Deaths In 2023

The following notable deaths occurred in 2023. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

* Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.

January

18

17

*Jay Briscoe, 38, American professional wrestler ( ROH, CZW, NJPW), traffic collision.
* Teodor Corban, 65, Romanian actor ('' 12:08 East of Bucharest'', ''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'', '' Tales from the Golden Age'').
* Manana Doijashvili, 75, Georgian pianist.
*Leon Dubinsky, 81, Canadian actor (''Life Classes'', ''Pit Pony''), theatre director and composer (" Rise Again").
*Renée Geyer, 69, Australian singer (" Say I Love You", "Heading in the Right Direction", " Stares and Whispers"), complications from hip surgery.
*, 89, Italian choreographer and television and theatre director.
*, 90, Iranian voice actor.
*Larry Morris, 75, New Zealand singer ( Larry's Rebels).
*Lucile Randon, 118, French supercentenarian, world's oldest living person (since 2022).
* Paul Soulikias, 96, Greek-Canadian painter, pneumonia.
* Stanislav Tereba, 85, Czech photojournalist.
* Ferenc Varga, 97, Hungarian sprint canoer, Olympic bronze medalist (1952). (death announced on this date)

16

* Carrie Acheson, 88, Irish politician, TD (1981–1982).
*Latif Afridi, 79, Pakistani lawyer and politician, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (2020–2021) and MNA (1997–1999), shot.
* John Bicourt, 77, British Olympic middle-distance runner (1972, 1976). (death announced on this date)
*Mousse Boulanger, 96, Swiss writer and journalist.
*, 81, Ukrainian production designer, art director and costume designer ('' Guard Me, My Talisman'').
*Vladas Česiūnas).
* Pierre Danos, 93, French rugby union player (RC Toulon, AS Béziers Hérault, national team).
* Mansour el-Essawy, 85, Egyptian politician, minister of interior (2011).
* Guo Hong'an, 79, Chinese translator.
* Bjarne Hansen, 93, Norwegian footballer (Vålerenga, national team).
* Luisa Josefina Hernández, 94, Mexican writer, playwright and translator.
*Jann Hoffmann, 65, Danish darts player.
*Gina Lollobrigida, 95, Italian actress (''Bread, Love and Dreams'', ''Come September'', ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'').
*Jim Molan, 72, Australian politician, senator (2017–2019, since 2019), cancer.
*Mats Nordberg, 64, Swedish politician, MP (since 2018).
* Arthur Ravenel Jr., 95, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1953–1959) and twice of the Senate, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1995).
*Jean-Pierre Swings, 79, American-born Belgian astronomer.
* Frank Thomas, 93, American baseball player ( Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs).

15

* Balamurugan, 85, Indian screenwriter (''Bantrothu Bharya'', '' Soggadu'').
* Leonid Barbier, 85, Ukrainian Olympic swimmer (1960).
* Jane Cederqvist, 77, Swedish swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1960), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
*Omar Chawshin, 80, Iranian actor ('' Whisper with the Wind'').
* Doris, 75, Swedish pop singer.
*Bruce Gowers, 82, British music video director ("Bohemian Rhapsody", "Stayin' Alive", "1999").
* C. J. Harris, 31, American singer (''American Idol'').
*Piet van Heusden, 93, Dutch track cyclist.
* Andrew Jones, 39, Welsh film director (''The Amityville Asylum'', ''Robert'', ''Werewolves of the Third Reich'') and screenwriter.
* Vakhtang Kikabidze, 84, Georgian singer, actor (''Mimino'', ''Don't Grieve'') and politician, MP (since 2020), brain cancer.
* Jan Krol, 60, Dutch actor.
*Gordana Kuić, 80, Serbian novelist ('' The Scent of Rain in the Balkans''). (death announced on this date)
* Mursal Nabizada, 32, Afghan politician, member of the National Assembly (2019–2021), shot.
* Shaye Al-Nafisah, 60, Saudi Arabian footballer ( Al-Kawab, national team).
*Gino Odjick, 52, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens), heart attack.
*Ruslan Otverchenko, 33, Ukrainian basketball player (BC Budivelnyk, SC Prometey, national team), heart disease.
* Guadalupe Rivera Marín, 98, Mexican lawyer and politician, deputy (1961–1964, 1979–1982) and senator (1984–1988).
*Dilip Sardjoe, 73, Surinamese businessman and politician.
* Ted Savage, 85, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers).
* Shirley Shackleton, 91, Australian justice campaigner (Balibo 5).
*Gáspár Miklós Tamás, 74, Hungarian columnist (''openDemocracy'') and politician, MP (1989–1994).
*Jean Veloz, 98, American dancer and actress ('' Swing Fever'', '' Where Are Your Children?'', ''Jive Junction'').
*Yoshimitsu Yamada, 84, Japanese aikido practitioner.

