Deaths in 2026
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The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
July
29
28
- Gopal Man Shrestha, 83, Nepali politician, minister of education (2017–2018), cancer.[1]
- Pavala Syamala, 74–75, Indian actress (Golimaar, Khadgam, Andhrawala), heart attack.[2]
27
- Jim Hopkins, 79, New Zealand broadcaster and politician, member of the Waitaki District Council (since 2007).[3]
- Zlatan Ibrahimbegović, 78, Bosnian Olympic slalom canoeist (1972).[4]
- Anna Knysok, 75, Polish politician, MP (1989–1993).[5]
- Johannes Krisch, 59, Austrian actor (Revanche, Jack, The Phoenician Scheme).[6]
- Ronnie Le Drew, 78, Canadian-born British puppeteer (Rainbow).[7] (death announced on this date)
- Sulemana Abdul Samed, 32, Ghanaian record holder, nation's tallest man.[8]
- Golam Sarwar Hiru, 76, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1996–2001).[9]
- Susanta Singh, 53, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (since 2014).[10]
- Aviezer Yaari, 96, Israeli general.[11]
26
- Bachtiar Aly, 76, Indonesian politician and diplomat, MP (2014–2019) and ambassador to Egypt (2002–2005).[12]
- Suneil Anand, 70, Indian actor (Anand Aur Anand, Main Tere Liye), heart attack.[13]
- John Anderson, 71, American baseball player and coach (Minnesota Golden Gophers), heart attack.[14]
- Abdul Ballout, 21, Lebanese-German murder suspect (2026 Berlin Pride attack), shot.[15]
- Hira Singh Bisht, 85, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (2002–2007, 2014–2017), heart attack.[16]
- Parvez Butt, 83, Pakistani mechanical engineer, chairman of the PAEC (2001–2006).[17]
- Joel Cohen, 84, American musician.[18]
- Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, 96, Afghan academic and diplomat, ambassador to the United Nations (1993–2006).[19]
- Octavio Gallotti, 95, Brazilian judge, minister (1984–2000) and president (1991, 1993–1995) of the Supreme Federal Court.[20]
- George Israel, 78, American politician, mayor of Macon, Georgia (1979–1987).[21]
- Gerry Kelly, 77, Northern Irish broadcaster (Kelly).[22]
- Milan Knížák, 86, Czech artist, rector of the AVU (1990–1997) and director of the NGP (1999–2011).[23]
- Zdzisław Maszkiewicz, 75, Polish politician, senator (1997–2001).[24]
- Vlasta Pavelcová, 94, Czech dancer.[25]
- Betye Saar, 99, American artist.[26]
- Alfonso Sánchez Anaya, 85, Mexican politician, deputy (1994–1997), governor of Tlaxcala (1999–2005), and senator (2006–2012).[27]
- Esther Tomljanovich, 94, American judge, justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1990–1998).[28]
- Sir Ian Wood, 84, Scottish engineering and consulting executive, founder of the Wood Group.[29]
25
- José Ignacio Ascasibar Zarrao, 82, Spanish road racing cyclist.[30]
- Ayo Bamgbose, 94, Nigerian linguist.[31]
- Marie-Paule Belle, 80, French singer, breast cancer.[32]
- Daniel Bohr, 82, Argentine-born Danish theater manager.[33]
- Àngel Caldas i Bosch, 98, Spanish Roman Catholic priest.[34]
- Ambrogio Colombo, 86, Italian racing cyclist.[35]
- Juan Carlos Distéfano, 92, Argentine sculptor.[36]
- Branislav Drobnjak, 65, Montenegrin footballer (Budućnost Titograd, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje, Yugoslavia national team).[37]
- Gilbert Kanyankore, 72, Rwandan football manager (Vital'O, APR, national team).[38]
- Taizo Kawada, 82, Japanese golf critic and designer.[39]
- Richard Lerblance, 80, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2002–2003) and Senate (2003–2012).[40]
- Leung Choi-yuen, 75, Hong Kong television producer.[41]
- Juan Carlos Lomeña, 72, Spanish politician, deputy (1991–1993), mayor of Coín (1993–1995).[42]
- Thomas W. Luce III, 86, American government official, cardiac arrest.[43]
- Leonid Margolin, 68, Russian musician.[44]
- Māzin Mubārak, 95, Syrian writer.[45]
- Horacio Muratore, 74, Argentine basketball executive, president of the FIBA (2014–2019).[46] (death announced on this date)
- Bill Oddie, 85, English wildlife presenter (Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie) and comedian (The Goodies).[47]
- Sabri Al-Ramahi, 78, Iraqi television host.[48]
- Albert Sorensen, 94, American politician, member of the Iowa Senate (1991–1997).[49]
24
- Akbar Abdi, 65, Iranian actor (The Tenants, Mother, Ekhrajiha), heart attack.[50]
- Sumarjati Arjoso, 80, Indonesian politician, MP (2009–2014, 2018–2019).[51]
- Günter Bannas, 74, German journalist (FAZ).[52]
- Richard Brickhouse, 87, American racing driver (NASCAR), Talladega 500 winner (1969).[53]
- Chun Yong-taek, 88, South Korean politician, MP (1996–2004), minister of national defense (1998–1999).[54]
- Jackie Cline, 66, American football player (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions).[55]
- Thomas Handgrätinger, 83, German Catholic priest, abbot-general of the Premonstratensians (2003–2018).[56]
- Gunther von Hagens, 81, German anatomist, inventor of plastination, cerebral haemorrhage complicated by Parkinson's disease.[57]
- Sir John Henry, 94, New Zealand jurist, judge of the Court of Appeal (1991–2004).[58]
- John Horam, Baron Horam, 87, British politician, member of Parliament (1970–1983, 1992–2010) and the House of Lords (since 2013), complications from a fall.[59]
- Menase Robert Kambu, 76, Indonesian politician, mayor of Jayapura (2000–2010).[60]
- Fred Kemp, 80, English footballer (Halifax Town, Southampton, Blackpool).[61] (death announced on this date)
- Lou Koller, 59, American punk rock singer (Sick of It All), esophageal cancer.[62] (death announced on this date)
- Ian McDonald, 93, Trinidadian-born Guyanese poet and writer.[63]
- Lamine Merbah, 79, Algerian filmmaker.[64]
- Loren Nerell, 65, American composer.[65] (death announced on this date)
- Mary de Rachewiltz, 101, Italian-American writer (Discretions) and poet.[66]
- Carmelo Scoma, 95, Italian politician, mayor of Palermo (1976–1978).[67]
- Suco, 87, Spanish footballer (Racing Ferrol, Barcelona, Valencia).[68]
- Kalilou Traoré, 38, Malian footballer (Istra 1961, Real Bamako, national team), traffic collision.[69]
- Achito Vivas, 92, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Pereira, national team), kidney failure.[70]
- Zhang Yutai, 80, Chinese politician.[71]
23
- M. Basri, 83, Indonesian football manager (Persiba Bantul, national team).[72]
- Oleg Bolotin, 87, Russian politician, member of the Volgograd Oblast Duma (1998–2009).[73]
- Karen Busby, 67, Canadian lawyer and feminist author.[74]
- Jury Chaščavacki, 78, Belarusian film director and screenwriter (Kalinovski Square).[75]
- Hope Clarke, 85, American actress (A Piece of the Action, Seventeen Again, Rustin).[76]
- Annie Courtney, Northern Irish politician, member of the Derry City Council (1985–2005) and MLA (2000–2003).[77]
- Patricia Donlon, 83, Irish librarian and academic.[78]
- Hanna Drul, 65, Ukrainian ceramics artist, cancer.[79]
- Keigo Higashino, 68, Japanese author (The Devotion of Suspect X, Journey Under the Midnight Sun), colorectal cancer.[80]
- Pavel Jungwirth, 60, Czech physical chemist, suicide.[81]
- Elmer MacKay, 89, Canadian politician, MP (1971–1983, 1984–1993).[82]
- Clemente Marconi, 60, Italian-American archaeologist and art historian.[83]
- Adela Mărculescu, 87, Romanian actress (Sept hommes et une garce).[84]
- K. Ali Kutty Musliyar, 81, Indian Islamic scholar.[85]
- Shanthie Naidoo, 91, South African anti-apartheid activist.[86]
- Thembeni Nxangisa, South African politician, Free State MPL (since 2019).[87] (death announced on this date)
- Kōzō Okamoto, 78, Japanese-Lebanese communist militant and mass murderer (Lod Airport massacre).[88]
- Vasily Parkhomchuk, 79, Russian physicist.[89]
- Dame Helene Quilter, 73, New Zealand public servant.[90]
- Asteryth Sloane, 26, British composer and poet.[91] (death announced on this date)
- Osvaldo Tozzi, 95, Italian politician, president of the Province of Pisa (1986–1990).[92]
- Antonio Trebiciani, 88, Italian football coach (AS Roma).[93]
