Deaths in 2025

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June 4

Samiha Ayoub, 93, Egyptian actress (Among the Ruins).
Joška Broz, 77, Serbian politician, MP (2016–2022).
Eugen Doga, 88, Moldovan composer.
Lin Cheng-chieh, 72, Taiwanese politician, MP (1990–1996).
Jim Marshall, 87, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Cleveland Browns).
Shigeo Nagashima, 89, Japanese baseball player and manager (Yomiuri Giants), pneumonia.
Valery Panov, 87, Soviet-born Israeli ballet dancer and choreographer.
San Kim Sean, 80, Cambodian bokator practitioner, heart attack.

June 2

Carl R. Ajello, 92, American politician, attorney general of Connecticut (1975–1983).
Bahram Akasheh, 89, Iranian geophysicist and seismologist.
Eva Borušovičová, 55, Slovak screenwriter (Janosik: A True Story), skin cancer.
Elemér Csák, 81, Hungarian journalist and politician, spokesperson of the government (1995).
Richard R. Eakin, 86, American academic administrator, chancellor of East Carolina University (1987–2001).
Colin Jerwood, 63, English punk singer (Conflict).
Henry Leppä, 78, Finnish ice hockey player (Jokerit, TUTO, national team).
Lê Văn Tiết, 85, Vietnamese table tennis player.
Abdelhak Mrini, 91, Moroccan historian, civil servant and royal advisor.
Pierre Nora, 93, French historian, member of the Académie Française.
Giuseppe Parlato, 73, Italian historian.
Morris Talansky, 92, American businessman and rabbi.
Tan Joe Hok, 87, Indonesian badminton player.
Xu Qiliang, 75, Chinese military officer, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (2012–2023) and commander of the PLA Air Force (2007–2012).

May 31

Adolfo Andrade, 75, Colombian footballer (Deportes Quindío, Deportivo Cali, national team).
Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, 94, British civil servant.
John Brenkus, 53, American television producer (Sport Science).
Stanley Fischer, 81, Israeli-American economist, governor of the Bank of Israel (2005–2013) and Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve (2014–2017).
Betsy Jochum, 104, American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox).
Jerrauld Jones, 70, American politician and jurist, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1988–2002).
Marcie Jones, 79, Australian singer (Marcie and The Cookies), leukaemia.
Mike McCallum, 68, Jamaican boxer (1976 Olympics), WBA light middleweight (1984–1987) and middleweight (1989–1991), WBC light heavyweight (1994–1995) champion.
Ernesto Pellegrini, 84, Italian catering industry and football executive, chairman of Inter Milan (1984–1995), lung infection.
Lachie Stewart, 81, Scottish Olympic runner (1972).
Valmik Thapar, 73, Indian naturalist (Land of the Tiger), cancer.

May 30

Mario Adler, 86, Brazilian businessman, president of Estrela.
Stjepan Andrašić, 83, Croatian journalist, chief editor of Večernji list (1983–1990).
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, 98, French endocrinologist and biochemist.
Michael J. Byrnes, 66, American Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Agana (2019–2023), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Chang Yoon-chang, 64, South Korean Olympic volleyball player (1984, 1988), stomach cancer.
Bedřich Dlouhý, 92, Czech painter and academic.
Prentis Hancock, 83, British actor (Space: 1999, Doctor Who, Spy Trap).
Abdul Ismail, 79, Indian cricketer (Bombay), cardiac arrest.
Alenka Kham Pičman, 93, Slovenian architect. (death announced on this date) Dauda Musa Komo, 65, Nigerian military administrator, administrator of Rivers State (1993–1996).
Valerie Mahaffey, 71, American actress (The Doctors, French Exit, Young Sheldon), Emmy winner (1992), cancer.
Katarina Mazetti, 81, Swedish author and journalist.
Mario Primicerio, 84, Italian mathematician and politician, mayor of Florence (1995–1999).
Loretta Swit, 87, American actress (M*A*S*H, Freebie and the Bean, Race with the Devil), Emmy winner (1980, 1982).
John E. Thrasher, 81, American politician and academic administrator, member of the Florida Senate (2009–2014) and House of Representatives (1992–2000), president of FSU (2014–2021), cancer.
Fernando Venâncio, 80, Portuguese writer.
H. S. Venkateshamurthy, 80, Indian screenwriter (Chinnari Mutha, Kraurya) and lyricist (Kotreshi Kanasu).
Renée Victor, 86, American actress (Weeds, Coco, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim), lymphoma.

