Deaths in 2025

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.

August

4

• Marco Bonamico, 68, Italian basketball player (Virtus Bologna, Mens Sana Siena), Olympic silver medallist (1980).
• Cho-yun Hsu, 94, Taiwanese-American historian and sinologist.
• Sir Leo Hielscher, 98, Australian public servant, namesake of Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges.
• Talgat Musabayev, 74, Kazakh cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-19, Soyuz TM-27, Soyuz TM-32) and politician, senator (2017–2023).
• M. Harun-Ar-Rashid, 75, Bangladeshi military officer, chief of army staff (2000–2002), brain haemorrhage.
• Eldar Shengelaia, 92, Georgian film director (The White Caravan, Unusual Exhibition, Blue Mountains) and politician, MP (1990–2004).
• Shibu Soren, 81, Indian politician, four-time MP, three-time chief minister of Jharkhand and three-time minister of coal.

3

• Elchin Afandiyev, 82, Azerbaijani writer and politician.
• M. Shamsher Ali, 87, Bangladeshi astrophysicist and academic administrator, president of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (2004–2012), vice-chancellor of BOU (1992–1996) and SEU (2002–2010).
• Satyapal Anand, 94, Indian-American poet and writer.
• Loni Anderson, 79, American actress (WKRP in Cincinnati, All Dogs Go to Heaven, A Night at the Roxbury).
• Nando Angelini, 91, Italian actor (Bloody Pit of Horror, The Seventh Grave, The Three Faces).
• Sam Backo, 64, Australian rugby league player (Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos, national team), melioidosis.
• Federico Caputi, 75, Italian football player (Taranto FC, Latina, Pescara) and manager.
• Elmira Gevorgyan, 93, Armenian physician.
• Rhoda Kalema, 96, Ugandan politician, MP (1994–1996).
• Fritz Lobinger, 96, German Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Aliwal (1987–2004).
• Giuseppe Malandrino, 94, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Acireale (1979–1998) and Noto (1998–2007).
• Ercole Spada, 88, Italian car designer (Alfa Romeo 2600, Volvo GTZ, Ford GT70).
• Deoroop Teemal, 69, Trinidadian politician, senator (since 2018).
• Hilary Weston, 83, Irish-Canadian fashion industry executive (Selfridges) and politician, lieutenant governor of Ontario (1997–2002). (death announced on this date)

2

• Julio Alcázar, 82, Spanish-Venezuelan actor (Marielena, Toda mujer, Sabor a ti).
• Ross Ariffin, 63, Malaysian composer and record producer.
• Oleksandr Berestianyi, 70, Ukrainian poet.
• Madhan Bob, 71, Indian actor (Magalir Mattum, Gopura Deepam, Ayya) and comedian, cancer.
• Dedi Borowitz, 84, Israeli businessman.
• Gérard Chaillou, 79, French actor (Caméra Café).
• Tõnis Erilaid, 81, Estonian journalist.
• Walker Evans, 86, American racing driver (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series).
• José Roberto Guzzo, 82, Brazilian journalist (Veja), heart attack.
• Sona Hüseynova, 100, Azerbaijani politician, deputy.
• Peter Juratovec, 73, Slovenian television director (Radiotelevizija Slovenija). (death announced on this date)
• Edson Peri, 97, Brazilian Olympic water polo player (1952).
• Vladimir Popov, 63, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic bronze medallist (1988).
• Zdenko Roter, 98, Slovenian sociologist. (death announced on this date)
• M. K. Sanu, 96, Indian writer and literary critic, pneumonia.
• Anwar Seyidov, 76, Azerbaijani lawyer.
• Maurício Silveira, 48, Brazilian actor (Insensato Coração), cancer.
• Howie Tee, 61, English-born American DJ and record producer.
• Ariovaldo Umbelino de Oliveira, 78, Brazilian geographer.
• Peter Veselovský, 60, Slovak ice hockey player (TJ VSŽ Košice, Hockey Club de Caen, Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák).

1

• Rahaman Ali, 82, American boxer.
• Arif Babayev, 87, Azerbaijani singer.
• Vasanthi Devi, 86, Indian academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (1992–1998), cardiac arrest.
• Daniel Divinsky, 83, Argentine lawyer and publisher (Ediciones de la Flor).
• Romano Forleo, 91, Italian politician, senator (1993–1994).
• Maryam Hosseinian, 50, Iranian writer.
• Jonathan Kaplan, 77, American film and television director (The Accused, Over the Edge, ER), liver cancer.
• Koji Kinutani, 82, Japanese Yōga painter.
• Ira Lember, 99, Estonian writer.
• Dariush Mostafavi, 80, Iranian football player (national team) and executive, chairman of Persepolis (2008–2009) and the IRIFF (1994–1997).
• Kalabhavan Navas, 51, Indian actor (Hitler Brothers, Junior Mandrake, Mattupetti Machan) and comedian.
• José Paes, 79, Brazilian-born Ecuadorian footballer (Portuguesa, Barcelona, Ecuador national team).
• David Roach, 64, American singer (Junkyard), cancer.
• Glòria Rognoni, 81, Spanish actress, playwright and theatre director.
• Jeannie Seely, 85, American singer ("Don't Touch Me", "I'll Love You More (Than You Need)", "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"), intestinal infection.
• Yuri Yeryomin, 81, Russian theatre director.
• Zhou Heng, 95, Chinese physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

July

31

• Suryadharma Ali, 68, Indonesian politician, minister of religious affairs (2009–2014).
• Adriana Asti, 94, Italian actress (Rocco and His Brothers, Accattone, The Phantom of Liberty).
• Léandre Bergeron, 91, Canadian writer, historian and cartoonist.
• Jan Dukszta, 93, Canadian politician, MPP (1971–1981).
• Syed Tanveer-ul-Hassan Gillani, 67, Pakistani politician.
• Jesto, 40, Italian rapper, heart attack.
• Flaco Jiménez, 86, American musician (Texas Tornados, Los Super Seven).
• Béla Kathi, 46, Hungarian bodybuilder, traffic collision.
• Viktor Ledenev, 84, Belarusian writer.
• Yasmeen Murshed, 80, Bangladeshi political adviser and teacher, founder of Scholastica.
• Vladimir Ploskikh, 88, Russian historian.
• Andrei Polonsky, 66, Russian poet.
• KPAC Rajendran, 74, Indian actor (Uppum Mulakum, Pavithram).
• Chris Riley, 70, Australian Catholic priest, founder of Youth Off The Streets.
• Seán Rocks, 64, Irish broadcaster and actor (Dear Sarah, Go Now).
• Derk Sauer, 72, Dutch journalist and media proprietor, founder of The Moscow Times, injuries sustained in a sailing accident.
• Jankel Schor, 98, Russian football showman.
• Andrey Terekhov, 75, Russian mathematician and computer scientist.
• Robert Wilson, 83, American experimental theatre director and playwright (Einstein on the Beach), founder of The Watermill Center.
• Erik Wunder, 42, American multi-instrumentalist (Cobalt, Man's Gin).
• Marlena Zagoni, 74, Romanian rower, Olympic bronze medallist (1980).
• Edward Zakrzewski, 60, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.

30

• David Argue, 65, Australian actor (Razorback, Hercules Returns, Gallipoli), cancer.
• Carles Balagué i Mazón, 76, Spanish writer and art critic.
• William K. Brehm, 96, American businessman and philanthropist, assistant secretary of the army (manpower and reserve affairs) (1968–1970) and assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs (1976–1977).
• Carlos Capdevila, 79, Argentine military officer, physician (Navy Petty-Officers School) and convicted criminal, murderer of Esther Norma Arrostito.
• Nicholas Clapp, 89, American filmmaker and writer, complications from a stroke.
• Marina Donato, 76, Italian television producer and author.
• T. S. Ellis III, 85, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia (since 1987).
• Alan Finney, 91, English footballer (Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers, Alfreton Town).
• Soňa Javůrková, 60, Czech journalist.
• Lotfy Labib, 77, Egyptian actor (The Embassy in the Building, Keda Reda, Assal Eswed).
• Sanja Lončar, 61, Slovenian journalist.
• T. N. Manoharan, 69, Indian chartered accountant, president of the ICAI (2006–2007) and chairman of Canara Bank (2015–2020).
• Johnny Mayes, 78, Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs, Manly-Warringah, national team), brain cancer.
• Linda McGill, 79, Australian Hall of Fame Olympic swimmer (1964), emphysema.
• Vakhid Mezhidov, 87, Russian scientist.
• Rodrigo Moya, 91, Mexican photojournalist.
• George Nigh, 98, American politician and academic administrator, governor (1963, 1979–1987) and twice lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, president of the University of Central Oklahoma (1992–1997).
• Adalberto Paulo da Silva, 96, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Viana (1975–1995) and auxiliary bishop of Fortaleza (1995–2004).
• Walter Schönau, 88, Dutch Germanist and professor (University of Groningen).
• Sylvia Young, 86, British theatre teacher, founder of the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

