2025 deaths in the United States

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Main articles: 2025 in the United States and Deaths in 2025

The following notable deaths in the United States 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 and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.

January

Main article: Deaths in January 2025

Wayne Osmond

James R. Hogg

Brenton Wood

Brian Matusz

Peter Yarrow

Black Bart

Sam Moore

Leslie Charleson

Thomas P. Salmon

Tommy Brown

David Lynch

Bob Uecker

Jules Feiffer

Jan Shepard

Jeff Torborg

Cecile Richards

Barry Goldberg

Iris Cummings

Mahmoud Saeed

Dick Button

• January 1
  • William Carter, 90, photographer (b. 1934)
  • Henry P. Monaghan, 90, legal scholar (b. 1934)
  • Joseph Monninger, 71, novelist (The Letters) (b. 1953)
  • JuJu Mucciaccio, 86, recreation director (b. 1938)
  • John B. O'Reilly Jr., 76, politician, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan (2007–2022) (b. 1948)
  • Wayne Osmond, 73, singer (The Osmonds) (b. 1951)
  • Nelson Pryor, 82, politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1972–1974) (b. 1942)
  • Ripken, 8, retrieval dog (b. 2016)
• January 2
  • Mary Abrams, 66, politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (2019–2023) (b. 1958)
  • Brian Berry, 90, British-born human geographer and planner (b. 1934)
  • Mark Bradley, 68, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) (b. 1956) (death announced on this date)
  • James R. Hogg, 90, admiral (b. 1934)
  • Derek Humphry, 94, British-born assisted suicide activist (Jean's Way, Final Exit), co-founder of Final Exit Network (b. 1930)
  • Seymour P. Lachman, 91, political historian and politician, member of the New York State Senate (1996–2004) (b. 1933)
  • Larry Kish, 83, ice hockey coach (Hartford Whalers) (b. 1941)
  • Ralph Mann, 75, Hall of Fame sprinter and hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (1972) (b. 1949)
• January 3
  • Jeff Baena, 47, film director and screenwriter (The Little Hours, Horse Girl, Spin Me Round) (b. 1977)
  • Morris Bradshaw, 72, football player (Oakland Raiders) (b. 1952) (death announced on this date)
  • Howard Buten, 74, author and clown (b. 1950)
  • Richard B. Hays, 76, theologian (b. 1948)
  • William Leo Higi, 91, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lafayette (1984–2010) (b. 1933)
  • Harvey Laidman, 82, television director (Matlock, 7th Heaven, The Waltons) (b. 1942)
  • Robert Loewy, 98, aerospace engineer (b. 1926)
  • Constantine Manos, 90, Greek-born photographer (b. 1934)
  • James Arthur Ray, 67, self-help businessman, author and convicted felon (b. 1957)
  • Bob Veale, 89, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1935) (death announced on this date)
  • Brenton Wood, 83, singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign") (b. 1941)
  • Amit Yoran, 54, businessman, CEO of Tenable, Inc. (2017–2024) (b. 1970)
• January 4
  • Ed Askew, 84, painter and singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
  • Frank Blackwell, 77, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1976–1982, 2016) (b. 1947)
  • Daniel J. Brass, 77, organizational theorist (b. 1948)
  • Ben Espy, 81, politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1992–2002) (b. 1943)
  • Richard Foreman, 87, playwright (Rhoda in Potatoland) (b. 1937)
  • Barry Kramer, 82, basketball player (San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks) and jurist, judge of the New York State Supreme Court (2009–2012) (b. 1942)
  • Dylan Thomas More, musician (Chemlab).
  • Shirah Neiman, 81, prosecutor (b. 1943)
  • Karen Pryor, 92, behavioral psychologist and author (b. 1932)
  • Robert Sedler, 89, legal scholar (b. 1935)
• January 5
  • Beej Chaney, 68, guitarist (The Suburbs) (b. 1956/1957)
  • Olga Marlin, 90, American-born Kenyan educator and writer (b. 1934)
  • Raquel Rabinovich, 95, Argentine-born artist (b. 1929)
  • Mike Rinder, 69, Australian-born Scientology executive and writer (A Billion Years) (b. 1955)
  • Jim Short, 58, Australian-born comedian (b. 1967)
• January 6
  • Hope Foye, 103, folk singer (b. 1921)
  • John Granara, 81, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1977–1979) (b. 1943)
  • Brian Matusz, 37, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1987)
  • Charles M. Roessel, 63, Navajo photographer, journalist and academic administrator, president of Diné College (since 2017) (b. 1961)
  • Jim Wetherington, 87, politician, mayor of Columbus, Georgia (2007–2011) (b. 1937)
  • Robert Paul Wolff, 91, political philosopher (In Defense of Anarchism, A Critique of Pure Tolerance) (b. 1933)
  • Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, criminal (b. 1988)
• January 7
  • Carolyn Brown, 97, dancer, choreographer and writer (b. 1927)
  • Neal McCaleb, 89, politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1975–1983) (b. 1935)
  • Betty C. Monkman, 82, curator and author, White House curator (1997–2002) (b. 1942)
  • Leo Segedin, 97, painter (b. 1927)
  • Derrick Ward, 62, journalist (WRC-TV) (b. 1962)
  • Peter Yarrow, 86, singer (Peter, Paul and Mary, "Leaving on a Jet Plane") and songwriter ("Puff, the Magic Dragon") (b. 1938)
• January 8
  • William P. Dixon, 81, lawyer and political strategist, U.S. alternate director of the World Bank (1977–1979), manager of the 1980 Democratic National Convention (b. 1943)
  • Alan Emrich, 65, writer and game designer (b. 1959) (death announced on this date)
  • Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, nurse (b. 1920)
  • Charles Person, 82, civil rights activist (Freedom Rides) (b. 1942)
  • Neil Zurcher, 89, journalist (WJW-TV) and television host (b. 1935)
• January 9
  • Black Bart, 76, professional wrestler (NWA) (b. 1948)
  • Bill Byrge, 92, actor (Ernest Saves Christmas, Ernest Goes to Jail, Ernest Scared Stupid) and comedian (b. 1932)
  • Tom Osthoff, 88, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1983–2003) (b. 1936)
• January 10
  • José Jiménez, 76, Puerto Rican-born political activist, founder of the Young Lords (b. 1948)
  • Bill McCartney, 84, Hall of Fame football coach (Colorado Buffaloes) (b. 1940)
  • Sam Moore, 89, singer (Sam & Dave) (b. 1935)
  • Kenneth E. Scott, 96, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1963–1967) (b. 1928)
• January 11
  • Beryl Anthony Jr., 86, lawyer and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1993) (b. 1938)
  • Linda Burnes Bolton, 76, healthcare administrator (b. 1948)
  • Marty DeMerritt, 71, baseball player and coach (San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1953)
  • Merle Louise, 90, actress (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Into the Woods, Gypsy) (b. 1934)
  • James McEachin, 94, actor (Coogan's Bluff, Play Misty for Me, Every Which Way but Loose) (b. 1930)
  • Peter J. Messitte, 83, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Maryland (since 1993) (b. 1941)
  • Joel Paley, 69, theatre director, lyricist and playwright (Ruthless!) (b. 1955)
• January 12
  • Leslie Charleson, 79, actress (General Hospital, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, The Day of the Dolphin) (b. 1945)
  • Jackie Farry, 58, music manager and television host (Superock) (b. 1966)
  • Mark Izu, 70, jazz double bass player and composer (b. 1954)
  • Claude Jarman Jr., 90, actor (The Yearling, Intruder in the Dust, Rio Grande) (b. 1934)
  • Robert Machray, 79, actor (Cheers, Thanks, The Master of Disguise) (b. 1945)
  • Jeffrey A. Meyer, 61, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (since 2014) (b. 1963)
  • Stuart Spencer, 97, political strategist (b. 1927)
  • Lynne Taylor-Corbett, 68, choreographer (b. 1956)
• January 13
  • Eliseo Alcon, 74, politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2009–2024) (b. 1950)
  • Paul Benacerraf, 94, French-born philosopher (Benacerraf's identification problem) (b. 1930)
  • C. Marshall Cain, 90, lawyer and politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1969–1975, 1979–1981) (b. 1934)
  • Carol Downer, 91, feminist lawyer and author (b. 1933)
  • Nathalie Dupree, 85, cookbook writer and television personality (b. 1939)
  • P. Fluid, 64, rock musician (24-7 Spyz) (b. 1960)
  • Charles E. Jefferson, 79, politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2014) (b. 1945) (death announced on this date)
  • Clark L. Reber, 87, politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1983–1987, 1993–1995) (b. 1937)
  • Buck White, 94, musician (The Whites) (b. 1930)
• January 14
  • Arthur Blessitt, 84, Christian preacher (b. 1940)
  • Surat Singh Khalsa, 91, Indian-born political activist (b. 1933)
  • Heinz Kluetmeier, 82, German-born sports photographer (Sports Illustrated) (b. 1942)
  • Jay Mazur, 92, labor leader (b. 1932)
  • Thomas McHugh, 88, jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1981–1997, 2009–2013) (b. 1936)
  • Thomas P. Salmon, 92, politician, governor of Vermont (1973–1977) (b. 1932)
• January 15
  • Tommy Brown, 97, baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1927)
  • Tommy Dix, 101, actor (Best Foot Forward) and singer (b. 1923)
  • David W. Duclon, 74, television writer and producer (Punky Brewster, Silver Spoons, Family Matters) (b. 1950)
  • Jack Hoffman, 19, football player and cancer research advocate (b. 2005)
  • Sylvan Kalib, 95, music theorist and composer (b. 1929)
  • David Lynch, 78, television and film director (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive), visual artist and musician (b. 1946).
  • Melba Montgomery, 86, country singer ("No Charge", "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You", "Angel of the Morning") and songwriter (b. 1938)
  • Turtel Onli, 72, artist (b. 1952)
  • Doug Shapiro, 65, racing cyclist (b. 1959)
  • Joe Vosoba, 95, politician, member of the Nebraska Senate (1959–1963) (b. 1929)
  • Gus Williams, 71, basketball player (Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics) (b. 1953)
• January 16
  • Jack De Mave, 91, actor (Lassie, The Man Without a Face, Days of Our Lives) (b. 1933)
  • Howard Andrew Jones, 56, author and editor (b. 1968)
  • George Kalinsky, 88, photographer (Madison Square Garden, New York Mets) (b. 1936)
  • Paul Mango, 65, healthcare executive and government official (b. 1959)
  • Toby Myers, 75, musician (Roadmaster, John Cougar Mellencamp) (b. 1949)
  • Francisco San Martín, 39, actor (Days of Our Lives, The Bold and the Beautiful, Jane the Virgin) (b. 1985)
  • George A. Tice, 86, photographer (b. 1938)
  • Bob Uecker, 90, baseball player (Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1934)
  • Ridley Wills II, 90, author and historian (b. 1934)
• January 17
  • William J. Cox, 103, Episcopalian bishop and figure in Anglican realignment (b. 1921)
  • Jules Feiffer, 95, cartoonist, playwright (Knock Knock), and screenwriter (Popeye, Munro), Pulitzer Prize winner (1986) (b. 1929)
  • Alphonza Gadsden, 79, Reformed Episcopal Church bishop of the Southeast (b. 1945)
  • Richard G. Kopf, 78, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Nebraska (since 1992) (b. 1946)
  • Amy Lau, 58, interior designer (b. 1966)
  • Don McCall, 80, football player (New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1944)
  • Jan Shepard, 96, actress (Attack of the Giant Leeches, King Creole, Paradise, Hawaiian Style) (b. 1928)
  • David Schneiderman, 77, newspaper editor (The Village Voice) (b. 1947)
  • Martin Truex Sr., 66, racing driver (NASCAR) (b. 1958)
• January 18
  • Bill Belden, 76, Olympic rower (1976) (b. 1949)
  • Charles A. Doswell III, 79, meteorologist (b. 1945)
  • Aaron De Groft, 59, museum director, author and art curator (b. 1965)
  • Richard J. Howrigan, 91, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1995–2013) (b. 1933)
  • Paul Rader, 90, religious leader, General of The Salvation Army (1994–1999) (b. 1934)
  • André Soltner, 92, French-born chef, restaurateur (Lutèce), and author (b. 1932)
  • Richard A. Stratton, 93, naval aviator and commander (Vietnam War) (b. 1931)
• January 19
  • Francis Borkowski, 88, academic and university administrator (b. 1936)
  • Matthew Gergely, 45, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (since 2023)
  • Bob Perkins, 91, disc jockey (WRTI, WCHD) and columnist (The Philadelphia Tribune) (b. 1932)
  • Joyce Piven, 94, actress and director (b. 1930)
  • Charles Schodowski, 90, entertainer and television presenter (Big Chuck and Lil' John) (b. 1934)
  • Jeff Torborg, 83, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers) and manager (Chicago White Sox) (b. 1941)
• January 20
  • Lynn Ban, 51, Singaporean-born jewelry designer (b. 1972)
  • Edward L. Bowen, 82, horse racing historian and author (b. 1942)
  • Bobby Cuellar, 72, baseball player (Texas Rangers) (b. 1952)
  • Shirley Hankins, 93, politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1981–1990, 1995–2009) and Senate (1990) (b. 1931)
  • Willard Ikola, 92, ice hockey player and coach (Edina High School), Olympic silver medallist (1956) (b. 1932)
  • Pete Johnson, 76, politician, state auditor of Mississippi (1988–1992) (b. 1946)
  • Bob Kuban, 84, bandleader and musician ("The Cheater") (b. 1940)
  • Fred Newhouse, 76, sprinter, Olympic champion (1976) (b. 1948)
  • Charles Phan, 62, chef (b. 1962)
  • Cecile Richards, 67, feminist activist, president of Planned Parenthood (2006–2018) (b. 1957)
  • Ginny Ruffner, 72, glass artist (b. 1952)
• January 21
  • Jo Baer, 95, painter (b. 1929)
  • J. Bruce Beckwith, 91, pathologist (b. 1933)
  • Ken Wydro, 81, playwright and lyricist (Mama, I Want to Sing!) (b. 1943)
• January 22
  • Barry Michael Cooper, 67, screenwriter (New Jack City, Sugar Hill, Above the Rim) (b. 1958)
  • Colonel DeBeers, 80, professional wrestler (b. 1945)
  • Aaron De Groft, 59, art museum director (Orlando Museum of Art) (b. 1965) (death announced on this date)
  • Loretta Ford, 104, nurse, dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing (1972–1985) and co-founder of the first nurse practitioner graduate program (b. 1920)
  • Gallo Blue Chip, 28, racehorse (b. 1997)
  • Barry Goldberg, 83, blues musician (The Electric Flag, The Rides) (b. 1942)
  • Joe John, 85, politician and jurist, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2017–2025) and judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals (1992–2000) (b. 1939)
  • Calvin Jones, 54, football player (Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1970)
• January 23
  • Ted Bassett, 103, horse racing executive (b. 1921)
  • Dana Hudkins Crawford, 93, architectural conservation developer and preservationist (b. 1931)
  • Henry L. Marsh, 91, politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1992–2014), mayor of Richmond, Virginia (1977–1982) (b. 1933)
  • Joseph Matarazzo, 99, Italian-born psychologist, president of the American Psychological Association (1989) (b. 1925)
  • Jan Mycielski, 92, Polish-born mathematician (Ehrenfeucht–Mycielski sequence, Mycielskian) (b. 1932) (death announced on this date)
  • Stephan Thernstrom, 90, academic and historian (b. 1934)
  • Benjamin Widom, 97, chemist (b. 1927)
• January 24
  • Joseph A. Amato, 86, author (b. 1938)
  • Buddy Brock, 72, songwriter ("Watermelon Crawl", "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio", "I Wanna Fall in Love") (b. 1952/1953)
  • Iris Cummings, 104, Olympic swimmer (1936) and aviator, last surviving participant of the 1936 Summer Olympics (b. 1920)
  • Curtis Halford, 81, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (2009–2023) (b. 1943)
  • Mala Htun, 55, academic (b. 1969)
  • Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, 85, visual artist and curator (b. 1940)
  • Unk, 42, rapper ("Walk It Out", "2 Step", "Show Out") (b. 1982)
• January 25
  • Greg Bell, 94, long jumper, Olympic champion (1956) (b. 1930)
  • Joseph Bernal, 97, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1964–1966) and Senate (1966–1972) (b. 1927)
  • Harold Katz, 87, nutrition industry and basketball executive, founder of Nutrisystem, and owner of the Philadelphia 76ers (1981–1996) (b. 1937)
  • Olga James, 95, actress (Carmen Jones) and singer (b. 1929)
  • Ernie Nestor, 78, college basketball coach (George Mason, Elon) (b. 1946)
  • Jim Tauber, 74, film producer (Stand Up Guys, The Place Beyond the Pines, The Age of Adaline) (b. 1950)
• January 26
  • Gary Grier, singer (The Contours).
  • Pableaux Johnson, 59, journalist and food writer (b. 1966)
  • Dulcinea Langfelder, 69, multidisciplinary artist (b. 1955)
  • Suzanne Massie, 94, historian (b. 1931)
  • Norbert, 15, therapy dog (b. 2009)
• January 27
  • Alonzo Davis, 82, artist and academic (b. 1942)
  • Myles Hollander, 83, academic statistician (b. 1941)
  • Michael Katz, 85, journalist (The New York Times, New York Daily News) (b. 1939)
  • Efrem Winters, 61, basketball player (Illinois Fighting Illini) (b. 1963)
• January 28
  • William Leuchtenburg, 102, historian (b. 1922)
  • Mahmoud Saeed, 86, Iraqi-born novelist (b. 1939)
  • Gene Schroeder, 95, football player (Chicago Bears) (b. 1929)
• January 29
  • Edward Greer, 100, major general (b. 1924)
  • Joe Hale, 99, animator (Sleeping Beauty, The Black Hole) and film producer (The Black Cauldron) (b. 1925)
  • John Huard, 80, Hall of Fame football player (Maine Black Bears, Denver Broncos, Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1944)
  • Alexandr Kirsanov, 46, Azerbaijani-born ice dancer (b. 1978)
• January 30
  • Dick Button, 95, figure skater, Olympic champion (1948, 1952), five-time world champion (b. 1929)
  • Daniel L. Ritchie, 93, businessman, chancellor of the University of Denver (1988–2005) (b. 1931)
• January 31
  • Susan Alcorn, 71–72, composer and pedal steel guitarist (b. 1953) (death announced on this date)
  • Carolyn Gargasz, 87, politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2000–2018).
  • Martin Graber, 72, politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (since 2023) (b. 1952/1953)
  • Ryan Kiesel, 45, attorney and politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2004–2010) (b. 1980)

