Deaths Month: December 2025
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
Iranian actress (Please Do Not Disturb · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Miguel Caviedes
Chilean Roman Catholic prelate · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · Other
Tony Ocasio
Puertorican singer (Los Chicos) · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Perry Bamonte
English Hall of Fame guitarist (The Cure · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Mohamed Lekkak
Algerian footballer and manager (FC Rouen · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Justus Zeyen
German pianist and accompanist · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Manas Pitisan
National Artist (2012) · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Bernard Serrou
French specialist and politician · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · French
Jean-Louis Gasset
French football manager and player · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · French
Pate Mustajärvi
Finnish musician (Popeda) · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Stephen Boyden British-Australian scientist and writer dead at age 100
a British-Australian scientist and writer, died on December 26, 2025. He was a professor emeritus at the Australian National University and was widely recognised for pioneering work in immunology and human ecology. Born in Croydon, England, on February 8, 1925,… · 26 December 2025 · December 2025
Don Bryant (songwriter) American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter dead at age 83
the American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter known for "I Can't Stand the Rain," died on December 26, 2025, at age 83. Born Donald Maurice Bryant on April 4, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee, he began singing in church at… · 26 December 2025 · December 2025
Bill Clarke (politician) Canadian politician dead at age 92
a Canadian chartered accountant, businessman and politician, died on December 26, 2025, at age 92. Clarke served as a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Toronto on July 5, 1933, he attended schools in… · 26 December 2025 · December 2025
Jim Flanigan Sr. American football player dead at age 80
an American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League and played for the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints, died on December 26, 2025, at age 80. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 15, 1945,… · 26 December 2025 · December 2025
Aldo Maria Brachetti Peretti
Italian oil industry executive · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · Peretti · Other
Maria Sole Agnelli
Italian businesswoman and politician · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · Agnelli
Ada Balcácer
Dominican multimedia visual artist · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Dado Banatao
Filipino tech entrepreneur and engineer · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · Filipino · Other
Yuriy Sadovenko
Russian army officer · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · Other
Adam the Woo
American YouTuber · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · Other · Woo
Daniel Huillier
French ice hockey player (Ours de Villard-de-Lans · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25 · French
Kiriko Nananan
Japanese manga artist (Blue · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 25
Teuda Bara
Brazilian actress (O Contador de Histórias · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24
Kazuo Ibaraki
Japanese haiku poet · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24
Robert Lindsey
American author (The Falcon and the Snowman · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24
Howie Klein
American record label executive (Sire Records · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24 · Other
Andrew Arbuckle (politician) Scottish journalist and politician, MSP dead at age 81
Scottish journalist and politician who served as an MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region, died on December 25, 2025, aged 81. Andrew David Arbuckle MBE was first elected as a Fife councillor in 1986 and represented Newburgh until… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Steve Baer (political activist) American political activist dead at age 66
an American conservative political activist and investor, died on December 25, 2025. He was known for his role in Republican politics and for challenging Illinois Secretary of State Jim Edgar in the 1990 Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary. Running from the… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Frank Craighill Sports agent dead at age 86
an American sports agent and founding partner of the sports marketing firm ProServ, died on December 25, 2025, at the age of 86. ProServ was created in 1970 in Washington, D.C., by Craighill and attorney and former professional tennis player… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Warwick Gould Australian-born British literary scholar dead at age 78
an Australian-born British literary scholar, died on December 25, 2025. Born in Sydney in 1947, he specialized in the Irish Literary Revival, particularly the writings of W. B. Yeats, as well as textual transmission studies and the history of the… · England · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Daniel Walker Howe American historian dead at age 88
an American historian who specialized in the early national period of U.S. history, died on December 25, 2025. He focused particularly on the period’s intellectual and religious dimensions. Howe was Rhodes Professor of American History at Oxford University from 1992… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Geeske Krol-Benedictus Dutch politician and Frisian cultural advocate, member of the Provincial Cou…
a Dutch politician and Frisian cultural advocate who served on the Provincial Council of Friesland from 1978 to 1995, died on December 25, 2025. She was a member of the leadership of the Frisian National Party and worked for the… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Ray Lamb American baseball player dead at age 80
