People who died in 2025

Founder of the far-right French party National Front

January 7

96

Director, "Twin Peaks" "Mulholland Drive" "Eraserhead"

January 16

78

Footballer who played for Manchester United and the Scottish national team

January 17

84

President of Germany from 2004 to 2010

February 1

81

Owner of the Chicago Bears from 1983 until her death

February 5

102

Actor, "The French Connection" "Unforgiven" "Superman" "The Royal Tenenbaums"

February 18

95

Owner of the Cleveland Guardians from 2000 until his death

February 23

94

Actress, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" "Gossip Girl"

February 26

39

Boxer, two-world heavyweight champion and Olmypic gold medalist, he suffered his first loss to Muhammad Ali in "The Rumble in the Jungle"

March 21

76

Actor, "Top Gun" "Batman Forever" "Heat"

April 1

65

Pope from 2013 until his death and first Latin American pope

April 21

88

Formula One driver for McLaren and winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1989

May 4

78

Director of "Kramer vs. Kramer" and writer of "Superman" and "Bonnie and Clyde"

May 11

92

Owner of the Indianapolis Colts from 1997 until his death

May 21

65

Co-founder and member of the Beach Boys

June 11

82

Footballer who played for Liverpool and the Portuguese national team

July 3

28

Singer. "Pretty Little Baby" "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"

July 16

87

Skydiver and extreme sportsman who was widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere

July 17

56

Actor best known for his role as Theodore Huxtable in "The Cosby Show"

July 20

54

Lead vocalist and co-founder of Black Sabbath, dubbed Prince of Darkness

July 22

76

One of the most recognized wrestling stars of all time

July 24

71

Biathlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals and seven World championship gold medals

July 28

31

Footballer who played for Dortmund, Mönchengladbach and the German national team

August 5

67

Actor, "Superman" "Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace"

August 17

87

Cinematographer, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" "Unbreakable" "Blood Diamond"

August 19

81

Actor, "Dances with Wolves" "Wind River" "The Green Mile"

September 1

73

Fashion designer and founder of a famous Italian luxury fashion house

September 4

91

Right-wing political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA

September 10

31

Actor and director, "All the President's Men" "Ordinary People" "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" "The Sting"

September 16

89

Singer, songwriter and former member of The Crickets, "I Fought the Law"

September 19

88

Actress, "Once Upon a Time in the West" "The Pink Panther" "The Leopard"

September 23

87

Primatologist known as an expert of chimpanzee and famous activist and writer

October 1

91

Actress, "The Godfather" "Annie Hall" "Father of the Bride"

October 11

79

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

October 15

90

Former running back who played most notably for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

October 18

36

Actress, "Lost in Space" "Lassie" "A Christmas Carol"

October 23

100

Former football center who played for the New York Jets

October 25

41

Cinematographer, "Terminator" "Ghost" "Rush Hour"

October 31

88

Actor, "La Balance" "La Femme Nikita" "Bad Boys"

October 31

72

Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

November 3

84

Actress, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" "Wild at Heart" and mother of actress Laura Dern

November 3

89

Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist known for his work on DNA structure

November 6

97

Commissioner of the NFL from 1989 to 2006

November 9

84

Hall of Fame basketball player and coach who played most notably for the SuperSonics and Hawks and won the NBA as a coach with the SuperSonics

November 9

88

Actor, "Flesh for Frankenstein" "Blood for Dracula" "Melancholia"

November 23

81

Long term football player and coach for West Ham United

Novemer 30

79

Architect, his most famous works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

December 5

96

Author of the "Shopaholic" series

December 10

55

Director, "Stand by Me" "A Few Good Men" "The Princess Bride"

December 14

78

Former footballer who played for the Manchester City and the Norwegian national team and later national coach of Norway, Denmark and Iceland

December 18

72

Stock car racing driver and 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Champion

December 18

55

Actor, "The Wire" "It Chapter 2" "The Black Phone"

December 19

46

Video game designer and co-founder of the company behind "Call of Duty"

December 21

55

Singer, "Driving Home for Christmas"

December 22

74

Actress and animal rights activist, "And God Created Woman"

December 28

91

Actor best known for his role as Clay Davis in "The Wire" or being a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee

December 30

71