14

* Alireza Akbari, 61, Iranian-British politician and convicted spy, execution by hanging. (death announced on this date)
* Gianfranco Baruchello, 98, Italian painter.
* Keith Beaton, 72, American singer ( Blue Magic). (death announced on this date)
*Ronald Blythe, 100, English writer and columnist (''Church Times'').
* Matthias Carras, 58, German pop singer, cancer.
* Zdeněk Češka, 93, Czech lawyer, academic and politician.
*Santokh Singh Chaudhary, 76, Indian politician, MP (since 2014), heart attack.
*Inna Churikova, 79, Russian actress (''Jack Frost'', ''The Very Same Munchhausen'', '' Walking the Streets of Moscow'').
* Bernard Delemotte, 83, French diver and cameraman.
* Sunder Lal Dixit, 80, Indian politician, three-time Uttar Pradesh MLA, fall.
* Carl Hahn, 96, German automotive industry executive, chairman of Volkswagen Group (1982–1993).
*Mukarram Jah, 89, Indian royal, titular Nizam of Hyderabad (since 1967).
* Craig Lowe, 65, American politician, mayor of Gainesville (2010–2013).
* Poul-Erik Nielsen, 91, Danish badminton player.
*David Onley (2007–2014).
* Qian Yitai, 82, Chinese chemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
*Mansa Ram, 82, Indian politician, Himachal Pradesh MLA (1967–1977, 1982–1985, 1998–2003), kidney failure.
* Trifonio Salazar, 74, Filipino military officer.
*Brian Tufano, 83, English cinematographer ('' Trainspotting'', ''Billy Elliot'', ''Shallow Grave'').
* Miyuki Ueta, 49, Japanese murderer, asphyxiation.
*Lieuwe Westra, 40, Dutch Olympic cyclist (2012).
* John Wickham, 73, British motor racing team owner (Spirit Racing).

13

*Madeleine Attal, 101, French actress and theatre director.
*Odd Bergh, 85, Norwegian athlete.
*Al Brown, 83, American actor (''The Wire'').
*Sir Alan Budd, 85, British economist, chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (2010), heart attack.
* Reginald Cooray, 75, Sri Lankan politician, three-time MP, chief minister of Western Province (2000–2009) and governor of Northern Province (2016–2018), heart attack.
*Ray Cordeiro, 98, Hong Kong disc jockey ( RTHK Radio 3) and actor (''Games Gamblers Play'', ''Security Unlimited'').
*, 74, American basketball player (Virtus Bologna, AS Viganello Basket) and coach (Basket Club Ferrara), injuries sustained from traffic collision.
*Robbie Knievel, 60, American daredevil and stuntman, pancreatic cancer.
* Klas Lestander, 91, Swedish biathlete, Olympic champion (1960).
* Mao Zhi, 90, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
* Laila Mikkelsen, 82, Norwegian film director (''Little Ida'', '' Oss'') and producer ('' Nedtur'').
* James L. Morse, 82, American jurist, justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1988–2003).
* Fañch Peru, 82, French teacher, writer and politician, mayor of Berhet (1983–2001).
* Zenon Pigoń, 82, Polish trade unionist and politician, MP (1989–1991).
* Enaxon Siddiqova, 68, Uzbek poet and politician, senator (since 2015).
* Mark Stokes, British scientist and academic, cancer.
* Claudio Willer, 82, Brazilian poet and translator, bladder cancer.
* Thomasina Winslow, 57, American blues musician, stroke.
* Marc Worth, 61, British fashion executive, co-founder of WGSN, heart attack.

12

*Robbie Bachman, 69, Canadian drummer ( Bachman-Turner Overdrive).
* Els Bendheim, 99, Dutch-Israeli theologian and philanthropist.
* Harold Brown, 98, American Air Force officer (Tuskegee Airmen).
* Sanjay Chauhan, 60, Indian screenwriter ('' I Am Kalam'', '' Paan Singh Tomar'', ''Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns''), liver disease.
*Gerrie Coetzee, 67, South African boxer, WBA heavyweight champion (1983–1984), cancer.
*, 59, Italian missionary, colon cancer.
*Henri De Wolf, 86, Belgian racing cyclist.
* David Doctorian, 88, American politician, member of the Missouri Senate (1977–1991).
* Vittorio Garatti, 95, Italian architect.
*Frene Ginwala, 90, South African politician and academic administrator, speaker of the National Assembly (1994–2004), chancellor of the UKZN (2005–2007), complications from a stroke.
* Toos Grol-Overling, 91, Dutch teacher and politician, senator (1982–1999).
* Delwar Hossain, 67, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2001–2006), kidney disease.
* Paul Johnson, 94, British journalist and historian ('' Modern Times: A History of the World from the 1920s to the 1980s'', '' A History of the American People'', '' A History of Christianity'').
* Otohiko Kaga, 93, Japanese author.
*Elka Konstantinova, 90, Bulgarian literary critic and politician, MP (1991–1994), minister of culture (1991–1992).
* Jean Laurent, 78, French banker and businessman, managing director of Crédit Agricole (1999–2005).
* Valentyna Lutayeva, 66, Ukrainian handball player, Olympic champion ( 1980).
* Sulambek Mamilov, 84, Russian film director ('' Ladies' Tango'', ''Day of Wrath'', ''The Murder at Zhdanovskaya'').
* Aurel Mitran, 68, Romanian rock band manager ( Holograf).
* Roy Pierpoint, 93, British racing driver, saloon car champion ( 1965).
*Lisa Marie Presley, 54, American singer-songwriter (" Lights Out", " You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"), cardiac arrest.
* Sidharth Sharma, 28, Indian cricketer (Himachal Pradesh).
*Lee Tinsley, 53, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies).
* Elliot Valenstein, 99, American neuroscientist and psychologist.
*Bobby Wood, 87, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1976–2004).
*Sharad Yadav, 75, Indian politician, MP (1974–1980, 1986–2017), minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution (2002–2004).