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2025

Fay Vincent

Marion Wiesel

Rich Dauer

Howard Twilley

Tony Roberts

Dick Jauron

Tom Robbins

Tommy Hunt

Jim Guy Tucker

David Boren

Jerry Butler

Lynne Marie Stewart

Roberta Flack

Gene Hackman

Michelle Trachtenberg

David Johansen

Joseph Wambaugh

• February 1
  • C. Richard Kramlich, 89, venture capitalist and video art collector (b. 1935)
  • Sal Maida, 76, rock bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks) (b. 1948)
  • Fay Vincent, 86, entertainment lawyer, Commissioner of Baseball (1989–1992) (b. 1938)
• February 2
  • Gene Barge, 98, saxophonist, composer and actor (b. 1926)
  • William J. Cabaniss, 86, politician and diplomat, ambassador to the Czech Republic (2004–2006), member of the Alabama Senate (1982–1990) (b. 1938)
  • Tom Kraeutler, 65, radio host (The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show) (b. 1959/1960)
  • Mort Künstler, 97, artist (b. 1927)
  • Anson Rabinbach, 79, historian, co-founder and editor of New German Critique (b. 1945)
  • Harry Stewart Jr., 100, Air Force pilot (Tuskegee Airmen) (b. 1924)
  • Marion Wiesel, 94, Austrian-born translator and Holocaust survivor (b. 1931)
• February 3
  • David Edward Byrd, 83, graphic artist (b. 1941)
  • Rich Dauer, 72, Hall of Fame baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies), World Series champion (1983, 2017) (b. 1952)
  • Paul Plishka, 83, operatic bass (b. 1941)
  • John Shumate, 72, basketball player (Detroit Pistons) and coach (Grand Canyon Antelopes) (b. 1952)
• February 4
  • Sarhad Yawsip Jammo, 83, Iraqi-born Chaldean Catholic prelate, bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (2002–2016) (b. 1941)
  • Bill Nations, 82, politician, mayor of Norman, Oklahoma (1992–1998), member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1998–2010) (b. 1942)
• February 5
  • Satoru Abe, 98, sculptor and painter (b. 1926)
  • Will Cagle, 86, racing driver (b. 1938)
  • Antonín Fajkus, 101, Czechoslovak-born fighter pilot (b. 1923)
  • Irv Gotti, 54, record producer and executive, co-founder of Murder Inc. Records (b. 1970)
  • Dave Jerden, 75, record producer (Ritual de lo Habitual, Americana) and recording engineer (Remain in Light) (b. 1949)
  • Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, convicted murderer (b. 1987)
  • Dennis Richmond, 81, news anchor (KTVU) (b. 1943)
  • Howard Twilley, 81, football player (Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Miami Dolphins) (b. 1943)
• February 6
  • Emil Altobello, 75, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1995–2021) (b. 1949)
  • Demetrius Terrence Frazier, 52, convicted murderer and serial rapist (b. 1972)
  • Virginia Halas McCaskey, 102, football executive and owner (Chicago Bears) (b. 1923)
  • Bobby Hamilton, singer (The Choice Four). (death announced on this date)
  • Ed Hinton, 76, motorsports writer (ESPN.com) (b. 1948)
  • Richard Meredith, 92, ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1932)
  • Donald Shoup, 86, electrical engineer and urban theorist (The High Cost of Free Parking) (b. 1938)
• February 7
  • Bruce French, 79, actor (Passions, Fletch, The Riches) (b. 1945)
  • Tony Roberts, 85, actor (Annie Hall, Play It Again, Sam, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy) (b. 1939)
  • Burke Scott, 92, basketball player and coach (Indiana Hoosiers) (b. 1933)
• February 8
  • Bob Bingham, 78, actor (Jesus Christ Superstar) (b. 1946)
  • Matt Doyle, 70, American-born Irish tennis player (b. 1954/1955)
  • Dick Jauron, 74, football coach (Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1950)
  • Christopher Jencks, 88, sociologist (b. 1936)
  • Jim Karsatos, 61, football player (Ohio State Buckeyes, Miami Dolphins) (b. 1963)
• February 9
  • William H. Bassett, 89, actor (voices in Ah! My Goddess: The Movie, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) (b. 1935)
  • Beverly Byron, 92, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1993) (b. 1932)
  • Benny Chastain, 82, racing driver (ARCA Menards Series) (b. 1942)
  • Mara Corday, 95, actress (Tarantula, The Giant Claw, The Man from Bitter Ridge) (b. 1930)
  • Wally Gabler, 80, football player (Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1944)
  • Thomas E. Kauper, 89, lawyer and legal scholar (b. 1935)
  • Mike McGinness, 77, politician, member of the Nevada Senate (1992–2012) (b. 1947)
  • Tom Robbins, 92, novelist (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Jitterbug Perfume, Skinny Legs and All) (b. 1932)
  • Walter Robinson, 74, painter (b. 1950)
• February 10
  • John Cernuto, 81, poker player (b. 1944)
  • Paul Hargrave, 86, biochemist (b. 1938)
  • Jeanette W. Hyde, 86, diplomat (b. 1938)
  • Bob Kierlin, 85, businessman (Fastenal) and politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1999–2007) (b. 1939)
  • Donn Moomaw, 93, Hall of Fame football player (UCLA Bruins) and Presbyterian minister (b. 1931)
  • Mary Ellen W. Smoot, 91, religious leader (b. 1933)
  • David Socha, 86, soccer referee (b. 1938)
  • Peter Tuiasosopo, 61, football player (Los Angeles Rams) and actor (Street Fighter, Necessary Roughness) (b. 1963)
• February 11
  • Jerry Eisenberg, 87, animator (Tom & Jerry Kids, Secret Squirrel, The Flintstones) (b. 1937)
  • Danielle Legros Georges, 60, Haitian-born poet (b. 1964/1965)
  • Sampat Shivangi, 88, Indian-born physician (b. 1936/1937)
• February 12
  • Lynn August, 76, zydeco accordionist, keyboard player and singer (b. 1938)
  • Tom Fitzmorris, 74, food critic (b. 1951)
  • Dave Heaton, 84, politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1995–2019) (b. 1941)
  • Tommy Hunt, 91, Hall of Fame singer (The Flamingos) (b. 1933)
• February 13
  • John Lawlor, 83, actor (Phyllis, The Facts of Life, Wyatt Earp) (b. 1941)
  • Geraldine Thompson, 76, politician, member of the Florida Senate (2012–2016, since 2022) and House of Representatives (2006–2012, 2018–2022) (b. 1948)
  • Jim Guy Tucker, 81, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–1979), lieutenant governor (1991–1992) and governor (1992–1996) of Arkansas (b. 1943)
• February 14
  • Walter Goffart, 90, historian (b. 1934)
  • Alice Hirson, 95, actress (Another World, Being There, One Life to Live) (b. 1929)
  • Ken Meahl, 93, Hall of Fame racing driver (b. 1931)
  • Frank S. Turner, 77, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1995–2019) (b. 1947)
  • Volponi, 27, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1998)
  • Biff Wiff, actor (I Think You Should Leave, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
• February 15
  • George Armitage, 82, film director (Hit Man, Miami Blues, Grosse Pointe Blank) (b. 1942)
  • L. Clifford Davis, 100, civil rights pioneer and attorney (b. 1924)
  • Carol Doherty, 82, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (since 2020) (b. 1942)
  • M. Paul Friedberg, 93, landscape architect (b. 1931)
• February 16
  • Mike Collier, 71, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills), Super Bowl champion (1976) (b. 1953)
  • Evan Hultman, 99, politician, attorney general of Iowa (1961–1965) (b. 1925)
  • Anne Marie Hochhalter, 43, school shooting survivor (Columbine High School massacre) and disability rights activist (b. 1981)
  • Yolanda Montes, 93, American-Mexican actress (Salomé, Kill Me Because I'm Dying!, Nocturne of Love) and dancer (b. 1932)
  • Marika Sherwood, 87, historian (b. 1937)
  • Jim Silke, 93, graphic designer, screenwriter (Sahara, King Solomon's Mines) and comic book artist (Rascals in Paradise) (b. 1931)
• February 17
  • Eddie Fisher, 88, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, California Angels, San Francisco Giants) (b. 1936)
  • Itch Jones, 87, baseball coach (Illinois Fighting Illini) (b. 1938)
• February 18
  • Alfred V. Covello, 92, jurist, judge (since 1992) and chief judge (1998–2003) of the U.S. District Court for Connecticut (b. 1933)
  • Josh Christy, 43, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (since 2022) (b. 1982)
  • Hurricane, 15, Secret Service dog (b. 2009)
  • Jim Koetter, 87, college football coach (Idaho State Bengals) (b. 1937)
  • Scott Sauerbeck, 53, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians) (b. 1971)
• February 19
  • Tom Beauchamp, 85, philosopher (Hume and the Problem of Causation) (b. 1939)
  • William Browder, 91, mathematician (b. 1934) (death announced on this date)
  • Robert Giblin, 72, football player (New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1952)
  • Chuck Hardwick, 83, politician, member (1978–1992) and speaker (1986–1990) of the New Jersey General Assembly (b. 1941)
  • Stanley Inhorn, 96, pathologist (b. 1928)
  • Mike Lange, 76, sportscaster (Pittsburgh Penguins) (b. 1948)
  • Jerry Latin, 71, football player (Northern Illinois Huskies, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams) (b. 1953)
  • Andrew Lester, 86, criminal (b. 1938)
  • Papa Clem, 19, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2006) (death announced on this date)
  • Jay Stevens, 71, writer (b. 1953)
• February 20
  • Feroz Ahmad, 87, Turkish-born academic and historian (b. 1938)
  • David Boren, 83, politician and academic, governor of Oklahoma (1975–1979), member of the U.S. Senate (1979–1994), and president of the University of Oklahoma (1994–2018) (b. 1941)
  • Jerry Butler, 85, Hall of Fame soul singer-songwriter ("Only the Strong Survive", "He Will Break Your Heart"), musician (The Impressions) and politician (b. 1939)
  • Peter Jason, 80, actor (They Live, 48 Hrs., Deadwood) (b. 1944)
  • Mabel Landry, 92, Olympic long jumper (1952) (b. 1932)
  • Richard M. Langworth, 83, author (b. 1941)
• February 21
  • Larry Appelbaum, 67, audio engineer and jazz historian.
  • Martha Gorman Schultz, 93, Diné weaver (b. 1931)
  • Clint Hill, 93, Secret Service agent (assassination of John F. Kennedy) (b. 1932)
  • Gwen McCrae, 81, singer ("Rockin' Chair") (b. 1943) (death announced on this date)
  • Lynne Marie Stewart, 78, actress (Pee-wee's Playhouse, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Graffiti) (b. 1946)
  • Voletta Wallace, 78, record producer and film producer (Notorious) (b. 1947)
  • Mary Jo White, 83, politician, member of the Pennsylvania Senate (1997–2013) (b. 1941)
• February 22
  • Linsey Alexander, 82, songwriter, vocalist and guitarist (b. 1942)
  • John Casey, 86, novelist (Spartina) (b. 1939)
  • D Fuse, 54–55, producer, remixer and DJ (b. 1969)
  • Joe Fusco, 87, Hall of Fame college football coach (Westminster College) (b. 1938)
  • Bruce M. Selya, 90, jurist, judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island (1982–1986) and United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (since 1986) (b. 1943)
  • Enos Semore, 93, baseball coach (Oklahoma Sooners) (b. 1931)
  • Christopher Sepulvado, 81, convicted murderer (b. 1943)
• February 23
  • Pilar Del Rey, 95, actress (Giant) (b. 1929)
  • Larry Dolan, 94, attorney and baseball executive, owner of the Cleveland Guardians (since 2001) (b. 1931)
  • Greg Haugen, 64, boxer, IBF lightweight (1986–1987, 1988–1989) and WBO junior welterweight (1991) champion (b. 1960)
  • Eddie Hill, 67, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins) (b. 1957)
  • Chris Jasper, 73, Hall of Fame singer (The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley), songwriter ("Caravan of Love"), keyboardist and producer (b. 1951)
  • Jan Johnson, 74, pole vaulter, Olympic bronze medallist (1972) (b. 1950)
  • Bobby Malkmus, 93, baseball player (Milwaukee Braves, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1931)
  • Al Trautwig, 68, sports commentator (MSG Network, ABC, NBC) (b. 1956)
• February 24
  • Kevin Braswell, 46, basketball player (Southland Sharks) and coach (Wellington Saints) (b. 1979)
  • Roberta Flack, 88, singer ("Killing Me Softly With His Song", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Feel Like Makin' Love") and songwriter (b. 1937)
  • Rose Girone, 113, Polish-born supercentenarian and Holocaust survivor (b. 1912)
  • Robert John, 79, singer ("Sad Eyes", "If You Don't Want My Love") (b. 1946)
  • István Kecskés, 77, Hungarian-born linguist and academic (b. 1947)
  • Fumi Kitahara, 56, animation publicist (b. 1968)
  • Thaddeus Matthews, 67, pastor and broadcaster (b. 1957)
  • Royce Pollard, 85, politician, mayor of Vancouver, Washington (1996–2010) (b. 1939)
  • Alvin Francis Poussaint, 90, psychiatrist and author (b. 1934)
  • Peter Sichel, 102, German-born wine merchant (b. 1922)
  • Josefina Villalobos, 100, American-born Colombian-Ecuadorian public servant, first lady of Ecuador (1992–1996) (b. 1924)
  • Frank G. Wisner, 86, diplomat, ambassador to India (1994–1997), the Philippines (1991–1992) and Egypt (1986–1991) (b. 1938)
• February 25
  • Arthur Firstenberg, 74, author and activist (b. 1950)
  • Bobby Frame, 65, politician (b. 1959)
  • Edward E. Leamer, 80, economist (b. 1944)
  • Martin E. Marty, 97, Lutheran historian and academic (b. 1928)
  • Roberto Orci, 51, Mexican-born screenwriter (Star Trek, Transformers) and television producer (Fringe) (b. 1973)
• February 26
  • Betsy Arakawa, 65, pianist (b. 1959) (body discovered on this date)
  • Dave Frankel, 67, news anchor and weatherman (b. 1957)
  • Gene Hackman, 95, actor (The French Connection, Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven) (b. 1930) (body discovered on this date)
  • Jim Hatfield, 81, basketball coach (Kentucky Wildcats, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, Mississippi State Bulldogs) (b. 1943)
  • Richard Osborne, 71, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1953)
  • Panty Raid, 20, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2004) (death announced on this date)
  • Michelle Trachtenberg, 39, actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harriet the Spy, Gossip Girl) (b. 1985)
• February 27
  • Greg Hoard, 73, journalist and sportswriter (b. 1951/1952)
  • Pierre Joris, 78, Luxembourgish-born poet and writer (b. 1946)
  • Lee Kunzman, 80, racing driver (b. 1944)
  • Paul L. Maier, 94, Lutheran clergyman and historian (b. 1930)
  • Elijah Olaniyi, 26, basketball player (Stony Brook Seawolves, Miami Hurricanes) (b. 1999)
  • Michael Preece, 88, film (The Prize Fighter) and television director (Dallas, Walker, Texas Ranger) (b. 1936)
  • Roy Prosterman, 89, legal scholar and land reform advocate (b. 1935) (death announced on this date)
• February 28
  • Clarence Hoffman, 91, politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1999–2009) (b. 1933)
  • David Johansen, 75, musician (New York Dolls), singer ("Hot Hot Hot") and actor (Scrooged) (b. 1950)
  • Carson Jones, 38, boxer (b. 1986)
  • Richard Marable, 75, politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1991–2003) (b. 1949)
  • Joseph Wambaugh, 88, novelist and screenwriter (b. 1937)