May 29

John Boardman, 92, American physicist.
Alf Clausen, 84, American composer (The Simpsons, ALF, Moonlighting), Emmy winner (1997, 1998), progressive supranuclear palsy.
Ludo Dierckxsens, 60, Belgian racing cyclist.
Mike Eddy, 72, American stock car racer (ASA).
Juan Manuel Eguiagaray, 79, Spanish politician and economist, minister of industry (1993–1996).
Tshenuwani Farisani, 76, South African politician, MNA (2009–2010) and speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature (2004–2009).
Roberto Gomes Guimarães, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Campos (1995–2011).
Bernard Kerik, 69, American police officer and political consultant, New York City police commissioner (2000–2001) and acting minister of interior of Iraq (2003), heart disease.
Aleksey Lidov, 66, Russian art historian.
Francesco Mallardo, 74, Italian mobster (Mallardo clan).
Susann McDonald, 90, American classical harpist.
Prasanna Pattnaik, 76, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (1977–1980, 1985–1995).
Rajesh, 75, Indian actor (Kanni Paruvathile, Achamillai Achamillai, Virumaandi).
Vreni Spoerry, 87, Swiss politician, member of the National Council (1986–1996) and Council of States (1996–2003).
David Trist, 77, New Zealand cricketer (Canterbury) and cricket coach (Eastern Province, national team).
Charles Wadsworth, 96, American classical pianist.

May 28

Marcos Azambuja, 90, Brazilian diplomat.
Graeme Crawford, 77, Scottish footballer (York City, Scunthorpe United, Scarborough).
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, 89, Indian politician, MP (2004–2022).
Heliodoro Dols, 91, Spanish architect (Shrine of Torreciudad).
Al Foster, 82, American jazz drummer.
Luisa Fuentes, 76, Peruvian Olympic volleyball player (1968, 1972).
Hamit Geylani, 77, Turkish politician, MP (2007–2011).
Giancarlo Gutierrez, 92, Italian Olympic equestrian (1956).
Salman Hashimikov, 73, Russian wrestler, four-time world champion.
Gill James, 90, Australian politician, Tasmania MHA (1976–1986, 1992–2002).
Felix Konotey-Ahulu, 94, Ghanaian physician and geneticist.
Sunjoy Monga, 63, Indian wildlife photographer, conservationist, and writer.
Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan, 76, Somali military officer, minister of defence (1990–1991).
Per Nørgård, 92, Danish composer and academic teacher (Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg).
Sir Bob Reid, 91, British railway executive, chairman of the British Railways Board (1990–1995).
Jacques Robert, 96, French jurist and academic administrator, president of the Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (1979–1984).
Claude Roussel, 94, Canadian sculptor.
Serhiy Shvets, 48, Ukrainian politician, deputy (since 2019).
George E. Smith, 95, American physicist, co-inventor of the charge-coupled device, Nobel Prize laureate (2009).
Soaring Free, 26, Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, 87, Kenyan novelist (Weep Not, Child, The River Between, A Grain of Wheat).
Verle Tiefenthaler, 87, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox).
Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, 80, South Korean Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Korea (2010–2021).

