2023 deaths in the United States
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The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2023. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
January
[edit]- January 1
- Martin Davis, 94, mathematician (Davis–Putnam algorithm) (b. 1928)[1]
- Gangsta Boo, 43, rapper (Three 6 Mafia) (b. 1979)[2]
- Edith Lank, 96, author and advice columnist (b. 1926)[3]
- Sebastian Marino, 57, guitarist (Overkill, Anvil) (b. 1965)[4]
- Art McNally, 97, Hall of Fame football official, director of officiating for the NFL (1968–1991) (b. 1925)[5]
- Kelly Monteith, 80, comedian (b. 1942)[6]
- Meenakshi Narain, 58, experimental physicist (b. 1964)[7]
- Edith Pearlman, 86, short story writer (b. 1936)[8]
- Fred White, 67, Hall of Fame drummer (Earth, Wind & Fire) (b. 1955)[9]
- January 2
- Lincoln Almond, 86, politician and lawyer, governor of Rhode Island (1995–2003), U.S. Attorney for the district of Rhode Island (1969–1978; 1981–1993) (b. 1936)[10]
- Ken Block, 55, professional rally driver (b. 1967)[11]
- Suzy McKee Charnas, 83, novelist (The Kingdom of Kevin Malone, The Holdfast Chronicles) and short story writer ("Boobs") (b. 1939)[12]
- Molly Corbett Broad, 81, academic administrator (b. 1941)[13]
- Buster Corley, 72, restaurateur, co-founder of Dave & Buster's (b. 1950)[14]
- Catherine David, 73, French-born literary critic and novelist (b. 1949)[15]
- Roxanne Donnery, 79, politician (b. 1943)[16]
- Cai Emmons, 71, author and blogger (b. 1951)[17]
- Frank Galati, 79, theatre director (The Grapes of Wrath, Ragtime) and screenwriter (The Accidental Tourist), Tony winner (1990) (b. 1943)[18]
- Cliff Gustafson, 91, baseball coach (Texas Longhorns) (b. 1931)[19]
- Bobby Hogue, 83, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1979–1998) (b. 1939)[20]
- Thomas L. Hughes, 97, government official, director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1963–1969) (b. 1925)[21]
- Marilyn Stafford, 97, American-born British photographer (b. 1925)[22]
- Robert Stephan, 89, lawyer, Kansas attorney general (1979–1995) (b. 1933)[23]
- January 3
- James D. Brubaker, 85, film producer (Bruce Almighty, Rocky, The Right Stuff) (b. 1937)[24]
- Walter Cunningham, 90, astronaut (Apollo 7) (b. 1932)[25]
- Bessie Hendricks, 115, supercentenarian (b. 1907)[26]
- Greta Kiernan, 89, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1978–1980) (b. 1933)[27]
- James Lowenstein, 95, diplomat, ambassador to Luxembourg (1977–1981) (b. 1927)[28]
- Frederick J. Marshall, 71, judge, justice of the New York Supreme Court (2000–2022) (b. 1951)[29]
- Robbie Pierce, 63, off-road racing driver (b. 1959)[30]
- Nate Thayer, 62, journalist (Far Eastern Economic Review, Jane's Defence Weekly, Soldier of Fortune) (b. 1960)[31]
- January 4
- Arthur Duncan, 97, tap dancer (The Lawrence Welk Show, The Betty White Show) (b. 1925)[32]
- Norman Fruchter, 85, writer and academic (b. 1937)[33]
- Casey Hayden, 85, civil rights activist (b. 1937)[34]
- Elwood Hillis, 96, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1987) (b. 1926)[35]
- Stan Hitchcock, 86, country singer (b. 1936)[36]
- Miiko Taka, 97, actress (Sayonara) (b. 1925)[37]
- Calvin Muhammad, 64, football player (Los Angeles Raiders, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers) (b. 1958)[38]
- January 5
- Jack Bender, 91, cartoonist (Alley Oop) (b. 1931)[39]
- Earl Boen, 81, actor (Terminator, Monkey Island, Warcraft) (b. 1941)[40]
- Mark Capps, 54, sound engineer (b. 1968)[41]
- Nate Colbert, 76, baseball player (San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers) (b. 1946)[42]
- Carl Duser, 90, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics) (b. 1932)[43]
- Herbert Gintis, 82, economist, behavioral scientist and author (Schooling in Capitalist America) (b. 1940)[44]
- Gordy Harmon, 79, soul singer (The Whispers) (b. 1943)[45]
- Mike Hill, 73, film editor (Apollo 13, Rush, Frost/Nixon), Oscar winner (1996) (b. 1949)[46]
- Russell Pearce, 75, politician, member (2006–2011) and president (2011) of the Arizona Senate (b. 1947)[47]
- Dave Schubert, 49, street photographer (b. 1973)[48]
- Ruth Adler Schnee, 99, German-born textile designer and interior designer (b. 1923)[49]
- Quentin Williams, 39, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (since 2019) (b. 1983)[50]
- January 6
- Benjamin Bederson, 101, physicist (Manhattan Project) (b. 1921)[51]
- Fred Benners, 92, football player (New York Giants) (b. 1930)[52]
- Jeff Blackburn, 77, songwriter ("My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)") and guitarist (Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape) (b. 1945)[53]
- Bill Campbell, 74, baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1948)[54]
- Lew Hunter, 87, screenwriter and screenwriting teacher (b. 1935)[55]
- John Warren Johnson, 93, businessman and politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1966–1974) (b. 1929)[56]
- Danny Kaleikini, 85, Hawaiian entertainer and singer (b. 1937)[57]
- David S. Laustsen, 75, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1977–1984) and senate (1985–1987) (b. 1947)[58]
- Annette McCarthy, 64, actress (Twin Peaks, Creature, Baywatch) (b. 1958)[59]
- Frank Molden, 80, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants) (b. 1942)[60]
- Theodore R. Newman Jr., 88, jurist, judge (1976–2016) and chief judge (1976–1984) of the D.C. Court of Appeals, judge of the Superior Court of D.C. (1970–1976) (b. 1934)[61]
- Owen Roizman, 86, cinematographer (The Exorcist, Network, The French Connection) (b. 1936)[62]
- Dick Savitt, 95, Hall of Fame tennis player (b. 1927)[63]
- January 7
- Russell Banks, 82, novelist (Continental Drift, The Sweet Hereafter, Cloudsplitter) (b. 1940)[64]
- Joseph A. Hardy III, 100, lumber industry executive, founder of 84 Lumber (b. 1923)[65]
- Mary Ellen Hawkins, 99, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974–1994) (b. 1923)[66]
- Naomi Replansky, 104, poet (b. 1918)[67]
- Adam Rich, 54, actor (Eight Is Enough, Dungeons & Dragons, The Devil and Max Devlin) (b. 1968)[68]
- Dorothy Tristan, 88, actress (Klute, Scarecrow) and screenwriter (Weeds) (b. 1934)[69]
- January 8
- Charles David Allis, 71, molecular biologist (b. 1951)[70]
- Lynnette Hardaway, 51, conservative activist (Diamond and Silk) (b. 1971)[71]
- Jack W. Hayford, 88, Pentecostal minister and hymn writer, founder of The King's University (b. 1934)[72]
- Bernard Kalb, 100, journalist (Reliable Sources, The New York Times), assistant secretary of state for public affairs (1985–1986) (b. 1922)[73]
- January 9
- Les Brown Jr., 82, musician, actor and producer (b. 1940)[74]
- William Consovoy, 48, attorney (b. 1974)[75]
- Melinda Dillon, 83, actress (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, A Christmas Story, Absence of Malice) (b. 1939)[76]
- Ahmaad Galloway, 42, football player (Scottish Claymores, San Diego Chargers, Frankfurt Galaxy) (b. 1980)[77]
- Virginia Kraft Payson, 92, thoroughbred horse breeder and sports journalist (Sports Illustrated) (b. 1930)[78]
- Cincy Powell, 80, basketball player (Dallas Chaparrals, Kentucky Colonels, Virginia Squires) (b. 1942)[79]
- Charles Simic, 84, Serbian-born poet (b. 1938)[80]
- George S. Zimbel, 93, American-Canadian documentary photographer (b. 1929)[81]
- January 10
- Donald Blom, 73, murderer (b. 1949)[82]
- Dennis Budimir, 84, jazz and rock guitarist (The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1938)[83]
- István Deák, 96, Hungarian-born historian, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (b. 1926)[84]
- Jeff Hamilton, 56, Olympic skier (b. 1966)[85]
- Blake Hounshell, 44, journalist (b. 1978)[86]
- Tyre Nichols, 29, delivery driver, subject of Tyre Nichols protests (b. 1993)[87]
- Roy Schwitters, 78, physicist (b. 1944)[88]
- Christopher T. Walsh, 78, biochemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences (b. 1944)[89]
- January 11
- Peter Campbell, 62, water polo player, twice Olympic silver medallist (1984, 1988) (b. 1960)[90]
- Carole Cook, 98, actress (The Lucy Show, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Home on the Range), Sixteen Candles (b. 1924)[91]
- Harriet Hall, 77, air force flight surgeon (b. 1945)[92]
- Charles Kimbrough, 86, actor (Murphy Brown, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) (b. 1936)[93]
- Ben Masters, 75, actor (All That Jazz, Dream Lover, Passions) (b. 1947)[94]
- Eli Ostreicher, 39, British-born serial entrepreneur (b. 1983)[95]
- Charles White, 64, football player (Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams), Heisman Trophy winner (1979) (b. 1958)[96]
- January 12
- Harold Brown, 98, Air Force officer (Tuskegee Airmen) (b. 1924)[97]
- David Doctorian, 88, politician, member of the Missouri Senate (1977–1991) (b. 1934)[98]
- Lisa Marie Presley, 54, singer-songwriter ("Lights Out"), and daughter of Elvis Presley (b. 1968)[99]
- Lee Tinsley, 53, baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1969)[100]
- Charles Treger, 87, violinist (b. 1935)[101]
- Charlotte Vale-Allen, 81, Canadian-born contemporary fiction writer (b. 1941)[102]
- Elliot Valenstein, 99, neuroscientist and psychologist (b. 1923)[103]
- Bobby Wood, 87, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1976–2004) (b. 1935)[104]
- January 13
- Al Brown, 83, actor (The Wire) (b. 1939)[105]
- Bill Davis, 80, baseball player (Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres) (b. 1942)[106]
- Robbie Knievel, 60, daredevil and stuntman (b. 1962)[107]
- James L. Morse, 82, jurist, justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1988–2003) (b. 1940)[108]
- Thomasina Winslow, 57, blues musician (b. 1965)[109]
- Yoshio Yoda, 88, Japanese-born actor (McHale's Navy) (b. 1934)[110]
- January 14
- Keith Beaton, 72, singer (Blue Magic) (b. 1950)[111] (death announced on this date)
- Wally Campo, 99, actor (Machine-Gun Kelly, The Little Shop of Horrors, Master of the World) (b. 1923)[112]
- Craig Lowe, 65, politician, mayor of Gainesville (2010–2013) (b. 1957)[113]
- January 15
- Ed Beard, 83, football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1939)[114]
- Victoria Chick, 86, economist (b. 1936)[115]
- C. J. Harris, 31, singer (American Idol) (b. 1991).[116]
- George McLeod, 92, basketball player (Baltimore Bullets) (b. 1931)[117]
- Lloyd Morrisett, 93, psychologist and television producer (Sesame Street) (b. 1929)[118]
- Ted Savage, 86, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers) (b. 1936)[119]
- Jean Veloz, 98, dancer and actress (Swing Fever, Where Are Your Children?, Jive Junction) (b. 1924)[120]
- January 16
- Johnny Powers, 84, rockabilly singer and guitarist (b. 1938)[121]
- Arthur Ravenel Jr., 95, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1995) (b. 1927)[122]
- Lupe Serrano, 92, Chilean-born ballerina (b. 1930)[123]
- Rasul Siddik, 73, jazz trumpeter (b. 1949)[124]
- Gary Smith, 64, record producer (b. 1958)[125]
- Jean-Pierre Swings, 79, American-born Belgian astronomer (b. 1943)[126]
- Frank Thomas, 93, baseball player (New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1929)[127]
- January 17
- Jay Briscoe, 38, professional wrestler (ROH, CZW, NJPW) (b. 1984)[128]
- John Bura, 78, Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (2006–2019) (b. 1944)[129]
- Van Conner, 55, bass guitarist (Screaming Trees) (b. 1967)[130]
- Jerome R. Cox Jr., 97, computer pioneer, scientist and entrepreneur (b. 1925)[131]
- T.J. deBlois, 38, drummer (A Life Once Lost) (b. 1984)[132]
- Maria Dworzecka, 81, Polish-born physicist and Holocaust survivor (b. 1941)[133]
- Chris Ford, 74, basketball player and coach (Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics), NBA champion (1981) (b. 1948)[134]
- William Thomas Hart, 93, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois (since 1982)(b. 1929)[135]
- Edward R. Pressman, 79, film producer (American Psycho, Conan the Barbarian) (b. 1943)[136]
- Sandra Seacat, 86, acting coach (Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern) and actress (Under the Banner of Heaven) (b. 1936)[137]
- January 18
- Donn Cambern, 93, film editor (Easy Rider, Romancing the Stone) (b. 1929)[138]
