Deaths in June 2022

The following is a list of **deaths that happened in June 2022**. 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.

Each listing of death 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.

## June
### 1
*Marion Barber III, 38, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears). (body discovered on this date)
*Gerard Brennan, 94, Australian politician and lawyer, Justice (1981–1995) and Chief Justice (1995–1998) of the High Court.
*Andrée Geulen-Herscovici, 100, Belgian teacher, philanthropist and Resistance member, Righteous Among the Nations honoree (1989).
*Jean Lèques, 90, French politician, Mayor of Nouméa (1986–2014) and President of the Government of New Caledonia (1999–2001).
*István Szőke, 75, Hungarian footballer (Ferencvárosi TC, national football team), stroke.
*Barry Sussman, 87, American newspaper editor (*The Washington Post*), gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
*Takeyoshi Tanuma, 93, Japanese photographer and academic.

### 2
*Andrey Gaponov-Grekhov, 95, Russian physicist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1991).
*Nobuyuki Idei, 84, Japanese businessman, Chairman and CEO of Sony (1999–2005), liver failure.
*Michael Louis, 45, American mass murderer, perpetrator of the Tulsa hospital shooting, shot.
*Valentin Oehen, 91, Swiss politician, MP (1971–1987).
*Carl Stiner, 85, American Army general, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Special Operations Command (1990–1993).
*Berndt Stübner, 75, German actor (*Wedding Night in the Rain*), playwright and theatre director.
*Uri Zohar, 86, Israeli movie director (*Hole in the Moon*, *Three Days and a Child*, *Bloomfield*), comedian and rabbi, heart attack.

### 3
*José de Abreu, 77, Brazilian businessman and politician, Deputy (1995–2003).
*Robert L. Backman, 100, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1971–1975) and First Quorum of the Seventy (1978–2002).
*Piergiorgio Bressani, 92, Italian politician, Deputy (1963–1986) and Mayor of Udine (1985–1990).
*Ann Turner Cook, 95, American author and model (Gerber Baby).
*Liliana de Curtis, 89, Italian actress (*Orient Express*) and writer.
*Sophie Freud, 97, Austrian psychologist, pancreatic cancer.
*Ken Kelly, 76, American fantasy artist and album cover designer (Kiss, Rainbow, Manowar).
*Grachan Moncur III, 85, American jazz trombonist, cardiac arrest.
*John Porter, 87, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1973–1979) and U.S. House of Representatives from the 10th congressional district (1980–2001).
*Dorothy E. Smith, 95, British-born Canadian sociologist.

### 4
*John Cooksey, 80, American ophthalmologist and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district (1997–2003).
*Frank Hoffmann, 83, German-Austrian actor (*Ace of Aces*, *Derrick*).
*Hajime Ishii, 87, Japanese politician, MP (1969–1983, 1986–2005) and Minister of Home Affairs (1994), heart failure.
*George Lamming, 94, Barbadian novelist (*In the Castle of My Skin*) and poet.
*György Moldova, 88, Hungarian writer.
*Goran Sankovič, 42, Slovenian footballer (SK Slavia Prague, Panionios, national team).
*Alec John Such, 70, American Hall of Fame bassist (Bon Jovi). (death announced on this date)
*Veryl Switzer, 89, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes).
*Neila Tavares, 73, Brazilian actress (*Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo!*), journalist and television presenter, emphysema.

### 5
*Haidar Abdul-Razzaq, 39, Iraqi footballer (Al-Ittihad, Sulaymaniya, national team), blunt force trauma.
*Giuseppe Azzaro, 96, Italian lawyer and politician, Deputy (1963–1992) and Mayor of Catania (1987–1988, 1991).
*Roman Kutuzov, 53, Russian major general.
*Oddleif Olavsen, 76, Norwegian footballer (Bodø/Glimt) and politician, Mayor of Bodø (1995–1999).
*Eldon Rasmussen, 85, Canadian Hall of Fame racing driver.
*Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen, 83, British politician and philanthropist, member of the House of Lords (since 1977).

### 6
*Brother Jed, 79, American evangelist and writer.
*Gianni Clerici, 91, Italian tennis commentator and journalist.
*Zeta Emilianidou, 67, Cypriot lawyer and politician, Minister of Labour and Social Insurance (since 2013), problems caused by a ruptured brain aneurysm.
*Eric Nesterenko, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks) and actor (*Youngblood*), Stanley Cup champion (1961).
*Valery Ryumin, 82, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 25, Soyuz 32, Soyuz 35).
*Jim Seals, 80, American pop rock singer-songwriter ("Summer Breeze", "Diamond Girl", "Get Closer") and musician.

