Deaths in August 2025

The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2025.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

August 2025

1

• Rahaman Ali, 82, American boxer.
• Henry Arklin, 97, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1969–1971).
• Arif Babayev, 87, Azerbaijani singer.
• Jack W. Batman, 81, American theatre producer (Pippin, On the Town, Carousel), Tony winner (2013), pancreatic cancer.
• Oleksandr Berestianyi, 70, Ukrainian poet.
• Vasanthi Devi, 86, Indian academic administrator, vice-chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (1992–1998), cardiac arrest.
• Daniel Divinsky, 83, Argentine lawyer and publisher (Ediciones de la Flor).
• Fleg, 62, Canadian editorial cartoonist, pancreatic cancer.
• Romano Forleo, 91, Italian politician, senator (1993–1994).
• Frank Grimes, 78, Irish actor (A Bridge Too Far, Strumpet City, Coronation Street).
• Linda Hodes, 94, American dancer.
• Maryam Hosseinian, 50, Iranian writer.
• Jonathan Kaplan, 77, American film and television director (The Accused, Over the Edge, ER), liver cancer.
• Tanel Kerikmäe, 55, Estonian lawyer.
• Koji Kinutani, 82, Japanese Yōga painter.
• Ira Lember, 99, Estonian writer.
• John Robert Middlemas, 89, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1966–1970).
• Jack Morava, 80, American mathematician (Morava K-theory).
• Dariush Mostafavi, 80, Iranian football player (national team) and executive, chairman of Persepolis (2008–2009) and the IRIFF (1994–1997).
• Aribert Munzner, 95, German-American abstract painter.
• Kalabhavan Navas, 51, Indian actor (Hitler Brothers, Junior Mandrake, Mattupetti Machan) and comedian.
• José Paes, 79, Brazilian-born Ecuadorian footballer (Portuguesa, Barcelona, Ecuador national team).
• Glòria Rognoni, 81, Spanish actress, playwright and theatre director.
• Zdenko Roter, 98, Slovenian sociologist.
• Jeannie Seely, 85, American singer ("Don't Touch Me", "I'll Love You More (Than You Need)", "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"), Grammy winner (1967), intestinal infection.
• Yuri Yeryomin, 81, Russian theatre director.
• Zhou Heng, 95, Chinese physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2

• Julio Alcázar, 82, Spanish actor (Marielena, Toda mujer, Sabor a ti).
• Jean-Pierre Allali, 85, Tunisian-born French academic, writer, and journalist.
• Ross Ariffin, 63, Malaysian composer and record producer.
• Michal Blažek, 69, Czech sculptor.
• Uta-Renate Blumenthal, 89, German-born American medievalist.
• Madhan Bob, 71, Indian actor (Magalir Mattum, Gopura Deepam, Ayya) and comedian, cancer.
• Gérard Chaillou, 79, French actor (Caméra Café).
• Tõnis Erilaid, 81, Estonian journalist.
• Norman Eshley, 80, English actor (George and Mildred, See No Evil, Brookside), cancer.
• Walker Evans, 86, American racing driver (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series).
• Charlie Flannagan, 91, Australian footballer (Richmond).
• José Roberto Guzzo, 82, Brazilian journalist (Veja), heart attack.
• Kelley Mack, 33, American actress (The Walking Dead), glioma.
• Greg O'Connell, 83, American property developer.
• Edson Peri, 97, Brazilian Olympic water polo player (1952).
• Vladimir Popov, 63, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic bronze medallist (1988).
• Jim Redpath, 88, Canadian mining engineer.
• Hays Hamilton Rockwell, 88, American Episcopal prelate, bishop of Missouri (1992–2002).
• M. K. Sanu, 96, Indian writer and literary critic, pneumonia.
• Anwar Seyidov, 76, Azerbaijani lawyer.
• Bernard Springsteel, 94, American illustrator and sculptor.
• Howie Tee, 61, English-born American DJ and record producer.
• Ariovaldo Umbelino de Oliveira, 78, Brazilian geographer.
• Dmitry Vasilyev, 61, Russian herpetologist.
• Peter Veselovský, 60, Slovak ice hockey player (TJ VSŽ Košice, Hockey Club de Caen, Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák).
• Hilary Weston, 83, Irish-Canadian fashion industry executive (Selfridges) and lieutenant governor of Ontario (1997–2002).

3

• Fajar Adriyanto, 55, Indonesian air force officer and pilot, plane crash.
• Elchin Afandiyev, 82, Azerbaijani writer and politician.
• György Alexa, 67, Hungarian politician, MP (2006–2010).
• M. Shamsher Ali, 87, Bangladeshi astrophysicist and academic administrator, president of the BAS (2004–2012), vice-chancellor of BOU (1992–1996) and SEU (2002–2010).
• Satyapal Anand, 94, Indian-American poet and writer.
• Loni Anderson, 79, American actress (WKRP in Cincinnati, All Dogs Go to Heaven, A Night at the Roxbury), uterine leiomyosarcoma.
• Nando Angelini, 91, Italian actor (Bloody Pit of Horror, The Seventh Grave, The Three Faces).
• Sam Backo, 64, Australian rugby league player (Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos, national team), melioidosis.
• Christopher Calladine, 90, British engineer.
• Lori Cannon, 74, American LGBT activist and AIDS awareness advocate.
• Federico Caputi, 75, Italian football player (Taranto FC, Latina, Pescara) and manager.
• Joseph Daley, 75, American jazz musician and composer.
• Elmira Gevorgyan, 93, Armenian physician.
• François Gouges, 83, French pétanque player.
• Michel Gratton, 86, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1972–1989), Quebec minister of tourism (1987–1989).
• Sylvain Hanquez, 67, French footballer (Abbeville).
• Cho-yun Hsu, 94, Taiwanese-American historian and sinologist.
• Rhoda Kalema, 96, Ugandan politician, MP (1994–1996).
• Kiril Kavadarkov, 81, Bulgarian actor.
• Jane Lancaster, 89, American anthropologist.
• Fritz Lobinger, 96, German Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Aliwal (1987–2004).
• Giuseppe Malandrino, 94, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Acireale (1979–1998) and Noto (1998–2007).
• David Mangelsdorf, 67, American biologist and chemist.
• Ulli Potofski, 73, German sports journalist and television presenter.
• Dame Stella Rimington, 90, British intelligence officer, director general of MI5 (1992–1995).
• Byron Rogers, 83, Welsh journalist, essayist and historian.
• Margaret W. Rossiter, 81, American historian and writer (Isis).
• Tom Sawyer, Baron Sawyer, 82, British trade unionist and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1998).
• Ercole Spada, 88, Italian car designer (Alfa Romeo 2600, Volvo GTZ, Ford GT70).
• Deoroop Teemal, 68, Trinidadian politician, senator (since 2018).
• Asher Watkins, 52, American trophy hunter, buffalo attack.
• Protais Zigiranyirazo, 87, Rwandan businessman and politician, governor of Ruhengeri (1974–1989).

4

• Marco Bonamico, 68, Italian basketball player (Virtus Bologna, Mens Sana Siena), Olympic silver medallist (1980).
• Tor Åge Bringsværd, 85, Norwegian writer.
• Wolfgang Buresch, 84, German puppeteer.
• Laurent Chu Văn Minh, 81, Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Hanoi (2008–2019).
• Dominique Collignon-Maurin, 76, French actor.
• Don Connellan, 51, Irish Gaelic football player (Roscommon) and manager (Moycullen).
• Roland Courteau, 82, French politician, senator (1980–2020).
• Paul Vincent Davis, 90, American puppeteer.
• Miloš Dvořák, 86, Czech actor.
• M. Harun-Ar-Rashid, 75, Bangladeshi military officer, chief of army staff (2000–2002), brain haemorrhage.
• Sir Leo Hielscher, 98, Australian public servant, namesake of Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges.
• Mike Hill, 86, American golfer (Senior PGA Tour).
• Arnfinn Hofstad, 91, Norwegian oil and paper industry executive, CEO of Norske Skog (1982–1994) and acting chairman of Statoil (1996).
• Billy Howton, 95, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys).
• Leland Kleinsasser, 90, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (1981–1988).
• Else Lidegaard, 92, Danish journalist (DR).
• Maurice McGregor, 105, South African-born Canadian cardiologist.
• Jane Morgan, 101, American singer ("Fascination", "The Day the Rains Came", "Two Different Worlds").
• Mario Moronta, 76, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Los Teques (1995–1999) and San Cristóbal (1999–2024).
• George Morrison, 102, Irish documentary filmmaker.
• Talgat Musabayev, 74, Kazakh cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-19, Soyuz TM-27, Soyuz TM-32) and politician, senator (2017–2023).
• Antonio Oteiza, 99, Spanish sculptor.
• Itamar Prat, 92, Israeli poet.
• Terry Reid, 75, English rock singer (Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers), complications from cancer.
• Derlis Rodríguez, 45, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, deputy (since 2023), heart attack.
• Shanawas, 71, Indian actor (Aasha, Mylanji, Irattimadhuram).
• Eldar Shengelaia, 92, Georgian film director (The White Caravan, Unusual Exhibition, Blue Mountains) and politician, MP (1990–2004).
• Song Young-gyu, 55, South Korean actor.
• Shibu Soren, 81, Indian politician, four-time MP, three-time chief minister of Jharkhand and three-time minister of coal.
• Ban Ziad Tariq, 34, Iraqi psychiatrist and TikToker.
• Peter Temin, 87, American economist and economic historian.
• James Whale, 74, British radio personality (Radio Aire, Talksport, talkRADIO) and television presenter, kidney cancer.
• Wang Yousheng, 96, Chinese engineer.

