Deaths in July 2025
The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in July 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.
July 2025
31
- Adriana Asti, 94, Italian actress (Rocco and His Brothers, A Brief Vacation, The Inheritance).[1]
- Seán Rocks, 64, Irish broadcaster and actor (Dear Sarah, Go Now).[2]
- Robert Wilson, 83[3]
30
- David Argue, 65, Australian actor (Razorback, Hercules Returns, Gallipoli).[4]
- Lotfy Labib, 77, Egyptian actor (The Embassy in the Building, Keda Reda, Assal Eswed).[5]
29
- Alon Abutbul, 60, Israeli actor (Love at Second Sight, The Dark Knight Rises, London Has Fallen).[6]
- Lena Cronqvist, 86, Swedish painter, sculptor[7]
- Paul Mario Day, 69, English singer (Iron Maiden), cancer.[8] (death announced on this date)
- Sir Michael Hill, 86, New Zealand jeweller and entrepreneur.[9]
28
- Ryne Sandberg, 65, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Chicago Cubs) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies), prostate cancer.[10]
27
- Henry Hu, 105, Hong Kong academic administrator and politician, founder of HKSYU, MLC (1976–1983) and MUC (1965–1981).[11]
26
- Jean-Pol Dubois, French actor (A Captain's Honor, Vidocq, Fanfan la Tulipe).[12]
- Tom Lehrer, 97, American singer-songwriter ("The Elements", "The Old Dope Peddler", "The Vatican Rag"), satirist, and mathematician.[13]
25
24
- Hulk Hogan, 71, cardiac arrest[14][15]
- Jules Walter, 96, Antiguan actor (The Wild Geese, A View to a Kill, Doctor Who).[16] (death announced on this date)
23
- George Kooymans, 77, Dutch musician (Golden Earring) and songwriter ("Twilight Zone", "Radar Love"), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[17]
- Tony Peers, 78, British actor (Emmerdale, Coronation Street, L.A. Without a Map).[18]
- Henri Szeps, 81, Swiss-born Australian actor (Mother and Son, Palace of Dreams, Run Rebecca, Run).[19]
22
- Emily Cranz, 82, American-born Mexican actress (La cigüeña distraída, Canta mi corazón, Farewell to Marriage) and singer.[20]
- Chuck Mangione, 84, American flugelhornist, composer ("Feels So Good") and actor (King of the Hill), Grammy winner (1977, 1979).[21]
- Ozzy Osbourne, 76, English Hall of Fame musician (Black Sabbath), songwriter ("Paranoid") and television personality (The Osbournes).[22]
21
- Des van Jaarsveldt, 96, Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player (national team, Rhodesia national team).[23]
- Tatyana Yegorova, 81, Russian actress (Office Romance, Time of Desires, Armavir), writer and journalist.[24]
20
- Chandra Barot, 86, Indian film director (Don), pulmonary fibrosis.[25]
- Tom Troupe, 97, American actor (Kelly's Heroes, My Own Private Idaho, The Devil's Brigade).[26]
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 54, American actor (The Cosby Show, Malcolm & Eddie, The Resident) and musician, Grammy Award winner (2015), drowned.[27]
19
- Josip Pejaković, 78, Bosnian actor (Silent Gunpowder) and writer (Novi Plamen).[28]
18
- Pasty Harris, 81, English cricketer (Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Wellington).[29] (death announced on this date)
- Homayun, 88, Iranian actor (Topoli, Soltane Ghalbha).[30]
- Velu Prabhakaran, 68, Indian film director (Adhisaya Manithan, Rajali, Puratchikkaaran).[31]
- Harry Standjofski, 66, Canadian actor (Pieces of a Woman, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Aviator).[32]
17
- Alan Bergman, 99, American songwriter ("The Way We Were", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers").[33]
- Berit Frodi, 99, Swedish actress (The Koster Waltz).[34]
- Joanna Kołaczkowska, 59, Polish actress.[35]
- Don McIntosh, 94, New Zealand rugby union player.[36]
- Felix Baumgartner,56, skydiving/basejumping accident.[37]
16
- Connie Francis, 87, American pop singer ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Pretty Little Baby", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own").[38]