- David Crosby, 81, Hall of Fame singer (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) and songwriter ("Almost Cut My Hair") (b. 1941)[139]
- Robert Hersh, 82, lawyer (b. 1940)[140]
- January 19
- Carin Goldberg, 69, graphic designer (b. 1953)[141]
- Anton Walkes, 25, Charlotte FC English soccer player (b. 1997)[142]
- George Rose, 81, football player (Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1942)[143]
- Ginger Stanley, 91, model, actress and stunt woman (Creature from the Black Lagoon, Jupiter's Darling, Revenge of the Creature) (b. 1931)[144]
- Betty Lee Sung, 98, activist, author and academic (b. 1924)[145]
- Bruce W. White, 70, businessman, founder of White Lodging (b. 1952)[146]
- January 20
- Sal Bando, 78, College Hall of Fame baseball player (Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers), World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974) (b. 1944)[147]
- Ted Bell, 76, novelist (b. 1947)[148]
- Tom Birmingham, 73, politician, member (1991–2002) and president (1996–2002) of the Massachusetts Senate (b. 1949)[149]
- Jerry Blavat, 82, DJ and radio presenter (b. 1940)[150]
- Gwen Knapp, 61, sports journalist (The Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times) (b. 1961)[151]
- Paul LaFarge, 52, novelist, essayist and academic (b. 1970)[152]
- Michaela Paetsch, 61, violinist (b. 1961)[153]
- Richard Steadman, 85, surgeon (b. 1937)[154]
- Howard M. Tesher, 90, Thoroughbred horse racing trainer (b. 1932)[155]
- Tom Villa, 77, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1974–1984, 2000–2008) (b. 1945)[156]
- January 21
- B.G., the Prince of Rap, 57, rapper and Eurodance artist ("The Colour of My Dreams", "Can We Get Enough?") (b. 1965)[157]
- Gary Pettigrew, 78, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants) (b. 1944)[158]
- Sal Piro, 72, fan club president (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and author (Creatures of the Night) (b. 1950)[159]
- Bill Schonely, 93, sports broadcaster (Portland Trail Blazers) (b. 1929)[160]
- January 22
- Easley Blackwood Jr., 89, composer (Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media), pianist, and professor (b. 1933)[161]
- Lin Brehmer, 68, disc jockey and radio personality (WXRT) (b. 1954)[162]
- Matthew H. Clark, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rochester (1979–2012) (b. 1937)[163]
- Octaviano Juarez Corro, 49, Mexican-born fugitive (b. 1973)[164]
- Sam Bass Warner Jr., 94, historian (b. 1928)[165]
- January 23
- George Crabtree, 78, physicist (b. 1944)[166]
- William Lawvere, 85, mathematician (b. 1937)[167]
- Victor Navasky, 90, journalist (The Nation, Monocle, The New York Times Magazine) (b. 1932)[168]
- Everett Quinton, 71, actor (Natural Born Killers, Pollock, Bros) (b. 1952)[169]
- Carol Sloane, 85, jazz singer (b. 1937)[170]
- Jean Anderson, 93, cookbook author (b. 1929)[171][172]
- January 24
- Lance Kerwin, 62, actor (James at 15, The Loneliest Runner, Salem's Lot) (b. 1960)[173]
- Mira Lehr, 88, artist (b. 1934)[174]
- Jackson Rohm, 51, singer-songwriter (b. 1971)[175]
- January 25
- Bernhard T. Mittemeyer, 92, lieutenant general (b. 1930)[176]
- Willie Richardson, 74, civil rights activist (b. 1948)[177]
- Cindy Williams, 75, actress (Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, American Graffiti) (b. 1947)[178]
- January 26
- Dave Albright, 63, football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1960)[179]
- Dean Daughtry, 76, keyboard player (Classics IV, Atlanta Rhythm Section) (b. 1946)[180]
- Jessie Lemonier, 25, football player (Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lions) (b. 1997)[181]
- Peter McCann, 74, songwriter ("Do You Wanna Make Love", "Right Time of the Night") and musician (b. 1948)[182]
- Billy Packer, 82, sports broadcaster and analyst (ACC, NCAA Final Four) (b. 1940)[183]
- Gary Peters, 85, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1937)[184]
- Allan Ryan, 77, attorney (b. 1945)[185]
- Alice Wolf, 89, Austrian-born politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1996–2013) (b. 1933)[186]
- January 27
- Marcia G. Cooke, 68, jurist, judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (since 2004) (b. 1954)[187]
- Robert Dalva, 80, film editor (The Black Stallion, Captain America: The First Avenger, Jumanji) (b. 1942)[188]
- Gregory Allen Howard, 70, screenwriter and film producer (Remember the Titans, Ali, Harriet) (b. 1952)[189]
- Alfred Leslie, 95, painter and film director (Pull My Daisy) (b. 1927)[190]
- Daniel Lewis Williams, 73, operatic basso profondo, (b. 1949)[191]
- January 28
- Hilda Bettermann, 80, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1991–1999) (b. 1942)[192]
- Garth Everett, 69, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2007–2020) (b. 1954)[193]
- Kent Lockhart, 59, American-born Australian basketball player (Eastside Spectres, Albany Patroons) (b. 1963)[194]
- Lisa Loring, 64, actress (The Addams Family) (b. 1958)[195]
- Dan Ramos, 41, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2011–2019) (b. 1981)[196]
- Barrett Strong, 81, singer ("Money (That's What I Want)") and songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone") (b. 1941)[197]
- Sidney Thornton, 68, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1954)[198]
- Tom Verlaine, 73, musician (Television) and songwriter ("Marquee Moon", "Prove It") (b. 1949)[199]
- January 29
- Bob Born, 98, candy manufacturer (Peeps), inventor of Hot Tamales (b. 1924)[200]
- Henry Moore, 88, football player (New York Giants, Baltimore Colts) (b. 1934)[201]
- John D. Morris, 76, creationist, president of the Institute for Creation Research (1996–2020) (b. 1946)[202]
- Roger Schank, 76, artificial intelligence theorist (b. 1946)[203]
- Kyle Smaine, 31, freestyle skier (b. 1991)[204]
- Will Steffen, 75, American-born Australian climatologist and chemist (b. 1947)[205]
- Annie Wersching, 45, actress (24, The Last of Us, Runaways) (b. 1977)[206]
- January 30
- John Adams, 71, baseball superfan (Cleveland Guardians) and drummer (b. 1951)[207]
- Bobby Beathard, 86, Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (b. 1937)[208]
- Pat Bunch, 83, country music songwriter ("I'll Still Be Loving You", "Wild One", "Living in a Moment") (b. 1939)[209]
- John Bailey Jones, 95, judge (b. 1927)[210]
- Ann McLaughlin Korologos, 81, politician, U.S. secretary of labor (1987–1989) (b. 1941)[211]
- Linda Pastan, 90, poet (b. 1932)[212]
- Mike Schrunk, 80, district attorney (b. 1942)[213]
- Charles Silverstein, 87, writer (The Joy of Gay Sex), therapist and gay activist (b. 1935)[214]
- Pedo Terlaje, 76, politician, member of the Legislature of Guam (since 2019) (b. 1946)[215]
- James Alexander Thom, 89, author (b. 1933)[216]
- Jeff Vlaming, 63, television writer and producer (The X-Files, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Northern Exposure and Hannibal) (b. 1959/1960)[217] (death announced on this date)
- January 31
- Cleve Bryant, 75, college football player (Ohio Bobcats) and coach (Illinois Fighting Illini, Texas Longhorns) (b. 1947)[218]
- Lou Campanelli, 84, basketball coach (James Madison Dukes, California Golden Bears) (b. 1938)[219]
- David Durenberger, 88, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1978–1995) (b. 1934)[220]
- Dave Elder, 47, baseball player (Cleveland Indians) (b. 1975)[221]
- Donnie Marsico, 68, singer (The Jaggerz) (b. 1954)[222]
- Joe Moss, 92, football player (Washington Redskins) and coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1930)[223]
- Charlie Thomas, 85, Hall of Fame singer (The Drifters) (b. 1937)[224] (death announced on this date)
February
[edit]- February 1
- Joanne Bracker, 77, Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Midland University) (b. 1945)[225]
- Don Bramlett, 60, football player (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1962)[226]
- Franklin Florence, 88, civil rights activist (b. 1934)[227]
- Roland Muhlen, 80, Olympic sprint canoer (1972, 1976) (b. 1942)[228]
- George P. Wilbur, 81, actor (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Remote Control) and stuntman (b. 1941)[229]
- Stanley Wilson Jr., 40, football player (Detroit Lions) (b. 1982)[230]
- February 2
- Ron Campbell, 82, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1940)[231]
- Chris Chesser, 74, film producer (Major League, The Rundown, Bad Day on the Block) (b. 1948)[232]
- Kenny Jay, 85, professional wrestler (AWA) (b. 1937)[233] (death announced on this date)
- Butch Miles, 78, jazz drummer (b. 1944)[234]
- Robert Orben, 95, comedian and speechwriter (b. 1927)[235]
- Lanny Poffo, 68, professional wrestler (NWA, WWF) (b. 1954)[236]
- James C. Wofford, 78, equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (1968, 1972) (b. 1944)[237]
- February 3
- Paul Janovitz, 54, musician (Cold Water Flat) and photographer (b. 1968)[238]
- Lawrence M. McKenna, 89, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern New York (since 1990) (b. 1933)[239]
- Joan Oates, 94, archaeologist and academic (b. 1928)[240]
- Irving Stern, 94, politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1979–1982) (b. 1928)[241]
- Jack Taylor, 94, broadcaster (b. 1928)[242]
- February 4
- Susan Duhan Felix, 85, ceramic artist (b. 1937)[243]
- Adrian Hall, 95, theatre director (b. 1927)[244]
- Marv Kellum, 70, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1952)[245]
- Floyd Kerr, 76, basketball player (Colorado State Rams) (b. 1946)[246]
- Pete Koegel, 75, baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1947)[247]
- Paul Martha, 80, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) and executive (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1942)[248]
- Arnold Schulman, 97, screenwriter (Love with the Proper Stranger, Goodbye, Columbus) (b. 1925)[249]
- Steve Sostak, 49, rock singer (Sweep the Leg Johnny) (b. 1973)[250]
- Jerry W. Tillman, 82, politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2003–2020) (b. 1940)[251]
- Ron Tompkins, 78, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1944)[252]
- Harry Whittington, 95, attorney and political figure (Dick Cheney hunting accident) (b. 1927)[253]
- February 5
- Hank Beebe, 96, composer (Bathtubs Over Broadway) (b. 1926)[254]
- Chris Browne, 70, cartoonist (Hägar the Horrible) (b. 1952)[255]
- Demetrius Calip, 53, basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers) (b. 1969)[256]
- Inge Sargent, 90, Austrian-born author and human rights activist, queen consort of Hsipaw State (1953–1962) (b. 1932)[257]
- Kaye Vaughan, 91, Hall of Fame football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) (b. 1931)[258]
- Lillian Walker, 78, singer (The Exciters) (b. 1944)[259]
- February 6
- David Harris, 76, journalist and anti-war activist (b. 1946)[260]
- Emory Kristof, 80, photographer (b. 1942)[261]
- Eugene Lee, 83, set designer (Saturday Night Live, Candide, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) (b. 1939)[262]
- Charlie Norris, 57, professional wrestler (b. 1965)[263]
- February 7
- Lee Greenfield, 81, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1979–2001) (b. 1941)[264]
- Tonya Knight, 56, professional bodybuilder and game show contestant (American Gladiators) (b. 1966)[265]
- Andrew J. McKenna, 93, businessman, chairman of McDonald's (2004–2016) (b. 1929)[266]
- February 8
- Burt Bacharach, 94, Hall of Fame composer ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "Walk On By", "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"), six-time Grammy winner (b. 1928)[267]
- Shirley Fulton, 71, judge (North Carolina Superior Court) (b. 1952)[268]
- Cody Longo, 34, actor (Days of Our Lives, Hollywood Heights, Piranha 3D) (b. 1988)[269]
- Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, 96, pilot (Tuskegee Airmen) and radio personality (b. 1926)[270]
- February 9
- Doug Mattis, 56, figure skater (b. 1966)[271]
- Nelson Rising, 81, businessman (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) (b. 1941)[272]
- Dimitrious Stanley, 48, football player (New Jersey Red Dogs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1974)[273]
- February 10
- Morris J. Amitay, 86, administrator, executive director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (1974–1980) (b. 1936)[274]
