2022 deaths in the United Kingdom

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The following notable deaths in the United Kingdom occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. 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

1 January – Gary Burgess, broadcaster and journalist (b. 1975).^[1]
5 January – George Rossi, Scottish actor (The Bill, Roughnecks, The Singing Detective) (b. 1961).^[2]
7 January
- Jack Dromey, Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington (since 2010) and Shadow Minister, husband of Harriet Harman (b. 1948).^[3]
- Bobby Harrison, rock drummer and singer (Procol Harum, Freedom, Snafu) (b. 1939).^[4]
- Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside, politician, MP (1970–1997) and chair of the Anti-Apartheid Movement (1976–1995) (b. 1932).^[5]
- Jimmy Smith, English professional footballer (Chelsea, Leyton Orient) (b. 1930).^[6]
8 January – Keith Todd, Welsh professional footballer (Swansea Town) (b. 1941).^[7]
9 January
- Fiona Denison, Scottish academic, COVID-19 (b. 1970).^[8]
- Nicholas Donnelly, actor (Grange Hill, Dixon of Dock Green, Lifeforce) (b. 1938).^[9]
10 January
- Glyn Jones, English professional footballer (Sheffield United, Rotherham United, Mansfield Town) (b. 1936).^[when?]
- Colin Slater, English sports commentator (BBC Radio Nottingham) (b. 1934).^[10]
- Gary Waldhorn, English actor and comedian (The Vicar of Dibley, Brush Strokes, All at No 20) (b. 1943).^[11]
11 January – Jana Bennett, American-born British media consultant (BBC) (b. 1955).^[12]
12 January – Claire Tomlinson, polo player and polo pony breeder who coached the England national team she once captained (b. 1944).
14 January
- Lol Morgan, English professional footballer (Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United, Darlington) and manager (Darlington, Norwich City) (b. 1931).^[13]
- Sean Rice, Canadian pair skater (Dancing on Ice) (b. 1972).
- John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, businessman, chief executive of Sainsbury's (1969–1992) (b. 1927).^[14]
15 January – Paul Hinshelwood, English footballer (Crystal Palace, Oxford United, Millwall, Colchester United) (b. 1956).
16 January – Paul Myners, Baron Myners, politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2008) (b. 1948).^[15]
17 January
- Jackie Fisher, English footballer (Millwall, Bournemouth) (b. 1925).^[16]
- Jennifer Toye, opera singer (b. 1933).^[17]
18 January
- Sir David Cox, statistician (Cox process, Point Processes) (b. 1924).^[18]
- Jamie Vincent, English footballer (Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Swindon Town), heart attack (b. 1975).^[19]
19 January – Nigel Rogers, operatic tenor (b. 1935).^[20]
20 January – David Bramwell, botanist (b. 1942).^[21]
21 January – Howard Radford, Welsh professional footballer (Bristol Rovers)
24 January – Ronnie Fearn, Baron Fearn, politician, MP (1987–1992, 1997–2001), member of the House of Lords (2001–2018) (b. 1931).^[22]
25 January
- Barry Cryer, English comedian (I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue) and screenwriter (Doctor in the House) (b. 1935).^[23]
- Wim Jansen, Dutch professional football player and manager (Celtic) (b. 1946).
- Sir Crispin Tickell, environmentalist and diplomat, permanent representative to the United Nations (1987–1990), pneumonia (b. 1930).^[24]
28 January – Sir Erik Bennett, RAF air vice marshal (b. 1928).
29 January
- Leonard Fenton, English actor (EastEnders) (b. 1926).
- Jo Kendall, British actress (Emmerdale) and writer (b. 1940).
30 January
- Geoffrey Ashe, cultural historian and lecturer (b. 1923).
- Norma Waterson, English singer and songwriter (The Watersons) (b. 1939).

February

3 February
- Alex Ingram, Scottish professional footballer (Nottingham Forest), complications from dementia (b. 1945).^[25]
- Sir Duncan Rice, Scottish academic (b. 1942).^[26]
4 February
- Davie Cattanach, Scottish footballer (Stirling Albion, Celtic, Falkirk) (b. 1946).^[27]
- Neil Faulkner, archaeologist, historian and writer, blood cancer (b. 1958).^[28]
- Steve Finney, English professional footballer (Preston North End, Swindon Town, Carlisle United, Leyton Orient, Chester City) (b. 1973).^[29]
5 February – Ian Kennedy, Scottish comic artist (Dan Dare, Ro-Busters, Judge Dredd) (b. 1932).^[30]
7 February – Sir Christopher Slade, judge, Lord Justice of Appeal (1982–1991) (b. 1927).^[31]
8 February
- Bamber Gascoigne, television presenter (University Challenge) and author (The Great Moghuls) (b. 1935).^[32]
- Valentina Polukhina, Russian-born literary scholar (b. 1936).^[33]
9 February
- Henry Danton, classical dancer (b. 1919).^[34]
- Joseph Horovitz, Austrian-born composer (Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo) and conductor (b. 1926).^[35]
- Ian McDonald, English multi-instrumental musician (King Crimson, Foreigner), colon cancer (b. 1946).^[36]
- Peter Neilson, English-born New Zealand politician, minister of works and development (1990) and MP (1981–1990) (b. 1954).^[37]
10 February – Mick Newman, English amateur footballer (West Ham United) (b. 1932).
13 February
- Aled Roberts, Welsh politician, AM (2011–2016) (b. 1962).^[38]
- Beryl Vertue, English television producer (Men Behaving Badly, Sherlock), media executive and agent (b. 1931).
14 February
- Geoff Barker, English footballer (Hull City, Darlington, Reading, Grimsby Town) (b. 1949).
- Johnny Whiteley, English rugby league player (Hull F.C., Great Britain) (b. 1930).^[39]
15 February – David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, politician, MP (1994–2005) and member of the House of Lords (since 2005) (b. 1942).^[40]
16 February
- John Bowler, English football executive, chairman of Crewe Alexandra (1987–2021) (b. 1937).^[41]
- Jack Smethurst, actor (Love Thy Neighbour, Man About the House, King Ralph) and comedian (b. 1932).^[42]
17 February
- Steve Burtenshaw, English footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion) and manager (Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers) (b. 1935).^[43]
- Billy McEwan, Scottish footballer (Rotherham United, Chesterfield) and manager (Sheffield United) (b. 1951).^[44]
19 February
- Doug Baillie, Scottish footballer (Falkirk, Airdrieonians, Rangers) (b. 1937).^[45]
- Joey Beauchamp, English footballer (Oxford United, Swindon Town, West Ham United) (b. 1971).^[46]
- Gary Brooker, English musician (Procol Harum), cancer (b. 1945).^[47]
- Jan Pieńkowski, Polish-born author and illustrator of children's books (Meg and Mog) (b. 1936).^[48]
- Sir Richard Shepherd, politician, MP (1979–2015) (b. 1942).^[49]
- Christopher Stalford, Northern Irish politician, MLA (since 2016) (b. 1983).^[50]
20 February – Jamal Edwards, entrepreneur, author and DJ, founder of SB.TV (b. 1990).^[51]
22 February
- David Banks, newspaper editor and broadcaster, editor of the Daily Mirror (1992–1994) (b. 1948).^[52]
- Anna Karen, English actress (EastEnders, On the Buses, Carry On), house fire (b. 1936).^[53]
- Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano (b. 1930).^[54]
24 February
- Henry Lincoln, scriptwriter (Doctor Who), author (The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail) and actor (The Avengers) (b. 1930).^[55]
- Cliff Stanford, entrepreneur, co-founder of Demon Internet, pancreatic cancer (b. 1954).^[56]
- Sir Tony Wrigley, historian and demographer (b. 1931).^[57]
- Catherine Wybourne, Benedictine nun, commentator, and blogger, cancer (b. 1954).^[58]
25 February – Shirley Hughes, English writer and illustrator (Dogger) (b. 1927).^[59]
27 February
- Alan Anderson, Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Millwall, national team) (b. 1939).^[60]
- Veronica Carlson, actress (Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, The Horror of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed) and model (b. 1944).^[61]
- MC Skibadee, electronic music artist and MC (b. 1975).^[62]
28 February
- Sir William Lithgow, 2nd Baronet, Scottish industrialist (b. 1934).^[63]
- Sir Christopher Mallaby, diplomat, Ambassador to Germany (1988–1993) and Ambassador to France (1993–1996) (b. 1936).^[64]

