Deaths in February 2023

The following is a list of **deaths that should be noted in February 2023**. 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.

Every entry 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.

## February 
### 1 
*Leonard Pietraszak, 86, Polish actor (*Vabank*, *Danton*, *Kingsajz*).

### 2 
*John Zizioulas, 92, Greek Orthodox prelate, metropolitan of Pergamon (since 1986), COVID-19.

### 3 
*Jemal Gaganidze, 89, Georgian actor (''Don't Grieve*, *The Saplings*, *The Wishing Tree*).
*Shevah Weiss, 87, Polish-born Israeli politician, member (1981–1999) and speaker (1992–1996) of the Knesset.

### 4 
*Sherif Ismail, 67, Egyptian politician, prime minister (2015–2018).

### 5 
*Pervez Musharraf, 79, Pakistani politician and Army general, president (2001–2008).

### 6 
*Abdellatif Ben Ammar, 79, Tunisian film director (*A Simple Story*, *Aziza*).
*Lubomír Štrougal, 98, Czech politician, prime minister of Czechoslovakia (1970–1988).

### 7 
*Fernando Becerril, 78, Mexican actor (*Zapata: el sueño del héroe*, *The Legend of Zorro*, *Get the Gringo'').

### 8 
*Burt Bacharach, 94, American Hall of Fame composer ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "Walk On By", "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"), six-time Grammy winner.
*Branka Veselinović, 104, Serbian actress (*A Child of the Community*).

### 10 
*Hugh Hudson, 86, English film director (*Chariots of Fire*, *Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes*, *My Life So Far*).
*Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, 97, Luxembourgish royal.
*Carlos Saura, 91, Spanish film director (*Mama Turns 100*, *Carmen*, *El Amor Brujo*), respiratory failure.
*Nancy Tichborne, 80, New Zealand watercolour artist and gardener.

### 11 
*Hans Modrow, 95, German politician, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany (1989–1990), MEP (1999–2004) and MP (1957–1994).

### 12 
*Vadim Abdrashitov, 78, Russian film director (*Fox Hunting*, *The Train Has Stopped*, *Planet Parade*).
*David Jude Jolicoeur, 54, American rapper (De La Soul) and songwriter ("Me Myself and I", "Feel Good Inc."), Grammy winner (2006).
*Billy Two Rivers, 87, Canadian professional wrestler (GPW), actor (*Black Robe*), and chief of the Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke (1978–1998).

### 13 
*Zia Mohyeddin, 91, British-Pakistani actor (*Lawrence of Arabia*, *Khartoum*, *Ashanti*) and television broadcaster.

### 15 
*Raquel Welch, 82, American actress (*One Million Years BC*, *The Three Musketeers*, *Fantastic Voyage*).

### 16 
*Jana Andrsová, 83, Czech dancer and actress (*The Strakonice Bagpiper*, *Jak se Franta naučil bát*).
*Michel Deville, 91, French film director (*The Reader*, *Le Voyage en douce*, *Death in a French Garden*).
*Marilú, 95, Mexican singer and actress (*El barchante Neguib*).

### 17 
*Jenny Clève, 92, French actress (*F comme Fairbanks*, *One Deadly Summer*, *Welcome to the Sticks*).
*Stella Stevens, 84, American actress (*Girls! Girls! Girls!*, *The Nutty Professor*, *The Poseidon Adventure*), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
*Lee Whitlock, 54, British actor (*Shine on Harvey Moon*, ''Cassandra's Dream*, *Grange Hill'').
*Tom Whitlock, 68–69, American songwriter ("Danger Zone", "Take My Breath Away", "Winner Takes It All"), Oscar winner (1987), complications from Alzheimer's disease.

### 18 
*Barbara Bosson, 83, American actress (*Hill Street Blues*, *The Last Starfighter*, *Murder One*).
*George T. Miller, 79, Scottish-born Australian film director (*The Man from Snowy River*, *The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter*, *Zeus and Roxanne*), heart attack.

### 19 
*Richard Belzer, 78, American actor (*Homicide: Life on the Street*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *The Flash*), stand-up comedian, and author.

### 20 
*Bruce Barthol, 75, American bassist (Country Joe and the Fish).

### 21 
*Mimika Luca, 85, Albanian actress (*Our Friend Tili*, *Botë e padukshme*, *A Tale from the Past*) and dancer.
*Nadja Tiller, 93, Austrian actress (*Rosemary*, *The Rough and the Smooth*, *Wanted: Babysitter*).

### 22 
*Ahmed Qurei, 85, Palestinian politician, prime minister (2003–2006).

### 23 
*Tony Earl, 86, American politician, governor of Wisconsin (1983–1987) and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1969–1975), stroke.

### 24 
*James Abourezk, 92, former United States Senator.
*Juraj Jakubisko, 84, Slovak film director and screenwriter (*Birds, Orphans and Fools*, *The Millennial Bee*, *The Feather Fairy*).
*Walter Mirisch, 101, American film producer (*In the Heat of the Night*, *Midway*, *The Hawaiians*), Oscar winner (1967).
*Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat, 89, Indian politician, first gentleman (2007–2012) and Maharashtra MLA (1985–1990), complications from a fall.

### 25 
* Gordon Pinsent, 92, Canadian actor.
* Syd Fischer, 95, Australian.

### 26 
*Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd, 93, British politician, member (1973–2000) and speaker (1992–2000) of the House of Commons.
*Valeria Ogășanu, 76, Romanian actress (*Michael the Brave*, *The Yellow Rose*).
*Ans Westra, 86, Dutch-born New Zealand photographer (*Washday at the Pa*).

### 27 
*Chester Borrows, 65, New Zealand politician, MP (2005–2017), cancer.
*Paul East, 76, New Zealand politician, MP (1978–1999), attorney-general (1990–1997) and minister of defence (1996–1997). (death announced on this date)
*Andrzej Kozak, 82, Polish actor (*Westerplatte*, *The Deluge*, *Przeklęte oko proroka*).

### 28 
*Ricou Browning, 93, American actor (*Creature from the Black Lagoon*, *Revenge of the Creature*) and television director (*Flipper*). (death announced on this date)
*Yvonne Constant, 92, French actress (*Gigot*, *Monkeys, Go Home!*, *Their Last Night*), singer and ballerina.
*Grant Turner, 64, New Zealand footballer (Stop Out, national team), cancer. (death announced on this date)

## 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