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.
March
7
6
- Australian Suicide, 32, Australian professional wrestler (AAA).[1]
- Henri Duez, 87, French Olympic cyclist (1960).[2]
- Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church) and songwriter ("New Rose").[3]
- Fikri Jufri, 88, Indonesian journalist (Tempo).[4]
- Krzysztof Kononowicz, 62, Polish political activist.[5]
- Crystal-Donna Roberts, 40, South African actress (Arendsvlei, The Endless River, Chronicle), breast cancer.[6]
- Olavi Salonen, 91, Finnish Olympic middle-distance runner (1960, 1964).[7]
- Mabel Segun, 95, Nigerian writer and poet.[8]
- Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey, 89–90, Pakistani admiral, chief of the Naval Staff (1986–1988) and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1988–1991).[9]
- Árpád Sopsits, 72, Hungarian film director (Strangled).[10]
- Josef Zíma, 92, Czech actor.[11]
5
- Edesio Alejandro, 66, Cuban composer (Clandestinos, Hello Hemingway), cancer.[12]
- Pamela Bach, 61, American actress (Baywatch), suicide by gunshot.[13]
- S. K. Bagga, 71, Indian politician, Delhi MLA (since 2015).[14]
- Randy Brown, 72, American R&B singer.[15] (death announced on this date)
- Cássio de Jesus, 35, Brazilian footballer (Semen Padang, Kelantan, Barito Putera), aplastic anemia.[16] (death announced on this date)
- Eduardo Cruickshank Smith, 67, Costa Rican politician, member (since 2018) and president (2020–2021) of the Legislative Assembly, heart disease.[17]
- DJ Funk, 53, American musician and producer, cancer.[18] (death announced on this date)
- Norberto Huezo, 68, Salvadoran footballer (Atlético Marte, Palencia, national team), complications from a stroke.[19]
- Zoya Kornilova, 85, Russian politician, MP (1995–1999).[20]
- Bruno Pizzul, 86, Italian footballer (Catania, Cremonese) and journalist (RAI).[21]
- Pavel Staněk, 97, Czech composer and conductor.[22]
- Fred Stolle, 86, Australian Hall of Fame tennis player.[23]
- Sylvester Turner, 70, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2025), mayor of Houston (2016–2024).[24]
- Mikhail Vasilyev, 63, Russian handballer, Olympic champion (1988).[25] (death announced on this date)
4
- Roy Ayers, 84, American musician and composer (Everybody Loves the Sunshine).[26]
- Robert G. Clark Jr., 96, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1968–2003).[27]
- Jean-Louis Debré, 80, French judge and politician, president of the Constitutional Council (2007–2016) and of the National Assembly (2002–2007), minister of the interior (1995–1997).[28]
- Peter Engel, 88, American television producer (Saved by the Bell, City Guys, Hang Time).[29]
- Peter Eyre, 85, English cricketer (Derbyshire).[30] (death announced on this date)
- Dave Gillespie, 90, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, Wellington, national team).[31] (death announced on this date)
- Jack Kibbie, 95, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1965–1969, 1989–2013) and House of Representatives (1960–1964).[32]
- Jerzy Pasiński, 77, Polish politician, mayor of Gdańsk (1989–1990).[33]
- Jean-Louis Pichon, 76, French theatre director.[34] (body discovered on this date)
- Selwyn Raab, 90, American journalist (The New York Times) and author, inspiration for Kojak, intestinal complications.[35]
- Ciclón Ramirez, 64, Mexican professional wrestler.[36]
- Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna, 87, Brazilian writer.[37]
- Roses In May, 25, American racehorse.[38]
- Mario Trabucco, 73, Italian violinist.[39]
- José Valdivielso, 89, Cuban-American baseball player (Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins).[40]
- Serhiy Zhuravlyov, 65, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, Zorya Luhansk, national team).[41] (death announced on this date)
3
- Kathryn Apanowicz, 64, British actress (Angels, EastEnders) and television presenter (Calendar).[42]
- Sonny Arguinzoni, 85, American author and pastor.[43]
- Henryk Bielski, 90, Polish film director (Pastorale heroica).[44]
- Victor Cicansky, 90, Canadian sculptor.[45]
