Deaths in January 2025
The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in January 2025. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by their last name, or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are also noted here, if worth noting.
Criteria
Every entry is backed by a source. Proper citations are used and no bare URLs so as to prevent link rot. The following are the requirements for adding a name to the list in its order: Name, age, origin, what the person is known for and his or her cause of death – if known – and a source for verification.
January 2025
31
- Buster Farrer, 88, South African cricketer (Border, national team), tennis player and field hockey player.[1]
- Táňa Radeva, 67, Slovak actress (Bathory, Lóve, Dubček).[2]
- Kärt Tomingas, 57, Estonian actress (Those Old Love Letters, Zero Point), singer and educator.[3]
30
- Sir Julius Chan, 85, Papua New Guinean politician, prime minister (1980–1982, 1994–1997, 1997).[4]
- Marianne Faithfull, 78, English singer ("As Tears Go By"), songwriter ("Broken English") and actress (The Girl on a Motorcycle).[5]
29
28
- Horst Janson, 89, German actor (The Buddenbrooks, Das Riesenrad, Murphy's War), complications from a stroke.[6] (death announced on this date)
27
- Alma Rosa Aguirre, 95, Mexican actress (The Stronger Sex, Nosotras las taquígrafas, The Border Man).[7]
- Yoon Dae-sung, 85, South Korean playwright and screenwriter (All That Falls Has Wings, Black Republic).[8]
26
- Shafi, 56, Indian film director (One Man Show, Kalyanaraman, Pulival Kalyanam), complications from a stroke.[9]
- Igor Yankovsky, 73, Russian actor (Investigation Led by Experts, The Suicide Club, or the Adventures of a Titled Person, Charlotte's Necklace), cirrhosis.[10]
25
- Dražen Dalipagić, 73, Serbian Hall of Fame basketball player (Partizan, Carrera Venezia) and coach (Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia), Olympic champion (1980).[11]
- Ole Neumann, 77, Danish actor (Father of Four, The Heir to Næsbygaard, Father of Four on Bornholm).[12]
- Gloria Romero, 91, Filipino actress (Ilocana Maiden, Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story), Condemned).[13]
24
- Unk, 42, American rapper ("Walk It Out", "2 Step", "Show Out").[14]
23
22
- Nicholas Eadie, 67, Australian actor (Vietnam, The Man from Snowy River II, Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer, Cop Shop).[15]
- Wim van Elk, 87, Dutch politician.[16]
21
- Mauricio Funes, 65, Salvadoran politician and convicted criminal, president (2009–2014).[17]
- Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian Hall of Fame musician (The Band) and keyboardist ("Chest Fever").[18]
20
- Bertrand Blier, 85, French film director (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, Beau Pere, Buffet froid).[19]
- Luc Cauwenberghs, 72, Belgian visual artist.[20]
- Bob Kuban, 84, American bandleader and musician ("The Cheater"), stroke.[21]
- Harald Paalgard, 74, Norwegian cinematographer (Orion's Belt, Dreamplay, The Woman That Dreamed About a Man).[22]
- John Sykes, 65, English guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), cancer.[23] (death announced on this date)
19
- Jan Mijnsbergen, 86, Dutch politician.[24]
- Mijndert Ververs, 91, Dutch businessman.[25]
18
- Raymond Goossens, 93, Belgian politician.[26]
- Jan Oudenaarden, 81, Dutch writer, historian and columnist.[27]
- Ze'ev Revach, 84, Israeli actor (Charlie Ve'hetzi, Hagiga B'Snuker, The Farewell Party) and comedian.[28]
17
- Denis Law, 84, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Huddersfield Town, national team), Alzheimer's disease.[29]
- Russell Marshall, 88, New Zealand politician, MP (1972–1990), minister of foreign affairs (1987–1990) and education (1984–1987).[30]
16
- David Lynch, 78, American television and film director (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive), visual artist and musician.[31] (death announced on this date)
- Dame Joan Plowright, 95, English actress (Enchanted April, A Taste of Honey, 101 Dalmatians), Tony winner (1961).[32]
- Bob Uecker, 90, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers), and actor (Mr. Belvedere), lung cancer.[33]
- Shoji Ueda, 87, Japanese cinematographer (Ran, Dreams, After the Rain), heart attack.[34]
15