March

1 March
- Clement Crisp, dance critic (Financial Times) (b. 1926).^[65]
- Bob Wellings, television presenter and journalist (Nationwide) (b. 1934).^[66]
2 March
- Roger Graef, American-born documentary filmmaker, cancer (b. 1936).^[67]
- John Stahl, Scottish actor (Game of Thrones, Victoria & Abdul, Take the High Road) (b. 1953).^[68]
- Tony Walton, set and costume designer (Pippin, All That Jazz, Mary Poppins), Oscar and Tony winner, complications from a stroke (b. 1934).^[69]
3 March
- Frank Connor, Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Albion Rovers) and manager (Raith Rovers) (b. 1936).^[70]
- Sir Charles Gray, English barrister and judge (b. 1942).^[71]
4 March
- Ruth Bidgood, Welsh poet (b. 1922).^[72]
- Iwan Edwards, Welsh-born choral conductor (b. 1937).^[73]
- Dai Jones, Welsh television presenter (Cefn Gwlad) (b. 1943).^[74]
- Colin Lewis, Olympic racing cyclist (1964), cancer (b. 1942).^[75]
- James Remnant, 3rd Baron Remnant, hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1967–1999) (b. 1930).^[76]
5 March – Lynda Baron, actress (Open All Hours, Come Outside, EastEnders, Still Open All Hours) (b. 1939).^[77]
6 March
- Robbie Brightwell, sprinter, Olympic silver medalist (1964) (b. 1939).^[78]
- Kenneth Ives, actor (Doctor Who) and director (Poldark, Secret Army) (b. 1934).^[79]
- John Parlett, Olympic runner (1948) (b. 1925).^[80]
7 March
- Paul Anderson, sailor, Olympic bronze medalist (1968) (b. 1935).^[81]
- Sir Jeremy Child, 3rd Baronet, actor (Privilege, The Stud, Darkest Hour) (b. 1944).^[82]
- Geoffrey Thorndike Martin, Egyptologist (b. 1934).^[83]
8 March
- Gordon Lee, English footballer (Aston Villa) and manager (Newcastle United, Everton) (b. 1934).^[84]
- Ron Pember, English actor (Secret Army, Oh! What a Lovely War, Murder by Decree), stage director, and dramatist (b. 1934).^[85]
9 March – Joe D'Orazio, professional wrestler (b. 1922).^[86]
10 March – Sir John Elliott, historian and Hispanist, pneumonia (b. 1930).^[87]
11 March – Sir William Fittall, civil servant, secretary general of the Archbishops' Council (2002–2015) (b. 1953).^[88]
13 March
- Vic Elford, English racing driver, cancer (b. 1935).^[89]
- Mary Lee, Scottish singer (b. 1921).^[90]^[91]
15 March
- Tom Barnett, English footballer (Romford, Crystal Palace, St Albans City) (b. 1936).^[92]
- David Stephenson, rugby league player (Salford Red Devils, Wigan Warriors, Leeds Rhinos) (b. 1958).^[93]
16 March – Tony Marchi, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Vicenza) and manager (Northampton Town) (b. 1933).^[94]
17 March – Peter Bowles, English actor (Rumpole of the Bailey, The Irish R.M., Executive Stress, To the Manor Born, The Bounder) (b. 1936).^[95]
18 March – Andy Lochhead, Scottish footballer (Burnley, Aston Villa, Leicester City) (b. 1941).^[96]
19 March – Dave Sims, English rugby union player (Gloucester, Exeter Chiefs, national team) (b. 1969).^[97]
20 March – Ralph Riach, Scottish actor (Hamish Macbeth, Lost Empires, Braveheart) (b. 1936).^[98]
22 March
- Elspeth Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote, peer, member of the House of Lords (2001–2020) and wife of Geoffrey Howe, cancer (b. 1932).
- Barrington Patterson, English kickboxer and mixed martial artist, heart attack (b. 1965).^[99]
23 March
- Terry Darracott, English footballer (Everton, Tulsa Roughnecks, Wrexham) (b. 1950).^[100]
- Jimmy Lindley, jockey (b. 1935).^[101]
24 March
- Denise Coffey, actress (Waltz of the Toreadors, Georgy Girl, Sir Henry at Rawlinson End), comedian and writer (b. 1936).^[102]
- John McLeod, Scottish composer (b. 1934).^[103]
25 March
- Sir John Chapple, military officer, Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (1987–1988), Chief of the General Staff (1988–1992) and Governor of Gibraltar (1993–1995) (b. 1931).^[104]
- Philip Jeck, English composer (b. 1952).^[105]
26 March
- Garry Leach, comic book artist (Judge Dredd, Tharg's Future Shocks, Dan Dare) (b. 1954).^[106]
- Tina May, jazz singer, cancer (b. 1961).^[107]
29 March – Alan Wooler, English footballer (Aldershot, FinnPa, Boston Minutemen) and manager (b. 1953).^[108]
30 March – Tom Parker, English singer (The Wanted), brain tumour (b. 1988).^[109]