11

*Shimon Baadani, 94, Israeli Orthodox rabbi, pneumonia.
* Hamza Berkaoui, 36, Algerian sports journalist.
* Peter Campbell, 62, American water polo player, twice Olympic silver medallist (1984, 1988).
*Carole Cook, 98, American actress (''The Lucy Show'', '' The Incredible Mr. Limpet'', ''Sixteen Candles''), heart failure.
* Alexandru Donos, 92, Moldovan journalist and writer.
*, 91, Israeli architect.
*Piers Haggard, 83, British director ('' Pennies From Heaven'').
*Harriet Hall, 77, American Air Force flight surgeon.
*Enamul Haque, 83, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988).
*Hussein el-Husseini, 85, Lebanese politician, speaker of the parliament (1984–1992).
* Doming Lam, 96, Macanese-born Hong Kong classical composer.
*, 85, Polish coal miner and Solidarity activist.
* Ben Masters, 75, American actor (''Passions'', '' All That Jazz'', '' HeartBeat''), COVID-19.
* Antonio Muratore, 95, Italian politician, senator (1983–1994).
*Pavlo Naumenko, 57, Ukrainian aerospace engineer.
*Rafiq Nishonov, 96, Uzbek politician, chairman of the Soviet Nationalities (1989–1991) and first secretary of the Communist Party (1988–1989).
* Eli Ostreicher, 39, British-born American serial entrepreneur, traffic collision.
*Tatjana Patitz, 56, German model and actress ('' Rising Sun''), breast cancer.
*, 64, Norwegian singer. (death announced on this date)
* Murtaza Rakhimov, 88, Russian politician, president of Bashkortostan (1993–2010).
*François Roussely, 78, French government official and magistrate, president of Électricité de France (1998–2004).
* Kamel Tahir, 78, Algerian footballer (USM Alger, JS Kabylie, national team).
*Yukihiro Takahashi, 70, Japanese drummer and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, METAFIVE), pneumonia.
* Charles White, 64, American football player (Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams), Heisman Trophy winner (1979), liver cancer.

10

* Sara Aboobacker, 86, Indian writer and translator.
*Jorge Ballesteros, 39, Spanish sports shooter, shot.
* Jeff Beck, 78, British Hall of Fame guitarist (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group), six-time Grammy winner, bacterial meningitis.
*Hans Belting, 87, German art historian.
*Gaudenzio Bernasconi, 90, Italian footballer (Atalanta, Sampdoria, national team).
* Black Warrior, 54, Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL).
*Donald Blom, 73, American murderer.
* Lothar Blumhagen, 95, German film ('' Sommerliebe'') and voice actor.
*Dennis Budimir, 84, American jazz and rock guitarist ( The Wrecking Crew).
* Jorge O. Calvo, 61, Argentine geologist and paleontologist.
* Hermenegildo Candeias, 88, Portuguese Olympic gymnast (1960).
* Constantine II, 82, Greek monarch and sailor, king (1964–1973) and Olympic champion (1960), stroke.
* Alain da Costa, 87, Gabonese football manager (USM Libreville, Vantour Mangoungou, national team).
*István Deák, 96, Hungarian-born American historian, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
* Pierre Dorsini, 88, French footballer (Toulouse, Nancy).
*Kalle Eller, 79, Spanish composer.
* Jean Gevenois, 91, Belgian politician, senator (1983–1996).
* Jeff Hamilton, 56, American Olympic skier.
* He Ping, 65, Chinese film director ('' Swordsmen in Double Flag Town'', '' Sun Valley'', ''Warriors of Heaven and Earth''), heart attack.
*Traudl Hecher, 79, Austrian ski racer, Olympic bronze medalist (1960, 1964).
* Blake Hounshell, 44, American journalist (''The New York Times'', ''Politico'', '' Foreign Policy''), suicide.
* David S. Howard, 94, American actor (''Moonstruck'', ''Crimes and Misdemeanors'', ''Meet Joe Black'').
* Irenaios, 83, Greek Orthodox prelate, patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem (2001–2005).
*Majid Jahangir, Pakistani comedian ('' Fifty Fifty'').
* Sezi Mbaguta, 76, Ugandan politician, MP (2011–2016).
* Bruce Murray, 82, New Zealand cricketer (Wellington, national team).
*George Pell, 81, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Melbourne (1996–2001) and Sydney (2001–2014), prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy (2014–2019), complications from hip surgery.
* Peter Pereira, 93, Indian cinematographer ('' Toofan'', ''Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi'') and special effects coordinator ('' Mr. India'').
*Christopher T. Walsh, 78, American biochemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences, fall.