5

• Doyin Abiola, 82, Nigerian journalist and editor.
• Selçuk Alagöz, 81, Turkish singer.
• Santhosh Balaraj, 34, Indian actor (Kempa, Ganapa, Kariya 2), complications from jaundice.
• Minnie Lou Bradley, 93, American Hall of Fame cattle rancher.
• Salvador Chuliá Hernández, 81, Spanish composer.
• Jorge Costa, 53, Portuguese football player (Porto, national team), manager (AVS) and executive, cardiac arrest.
• Christophe de Menil, 92, American heiress and costume designer.
• Keïta Fatoumata Diallo, 82, Malian archivist, first lady (1962–1968).
• Alexandr Grishin, 47, Russian sports commentator.
• Anthony Leonard Harris, 90, British geologist.
• Tomohiko Hashimoto, 47, Japanese professional wrestler (DDT), cancer.
• Ion Iliescu, 95, Romanian politician, president (1989–1996, 2000–2004), state councillor (1979–1980), and five-time MP, lung cancer.
• Col Joye, 89, Australian Hall of Fame singer and business manager (Bee Gees, Andy Gibb).
• Glorya Kaufman, 95, American philanthropist.
• Ove Kindvall, 82, Swedish footballer (IFK Norrköping, Feyenoord, national team).
• Nancy King, 85, American jazz singer.
• Parviz Koozehkanani, 96, Iranian footballer (Taj, Bayer Leverkusen, national team).
• John Laband, 78, South African historian and writer.
• Robin Lakoff, 82, American linguist.
• Enrico Lanzi, 72, Italian football player (Perugia, Campobasso, Paganese) and manager.
• Leonard Lopate, 84, American radio personality (WKCR, WNYC), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Jay Lorsch, 92, American business theorist.
• Satya Pal Malik, 79, Indian politician, MP (1980–1991), governor of Jammu and Kashmir (2018–2019) and Meghalaya (2020–2022), kidney disease.
• Enriqueta Maroni, 98, Argentine human rights activist (Mothers of Plaza de Mayo).
• Stanley McGeagh, 88, Northern Irish actor (Doctor Who, UFO, Gandhi).
• Morton Meyerson, 87, American computer industry executive, namesake of Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.
• Frank Mill, 67, German footballer (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund, West Germany national team), world champion (1990), complications from a heart attack.
• Mykola Nechyporuk, 72, Ukrainian scientist.
• Kenth Olsson, 79, Swedish hurdler (IFK Helsingborg).
• Luis Ortiz Quiroga, 91, Chilean lawyer.
• Angelo Maria Ricci, 79, Italian comics artist (Diabolik, Martin Mystère, Tiramolla).
• Snyder Rini, 77, Solomon Islands politician, prime minister (2006), MP (since 1997).
• Vladimir Safronov, 84, Russian actor.
• Calvin Seerveld, 94, American academic.
• Mick Tilse, 67, Australian rugby league player (Canberra Raiders).
• Francine Van Hove, 83, French contemporary painter.
• Lesley B. Wells, 87, American jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1994–2015).
• Lloyd A. Williams, 80, American community leader, prostate cancer.
• Ofer Yaakobi, 64, Israeli basketball player (Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Tel Aviv, national team).
• Perry Yaney, 94, American physicist.
• Shidrak Yousif, 83, Iraqi footballer (national team).
• Boris Yukhananov, 67, Russian theatre director, heart failure.
• Vladimiro Zagrebelsky, 85, Italian jurist, justice of the European Court of Human Rights (2001–2010).

6

• Juliet Ace, 87, Welsh television writer (EastEnders, The District Nurse).
• Mario Agüero, 68, Argentine roller hockey player (HC Liceo).
• Đorđe Andrijašević, 94, Serbian basketball player (Crvena zvezda, Pallacanestro Pavia) and coach (Olympique Antibes).
• Gianni Berengo Gardin, 94, Italian photographer (Morire di classe).
• Christopher H. Bidmead, 84, English television writer (Doctor Who) and journalist.
• Volodymyr Bilotserkovets, 25, Ukrainian footballer (Zorya Luhansk).
• Sallie Bingham, 88, American author, stroke.
• Franco Casella, Venezuelan politician, deputy (2016–2021), heart attack.
• Mário Júlio de Almeida Costa, 97, Portuguese academic and jurist, president of the Corporative Chamber (1973–1974).
• David Dale, 77, Australian author and journalist.
• Alain de Dieuleveult, 99, French historian.
• Mustafa Demir, 64, Turkish architect and politician, MP (2002–2015), minister of public works and housing (2009–2011), and mayor of Samsun (2019–2024).
• Peter Elliott, 81, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Melbourne (2007–2018).
• Stanislav Filipenko, 87, Ukrainian circus artist.
• Phil Latreille, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers).
• Jon Miyahara, 83, American actor (Superstore).
• Job Ndugai, 62, Tanzanian politician, member (since 2000) and speaker (2015–2022) of the National Assembly.
• Suleiman Obeid, 41, Palestinian footballer (Shabab Al-Am'ari, national team), shot.
• Eddie Palmieri, 88, American pianist and composer, nine-time Grammy Award winner.
• Sylvio Perlstein, Belgian-Brazilian art collector.
• Krastyo Ralenkov, 60, Bulgarian poet, cancer.
• Rajat Kanta Ray, 79, Indian historian.
• Doris Lockhart Saatchi, 88, American art collector.
• Barnett Shepherd, 87, American historian.
• Aida Tağızada, 91, Azerbaijani academic and musicologist.
• Lionel Taylor, 89, American football player (Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers) and coach (England Monarchs).
• Anatoliy Tomkiv, 71, Ukrainian writer and journalist.
• André Tronc, 96, French curler.
• Leonid Yandakov, 91, Russian journalist and playwright.
• Notable Ghanaians killed in the Ghanaian Air Force Z-9 helicopter crash:
  • Peter Bafemi Anala, Air Force officer
  • Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, 50, minister for environment, science, technology and innovation (since 2025) and MP (since 2021)
  • Limuna Mohammed Muniru, 57, Northern regional minister
  • Edward Omane Boamah, 49, minister for communications (2013–2017) and defence (since 2025)
  • Samuel Sarpong, 67, Ashanti regional minister

7

• Anthony Irvine Adams, 89, Australian public health physician, chief medical officer (1988–1997).
• Ümit Aktan, 76, Turkish sports commentator, journalist and author.
• Ramón Bayés, 94, Spanish psychologist.
• François Chaslin, 76, French architect.
• Juan Chavetta, 55, Argentine illustrator and writer, cancer.
• Choy Weng Yang, 95, Singaporean artist and curator.
• Jasem Delavari, 38, Iranian boxer, cancer.
• Nemanja Đurić, 89, Serbian basketball player (Crvena zvezda, Reyer Venezia) and coach (Crvena zvezda).
• Robbie Ellis, 82, American professional wrestler.
• Rosa Gauditano, 70, Brazilian photographer, heart attack.
• Tony Hadden, 89, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (Newry Shamrocks, Down).
• Heinz Hardt, 88, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1970–2005).
• Rich Hinton, 78, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox).
• Sonya Klopfer, 90, American Olympic figure skater (1952).
• Wolfgang Kuhlmann, 85, German philosopher (Goethe University, RWTH Aachen University).
• Jim Lovell, 97, American astronaut (Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13).
• Antony Maitland, 90, British children's author and illustrator, cancer.
• Dionysios Mantalos, 72, Greek Orthodox prelate, metropolitan bishop of Corinth (since 2006), cancer.
• Luc Misson, 72, Belgian lawyer (Bosman ruling).
• Ibrahim Musa, Nigerian politician, senator (2011–2015).
• Myint Swe, 74, Burmese politician, acting president (since 2021), first vice-president (since 2016), and chief minister of Yangon Region (2011–2016), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Osvaldo Piro, 88, Argentine bandoneonist and conductor.
• Jean-Louis Riguet, 78, French writer.
• Mykola Tabola, 72, Ukrainian oncologist.
• James Vrentas, 89, American chemical engineer.
• Nana Konadu Yiadom III, 98, Ghanaian traditional ruler, Asantehemaa (since 2017).