April

3 April
- June Brown, English actress (EastEnders, The Duchess of Duke Street, Bean) and author (b. 1927).^[110]
- Gerald Coates, English evangelist (b. 1944).^[111]
- Pamela Rooke, model and actress, bile duct cancer (b. 1953).^[112]
- Desmond Seward, historian (b. 1935).^[113]
4 April
- Richard Bird, 79, English computer scientist of Lincoln College, Oxford (b. 1943).^[114]
- John McNally, Northern Ireland-born boxer, Olympic silver medallist (1952) (b. 1932).^[115]
5 April – Edward Rayner, English footballer (Northwich Victoria, Stoke City, Macclesfield Town) (b. 1932).^[116]
6 April
- Jill Knight, politician, MP (1966–1997), member of the House of Lords (1997–2016) (b. 1923).^[117]
- David McKee, writer and illustrator (Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, Not Now, Bernard) (b. 1935).^[118]
- Tom Smith, Scottish rugby union player (Northampton Saints, national team, British & Irish Lions), colorectal cancer (b. 1971).^[119]
7 April
- Christopher Ball, composer (b. 1936).^[120]
- Mary Green, Olympic athlete (1968) (b. 1943).^[121]
8 April – Brian Winston, journalist (b. 1941).^[122]
9 April
- Jack Higgins, author (The Eagle Has Landed, Thunder Point, Angel of Death) (b. 1929).^[123]
- Jeremy Young, actor (Doctor Who, Coronation Street, Crooks and Coronets) (b. 1934).^[124]
14 April – Con Sullivan, English footballer (Bristol City, Arsenal) (b. 1928).^[125]
15 April – Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, politician, member (1979–1999) and president (1987–1989) of the European Parliament, member of the House of Lords (1987–2017) (b. 1925).^[126]
16 April – Sir Ray Tindle, entrepreneur and founder of Tindle (b. 1926).^[127]
17 April – Jimmy Harris, English footballer (Everton, Birmingham City, Oldham Athletic) (b. 1933).^[128]
18 April
- Sir Harrison Birtwistle, composer (The Triumph of Time, The Mask of Orpheus, Gawain, The Minotaur) (b. 1934).^[129]
- Wilfred Cass, German-born entrepreneur and arts philanthropist (b. 1924).^[130]
- Graham Fyfe, Scottish footballer (Rangers, Hibernian, Dumbarton) (b. 1951).^[131]
- Barbara Hall, crossword compiler and advice columnist (b. 1922).^[132]
19 April
- Mike Gregory, English darts player (b. 1956).^[133]
- John McKay, mathematician (McKay conjecture, McKay graph) (b. 1939).^[134]
- Henry Scott-Stokes, journalist (Financial Times, The Times, The New York Times) (b. 1938).^[135]
- Norman Surplus, Northern Irish adventurer, first person to circumnavigate the world in an autogyro (b. 1963).^[136]
21 April
- Eric Chappell, English screenwriter (The Squirrels, Rising Damp, Home to Roost) (b. 1933).^[137]
- Sir Geoffrey Howlett, Army general, commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces Northern Europe (1986–1989) (b. 1930).^[138]
24 April
- Yvonne Blenkinsop, English fishing safety campaigner (b. 1938).^[139]
- Ronald R. Van Stockum, English-born American military officer (b. 1916).^[140]
26 April – Ann Davies, English actress (Doctor Who, EastEnders, Peter's Friends) (b. 1934).^[141]
28 April – Tanya Brady, English rower, equestrian accident, (b. 1973).^[142]
29 April – Tarsame Singh Saini, singer (b. 1967).^[143]
30 April – Neil Campbell, English footballer (Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough, Barrow) (b. 1977).^[144]

May

1 May – Ric Parnell, English drummer (Atomic Rooster, Spinal Tap) and actor (This Is Spinal Tap) (b. 1951).^[145]
3 May – Tony Brooks, racing driver (Formula One) (b. 1932).^[146]
5 May
- Sir James Anderton, police officer, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (1976–1991) (b. 1932).^[147]
- Amanda Claridge, archaeologist, cancer (b. 1949).^[148]
7 May
- Sir Paul Mellars, archaeologist (b. 1939).^[149]
- Robin Parkinson, English actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Button Moon, Twisted Nerve) (b. 1929).^[150]
8 May
- Syd Farrimond, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers, Halifax Town), complications from dementia (b. 1940).^[151]
- Robert Gillmor, wildlife artist and illustrator (b. 1936).^[152]
- Dennis Waterman, English actor (Minder, The Sweeney, New Tricks) and singer (b. 1948).^[153]
10 May – James A. Beckford, sociologist (b. 1942).^[154]
11 May – William Bennett, flautist (b. 1936).^[155]
13 May
- Ricky Gardiner, Scottish guitarist and composer (b. 1948).^[156]
- Sir Angus Grossart, Scottish merchant banker and newspaper executive (Daily Record, Sunday Mail) (b. 1937).^[157]
- Simon Preston, English organist, conductor, and composer (b. 1938).^[158]
15 May
- Sir Shane Blewitt, courtier and military officer (b. 1935).^[159]
- Kay Mellor, English actress, scriptwriter and director (Children's Ward, Families, Fat Friends) (b. 1951).^[160]
17 May
- Maurice Lindsay, sports administrator (Preston North End, Wigan Warriors) (b. 1941).^[161]
- Rick Price, English bassist (The Move, Wizzard) (b. 1944).^[162]
18 May
- Brian Bedford, Welsh professional footballer (Reading, Southampton, AFC Bournemouth, Queens Park Rangers, Scunthorpe United, Brentford) (b. 1933).^[163]
- Cathal Coughlan, Irish singer and musician (Microdisney, The Fatima Mansions) (b. 1960).
- Anne Howells, operatic mezzo-soprano (b. 1941).^[164]
19 May
- Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, Bangladeshi-born journalist and songwriter ("Ekusher Gaan") (b. 1934).^[165]
- Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples, member of the House of Lords (1973–2017) and wife of Sir Richard Sharples (b. 1923).^[166]
20 May – Sir Colin Campbell, lawyer, vice-chancellor of the University of Nottingham (1988–2008) (b. 1944).^[167]
22 May
- Les Dyl, English rugby league player (Leeds Rhinos, Bramley, national team) (b. 1952).^[168]
- Colin Forbes, graphic designer (b. 1928).^[169]
- Hazel Henderson, British-American futurist and economist (b. 1933).^[170]
24 May – Derek Stokes, English footballer (Huddersfield Town, Bradford City, Dundalk) (b. 1939).^[171]
26 May
- Sir Arnold Burgen, physician, pharmacologist and academic (b. 1922).^[172]
- John Dodson, 3rd Baron Monk Bretton, peer, member of the House of Lords (1948–1999) (b. 1924).^[173]
- Andy Fletcher, keyboard player and DJ (Depeche Mode) (b. 1961).
- Neil O'Donnell, Scottish professional footballer (Norwich City, Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday) (b. 1949).
- Alan White, drummer (Yes, Plastic Ono Band) (b. 1949).
- Jimmy Whitehouse, English professional footballer (Reading, Coventry City, Millwall) (b. 1934).
28 May
- Patricia Brake, English actress (Porridge, Going Straight, Manhunt), cancer (b. 1942).^[174]
- Bob Hall, British sports journalist (Central News, Soccer Saturday, Black Country Radio) (b. 1945).
29 May – Lester Piggott, English jockey, nine-time Epsom Derby winner (b. 1935).^[175]
30 May – Craig Farrell, English footballer (Carlisle United, York City, Whitby Town) (b. 1982).^[176]
31 May – Jim Parks, English cricketer (Sussex, Somerset, national team), complications from a fall (b. 1931).^[177]

