98, Austrian politician, member (1979–1994) and president (1989–1994) of the Landtag of Tyrol.
* Don Short, 90, British writer and journalist, heart failure.
* Franc Škerlj, 81, Slovenian Olympic cyclist (1968).
* Tony Staley, 83, Australian politician, MP (1970–1980), minister for the Capital Territory (1976–1977) and post and telecommunications (1977–1980).
* Jasmin Stavros, 68, Croatian pop musician.
* Muhammad Taufik, 66, Indonesian politician, member (since 2009) and deputy speaker (2014–2022) of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council, lung cancer.
* Gail Tremblay, 77, American writer and artist.
* Nikica Valentić, 72, Croatian politician, prime minister (1993–1995).

### 4

* Sir John Aird, 4th Baronet, 83, British aristocrat and businessman.
* Joop van den Berg, 81, Dutch politician, MP (1988–1994).
* Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell, 88, Northern Irish jurist, lord chief justice (1997–2004).
* Bruce Childs, 88, Australian politician, senator (1981–1997).
* Henri Coulonges, 86, French writer.
* John C. Cushman III, 82, American real estate executive (Cushman & Wakefield), national president of the Boy Scouts (2004–2006).
* Rafael Guillén, 90, Spanish poet, stroke.
* Stewart Harris, 74, American songwriter ("Lonely Nights", "Hurricane", "Rose in Paradise").
* Iain Johnstone, 80, English author, broadcaster and television producer.
* Petr Klíma, 58, Czech ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning), Stanley Cup champion (1990).
* Hans-Jörg Krüger, 81, German Olympic basketball player (1972).
* Rob Laakso, 44, American musician (Kurt Vile and the Violators, Swirlies), cholangiocarcinoma.
* Karaikudi Mani, 77, Indian mridangam player.
* Bill Mondt, 88, American college football player (Colorado Buffaloes) and coach (New Mexico Lobos).
* Achmad Mubarok, 77, Indonesian academic and politician, MP (1999–2009).
* Rifat Rastoder, 72, Montenegrin politician, writer, and journalist, acting president (2003).
* Chris Reynolds, 63, Welsh comics author (Mauretania Comics).
* Tom Spencer, 75, British politician, MEP (1979–1984, 1989–1999), progressive supranuclear palsy.
* Michael Squire, 77, British architect.
* Georgi Stoykovski, 81, Bulgarian Olympic triple jumper (1964, 1968).
* Diane Stratas, 90, Canadian politician, MP (1979–1980).
* Terry Vaughn, 50, American soccer referee, complications from Huntington's disease.
* Robert E. Wade, 89, Canadian politician, mayor of Hamilton (2000–2003).

### 5

* Martti Aiha, 70, Finnish sculptor.
* Valeriy Baranov, 66, Ukrainian politician, MP (2007–2012), governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast (2014).
* Gloria Belle, 83, American bluegrass vocalist and musician.
* Fortunato Benavides, 76, American jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (since 1994).
* Ilse Buding, 83, Romanian-born German tennis player.
* Richard E. Carver, 85, American politician, SAF/FM (1984–1987), mayor of Peoria, Illinois (1973–1984) and president of the USCM (1979–1980).
* Michel Cordes, 77, French actor (The Horseman on the Roof, Didier, A Question of Taste), author and stage director, suicide by gunshot.
* Samuel T. Durrance, 79, American astronaut (STS-35, STS-67), complications from a fall.
* Gary Finch, 79, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1999–2021).
* George Fouché, 57, South African racecar driver, complications from a fall.
* Haidar Haidar, 87, Syrian novelist (The Desolate Time, A Feast for the Seaweeds, The Mirrors of Fire).
* Arsenio Iglesias, 92, Spanish football player (Deportivo de La Coruña, Granada) and manager (Zaragoza).
* Marc Jeuniau, 95, Belgian sports journalist.
* Terry Lewis, 95, Australian convicted corrupt police officer, commissioner of the Queensland Police Force (1976–1987).
* Christopher William Long, 85, British diplomat, ambassador to Switzerland (1988–1992), Egypt (1992–1995) and Hungary (1995–1998).
* Jesús Mancha, 81, Spanish politician, senator (1996–2000), deputy (2000–2008).
* Fozi el-Mardi, 69–70, Sudanese football player, coach, and administrator.
* Bruce McCall, 87, Canadian author and illustrator (The New Yorker, Zany Afternoons), complications from Parkinson's disease.
* Brian McKenna, 77, Canadian filmmaker and producer (The Fifth Estate, The Valour and the Horror).
* Pauline Newstone, 79, Canadian actress (Dragon Ball Z, Beast Wars: Transformers, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog).
* Carlos Padilla, 78, Filipino politician, three-time member of the House of Representatives, governor of Nueva Vizcaya (since 2016), heart attack.
* Mary Price, 79, English lawn bowler.
* Siiri Rantanen, 98, Finnish cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1956).
* Gerald Rose, 87, British illustrator.
* Robert C. Shinn Jr., 85, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1985–1994) and commissioner of the NJDEP (1994–2002).
* Amy Silverstein, 59, American writer, cancer.
* Philippe Sollers, 86, French writer and literary critic, founder of Tel Quel and L'Infini, subject of Writer Sollers.
* Chris Strachwitz, 91, American record company founder and executive (Arhoolie Records).
* Beverly Torok-Storb, 75, American physician.
* Sophia Vari, 82–83, Greek painter and sculptor.
* Ján Vilikovský, 85, Slovak translator and diplomat, ambassador to the United Kingdom (1992–1996).
* Brian Warner, 83, British-South African astronomer.
* Jack Wilkins, 78, American jazz guitarist.
* Ian Witten, 76, English-born New Zealand computer scientist.

### 6

* Pietro Barucci, 100, Italian architect and urban planner.
* Ivan Bizjak, 67, Slovenian mathematician and politician, minister of the interior (1993–1994) and of justice (2000–2004).
* Vida Blue, 73, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals), three-time World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974).
* Anthony Cartwright, 82, New Zealand cricketer (Otago, North Otago).
* Habib Chaab, 49, Iranian-Swedish political activist, founder of the ASMLA, execution by hanging.
* Jim Copeland, 84, Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes).
* Sam Gross, 89, American cartoonist (The New Yorker).
* Norman Hill, 87, English cricketer (Nottinghamshire).
* Hadley Hinds, 76, Barbadian Olympic sprinter (1968).
* Tom Hornbein, 92, American mountaineer.
* Derek Keating, 67, Irish politician, TD (2011–2016).
* Frank Kozik, 61, American artist and graphic designer.
* Marc Lalonde, 93, Canadian politician, MP (1972–1984), minister of finance (1982–1984) and justice (1978–1979).
* Néstor Matamala, 82, Chilean football manager (Motagua, Real España, Olimpia).
* Eugeniusz Matyjas, 71, Polish politician, voivode of Leszno Voivodeship (1990–1994).
* Newton N. Minow, 97, American attorney, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1961–1963), heart attack.
* Paulus Moa, 82, Indonesian bureaucrat and politician, regent of Sikka (1998–2003).
* Raimo Partanen, 82, Finnish Olympic skier (1964).
* Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, 91, German-born American political theorist.
* Gary Prado Salmón, 84, Bolivian military officer and diplomat, ambassador to Mexico (2000–2002).
* Menahem Pressler, 99, German-born Israeli-American pianist (Beaux Arts Trio).
* Erika Raue, 85, German Olympic javelin thrower (1956).
* Petruška Šustrová, 75, Czech dissident (Charter 77), journalist, and translator.
* Gianluca Tonetti, 56, Italian road racing cyclist, heart attack.
* Nabeesa Ummal, 92, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (1987–1991).
* Joe Young, 89, Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler (Galway).