9

*Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, 53, Nigerian filmmaker and entertainment executive.
* Yahya Baş, 71, Turkish politician, MP (2002–2007) and mayor of Güngören (1992–2002).
* Séamus Begley, 73, Irish musician.
* Hermann-Josef Blanke, 65, German academic and legal scholar.
*Stefan Brzózka, 91, Polish chess player.
*Max Chantal, 64, French rugby league player ( Villeneuve XIII, national team).
* Gheorghe Ciocoi, 80, Moldovan poet, essayist and translator.
* William Consovoy, 48, American attorney, brain cancer.
*David Duckham, 76, English rugby union player (Coventry, national team).
* Ahmaad Galloway, 42, American football player (Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Frankfurt Galaxy).
* Adolfo Kaminsky, 97, Argentine-born French forger and resistant.
*Yoshito Kishi, 85, Japanese chemist (Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi reaction), cerebral infarction.
*, 83, Dutch author.
* Thomas Kretschmer, 68, German politician, member of the Landtag of Thuringia (1990–2008).
* Magnar Mangersnes, 84, Norwegian organist and choral conductor.
* Yoriaki Matsudaira, 91, Japanese composer, pneumonia.
* Ala Melnicova, 43, Moldovan singer.
* Raymond Mertens, 89, Belgian football player ( Royal Uccle Sport) and coach.
* Ferenc Mészáros, 72, Hungarian footballer (Vasas SC, Vitória de Setúbal, national team).
* Lesego Motsumi, 58, Botswana politician, fire.
* K. Alex Müller, 95, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1987).
*Virginia Kraft Payson, 92, American thoroughbred horse breeder and sports journalist (''Sports Illustrated'').
*Rehman Rahi, 97, Indian poet.
*, 89, Polish literary critic and translator, editor of ''Literatura na Świecie'' and president of Czytelnik Publishing House.
*Mikio Sato, 94, Japanese mathematician (Sato–Tate conjecture, Sato–Bernstein polynomial).
*Charles Simic, 84, Serbian-born American poet, complications from dementia.
*Rainer Ulrich, 73, German football player (Karlsruher SC) and coach (SSV Ulm, VfR Mannheim).
* Norma Whiteman, 95, Australian cricketer (New South Wales, national team).
* Zhang Jinlin, 86, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
* George S. Zimbel, 93, American-Canadian documentary photographer.

8

* Charles David Allis, 71, American molecular biologist.
* Gundars Bērziņš, 63, Latvian accountant and politician, minister of finance (2000–2002) and deputy (since 1993).
* Arnie Coro, 80, Cuban radio presenter, co-founder of Radio Havana Cuba.
* Borislav Dević, 59, Serbian Olympic marathoner ( 1996).
*Roberto Dinamite, 68, Brazilian footballer ( Vasco da Gama, national team) and politician, deputy (1995–2015), colon cancer.
* Willem Doise, 87, Belgian academic and psychologist.
* Mduduzi Fuzwayo, 36, Zimbabwean cricketer (Matabeleland Tuskers), traffic collision.
*Patrick Grimlund, 50, Swedish television presenter, traffic collision.
*Lynnette Hardaway, 51, American conservative activist (Diamond and Silk).
* Jack W. Hayford, 88, American Pentecostal minister and hymn writer, founder of The King's University.
*Bernard Kalb, 100, American journalist ('' Reliable Sources'', ''The New York Times''), assistant secretary of state for public affairs (1985–1986), complications from a fall.
*Siegfried Kurz, 92, German conductor and composer.
* Michel Laurencin, 78, French academic and historian.
* Barry Lines, 80, English footballer (Northampton Town).
*Harold Martens, 81, Canadian rancher and politician, Saskatchewan MLA (1982–1995).
* Ray Middleton, 86, British Olympic racewalker (1964), respiratory failure.
*Slim Newton, 90, Australian country music singer-songwriter ('' The Redback on the Toilet Seat'').
*Christiane Papon, 98, French politician, MEP (1987–1989) and deputy (1988–1993).
*Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz, 57, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of El Banco (2014–2021) and Ocaña (since 2021).
* Walter Sequeira, 64, Argentine television producer and journalist.
* Aleksandr Shabanov, 87, Russian chemist and politician, deputy (1995–2003).
* Georgy Shayduko, 60, Russian sailor, Olympic silver medallist ( 1996), cardiac arrest.
*Aleksey Slapovsky, 65, Russian novelist, playwright and screenwriter (''The Irony of Fate 2''), pneumonia.
* Walter Tosta, 66, Brazilian politician, deputy (2011–2015).
*Keshari Nath Tripathi, 88, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1977–1980, 1989–2007), governor of West Bengal (2014–2019) and twice of Bihar.
* Adriaan Vlok, 85, South African politician, minister of correctional services (1991–1994).
* Wu Tao, 82, Chinese diplomat, ambassador to Portugal (1992–1994), Russia (1998–2001) and Australia (2001–2003), COVID-19.