22
- Alambadi, 90, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1996–2007, since 2012).[94]
- Purificação Araújo, 99, Portuguese obstetrician and gynecologist.[95]
- Eiji Bandō, 86, Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons) and entertainer, heart failure.[96]
- Luiz Carlos Barreto, 98, Brazilian film producer (Four Days in September, The Priest and the Girl, Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle) and screenwriter, pneumonia.[97]
- Frank Barrow, 83, English rugby league player (St Helens, Leigh) and coach (Swinton).[98]
- Bruno Betancor, 22, Uruguayan footballer (Peñarol), cardiac arrest.[99]
- Émile Constant Bombet, 85, Ivorian politician.[100]
- David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, 96, British aristocrat and pottery designer.[101]
- Shir-Mohammad Espandar, 98, Iranian musician.[102]
- Fernando, 72, Brazilian footballer (Santos, Londrina, Guarani).[103]
- Axel Ganz, 88, German journalist (Bunte, Gruner + Jahr).[104]
- Vratislav Hlavatý, 91, Czech artist, graphic designer and illustrator.[105]
- Huang Zhiquan, 84, Chinese politician, governor of Jiangxi (2001–2006).[106]
- Celina Jesionowska, 92, Polish athlete, Olympic bronze medalist (1960).[107]
- Oliver Jones, 91, Canadian jazz pianist.[108]
- Kim Jong-im, 90–91, North Korean politician.[109] (death announced on this date)
- Valentín Lavín Romero, c. 40, Mexican politician, municipal president of Temoac (2019–2021, since 2024), shot.[110]
- Paddy McNally, 88, British businessman and racing driver.[111]
- Omololu Meroyi, 76, Nigerian politician, senator (1999–2003).[112]
- Chris Murphy, 58, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (2011–2026).[113]
- Ingar Tore Narvhus, 98, Norwegian air force general, chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (1978–1981).[114]
- Barbara L. Nichols, 87, American nurse and administrator, president of the American Nurses Association (1978–1982).[115]
- Luís Represas, 69, Portuguese singer and composer.[116]
- Chuck Russell, 74, American film director (The Mask, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Scorpion King), producer and screenwriter.[117]
- Semere Russom, 82, Eritrean politician and diplomat, ambassador to the United States (1997–2001).[118]
- Greg Sewell, 93, Australian football player (Essendon) and coach (Kyneton, Essendon).[119]
- Heinz Stücke, 86, German long-distance cyclist.[120]
- Wang Quanying, 105, Chinese Red Army soldier, last living female soldier of the Long March.[121]
- Haim Yavin, 93, Israeli television anchor (Channel 1) and documentary filmmaker (The Land of the Settlers).[122]
21
- Anicia Berton, 50, Martiniquais environmental and social activist, cancer.[123]
- Béla Bodó, 67, Hungarian hurdler.[124]
- Scott Brown, 69, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).[125]
- Mitch Byrd, 63, American comic book artist (Green Lantern: Mosaic, The Hero System Bestiary), heart attack.[126]
- Jordan Devey, 38, American football player (New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs), suicide.[127]
- Pippo Di Marca, 86, Italian actor (The Traitor) and theatre director, suicide by jumping.[128]
- Brian Doerksen, 60, Canadian Christian singer-songwriter (Hungry, Holy God), cancer.[129]
- Charles Gaines, 84, American writer (Pumping Iron), co-inventor of paintball.[130]
- Fatih Khan Gazioğlu, 45, German-born Turkish murder suspect (2026 Stade shooting), suicide.[131]
- Stephen Gollogly, 41, Irish Gaelic footballer (Monaghan).[132]
- Kaylee Hottle, 18, American actress (Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire), traffic collision.[133]
- Olivera Katarina, 86, Serbian actress (I Even Met Happy Gypsies, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment, Death and the Dervish) and singer.[134]
- Kim Hyeong-gwang, 91, South Korean politician, MP (1979–1980, 1985–1988).[135]
- Taras Loshak, 46, Ukrainian sopilka craftsman.[136]
- Bill McGlaughlin, 82, American composer and radio host (Exploring Music, Saint Paul Sunday), cardiac arrest.[137]
- Fernando Menezes, 74, Portuguese lawyer and politician, president (2000–2008) and member of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores (1992–2008).[138]
- Tofig Mirzoyev, 94, Azerbaijani actor (The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina, Nesimi).[139]
- Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas, 91, Colombian musician and composer (El camino de la vida).[140]
- Edgar C. Otálvora, 66, Venezuelan journalist and historian.[141]
- Anne Russell, 103, American actress (Hello, Dolly!, Mame).[142]
- Ruby Kless Sondock, 100, American judge, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (1982).[143]
- Jean-Marc Sylvestre, 79, French journalist (TF1, i>Télé, RT France).[144]
- Olaf Tufte, 50, Norwegian rower, Olympic champion (2004, 2008).[145]
- Josep Vallverdú, 103, Spanish Catalan writer and linguist.[146]
- Erwin Vandendaele, 81, Belgian football player (Club Brugge, national team) and manager (Gent).[147]
- James Woolsey, 84, American lawyer, U.S. under secretary of the Navy (1977–1979) and director of central intelligence (1993–1995), stroke.[148]
20
- Ahn Dong-seon, 90, South Korean politician, MP (1985–1988, 1992–2004).[149]
- Charlie Brueckman, 90, American football player (Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Chargers).[150]
- Chang Chang-sun, 84, South Korean wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (1964).[151]
- Philippe Chaulet, 83, French Guadeloupean politician, member of the National Assembly (1993–2002) and mayor of Bouillante (1984–2005).[152]
- Daniele Compatangelo, 50, Italian journalist (Sky, Il Secolo XIX, La7).[153]
- David R. Cooke, 88, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP (1985–1990).[154]
- Françoise Coquet, 83, French television producer and screenwriter, complications from dementia with Lewy bodies.[155]
- Vibert Cornwall, 87, Vincentian jazz singer.[156]
- Günther Czichon, 96, German politician, member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen (1967–1975, 1983–1984), member of the Senate of Bremen (1979–1983).[157]
- Amor Deloso, 87, Filipino politician, governor of Zambales (1986–1998, 2007–2010, 2016–2019).[158]
- John C. Dvorak, 80, American tech writer and broadcaster.[159]
- Werner Enke, 85, German film actor and screenwriter.[160]
- Mircea M. Ionescu, 80, Romanian playwright and sports commentator.[161]
- John Jansen, 78, Canadian politician, British Columbia MLA (1986–1991).[162]
- Eddie Joyal, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wings).[163]
- Kevin Keegan, 75, English football player (Liverpool, national team) and manager (Newcastle United), stomach cancer.[164]
- Joachim Kerzel, 84, German voice actor (The Great Cheese Robbery, WALL-E).[165]
- Roland Korn, 96, German architect.[166]
- Carl Kunasek, 94, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1973–1983), member (1983–1989) and president (1987–1989) of the Arizona Senate.[167]
- Terry Lewis, 90, British politician, MP (1983–2005).[168]
- David Lucas, 58, Spanish politician, secretary of state for transport (2023), senator (2016–2019), and mayor of Móstoles (2015–2018), cancer.[169]
- Francesco Massaro, 90, Italian film director (Il generale dorme in piedi, Il lupo e l'agnello, Private Affairs).[170]
- Sir Christopher Ondaatje, 93, Sri Lankan-born Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist and Olympic bobsledder (1964).[171]
- Zale Parry, 93, American scuba diver and actress (Kingdom of the Sea, Sea Hunt, Tillamook Treasure).[172]
- Dmitry Podnozov, 64, Russian actor (Heart of the World, Seven Invisible Men), cancer.[173]
- John A. Polk, 77, American politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (2012–2026).[174]
- Hans Roordink, 82, Dutch footballer (Enschedese Boys, Twente, Heracles).[175]
- Derek Ryder, 79, English footballer (Rochdale, Southport, Cardiff City).[176] (death announced on this date)
