Deaths in July 2025

The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in July 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.

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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.

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Adriana Asti, 94, Italian actress (Rocco and His Brothers, A Brief Vacation, The Inheritance).E' morta Adriana Asti, l'attrice che cercava un altro mondo  
Seán Rocks, 64, Irish broadcaster and actor (Dear Sarah, Go Now).Broadcaster and actor Seán Rocks dies aged 63
 Robert Wilson, 83https://robertwilson.com/news/2025/7/31/in-memoriam-robert-wilson

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David Argue, 65, Australian actor (Razorback, Hercules Returns, Gallipoli).Vale David Argue, veteran actor
Lotfy Labib, 77, Egyptian actor (The Embassy in the Building, Keda Reda, Assal Eswed).Egyptian artist Lotfi Labib dies at 77

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Alon Abutbul, 60, Israeli actor (Love at Second Sight, The Dark Knight Rises, London Has Fallen).Leading Israeli actor Alon Abutbul dies aged 60
Lena Cronqvist, 86, Swedish painter, sculptorhttps://snl.no/Lena_Cronqvist. SNL.no. Retrieved 2025-08-02
Paul Mario Day, 69, English singer (Iron Maiden), cancer.Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Mario Day dead at 69 (death announced on this date)
Sir Michael Hill, 86, New Zealand jeweller and entrepreneur.“More than a jeweller”: Sir Michael Hill passes away

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Ryne Sandberg, 65, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Chicago Cubs) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies), prostate cancer.Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg has died after battling cancer

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Henry Hu, 105, Hong Kong academic administrator and politician, founder of HKSYU, MLC (1976–1983) and MUC (1965–1981).Henry Hu, co-founder of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, dies at 105

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Jean-Pol Dubois, French actor (A Captain's Honor, Vidocq, Fanfan la Tulipe).La mort de Jean-Pol Dubois 
Tom Lehrer, 97, American singer-songwriter ("The Elements", "The Old Dope Peddler", "The Vatican Rag"), satirist, and mathematician.Tom Lehrer, Influential Satirist Whose Topical Songs Poked and Prodded America in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97

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Hulk Hogan, 71, cardiac arrest
Jules Walter, 96, Antiguan actor (The Wild Geese, A View to a Kill, Doctor Who).Jules Walter obituary (death announced on this date)

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George Kooymans, 77, Dutch musician (Golden Earring) and songwriter ("Twilight Zone", "Radar Love"), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.George Kooymans, guitarist of Dutch rock band Golden Earring, dies at 77
Tony Peers, 78, British actor (Emmerdale, Coronation Street, L.A. Without a Map).ITV Coronation Street star dies aged 78 with his company making the announcement
Henri Szeps, 81, Swiss-born Australian actor (Mother and Son, Palace of Dreams, Run Rebecca, Run).Australian TV actor Henri Szeps dies aged 81

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Emily Cranz, 82, American-born Mexican actress (La cigüeña distraída, Canta mi corazón, Farewell to Marriage) and singer.Otra vez luto en el Rock mexicano, falleció Emily Cranz 
Chuck Mangione, 84, American flugelhornist, composer ("Feels So Good") and actor (King of the Hill), Grammy winner (1977, 1979).Chuck Mangione, jazz icon known for "Feels So Good," dies at 84
Ozzy Osbourne, 76, English Hall of Fame musician (Black Sabbath), songwriter ("Paranoid") and television personality (The Osbournes).Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath Singer and Heavy Metal Pioneer, Dead at 76

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Des van Jaarsveldt, 96, Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player (national team, Rhodesia national team).Oldest living Springbok dies at 96
Tatyana Yegorova, 81, Russian actress (Office Romance, Time of Desires, Armavir), writer and journalist.Актриса Татьяна Егорова умерла после продолжительной болезни 

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Chandra Barot, 86, Indian film director (Don), pulmonary fibrosis.Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, director of Amitabh Bachchan's ‘Don’, passes away at 86
Tom Troupe, 97, American actor (Kelly's Heroes, My Own Private Idaho, The Devil's Brigade).Tom Troupe, Stage and Screen Actor Who Appeared in ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Cagney & Lacey,’ Dies at 97
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 54, American actor (The Cosby Show, Malcolm & Eddie, The Resident) and musician, Grammy Award winner (2015), drowned.Malcolm-Jamal Warner, former 'Cosby Show' star, dead at 54

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Josip Pejaković, 78, Bosnian actor (Silent Gunpowder) and writer (Novi Plamen).Legendary BiH Actor and Writer Josip Pejakovic Passes Away

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Pasty Harris, 81, English cricketer (Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Wellington).Mike 'Patsy' Harris: 1944–2025 (death announced on this date)
Homayun, 88, Iranian actor (Topoli, Soltane Ghalbha).محمدعلی تبریزیان، بازیگر ایرانیِ معروف به «همایون»، درگذشت 
Velu Prabhakaran, 68, Indian film director (Adhisaya Manithan, Rajali, Puratchikkaaran).Tamil filmmaker-cinematographer Velu Prabhakaran passes away
Harry Standjofski, 66, Canadian actor (Pieces of a Woman, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Aviator).1959-2025: Le comédien Harry Standjofski s'est éteint 

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Alan Bergman, 99, American songwriter ("The Way We Were", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers").Lyricist Alan Bergman, Known for ‘The Way We Were’ & ‘Maude’ Theme, Dead at 99
Berit Frodi, 99, Swedish actress (The Koster Waltz).Berit Marianne Frodi 
Joanna Kołaczkowska, 59, Polish actress.Joanna Kołaczkowska nie żyje 
Don McIntosh, 94, New Zealand rugby union player.Former All Blacks flanker Don McIntosh dies, aged 94 
Felix Baumgartner,56, skydiving/basejumping accident.

