Deaths in October 2022

The following is a list of deaths that happened in October 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.
October
1
Antonio Inoki, 79, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW) and politician.
Toab Khan, 88, Bangladeshi journalist (Janakantha).
Max Baer, 74, American jurist, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (since 2021).
Angel Casas, 76, Spanish journalist, television talk show host and writer.
2
Darshan Dharmaraj, 41, Sri Lankan actor (Prabhakaran, Ini Avan, Address Na), heart attack.
Bjarne Mork Eidem, 85, Norwegian politician, MP (1969-1993), minister of fisheries (1986-1989) and auditor general (1990-2005).
Eder Jofre, 86, Brazilian boxer, bantamweight (1960-1965) and WBC featherweight (1973-1974) champion, complications from pneumonia.
Rosetta Loy, 91, Italian writer, cardiac arrest.
3
Ekow Blankson, 50, Ghanaian actor (Checkmate, Sun City).
Per Bredesen, 91, Norwegian footballer (Lazio, Orn Horten, national team).
David Huerta, 73, Mexican poet.
Jesus Quintero, 82, Spanish journalist, respiratory failure.
Pandurang Raut, 76, Indian politician, Goa MLA (1989-1994, 1999-2002).
Jerzy Urban, 89, Polish journalist (Polityka, Nie) and writer.
Florin Zalomir, 41, Romanian fencer, Olympic silver medallist (2012).
4
Ian Hamilton, 97, Scottish lawyer and independence activist (1950 removal of the Stone of Scone).
Loretta Lynn, 90, American Hall of Fame country singer-songwriter ("Coal Miner's Daughter", "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "The Pill"), Grammy winner (1972, 2004).
5
Wolfgang Kohlhaase, 91, German screenwriter (I Was Nineteen, Mama, I'm Alive) and film director (Solo Sunny).
6
Tekeste Baire, 69, Eritrean trade union activist (NCEW).
Ivy Jo Hunter, 82, American songwriter.
Noe Jitrik, 94, Argentine literary critic, stroke.
Sara Lee, 30, American professional wrestler (WWE).
Jody Miller, 80, American country singer, Grammy winner (1966), Parkinson's disease.
Phil Read, 83, English motorcycle racer, seven-time F.I.M. Road Racing champion.
Judy Tenuta, 72, American comedian, actress (The Weird Al Show), and musician, ovarian cancer.
Ankica Tudman, 96, Croatian socialite.
7
Warren J. Baker, 84, American academic administrator, president of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1979-2010).
Arun Bali, 79, Indian actor (Chanakya, Swabhimaan, Hey Ram).
Ronnie Cuber, 80, American jazz saxophonist.
Paul-Mounged El-Hachem, 88, Lebanese Maronite Catholic prelate, eparch of Baalbek-Deir El Ahmar (1995-2005).
Fernando Gonzalez Gortazar, 79, Mexican architect, sculptor and writer.
Winston Henry, 74, Trinidadian calypso artist.
Horst Hulss, 84, German football player (Viktoria Koln, 1. FSV Mainz 05) and manager (SV Wiesbaden).
Toshi Ichiyanagi, 89, Japanese composer and pianist.
Shoshana Netanyahu, 99, Israeli lawyer, justice of the Supreme Court (1981-1993).
Toru Ohno, 87, Japanese literary scholar.
Cheryl Roberts, 60, South African Olympic table tennis player (1992), cancer.
Jure Robeznik, 89, Slovenian pianist and composer.
Robert I. Toll, 81, American homebuilder, co-founder of Toll Brothers, complications from Parkinson's disease.
Anna Wahlgren, 80, Swedish author.
Ivan Wolffers, 74, Dutch writer and physician, prostate cancer.
8
Jan Alma, 88, Dutch handball coach (women's national team).
9
Wim de Jongh, 94, Dutch footballer (Elinkwijk, Vitesse).
Bruce Pairaudeau, 91, Guyanese-New Zealand cricketer.