8

• Mohammed Al Manea, 95, Kuwaiti actor.
• León Balter, 97, Argentine journalist.
• Eugenio Baena Calvo, 71, Colombian journalist, cardiac complications.
• Judy Bailey, 89, New Zealand-Australian pianist.
• Arlindo Cruz, 66, Brazilian singer-songwriter and samba musician (Fundo de Quintal).
• Gérard Fayolle, 87, French politician, president of the General Council of Dordogne (1992–1994), senator (1997–1998).
• Avraham Golik, 91, Israeli marine geologist and oceanographer.
• Grass Wonder, 30, American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, multiple organ failure.
• Stephen Haycox, 85, American historian.
• Terry Hennessey, 82, Welsh footballer (Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, national team).
• Estanislao Esteban Karlic, 99, Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Paraná (1986–2003).
• Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, Japanese boxer, brain injury.
• Kotofuji Takaya, 60, Japanese sumo wrestler.
• Peter Lester, 70, New Zealand sailor and broadcaster, heart attack.
• Mats Lindh, 77, Swedish ice hockey player (Winnipeg Jets, Frölunda, Mora IK).
• Christopher Loeak, 72, Marshallese politician, president (2012–2016), Iroijlaplap of Ailinglaplap Atoll (2021–2023).
• Eric Midwinter, 93, English author, broadcaster and academic.
• Virgil Miller Newton, 86, American priest.
• Jaume Obrador Soler, 84–85, Spanish social activist.
• Mirella Parutto, 89, Italian operatic soprano.
• Jamal Al-Qadiri Al-Boutchichi, 82–83, Moroccan murshid, leader of Budshishiyya (since 2017).
• Julián Riera, 84, Spanish footballer (RCD Espanyol, UE Sant Andreu).
• Tico Rodríguez Paz, 85, Argentine journalist.
• Sayed Sadiq, 80, Egyptian actor.
• Michal Stiborek, 57, Czech economist and manager, director of the IKEM (2019–2023).
• Félix Torres, 93, Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles Angels).
• John Watson, 88, Australian politician, senator (1978–2008).
• William H. Webster, 101, American jurist and intelligence officer, director of the FBI (1978–1987) and CIA (1987–1991), chairman of the HSAC (2005–2020).
• Leo Windtner, 74, Austrian football administrator, president of the Austrian Football Association (2009–2021).

9

• Otto Altweck, 88, German racing cyclist.
• Mark M. Baker, 77, American defense attorney.
• Ray Brooks, 86, English actor (Mr Benn, Big Deal, EastEnders), complications from dementia.
• Mark Busby, 79, American academic, novelist and writer.
• John Cruickshank, 105, Scottish Royal Air Force officer, Victoria Cross recipient.
• Mahmoud Farshchian, 95, Iranian painter, pneumonia.
• Sylvester Grigsby, 74, Liberian politician, acting minister of foreign affairs (2010).
• Maggie Jeffus, 90, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1991–1995, 1997–2013).
• Bjørn Kjellemyr, 74, Norwegian jazz bassist.
• Ivan Krasko, 94, Russian actor (The Prince and the Pauper, A Beautiful Stranger, Afghan Breakdown), People's Artist of Russia (1992), cancer.
• Bunny Larkin, 89, English footballer (Birmingham City, Norwich City, Watford).
• Stanislao Loffreda, 93, Italian friar, biblical scholar, and archaeologist.
• Carl Miller, 86, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1996–2004).
• Mun Ki-nam, 77, North Korean-born South Korean football player (Rodongja, North Korea national team) and manager (North Korea national team).
• NoB, 61, Japanese singer (Make-Up, Project.R), kidney cancer.
• Audu Ogbeh, 78, Nigerian politician, minister of agriculture (2015–2019).
• Theodoros Pallas, 75, Greek footballer (Aris, Olympiacos, national team).
• Patrick Ryan, 85, American academic and Jesuit priest.
• Dame Steve Shirley, 91, German-born English computer industry executive and philanthropist (Autistica).
• Vladimir Socor, 80, Romanian political analyst.
• Gary Theroux, 73, American radio personality, author and producer.
• Barbara Underwood, 93, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1970–1972, 1974–1976, 1978–1984).
• Hiromasa Urakawa, 28, Japanese boxer, brain injury.
• Brian Wade, 80, British convicted murderer.
• Dale Webster, 76, American surfer.
• Zhu Liang, 101, Chinese politician, head of the International Department of the CCP (1985–1993) and director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the NPC (1993–1998).

10

• Opi Bachtiar, 43, Indonesian actor and designer.
• Amnon Barzel, 90, Israeli art critic.
• Biddy Baxter, 92, English television producer (Blue Peter).
• Debbie Blackburn, 74, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1995–2007).
• John F. Brady, 66, American politician.
• Warren Brodey, 101, Canadian-born American psychiatrist.
• Yuri Butusov, 63, Russian theatre director, drowned.
• Marc-André Charguéraud, 100, French-born Swiss historian and businessman.
• Tatyana Chervenyakova, 71, Bulgarian physician.
• David Chichkan, 39, Ukrainian artist and anarchist, killed in action.
• Marc Estrin, 86, American writer (Insect Dreams: The Half Life of Gregor Samsa) and political activist, heart failure.
• Pat Foote, 95, American Army officer.
• Nikolai Golushko, 88, Ukrainian-Russian intelligence officer, director of the Committee for State Security (1987–1991) and director of the Federal Security Service (1993–1994).
• Thaddeus Gromada, 96, American historian.
• Egon Henninger, 85, German swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1964, 1968).
• Lillie Johnson, 103, Jamaican-Canadian nurse and public health advocate.
• Kunishige Kamamoto, 81, Japanese Hall of Fame footballer (Yanmar Diesel, national team) and politician, MP (1995–2001), pneumonia.
• David Ketchum, 97, American actor (Get Smart, I'm Dickens, He's Fenster) and television writer (Happy Days).
• Michael Klick, 77, American television producer (24, Homeland, Love & Death), Emmy winner (2006, 2012).
• Narcisse Kouokam, 63, Cameroonian comedian and songwriter.
• Manuel Lourenzo, 82, Spanish theatre director.
• Paola Mauriello, 44, Italian basketball player (national team).
• Lois G. Schwoerer, 98, American historian.
• Bruce Slovin, 89, American lawyer and philanthropist.
• Leonard Tow, 97, American businessman (Frontier Communications).
• Andrey Urnov, 87, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Armenia (1994–1998).
• Bobby Whitlock, 77, American singer, songwriter ("Bell Bottom Blues") and musician (Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends).

11

• Richard Carr, 87, English football executive (Arsenal).
• Yevgeny Chizhov, 58, Russian writer and journalist, drowned.
• Choo Hoey, 90, Singaporean violinist and conductor.
• Éric Colmet-Daâge, 76–77, French journalist (Photo).
• Thomas P. Costin Jr., 98, American politician, mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts (1956–1961).
• Hemanta Dutta, 83, Indian dramatist and lyricist.
• Jerzy Dziewulski, 81, Polish politician and policeman, MP (1991–2005).
• Jerome Epstein, 88, American politician and convicted felon, member of the New Jersey Senate (1972–1974).
• Carlos Ferraro, 72, Argentine journalist and politician, governor of Jujuy Province (1996–1998).
• Christian Forestier, 80, French academic and civil servant, general administrator of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (2008–2013).
• Mario Forte, 88, Italian politician, mayor of Naples (1984), MEP (1989–1994).
• Celso Garrido-Lecca, 99, Peruvian composer.
• Claude Gasnal, 76, French basketball player (SCM Le Mans, national team).
• Dany Gignoux, 81, Swiss photographer.
• Chuck Girard, 81, American musician (The Castells, The Hondells, Love Song), cancer.
• Solomon Huwala, 89, Namibian military officer, chief of defence force (2000–2006).
• Heinz Jaeger, 101, German philatelist.
• Fadhel Jaziri, 77, Tunisian film director.
• Sheila Jordan, 96, American jazz singer.
• Alexander Kanevsky, 65, Russian painter.
• Benő Káposzta, 83, Hungarian footballer (Újpest, national team).
• Samuel Krislov, 95, American academic.
• Sid Ali Lazazi, 67, Algerian footballer (NA Hussein Dey, national team).
• Marie-Mad, 102, French comic books author and illustrator.
• Alfredo Messina, 89, Italian politician, senator (2008–2022).
• Nazima, 77, Indian actress (Arzoo, Be-Imaan, Honeymoon).
• Gabi Novak, 89, Croatian singer.
• Mary Karooro Okurut, 70, Ugandan politician, MP (since 2004).
• Danielle Spencer, 60, American actress (What's Happening!!) and veterinarian, cancer.
• Mustapha Tahiri, 72, Moroccan footballer (MC Oujda, RS Berkane, national team).
• Noel Tovey, 90, Australian dancer.
• Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, Colombian politician, senator (since 2022), complications from gunshot wounds.
• Margaret Walton-Roberts, 57, Canadian geographer, cancer.
• Yōtsukasa Dai, 51, Japanese sumo wrestler.