- Len Birman, 90, Canadian-born actor (Silver Streak, Generations, Captain America) (b. 1932)[275]
- Larry Coyer, 79, football coach (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1943)[276]
- Michael Green, 69, molecular and cell biologist (b. 1954)[277]
- February 11
- Howard Bragman, 66, public relations executive (b. 1956)[278]
- Robert Dean Hunter, 94, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1986–2007) (b. 1928)[279]
- Lee James, 69, weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist (1976)(b. 1953)[280]
- Austin Majors , 27, actor (NYPD Blue, Treasure Planet, The Ant Bully) (b. 1995)[281]
- Donald Spoto, 81, biographer (b. 1941)[282]
- February 12
- Roger Bobo, 84, tuba player (b. 1938)[283]
- Doug Fisher, 75, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1947)[284]
- David Jolicoeur, 54, rapper (De La Soul) and songwriter ("Me Myself and I", "Feel Good Inc."), Grammy winner (2006) (b. 1968)[285]
- Ted Lerner, 97, real estate developer, owner of the Washington Nationals (since 2006) and founder of Lerner Enterprises (b. 1925)[286]
- Linda King Newell, 82, historian and Mormon scholar (b. 1941)[287]
- J. Paul Taylor, 102, politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1987–2005) (b. 1920)[288]
- W. Russell Todd, 94, United States Army general (b. 1928)[289]
- February 13
- Tim Aymar, 59, heavy metal singer (Pharaoh) (b. 1963)[290]
- Marshall "Eddie" Conway, 76, Black Panther Party leader (b. 1946)[291]
- Roger Bonk, 78, football player (North Dakota Fighting Sioux, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1944)[292]
- Conrad Dobler, 72, football player (St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1950)[293]
- Brian DuBois, 55, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1967)[294]
- Robert Geddes, 99, architect, dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture (1965–1982) (b. 1923)[295]
- Tom Luddy, 79, film producer (Barfly, The Secret Garden), co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival (b. 1943)[296]
- David Singmaster, 84, mathematician (b. 1938)[297]
- Huey "Piano" Smith, 89, R&B pianist and songwriter ("Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu") (b. 1934)[298]
- Jesse Treviño, 76, Mexican-born painter, throat cancer (b. 1946)[299]
- Spencer Wiggins, 81, soul singer (b. 1942)[300]
- February 14
- Afternoon Deelites, 31, thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1992)[301]
- Charley Ferguson, 83, football player (Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1939)[302]
- Emil C. Gotschlich, 88, chemist, developer of the meningitis vaccine (b. 1935)[303]
- Allen Green, 84, football player (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1938)[304]
- Gary L. Harrell, 71, United States Army general (b. 1951)[305]
- Jerry Jarrett, 80, professional wrestler (NWA) and wrestling promoter, founder of CWA (b. 1942)[306]
- Greg McMackin, 77, football coach (Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls, Hawaii Warriors) (b. 1945)[307]
- Neale Stoner, 86, sports coach and athletic director (b. 1936)[308]
- John M. Veitch, 77, Hall of Fame racehorse trainer (b. 1945)[309]
- February 15
- Paul Berg, 96, biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1980) (b. 1926)[310]
- Catherine McArdle Kelleher, 84, political scientist (b. 1939)[311]
- David Oreck, 99, entrepreneur (b. 1923)[312]
- Raquel Welch, 82, actress (One Million Years B.C., The Three Musketeers, Fantastic Voyage) (b. 1940)[313]
- John E. Woods, 80, translator (b. 1942)[314]
- February 16
- Simone Edwards, 49, basketball player (New York Liberty, Seattle Storm) (b. 1973)[315]
- Chuck Jackson, 85, R&B singer ("Any Day Now", "I Keep Forgettin'", "Tell Him I'm Not Home") (b. 1937)[316]
- Tim McCarver, 81, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and broadcaster (Fox Sports) (b. 1941)[317]
- Hank Skinner, 60, killer (b. 1962)[318]
- February 17
- Otis Barthoulameu, 70, musician (Fluf, Olivelawn) and record producer (Cheshire Cat) (b. 1952)[319] (death announced on this date)
- Rebecca Blank, 67, economist and academic administrator, acting secretary of commerce (2011, 2012–2013) and chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2013–2022) (b. 1955)[320]
- Jerry Dodgion, 90, jazz saxophonist and flautist (b. 1932)[321]
- Gerald Fried, 95, composer (Gilligan's Island, Star Trek: The Original Series, Roots) (b. 1928)[322]
- Kyle Jacobs, 49, songwriter ("More Than a Memory") (b. 1973)[323]
- James A. Joseph, 88, diplomat, ambassador to South Africa (1996–1999) (b. 1935)[324]
- Stella Stevens, 84, actress (Girls! Girls! Girls!, The Nutty Professor, The Poseidon Adventure) (b. 1938)[325]
- Tom Whitlock, 68, songwriter ("Danger Zone", "Take My Breath Away", "Winner Takes It All"), Oscar winner (1987) (b. 1954)[326]
- February 18
- Barbara Bosson, 83, actress (Hill Street Blues) (b. 1939)[327]
- Jim Broyhill, 95, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1986) and Senate (1986) (b. 1927)[328]
- Thomas R. Donahue, 94, labor leader, president of the AFL–CIO (1995), complications from a fall (b. 1928)[329]
- Ammon McNeely, 52, rock climber (b. 1970)[330]
- David G. O'Connell, 69, Irish-born Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles (since 2015) (b. 1953)[331]
- Justin O. Schmidt, 75, entomologist (b. 1947)[332]
- Richard H. Tilly, 90, economic historian (b. 1932)[333]
- February 19
- Richard Belzer, 78, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Flash), stand-up comedian, and author (b. 1944)[334]
- Davis Causey, 74, guitarist (Sea Level) (b. 1948)[335]
- Greg Foster, 64, hurdler, Olympic silver medallist (1984) (b. 1958)[336]
- David Lance Goines, 77, artist (b. 1945)[337]
- Red McCombs, 95, businessman and sports team owner (San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Vikings), co-founder of iHeartMedia (b. 1927)[338]
- Jim McMillin, 85, football player (Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1937)[339]
- Jansen Panettiere, 28, actor (The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, The Perfect Game, Robots) (b. 1994)[340]
- February 20
- Bruce Barthol, 75, bassist (Country Joe and the Fish) (b. 1947)[341]
- Michael S. Heiser, 60, biblical scholar and author (b. 1963)[342]
- John Hitt, 82, academic administrator, president of the University of Central Florida (1992–2018) (b. 1940)[343]
- February 21
- Ron Altbach, 76, keyboardist (King Harvest, Celebration) and songwriter ("Alone on Christmas Day") (b. 1946)[344]
- Zandra Flemister, 71, diplomat (b. 1951)[345]
- Jesse Gress, 67, rock guitarist (b. 1956)[346]
- Albie Pearson, 88, baseball player (Los Angeles/California Angels, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1934)[347]
- Rayford Price, 86, politician, member (1961–1973) and speaker (1972–1973) of the Texas House of Representatives (b. 1937)[348]
- February 22
- Howard R. Lamar, 99, historian, president of Yale University (1992–1993) (b. 1923)[349]
- Dylan Lyons, 24, television journalist (Spectrum News 13) (b. 1998)[350]
- Augie Nieto, 65, businessman, founder of Life Fitness (b. 1958)[351]
- February 23
- Donald Dillbeck, 59, convicted murderer (b. 1963)[352]
- Tony Earl, 86, politician, governor of Wisconsin (1983–1987) and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1969–1975) (b. 1936)[353]
- Thomas H. Lee, 78, financier, founder of Thomas H. Lee Partners and Lee Equity Partners (b. 1944)[354]
- John Olver, 86, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1991–2013), member of the Massachusetts Senate (1973–1991) and House of Representatives (1969–1973) (b. 1936)[355]
- Allen Steck, 96, mountaineer and rock climber (b. 1926)[356]
- February 24
- James Abourezk, 92, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1973) and Senate (1973–1979) (b. 1931)[357]
- Michael Blackwood, 88, documentary filmmaker (b. 1934)[358]
- Ed Fury, 94, bodybuilder and actor (Ursus, The Seven Revenges Ursus in the Land of Fire) (b. 1928)[359]
- Walter Mirisch, 101, film producer (In the Heat of the Night, Midway, The Hawaiians), Oscar winner (1967) (b. 1921)[360]
- David L. Starling, 73, railroad executive (b. 1949)[361]
- February 25
- Jack Billion, 83, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1993–1997) (b. 1939)[362]
- Kris Jordan, 46, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2009–2010, since 2019) and Senate (2011–2018) (b. 1977)[363]
- Fred Miller, 82, football player (Baltimore Colts) (b. 1940)[364]
- Dave Nicholson, 83, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros) (b. 1939)[365]
- Carl Saunders, 80, trumpeter, composer and educator (b. 1942)[366]
- Richard Trefry, 98, army lieutenant general (b. 1924)[367]
- February 26
- Terry Holland, 80, basketball coach (Virginia Cavaliers) (b. 1942)[368]
- Gus Franklin Mutscher, 90, politician, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1969–1972) (b. 1932)[369]
- Bob Richards, 97, pole vaulter and politician, Olympic champion (1952, 1956) (b. 1926)[370]
- Fred Shabel, 90, basketball coach (UConn Huskies) (b. 1932)[371]
- February 27
- Ricou Browning, 93, actor (Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature) and television director (Flipper) (b. 1930)[372]
- Burny Mattinson, 87, animator (The Jungle Book, The Great Mouse Detective, Robin Hood) (b. 1935)[373]
- Jerry Simmons, 76, tennis coach (LSU Tigers) (b. 1946)[374]
- February 28
- Michael Botticelli, 63, Olympic figure skater (1980) (b. 1959)[375]
- Brian J. Donnelly, 76, politician and diplomat, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1993) and ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago (1994–1997) (b. 1946)[376]
- Jean Faut, 97, baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox) (b. 1925)[377]
- Bo Hickey, 77, football player (Montreal Alouettes, Brooklyn Dodgers, Denver Broncos) (b. 1945)[378]
- Jay Weston, 93, film producer (Lady Sings the Blues, Buddy Buddy) (b. 1929)[379]
March
[edit]- March 1
- William E. Cooper, 93, major general (b. 1929)[380]
- Ted Donaldson, 89, actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Adventures of Rusty, Father Knows Best) (b. 1933)[381]
- Charles Harrington Elster, 65, writer and broadcaster (A Way with Words) (b. 1957)[382]
- Leon Hughes, 92, musician (The Coasters) (b. 1930)[383]
- Dan McGinn, 79, baseball player (Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds) (b. 1943)[384]
- Jerry Richardson, 86, football player (Baltimore Colts) and executive (Carolina Panthers) (b. 1936)[385]
- March 2
- Lokenath Debnath, 87, Indian-born mathematician, founder of the International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences (b. 1935)[386]
- Phil Hopkins, 73, basketball coach (Western Carolina Catamounts) (b. 1949)[387]
- Theodore Kanamine, 93, brigadier general (b. 1929)[388]
- Dell Raybould, 89, politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2000–2018) (b. 1933)[389]
- C. Paul Robinson, 81, physicist (b. 1941)[390]
- Wayne Shorter, 89, jazz saxophonist (Miles Davis Quintet, Weather Report, The Jazz Messengers), 12-time Grammy winner (b. 1933)[391]
- March 3
- Barbara Everitt Bryant, 96, market researcher, director of the United States Census Bureau (1989–1993) (b. 1926)[392]
- Carlos Garnett, 84, Panamanian-born jazz saxophonist (b. 1938)[393]
- Sara Lane, 73, actress (The Virginian, I Saw What You Did) (b. 1949)[394]
- David Lindley, 78, musician (Kaleidoscope) and singer ("Mercury Blues") (b. 1944)[395]
- Calvin Newton, 93, gospel singer (The Oak Ridge Boys, Sons of Song) (b. 1929)[396]
- Tom Sizemore, 61, actor (Natural Born Killers, Heat, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down) (b. 1961)[397]
- Lou Stovall, 86, painter (b. 1937)[398]
- March 4
- Phil Batt, 96, politician, governor of Idaho (1995–1999), member of the Idaho House of Representatives (1965–1967) and twice of the Senate (b. 1927)[399]
- Robert Haimer, 69, musician (Barnes & Barnes) and songwriter ("Fish Heads") (b. 1954)[400]
- Judith Heumann, 75, disability rights activist (b. 1947)[401]
- Michael Rhodes, 69, bass player (b. 1953)[402]
- Andre Smith, 64, basketball player (Nebraska Cornhuskers) (b. 1958)[403]
- Donald Snyder, 71, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981–2000) (b. 1951)[404]
