Deaths in September 2023

The following is a list of **deaths that should be noted in September 2023**. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Every entry must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

### 1

- Jimmy Buffett, 76, American singer (Coral Reefer Band) and songwriter ("Margaritaville", "Cheeseburger in Paradise").

### 2

- Morteza Poursamadi, 70, Iranian cinematographer (_Gilaneh_, _Hush! Girls Don't Scream_, _Intoxicated by Love_).

### 3

- Heath Streak, 49, Zimbabwean cricketer (Matabeleland, Ahmedabad Rockets, national team), liver cancer.

### 4

- Steve Harwell, 56, American singer (Smash Mouth), liver failure.
- Peter Lashley, 86, Barbadian cricketer (West Indies, national team).
- Gary Wright, 80, American singer-songwriter ("Dream Weaver", "Love Is Alive") and musician (Spooky Tooth), Lewy body dementia.

### 5

- Joe Fagin, 83, British singer ("Breakin' Away / That's Livin' Alright"). (death announced on this date)
- Bruce Guthro, 62, Canadian singer-songwriter ("Walk This Road", "Falling") and musician (Runrig).

### 6

- Giuliano Montaldo, 93, Italian film director (_Tiro al piccione_, _Sacco & Vanzetti_, _Giordano Bruno_), screenwriter and actor.

### 7

- John Cairney, 93, Scottish actor (_A Night to Remember_, _Cleopatra_, _Jason and the Argonauts_), author and painter.
- Wayne Greenstreet, 74, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington, Central Districts).

### 8

- Tunku Ampuan Najihah, 100, Malaysian royal, Raja Permaisuri Agong (1994– 1999).
- Whitey Von Nieda, 101, American basketball player

### 9

- Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 95, South African politician and Zulu prince, minister of home affairs (1994–2004), MP (since 1994) and chief minister of KwaZulu (1977–1994).

### 10

- Robert S. Bennett, 84, American attorney (Clinton–Lewinsky scandal), kidney failure.

### 11

- Martin Hámor, 80, Slovak Olympic archer (1992).
- Subaschandra Nemwang, 70, Nepalese politician, chairman of the constituent assembly (2008–2015).

### 12

- Jean Boht, 91, English actress (_Bread_).
- Román Chalbaud, 91, Venezuelan film director (_Adolescence of Cain_, _El Pez que Fuma_, _Carmen, la que contaba 16 años_).
- Dominique Colonna, 95, French football player (Reims, national team) and manager (Cameroon national team).

### 13

- Sohanur Rahman Sohan, Bangladeshi film director (_Keyamat Theke Keyamat_, _Ananta Bhalobasha_, _Se Amar Mon Kereche_), stroke.
- Pepe Soriano, 93, Argentine actor (_Rebellion in Patagonia_, _Grandma_, _Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación_).
- Teng Rujun, 76, Chinese actor (_Red Sorghum_, _Postmen in the Mountains_).
- Roger Whittaker, 87, British folk singer ("Durham Town (The Leavin')", "New World in the Morning" and "The Last Farewell").

### 14

- Roy Roper, 100, New Zealand rugby union player (Taranaki, national team).

### 15

- Tony Kreft, 78, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, national team).
- Paul Woseen, 56, Australian musician (The Screaming Jets) and songwriter ("Helping Hand").

### 16

- Dagmar R. Henney, 94, German-born American mathematician

### 17

- Aleksandr Khvan, 65, Russian film director (_Dyuba-Dyuba_, _It Is Easy to Die_, _Carmen_) and actor.

### 18

- Byun Hee-bong, 81, South Korean actor (_Barking Dogs Never Bite_, _The Host_, _Okja_), pancreatic cancer.

### 20

- Katherine Anderson, 79, American singer (The Marvelettes).

### 21

- Odilon Polleunis, 80, Belgian footballer (S.T.V.V., R.W.D. Molenbeek, national team), heart failure.

### 22

- Américo Lopes, 90, Portuguese footballer (Porto, Boavista, national team).
- Cristina Morán, 93, Uruguayan actress (_Anina_, _Alelí_), television presenter and journalist.
- Sir Patu Hohepa, 87, New Zealand Māori language academic.
- Peter Horton, 82, Austrian guitarist, composer and singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1967). (death announced on this date)
- Giorgio Napolitano, 98, Italian politician, president (2006–2015), minister of the interior (1996–1998) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1992–1994).

### 23

- Terry Kirkman, 83, American musician (The Association) and songwriter ("Cherish", "Everything That Touches You").

### 24

- Ray Reynolds, 87, Australian cricketer (Queensland).

### 25

- David McCallum, 90, Scottish actor (_The Man from U.N.C.L.E._, _The Great Escape_, _NCIS_) and musician.

### 26

- Jayantha Paranathala, 72, Sri Lankan cricketer (Burgher Recreation Club, national team) and police officer.
- Brooks Robinson, 86, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), World Series champion (1966, 1970).

### 27

- Jim Forrest, 79, Scottish footballer (Rangers, Aberdeen, national team).
- Sir Michael Gambon, 82, Irish-English actor (_Harry Potter_, _Gosford Park_, _The King's Speech_), pneumonia.
- Catherine Lachens}, 78, French actress (_Je suis timide mais je me soigne_, _The Medic_, _Bright Days Ahead_).

### 29

- Neville Harper, 97, Australian politician, Queensland MLA (1980–1992).

### 30

- Vitali Konyayev, 86, Russian actor (_Silence_, _Clear Skies_, _The Last Day_).

## Other websites

- _The Guardian_, UK obituaries
- _The Telegraph_ obituaries
- Obituaries, _Chicago Tribune_
- Obituaries, _Los Angeles Times_
- _The New York Times_, US obituaries
- _The Washington Post_ obituaries
- _The Sydney Morning Herald_, Australian obituaries