12

• Kseniya Alexandrova, 30, Russian model, complications from a traffic collision.
• Ali El-Sayed Ali Al-Moselhi, 76, Egyptian politician, minister of social solidarity (2005–2011).
• Nel Beltrán Santamaría, 83, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Sincelejo (1992–2014).
• Rodrigue Biron, 90, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1976–1985), cancer.
• Amaresh Roy Chowdhury, 96, Bangladeshi singer.
• Hefin David, 47, Welsh politician, MS (since 2016).
• Mattia Debertolis, 29, Italian orienteer.
• Alfredo Diana, 95, Italian politician, MEP (1979–1984), senator (1983–1992).
• Henri Donnadieu, 82, Mexican businessman and LGBT rights activist.
• Tiébilé Dramé, 70, Malian politician, minister of foreign affairs (1991–1992, 2019–2020).
• René Escudié, 83, French writer.
• Cool John Ferguson, 71, American blues musician.
• Rikki Fleming, 78, Scottish footballer (Ayr United, Berwick Rangers, Hibernian).
• Marcel Gagnon, 89, Canadian politician, MP (2000–2006) and Quebec MNA (1976–1985).
• The Great Wojo, 73, American professional wrestler (WWA), heart attack.
• Barbara Harvey, 97, British medieval historian.
• Bill Hepler, 79, American baseball player (New York Mets).
• Goh Cheng Liang, 98, Singaporean coatings industry executive.
• Antonio Isa Conde, 85, Dominican politician, minister of energy and mines (2015–2020).
• Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, 61, Rwandan diplomat, mayor of Kigali (2006–2011).
• Mahfuza Khanam, 79, Bangladeshi academic administrator, president of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (2018–2021), heart attack.
• Borys Kovtonyuk, 76, Ukrainian journalist and local historian.
• Louis Leloup, 96, Belgian stained-glass artist.
• Irene López, 80, Nicaraguan dancer, choreographer and folklorist.
• Pierre Louis-Calixte, 57, French actor (The Refuge, Bad Girl).
• Bob Maes, 100, Belgian politician, senator (1971–1985).
• David Milne, 66, Scottish rugby union player (Heriot's, Edinburgh District, national team).
• Dmitri Osipov, 59, Russian fertiliser industry executive, chairman of Uralkali (2013–2020) and CEO of VSMPO-AVISMA (2021–2023).
• Aino Pervik, 93, Estonian writer.
• Sir George Reid, 86, Scottish politician, MP (1974–1979), MSP (1999–2007) and presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament (2003–2007), kidney cancer.
• Joseph Willy Romélus, 94, Haitian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Jérémie (1977–2009).
• Ronnie Rondell Jr., 88, American stuntman (Wish You Were Here, Speed, Lethal Weapon).
• Richard Tarrant, 83, American politician.
• David Thieme, 83, American industrial designer and motor racing sponsor (Lotus).
• Gregory H. Williams, 81, American author and academic, president of the University of Cincinnati (2009–2012) and City College of New York (2001–2009).

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• Anatoly Adamishin, 90, Russian diplomat, MP (1994), ambassador to the United Kingdom (1994–1997) and Italy (1990–1992).
• Nicolas Beaucaire, 52, French actor (Serial Teachers).
• Jack Brennan, 89, English rugby league player (Blackpool Borough, Salford Red Devils, Lancashire). (death announced on this date)
• Elspeth Cameron, 82, Canadian writer.
• Frank Dangeard, 67, Canadian-born French businessman, CEO of Thomson Multimedia (2004–2008).
• Kevin Dawtry, 67, English footballer (Southampton, Bournemouth, Reading).
• Norma Eagleton, 91, American politician, Oklahoma corporation commissioner (1979–1989).
• Rachid Ferhani, 80, Algerian Kabyle singer.
• Geoff Foulds, 85, English snooker player.
• Cipriano García Fernández, 93, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cafayate (1991–2007).
• Mathias Grassow, 62, German ambient musician.
• Gary Hooper, 86, Australian wheelchair athlete, Paralympic champion (1964, 1968).
• Sonallah Ibrahim, 88, Egyptian novelist (Zaat, Sharaf, The Stealth), pneumonia.
• Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, 81, Portuguese politician, MEP (2004–2009).
• Theresa Kachindamoto, 66, Malawian politician and child marriage opponent.
• Szilárd Keresztes, 93, Hungarian Catholic hierarch, auxiliary bishop (1975–1988) and bishop (1988–2007) of Hajdúdorog.
• Marian Błażej Kruszyłowicz, 89, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Szczecin-Kamień (1989–2013).
• Väino Kull, 81, Estonian politician, mayor of Tartu (1993–1996).
• Li Xinliang, 88, Chinese military officer, commander of Guangxi (1983–1988), Shenyang (1995–1997), and Beijing (1997–2003) military regions.
• José Antonio Marín Rite, 84, Spanish lawyer and politician, mayor of Huelva (1979–1988) and president of the Andalusian parliament (1988–1994).
• Jacques Martial, 69, French actor (Navarro, Street of No Return) and politician, member of the Council of Paris (since 2020).
• Louis Naidorf, 96, American architect.
• Derreck Robinson, 43, American football player (San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns).
• Tomo Sakurai, 53, Japanese voice actress (Rurouni Kenshin, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl), cancer.
• Jatin Sarker, 88, Bangladeshi writer.
• Michael Sloan, 78, American television writer and producer (The Equalizer, B. J. and the Bear, Quincy, M.E.).
• Gerry Spence, 96, American attorney (Karen Silkwood, Imelda Marcos, Randy Weaver).
• Njattyela Sreedharan, 86, Indian lexicographer.
• Peter Stasiuk, 82, Canadian Ukrainian Catholic hierarch, bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (1992–2020).
• Kars Veling, 77, Dutch politician and philosopher, MP (2002) and member of the Senate (1991–2002).
• Art Wander, 97, American sportscaster (WWKB, WWWS, WGR).
• Klaus Wirzenius, 37, Finnish singer, drowned.

14

• Paulo Sérgio Almeida, 80, Brazilian film director (Xuxa e os Duendes), complications from lung cancer.
• Auro Enzo Basiliani, 90, Italian footballer (Spezia, Hellas Verona, Lucchese-Libertas).
• Rokeya Begum, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2005–2006).
• Noureddine Ben Omar, 74, Algerian film and television director.
• Jackie Bezos, 78, American philanthropist, co-founder of the Bezos Family Foundation.
• Teresa Caeiro, 56, Portuguese politician, member (2002–2003, 2005–2019) and vice president (2009–2019) of the Assembly of the Republic.
• Mike Castle, 86, American politician, lieutenant governor (1981–1985) and governor (1985–1992) of Delaware, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2011).
• Ingeborg Elzevier, 89, Dutch actress (Kinderen geen bezwaar, The Dress, Grimm).
• Sammy Johnston, 58, Scottish footballer (St Johnstone, Glenavon, Partick Thistle).
• Eddy Kaspard, 24, Tahitian footballer (A.S. Tefana, A.S. Vénus, national team), traffic collision.
• Gideon Kleinman, 70, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Netanya, Maccabi Hadera).
• Elie Martel, 90, Canadian politician, Ontario MLA (1967–1987).
• Mark McArdle, 68, Australian politician, Queensland MLA (2004–2020), cancer.
• Donald M. McPherson, 103, American fighter pilot.
• Melahat Okuyan, 101, Turkish physician, academic and scientist.
• Vece Paes, 80, Indian field hockey player, Olympic bronze medallist (1972), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Nicanor Perlas, 75, Filipino environmentalist and politician.
• Charles Plosser, 76, American macroeconomist.
• Guy Rivard, 89, Canadian politician, MNAQ (1985–1994).
• Bernardo Ruiz, 100, Spanish racing cyclist, 1948 Vuelta a España winner.
• José María Saponi, 87, Spanish politician, mayor of Cáceres (1995–2007).
• Moselio Schaechter, 97, Italian-American microbiologist.
• Sen Sōshitsu XV, 102, Japanese tea master, iemoto of Urasenke (1964–2002).
• Dawie Snyman, 76, South African rugby union player (Western Province, national team) and coach (Golden Lions).
• David Stratton, 85, English-born Australian film critic (The Australian, The Movie Show).
• Mats Wahl, 80, Swedish author.

15

• João Barreiras Duarte, 60, Portuguese politician, deputy (1991–1999, 2002–2005, since 2024).
• Miriam Benyamini, 85, Israeli astrologer.
• Heiko Bleher, 80, German ichthyologist.
• Ali Boğa, 76, Turkish politician, MP (2011–2015), traffic collision.
• Anita Lyons Bond, 95, American civil rights activist.
• Nina Carolina, 38, Indonesian comedian and host, breast cancer.
• Brian Dobson, 91, English footballer (Colchester United).
• Fred Emery, 91, British television presenter and investigative journalist.
• Catherine Galliford, 58, Canadian police officer and whistleblower, liver cancer.
• La. Ganesan, 80, Indian politician, MP (2016–2018), governor of Manipur (2021–2023) and Nagaland (since 2023), complications from a fall.
• April Hickox, 70, Canadian artist and photographer.
• Greg Iles, 65, American novelist (The Quiet Game, 24 Hours, The Footprints of God), multiple myeloma.
• Warren Jacques, 87, Australian tennis player and coach.
• Maria Krushelnytska, 90, Ukrainian pianist.
• Javier Lambán, 67, Spanish politician, president of Aragon (2015–2023) and senator (2023–2025), colon cancer.
• Sara Leighton, 91, English actress (You Know What Sailors Are, The Woman Eater, Dial 999) and portrait painter.
• Gary Little, 61, Scottish comedian, fall.
• Brian Martin, 63, American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers).
• Lohan Ratwatte, 57, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2010–2024).
• Tristan Rogers, 79, Australian actor (General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, The Rescuers Down Under), lung cancer.
• Jamshied Sharifi, 64, American composer, musician and record producer.
• Ramdas Soren, 62, Indian politician, Jharkhand MLA (2009–2014, since 2019).
• Jack Spence, 94, British academic (King's College London).
• Walter Swennen, 79, Belgian painter.
• Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon, 62, South Korean Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Seoul (since 2013), bile duct cancer.