- Anna Maria Ackermann, 92, Italian actress (Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, The Skin, 'O Re).[35]
- Christopher Benjamin, 90, English actor (Doctor Who, Judge John Deed, The Plague Dogs).[36]
- Diane Langton, 77, English actress (Hollyoaks, Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders).[37]
- Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer ("No Charge", "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You", "Angel of the Morning") and songwriter.[38]
- Willy Neven, 76, Belgian politician, mayor of Halen (1983–1986; 1995–2012).[39]
- Linda Nolan, 65, Irish singer, actress and television personality (The Nolans), double pneumonia.[40]
- Rosny Smarth, 84, Haitian politician, prime minister (1996–1997).[41]
- Jeannot Szwarc, 85, French film director (Jaws 2, Supergirl, Santa Claus: The Movie).[42]
- Sarigama Viji, 76, Indian actor (Beluvalada Madilalli, Mana Mecchida Sose, Yamalokadalli Veerappan).[43]
14
- Marcel van den Dop, 70, Dutch artist.[44]
- Jack Kooistra, 94, Dutch journalist and Nazi hunter.[45]
- Tony Slattery, 65, British actor (The Crying Game, Peter's Friends), comedian and television personality (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), heart attack.[46]
- Gerard van den Tweel, 80, Dutch businessman, bile duct cancer.[47]
13
- Jean Penders, 85, Dutch politician, member of the European Parliament (1979–1994).[48]
12
- Claude Jarman Jr., 90, American actor (The Yearling, Rio Grande).[49]
- Kim Yaroshevskaya, 101, Russian-born Canadian actress (Fanfreluche, Passe-Partout, Home Fires).[50]
- Anton Vernooij, 84, Dutch priest, composer and full professor.[51]
11
- Barbara Rylska, 88, Polish actress.[52]
10
- Cees Bakker, 85, Dutch politician.[53]
- Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, 60, Russian actress (Queen Margot, The Irony of Fate 2, Guys from Mars), complications from cancer and heart failure.[54]
- Sam Moore, 89, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave), complications from surgery.[55]
- Theo Rongen, 81, Dutch music director and politician, mayor of Thorn (1997-2011).[56]
- Bram Van Paesschen, 45, Belgian movie director (Empire of Dust).[57]
9
- Harlind Libbrecht, 65, Belgian musician (Kadril) and academic.[58] (death announced on this date)
- Jorge Luis Sánchez, 64, Cuban film director (El Benny, Buscando a Casal).[59]
- Marc Michetz, 73, Belgian comics artist.[60]
- Otto Schenk, 94, Austrian actor (Dunja, Always Trouble with the Reverend), film (Die Fledermaus) and theatre director.[61]
8
- Pritish Nandy, 73, Indian poet, film producer (Bollywood Calling, The Mystic Masseur), and politician, MP (1998–2004), cardiac arrest.[62]
7
- Jaap Dijkstra, 81, Dutch politician.[63]
- Jean-Marie Le Pen, 96, French politician, deputy (1956–1962, 1986–1988) and MEP (1984–2019), founder of National Front.[64]
- Mirosława Marcheluk, 85, Polish actress (Hero of the Year, Magnat).[65]
- Walter Martos, 67, Peruvian military officer and politician, prime minister (2020) and minister of defence (2019–2020).[66]
- Hans Prakke, 75, Dutch journalist.[67]
- Pim Vermeulen, 77, Dutch politician.[68]
- Peter Yarrow, 86, American singer (Peter, Paul and Mary, "Leaving on a Jet Plane") and songwriter ("Puff, the Magic Dragon"), bladder cancer.[69]
6
- Henny Eman, 76, Aruban politician, prime minister (1986–1989, 1994–2001).[70]
5
- René Bliki, 98, Belgian resistance member, war volunteer and sport cyclist.[71]
- Bobby Matitahatiwen, 65, Dutch futsal player (national team).[72]
- Prabir Mitra, 83, Bangladeshi actor (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo, Buk Fatey To Mukh Foteyna).[73]
- Henri Willy Pleket, 94, Dutch historian, epigrapher and university professor.[74]
- Costas Simitis, 88, Greek politician, prime minister (1996–2004), and MP (1985–2009).[75]
4
- José Luis Beltrán, 69, Spanish basketball player (CB Estudiantes, national team).[76]
- Jules D'Oultremont, 77, Belgian politician, mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren (2001-2003).[77] (death announced on this date)
- Emilio Echevarría, 80, Mexican actor (Amores perros, Die Another Day, The Alamo).[78]
- Nicolaas Klei, 63, Dutch wine critic.[79]
- Anjana Sultana, 59, Bangladeshi actress (Parineeta, Ashikkhito), lung infection.[80]
3
- Jeff Baena, 47, American film director and screenwriter (The Little Hours, Horse Girl, Spin Me Round), suicide.[81]