March

Main article: Deaths in March 2025

Angie Stone

George Lowe

Lincoln Díaz-Balart

Roy Ayers

Sylvester Turner

Art Schallock

D'Wayne Wiggins

John Feinstein

Raúl Grijalva

Alan Simpson

Nita Lowey

Slick Watts

Jesse Colin Young

Kitty Dukakis

George Foreman

Mia Love

J. Bennett Johnston

Richard Chamberlain

Sian Barbara Allen

• March 1
  • Merrill Douglas, 88, football player (Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1936)
  • Hazel Nell Dukes, 92, civil rights activist, president of the NAACP (1990–1992) (b. 1932)
  • Bunky Green, 91, jazz alto saxophonist (b. 1933)
  • Robert T. Kuhn, 87, publicist and church leader (b. 1937)
  • John Curtis Perry, 94, historian and scholar (b. 1930)
  • Angie Stone, 63, singer ("No More Rain (In This Cloud)", "Wish I Didn't Miss You") and rapper (The Sequence) (b. 1961)
• March 2
  • Felicia Minei Behr, 83, television producer (All My Children) (b. 1942)
  • Marc Boutte, 55, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins) (b. 1969)
  • Flo Fox, 79, street photographer (b. 1945)
  • George Lowe, 67, voice actor (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken) (b. 1957)
  • Kee Malesky, 74, author and research librarian (b. 1950)
  • Marysa Navarro, 90, Spanish-born historian (b. 1934)
• March 3
  • Sonny Arguinzoni, 85, author and pastor (b. 1939)
  • Carl Dean, 82, businessman (b. 1942)
  • Lincoln Díaz-Balart, 70, Cuban-born politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2011) (b. 1954)
  • Dore Gold, 71, American-Israeli political scientist and diplomat, permanent representative of Israel to the UN (1997–1999) (b. 1953)
  • Herb Greene, 82, photographer (b. 1942)
  • Jeffrey Runnings, 61, musician (For Against) and songwriter (b. 1963/1964)
  • Bob Rupe, 68, musician (The Silos, Cracker, Sparklehorse) (b. 1956/1957)
  • Frank Saucier, 98, baseball player (St. Louis Browns) (b. 1926)
• March 4
  • Roy Ayers, 84, musician and composer ("Everybody Loves the Sunshine") (b. 1940)
  • Robert G. Clark Jr., 96, politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1968–2003) (b. 1928)
  • Harry Elston, 86, singer (The Friends of Distinction) (b. 1938)
  • Peter Engel, 88, television producer (Saved by the Bell, City Guys, Hang Time) (b. 1936)
  • Jack Kibbie, 95, politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1965–1969, 1989–2013) and House of Representatives (1960–1964) (b. 1929)
  • Joe Nickell, 80, skeptic (The Bondwoman's Narrative) and paranormal investigator (b. 1944)
  • Selwyn Raab, 90, journalist (The New York Times) (b. 1934)
  • Roses In May, 25, racehorse (b. 2000)
  • José Valdivielso, 89, Cuban-born baseball player (Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins) (b. 1934)
  • Gene Winfield, 97, automotive customizer (Blade Runner) (b. 1927)
• March 5
  • Denise Alexander, 85, actress (Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Another World) (b. 1939)
  • Pamela Bach, 61, actress (Baywatch) (b. 1963)
  • Randy Brown, 72, R&B singer (b. 1952) (death announced on this date)
  • DJ Funk, 53, musician and producer (b. 1971) (death announced on this date)
  • Ewald Heer, 94, aerospace engineer (b. 1930)
  • Daniel Rovero, 87, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (2011–2019) (b. 1937)
  • Sylvester Turner, 70, politician, Mayor of Houston (2016–2024) and U.S. Congressman from Texas (2025) (b. 1954)
• March 6
  • Mike Battle, 78, football player (New York Jets) and actor (C.C. and Company) (b. 1946)
  • Art Schallock, 100, baseball player (New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1924)
  • Ricardo Scofidio, 89, architect (b. 1935)
  • Troy Seals, 86, country singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
• March 7
  • Robert Bender, 88, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1983–1995) (b. 1936)
  • Danny Cox, 81, singer and songwriter (b. 1943)
  • Kevin Drum, 66, journalist and blogger (Mother Jones) (b. 1958)
  • Joan Dye Gussow, 96, food writer and academic (b. 1946)
  • Edward F. Harrington, 91, lawyer (b. 1933)
  • Armand LaMontagne, 87, sculptor (b. 1938)
  • Brad Sigmon, 67, convicted murderer (b. 1957)
  • Norris Thomas, 70, football player (Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1954)
  • D'Wayne Wiggins, 64, guitarist (Tony! Toni! Toné!) (b. 1961)
• March 8
  • Michael Armacost, 87, diplomat, ambassador to Japan (1989–1993) and the Philippines (1982–1984), acting secretary of state (1989).
  • Beau Dozier, 45, songwriter and record producer (b. 1979)
  • Mark Klein, 79, technician and whistleblower (b. 1945/1946)
  • K. W. Lee, 96, journalist, founding president of the Korean American Journalists Association (b. 1928)
  • Al Matthews, 77, football player (Green Bay Packers) (b. 1947)
  • Nota Schiller, 88, American-born Israeli rabbi (b. 1937)
  • L. J. Smith, 66, author (The Vampire Diaries) (b. 1958)
• March 9
  • George Battle, 77, Methodist bishop (b. 1947)
  • Larry Buendorf, 87, security officer (United States Olympic Committee) and Secret Service agent (attempted assassination of Gerald Ford in Sacramento) (b. 1937)
  • Alexander Forger, 102, civil rights lawyer (b. 1923)
• March 10
  • Anthony R. Dolan, 76, journalist and political speechwriter (b. 1948)
  • Stanley R. Jaffe, 84, film producer (Kramer vs. Kramer, Fatal Attraction, The Bad News Bears), Oscar winner (1980) (b. 1940)
  • Thomas V. McComb, 88, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1966–1970) and Senate (1970–1974).
  • John Taffin, 85, author (b. 1939)
  • Andy Wolfe, 99, basketball player (California Golden Bears) (b. 1925)
  • Craig Wolfley, 66, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1958)
• March 11
  • Junior Bridgeman, 71, basketball player (Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers) and businessman (b. 1953)
  • Mark Dobies, 65, actor (One Life to Live) (b. 1959)
  • Billie Jean Floyd, 95, politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (1984–1988) (b. 1929)
  • Dave Mallow, 76, voice actor (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Digimon, World of Warcraft) (b. 1948)
  • Janet Metcalf, 89, politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1985–2003) (b. 1935)
  • Bob Rivers, 68, Hall of Fame radio personality (KISW, KJR) and parody musician (Twisted Christmas) (b. 1956)
  • Robert Trebor, 71, actor (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) (b. 1953)
• March 12
  • Mary Cirelli, 85, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2001–2004) (b. 1939)
  • Bruce Glover, 92, actor (Diamonds Are Forever, Chinatown, Hard Times) (b. 1932)
  • Oliver Miller, 54, basketball player (Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors) (b. 1970)
  • Ron Nessen, 90, government official and journalist, White House press secretary (1974–1977) (b. 1934)
  • Felice Picano, 81, author (Ambidextrous) (b. 1944)
  • Linda Williams, 79, film scholar (b. 1946)
  • Witold-K, 92, Polish-born artist (b. 1932)
• March 13
  • Jim Breazeale, 75, baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1949)
  • John Feinstein, 69, sportswriter and commentator (b. 1955)
  • Raúl Grijalva, 77, politician, U.S. Congressman from Arizona (2003–2025) (b. 1948)
  • Mark Holder, 52, blues musician (Black Diamond Heavies) (b. 1972)
  • Jeffrey Bruce Klein, 77, journalist (Mother Jones) (b. 1948)
  • David Schmittlein, 69, academic administrator, dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management (2007–2024) (b. 1955)
• March 14
  • Fred Eversley, 83, sculptor (b. 1941)
  • Ken Hall, 89, football player (Edmonton Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals, Houston Oilers) (b. 1935) (death announced on this date)
  • Virginia Newell, 107, academic, author and politician (b. 1917)
  • Red Lerille, 88, bodybuilder (b. 1936)
  • Alan Simpson, 93, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1979–1997) and the Wyoming House of Representatives (1965–1977) (b. 1931)
• March 15
  • Alex Daoud, 81, attorney, politician and convicted felon, mayor of Miami Beach, Florida (1985–1991) (b. 1943)
  • Saul Fenster, 91, academic administrator, president of the New Jersey Institute of Technology (1978–2002) (b. 1933)
  • Paul Flatley, 84, football player (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1941)
  • Wings Hauser, 77, actor (Tough Guys Don't Dance, The Siege of Firebase Gloria, Vice Squad) (b. 1947)
  • Nita Lowey, 87, politician, U.S. Congressman from New York (1989–2021) (b. 1937)
  • Malcolm F. Marsh, 96, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Oregon (since 1987) (b. 1928)
  • James Murphy, 88, soccer player (St. Louis Kutis, national team) and sheriff of St. Louis (1988–2016) (b. 1936)
  • Slick Watts, 73, basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics, Houston Rockets) (b. 1951)
• March 16
  • Darwin L. Booher, 82, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (2005–2010) and Senate (2011–2018) (b. 1942)
  • Thomas V. Chema, 78, academic administrator, president of Hiram College (2003–2013) (b. 1946)
  • Lawrence L. Koontz Jr., 85, jurist, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia (1995–2011) (b. 1940)
  • Bob Long, 83, football player (Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams) (b. 1941)
  • Greg Makowski, 68, soccer player (Atlanta Chiefs, St. Louis Steamers, national team) (b. 1956)
  • Lenny Schultz, 91, stand-up comedian (b. 1933)
  • Samuel Sommers, 49, psychologist (b. 1975/1976)
  • Burton Tansky, 87, retail executive (Bergdorf Goodman), president and CEO of Neiman Marcus (2001–2010) (b. 1937)
  • Jesse Colin Young, 83, singer-songwriter (The Youngbloods) (b. 1941)
• March 17
  • Marty Callner, 78, television director (Hard Knocks) (b. 1946)
  • David Steven Cohen, 58, television writer (Courage the Cowardly Dog, Parker Lewis Can't Lose) and screenwriter (Balto) (b. 1966/1967)
  • Derrick Gaffney, 69, football player (New York Jets) (b. 1955)
• March 18
  • Nadia Cassini, 76, American-born Italian actress (Il dio serpente, Starcrash, La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello) (b. 1949)
  • John T. Casteen III, 81, academic administrator, president of the University of Connecticut (1985–1990) and the University of Virginia (1990–2010), Virginia secretary of education (1982–1985) (b. 1943)
  • Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, convicted murderer (b. 1978)
  • Kanzi, 44, bonobo, subject of advanced linguistic aptitude (b. 1980)
  • Marshall Rauch, 102, politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (1967–1990) (b. 1923)
• March 19
  • George Bell, 67, basketball player (Harlem Wizards, Harlem Globetrotters), tallest man in the United States (b. 1957) (death announced on this date)
  • Aaron Gunches, 53, convicted murderer (b. 1971)
  • Don Wesely, 70, politician, mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (1999–2003) and member of the Nebraska Legislature (1979–1999) (b. 1954)
• March 20
  • Eddie Adcock, 86, bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen) (b. 1938)
  • Norm Clarke, 82, journalist (Las Vegas Review-Journal) (b. 1942)
  • Bob Davis, 80, sportscaster (b. 1945)
  • Eddie James, 63, convicted murderer and rapist (b. 1961)
  • Ralph Munro, 81, politician, secretary of state of Washington (1981–2001) (b. 1943)
  • Matt Stevens, 51, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots) (b. 1973)
• March 21
  • Robert D'Andrea, 91, politician member of the New York State Assembly (1975–2003).
  • Kitty Dukakis, 88, author and political figure, first lady of Massachusetts (1975–1979, 1983–1991) (b. 1936)
  • George Foreman, 76, boxer, Olympic champion (1968) and entrepreneur (George Foreman Grill) (b. 1949)
  • Vernon Hatton, 89, basketball player (Cincinnati Royals, Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks) (b. 1936)
  • Kenneth Sims, 65, football player (New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1959)
  • Larry Tamblyn, 82, singer and keyboardist (The Standells) (b. 1943)
• March 22
  • Jessica Aber, 43, lawyer, U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia (2021–2025) (b. 1981)
  • Frank Chopp, 71, politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1995–2025) (b. 1953)
  • Joe Goode, 87, painter (b. 1937)
  • David Hartsough, 84, Quaker peace activist, co-founder of Nonviolent Peaceforce (b. 1940)
  • James Laube, 73, wine connoisseur and critic (Wine Spectator) (b. 1971/1972)
  • Dennis McDougal, 77, author (Angel of Darkness) and newspaper journalist (b. 1947)
  • Bill Mercer, 99, sportscaster (North Texas Mean Green, WCCW) and news reporter (assassination of John F. Kennedy) (b. 1926)
• March 23
  • Ed Barker, 90, politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (1973–1991) (b. 1935)
  • Steve Charnovitz, 71, legal scholar (b. 1953)
  • Max Frankel, 94, journalist (The New York Times) (b. 1930)
  • Dean L. Hubbard, 85, academic administrator, president of Northwest Missouri State University (1984–2009) (b. 1939)
  • Sam Keen, 93, author and philosopher (b. 1931)
  • Mia Love, 49, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2015–2019) (b. 1975)
  • Barbara Neski, 97, architect (b. 1928)
  • Dave Pelz, 85, golf coach (b. 1939)
• March 24
  • Michael Boudin, 85, jurist, judge (1992–2021) and chief judge (2001–2008) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1990–1992) (b. 1939)
  • Dick Carlson, 84, journalist (Voice of America) and diplomat, ambassador to Seychelles (1991–1992) (b. 1941)
  • Roe Messner, 89, building contractor (Heritage USA, World Harvest Church, Calvary Church) (b. 1935)
  • Susan Tose Spencer, 83, businesswoman and football executive (Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1941)
  • Huey Williams, 86, gospel singer (Jackson Southernaires) (b. 1938)
• March 25
  • Denis Arndt, 86, actor (Basic Instinct, How to Make an American Quilt, S.W.A.T.) (b. 1938)
  • Andrew Cohen, 69, spiritual teacher and author (b. 1955)
  • J. Bennett Johnston, 92, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1972–1997) (b. 1932)
  • David Kristol, 86, academician (b. 1938)
  • Terry Manning, 77, recording engineer (Led Zeppelin III, Let's Stay Together, Eliminator), record producer, and musician (b. 1947)
  • Robert W. McChesney, 72, professor and author (b. 1952)
  • Eric Minkin, 74, American-Israeli basketball player (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Galil Elyon, Israeli national team) (b. 1950)
  • Alice Tan Ridley, 72, gospel and R&B singer (b. 1952)
  • Hank Steinbrecher, 77, soccer coach and executive (b. 1947)
• March 26
  • Ray Barra, 95, ballet dancer (Stuttgart Ballet) and choreographer (Berlin State Ballet, Spanish National Dance Company) (b. 1930)
  • David Childs, 83, architect (One World Trade Center) (b. 1941)
  • Donald Dewsbury, 85, psychologist and historian (b. 1939)
  • Carole Keeton Strayhorn, 85, politician, mayor of Austin (1977–1983), railroad commissioner (1994–1999) and comptroller of Texas (1999–2007) (b. 1939)
  • Thomas F. Schutte, 89, academic administrator, president of Pratt Institute (1993–2017), the Rhode Island School of Design (1983–1992), and the Philadelphia College of Art (1975–1982) (b. 1935)
  • Wes Watkins, 86, politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (1974–1976) and U.S. House of Representatives (1977–1991, 1997–2003) (b. 1938)
• March 27
  • Hy Eisman, 98, comic artist and writer (Archie Comics, Little Lulu, Popeye) (b. 1927)
  • Marcia Marcus, 97, figurative artist (b. 1928)
  • Shaka Ssali, 71, Ugandan-born journalist (Voice of America) (b. 1953)
• March 28
  • Susan Owens, 75, jurist, associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court (2001–2024) (b. 1949)
  • Young Scooter, 39, rapper (b. 1986)
• March 29
  • Richard Chamberlain, 90, actor (Dr. Kildare, Shōgun, The Thorn Birds) and singer (b. 1934)
  • Nancy Bea Hefley, 89, Dodger Stadium organist (b. 1936)
  • Robert E. Jones, 97, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Oregon (since 1990) and Oregon Supreme Court (1983–1990) (b. 1927)
• March 30
  • Mark McCormick, 91, judge, justice of the Iowa Supreme Court (1972–1986) (b. 1933)
  • Jim Quinn, 82, conservative radio talk show host (WYSL, WJFA) (b. 1943)
• March 31
  • Sian Barbara Allen, 78, actress (You'll Like My Mother, Billy Two Hats, The Waltons) (b. 1946)
  • Patty Maloney, 89, actress (The Ice Pirates, The Addams Family, Star Wars Holiday Special) (b. 1936)
  • Tim Mohr, 55, German-born writer and editor (b. 1969/1970)
  • John Nelson, 83, conductor (b. 1941)
  • Bill O'Neill, 68, politician, member of the New Mexico Senate (2013–2024) (b. 1956/1957)