7

*Russell Banks, 82, American novelist (''Continental Drift'', '' The Sweet Hereafter'', ''Cloudsplitter''), cancer.
* Miroslav Celler, 31, Slovak squash player, fall.
* Djão, 64, Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer ( Belenenses, Penafiel, national team).
* Marcelle Engelen Faber, 99, French resistance fighter.
* Joseph A. Hardy III, 100, American lumber industry executive, founder of 84 Lumber.
* Mary Ellen Hawkins, 99, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974–1994).
*Rob Heming, 90, Australian rugby union player (New South Wales, national team).
* Henri Heurtebise, 86, French poet and editor.
*, 90, Czech theatre director and academic.
* Mohammad Hosseini, 39, Iranian dissident, execution by hanging.
* Walter Intemann, 78, Swiss-born Austrian businessman and politician.
* Nazrul Islam, 73, Indian politician, Assam MLA (1996–2021).
* Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22, Iranian dissident, execution by hanging.
* Aleksandr Kharchikov, 73, Russian folk singer-songwriter.
* William S. W. Lim, 90, Singaporean architect ( Marine Parade Community Building, People's Park Complex, Golden Mile Complex).
*Modeste M'bami, 40, Cameroonian footballer ( Sedan, PSG, national team), Olympic champion (2000), heart attack.
*Yuri Manin, 85, Russian mathematician (Gauss–Manin connection).
* Zinaid Memišević, 72, Bosnian-Serbian actor (''2012'', ''Miracle'', '' Bolji život'').
* Sinikiwe Mpofu, 37, Zimbabwean cricket player (national team) and coach ( Southerns).
* Philemon Mulala, 59–60, Zambian footballer (Mufulira Wanderers, Cape Town Spurs, national team), injuries sustained from dog attack.
* Tony Pantano, 74, Italian-born Australian singer and entertainer, cancer.
*Naomi Replansky, 104, American poet.
*Adam Rich, 54, American actor (''Eight Is Enough'', ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''The Devil and Max Devlin'').
*Ken Scotland, 86, Scottish rugby union player ( Leicester Tigers, national team) and cricketer (national team), cancer.
*, 86, Italian writer, journalist and poet.
* Dorothy Tristan, 88, American actress (''Klute'', ''Scarecrow'') and screenwriter ('' Weeds'').
*Tehemton Erach Udwadia, 88, Indian surgeon and gastroenterologist.

6

*Sadiq al-Ahmar, 66, Yemeni politician and tribal leader, MP (1993–2011), cancer.
* Benjamin Almoneda, 92, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1990–1991) and bishop (1991–2007) of Daet.
*, 91, Brazilian politician, mayor of Jundiaí (1969–1973, 1989–1992).
*Fred Benners, 92, American football player ( New York Giants).
* Omar Berdiýew, 43, Turkmen footballer ( Esil Bogatyr, Dinamo Samarqand, national team).
* Jeff Blackburn, 77, American songwriter ("My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)") and guitarist (Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape).
* Bill Campbell, 74, American baseball player ( Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs), cancer.
* Marc-Kanyan Case, 80, French Olympic footballer (1968).
* Slaheddine Cherif, 85, Tunisian judge and politician.
* Gervasio Gestori, 86, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto (1996–2013).
* Jacques Grattarola, 92, French footballer (Cannes, Saint-Étienne).
* Sir Patrick Hogan, 83, New Zealand Hall of Fame racehorse breeder.
*Lew Hunter, 87, American screenwriter and screenwriting teacher.
* Danny Kaleikini, 85, American Hawaiian entertainer and singer.
*Kevin Lemons, 44, American gospel singer.
*Michael Levin, 90, American actor ('' Ryan's Hope'').
*Vincent Lindo, 86, Jamaican cricketer (Nottinghamshire, Somerset).
* Annette McCarthy, 64, American actress (''Twin Peaks'', ''Creature (1985 film), Creature'', ''Baywatch'').
*Stuart McCutcheon, 68, New Zealand academic administrator, List of vice-chancellors of the University of Auckland, vice-chancellor of the University of Auckland (2005–2020) and Victoria University of Wellington (2000–2004).
*Frank Molden, 80, American football player ( Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants).
*Carlos Monín, 83, Paraguayan football player (Toulouse, Red Star F.C., Red Star, Paraguay national football team, national team) and manager.
*Theodore R. Newman Jr., 88, American jurist, judge (1976–2016) and chief judge (1976–1984) of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, D.C. Court of Appeals, judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Superior Court of D.C. (1970–1976).
*Nguyễn Thọ Chân, 100, Vietnamese politician, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Vietnam), minister of labor (1974–1981).
*Sigifredo Ochoa, 80, Salvadoran military officer and politician, Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, deputy (2012–2015), traffic collision.
*David Penington, 92, Australian physician and academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne (1988–1995).
*Karl Pfeifer, 94, Austrian journalist (''Jungle World'').
*Paula Quintana, 66, Chilean sociologist and politician.
*Owen Roizman, 86, American cinematographer (''The Exorcist'', ''Network (1976 film), Network'', ''The French Connection (film), The French Connection'').
*Renzo Sacco, 78, Italian politician, president of the Province of Padua (1995–1998).
*Dick Savitt, 95, American International Tennis Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame tennis player.
*Shen Lyu-shun, 73, Taiwanese diplomat, representative to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, United States (2014–2016) and the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom (2011–2014).
*Victoria de Stefano, 82, Italian-Venezuelan novelist.
*Axel Troost, 68, German politician, Member of the German Bundestag, MP (2005–2017, 2021).
*Gianluca Vialli, 58, Italian football player (Juventus F.C., Juventus, national team) and manager (Chelsea F.C., Chelsea), pancreatic cancer.