Bruno Latour, 75, French philosopher and sociologist (Laboratory Life, Science in Action, We Have Never Been Modern), pancreatic cancer.
Wendy Smits, 39, Dutch handball player (national team).
10
Felix Hess, 81, Dutch artist and physician.
11
, 76, Algerian da'i.
Doru Ana, 68, Romanian actor (The Man of the Day, Next Stop Paradise, Stuff and Dough).
Ken Barcus, 67, American journalist and editor (NPR), cancer.
, 68, Italian footballer (Taranto, Pisa, Parma).
, 86, Czech dancer, mime and actor.
A. Gopalakrishnan, 85, Indian nuclear engineer.
Dame Angela Lansbury, 96, British-American actress (The Manchurian Candidate, Sweeney Todd, Murder, She Wrote) and singer, five-time Tony winner.
Roger Mergeay, 79, Belgian footballer (K.V. Mechelen).
Bill Nieder, 89, American shot putter, Olympic champion (1960). (death announced on this date)
Sheikh Anne Rahman, 62, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2018).
Reza Roosta Azad, 60, Iranian academic, chancellor of Sharif University of Technology (2010-2014).
Altaf Ahmad Shah, 66, Indian Kashmiri separatist, renal cancer.
Hilaire Schoonjans, 89, Belgian politician.
Victor Steeman, 22, Dutch motorcycle racer, race crash injuries.
Angus Trumble, 58, Australian art curator and historian, director of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia (2014-2018). (death announced on this date)
12
Peter Gumpel, 98, German Jesuit priest and historian.
N. Kovaithangam, 73, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (2001-2011).
Konstantin Landa, 50, Russian chess grandmaster. (death announced on this date)
Nikolay Petrunin, 46, Russian politician, deputy (since 2016).
Karen Poniachik, 57, Chilean journalist and politician.
Jef Turf, 90, Belgian politician and journalist.
13
Jeff Barnaby, 46, Canadian film director (Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Blood Quantum), cancer.
, 67, Italian journalist.
Fuzzy, 83, Danish composer (Eight Hours Don't Make a Day).
Katsuya Kitamura, 36, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW).
Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta, 78, Congolese saxophonist and composer.
Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, 72, Singaporean poet and writer.
Susanna Mildonian, 82, Belgian harpist. (death announced on this date)
, 70, Swiss singer and composer (Krisma).
Stavros Sarafis, 72, Greek football player (PAOK, national team) and manager, stroke.
Kenneth M. Sayre, 94, American philosopher. (death announced on this date)
Mike Schank, 56, American musician and actor (American Movie, Storytelling, Hamlet A.D.D.).
Lennart Soderberg, 81, Swedish football player (AIK) and manager (Gefle, Vasteras).
John Spender, 86, Australian politician and diplomat.
14
Robbie Coltrane, 72, Scottish actor (Harry Potter, Cracker, GoldenEye) and comedian.
Jan van der Graaf, 85, Dutch church administrator, general secretary of the Reformed Association in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (1973-2001).
Feliks W. Kres, 56, Polish fantasy writer.
Pim van de Meent, 84, Dutch football player and coach (PEC, De Graafschap, NEC Nijmegen).
Alexandros Nikolaidis, 42, Greek taekwondo athlete, Olympic silver medalist (2004, 2008), cancer.
, 75, Spanish microbiologist and academic.
Kedar Singh Phonia, 92, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh (1991-2002) and Uttarakhand (2007-2012) MLA.
Roberto Vencato, 70, Italian yacht racer.
Jurrit Visser, 70, Dutch politician.
Julien Vrebos, 75, Belgian movie director, Joseph Plateau Awards 1998 winner.
Ralf Wolter, 95, German actor (One, Two, Three, Cabaret, What Is the Matter with Willi?). (death announced on this date)
15
Fons van Bastelaar, 100, Dutch politician.
Khadija El Bidaouia, 69, Moroccan singer.
Theo Kley, 85, Dutch visual artist.
Jitendra Shastri, 65, Indian actor (Daud, Black Friday, Rajma Chawal).