- Carl Dean, 82, American businessman.[46]
- Lincoln Díaz-Balart, 70, Cuban-American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2011), cancer.[47]
- Eleonora Giorgi, 71, Italian actress (Talcum Powder, To Forget Venice, Inferno) and film director, pancreatic cancer.[48]
- Dore Gold, 71, American-Israeli political scientist and diplomat, permanent representative of Israel to the UN (1997–1999).[49]
- Geraint Jarman, 74, Welsh musician, poet and television producer.[50]
- Sébastien Lepetit, 55, French crime fiction writer, colorectal cancer.[51]
- Leif Ljungqvist, 82, Swedish murder witness (assassination of Olof Palme).[52]
- Jean-Marie Londeix, 92, French saxophonist.[53]
- Jozef Markuš, 80, Slovak politician, deputy prime minister of Slovakia (1989–1990), president of Matica slovenská (1990–2010).[54]
- Jeffrey Runnings, 61, American musician (For Against) and songwriter, cancer.[55]
- Bob Rupe, 68, American musician (The Silos, Cracker, Sparklehorse).[56]
- Antoine Saad, 87–88, Lebanese politician, MP (2005–2018).[57]
- Sunil Satpal Sangwan, 77, Indian politician, Haryana MLA (1996–2001, 2009–2014, since 2024), liver cancer.[58]
- Frank Saucier, 98, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns).[59]
- Padmakar Shivalkar, 84, Indian cricketer (Bombay).[60]
- Felicia Țilea-Moldovan, 57, Romanian four-time Olympic javelin thrower.[61]
- Woo Chia-wei, 87, Hong Kong physicist and academic administrator, president of HKUST (1991–2001) and SFSU (1983–1988).[62]
2
- Edip Akbayram, 74, Turkish singer, multiple organ failure.[63]
- Felicia Minei Behr, 83, American television producer (All My Children).[64]
- Dieuwertje Blok, 67, Dutch actress, writer and television presenter (Het Sinterklaasjournaal), cancer.[65]
- Dennis Bond, 77, English footballer (Watford, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur).[66]
- Gérard Bourgoin, 85, French sports executive, president of AJ Auxerre (2011–2013) and Ligue de Football Professionnel (2000–2002).[67]
- Marc Boutte, 55, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins).[68]
- John Cummins, 82, Canadian politician, MP (1993–2011).[69]
- Herbert Léonard, 80, French singer, lung cancer.[70]
- George Lowe, 67, American voice actor (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken).[71]
- Frank Maher, 90, Canadian musician.[72]
- Juan Margallo, 84, Spanish actor (Dragon Rapide, Solitary Fragments) and theatre director, complications from a fall.[73]
- Marysa Navarro, 90, Spanish-American historian.[74]
- Buvaisar Saitiev, 49, Russian freestyle wrestler and politician, Olympic champion (1996, 2004, 2008), MP (2016–2021), fall.[75]
- Bernhard Vogel, 92, German politician, minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate (1976–1988) and of Thuringia (1992–2003), twice president of the Bundesrat.[76]
- Peter Wall, Ukrainian-born Canadian real estate developer.[77]
1
- Paula Alvarellos, 62, Spanish politician and lawyer, mayor of Lugo (since 2024), heart attack.[78]
- Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky, 74, Georgian prince, throne claimant and theatre director, head of the House of Gruzinsky (since 1984).[79]
- Asoma Banda, 92, Ghanaian businessman and philanthropist.[80]
- Susantha Chandramali, 61, Sri Lankan actress (Gamane Yaa), cancer.[81]
- Rosemary Crowley, 86, Australian politician, minister assisting the prime minister for the status of women (1993) and senator (1983–2002).[82]
- Bill Dare, 64, English television producer and writer (Dead Ringers, The Now Show, Spitting Image), traffic collision.[83]
- Hazel Nell Dukes, 92, American civil rights activist, president of the NAACP (1990–1992).[84]
- Nico Hidalgo, 32, Spanish footballer (Recreativo Granada, Cádiz, Racing de Santander), lung cancer.[85]
- Pat Ingoldsby, 82, Irish poet and television presenter, subject of The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby.[86]
- Vladimir Krpan, 87, Croatian pianist.[87]
- Tim Kruger, 44, German pornographic film actor and director, domestic accident.[88]