- Hany Shenouda, 83, Egyptian composer, arranger and musician.[177]
- Daniel Siad, 68, Swedish-French modeling scout.[178]
- Edwin Smith, 92, English cricketer (Derbyshire).[179] (death announced on this date)
- Alexis Stamatis, 66, Greek writer.[180]
- Claudio Strunz, 59, Argentine thrash metal drummer (Hermética, Malón).[181]
- Dana Tapalagă, 57, Romanian actress (Beyond the Hills), cancer.[182]
- Rang Thurapon, 69, Thai politician, MP (since 2023).[183]
- Eva Viežnaviec, 54, Belarusian writer and journalist, cancer.[184]
19
- Christine Borland, 60, Scottish artist.[185]
- Holger Brück, 78, German football player (KSV Hessen Kassel, Hertha Berlin) and manager (KSV Hessen Kassel).[186]
- Dixon Dern, 97, American attorney.[187]
- John Droney, 79, American politician.[188]
- Toshiaki Fushimi, 50, Japanese keirin cyclist, Olympic silver medalist (2004), traffic collision.[189]
- Patrick Gleeson, 91, American composer and musician.[190]
- Sidney H. Griffith, 87–88, American academic (Catholic University of America).[191]
- Richard Heinberg, 75, American journalist and ecologist, pancreatic cancer.[192]
- Philippe Josse, 65, French civil servant, member of the Conseil d'État (since 2011).[193]
- Gregory Karotemprel, 93, Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic hierarch, bishop of Rajkot (1983–2010).[194]
- Venceslas Kruta, 86, French archaeologist and historian.[195]
- Vladimir Kuznetsov, 81, Russian Olympic cyclist (1968, 1972).[196]
- Peter Lassally, 93, German-born American television producer (The Tonight Show).[197]
- Jim Lindsey, 81, American football player (Minnesota Vikings).[198]
- Antonio Martínez Aneiros, 93, Spanish politician and priest, member of the Parliament of Galicia (1985–1989).[199]
- Carlos Miguens Bemberg, 77, Argentine brewer and mining industry executive, cancer.[200]
- Jennifer Monserrate, 56, Indian politician, Goa MLA (since 2012).[201]
- Israel Pincas, 91, Bulgarian-born Israeli poet.[202]
- Nikolay Ryabushenko, 64, Russian politician, Altai Krai MLA (2004–2008).[203]
- Winfried Schittges, 79, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1990–2017).[204]
- Christopher Senyonjo, 94, Ugandan Anglican bishop and LGBT rights campaigner.[205]
- Dale Steele, 70, American college football coach (Campbell Fighting Camels), cancer.[206]
- Morley Torgov, 98, Canadian novelist and humorist.[207]
- Thony Wissmar, 55, Swedish businessman, traffic collision.[208]
- Esmaeil Yaghmaei, 84, Iranian archaeologist and writer.[209]
- Jaroslav Zvěřina, 83, Czech politician, MEP (2004–2009) and MP (1996–2004).[210]
18
- Sergei Agashkov, 63, Turkmen football player (SKA Rostov-on-Don, Torpedo Moscow) and manager (FShM Moscow).[211] (death announced on this date)
- Joseph Algazy, 87, Israeli historian and journalist (Haaretz, Le Monde diplomatique).[212]
- Moses Ali, 87, Ugandan military officer and politician, deputy prime minister (1989–1991, 2013–2026).[213]
- Gianni Cazzola, 88, Italian jazz drummer, heart attack.[214]
- John Chittick, 88, Australian Olympic hurdler (1956, 1960).[215]
- Zdeněk Chovanec, 21, Czech-Portuguese-Venezuelan racing driver (FIA Formula 3).[216]
- Chen Gang, 91, Chinese composer (Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto).[217]
- Jayden Dalke, 30, Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders), traffic collision.[218]
- Terence Donovan, 90, British-born Australian actor (Home and Away, Neighbours, Breaker Morant).[219]
- Scott Dureau, 39, Australian rugby league player (Newcastle Knights, Catalans Dragons), brain cancer.[220]
- Salah Farzit, 73, Tunisian singer and composer.[221]
- Jennifer Finch, 59, American musician (L7), songwriter ("Everglade") and photographer, brain cancer.[222]
- Stanisław Gomułka, 85, Polish economist and academic.[223]
- Chennamma Deve Gowda, 89, Indian political figure, spouse of the prime minister (1996–1997), cardiac arrest.[224]
- Jim Gilstrap, 79, American soul singer ("Swing Your Daddy").[225]
- Michael Hendricks, 84, American-Canadian gay rights advocate, assisted suicide.[226]
- Kenneth Jeyaretnam, 67, Singaporean politician and hedge fund manager.[227]
- Kim Joong-wi, 86, South Korean politician, MP (1985–2000), minister of the environment (1994–1995).[228]
- Tim Murphy, 73, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2003–2017) and Pennsylvania Senate (1996–2003), heart attack.[229]
- Margot Pareja, 101, Venezuelan actress (Emilia).[230]
- Hannah Rapp, 26, American featherweight boxer (WBC), traffic collision.[231]
- Bruno Recoura, 78, French basketball player (ASVEL Basket, national team) and coach (Élan Chalon).[232]
- Clint Reilly, 79, American real estate investor and newspaper publisher (San Francisco Examiner).[233]
- Denny Sanford, 90, American banker and philanthropist, founder of First Premier Bank.[234]
- Sergey Sholokhov, 67, Russian film critic, journalist and television presenter.[235]
- Edward Stourton, 68, British broadcaster and presenter (Sunday, Today), prostate cancer.[236]
- Tony Thorpe, 80, English guitarist and singer (The Rubettes).[237] (death announced on this date)
- Duane Ward, 62, American baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves), World Series champion (1992, 1993).[238]
17
- Arvi Altmäe, 83, Estonian architect and academic.[239]
- Osvaldo Bagnoli, 91, Italian football player (AC Milan) and manager (Hellas Verona, Inter Milan).[240]
- Germain Berthé, 32, Malian footballer (Horoya AC, Real Bamako, national team).[241]
- Sir Bill Birch, 92, New Zealand politician, MP (1972–1999), minister of energy (1978–1984) and finance (1993–1999).[242]
- Primrose Bogatsu, South African politician, North West MPL (since 2023).[243]
- Melvin R. Brown, 88, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (2007–2017).[244]
- Gabriel Antonio Camilo González, 88, Dominican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of La Vega (1992–2015).[245]
- Freddy Cannon, 89, American singer ("Tallahassee Lassie", "Palisades Park"), cancer.[246]
- Louis Champagne, 78, Canadian talk radio personality.[247]
- Richard J. Estes, 84, American academic.[248]
- William Gehrlein, 80, American academic and researcher.[249]
- Graeme Gilbert, 76, Australian radio presenter (2SM, Super Radio Network) and politician, leukaemia.[250]
- Oh Jang-seop, 79, South Korean politician, MP (1992–1996, 1997–2004), minister of construction and transport (2001).[251]
- Clément Schertzinger, 89, French sporting director, president of FICEP (2003–2009).[252]
- Sir Garfield Sobers, 89, Barbadian cricketer (Nottinghamshire, South Australia, West Indies).[253]
- Tohjiro, 70, Japanese adult video director and screenwriter.[254]
- Vladimir Ukhalkin, 75, Russian politician, mayor of Fryazino (2001–2015).[255]
- Bohumil Vacík, 73, Czech convicted serial killer.[256] (death announced on this date)
- C. D. Wickramaratne, 63, Sri Lankan police officer, inspector general (2020–2023), suicide by gunshot.[257]
16
- Siva Afi, 77, Samoan professional wrestler (WWF), complications from diabetes.[258]
- Enrique Bacigalupo, 88, Argentine-Spanish lawyer and jurist, judge of the Supreme Court of Spain (1987–2011).[259]
- Jaroslav Bánský, 46, Czech mountaineer, fall.[260]
- Johan Baumann, 91, Norwegian dogsledder, politician, and sports administrator, president of the Norwegian Ski Federation (1987–1995).[261]
- Elza Berquó, 100, Brazilian mathematician and statistician.[262]
- Angelo Buccarello, 84, Italian Catholic priest.[263]
- Lattie F. Coor, 89, American university administrator, president of the University of Vermont (1976–1989) and Arizona State University (1990–2002).[264]
- Manuel Doreste, 68, Spanish Olympic sailor (2000).[265]
- Feras Esmaeel, 43, Syrian footballer (Al-Karamah, Zakho, national team), traffic collision.[266]
- Pino Farinotti, 75, Italian film critic, journalist and writer.[267]
- Brenda Fricker, 81, Irish actress (My Left Foot, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, A Time to Kill), Oscar winner (1990).[268]