### 7

* David Albiston, 78, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).
* Jerry Armstrong, 86, American Olympic boxer (1960), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* Ingrid Arvidsson, 103, Swedish poet, author, and diplomat.
* Balarama, 67, Indian elephant.
* Byrna Barclay, 82, Canadian writer and editor.
* Albert Borgmann, 85, German-born American philosopher.
* Gail Bromley, 72–73, English botanist.
* Grace Bumbry, 86, American operatic mezzo-soprano (Bayreuth Festival), complications from a stroke.
* Soňa Červená, 97, Czech operatic mezzo-soprano (Oper Frankfurt, San Francisco Opera).
* Ralph Cotterill, 91, Australian actor (A Country Practice, E Street, Ultraman: Towards the Future).
* Lindsay Crocker, 64, New Zealand cricketer (Northern Districts) and sports administrator.
* Viktor Djalilov, 71, Uzbek football player and manager (Politotdel, Navbahor, Pakhtakor Tashkent). (death announced on this date)
* Jay P. Dolan, 87, American historian and priest.
* Vladimir Dybo, 92, Russian linguist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
* Ray Fortin, 82, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues).
* Aase Foss Abrahamsen, 92, Norwegian writer.
* Larry Foster, 85, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).
* Hassan Idrissi, 46, Belgian politician, Walloon deputy (2018–2019), suicide.
* Don January, 93, American golfer (PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour), PGA Championship winner (1967).
* Deacon Jones, 89, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox) and coach (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres).
* Seán Keane, 76, Irish fiddler (The Chieftains).
* James Kerr, 82, American Olympic fencer (1984).
* Jan Klein, 87, Czech-American immunologist.
* Larry Mahan, 79, American Hall of Fame rodeo cowboy, subject of The Great American Cowboy.
* Patrick J. McGrath, 77, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of San Francisco (1989–1998), coadjutor bishop (1998–1999) and bishop (1999–2019) of San José in California.
* Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi, 69, Indian Islamic scholar.
* Saint Obi, 57, Nigerian actor and film producer.
* Palmirinha Onofre, 91, Brazilian television chef and presenter.
* Filippo Ottoni, 84, Italian film director, screenwriter (Detective School Dropouts, A Bay of Blood, Jonah Who Lived in the Whale) and dubbing director.
* John Roland, 81, American news presenter (WNEW-TV, NBC News), complications from a stroke.
* Fred Siegel, 78, American historian and conservative writer.
* Boris Sket, 86, Slovenian zoologist and speleobiologist.
* Vic Stasiuk, 93, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings) and coach (Philadelphia Flyers), Stanley Cup champion (1952, 1954, 1955).
* Ronald Steel, 92, American author and biographer (Walter Lippmann).
* Alexandros Varitimiadis, 28, Greek basketball player (PAOK, Filippos Verias, Aries Trikala), cancer.
* Myron Worobec, 78, Austrian-born American soccer player (national team).
* Peter Zeindler, 89, Swiss journalist, writer, and playwright.

### 8

* Tinagaran Baskeran, 32, Malaysian footballer (Penang, Petaling Jaya City), bone cancer.
* K. Patricia Cross, 97, American education scholar.
* Kemal Derviş, 74, Turkish economist and politician, minister of economic affairs (2001–2002) and administrator of the UNDP (2005–2009).
* Sergey Dreyden, 81, Russian actor (About Love, Window to Paris, Russian Ark).
* Wilfried Erdmann, 83, German sailor and author.
* Sidney Fraleigh, 92, Canadian politician, MP (1979–1980, 1984–1988).
* Vern Holtgrave, 80, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).
* Joe Kapp, 85, American Hall of Fame football player (BC Lions, Minnesota Vikings), coach (California Golden Bears) and executive.
* Rita Lee, 75, Brazilian singer (Os Mutantes), lung cancer.
* Vishwanath Mahadeshwar, 63, Indian politician, mayor of Mumbai (2017–2019).
* Samaresh Majumdar, 79, Indian writer, complications from COPD.
* Erzsi Máthé, 95, Hungarian actress (Before the Bat's Flight Is Done, Two Confessions).
* Neil Matthews, 56, English footballer (Halifax Town, Lincoln City, Stockport County), cancer.
* Jorge Niosi, Argentine-born Canadian academic.
* Benito Pavoni, 86, Italian politician, deputy (1987–1992).
* Robert L. Peters, 68, Canadian graphic designer.
* Stanton Samenow, 81, American psychologist and writer.
* Jerzy Szteliga, 69, Polish politician, MP (1993–2005).
* Pema Tseden, 53, Chinese film director (The Silent Holy Stones, Old Dog, Tharlo), heart attack.
* Iranian blasphemers, hanged:
** Yousef Mehrdad
** Sadrollah Fazeli Zare

### 9

* Heather Armstrong, 47, American blogger, suicide by gunshot.
* John Bland, 77, South African golfer.
* Antonio Carbajal, 93, Mexican football player (León, national team) and manager (Atlético Morelia).
* Denny Crum, 86, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Louisville Cardinals).
* Edward Cullen, 90, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (1994–1998) and bishop of Allentown (1998–2009).
* Josef Ehmer, 74, Austrian historian.
* Nurul Islam, 94, Bangladeshi economist.
* Anna Kolbrún Árnadóttir, 53, Icelandic politician, member of the Althing (2017–2021).
* Liudmila Kovnatskaya, 82, Russian musicologist.
* Sir Richard Lawson, 95, British general, commander-in-chief of AFNORTH (1982–1986).
* Wilferd Madelung, 92, German-British author and scholar of Islamic history.
* Mohan Maharishi, 83, Indian theatre director and playwright.
* Eric McCormack, 85, Scottish-born Canadian author.
* David Miranda, 37, Brazilian politician, deputy (2019–2023), gastrointestinal infection.
* Moon Fun Chin, 110, Taiwanese-American supercentenarian, last surviving CNAC pilot.
* Jon Povey, 80, English drummer and keyboardist (Pretty Things).
* Terje Rafdal, 58, Norwegian Paralympic wheelchair curler (2014).
* Joaquin Romaguera, 90, American tenor (The Most Important Man) and actor.
* Allan Sobocinski, 91, Brazilian Olympic sport shooter (1948).
* Arman Soldin, 32, Bosnian-born French journalist (Agence France-Presse), rocket explosion.
* Carl F. Ullrich, 94, American rowing coach and academic administrator.
* Günter Wewel, 88, German operatic bass (Dortmund Opera) and television presenter.
* Tadayoshi Yokota, 75, Japanese volleyball player, Olympic champion (1972).
* Jacklyn Zeman, 70, American actress (General Hospital, One Life to Live, The Bay), cancer.