- André De Maerteleire, 80, Belgian cyclist.[82]
- Shigemi Fukahori, 93, Japanese peace activist.[83]
- Guus Luijters, 81, Dutch writer and journalist.[84]
- Mauro Morandi, 89, Italian island hermit (Budelli).[85]
- Jos Plas, 94, Belgian cyclist.[86]
- Dame Tariana Turia, 80, New Zealand politician, MP (1996–2014) and minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector (2003–2004, 2008–2011), stroke.[87]
- Brenton Wood, 83, American singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign").[88]
2
- Jytte Abildstrøm, 90, Danish actress (Helle for Helene, Don Olsen kommer til byen, The Adventures of Picasso), kidney disease.[89]
- Pieter Hofstra, 78, Dutch politician, MP (1994-2006) and Senator (2007-2011).[90]
1
- Meine Breemhaar, 64, Dutch businessman and sports official, president of PEC Zwolle (2020-2025).[91]
- Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer, composer and actor (Story of a Poor Young Man, Cómo te extraño).[92]
- Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian musician and film composer (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, Johnny Yuma, Clint the Stranger).[93]
- Wayne Osmond, 73, American singer (The Osmonds) and songwriter ("Crazy Horses", "Let Me In"), stroke.[94]
- Vittorio Pomilio, 93, Italian basketball player (Stella Azzurra Roma, national team).[95]
References
- ↑ Sporting community mourns multitalented Buster Farrer’s death
- ↑ Zomrela herečka Táňa Radeva (in Slovak)
- ↑ Suri näitleja ja laulja Kärt Tomingas (in Estonian)
- ↑ The "last man standing" falls
- ↑ Singer Marianne Faithfull dies at 78
- ↑ Die „Sesamstraße“ weint! TV-Star Horst Janson (89) ist tot (in German)
- ↑ Muere Alma Rosa Aguirre, actriz del Cine de Oro mexicano y hermana de Elsa Aguirre, a los 95 años (in Spanish)
- ↑ "어렵고 불편해 괴로움 줘야 진짜 연극"… 극작가 윤대성 별세 (in Korean)
- ↑ Popular film director Shafi passes away
- ↑ Умер племянник Олега Янковского Игорь, страдавший от рака (in Russian)
- ↑ Basketball world mourns loss of Serbian legend Drazen Dalipagic
- ↑ Ole 'Lille Per' Neumann er død (in Danish)
- ↑ Veteran actress Gloria Romero pumanaw na, 91 (in Tagalog)
- ↑ DJ Unk, Known for “Walk It Out” and “2 Step”, Dead at 42
- ↑ Aussie TV and theatre legend Nicholas Eadie dead at 67
- ↑ Oud-burgemeester van Helmond Wim van Elk (87) overleden, burgemeester Sjoerd Potters reageert ‘geschrokken en bedroefd’ (in Dutch)
- ↑ Ex-Salvadoran Leader Mauricio Funes Dies In Nicaragua
- ↑ Garth Hudson, the last living member of The Band, dead at 87
- ↑ Bertrand Blier, réalisateur et scénariste, auteur des « Valseuses », est mort à 85 ans (in French)
- ↑ Kunstenaar Luc Cauwenberghs (72) overleden, maker van beelden van Nero en Urbanus (in Dutch)
- ↑ "Bob Kuban, St. Louis musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, dead at 84". Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ↑ Filmfotograf Harald Paalgard er død (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Legendary Guitarist John Sykes Dead At 65
- ↑ Oud-Kamerlid Jan Mijnsbergen (PvdA) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ De boodschappenjongen die met Wolters Kluwer een miljardenbedrijf opbouwde (in Dutch)
- ↑ De man die eerste burgemeester werd van fusiegemeente Ranst: “Mon kon niet tegen conflicten” (in Dutch)
- ↑ Groot Feyenoord-fan en schrijver Jan Oudenaarden (81) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ זאב רווח, מגדולי שחקני ישראל, הלך לעולמו בגיל 84 (in Hebrew)
- ↑ Denis Law, legendary Manchester United and Scotland goalscorer, dies aged 84
- ↑ Former minister Russell Marshall dies aged 88
- ↑ David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78
- ↑ Joan Plowright, Acting Legend of Stage and Screen and Laurence Olivier’s Widow, Dies at 95
- ↑ Beloved Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker, 'Mr. Baseball,' dies at 90
- ↑ 上田正治さん死去 映画撮影監督 (in Japanese)
- ↑ Teatro, morta Anna Maria Ackermann: debuttò con Eduardo (in Italian)
- ↑ Christopher Benjamin 1934–2025
- ↑ Only Fools and Horses star and soap legend Diane Langton dies aged 77
- ↑ Legendary 'No Charge' Singer Melba Montgomery Dead at 86
- ↑ Oud-burgemeester Willy Neven (76) van Halen overleden: "Strijder tegen wateroverlast" laat blijvende erfenis na (in Dutch)
- ↑ Singer Linda Nolan dies aged 65