April

Main article: Deaths in April 2025

Val Kilmer

Johnny Tillotson

Theodore McCarrick

Jay North

Clem Burke

Ray Shero

Tommy Helms

Wink Martindale

Will Hutchins

Steve McMichael

Alexis Herman

Priscilla Pointer

• April 1
  • George Freeman, 97, jazz guitarist (Birth Sign, New Improved Funk, Man & Woman) (b. 1927)
  • Wayne Handy, 89, rock and roll singer (b. 1935)
  • Michael Hurley, 83, folk singer-songwriter (Have Moicy!, Snockgrass, Watertower) (b. 1941)
  • Stanley O. Ikenberry, 90, academic, president of the University of Illinois System (1979–1995, 2010) (b. 1935)
  • Dean T. Kashiwagi, 72, business theorist (b. 1952)
  • Val Kilmer, 65, actor (Batman Forever, The Prince of Egypt, The Doors) (b. 1959)
  • M. Hasna Maznavi, 39, writer, director and activist, founder of the Women's Mosque of America (b. 1985)
  • Nancy Huddleston Packer, 99, writer (b. 1925)
  • Dave Täht, 59, network engineer (b. 1965)
  • Johnny Tillotson, 86, singer-songwriter ("Poetry in Motion") (b. 1938)
• April 2
  • Bill Cottrell, 80, football player (Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos) (b. 1944) (death announced on this date)
  • Austin Metcalf, 17, high school student (b. 2007)
  • Franklin Stahl, 95, molecular biologist and geneticist (b. 1929)
  • John Vella, 74, football player (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1950) (death announced on this date)
  • Greg Zito, 72, politician, member of the Illinois Senate (1983–1991) and House of Representatives (1981–1983) (b. 1953)
• April 3
  • Floyd Clack, 84, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1983–1996) (b. 1940)
  • Michael Hurley, 83, folk singer-songwriter (b. 1941) (death announced on this date)
  • Jesse Kornbluth, 79, journalist and author (b. 1936)
  • Theodore McCarrick, 94, Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Newark (1986–2000) and Washington (2001–2006) (b. 1930)
  • Dean Wells, 54, football player (Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers) (b. 1970)
• April 4
  • Jim Brandenburg, 79, environmentalist and wildlife photographer (b. 1945)
  • Paul Fierlinger, 89, Czech-born animator and director (Teeny Little Super Guy, My Dog Tulip) (b. 1936)
  • Ray Seals, 59, football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers) (b. 1965) (death announced on this date)
  • Gene Ward, 82, politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1990–1998, 2006–2025) (b. 1943)
• April 5
  • Cedric Dempsey, 92, sports administrator, executive director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (1994–2003) (b. 1932)
  • Philip W. Johnston, 80, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1975–1979) and Senate (1979–1989) (b. 1944)
  • David A. Siegel, 89, businessman, founder and CEO of Westgate Resorts (b. 1935)
  • Carl Warwick, 88, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Colt .45s, Baltimore Orioles), World Series champion (1964) (b. 1937)
• April 6
  • Al Barile, 63, guitarist (SSD) (b. 1961/1962)
  • Jay North, 73, actor (Dennis the Menace, Zebra in the Kitchen, Maya) (b. 1951)
• April 7
  • Clem Burke, 70, Hall of Fame drummer (Blondie) (b. 1954)
  • William Finn, 73, composer and lyricist (b. 1952)
  • Joey D. Vieira, 80, actor (Lassie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Red Heat) (b. 1944)
• April 8
  • Nicky Katt, 54, actor (Dazed and Confused, Boston Public, Boiler Room) (b. 1970)
  • Lenny Welch, 86, singer ("You Don't Know Me", "Since I Fell for You", "Two Different Worlds") (b. 1938)
• April 9
  • Mel Novak, 90, actor (Game of Death, Black Belt Jones, An Eye for an Eye) (b. 1934)
  • Ray Shero, 62, ice hockey executive (Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils), Stanley Cup champion (2009) (b. 1962)
• April 10
  • Mario Ernesto Sánchez, 78, Cuban-born actor (Miami Vice, The Specialist) and businessman, founder and director of Teatro Avante (b. 1947)
  • Nino Tempo, 90, singer (Nino Tempo & April Stevens, "Deep Purple") and saxophonist (The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1935)
  • Drew Zingg, 68, guitarist (b. 1957) (death announced on this date)
• April 11
  • John LaFalce, 85, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–2003), New York Senate (1971–1972), and State Assembly (1973–1974) (b. 1939)
  • Mikal Mahdi, 42, convicted spree killer (b. 1983)
  • Don Mischer, 85, television producer (b. 1940)
  • Gretchen Dow Simpson, 85, painter (b. 1939)
• April 12
  • Kyren Lacy, 24, football player (LSU Tigers, Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns) (b. 2000)
  • Julian L. McPhillips, 78, attorney and politician (b. 1946)
  • Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, 63, film director (The Other F Word) (b. 1962)
  • Mary Zoghby, 91, politician, member of the Alabama Legislature (1978–1994) (b. 1933)
• April 13
  • Richard Armitage, 79, diplomat and government official, deputy secretary of state (2001–2005) (b. 1945)
  • Bruce Caldwell, 77, Episcopal bishop (b. 1947)
  • Bob Garretson, 92, racing driver (World Sportscar Championship, IMSA GT Championship) (b. 1933)
  • Charles A. Hartke, 80, politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1985–2003) (b. 1944)
  • Tommy Helms, 83, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros) (b. 1941)
• April 14
  • Joseph Csatari, 96, artist (b. 1929)
  • Francis Davis, 78, author and journalist (The Village Voice, The Atlantic Monthly) (b. 1946)
  • Larry Donovan, 84, football coach (Montana Grizzlies, BC Lions) (b. 1941) (death announced on this date)
  • Don Hasselbeck, 70, football player (New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings), Super Bowl champion (1984) (b. 1955)
  • Jed the Fish, 69, radio DJ (KROQ) (b. 1955)
  • Bill Oliver, 85, football coach (Alabama Crimson Tide, Chattanooga Mocs, Auburn Tigers) (b. 1939)
  • Jan Shipps, 95, historian (Latter Day Saint movement) (b. 1929)
  • Elaine Wynn, 82, businesswoman (Wynn Resorts, Mirage Resorts) (b. 1942)
• April 15
  • Patrick Adiarte, 82, Filipino-born actor (The King and I, High Time, Flower Drum Song) (b. 1942)
  • Richard K. Bernstein, 90, physician (b. 1934)
  • Mike DeBord, 69, football coach (Michigan Wolverines, Central Michigan Chippewas, Chicago Bears) (b. 1956)
  • Karen Durbin, 80, journalist (b. 1944)
  • Wink Martindale, 91, disc jockey, game show host (Gambit, Tic-Tac-Dough) and singer ("Deck of Cards") (b. 1933)
  • Billy Montgomery, 87, politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1988–2008) (b. 1937)
  • Bill Morrisette, 93, politician, member of the Oregon Senate (2003–2010) and House of Representatives (1999–2002), mayor of Springfield, Oregon (1989–1999) (b. 1931)
  • John L. Ray, 81, politician, member of the Council of the District of Columbia (1979–1997) (b. 1943) (death announced on this date)
• April 16
  • Dwayne Collins, 37, basketball player (Miami Hurricanes, Phoenix Suns) (b. 1988)
  • Mac Gayden, 83, rock/country singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
  • Joanne Gilbert, 92, actress (The Great Man, Ride Out for Revenge, The High Cost of Loving) (b. 1932)
  • Joel Krosnick, 84, cellist (b. 1941) (death announced on this date)
• April 17
  • Ita Aber, 93, multimedia textile artist and art curator (b. 1932)
  • Chuck Ferries, 85, Olympic alpine skier (1960, 1964) (b. 1939)
• April 18
  • Ray Baughman, 82, chemist and nanotechnologist (b. 1943)
  • Mike Chase, 73, stock car racing driver (NASCAR Winston West Series) (b. 1952)
  • Harry T. Lemmon, 94, judge (b. 1930)
  • George McMillan, 81, politician, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (1979–1983) (b. 1943)
• April 19
  • Ron Hood, 55, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1995–2000, 2005–2006, 2013–2020) (b. 1969)
  • Alan Harris Nevas, 97, jurist and politician, judge of the U.S. District Court for Connecticut (1985–2009) and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1971–1977) (b. 1928)
  • Bill Ramos, 69, politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2019–2025) and State Senate (since 2025) (b. 1956)
  • Jay Sigel, 81, golfer (b. 1943)
  • Aaron Woods, 75, politician, member of the Oregon Senate (since 2023) (b. 1950)
• April 20
  • Mike Patrick, 80, sportscaster (ESPN) (b. 1944)
• April 21
  • Herbert J. Gans, 97, German-born sociologist (b. 1927)
  • Will Hutchins, 94, actor (Sugarfoot) (b. 1930)
  • Dominick J. Ruggerio, 76, politician, member (since 1985) and president (since 2017) of the Rhode Island Senate, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1981–1985) (b. 1948)
  • Ed Smylie, 95, aerospace engineer (Apollo 13) (b. 1929)
• April 22
  • David Briggs, 82, country keyboardist (b. 1943)
  • Lar Park Lincoln, 63, actress (Knots Landing, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood) and author (b. 1961)
  • Chito Martínez, 59, Belizean-born baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1965) (death announced on this date)
• April 23
  • Tom Brown, 84, football (Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins) and baseball player (Washington Senators) (b. 1940)
  • Steve McMichael, 67, Hall of Fame football player (New England Patriots, Chicago Bears) and wrestler (b. 1957)
  • Lulu Roman, 78, comedian (Hee Haw) and singer (b. 1946)
  • David Thomas, 71, rock singer-songwriter (Pere Ubu) (b. 1953)
• April 24
  • Rob Holland, 50, aerobatic pilot (b. 1974)
  • Jack Katz, 97, comic book artist (b. 1927)
  • Steve Kiner, 77, Hall of Fame football player (Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Houston Oilers) (b. 1947)
  • Peter McIan, record producer (Business as Usual, Cargo), musician (The City), and songwriter. (death announced on this date)
• April 25
  • Paul A. Batiste, 75, jazz musician (Batiste family) and educator (b. 1949/1950)
  • Virginia Giuffre, 41, American-Australian justice advocate (b. 1983)
  • Alexis Herman, 77, political figure and social worker, secretary of labor (1997–2001) (b. 1947)
  • Walt Jocketty, 74, baseball executive (St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds) (b. 1951)
  • J. C. Snead, 84, golfer (b. 1940)
• April 26
  • Andy Bey, 85, jazz singer and pianist (b. 1939)
• April 27
  • Dick Barnett, 88, basketball player (New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Syracuse Nationals), NBA Champion (1970, 1973) (b. 1936)
  • Jiggly Caliente, 44, Filipino-born drag performer (RuPaul's Drag Race, Drag Race Philippines) and actress (Pose) (b. 1980)
  • Cora Sue Collins, 98, actress (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, All This, and Heaven Too, Youth on Trial) (b. 1927)
  • Stan Love, 76, basketball player (Baltimore Bullets, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs) (b. 1949) (death announced on this date)
• April 28
  • Juana Gutierrez, 93, Mexican-born political activist (b. 1931/1932)
  • Andrew Karpen, 59, independent film studio executive (Bleecker Street, Focus Features) (b. 1966)
  • Ed Pink, 94, drag racing engine builder (b. 1931) (death announced on this date)
  • Priscilla Pointer, 100, actress (Carrie, Dallas, Blue Velvet) (b. 1924)
  • Lupe Sanchez, 63, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1961)
  • Stanley Girard Schlarman, 91, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Dodge City (1983–1998) and auxiliary bishop of Belleville (1979–1983) (b. 1933)
• April 29
  • Roy Cooper, 69, rodeo cowboy (b. 1955)
  • David Horowitz, 86, writer and activist, founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center (b. 1939)
• April 30
  • Susan Holmes, 82, politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011–2023) and mayor of Monticello (1998–2010) (b. 1942)
  • Thomas M. T. Niles, 85, diplomat, ambassador to Canada (1985–1989), the European Union (1989–1991), and Greece (1993–1997) (b. 1939)
  • Jeff Sperbeck, 62, sports agent (b. 1963)
  • Joe Louis Walker, 75, musician (b. 1949)