- Renato Machado, 83, Brazilian newscaster and journalist (TV Globo).[269]
- Rudolph A. Marcus, 102, Canadian-born American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1992).[270]
- Tersia Marshall, 45, South African politician, Mpumalanga MPL (since 2024), traffic collision.[271]
- Chiang C. Mei, 91, American physicist.[272]
- Jean-Jacques Naudo, 67, French rugby league player (Baroudeurs de Pia XIII, XIII Catalan) and gangster.[273]
- Lutz von Padberg, 76, German historian.[274]
- Norman Ravitch, 89, American historian.[275]
- Don Ross, 92, Australian footballer (North Albury, Western Bulldogs).[276]
- Bruce Smith, 82, Australian footballer (Richmond).[277]
- Isamu Sonoda, 79, Japanese judoka, Olympic champion (1976).[278]
- Kristjan Svirgsden, 71, Estonian film director.[279]
- Roland J. Thornhill, 90, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia MLA (1974–1993).[280]
- Patrick Tse, 89, Hong Kong actor (The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Shaolin Soccer, Time), pneumonia.[281]
- René Urtreger, 92, French bebop pianist.[282]
- Alan Walden, 83, American music manager (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis Redding), founder of Capricorn Records.[283]
15
- Ackbar Abbas, 84, Hong Kong literary scholar.[284]
- Jim Corrigall, 80, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts) and coach (Kent State Golden Flashes).[285]
- Don Duguid, 91, Canadian curler, world champion (1970, 1971).[286]
- Vladyslav Duyun, 49, Ukrainian-Russian footballer (Spartak Moscow, Rostselmash, Sokol Saratov), pancreatic cancer.[287]
- John Esposito, 86, American academic and writer (Islam: The Straight Path).[288]
- Romano Garofalo, 84, Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist.[289]
- Ron Hunt, 85, American baseball player (New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos).[290]
- Plas Johnson, 94, American soul-jazz saxophonist.[291]
- John Kirby, 75, American actor (Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder) and coach (Jim Caviezel), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[292]
- Maro Kontou, 92, Greek actress (And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband, Woe to the Young) and politician, MP (1999–2004, 2006–2007), lung cancer.[293]
- Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, 89, British social worker and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1998).[294]
- Jaromír Liďák, 78, Czech ski jumper.[295]
- Ihor Losiev, 71, Ukrainian political scientist and publicist.[296]
- Max O'Halloran, 74, Australian footballer (Footscray, Carlton).[297]
- Piotr Oczko, 53, Polish philologist, art historian and translator.[298]
- Denise Oliver-Velez, 78, American activist and community organizer, cancer.[299]
- Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, 90, Indian Nokkuvidya puppeteer.[300]
- Guy Scott, 82, Zambian politician, acting president (2014–2015), vice president (2011–2014), and twice MP.[301]
- Seputla Sebogodi, 63, South African actor (Generations, Rhythm City, Scandal!), complications from diabetes.[302]
- Hal Williams, 91, American actor (227, Sanford and Son, Private Benjamin).[303]
14
- Elsa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (Midnight, A Decent Woman, Giant).[304]
- Margarita Andrey, 99, Spanish actress (They Always Return at Dawn, His Heart Awake, Devil's Roundup).[305]
- Elena Baranová, 80, Slovak linguist and philologist.[306]
- Alexander Barsukov, 71, Russian politician, Republic of Karelia MLA (1998–2002, 2006–2011).[307] (death announced on this date)
- Markus Beierle, 54, German footballer (SSV Ulm, MSV Duisburg, Eintracht Frankfurt).[308]
- Wolfgang Brase, 87, German footballer (Eintracht Braunschweig).[309]
- Sitesh Ranjan Deb, 75, Bangladeshi wildlife conservationist.[310]
- Márton Flander, 41, Hungarian triathlete.[311]
- Cees Geel, 61, Dutch actor (Simon, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Too Fat Too Furious), cardiac arrest.[312]
- Ramachandra Gowda, 87, Indian politician, Karnataka MLC (1988–2018).[313]
- Rodney Holmes, 59, American drummer (Santana).[314]
- Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, 83, Indian politician, Jammu & Kashmir MLA (1987–2002).[315]
- Dave Kendall, 68, British television personality (120 Minutes), disc jockey (SiriusXM), and journalist.[316] (death announced on this date)
- Galina Kukleva, 53, Russian biathlete, Olympic champion (1998) and three-time world champion.[317]
- José Legrá, 83, Cuban-born Spanish boxer, WBC featherweight champion (1968–1969, 1972–1973).[318]
- Little Gerhard, 92, Swedish singer, musician and songwriter ("Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård?").[319]
- Todi Llupi, 78, Albanian actor (Amnesty).[320]
- Hans Michael Maitzen, 83, Austrian astronomer.[321]
- Janice McNair, 89, American football executive (Houston Texans).[322]
- Fantan Mojah, 49, Jamaican reggae singer, heart complications.[323]
- Azucena Mora, 80, Ecuadorian theater and television actress.[324]
- Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy, 73, Indian politician, MP (1999–2004) and Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1994), kidney disease.[325]
- John E. Steele, 77, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (since 2000).[326]
- Neliana Tersigni, 81, Italian journalist (TG3).[327]
- Lee Underwood, 87–88, American musician and journalist.[328]
- William Wisher Jr., 71, American screenwriter (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Judge Dredd, Exorcist: The Beginning).[329]
13
- Alcides Bernal, 60, Brazilian politician, Mato Grosso do Sul MLA (2011–2013) and mayor of Campo Grande (2013–2014, 2015–2016).[330]
- John Berne, 72, Northern Irish-born Australian rugby league (South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) and union (national team) player, complications from dementia.[331]
- Mike Browning, 62, American musician (Morbid Angel, Nocturnus).[332]
- Pedro Ignacio Calderón, 92, Argentine musician and conductor.[333]
- Joe Caldwell, 97, American television writer (Dark Shadows, NBC Matinee Theater, The Secret Storm).[334]
- Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, 74, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2024), cancer.[335]
- Doru de la Constanța, 44, Romanian manele singer.[336]
- Jean-François Coste, 75, French sailor.[337] (death announced on this date)
- Jameson Currier, 70, American writer.[338]
- Marcel Deneux, 97, French politician, senator (1995–2014).[339]
- Barry Dickins, 76, Australian author, artist and actor.[340]
- Rob Dieperink, 38, Dutch football referee (Eredivisie, UEFA Euro 2024).[341] (body discovered on this date)
- Fred Dudley, 81, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1986–1998).[342]
- Denyse Émond, 98, Canadian actress and comedian, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[343]
- Melaine Favennec, 75, French singer and musician.[344]
- Georg Ferstl, 89, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Styria (2000–2005).[345]
- Giuseppe Galtarossa, 88, Italian footballer (Treviso, Mestrina, Prato).[346]
- Gérald Guillemin, 77–78, French organ builder.[347]
- Hervé Hasquin, 83, Belgian historian and politician, minister-president of the French Community (1999–2004).[348]
- Jo Wan-kyu, 98, South Korean politician, minister of education (1992–1993).[349]
- Kim Ha-soo, 67, South Korean politician, mayor of Cheongdo County (2022–2026).[350]
- Charlie King, 83, American football player (Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals).[351]
- Dudley Laufman, 95, American contra dance caller and musician.[352]
- Manfred Manglitz, 86, German footballer (MSV Duisburg, 1. FC Köln, West Germany national team).[353]
- Sir Sam Neill, 78, Northern Irish-born New Zealand actor (Jurassic Park, The Piano, Event Horizon), pneumonia.[354]
- Viorel Oancea, 81, Romanian politician and major general, mayor of Timișoara (1992–1996).[355]