5

*Magomed Abdulaev, 61, Russian lawyer and politician, prime minister of Dagestan (2010–2013), traffic collision.
*Ruth Adler Schnee, 99, German-born American textile and interior designer.
*Toni Batllori, 71–72, Spanish cartoonist.
*Jack Bender (cartoonist), Jack Bender, 91, American cartoonist (''Alley Oop''), complications from dementia.
*Earl Boen, 81, American actor (''The Terminator'', ''Bonkers (American TV series), Bonkers'', ''World of Warcraft''), lung cancer.
*Mark Capps, 54, American sound engineer, shot.
*Ernesto Castano, 83, Italian footballer (U.S. Triestina Calcio, Triestina, Juventus F.C., Juventus, national team).
*Nate Colbert, 76, American baseball player (San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers).
*Carl Duser, 90, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics).
*Martin Fabi, 80, Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders, Montreal Alouettes).
*Marcio Freire, 47, Brazilian surfer, surfing accident.
*Herbert Gintis, 82, American economist, behavioral scientist and author (''Schooling in Capitalist America'').
*Gordy Harmon, 79, American soul singer (The Whispers).
*Mike Hill (film editor), Mike Hill, 73, American film editor (''Apollo 13 (film), Apollo 13'', ''Rush (2013 film), Rush'', ''Frost/Nixon (film), Frost/Nixon''), Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Oscar winner (68th Academy Awards, 1996), cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.
*Kim Deok-ju, 89, South Korean lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea, chief justice (1990–1993).
*Mondeño, 88, Spanish torero.
*Mahir Muradov, 66, Azerbaijani judge, member of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan, Constitutional Court (since 2012).
*Giorgio Otranto, 82, Italian historian, cerebral hemorrhage.
*Russell Pearce, 75, American politician, member (2006–2011) and president (2011) of the Arizona Senate.
*Ernesto Alfredo Piñón de la Cruz, 33, Mexican criminal (Los Mexicles), shot.
*Albert Rachkov, 95, Russian diplomat and politician, second secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan (1980–1986).
*Sam Schacht, 86, American actor (''Heart of Midnight (film), Heart of Midnight'', ''Puzzle of a Downfall Child'', ''Badge 373'').
*Dave Schubert, 49, American street photographer.
*Michael Snow, 94, Canadian filmmaker (''Wavelength (1967 film), Wavelength'', ''Back and Forth (film), Back and Forth'') and artist (''Flight Stop'').
*Dušan Veličković, 75–76, Serbian writer, journalist and filmmaker.
*Buddhi Wickrama, 83, Sri Lankan actor (''Anthima Reya'', ''Water (2005 film), Water'', ''Lantin Singho'').
*Quentin Williams, 39, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (since 2019), traffic collision.
*Yang Fuyu, 95, Chinese biochemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

4

*Richard Bernal, 73, Jamaican diplomat and economist.
*Jean Bertho, 94, French actor (''La Marie du port'', ''The Doctor's Horrible Experiment'') and film director.
*Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys, 82, British banker and peer, Lord Chamberlain, lord chamberlain (1998–2000).
*Arthur Duncan, 97, American tap dancer (''The Lawrence Welk Show'', ''The Betty White Show (1952 TV series), The Betty White Show'').
*Thirumagan Evera, 46, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Tamil Nadu MLA (since 2021), cardiac arrest.
*Michel Ferté, 64, French racing driver (Formula 3000).
*Norman Fruchter, 85, American writer and academic, injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
*Renée Gailhoustet, 93, French architect.
*Ge Xiurun, 88, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
*David Gold (businessman), David Gold, 86, British retailer, publisher (Gold Star Publications), and football executive, chairman of West Ham United F.C., West Ham United (since 2010).
*Casey Hayden, 85, American civil rights activist.
*Kléber Haye, 85, French engineer and politician, Deputy (France), deputy (1981–1986).
*Elwood Hillis, 96, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1987).
*, 84, American country singer, cancer.
*Pierre Joassin, 74, Belgian film director and screenwriter (''Maigret (1991 TV series), Maigret'', ''Josephine, Guardian Angel'').
*Zoran Kalezić, 72, Serbian-Montenegrin singer, lung cancer.
*Manfred Krikke, 90, Dutch cycling team manager.
*Wyllie Longmore, 82, Jamaican-born British actor (''Coronation Street'', ''Love Actually''), cancer.
*, 94, Chinese organic scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
*Alan Mackay-Sim, 71, Australian biomedical scientist.
*Rosi Mittermaier, 72, German alpine skier, double Olympic champion (Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics#Women's events, 1976).
*Géza Morcsányi, 70, Hungarian playwright and actor (''On Body and Soul'').
*Calvin Muhammad, 64, American football player (Los Angeles Raiders, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers).
*Heinrich Oberleiter, 81, Italian South Tyrolean independence movement, South Tyrolean separatist, traffic collision.
*Beeyar Prasad, 61, Indian lyricist (''Kilichundan Mampazham'', ''Njan Salperu Ramankutty'', ''Vamanapuram Bus Route''), complications from a stroke.
*Volodymyr Radchenko, 74, Ukrainian politician and intelligence officer, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, vice prime minister (2007), Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine), minister of internal affairs (1994–1995) and twice head of the Security Service of Ukraine, SBU.
*Hans Rebele, 79, German footballer (TSV 1860 Munich, 1860 Munich, Germany national football team, West Germany national team).
*Sim Wong Hoo, 67, Singaporean entrepreneur, founder of Creative Technology.
*Miiko Taka, 97, American actress (''Sayonara'', ''The Art of Love (1965 film), The Art of Love'', ''Walk, Don't Run''). (death announced on this date)
*Fay Weldon, 91, British author (''The Life and Loves of a She-Devil'', ''Puffball (novel), Puffball'', ''The Cloning of Joanna May''), essayist and playwright.
*, 93, Polish photographer and academic.
*Wu Sheng (academic), Wu Sheng, 88, Chinese nuclear engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
*Xu Mi, 85, Chinese nuclear engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