- Spot, 72, record producer (Damaged, Milo Goes to College, Zen Arcade) (b. 1951)[405]
- March 5
- Francisco J. Ayala, 88, Spanish-born evolutionary biologist and philosopher (b. 1934)[406]
- Joanne Elliott, 97, mathematician (b. 1925)[407]
- Bob Goodman, 83, Hall of Fame boxing promoter (b. 1939)[408]
- Frank Griswold, 85, clergyman, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church (1998–2006) (b. 1937)[409]
- Tom Hsieh, 91, politician, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1986–1997) (b. 1931)[410]
- Ilkka Järvi-Laturi, 61, Finnish-born film director (Spy Games) (b. 1961)[411]
- Gary Rossington, 71, Hall of Fame guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington Collins Band) (b. 1951)[412]
- Helen Vanni, 99, opera singer (b. 1924)[413]
- Dave Wills, 58, sportscaster (Tampa Bay Rays) (b. 1964)[414]
- March 6
- Harvey Carignan, 95 serial killer (b. 1927)[415]
- Sergey Grishin, 56, Russian-born businessman and engineer (b. 1966)[416]
- Traute Lafrenz, 103, German-born resistance fighter (White Rose) (b. 1919)[417]
- Eric Alan Livingston, 38, musician (Mamaleek) (b. 1984)[418]
- Wally Smith, 96, British-born mathematician (b. 1926)[419]
- March 7
- Ian Falconer, 63, author (Olivia) and illustrator (The New Yorker) (b. 1959)[420]
- Lisa Janti, 89, actress (World Without End, Ten Thousand Bedrooms) (b. 1933)[421]
- Tom Love, 85, entrepreneur, founder of Love's (b. 1937)[422]
- Pat McCormick, 92, diver, four-time Olympic champion (1952, 1956) (b. 1930)[423]
- Peterson Zah, 85, politician, president of the Navajo Nation (1991–1995) (b. 1937)[424]
- March 8
- Jim Durkin, 58, thrash metal guitarist (Dark Angel) (b. 1964)[425]
- Bert I. Gordon, 100, film director and screenwriter (Village of the Giants, Empire of the Ants, The Amazing Colossal Man) (b. 1922)[426]
- Dolores Klaich, 86, author and activist (b. 1936)[427]
- Jim Moeller, 67, politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2003–2017) (b. 1955)[428]
- Tish Naghise, 59, politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (since 2023) (b. 1963)[429]
- Abraham Zarem, 106, scientist (Manhattan Project) (b. 1917)[430]
- March 9
- Robert Blake, 89, actor (Baretta, In Cold Blood, Electra Glide in Blue, Lost Highway) (b. 1933)[431]
- William R. Cotter, 87, lawyer, president of Colby College (1979–2000) (b. 1936)[432]
- Mark Crutcher, 74, anti-abortion activist and author, founder of Life Dynamics Inc. (b. 1948)[433]
- Chris Greeley, 60, politician (b. 1962)[434]
- Connie Martinson, 90, writer and television personality (b. 1932)[435]
- Otis Taylor, 80, football player (Kansas City Chiefs), Super Bowl champion (1970) (b. 1942)[436]
- March 10
- Jesús Alou, 80, Dominican baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics) (b. 1942)[437]
- Skip Bafalis, 93, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1983), member of the Florida Senate (1966–1970) and House of Representatives (1964–1966) (b. 1929)[438]
- Kevin Freeman, 81, equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (1964, 1968, 1972) (b. 1941)[439]
- Dick Haley, 85, football player (Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1937)[440]
- Rolland Hein, 90, college professor and scholar (b. 1932)[441]
- Napoleon XIV, 84, singer ("They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!") (b. 1938)[442]
- Demetrio Perez Jr, 77, Cuban-born educator and politician (b. 1945)[443]
- Anthony Verga, 87, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1995–2009) (b. 1935)[444]
- William Wulf, 83, computer scientist (b. 1939)[445]
- March 11
- Wendy Barker, 80, poet (b. 1942)[446]
- Amy Fuller, 54, rower, Olympic silver medalist (1992) (b. 1968)[447]
- Bud Grant, 95, basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers), Hall of Fame football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and coach (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1927)[448]
- John Jakes, 90, author (North and South, The Kent Family Chronicles) (b. 1932)[449]
- David Reed, 96, Anglican clergyman, bishop of Colombia (1964–1972) and Kentucky (1974–1994) (b. 1927)[450]
- March 12
- Warren Boroson, 88, journalist, educator, and author (b. 1935)[451]
- Chris Cooper, 44, American-Italian baseball player (San Marino Baseball Club, Italy national team) (b. 1978)[452]
- Rolly Crump, 93, animator (Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians) and designer (b. 1930)[453]
- Dix Denney, 65, guitarist (The Weirdos, Thelonious Monster) (b. 1957)[454]
- Dick Fosbury, 76, high jumper (Fosbury Flop), Olympic champion (1968) (b. 1947)[455]
- Felton Spencer, 55, basketball player (Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors) (b. 1968)[456]
- March 13
- Bob Breitenstein, 79, football player (Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1943)[457]
- Nicholas Calabrese, 80, contract killer (b. 1942)[458]
- Jim Gordon, 77, musician (Derek and the Dominos), songwriter ("Layla") and convicted murderer (b. 1945)[459]
- Edward Leavy, 93, jurist, judge on the U.S. District Court for Oregon (1984–1987) and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (since 1987) (b. 1929)[460]
- Joe Pepitone, 82, baseball player (New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs), World Series champion (1962) (b. 1940)[461]
- Pat Schroeder, 82, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1997) (b. 1940)[462]
- Eric Lloyd Wright, 93, architect (b. 1929)[463]
- March 14
- Bobby Caldwell, 71, singer ("What You Won't Do for Love") and songwriter ("The Next Time I Fall") (b. 1951)[464]
- Jim Ferree, 91, golfer (b. 1931)[465]
- Antonina Uccello, 100, politician, mayor of Hartford (1967–1971) (b. 1922)[466]
- March 15
- Jeff Gaylord, 64, professional wrestler (UWF, WCCW) and football player (Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1958)[467]
- Stuart Hodes, 98, dancer (b. 1924)[468]
- Mary Ann Nevins Radzinowicz, 97, academic and scholar (b. 1925)[469]
- Ronald Rice, 77, politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1986–2022) (b. 1945)[470]
- Norman Steinberg, 83, screenwriter (Blazing Saddles, My Favorite Year, Johnny Dangerously) (b. 1939)[471]
- March 16
- Gladys Kessler, 85, jurist, judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1977–1994) and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (since 1994) (b. 1938)[472]
- March 17
- John Carenza, 73, Olympic soccer player (1972) (b. 1950)[473]
- Hal Dresner, 85, screenwriter (The Eiger Sanction, Zorro, The Gay Blade, Sssssss) (b. 1937)[474]
- Fuzzy Haskins, 81, Hall of Fame singer (Parliament-Funkadelic) (b. 1941)[475]
- John Jenrette, 86, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1980), member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1964–1972) (b. 1936)[476]
- Lance Reddick, 60, actor (The Wire, Fringe, John Wick) (b. 1962)[477]
- Robert W. Sennewald, 93, army general (b. 1929)[478]
- Ray Solari, 95, football player (California Golden Bears) and coach (b. 1928)[479]
- Guy Troy, 100, Olympic pentathlete (1952) and United States Army officer (b. 1923)[480]
- March 18
- Gloria Dea, 100, actress (King of the Congo, Plan 9 from Outer Space) and magician (b. 1922)[481]
- Harold Parks Helms, 87, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1974–1984) (b. 1935)[482]
- Charity Scott, 72, legal scholar (b. 1951)[483]
- Steven Ungerleider, 73, sports psychologist, author and documentary film producer (Munich '72 and Beyond, End Game, Citizen Ashe) (b. 1949)[484]
- Dot Wilkinson, 101, Hall of Fame bowler and softball player (b. 1921)[485]
- March 19
- Willie Cager, 80, basketball player (Texas Western Miners) (b. 1942)[486]
- Elizabeth de Cuevas, 94, sculptor (b. 1929)[487]
- Mike Kadish, 72, football player (Buffalo Bills) (b. 1950)[488]
- John Linebaugh, 67, weapons manufacturer (.500 Linebaugh, .475 Linebaugh) (b. 1955)[489]
- March 20
- Geof Kotila, 64, basketball player and coach (Michigan Tech Huskies) (b. 1959)[490]
- Michael Reaves, 72, screenwriter (Gargoyles, Batman: The Animated Series, Spider-Man Unlimited) (b. 1950)[491]
- March 21
- Fernand J. Cheri, 71, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of New Orleans (since 2015) (b. 1952)[492]
- Joe Giella, 94, comic book artist (b. 1928)[493]
- Bill Lewellen, 71, politician, member of the Arkansas Senate (1990–2000) (b. 1952)[494]
- Dan Morse, 84–85, bridge player (b. 1938)[495]
- Julie Anne Peters, 71, novelist (Keeping You a Secret, Luna, Between Mom and Jo) (b. 1952)[496]
- Leroy Raffel, 96, restaurateur and businessman, co-founder of Arby's (b. 1926)[497]
- Willis Reed, 80, Hall of Fame basketball player (New York Knicks) and coach (New Jersey Nets), NBA champion (1970, 1973) (b. 1942)[498]
- Pedro Velasco, 85, Olympic volleyball player (1964, 1968) (b. 1937)[499]
- Peter Werner, 76, film and television director (In the Region of Ice, Moonlighting, Grimm), Oscar winner (1976) (b. 1947)[500]
- March 22
- Rebecca Jones, 65, Mexican-born actress (Imperio de cristal, Para volver a amar, Que te perdone Dios) (b. 1957)[501]
- Ben Shelly, 75, politician, president of the Navajo Nation (2011–2015) (b. 1947)[502]
- Tom Leadon, 70, musician (Mudcrutch) (b. 1952)[503]
- Wayne Swinny, 59, guitarist (Saliva) (b. 1963)[504]
- Jeffrey Vandergrift, 55, radio presenter (The Dog House) (b. 1967)[505]
- March 23
- K. C. Constantine, 88, author (b. 1934)[506]
- Darcelle XV, 92, drag queen (b. 1930)[507]
- Jerry Green, 94, Hall of Fame sportswriter (Associated Press, The Detroit News) (b. 1928)[508]
- Joseph R. Inge, 75, lieutenant general (b. 1947)[509]
- Toichiro Kinoshita, 98, Japanese-born theoretical physicist (b. 1925)[510]
- Rita Lakin, 93, screenwriter (Peyton Place, The Doctors, The Rookies) (b. 1930)[511]
- Frank LeMaster, 71, football player (Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1952)[512]
- Brendan O'Brien, 60, voice actor (Crash Bandicoot) (b. 1962)[513]
- Israel Zelitch, 98, plant pathologist and ecologist (b. 1924)[514]
- March 24
- Tim Joiner, 62, football player (Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos) (b. 1961)[515]
- Scott Johnson, 70, composer (b. 1952)[516]
- Gordon Moore, 94, businessman, engineer (Moore's law) and philanthropist, co-founder of Intel and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (b. 1929)[517]
- Randall Robinson, 81, lawyer, author, and activist (b. 1941)[518]
- March 25
- W. Onico Barker, 88, politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1980–1992) (b. 1934)[519]
- Chabelo, 88, American-born Mexican actor (The Extra, Escuela para solteras) and comedian (La Carabina de Ambrosio) (b. 1935)[520]
- Daniel Chorzempa, 78, organist and composer (b. 1944)[521]
- Barry Goldberg, 61, volleyball coach (American University) (b. 1962)[522]
- Leo D. Sullivan, 82, animator (Jabberjaw, BraveStarr, Taz-Mania) (b. 1940)[523]
- March 26
- Dan Ben-Amos, 88, folklorist and professor (b. 1934)[524]
- Keith Colson, 88, college basketball coach and athletics administrator (New Mexico State Aggies) (b. 1934)[525]
- Ron Faber, 90, actor (The Exorcist, Navy SEALs, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover) (b. 1933)[526]
- Rick Lantz, 85, football coach (Georgia Tech, Navy Midshipmen, Berlin Thunder) (b. 1938)[527]
- Ronnie Lee, 66, football player (Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1956)[528]
- Virginia T. Norwood, 96, physicist (b. 1927)[529]
- Thomas J. Osler, 82, mathematician, long-distance runner and author (b. 1940)[530]
- Ray Pillow, 85, country singer ("I'll Take the Dog") (b. 1937)[531]
- Bill Zehme, 64, writer and journalist (b. 1958)[532]
- March 27
- Nick Galifianakis, 94, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1973) and the North Carolina House of Representatives (1961–1967) (b. 1928)[533]
- N'Neka Garland, 49, television producer (General Hospital) (b. 1973)[534]
- Max Hardcore, 66, pornographic actor (b. 1956)[535]
- Charles Hough Jr., 88, equestrian, Olympic bronze medallist (1952) (b. 1934)[536]
- Howie Kane, 81, pop singer (Jay and the Americans) (b. 1945)[537] (death announced on this date)
- Carol Lavell, 79, equestrian, Olympic bronze medallist (1992) (b. 1943)[538]
- Ronald A. Sarasin, 88, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1979) and the Connecticut House of Representatives (1969–1973) (b. 1934)[539]