### 10

* Utz Aichinger, 84, German Olympic field hockey player (1960, 1968).
* Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés, 78, Cuban Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana (1992–1998) and bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa (1998–2006).
* Hugo Burge, 51, British businessman.
* Massimo Cavezzali, 73, Italian comic book artist.
* Rosemary Crossley, 78, Australian author.
* Vandana Das, 22, Indian surgeon, stabbed.
* Mike Feldman, 95, Canadian politician, Toronto city councillor (1998–2010) and deputy mayor of Toronto (2003–2006).
* Ed Flanagan, 79, American football player (Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers).
* Virginia von Fürstenberg, 48, Italian artist, poet and fashion designer, fall.
* Ian Hacking, 87, Canadian philosopher and author (The Taming of Chance, Rewriting the Soul, Mad Travelers).
* Rolf Harris, 93, Australian entertainer (Rolf's Cartoon Club, Animal Hospital), singer ("Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"), and convicted sex offender, neck cancer.
* Donald Kirkland, 61, American lieutenant general.
* Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, 89, Italian musicologist.
* Loonkito, 19, Kenyan lion, speared.
* Jan Lundin, 80, Swedish Olympic swimmer (1964).
* Russ Nicholson, British illustrator (The Warlock of Firetop Mountain).
* Colette Nucci, 73, French actress and director, cancer.
* Enrico Oldoini, 77, Italian film director (Don Matteo, Vacanze di Natale '90, Anni 90) and screenwriter, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
* Thelston Payne, 66, Barbadian cricketer (West Indies, national team), pancreatic cancer.
* Metello Savino, 59, Italian Olympic swimmer (1984).
* Arne Strand, 79, Norwegian journalist (Dagsavisen), cancer.
* Sun Jiulin, 85, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
* Martin Wiehle, 96, German historian.
* Albert Zwaveling, 95, Dutch surgeon.

### 11

* András Adorján, 73, Hungarian chess grandmaster and author.
* Kenneth Anger, 96, American filmmaker (Fireworks, Lucifer Rising) and writer (Hollywood Babylon).
* Ana Paula Borgo, 29, Brazilian volleyball player (Volley Bergamo, national team), stomach cancer.
* Nedeljko Bulatović, 84, Serbian footballer (NEC, Tongeren, Fortuna Sittard).
* Hodding Carter III, 88, American journalist and spokesman, U.S. State Department spokesperson (1977–1980).
* Leon Comber, 101, British military officer and author.
* Stanley Engerman, 87, American economist and historian (Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery), myelodysplastic syndrome.
* Joe A. Garcia, 70, American indigenous political activist and musician, president of the National Congress of American Indians (2006–2009).
* Guido Gorgatti, 103, Italian-born Argentine actor (Bárbara atómica, An American in Buenos Aires, Would You Marry Me?).
* Lloyd Inman Hendricks, 81, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1977–1987).
* Beverley Holloway, 91, New Zealand entomologist.
* Karl Sverre Klevstad, 96, Norwegian politician, mayor of Vestvågøy Municipality (1987–1991).
* Marcel Lagorce, 90, French classical trumpeter.
* Long Boi, British Mallard-Indian Runner duck cross. (death announced on this date)
* Teina Maraeura, 72, French Polynesian politician, deputy (1986–2013, 2018–2023) and mayor of Rangiroa (1986–2021).
* Sue Maroroa, 32, New Zealand-English chess player, complications following childbirth.
* Futoshi Nakanishi, 90, Japanese baseball player and manager (Nishitetsu Lions, Nippon Ham-Fighters, Hanshin Tigers), heart failure.
* Barry Newman, 92, American actor (Vanishing Point, The Salzburg Connection, Petrocelli).
* Shaun Pickering, 61, Welsh Olympic shot putter (1996).
* Andy Provan, 79, Scottish footballer (York City, Torquay United, Chester), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* Jean-Paul Savoie, 76, Canadian social worker and politician, New Brunswick MLA (1987–1999).
* Michael Waterfield, 81, British biochemist.
* Martha Zelt, 92, American printmaker.

### 12

* Thembinkosi Apleni, 49, South African politician, delegate to the National Council of Provinces (since 2019).
* Alfonso Buonocore, 90, Italian Olympic swimmer (1952) and water polo player (1956).
* Leroy Cooper, 62, Jamaican-born British photographer. (body discovered on this date)
* Jonathan Crenshaw, 51, American artist, esophageal varices.
* Owen Davidson, 79, Australian Hall of Fame tennis player.
* Don Denkinger, 86, American baseball umpire (Major League Baseball).
* Shaden Gardood, Sudanese singer, mortar fire.
* Ísak Harðarson, 66, Icelandic poet and translator.
* Gerry Hart, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues).
* Michael J. Juneau, 60, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana (since 2018).
* Hirut Bekele, 80, Ethiopian singer.
* Aleksandr Karakin, 32, Russian footballer (Khimki), traffic collision.
* Ralph Lee, 87, American puppeteer and special effects artist.
* Bernard Membe, 69, Tanzanian diplomat and politician, MP (2000–2005) and minister of foreign affairs (2006–2015).
* Judy Messer, 89, Australian conservationist.
* Francis Monkman, 73, English musician (Curved Air, Sky, Matching Mole), songwriter and composer, cancer.
* Jacques Mouilleron, 82, French footballer (Angers, Red Star, Caen).
* Joe Mpisi, 56, South African politician, Gauteng MPL (since 2014).
* Michael Norell, 85, American actor (Emergency!) and television writer (The Love Boat, Nash Bridges).
* David Pollock, 81, British humanist.
* Jethabhai Rathod, 86, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (1967–1971).
* Bruce Robertson, 71, New Zealand rugby union player (Counties, national team).
* Christine Savage, 91, American politician, member of the Maine Senate (2000–2008).
* Fanta Singhateh, 93, Gambian socialite, first lady (1966–1970).
* David Stripp, 88, English cricketer (Sussex).
* Umar Apong, 83, Bruneian nobleman and police officer, commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force (1984–1991). (death announced on this date)

### 13

* Tayeb Belaiz, 74, Algerian jurist, minister of justice (2004–2012).
* Giotto Bizzarrini, 96, Italian automobile engineer.
* Harry Bentley Bradley, 83, American car and toy car designer.
* Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, 89, British politician, secretary of state for Northern Ireland (1989–1992) and national heritage (1992–1994), MP (1977–2001).
* Yaqoob Atif Bulbula, 76, Pakistani singer and actor.
* John Flood, 90, English footballer (Southampton, Bournemouth, Headington United).
* Bob Garibaldi, 81, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants).
* Johan Gullichsen, 86, Finnish Olympic sailor (1964).
* Tommy Hays, 93, American guitarist.
* Bill Kelly, 75, American college football coach (West Texas A&M Buffaloes, Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds), pneumonia.
* Rahmatollah Khosravi, 72, Iranian politician, MP (1988–1992).
* Sibylle Lewitscharoff, 69, German writer.
* Weldon Olson, 90, American ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1960).
* Mary Parker, 92, English-born Australian actress and television presenter.
* Eduard Sagalaev, 76, Russian media executive, founder of TV-6 and chairman of the VGTRK (1996–1997).
* Ram G. Takwale, 90, Indian academic administrator, vice-chancellor of YCMOU (1989–1994) and IGNOU (1995–1998).
* Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda, 89, Japanese gymnast, Olympic bronze medallist (1964), brain cancer.
* Jürgen Trumpf, 91, German diplomat and politician, secretary-general of the European Council (1994–1999).
* Carl Yankowski, 74, American businessman (Palm, Inc., Ambient Devices).