May

Main article: Deaths in May 2025

Ruth Buzzi

Jill Sobule

Joan O'Brien

Joseph Nye

Joe Don Baker

David Souter

Sabu

Kit Bond

John Bryson

Charles Strouse

Peter Lax

George Wendt

Gerry Connolly

Jim Irsay

Peter David

Phil Robertson

Rick Derringer

Charles Rangel

Bernard Kerik

Valerie Mahaffey

Loretta Swit

Stanley Fischer

• May 1
  • Ruth Buzzi, 88, comedian (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In) and actress (Sesame Street, The Berenstain Bears) (b. 1936)
  • Tania Marie Caringi, 38, American-Italian model (b. 1986)
  • Jackson Guice, 63, comics artist (Superman, Captain America), co-creator of Apocalypse (b. 1961)
  • Jeffrey Hutchinson, 62, convicted murderer (b. 1962)
  • Larry Johnson, 70, basketball player (Buffalo Braves) (b. 1954)
  • Charley Scalies, 84, actor (The Wire, The Sopranos, Liberty Heights) (b. 1940)
  • Jill Sobule, 66, singer ("I Kissed a Girl", "Supermodel") and songwriter (b. 1959)
• May 2
  • Alexandra Bellow, 89, Romanian-born mathematician (b. 1935)
  • Dara Birnbaum, 78, video and installation artist (b. 1946)
  • Lisa Brown-Miller, 58, ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1998) (b. 1966)
  • Kathleen Corrigan, 80, Olympic gymnast (1964) (b. 1945)
  • Jim Dent, 85, golfer (b. 1939)
  • Harry Fritz, 74, American-Canadian tennis player (b. 1951)
  • Ron Haun, 82, college football coach (b. 1943)
  • Doug Hinds, 91, politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (b. 1933)
  • Kirk Medas, 33, television actor (Floribama Shore) (b. 1991/1992)
  • George Ryan, 91, politician, Illinois Secretary of State (1991–1999) and governor (1999–2003) (b. 1934)
  • Robert B. Shapiro, 86, businessman (Monsanto, G.D. Searle, LLC) (b. 1938)
  • Jim Smith, 70, animator (The Ren & Stimpy Show, Samurai Jack, The X's), co-founder of Spümcø (b. 1954)
  • José Torres, 65, educator, CEO of Chicago Public Schools (2021) (b. 1965)
• May 3
  • Ruth A. Davis, 81, diplomat, director general of the Foreign Service (2001–2003) (b. 1943)
  • Lino Gutierrez, 74, diplomat, ambassador to Nicaragua (1996–1999), ambassador to Argentina (2003–2006) (b. 1952)
  • Stephen Harmelin, 85, lawyer and speechwriter, White House director of speechwriting (1964–1965) (b. 1939)
  • Lori Healey, 65, urban planner (b. 1959/1960)
  • Harold Horton, 85, football player and coach (Arkansas Razorbacks) (b. 1939/1940)
  • Sholom Lipskar, 78–79, Uzbek-born Orthodox rabbi and community leader (b. 1946)
  • Steve Pepoon, 68, television writer (ALF, Get a Life, The Wild Thornberrys) (b. 1956)
  • James F. Rooney, 89, politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1973–1985) (b. 1935)
  • Shōzō Satō, 91, Japanese-born artist and theatre director, founder and director of Japan House (b. 1933)
  • David Young, 88, poet (b. 1936)
• May 4
  • Julia Alexander, 57–58, art historian and curator (b. 1967)
  • David Cope, 83, author, composer, and scientist (b. 1941)
  • Donald Dwight, 94, politician and newspaper executive, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (1971–1975) (b. 1931)
  • Gerald Thomas Walsh, 83, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of New York (2004–2017) (b. 1942)
• May 5
  • Sunney Chan, 88, biophysical chemist (b. 1936)
  • Nathan Jerde, drummer (The Ponys).
  • Joan O'Brien, 89, actress (Operation Petticoat, It Happened at the World's Fair) and singer (b. 1936)
  • Squire Parsons, 77, Southern gospel singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
  • John Edd Thompson, 82, meteorologist (WALA-TV) (b. 1942/1943)
• May 6
  • Carl Crabtree, 72, politician, member of the Idaho Senate (2016–2022) (b. 1952)
  • Stephen Fabian, 95, painter (b. 1930)
  • James Foley, 71, film director (At Close Range, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Chamber) (b. 1953)
  • Barry B. Longyear, 82, author (b. 1942)
  • Barbara McIntire, 90, amateur golfer (b. 1935)
  • Joseph Nye, 88, political scientist, chair of the National Intelligence Council (1993–1994) and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (1994–1995) (b. 1937)
• May 7
  • Joe Don Baker, 89, actor (Walking Tall, Fletch, GoldenEye) (b. 1936).
  • Nate Holden, 95, politician, member of the California Senate (1974–1978) and Los Angeles City Council (1987–2003) (b. 1929)
  • Frank Johnson, 82, baseball player (San Francisco Giants) (b. 1942)
  • Matthew Meadows, 87, politician and educator, member of the Florida Senate (1992–1998) and Florida House of Representatives (2000–2008) (b. 1938)
  • Rosanna Norton, 80, costume designer (Carrie, Airplane!, Tron) (b. 1944)
  • Bob White, 86, football player (OSU, Houston Oilers) (b. 1938)
• May 8
  • Charlie Buttons, 80, Jewish community representative (b. 1944)
  • Chet Lemon, 70, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers), World Series champion (1984) (b. 1955)
  • Alphonso Lingis, 91, philosopher (b. 1933)
  • Elizabeth Pochoda, 83, journalist (b. 1941)
  • Dan Seavey, 87, musher (b. 1938)
  • Eddie Sheldrake, 98, basketball player (UCLA Bruins) and restaurateur (b. 1926)
  • David Souter, 85, jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1990–2009) (b. 1939)
• May 9
  • Greg Cannom, 73, make-up artist (Hook, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mrs. Doubtfire) (b. 1951)
  • Stewart Francke, 66, singer-songwriter (b. 1958)
  • Samuel French, 45, actor (Killers of the Flower Moon, Fear the Walking Dead) (b. 1980)
  • Monroe Milstein, 98, retail executive, co-founder of Burlington Coat Factory (b. 1926/1927)
  • Johnny Rodriguez, 73, country singer (b. 1951)
  • John Stachel, 97, physicist (b. 1928)
  • John H. Thompson, 73, statistician, director of the U.S. Census Bureau (2013–2017) (b. 1951)
• May 10
  • Gerald Kaufman, 92, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1967–1968, 1969–1972) (b. 1932)
  • Larry Lee, 78, musician (The Ozark Mountain Daredevils) and songwriter ("Jackie Blue") (b. 1947)
  • William Luers, 95, diplomat, president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1986–1999) (b. 1929)
  • Johnnie Walls, 80, lawyer and politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (1993–2011) (b. 1944/1945)
• May 11
  • Chris Ballingall, 92, baseball player (Muskegon Belles, Kalamazoo Lassies) (b. 1932)
  • John Barbato, 90, mobster (Genovese crime family) (b. 1932)
  • Robert Benton, 92, film director (Kramer vs. Kramer, Places in the Heart) and screenwriter (Bonnie and Clyde), Oscar winner (1980, 1985) (b. 1932)
  • John Edwards, 80, Hall of Fame singer (The Spinners) (b. 1944)
  • Sharpe James, 89, politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1999–2008) and mayor of Newark (1986–2006) (b. 1936)
  • Larry Miller, 79, basketball player (North Carolina Tar Heels, Los Angeles Stars, Carolina Cougars) (b. 1949)
  • Hans Noë, 96, architect and sculptor (b. 1928)
  • Sabu, 60, professional wrestler (USWA, ECW, WWE) (b. 1964)
• May 12
  • Jack Curtis, 88, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1937)
  • Mark Esser, 69, baseball player (Chicago White Sox) (b. 1956)
• May 13
  • Kit Bond, 86, politician, governor of Missouri (1973–1977, 1981–1985) and member of the United States Senate (1987–2011) (b. 1939)
  • John Bryson, 81, businessman, lawyer and politician, secretary of commerce (2011–2012) (b. 1943)
  • Billy Earheart, 71, country keyboardist (The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band) (b. 1954)
  • Bobby Franklin, 88, football player (Ole Miss Rebels, Cleveland Browns) (b. 1936)
  • Richard Garwin, 97, physicist (b. 1928)
  • Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney, 88, politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1997–2013) (b. 1936)
  • D. S. Malik, 66, Indian-born mathematician (b. 1958)
  • Rich Rollins, 87, baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians) (b. 1938)
  • John R. Ross, 87, linguist (b. 1938)
  • Tommy Vigorito, 65, football player (Miami Dolphins) (b. 1959)
• May 14
  • Dale Henderson, 59, musician (Beowülf) (b. 1966) (death announced on this date)
  • Kip Holden, 72, politician, mayor of Baton Rouge (2005–2016), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1988–2002) and Senate (2002–2004) (b. 1952)
  • Rod Nichols, 60, baseball player (Cleveland Indians) (b. 1964)
• May 15
  • Taina Elg, 95, Finnish-born actress (Les Girls, Watusi, Imitation General) (b. 1930)
  • Steve Inwood, 78, actor (Fame, Staying Alive, Cruising) (b. 1947)
  • Glen Edward Rogers, 62, convicted serial killer (b. 1962)
  • Charles Strouse, 96, composer (Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Applause) and lyricist (b. 1928)
  • Norma Meras Swenson, 92–93, reproductive rights activist (b. 1932)
• May 16