29

• Alon Abutbul, 60, Israeli actor (The Dark Knight Rises, London Has Fallen, Rambo III).
• Allan Ahlberg, 87, British children's author (Burglar Bill, The Jolly Postman).
• Thomas J. Balkany, 77, American ear surgeon.
• Xuan Bello, 60, Spanish poet and writer.
• Tommy Brooks, 71, American boxing trainer (Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson), colon cancer.
• Paul Coe, 76, Australian Aboriginal rights activist.
• Tom Cousins, 93, American real estate developer, philanthropist and basketball executive, owner of the Atlanta Hawks (1968–1977).
• Lena Cronqvist, 86, Swedish painter and sculptor.
• Paul Mario Day, 69, English singer (Iron Maiden, More, The Sweet), cancer.
• Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, 85, Indian-born British economist and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1991).
• Jean-Pierre Egger, 81, Swiss Olympic shot putter (1976, 1980).
• Gerard Endenburg, 92, Dutch businessman (Sociocracy Circle Organisation Method).
• Sir Michael Hill, 86, New Zealand jeweller, founder of Michael Hill Jeweller.
• Miyoko Hiroyasu, 114, Japanese supercentenarian, oldest living person in Japan (since 2025).
• Machiel Kiel, 87, Dutch professor of art history and specialist in Ottoman architecture.
• Bill Krisher, 89, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Texans).
• André Ladner, 63, Swiss footballer (Grasshopper Club, Basel, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Mark Lazarus, 86, English footballer (QPR, Leyton Orient).
• João Leal Neto, 87, Brazilian football player (América SP, São Paulo), manager (Ittihad Kalba), and referee.
• Livio Macchia, 83, Italian singer and musician (I Camaleonti).
• Margaret Maritz, South African longevity claimant.
• Vít Micka, 89, Czech composer.
• Carmel Muscat, 63, Maltese Olympic cyclist (1980), traffic collision.
• Lutz Niethammer, 85, German historian.
• Cecil Pringle, 81–82, Irish Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Clogher (1989–2014).
• Geert Reuten, 79, Dutch economist and politician, senator (2007–2015, 2018–2019).
• Helmut Swiczinsky, 81, Austrian architect.
• David Tartakover, 81, Israeli graphic designer and political activist, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Robert Major Walker, 81, American politician, mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi (1988–2001).
• Dimitrios Zarzavatsidis, 69, Greek Olympic weightlifter (1980), cancer.

28

• Wallis Annenberg, 86, American philanthropist, president of the Annenberg Foundation.
• Marcelo Beraba, 74, Brazilian journalist, co-founder of ABRAJI.
• Jack Bloomfield, 94, American baseball player (Kintetsu Buffaloes) and coach (Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres).
• Laura Dahlmeier, 31, German biathlete, double Olympic champion (2018), landslide.
• Cécile Dionne, 91, Canadian member of the Dionne quintuplets.
• Raffaele Fiore, 71, Italian militant (Red Brigades).
• Amelia Freedman, 84, British arts administrator (Nash Ensemble).
• John L. Gainer, 87, American chemical engineer, co-founder of Diffusion Pharmaceuticals.
• Salvatore Gionta, 94, Italian water polo player, Olympic champion (1960).
• Kwik Kian Gie, 90, Indonesian economist and politician, minister of national development planning (2001–2004), coordinating minister for economic affairs (1999–2000), and deputy speaker of the PCA (1999).
• P. J. Marshall, 91, British historian, president of the Royal Historical Society (1997–2001).
• Morton Mintz, 103, American investigative journalist (The Washington Post, St. Louis Star-Times, St. Louis Globe-Democrat).
• Gerry Morrow, 75, Martinique-born Canadian professional wrestler.
• Alejandra Oliveras, 47, Argentine boxer, stroke.
• Décio Otero, 92, Brazilian dancer.
• Bonnie D. Parkin, 84, American religious leader, Relief Society general president (2002–2007).
• Iftiquar Uddin Talukder Pintu, 60, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2019, 2024).
• Ryne Sandberg, 65, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Chicago Cubs) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies), prostate cancer.
• Sean Sheehy, 73, Irish footballer (Dundalk, Thurles Town, Shelbourne).
• Hassan Sobir, 73, Maldivian politician and diplomat, member of the People's Majlis (2000–2005), cancer.
• Shane Devon Tamura, 27, American mass murderer (2025 New York City shooting), suicide by gunshot.
• Rosita Velázquez, 74, Puerto Rican singer (Moliendo Vidrio) and comedian.
• I. William Zartman, 93, American academic.
• Stepan Zhiryakov, 77, Russian politician, senator (2013–2018).
• Joseph Ziegler, 71, Canadian actor (Side Effects, Black Harbour, The Grid) and theatre director.

27

• Mikhail Afonin, 68, Russian football manager (Krasnodar-2000, Nizhny Novgorod).
• Atiba Allert, 44, Trinidadian cricketer (national team).
• Herbert Brandl, 66, Austrian painter (Junge Wilde) and academic (University of Applied Arts Vienna).
• Don Elbaum, 94, American Hall of Fame boxing matchmaker, promoter and manager.
• Alhassan Mohammed Gani, 66, Nigerian academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the FUK (2016–2020).
• Edgar Allan García, 66, Ecuadorian writer.
• Eric Heath, 101, New Zealand artist, illustrator and cartoonist.
• Henry Hu, 105, Hong Kong academic administrator and politician, founder of HKSYU, MLC (1976–1983) and MUC (1965–1981).
• Mick Kearin, 82, Irish footballer (Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers, national team).
• Ángel Macías Barba, 81, Mexican baseball player (Broncos de Reynosa, Sultanes de Monterrey).
• Horst Mahler, 89, German lawyer, convicted Holocaust denier and political activist.
• Serhiy Maksymenko, 83, Ukrainian psychologist.
• John Miszuk, 84, Polish-born Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers).
• Edward O'Grady, 75, Irish National Hunt racehorse trainer.
• Giuseppe Ossorio, 81, Italian politician, deputy (2006–2008, 2012–2013) and Campania MLA (1990–1995, 2000–2006).
• Nuno Portas, 90, Portuguese architect.
• Jaroslav Pták, 82, Czech motorcycle racer.
• Lou Sebert, 89, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1999–2006).
• Judith Shuval, 99, Israeli sociologist.
• Jerzy Sztwiertnia, 78, Polish film director (The Clan, Plebania) and screenwriter.
• Dieter Strand, 88, Swedish journalist and writer.
• Alexander Tkhostov, 72, Russian psychologist.
• Celso Valli, 75, Italian composer.
• Yuri Yampolsky, 78, Ukrainian astronomer.
• Vasily Zinoviev, 83, Russian politician, deputy.

26

• Daddy Lumba, 60, Ghanaian singer-songwriter and musician.
• Evelio Droz, 88, Puerto Rican Olympic basketball player (1960, 1964).
• Duang Somniang, 67, Cambodian military general, airstrike.
• Jean-Pol Dubois, 74, French actor (A Captain's Honor, Vidocq, Fanfan la Tulipe).
• Ray French, 85, English rugby league (St. Helens, Widnes) and union (national team) player, complications from dementia.
• Prithvi Man Gurung, 76, Nepali politician, governor of Gandaki Province (2021–2024).
• Willie Irvine, 82, Northern Irish footballer (Burnley, Preston North End, national team). (death announced on this date)
• Rosemary Kilbourn, 94, Canadian printmaker.
• Jiří Krampol, 87, Czech actor (The Borstal, Malý pitaval z velkého města, Synové a dcery Jakuba skláře).
• Tom Lehrer, 97, American singer-songwriter ("The Elements", "The Old Dope Peddler", "The Vatican Rag"), satirist, and mathematician.
• Piotr Łossowski, 100, Polish historian and academic.
• Jock McDonald, 69, British musician (Bollock Brothers), drowned.
• Sir David Nabarro, 75, British medical academic and international civil servant, heart attack.
• Okello Oculi, 83, Ugandan poet, author and academic.
• Ziad Rahbani, 69, Lebanese composer.
• Ohidur Rahman, 81, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988).
• John Saladino, 86, American interior designer.
• Dick Schneider, 77, Dutch footballer (Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles, national team).
• Süreyya Serdengeçti, 73, Turkish economist, governor of the Central Bank (2001–2006).
• Ragnar Sjølie, 88, Norwegian singer.
• Jean Marie Sylla, 42, Guinean footballer (Ergotelis, PAS Giannina, ES Viry-Châtillon).
• Erman Zaruddin Usman, 57–58, Indonesian writer.
• Don Wehby, 62, Jamaican conglomerate executive (GraceKennedy) and politician, senator (2007–2009).
• Leonid Yakovyshyn, 86, Ukrainian agrarian, politician and publicist, MP (1990–1994).

25

• P. Dayaratna, 88, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1977–2015). (death announced on this date)
• Doris Gercke, 88, German writer.
• Sandra Grimes, 80, American intelligence agent.
• Shun-ichi Iwasaki, 98, Japanese engineer, president of Tohoku Institute of Technology (since 1989), pneumonia.
• Obafemi Lasode, 69, Nigerian musician, film director (Sango) and producer.
• Gerry Kersey, 86, British radio presenter (BBC Radio Sheffield).
• Georges Lemoine, 91, French politician, three-time deputy, mayor of Chartres (1977–1998).
• Daniel Lentz, 83, American composer.
• Bill Morris, 92, American politician, mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee (1978–1994).
• Colm Mulholland, 96, Irish Gaelic footballer (Lavey).
• Herbert Pankau, 83, German footballer (SC Empor Rostock, East Germany national team, 1964 Olympics).
• Dwight Muhammad Qawi, 72, American boxer, WBC light-heavyweight champion (1981–1983) and WBA cruiserweight champion (1985–1986).
• Abdyl Xhaja, 82, Albanian economist and politician, MP (1996–1997) and deputy prime minister (1991–1992).