an American baseball player who pitched for the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers, died on December 25, 2025. Raymond Richard Lamb was a former Major League Baseball pitcher for two teams and later became a highly regarded commercial… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
Robert Mosci American jazz musician and pianist dead at age 72
an American jazz musician and pianist, died on December 25, 2025. Also a singer and songwriter, he was known for his long-standing performances at New York City piano bars, including the Beekman Tower Hotel’s Top of the Tower bar and… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
John Robertson (footballer, born 1953) Scottish footballer dead at age 72
the Scottish footballer who played as a left winger for Nottingham Forest, Derby County and the Scotland national team, died on December 25, 2025. He was a key figure in Nottingham Forest’s success under Brian Clough, providing the cross for… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025
David Rosen (businessman) American businessman, co-founder of Sega dead at age 95
an American businessman and co-founder of Sega, died on December 25, 2025, at age 95. Born on January 22, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, he served in the United States Air Force from 1948 to 1952, primarily in Japan and… · 25 December 2025 · December 2025 · Other
Marc Rivière
French film director (The Year of the Hare · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24 · French · Other
Imani Dia Smith
American Broadway actress · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24 · Smith
Zeferino Peña Cuéllar
Mexican drug lord · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Cuéllar · Other
Sylva Akrita
Greek politician and political activist · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Greek
Roberto Buitrago
Colombian road racing cyclist · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23
Tomáš Vrána
Czech lawyer and judicial officer · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Czech
Pat Finn
American actor (The George Wendt Show · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23
Neil Frank
American meteorologist (KHOU) · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Other
Mohammad Bakri
Palestinian film director (Jenin · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Other
Richard Cramb
Scottish rugby union player (national team) · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23
Michael J. Flynn Flynn’s taxonomy dead at age 91
an American computer scientist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Jamaica, New York, Flynn attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School before earning a bachelor's degree from Manhattan University… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Isaiah Jackson (conductor) American conductor dead at age 80
an American conductor and academic teacher, died on December 24, 2025, at age 80. He was music director of the Royal Ballet in London from 1987 to 1990 and, from 2001, served for seven years as conductor of the Pro… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Carmen A. Kasperbauer Nurse, politician dead at age 90
a Guamanian nurse and politician who served as a Republican senator in the Guam Legislature from 1979 to 1983, died on December 24, 2025. Born in Guam in 1935, she was a Chamorro and later a retired registered nurse. Kasperbauer… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Vincent Lardo Novelist dead at age 94
an American novelist, died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 94. Vincent A. Lardo was born in the Bronx on February 17, 1931. He attended Evander Childs High School and the City College of New York, enlisted in… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Uichiro Niwa Japanese businessman and diplomat, ambassador to China dead at age 86
a Japanese businessman and diplomat who served as ambassador to China from 2010 to 2012, died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 86. Born in Nagoya, Japan, on January 29, 1939, he joined Itochu Corporation in 1962 after… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
M. Ravi Singaporean human rights activist dead at age 56
a Singaporean human rights lawyer and activist, died on December 24, 2025, aged 56. Born Ravi Madasamy on April 9, 1969, in Singapore, he qualified and practised law after graduating from the National University of Singapore and Cardiff University. He… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
David Young (Watergate) American-British lawyer and academic, heart failure dead at age 89
an American-British lawyer and academic, died on December 24, 2025, in Oxford, England, at the age of 89. He served as a Special Assistant at the National Security Council in the Nixon administration and as an Administrative Assistant to Henry… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · Heart Failure
M Ravi
Singaporean human rights activist · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Other
Claire Ortiz Hill
American scholar and translator · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Other · Hill
Jimmy Miller
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
Francesc Nel·lo
Catalan playwright and theatre director · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
Radko Kubičko
Czech commentator and editor (ČRo 6 · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · Czech
Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad
Libyan general · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · al-Haddad · Other
Andy Kosco
American baseball player (Minnesota Twins · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
Maria Bonghi Jovino
Italian archaeologist/archeologist · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · Jovino · Other
Vasil Ringov
Yugoslav and Macedonian footballer (Vardar · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
Ukrainian hammer thrower · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · Other
Renfrew Christie
South African scholar and anti-apartheid activist · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · Other
Epic Gamer Grandma
Scottish social media personality · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22 · Grandma · Other