3

*Armand Joel Banaken Bassoken, 39, Cameroonian footballer (Persewangi Banyuwangi, Persijap Jepara, PSPS Riau, PSPS Pekanbaru), traffic collision.
*Karim Bennani, 87, Moroccan painter.
*Alberto Borin, 82, Belgian politician, senator (1987–1991, 1994–1995) and Chamber of Representatives (Belgium), MP (1995–1999).
*James D. Brubaker, 85, American film producer (''Rocky (franchise), Rocky'', ''Bruce Almighty'', ''Gia''), multiple strokes.
*Danièle Brun, 84, French academic and psychologist.
*Ib Christensen, 92, Danish politician, Folketing, MP (1973–1975, 1977–1981), MEP (1984–1994).
*Theo Coetzee, 74, South African politician, National Assembly of South Africa, MP (2009–2014), cancer.
*Walter Cunningham, 90, American astronaut (Apollo 7), complications from a fall.
*Mohamed Enani, 83, Egyptian writer and translator.
*Bessie Hendricks, 115, American supercentenarian.
*Elena Huelva, 20, Spanish influencer and writer, Ewing sarcoma.
*Thomas L. Hughes, 97, American government official, Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1963–1969).
*Laxman Pandurang Jagtap, 59, Indian politician, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra MLA (since 2009), cancer.
*Roger Kean, British magazine publisher (''Crash (magazine), Crash'', ''Zzap!64''), co-founder of Newsfield.
*Ruslan Khasbulatov, 80, Russian economist and politician, chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia, Supreme Soviet (1991–1993).
*Greta Kiernan, 89, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1978–1980).
*Joseph Koo, 91, Hong Kong film composer (''The Way of the Dragon'', ''Fist of Fury'', ''A Terra-Cotta Warrior'').
*Eric Low, 75, Singaporean politician.
*Abdelsalam Majali, 97, Jordanian physician and politician, List of prime ministers of Jordan, prime minister (1993–1995, 1997–1998).
*Aleksey Malashenko, 71, Russian academic and political scientist.
*Frederick J. Marshall, 71, American judge, justice of the New York Supreme Court (2000–2022), non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
*Notis Mavroudis, 77, Greek guitarist and composer, fall.
*Mimosa (magician), Mimosa, 62, French magician.
*Silvio Parnis, 57, Maltese politician, Parliament of Malta, MP (1998–2022), cancer.
*Robbie Pierce, 63, American off-road racing driver, scuba diving accident.
*Mitică Popescu, 86, Romanian actor (''The Earth's Most Beloved Son'', ''The Moromete Family'', ''The Moment (1979 film), The Moment'').
*Alan Rankine, 64, Scottish musician (The Associates (band), The Associates).
*Nicolás Redondo, 95, Spanish union leader and politician, secretary general of the Unión General de Trabajadores, UGT (1976–1994) and Congress of Deputies, deputy (1977–1987).
*Jeremy Salmond, 79, New Zealand heritage architect, NZIA Gold Medal winner (2018).
*, 85, Spanish television producer (''Saber y ganar'', ''Ruta Quetzal'').
*Sumitra Sen, 89, Indian Rabindra Sangeet artist, bronchopneumonia.
*, 99, Greek basketball player (Greece men's national basketball team, national team).
*Nate Thayer, 62, American journalist (''Far Eastern Economic Review'', ''Jane's Defence Weekly'', ''Soldier of Fortune (magazine), Soldier of Fortune'').
*Giorgio Tombesi, 96, Italian politician, Chamber of Deputies (Italy), deputy (1976–1983).
*Páll Vang, 73, Faroese politician, List of Health Ministers of the Faroe Islands, minister of agriculture, health, transport and justice (1981–1985).
*Norbert Werbs, 82, German Roman Catholic prelate and theologian, auxiliary bishop of Diocese and prince-bishopric of Schwerin#New Catholic hierarchy in Schwerin from the 20th century, Schwerin (1981–1994) and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg, Hamburg (1994–2015).
*Zhao Qiguo, 92, Chinese soil scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
*Zhou Lingzhao, 103, Chinese painter.
*Lyuben Zidarov, 99, Bulgarian visual artist.