- Pat Oliphant, 90, Australian-born American political cartoonist (The Denver Post, The Washington Star), Pulitzer Prize winner (1967).[356]
- Poomani, 79, Indian novelist (Agnaadi) and poet.[357]
- Raymond Razakarinvony, 98, Malagasy Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Miarinarivo (1998–2007).[358]
- Nansun Shi, 74, Hong Kong film producer and executive (All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution, Infernal Affairs, The Thousand Faces of Dunjia), multiple organ dysfunction.[359]
- Michael Stürmer, 87, German historian.[360]
- Harry Swinney, 87, American physicist.[361]
12
- Scott Bryce, 68, American actor (As the World Turns, Visions of Murder, Murphy Brown), esophageal and stomach cancer.[362]
- Kent Carpenter, 73, American marine biologist, shot.[363]
- Gariba II, 87, Ghanaian traditional ruler.[364]
- Luis Goytisolo, 91, Spanish novelist, member of the Royal Spanish Academy.[365]
- John Hamm, 88, Canadian politician, premier of Nova Scotia (1999–2006).[366]
- H. Hanumanthappa, 94, Indian politician, MP (1982–2000).[367]
- Cronwell Jara, 76, Peruvian writer and poet.[368]
- Josef Kompalla, 90, Polish-German ice hockey player (Gwardia Katowice, GKS Katowice) and three-time Olympic referee (1976–1984).[369]
- Günter Kuntz, 87, German footballer (VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen, Austria Wien).[370]
- Gilda Love, 100, Spanish drag queen.[371]
- Serge Malenfant, Canadian painter and muralist.[372]
- Mary Morello, 102, American activist, founder of Parents for Rock and Rap.[373]
- Rui Resende, 88, Brazilian actor (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Roque Santeiro).[374]
- Gennady Russkikh, 81, Russian politician, Kirov Oblast MLA (1997–2017).[375]
- Luis Sanguino, 91, Spanish sculptor.[376]
- Fernando Scarpa, 79, Italian footballer (Potenza).[377]
- Chris Scheuer, 73, Austrian comic book author and illustrator.[378]
- Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, 94, Bangladeshi barrister and politician, acting president (2002), minister of education (1991–1996), and speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (2001–2009).[379]
- Mary Otis Stevens, 98, American architect.[380]
- Péter Szolnoki, 56, Hungarian singer.[381]
- Vernon Taylor, 88, American rockabilly singer.[382]
- Temon Templar, 59, Indonesian actor and comedian (Jawara, Menolak Talak).[383]
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, 74, Qatari royal, emir (1995–2013).[384]
- Gita Upadhyay, 87, Indian writer and translator.[385]
- Karl Weber, 90, German politician, MP (1969–1980), member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (1980–1992).[386]
- David Willey, 93, British journalist (BBC, Reuters), heart failure.[387]
- Syed Yasin, 69, Indian politician, Karnataka MLA (1999–2004, 2008–2013).[388]
- George Zack, 90, American orchestral conductor (Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra).[389]
11
- Jayden Adams, 25, South African footballer (Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns, national team).[390]
- Domenico Adinolfi, 80, Italian boxer and actor.[391]
- Paul Atkins, 57, Australian footballer (Sydney Swans), traffic collision.[392]
- Ken Bates, 94, British football executive and hotelier, chairman of Chelsea (1982–2003) and Leeds United (2005–2012).[393]
- Peppino di Capri, 86, Italian singer-songwriter ("Un grande amore e niente più", "Champagne") and pianist.[394]
- Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, 101, British trade unionist and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1998–2026).[395]
- Robert W. Cole, 95, American conductor, complications from a stroke.[396]
- Albert Derolez, 91, Belgian librarian and medievalist.[397]
- Yahiya Emerick, 55, American author and scholar.[398]
- Bob Farrell, 77, American Christian musician and songwriter (Farrell and Farrell).[399]
- Leon Fuller, 87, American football coach (Texas Longhorns, Colorado State Rams).[400]
- Lindsey Graham, 71, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (since 2003) and House of Representatives (1995–2003), aortic dissection complicated by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.[401]
- Hans Ewald Hansen, 82, Danish footballer (B.1901, national team).[402]
- Dave Hensman, 63, Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and priest.[403]
- Jun Isezaki, 90, Japanese potter and ceramicist.[404]
- S. Janaki, 88, Indian playback singer (16 Vayathinile, Oppol, Sitaara).[405]
- Lenzman, 47, Dutch drum and bass producer, kidney cancer.[406]
- Karl Lovell, 48, New Zealand rugby league player (Parramatta Eels, Sheffield Eagles, Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants), lung cancer.[407]
- Edward Lucie-Smith, 93, Jamaican-born English writer, poet and art critic (Censoring the Body, British Poetry since 1945).[408]
- Manú, 43, Portuguese footballer (Marítimo, Legia Warsaw, Alverca), traffic collision.[409]
- Dermot Murnaghan, 68, English television presenter (Eggheads) and news reporter (Sky News, BBC News), prostate cancer.[410]
- Horia Nestorescu-Bălcești, 87, Romanian journalist and museographer.[411]
- Jean-Paul Pigasse, 86, French journalist, director-general of ADIAC (since 1997).[412]
- Antonio Rattín, 89, Argentine footballer (Boca Juniors, national team).[413]
- Valery Serov, 86, Russian politician, chairman of the State Committee for Construction (1989–1991).[414]
- Yuri Smirnov, 87, Russian actor.[415]
- Gunter Stein, 84, American electrical engineer.[416]
- Susumu Tonegawa, 86, Japanese biologist (V(D)J recombination), Nobel Prize laureate (1987).[417]
- Bruno Torri, 94, Italian film critic and historian.[418]
- Héctor Valle, 85, Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers).[419]
- Sombun Wanchaithanawong, 89, Thai politician, MP (1988–2011).[420]
10
- Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov, 74, Bulgarian cosmonaut (Mir EP-2).[421]
- Michael Aspinall, 86, British opera singer and musicologist.[422]
- Jordi Borja Sebastià, 85, Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1980–1984).[423]
- Cid Saboia de Carvalho, 90, Brazilian politician, senator (1987–1995).[424]
- Chezhiyan, 57, Indian cinematographer (Kalloori, Paradesi, To Let).[425]
- Chua Mia Tee, 94, Chinese-born Singaporean painter, pneumonia.[426]
- Roland Collombin, 75, Swiss Olympic alpine skier (1972), throat and liver cancer.[427]
- Rachmad Gobel, 63, Indonesian politician, minister of trade (2014–2015).[428]
- Mariazelle Goonetilleke, 68, Sri Lankan singer and musician.[429]
- Josh Grisetti, 44, American actor (It Shoulda Been You, Camelot, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), suicide.[430]
- Ralph Hemecker, 65, American television director (Blue Bloods, Once Upon a Time, The Flash).[431]
- Derryn Hinch, 82, New Zealand-born Australian media personality (Hinch Live) and politician, senator (2016–2019).[432]
- Đorđe Kadijević, 93, Serbian film director (Vuk Karadžić, The Gifts of My Cousin Maria, Leptirica), screenwriter and art critic.[433]
- Sharaf Uddin Khashru, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996).[434]
- Enrique Krauss, 94, Chilean politician, twice deputy, minister of economy (1968–1969) and the interior (1990–1994).[435]
- Mike Larnach, 73, Scottish footballer (Clydebank, Motherwell, Ayr United).[436]
- Albert Mamy, 86, French politician, mayor of Sorèze (1977–2020), deputy (1986–1988).[437]
- Kinu Rochford, 35, American basketball player (Cheshire Phoenix, Plymouth Raiders, Þór Þorlákshöfn), shot.[438]
- Eva Røine, 97, Norwegian psychologist and actress (Trine!).[439]
- Doug Stahl, 63, American professional wrestler.[440]
- Ahmet Telli, 79, Turkish poet.[441]
- Peter von Möllendorff, 63, German classical philologist.[442]
- Wai Ching Ho, 82, Hong Kong actress (Daredevil, Iron Fist, Turning Red), complications from a stroke.[443]
- Mark B. Wise, 72, Canadian-American theoretical physicist.[444]