24

• G. Holmes Braddock, 100, American politician, member of the Miami-Dade County Public School Board (1962–2000).
• Viktor Burakov, 70, Ukrainian Olympic sprinter (1980).
• Josef Černý, 85, Czech ice hockey player (Spartak Plzeň, ZKL Brno, ATSE Graz) and coach.
• Julio César Cortés, 84, Uruguayan football player (Rosario Central, Guanacasteca, national team) and coach.
• Joseph Czuba, 73, American murderer (Murder of Wadea al-Fayoume).
• Sulochana Gadgil, 81, Indian meteorologist.
• Hulk Hogan, 71, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWF, WCW) and actor (Suburban Commando), heart attack.
• Khanhuseyn Kazimli, 82, Azerbaijani politician, MP (1995–2020), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Dame Cleo Laine, 97, English jazz singer (On the Town), Grammy winner (1986).
• Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd, 82, British politician, MP (1978–1996) and under-secretary of state for foreign affairs (1990–1994).
• Amalia Macías, 91, Mexican singer and actress.
• Tommy McLain, 85, American swamp pop musician ("Sweet Dreams").
• Chiel Montagne, 80, Dutch television presenter and radio DJ, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Robert Nadeau, 81, American science historian.
• P. Namperumalsamy, 85, Indian ophthalmologist.
• Jacques Neirynck, 93, Belgian-Swiss writer, politician and academic, emeritus professor at the EPFL.
• Danny Peacock, 57, Australian rugby league footballer (Western Suburbs, Gold Coast, Bradford Bulls).
• Robert E. Pursley, 97, American Air Force general.
• Yaroslav Rushchyshyn, 57, Ukrainian politician, MP (since 2019), traffic collision.
• Lionel Astor Sheridan, 98, English educator and academic.
• Anthony Spiteri Debono, 78, Maltese notary, first gentleman (since 2024).
• Don Zimmerman, 81, American film editor (Coming Home, Being There, The Prince of Tides), leukemia.

23

• Lars Akerhaug, 43, Norwegian journalist (Minerva, Verdens Gang, Aftenposten) and writer.
• Octavio Alberola, 97, Spanish physicist and anti-Francoist activist.
• Carl Auteried Jr., 81, Austrian Olympic sailor (1976).
• Abdallah Bou Habib, 83, Lebanese diplomat, minister of foreign affairs and emigrants (2021–2025) and ambassador to the United States (1983–1990), heart attack.
• Michael A. Cardozo, 84, American lawyer.
• Michelle Duff, 85, Canadian motorcycle racer.
• Alexandru Gheorghiaș, Romanian sports commentator.
• Mir Belayet Hossain, 70, Bangladeshi cricketer (Abahani Krira Chakra, national team).
• Ahmed Jan, 73, Pakistani football referee.
• Jean Kerléo, 93, French perfumer.
• Maeve Kyle, 96, Irish Olympic track athlete (1956, 1960, 1964) and hockey player.
• Jean Lacombe, 82, French politician, deputy (1981–1993).
• Caius Lungu, 36, Romanian footballer (Fortuna Covaci, Voința Sibiu, Ripensia Timișoara), heart attack.
• Michael Ochs, 82, American photographic archivist.
• Brian Owen, 80, English footballer (Watford, Colchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers).
• Arnold Palacios, 69, Northern Marianan politician, governor (since 2023), lieutenant governor (2019–2023) and president of the Senate (2017–2019).
• Tony Peers, 78, British actor (Emmerdale, Coronation Street, L.A. Without a Map).
• Ajit Rai, 57, Indian film and theatre critic and cultural journalist.
• Jeffery Rowthorn, 91, Welsh Anglican bishop and hymnographer.
• Violeta Sekuj, 94, Albanian actress.
• Mikhail Smolin, 54, Russian historian.
• Henri Szeps, 81, Swiss-born Australian actor (Mother and Son, Palace of Dreams, Run Rebecca, Run), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Ants Tael, 89, Estonian dancer and dance pedagogue.
• Ahmad Tavakkoli, 74, Iranian politician, minister of labour (1981–1983), member of the Expediency Discernment Council (since 2017) and twice MP, heart attack.
• Ratan Thiyam, 77, Indian playwright (Lairembigee Eshei).
• Antonio Trevín, 69, Spanish teacher and politician, president of Asturias (1993–1995) and deputy (2011–2017), pancreatic cancer.
• George Veikoso, 55, Fijian musician.
• Alfie Wise, 81, American actor (Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run, Stroker Ace).
• Andreas Zafiropoulos, 91, Greek football executive, president of AEK Athens (1981–1982, 1984–1988).

22

• Mian Muhammad Azhar, 80, Pakistani politician, governor of Punjab (1990–1993), mayor of Lahore (1987–1990), and three-time MNA.
• Lawrence Bossidy, 90, American conglomerate industry executive, CEO of AlliedSignal (1991–1999).
• Brian Charrington, 68, English drug trafficker.
• Paul Chiu, 83, Taiwanese politician, vice premier (2008–2009) and minister of finance (1996–2000).
• Emily Cranz, 82, American-born Mexican actress (La cigüeña distraída, Canta mi corazón, Farewell to Marriage) and singer.
• Charles C. Droz, 101, American politician, member (1957–1969) and speaker (1965–1966) of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
• John Fallon, 84, Scottish footballer (Celtic).
• Muhamed Glavović, 81, Bosnian footballer (Velež Mostar, Sloboda Užice, Radnički Niš).
• Sir Guy Green, 87, Australian judge, governor of Tasmania (1995–2003), and acting governor-general of Australia (2003).
• Jane Greer, 72, American poet.
• Joey Jones, 70, Welsh footballer (Wrexham, Liverpool, national team).
• Tsunehiko Kamijō, 85, Japanese actor (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Death of a Tea Master).
• George Kooymans, 77, Dutch musician (Golden Earring) and songwriter ("Twilight Zone", "Radar Love"), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Julian LeFay, 59, Danish video game designer (The Elder Scrolls, Dragon's Lair, The Terminator 2029), cancer.
• Volodymyr Lukan, 64, Ukrainian artist.
• Chuck Mangione, 84, American flugelhornist, composer ("Feels So Good") and actor (King of the Hill), Grammy winner (1977, 1979).
• David Fairley McInnis, 90, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1975–1982).
• Ozzy Osbourne, 76, English Hall of Fame musician (Black Sabbath), songwriter ("Paranoid"), and television personality (The Osbournes).
• Celeste Pin, 64, Italian footballer (Perugia, Verona, Fiorentina).
• Irina Podnosova, 71, Russian jurist, chief justice (since 2024), cancer.
• Julio Sacristán, 71, Spanish politician.
• Berle M. Schiller, 81, American jurist, judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (1996–2000) and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (since 2000).
• Iie Sumirat, 74, Indonesian badminton player.
• Angeles Bermudez Svankvist, 62, Swedish dentist and public servant, director general of the Swedish Public Employment Service (2008-2013).
• Mikhail Tarasenko, 77, Russian politician, MP (since 2007).
• Rumena Trifonova, 81, Bulgarian actress.
• Edvard Zaikouski, 72, Belarusian archaeologist.
• Shelly Zegart, 84, American artist.

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• V. S. Achuthanandan, 101, Indian politician, chief minister of Kerala (2006–2011) and seven-time Kerala MLA, complications from cardiac arrest.
• Pau Alsina, 17, Spanish motorcycle racer, training crash.
• Bruce Anderson, 75, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1995–2013) and Senate (since 2013).
• Jorge Aulicino, 75, Argentine journalist.
• Cedric Badjeck, 30, Cameroonian-Dutch footballer (FC Utrecht, Excelsior).
• Roy Black, 80, American defense attorney.
• Jean Boyer, 88, French politician, senator (2001–2014).
• Sir Kenneth Calman, 83, Scottish oncologist and academic administrator, CMO for England (1991–1997), chancellor of the University of Glasgow (2006–2020) and vice-chancellor of Durham University (1998–2006).
• Maherin Chowdhury, 46–47, Bangladeshi teacher, burns.
• Gilles Dowek, 58, French computer scientist, cancer.
• Eamon Downes, 56, British DJ (Liquid), brain tumour. (death announced on this date)
• Thomas Anthony Durkin, 78, American defense attorney, lung cancer.
• James E. Ferguson II, 82, American lawyer (Wilmington Ten).
• José Luis González, 37, Spanish triathlete, traffic collision.
• Crescencio Gutiérrez, 91, Mexican footballer (Chivas, Atlas, national team).
• Abu Hena, 75, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (1991–2021).
• Jan van Ierland, 111, Dutch supercentenarian, oldest living person born in the Netherlands (since 2024).
• Jane Kessler, 104, American psychologist.
• Ivan Laluha, 92, Slovak historian, academic and politician, MP (1992–1994).
• Rose Leiman Goldemberg, 97, American playwright and screenwriter (The Burning Bed, Stone Pillow).
• Peter Lockemann, 89, German computer science academic.
• Bohdan Melnychuk, 88, Ukrainian writer, journalist and translator.
• Cahit Ölmez, 62, Dutch actor (Flikken, Kauwboy, Baantjer), cancer.
• John Palmer, 82, English musician (Family, Blossom Toes, Bakerloo).
• David Rendall, 76, English operatic tenor.
• Doug Roberts, 86, American actor (Hairspray, Serial Mom, The Contender).
• Towkir Islam Sagar, 27, Bangladeshi military pilot, plane crash.
• Lalrintluanga Sailo, 65, Indian politician, Mizoram MLA (since 2018).
• Patrick Sawyerr, 77, French ice hockey player and coach (OHS Paris-Viry, ASG Tours, Nantes HC).
• B. R. Skelton, 92, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (2002–2014).
• Waldemar Skrzypczak, 69, Polish general.
• Todor Slavkov, 54, Bulgarian businessman and television personality, suicide by gunshot.
• Ivan Ulanov, 92, Russian actor.
• Paul Ulenbelt, 73, Dutch politician, trade unionist and academic, member of the House of Representatives (2006–2017).
• Des van Jaarsveldt, 96, Southern Rhodesian-born South African rugby union player (national team, Rhodesia national team).
• June Wilkinson, 85, English actress (The Private Lives of Adam and Eve, The Bellboy and the Playgirls) and model (Playboy Magazine).
• Tatyana Yegorova, 81, Russian actress (Office Romance, Time of Desires, Armavir), writer and journalist.