June

3 June
- Frank Clarke, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Queens Park Rangers, Ipswich Town, Carlisle United) (b. 1942).^[178]
- Geoff Hunter, English footballer (Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Wrexham) (b. 1959).^[179]
4 June
- Peter Neale, English footballer (Oldham Athletic, Scunthorpe United, Chesterfield F.C.) (b. 1934).
- Sir David Nicholas, broadcast journalist, ITN editor and chief executive (1977–1989) (b. 1930).^[180]
5 June
- John Bates, fashion designer, cancer (b. 1935).^[181]
- Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player (b. 1969).^[182]
- Richard Edwin Hills, astronomer (b. 1945).^[183]
- Dom Phillips, journalist, murdered (b. 1964).^[184]
- Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen, politician and philanthropist, member of the House of Lords (since 1977) (b. 1938).^[185]
6 June – David Hughes, astronomer (b. 1941).^[186]
8 June
- Revel Guest, filmmaker, journalist and author (b. 1931).^[187]
- Bruce Kent, priest and activist (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) (b. 1929).^[188]
- David Lloyd-Jones, orchestral conductor (b. 1934).^[189]
- Dame Paula Rego, Portuguese-British visual artist (b. 1935).^[190]
9 June
- Billy Bingham, Northern Irish footballer (Sunderland, national team) and manager (Plymouth Argyle) (b. 1931).^[191]
- Ron Farmer, professional footballer (Coventry City, Nottingham Forest, Notts County) (b. 1936).
10 June
- Zoltán Dörnyei, Hungarian-born linguist (b. 1960).^[192]
- Bobby Hope, Scottish footballer (West Bromwich Albion, national team) and manager (Bromsgrove Rovers) (b. 1943).^[193]
11 June
- Hilary Devey, English businesswoman and television personality (Dragons' Den) (b. 1957).^[194]
- Peter Scupham, poet (b. 1933).^[195]
- Donald Singer, clinical pharmacologist, president of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (b. 1954).^[196]
12 June
- Phil Bennett, Welsh rugby union player (Barbarians, Llanelli, national team) (b. 1948).^[197]
- Alex Russell, footballer (Southport, Blackburn Rovers, Tranmere Rovers) (b. 1944).
- Terry Sanderson, secularist and gay rights activist, bladder cancer (b. 1946).^[198]
13 June – Maureen Hiron, games designer (Continuo) and bridge player (b. 1942).^[199]
14 June
- Bill Ashurst, English rugby league footballer (Wigan, Penrith Panthers, Great Britain national team) and coach (b. 1948).^[200]
- Davie Wilson, Scottish footballer (Rangers, Dundee United, national team) and manager (b. 1937).^[201]
16 June – Gordon Peters, actor (Dad's Army, Are You Being Served?, One Foot in the Grave) (b. 1926).^[202]
19 June – Colin Grainger, English footballer (Sheffield United, Sunderland, national team) (b. 1933).^[203]
20 June – Bruce Crawford, English footballer (Blackpool, Tranmere Rovers) (b. 1938).
22 June – Graham Tutt, English footballer (Charlton Athletic) (b. 1956).^[204]
23 June – Sally Greengross, Baroness Greengross, politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2000) and wife of Alan Greengross (b. 1935).^[205]
24 June – Harry Gration, English journalist and broadcaster (Look North) (b. 1950).^[206]
25 June – John Manningham-Buller, 2nd Viscount Dilhorne, peer and barrister (b. 1932).^[207]
26 June – Frank Williams, English actor (Dad's Army, You Rang, M'Lord?, Hi-de-Hi!) (b. 1931).^[208]
27 June
- Sir Colin Blakemore, neurobiologist (b. 1944).^[209]
- Jasmine Burkitt, English television personality (Small Teen, Bigger World) (b. 1993).
28 June – Dame Deborah James, English journalist (You, Me and the Big C), bowel cancer (b. 1981).^[210]

July

1 July
- Drew Busby, Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians, Hearts, Toronto Blizzard) (b. 1947).^[211]
- Gary Pearson, English footballer (York City, Darlington) and manager (Crook Town) (b. 1976).^[212]
2 July
- Peter Brook, theatre and film director (Lord of the Flies, Ride of the Valkyrie, Marat/Sade), Tony winner (1966, 1971) (b. 1921).^[213]
- Alain de Cadenet, English racing driver and television presenter (Legends of Motorsport, Victory by Design), bile duct cancer (b. 1945).^[214]
- Andy Goram, Scottish footballer (Oldham Athletic, Rangers, national team), oesophageal cancer (b. 1964).^[215]
- Brian Jackson, actor (Carry On Sergeant, Some Like It Cool, Revenge of the Pink Panther), cancer (b. 1931).^[216]
- Anne Neville, engineer (b. 1970).^[217]
- Susie Steiner, novelist and journalist (The Guardian), brain cancer (b. 1971).^[218]
3 July
- Len Casey, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Chelsea) (b. 1931).^[219]
- Dave Shearer, Scottish footballer (Middlesbrough, Gillingham) (b. 1958).^[220]
4 July
- Alan Blaikley, English songwriter ("Have I the Right?", "The Legend of Xanadu", "I've Lost You") and composer (b. 1940).^[221]
- Mona Hammond, Jamaican-born actress (EastEnders, Desmonds, Us Girls) (b. 1931).^[222]
- Clive Middlemass, English footballer (Leeds United, Workington) and manager (Carlisle United) (b. 1944).^[223]
5 July – Manny Charlton, Scottish rock guitarist (Nazareth) (b. 1941).^[224]
8 July
- Harry Mowbray, Scottish footballer (Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Cowdenbeath) (b. 1947).^[225]
- Phil Walker, English footballer (Boavista, Millwall, Charlton Athletic) (b. 1954).^[226]
9 July
- John Gwynne, darts commentator (Sky Sports), cancer (b. 1945).^[227]
- Davie Robb, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, national team) (b. 1947).^[228]
- Adam Strachan, Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle, Ross County, Clyde) (b. 1987).^[229]
- Barbara Thompson, English jazz saxophonist (Colosseum, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Keef Hartley Band), complications from Parkinson's disease (b. 1944).^[230]
10 July
- Ken Armstrong, English footballer (Kilmarnock, Southampton, Birmingham City) (b. 1959).^[231]
- Andrew Ball, pianist (b. 1950).^[232]
- Correlli Barnett, English military historian (b. 1927).^[233]
- Michael Barratt, English television presenter (Nationwide) (b. 1928).^[234]
11 July – Monty Norman, English composer ("James Bond Theme") (b. 1928).^[235]
12 July
- Michael Cowan, English cricketer (Yorkshire) (b. 1933).^[236]
- Joan Lingard, Scottish author (The Kevin and Sadie series) (b. 1932).^[237]
- Bramwell Tovey, conductor (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra) and composer (Eighteen), sarcoma (b. 1953).^[238]
13 July – Chris Stuart, journalist (Western Mail), producer (Only Connect), and songwriter (b. 1949).^[239]
15 July – Paul Ryder, English bassist (Happy Mondays) (b. 1964).^[240]
16 July – Ricky Bibey, English rugby league player (Wigan Warriors, Leigh Centurions, Wakefield Trinity) (b. 1981).^[241]
17 July – Enam Ali, Bangladeshi-born businessman, founder of The British Curry Awards and Spice Business Magazine, cancer (b. 1960).^[242]
19 July – Richard Seal, English organist and conductor (b. 1935).^[243]
20 July
- Sir Kenneth Eaton, admiral, Controller of the Navy (1989–1994) (b. 1934).^[244]
- Alan Grant, Scottish comic book writer (Judge Dredd, Lobo, Batman) (b. 1949).^[245]
- Peter Inge, Baron Inge, military officer, Chief of the General Staff (1992–1994), Chief of the Defence Staff (1994–1997) and Constable of the Tower (1996–2001) (b. 1935).^[246]
- Phil Jackson, English rugby league player (Barrow Raiders, Great Britain, national team) (b. 1932).^[247]
21 July – Paddy Hopkirk, Northern Irish rally driver (b. 1933).^[248]
22 July – David Moores, football executive, chairman of Liverpool (1991–2007) (b. 1946).^[249]
24 July
- Diana Kennedy, food writer (The Cuisines of Mexico) (b. 1923).^[250]
- Sam McCrory, Northern Irish loyalist (Ulster Defence Association) and convicted paramilitary, fall (b. 1965).^[251]
- David Warner, English actor (Straw Dogs, Time Bandits, Titanic) (b. 1941).^[252]
- Sir William Wright, Northern Irish bus manufacturer (Wrightbus) and politician, member of the constitutional convention (1975–1976) (b. 1927).^[253]
25 July
- John Duggan, English rugby union (Wakefield) and league (Wakefield Trinity) player (b. 1929).^[254]
- Martin How, English composer and organist (b. 1931).^[255]
- Sandy Roberton, English record producer (Hark! The Village Wait, Please to See the King, Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again) (b. 1942).^[256]
- David Trimble, Baron Trimble, Northern Irish politician, first minister (1998–2002), MP (1990–2005) and member of the House of Lords (since 2006), Nobel Prize laureate (1998) (b. 1944).^[257]
26 July – James Lovelock, English environmentalist (Gaia hypothesis), inventor of the electron capture detector, complications from a fall (b. 1919).^[258]
27 July
- Bernard Cribbins, English actor (The Wombles, Doctor Who) and singer ("The Hole in the Ground") (b. 1928).^[259]
- Sir Christopher Meyer, diplomat, Downing Street press secretary (1993–1996), Ambassador to the United States (1997–2003) and Ambassador to Germany (1997), stroke (b. 1944).^[260]
- Tom Springfield, English musician (The Springfields) and songwriter ("I'll Never Find Another You", "Georgy Girl") (b. 1934).^[261]
28 July – Terry Neill, Northern Irish footballer (national team) and manager (Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur) (b. 1942).^[262]
29 July
- Myra Butter, English aristocrat (b. 1925).^[263]
- Michael Redfern, actor (The Newcomers, United!, The Two Ronnies) (b. 1943).^[264]
31 July
- Anneli Drummond-Hay, Scottish show jumper (b. 1937).^[265]
- John Steiner, English actor (Hine, Violent Rome, Yor, the Hunter from the Future), traffic collision (b. 1941).^[266]