- Peggy Scott-Adams, 74, blues and R&B singer (b. 1948)[540]
- March 28
- Mel King, 94, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1973–1983) (b. 1928)[541]
- Bill Leavy, 76, football official (b. 1947)[542]
- Mardye McDole, 63, football player (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1959)[543]
- March 29
- Helen Barolini, 97, writer (Umbertina), editor, and translator (b. 1925)[544]
- Brian Gillis, 47, singer (LFO) (b. 1975)[545]
- David W. Hoyle, 84, politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly (b. 1939)[546]
- Dragomir R. Radev, 54, computer scientist (b. 1968)[547]
- Sweet Charles Sherrell, 80, bassist (James Brown, The J.B.'s) (b. 1943)[548]
- March 30
- Michael Berlyn, 73, video game designer (Tass Times in Tonetown, Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind) (b. 1949)[549] (death announced on this date)
- Fred Klages, 79, baseball player (Chicago White Sox) (b. 1943)[550]
- Michael Rudman, 84, theatre director (b. 1939)[551]
- Mark Russell, 90, political satirist and comedian (b. 1932)[552]
- Steve Skeates, 80, comic book writer (Aquaman, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents) (b. 1943)[553]
- Bill Slocum, 75, politician, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1997–2000) (b. 1947)[554]
- March 31
- Ada Bello, 89, Cuban-born LGBT rights activist (b. 1933)[555]
- John Brockington, 74, football player (Green Bay Packers) (b. 1948)[556]
- Gene Derricotte, 96, football player (Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1926)[557]
- Raghavan Iyer, 61, Indian-born chef and author (b. 1961)[558]
- George Nagobads, 101, Latvian-born ice hockey team physician (United States national team, Minnesota Golden Gophers) (b. 1921)[559]
- Ricochet, 15, Golden Retriever surfing dog (b. 2008)[560]
April
[edit]- April 1
- Leonard Abrams, 68, journalist (East Village Eye) (b. 1954)[561]
- Kwame Brathwaite, 85, photojournalist and activist (b. 1938)[562]
- Alicia Shepard, 69, journalist and writer (b. 1953)[563]
- Roger Vinson, 83, jurist, judge (since 1983) and chief judge (1997–2004) of the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida (b. 1940)[564]
- April 2
- Toni Elling, 94, burlesque dancer (b. 1928)[565]
- Judy Farrell, 84, actress (M*A*S*H) and screenwriter (Port Charles) (b. 1938)[566]
- Frank Gilliam, 89, football player (Iowa Hawkeyes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1934)[567]
- Seymour Stein, 80, Hall of Fame music executive, co-founder of Sire Records (b. 1942)[568]
- Garn Stephens, 78, actress (Phyllis, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Sunshine Boys) (b. 1944)[569]
- April 3
- William M. Barker, 81, jurist, chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court (1995–2009) (b. 1941)[570]
- Neal Boenzi, 97, photographer (b. 1925)[571]
- David Finfer, 80, film editor (The Fugitive, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause) (b. 1942)[572]
- Heklina, 54, drag queen and actor (b. 1968)[573]
- Jane LaTour, 76, labor activist and journalist (b. 1946)[574]
- Roy McGrath, 53, public official and fugitive, chief of staff to the governor of Maryland (2020) (b. 1969)[575]
- Herb Rule, 87, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (b. 1937)[576]
- April 4
- David Bartholomae, 75, scholar (b. 1947)[577]
- Ethan Boyes, 44, track cyclist (b. 1978)[578]
- Craig Breedlove, 86, racecar driver (b. 1937)[579]
- Bob Lee, 43, tech executive (Cash App, Square, Inc.) (b. 1979)[580]
- Vivian Trimble, 59, musician (Luscious Jackson, Dusty Trails, Kostars) (b. 1963)[581]
- Billy Waugh, 93, Special Forces army soldier (b. 1929)[582]
- April 5
- Harrison Bankhead, 68, jazz double bassist (b. 1955)[583]
- Bill Butler, 101, cinematographer (Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Grease) (b. 1921)[584]
- Nancy Detert, 78, politician, member of the Florida Senate (2008–2016) and House of Representatives (1998–2006) (b. 1944)[585]
- Cedric Henderson, 57, basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Albany Patroons, Olympique Antibes) (b. 1965)[586]
- Leon Levine, 85, businessman, founder of Family Dollar (b. 1937)[587]
- Booker Newberry III, 67, singer ("Love Town") and keyboardist (b. 1956)[588]
- April 6
- Jim Caldwell, 80, basketball player (New York Knicks) (b. 1943)[589]
- Katie Cotton, 57–58, communications chief (Apple Inc.) (b. 1965)[590]
- Bill Hellmuth, 69, architect, chairman of HOK (since 2005) (b. 1953)[591]
- Hobie Landrith, 93, baseball player (New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants) (b. 1930)[592]
- Kent C. Nelson, 85, businessman (b. 1937)[593]
- Mimi Sheraton, 97, food critic (The New York Times, The Daily Beast) (b. 1926)[594]
- April 7
- Ben Ferencz, 103, Hungarian-born lawyer (Einsatzgruppen trial) (b. 1920)[595]
- Carl Fischer, 98, art director and photographer (b. 1924)[596]
- Billy Hahn, 69, basketball coach (West Virginia Mountaineers) (b. 1953)[597]
- Tracy Johnson, 56, football player (Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks) (b. 1966)[598]
- Kidd Jordan, 87, jazz saxophonist (b. 1935)[599]
- Harry Lorayne, 96, magician (b. 1926)[600]
- Steve H. Murdock, 74, sociologist, director of the United States Census Bureau (2008–2009) (b. 1948)[601]
- Rachel Pollack, 77, science fiction writer (Unquenchable Fire, Doom Patrol) (b. 1945)[602]
- John Regan, 71, bass guitarist (Frehley's Comet) (b. 1951)[603]
- James W. Valentine, 96, evolutionary biologist (b. 1926)[604]
- April 8
- Elizabeth Hubbard, 89, actress (The Doctors, As the World Turns, Ordinary People) (b. 1933)[605]
- Michael Lerner, 81, actor (Barton Fink, Eight Men Out, X-Men: Days of Future Past) (b. 1941)[606]
- Edward L. Rissien, 98, production company executive and producer (Snow Job, Saint Jack, Castle Keep) (b. 1924)[607]
- Mickey Slaughter, 81, football quarterback (Denver Broncos) (b. 1941)[608]
- Norman H. Stahl, 92, jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (since 1992) and the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire (1990–1992) (b. 1931)[609]
- April 9
- Karl Berger, 88, German-born jazz pianist, composer, and educator (Creative Music Studio) (b. 1935)[610]
- Bruria David, 84, American-born Israeli rebbetzin, founder of Beth Jacob Jerusalem (b. 1938)[611]
- Alexander J. Dessler, 94, planetary scientist (b. 1928)[612]
- Donald W. Ernst, 89, film editor (The Brave Little Toaster, The Lord of the Rings) and producer (Fantasia 2000) (b. 1934)[613]
- Paul Hinrichs, 97, baseball player (Boston Red Sox) (b. 1925)[614]
- Chuck Morris, 46, percussionist (Lotus) (b. 1976)[615] (body discovered on this date)
- Fred Pancoast, 90, football coach (Vanderbilt Commodores, Memphis State Tigers, Tampa Spartans) (b. 1932)[616]
- Dick Springer, 75, politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1981–1989) and Senate (1989–1995) (b. 1948)[617]
- Valda Setterfield, 88, British-born dancer, pneumonia.[618]
- James Timlin, 95, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1976–1984) and bishop (1984–2003) of Scranton (b. 1927)[619]
- Tom Yurkovich, 87, Olympic ice hockey player (1964) (b. 1935)[620]
- April 10
- Jane Davis Doggett, 93, graphic designer (b. 1929)[621]
- Richard Ieyoub, 78, politician, attorney general of Louisiana (1992–2004) (b. 1944)[622]
- Al Jaffee, 102, cartoonist (Mad, Trump, Humbug) (b. 1921)[623]
- Frank Lasky, 81, football player (New York Giants, Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1941)[624]
- Ronald Whyte, 80, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern California (since 1992) (b. 1942)[625]
- Rick Wolff, 71, writer and radio host (b. 1951)[626]
- April 11
- Carol Locatell, 82, actress (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Coffy, The Family Stone) (b. 1940)[627]
- Jerry Mander, 86, activist and author (Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television) (b. 1936)[628]
- Lesley Swick Van Ness, 42, television news anchor (WGEM) (b. 1980)[629]
- Donald Voet, 84, biochemist (b. 1938)[630]
- April 12
- Ivo Babuška, 97, Czech-born mathematician (Babuška–Lax–Milgram theorem, Ladyzhenskaya–Babuška–Brezzi condition) (b. 1926)[631]
- Carolyn Long Banks, 82, civil rights activist and politician, member of the Atlanta City Council (1980–1997) (b. 1940)[632]
- James Bradley, 67, basketball player (Pallacanestro Trieste) (b. 1955)[633]
- Louis Gaskin, 56, convicted murderer (b. 1967)[634]
- David Hurles, 78, gay pornography distributor (b. 1944)[635]
- Megan Terry, 90, playwright (b. 1932)[636]
- Doug Tibbles, 83, television writer (Bewitched, My Three Sons) and drummer (The Stone Coyotes) (b. 1940)[637]
- Blair Tindall, 63, oboeist and journalist (b. 1960)[638]
- G. I. Williamson, 97, theologian, pastor, and author (b. 1925)[639]
- April 13
- Mike Baxes, 92, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics) (b. 1930)[640]
- Norm Kent, 73, attorney and gay rights activist (b. 1949)[641]
- Larry LeGrande, 83, baseball player (Memphis Red Sox, Detroit Stars, Kansas City Monarchs) (b. 1939)[642]
- Don Leppert, 91, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators) (b. 1931)[643]
- Marilyn McReavy, 78, Olympic volleyball player (1968) (b. 1944)[644]
- April 14
- Mark Arneson, 73, football player (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1949)[645]
- Bill Bradbury, 73, politician, secretary of state of Oregon (1999–2009), member (1985–1995) and president (1993–1994) of the State Senate (b. 1949)[646]
- Dave Frost, 70, baseball player (California Angels) (b. 1952)[647]
- Ed Koren, 87, cartoonist (The New Yorker), (b. 1935)[648]
- Lonnie Napier, 82, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1985–2013) (b. 1940)[649]
- James M. Skibo, 63, archaeologist (b. 1960)[650]
- George Verwer, 84, evangelist, founder of Operation Mobilisation (b. 1938)[651]
- April 15
- Peter Badie, 97, jazz bass player (b. 1925)[652]
- Kaylin Gillis, 20, homicide victim (b. 2003 or 2002)[653]
- Maryellen Goodwin, 58, politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (since 1987) (b. 1964)[654]
- Lynda Myles, 83, television writer (Santa Barbara, Loving, As the World Turns), actress and playwright (b. 1939)[655]
- Bill Thomas, 91, college basketball coach (Missouri State Bears) (b. 1931)[656]
- April 16
- Paul Aizley, 87, politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (2009–2017) (b. 1936)[657]
- Chuck Ciprich, 81, racing driver, cancer (b. 1941)[658]
- Ahmad Jamal, 92, jazz pianist (b. 1930)[659]
- Darryl Lenox, 56–57, comedian (b. 1966)[660]
- April 17
- Jim Gillis, 64, journalist and newspaper columnist (The Newport Daily News) (b. 1958)[661]
- James Melcher, 83, hedge fund manager and Olympic fencer (1972) (b. 1939)[662]
- Randy Seiler, 76, attorney, U.S. attorney for the district of South Dakota (2015–2017) (b. 1946)[663]
- Chris Smith, 31, football player (Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns) (b. 1992)[664]
- April Stevens, 93, singer ("Deep Purple", "Whispering"), Grammy winner (1964) (b. 1929)[665]
- Nikita Storojev, 73, Russian-born operatic singer (b. 1950)[666]
- Ronald R. Thomas, 74, academic administrator, president of the University of Puget Sound (2003–2016) (b. 1949)[667]
- April 18
- Alfred L. Goldberg, 80, biochemist and academic (b. 1942)[668]
- Joel Hochberg, 87, businessman, president of Rare (b. 1935)[669]
- Willie McCarter, 76, basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers) and coach (Detroit Mercy Titans) (b. 1946)[670]
- Don McIlhenny, 88, football player (Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1934)[671]
- Charles Stanley, 90, pastor and televangelist, president of the Southern Baptist Convention (1984–1986) and founder of In Touch Ministries (b. 1932)[672]
- April 19
- Bob Berry, 81, football player (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1942)[673]
- Robert Dean, 67, Olympic handball player (1976) (b. 1955)[674]
- Todd Haimes, 66, artistic director (b. 1956)[675]
- Ron "Patch" Hamilton, 72, Christian singer-songwriter, preacher, and voice actor (b. 1950)[676]
- Jeremy Nobis, 52, Olympic alpine skier (1994) (b. 1970)[677]
- Otis Redding III, 59, singer (The Reddings) (b. 1963)[678]