### 14

* József Ács, 92, Hungarian sculptor.
* Billy Wayne Bailey, 65, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1991–2008).
* Doyle Brunson, 89, American Hall of Fame poker player, WSOP champion (1976, 1977).
* Guerrino Riccardo Brusati, 78, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Caetité (2003–2015) and Janaúba (2015–2019).
* Loris Chobanian, 90, Armenian-American composer.
* Cornelius, 87, Greek Orthodox prelate.
* Garðar Cortes, 82, Icelandic operatic tenor singer and opera director, founder of The Icelandic Opera.
* John Giblin, 71, Scottish bass player, sepsis.
* Ingrid Haebler, 93, Austrian pianist.
* Christian Hansen Jr., 91, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1981–1982), U.S. Marshal for Vermont (1969–1977, 1982–1984).
* Karl Hesse, 86, German Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1978–1980) and archbishop (1990–2011) of Rabaul, bishop of Kavieng (1980–1990).
* Dame Rosie Horton, 83, New Zealand philanthropist.
* Omar A. Jallow, 76, Gambian politician, leader of the People's Progressive Party (2002–2018), minister of agriculture (2017–2018).
* Billy Masetlha, 68, South African intelligence officer, director of the National Intelligence Agency (2004–2005).
* Gloria Molina, 74, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1982–1987) and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1991–2014).
* Ferran Olivella, 86, Spanish footballer (CD Condal, Barcelona, national team).
* Craig Puki, 66, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Cardinals).
* Regīna Razuma, 71, Latvian actress (The Arrows of Robin Hood, Aquanauts, Unfinished Supper).
* John Refoua, 58, American film editor (Avatar, Olympus Has Fallen, Southpaw), complications from bile duct cancer.
* Lamin Swann, 45, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (since 2023).
* John Teague, 78, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1976) and Alabama Senate (1976–1986), cancer.
* Albert Vecten, 97, French politician, senator (1983–2001).
* Marco Warren, 29, Bermudan footballer (PHC Zebras, national team), traffic collision.
* Samantha Weinstein, 28, Canadian actress (Carrie, D.N. Ace, The Rocker), ovarian cancer.
* Walter Murray Wonham, 88, Canadian mathematician.

### 15

* Stanley Appel, 89, British television producer (Top of the Pops) and director.
* Bruce Bould, 73, English actor (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin).
* Madjiguène Cissé, 71, Senegalese activist.
* Essambo Ewane, 70, Cameroonian Olympic judoka (1980, 1984).
* Giuseppe Fallarini, 89, Italian racing cyclist.
* Sharon Farrell, 82, American actress (The Stunt Man, It's Alive, Hawaii Five-O).
* Farooque, 74, Bangladeshi actor (Sujon Sokhi, Lathial) and politician, MP (since 2018).
* Belmar Gunderson, 88, American tennis player.
* Billy Guyton, 33, New Zealand rugby union player (Tasman Mako, Blues).
* Hassan Hallak, 77, Lebanese historian.
* Shoaib Hashmi, 87, Pakistani playwright, complications from a stroke.
* Fahd Al-Hayyan, 52, Saudi Arabian actor (Ghashamsham, Tash ma Tash).
* Deborra Hope, 67, Canadian journalist and news anchor (Global BC), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* Zbigniew Kaczmarek, 76, Polish weightlifter, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
* Eugene Kozlovsky, 76, Russian writer, screenwriter (Schizophrenia), theatre and film director.
* Robert Lucas Jr., 85, American economist (Lucas critique), Nobel Prize laureate (1995).
* Marty Lynch, 59, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (John Mitchel, Newry Bosco) and association footballer (Monaghan United), complications from motor neurone disease.
* Chow Tewa Mein, 80, Indian politician, Arunachal Pradesh MLA (since 2014).
* Paris Moayedi, 84, Iranian-British businessman. (death announced on this date)
* Ron Northcott, 87, Canadian Hall of Fame curler.
* Valentin Pozaić, 77, Croatian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Zagreb (2005–2017).
* Bernt Rosengren, 85, Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist.
* Peter Scott, 92, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).
* Jitka Svobodová, 81, Czech painter, sculptor and academic.
* Anyimchukwu Ude, 81, Nigerian politician, senator (2007–2011).
* Marko Zalaznik, 28, Slovenian footballer (Radomlje, Olimpija Ljubljana).

### 16

* Akwaboah Snr., Ghanaian singer-songwriter.
* Iñaki Alkiza, 89, Spanish politician and footballer (Hernani, Real Sociedad), mayor of San Sebastián (1979).
* Lynne Allsup, 74, American Olympic swimmer (1964).
* Rodrigo Barnes, 73, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders).
* Frédéric Bastien, 53, Canadian historian and journalist, cardiac arrest.
* Barry Dwolatzky, 71, South African software engineer.
* Mark Gietzen, 69, American anti-abortion and political activist, plane crash.
* Norm Green, 90, American long-distance runner.
* Marlene Hagge, 89, American Hall of Fame golfer, co-founder of the LPGA, complications from a fall.
* Ulf Högberg, 77, Swedish Olympic runner (1972, 1976).
* Ian Jarvie, 85, British-born Canadian philosopher.
* Uwe Kitzinger, 95, English economist and political adviser, heart attack.
* Dorothy Knowles, 96, Canadian visual artist.
* Richard Landis, 77, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and music executive.
* Sunday Mbang, 86, Nigerian Methodist prelate.
* Maria Mies, 92, German sociologist.
* Dame Patricia Morgan-Webb, 79, British educator and academic.
* Cyril Agodi Onwumechili, 91, Nigerian physicist and academic administrator (University of Ife), member of the Nigerian Academy of Science.
* Reiji Oyama, 96, Japanese pastor, founder of The Biblical Church.
* Pale Male, 32–33, American red-tailed hawk.
* Daniel Paul, 79, French politician, deputy (1997–2012).
* Bill Perkins, 74, American politician, member of the New York State Senate (2007–2017) and City Council (1998–2005, 2017–2021).
* P. K. R. Pillai, 92, Indian film producer (Chithram, Thathamme Poocha Poocha, Ezhu Muthal Onpathu Vare).
* Per Røntved, 74, Danish footballer (Brønshøj Boldklub, Werder Bremen, national team).
* Nelsinho Rosa, 85, Brazilian football player (Flamengo) and manager (Fluminense, Vasco da Gama).
* Inger Sandberg, 92, Swedish children's author (The Little Ghost Godfrey, Lilla Anna och Långa farbrorn).
* Nikolay Shaklein, 79, Russian politician, senator (2009–2011), governor of Kirov Oblast (2004–2009) and deputy prosecutor general (1991–1993).
* Andy Smart, 63, English comedian (The Comedy Store Players), actor and writer.
* Lester Sterling, 87, Jamaican saxophonist (The Skatalites, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires).
* Hari Shankar Tiwari, 89, Indian gangster and politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1985–2007), kidney failure.