20

• Chandra Barot, 86, Indian film director (Don), pulmonary fibrosis.
• Rodney Baxter, 85, British-born Australian physicist.
• Hagit Benbaji, 59, Israeli philosopher.
• Edoardo Boncinelli, 84, Italian geneticist.
• Joan Callau i Bartolí, 65, Spanish teacher and politician, mayor of Sant Adrià de Besòs (2013–2021).
• Preta Gil, 50, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actress (Agora É que São Elas, Caminhos do Coração), and businesswoman, complications from colorectal cancer.
• Shmuel Goren, 97, Israeli military officer, commander of Unit 504 (1962–1968).
• Owen Gray, 86, Jamaican reggae musician.
• Kenneth Hermele, 76, Swedish economist.
• Hal Hopson, 92, American composer.
• Lale Karabıyık, 59, Turkish politician and academic, MP (2015–2023), soft-tissue sarcoma.
• Otto H. Kegel, 91, German mathematician.
• Hamiduzzaman Khan, 79, Bangladeshi sculptor, complications from dengue fever and pneumonia.
• Urszula Kozioł, 94, Polish poet and writer, Nike Award laureate (2024).
• José Maria Marin, 93, Brazilian politician, football administrator, and convicted racketeer, São Paulo MLA (1971–1979), governor of São Paulo (1982–1983), and president of the CBF (2012–2015).
• Sir Jamie McGrigor, 6th Baronet, 75, Scottish politician, MSP (1999–2016), emphysema.
• Sasho Pargov, 79, Bulgarian footballer (Marek Dupnitsa).
• Mario Pirata, 67, Brazilian writer.
• Lloyd Stephen Riford Jr., 101, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1971–1983) and Senate (1983–1986).
• Viktor Safronov, 93, Russian painter.
• Donald Soffer, 92, American businessman and real estate developer.
• Tom Troupe, 97, American actor (Kelly's Heroes, My Own Private Idaho, The Devil's Brigade).
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 54, American actor (The Cosby Show, Malcolm & Eddie, The Resident) and musician, Grammy winner (2015), drowned.
• Robin Whitfield, 81, English rugby league referee, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Wayne W. Wood, 95, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1976–2005).

19

• Soltan Abbas, 92, Azerbaijani poet.
• Dmitri Alekseyev, 52, Russian footballer (Dynamo Saint Petersburg, Rubin Kazan, Dynamo Bryansk).
• Ingvar Ambjørnsen, 69, Norwegian writer.
• Alain Anziani, 74, French politician, senator (2008–2017).
• Charles Augins, 81, American choreographer (Red Dwarf, Labyrinth, Five Guys Named Moe) and dancer.
• David Benaron, 66, American digital health businessman, physician and academic (Stanford University).
• Jeff Bittiger, 63, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins), cancer.
• Bobby Bright, 80, English-born Australian singer (Bobby & Laurie) and television host (Dig We Must).
• Sergio Campana, 90, Italian footballer (LR Vicenza, Bologna) and lawyer.
• Luigi Antonio Cantafora, 82, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lamezia Terme (2004–2019).
• Raymond Damblant, 94, French-born Canadian judoka.
• Giora Epstein, 87, Israeli Air Force officer and fighter ace.
• Jeremy Kinross, 65, Australian politician, New South Wales MP (1992–1999), choked.
• Zofia Kowalczyk, 96, Polish Olympic gymnast (1952).
• Uvalde Lindsey, 85, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (2009–2013) and Senate (2013–2019).
• Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud, 36, Saudi prince, complications from a cerebral hemorrhage.
• Joanna Macy, 96, American environmentalist.
• Frank Maffei, 85, American singer (Danny & the Juniors).
• Aldo Monges, 83, Argentine singer.
• Altan Öymen, 93, Turkish journalist and politician, minister of tourism (1977), multiple organ failure.
• Lena Pappa, 93, Greek poet.
• Matthew Patrick, 73, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2001–2011), cancer.
• Jérôme Peignot, 99, French novelist and poet.
• Josip Pejaković, 78, Bosnian actor (Silent Gunpowder) and writer (Novi Plamen).
• Michael Ranville, 81, American political consultant and author.
• Ross Rowland, 85, American railroad preservationist, cancer.
• Raymond Saunders, 90, American visual artist.
• Rezeda Sharafieva, 59, Russian singer, cancer.
• Rustem Suleymanov, 47, Russian violinist and conductor.
• Yasmeen Tahir, 88, Pakistani broadcaster (Radio Pakistan).
• Béatrice Uria-Monzon, 61, French mezzo-soprano.
• Joe Vigil, 95, American track and field coach (Adams State Grizzlies).
• Elena Zhambalova, 38, Russian poet, cardiac arrest.

18

• David Alliance, Baron Alliance, 93, Iranian-born British retailer, member of the House of Lords (2004–2025).
• Michał Bałasz, 102, Polish architect.
• Percy Barnevik, 84, Swedish business executive, chairman of ABB (1999–2002), complications from a stroke.
• Margaret Boden, 88, British cognitive scientist.
• Andrea Bonomi, 84–85, Italian philosopher.
• Joseph Casello, 73, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (since 2018), heart attack.
• Aganetha Dyck, 87, Canadian sculptor.
• Choi Jongcheon, 71, South Korean poet, cerebral infarction.
• Helen Cornelius, 83, American country singer-songwriter.
• Roberto Duailibi, 89, Brazilian advertising executive.
• Edwin Feulner, 83, American political scientist, founder of The Heritage Foundation.
• Florência, 86, Portuguese singer.
• René Fortunato, 67, Dominican filmmaker, cancer.
• Hal Galper, 87, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.
• José María Guelbenzu, 81, Spanish writer.
• Pasty Harris, 81, English cricketer (Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Wellington). (death announced on this date)
• Homayun, 88, Iranian actor (Topoli, Soltane Ghalbha).
• Jimmy Hunt, 85, American actor (Invaders from Mars, Cheaper by the Dozen, Sorry, Wrong Number), complications from a heart attack.
• Elizabeth Topham Kennan, 87, American academic administrator, president of Mount Holyoke College (1978–1995).
• Edward Kupczyński, 96, Polish speedway rider.
• Svatopluk Kvaizar, 77, Czech racing driver.
• Michael Melski, 56, Canadian filmmaker (Mile Zero, Touch & Go, Charlie Zone) and playwright.
• M. K. Muthu, 77, Indian actor (Pillaiyo Pillai, Pookkari, Anaiya Vilakku), playback singer and politician.
• Sir Roger Norrington, 91, British conductor (London Classical Players, Camerata Salzburg, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra).
• Hitomi Obara, 44, Japanese wrestler, Olympic champion (2012).
• Velu Prabhakaran, 68, Indian film director (Adhisaya Manithan, Rajali, Puratchikkaaran).
• Peter Ryan, 64, Australian journalist.
• Israil Saparbay, 84, Kazakh writer.
• Olga Sirotinina, 102, Russian linguist.
• Gary Smith, 90, American television director and producer.
• Harry Standjofski, 66, Canadian actor (Assassin's Creed, Barney's Version, Young Robin Hood).
• Robert M. Stein, 75, American political scientist, cancer.
• Abdul Mannan Talukder, 89, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–2006).
• Shunsaku Tamiya, 90, Japanese business executive (Tamiya Corporation).
• Michel Van Roye, 73, Belgian politician, member of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region (2001–2004).
• María Gracia Varas, 23, Chilean athlete, infectious mononucleosis.
• Fish Venkat, 53, Indian actor (Kushi, Aadi, Samanyudu).
• Mary Vingoe, 70, Canadian playwright, actress, and theatre company founder (Nightwood Theatre, Ship's Company Theatre, Eastern Front Theatre), multiple myeloma.
• André Vingt-Trois, 82, French Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Paris (2005–2017).
• Graylin Warner, 62, American basketball player (Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns), prostate cancer.
• Kenneth Washington, 89, American actor (Hogan's Heroes, Adam-12, Westworld).
• Rex White, 94, American Hall of Fame racing driver, NASCAR Cup Series champion (1960).