2

*Alain Acart, 71, French Olympic sprint canoer (1972, Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 1000 metres, 1976), heart attack.
*Lincoln Almond, 86, American politician and lawyer, Governor of Rhode Island, governor of Rhode Island (1995–2003), U.S. attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, district of Rhode Island (1969–1978, 1981–1993).
*Ken Block, 55, American rally driver (Rally America, Global Rallycross), co-founder of DC Shoes, snowmobile rollover.
*Frank Cameron, 90, New Zealand cricketer (Otago cricket team, Otago, national team).
*Suzy McKee Charnas, 83, American novelist (''The Kingdom of Kevin Malone'', ''The Holdfast Chronicles'') and short story writer ("Boobs (short story), Boobs").
*Molly Corbett Broad, 81, American academic administrator.
*Buster Corley, 72, American restaurateur, co-founder of Dave & Buster's, suicide by gunshot.
*Catherine David (writer), Catherine David, 73, French-American literary critic and novelist.
*Roxanne Donnery, 79, American politician, cancer.
*Andrew Downes (composer), Andrew Downes, 72, British classical composer.
*Cai Emmons, 71, American author and blogger, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
*Viktor Fainberg, 91, Russian philologist and Soviet dissident.
*Frank Galati, 79, American theatre director (''The Grapes of Wrath (play), The Grapes of Wrath'', ''Ragtime (musical), Ragtime'') and screenwriter (''The Accidental Tourist (film), The Accidental Tourist''), Tony Awards, Tony winner (44th Tony Awards, 1990), cancer.
*, 76, French politician, mayor of Hérouville-Saint-Clair (1971–2001).
*Cliff Gustafson, 91, American baseball coach (Texas Longhorns baseball, Texas Longhorns).
*Bobby Hogue (politician), Bobby Hogue, 83, American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1979–1998).
*Kurt Horres, 90, German theatre director (Deutsche Oper am Rhein).
*Hu Fuming, 87, Chinese philosopher and politician, COVID-19.
*Thomas L. Hughes, 97, American government official.
*John Huo Cheng, 96, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang, Fenyang (since 1991).
*Mubasshar Hussein, 79, Bangladeshi architect and independence activist.
*J. Patrick McNamara, 80, American actor (''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', ''The Fury (film), The Fury'', ''1941 (film), 1941'').
*Dumitru Radu Popescu, 87, Romanian novelist and poet.
*Marilyn Stafford, 97, American-born British photographer.
*Robert Stephan, 89, American lawyer, Kansas Attorney General, Kansas attorney general (1979–1995).
*Siddeshwar Swami, 82, Indian Hindu religious leader.
*Kingsize Taylor, 83, British singer and guitarist (Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes).
*Kajsa Thoor, 51, Swedish television presenter, apartment fire.
*Vasil Timkovič, 99, Czech World War II veteran.
*Abderrahim Tounsi, 86, Moroccan comedian.
*, 92, Italian voice actor.
*Wang Zhiliang (translator), Wang Zhiliang, 94, Chinese translator.

1

*Mario Artali, 84, Italian businessman and politician, Chamber of Deputies (Italy), deputy (1972–1976).
*Francisco Bozinovic, 63, Chilean-Croatian biologist and academic, cancer.
*Martin Davis (mathematician), Martin Davis, 94, American mathematician (Davis–Putnam algorithm).
*N. C. Debbarma, 80, Indian politician, Tripura Legislative Assembly, Tripura MLA (since 2018), stroke.
*Fan Weitang, 87, Chinese mining engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
*Gangsta Boo, 43, American rapper (Three 6 Mafia).
*Tetsuo Hasegawa, 84, Japanese actor (''Mito Kōmon'').
*Viktor Ivanenko (security officer), Viktor Ivanenko, 75, Russian security officer.
*Bob Jongen, 95, German-born Dutch footballer (Alemannia Aachen, Fortuna Sittard, Fortuna 54, Roda JC Kerkrade, Roda Sport).
*R. K. Krishna Kumar, 84, Indian entrepreneur (Tata Sons, Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts), heart attack.
*Kuo Nan-hung, 86, Taiwanese politician, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan), minister of transportation and communications (1987–1990) and president of the National Chiao Tung University, NCTU (1979–1987), COVID-19.
*Edith Lank, 96, American author and advice columnist.
*Elizabeth Livingstone, 93, English Anglican theologian.
*Kadri Mälk, 64, Estonian visual artist and jewellery designer.
*Sebastian Marino, 57, American guitarist (Overkill (band), Overkill, Anvil (band), Anvil).
*Frank McGarvey, 66, Scottish footballer (St Mirren F.C., St Mirren, Celtic F.C., Celtic, Scotland national football team, national team), pancreatic cancer.
*Art McNally, 97, American Pro Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame football official, director of officiating for the National Football League, NFL (1968–1991).
*Kelly Monteith, 80, American comedian.
*Meenakshi Narain, 58, Indian-born American experimental physicist.
*Lise Nørgaard, 105, Danish journalist and writer (''Matador (Danish TV series), Matador'').
*Edith Pearlman, 86, American short story writer.
*Apostolos Pitsos, 104, Greek industrialist and businessman.
*Michael Rawlins, Sir Michael Rawlins, 81, British clinical pharmacologist, chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, MHRA (2014–2020).
*Bohdan Rebryk, 84, Ukrainian political prisoner and politician, Verkhovna Rada, MP (1990–1994).
*Bobby Rivard, 83, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins).
*Mako Sajko, 95, Slovenian director and screenwriter.
*Jacques Sereys, 94, French actor (''On Guard (1997 film), On Guard'', ''Chouchou (film), Chouchou'', ''Towards Zero (film), Towards Zero'').
*, 83, Cuban Son cubano, son and jazz musician.
*Wang Hao (born 1930), Wang Hao, 92, Chinese military officer.
*, 77, Chinese film director (''On the Mountain of Tai Hang'').
*Fred White (musician), Fred White, 67, American Hall of Fame drummer (Earth, Wind & Fire).
*Zhu Zushou, 77, Chinese diplomat, ambassador to List of ambassadors of China to Hungary, Hungary (2003–2007) and List of ambassadors of China to the Netherlands, the Netherlands (2001–2003), COVID-19.原陆外交部港澳台司长朱祖寿在北京染疫亡 曾称中英谈判时遭窃听

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