- Richard Riordan, 92, investment banker, businessman and politician, mayor of Los Angeles (1993–2001) (b. 1930)[679] (subscription required)
- Bud Shuster, 91, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–2001) (b. 1932)[680] (subscription required)
- Dave Wilcox, 80, Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1942)[681]
- April 20
- John Wright, 79, film editor (The Hunt for Red October, Speed, X-Men) (b. 1943)[682]
- April 21
- Ernie Barrett, 93, basketball player (Boston Celtics) (b. 1929)[683]
- John A. Curry, 88, academic administrator, president of Northeastern University (1989–1996) (b. 1934)[684]
- Emily Meggett, 90, chef and author (b. 1932)[685]
- Ken Potts, 102, World War II veteran, survivor of the attack on the USS Arizona (b. 1921)[686]
- Ted Richards, 76, cartoonist (b. 1946)[687]
- April 22
- Herb Douglas, 101, Olympic long jumper (1948) (b. 1922)[688]
- Emanuel V. Soriano, 86, Philippine-born engineer and academic (b. 1936)[689]
- April 23
- Tori Bowie, 32, athlete, Olympic champion (2016) (b. 1990)[690]
- Keith Gattis, 52, country music singer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1970)
- Yvonne Jacquette, 88, painter (b. 1934)[691]
- Alton H. Maddox Jr., 77, lawyer (b. 1945)[692]
- Robert Patrick, 85, playwright, poet and lyricist (b. 1937)[693]
- Frank Shu, 79, Chinese-born astrophysicist (density wave theory), president of the National Tsing Hua University (2002–2006) and member of the National Academy of Sciences (b. 1943)[694]
- Dick Towers, 92, football coach (Southern Illinois Salukis) (b. 1931)[695]
- Isaac Wiley Jr., 69, drummer (Dazz Band) (b. 1954)[696]
- April 24
- David E. Carter, 80, entrepreneur and writer (b. 1943)[697]
- Lilian Day Jackson, 63, singer (Spargo) (b. 1959)[citation needed]
- Mike Pride, 76, journalist and writer (b. 1946)[698]
- Gilbert Sheldon, 96, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Steubenville (1992–2002) and auxiliary bishop of Cleveland (1976–1992) (b. 1926)[699]
- Dennis Ribant, 81, baseball player (New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers) (b. 1941)[700]
- Casper R. Taylor Jr., 88, politician, speaker (1994–2003) and member (1975–2003) of the Maryland House of Delegates (b. 1934)[701]
- April 25
- Frank Agrama, 93, Egyptian-born film director (Queen Kong, Dawn of the Mummy) and producer, founder of Harmony Gold USA (b. 1930)[702]
- Harry Belafonte, 96, musician ("The Banana Boat Song", "Jump in the Line"), actor (Odds Against Tomorrow), and civil rights activist (b. 1927)[703]
- Carolyn Bryant Donham, 88, storekeeper, accusation led to murder of Emmett Till (b. 1934)[704]
- Billy "The Kid" Emerson, 97, singer-songwriter ("Red Hot", "When It Rains, It Really Pours") (b. 1925)[705]
- Ralph Humphrey, 79, rock drummer (The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1944)[706]
- Pamela Turnure, 85, press secretary (Jacqueline Kennedy) (b. 1937)[707]
- April 26
- Jerry Apodaca, 88, politician, governor of New Mexico (1975–1979) and chair of the PCPFS (1978–1980) (b. 1934)[708]
- Sonny Gordon, 57, football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1965)[709]
- Stew Leonard Sr., 93, businessman and grocer, founder of Stew Leonard's (b. 1929)[710]
- April 27
- Dick Groat, 92, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) (b. 1930)[711]
- Harold Kushner, 88, rabbi and author (When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Overcoming Life's Disappointments, When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough) (b. 1935)[712]
- Gerald Nesbitt, 91, football player (Ottawa Rough Riders, Arkansas Razorbacks) (b. 1931)[713]
- Jerry Springer, 79, television host (The Jerry Springer Show) and politician, mayor of Cincinnati (1977–1978) (b. 1944)[714]
- April 28
- LeRoy Carhart, 81, physician, subject of After Tiller (b. 1941)[715]
- Claude Gray, 91, country music singer-songwriter ("Family Bible") (b. 1932)
- Vincent Stewart, 64, Jamaican-born Marine Corps general, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2015–2017) (b. 1958)[716]
- Ben Tompkins, 93, football referee (NFL) (b. 1929)[717]
- April 29
- Edward J. Garcia, 94, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern California (since 1984) (b. 1928)[718]
- Janet G. Mullins Grissom, 73, lobbyist, White House director of political affairs (1992–1993), assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs (1989–1992) (b. 1949)[719]
- Larry Rivers, 73, basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters) (b. 1950)[720]
- Don Sebesky, 85, composer, arranger, and conductor (b. 1937)[721]
- Mike Shannon, 83, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1939)[722]
- April 30
- Ralph Boston, 83, long jumper, Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1939)[723]
- Havre de Grace, 15, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2007)[724]
- Lance Ten Broeck, 67, professional golfer and caddie (b. 1956)[725]
May
[edit]- May 1
- Dick Burwell, 83, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1940)[726]
- Calvin Davis, 51, hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist (1996) (b. 1972)[727]
- Andrew Delaplaine, 73, novelist and screenwriter (Meeting Spencer) (b. 1949)[728]
- Paul Giambarba, 94, graphic designer and cartoonist (This Week) (b. 1928)[729]
- Jordan Neely, 30, Michael Jackson impersonator and vagrant (b. 1992–1993)[730]
- Eileen Saki, 79, Japanese-born actress (M*A*S*H, Splash, Policewomen) (b. 1943)[731]
- Marshall S. Smith, 85, educator (b. 1937)[732]
- May 2
- Barbara Bryne, 94, British-born actress (The Bostonians, Amadeus, Two Evil Eyes) (b. 1929)[733]
- Arun Manilal Gandhi, 89, South African-born Indian-American author and political activist (b. 1934)[734]
- May 3
- John Albert, 58, musician (Christian Death, Bad Religion) and music journalist (LA Weekly) (b. 1964)[735]
- Lance Blanks, 56, basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves) and general manager (Phoenix Suns) (b. 1966)[736]
- Dean Corren, 67, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1993–2001) (b. 1955)[737]
- Howard Krongard, 82, attorney, government official (inspector general of the Department of State, 2005–2008), and lacrosse Hall of Fame player (b. 1940)[738]
- Ronald Rene Lagueux, 91, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island (since 1986) (b. 1931)[739]
- Roland Pattillo, 89, gynecologic oncologist (b. 1933)[740]
- May 4
- Bill Basso, 60, special effects artist (Jurassic Park, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Tremors) (b. 1962)[741]
- John C. Cushman III, 82, real estate executive (Cushman & Wakefield) (b. 1941)[742]
- Rob Laakso, 44, musician (Kurt Vile and the Violators, Swirlies), cholangiocarcinoma (b. 1979)[743]
- Terry Vaughn, 50, soccer referee (b. 1973)[744]
- May 5
- Gloria Belle, 83, bluegrass vocalist and musician (b. 1939)[745]
- Fortunato Benavides, 76, jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (since 1994) (b. 1947)[746]
- Richard E. Carver, 85, politician, mayor of Peoria, Illinois (1973–1984) and assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management (1984–1987) (b. 1937)[747]
- Samuel T. Durrance, 79, astronaut (STS-35, STS-67) (b. 1943)[748]
- Gary Finch, 79, politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1999–2021) (b. 1944)[749]
- Robert C. Shinn Jr., 85, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1985–1994) and commissioner of the NJDEP (1994–2002) (b. 1937)[750]
- Amy Silverstein, 59, medical memoirist (b. 1963)[751]
- Chris Strachwitz, 91, German-born record company founder and executive (Arhoolie Records) (b. 1931)[752]
- Beverly Torok-Storb, 75, physician (b. 1948)[753]
- Jack Wilkins, 78, jazz guitarist (b. 1944)[754]
- May 6
- Vida Blue, 73, baseball player (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals), three-time World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974) (b. 1949)[755]
- Sam Gross, 89, cartoonist (The New Yorker) (b. 1933)[756]
- Tom Hornbein, 92, mountaineer (b. 1930)[757]
- Frank Kozik, 61, artist and graphic designer (b. 1961)[758]
- Newton N. Minow, 97, attorney, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1961–1963) (b. 1926)[759]
- Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, 91, German-born political theorist (b. 1931)[760]
- Menahem Pressler, 99, German-born Israeli-American pianist (Beaux Arts Trio) (b. 1923)[761]
- May 7
- Jerry Armstrong, 86, Olympic boxer (1960) (b. 1936)[762]
- Grace Bumbry, 86, operatic mezzo-soprano (b. 1937)[763]
- Larry Foster, 85, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1937)[764]
- Don January, 93, golfer (PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour), PGA Championship winner (1967) (b. 1929)[765]
- Deacon Jones, 89, baseball player (Chicago White Sox) and coach (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres) (b. 1934)[766]
- James Kerr, 82, Olympic fencer (1984) (b. 1940)[767]
- Larry Mahan, 79, rodeo cowboy, subject of The Great American Cowboy (b. 1943)[768]
- John Roland, 81, news presenter (WNEW-TV, NBC News) (b. 1941)[769]
- Fred Siegel, 78, historian and conservative writer (b. 1945)[770]
- Ronald Steel, 92, author and biographer (b. 1931)[771]
- May 8
- K. Patricia Cross, 97, education scholar (b. 1926)[772]
- Vern Holtgrave, 80, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1942)[773]
- Joe Kapp, 85, Hall of Fame football player (BC Lions, Minnesota Vikings), coach (California Golden Bears) and executive (b. 1938)[774]
- May 9
- Heather Armstrong, 47, blogger (b. 1975)[775]
- Denny Crum, 86, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Louisville Cardinals) (b. 1937)[776]
- Edward Cullen, 90, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Allentown (1998–2009) and auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (1994–1998) (b. 1933)[777]
- Moon Fun Chin, 110, Taiwanese-born supercentenarian, last surviving CNAC pilot (b. 1913)[778]
- Joaquin Romaguera, 90, tenor (The Most Important Man) and actor (b. 1932)[779]
- May 10
- Ed Flanagan, 79, football player (Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers) (b. 1944)[780]
- Jack Rebney, 93, salesman, subject of Winnebago Man (b. 1929)[781]
- Jacklyn Zeman, 70, actress (General Hospital) (b. 1953)[782]
- May 11
- Kenneth Anger, 96, filmmaker (Fireworks, Lucifer Rising) and writer (Hollywood Babylon) (b. 1927)[783]
- Hodding Carter III, 88, journalist and spokesman, U.S. State Department Spokesperson (1977–1980) (b. 1935)[784]
- Stanley Engerman, 87, economist and historian (b. 1936)[785]
- Joe A. Garcia, 70, indigenous political activist and musician, president of the National Congress of American Indians (2006–2009) (b. 1952)[786]
- Barry Newman, 92, actor (Vanishing Point, Petrocelli, The Limey) (b. 1930)[787]
- May 12
- Don Denkinger, 86, baseball umpire (b. 1936)[788]
- Michael J. Juneau, 60, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana (since 2018) (b. 1962)[789]
- Ralph Lee, 87, puppeteer and special effects artist (b. 1936)[790]
- Michael Norell, 85, actor (Emergency!) and television writer (The Love Boat, Nash Bridges) (b. 1937)[791]
- May 13
- Harry Bentley Bradley, 83, car and toy car designer (b. 1939)[792]
- Bill Kelly, 75, college football coach (West Texas A&M Buffaloes, Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds) (b. 1947)[793]
- Weldon Olson, 90, ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1932)[794]
- Carl Yankowski, 74, businessman and CEO of Palm, Inc. and Ambient Devices (b. 1948)[795]
- May 14
- Billy Wayne Bailey, 65, politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1991–2008) (b. 1957)[796]
- Doyle Brunson, 89, Hall of Fame poker player, WSOP champion (1976, 1977) (b. 1933)[797]
- Joe Gayton, 66, screenwriter (Hell on Wheels, Faster, Bulletproof) (b. 1956)[798]
- Christian Hansen Jr., 91, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1981–1982), U.S. Marshal for Vermont (1969–1977, 1982–1984) (b. 1931)[799]
- Gloria Molina, 74, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1982–1987) and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1991–2014) (b. 1948)[800]
- John Refoua, 58, film editor (Avatar, Olympus Has Fallen, Southpaw) (b. 1964)[801]