  • Howard Bier, 105, politician, member (1959–1972) and speaker (1971–1972) of the North Dakota House of Representatives (b. 1919)
  • Jason Conti, 50, baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1975)
  • Allen Goldman, 87, physicist (b. 1937)
  • Peter Lax, 99, Hungarian-born mathematician, Abel Prize laureate (2005) (b. 1926)
  • Glenn Renwick, 69, New Zealand-born business executive (Progressive) (b. 1955)
• May 17
  • Phillip Jacobson, 96, architect (b. 1928)
  • Michael Ledeen, 83, scholar and policy analyst (b. 1941)
  • Roger Nichols, 84, songwriter ("We've Only Just Begun", "Times of Your Life") and composer (b. 1940)
  • David R. Slavitt, 90, writer and poet (b. 1935)
• May 18
  • Jay Batt, 64, businessman and politician, member of the New Orleans City Council (2002–2006) (b. 1960/1961)
  • Leslie Epstein, 87, writer and academic (b. 1938)
  • Jo Ann Prentice, 92, golfer (b. 1933)
  • Cindy Schreiber-Beck, 70, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (since 2014) (b. 1954) (death announced on this date)
• May 19
  • Colton Ford, 62, gay pornographic actor (Naked Fame, The Lair) and singer (b. 1962)
  • J. Arch Getty, 74, historian and academic (b. 1950)
  • Chris Hager, 67, guitarist (Rough Cutt, Mickey Ratt) (b. 1957/1958) (death announced on this date)
  • Kathleen Hughes, 96, actress (It Came from Outer Space, The Glass Web, For Men Only) (b. 1928)
  • George Leitmann, 99, Austrian-born engineer and scientist (b. 1925)
  • Adam Ramey, 31, vocalist (Dropout Kings) (b. 1993/1994)
• May 20
  • Lynn Amedee, 83, football player (LSU) and coach (UT-Martin) (b. 1941)
  • Kay Arthur, 91, Christian author, co-founder of Precept Ministries International.
  • Michael Cavanagh, 84, jurist, member of the Michigan Supreme Court (1983–2014), chief justice (1991–1995) (b. 1940)
  • Willard D. James, 97, mathematician (b. 1927)
  • Mark Greene, singer (The Moments). (death announced on this date)
  • Scott Klingenbeck, 54, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1971)
  • Alice Notley, 79, poet (b. 1945)
  • Benjamin Ritchie, 45, convicted murderer (b. 1980)
  • Michael Roemer, 97, film director and screenwriter (Nothing but a Man, The Plot Against Harry, Dying) (b. 1928)
  • George Wendt, 76, actor (Cheers, Fletch, No Small Affair) (b. 1948)
  • Marina von Neumann Whitman, 90, economist (b. 1935)
• May 21
  • Gerry Connolly, 75, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2009) (b. 1950)
  • George Coulam, 87, businessman, founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival (b. 1937) (body discovered on this date)
  • Randy Crowder, 72, football player (Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1952) (death announced on this date)
  • Robert A. Holton, 81, chemist (b. 1944)
  • Hou Beiren, 108, Chinese-born politician and painter (b. 1917)
  • Jim Irsay, 65, football executive, general manager (1984–1996) and owner (since 1997) of the Indianapolis Colts (b. 1959)
  • Alasdair MacIntyre, 96, Scottish-born philosopher (After Virtue) (b. 1929)
• May 22
  • Ellen S. Berscheid, 88, psychologist (b. 1936)
  • Victoria Brownworth, 69, writer and journalist (b. 1956)
  • Buddy Hall, 79, pool player (b. 1945)
  • Guy Klucevsek, 78, accordionist (b. 1947)
  • James Lowe, 82, musician (The Electric Prunes) and record producer (A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing) (b. 1943)
  • James Lloydovich Patterson, 91, Russian-born child actor (Circus) and naval officer (b. 1933)
  • Tommy Reamon, 73, football player (Florida Blazers, Kansas City Chiefs) and actor (North Dallas Forty) (b. 1952) (death announced on this date)
  • Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, convicted murderer (b. 1950)
  • Pippa Scott, 90, actress (The Searchers, As Young as We Are, Auntie Mame) (b. 1934)
  • Dave Shapiro, 42, music agent (b. 1983)
  • Dan Storper, 74, record label executive (Putumayo World Music) (b. 1951)
  • Daniel Williams, 39, metalcore drummer (The Devil Wears Prada) (b. 1985)
• May 23
  • Lillian Boutté, 75, jazz singer.
  • Mary K. Gaillard, 86, physicist (b. 1939)
  • Sacha Jenkins, 53–54, hip-hop journalist (Ego Trip) (b. 1971)
  • Jeff Margolis, 78, television director (The Beatrice Arthur Special, Julie & Carol: Together Again, Academy Awards) and producer (b. 1946)
  • Pat O'Connor, 74, boxer (b. 1950)
  • W. Anthony Park, 90, politician and attorney, Idaho attorney general (1971–1975) (b. 1934)
  • John George Vlazny, 88, Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Portland (1997–2013) (b. 1937)
  • Margaret Weitz, 95, scholar (b. 1929)
• May 24
  • Susan Brownmiller, 90, journalist and author (Against Our Will) (b. 1935)
  • Peter David, 68, comic book writer (The Incredible Hulk, Young Justice, Spider-Man 2099) (b. 1956)
  • Paul Jasmin, 90, artist and actor (Psycho, Marie Antoinette, Adaptation) (b. 1935)
• May 25
  • Stan Atkinson, 92, television news anchor (KOVR, KCRA) (b. 1932)
  • Christophe Clement, 59, French-born American Thoroughbred horse trainer (b. 1965) (death announced on this date)
  • Don Combs, 86, Thoroughbred racehorse trainer (b. 1938/1939)
  • Ralph Heck, 83, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants) (b. 1941)
  • Cathy Hudgins, 81, politician (b. 1944)
  • Phil Robertson, 79, television personality (Duck Dynasty), inventor, and founder of Duck Commander (b. 1946)
  • Michael Sumler, 71, stylist and choreographer (Kool & the Gang) (b. 1953/1954)
  • Harrison Ruffin Tyler, 96, chemical engineer and preservationist (b. 1928)
  • Ward Winer, 88, engineer (b. 1936)
• May 26
  • Sherry Bryce, 78, country singer (b. 1946)
  • Rick Derringer, 77, musician (The McCoys), singer ("Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo") and record producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic) (b. 1947)
  • Robert Jarvik, 79, medical engineer (b. 1946)
  • Paul Marantz, 86–87, architectural lighting designer (b. 1938)
  • Charles Rangel, 94, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–2017) (b. 1930)
  • Horace Speed, 73, baseball player (Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants) (b. 1951)
  • Len St. Jean, 83, football player (New England Patriots) (b. 1941)
• May 27
  • Ronnie Dugger, 95, journalist (The Texas Observer) (b. 1930)
  • Ed Gale, 61, stuntman (Child's Play) and actor (Howard the Duck, Spaceballs) (b. 1963)
  • Peter Kwong, 73, actor (Big Trouble in Little China, The Golden Child, Cooties) (b. 1952)
  • Charles K. Wiggins, 77, jurist, justice of the Washington Supreme Court (2011–2020) (b. 1947)
  • Herbert P. Wilkins, 95, American jurist, chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1996–1999) (b. 1930)
• May 28
  • Al Foster, 82, jazz drummer (b. 1943)
  • Bradley Jennings, 47, football player (Florida State Seminoles) (b. 1977)
  • George E. Smith, 95, physicist, co-inventor of the charge-coupled device, Nobel Prize laureate (2009) (b. 1930)
  • Verle Tiefenthaler, 87, baseball player (Chicago White Sox) (b. 1937)
• May 29
  • John Boardman, 92, physicist (b. 1932)
  • Alf Clausen, 84, television composer (The Simpsons, ALF, Moonlighting), Emmy winner (1997, 1998) (b. 1941)
  • Mike Eddy, 72, stock car racer (ASA) (b. 1952)
  • Bernard Kerik, 69, police officer and political consultant, New York City police commissioner (2000–2001) (b. 1955)
  • Paul Marantz, 86–87, architectural lighting designer (b. 1938) (death announced on this date)
  • Susann McDonald, 90, classical harpist (b. 1935)
  • Deborah Pellow, 80, anthropologist (b. 1945)
  • Charles Wadsworth, 96, pianist (b. 1929)
• May 30
  • Michael J. Byrnes, 66, Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Agaña (2019–2023) (b. 1958)
  • Valerie Mahaffey, 71, actress (The Doctors, Northern Exposure, Desperate Housewives) (b. 1953)
  • Loretta Swit, 87, actress (M*A*S*H, Freebie and the Bean, Race with the Devil), Emmy winner (1980, 1982) (b. 1937)
  • John Thrasher, 81, politician, member of the Florida Senate (2009–2014), president of Florida State University (2014–2021) (b. 1943)
  • Renée Victor, 86, actress (Weeds, Coco, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) (b. 1938)
• May 31
  • John Brenkus, 54, television host (Sports Science) and producer (b. 1971)
  • Michael J. Byrnes, 66, Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Agaña (2019–2023) (b. 1965)
  • Stanley Fischer, 81, Israeli-born economist, governor of the Bank of Israel (2005–2013) and Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve (2014–2017) (b. 1943)
  • Betsy Jochum, 104, baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox) (b. 1921)
  • Jerrauld Jones, 70, politician and jurist, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1988–2002) (b. 1954)
  • William S. Sly, 92, physician (b. 1932)