16

• Clyde Austin, 67, American basketball player (NC State Wolfpack, Harlem Globetrotters).
• Vidadi Babanli, 98, Azerbaijani writer.
• Pippo Baudo, 89, Italian television presenter (Settevoci, Sanremo Music Festival, Domenica in).
• Graeme Campbell, 86, Australian politician, MP (1980–1998), stroke.
• Jyoti Chandekar, 68, Indian actress (Mee Sindhutai Sapkal, Dholki).
• Niels Lund Chrestensen, 85, German businessman and plant breeder.
• Fernando Cruz, 85, Portuguese footballer (Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, national team).
• Amalia Del Ponte, 89, Italian visual artist.
• Janet Grieve, 85, New Zealand biological oceanographer, president of the World Association of Copepodologists (2008–2011).
• Joachim Grubich, 90, Polish organist.
• A. James Hudspeth, 79, American academic.
• Isyaku Ibrahim, 88, Nigerian politician.
• Larry Jones, 83, American basketball player (Denver Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, The Floridians).
• Caroline Krook, 80, Swedish Evangelical Lutheran prelate, bishop of Stockholm (1998–2009), lung cancer.
• Alberto Martín, 81, Argentine actor (Brigada en acción, Los hijos de López, My Family's Beautiful!).
• Ann McManus, 67, British television writer (Waterloo Road, Bad Girls, Take the High Road), cardiac arrest.
• Andi Meister, 86, Estonian politician.
• Cecil Moore, 95, Guyanese Olympic weightlifter (1952).
• Derry O'Sullivan, 81, Irish poet.
• Mincho Panayotov, 80, Bulgarian painter.
• Joe Reece Salter, 82, American politician, member (1986–2008) and speaker (2004–2008) of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
• Mohammed Sani Sami, 81, Nigerian politician, governor of Bauchi State (1984–1985).
• Bob Simpson, 89, Australian cricket player (New South Wales, national team) and coach (national team).
• Dan Tana, 90, Serbian-American restaurateur, actor and football administrator (Los Angeles Toros, Red Star Belgrade).
• Richard Tylinski, 87, French footballer (Saint-Étienne, national team).
• Berel Wein, 91, American rabbi and writer (Faith and Fate).
• Jules Witcover, 98, American journalist, cardiovascular disease.

17

• Paolo Angioni, 87, Italian equestrian, Olympic champion (1964).
• John Bartley, 78, New Zealand-born Canadian cinematographer (The X-Files, Lost, Wrong Turn).
• Agnès Berthon, 66, French actress (Knife+Heart), lung cancer.
• Marcelo Bianconi, 69, Brazilian journalist, cancer.
• Vardan Bostanjyan, 75, Armenian politician, MP (1999–2003).
• John Bowers, 97, American writer.
• Reinhard Brandt, 88, German philosopher.
• Humberto Calzada, 81, Cuban-American artist.
• Sheila R. Canby, 76, American art historian and curator, cancer.
• José Ricardo Carballo, 42, Costa Rican presenter, journalist, and writer, traffic collision.
• Joe Caroff, 103, American graphic designer.
• Sawat Chotipanich, 93, Thai judge, president of the Supreme Court (1991–1992).
• Gayle Cook, 91, American medical manufacturing executive, co-founder of the Cook Group.
• David Crawley, 88, Canadian Anglican clergyman, bishop of Kootenay (1990–2004).
• Elon Dershowitz, 64, American film producer (The Whole Truth), stroke.
• Debebe Eshetu, 83, Ethiopian actor (Shaft in Africa), journalist and human rights advocate.
• James Farris, 33, American baseball player (Arizona Wildcats), liver cancer.
• Zija Grapshi, 94, Albanian actor and puppeteer.
• Niilo Halonen, 84, Finnish ski jumper, Olympic silver medallist (1960).
• Joe Hickerson, 89, American folk singer and lyricist ("Where Have All the Flowers Gone?").
• Oldo Hlaváček, 91, Slovak actor and screenwriter.
• John Joannopoulos, 78, American physicist and academic.
• Eleni Karpeta, 88, Greek actress.
• Mark Kirton, 67, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Stuart Kornfeld, 89, American scientist.
• Julio César León, 100, Venezuelan Olympic track cyclist (1948).
• Víctor Maldonado Barreno, 98, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Guayaquil (1990–2003).
• Annie Massay, 94, Belgian trade unionist.
• Bill Mather-Brown, 89, Australian wheelchair athlete, Paralympic silver medallist (1960, 1968).
• Hans-Bert Matoul, 80, German footballer (Sachsen Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig, East Germany).
• Torsten Michaelis, 64, German actor (Tatort).
• Sergio Pollastrelli, 90, Italian politician, senator (1976–1987).
• Terence Stamp, 87, English actor (Billy Budd, Superman II, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert).

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• Iman al-Ghuri, 58, Syrian actress.
• Vivian Ayers Allen, 102, American poet and playwright.
• Lloyd Ashby, 94, New Zealand rugby union player (Southland, national team).
• Joseph Trumah Bayel, 71, Ghanaian politician, MP (1993–2004).
• Eduard Carbonell i Esteller, 79, Spanish art historian, director of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (1994–2005).
• Paul H. Cheney, 79, American academic.
• Elfi Deufl, 66, Austrian alpine skier.
• Issaâd Dhomar, 92, Algerian football player (JS El Biar, national team) and executive, president of the Algerian Football Federation (1984–1986).
• Monique Fortier, 97, Canadian film editor (The Crime of Ovide Plouffe, The Decline of the American Empire).
• Oliver Galligan, 76, Irish Gaelic football player (Cavan Gaels, Cavan) and administrator.
• Sandrino Gavriloaia, 61, Romanian journalist.
• Banu Kırbağ, 74, Turkish singer, composer and arranger.
• Josef Kutheil, 86, Czech Olympic skier (1964).
• Lin Chia-cheng, 73, Taiwanese politician, minister of examination (2004–2008) and the research, development and evaluation commission (2000–2004). (death announced on this date)
• Jorge Maestro, 73, Argentine screenwriter and playwright.
• Jack McClelland, 74, American Hall of Fame poker tournament director (WSOP).
• Gilbert Mendonca, 72, Indian politician and convicted land-grabber, Maharashtra MLA (2009–2014).
• Tendai Ndoro, 40, Zimbabwean footballer (Cape Town City, Orlando Pirates, national team).
• Jean Nicolas, 96–97, French academic and historian.
• Nissar, 65, Indian film director (Sudhinam, Three Men Army, Captain).
• Walt Piatkowski, 80, American basketball player (Denver Rockets, The Floridians).
• Alvaro Piccardi, 84, Italian actor (Italian Secret Service).
• Jean Pormanove, 46, French streamer, videographer and comedian.
• Achyut Potdar, 90, Indian actor (Dabangg 2, Ferrari Ki Sawaari, 3 Idiots).
• Ralph Pratt, 85, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–1986).
• Guy-Patrick Sainderichin, 75, French screenwriter (Maigret, Spiral) and actor (Father of My Children).
• Shahrzad, 74, Iranian actress.
• Lindsay Sparks, 80, New Zealand cricketer (Marlborough, Central Districts, Auckland) and rugby union player.
• John Russell Taylor, 90, English critic and author.
• Abraham Than, 97, Burmese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1968–1972) and bishop (1972–2001) of Kengtung.
• Marvin Tile, 92, Canadian orthopedic surgeon.
• Nicolae Todos, 89, Moldovan politician, deputy.
• Bill Williams, 91, American broadcaster (WBIR-TV).

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• Michael Antunes, 85, American saxophonist (John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band, Ernie and the Automatics) and actor (Eddie and the Cruisers), kidney failure.
• Eftichios Bitsakis, 97, Greek physicist, chemist and writer.
• Anne Cartwright, 79, American politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (2010–2012).
• Sir David Davies, 89, British electric engineer and educator.
• Jonathan Farnum, 86, American politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (1981–1987).
• Michel Fessler, 70, French film director and screenwriter (Farinelli, Ridicule, March of the Penguins).
• André Fort, 89, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Perpignan-Elne (1996–2002) and Orléans (2002–2010).
• Harvey Glatt, 91, Canadian music promoter, founder of CHEZ-FM.
• Priidik Kippar, 81, Estonian boxer.
• Martin Laamers, 58, Dutch footballer (Vitesse, Gent, national team).
• Ney López, 95, Colombian Olympic weightlifter (1956, 1960).
• Luz, 32, Japanese singer.
• Phil Meeler, 77, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers).
• Michel Odent, 95, French obstetrician, stroke.
• Razak Omotoyossi, 39, Nigerian-born Beninese footballer (Sheriff Tiraspol, Helsingborg, Benin national team).
• Eemeli Peltonen, 30, Finnish politician, MP (since 2023), suicide.
• Konstantin Polozov, 59, Russian ice hockey player.
• Michael C. J. Putnam, 91, American classicist.
• Idun Reiten, 83, Norwegian mathematician (Auslander–Reiten theory).
• Gustavo Saberbein, 80, Peruvian economist and engineer, minister of economy and finance (1987–1988).
• Herwig Schopper, 101, German experimental physicist, director general of CERN (1981–1988).
• Eduardo Serra, 81, Portuguese cinematographer (The Wings of the Dove, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Girl with a Pearl Earring), BAFTA winner (1998).
• Mohammed Shaalan, 40, Palestinian basketball player (national team), shot.
• John Sherwood, 80, British hurdler, Olympic bronze medallist (1968).
• Ken Shuttleworth, 80, English cricketer (Lancashire, Leicestershire, national team).
• Lucio Tarquinio, 76, Italian politician, senator (2013–2018).
• Johan Vermeersch, 73, Belgian football player (K.V. Kortrijk, Gent) and manager (R.W.D. Molenbeek).
• Salvo Vitale, 82, Italian poet and writer.

