People who died in 2025

Name these famous people who died in the year 2025.
Suggestions of people I missed are welcome
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Last updated: January 3, 2026
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Founder of the far-right French party National Front
January 7
96
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Director, "Twin Peaks" "Mulholland Drive" "Eraserhead"
January 16
78
David Lynch
Footballer who played for Manchester United and the Scottish national team
January 17
84
Denis Law
President of Germany from 2004 to 2010
February 1
81
Horst Köhler
Owner of the Chicago Bears from 1983 until her death
February 5
102
Virginia Halas McCaskey
Actor, "The French Connection" "Unforgiven" "Superman" "The Royal Tenenbaums"
February 18
95
Gene Hackman
Owner of the Cleveland Guardians from 2000 until his death
February 23
94
Larry Dolan
Actress, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" "Gossip Girl"
February 26
39
Michelle Trachtenberg
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
George Foreman
Actor, "Top Gun" "Batman Forever" "Heat"
April 1
65
Val Kilmer
Pope from 2013 until his death and first Latin American pope
April 21
88
Francis
Formula One driver for McLaren and winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1989
May 4
78
Jochen Mass
Director of "Kramer vs. Kramer" and writer of "Superman" and "Bonnie and Clyde"
May 11
92
Robert Benton
Owner of the Indianapolis Colts from 1997 until his death
May 21
65
Jim Irsay
Co-founder and member of the Beach Boys
June 11
82
Brian Wilson
Footballer who played for Liverpool and the Portuguese national team
July 3
28
Diogo Jota
Singer. "Pretty Little Baby" "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"
July 16
87
Connie Francis
Skydiver and extreme sportsman who was widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere
July 17
56
Felix Baumgartner
Actor best known for his role as Theodore Huxtable in "The Cosby Show"
July 20
54
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Lead vocalist and co-founder of Black Sabbath, dubbed Prince of Darkness
July 22
76
Ozzy Osbourne
One of the most recognized wrestling stars of all time
July 24
71
Hulk Hogan
Biathlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals and seven World championship gold medals
July 28
31
Laura Dahlmeier
Footballer who played for Dortmund, Mönchengladbach and the German national team
August 5
67
Frank Mill
Actor, "Superman" "Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace"
August 17
87
Terence Stamp
Cinematographer, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" "Unbreakable" "Blood Diamond"
August 19
81
Eduardo Serra
Actor, "Dances with Wolves" "Wind River" "The Green Mile"
September 1
73
Graham Greene
Fashion designer and founder of a famous Italian luxury fashion house
September 4
91
Giorgio Armani
Right-wing political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA
September 10
31
Charlie Kirk
Actor and director, "All the President's Men" "Ordinary People" "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" "The Sting"
September 16
89
Robert Redford
Singer, songwriter and former member of The Crickets, "I Fought the Law"
September 19
88
Sonny Curtis
Actress, "Once Upon a Time in the West" "The Pink Panther" "The Leopard"
September 23
87
Claudia Cardinale
Primatologist known as an expert of chimpanzee and famous activist and writer
October 1
91
Jane Goodall
Actress, "The Godfather" "Annie Hall" "Father of the Bride"
October 11
79
Diane Keaton
Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997
October 15
90
Jim Bolger
Former running back who played most notably for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
October 18
36
Doug Martin
Actress, "Lost in Space" "Lassie" "A Christmas Carol"
October 23
100
June Lockhart
Former football center who played for the New York Jets
October 25
41
Nick Mangold
Cinematographer, "Terminator" "Ghost" "Rush Hour"
October 31
88
Adam Greenberg
Actor, "La Balance" "La Femme Nikita" "Bad Boys"
October 31
72
Tchéky Karyo
Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
November 3
84
Dick Cheney
Actress, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" "Wild at Heart" and mother of actress Laura Dern
November 3
89
Diane Ladd
Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist known for his work on DNA structure
November 6
97
James Watson
Commissioner of the NFL from 1989 to 2006
November 9
84
Paul Tagliabue
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
Lenny Wilkens
Actor, "Flesh for Frankenstein" "Blood for Dracula" "Melancholia"
November 23
81
Udo Kier
Long term football player and coach for West Ham United
Novemer 30
79
Billy Bonds
Architect, his most famous works include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles
December 5
96
Frank Gehry
Author of the "Shopaholic" series
December 10
55
Sophie Kinsella
Director, "Stand by Me" "A Few Good Men" "The Princess Bride"
December 14
78
Rob Reiner
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
Åge Hareide
Stock car racing driver and 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Champion
December 18
55
Greg Biffle
Actor, "The Wire" "It Chapter 2" "The Black Phone"
December 19
46
James Ransone
Video game designer and co-founder of the company behind "Call of Duty"
December 21
55
Vince Zampella
Singer, "Driving Home for Christmas"
December 22
74
Chris Rea
Actress and animal rights activist, "And God Created Woman"
December 28
91
Brigitte Bardot
Actor best known for his role as Clay Davis in "The Wire" or being a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee
December 30
71
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