May 27

Freddie Aguilar, 72, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter ("Anak"), multiple organ failure.
Janet Ajzenstat, 89, Canadian political scientist.
Choi Jung-woo, 68, South Korean actor (Like a Virgin, City Hunter, Doctor Stranger).
Presley Chweneyagae, 40, South African actor (Tsotsi, The River), complications from a breathing problem.
Ronnie Dugger, 95, American journalist (The Texas Observer), complications from dementia.
Irianti Erningpraja, 59, Indonesian singer.
Vasily Funtikov, 62, Russian actor (Tuning Fork, Presumption of Innocence, The Sisters Liberty).
Ed Gale, 61, American stuntman (Child's Play) and actor (Howard the Duck, Spaceballs).
Jim Gouk, 79, Canadian politician, MP (1993–2006), cancer.
Devin Harjes, 41, American actor (Daredevil, Boardwalk Empire, Manifest).
Brian Kellock, 63, Scottish jazz pianist.
Peter Kwong, 73, American actor (Big Trouble in Little China, The Golden Child, Cooties).
Banoth Madanlal, 62, Indian politician, Telangana MLA (2014–2019), heart disease.
Claudio Michelotto, 82, Italian racing cyclist.
Idriss Ngari, 79, Gabonese politician, minister of national defense (1994–1999) and MP (1996–2018).
Serhiy Potimkov, 70, Ukrainian politician, deputy (1998–2002, 2006–2007).
Red Sternberg, 50, Filipino actor (T.G.I.S.).
Willie Stevenson, 85, Scottish footballer (Rangers, Liverpool, Stoke City).
Jean Tiberi, 90, French politician, mayor of Paris (1995–2001) and MP (1968–1976, 1976–2012).
Juan Ramón Verón, 81, Argentine footballer (Estudiantes de La Plata, Panathinaikos, national team).
Charles K. Wiggins, 77, American jurist, justice of the Washington Supreme Court (2011–2020), complications from Parkinson's disease.
Herbert P. Wilkins, 94, American jurist, chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1996–1999).

May 26

Kamaluddin Azfar, 95, Pakistani politician, governor of Sindh (1995–1997).
Ram Prakash Bambah, 99, Indian mathematician.
Antonio Baseotto, 93, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Añatuya (1992–2002) and military ordinary (2002–2007).
Sherry Bryce, 78, American country singer.
Gigi Canu, 66, Italian guitarist (Planet Funk).
Rick Derringer, 77, American musician (The McCoys), songwriter ("Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo") and record producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic).
R. T. Deshmukh, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (2014–2019), traffic collision.
Horacio Díaz Luco, 81, Chilean football player (Herediano, Águila, Limonense) and manager.
Frances Doel, 83, British screenwriter (Big Bad Mama, Deathsport) and film producer (Starship Troopers).
Ibou Faye, 55, Senegalese Olympic hurdler (1996).
Ernst Hilger, 75, Austrian gallery owner.
Yuriy Hnatkevych, 85, Ukrainian politician, deputy (1990–1994, 2006–2012).
Co Hoedeman, 84, Dutch-born Canadian animator (The Sand Castle), Oscar winner (1978).
Robert Jarvik, 79, American medical engineer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
Waleed Al-Jasem, 65, Kuwaiti footballer (Kuwait, national team).
Paul Marantz, 86–87, American architectural lighting designer.
Barry McIlheney, 65, British journalist and editor (Empire).
Grenville Millington, 73, Welsh footballer (Chester City, Wrexham).
Charles Rangel, 94, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–2017).
İlhan Şeşen, 76, Turkish musician, lung cancer.
Horace Speed, 73, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants).
Len St. Jean, 83, American football player (New England Patriots).
Liz Tomkins, 42, Australian film producer and chair of Women in Film and Television Australia, traffic collision.
Muhammad az-Zanati, 88, Libyan politician, secretary-general of the General People's Congress (1992–2008).

May 25

Alberto Luis Aguilar, 74, Bolivian politician, deputy (2002–2006).
Bill Asprey, 88, English football player (Stoke City, Oldham Athletic) and manager (Syrian national team).
Walid Assaf, 64, Palestinian politician, minister of agriculture (2012–2014).
Stan Atkinson, 92, American television news anchor (KOVR, KCRA).
Günther Boekhoff, 87, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1982–1994, 1996–2001).
Guillermo Caballero Vargas, 81, Paraguayan politician and businessman.
Christophe Clement, 59, French-born American Thoroughbred horse trainer, melanoma.
Don Combs, 86, American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, complications from a stroke.
Gaston[fr], 93, French musician (Les Compagnons de la chanson).
Ralph Heck, 83, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants), complications from myasthenia gravis.
Simon House, 76, English multi-instrumentalist (Hawkwind, David Bowie, Third Ear Band).
Cathy Hudgins, 81, American politician, member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (2000–2019).
Motarilavoa Hilda Lin̄i, 70, Ni-Vanuatu politician and women's rights activist, MP (1987–1996), minister of justice (1996), chief of the Turaga nation.
Ángel Mahler, 65, Argentine conductor and composer, cancer.
Simon Mein, 68, British photographer.
Kenneth Nicholls, 90, Irish academic and historian.
John Peters, 75, British radio presenter (Radio Trent, Boom Radio).
Silvia Radu, 89, Romanian sculptor, potter, and painter.
Phil Robertson, 79, American businessman (Duck Commander) and television personality (Duck Dynasty).
Michael Sumler, 71, American stylist and choreographer (Kool & the Gang), traffic collision.
Foday Musa Suso, 75, Gambian musician and composer (Village Life, Jazz Africa, Message from Home).
Monna Tandberg, 85, Norwegian actress (Victoria L, Drømmeslottet, Bryllupsfesten).
Marie Tomášová, 96, Czech actress (Anna Proletářka, Jan Hus, September Nights).
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, 96, American chemical engineer and preservationist, complications from dementia.
Yair Vardi, 76, Israeli dancer and choreographer.
Ward Winer, 88, American engineer.