- Taylor Wong, 75, Hong Kong film director (Behind the Yellow Line, The Truth, The Three Swordsmen), throat cancer.[39]
15
- Dheeraj Kumar, 80, Indian actor (Sargam, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Beharoopia), and television producer and director, pneumonia.[40]
14
- Alexander Mitta, 92, Russian film director (Shine, Shine, My Star, How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor, Air Crew), screenwriter and actor, complications from a stroke.[41]
- Yuri Moroz, 68, Russian film director (The Witches Cave, Black Square), actor (Visit to Minotaur) and producer.[42]
13
- Muhammadu Buhari, 82, Nigerian military officer and politician, military head of state (1983–1985), president (2015–2023), and governor of Borno State (1975–1976).[43]
- Dave Cousins, 85, English musician (Strawbs) and songwriter ("Lay Down", "Shine on Silver Sun").[44]
- Jörgen Liik, 35, Estonian actor (November, Kättemaksukontor, Tuulepealne maa).[45]
12
- Sylvi Graham, 73, Norwegian politician, MP (2009–2017).[46] (death announced on this date)
- Mario Mactas, 80, Argentine journalist and writer.[47]
- Rudolf van den Berg, 76, Dutch film director (Evenings, Tirza, A Real Vermeer) and screenwriter, cardiac arrest.[48]
11
- Balaram Gharti Magar, 87, Nepali politician, MP (1994–1999).[49]
10
- Bun Hay Mean, 43, French comedian and actor (Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom), fall.[50]
9
- Ioana Bulcă, 89, Romanian actress (The Mill of Good Luck, A Woman for a Season, Then I Sentenced Them All to Death).[51]
8
- James Carter Cathcart, 71, American voice actor (Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Sonic X), throat cancer.[52]
7
- Norman Tebbit, 94, British politician, secretary of state for employment (1981–1983).[53]
6
5
- Pedro Aguayo, 85, Ecuadorian politician, vice president (1998).[54]
- Gordon Rorke, 87, Australian cricketer (New South Wales, national team).[55]
4
- Chow Chung, 92, Hong Kong actor (Old Time Buddy: To Catch a Thief, Point of No Return, When Rules Turn Loose), pneumonia.[56]
- Rob Houwer, 87, Dutch film producer (Turkish Delight, Soldier of Orange, The Fourth Man).[57]
3
- Billy Hunter, 97, American baseball player (St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles) and manager (Texas Rangers).[58] (death announced on this date)
- Diogo Jota, 28, Liverpool FC Forward and Portuguese Footballer, car crash.[59]
- Michael Madsen, 67, American actor (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Volume 2, The Hateful Eight), cardiac arrest.[60]
2
- Gerald Harper, 96, English actor (Hadleigh, Adam Adamant Lives!, A Night to Remember).[61]
- Agliberto Meléndez, 82, Dominican film director (One Way Ticket).[62]
- Babu Meman, 73, Zimbabwean cricketer (Shropshire, national team).[63] (death announced on this date)
1
- Florence Delay, 84, French writer and actress (The Trial of Joan of Arc, Le Jouet criminel, Écoute voir), member of the Académie Française.[64]
- Maureen Hingert, 88, Sri Lankan actress (Fort Bowie, Gun Fever, The Adventures of Hiram Holliday).[65] (death announced on this date)
References
- ↑ E' morta Adriana Asti, l'attrice che cercava un altro mondo (in Italian) (subscription needed)
- ↑ Broadcaster and actor Seán Rocks dies aged 63
- ↑ https://robertwilson.com/news/2025/7/31/in-memoriam-robert-wilson
- ↑ Vale David Argue, veteran actor
- ↑ Egyptian artist Lotfi Labib dies at 77
- ↑ Leading Israeli actor Alon Abutbul dies aged 60
- ↑ https://snl.no/Lena_Cronqvist. SNL.no. Retrieved 2025-08-02
- ↑ Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Mario Day dead at 69
- ↑ “More than a jeweller”: Sir Michael Hill passes away
- ↑ Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg has died after battling cancer
- ↑ Henry Hu, co-founder of Hong Kong Shue Yan University, dies at 105
- ↑ La mort de Jean-Pol Dubois (in French)
- ↑ Tom Lehrer, Influential Satirist Whose Topical Songs Poked and Prodded America in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97