17

• Phoebe Asiyo, 92, Kenyan politician and women's rights activist, MP (1980–1983, 1992–1997).
• Felix Baumgartner, 56, Austrian skydiver and extreme sportsman (Red Bull Stratos), paragliding crash.
• Alan Bergman, 99, American songwriter ("The Way We Were", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"), Oscar winner (1968, 1974, 1984).
• Mark Bonokoski, 78, Canadian newspaper columnist, lung cancer.
• Bryan Braman, 38, American football player (Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles), cancer.
• Skip Brittenham, 83, American attorney.
• Gary Chown, 73, Canadian football player (Montreal Alouettes).
• Rachel Cooper, British designer.
• Wyn Davies, 83, Welsh footballer (Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers, national team).
• Thomas Sayers Ellis, 61, American poet, photographer and musician.
• Berit Frodi, 99, Swedish actress (The Koster Waltz).
• Tommy Gallagher, 82, Northern Irish politician, MLA (1998–2011).
• Francesco Gnerre, 81, Italian essayist, literary critic, and sociologist.
• Joanna Kołaczkowska, 59, Polish actress, brain tumor.
• Evgeny Krasavin, 83, Russian scientist.
• Jake Larson, 102, American WWII veteran and TikToker.
• Victor Makarenko, 81, Russian philosopher and political scientist.
• Don McIntosh, 94, New Zealand rugby union player (Wellington, national team).
• Robbie Pardlo, 46, American singer (City High) and songwriter ("What Would You Do?", "Caramel"), heart failure.
• Ramiro, 92, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Atlético Madrid, national team).
• Mary Shields, 80, American musher (Iditarod). (death announced on this date)
• Giuseppe Spalazzi, 82, Italian footballer (Bologna, Palermo).
• John Stone, 96, Australian politician, senator (1987–1990).
• Jean Tartier, 83, French Protestant pastor, president of the Protestant Federation of France (1997–1999).
• Greer Twiss, 88, New Zealand sculptor (Karangahape Rocks), AFNZ Icon (since 2011).
• Yitzhak Varsano, 92, Bulgarian-born Israeli pediatrician.
• Laura Vinson, 78, Canadian singer-songwriter.
• Udo Voigt, 73, German politician, MEP (2014–2019).
• Daphne Walker, 94, New Zealand singer.
• Gary Wihl, 72, American academic.

16

• José Cestero, 88, Dominican painter.
• Bill Clay, 94, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1969–2001).
• Patrick Experton, 83, French test pilot.
• Chris Faiumu, New Zealand reggae-dub producer and musician (Fat Freddy's Drop).
• Ahmed Faras, 78, Moroccan footballer (Chabab Mohammédia, national team).
• Gerhard Fels, 86, German economist.
• Connie Francis, 87, American pop singer ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Pretty Little Baby", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"), pneumonia.
• Dionisio García Carnero, 70, Spanish politician, senator (1993–1999, 2004–2019).
• Audun Grønvold, 49, Norwegian alpine and freestyle skier, Olympic bronze medalist (2010), lightning strike.
• Hatsuko Hirose, 88, Japanese Olympic diver (1956, 1964), liver cancer.
• Asbjørn Jordahl, 92, Norwegian politician, MP (1977–1981), minister of transport and communications (1978–1979).
• Yuri Kara, 70, Russian film director (Tomorrow Was the War, Barons of Crime, Hamlet. XXI Century), screenwriter and producer, heart attack.
• Gary Karr, 83, American double bassist, founder of the ISB.
• Nono Maldonado, 79, Puerto Rican fashion designer and entrepreneur.
• Vojtěch Mareš, 88, Czech handball player and coach, world champion (1967).
• Bruce McTavish, 84, New Zealand boxing referee.
• Asdrúbal Meléndez, 89, Venezuelan actor,​ visual artist​ and writer.
• Volodymyr Mykyta, 94, Ukrainian painter.
• Javier Moscoso, 90, Spanish jurist and politician, attorney general (1986–1990) and minister of the presidency (1982–1986).
• Safarali Nadzhmiddinov, 73, Tajik politician, minister of finance (2000–2013).
• José María Obaldía, 99, Uruguayan writer and lexicographer, president of the Academia Nacional de Letras (1999–2003).
• C. V. Padmarajan, 93, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (1982–1987, 1991–1996).
• Claus Peymann, 88, German theatre director and intendant (Burgtheater, Berliner Ensemble).
• Samuele Privitera, 19, Italian road racing cyclist, fall.
• Eero Raittinen, 80, Finnish singer (The Boys).
• Phil Reimer, 84, Canadian weathercaster (CKNW, CKWX, CBUT).
• Barrie Robran, 77, Australian footballer (North Adelaide).
• Andrew Saint, 78, English architectural historian.
• H. Andrew Schwartz, 56, American journalist and policy analyst, chief communications officer of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
• Gilberto Severini, 84, Italian novelist.
• Martial Sinda, 89–90, Congolese poet and politician, senator (1992–1993).
• Stuart Symington, Jr., 100, American writer.
• Alexander Tantlevsky, 95, Russian art historian.
• Claude Teisseire, 94, French rugby league player (AS Carcassonne, Lézignan, national team).
• Wayne Thomas, 77, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers), cancer.
• Andreas Tonelli, 48, Italian extreme biker, fall.
• Taylor Wong, 75, Hong Kong film director (Behind the Yellow Line, The Truth, The Three Swordsmen), throat cancer.
• Xu Jingye, 73, Chinese politician, heart failure.

15

• Billy April, 61, British musician (Driza Bone), record producer and songwriter. (death announced on this date)
• Haroutune Armenian, 83, Lebanese-born Armenian-American physician and academic administrator, president of the American University of Armenia (1997–2009).
• Wagner Basílio, 65, Brazilian footballer (Corinthians, São Paulo, Bahia).
• Roseann Bentley, 89, American politician, member of the Missouri Senate (1995–2003).
• Ronald T. Borchardt, 81, American pharmaceutical chemist.
• Giuseppe Caminiti, 90, Italian politician, deputy (2001–2006).
• Héctor Dante Cincotta, 82, Argentine writer.
• Saul Elkin, 93, American actor and director, founder of Shakespeare in Delaware Park.
• Robert W. Fuller, 88, American physicist, co-founder of The Hunger Project.
• Robert A. Funk, 85, American banker, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2005–2007).
• Gholamhossein Gheybparvar, 63, Iranian military officer, head of Basij (2016–2019).
• Jeff Greer, 61, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (2007–2019).
• Dale R. Herspring, 84, American political scientist.
• Paul Janensch, 86, American executive editor.
• Klaus-Jürgen Holzapfel, 95, German publisher.
• Dheeraj Kumar, 80, Indian actor (Sargam, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Beharoopia), television producer and director, pneumonia.
• Pınar Kür, 82, Turkish novelist, academician, and translator.
• Loïk Le Floch-Prigent, 81, French oil industry and railway executive, and convicted embezzler, CEO of Elf Aquitaine (1989–1993) and president of SNCF (1995–1996).
• Judy Loe, 78, English actress (Singles, Space Island One, Casualty), cancer.
• Hani Mahmassani, 69, Lebanese-American engineer.
• Jack McAuliffe, 80, American brewer.
• Gerasimos Michelis, 59, Greek actor (Sto Para Pente).
• Bradley John Murdoch, 67, Australian convicted murderer (Peter Falconio), throat cancer.
• Madani Naamoun, 81, Algerian actor.
• Michael Patella, 70, American theologian.
• Claude Roire, 86, French journalist (Le Canard enchaîné).
• Anne Šaraškin, 87, Estonian figure skater and referee.
• Raymond Stieber, 89, French footballer (RC Strasbourg).
• Wilfried Stroh, 85, German classical philologist.
• Fello Suberví, 83, Dominican politician, twice mayor of Santo Domingo, deputy (1990–1994, 1998–2000).
• Emre Törün, 53, Turkish actor and voice artist, pancreatic cancer.
• Luis Viu, 82, Andorran-Spanish Olympic skier (1964) and politician, mayor of Andorra la Vella (1992–1997).

14

• Thierry Ardisson, 76, French television producer and host, liver cancer.
• Jean-Pierre Azéma, 87, French historian.
• Aleksandr Blinyayev, 74, Russian-Belarusian athlete.
• Bill Chamberlain, 75, American basketball player (Memphis Tams, Kentucky Colonels, Phoenix Suns).
• Chang Jung-lin, 40, Taiwanese professional pool player.
• Jim Clancy, 69, American baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves).
• Sarah Coyle, 108, Irish centenarian, oldest living person in Ireland (since 2025).
• B. Saroja Devi, 87, Indian actress (Mallammana Pavada, Panduranga Mahatyam, Nadodi Mannan).
• Hermann W. Dommel, 91, German inventor.
• Zvika Dror, 98, Israeli historian of Holocaust survivors testimonies, the kibbutz and the IDF.
• Eileen Fulton, 91, American actress (As the World Turns, Nero Wolfe, Our Private World).
• Andrea Gibson, 49, American poet, ovarian cancer.
• Lamont Green, 49, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers).
• Bobby L. Harnage, 85, American labor leader, AFGE president (1997–2003).
• Bob Hiensch, 77, Dutch diplomat.
• George Kanyeihamba, 85, Ugandan politician and jurist, justice of the Supreme Court (1997–2009).
• Matt Keil, Canadian bass guitarist (Comeback Kid), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (death announced on this date)
• Alekos Kontovounīsios, 87, Greek basketball player (Pagrati B.C.).
• John MacArthur, 86, American pastor (Grace Community Church) and evangelist, pneumonia.
• Victor McElheny, 89, American science writer and journalist.
• Charlie Miller, 80, Scottish celebrity hairdresser, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Alexander Mitta, 92, Russian film director (Shine, Shine, My Star, How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor, Air Crew), screenwriter and actor, complications from a stroke.
• Yuri Moroz, 68, Russian film director (The Witches Cave, Black Square), actor (Visit to Minotaur) and producer.
• Bill Neukom, 83, American baseball executive, owner of San Francisco Giants (2008–2011), and lawyer, president of the ABA (2007–2008).
• Jean-Pierre Putters, 79, French journalist and film critic, founder of Mad Movies.
• Gami Astoingué Richard, 34, Chadian film director.
• Tadeusz Rolke, 96, Polish photographer.
• Andor Schmuck, 54, Hungarian politician.
• Fauja Singh, Indian-British marathon runner and longevity claimant, traffic collision.
• Andrey Sokolov, 51, Russian animator, screenwriter and production designer.
• William Henry Stafford Jr., 94, American jurist, judge (since 1975) and chief judge (1981–1993) of the U.S. District Court of Northern Florida.
• Matiullah Turab, 54, Afghan poet, heart attack.