20

• Everaldo Anunciação, 65, Brazilian politician, council member of Itabuna (1997–2000).
• A. K. Best, 92, American fly fisher and angling writer.
• Enrique Borgo Bustamante, 96, Salvadoran politician, vice president (1994–1999).
• Dame Annette Brooke, 78, British politician, MP (2001–2015).
• Frank Caprio, 88, American judge and television personality (Parking Wars), pancreatic cancer.
• Gérard Chaliand, 91, Belgian-French historian.
• Sona Ram Choudhary, 80, Indian politician, MP (1996–2004, 2014–2019) and Rajasthan MLA (2008–2013), heart attack.
• Dinesh Chandra Dakua, 95, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (1967–1969, 1977–2006).
• Ian Fells, 92, British energy conversion expert.
• Levan Gachechiladze, 61, Georgian wine industry executive and politician, MP (1999–2002, 2004–2008).
• Mariana Gándara Salazar, 41, Mexican playwright and theater director.
• Ann Fagan Ginger, 100, American lawyer and political activist.
• Brent Hinds, 51, American heavy metal musician (Mastodon, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra) and songwriter ("Colony of Birchmen"), Grammy winner (2018), traffic collision.
• Reginald Horsman, 93, English-born American historian.
• Edward Hurwitz, 94, American diplomat.
• Andrew Huse, 52, American historian and writer, expert on the Cuban sandwich, suicide.
• Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, 79, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Kinshasa (1999–2022).
• Józef Kowalczyk, 86, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, apostolic nuncio to Poland (1989–2010), archbishop of Gniezno and primate of Poland (2010–2014).
• Jacques Le Guen, 67, French politician, deputy (2002–2012).
• Marcel Łoziński, 85, Polish film director (89mm from Europe).
• Claudio Maccone, 77, Italian astronomer, heart attack.
• Karidjo Mahamadou, 71, Nigerien politician, MP (1993–1996, 2016–2020).
• Malcolm Margolin, 84, American author and publisher (Heyday Books), complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Francesco Musotto, 78, Italian politician, MEP (1999–2008).
• Norma Nolan, 87, Argentine model and beauty pageant winner, Miss Universe (1962).
• Marian H. Rose, 104, Belgian-born American physicist and environmentalist, complications from a stroke.
• Michael Q. Schmidt, 72, American actor (Tom Goes to the Mayor, John Dies at the End, Hamlet A.D.D.).
• Petr Sommer, 78, Czech boxer.
• Scott Spiegel, 67, American screenwriter (Evil Dead II), director (Intruder) and actor (Within the Woods).
• Ernesto Vila, 89, Uruguayan visual artist.
• Humpy Wheeler, 86, American racing executive and actor (Cars).
• Anna Záborská, 77, Slovak politician, MP (1998–2004, since 2020) and MEP (2004–2019).
• Wayne Zahn, 84, American Hall of Fame bowler.

21

• Jan Erik Berntsen, 80, Norwegian actor and singer.
• Francis Bertin, 75, French historian and translator.
• Patricia du Roy de Blicquy, 81, Belgian Olympic alpine skier (1964).
• Gordon Bowker, 82, American businessman, co-founder of Starbucks.
• Ricardo Bruera, 93, Argentine academic and politician, minister of education (1976–1977).
• James Dobson, 89, American evangelist and writer (Marriage Under Fire), founder of Focus on the Family.
• Hans Feldmeier, 101, German pharmacist.
• Yoshiyuki Fukuda, 93, Japanese playwright and director.
• Eugen Gomringer, 100, Bolivian-born Swiss poet.
• Karl Henke, 80, American football player (New York Jets, Boston Patriots).
• Günther Hussong, 77, German poet and comedian.
• Ago Kalde, 79, Estonian volleyball player.
• Jane Kidd, 82, English equestrian.
• Saburo Komoto, 74, Japanese politician, MP (1992–2000, 2003–2009).
• Starling Lawrence, 82, American book editor.
• Liz Liddy, 81, American information science academic.
• Keith Nelson, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Otago, Auckland, national team).
• Yaroslav Omelyan, 96, Ukrainian artist.
• Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, 94, Indian-born British industrialist and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1996).
• Rod Petrie, 69, Scottish football executive, chairman of Hibernian (2004–2019), cancer.
• Jacques Poulin, 87, Canadian novelist (Volkswagen Blues).
• Stuart Prebble, 74, British television executive, pancreatic cancer.
• Yuriy Rudnev, 70, Russian futsal coach.
• Louise Rummel, 88, New Zealand nurse and nursing educator.
• Gail Shea, 66, Canadian politician, MP (2008–2015), twice minister of fisheries, and minister of national revenue (2011–2013).
• Stanisław Sojka, 66, Polish jazz and pop musician and composer.
• Vazhoor Soman, 72, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (since 2021).
• Apostolos Vesyropoulos, 59, Greek politician, MP (since 2012), cardiac arrest.
• Viktor Vidmanov, 91, Russian politician, MP (2003–2007). (death announced on this date)

22

• Vidal Balielo, 80, Brazilian journalist (RPC).
• Jaswinder Bhalla, 65, Indian actor (Jatt & Juliet, Carry On Jatta, Mahaul Theek Hai) and comedian, stroke.
• Denis Cameron, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Mid Canterbury, Counties Manukau, national team).
• Javier Cid, 46, Spanish journalist (El Mundo), writer and LGBT rights activist.
• Gene Espy, 98, American hiker.
• Edgar Feuchtwanger, 100, German-British historian.
• Zuristyo Firmadata, 52, Indonesian politician, MP (2019–2024).
• Ruggero Gilyarevsky, 95, Russian philologist.
• Johannes Helm, 98, German psychologist, painter and writer.
• Kan'ichi Kanegae, 94, Japanese politician, mayor of Shimabara (1980–1992).
• Mohammed Mana, 74, Nigerian military officer and politician, senator (2007–2011) and military governor of Plateau State (1993–1996).
• Raymond A. Mason, 88, American financier, founder of Legg Mason.
• Nancy Njie, 59, Gambian politician, minister of tourism and culture (2008–2010).
• Kali Prasad Pandey, 78, Indian politician, MP (1984–1989).
• Miguel Proença, 86, Brazilian classical pianist.
• Céline Ratsiraka, 87, Malagasy politician, first lady (1975–1993, 1997–2002).
• Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, 83, Indian politician, MP (1998–1999, 2004–2009).
• Rolf Seelmann-Eggebert, 88, German journalist and television presenter.
• Martin Smyth, 94, Northern Irish politician, MLA (1982–1986) and MP (1982–2005).
• Marlon O. Snow, 77, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1998–2000).
• Ron Turcotte, 84, Canadian Hall of Fame jockey (Secretariat).
• Yaroslav Yevdokimov, 78, Ukrainian-born Belarusian singer.
• Iryna Zarutska, 23, Ukrainian refugee, stabbed.

23

• Jerry Adler, 96, American actor (The Sopranos, Rescue Me, The Good Wife).
• Reinhold Bocklet, 82, German politician, member of the Landtag of Bavaria (1994–2018) and MEP (1979–1993).
• Ioan Donca, 85, Romanian diplomat, ambassador to China (1999–2002).
• Peter Doyle, 79, Irish Olympic road racing cyclist (1968, 1972).
• Teodoro de Faria, 94, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Funchal (1982–2007).
• Manuel Gausa, 66, Spanish architect.
• Mohamed Said Gees, 78, Somaliland politician, minister of foreign affairs (2002–2003).
• Gerry Harrison, 89, English football commentator.
• Giles Havergal, 87, Scottish theatre director, actor and adaptor.
• László Hetey, 83, Hungarian actor.
• Per Holst, 86, Danish film producer (I Am Dina, Max Pinlig, Simon and the Oaks).
• Yoshiharu Horii, 72, Japanese football player (Yanmar Diesel) and manager.
• Ruslan Kurmanaliev, 53, Kyrgyz actor.
• Forrest Lucas, 83, American oil industry executive, founder of Lucas Oil.
• Giuseppe Maggi, 95, Italian archaeologist.
• Miguel Ángel Martínez, 70, Dominican actor (La soga, Trópico de sangre).
• Patrick Edward McGovern, 80, American ancient foods expert.
• Stephen Muss, 97, American real estate developer and philanthropist, owner of Fontainebleau Miami Beach (1978–2005).
• Nandi Nyembe, 75, South African actress (Yesterday, Ses'Top La, Ashes to Ashes).
• André Oostrom, 72, Dutch footballer (FC Utrecht, Go Ahead Eagles, VVV-Venlo).
• Gerhard Palm, 78, Belgian politician, member of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community (1974–2010).
• Ausberto Rodríguez Jara, 83, Paraguayan journalist. (death announced on this date)
• Abdul Jawad Salih, 93, Palestinian politician, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (1996–2006), mayor of Al-Bireh (1967–1973).
• Art Seitz, 82, American photographer.
• Joel Sill, 78, American music supervisor, pulmonary fibrosis.
• Dave Taylor, 61, British comic book artist (Force Works, Batman, Judge Dredd).
• Maurice Tempelsman, 95, Belgian-American diamond magnate, CEO of LKI.
• Kirill Vyshinsky, 58, Ukrainian-born Russian journalist.
• Artur Zheji, 63, Albanian journalist and television host.