16
Juri Arrak, 85, Estonian painter.
Lodewijk van den Berg, 90, Dutch-born American chemical engineer and astronaut (STS-51-B).
Satya Mohan Joshi, 102, Nepali literary scholar (Hamro Lok Sanskriti).
Dilip Mahalanabis, 87, Indian pediatrician.
Manoj Singh Mandavi, 58, Indian politician, Chhattisgarh MLA (since 2013), heart attack.
Josef Somr, 88, Czech actor (Closely Watched Trains, The Joke, How the World Is Losing Poets).
Vaishali Takkar, 30, Indian actress (Sasural Simar Ka, Super Sisters - Chalega Pyar Ka Jaadu, Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara), suicide by hanging.
17
Ahmad Akbari, 75, Iranian Olympic fencer (1976).
Masum Aziz, 70, Bangladeshi actor (Ghani, Rabeya, Eito Prem), cancer.
, 69, Ukrainian politician, MP (1998-2007).
Josef Fales, 84, Czechoslovak-born Ukrainian footballer (Karpaty Lviv).
Alan Halsey, 73, British poet. (death announced on this date)
Yury Klimov, 82, Russian handball player and coach, Olympic champion (1976).
Rajes Perumal, 37, Malaysian footballer (PKNS, Kedah Darul Aman, Petaling Jaya City), traffic collision.
Ashot Sarkisov, 98, Russian nuclear physicist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Younoussi Toure, 80, Malian politician, prime minister (1992-1993) and president of the National Assembly (2012-2013).
Jan de Winter, 83, Dutch sculptor, glazier and painter.
18
Robert Arrigo, 67, Maltese politician, MP (since 2003) and mayor of Sliema (1994-2003), cancer.
Charles Duncan Jr., 96, American businessman and politician, secretary of Energy (1979-1981), complications from a fall.
Ole Ellefsaeter, 83, Norwegian cross-country skier, world champion (1966), Olympic champion (1968), and singer, cardiac arrest.
Franco Gatti, 80, Italian singer and musician (Ricchi e Poveri).
Robert Gordon, 75, American rockabilly singer, acute myeloid leukemia.
Horst Metz, 77, German politician, member of the Landtag of Saxony (1990-2009).
Bulend Ozveren, 79, Turkish television presenter and sports commentator.
, 63, Ukrainian painter.
, 89, Romanian essayist and historian.
Charlie Smithgall, 77, American politician, mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (1998-2006), heart disease.
, 78, Russian politician.
19
Noureddine Farihi, 65, Moroccon-Belgian movie and television actor (Thuis, Yummy, Gansta), cancer.
Omar Borras, 93, Uruguayan football manager (national team).
, 83, Polish politician, deputy (1972-1985).
Koji Nakamoto, 81, Japanese actor (Yawara!, Asako I & II), comedian, and guitarist (The Drifters), traffic collision.
Eugene Bill Pryor, 84, Surinamese politician, co-founder and first president (1973-1987) of Broederschap en Eenheid in de Politiek, member of the National Assembly (1991-1996).
Charley Trippi, 100, American Hall of Fame football player (Chicago Cardinals).
Ibrahim Zukanovic, 64, Bosnian football player (Celik Zenica) and manager (Sloga Uskoplje, Iskra Bugojno).
20
Ron Masak, 86, American actor (Murder, She Wrote, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Evel Knievel).
Josephine Melville, 61, British actress (EastEnders, The Bill).
Charles Vanhoutte, 92, Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist.
21
Anneke Staring, Dutch field hockey player (Bloemendaal, national team), world champion (1971). (death announced on this date)
May Blood, Baroness Blood, 84, Northern Irish peer, member of the House of Lords (1999-2018).
Masato Kudo, 32, Japanese footballer (Kashiwa Reysol, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, national team), complications from brain surgery.
, 96, Czech screenwriter and dramaturge.
Yoshimi Osawa, 96, Japanese judoka, pneumonia.
Harry White, 78, Australian jockey.