June

Main article: Deaths in June 2025

Jonathan Joss

Jim Marshall

Bill Atkinson

Sly Stone

Brian Wilson

Melissa Hortman

Anne Burrell

Lou Christie

Frederick W. Smith

Bobby Sherman

Bill Moyers

Dave Parker

Jim Shooter

• June 1
  • Carl R. Ajello, 92, politician, attorney general of Connecticut (1975–1983) (b. 1932)
  • Fred Espenak, 71, astrophysicist (b. 1953)
  • John R. Gorman, 99, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Chicago (1988–2003) (b. 1925)
  • Andy Johnson, 72, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1979–1982) (b. 1953)
  • Jonathan Joss, 59, actor (King of the Hill, Parks and Recreation, The Magnificent Seven) (b. 1965)
  • Steve Wright, 82, football player (Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Washington Redskins).
• June 2
  • Richard R. Eakin, 86, academic administrator, chancellor of East Carolina University (1987–2001) (b. 1938)
  • Morris Talansky, 92, businessman and rabbi (b. 1933)
• June 3
  • Doug Eggers, 94, football player (Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals) (b. 1930)
  • Jim Marshall, 87, football player (Minnesota Vikings, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Cleveland Browns) (b. 1937)
  • Juliette Powell, 54, American-Canadian media expert (b. 1970)
  • Veda Louise Reed, 91, artist (b. 1934)
  • Edmund White, 85, writer (Nocturnes for the King of Naples, A Boy's Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty) (b. 1940)
• June 4
  • Arthur Hamilton, 98, songwriter ("Cry Me a River") (b. 1926) (death announced on this date)
  • Jane Larkworthy, 62, beauty editor and journalist (The Cut, Air Mail) (b. 1962)
  • Mark Lomas, 76, football player (New York Jets) (b. 1948)
• June 5
  • Bill Atkinson, 74, computer engineer (b. 1951)
  • Walter Brueggemann, 92, Christian scholar and theologian (b. 1932)
  • Eddie Garcia, 65, football player (SMU, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1960)
  • Norman Hutchins, 62, gospel singer-songwriter (b. 1962)
  • Wayne Lewis, 68, singer (Atlantic Starr) and songwriter ("Always", "Secret Lovers") (b. 1956/1957)
  • Tom Rafferty, 70, football player (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1954)
  • John Shulock, 76, baseball umpire (b. 1949)
• June 6
  • Jaraan Cornell, 48, basketball player (Purdue Boilermakers, Gary Steelheads) (b. 1976)
  • Renee Ferguson, 75, journalist (WBBM-TV, WMAQ-TV).
  • William C. Harrop, 96, diplomat, Inspector General of the Department of State (1983–1986), ambassador to Israel (1992–1993) and Zaire (1988–1991) (b. 1929)
  • Art Madrid, 90, politician, mayor of La Mesa, California (1990–2014) (b. 1934)
• June 8
  • Lawrence Eugene Brandt, 86, Catholic prelate, bishop of Greensburg (2004–2015) (b. 1939)
  • David Greenwood, 68, basketball player (Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons) (b. 1957)
  • Charles Miller, 85, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1998–2023) (b. 1939)
• June 9
  • Constance Cumbey, 81, lawyer and Christian activist (b. 1944)
  • Barbara Holdridge, 95, recording executive, founder of Caedmon Records (b. 1929)
  • Chris Robinson, 86, actor (12 O'Clock High, General Hospital), director and screenwriter (b. 1938)
  • Sly Stone, 82, Hall of Fame singer (Sly and the Family Stone, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", "Everyday People") (b. 1943)
• June 10
  • Travis Carter, 75, racing crew chief (NASCAR) and team owner (Travis Carter Enterprises) (b. 1949)
  • Gary England, 85, meteorologist (KWTV), creator of the First Warning system (b. 1939)
  • Terry Louise Fisher, 79, television screenwriter and producer (L.A. Law, Cagney & Lacey) (b. 1946)
  • Elaine L. Jack, 97, Canadian-born author and LDS Church leader, president of the Relief Society (1990–1997) (b. 1928)
  • David H. Murdock, 102, food industry executive, owner of Castle & Cooke (since 1985) and Dole Food Company (since 2003) (b. 1923) (death announced on this date)
  • Doug Skaff, 48, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2008–2014, 2018–2023) (b. 1976)
  • Harris Yulin, 87, actor (Scarface, Training Day, Ozark) (b. 1937)
• June 11
  • Stew Barber, 85, football player (Buffalo Bills) (b. 1939)
  • Ananda Lewis, 52, television host (MTV Live, Total Request Live) (b. 1973)
  • Brian Wilson, 82, singer-songwriter (The Beach Boys, "Good Vibrations") and record producer (Pet Sounds) (b. 1942) (death announced on this date)
• June 12
  • Nolen Ellison, 83, basketball player (Kansas Jayhawks) (b. 1941)
  • Charlie Gaddy, 93, anchorman (WRAL-TV) (b. 1931)
  • Peter Simone, 79, organized crime figure (b. 1945)
• June 13
  • Atul Butte, 55, medical researcher (b. 1970)
  • Betsy Gay, 96, actress (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Our Gang Follies of 1938) (b. 1929)
  • Johnny O'Brien, 94, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves) (b. 1930)
  • John Robbins, 77, author (Diet for a New America) (b. 1947)
  • Stephen Stanko, 57, convicted murderer (b. 1968)
• June 14
  • Melissa Hortman, 55, politician, speaker (2019–2025) and member (since 2005) of the Minnesota House of Representatives, shot (b. 1970)
  • Ralph J. Lamberti, 90, politician, Staten Island borough president (1984–1989) (b. 1934)
  • Leonard Lauder, 92, cosmetics industry executive, CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies (1982–1999) (b. 1933)
  • Joel Shapiro, 83, sculptor (Untitled, Loss and Regeneration) (b. 1941)
  • Harold Tanner, 93, investment banker (b. 1932)
• June 15
  • Nina Kuscsik, 86, long-distance runner (b. 1939)
  • William Langewiesche, 70, author and journalist (The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic) (b. 1955)
  • Thornton Willis, 89, abstract painter (b. 1936)
• June 16
  • Eric C. Bauman, 66, political operative, chair of the California Democratic Party (2017–2018) (b. 1958)
  • Patti Drew, 80, R&B singer ("Workin' On a Groovy Thing") (b. 1944)
  • Forbidden Apple, 30, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1995)
  • Daniel Kleppner, 92, physicist (b. 1932)
  • Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, 75, businesswoman, heiress to the Campbell Soup Company (b. 1950)
  • Patricia Peterson, 99, journalist and fashion editor (The New York Times) (b. 1926)
  • Dave Scott, 52, choreographer (You Got Served, Step Up 2: The Streets, So You Think You Can Dance) (b. 1972)
• June 17
  • Anne Burrell, 55, chef and television personality (Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Worst Cooks in America, Iron Chef America) (b. 1969)
  • Charles Burrell, 104, classical and jazz bass player (b. 1920)
  • Clark Gruening, 82, lawyer and politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1975–1979) (b. 1943)
  • Gailard Sartain, 78, actor (Hee Haw, The Buddy Holly Story, Mississippi Burning) (b. 1946)
• June 18
  • Malachi F. Anderson, 93, politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1987–1995) (b. 1931)
  • Lou Christie, 82, singer-songwriter ("Lightnin' Strikes", "Rhapsody in the Rain", "I'm Gonna Make You Mine") (b. 1943)
  • Tom Murphy, 89, Olympic middle-distance runner (1960) (b. 1935)
  • Marcia Resnick, 74, photographer (b. 1950)
  • Mike Rotkin, 79, politician, five-time mayor of Santa Cruz, California (b. 1945)
• June 19
  • Jack Betts, 96, actor (Sugar Colt, Gods and Monsters, Spider-Man) (b. 1929)
  • Bruce Hagen, 94, politician, North Dakota public service commissioner (1961–2000) (b. 1930)
  • Roger Haight, 89, Jesuit theologian, president of the Catholic Theological Society of America (1994–1995) (b. 1936)
  • James Leprino, 87, businessman (Leprino Foods) (b. 1937/1938)
  • Lynn Hamilton, 95, actress (Sanford and Son, The Waltons, Roots: The Next Generations) (b. 1930)
  • Frank Niceley, 78, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1988–1992, 2005–2012) and Senate (2013–2025) (b. 1947)
  • Guy James Mangano, 95, politician and jurist, member of the New York State Assembly (1959–1962) and Senate (1963–1965), and New York Supreme Court (1968–2000) (b. 1935)
  • Arthur Ollie, 83, politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1983–1997) (b. 1941)
  • Guido Tenesi, 71, ice hockey player (Hershey Bears) and actor (Slap Shot) (b. 1953)
  • Cavin Yarbrough, 71, musician (Yarbrough and Peoples) and songwriter ("Don't Stop the Music") (b. 1954)
• June 20
  • Joseph C. Canizaro, 88, real estate developer and philanthropist (b. 1937)
  • Blake Farenthold, 63, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–2018) (b. 1961)
  • Ivar Giaever, 96, physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (1973) (b. 1929)
  • Mikayla Raines, 30, YouTuber, wildlife rehabilitator, and founder of SaveAFox Rescue (b.1995)
• June 21
  • Frederick W. Smith, 80, businessman, founder of FedEx (b. 1944)
• June 22
  • Robert Z. Aliber, 94, economist (b. 1930)
  • Joe Marinelli, 68, actor (General Hospital, Santa Barbara, The Morning Show) (b. 1957)
• June 23
  • Rebekah Del Rio, 57, singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1967)
  • John Martin, 94, publisher, founder of Black Sparrow Press (b. 1930)
• June 24
  • Bobby Sherman, 81, actor (Here Come the Brides) and singer (b. 1943)
• June 25
  • Gerry Philbin, 83, football player (New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles), Super Bowl champion (1969) (b. 1941) (death announced on this date)
• June 26
  • Richard A. Boucher, 73, diplomat, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State (1992–1993, 2001–2005) (b. 1951)
  • Rick Hurst, 79, actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, The Karate Kid Part III, Steel Magnolias) (b. 1946)
  • Carolyn McCarthy, 81, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2015) (b. 1944)
  • Bill Moyers, 91, journalist, White House Press Secretary (1965–1967) (b. 1934)
  • Lalo Schifrin, 93, Argentine-born film and television composer (Mission: Impossible, Dirty Harry, Rush Hour), five-time Grammy Award winner (b. 1932)
  • Walter Scott, 81, singer (The Whispers) (b. 1943/1944)
• June 27
  • Catherine A. Costa, 99, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1982–1984) and Senate (1984–1990) (b. 1926)
  • Bill Dellinger, 91, middle-distance runner, Olympic bronze medalist (1964) (b. 1934)
  • Ed Mickelson, 98, baseball player (St. Louis Browns, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1926)
  • Jim Parkinson, 83, type designer (b. 1941)
  • Joseph Martin Sartoris, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles (1994–2002) (b. 1927)
• June 28
  • D. Wayne Lukas, 89, Hall of Fame horse trainer (b. 1935)
  • Dave Parker, 74, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics) (b. 1951)
• June 29
  • S. Daniel Abraham, 100, businessman (SlimFast) and philanthropist (b. 1924)
  • Mark Brokaw, 66–67, theatre director (How I Learned to Drive) (b. 1958)
  • Oliver Gibson, 53, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals).
• June 30
  • Robert C. Dynes, 82, Canadian-born physicist, researcher and academic administrator (b. 1942)
  • Lucian Leape, 94, physician and academic (b. 1930)
  • Jim Shooter, 73, comic book writer (Secret Wars), editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics (1975–1978) (b. 1951)