August

1 August
- John Hughes, Scottish footballer (Celtic, national team) and manager (Stranraer) (b. 1943).^[267]
- Philip Purser, television critic and novelist (b. 1925).^[268]
2 August
- Brenda Fisher, English long-distance swimmer (b. 1927).^[269]
- Alastair Little, chef, cookbook author and restaurateur (b. 1950).^[270]
3 August
- Roy Hackett, Jamaican-born civil rights activist (b. 1928).^[271]
- Nicky Moore, English singer (Samson), Parkinson's disease (b. 1947).^[272]
5 August
- Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk, peer, member of the House of Lords (1957–1999) (b. 1935).^[273]
- Aled Owen, Welsh footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town, Wrexham) (b. 1934).^[274]
8 August
- Darryl Hunt, English musician (The Pogues) (b. 1950).^[275]
- Dame Olivia Newton-John, British-Australian singer-songwriter ("I Honestly Love You", "Physical") actress (Grease), entrepreneur and activist, Grammy winner (1974, 1975, 1982), breast cancer (b. 1948).^[276]
9 August
- Sir John Banham, businessman, director of the Confederation of British Industry (1987–1992) (b. 1940).^[277]
- Raymond Briggs, English author, illustrator, cartoonist and graphic novelist (The Snowman, Father Christmas, Fungus the Bogeyman), pneumonia (b. 1934).^[278]^[279]
- Kieran Denvir, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (UCD GAA, Down GAA) (b. 1932).^[280]
- Nicholas Evans, English journalist, novelist (The Horse Whispere), heart attack (b. 1950).^[281]
- Mick Jones, English footballer (Notts County) and manager (Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle) (b. 1947).^[282]
- Jane McAdam Freud, conceptual sculptor (b. 1958).^[283]
10 August
- Sir Ralph Halpern, fashion industry executive, founder of Topshop (b. 1938).^[284]
- Pat Liney, Scottish footballer (Dundee, St Mirren, Bradford City) (b. 1936).^[285]
11 August
- Sir Simon Bland, soldier and courtier (b. 1923).^[286]
- Darius Campbell Danesh, Scottish singer-songwriter ("Colourblind", "Rushes", "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)") (b. 1980).^[287]
- Arthur Goddard, British-Australian engineer (Rover Company) (b. 1921).^[288]
15 August
- Mike Burrows, bicycle designer (b. 1943).^[289]
- Steve Grimmett, English heavy metal singer (Grim Reaper, Onslaught, Lionsheart) (b. 1959).^[290]
- Lenny Johnrose, English footballer (Bury, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley), complications from motor neurone disease (b. 1969).^[291]
16 August
- Duggie Brown, English comedian and actor (Coronation Street, The Final Cut, Kes) (b. 1940).^[292]
- Peter Davison, academic, authority on George Orwell (b. 1936).^[293]
- Joseph Delaney, author (Spook's) (b. 1945).^[294]
- Mark Girouard, architectural writer and historian (b. 1931).^[295]
- Anthony Hunt, structural engineer (b. 1932).^[296]
- Bruce Montague, English actor (Butterflies, The Link Men, Hollyoaks) (b. 1939).^[297]
- Rico, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1971).^[298]
18 August – Josephine Tewson, actress (Keeping Up Appearances, Last of the Summer Wine, Gabrielle and the Doodleman) (b. 1931).^[299]
19 August
- David Marsh, amateur golfer and football administrator, chairman of Everton F.C. (1991–1994) (b. 1934).^[300]
- Leon Vitali, English actor (Barry Lyndon, Eyes Wide Shut, The Fenn Street Gang) (b. 1948).^[301]
21 August – David Armstrong, English footballer (Middlesbrough, Southampton, national team) (b. 1954).^[302]
22 August – David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home, businessman and hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1996) (b. 1943).^[303]
23 August – David Shaw, politician, MP for Dover (1987–1997) (b. 1950).^[304]
24 August
- Kallistos, English Orthodox prelate and theologian, metropolitan of Dioclea in Phrygia (since 2007) (b. 1934).^[305]
- Tim Page, English photographer, liver cancer (b. 1944).^[306]
25 August
- Ken Jones, Welsh rugby union player (Llanelli, Cardiff, national team) (b. 1941).^[307]
- Giles Radice, politician, MP (1973–2001) and member of the House of Lords (2001–2022), cancer (b. 1936).^[308]
28 August – Sammy Chung, English footballer (Norwich City, Watford) and manager (Doncaster Rovers) (b. 1932).^[309]
29 August – Mick Bates, Welsh politician, AM (1999–2011), cancer (b. 1947).^[310]
31 August
- Bill Turnbull, journalist and presenter, prostate cancer (b. 1956).^[311]
- Charles Wilson, Scottish journalist and newspaper editor (The Times, The Independent) (b. 1935).^[312]