### 17

* Ray Austin, 90, British stuntman (The Avengers) and director (Zorro, Magnum, P.I.).
* Livia Bitton-Jackson, 92, Czechoslovak-born American-Israeli author and Holocaust survivor.
* Creative Force, 5, Irish-bred British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the British Champions Sprint Stakes (2021).
* Alicia Dussán de Reichel, 102, Colombian anthropologist.
* David Gardner, 82, English cricketer (Wiltshire).
* Graham Gipson, 90, Australian sprinter, Olympic silver medalist (1956).
* "Superstar" Billy Graham, 79, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWWF), multiple organ failure.
* James Hartle, 83, American physicist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
* S. P. Hinduja, 87, Indian-born British businessman (Hinduja Group) and philanthropist, complications from Lewy body dementia.
* Dvora Kedar, 98, Israeli actress (Lemon Popsicle, Going Steady, Operation Thunderbolt).
* Liu Feng-shueh, 97, Taiwanese choreographer.
* Jean Madelain, 99, French politician, senator (1980–1998) and mayor of Fougères (1965–1971).
* Jovo Mišeljić, 55, Bosnian footballer (Radnički Niš, Aris Limassol, Leotar).
* Chiara Moretti, 67, Italian actress (Seeking Asylum).
* Johnny Morgan, 76, American politician, member of the Mississippi Senate (1983–1991), plane crash.
* Telésforo Pedraza Ortega, 77, Colombian diplomat and politician, deputy (2002–2004, 2005–2006, 2008–2018).
* Jean-Louis Pesch, 94, French cartoonist (Sylvain et Sylvette).
* Sir Brian Smith, 89, English physical chemist.
* Eddie Southern, 85, American hurdler, Olympic silver medallist (1956).
* Charles Stenholm, 84, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–2005).
* Marge Summit, 87, American LGBT rights activist.
* Kacper Tekieli, 38, Polish alpinist, avalanche.
* Jorrit Tornquist, 85, Austrian-Italian visual artist, color consultant, and theorist.
* Dinmukhammed Ulysbayev, 24, Kazakh road racing cyclist, heart failure.
* Algy Ward, 63, English heavy metal bassist (Tank, The Damned, The Saints).
* Norman Wood, 76, Scottish golfer.
* Lee Yoder, 92, American Olympic hurdler (1952).

### 18

* Helmut Berger, 78, Austrian actor (Ludwig, The Damned, The Godfather Part III).
* Albert Bregman, 86, Canadian psychologist and academic.
* Jim Brown, 87, American Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns), actor (The Dirty Dozen, Mars Attacks!), and civil rights activist.
* Rashid Buttar, 57, American physician and conspiracy theorist.
* Giuseppe Casale, 99, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Foggia-Bovino (1988–1999) and bishop of Vallo della Lucania (1974–1988).
* Marlene Clark, 85, American actress (Sanford and Son, Slaughter, The Beast Must Die) and model.
* Frank A. DeMarco, 102, Italian-born Canadian chemical engineer and academic administrator, co-founder of the University of Windsor.
* Jimmy Dimos, 84, American politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1976–1999).
* Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, 85, German conductor, choirmaster and composer.
* Roger C. Heath, 80, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1978–1984) and senate (1984–1992), complications from Parkinson's disease.
* Harald Jährling, 68, German rower, Olympic champion (1976, 1980).
* Rattan Lal Kataria, 71, Indian politician, MP (since 2014) and minister of state for social justice and empowerment (2019–2021), pneumonia.
* Hugh Maguire, 90, American actor (Cheers, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Doctor Sleep).
* Mao Jiangsen, 89, Chinese virologist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
* Buddy Melges, 93, American sailor, Olympic champion (1972).
* Hasanuddin Murad, 65, Indonesian politician, MP (1999–2007).
* Masatoshi Nei, 92, Japanese-born American evolutionary biologist.
* Dick Nourse, 83, American television news anchor (KSL-TV).
* Jan Olsson, 79, Swedish footballer (GAIS, VfB Stuttgart, national team).
* Mehmet Özyürek, 73, Turkish record holder, heart attack.
* Jasaral Quanyşälin, 74, Kazakh politician and journalist, member of the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan (1994–1995), stroke.
* Ray Wilkie, 98, Australian meteorologist and television weather presenter (Nine Network).
* Sam Zell, 81, American businessman.

### 19

* Lena Adler, 81, Swedish Olympic gymnast (1960).
* Sir Martin Amis, 73, British novelist (London Fields, Money, Time's Arrow), oesophageal cancer.
* Subomi Balogun, 89, Nigerian banker, founder of FCMB.
* Marion Berry, 80, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2011).
* Cyril Birch, 98, British-American sinologist and translator.
* Brian Booth, 89, Australian cricketer (New South Wales, national team) and Olympic field hockey player (1956).
* Pete Brown, 82, English poet, lyricist ("I Feel Free", "Sunshine of Your Love", "White Room") and singer, cancer.
* Augusto Góngora, 71, Chilean journalist (Televisión Nacional de Chile), subject of The Eternal Memory, complications from Alzheimer's Disease.
* Arturo Grávalos, 25, Spanish road racing cyclist, brain tumor.
* Kevin Ireland, 89, New Zealand poet, cancer.
* Dževad Karahasan, 70, Bosnian writer, essayist and philosopher.
* Gordon Keddie, 78, Scottish-born American pastor and theologian, prostate cancer.
* Tim Keller, 72, American pastor (Redeemer Presbyterian Church) and author (The Reason for God), pancreatic cancer.
* Winfield M. Kelly Jr., 87, American politician, secretary of state of Maryland (1987–1993).
* David Lambert, 89, British trade unionist, president of the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers (1982–1991).
* Ronald S. W. Lew, 81, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Central California (since 1987).
* Seán McCormack, 79, Irish Gaelic footballer (Meath).
* Véra Norman, 98, French actress (The Man from Jamaica, A Caprice of Darling Caroline, One Bullet Is Enough).
* Mirko Ramovš, 87, Slovenian ethnochoreologist.
* Bernhard Rohloff, 73, German bicycle engineer, founder of Rohloff, complications from Parkinson's disease.
* Andy Rourke, 59, English bassist (The Smiths), pancreatic cancer.
* Sir Derek Spencer, 87, British politician, solicitor general for England and Wales (1992–1997) and MP (1983–1987, 1992–1997).
* Ella Stack, 94, Australian politician, mayor (1975–1979) and lord mayor (1979–1980) of Darwin.
* Sergei Vorzhev, 73, Russian painter.

### 20

* Christian Aaron Boulogne, 60, French photographer, actor (The Inner Scar, The Secret Son, Nathalie...) and writer, drug overdose. (body discovered on this date)
* Mike Carey, 87, British sports presenter (BBC Radio Derby).
* Edna Child, 100, British Olympic diver (1948).
* Noel Clough, 86, Australian track and field athlete.
* Paul Desenne, 63, Venezuelan cellist and composer, heart attack.
* Marv Edwards, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs).
* Tony Eggleton, 91, Australian political operative, federal director of the Liberal Party (1975–1990).
* Benjamin Harjo Jr., 77, American painter.
* Rick Hummel, 77, American sportswriter (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) and author.
* Seigo Kitamura, 76, Japanese politician, MP (since 2000).
* Györgyi Lang, 66, Hungarian actress and singer.
* John Loveday, 74, New Zealand rugby union player (Manawatu, national team).
* Terry McDermott, 82, American speed skater, Olympic champion (1964).
* Edmond J. Muniz, 83, American politician, founder of Krewe of Endymion and mayor of Kenner, Louisiana (2006–2010).
* Sven Nyhus, 90, Norwegian folk musician.
* Valentin Petit, 32, French filmmaker, plane crash.
* Jim Powell, 74, British novelist.
* Sante Ranucci, 89, Italian racing cyclist.
* Tom Sawyer, 77, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–2003) and Ohio Senate (2007–2016), mayor of Akron (1984–1986).
* Brian Shul, 75, American Air Force major and aerial photographer.
* Doris Sikosana, 80–81, South African politician and anti-apartheid activist, MNA (2008–2009). (death announced on this date)
* Veno Taufer, 90, Slovenian poet, translator and playwright.
* Luis Walton, 73, Mexican politician, senator (2006–2012) and municipal president of Acapulco (2012–2015).
* Zohar Zisapel, 74, Israeli entrepreneur, co-founder of RAD Group, cancer.