### 7
*Isaac Berger, 85, Israeli-born American weightlifter, Olympic champion (1956).
*Carl, Duke of Württemberg, 85, German royal, Head of the House of Württemberg (since 1975).
*Anne Cutler, 77, Australian psycholinguist and researcher, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (until 2012) and Fellow of the Royal Society (since 2015).
*Keijo Korhonen, 88, Finnish politician and academic, Minister for Foreign Affairs (1976–1977) and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1983–1988), 1994 presidential candidate.
*Marco Luzzago, 71, Italian aristocrat, Lieutenant of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (since 2020), heart attack.
*Robert M. Utley, 92, American writer and historian.

### 8
*Costică Dafinoiu, 68, Romanian boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1976).
*Tarhan Erdem, 89, Turkish politician, Deputy (1977–1980) and Minister of Industry and Technology (1977), problems caused by a stroke. 
*Julio Jiménez, 87, Spanish cyclist, car crash.
*Dale W. Jorgenson, 89, American economist, academic and writer, member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 1978), respiratory failure.
*Bruce Kent, 92, British priest, politician and activist, General-Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (1980–1985).
*Lan Tianye, 95, Chinese actor (*The Investiture of the Gods*) and painter.
*Ranan Lurie, 90, Egyptian-born Israeli-American political cartoonist and journalist.
*Dame Paula Rego, 87, Portuguese-British visual artist.
*Andrey Shumilin, 52, Russian Olympic wrestler (1996), cancer.
*Song Hae, 95, South Korean television host (*Korea Sings*), comedian and singer, pneumonia.
*Vladimir Yegorov, 83, Russian Navy admiral and politician, Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast (2001–2005).

### 9
*Billy Bingham, 90, Northern Irish footballer (Sunderland, national team) and manager (Plymouth Argyle).
*Aloísio Sinésio Bohn, 87, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Novo Hamburgo (1980–1986) and Santa Cruz do Sul (1986–2010), pneumonia.
*Giuseppe Brizi, 80, Italian footballer (Maceratese, Fiorentina) and manager (Fermana).
*Julee Cruise, 65, American pop singer-songwriter ("Falling", "If I Survive"), musician and actress (*Twin Peaks*), suicide.
*James C. Hayes, 76, American politician, Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska (1992–2001).
*Aamir Liaquat Hussain, 50, Pakistani television presenter, journalist and politician, Minister of State for Religious Affairs (2004–2007) and MNA (2002–2007, since 2018), heart attack.
*Biruta Lewaszkiewicz-Petrykowska, 94, Polish lawyer and politician, Judge of the Constitutional Tribunal (1997–2006).
*Oleg Moliboga, 69, Russian volleyball player and coach, Olympic champion (1980).
*Don Perkins, 84, American football player (Dallas Cowboys).
*Thurman D. Rodgers, 87, American Army lieutenant general and communications officer (MSE).
*Ronni Solbert, 96, American artist, photographer and illustrator (*The Pushcart War*).
*Eva Steininger-Bludau, 70, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (2010–2017).
*Matt Zimmerman, 87, Canadian actor (*Thunderbirds*, *A Man for All Seasons*, *Haunted Honeymoon*).

### 10
*Jean-Jacques Barthe, 85, French politician, Mayor of Calais (1971–2000), Deputy (1973–1988) and member of PACE (1981–1982).
*Zoltán Dörnyei, 62, Hungarian-born British linguist and academic.
*Antonio La Forgia, 77, Italian politician, President of Emilia-Romagna (1996–1999) and of the Emilia-Romagna Legislative Assembly (2000–2005) and Deputy (2006–2013).
*Richard Prosser, 55, New Zealand politician, MP (2011–2017).
*Kazimierz Rynkowski, 88, Polish politician and lawyer, Mayor of Gdańsk (1981–1989).

### 11
*Bernd Bransch, 77, German footballer (HFC Chemie, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, East Germany national team), Olympic champion (1976).
*Yuri Mamonov, 64, Russian politician, Deputy (2000–2003). (body discovered on this date)
*Vitaly Prilukov, 83, Russian military officer and politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia (1990–1993).