9
- Augustine Obiora Akubeze, 69, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Benin City (since 2011).[445]
- José Bada Panillo, 97, Spanish politician, minister of culture and education of Aragon (1983–1987).[446]
- Ladislau Balanov, 58, Romanian water polo player (CSA Steaua București, national team).[447]
- Nam-nguen Boonnak, 86, Thai actress (Bad Romeo).[448]
- Dino Bruni, 94, Italian road racing cyclist, Olympic silver medalist (1952).[449]
- Max Eiselin, 94, Swiss expedition leader (Dhaulagiri).[450]
- Clara Ester, 78, American United Methodist minister and civil rights activist (Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.).[451]
- Rudolf Friedrich, 90, German politician, member of the Landtag of Hesse (1974–2003).[452]
- Kimitaka Fujino, 78, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (2003–2007).[453]
- Eddie Goldenberg, 77, Canadian lawyer and writer, cancer.[454]
- Patricia Greene, 95, English actress (The Archers, Crossroads, The Kitchen).[455]
- Claude Halmos, 80, French psychoanalyst and essayist.[456]
- Renaud Hardy, 64, Belgian convicted serial killer, heart failure.[457]
- Calvin Hayes, 63, British musician (Johnny Hates Jazz).[458]
- Don Iwerks, 96, American entertainment executive (Disney, SimEx-Iwerks).[459]
- Yuri Karlikanov, 74, Russian politician, Chelyabinsk Oblast MLA (2005–2025).[460]
- Jean-Louis Lechat, 83, Belgian journalist and comic book writer.[461]
- Pepe León, 90, Spanish sporting executive, three-time president of Real Betis.[462]
- Lee Yeon-suk, 90, South Korean politician, MP (2000–2004).[463]
- Barbara Ling, 73, American production designer (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Michael, Batman Forever), Oscar winner (2020), cancer.[464]
- Randolph Mantooth, 80, American actor (Emergency!, Loving, The City), complications from pneumonia.[465]
- Takao Mikami, 92, Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors (1989–1995).[466]
- Kathy Muehlemann, 76, American painter, pancreatic cancer.[467]
- Bruce Mwape, 66, Zambian football manager (women's national team).[468]
- Rafael Antonio Niño, 76, Colombian road racing cyclist.[469]
- Olev Raju, 78, Estonian politician, MP (1995–2003).[470]
- Assaf Razin, 85, Israeli economist, academic and author.[471]
- Lillian Roberts, 98, American union leader.[472]
- Karol Stopa, 78, Polish sports commentator.[473]
- Peter Van Norden, 75, American actor (The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, The Accused, The Stand).[474]
8
- Ben Arredondo, 79, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2011–2012).[475]
- Asger Baunsbak-Jensen, 94, Danish politician, MP (1984).[476]
- Ron Beattie, 72, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).[477]
- Theo Burrell, 39, British antiques expert, glioblastoma.[478]
- Jesper Bøje Christensen, 81, Danish harpsichordist and music researcher.[479]
- Luigi Colombo, 88, Italian journalist and television presenter.[480]
- Rodney Franklin, 67, American jazz pianist and composer ("The Groove").[481]
- Wally Funk, 87, American aviator and commercial astronaut.[482]
- Dieter Gerhardt, 90, South African naval officer and spy.[483]
- Reli German, 86, Filipino activist and public relations specialist.[484]
- Sylvie Grare, French heavy metal singer.[485]
- Greg Hawthorne, 69, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts), Super Bowl champion (1980).[486]
- Béla Kádár, 92, Hungarian economist and politician, MP (1994–1998).[487]
- Harris Katleman, 97, American television producer (Salvage 1, The Don Rickles Show, From Here to Eternity).[488]
- Oleksandr Kolesnikov, 76, Ukrainian politician, governor of Poltava Oblast (1998–1999).[489]
- Ella Laboriel, 81, Mexican singer and actress.[490]
- Jack Latvala, 74, American politician, member of the Florida Senate (1994–2002, 2010–2018).[491]
- Martin Matoušek, 53, Czech operatic baritone, aortic rupture.[492]
- Dame Deirdre Milne, 87, New Zealand barrister.[493]
- José Luis Monge Recalde, 91–92, Spanish politician, senator (1977–1982), member of the Parliament of Navarre (1983–1987).[494]
- Gabriel Mureșan, 44, Romanian footballer (CFR Cluj, ASA Târgu Mureș, national team) and politician, mayor of Apold (since 2020), drowned.[495]
- Ole Tom Nord, 85, Norwegian Olympic ski jumper (1960).[496]
- Henry O. Pollak, 98, Austrian-American mathematician (Graham–Pollak theorem, Gilbert–Pollak conjecture).[497]
- Phil Regan, 89, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs) and manager (Baltimore Orioles).[498]
- Paola Revenioti, 68, Greek LGBTQ activist, cancer.[499]
- John Ruf, 58, American sailor, Paralympic bronze medalist (2008).[500]
- Andrée Touré, 91, Guinean first lady (1958–1984).[501]
- Bonnie Tyler, 75, Welsh singer ("Holding Out for a Hero", "Total Eclipse of the Heart", "It's a Heartache"), complications from intestinal surgery.[502]
- Leo van Veen, 80, Dutch football player (FC Utrecht, Ajax, Los Angeles Aztecs) and manager, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[503]
- Ann Widdecombe, 78, British politician, MP (1987–2010), MEP (2019–2020), and minister of state for prisons (1995–1997), blunt force injury.[504]
- Joseph Jules Zerey, 85, Egyptian Melkite Catholic hierarch, protosyncellus of Egypt and Sudan (2001–2008) and Jerusalem (2008–2018).[505]
- Ihor Zvarych, 73, Ukrainian politician, deputy (2006–2007, 2011–2012).[506]
7
- François About, 86, French film director and photographer.[507]
- Dirk Baert, 77, Belgian Olympic road and track cyclist (1968), world champion individual pursuit (1971).[508]
- Tadeusz Baranowski, 81, Polish painter and comic book artist.[509]
- Benedito Ruy Barbosa, 95, Brazilian telenovela writer (Pantanal, O Rei do Gado, Terra Nostra), chronic kidney disease.[510]
- Rhett Bernstein, 38, American soccer player (Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, Mjøndalen IF, Miami FC).[511]
- Girish Bharadwaj, 76, Indian social worker.[512]
- Mikalay Charhinets, 88, Belarusian politician, member of the Council of the Republic (1997–2008).[513]
- Fernando Chumaceiro, 94, Venezuelan politician, deputy (1969–1970).[514]
- Beniamino Di Giacomo, 90, Italian footballer (Napoli, Inter Milan, national team).[515]
- Paul Farrow, 61, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Senate (2012–2015) and Assembly (2010–2012), mucinous adenocarcinoma.[516]
- Arifin Junaidi, 73, Indonesian politician, regent of North Luwu (2010–2015).[517]
- James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, 99, British jurist and politician, Lord Chancellor (1987–1997) and member of the House of Lords (1979–2022).[518]
- Benjamín Medrano Quezada, 59, Mexican politician, municipal president of Fresnillo (2013–2015), shot.[519]
- Megas, 81, Icelandic singer.[520] (death announced on this date)
- Jamil Merrell, 36, American football player (Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles KISS).[521]
- Marc Messier, 78, Canadian actor (Looking for Eternity, Jesus of Montreal, The Wind from Wyoming) and writer.[522]
- Jindřich Mikulec, 98, Czech Olympic gymnast (1952).[523]
- Jan Milld, 82, Swedish editor, debater and author.[524]
- Hans-Werner Müller, 83, German politician, MP (1976–1994), MEP (1977–1979).[525]
- Connor Murphy, 31, American looksmaxxing influencer and bodybuilder, drowned.[526]
- Sharon Dede Padi, 50, Ghanaian painter and poet.[527]
- Joanna Pettet, 83, English actress (Casino Royale, The Night of the Generals, The Evil).[528]
- Tony Rayns, 77, British writer and film commentator, fall.[529]
- Kommidi Narasimha Reddy, 82, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLA (1978–1985).[530]
- Alan Sader, 86, American actor (Evan Almighty, Lincoln, The Prince of Tides).[531]
- Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, Mexican construction business owner, shot.[532]
- Larry Selders, 44, American politician, member of the Louisiana Senate (since 2025) and House of Representatives (2021–2025), heart aneurysm.[533]