24

• Bang Yong-suk, 79, South Korean politician, minister of labour (2002–2003).
• John Barnett, 80, New Zealand film and television producer (Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale, Whale Rider, Sione's Wedding).
• Biko Botowamungu, 68, Austrian Olympic boxer (1988).
• Stéphane Bouquet, 57, French writer (Presque rien, Wild Side, Going South).
• Pedro Rosas Bravo, 73, Venezuelan economist and politician, minister of finance (1992–1993), heart disease.
• Michael Bustin, 88, Romanian-born American molecular biologist, senior investigator at the NCI.
• Michael Bywater, 74, British writer, columnist and cultural critic, Lewy body dementia.
• Joseph I. Castro, 58, American academic administrator, chancellor of the CSU (2021–2022) and president of the California State University, Fresno (2013–2020), cancer.
• Michael Charlton, 98, Australian-born British journalist.
• Loreto Cucchiarelli, 82, Italian rugby union player (L'Aquila Rugby, national team).
• Verónica Echegui, 42, Spanish actress (My Name Is Juani, You're Killing Me Susana, My Heart Goes Boom!), cancer.
• Mehrdad Falahatgar, 65, Iranian actor, cancer.
• Valery Fateyev, 79, Russian politician, governor of Smolensk Oblast (1991–1993), senator (1993–1995).
• Emam-Ali Habibi, 94, Iranian freestyle wrestler, Olympic champion (1956).
• Marc Hill, 73, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox).
• Richard Hobert, 73, Swedish film director (Spring of Joy, Everybody Loves Alice), screenwriter and composer.
• Margareta Ivănuș, 75, Moldovan singer.
• Jaguar, 93, Brazilian cartoonist, founder of O Pasquim.
• Dimitris Konstantaras, 78, Greek journalist and politician, MP (2004–2007).
• Luis Alberto Lamata, 65, Venezuelan film director and screenwriter (Bolívar, Man of Difficulties).
• Floyd Levine, 93, American actor (Bloodbrothers, Melrose Place, Airplane II: The Sequel).
• Khaled Louma, 70, Algerian musician and radio presenter.
• Luís Lucas, 73, Portuguese actor (A Portuguese Goodbye, Aqui na Terra, Dot.Com), heart attack.
• M. J. Mahlangu, 72, South African diplomat, ambassador to the United States (2015–2020).
• Ricardo Poma, 79, Salvadoran businessman and philanthropist.
• Yuri Presekin, 63, Russian swimmer, Olympic champion (1980).
• Mariuxi Sanchez, 43, Ecuadorian politician, MP (since 2021), cancer.
• Reza Soukhtehsaraei, 75, Iranian Olympic wrestler (1976).
• Mort Todd, 63, American writer and businessman.
• Valery Uskov, 92, Russian film director (The Slowest Train, Stewardess, Eternal Call) and screenwriter.
• Theo Vonk, 77, Dutch football player (AZ Alkmaar) and manager (FC Twente, AZ Alkmaar).
• Ken Waller, 63, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (since 2023).

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• Ole Aarsvold, 84, American politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1989–2008).
• Michael Aiken, 93, American sociologist and academic administrator, chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1993–2001) and provost of the University of Pennsylvania (1987–1993).
• Joy Banerjee, 62, Indian actor (Nagmoti) and politician, respiratory disease.
• Bill Christine, 87, American sportswriter.
• Yves Cuau, 90, French writer and journalist (Le Figaro, L'Express).
• Robert Cook, 94, British equine veterinarian.
• William I. Donnermeyer Sr., 100, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1970–1994).
• Léo Gantelet, 85, French poet.
• Ron Harbertson, 95, English footballer (Lincoln City, Darlington, Wrexham).
• Diane Hoh, 88, American author.
• Allan Hornyak, 74, American basketball player (Ohio State Buckeyes).
• Paul Johnson, 69, English footballer (Stoke City, Southern California Lazers, Chester). (death announced on this date)
• Paula Julander, 86, American politician, member of the Utah Senate (1999–2005).
• Igor Kalinauskas, 80, Russian artist, theatre director and singer (Duo Zikr).
• Dinesh Mangaluru, 55, Indian actor (Smile, Ambari, Savari) and art director.
• Angela Mortimer, 93, British Hall of Fame tennis player, cancer.
• James Mosley, 90, British librarian and historian.
• Jim Murray, 87, American football executive, general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles (1973–1982) and co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities.
• John Parkinson, 80, Australian footballer (Claremont, Collingwood).
• Isabel Pisano, 81, Uruguayan journalist (El Mundo), writer, and actress (Savage Pampas), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Frank Price, 95, American television producer (The Virginian) and studio executive (Columbia Pictures, Universal Television).
• Zdena Salivarová, 91, Czech-born Canadian writer, translator, and publisher (68 Publishers).
• José María Sánchez Silva, 74, Spanish military officer.
• Rainer Weiss, 92, German-American physicist (LIGO), Nobel Prize laureate (2017).
• Mike White, 86, American baseball player (Houston Colt .45s/Astros).
• Notable Palestinians killed in the Israeli airstrikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza City:
  • Ahmed Abu Aziz, 28, freelance journalist
  • Mariam Dagga, 33, journalist
  • Moaz Abu Taha, 26, freelance video journalist
  • Hussam al-Masri, 48, cameraman

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• Tim Armstead, 60, American jurist and politician, justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (since 2018) and speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2015–2018).
• Akinwale Arobieke, 64, British convicted criminal.
• Pedro Arreitunandia, 51, Spanish road racing cyclist.
• Mestre Damasceno, 71, Brazilian Carimbó singer and cultural director.
• Franklin Domínguez, 94, Dominican playwright, theater director, and actor (Ratman, The Lost City).
• Edward Faulkner, 93, American actor (Hellfighters, The Green Berets, Rio Lobo).
• Kathy Galloway, 72, Scottish Church of Scotland minister and leader of the Iona Community, cancer and sepsis.
• Karel Gult, 77, Czech actor.
• Salima Khudair, 78, Iraqi actress.
• Yvan Lamonde, 81, Canadian academic and historian.
• Geoff Lewis, 89, Welsh jockey.
• Pier Luigi Luisi, 87, Italian scientist.
• Sarah Minear, 84, American politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1987–2007).
• Flip Pallot, 83, American angler.
• Mikhail Prusak, 65, Russian politician, governor of Novgorod Oblast (1991–2007).
• William Robinson, 89, Australian painter and lithographer.
• Tony Saletan, 94, American folk singer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Che Zakaria Mohd Salleh, 64, Malaysian politician.
• Paul Sproule, 80, Australian football player (Essendon, Richmond) and coach (Sandy Bay).
• Joe Stevens, 87, American photographer.
• David Warburton, 59, British politician, MP (2015–2023).

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• Damien Alary, 74, French politician, vice-president of the Regional Council of Occitania (2016–2021).
• Mathilda Bains, 67, South African politician, MP (since 2024).
• Claude Bénard, 98, French Olympic high jumper (1948, 1952).
• Shane Christie, 39, New Zealand rugby union player (Tasman, Highlanders, Māori All Blacks).
• Duke Cunningham, 83, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1991–2005).
• Jacques Dorfmann, 79, French film producer (Patate, Juliette and Juliette, The Witness), screenwriter and film director.
• Charmaine Papertalk Green, 62–63, Australian poet and artist.
• Esther Grether, 89, Swiss art collector and businesswoman.
• María Izaguirre Francos, 73, Mexican politician, deputy (2003–2006, 2009–2012) and senator (2012–2018).
• Takaya Hashi, 72, Japanese voice actor (Fist of the North Star, Naruto, Moomin), heart attack.
• Steve Hayden, 78, American advertising executive, CEO and vice-chairman of Ogilvy.
• David Hays, 80, English-born Scottish cricketer (Cambridge University).
• Jim Kimball, 59, American drummer (Laughing Hyenas, Mule, The Jesus Lizard).
• Serhiy Kolisnyk, 60, Ukrainian artist.
• Dame Peggy Koopman-Boyden, 82, New Zealand gerontologist.
• Abdellah Liegeon, 67, Algerian footballer (Monaco, Strasbourg, national team).
• Tshidi Madia, 42, South African political journalist and associate political editor (EWN).
• Frederica Massiah-Jackson, 74, American judge.
• Mitsuru Motoi, 83, Japanese tennis player.
• Cesare Nosiglia, 80, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Vicenza (2003–2010) and Turin (2010–2022).
• Park Sung-soo, 55, South Korean archer, Olympic champion (1988).
• Eusebio Poncela, 79, Spanish actor (Law of Desire, Arrebato, Ogro).
• Oleg Skorkin, 64, Russian footballer (SKA-Khabarovsk, FC Luch).
• Trần Trọng Duyệt, 92, Vietnamese prison warden.
• Richard Vasgaard, 75, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (2021–2023), farming accident.
• Andrée Yanacopoulo, 97, Tunisian-born Canadian doctor and sociologist.