May 24

Masao Akashi, 68, Japanese music arranger.
Cor Boonstra, 87, Dutch electronics executive, CEO of Philips (1996–2001).
Susan Brownmiller, 90, American journalist and author (Against Our Will).
Nestor Cariño, 86, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Borongan (1980–1986) and Legazpi (2005–2007).
Josefina Costa, 97, Brazilian politician, Piauí MLA (1971–1975).
Peter David, 68, American comic book writer (The Incredible Hulk, Young Justice, Spider-Man 2099) and novelist.
Tom Dunphy, 87, Canadian politician, Prince Edward Island MLA (1986–1996).
Malini Fonseka, 78, Sri Lankan actress (Pilot Premnath, Bambaru Avith, Beddegama) and politician, MP (2010–2015).
Gu Yudong, 87, Chinese surgeon and politician, deputy (1997), heart attack.
Kiril Ivkov, 78, Bulgarian footballer (Levski Sofia, Minyor Pernik, national team), Olympic silver medallist (1968).
Paul Jasmin, 90, American artist and actor (Psycho, Marie Antoinette, Adaptation).
Valery Lvov, 72, Russian boxer.
Kenny Marco, 78, Canadian guitarist (Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears), cancer.
Piro Milkani, 85, Albanian film director (The Lady from the City, The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider), People's Artist of Albania.
T. Gopinath Naidu, 51, Malaysian footballer (Kuala Lumpur, Perak, national team).
Marcel Ophuls, 97, French filmmaker (The Sorrow and the Pity, Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie).
Gary Pierce, 74, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnsley, Blackpool).
Sir Derek Reffell, 96, British naval officer, governor of Gibraltar (1989–1993).
Teresita Reyes, 75, Chilean actress (Sussi, The Toast, Santos), cancer.
Eugenio Rizzolini, 87, Italian footballer (Inter Milan, Novara, Brescia).
Christos Rokofyllos, 93, Greek politician, MP (1977–1981, 1985–2000).
Fred Strutt, 85, Australian rugby league player (St. George, Eastern Suburbs).
Miroslav Vaic, 78, Czech screenwriter and playwright (Vítr v kapse, Byl jednou jeden polda, Svatba upírů), cancer.
Alan Yentob, 78, British television executive, director (Cracked Actor), and presenter, controller of BBC2 (1987–1993) and BBC1 (1993–1996).

May 23

Gracia Baylor, 95, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council (1979–1985).
Oleksandr Berezhnyi, 67, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv, Tavriya Simferopol, Soviet Union national team).
Pieter Biesboer, 80–81, Dutch art historian.
Lillian Boutté, 75, American jazz singer.
Pavel Chaloupka, 66, Czech footballer (Bohemians 1905, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Czechoslovakia national team).
Anne Cheynet, 86, French author.
Luiz de Deus, 86, Brazilian politician, Bahia MLA (1995–2011), deputy (2013–2015).
Mukul Dev, 54, Indian actor (Dastak, Yamla Pagla Deewana, Son of Sardaar).
Jean-Robert Estimé, 83, Haitian politician, minister of foreign affairs (1982–1985).
Barbara Ferris, 85, English actress and fashion model.
Mary K. Gaillard, 86, American physicist.
Sarah Al-Ghamdi[ar], 49, Saudi singer.
Hans Geser, 78, Swiss sociologist.
Sacha Jenkins, 53, American journalist (Ego Trip), complications from multiple system

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