- Siti Chamamah Soeratno, 85, Indonesian academician.[534]
- Tom Sweenie, 80, Scottish footballer (Leicester City, York City).[535]
- William Taylor, 69, English Anglican priest, dean of Portsmouth Cathedral (2000–2002).[536]
- William D. Zabel, 89, American lawyer, complications from Parkinson's disease.[537]
- Shapoor Zadran, 38, Afghan cricketer (Badureliya, Khulna Royal Bengals, national team), hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.[538]
6
- Artashes Alexanyan, 64, Armenian actor.[539]
- Carmelo Cedrún, 95, Spanish football player (Athletic Bilbao, national team) and manager (Celta Vigo).[540]
- Herman Chernoff, 103, American mathematician.[541]
- Kevin Chown, 56, American bass guitarist (Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, Artension, Tarja Turunen).[542]
- George J. Cotliar, 94, American journalist and managing editor (Los Angeles Times).[543]
- Luisa Cunha, 77, Portuguese painter, cancer.[544]
- Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, Australian footballer (Epping).[545]
- John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., 86, American historian.[546]
- Nitzan Gilady, 56, Israeli film director (In Satmar Custody, Jerusalem Is Proud to Present, Wedding Doll).[547]
- Erminio Gius, 88, Italian psychologist and Capuchin priest.[548]
- Bertram Jäger, 96, Austrian politician, member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg (1964–1994).[549]
- George E. Johnson, 99, American hair and cosmetics executive, founder of the Johnson Products Company.[550]
- Louise Lasser, 87, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Bananas, Happiness).[551]
- Alberto Lettieri, 67, Argentine historian and academic, complications from diabetes.[552]
- Saverio "Sonny" Morea, 94, American aerospace engineer and project manager (F-1, J-2, Lunar Roving Vehicle).[553]
- David Emil Mungello, 82, American historian.[554]
- Iivo Nei, 94, Estonian chess grandmaster.[555]
- Vladimir Okrepilov, 82, Russian economist and academic.[556]
- Ivan Petch, 87, Australian politician, New South Wales MLA (1988–1995).[557]
- Chico Simões, 75, Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA (2003–2005).[558]
- Frida Vogels, 96, Dutch writer.[559]
- Paul Wheatbread, 80, American drummer (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap), complications from kidney failure and Alzheimer's disease.[560]
5
- Ahmed Amar, 75, Algerian footballer (USM Bel Abbès, national team).[561]
- Tiziana Aristarco, 66, Italian film and television director (Fuoriclasse).[562]
- Teejan Bai, 69, Indian Pandavani singer.[563]
- Bayern, 15, American Thoroughbred racehorse, complications from hernia surgery.[564]
- Beaky, 81, English musician (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich).[565]
- George Benedek, 97, American physicist.[566]
- Marjan Berk, 93, Dutch writer and actress.[567]
- Boris Chudetsky, 78, Russian politician, deputy (1990–1993).[568]
- Giovanni Fanello, 87, Italian footballer (Catanzaro, Reggiana, 1960 Olympics).[569]
- Renata Ford, 55, Canadian political candidate.[570]
- Johnny Ginger, 92, American television presenter.[571]
- Zihni Göktay, 80, Turkish actor (Kirpi, Tosun Paşa, Ulan İstanbul).[572]
- Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, 85, Bangladeshi writer and academic, president of the Bangla Academy (since 2024).[573]
- Dick Himes, 80, American football player (Green Bay Packers), complications from Parkinson's disease.[574]
- Teet Korsten, 59, Estonian journalist and translator.[575]
- Darrell Jackson, 70, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins).[576]
- Bert de Jong, 80, Dutch politician, member of the Senate (1999–2000).[577]
- Luis Margani, 77, Argentine actor (Crane World, Una noche con Sabrina Love, Loco Fever).[578]
- Eutimio Martino, 101, Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer.[579]
- Christian Moran, 42, English-Korean drummer.[580]
- Taiichirō Nishikawa, 84, Japanese politician, MP (1993–2003).[581]
- Novoa, 82, Spanish football player (Sporting Gijón, Celta) and manager (Espanyol).[582]
- Walt Odets, 79, American psychologist and author.[583]
- Jiří Pták, 80, Czech rower, six-time Olympic competitor (1968–1980, 1988, 1992).[584]
- Piatro Sadoŭski, 85, Belarusian diplomat and politician, MP (1990–2009).[585]
- Adolf Seger, 81, German Olympic wrestler (1972, 1976).[586]
- Andre Omer Siregar, 52, Indonesian diplomat.[587]
- Petr Šmolka, 80, Czech psychologist and marriage counselor.[588]
- Toomas Turb, 69, Estonian middle- and long-distance runner.[589]
- Marc van der Straten, 78, Belgian motorsport team owner (Marc VDS Racing Team).[590]
- Mike Wallace, 83, American historian and author (Greater Gotham), complications from Lewy body dementia.[591]
- Rahel Yohannes, 79, Ethiopian singer and musician.[592]
4
- Leonard Abramson, 93, American managed care founder and executive (U.S. Healthcare).[593]
- Bill Archer, 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–2001) and the Texas House of Representatives (1967–1971).[594]
- Waldemar Borges, 67, Brazilian politician, Pernambuco MLA (since 2011), cancer.[595]
- Adriano Caprioli, 90, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Reggio Emilia–Guastalla (1998–2012).[596]
- Fausto Delle Chiaie, 82, Italian artist.[597]
- Moritz de Hadeln, 85, Swiss film director and film festival organizer.[598]
- Michel El Khoury, 99, Lebanese politician, minister of national defense (1965–1966), governor of Banque du Liban (1978–1983, 1991–1993).[599]
- Robbie Francevic, 84, New Zealand racing driver.[600]
- Stephen Francis, 64, Jamaican athletics coach.[601]
- Fouzia Habib, Pakistani politician, MNA (2008–2013).[602] (death announced on this date)
- Al Holland, 73, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees).[603]
- Kang Hee-sun, 65, South Korean voice actress, colorectal cancer.[604]
- Slaine Kelly, 43, Irish actress (The Tudors, Comedown, Psychosis), cancer.[605]
- Ed King, 89, American minister and civil rights activist.[606]
- Shirley Kitchen, 79, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1987–1988) and Senate (1996–2006).[607]
- Ntuthuko Mahlaba, 44, South African politician, member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature (since 2022), traffic collision.[608]
- Hermann Meyn, 91, German journalist, chairman of the DJV (1989–1998).[609]
- Grzegorz Miętus, 33, Polish ski jumper.[610]
- Brian Paisley, 79, Canadian film and theatre producer, founder of the Edmonton International Fringe Festival.[611]
- Sergio Pini, 90, Italian footballer (Mantova, Vicenza).[612]
- Koço Qendro, 99, Albanian actor (Within Love).[613]
- Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava, 82, Indian politician, Gujarat MLA (1972–2002, since 2007).[614]
- Tejbhan Singh, 83, Indian politician.[615]
- Albert Sous, 91, German sculptor.[616]
- Sparky D, 61, American rapper (Roxanne Wars).[617]
- Roger "B. War" Svensson, 60, Swedish bassist (Marduk).[618]
- Hugo Van Rompaey, 83, Belgian politician, Flemish deputy (1981–1991, 1995–1999), senator (1991–1995).[619]
- Lothar Voigtländer, 82, German composer.[620]
- Bogusław Zmudziński, 75, Polish academic and film critic.[621]
- Rya W. Zobel, 94, German-American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts (since 1979).[622]
3
- Alan Banks, 87, English footballer (Liverpool, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle).[623]
- Sepp Biebl, 89, German Olympic speed skater (1960).[624]
- Isabel Blanco-Rivas, 64, Spanish lawyer and writer.[625]
- Gail Clark, 75, American football player (Chicago Bears, New England Patriots).[626]
- Kelvin Coe, 82, New Zealand politician, mayor of Selwyn (2007–2016).[627]
- Carter DeHaven, 94, American film producer (Hoosiers, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, The Exorcist III).[628]
- Erling Diesen, 93, Norwegian engineer and civil servant, director of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (1987–1999).[629]