- Tullio Lanese, 78, Italian football referee.[89]
- Jiří Liška, 75, Czech veterinarian and politician, member (1996–2010) and vice-president (2004–2010) of the Senate.[90]
- Monta Mino, 80, Japanese television presenter (Quiz $ Millionaire).[91]
- Joey Molland, 77, English guitarist (Badfinger) and songwriter ("Love Is Easy", "Love Is Gonna Come at Last").[92]
- Miguel Otero Lathrop, 94, Chilean politician and diplomat, senator (1991–1998).[93]
- Paulito FG, 63, Cuban salsa and timba musician, traffic collision.[94]
- Fulco Pratesi, 90, Italian environmentalist, journalist and politician, deputy (1992–1994).[95]
- Flor Procuna, 72, Mexican actress (Los ricos también lloran).[96]
- Angie Stone, 63, American singer ("No More Rain (In This Cloud)", "Wish I Didn't Miss You") and rapper (The Sequence), traffic collision.[97]
- Amadu Sulley, Ghanaian civil servant, deputy chairman of the Electoral Commission (2012–2018).[98]
- Jack Vettriano, 73, Scottish painter (The Singing Butler).[99]
- Pedro Zarraluki, 70, Spanish writer.[100]
Previous months
References
- ^ Former AAA wrestler Australian Suicide passes away at 32
- ^ Rouleur malin, il avait marqué le cyclisme des années 1960 : Henri Duez est mort (in French)
- ^ Founding The Damned Guitarist Brian James Dead At 70
- ^ Wartawan Senior Pendiri Majalah Tempo, Fikri Jufri, Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian)
- ^ Zmarł Krzysztof Kononowicz w wieku 62 lat (in Polish)
- ^ Celebrated Arendsvlei and 7de Laan actor Crystal-Donna Roberts, 40, has died
- ^ Juoksijasuuruus Olavi Salonen on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ^ Mabel Segun, writer , broadcaster dies at 95
- ^ Former naval chief Iftikhar Sirohey passes away
- ^ Meghalt Sopsits Árpád Balázs Béla-díjas színház- és filmrendező (in Hungarian)
- ^ Zemřel král české dechovky Josef Zíma, bylo mu 92 let (in Czech)
- ^ Cuban Musician Edesio Alejandro Passes Away in Madrid
- ^ David Hasselhoff's Ex-Wife Pamela Bach Dead At 61
- ^ Former AAP MLA SK Bagga, Who Defeated Kiran Bedi, Passes Away At 71
- ^ Smooth soul singer Randy Brown dies at 72
- ^ Mantan Bek Timnas Brasil U-20, Semen Padang, dan Barito Putera Cassio de Jesus Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian)
- ^ Eduardo Cruickshank, expresidente del Congreso, murió este miércoles (in Spanish)
- ^ Ghetto house pioneer DJ Funk dies aged 54
- ^ Falleció el mundialista de la selección salvadoreña Norberto «El Pajaro» Huezo (in Spanish)
- ^ В Москве перестало биться сердце легендарного якутского политика Зои Корниловой (in Russian)
- ^ È morto Bruno Pizzul, icona del giornalismo sportivo. Addio alla voce che ci ha fatto sognare (in Italian)
- ^ Pavel Staněk * 1927 †︎ 2025
- ^ Fred Stolle, Australian tennis legend and beloved friend, dies at 86
- ^ US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70
- ^ Не стало Михаила Васильева... (in Russian)
- ^ Jazz and R&B great Roy Ayers dies at 84
- ^ Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
- ^ Jean-Louis Debré est mort à l’âge de 80 ans (in French)
- ^ Peter Engel, ‘Saved by the Bell’ Executive Producer, Dies at 88
- ^ Peter Eyre - Obituary
- ^ Ex-All Black and Otago stalwart Dave Gillespie dies, aged 90
- ^ John "Jack" P. Kibbie
- ^ Zmarł Jerzy Pasiński, prezydent Gdańska w latach 1989-1990 (in Polish)
- ^ L'ancien directeur de l'opéra de Saint-Etienne, Jean Louis Pichon, a été retrouvé mort à son domicile (in French)
- ^ Selwyn Raab, Tenacious Reporter Who Covered the Mob, Dies at 90 (registration required)
- ^ Ciclón Ramírez Passes Away At Age 64
- ^ Escritor Affonso Romano de Sant'anna morre no Rio (in Portuguese)
- ^ Grade 1 Winner, Japanese Sire Roses in May Dies at 25
- ^ Mondo della musica in lutto: è morto Mario Trabucco, ex-curatore del 'Cannone' di Paganini (in Italian)
- ^ José Valdivielso
- ^ Помер Сергій Журавльов. Наші співчуття (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Former Yorkshire Television presenter and actress Kathryn Apanowicz dies aged 64
- ^ Godfather of inner city ministry': Victory Outreach founder Sonny Arguinzoni Sr. dies at 85