13

• Yunita Ababiel, 61, Indonesian dangdut singer.
• Sikiru Kayode Adetona, 91, Nigerian monarch, Awujale of the Ijẹbu Kingdom (since 1960).
• David Adickes, 98, American sculptor.
• Alberto Bottari de Castello, 83, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Gambia (1999–2005), Japan (2005–2011) and Hungary (2011–2017).
• Muhammadu Buhari, 82, Nigerian military officer and politician, military head of state (1983–1985), president (2015–2023), and governor of Borno State (1975–1976).
• José António Camacho, 79, Portuguese politician, member of the Constituent Assembly (1975–1976), MP (1976–1980).
• Jack Cera, 69, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1983–1996, 2011–2020).
• Sir Anthony Cleaver, 87, British engineer and businessman.
• Dave Cousins, 85, English musician (Strawbs) and songwriter ("Lay Down", "Shine on Silver Sun").
• Michael Diedrich, 70, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1987–1991, 1993–1995) and House of Representatives (2017–2021).
• Tima Džebo, 61, Bosnian basketball player (ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo, ŽKK Šibenik, Yugoslavia national team).
• Billy Eisenberg, 87, American bridge player.
• Richard H. Fallon Jr., 73, American legal scholar, cancer.
• Flávio, 54, Brazilian footballer (Athletico Paranaense, Paraná, CSA), prostate cancer.
• Yves Galland, 84, French businessman and politician, MEP (1979–1986, 1989–1995).
• K. B. Ganapathy, 85, Indian writer and editor (Star of Mysore, Mysooru Mithra).
• Viktor Gostishchev, 87, Russian scientist.
• Jacky Le Menn, 84, French politician, senator (2008–2014).
• Mark Schreiber, Baron Marlesford, 93, British politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1991).
• Ilkka Mesikämmen, 82, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1964).
• Enrique Nicanor, 80, Spanish television producer and director (La 2), and media designer.
• Rostislav Prokop, 58, Slovak footballer (DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda, 1. FK Drnovice). (death announced on this date)
• Edmund Przegaliński, 87, Polish pharmacologist.
• Kota Srinivasa Rao, 83, Indian actor (Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, Attarintiki Daredi, Little Soldiers) and politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1999–2004).
• Francesco Tagliarini, 89, Italian politician, deputy (1968–1972).
• Christel Truglia, 89, German-American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1988–2008).
• Hryhorii Tyshkevych, 84, Ukrainian painter.
• George T. Warren II, 88, American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1973–1976).

12

• Abbas Anvari, 81, Iranian physicist.
• Ammar Bakdash, 70, Syrian politician and economist, heart attack.
• Rudolf van den Berg, 76, Dutch film director (Evenings, Tirza, A Real Vermeer) and screenwriter, cardiac arrest.
• Jean-Claude Bernardet, 88, Belgian-born Brazilian writer, actor, and screenwriter.
• Alan Collinge, 90, British air force officer and cricketer (Combined Services cricket team).
• Werner Daum, 81, German diplomat.
• John G. Gary, 81, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1983–1995).
• Sylvi Graham, 73, Norwegian politician, MP (2009–2017). (death announced on this date)
• A. Derek Guthrie, 89, Canadian lawyer and judge.
• Allan Ray Guy, 99, Canadian educator and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1960–1975).
• Gadul Singh Lama, 86, Indian writer.
• Mario Mactas, 80, Argentine journalist and writer, pneumonia.
• Bayan Nuwayhed, 88, Palestinian journalist and historian.
• Ramamurti Rajaraman, 86, Indian academic.
• Lucio Russo, 80, Italian physicist, mathematician and science historian.
• Celestino Sánchez Ramos, 74, Spanish activist (15-M) and politician, member of the Catalan parliament (1980–1984, 1988–1992).
• Milan Švihálek, 81, Czech playwright, screenwriter, and journalist.
• Errol Trzebinski, 89, British writer.
• Anne Walmsley, 93, British book editor, critic and author.
• Melissa F. Wells, 92, Estonian-born American diplomat, ambassador to Mozambique (1987–1990), DRC (1991–1992) and Estonia (1998–2001).

11

• Samuel Abt, 91, American journalist.
• Ján Bakoš, 82, Slovak art historian.
• Yiğit Bulut, 53, Turkish journalist (Radikal, Vatan, Referans) and political advisor, cancer.
• Vladimir Buinachev, 87, Russian sculptor.
• Toni Cruz, 78, Spanish singer and television producer.
• Goffredo Fofi, 88, Italian essayist, journalist and film critic.
• Paulina Gamus, 88, Venezuelan politician, deputy (1993–1998).
• Raymond Guiot, 94, French flautist (Opéra de Paris, composer and academic teacher (Conservatoire de Paris).
• Balaram Gharti Magar, 87, Nepali politician, MP (1994–1999).
• Khadidja Hamdi, Sahrawi politician and activist, first lady (1976–2016).
• Robert Hanhart, 100, Swiss Protestant theologian.
• John Hatcher, 81, American judge and politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
• Bob Joyce, 88, Australian Olympic hurdler (1956).
• David Kaff, 79, British musician (Rare Bird, Spinal Tap) and actor (This Is Spinal Tap).
• Rene Kirby, 70, American actor (Shallow Hal, Stuck on You).
• Jörgen Liik, 35, Estonian actor (November, Kättemaksukontor, Tuulepealne maa).
• Eugenia Mandal, 68, Polish psychologist and academic.
• John Matthews, 95, British agricultural engineer.
• Glenn McCall, 71, American politician.
• Vadim Medvedev, 96, Russian economist.
• Jaroslav Polák, 87, Czech judoka.
• Donald Rose, 110, British supercentenarian and World War II veteran, oldest man in the United Kingdom (since 2024).
• William J. Rutter, 97, American biochemist.
• Gheorghe Șevcișin, 80, Moldovan conductor.
• Luis Sharpe, 65, Cuban football player (Arizona Cardinals), heart failure.
• Martin Cruz Smith, 82, American novelist (Gorky Park, Nightwing, Havana Bay).
• Sol Stern, 89, American journalist (City Journal) and author.
• Iris Williams, 79, Welsh singer.
• Billy Wilson, 88, Northern Irish footballer (Linfield).
• Moshe Zar, 88, Israeli religious Zionist and convicted terrorist.

10

• Francesco Bellini, 77, Italian pharmaceutical industry and football executive, chairman of Ascoli (2014–2016), heart attack.
• Bun Hay Mean, 43, French comedian and actor (Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom), fall.
• Gérard Chasseguet, 95, French politician, deputy (1973–1993), mayor of Dissay-sous-Courcillon (1995–2001, 2008–2014).
• Arthur Coia, 82, American labor union leader, president of LIUNA (1993–1999).
• Radomir Damnjanović Damnjan, 89, Serbian-Italian painter.
• Chandra Shekhar Dubey, 87, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009), Bihar MLA (1985–2000), and twice Jharkhand MLA.
• Nicolas Dumont, 52, French road racing cyclist, traffic collision.
• David Gergen, 83, American political commentator and advisor, White House Communications Director (1976–1977, 1981–1984), complications from Lewy body dementia.
• Duff Hart-Davis, 89, British writer, naturalist and journalist.
• Phil Mulloy, 76, British animator.
• Debbie Nightingale, 71, Canadian film and television producer, co-founder of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
• Park Ki-seo, 77, South Korean activist, murderer of Ahn Doo-hee.
• Shwe Nya War Sayadaw, 60, Burmese Buddhist monk and political prisoner, liver disease.
• Maung Thar Cho, 67, Burmese writer and columnist (7Day News), cancer.
• Ivan Voronych, 50, Ukrainian intelligence officer (Security Service of Ukraine), shot.
• Andrew West, 65, English Sinologist.
• Stepan Yurchyshyn, 67, Ukrainian football player (Karpaty Lviv, Podillya Khmelnytskyi, Soviet Union national team) and manager.
• Maulana Khan Zeb, Pakistani religious scholar and politician, shot.