### 21

* Alma Adamkienė, 96, Lithuanian philologist and philanthropist, first lady (1998–2003, 2004–2009), stroke.
* Ed Ames, 95, American singer ("My Cup Runneth Over", "Time, Time") and actor (Daniel Boone).
* Margaret Archer, 80, English sociologist.
* Antón Arrufat, 87, Cuban writer and poet, bronchopneumonia.
* C. Donald Bateman, 91, Canadian electrical engineer, inventor of the ground proximity warning system.
* David Brandt, 76, American farmer, traffic collision.
* Brad Crawford, 67, American football player.
* Chungkhokai Doungel, 82, Indian politician.
* Jonty Driver, 83, South African anti-apartheid activist.
* Sir Matthew Farrer, 93, British solicitor.
* C. Boyden Gray, 80, American lawyer and diplomat, White House counsel (1989–1993), ambassador to the EU (2006–2007) and special envoy for Eurasian energy (2008–2009), heart failure.
* Kathryn Jones Harrison, 99, American tribal leader.
* Leon Ichaso, 74, Cuban-American film director (El Super, Sugar Hill, El Cantante), heart attack.
* David M. Jennings, 74, American politician, member (1979–1987) and speaker (1985–1987) of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
* Tze Leung Lai, 77, American statistician.
* George Logan, 78, British actor, composer and screenwriter (Dear Ladies).
* Donald Macleod, 82, Scottish theologian.
* Valentyna Maslovska, 86, Ukrainian Olympic sprinter (1960).
* Claude Noel, 74, Trinidadian boxer, WBA world lightweight champion (1981).
* Lew Palter, 94, American actor (First Monday in October, Titanic, The Flying Nun) and acting teacher, lung cancer.
* Victoriano Sánchez Arminio, 80, Spanish football referee.
* Sam Slom, 81, American politician, member of the Hawaii Senate (1997–2017).
* Thotakura Somaraju, 68, Indian film music composer (Hello Brother), singer-songwriter and record producer.
* Dougie Squires, 91, English choreographer.
* Ray Stevenson, 58, Northern Irish actor (Rome, Thor, Punisher: War Zone).
* Jason Twist, 55, English pool player.

### 22

* Sarath Babu, 71, Indian actor (Nizhal Nijamagiradhu, Seethakoka Chilaka, Neerajanam), multiple organ failure.
* George E. Bemi, 96, Canadian architect.
* Vágner Benazzi, 68, Brazilian football player and manager (São José, Portuguesa, Nacional).
* Daniel Brooks, 64, Canadian theater director.
* Michael E. Dreher, 79, Swiss politician, MP (1987–1999).
* Patrick Edgeworth, 90, English screenwriter (BMX Bandits, Raw Deal, Ship to Shore).
* Antoni Flores Ardiaca, 60, Spanish engineer and politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (since 2021).
* Ildar Garifullin, 59, Russian Olympic Nordic combined skier (1984).
* Candace Introcaso, 69, American nun and academic administrator, president of La Roche University (since 2004).
* Ismail Kassim, 63, Malaysian politician, Perlis State MLA (2013–2022), MP (2008–2013) and senator (1999–2005), heart attack.
* Peggy Lee Leather, 64, American professional wrestler (WWF, NWA).
* Jeff Machado, 44, Brazilian journalist and actor, asphyxiated. (body discovered on this date)
* Ferus Mustafov, 72, Macedonian saxophonist.
* Chas Newby, 81, British bassist (The Beatles).
* Mosobalaje Oyawoye, 95, Nigerian geologist.
* George J. Pedersen, 87, American government contracting pioneer, co-founder of ManTech International.
* Erick Pohlhammer, 68, Chilean poet, complications from a stroke.
* Aditya Singh Rajput, 32, Indian actor (Cambala Investigation Agency).
* Kethu Viswanatha Reddy, 83, Indian writer.
* Elias Saba, 90, Lebanese politician and economist, minister of finance (1970–1972, 2004–2005) and defense (1970–1972).
* Wahid Satay, 93, Singaporean actor (Pontianak, Puteri Gunong Ledang, Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam), comedian and singer, complications from diabetes.
* Hugh Strachan, 84, Scottish footballer (Motherwell, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle).
* Wim Udenhout, 85, Surinamese politician, prime minister (1984–1986).
* Vaibhavi Upadhyay, 38, Indian actress, traffic collision.
* John A. Walker, 84, British art critic and historian. (death announced on this date)
* Zheng Zhenyao, 86, Chinese actress (Sparkling Red Star, My Memories of Old Beijing, Shanghai Story).

### 23

* Javier Álvarez, 67, Mexican composer.
* Andrew Burke, 78–79, Australian poet.
* Neil Dansie, 94, Australian cricketer (South Australia).
* Arno Dübel, 67, German unemployed person.
* John Dunning, 81, American author.
* Fusaichi Pegasus, 26, American Thoroughbred racehorse.
* Guan Xingya, 91, Chinese petroleum engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
* Jean Haudry, 88, French linguist.
* Redd Holt, 91, American jazz drummer (Ramsey Lewis Trio, Young-Holt Unlimited).
* Aida Khasanova, 39, Uzbek fencer and international fencing referee, complications from plastic surgery.
* Novak Kilibarda, 89, Montenegrin politician, professor and literary historian, deputy prime minister (1998–2000).
* Sergei Kulbach, 30, Ukrainian skater, suffocated.
* Jaromír Málek, 79, Czech Egyptologist.
* David Mitogo, 32, Equatorial Guinean footballer (national team). (body discovered on this date)
* Cotton Nash, 80, American basketball (Los Angeles Lakers, Kentucky Colonels) and baseball player (Chicago White Sox).
* Floyd Newman, 91, American saxophonist (The Mar-Keys, The Memphis Horns).
* Nitesh Pandey, 50, Indian actor (Om Shanti Om), heart attack.
* Sheldon Reynolds, 63, American guitarist (Sun, Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire).
* Pedro N. Rivera, 76, Puerto Rican brigadier general.
* Radullan Sahiron, Filipino Islamic militant. (death announced on this date)
* Alojz Tkáč, 89, Slovak Roman Catholic prelate, bishop (1990–1995) and archbishop (1995–2010) of Košice.
* Robert Zimmer, 75, American mathematician and academic administrator, president of the University of Chicago (2006–2021), brain cancer.

