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.

## January 2025
### 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*).

### 29
### 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").

### 23
### 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).

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