July

Main article: Deaths in July 2025

Jimmy Swaggart

Julian McMahon

Michael Madsen

Bobby Jenks

Frank Layden

David Gergen

Martin Cruz Smith

Connie Francis

Edwin Feulner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Chuck Mangione

Ozzy Osbourne

Hulk Hogan

Tom Lehrer

Bill Krisher

George Nigh

• July 1
  • Samuel G. Bonasso, 85, entrepreneur and civil engineer (b. 1939)
  • Robert Bruce, 58, racing driver (b. 1967)
  • Carl Frederick Mengeling, 94, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lansing (1996–2008) (b. 1930)
  • Scott Haring, 67, game designer (Car Wars) (b. 1958)
  • Rudy Silbaugh, 94, politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1990–1996) (b. 1930)
  • Jimmy Swaggart, 90, televangelist and gospel musician (b. 1935)
• July 2
  • David O. Dykes, 72, baptist minister (b. 1953)
  • John C. Harris, 81, horse breeder, owner of Harris Ranch (b. 1943)
  • Sophia Hutchins, 29, talent manager, charity executive and television personality (I am Cait) (b. 1996)
  • Neal Justin, 89, politician and professor, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1965–1966) (b. 1936)
  • Douglas Loeffler, 93, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1961–1964) (b. 1932)
  • Julian McMahon, 56, Australian-born actor (Nip/Tuck, Fantastic Four, Home and Away) (b. 1968)
  • Anna Ornstein, 98, Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor (b. 1927)
  • Dan Siegel, 79, civil rights attorney (b. 1945/1946)
  • David Fenwick Wilson, 95, American-born Canadian organist (b. 1929)
• July 3
  • Francis Bell, 82, politician, member of the South Carolina State Senate (b. 1943)
  • Billy Hunter, 97, baseball player (St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles) and manager (Texas Rangers) (b. 1928)
  • Michael Madsen, 67, actor (Reservoir Dogs, Die Another Day, Kill Bill: Volume 2) (b. 1957)
• July 4
  • Lyndon Byers, 61, Canadian-born ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks) and radio host (b. 1964)
  • Michael Dinwiddie, 70, playwright (b. 1954)
  • Richard Greenberg, 67, playwright (Three Days of Rain, Take Me Out), Tony winner (2003) (b. 1958) (death announced on this date)
  • Bobby Jenks, 44, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1981)
  • Ed Rombola, 88, actor (Indians) (b. 1937)
  • Mark Snow, 78, film and television composer (The X-Files, Smallville, Blue Bloods) (b. 1946)
  • Young Noble, 47, rapper (Outlawz) (b. 1978)
• July 5
  • David Boger, 85, American-born Australian chemical engineer (b. 1939)
  • J. Wade Gilley, 86, academic, president of the University of Tennessee system (1999–2001) and Marshall University (1991–1999), Virginia secretary of education (1978–1982) (b. 1938)
  • William Hoge, 79, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1992–1996) (b. 1946)
  • Jonathan Ott, 76, ethnobotanist, chemist and writer, co-creator of the term entheogen (b. 1949)
  • John A. Sabatini, 79, politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (1981–1993) (b. 1945)
• July 6
  • Ed Fiori, 72, professional golfer, four-time PGA Tour winner (b. 1953)
• July 7
  • Mosie Burks, 92, gospel singer (Mississippi Mass Choir) (b. 1933/1934)
  • Edward Lucyk, 82, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981–2002) (b. 1942)
  • Pettis Norman, 86, football player (Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers) (b. 1939)
  • Gábor A. Somorjai, 90, Hungarian-born academic (b. 1935)
  • Jewel Thais-Williams, 86, activist and dance bar owner (Jewel's Catch One) (b. 1939)
• July 8
  • Steve Benson, 71, editorial cartoonist (Arizona Republic, Arizona Mirror), complications from a stroke.
  • James Carter Cathcart, 71, voice actor (Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Sonic X) (b. 1954)
  • Tim Cronin, 63, drummer (Monster Magnet) (b. 1961/1962)
  • Edward D. DiPrete, 91, politician and convicted criminal, mayor of Cranston (1978–1985) and governor of Rhode Island (1985–1991) (b. 1934)
  • David Flebotte, 65, television writer and producer (Desperate Housewives, 8 Simple Rules, Masters of Sex) (b. 1959)
  • Sara J. Harper, 98, lawyer (b. 1926)
  • Alan G. Hassenfeld, 76, toy industry executive, CEO and chairman of Hasbro (1989–2008) (b. 1948)
  • Fanny Howe, 84, poet (b. 1940)
  • Roy William Ide III, 85, lawyer (b. 1940)
  • Paulette Jiles, 82, author (News of the World) (b. 1943)
• July 9
  • Joseph A. Capineri, 96, politician, member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (1957–1980) (b. 1929)
  • Joe Coleman, 78, baseball player (Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1947)
  • Lee Elia, 87, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs) and executive (Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1937)
  • Frank Layden, 93, basketball coach and executive (Utah Jazz) (b. 1932)
  • C. M. Naim, 89, Indian-born literary scholar (b. 1936)
  • Ryan Reid, 38, basketball player (Florida State Seminoles, Tulsa 66ers, Oklahoma City Thunder) (b. 1986)
  • Alexander F. Schilt, 84, academic, president of the University of Houston–Downtown (1980–1987) (b. 1941)
• July 10
  • Arthur Coia, 82, labor union leader, president of LIUNA (1993–1999) (b. 1943)
  • David Gergen, 83, political commentator and former presidential adviser (b. 1942)
• July 11
  • Rene Kirby, 70, actor (Shallow Hal, Stuck on You, Carnivàle) (b. 1955)
  • William J. Rutter, 97, biochemist (b. 1927)
  • Luis Sharpe, 65, Cuban-born football player (UCLA Bruins, St. Louis Cardinals, Memphis Showboats) (b. 1960)
  • Martin Cruz Smith, 82, author (Gorky Park) (b. 1942)
• July 13
  • David Adickes, 98, sculptor (b. 1927)
  • Jack Cera, 69, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1983–1996, 2011–2020) (b. 1955/1956)
  • Michael Diedrich, 70, politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1987–1991, 1993–1995) and House of Representatives (2017–2021) (b. 1954)
  • Billy Eisenberg, 87, bridge player (b. 1937)
  • Richard H. Fallon Jr., 73, legal scholar (b. 1952)
• July 14
  • Bill Chamberlain, 75, basketball player (Memphis Tams, Kentucky Colonels, Phoenix Suns) (b. 1949)
  • Eileen Fulton, 91, actress (As the World Turns) (b. 1933)
  • Andrea Gibson, 49, poet and activist, Poet Laureate of Colorado (b. 1975)
  • Lamont Green, 49, football player (Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers) (b. 1979)
  • Bobby L. Harnage, 85, labor leader, AFGE president (1997–2003) (b. 1939)
  • John MacArthur, 86, pastor, Christian theologian and author (b. 1939)
  • Victor McElheny, 89, science writer and journalist (b. 1935)
  • William Henry Stafford Jr., 94, jurist, judge (since 1975) and chief judge (1981–1993) of the U.S. District Court of Northern Florida (b. 1931)
• July 15
  • Roseann Bentley, 89, politician, member of the Missouri Senate (1995–2003) (b. 1936)
  • Saul Elkin, 93, actor and director, founder of Shakespeare in Delaware Park (b. 1932)
  • Robert A. Funk, 85, banker, chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2005–2007) (b. 1940)
  • Hani Mahmassani, 69, Lebanese-born engineer (b. 1956)
  • Jack McAuliffe, 80, brewer (b. 1945)
  • Michael Patella, 70, theologian (b. 1954)
  • Alexander F. Schilt, 84, academic, president of the University of Houston–Downtown (1980–1987) (b. 1941) (death announced on this date)
• July 16
  • Bill Clay, 94, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1969–2001) (b. 1931)
  • Connie Francis, 87, singer ("Who's Sorry Now?", "Pretty Little Baby") and actress (Where the Boys Are) (b. 1937)
  • Gary Karr, 83, double bassist (b. 1941)
• July 17
  • Alan Bergman, 99, composer and songwriter (b. 1925)
  • Bryan Braman, 38, football player (Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles), Super bowl champion (2018) (b. 1987)
  • Jake Larson, 102, World War II veteran and TikToker (b. 1922)
  • Bill Neukom, 83, baseball executive, owner of San Francisco Giants (2008–2011), and lawyer, president of the American Bar Association (2007–2008), Microsoft chief counsel for Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. (b. 1942) (death announced on this date)
• July 18
  • Joseph Casello, 73, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (since 2018) (b. 1952)
  • Helen Cornelius, 83, country singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
  • Edwin Feulner, 83, political scientist, founder of The Heritage Foundation (b. 1941)
  • Hal Galper, 87, jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1938)
  • Jimmy Hunt, 85, actor (Pitfall, Cheaper by the Dozen, Invaders from Mars) (b. 1939)
  • Robert M. Stein, 75, political scientist (b. 1950)
  • Graylin Warner, 62, basketball player (Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns) (b. 1962)
  • Kenneth Washington, 88, actor (Hogan's Heroes, Changes, Westworld) (b. 1935)
  • Rex White, 95, Hall of Fame racing driver, NASCAR Cup Series champion (1960) (b. 1929) (death announced on this date)
• July 19
  • Charles Augins, 81, choreographer (Red Dwarf, Labyrinth, Five Guys Named Moe) and dancer (b. 1943)
  • Jeff Bittiger, 63, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins) (b. 1962)
  • Joanna Macy, 96, environmentalist (b. 1939)
  • Michael Ranville, 81, political consultant and author (b. 1943)
  • Ross Rowland, 85, railroad preservationist (b. 1940)
  • Joe Vigil, 95, track and field coach (b. 1929)
• July 20
  • Donald Soffer, 92, businessman and real estate developer (b. 1932)
  • Tom Troupe, 97, actor (Star Trek: The Original Series, Mission: Impossible, My Own Private Idaho) and writer (b. 1928)
• July 21
  • Bruce Anderson, 75, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1995–2013) and the Senate (since 2013) (b. 1950)
  • Roy Black, 80, attorney (b. 1945)
  • Thomas Anthony Durkin, 78, criminal defense attorney (b. 1946)
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 54, actor (The Cosby Show, Malcolm & Eddie, Reed Between the Lines) (b. 1970) (death announced on this date)
• July 22
  • Chuck Mangione, 84, jazz flugelhornist, trumpeter and composer (b. 1940)
  • Ozzy Osbourne, 76, English-born Hall of Fame musician (Black Sabbath), songwriter ("Paranoid"), and television personality (The Osbournes) (b. 1948)
  • Alfie Wise, 82, actor (The Cannonball Run, Stroker Ace, Smokey and the Bandit) (b. 1942)
• July 23
  • Michael Ochs, 82, photographic activist (b. 1943)
• July 24
  • Hulk Hogan, 71, Hall of Fame professional wrestler (AWA, WWE), actor (Rocky III) and television personality (b. 1953)
  • Tommy McLain, 85, swamp pop singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
• July 26
  • Tom Lehrer, 97, songwriter, satirist and mathematician (b. 1928)
• July 28
  • Wallis Annenberg, 86, philanthropist (b. 1939)
  • Bonnie D. Parkin, 84, religion leader, Relief Society General President (2002–2007) (b. 1940)
  • Ryne Sandberg, 65, Hall of Fame baseball player (Chicago Cubs) and coach (Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1959)
• July 29
  • Thomas J. Balkany, 77, ear surgeon (b. 1948)
  • Tommy Brooks, 71, boxing trainer (Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson) (b. 1954)
  • Tom Cousins, 93, real estate developer, philanthropist and basketball executive, owner of the Atlanta Hawks (1968–1977) (b. 1931)
  • Bill Krisher, 89, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Texans) (b. 1935)
  • Robert Major Walker, 81, politician, mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi (1988–2001) (b. 1943/1944)
• July 30
  • William K. Brehm, 96, businessman and philanthropist, assistant secretary of the army (manpower and reserve affairs) (1968–1970) and assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs (1976–1977) (b. 1929)
  • Nicholas Clapp, 89, filmmaker and writer (b. 1936)
  • T. S. Ellis III, 85, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia (since 1987) (b. 1940)
  • George Nigh, 98, politician and academic administrator, governor (1963, 1979–1987) and twice lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, president of the University of Central Oklahoma (1992–1997) (b. 1927)
• July 31
  • Flaco Jiménez, 86, musician (Texas Tornados, Los Super Seven) (b. 1939)
  • Robert Wilson, 83, experimental theatre director and playwright (Einstein on the Beach), founder of The Watermill Center (b. 1941)
  • Edward Zakrzewski, 60, convicted murderer (b. 1965)

August

Main article: Deaths in August 2025

Jeannie Seely

Loni Anderson

Jim Lovell

• August 1
  • Rahaman Ali, 82, boxer (b. 1943)
  • Jonathan Kaplan, 77, film and television director (The Accused, Over the Edge, ER) (b. 1947)
  • Jeannie Seely, 85, singer ("Don't Touch Me", "I'll Love You More (Than You Need)", "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You") (b. 1940)
• August 2
  • Walker Evans, 86, race car driver, Baja 1000 winner. (b. 1938)
  • Kelley Mack, 33, actress (The Walking Dead, 9-1-1, Chicago Med) (b. 1992)
  • Howie Tee, 61, English-born DJ and record producer (b. 1964)
• August 3
  • Satyapal Anand, 94, Indian-born poet and writer (b. 1931)
  • Loni Anderson, 79, actress (WKRP in Cincinnati, All Dogs Go to Heaven, A Night at the Roxbury) (b. 1945)
• August 4
  • Billy Howton, 95, football player (Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1930)
  • Jane Morgan, 101, singer ("Fascination") and actress (b. 1924)
• August 5
  • Nancy King, 85, jazz singer (b. 1940)
  • Morton Meyerson, 87, computer industry executive, president of Electronic Data Systems (1966–1971) (b. 1938)
• August 6
  • Jon Miyahara, 83, actor (Superstore) (b. 1941)
  • Eddie Palmieri, 88, jazz pianist, composer and bandleader (b. 1936)
• August 7
  • Jim Lovell, 97, astronaut (Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13) (b. 1928)
• August 8
  • Grass Wonder, 30, Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (b. 1995)