- Lamin Swann, 45, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (since 2023) (b. 1977)[802]
- May 15
- Sharon Farrell, 82, actress (The Reivers, It's Alive, Can't Buy Me Love) (b. 1940)[803]
- Belmar Gunderson, 88, tennis player (b. 1934)[804]
- Robert Lucas Jr., 85, economist (Lucas critique), Nobel Prize laureate (1995) (b. 1937)[805]
- May 16
- Rodrigo Barnes, 73, football player (Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1950)[806]
- Mark Gietzen, 69, anti-abortion and political activist (b. 1953)[807]
- Norm Green, 90, long-distance runner (b. 1932)[808]
- Marlene Hagge, 89, Hall of Fame golfer (b. 1934)[809]
- Richard Landis, 77, musician and music executive (b. 1946)[810]
- Pale Male, 32–33, red-tailed hawk (b. 1990)[811]
- Bill Perkins, 74, politician (b. 1949)[812]
- May 17
- Superstar Billy Graham, 79, professional wrestler (b. 1943)[813]
- Johnny Morgan, 76, politician, member of the Mississippi Senate (1983–1991) (b. 1947)[814]
- Eddie Southern, 85, hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (1956) (b. 1938)[815]
- Charles Stenholm, 84, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–2005) (b. 1938)[816]
- Marge Summit, 87, LGBT rights activist (b. 1935)[817]
- May 18
- Jim Brown, 87, Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns) and actor (The Dirty Dozen, Mars Attacks!) (b. 1936)[818]
- Rashid Buttar, 57, physician and conspiracy theorist (b. 1966)[819]
- Marlene Clark, 73, actress (Sanford and Son, Slaughter, The Beast Must Die) and model (b. 1949)[820]
- Jimmy Dimos, 84, politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1976–1999) (b. 1938)[821]
- Buddy Melges, 93, sailor, Olympic champion (1972) (b. 1930)[822]
- Masatoshi Nei, 92, Japanese-born evolutionary biologist (b. 1931)[823]
- Dick Nourse, 83, television news anchor (KSL-TV) (b. 1940)[824]
- Sam Zell, 81, businessman (b. 1941)[825]
- May 19
- Marion Berry, 80, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2011) (b. 1942)[826]
- Nicholas Gray, 86, restaurant owner (Gray's Papaya) (b. 1936)[827]
- Gordon Keddie, 78, Scottish-born pastor and theologian (b. 1944)[828]
- Tim Keller, 72, pastor (Redeemer Presbyterian Church) (b. 1950)[829]
- Ronald S. W. Lew, 81, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Central California (since 1987) (b. 1941)[830]
- Kathy Mills Lynch, 54, makeup artist (Yellowstone, For All Mankind, The Card Counter) (b. 1968)[831]
- Craig Puki, 66, football player (San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1957)[832]
- May 20
- Benjamin Harjo Jr., 77, painter (b. 1945)[833]
- Rick Hummel, 77, sports journalist (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) and author (b. 1946)[834]
- Leon Ichaso, 74, Cuban-born film director (El Super, Sugar Hill, El Cantante) (b. 1948)[835]
- Terry McDermott, 82, speed skater, Olympic champion (1964) (b. 1940)[836]
- Edmond J. Muniz, 83, politician, founder of Krewe of Endymion and mayor of Kenner, Louisiana (since 2006) (b. 1940)[837]
- Tom Sawyer, 77, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–2003) and Ohio Senate (2007–2016), mayor of Akron (1984–1986) (b. 1945)[838]
- Brian Shul, 75, Air Force major and aerial photographer (b. 1948)[839]
- May 21
- Ed Ames, 95, singer (Ames Brothers) and actor (Daniel Boone) (b. 1927)[840]
- David Brandt, 76, farmer (b. 1946)[841]
- C. Boyden Gray, 80, lawyer and diplomat, White House counsel (1989–1993) and ambassador to the European Union (2006–2007) (b. 1943)[842]
- David M. Jennings, 74, politician, member (1979–1987) and speaker (1985–1987) of the Minnesota House of Representatives (b. 1948)[843]
- Kathryn Jones Harrison, 99, tribal leader (b. 1924)[844]
- Lew Palter, 94, actor (First Monday in October, Titanic) (b. 1928)[845]
- Sam Slom, 81, politician, member of the Hawaii Senate (1997–2017) (b. 1942)[846]
- May 22
- Kirk Arrington, 61, drummer (Metal Church) (b. 1962)[847]
- Rick Hoyt, 61, marathon runner (Team Hoyt) (b. 1962)[848]
- Candace Introcaso, 69, academic administrator, president of La Roche University (since 2004) (b. 1953)[849]
- Peggy Lee Leather, 64, professional wrestler (WWF, NWA) (b. 1959)[850]
- James Lewis, 63, singer (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) (b. 1959)[851]
- May 23
- Mark Adams, 64, metal bassist (Saint Vitus) (b. 1958)[852]
- John Dunning, 81, author (b. 1942)[853]
- Fusaichi Pegasus, 26, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1997)[854]
- Redd Holt, 91, jazz drummer (The Ramsey Lewis Trio, Young-Holt Unlimited) (b. 1932)[855]
- Cotton Nash, 80, basketball (Los Angeles Lakers, Kentucky Colonels) and baseball player (Chicago White Sox) (b. 1942)[856]
- Floyd Newman, 91, saxophonist (b. 1931)[857]
- Sheldon Reynolds, 63, guitarist (Sun, Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire) (b. 1959)[858]
- Robert Zimmer, 75, mathematician and academic administrator, president of the University of Chicago (2006–2021) (b. 1947)[859]
- May 24
- Emerson Allsworth, 96, lawyer and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1959–1966) (b. 1936)[860]
- Jerry Krause, 87, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Gonzaga Bulldogs, Eastern Washington Eagles) (b. 1936)[861]
- Bill Lee, 94, jazz musician and film composer (She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing) (b. 1928)[862]
- George Maharis, 94, actor (Route 66, The Most Deadly Game, Fantasy Island) (b. 1928)[863]
- Dennis L. Riley, 77, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1980–1990) (b. 1945)[864]
- Tina Turner, 83, American-born Swiss singer ("River Deep – Mountain High", "A Fool in Love") and actress (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), eight-time Grammy winner (b. 1939)[865]
- May 25
- Glenn Farr, 77, film editor (The Right Stuff, Commando, The Serpent and the Rainbow), Oscar winner (1984) (b. 1946)[866]
- Frank Handlen, 106, painter and sculptor (b. 1916)[867]
- Gary Kent, 89, actor and stuntman (The Savage Seven, Psych-Out, Bubba Ho-Tep) (b. 1933)[868]
- Alice Palmer, 83, politician, member of the Illinois Senate (1991–1997) (b. 1939)[869]
- Denny Stolz, 89, football coach (Michigan State Spartans, Bowling Green Falcons, San Diego State Aztecs) (b. 1933)[870]
- May 26
- J. J. Bittenbinder, 80, police officer and television host (Tough Target) (b. 1942)[871]
- Kay B. Cobb, 81, jurist and politician, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi (1999–2007) and member of the Mississippi State Senate (1992–1996) (b. 1942)[872]
- Sammy Koskei, 37, Kenyan-born long-distance runner (b. 1986)[873]
- Reuben Wilson, 88, jazz organist (b. 1935)[874]
- May 27
- Anita Cornwell, 99, author and activist (b. 1923)[875]
- Ilya Kabakov, 89, Russian-born conceptual artist (b. 1933)[876]
- Claudia Rosett, 67, journalist (The Wall Street Journal) (b. 1955)[877]
- May 28
- Ernest Bertrand Boland, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Multan (1966–1984) (b. 1925)[878]
- Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr., 91, entrepreneur and philanthropist (b. 1932)[879]
- Owen Gingerich, 93, astronomer (b. 1930)[880]
- Milt Larsen, 92, actor and magician, creator of The Magic Castle (b. 1931)[881]
- May 29
- Thomas Buergenthal, 89, Czechoslovak-born international lawyer, law school dean, and judge of the International Court of Justice (2000–2010) (b. 1934)[882]
- Victor Galeone, 87, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of St. Augustine (2001–2011) (b. 1935)[883]
- William O'Neil, 90, businessman, stockbroker and writer (b. 1933)[884]
- Robin Wagner, 89, set designer (The Producers, Jesus Christ Superstar, City of Angels), Tony winner (1978, 1990, 2001) (b. 1933)[885]
- Mike Young, 63, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1960)[886]
- May 30
- John Beasley, 79, actor (Rudy, Walking Tall, The Purge: Anarchy) (b. 1943)[887]
- Don Bonker, 86, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1989) (b. 1937)[888]
- Jessie Maple, 76, cinematographer and film director (Will, Twice as Nice) (b. 1947)[889]
- Bill McGovern, 60, football coach (UCLA Bruins) (b. 1962)[890]
- Harvey Pitt, 78, lawyer, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (2001–2003) (b. 1945)[891]
- May 31
- Sergio Calderón, 77, Mexican-born actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Men in Black, The Ruins) (b. 1945)[892]
- Amitai Etzioni, 94, Israeli-born sociologist (b. 1929)[893]
- Dickie Harrell, 82, Hall of Fame drummer (Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps) (b. 1940)[894] (death announced on this date)
- Gene Rogers, 93, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1987–2003) (b. 1929)[895]
June
[edit]- June 1
- Billy Ray Adams, 84, football player (Ole Miss Rebels) (b. 1938)[896]
- Ronald L. Baker, 85, folklorist (b. 1937)[897]
- Michael Batayeh, 52, comedian and actor (Breaking Bad, American Dreamz, AmericanEast) (b. 1970)[898]
- Jim Melchert, 92, artist (b, 1930)[899]
- Anna Shay, 62, socialite, businesswoman and television personality (Bling Empire) (b. 1960)[900]
- John Sullivan, 82, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, New York Mets) and coach (Toronto Blue Jays) (b. 1941)[901]
- Cynthia Weil, 82, songwriter ("On Broadway", "Make Your Own Kind of Music") (b. 1940)[902]
- June 2
- Bob Bolin, 84, baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1939)[903]
- Bob Menne, 81, golfer (b. 1942)[904]
- George Riddle, 86, actor (Simon, Arthur, Little Manhattan) (b. 1937)[905]
- Beverly Shade, 87, professional wrestler (b. 1936)[906]
- June 3
- Byron Barton, 92, writer and illustrator (b. 1930)[907]
- Paul Geoffrey, 68, English-born actor (Excalibur, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, The Manageress) (b. 1955)[908]
- Jim Hines, 76, sprinter, Olympic champion (1968), and football player (Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs) (b. 1946)[909]
- Michael Sheehan, 83, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lubbock (1983–1993) and archbishop of Santa Fe (1993–2015) (b. 1939)[910]
- June 4
- Bill Beck, 61, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (since 2014) (b. 1962)[911]
- Roger Craig, 93, baseball player (Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (San Francisco Giants) (b. 1930)[912]
- Norma Hunt, 85, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs (since 2006) (b. 1938)[913]
- Scott Schinder, 61, music critic and journalist (Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Trouser Press) (b. 1962)[914]
- George Winston, 73, pianist (December, Summer, Forest), Grammy winner (1996) (b. 1949)[915]
- June 5
- Robert Hanssen, 79, former FBI agent and convicted spy (b. 1944)[916]
- Ron Miller, 78, fencing coach (b. 1944)[917]
- June 6
- Jack Baldschun, 86, baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres) (b. 1936)[918]
- Linda Burdette, 74, gymnastics coach (West Virginia University) (b. 1948/49)[919]
- Thomas G. Carruthers, 94, politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (1973–1975) (b. 1929)[920]
- Pat Casey, 29, BMX rider (b. 1993)[921]
- Pat Cooper, 93, actor (Fighting Back, Analyze This, Analyze That) and comedian (b. 1929)[922]
- Paul Eckstein, 59, actor and television writer and producer (Godfather of Harlem, Narcos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent) (b. 1963)[923]
- William Howarth, 82, writer and professor (b. 1940)[924]
- John McCoy, 79, politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2003–2013) and Senate (2013–2020) (b. 1943)[925]
- Noreen Nash, 99, actress (The Big Fix, Phantom from Space, Giant) (b. 1924)[926]
- Richard E. Snyder, 90, publishing executive (Simon & Schuster, Western Publishing) (b. 1933)[927]
- William Spriggs, 68, economist (b. 1955)[928]
- June 7
- Saskia Hamilton, 56, poet (b. 1967)[929]
- Tom Jolls, 89, television personality (WKBW-TV) (b. 1933)[930]
- Sir Ivan Menezes, 63, Indian-born beverage industry executive, CEO of Diageo (since 2013) (b. 1959)[931]
- Lia Mortensen, 57, actress (A Nightmare on Elm Street) (b. 1964)[932]
- Lisl Steiner, 95, Austrian-born photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker (b. 1927)[933]
- The Iron Sheik, 81, Iranian-born Hall of Fame professional wrestler (AWA, WWF) (b. 1942)[934]
- Eve Tetaz, 91, activist (b. 1931)[935]
- June 8