September

1 September – Phillip Mann, British-born New Zealand writer (Master of Paxwax, The Fall of the Families), teacher and theatre director (b. 1942).^[313]
2 September
- Ian Cockbain, English cricketer (Lancashire) (b. 1958).^[314]
- Drummie Zeb, English reggae musician (Aswad) and record producer (b. 1959).^[315]
5 September – Merlin Hanbury-Tracy, 7th Baron Sudeley, peer, member of the House of Lords (1960–1999) (b. 1939).^[316]
7 September – Alan Wilkins, Scottish playwright (b. 1969).^[317]
8 September
- Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) (b. 1926).^[318]
- Mavis Nicholson, Welsh writer and broadcaster (b. 1930).^[319]
- Gwyneth Powell, English actress (Grange Hill, Man Down, The Guardians), complications from colon surgery (b. 1946).^[320]
- Dave Smith, Scottish footballer (Burnley, Brighton & Hove Albion) and manager (Plymouth Argyle) (b. 1933).^[321]
- Luke Swann, English cricket coach (Northamptonshire) (b. 1983).^[322]
9 September – Clive Tanner, English-born Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA (1991–1996) (b. 1934).^[323]
11 September
- Malcolm Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan, Scottish peer, member of the House of Lords (1984–1999) (b. 1930).^[324]
- Harry Landis, English actor (Bitter Victory, Friday Night Dinner, EastEnders) and stage director (b. 1926).^[325]
- W. David McIntyre, English-born New Zealand historian (b. 1932).^[326]
- Joyce Reynolds, classicist and academic (b. 1918).^[327]
12 September – Ken Brownlee, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Third Lanark, Boksburg), heart failure (b. 1934).^[328]
13 September
- Fred Callaghan, English footballer (Fulham) and manager (Woking, Brentford) (b. 1944).^[329]
- Brian Hewson, English Olympic middle-distance runner (1956, 1960) (b. 1933).^[330]
- Tessa Keswick, policy analyst (b. 1942).^[331]
14 September – Paul Sartin, English folk singer, musician (Bellowhead, Faustus, Belshazzar's Feast) and composer, heart attack (b. 1971).^[332]^[333]
15 September
- Eddie Butler, Welsh rugby union player (British & Irish Lions, Barbarian F.C., national team), commentator and journalist (b. 1957).^[334]
- Liam Holden, Northern Irish victim of a miscarriage of justice (b. 1953).^[335]
18 September – Cherry Valentine, English nurse and drag queen (RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud) (b. 1993).^[336]
21 September
- Jimmy Elder, Scottish professional footballer (Portsmouth, Colchester United) (b. 1928).^[337]
- John Hamblin, English-born Australian television presenter (Play School) and actor (The Restless Years) (b. 1935).^[338]
- Russell Weir, Scottish golfer (b. 1951).^[339]
22 September
- Stu Allan, dance music DJ (Clock) and record producer, stomach cancer (b. 1962).^[340]
- Dame Hilary Mantel, author (Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies, The Mirror & the Light), Booker Prize winner (2009, 2012) (b. 1952).^[341]
- Mohamed Sheikh, Baron Sheikh, Kenyan-born businessman and peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2006) (b. 1941).^[342]
25 September – Roy MacLaren, Scottish professional footballer (St Johnstone, Bury, Sheffield Wednesday). (b. 1930).

October

2 October
- Raymond Allen, television screenwriter (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Comedy Playhouse, The Little and Large Show) and playwright, cancer (b. 1940).^[343]
- Eamonn McCabe, photographer (b. 1948).^[344]
- Carl Walker, English police inspector, George Cross recipient (1972) (b. 1934).^[345]
3 October
- Ian Hamilton, Scottish lawyer and independence activist (1950 removal of the Stone of Scone) (b. 1925).^[346]
- Howard Tripp, Roman Catholic prelate, titular bishop of Newport and auxiliary bishop of Southwark (1980–2004) (b. 1927).^[347]
4 October
- Peter Robinson, English-born Canadian crime writer (Inspector Alan Banks) (b. 1950).^[348]
- Adam Walker, rugby league player (Hull Kingston Rovers, Wakefield Trinity, national team), suicide (b. 1991).^[349]
8 October
- Gabrielle Beaumont, film and television director (Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess) (b. 1942).^[350]
- John Duncan, Scottish football player (Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Scunthorpe United, Dundee) and manager (Scunthorpe United, Hartlepool United, Chesterfield, Ipswich Town) (b. 1949).
9 October – Kevin Thomas, English footballer (Blackpool, Tranmere Rovers, Oxford United, Southport) (b. 1944).
10 October – Keith Eddy, English professional footballer (Barrow, Watford, Sheffield United) (b. 1944).
11 October – Dame Angela Lansbury, actress (The Manchurian Candidate, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Murder, She Wrote), five-time Tony winner (b. 1925).^[351]
14 October – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (Harry Potter, Cracker, GoldenEye) and comedian (b. 1950).^[352]
16 October – Ian Whittaker, set decorator (Alien), art director (Downhill Racer), and actor (The Revenge of Frankenstein) (b. 1928).
20 October
- Josephine Melville, British actress, director and writer (EastEnders) (b. 1961).
- Jimmy Millar, Scottish professional footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Rangers, Dundee United, Scotland) and manager (Raith Rovers) (b. 1934).
21 October – May Blood, Baroness Blood, Northern Irish politician (b. 1938).