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• Thelma Admon, 75, Israeli writer.
• Lourdes Ambriz, 67, Mexican soprano, cancer.
• Jamal Amer, 57, Yemeni journalist and politician, minister of foreign affairs of the Houthi-led government (since 2024), airstrike.
• Daniel Ariciu, 74, Romanian footballer (Argeș Pitești, Baia Mare, Olt Scornicești).
• Rinchen Barsbold, 89, Mongolian paleontologist.
• Lucia de Berk, 63, Dutch paediatric nurse, subject of Accused.
• Merrick Bobb, 79, American attorney.
• Randy Boone, 83, American actor (The Virginian, Cimarron Strip, Terminal Island).
• Gary Burbank, 84, American radio personality (WLW, Earl Pitts, Gilbert Gnarley).
• Mike de Leon, 78, Filipino film director, screenwriter, and producer (Sister Stella L., Itim, Batch '81).
• Germain Gauthier, 75, Canadian singer-songwriter.
• Tibor Hajdu, 95, Hungarian historian.
• Rami Heuberger, 61, Israeli actor (Schindler's List, Dawn, Golda) and theatre director, cancer.
• Ollie Horgan, 57, Irish football manager (Finn Harps, Fanad United), cancer.
• Fred Jacobs, 63, Dutch lutenist and theorbist.
• Bal Karve, 95, Indian actor (Lapandav, Chatak Chandni).
• Mufti Kifayatullah, 62, Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2008–2013), complications from gunshot wounds.
• Zhanna Kolodub, 95, Ukrainian composer and teacher.
• Lai Suen, 93, Hong Kong actress (Chinese Midnight Express).
• Cal Langford, 66, Canadian Olympic bobsledder (1988, 1992).
• Íris Lettieri, 84, Brazilian broadcaster.
• Joseph W. Luter III, 86, American meat processing executive, chairman of Smithfield Foods.
• Dan Margalit, 87, Israeli journalist (Haaretz) and television host.
• Ray Mayhew, 59–60, British drummer (Sigue Sigue Sputnik).
• Randy Moffitt, 76, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros).
• Daryl Patterson, 81, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals), World Series champion (1968).
• Gary Didier Perez, 59, Haitian singer.
• Roberto Posse, 77, Italian actor (Island of the Fishmen, Django Strikes Again, A Beautiful Wife), heart attack.
• Ahmed al-Rahawi, Yemeni politician, prime minister of the Houthi-led government (since 2024), airstrike.
• Walfredo de los Reyes, 92, Cuban percussionist.
• Sir Roger Sands, 83, British public servant, clerk of the House of Commons (2003–2006).
• Naun Shundi, 66, Albanian actor, skin cancer.
• Jan Szkodoń, 78, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Kraków (1988–2022).
• Fernand Tomasi, 90, Belgian sculptor.
• Oscar Zijlstra, 73, Dutch footballer (Cambuur).

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• Arantza Arruti, 79, Spanish politician and ETA militant.
• Giulia Barone, 78, Italian historian, medievalist and paleographer.
• Jean Marie Berckmans, 86, French businessman.
• Charles Bierbauer, 83, American journalist (CNN).
• Arthur Brauss, 89, German actor (Cross of Iron, Hot Pavements of Cologne, The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty).
• Ram Caspi, 86, Israeli attorney.
• Mbye Cham, 78, American academic.
• Jayme Chemello, 93, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1969–1977) and bishop (1977–2009) of Pelotas.
• Ronald Claver, 78, Brazilian academic and writer.
• James B. Culbertson, 87, American diplomat, ambassador to the Netherlands (2008–2009).
• Tarek Ehlail, 43, German filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, traffic collision.
• Valeriy Evdokimov, 84, Ukrainian politician, MP (1994–1998, 2002–2005).
• Ex Tuuttiz, 36–37, Finnish rapper, music producer and DJ. (death announced on this date)
• Gabriel Feltz, 54, German conductor.
• Menachem Hacohen, 93, Israeli rabbi and politician, MK (1974–1988).
• Kim Hughes, 73, American basketball player (New York / New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers), ABA champion (1976).
• Ema Hurskainen, 53, Finnish drummer.
• Inshan Ishmael, 57, Trinidadian broadcaster, founder of the Islamic Broadcast Network, cancer.
• Yoshio Matsumoto, 87, Japanese businessman, pancreatic cancer.
• Uhuru Moiloa, South African politician, member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (2014–2019). (death announced on this date)
• Robert N'Diaye, 83, Senegalese Olympic wrestler (1972, 1976).
• Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo, 88, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Nsukka (1990–2013).
• Eric Ozario, 76, Indian Konkani music composer, kidney disease.
• Alberto Padilla, 60, Mexican journalist and television presenter.
• Louis M. Pate Jr., 88, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1995–1997, 2003–2009) and Senate (2011–2019).
• Ahmad Pejman, 90, Iranian-American composer.
• Rodion Shchedrin, 92, Russian composer (Lolita, Carmen Suite, Anna Karenina) and pianist.
• Uwe Siemon-Netto, 88, German religious editor.
• Liisa Suihkonen, 81, Finnish cross-country skier, Olympic silver medalist (1976).
• Stanislav Tarasov, 72, Russian political scientist, lung cancer.
• Steve Thompson, 70, English football player (Lincoln City, Charlton Athletic) and manager (Lincoln City), cancer.
• Klaus Thunemann, 88, German bassoonist.
• Ramón Tolosa, 65, Colombian road cyclist.
• Taimo Toomast, 63, Estonian operatic baritone.
• Álvaro Vidal Rivadeneyra, 82, Peruvian politician, minister of health (2003–2004).
• Philippe Waxweiler, 81, Belgian painter and sculptor.
• Irina Zorina, 87, Russian historian, writer and translator.

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• Charles Arthurson, 88, Canadian Anglican clergyman, suffragan bishop of Saskatchewan (1989–2008).
• Tim Boswell, Baron Boswell of Aynho, 82, British politician, MP (1987–2010) and member of the House of Lords (2010–2025).
• Bud Brocken, 67, Dutch footballer (Willem II, national team).
• Neil de Beer, 56, South African politician, businessman and security consultant, colon cancer.
• Trax Colton, 96, American actor (It Happened in Athens, The Marriage-Go-Round).
• Ruth Elton, 91, British-Nigerian Christian missionary.
• Thomas C. Ely, 73, American Episcopal priest, bishop of Vermont (2001–2019).
• Henrique Filellini, 86, Brazilian Olympic water polo player (1968).
• Harrie Geelen, 86, Dutch illustrator, film director and animator.
• Bernard Joseph Harrington, 91, American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Detroit (1993–1998) and bishop of Winona (1998–2009).
• Marion Irvine, 95, American nun and marathon runner.
• Lee Roy Jordan, 84, American football player (Alabama Crimson Tide, Dallas Cowboys).
• Mindaugas Kieras, 45, Lithuanian ice hockey player (Energija Elektrėnai, Hockey Punks Vilnius, national team), diving accident.
• Mark Knoller, 73, American journalist (CBS News, Associated Press).
• Arnoldo Kraus, 73, Mexican physician and writer.
• Evgeny Levitan, 81, Russian pianist.
• Juhani Markola, 83, Finnish singer.
• Antonio Masa Godoy, 83, Spanish politician, deputy (1977–1979).
• Abu Obaida, 40, Palestinian militant and spokesperson (Al-Qassam Brigades), airstrike.
• Andriy Parubiy, 54, Ukrainian politician, MP (since 2007), chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (2016–2019), shot.
• Nelson Price, 94, American Southern Baptist Convention pastor.
• Carol Saline, 86, American journalist (Philadelphia), acute myeloid leukemia.
• Rolf Schulmeister, 82, German educator.
• Víctor Terradellas Maré, 62, Spanish businessman and political activist, stroke.
• Hélène Tétreault, 67, Canadian Olympic handball player (1976).
• Barrie Thomas, 88, English footballer (Scunthorpe United, Newcastle United, Mansfield Town).
• Anta Toros, 77, Turkish actress.
• Luis Fernando Verissimo, 88, Brazilian writer, pneumonia.
• Greg Whitby, 73, Australian educator.

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• Eugeni Aguiló, 79, Spanish academic and economist.
• Sylvain Amic, 58, Senegalese-born French art historian.
• Solomon Arase, 69, Nigerian police officer, inspector general (2015–2016).
• Mike Briggs, 66, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1998–2002), cancer.
• S. S. David, 55, Indian screenwriter (Agni IPS, Simhada Mari, Mandya).
• Diego de Morón, 78, Spanish guitarist.
• William Diamond, 80, American politician, secretary of state of Maine (1989–1996), member of the Maine House of Representatives (1977–1982) and three-time Maine senator.
• Bálint Dömölki, 90, Hungarian mathematician.
• Sharon Ellul-Bonici, 55, Maltese politician. (death announced on this date)
• Waldemar Espinoza Soriano, 89, Peruvian historian.
• Jeon Seong-hwan, 84–85, South Korean actor (East of Eden, Deep Rooted Tree).
• Kiril Kadiiski, 78, Bulgarian poet and essayist.
• Priya Marathe, 38, Indian actress (Ya Sukhano Ya, Tu Tithe Me, Pavitra Rishta), cancer.
• Teresa María, Spanish singer and dubbing actress, complications from Alzheimer's disease. (death announced on this date)
• Haim Nagid, 84, Israeli poet and writer.
• František Němec, 92, Czech cinematographer.
• Ruth Paine, 92, American teacher.
• Radna Sakhaltuev, 90, Ukrainian animator (Adventures of Captain Wrongel, Treasure Island).
• Johnny Vilstrup, 58, Danish footballer (Lyngby, Luton Town, AGF).
• Evgeny Vyborov, 72, Russian bandy player.
• Ladislav Winkelbauer, 66, Czech murderer, suicide by hanging. (death announced on this date)
• Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 82, American novelist (Ariosto, Dead & Buried).

External links

• List of August 2025 deaths at IMDb