The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
January
4
- Anjana Sultana, 59, Bangladeshi actress (Parineeta, Ashikkhito), lung infection.[1]
3
- Choi Sang-yeop, 87, South Korean lawyer and politician, minister of legislation (1990–1992) and justice (1997).[2]
- La Chunga, 87, Spanish flamenco dancer and painter.[3]
- Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch disc jockey and entrepreneur.[4]
- Niko Lekishvili, 77, Georgian politician, state minister (1995–1998), mayor of Tbilisi (1993–1995).[5]
- Richard Louis, 60, Barbadian Olympic sprinter (1984, 1988).[6]
- Majda Ra'ad, 82, Swedish-born Jordanian Hashemite princess.[7]
- Dame Tariana Turia, 80, New Zealand politician, MP (1996–2014) and minister for the community and voluntary sector (2003–2004, 2008–2011), founder of Te Pāti Māori, stroke.[8]
- Gilbert Van Binst, 73, Belgian footballer (Anderlecht, Club Brugge, national team).[9]
- Brenton Wood, 83, American singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign").[10]
2
- Jytte Abildstrøm, 90, Danish actress (Helle for Helene, Don Olsen kommer til byen, The Adventures of Picasso).[11]
- Mary Abrams, American politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (2019–2023), glioblastoma.[12] (death announced on this date)
- Aldo Agroppi, 80, Italian football player (Torino, national team) and manager (Fiorentina), pneumonia.[13]
- Francesc Antich, 66, Venezuelan-born Spanish politician, president of the Government of the Balearic Islands (1999–2003, 2007–2011) and senator (2011–2019), cancer.[14]
- Atmakusumah Astraatmadja, 86, Indonesian journalist.[15]
- Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier.[16]
- Bernie Constantin, 77, Swiss songwriter and radio show host.[17]
- Italo de Lorenzo, 85, Italian bobsledder.[18]
- Ágnes Keleti, 103, Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast, Olympic champion (1952, 1956), pneumonia.[19]
- Seymour P. Lachman, 91, American political historian and politician, member of the New York State Senate (1996–2004).[20]
- Werner Leimgruber, 90, Swiss footballer (Zürich, national team).[21]
- Roger Mantovani, 59, Italian radio presenter and voice actor.[22]
- S. Jayachandran Nair, 85, Indian journalist, founder of Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika.[23]
- Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).[24]
- Cristóbal Ortega, 68, Mexican footballer (América, national team), cancer.[25]
- Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, 89, Irish activist and writer.[26]
- J. R. P. Suriyapperuma, 96, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2010–2015).[27]
- Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish singer and actor.[28]
- Ján Zachara, 96, Slovak boxer, Olympic champion (1952).[29]
1
- Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician, mayor of Tuchkovo (2013–2015), MP (2000–2007), and deputy of the Soviet Union (1989–1991).[30]
- José María Castells, 59, Spanish DJ, cancer [31]
- Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer, composer and actor (Story of a Poor Young Man, Cómo te extraño).[32]
- Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French composer and pianist.[33]
- Joan Guinovart, 77, Spanish biochemist.[34]
- Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav, 70, Indian politician, MLA (2004–2019).[35]
- Kaak, 84, Indian cartoonist (Jansatta, Navbharat Times, Dainik Jagran), heart attack.[36]
- Vladimir Kosykh, 74, Russian politician, MP (1993–1995).[37]
- David Lodge, 89, British author (Changing Places, Small World: An Academic Romance, The Picturegoers).[38]
- K. S. Manilal, 86, Indian botany scholar and taxonomist.[39]
- Rosita Missoni, 93, Italian knitwear designer, co-founder of Missoni.[40]
- Henry P. Monaghan, 90, American legal scholar.[41]
- Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist (The Sheik of Scrubby Creek).[42]
- Viktor Nastashevskyi, 67, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, CSKA Kyiv, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih).[43]
- Noh Haeng-seok, 36, South Korean footballer (Gwangju, Daegu, Busan IPark).[44]
- Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, 96, British politician, minister of state for consumer affairs (1979–1982), MP (1970–1987), and member of the House of Lords (1989–2019).[45]
- John B. O'Reilly Jr., 76, American politician, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan (2007–2022).[46]
- Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian musician and film composer (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Johnny Yuma, Clint the Stranger).[47]
- Wayne Osmond, 73, American singer (The Osmonds) and songwriter ("Crazy Horses", "Let Me In"), stroke.[48]
- Vittorio Pomilio, 93, Italian basketball player (Stella Azzurra Roma, national team).[49]