November

1 November – Patricia Ruanne, English ballerina (b. 1945).^[353]
2 November
- Nicholas Harding, English-born Australian painter, Archibald Prize winner (2001), cancer (b. 1956).^[354]
- Ronnie Radford, English footballer (Newport County, Hereford United) (b. 1943).^[355]
- Sir Erich Reich, Austrian-born entrepreneur and philanthropist (b. 1935).^[356]
3 November – Noel McKoy, soul singer.^[357]
5 November
- Jeremy Davies, English Roman Catholic priest and exorcist, co-founder of the International Association of Exorcists (b. 1935).^[358]
- Ian Ker, English Roman Catholic priest and scholar (b. 1942).^[359]
- Bob Le Sueur, humanitarian (b. 1920).^[360]
- Bill Treacher, English actor (EastEnders, The Musketeer, Dixon of Dock Green), COVID-19 and pneumonia (b. 1930).^[361]
6 November – Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce, naval officer, chief of the defence staff (2001–2003), first sea lord (1998–2001), and member of the House of Lords (since 2003), cancer (b. 1943).^[362]
7 November
- Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, politician, MP (1992–2005) and member of the House of Lords (since 2005), complications during surgery (b. 1948).^[363]
- Tom Owen, English actor (Last of the Summer Wine) (b. 1949).^[364]
- Leslie Phillips, English actor (Carry On, The Navy Lark, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) (b. 1924).^[365]
8 November
- Sir David Butler, English political scientist (b. 1924).^[366]
- Mario Conti, Scottish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Aberdeen (1977–2002) and archbishop of Glasgow (2002–2012) (b. 1934).^[367]
- Sam Gardiner, Northern Irish politician, MLA (2003–2016) and three-time mayor of Craigavon (b. 1940).^[368]
- Dan McCafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician (Nazareth) (b. 1946).^[369]
- Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, English financier, chairman of The Economist (1972–1989), stroke (b. 1931).^[370]
- Tiutchev, English racehorse (b. 1993).^[371]
9 November – Michael Cross, Royal Air Force officer (b. 1942).^[372]
10 November
- Peter Dawes, English Anglican prelate, bishop of Derby (1988–1995) (b. 1928).^[373]
- Keith Farmer, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1987).^[374]
- Rajni Kumar, English-born Indian educationalist, founder of the Springdales Schools (b. 1923).^[375]
- Nik Turner, English musician, saxophonist and flautist (Hawkwind) (b. 1940).^[376]
11 November
- Keith Levene, English guitarist, musician, founding member of (The Clash, Public Image Ltd), liver cancer (b. 1957).^[377]
- Rab Noakes, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician (Stealers Wheel) (b. 1947).^[378]
- Sir Simon Towneley, author, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (1976–1997) (b. 1921).^[379]
12 November
- John Connaughton, English professional footballer (Manchester United, Sheffield United, Port Vale, Altrincham) (b. 1949).^[380]
- David English, English actor (A Bridge Too Far, Lisztomania), cricketer (MCC) and writer, heart attack (b. 1946).^[381]
13 November
- Colin Campbell, petroleum geologist (Rimini protocol) (b. 1931).^[382]
- Willie Donald, Scottish cricketer (Aberdeenshire, national team) and administrator (b. 1953).^[383]
- Sir Eldryd Parry, academic and physician (b. 1930).^[384]
14 November
- Sue Baker, television presenter (Top Gear), motor neurone disease.^[385]
- Kevin Beardmore, English rugby league player (Castleford, Great Britain, national team) (b. 1960).^[386]
15 November
- Tim Holt, statistician, director of the Central Statistical Office (1995–1996) and the Office for National Statistics (1996–2000) (b. 1943).^[387]
- Veronica Hurst, English actress (Laughter in Paradise, The Maze) (b. 1931).^[388]
- Jimmy O'Rourke, Scottish footballer (Hibernian, St Johnstone, Motherwell) (b. 1946).^[389]
- Marcus Sedgwick, novelist (Floodland, The Book of Dead Days, My Swordhand Is Singing) (b. 1968).^[390]
16 November
- Christopher Duffy, military historian (b. 1936).^[391]
- Peter J. Parsons, classical scholar (b. 1936).^[392]
- Michael Pertschuk, English-born American commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (1977–1984), pneumonia (b. 1933).^[393]
17 November – Nick Fisher, scriptwriter (The Giblet Boys), journalist and angler (River Cottage: Gone Fishing) (b. 1959).^[394] (body discovered on this date)
18 November – Francis Joseph, English footballer (Wimbledon, Brentford, Reading, Sheffield United, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra, Fulham) (b. 1960).^[395]
20 November
- Norrie Davidson, Scottish footballer (Aberdeen, Hearts, Dundee United, Partick Thistle, St Mirren) (b. 1934).^[396]
- Sir Ian Grant, corporate director, chairman of Crown Estate (2002–2009) (b. 1943).^[397]
- Frank Rankmore, Welsh professional footballer (Wales, Cardiff City, Peterborough United, Northampton Town) (b. 1939).^[398]
21 November
- Wilko Johnson, English guitarist (Dr. Feelgood), songwriter ("Roxette"), and actor (Game of Thrones) (b. 1947).^[399]
- Jeremy Lloyds, English cricketer (Somerset, Orange Free State, Gloucestershire) and umpire (b. 1954).^[400]
- David Pownall, English playwright and radio dramatist (b. 1938).^[401]
22 November
- Sir John Bourn, auditor, comptroller and auditor general (1988–2008) (b. 1934).^[402]
- Dame Frances Campbell-Preston, courtier, lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1965–2002) (b. 1918).^[403]
- Joe Hardstaff, English cricketer (Free Foresters, Combined Services, Marylebone) and air commodore (b. 1935).^[404]
- Edward Kellett-Bowman, politician, MEP (1979–1984, 1988–1999) (b. 1931).^[405]
23 November
- David Johnson, English professional footballer (England, Everton, Ipswich Town, Liverpool, Manchester City, Preston North End) (b. 1951).^[406]
- Richard Shepherd, restaurateur (Langan's Brasserie) (b. 1945).^[407]
24 November
- Chanoch Ehrentreu, German-born English rabbi (b. 1932).^[408]
- Neil Robinson, English footballer (Everton, Swansea City, Grimsby Town, Darlington), cardiac arrest (b. 1957).^[409]
25 November – Sheila Vogel-Coupe, English prostitute (b. 1928).^[410]
26 November – Doddie Weir, Scottish rugby union player, complications from motor neurone disease (b. 1970).^[411]
27 November
- Freddie Ross Hancock, publicist (b. 1930).^[412]
- Brian Hogan, English rugby league player (St Helens, Wigan, national team) (b. 1947).^[413]
- Dame Clare Marx, surgeon, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2014–2017), pancreatic cancer (b. 1954).^[414]
- Maurice Norman, English footballer (England, Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur), cancer (b. 1934).^[415]
28 November
- Sir Michael Knight, Royal Air Force officer (b. 1932).^[416]
- Sir Michael Parker, army officer and event organiser (b. 1941).^[417]
- Tom Phillips, English artist (A Humument) (b. 1937).^[418]
29 November
- Derek Granger, English film and television producer, and screenwriter (Brideshead Revisited, A Handful of Dust, Where Angels Fear to Tread) (b. 1921).^[419]
- Ouija Board, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2001).^[420]
30 November
- Christine McVie, English singer, musician and keyboardist (Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack) (b. 1943).^[421]
- Shirley Meredeen, journalist and activist (b. 1930).^[422]