- ↑ Haïti : Décès de l’ancien premier ministre Rosny Smarth (in French)
- ↑ tor Jeannot Szwarc passes away aged 85
- ↑ Kannada Actor Sarigama Viji Passes Away At 76l
- ↑ 'Altijd een lach en grap en creativiteit ten top', kunstenaar Marcello overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Jack Kooistra (94) overleden, man die 'Schrik van Roden' opspoorde (in Dutch)
- ↑ Comedian Tony Slattery dies aged 65 after heart attack
- ↑ In Memoriam: Quote 500-lid Gerard van den Tweel (1944-2025) (in Dutch)
- ↑ Oud-Europarlementariër Jean Penders (CDA) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Claude Jarman Jr., Young Star of ‘The Yearling,’ Dies at 90
- ↑ La comédienne Kim Yaroshevskaya s’éteint à 101 ans (in French)
- ↑ Kerkmusicus pastor A.C. Vernooij overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Nie żyje ikona polskiego kina. Barbara Rylska odeszła w wieku 89 lat (in Polish)
- ↑ Kees Bakker, oud-burgemeester van Giessenlanden, overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Умерла Евгения Добровольская (in Russian)
- ↑ Sam Moore, Soul Man Who Scored Hits With Sam and Dave, Dead at 89
- ↑ Oud-bestuurder Theo Rongen (81) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Brusselse documentairemaker Bram Van Paesschen (45) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Harlind Libbrecht, muzikant en mede-oprichter van folk-rockgroep Kadril, overleden
- ↑ Falleció el cineasta cubano Jorge Luis Sánchez, director de El Benny (in Spanish)
- ↑ Marc Michetz (73) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Otto Schenk ist tot (in German)
- ↑ Poet, Filmmaker, Writer Pritish Nandy Dies At 73; ‘Heartbroken’ Friend Anupam Kher Pays Rich Tribute
- ↑ death announcement, de Stentor
- ↑ Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96
- ↑ Zmarła Mirosława Marcheluk, znakomita aktorka przez wiele lat związana z Łodzią (in Polish)
- ↑ Falleció Walter Martos, exministro del gobierno de Martín Vizcarra, a los 67 años (in Spanish)
- ↑ Journalist Hans Prakke (75) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Pim Vermeulen: onverschrokken stadsvernieuwer van Rotterdam (in Dutch)
- ↑ Peter Yarrow of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies aged 86
- ↑ Eerste premier van Aruba Henny Eman (76) overleden (in Dutch) (subscription needed)
- ↑ Oorlogsvrijwilliger René Bliki overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Voormalig futsalinternational Bobby Matitahatiwen (65) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ "Prabir Mitra passes away". Archived from the original on 2025-01-17. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ death announcement, NRC Handelsblad, 11 January 2025
- ↑ Former Greek PM Costas Simitis Dies Aged 88
- ↑ Murió el Patas Beltrán, primer argentino en jugar la liga española (in Spanish)
- ↑ Oud-burgemeester Jules D’Oultremont van Houthalen-Helchteren overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Muere Emilio Echevarría, querido actor que interpretó a "El Chivo" en "Amores Perros" (in Spanish)
- ↑ Wijnschrijver Nicolaas Klei (63) overleden, bekend van Supermarktwijngids (in Dutch)
- ↑ Actress Anjana Rahman Passes Away
- ↑ Indie Filmmaker Jeff Baena Has Passed Away At 47
- ↑ Belgische wielerwereld opnieuw in rouw: oud-wielrenner André De Maerteleire overleden op 80-jarige leeftijd (in Dutch)
- ↑ Shigemi Fukahori, who survived Nagasaki bombing and spent his life advocating for peace, dies at 93
- ↑ Guus Luijters gaf bijna 20.000 gedeporteerde en vermoorde kinderen een gezicht (in Dutch)
- ↑ Farewell to Mauro Morandi, the hermit “guardian” of the island of Budelli
- ↑ Ex-profwielrenner Jos Plas (94) uit Dilbeek overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Te Pāti Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia dies
- ↑ 'Oogum Boogum' Singer Brenton Wood Dead at 83
- ↑ Jytte Abildstrøm er død (in Danish)
- ↑ Gronings VVD-Kamerlid Pieter Hofstra (78) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Meine Breemhaar (64) overleden, succesvol vastgoedondernemer en sponsor PEC Zwolle (in Dutch)
- ↑ Luto en la música: Falleció Leo Dan, cantante y compositor argentino, a sus 82 años (in Spanish)
- ↑ Addio a Nora Orlandi, aveva 91 anni (in Italian)
- ↑ Wayne Osmond dies at 73
- ↑ Addio a Vittorio Pomilio (in Italian)