### 12
*Edward T. Begay, 87, American politician, Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council (1999–2003).
*Phil Bennett, 73, Welsh Hall of Fame rugby union player (Barbarians, Llanelli, national team).
*Philip Baker Hall, 90, American actor (*Magnolia*, *Zodiac*, *Rush Hour*), emphysema.
*Věslav Michalik, 59, Czech politician, Mayor of Dolní Břežany (since 2004).
*Jim Ryan, 76, American lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Illinois (1995–2003).
*Terry Sanderson, 75, British secularist, journalist (*Gay Times*) and gay rights activist, President of the National Secular Society (2006–2017), bladder cancer.

### 13
*Hari Chand, 69, Indian Olympic long-distance runner (1976, 1980).
*Henri Garcin, 93, Belgian actor (*Someone Behind the Door*, *Verdict*, *The Pink Panther*).
*Anatoly Mikhaylov, 85, Russian hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist (1964).
*Carlos Ortiz, 85, Puerto Rican Hall of Fame boxer, World Super Lightweight (1959–1960) and WBA/WBC Lightweight champion (1962–1965, 1965–1968).
*Giuseppe Pericu, 84, Italian politician, Deputy (1994–1996) and Mayor of Genoa (1997–2007).
*Rolando Serrano, 83, Colombian footballer (Cúcuta Deportivo, América de Cali, national team).

### 14
*Abd al-Karim Barjas, Iraqi politician, Governor of Anbar (2003–2004).
*Gabino Díaz Merchán, 96, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, philosopher and theologian, Bishop of Guadix (1965–1969) and Archbishop of Oviedo (1969–2002).
*Dalimil Klapka, 89, Czech actor (*Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York*, *Panoptikum města pražského*, *Goat Story*), prostate cancer.
*Bearcat Murray, 89, Canadian Hall of Fame athletic trainer (Calgary Flames).
*Ondrej Rigo, 66, Slovak serial killer and necrophile.
*Joel Whitburn, 82, American writer and music historian (*Billboard*).
*A. B. Yehoshua, 85, Israeli writer (*The Lover*, *A Late Divorce*), cancer.

### 15
*Cho Min-ho, 35, South Korean ice hockey player (Anyang Halla, national team), lung cancer.
*Jan Klijnjan, 77, Dutch footballer (Sparta Rotterdam, Sochaux, national team).
*Gopi Chand Narang, 91, Indian literary critic.

### 16
*Steinar Amundsen, 76, Norwegian sprint canoeist, Olympic champion (1968).
*Artigas Barrios, 84, Uruguayan politician, Deputy (2000–2005) and Intendant of Rocha Department (2005–2015), pneumonia.
*Tony Boskovic, 89, Croatian-born Australian Hall of Fame FIFA football referee (1974, 1982).
*Yuri Fedotov, 74, Russian politician, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002–2005), Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2005–2010) and Executive Director of the UNODC (2010–2019).
*Michael Stephen Kanne, 83, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (1982–1987) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (since 1987).
*Antonio Montero Moreno, 93, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate and journalist, Bishop of Badajoz (1980–1994) and Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz (1994–2004).
*Don Neely, 86, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington, Auckland), historian and administrator, President of New Zealand Cricket (2006–2009).
*Gordon Peters, 95, British actor (''Dad's Army*, *Are You Being Served?*, *One Foot in the Grave*).
*Mike Pratt, 73, American basketball player (Kentucky Colonels), coach (Charlotte 49ers) and sportscaster (Kentucky Wildcats), colon cancer.
*Tim Sale, 66, American comic book artist (*Batman: The Long Halloween*, *Batman: Dark Victory*, *Superman for All Seasons*), kidney failure.

### 17
*Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi, 54, Algerian politician, Deputy (2017–2019), cardiac arrest.
*Eiko Kaneta, 79, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1993–2005), heart failure.
*Hugh McElhenny, 93, American Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants), problems caused by GBS.
*Jean-Louis Trintignant, 91, French actor (*A Man and a Woman*, *Z*, *Amour*), director and racecar driver, problems caused by prostate cancer.
*Valentin Uritescu, 81, Romanian actor (*The Conjugal Bed*, *The Last Assault*, *Sand Cliffs''), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.

### 18
*Aleksei Parshin, 79, Russian mathematician.
*Lennie Rosenbluth, 89, American basketball player (Philadelphia Warriors).
*Mark Shields, 85, American political commentator (*PBS NewsHour*, *Capital Gang*, *Inside Washington*), kidney failure.
*Ilka Soares, 89, Brazilian actress (*Iracema*) and model, lung cancer.
*Dave Wickersham, 86, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates).