9

• Ian Blair, Baron Blair of Boughton, 72, British police officer and life peer, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (2005–2008), member of the House of Lords (since 2010).
• Ioana Bulcă, 89, Romanian actress (The Mill of Good Luck, A Woman for a Season, Then I Sentenced Them All to Death).
• Rüçhan Çamay, 94, Turkish singer.
• Joseph A. Capineri, 96, American politician, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1957–1980).
• Maurice Choriol, 65, French-born German Roman Catholic Benedictine monk, abbot of Tholey Abbey (since 2008).
• Joe Coleman, 78, American baseball player (Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics).
• Brunhilda de Portilla, 96, Costa Rican villancico composer and educator.
• Brian Dixon, 89, Australian footballer (Melbourne) and politician, MP (1964–1982).
• Britt Edwall, 90, Swedish radio presenter (Sveriges Radio).
• Lee Elia, 87, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs).
• Tomás Flores, 60, Chilean economist, cancer.
• José Galli Neto, 75, Brazilian football player and manager (Botafogo-SP, Corinthians, Portuguesa).
• Kathleen Galvin-Halcro, 75, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1998–2006).
• Masako Izumi, 77, Japanese actress (Bad Girl, Tattooed Life, The Wild Sea), singer, and adventurer, cancer.
• Frank Layden, 93, American basketball coach (Niagara, Utah Jazz, Utah Starzz) and executive.
• Gérard Lécuyer, 88, Canadian politician, Manitoba MLA (1981–1988).
• Rabi' al-Madkhali, 92, Saudi Islamic scholar.
• Glen Michael, 99, British children's television presenter and entertainer (Francie and Josie).
• Zubeida Mustafa, 84, Pakistani journalist (Dawn).
• C. M. Naim, 89, Indian-born American literary scholar.
• Masatoshi Naitō, 87, Japanese photographer.
• Ihor Poklad, 83, Ukrainian composer.
• Ryan Reid, 38, American basketball player (Florida State Seminoles, Tulsa 66ers, Oklahoma City Thunder).
• Steven Rose, 87, English neuroscientist (Not in Our Genes).
• Anthony Russell, 82, English Anglican clergyman, bishop of Ely (2000–2010).
• Alexander F. Schilt, 84, American academic, president of the University of Houston–Downtown (1980–1987).
• Martha K. Schwebach, 86, American nurse practitioner.
• Yang Shaohua, 94, Chinese xiangsheng comedian and actor.

8

• Steve Benson, 71, American editorial cartoonist (Arizona Republic, Arizona Mirror), complications from a stroke.
• Władysław Bobowski, 93, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Tarnów (1974–2010).
• Frans Brouw, 96, Belgian-born Canadian pianist.
• James Carter Cathcart, 71, American voice actor (Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Sonic X), throat cancer.
• Paul Collowald, 102, French civil servant and journalist.
• Tim Cronin, 63, American drummer (Monster Magnet), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Suso Díaz, 80, Spanish trade unionist.
• Edward D. DiPrete, 91, American politician and convicted criminal, mayor of Cranston (1978–1985) and governor of Rhode Island (1985–1991).
• Christian Dorche, 78, French rally driver.
• Lars Englund, 92, Swedish sculptor and painter.
• David Flebotte, 65, American television writer and producer (Desperate Housewives, 8 Simple Rules, Masters of Sex), cystic fibrosis.
• Sara J. Harper, 98, American lawyer.
• Alan G. Hassenfeld, 76, American toy industry executive, CEO and chairman of Hasbro (1989–2008).
• Fanny Howe, 84, American poet.
• Roy William Ide III, 85, American lawyer, president of the ABA (1994–1995).
• Paulette Jiles, 82, American author (News of the World).
• Sándor M. Kiss, 82, Hungarian historian.
• Yuri Lishaev, 70, Russian mountaineer.
• Karel Malík, 64, Czech musician, composer, and poet.
• Viggo Madsen, 82, Danish poet and writer.
• Philippe Mellier, 69, French businessman, CEO of De Beers (2011–2016).
• Jürgen Schornagel, 85, German actor (Brother of Sleep, Comedian Harmonists).
• Bismillah Jan Shinwari, 41, Afghan cricket umpire, complications from surgery.

7

• Tamara Abdushukurova, 84, Tajik actress, theater director and politician.
• Johnny Bailey, 85, American mathematician.
• Vladimir Begma, 84, Russian artist.
• Mosie Burks, 92, American gospel singer (Mississippi Mass Choir).
• Edward Carmines, American political scientist.
• Juan Cutillas, 83, Spanish footballer (Atletico Madrid) and coach (Kaya, Philippines).
• Siva Shakthi Datta, 92, Indian film director (Chandrahas), screenwriter (Janaki Ramudu), and lyricist (Sye).
• Wayne Dobson, 68, English magician, complications from multiple sclerosis.
• Seán Doherty, 79, Irish Gaelic footballer (Dublin).
• Ray Godkin, 90, Australian sports administrator.
• Oscar Jorge, 88, Argentine politician, governor of La Pampa Province (2007–2015) and mayor of Santa Rosa, La Pampa (1991–2003).
• Sabine Klamroth, 91, German lawyer and author.
• Ernest Kumi, 40, Ghanaian politician, MP (since 2025).
• Dieter Kuprella, 79, German Olympic basketball player (1972).
• Miguel Ángel López, 83, Argentine football player (Independiente, national team) and manager (Club América).
• Edward Lucyk, 82, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981–2002).
• Olivier Marleix, 54, French politician, MP (since 2012), suicide by hanging.
• J. Heinrich Matthaei, 96, German biochemist (Nirenberg and Matthaei experiment).
• Aprem Mooken, 85, Indian Chaldean Syrian prelate, metropolitan of the church (since 1968).
• Pettis Norman, 86, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers).
• Owolabi Olakulehin, 90, Nigerian traditional ruler, Olubadan (since 2024).
• Gábor A. Somorjai, 90, Hungarian-American academic.
• Roman Starovoyt, 53, Russian politician, governor of Kursk Oblast (2019–2024), minister of transport (2024–2025), suicide by gunshot.
• Norman Tebbit, Baron Tebbit, 94, British politician, secretary of state for employment (1981–1983), MP (1970–1992) and member of the House of Lords (1992–2022).
• Jewel Thais-Williams, 86, American activist and dance bar owner (Jewel's Catch One).
• Bradman Weerakoon, 94, Sri Lankan civil servant.

6

• José Henrique Álamo Oliveira, 80, Portuguese poet and writer.
• Andrea Bruno, 94, Italian architect.
• Jan Engsmyr, 80, Norwegian politician.
• Ed Fiori, 72, American golfer, cancer.
• Jan Górecki, 90, Polish economist.
• Simon Groot, 90, Dutch agronomist, World Food Prize laureate (2019).
• Harald Groth, 82, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1986–2003).
• Franz Hodjak, 80, German writer.
• Ossi Huber, 70, Austrian singer-songwriter, musician, and author.
• Ian Khan, 65, British racing driver.
• Venanzio Nocchi, 79, Italian politician, senator (1987–1994).
• Graham Ricketts, 85, English footballer (Doncaster Rovers, Peterborough United, Stockport County).
• Irene Rodrian, 87, German writer and screenwriter.
• Bob Stouthuysen, 96, Belgian businessman.
• Sun Ying, 88, Chinese politician, governor of Gansu (1996–1998).
• Antti Tammilehto, 70, Finnish bassist (The Boys, Juice Leskinen).
• Helena Tattermuschová, 92, Czech operatic soprano (National Theatre).
• Luis Valoy, 67, Argentine footballer (Sarmiento, Atlético Tucumán).
• Louis Yinda, 85, Cameroonian businessman.

5

• Haji Abdul Sattar, 74, Pakistani politician, MNA (2013–2018).
• Pedro Aguayo, 85, Ecuadorian politician, vice president (1998).
• David Boger, 85, American-born Australian chemical engineer.
• Régis Bonvicino, 70, Brazilian poet, editor and critic.
• Yvonne Braid, 82, Australian politician.
• Mauro Del Vecchio, 79, Italian military officer and politician, commander of ISAF (2005–2006) and senator (2008–2013).
• Jake Epp, 85, Canadian politician, MP (1972–1993), minister of national health and welfare (1984–1989), minister of energy, mines and resources (1989–1993).
• J. Wade Gilley, 86, American academic, president of the University of Tennessee system (1999–2001) and Marshall University (1991–1999), Virginia secretary of education (1978–1982).
• Ida Golin, 65, Italian footballer (Modena, Lazio, national team). (death announced on this date)
• William Hoge, 79, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1992–1996).
• Eli Kristiansen, 91, Norwegian politician, MP (1977–1981).
• Emilio Molinari, 85, Italian politician, MEP (1984–1985) and senator (1992–1994).
• Jonathan Ott, 76, American ethnobotanist, chemist and writer, co-creator of the term entheogen.
• Gordon Rorke, 87, Australian cricketer (New South Wales, national team).
• John A. Sabatini, 79, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (1981–1993).
• A. T. M. Shamsul Huda, 81, Bangladeshi civil servant, chief election commissioner (2007–2012).
• Fred Silvester, 91, British politician, MP (1967–1970, 1974–1987).
• Anand Singh, 86, Indian politician, MP (1971–1977, 1980–1991) and twice Uttar Pradesh MLA.
• Yoshiomi Tamai, 90, Japanese philanthropist, founder of Ashinaga.
• Jean-Pierre Thorn, 78, French film director.
• Vinzenz Ziswiler, 90, Swiss zoologist.

