Deaths in January 2025

The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in January 2025. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by their last name, or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are also noted here, if worth noting.

## Criteria

Every entry is backed by a source. Proper citations are used and no bare URLs so as to prevent link rot. The following are the requirements for adding a name to the list in its order: Name, age, origin, what the person is known for and his or her cause of death – if known – and a source for verification.

### 31

- Buster Farrer, 88, South African cricketer (Border, national team), tennis player and field hockey player.
- Táňa Radeva, 67, Slovak actress (_Bathory_, _Lóve_, _Dubček_).
- Kärt Tomingas, 57, Estonian actress (_Those Old Love Letters_, _Zero Point_), singer and educator.

### 30

- Sir Julius Chan, 85, Papua New Guinean politician, prime minister (1980–1982, 1994–1997, 1997).
- Marianne Faithfull, 78, English singer ("As Tears Go By"), songwriter ("Broken English") and actress (_The Girl on a Motorcycle_).

### 28

- Horst Janson, 89, German actor (_The Buddenbrooks_, _Das Riesenrad_, _Murphy's War_), complications from a stroke. (death announced on this date)

### 27

- Alma Rosa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (_The Stronger Sex_, _Nosotras las taquígrafas_, _The Border Man_).
- Yoon Dae-sung, 85, South Korean playwright and screenwriter (_All That Falls Has Wings_, _Black Republic_).

### 26

- Shafi, 56, Indian film director (_One Man Show_, _Kalyanaraman_, _Pulival Kalyanam_), complications from a stroke.
- Igor Yankovsky, 73, Russian actor (_Investigation Led by Experts_, _The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person_, _Charlotte's Necklace_), cirrhosis.

### 25

- Dražen Dalipagić, 73, Serbian Hall of Fame basketball player (Partizan, Carrera Venezia) and coach (Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia), Olympic champion (1980).
- Ole Neumann, 77, Danish actor (_Father of Four_, _The Heir to Næsbygaard_, _Father of Four on Bornholm_).
- Gloria Romero, 91, Filipino actress (_Ilocana Maiden_, _Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story)_, _Condemned_).

### 24

- Unk, 42, American rapper ("Walk It Out", "2 Step", "Show Out").

### 22

- Nicholas Eadie, 67, Australian actor (_Vietnam_, _The Man from Snowy River II_, _Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer_, _Cop Shop_).
- Wim van Elk, 87, Dutch politician.

### 21

- Mauricio Funes, 65, Salvadoran politician and convicted criminal, president (2009–2014).
- Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian Hall of Fame musician (The Band) and keyboardist ("Chest Fever").

### 20

- Bertrand Blier, 85, French film director (_Get Out Your Handkerchiefs_, _Beau Pere_, _Buffet froid_).
- Luc Cauwenberghs, 72, Belgian visual artist.
- Bob Kuban, 84, American bandleader and musician ("The Cheater"), stroke.
- Harald Paalgard, 74, Norwegian cinematographer (_Orion's Belt_, _Dreamplay_, _The Woman That Dreamed About a Man_).
- John Sykes, 65, English guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), cancer. (death announced on this date)

### 19

- Jan Mijnsbergen, 86, Dutch politician.
- Mijndert Ververs, 91, Dutch businessman.

### 18

- Raymond Goossens, 93, Belgian politician.
- Jan Oudenaarden, 81, Dutch writer, historian and columnist.

- Ze'ev Revach, 84, Israeli actor (_Charlie Ve'hetzi_, _Hagiga B'Snuker_, _The Farewell Party_) and comedian.

### 17

- Denis Law, 84, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Huddersfield Town, national team), Alzheimer's disease.
- Russell Marshall, 88, New Zealand politician, MP (1972–1990), minister of foreign affairs (1987–1990) and education (1984–1987).

### 16

- David Lynch, 78, American television and film director (_Twin Peaks_, _Blue Velvet_, _Mulholland Drive_), visual artist and musician. (death announced on this date)
- Dame Joan Plowright, 95, English actress (_Enchanted April_, _A Taste of Honey_, _101 Dalmatians_), Tony winner (1961).
- Bob Uecker, 90, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers), and actor (_Mr. Belvedere_), lung cancer.
- Shoji Ueda, 87, Japanese cinematographer (_Ran_, _Dreams_, _After the Rain_), heart attack.

### 15

- Anna Maria Ackermann, 92, Italian actress (_Le inchieste del commissario Maigret_, _The Skin_, _'O Re_).
- Christopher Benjamin, 90, English actor (_Doctor Who_, _Judge John Deed_, _The Plague Dogs_).
- Diane Langton, 77, English actress (_Hollyoaks_, _Only Fools and Horses_, _EastEnders_).
- Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer ("No Charge", "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You", "Angel of the Morning") and songwriter.
- Willy Neven, 76, Belgian politician, mayor of Halen (1983–1986; 1995–2012).
- Linda Nolan, 65, Irish singer, actress and television personality (The Nolans), double pneumonia.
- Rosny Smarth, 84, Haitian politician, prime minister (1996–1997).
- Jeannot Szwarc, 85, French film director (_Jaws 2_, _Supergirl_, _Santa Claus: The Movie_).
- Sarigama Viji, 76, Indian actor (_Beluvalada Madilalli_, _Mana Mecchida Sose_, _Yamalokadalli Veerappan_).