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Connie Francis, 87, American pop singer ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Pretty Little Baby", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own").Connie Francis, 'Who's Sorry Now?' and 'Pretty Little Baby' Singer, Dies at 87
Taylor Wong, 75, Hong Kong film director (Behind the Yellow Line, The Truth, The Three Swordsmen), throat cancer.Hong Kong film director Taylor Wong passes away at 75

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Dheeraj Kumar, 80, Indian actor (Sargam, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Beharoopia), and television producer and director, pneumonia.Veteran actor and filmmaker Dheeraj Kumar passes away at 79

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Alexander Mitta, 92, Russian film director (Shine, Shine, My Star, How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor, Air Crew), screenwriter and actor, complications from a stroke.Умер режиссер Александр Митта 
Yuri Moroz, 68, Russian film director (The Witches Cave, Black Square), actor (Visit to Minotaur) and producer.Умер актер и режиссер Юрий Мороз 

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Muhammadu Buhari, 82, Nigerian military officer and politician, military head of state (1983–1985), president (2015–2023), and governor of Borno State (1975–1976).Former Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82
Dave Cousins, 85, English musician (Strawbs) and songwriter ("Lay Down", "Shine on Silver Sun").Strawbs founder, singer and guitarist Dave Cousins has died, aged 85
Jörgen Liik, 35, Estonian actor (November, Kättemaksukontor, Tuulepealne maa).Lahkunud on näitleja Jörgen Liik 

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Sylvi Graham, 73, Norwegian politician, MP (2009–2017).Tidligere stortingspolitiker i Høyre, Sylvi Graham, er død  (death announced on this date)
Mario Mactas, 80, Argentine journalist and writer.Murió Mario Mactas, el periodista tenía 80 años 
Rudolf van den Berg, 76, Dutch film director (Evenings, Tirza, A Real Vermeer) and screenwriter, cardiac arrest.Rudolf van den Berg overleden: filmregisseur (76)  

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Balaram Gharti Magar, 87, Nepali politician, MP (1994–1999).Former minister Balaram Gharti Magar passes away

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Bun Hay Mean, 43, French comedian and actor (Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom), fall.Bun Hay Mean: Jamel Comedy Club comedian dies aged 43

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Ioana Bulcă, 89, Romanian actress (The Mill of Good Luck, A Woman for a Season, Then I Sentenced Them All to Death).Actrița Ioana Bulcă a încetat din viață la vârsta de 89 de ani 

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James Carter Cathcart, 71, American voice actor (Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Sonic X), throat cancer.'Pokémon' Voice Actor James Carter Cathcart Dead at 71

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Norman Tebbit, 94, British politician, secretary of state for employment (1981–1983).Norman Tebbit dies aged 94 as tributes paid to Tory legend

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Pedro Aguayo, 85, Ecuadorian politician, vice president (1998).Fallece Pedro Aguayo Cubillo, exvicepresidente de la República 
Gordon Rorke, 87, Australian cricketer (New South Wales, national team).Gordon Frederick Rorke

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Chow Chung, 92, Hong Kong actor (Old Time Buddy: To Catch a Thief, Point of No Return, When Rules Turn Loose), pneumonia.周驄離世終年92歲  傳不敵肺炎病逝 
Rob Houwer, 87, Dutch film producer (Turkish Delight, Soldier of Orange, The Fourth Man).Filmproducent Rob Houwer (87) (onder meer Turks Fruit) overleden 

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Billy Hunter, 97, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles) and manager (Texas Rangers).Bill Hunter, last surviving member of inaugural Orioles team, dies at 97 (death announced on this date)
Diogo Jota, 28, Liverpool FC Forward and Portuguese Footballer, car crash.
Michael Madsen, 67, American actor (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Volume 2, The Hateful Eight), cardiac arrest.Michael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Actor, Dies at 67

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Gerald Harper, 96, English actor (Hadleigh, Adam Adamant Lives!, A Night to Remember).Gerald Harper, actor best known as the suave squire Hadleigh and the out-of-time crime fighter Adam Adamant
Agliberto Meléndez, 82, Dominican film director (One Way Ticket).Fallece el cineasta Agliberto Meléndez, pionero del cine dominicano 
Babu Meman, 73, Zimbabwean cricketer (Shropshire, national team).Former Zimbabwe spinner and team manager Meman dies at 73 (death announced on this date) 

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Florence Delay, 84, French writer and actress (The Trial of Joan of Arc, Le Jouet criminel, Écoute voir), member of the Académie Française.Décès de Mme Florence Delay (F10) 
Maureen Hingert, 88, Sri Lankan actress (Fort Bowie, Gun Fever, The Adventures of Hiram Holliday).Sri Lanka’s First Hollywood Starlet and Miss Universe Finalist, Passes Away at 88 (death announced on this date)
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