### 19
*Gennady Burbulis, 76, Russian politician, First Deputy Prime Minister (1991–1992) and MP (1994–2007), heart attack.
*Wim Dik, 83, Dutch politician and businessman, State Secretary for Economic Affairs (1981–1982).
*Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, 80, Danish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1982–1993), Leader of the Venstre (1984–1998) and President of the European Liberals (1995–2000), prostate and spinal cancer.
*Carol Raye, 99, British-Australian actress (*Strawberry Roan*, *Waltz Time*, *Green Fingers*), comedian and television media executive.
*Clela Rorex, 78, American civil servant, wrote the first same-sex marriage license in the United States, infection caused by surgery.

### 20
*Regimantas Adomaitis, 85, Lithuanian actor (*Feelings*, *Faktas*, *The Trust That Went Bust*), heart attack caused by cancer.
*Sture Allén, 93, Swedish linguist and academic, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy (1986–1999).
*Jordi Bonet i Armengol, 97, Spanish architect, construction manager of the Sagrada Família (1987–2012).
*James Drees, 91, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1995–2001).
*Colin Grainger, 89, English footballer (Sheffield United, Sunderland, national team).
*Caleb Swanigan, 25, American basketball player (Purdue, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings).
*Xiong Qingquan, 94, Chinese politician, Governor of Hunan (1985–1989) and delegate to the National People's Congress (1988–1993).

### 21
*Peter Barter, 82, Australian-born Papua New Guinean businessman and politician, Governor of the Madang Province (1997–2002).
*Jaylon Ferguson, 26, American football player (Baltimore Ravens, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs).
*Artie Kane, 93, American pianist, movie score composer (*Eyes of Laura Mars*, *Night of the Juggler*, *Wrong Is Right*) and conductor.
*James Rado, 90, American actor (*Lions Love*), playwright and composer (*Hair*), Grammy winner (1969), cardiopulmonary arrest.
*Jaroslav Škarvan, 78, Czech handball player, Olympic silver medalist (1972).
*Dragan Tomić, 85-86, Serbian politician, President of the National Assembly (1994–2001), Acting President (1997) and Deputy Prime Minister (1998–2000).

### 22
*Yves Coppens, 87, French anthropologist and documentarian (*A Species Odyssey*), helped co-discover Lucy.
*Alexander Jefferson, 100, American Air Force officer (Tuskegee Airmen).
*Danuza Leão, 88, Brazilian actress (*Entranced Earth*), journalist (*Folha de S.Paulo*) and model, respiratory failure.
*Jonny Nilsson, 79, Swedish speed skater, Olympic champion (1964).
*Leo Posada, 88, Cuban-American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics), pancreatic cancer.
*Tony Siragusa, 55, American football player (Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens), television host (*Man Caves*) and actor.
*Jüri Tarmak, 75, Estonian high jumper, Olympic champion (1972).
*Gerardo Clemente Vega, 82, Mexican Armed Forces general and politician, Secretary of National Defence (2000–2006).

### 23
*Rex Austin, 91, New Zealand politician, MP (1975–1987).
*Gianpaolo Bissi, 81, Italian politician, Senator (1987–1992).
*Ernane Galvêas, 99, Brazilian economist and politician, President of the Central Bank of Brazil (1968–1974, 1979–1980) and Minister of Economy (1980–1985), problems caused by throat cancer surgery.
*Ernst Jacobi, 88, German actor (*The Big Chance*, *The Day the Rains Came*, *The Tin Drum*).
*Stien Kaiser, 84, Dutch speed skater, Olympic champion (1972).
*Sally Greengross, Baroness Greengross, 86, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2000).
*Rima Melati, 84, Indonesian actress (*Laki-Laki Tak Bernama*, *Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki*, *Max Havelaar*) and singer, sepsis caused by a pressure ulcer.
*Yuri Shatunov, 48, Russian singer (Laskovyi Mai), heart attack.
*Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu, 93, Turkish Islamic scholar, imam of İsmailağa (1954-1996), infection.

### 24
*Finn Døssing, 81, Danish footballer (Viborg, Dundee United, Aalborg).
*Harry Gration, 71, English journalist and broadcaster (*Look North*).
*Fatikh Sibagatullin, 72, Russian politician, Deputy (2007–2021), cardiac arrest.
*Zhang Sizhi, 94, Chinese human rights activist, lawyer and academic.