Xu Guangchun, 77, Chinese politician, CPC secretary of Henan (2004-2009).
22
Bernard Atha, 94, English actor (Kes, Coronation Street) and politician, mayor of Leeds (2000-2001).
24
Ken Fairweather, 77, New Zealand politician, MP (2007-2017).
Leslie Jordan, 67, American actor (Will & Grace, Hearts Afire, Call Me Kat), Emmy winner (2006).
Gregg Philbin, American rock bassist (REO Speedwagon).
Anne van Gent, 96, Dutch politician. (death announced on this date)
25
Mohammad Abbas Ansari, 86, Indian Islamic cleric and political activist.
Husnija Arapovic, 78, Bosnian football player (Celik Zenica, Borac Banja Luka) and manager (Schaffhausen).
Jules Bass, 87, American animator and television producer (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, The Last Unicorn), co-founder of Rankin/Bass Productions.
Othman Battikh, 81, Tunisian Islamic scholar.
, 75, Czech singer and actress (Hospital at the End of the City, My Sweet Little Village, Navstevnici). (death announced on this date)
Mike Davis, 76, American author (City of Quartz, Late Victorian Holocausts, Set the Night on Fire) and activist, esophageal cancer.
Leonie Forbes, 85, Jamaican actress (Milk and Honey, Soul Survivor, Shattered Image), broadcaster and producer.
Jim Halligan, 86, American academic administrator (Oklahoma State University) and politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (2008-2016).
Kim Keum-soo, 84, South Korean labor activist.
Halit Kivanc, 97, Turkish journalist (Milliyet, Tercuman, Hurriyet), television and radio presenter.
, 87, Czech linguist and translator, director of the Institute of the Czech Language (1994-2002). (death announced on this date)
Aristotelis Pavlidis, 78, Greek politician, minister for the Aegean (2004-2007).
Paul Stoddard, American singer (Diecast).
Franco Stradella, 81, Italian businessman and politician, deputy (1996-2013).
26
Mashallah Abdullayev, 72, Azerbaijan military officer, National Hero.
Barbara Cooper, 93, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (since 1996). (death announced on this date)
Hans Galjaard, 87, Dutch professor.
Lia Origoni, 103, Italian singer and stage actress.
Brian Robinson, 91, English road bicycle racer.
Mark Vanmoerkerke, 70, Belgian senator (1994-1995) and businessman (Sunparks owner).
27
Nipon Goswami, 80, Indian actor (Shakuntala Aru Sankar Joseph Ali, Hiya Diya Niya, Jonaki Mon).
Irakli Khakhubia, 51, Georgian economist, engineer and politician.
Satheeshan Pacheni, 54, Indian politician, stroke.
28
Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, American Hall of Fame singer ("Great Balls of Fire", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On", "High School Confidential").
D. H. Peligro, 63, American drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers), head trauma.
29
Hugo Camps, 79, Belgian journalist, columnist and writer.
Francois Chesnais, 88, French economist.
Ryan Karazija, 40, American-Icelandic musician (Low Roar). (death announced on this date)
Donal Moynihan, 81, Irish politician, TD (1982-1989, 1992-2007).
Lukas Nola, 58, Croatian film director (Russian Meat, Celestial Body, Alone), cancer.
, 83, South Korean journalist and politician.
Hava Pinhas-Cohen, 67, Israeli poet and writer.
Robin Sylvester, 71-72, British bassist (RatDog).
30
Rien van Haaften, 72, Dutch football referee.
Rosemarie Kohn, 83, German-born Norwegian Church of Norway clergywoman, bishop of Hamar (1993-2006).
31
T. J. Chandrachoodan, 82, Indian politician.
Danny Javier, 75, Filipino musician (APO Hiking Society).
Jeremy Mansfield, 59, South African radio presenter (Radio 702, 947), liver cancer.
Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye, 53, Nigerian archbishop, bishop of Lagos (since 2018).
Alan Thomson, 76, Australian cricketer (Victoria, national team).
Months
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February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
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
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