Deaths in 2025

The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in the year 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 they are 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, his or her cause of death – if known – and a source for verification.

December
31
Candy Raymond, 75, Australian actress (Don's Party, The Plumber, Money Movers).Vale: Candy Raymond (death announced on this date)

30
Khaleda Zia, 80, Bangladeshi politician, prime minister (1991–1996, 2001–2006), first lady (1977–1981), and three-time MP.Begum Khaleda Zia passes away
Albert Hall, 88, American actor.
Bobby Joe Conrad, 90, American football player.
Willy Claes, 87, Belgian conductor and politician, 8th Secretary General of NATO.

29

28
Brigitte Bardot, French actress,91
Pablo Moret, 92, Argentine actor (Responsibility, The Bitter Stems, El Asalto).Un adiós al actor Pablo Moret
Hugh Morris, 62, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan, England national team).Ex-England and Glamorgan batter and ECB boss Morris dies (death announced on this date)

27
Allwell Ademola, 43, Nigerian actress (Tiwa's Baggage, My Mirror), screenwriter and film director.Allwell Ademola, an actress from Nollywood, passes away at 43
Daoud Abdel Sayed, 79, Egyptian film director (The Kit Kat, Land of Dreams, Messages from the Sea) and screenwriter.وفاة المخرج المصري داوود عبدالسيد بعد صراع مع المرض 
Garrick Tremain, 84, New Zealand cartoonist.‘Unafraid’ cartoonist dies aged 84

26
Perry Bamonte, 65, English Hall of Fame rock musician (The Cure, Love Amongst Ruin).Perry Archangelo Bamonte 1960-2025 (death announced on this date)
Bahram Beyzai, 87, Iranian film director (Ballad of Tara, Bashu, the Little Stranger) and playwright (Memoirs of the Actor in a Supporting Role).Legendary Iranian playwright and filmmaker Bahram Beyzaie dies at 87
Don Bryant, 83, American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter ("I Can't Stand the Rain").Don Bryant, soul great who co-wrote 'I Can’t Stand the Rain,' has died

25
Vera Alentova, 83, Russian actress (Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, Shirli-myrli, The Envy of Gods).Умерла актриса Вера Алентова 
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, 76, Iranian actress (Please Do Not Disturb, Life and a Day, Killer Spider), complications from a stroke.شیرین یزدان‌بخش درگذشت + عکس 

24
Mohammad Bakri, 72, Palestinian film director (Jenin, Jenin) and actor (Haifa, The Lark Farm), heart disease.Mohammad Bakri, director of 'Jenin, Jenin' passes away

23
Katie Allen, 59, Australian politician, MP (2019–2022), cholangiocarcinoma.Former federal MP Katie Allen dies aged 59
Sathischandra Edirisinghe, 84, Sri Lankan actor (Christhu Charithaya, Dorakada Marawa, Suhada Koka).Veteran actor Sathischandra Edirisinghe passes away

22
Uwe Kockisch, 81, German actor (Our Short Life, Treffen in Travers, Ruby Red).Schauspieler Uwe Kockisch gestorben 
Chris Rea, 74, English singer-songwriter ("Fool (If You Think It's Over)", "Driving Home for Christmas", "The Road to Hell").Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea dies at 74

21
Asanali Ashimov, 88, Kazakh actor (The Throw, or Everything Started on Saturday), film director and screenwriter.Умер актер Асанали Ашимов 

20
Celso Bugallo, 78, Spanish actor (Mondays in the Sun, The Sea Inside, Salvador).Muere a los 78 años el actor Celso Bugallo, premio Goya por ‘Mar adentro’ 
Anatoly Lobotsky, 66, Russian actor (The Envy of Gods, Mata Hari, AK-47), cancer.Актер Анатолий Лобоцкий умер от рака 

19
Lorraine Cheshire, 65, English actress (Trollied, Ackley Bridge, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus).Lorraine Cheshire dead: Waterloo Road star dies aged 65 as devastated co-star pays tribute
Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, 90, Russian astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist.
Bobby Joe Conrad, 90, American football player.
Willy Claes, 87, Belgian conductor and politician, 8th Secretary General of NATO.
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, 88, Latvian psychologist and politician, President of Latvia.
Bob Arum, 94, American boxing promoter, founded Top Rank.