### 14

- Marcel van den Dop, 70, Dutch artist.
- Jack Kooistra, 94, Dutch journalist and Nazi hunter.
- Tony Slattery, 65, British actor (_The Crying Game_, _Peter's Friends_), comedian and television personality (_Whose Line Is It Anyway?_), heart attack.
- Gerard van den Tweel, 80, Dutch businessman, bile duct cancer.

### 13

- Jean Penders, 85, Dutch politician, member of the European Parliament (1979–1994).

### 12

- Claude Jarman Jr., 90, American actor (_The Yearling_, _Rio Grande_).
- Kim Yaroshevskaya, 101, Russian-born Canadian actress (_Fanfreluche_, _Passe-Partout_, _Home Fires_).
- Anton Vernooij, 84, Dutch priest, composer and full professor.

### 11

- Barbara Rylska, 88, Polish actress.

### 10

- Cees Bakker, 85, Dutch politician.
- Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, 60, Russian actress (_Queen Margot_, _The Irony of Fate 2_, _Guys from Mars_), complications from cancer and heart failure.
- Sam Moore, 89, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave), complications from surgery.
- Theo Rongen, 81, Dutch music director and politician, mayor of Thorn (1997-2011).
- Bram Van Paesschen, 45, Belgian movie director (_Empire of Dust_).

### 9

- Harlind Libbrecht, 65, Belgian musician (Kadril) and academic. (death announced on this date)
- Jorge Luis Sánchez, 64, Cuban film director (_El Benny_, _Buscando a Casal_).
- Marc Michetz, 73, Belgian comics artist.
- Otto Schenk, 94, Austrian actor (_Dunja_, _Always Trouble with the Reverend_), film (_Die Fledermaus_) and theatre director.

### 8

- Pritish Nandy, 73, Indian poet, film producer (_Bollywood Calling_, _The Mystic Masseur_), and politician, MP (1998–2004), cardiac arrest.

### 7

- Jaap Dijkstra, 81, Dutch politician.
- Jean-Marie Le Pen, 96, French politician, deputy (1956–1962, 1986–1988) and MEP (1984–2019), founder of National Front.
- Mirosława Marcheluk, 85, Polish actress (_Hero of the Year_, _Magnat_).
- Walter Martos, 67, Peruvian military officer and politician, prime minister (2020) and minister of defence (2019–2020).
- Hans Prakke, 75, Dutch journalist.
- Pim Vermeulen, 77, Dutch politician.
- Peter Yarrow, 86, American singer (Peter, Paul and Mary, "Leaving on a Jet Plane") and songwriter ("Puff, the Magic Dragon"), bladder cancer.

### 6

- Henny Eman, 76, Aruban politician, prime minister (1986–1989, 1994–2001).

### 5

- René Bliki, 98, Belgian resistance member, war volunteer and sport cyclist.
- Bobby Matitahatiwen, 65, Dutch futsal player (national team).
- Prabir Mitra, 83, Bangladeshi actor (_Titash Ekti Nadir Naam_, _Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo_, _Buk Fatey To Mukh Foteyna_).
- Henri Willy Pleket, 94, Dutch historian, epigrapher and university professor.
- Costas Simitis, 88, Greek politician, prime minister (1996–2004), and MP (1985–2009).

### 4

- José Luis Beltrán, 69, Spanish basketball player (CB Estudiantes, national team).
- Jules D'Oultremont, 77, Belgian politician, mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren (2001-2003). (death announced on this date)
- Emilio Echevarría, 80, Mexican actor (_Amores perros_, _Die Another Day_, _The Alamo_).
- Nicolaas Klei, 63, Dutch wine critic.
- Anjana Sultana, 59, Bangladeshi actress (_Parineeta_, _Ashikkhito_), lung infection.

### 3

- Jeff Baena, 47, American film director and screenwriter (_The Little Hours_, _Horse Girl_, _Spin Me Round_), suicide.
- André De Maerteleire, 80, Belgian cyclist.
- Shigemi Fukahori, 93, Japanese peace activist.
- Guus Luijters, 81, Dutch writer and journalist.
- Mauro Morandi, 89, Italian island hermit (Budelli).
- Jos Plas, 94, Belgian cyclist.
- Dame Tariana Turia, 80, New Zealand politician, MP (1996–2014) and minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector (2003–2004, 2008–2011), stroke.
- Brenton Wood, 83, American singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign").

### 2

- Jytte Abildstrøm, 90, Danish actress (_Helle for Helene_, _Don Olsen kommer til byen_, _The Adventures of Picasso_), kidney disease.
- Pieter Hofstra, 78, Dutch politician, MP (1994-2006) and Senator (2007-2011).

### 1

- Meine Breemhaar, 64, Dutch businessman and sports official, president of PEC Zwolle (2020-2025).
- Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer, composer and actor (_Story of a Poor Young Man_, _Cómo te extraño_).
- Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian musician and film composer (_The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh_, _Johnny Yuma_, _Clint the Stranger_).
- Wayne Osmond, 73, American singer (The Osmonds) and songwriter ("Crazy Horses", "Let Me In"), stroke.
- Vittorio Pomilio, 93, Italian basketball player (Stella Azzurra Roma, national team).