- Igor Poznič, 57, Slovenian footballer (NK Maribor, Mura, national team).[50]
- Ripken, 8, American retrieval dog.[51]
- Louis Schittly, 86, French physician and humanitarian (Médecins Sans Frontières).[52]
- Maria Grazia Sestero, 82, Italian politician, deputy (1992–1994).[53]
- Zdzisław Skupień, 86, Polish mathematician.[54]
- Hakaraia Wilson, 26, New Zealand MMA boxer.[55]
- Tom Wyatt, 78, Australian horticulturalist.[56]
References
- ^ Actress Anjana Rahman Passes Away
- ^ 최상엽 전 법무부 장관 별세 (in Korean)
- ^ Muere La Chunga, la genial bailaora descalza, a los 87 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Radiomaker Willem van Kooten, alias Joost den Draaijer, op 83-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ ნიკო ლეკიშვილი გარდაიცვალა (in Georgian)
- ^ Richard Louis, member of Barbados’ historic 4x400m relay team at the 1984 Olympics, passes away
- ^ Statement by the Royal Hashemite Court
- ^ Te Pāti Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia dies
- ^ Ex-Rode Duivel Gille Van Binst op 73-jarige leeftijd overleden na slepende ziekte (in Dutch)
- ^ 'Oogum Boogum' Singer Brenton Wood Dead at 83
- ^ Daimi reagerer på Jytte Abildstrøms død: Besøgte hende torsdag eftermiddag (in Danish)
- ^ Mary Daugherty Abrams, former state senator from Meriden, dies from brain cancer
- ^ È morto Aldo Agroppi, l'ex calciatore e allenatore aveva 80 anni (in Italian)
- ^ Francesc Antich, former president of the Balearic Islands and a referent of insular socialism, dies
- ^ Mantan Ketua Dewan Pers Atmakusumah Astraatmadja Tutup Usia (in Indonesian)
- ^ Ältester Geigenbaumeister Deutschlands Wilhelm Brückner aus Erfurt ist tot (in German)
- ^ Le rockeur valaisan Bernie Constantin est décédé à l'âge de 77 ans (in French)
- ^ Met de dood van Italo de Lorenzo verliest Utrecht een moedige, gastvrije en wijze ondernemer (in Dutch)
- ^ Elhunyt Keleti Ágnes ötszörös olimpiai bajnok tornász, a Nemzet Sportolója (in Hungarian)
- ^ Former Wagner teacher, author Lachman dies at 91
- ^ Carnet noir: Werner Leimgruber est décédé à 90 ans (in French)
- ^ Roger Mantovani morto a 59 anni a Palma de Maiorca, mistero sulle cause: chi era il conduttore, voce cult di radio e tv (in Italian)
- ^ Samakalika Malayalam founder-editor S Jayachandran Nair passes away
- ^ Cloven Hoof’s emblematic singer Russ North has passed away
- ^ Cristóbal Ortega Passes Away, One of America's Greatest Icons
- ^ An scríbhneoir agus an foilsitheoir Gaeilge Pádraig Ó Snodaigh tar éis bháis
- ^ J. R. P. Suriyapperuma passed away
- ^ Legendary Turkish singer and actor Ferdi Tayfur passes away at 79
- ^ Zomrel najstarší slovenský olympijský víťaz Ján Zachara (†96) (in Slovak)
- ^ Умер Виктор Алкснис (in Russian)
- ^ Father of the ‘Max Mix’ saga and the iconic Children’s of the 80’s party at Hard Rock Ibiza passes away at the age of 59
- ^ Luto en la música: Falleció Leo Dan, cantante y compositor argentino, a sus 82 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Le compositeur français Jean-Michel Defaye, arrangeur de Léo Ferré, est mort à l’âge de 92 ans (in French)
- ^ Spanish scientist Joan Guinovart, founder of IRB Barcelona, dies
- ^ माजी आमदार प्रदीप नाईक यांचे निधन, दहेली तांडा येथे गुरुवारी अंत्यसंस्कार (in Marathi)
- ^ Renowned cartoonist Harish Chandra Shukla dies of heart attack
- ^ Депутат первого созыва Госдумы РФ Владимир Косых скончался в Волгограде (in Russian)
- ^ David Lodge, 1935–2025
- ^ Renowned Botanist and Padmashree awardee K S Manilal passes away at 86 in Kerala
- ^ Italian fashion designer and ‘colour genius’ Rosita Missoni dies aged 93
- ^ Henry Paul Monaghan
- ^ Country Music Legend Chad Morgan Passes Away
- ^ Не стало Виктора Насташевского... (in Russian)
- ^ 노행석(전 광주FC 선수)씨 본인상 (in Korean)
- ^ Former Gloucester MP dies
- ^ Former longtime Dearborn Mayor John 'Jack' O'Reilly Jr. has died, says family
- ^ Addio a Nora Orlandi, aveva 91 anni (in Italian)
- ^ Wayne Osmond dies at 73
- ^ Addio a Vittorio Pomilio (in Italian)
- ^ Slovenski nogomet žaluje, umrl legendarni napadalec Maribora Igor Poznič (in Slovene)
- ^ Ripken, beloved dog to NC State and Durham Bulls fans, dies on New Year's Day
- ^ Louis Schittly, « médecin-paysan » sundgauvien, cofondateur de médecin sans frontières, est décédé (in French)
- ^ Addio a Maria Grazia Sestero, l'ex deputata e assessora comunista innamorata della politica e della scuola (in Italian)
- ^ Zdzisław Skupień (in Polish)
- ^ Pro MMA fighter Te Hakaraia o Te Rangi Wilson has died
- ^ Wyatt, Thomas Allen
External links
- The Guardian (UK) obituaries
- The Telegraph (UK) obituaries
- Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
- Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
- The New York Times, obituaries
- The Washington Post obituaries
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) obituaries