### 24

* Emerson Allsworth, 96, American lawyer and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1959–1966).
* Cotton Tree, c. 400, Sierra Leonean kapok tree, felled.
* Đặng Văn Thân, 90, Vietnamese politician.
* Hans-Peter Feldmann, 82, German visual artist.
* İlham Gencer, 97, Turkish pianist.
* David Grove, 87, American anthropologist and archaeologist.
* Jack Martin Händler, 75, Slovak conductor and violinist.
* Dano Heriban, 43, Slovak actor (The Man Who Stood in the Way), heart attack.
* Jerry Krause, 87, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Gonzaga Bulldogs, Eastern Washington Eagles), colon cancer.
* Bill Lee, 94, American jazz musician and film composer (She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing).
* George Maharis, 94, American actor (Route 66, Exodus) and singer ("Teach Me Tonight"), hepatitis.
* Norbaiti Isran Noor, 54, Indonesian politician, MP (2014–2015), brain cancer.
* Clare Nowland, 95, Australian aged care resident, complications from Tasering.
* Peter Oliphant, 72, American video game designer (Stonekeep, Lexi-Cross) and actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show).
* Ergun Öztuna, 85, Turkish footballer (Fenerbahçe, Bursaspor, national team).
* Dennis L. Riley, 77, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1980–1990).
* Adil Serdar Saçan, 60, Turkish police chief, lung cancer.
* Robert J. Shelley, 81, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1983–1990).
* Rolf Skår, 82, Norwegian computer engineer.
* Tina Turner, 83, American-born Swiss Hall of Fame singer ("River Deep – Mountain High", "What's Love Got to Do with It") and actress (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), eight-time Grammy winner.

### 25

* Robert William Bradford, 99, Canadian aviation artist.
* Glenn Farr, 77, American film editor (The Right Stuff, Commando, The Serpent and the Rainbow), Oscar winner (1984), brain tumor.
* Mac Gudgeon, 74, Australian screenwriter (The Delinquents, Wind, Last Ride).
* Riad Haidar, 71, Syrian-born Polish politician and physician, MP (since 2019).
* Frank Handlen, 106, American painter and sculptor.
* Jalna Hanmer, 91, British feminist.
* Ahmad Johar, 65, Kuwaiti actor, writer and television director.
* Ahmad Kamal, 85, Pakistani diplomat, permanent representative to the United Nations (1995–1999).
* Gary Kent, 89, American actor and stuntman (The Savage Seven, Psych-Out, Bubba Ho-Tep).
* Maciej Kujawski, 70, Polish actor (Na Wspólnej).
* Wolfgang Lakenmacher, 79, German Olympic handball player (1972).
* Karen Lumley, 59, British politician, MP (2010–2017).
* C. Steven McGann, 71, American diplomat.
* Joy McKean, 93, Australian country singer and songwriter ("Lights on the Hill", "The Biggest Disappointment"), cancer.
* Jens Jørn Mortensen, 96, Danish Olympic weightlifter (1952).
* Jean-Louis Murat, 71, French singer-songwriter.
* Ning Cai, 75, Chinese mathematician and electrical engineer.
* Alice Palmer, 83, American politician, member of the Illinois Senate (1991–1997).
* Denny Stolz, 89, American college football coach (Michigan State Spartans, Bowling Green Falcons, San Diego State Aztecs).

### 26

* J. J. Bittenbinder, 80, American police officer and television host (Tough Target).
* Aaron Brink, 48, American mixed martial artist and pornographic actor (Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody).
* French Chang-Him, 85, Seychellois Anglican clergyman, bishop of Seychelles (1979–2004), archbishop of the Indian Ocean (1984–1995).
* Roberto Cicciomessere, 76, Italian politician, MEP (1984–1989).
* Kay B. Cobb, 81, American jurist and politician, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi (1999–2007) and member of the Mississippi State Senate (1992–1996).
* Andrew Evans, 87, Australian Assemblies of God pastor and politician, member of the South Australian Legislative Council (2002–2008).
* Flemensfirth, 31, American-born British Thoroughbred racehorse, Prix Lupin winner (1995).
* Pedro González Ramos, 88, Puerto Rican doctor and educator.
* Nils Henriksson, 94, Finnish Olympic cyclist (1952).
* László Hódi, 88, Hungarian-Australian Olympic basketball player (1952, 1964).
* Micky Jagtiani, 70, Indian businessman, founder of Landmark Group.
* Mohammad Jamal, 84, Lebanese singer, composer and actor.
* Kalanisi, 27, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. (death announced on this date)
* Saul Kent, 83, American life extension activist, co-founder of Biomedical Research & Longevity Society.
* Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei, 37, Kenyan-born American long-distance runner, traffic collision.
* Sheldon Lavin, 89, American businessman.
* Jack Lee, 71, American songwriter ("Hanging on the Telephone", "Come Back and Stay") and musician (The Nerves), colon cancer.
* Lin Wenyue, 89, Taiwanese writer and translator.
* Meco, 83, American musician, arranger and producer ("Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band", Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk).
* Emily Morgan, 45, British journalist (ITV News), lung cancer.
* Govindray H. Nayak, 89, Indian writer and professor.
* Hans Palmer, 89, American economist.
* Igor Vasilyev, 57, Russian handball player, Olympic champion (1992).
* K. Vasu, 72, Indian film director (Pranam Khareedu, Aarani Mantalu, Thodu Dongalu), screenwriter and producer.
* Lawrence Williams, 76, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan).
* Reuben Wilson, 88, American jazz organist.

### 27

* Engin Ardıç, 71, Turkish journalist and columnist.
* Miroslav Belanský, 81, Slovak agronomist, minister of agriculture (1989–1990).
* Hans Bosse, 84, German anthropologist, sociologist, and social psychologist.
* Anita Cornwell, 99, American author and activist.
* Jayantha Dhanapala, 84, Sri Lankan diplomat, member of the constitutional council (2018–2020) and ambassador to the United States (1995–1997).
* Màrius Díaz, 89, Spanish politician, mayor of Badalona (1979–1983) and member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1984–1988).
* Uali Elamanov, 70, Kazakh military officer, commander of the Air Assault Forces (2001–2004).
* Lahouari Godih, 94, Algerian boxer and political activist.
* Seemin Jamali, 61, Pakistani physician, colon cancer.
* Ilya Kabakov, 89, Russian-American conceptual artist.
* Graham Knuttel, 69, Irish painter and sculptor.
* Héctor Lacognata, 60, Paraguayan diplomat and politician, minister of foreign affairs (2009–2011).
* Jan Mrvík, 84, Czech rower, Olympic bronze medallist (1964).
* Odette Nilès, 100, French Resistance militant.
* Tyrone O'Sullivan, 77, Welsh trade unionist (NUM).
* Robin Page, 80, English journalist, politician and television presenter (One Man and His Dog), pancreatic cancer.
* Mordechai Rechtman, 97, German-born Israeli bassoonist (Israel Philharmonic Orchestra), conductor and teacher (Tel Aviv University).
* Claudia Rosett, 67, American journalist (The Wall Street Journal).
* Modesto Sandoval, 82, Paraguayan footballer (Sportivo Luqueño, Deportivo Galicia, Estudiantes).
* Stephen Waddams, 80, English-born Canadian legal scholar.
* James G. Watt, 85, American politician, secretary of the interior (1981–1983).
* Whisnu Sakti Buana, 48, Indonesian politician, mayor of Surabaya (2021), heart attack.