- Robert Holmes Bell, 79, jurist, judge (since 1987) and chief judge (2001–2008) of the U.S. District Court for Western Michigan (b. 1944)[936]
- Julie Garwood, 78, author (Ransom) (b. 1944)[937]
- Wade Goodwyn, 63, news journalist (NPR) (b. 1959)[938]
- Zina Jasper, 84, actress (Crimes and Misdemeanors) (b. 1939)[939]
- Ian McGinty, 38, comic book writer and artist (Bravest Warriors, Bee and PuppyCat) (b. 1985)[940]
- Pat Robertson, 93, media mogul, religious broadcaster, chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network and presidential candidate (1988) (b. 1930)[941]
- June 9
- Laurent W. Belanger, 92, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974–1976) (b. 1931)[942]
- Otis Grand, 73, Lebanese-born blues musician (b. 1950)[943]
- Firouz Naderi, 77, Iranian-born scientist (b. 1946)[944]
- Ron Richard, 75, politician, member (2003–2011) and speaker (2009–2011) of the Missouri House of Representatives and member of the Missouri Senate (2011–2019) (b. 1947)[945]
- Alton Waldon, 86, politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1983–1987), State Senate (1991–1999), and U.S. House of Representatives (1986–1987) (b. 1936)[946]
- John F. Wood Jr., 87, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1987–2015) (b. 1936)[947]
- June 10
- Kyle Brown, 42, baseball player (Ohio State Buckeyes) and network director (ESPN) (b. 1981)[948]
- Ken Hansen, 71, politician, member of the Montana Senate (2002–2010).[949]
- Don Hood, 73, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals) (b. 1949)[950]
- Ted Kaczynski, 81, mathematician and domestic terrorist (Unabomber Manifesto) (b. 1942)[951]
- Virgil Luken, 80, Olympic swimmer (1964) (b. 1942)[952]
- Roger Payne, 88, biologist and environmentalist (b. 1935)[953]
- Jim Turner, 82, football player (New York Jets, Denver Broncos) (b. 1941)[954]
- June 11
- Franz S. Leichter, 92, Austrian-born politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1969–1974) and Senate (1975–1998) (b. 1930)[955]
- Danny Young, 51, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1971)[956]
- June 12
- Cyril Birch, 98, British-born sinologist and translator (b. 1925)[957]
- Michael Catt, 70, pastor (Sherwood Baptist Church) and film producer (Fireproof, Courageous) (b. 1952)[958]
- Carol Higgins Clark, 66, mystery author and actress (b. 1956)[959]
- Patrick Gasienica, 24, Olympic ski jumper (2022) (b. 1998)[960]
- Harvey Glance, 66, sprinter, Olympic champion (1976) (b. 1957)[961]
- Reggie Moore, 42, American-born Angolan basketball player (Maccabi Givat Shmuel, UB La Palma, Primeiro de Agosto) (b. 1981)[962]
- John Romita Sr., 93, comic book artist (The Amazing Spider-Man) (b. 1930)[963]
- Richard Severo, 90, science journalist (The New York Times) (b. 1932)[964]
- Stan Savran, 76, sports media personality (b. 1947)[965]
- Treat Williams, 71, actor (Hair, Everwood, Once Upon a Time in America, Chicago Fire) (b. 1951)[966]
- June 13
- David M. Bartley, 88, politician, member (1963–1976) and speaker (1969–1975) of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (b. 1935)[967]
- Edward Fredkin, 88, physicist, computer scientist and businessman (b. 1934)[968]
- Lonnie Hammargren, 85, neurosurgeon and politician, lieutenant governor of Nevada (1995–1999) (b. 1937)[969]
- April Kingsley, 82, art critic (b. 1941)[970]
- Eina Kwon, 34, restaurant owner, shot (b. 1989)[971]
- Cormac McCarthy, 89, novelist (Blood Meridian, No Country for Old Men, The Road) (b. 1933)[972]
- Curtis L. Meinert, 88, epidemiologist (b. 1934)[973]
- Larry Myers Jr., 49, reality television personality (My 600-lb Life) (b. 1974)[974]
- Blackie Onassis, 57, rock drummer (Urge Overkill) (b. 1966)[975]
- Hiroe Tsukamoto, anime producer.[976] (death announced on this date)
- June 14
- Charles L. Blockson, 89, historian, author, and bibliophile (b. 1933)[977]
- Robert Gottlieb, 92, writer and editor (The New Yorker) (b. 1931)[978]
- Brett Hadley, 92, actor (The Young and the Restless) (b. 1931)[979]
- Roman Jackiw, 83, Polish-born theoretical physicist, Dirac Medalist (1998) (b. 1939)[980]
- Homer Jones, 82, football player (New York Giants, Cleveland Browns) (b. 1941)[981]
- Charles C. Lovell, 93, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Montana (since 1985) (b. 1929)[982]
- Warren McGraw, 84, lawyer, politician, and judge (b. 1939)[983]
- Henry Petroski, 81, engineer and professor (b. 1942)[984]
- June 15
- David P. Calleo, 88, political scientist (b. 1934)[985]
- Dan Lardner, singer and guitarist (QTY).[986] (death announced on this date)
- Donald Triplett, 89, medical figure, first person diagnosed with autism (b. 1933)[987]
- June 16
- Bob Brown, 81, Hall of Fame football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1941)[988]
- Daniel Ellsberg, 92, whistleblower of the Pentagon Papers (b. 1931)[989]
- Rita Reif, 94, newspaper columnist and author (b. 1929)[990]
- Bruce Roberts, 93, photographer and author (b. 1930)[991]
- Norman R. Stone Jr., 87, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1963–1967) and Senate (1967–2015) (b. 1935)[992]
- Jim Tweto, 68, bush pilot (Flying Wild Alaska) (b. 1955)[993]
- Dave Viti, 83, football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1939)[994] (death announced on this date)
- June 17
- James R. Hurley, 91, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1968–1982) and New Jersey Senate (1982–1990) (b. 1932)[995]
- Gus Newport, 88, politician, mayor of Berkeley, California (1979–1986) (b. 1935)[996]
- June 18
- Big Pokey, 48, rapper (Screwed Up Click, "Sittin' Sidewayz") (b. 1974)[997]
- Jim Brandenburg, 87, college basketball coach (Wyoming Cowboys, San Diego State Aztecs) (b. 1935)[998]
- Dick Hall, 92, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1930)[999]
- Stockton Rush, 60, co-founder and chief executive officer of OceanGate (Titan submersible implosion) (b. 1962)[1000]
- Charley Scales, 85, football player (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1938)[1001]
- Teresa Taylor, 60, drummer (Butthole Surfers) and actress (Slacker) (b. 1962)[1002]
- June 19
- Michael A. Banks, 72, writer (b. 1951)[1003]
- George Frazier, 68, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins) (b. 1954)[1004]
- Clark Haggans, 46, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1977)[1005]
- Gerald C. Meyers, 94, businessman, CEO of American Motors Corporation (1977–1982) (b. 1928)[1006]
- Max Morath, 96, ragtime pianist, television presenter and author (b. 1926)[1007]
- June 20
- Robert Elegant, 95, author and journalist (b. 1928)[1008]
- Brison Manor, 70, football player (Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1952)[1009]
- H. Lee Sarokin, 94, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey (1979–1994) and Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1994–1996) (b. 1928)[1010]
- June 21
- Russell H. Dilday, 92, pastor, president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1978–1994) (b. 1930)[1011]
- Daniel Fuller, 97, theologian and academic (b. 1925)[1012]
- Cedric Killings, 45, football player (Houston Texas) (b. 1977)[1013]
- George Winterling, 91, television meteorologist (WJXT) (b. 1931)[1014]
- Robin F. Wynne, 70, jurist, associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court (since 2014) (b. 1953)[1015]
- June 22
- Robert Black, 67, double bass player (Bang on a Can All Stars) (b. 1956)[1016]
- Cora Cohen, 79, artist (b. 1943)[1017]
- Michael Horodniceanu, 78, Romanian-born engineer (b. 1944)[1018]
- Harry Markowitz, 95, economist (modern portfolio theory), Nobel Prize laureate (1990) (b. 1927)[1019]
- June 23
- Margia Dean, 101, actress (I Shot Jesse James, The Baron of Arizona, The Quatermass Xperiment) (b. 1922)[1020]
- Penny Ann Early, 80, jockey and basketball player (Kentucky Colonels) (b. 1943)[1021]
- Frederic Forrest, 86, actor (The Rose, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now) (b. 1936)[1022]
- Sheldon Harnick, 99, lyricist (Fiorello!, Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me) and Tony winner (1960, 1965) (b. 1924)[1023]
- Jimmy Kim, 56, taekwondo practitioner, Olympic champion (1988) (b. 1967)[1024]
- Omer Léger, 92, American-born Canadian politician, New Brunswick MLA (1971–1987) (b. 1931)[1025]
- Jesse McReynolds, 93, bluegrass musician (Jim & Jesse) (b. 1929)[1026]
- Lee Rauch, 58, drummer (Megadeth, Dark Angel) (b. 1956)[1027]
- Amy Uyematsu, 75, poet (b. 1947)[1028]
- June 24
- Saundra Graham, 81, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1977–1988) (b. 1942)[1029]
- Dodie Heath, 96, actress (Brigadoon, The Diary of Anne Frank, Seconds) (b. 1926)[1030]
- Lena Kourkoutis, 44, physicist (b. 1978)[1031]
- Robert "Say" McIntosh, 79, political activist (b. 1944)[1032] (death announced on this date)
- David Richards, 82, theater critic and novelist (b. 1941)[1033]
- Dean Smith, 91, track and field athlete, Olympic champion (1952), stuntman and actor (Rhinestone, Raw Deal, Creepshow 2) (b. 1931)[1034]
- June 25
- David Bohrman, 69, television news executive (ABC News, CNN, Current TV) (b. 1954)[1035]
- James Crown, 70, businessman (b. 1953)[1036]
- John B. Goodenough, 100, materials scientist, Nobel Prize laureate (2019) (b. 1922)[1037]
- Mike Kellogg, 81, radio broadcaster (Moody Radio) and writer (b. 1941)[1038]
- Richard Ravitch, 89, businessman and politician, lieutenant governor of New York (2009–2010) (b. 1933)[1039]
- Peg Yorkin, 96, philanthropist (b. 1927)[1040]
- June 26
- Richard B. Bernstein, 67, constitutional historian (b. 1956)[1041]
- Dick Biondi, 90, disc jockey (b. 1932)[1042]
- Tony Bouza, 94, Spanish-born police chief (b. 1928)[1043]
- Nicolas Coster, 89, British-born actor (Santa Barbara, Another World, All the President's Men) (b. 1933)[1044]
- Carroll Leavell, 86, politician, member of the New Mexico Senate (1997–2018) (b. 1936)[1045] (death announced on this date)
- David Neubert, 69, double bassist and academic (b. 1953)[1046]
- Scott Pelluer, 64, football player (New Orleans Saints) and coach (Boise State Broncos, Washington Huskies) (b. 1959)[1047]
- Mike Spivey, 69, football player (Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1954)[1048]
- June 27
- Dewey L. Hill, 97, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1992–2012) (b. 1925)[1049]
- Ryan Mallett, 35, football player (New England Patriots, Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens) (b. 1988)[1050]
- Bobby Osborne, 91, bluegrass musician (Osborne Brothers) (b. 1931)[1051]
- Robert Sherman, 90, radio broadcaster (WFUV, WQXR), author, and music critic (The New York Times) (b. 1930)[1052]
- Bhante Vimalaramsi, 76, Buddhist monk (b. 1946)[1053]
- Lilli Vincenz, 85, German-born gay rights activist (b. 1937)[1054]
- June 28
- Bob Shannon, 74, radio disc jockey (WCBS-FM) (b. 1948)[1055]
- Lowell Weicker, 92, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1969–1971) and Senate (1971–1989), governor of Connecticut (1991–1995) (b. 1931)[1056]
- June 29
- Alan Arkin, 89, actor (The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Edward Scissorhands, Little Miss Sunshine), Oscar winner (2006) (b. 1934)[1057]
- Monte Cazazza, 68, industrial musician (b. 1954)[1058]
- Don Kennedy, 93, radio broadcaster (WPIC, NBC Radio, WWPW), television personality (WSB-TV), and voice actor (Space Ghost Coast to Coast) (b. 1930)[1059]
- Christine King Farris, 95, civil rights activist (b. 1927)[1060]
- Marvin Kitman, 93, television critic (Newsday) and humorist (b. 1929)[1061]
- Anita Wood, 85, recording artist, TV performer and girlfriend of Elvis Presley (b. 1938)[1062]
- June 30
- Droz, 54, professional wrestler (WWF) and football player (Denver Broncos, Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1969)[1063]
- Rick Froberg, 55, musician (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Obits) (b. 1968)[1064]
- Lawrence W. Jones, 97, physicist and academic (b. 1925)[1065]
- Laird Koenig, 95, author (The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane) and screenwriter (Bloodline, Inchon) (b. 1927)[1066]
July
[edit]- July 1
- Frank Field, 100, television meteorologist (WNBC) (b. 1923)[1067]
- Robert Lieberman, 75, film and television director (All I Want for Christmas, Fire in the Sky, D3: The Mighty Ducks) (b. 1947)&