### 25
*Javier Cárdenas, 69, Mexican footballer (Deportivo Toluca, Guadalajara, national team).
*Bernie Stolar, 75, American video game businessman, President of Mattel (1999–2005). (death announced on this date)
*Russell Watt, 86, New Zealand rugby player (Otago, Wellington, national team).
*Bill Woolsey, 87, American swimmer, Olympic champion (1952).

### 26
*Thue Christiansen, 82, Greenlandic visual artist and politician, Minister of Education (1979–1983) and designer of the flag of Greenland.
*Margaret Keane, 94, American artist, heart failure.
*Raffaele La Capria, 99, Italian novelist and screenwriter (*Hands over the City*, *Many Wars Ago*).
*Frank Moorhouse, 83, Australian writer (*Dark Palace*, *Cold Light*).
*Frank Williams, 90, English actor (''Dad's Army*, *You Rang, M'Lord?*, *Hi-de-Hi!*).

### 27
*Sir Colin Blakemore, 78, British neurobiologist and academic.
*Leonardo Del Vecchio, 87, Italian businessman, founder of Luxottica, pneumonia.
*Fina García Marruz, 99, Cuban poet.
*Jack Gordon, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers), coach (Minnesota North Stars) and manager (Vancouver Canucks).
*Michael C. Stenger, 71, American law enforcement officer, Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate (2018–2021).
*Mats Traat, 85, Estonian poet, translator and novelist.
*Wu Jin-yun, 83, Taiwanese Olympic athlete (1960).

### 28
*Cüneyt Arkın, 84, Turkish actor (*The Mine*, *Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam*, *Paramparça)*, movie director and producer, cardiac arrest.
*Martin Bangemann, 87, German politician, member of the Bundestag (1972–1980, 1987–1989), Federal Minister of Economics of West Germany (1984–1988) and Chairman of the Free Democratic Party (1985–1988), heart attack.
*Dennis Egan, 75, American radio broadcaster (KINY) and politician, Mayor of Juneau (1995–2000) and member of the Alaska Senate (2009–2019).
*Katja Husen, 46, Turkish-born German biologist and politician, member of the Hamburg Parliament (2004–2008), cycling accident.
*Dame Deborah James, 40, English journalist (*You, Me and the Big C*), bowel cancer.
*Pallonji Mistry, 93, Indian-born Irish businessman, Chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.
*Hichem Rostom, 75, Tunisian actor (*Golden Horseshoes*, *The Magic Box*, *The Flower of Aleppo*) and theatre director.
*Ryuzo Sasaki, 65, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives (1993–2000, 2005–2012), problems caused by a heart attack.
*Mike Schuler, 81, American basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers).
*Varinder Singh, 75, Indian field hockey player (national team), Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
*Rolf Skoglund, 81, Swedish actor (*Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret*, *Fångarna på fortet*, *Jönssonligan spelar högt*), non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

### 29
*Sonny Barger, 83, American outlaw biker, writer and actor (*Sons of Anarchy*), founder of Hells Angels, throat cancer.
*David Weiss Halivni, 94, Czechoslovakian-born Israeli-American rabbi, academic and writer, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 1993) and Israel Prize winner (2006).
*Eeles Landström, 90, Finnish pole vaulter, businessman and politician, MP (1966–1972), Olympic bronze medalist (1960).
*Yehuda Meshi Zahav, 62, Israeli social activist, co-founder of ZAKA, suicide by gunshot.
*Jim Pappin, 82, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Cleveland Barons), Stanley Cup champion (1964, 1967). (death announced on this date)
*John Visentin, 59, American businessman, CEO of Xerox (since 2018). (death announced on this date)
*Hershel W. Williams, 98, American Marine warrant officer, Medal of Honor recipient (1945).

### 30
*Rolando Andaya Jr., 53, Filipino lawyer and politician, member of the House of Representatives (1998–2006, 2010–2019), Secretary of Budget and Management (2006–2010) and House Majority Leader (2018–2019), suicide by gunshot.
*Dmitry Stepushkin, 46, Russian Olympic bobsledder (2002, 2006, 2010).
*Vladimir Zelenko, 49, Soviet-born American physician, writer and conspiracy theorist, cancer.
*Kazimierz Zimny, 87, Polish athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).

## Months
* January
* February
* March
* April
* May

## Related pages
* List of deaths due to COVID-19
* Deaths in 2014
* Deaths in 2015
* Deaths in 2016
* Deaths in 2017
* Deaths in 2018
* Deaths in 2019
* Deaths in 2020
* Deaths in 2021

## References
## 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