- ↑ Hulk Hogan dies at 71. KFDM. 24 July 2025. https://kfdm.com/news/local/hulk-hogan-dies-at-71. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Hulk Hogan Dead at 71". TMZ. 24 July 2025. https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/24/hulk-hogan-dead. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ Jules Walter obituary
- ↑ George Kooymans, guitarist of Dutch rock band Golden Earring, dies at 77
- ↑ ITV Coronation Street star dies aged 78 with his company making the announcement
- ↑ Australian TV actor Henri Szeps dies aged 81
- ↑ Otra vez luto en el Rock mexicano, falleció Emily Cranz (in Spanish)
- ↑ Chuck Mangione, jazz icon known for "Feels So Good," dies at 84
- ↑ Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath Singer and Heavy Metal Pioneer, Dead at 76
- ↑ Oldest living Springbok dies at 96
- ↑ Актриса Татьяна Егорова умерла после продолжительной болезни (in Russian)
- ↑ Veteran filmmaker Chandra Barot, director of Amitabh Bachchan's ‘Don’, passes away at 86
- ↑ Tom Troupe, Stage and Screen Actor Who Appeared in ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Cagney & Lacey,’ Dies at 97
- ↑ Malcolm-Jamal Warner, former 'Cosby Show' star, dead at 54
- ↑ Legendary BiH Actor and Writer Josip Pejakovic Passes Away
- ↑ Mike 'Patsy' Harris: 1944–2025
- ↑ محمدعلی تبریزیان، بازیگر ایرانیِ معروف به «همایون»، درگذشت (in Persian)
- ↑ Tamil filmmaker-cinematographer Velu Prabhakaran passes away
- ↑ 1959-2025: Le comédien Harry Standjofski s'est éteint (in French)
- ↑ Lyricist Alan Bergman, Known for ‘The Way We Were’ & ‘Maude’ Theme, Dead at 99
- ↑ Berit Marianne Frodi (in Swedish)
- ↑ Joanna Kołaczkowska nie żyje (in Polish)
- ↑ Former All Blacks flanker Don McIntosh dies, aged 94
- ↑ "Stratospheric skydiver Baumgartner dies in crash". ESPN.com. 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ↑ Connie Francis, 'Who's Sorry Now?' and 'Pretty Little Baby' Singer, Dies at 87
- ↑ Hong Kong film director Taylor Wong passes away at 75
- ↑ Veteran actor and filmmaker Dheeraj Kumar passes away at 79
- ↑ Умер режиссер Александр Митта (in Russian)
- ↑ Умер актер и режиссер Юрий Мороз (in Russian)
- ↑ Former Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82
- ↑ Strawbs founder, singer and guitarist Dave Cousins has died, aged 85
- ↑ Lahkunud on näitleja Jörgen Liik (in Estonian)
- ↑ Tidligere stortingspolitiker i Høyre, Sylvi Graham, er død (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Murió Mario Mactas, el periodista tenía 80 años (in Spanish)
- ↑ Rudolf van den Berg overleden: filmregisseur (76) (in Dutch)
- ↑ Former minister Balaram Gharti Magar passes away
- ↑ Bun Hay Mean: Jamel Comedy Club comedian dies aged 43
- ↑ Actrița Ioana Bulcă a încetat din viață la vârsta de 89 de ani (in Romanian)
- ↑ 'Pokémon' Voice Actor James Carter Cathcart Dead at 71
- ↑ Norman Tebbit dies aged 94 as tributes paid to Tory legend
- ↑ Fallece Pedro Aguayo Cubillo, exvicepresidente de la República (in Spanish)
- ↑ Gordon Frederick Rorke
- ↑ 周驄離世終年92歲 傳不敵肺炎病逝 (in Chinese)
- ↑ Filmproducent Rob Houwer (87) (onder meer Turks Fruit) overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ Bill Hunter, last surviving member of inaugural Orioles team, dies at 97
- ↑ Barton, Matias Grez, Jamie (2025-07-03). "Liverpool star Diogo Jota dies at 28 in car crash in Spain". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ↑ Michael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Actor, Dies at 67
- ↑ Gerald Harper, actor best known as the suave squire Hadleigh and the out-of-time crime fighter Adam Adamant
- ↑ Fallece el cineasta Agliberto Meléndez, pionero del cine dominicano (in Spanish)
- ↑ Former Zimbabwe spinner and team manager Meman dies at 73
- ↑ Décès de Mme Florence Delay (F10) (in French)
- ↑ Sri Lanka’s First Hollywood Starlet and Miss Universe Finalist, Passes Away at 88