### 28

* Kjell Aartun, 97, Norwegian theologian and linguist.
* Frédéric Barbier, 70, French historian.
* Isa Barzizza, 93, Italian actress (The Two Orphans, Bluebeard's Six Wives, It's Never Too Late).
* Ernest Bertrand Boland, 97, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Multan (1966–1984).
* Sir David Brewer, 83, British businessman and politician, lord mayor of London (2005–2006), lord-lieutenant of Greater London (2008–2015).
* George Cassidy, 86, Northern Irish jazz musician and music teacher.
* Choi Il-nam, 90, South Korean writer.
* Carlos Alberto Prates Correia, 81, Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter (Castelar e Nelson Dantas no País dos Generais).
* Jean-Claude Cros, 80, French rugby league footballer (national team).
* Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr., 91, American businessman and philanthropist.
* Antonio Gala, 92, Spanish poet, playwright and writer.
* Owen Gingerich, 93, American astronomer.
* Mike de la Hoz, 84, Cuban baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves).
* Matti Kilpiö, 83, Finnish philologist.
* Kim Seok-hun, 93, South Korean actor (Farewell to the Duman River, The Genealogy, General's Son).
* Milt Larsen, 92, American actor and magician, creator of the Magic Castle.
* Hein Schreuder, 71, Dutch economist and business executive (DSM).
* Sergey Sirotkin, 71, Russian politician, MP (2003–2008, 2011–2016).
* Mele Siuʻilikutapu, 75, Tongan royal and politician, first female MP (1975–1978).
* Alan Smith, 74, English physiotherapist.
* Karim Tizouiar, 60, Algerian Kabyle singer.
* Mike Young, 63, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), heart attack.
* Piet de Zoete, 79, Dutch footballer (ADO Den Haag, national team).
* Harald zur Hausen, 87, German virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (2008).

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* Thomas Buergenthal, 89, Czechoslovak-born American international lawyer and law school dean, judge of the International Court of Justice (2000–2010).
* Shaw Clifton, 77, Irish minister, general of the Salvation Army (2006–2011).
* Carroll Cooley, 87, American police detective.
* Michel Côté, 72, Canadian actor (Cruising Bar, Life After Love, C.R.A.Z.Y.), bone marrow disease.
* Raymond Dokpesi, 71, Nigerian media executive, founder of AIT, stroke.
* Victor Galeone, 87, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of St. Augustine (2001–2011).
* Pierre Gaudot, 95, French racing cyclist.
* Asad Gulzoda, 88, Tajik poet and linguist.
* Claes Insulander, 78, Swedish sailor and organist.
* Vítězslav Mácha, 75, Czech wrestler, Olympic champion (1972).
* Mirosława Masłowska, 79, Polish politician, MP (2005–2007).
* Bernadette Menu, 85, French Egyptologist.
* William O'Neil, 90, American businessman, stockbroker and writer.
* Teppo Rastio, 89, Finnish ice hockey (Lukko, Ilves) and football (national team) player.
* Peter Simonischek, 76, Austrian actor (Love and Fear, Toni Erdmann, Kursk).
* Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, 82, Finnish linguist.
* Jacob Turkel, 88, Israeli jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (1995–2005).
* Robin Wagner, 89, American set designer (The Producers, Jesus Christ Superstar, City of Angels), Tony winner (1978, 1990, 2001).
* Javier Yacuzzi, 43, Argentine footballer (Tigre, Arsenal de Sarandí, Club Tijuana), virus.

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* John Beasley, 79, American actor (Rudy, Everwood, The General's Daughter).
* Don Bonker, 86, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1989), gallbladder cancer.
* Peggy Brock, 75, Australian historian.
* Suresh Dhanorkar, 47, Indian politician, MP (since 2019) and Maharashtra MP (2014–2019), complications from kidney stones.
* Gershon Edelstein, 100, Soviet-born Israeli rabbi.
* Karl-Heinz Ferschl, 78, German footballer (1. FC Nürnberg, Hertha BSC).
* Fiorente, 15, Irish-bred Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the Melbourne Cup (2013) and Australian Cup (2014).
* Joe Gaines, 86, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros).
* Peter Harbison, 84, Irish archaeologist.
* Mike Hoban, 71, American football player (Chicago Bears).
* Jessie Maple, 76, American cinematographer and film director (Will, Twice as Nice).
* Lou Marcon, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Flyers, Pittsburgh Hornets).
* Bill McGovern, 60, American football coach (Boston College Eagles, New York Giants, UCLA Bruins), cancer.
* Eusebius McKaiser, 45, South African political analyst and journalist (Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times).
* Nice Nature, 35, Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse, Takamatsunomiya Kinen winner (1994).
* Raisa O'Farrill Bolanos, 51, Cuban volleyball player, Olympic champion (1992, 1996), cancer.
* Mina Pandey, 71, Nepali politician, MP (1991–1999, since 2018).
* Harvey Pitt, 78, American lawyer, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (2001–2003).
* Paolo Portoghesi, 91, Italian architect (Mosque of Rome).
* Peter Pouncey, 85, British-American author and classicist, president of Amherst College (1984–1994).
* Rite Of Passage, 19, British Thoroughbred racehorse. (death announced on this date)
* Gurdial Singh, 99, Indian mountaineer, complications from a broken hip.
* Michael Viney, 90, British-born Irish journalist (The Irish Times).
* Wan Zhexian, 95, Chinese mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
* Milka Zimková, 71, Slovak actress and screenwriter (She Grazed Horses on Concrete).

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* Agnes Abuom, 73, Kenyan Anglican theologian.
* Ama Ata Aidoo, 81, Ghanaian author, playwright (The Dilemma of a Ghost, Anowa), and politician, minister of education (1982–1983).
* Vellayani Arjunan, 90, Indian literary scholar.
* Andrew Bellucci, 59, American pizza chef, heart attack.
* Lewis M. Branscomb, 96, American physicist, director of the National Institute of Standards (1969–1972).
* Donald D. Brown, 91, American professor and developmental biologist.
* Sergio Calderón, 77, Mexican-born American actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Men in Black, The Ruins).
* Brian Chisholm, 85, Australian footballer (South Melbourne).
* Harry R. Clements, 94, American engineer and businessman.
* Edward Czernik, 82, Polish Olympic high jumper (1964).
* Patricia Dainton, 93, British actress (Dancing with Crime, The Passionate Stranger, Sixpenny Corner).
* Luca Di Fulvio, 66, Italian writer, actor and playwright, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
* Amitai Etzioni, 94, Israeli-American sociologist.
* Ramon Farolan, 88, Philippine general, commanding general of the Philippine Air Force (1988).
* Ved Kumari Ghai, 91, Indian Sanskrit scholar.
* Peter K. Machamer, 80, American philosopher and historian.
* Theodoros Pangalos, 84, Greek politician, deputy prime minister (2009–2012) and minister of foreign affairs (1996–1999).
* Vera Putina, 96, Georgian woman, claimed to be the mother of Vladimir Putin. (death announced on this date)
* Gene Rogers, 93, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1987–2003).
* Katakam Sudarshan, Indian communist militant, heart attack.
* Gabi Tolkowsky, 84, Belgian diamond cutter.
* Kurt Widmer, 82, Swiss baritone and voice teacher (City of Basel Music Academy).
* Stanley Wojcicki, 86, Polish-American physicist, heart failure.
* Viktor Zubarev, 62, Russian politician, MP (since 2007).