4

• Arturo Alcoceba, 72, Spanish political activist.
• Andrei Badalov, 62, Russian engineer (Transneft).
• Lyndon Byers, 61, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks) and radio host (WAAF-FM).
• Chow Chung, 92, Hong Kong actor (Old Time Buddy: To Catch a Thief, Point of No Return), pneumonia.
• Munishwar Chandar Dawar, 79, Indian physician.
• José Enrique Díaz Chávez, 93, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, minister of the interior (2005–2007).
• Michael Dinwiddie, 70, American playwright.
• José Antonio García Belaúnde, 77, Peruvian diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (2006–2011).
• Nihat Genç, 69, Turkish journalist and writer, lung cancer.
• Donald Gray, 95, British priest.
• Richard Greenberg, 67, American playwright (Take Me Out, Eastern Standard, Three Days of Rain), cancer.
• Rob Houwer, 87, Dutch film producer (Turkish Delight, Soldier of Orange, The Fourth Man).
• Telésforo Isaac, 96, Dominican Episcopal prelate, bishop of Dominican Republic (1972–1991).
• Gordon Jago, 92, English football player (Charlton Athletic) and manager (Queens Park Rangers, Dallas Sidekicks).
• Luís Jardim, 75, Portuguese percussionist.
• Bobby Jenks, 44, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox), World Series champion (2005), adenocarcinoma.
• Przemyslaw Jeziorski, 43, Polish academic (University of California) and economist, shot.
• David Killick, 87, British actor (The Crown, A Touch of Frost, Doctor Who).
• Rafael Peralta, 92, Spanish rejoneador.
• Ed Rombola, 88, American actor (Indians).
• Peter Russell-Clarke, 89, Australian chef and television personality (Come and Get It), complications from a stroke.
• Abdul Rahman Saleh, 84, Indonesian prosecutor and diplomat, attorney general (2004–2007).
• Lidia Semenova, 73, Ukrainian chess grandmaster.
• Mark Snow, 78, American film and television composer (The X-Files, Smallville, Blue Bloods), blood cancer.
• Beata Szymańska, 87, Polish poet, writer and philosopher.
• Ruzaika Al-Tarish, 71, Emirati actress and media personality.
• Christean Wagner, 82, German politician.
• Young Noble, 47, American rapper (Outlawz), suicide by gunshot.

3

• Francis Bell, 82, American politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1983–1984).
• Chung Pui-lam, 84, Hong Kong politician, MLC (1985–1991).
• Alain Douville, 75, French footballer (Saint-Lô, Caen).
• Enriqueta Duarte, 96, Argentine Olympic swimmer (1948).
• Zelig Eshhar, 84, Israeli immunologist.
• Borja Gómez, 20, Spanish motorcycle racer (FIM Stock European Championship), race practice collision.
• László Horváth, 79, Hungarian modern pentathlete, Olympic silver medallist (1980).
• Billy Hunter, 97, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles) and manager (Texas Rangers).
• Diogo Jota, 28, Portuguese footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool, national team), traffic collision.
• Klára Kolouchová, 46, Czech mountaineer, fall.
• Anita Kupsch, 85, German actress (Escape from East Berlin, One or the Other of Us, Praxis Bülowbogen).
• Dany Lademacher, 75, Belgian guitarist (Herman Brood and his Wild Romance, Vitesse, The Radios).
• Eduardo Liendo, 84, Venezuelan writer and scholar.
• Trevor Lloyd, 73, Australian footballer (Fitzroy).
• David Mabuza, 64, South African politician, deputy president (2018–2023), premier of Mpumalanga (2009–2018), and MNA (2018–2023).
• Mickey MacConnell, 77–78, Irish musician and songwriter.
• Michael Madsen, 67, American actor (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Volume 2, Donnie Brasco), heart failure.
• Jacques Marinelli, 99, French racing cyclist.
• Din Mohammad, 104, Pakistani wrestler, Asian Games gold medalist (1954).
• John Parkes, 74, Australian Anglican clergyman, bishop of Wangaratta (2008–2019).
• Manolis Pilavov, 61, Ukrainian separatist and politician, mayor of Luhansk (2014–2023), explosion.
• Earl Pilgrim, 86, Canadian author.
• Peter Rufai, 61, Nigerian footballer (Farense, Stationery Stores, national team).
• Tetiana Sheliha, 76, Ukrainian actress.
• André Silva, 25, Portuguese footballer (Penafiel), traffic collision.
• Lolit Solis, 78, Filipino talk show host and talent manager, kidney disease.
• Suet Nei, 77, Hong Kong actress (Old Time Buddy: To Catch a Thief, At the Threshold of an Era, To Catch the Uncatchable), pancreatic cancer.
• Stephen Vaughan Sr., 62–63, English football club owner (Barrow, Chester City) and convicted criminal. (death announced on this date)

2

• Jim Allen, 73, Montserratian cricketer (Leeward Islands).
• Juan Álvarez, 77, Mexican Olympic footballer (1972).
• Jean-François Borel, 91, Belgian microbiologist and immunologist.
• Sheila Cameron, 91, British lawyer, Dean of the Arches (2001–2009).
• Charles Chadwick, 92, English novelist. (death announced on this date)
• Kevin Crowley, 90, Irish friar.
• Roger Dupuy, 91, French historian and academic.
• Shekhar Dutt, 79, Indian civil servant, defence secretary (2005–2007) and governor of Chhattisgarh (2010–2014).
• David O. Dykes, 72, American Baptist minister.
• Mikhail Gudkov, 42, Russian military commander, deputy head of the Russian Navy (since 2025), airstrike.
• Gerald Harper, 96, English actor (Hadleigh, Adam Adamant Lives!, A Night to Remember).
• John C. Harris, 81, American horse breeder, owner of Harris Ranch.
• Sophia Hutchins, 29, American talent manager, charity executive, and television personality (I Am Cait), traffic collision.
• Trefor Jenkins, 92, South African human geneticist.
• Neal Justin, 89, American politician and professor, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1965–1966).
• Laurent Kupferman, 59, French essayist and author, drug overdose.
• Sven Lindahl, 88, Swedish journalist, songwriter and radio presenter (Svensktoppen).
• Douglas Loeffler, 93, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1961–1964).
• Agliberto Meléndez, 82, Dominican film director (One Way Ticket).
• Julian McMahon, 56, Australian actor (Nip/Tuck, Fantastic Four, Home and Away), cancer.
• Diana McVeagh, 98, British music author.
• Babu Meman, 73, Zimbabwean cricketer (Shropshire, national team).
• Odvar Omland, 101, Norwegian politician, MP (1977–1981).
• Anna Ornstein, 98, Hungarian-American Holocaust survivor.
• Sergio Páez Verdugo, 92, Chilean politician, senator (1990–2006) and deputy (1969–1973).
• Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav, 72, Nepali politician, MP (2013–2017), kidney disease.
• Verka Siderova, 99, Bulgarian folk singer.
• Dan Siegel, 79, American lawyer.
• Richard Smart, 80, Australian viticulturist, cancer.
• Teresio Vachet, 78, Italian Olympic alpine skier (1968).
• Franck Verzy, 64, French Olympic high jumper (1984).
• David Fenwick Wilson, 95, American-born Canadian organist.

1

• Patrizia Arnaboldi, 78, Italian politician.
• Joxe Azurmendi, 84, Spanish writer, philosopher and poet.
• Renato Baretić, 62, Croatian author, journalist, and actor.
• Samuel G. Bonasso, 85, American businessman and civil engineer, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Robert Bruce, 58, American racing driver, complications from a heart attack.
• Carlos Carnicero, 73, Spanish journalist and politician.
• Nikolay Chervenkov, 77, Moldovan activist.
• Sir Brian Clarke, 71, British painter, architectural artist and printmaker.
• Florence Delay, 84, French writer and actress (The Trial of Joan of Arc, Le Jouet criminel, Écoute voir), member of the Académie Française.
• Alex Delvecchio, 93, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), Stanley Cup champion (1952, 1954, 1955).
• Yuriy Dubrovnyi, 71, Ukrainian football player (Karpaty Lviv, SC Lutsk) and coach (Hazovyk Komarno).
• Michel Evdokimov, 94, French theologian and Russian Orthodox priest.
• Brian M. Fagan, 88, British archaeologist and anthropologist.
• Roger Goldsworthy, 95, Australian politician, deputy premier of South Australia (1979–1982).
• Hamdan ATT, 79, Indonesian dangdut singer.
• Scott Haring, 67, American game designer (Car Wars), complications from dementia and pneumonia.
• Rinus Israël, 83, Dutch football player (Feyenoord, national team) and manager (Feyenoord).
• Dragan Jevtović, 65, Serbian politician, MP (1991–1993).
• Dennis Lattimer, 79, New Zealand muralist.
• Mihai Leu, 56, Romanian boxer (Dinamo București) and rally driver (Romanian Rally Championship).
• David Lipsey, Baron Lipsey, 77, British journalist and life peer (since 1999).
• Max McAlary, 95, Australian Olympic wrestler (1964).
• Werner Meißner, 88, German economist, president of the Goethe University Frankfurt (1994–2000).
• Carl Frederick Mengeling, 94, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lansing (1996–2008).
• Marco Onado, 84, Italian economist.
• Edith Raim, 59–60, German historian.
• Asahi Sakano, 19, Japanese ski jumper, fall.
• Rudy Silbaugh, 94, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1990–1996).
• Jimmy Swaggart, 90, American evangelist, founder of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, complications from cardiac arrest.
• Ken Walker, 101, British-born Canadian physician and writer.
• Badr Al-Yaqoub, 79, Kuwaiti politician.
• Ahmed Zahzah, 91, Algerian footballer (USM Blida).

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2025
• Deaths in February 2025
• Deaths in March 2025
• Deaths in April 2025
• Deaths in May 2025
• Deaths in June 2025

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