December

2 December
- Assem Allam, Egyptian-born football executive, chairman of Hull City (2010–2022), cancer (b. 1939).^[423]
- Tony Allen, English footballer (Stoke City, Bury, national team) (b. 1939).^[424]
- Carolyn Grace, Australian-born pilot, traffic collision.^[425]
- Louis Negin, English-born Canadian actor (Get Charlie Tully, Rabid, Physical Evidence) (b. 1929).^[426]
- Duncan Robinson, art historian and academic (b. 1943).^[427]
3 December
- Jamie Freeman, singer and songwriter, brain cancer (b. 1965).^[428]^[429]
- Leslie Houlden, Anglican priest and academic (b. 1929).^[430]
- Annie Yellowe Palma, poet, author and child protection advocate (b. 1962).^[431]
4 December
- Peter Hedger, racehorse trainer.^[432]
- Jeffrey James West, Anglican priest and civil servant (b. 1950).^[433]
5 December – Anthea Millett, educator (b. 1941).^[434]
6 December
- James Alty, computer scientist (b. 1939).^[435]
- Jet Black, English drummer (The Stranglers) (b. 1938).^[436]
7 December
- John Dodge, paediatrician (b. 1933).^[437]
- Johnny Johnson, Royal Air Force officer (Operation Chastise) (b. 1921).^[438]
8 December – Kayf Tara, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1994).^[439]
9 December
- Ruth Madoc, actress (Hi-de-Hi!, Fiddler on the Roof, Little Britain) and singer, complications from a fall (b. 1943).^[440]
- David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, politician, secretary of state for trade and industry (1987–1989) and employment (1985–1987), member of the House of Lords (1984–2022) (b. 1932).^[441]
10 December
- John Allen, rugby union player and administrator (Leicester Tigers) (b. 1942).^[442]
- Dame Beryl Grey, English ballerina (b. 1927).^[443]
- Tracy Hitchings, English musician (Landmarq), cancer (b. 1962).^[444]
- Tony Lancaster, English-born American Bayesian econometrician (b. 1938).^[445]
- Victor Lewis-Smith, writer and producer (In Confidence) (b. 1957).^[446]
- John Molyneux, Trotskyist, academic and author (b. 1948).^[447]
11 December
- Chris Boucher, television screenwriter (Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Shoestring) and novelist (b. 1943).^[448]
- Mel James, Welsh rugby union rugby union (Swansea) and league (St Helens, national team) player (b. 1948).^[449]
12 December
- Philippa Roe, Baroness Couttie, politician, leader of Westminster City Council (2012–2017) and member of the House of Lords (since 2016), cancer (b. 1962).^[450]
- Michael Hodgetts, English Catholic historian (b. 1936).^[451]
- Jacqueline Stanley, English-born painter (b. 1928).^[452]
13 December
- Sir John MacDermott, Northern Irish jurist, judge of the high court (1973–1998) (b. 1927).^[453]
- Bayan Northcott, English music critic (The Independent, BBC Music Magazine) and composer (b. 1940).^[454]
- David Ramsbotham, Baron Ramsbotham, military officer and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2005), fall.^[455]
- Adrian Shooter, transport executive, founder of Vivarail and member of the Royal Academy of Engineering, assisted suicide (b. 1948).^[456]
- Kim Simmonds, Welsh rock singer and musician (Savoy Brown), colon cancer (b. 1947).^[457]
14 December
- Alex Duchart, Scottish footballer (Southend United) (b. 1933).^[458]
- Jean Franco, British-born American academic and literary critic (b. 1924).^[459]
- John Hughes, Welsh-born American journalist (The Christian Science Monitor, Deseret News), Pulitzer Prize winner (1967) (b. 1930).^[460]
- Sir Sydney Samuelson, cinematographer (b. 1925).^[461]
- Christopher Tucker, English make-up artist (The Elephant Man, Quest for Fire, The Phantom of the Opera), strep infection (b. 1941).^[462]
15 December
- Sulamita Aronovsky, Soviet-born classical pianist and teacher (b. 1929).^[463]
- Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater of Butterstone, politician, member of the House of Lords (1997–2016), complications from Alzheimer's disease (b. 1943).^[464]
- Belinda Douglas-Scott-Montagu, Baroness Montagu of Beaulieu, embroiderer (b. 1932).^[465]
- Michael Reed, Canadian-born cinematographer (The Gorgon, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Galileo) (b. 1929).^[466]
- Barry West, English snooker player (b. 1958).^[467]
16 December
- Doreen Brownstone, English-born Canadian actress (High Life, Foodland, Silent Night) (b. 1922).^[468]
- Robin Ligus, English convicted serial killer (b. 1952).^[469]
- Jane Sherwin, actress (Doctor Who, Blake's 7) (b. 1934).^[470]^[471]
17 December
- Nicholas Herbert, 3rd Baron Hemingford, journalist (The Times, Cambridge Evening News), editor and peer, member of the House of Lords (1982–1999) (b. 1934).^[472]
- Mike Hodges, screenwriter and director (Get Carter, Pulp, Flash Gordon), heart failure (b. 1932).^[473]
- Archer Maclean, video game programmer (Dropzone, International Karate, Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker) (b. 1962).^[474]
18 December
- Martin Duffy, English keyboardist (Felt, Primal Scream), complications from a fall (b. 1967).^[475]
- Thea Gregory, English actress (The Golden Link, The Weak and the Wicked, Satellite in the Sky) (b. 1926).^[476]
- Terry Hall, English singer (The Specials, Fun Boy Three) and songwriter ("Our Lips Are Sealed") (b. 1959).^[477]
- Gavin Hunter, racehorse trainer (b. 1941).^[478]
- Gavin Weightman, journalist (New Society) and documentary filmmaker (b. 1945).^[479]
19 December
- Ali Ahmed Aslam, Pakistani-born Scottish chef and restaurateur, credited with inventing chicken tikka masala, septic shock and organ failure (b. 1945).^[480]
- Sandy Edmonds, English-born New Zealand pop singer (b. 1948).^[481]
- Aonghas MacNeacail, Scottish Gaelic writer (b. 1942).^[482]
- Graham Oakley, English children's author and illustrator (The Church Mice) (b. 1929).^[483]
- Anthony Whetstone, naval admiral (b. 1927).^[484]
20 December
- Sir Robert Gerken, naval admiral (b. 1932).^[485]
- Brian Horlock, English Anglican priest, dean of Gibraltar (1989–1998) (b. 1931).^[486]
- Brenda Swinbank, English archaeologist, complications of Alzheimer's disease (b. 1929).^[487]
21 December
- Doug Baker, English rugby union player (Barbarian F.C., British & Irish Lions, national team) (b. 1929).^[488]
- Roger Jenkins, theatre and television director (b. 1931).^[489]
- Milan, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1998).^[490]
- Simon Yaxley, radio broadcaster and actor (b. 1969).^[491]
22 December
- Heidy Mader, physicist, cancer (b. 1961).^[492]
- Ronan Vibert, English actor (b. 1964).^[493]
23 December
- George Cohen, English footballer (Fulham, national team), world champion (1966) (b. 1939).^[494]
- Cue Card, Thoroughbred racehorse, heart attack (b. 2006).^[495]
- Stephen Greif, English actor (Blake's 7, The Crown) (b. 1944).^[496]
- Maxi Jazz, English musician (Faithless) and songwriter ("Insomnia", "God Is a DJ") (b. 1957).^[497]
- Claire McLintock, Scottish-born New Zealand haematologist and obstetric physician (b. 1965).^[498]
- Christopher Needler, businessman, chairman of Hull City (1975–1997) (b. 1944).^[499]
- Sir Ashok Jivraj Rabheru, Tanzanian-born businessman (b. 1952).^[500]
24 December
- John Bird, English actor and comedian (Bremner, Bird and Fortune) (b. 1936).^[501]
- John Eldridge, sociologist (b. 1936).^[502]
- Royal Applause, Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (b. 1993).^[503]
- Keith Sanderson, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Wimbledon), traffic collision (b. 1940).^[504]
- Tom Stacey, novelist, publisher, and journalist, pneumonia (b. 1930).^[505]
25 December
- Sir Michael Armitage, air force commander (b. 1930).^[506]
- Brian Cassar, musician (b. 1936).^[507]
- Abraham Levy, English Orthodox rabbi (b. 1939).^[508]
- Alice Mahon, English trade unionist and former MP (b. 1937).^[509]
26 December
- Ronald E. Asher, linguist and educator (b. 1926).^[510]
- Tom Danby, English rugby union (Harlequins) and league player (Salford, national team) (b. 1926).^[511]
- Christian Roberts, actor (To Sir, with Love, The Anniversary, The Mind of Mr. Soames), cancer (b. 1944).^[512]
27 December
- Kenneth Bagshawe, oncologist (b. 1925).^[513]
- Simon Clarke, English sociologist (b. 1946).^[514]
- Brian Davies, Welsh animal welfare activist, founder of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (b. 1935).^[515]
- Gerald Moore, English scholar (b. 1924).^[516]
28 December
- Sir Leonard Allinson, civil servant and diplomat (b. 1926).^[517]
- Derrick Knight, film director and producer (b. 1929).^[518]
- Avrion Mitchison, zoologist and immunologist (b. 1928).^[519]
- Valda Osborn, English Olympic figure skater (1952) (b. 1934).^[520]
- Joan Sydney, English-born Australian actress (A Country Practice, E Street, Neighbours) (b. 1936).^[521]
29 December
- John Burnett, English rugby league player (Halifax) (b. 1935).^[522]
- John Jackson, English footballer (Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Millwall) (b. 1942).^[523]
- Jackie Overfield, English footballer (Leeds United, Sunderland, Bradford City) (b. 1932).^[524]
- Dame Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (b. 1941).^[525]
30 December
- Graham Boal, judge and author, throat cancer (b. 1943).^[526]
- Sir John Dellow, police officer (b. 1931).^[527]
- Terence O'Brien, English-born New Zealand diplomat, ambassador to Belgium (1983–1986) (b. 1936).^[528]
31 December
- Tom Karen, Austrian-born industrial designer (b. 1926).^[529]
- Barry Lane, English golfer, cancer (b. 1960).^[530]
- John Martin-Dye, English Olympic swimmer (1960, 1964), complications from Alzheimer's disease (b. 1940).^[531]