18
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, 75, Angolan politician, prime minister (2002–2008), vice president (2010–2012) and president of the national assembly (2008–2010, 2012–2022). Morreu Piedade dos Santos, ex-vice presidente de Angola 

17
Peter Arnett, 91, journalist, prostate cancer
William Rush, 31, British actor (Waterloo Road, Grange Hill, Coronation Street).Waterloo Road actor William Rush dies aged 31

16
Gil Gerard, 82, American actor (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Airport '77, The Doctors), cancer.Gil Gerard, Star of ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,’ Dies at 82

15
Somachandra de Silva, 83, Sri Lanka cricketer.Former Sri Lanka leg-spinner and ex-SLC chairman D.S. de Silva passes away at 83

14
Carl Carlton, 72, American singer ("Everlasting Love", "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)") and songwriter.“Everlasting Love” and “Bad Mama Jama” singer Carl Carlton dies at 72
Rob Reiner, 78, American actor (All in the Family) and film director (This Is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally...), Emmy winner (1974, 1978), stabbed.Rob Reiner, All in the Family Star and When Harry Met Sally... Director Dies at 78, Along with Wife in Apparent Homicide

13
Héctor Alterio, 96, Argentine actor (The Official Story, Flesh and Blood, Son of the Bride).Murió el querido actor argentino Héctor Alterio 

12
Stanley Baxter, 99, Scottish actor (Crooks Anonymous, Very Important Person) and comedian (The Stanley Baxter Show).Scottish actor and comedian Stanley Baxter dead aged 99 
Arthur Cohn, 98, Swiss film producer (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Black and White in Color, One Day in September).Arthur Cohn ist im Alter von 98 Jahren verstorben 

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10
Kim Ji-mee, 85, South Korean actress (Cruel Youth, Wang-geon, the Great, Kilsodeum), complications from shingles. Kim Ji-mee, prolific Korean screen star, dies at 85
Efraín Goldenberg, 95, Peruvian politician, prime minister (1994–1995), minister of economy (1999–2000) and foreign affairs (1993–1995).Keiko Fujimori pide el archivo del Caso Cocteles y fiscalía cuestiona la sentencia del TC ¿Cuáles fueron los argumentos que definirán el proceso? 

9
Béatrice Picard, 96, Canadian actress (Once Upon a Time in the East, The Outlander, My Aunt Aline).Béatrice Picard est décédée à 96 ans 

8
Eila Roine, 94, Finnish actress (The Big Freeze, Trench Road, Skavabölen pojat).Näyttelijä Eila Roine on kuollut 
Yun Il-bong, 91, South Korean actor (Suddenly at Midnight, Oyster Village, Aimless Bullet). 로맨스물' 주역 원로배우 윤일봉 별세…엄태웅 장인상(종합) 

7
Viacheslav Kryshtofovych, 78, Ukrainian film director (Adam's Rib, A Friend of the Deceased), screenwriter and actor.Умер украинский кинорежиссер Вячеслав Криштофович  (death announced on this date)
Frans Weisz, 87, Dutch film director (The Burglar, A Gangstergirl, Red Sien), complications from Alzheimer's disease.Filmregisseur Frans Weisz (87) overleden 

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5

 Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect, 96, heart failure.

4
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, 75, American actor (Licence to Kill, Mortal Kombat, The Man in the High Castle), stroke.Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75

3
Steve Cropper, 84, American Hall of Fame guitarist (Booker T. & the M.G.'s), songwriter ("In the Midnight Hour") and record producer ("(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay").Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84

2
Essau Kanyenda, 43, Malawian footballer (FC Rostov, Polokwane City, national team), liver cancer.Former Polokwane City striker Kanyenda dies
Billy Nichols, 85, American musician and songwriter ("Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)", "Without Your Love").Influential soul music giant Billy Nichols dies at 85 (death announced on this date)

1
Robin Smith, 62, South African-born English cricketer (Natal, Hampshire, England national team).England's unsung Test wall Robin Smith passes away unexpectedly at 62 in Perth

Previous months

 Deaths in January 2025
 Deaths in February 2025
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 Deaths in June 2025
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 Deaths in August 2025
 Deaths in September 2025
 Deaths in October 2025
 Deaths in November 2025

References

Other websites
The Guardian (UK) obituaries
The Telegraph (UK) obituaries
Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
The New York Times, obituaries
The Washington Post obituaries
The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) obituaries

2025 deaths