- Rainer Dörrzapf, 76, German Olympic weightlifter (1968, 1972).[630]
- Ciprian Dumbravă, 45, Romanian footballer (Petrolul Ploiești, Astra).[631]
- Manouchehr Farid, 88, Iranian-Australian actor (Downpour, Ballad of Tara, Brick and Mirror).[632]
- João Felgueiras, 105, Portuguese Jesuit priest.[633]
- Trevor Fishlock, 85, British journalist (The Times, The Daily Telegraph).[634]
- Yervant Gianikian, 84, Italian film director and architect.[635]
- Peter Higham, 95, English footballer (Wigan Athletic, Nottingham Forest, Buxton).[636]
- Weiron Holmberg, 91, Swedish actor (Sällskapsresan, Repmånad, Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?).[637]
- Sir George Howarth, 77, British politician, MP (1986–2024).[638]
- Torunn Isberg, 76, Norwegian Olympic artistic gymnast (1968).[639]
- Fernando Kliche, 71, Uruguayan actor, pancreatic cancer.[640]
- Bruno Lucchesi, 99, Italian-American sculptor.[641]
- Viliumas Malinauskas, 83, Lithuanian art museum founder (Grūtas Park).[642]
- Lydia Maximus, 87, Belgian politician, senator (1990–1999), member of the Flemish Parliament (1990–1999).[643]
- Mihail Mocan, 63, Moldovan politician, deputy (2005–2014).[644]
- Lydia Möcklinghoff, 45, German ecologist and zoologist, plane crash.[645]
- Motivator, 24, British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, heart attack.[646]
- Martin Naughton, 87, Irish electrical goods manufacturer, founder of GlenDimplex.[647]
- Yukiko Nikaido, 87, Japanese actress and voice actress (Lupin the 3rd Part I, Song of Baseball Enthusiasts).[648]
- Zrinko Ogresta, 67, Croatian film director (Fragments: Chronicle of a Vanishing, Washed Out, Behind the Glass) and screenwriter.[649]
- John Parisella, 81, American horse trainer.[650]
- Shahrnush Parsipur, 80, Iranian writer and translator.[651]
- Alfons Pawelczyk, 93, German politician, MP (1969–1980).[652]
- Bobbi Queen, 84, American fashion editor, heart attack.[653]
- Robert B. Sloan, 77, American academic and theologian, president of Houston Christian University (since 2006), complications from a stroke.[654]
- Vladimir Stepanov, 63, Russian military pilot.[655]
- József Tóth, 93, Hungarian hydrogeologist and academic.[656]
- Jim Tracy, 69, American politician, member (2005–2017) and president pro tempore (2017) of the Tennessee Senate.[657]
- Ekaterina Zhemchuzhnaya, 82, Russian actress.[658]
2
- Nihal Sri Ameresekere, 78, Sri Lankan litigation consultant.[659]
- Atia Islam Anne, 64, Bangladeshi painter, cancer.[660]
- Graham Bradley, 65, British National Hunt jockey, semantic dementia.[661]
- Marie-Madeleine Dieulangard, 89, French politician, deputy (1988–1991), senator (1992–2001).[662]
- Gregers Dirckinck-Holmfeld, 93, Danish journalist and television host.[663]
- Paul Dobson, 63, English footballer (Hartlepool United, Torquay United, Scarborough).[664] (death announced on this date)
- Juan Frausto Pallares, 84, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of León (2005–2016).[665]
- Susana Freyre, 96, Argentine actress (Leonora of the Seven Seas, Three Loves in Rio, Paula cautiva).[666]
- Danuta Grabowska, 83, Polish politician, MP (1989–1991, 1993–2005).[667]
- Walther Graetsch, 73, German politician, member of the Landtag of Lower Saxony (1984–1990).[668]
- Bertrand Grébaut, 44, French restaurateur, cancer.[669]
- Tommy Hunter, 89, Canadian country singer ("Mary in the Morning").[670]
- Hikaru Kurosaki, 64, Japanese actor and stunt performer (Shadow Warriors, MegaBeast Investigator Juspion).[671]
- Lam Wing-kee, 70, Hong Kong bookseller and political activist, founder of Causeway Bay Books, lung cancer.[672]
- Christian Lambert, 80, French civil servant, prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis (2010–2013).[673]
- T. J. Lanning, 41, American alpine skier.[674]
- Giacomo Lanzetti, 84, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Turin (2002–2006), bishop of Alghero-Bosa (2006–2010) and Alba Pompeia (2010–2015).[675]
- Alexandru Madgearu, 62, Romanian historian.[676]
- Sergei Mingazov, 57, Russian journalist.[677]
- Keith Mitchell, 51, American football player (New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars).[678]
- Kjell Nilsson, 76, Swedish weightlifter and actor (Mad Max 2, The Pirate Movie, Man of Letters), kidney disease.[679]
- Apostolos Papageorgiou, 89, Greek academic, basketball player and physician.[680]
- Miroslav Pribanić, 80, Croatian Olympic handball player (1976).[681]
- Goran Rakočević, 75, Serbian basketball player (Crvena zvezda).[682]
- Bernd Rauschenbach, 73, German literary scholar and writer.[683]
- Russell Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, 93, Scottish politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (1985–2018).[684]
- Tibor Szilágyi, 83, Hungarian actor (Cats' Play).[685]
- Jean-Pierre Tagliaferri, 77, French actor.[686]
- Margus Tammekivi, 70, Estonian politician, MP (2007).[687]
- Jim Walden, 88, American college football coach (Washington State Cougars, Iowa State Cyclones), respiratory failure.[688]
1
- Hans Aarsleff, 100, Danish linguist and academic.[689]
- Nurlana Aliyeva, 79, Azerbaijani academic.[690]
- Antonio Antonini, 90, Argentine architect.[691]
- Edna Arbel, 82, Israeli judge, justice of the supreme court (2004–2014).[692]
- Mykola Avramenko, 74, Ukrainian weightlifting coach.[693]
- Moritz Borman, 71, German-born American film producer (Terminator Salvation, World Trade Center, Snowden).[694]
- Václav Cejpek, 73, Czech theatrologist and translator.[695]
- Kenneth Cox, 97, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1973–1976) and Senate (1977–1982).[696]
- Christine Davy, 91, Australian Olympic alpine skier (1956, 1960).[697]
- Michelle DuBarry, 94, Canadian drag queen.[698]
- Shaun Glass, 57, American heavy metal guitarist (Soil, Dirge Within) and bassist (Broken Hope), complications from a stroke.[699]
- Amos Guetta, 75, Israeli rabbi and Kabbalist.[700]
- Cengiz Gündoğdu, 83, Turkish Marxist writer.[701]
- Akiko Hayashi, 81, Japanese illustrator.[702]
- József Horák, 84, Romanian-Hungarian chemist and pharmacologist.[703]
- LeRoy Irvin, 68, American football player (Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions), throat cancer.[704]
- Toomas Kaldma, 82, Estonian football player (Norma Tallinn, Tallinna Dünamo), referee, and coach.[705]
- Sergei Kulichenko, 48, Russian footballer (CSKA Moscow, Lantana Tallinn, Fakel Voronezh).[706]
- Leung Shan, 81, Hong Kong actress.[707]
- Vasilis Leventis, 74, Greek politician, MP (2015–2019).[708]
- Óscar Levín Coppel, 77, Mexican politician, three-term deputy and director of the national mint (2006–2009).[709]
- Vladimir McTavish, 70, Scottish comedian.[710]
- Joe Melson, 91, American singer and songwriter ("Only the Lonely", "Crying", "Blue Bayou").[711]
- Stephen Pedley, 85, British Anglican prelate, bishop of Lancaster (1998–2005).[712]
- Park Su-gwang, 79, South Korean politician.[713]
- Julio Revuelta, 67, Spanish politician, mayor of Logroño (2000–2007), cancer.[714]
- Santiago Ríos, 71, Argentine actor (Los simuladores, Los Roldán).[715]
- John Ripard, 97, Maltese Olympic sailor (1960).[716]
- André Romus, 89, Belgian painter and television director.[717]
- Knut Sivertsen, 84, Norwegian farmer.[718]
- Dave Stimson, American music executive and writer, co-founder of Touch and Go Records.[719]
- Iossif Surchadzhiev, 81, Bulgarian actor (Wrathful Journey, Where Are You Going?, The Tree of Life).[720]
- Y. L. Thien, 83, Singaporean artist.[721]
- Anthony M. Trozzolo, 96, American chemist.[722]
- Roger Vangheluwe, 89, Belgian Roman Catholic defrocked prelate, bishop of Bruges (1985–2010).[723]
- Aleksandr Vysokovsky, 62, Russian actor (Brigada, Bimmer), drowned.[724]
- Przemysław Wierzbowski, 39, Polish Esperanto translator.[725]
- Wayne Worcester, 78, American journalist.[726]
- Yasmin, 90, Indian-born Pakistani actress (Kismet).[727]
- Mykola Yanchenko, 66, Ukrainian composer and singer.[728]