- ^ Nie żyje Henryk Bielski (in Polish)
- ^ Renowned Saskatchewan sculptor Victor Cicansky dies at 90
- ^ Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, dead at 82: 'Words can't do justice'
- ^ Lincoln Diaz-Balart, who put Cuban embargo into law, dies at 70
- ^ Eleonora Giorgi è morta, aveva 71 anni: era malata da tempo. Dalle commedie anni Ottanta al racconto del tumore (in Italian)
- ^ American-Israeli diplomat Dr. Dore Gold passed away at 71
- ^ Y canwr Geraint Jarman wedi marw yn 74 oed (in Welsh)
- ^ L'auteur de polars ancrés en Franche-Comté, Sébastien Lepetit, est décédé (in French)
- ^ Hörde Palmeskotten – nu är "Chevamannen" död (in Swedish)
- ^ Bordeaux : disparition de Jean-Marie Londeix, saxophoniste de renommée internationale (in French)
- ^ Former Head of Matica Slovenska Jozef Markus Dies Aged 80
- ^ Jeffrey Runnings of For Against has passed away at 61
- ^ Cracker and Silos Bassist Bob Rupe Has Passed Away: Worked with Gutterball, Sparklehorse, & More
- ^ Former MP Antoine Saad has passed away
- ^ Former Haryana minister and BJP leader Satpal Sangwan passes away at 77
- ^ Francis Saucier
- ^ Legendary Mumbai Spinner Padmakar Shivalkar Passes Away
- ^ A murit atleta Felicia Țilea, vicecampioană mondială la aruncarea suliței! (in Romanian)
- ^ Professor Woo Chai-wei, founding president of HKUST, passes away at 87
- ^ Usta müzisyen Edip Akbayram 75 yaşında hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ Former All My Children Executive Producer Dies At 83
- ^ Presentatrice Dieuwertje Blok (67) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Obituary | Dennis Bond
- ^ Gerard Bourgoin, leading figure of French soccer, has died at 85
- ^ Marc Anthony Boutte
- ^ Obituary: Former Reform and Conservative MP John Cummins was an activist, teacher and fisher
- ^ Le chanteur Herbert Léonard est mort (in French)
- ^ George Lowe Dies: Space Ghost Voice Actor Was 67
- ^ Frank Maher, Acclaimed Newfoundland Accordionist, Passes Away
- ^ Muere Juan Margallo a los 84 años, referente del teatro independiente en España (in Spanish)
- ^ A los 90 años, murió la historiadora Marysa Navarro-Aranguren (in Spanish)
- ^ Russian Olympic Champion Turned Lawmaker Dead After Falling From Window
- ^ Zum Tode von Prof. Dr. Bernhard Vogel (in German)
- ^ Wall Financial Corporation Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Founder Peter Wall
- ^ Fallece la alcaldesa de Lugo tras el infarto que sufrió este viernes antes del pregón de Carnaval (in Spanish)
- ^ გარდაიცვალა რეჟისორი და მსახიობი ნუგზარ ბაგრატიონ-გრუზინსკი (in Georgian)
- ^ Ghanaian businessman Alhaji Asoma Banda dies
- ^ Veteran actress Susantha Chandramali passes away
- ^ Rosemary Anne Crowley
- ^ Bill Dare death: Spitting Image star dies after overseas accident
- ^ NAACP New York President Dr. Hazel Dukes dies at 92
- ^ Spanish footballer Hidalgo dies of cancer aged 32
- ^ Poet, writer and broadcaster Pat Ingoldsby dies aged 82
- ^ Preminuo je Vladimir Krpan (in Croatian)
- ^ Gay adult film star and TimTales founder Tim Kruger reportedly dies in ‘tragic accident’ at home
- ^ Messina, addio all’ex arbitro Tullio Lanese (in Italian)
- ^ S lítostí oznamujeme, že zemřel radní ÚSTR pan Jiří Liška (75) (in Czech)
- ^ みのもんたさん死去 80歳 1月中旬に心肺停止し、入院していた (in Japanese)
- ^ Joey Molland, Last Member of Classic Badfinger Lineup, Dies at 77
- ^ Falleció Miguel Otero, ex senador de la República y fundador de Renovación Nacional (in Spanish)
- ^ Le chanteur populaire Paulo F.G. meurt dans un accident de voiture à La Havane (in French)
- ^ WWF Italia founder Fulco Pratesi dies at 90
- ^ Muere Flor Procuna, actriz de ‘Los ricos también lloran’ y otras telenovelas de Televisa (in Spanish)
- ^ Angie Stone, 'Wish I Didn't Miss You' singer and co-founder of the Sequence, dies at 63
- ^ Former Electoral Commission Deputy Chairman Amadu Sulley is dead
- ^ Singing Butler painter Jack Vettriano dies aged 73
- ^ Muere el escritor catalán Pedro Zarraluki (in Spanish)
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