David Reginald Young, 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… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · Heart Failure
Vincent Lardo, 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,… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Isaiah Jackson, 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… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Michael J. Flynn, 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… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
American scholar and translator · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Other · Hill
American baseball player (Minnesota Twins · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
American basketball player (Washington State Cougars · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
Clyde Werner, an American football player who was a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, died on December 23, 2025. He was 78. Werner played six seasons with the Chiefs in the National Football League after being selected in the… · 23 December 2025 · December 2025
American music producer ("Yummy Yummy Yummy" · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21 · Other
American voice actress (Fullmetal Alchemist · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21
American author and socialite · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21
American Hall of Fame football player (Green Bay Packers) and coach (Birmingham Stallions · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21
Daniel Treier, an American biblical scholar and theologian who served as Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Theology at Wheaton College, died on December 22, 2025. Treier grew up near Bloomdale, Ohio, and studied at Cedarville University and Grand Rapids Theological… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
Ray Lynch, an American musician and songwriter known for "Celestial Soda Pop," died on December 22, 2025, in California at the age of 82 from complications from a fall. Born Raymond Augustus Lynch on July 3, 1943, in Salt Lake… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
American actress (You Don't Mess with the Zohan · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21
American Navy sailor · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20 · Other
American-held orca (SeaWorld Orlando) · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20 · Other
American park ranger · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20 · Soskin · Other
American actor (The Wire · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20
Loren Carpenter, an American computer graphics researcher and developer, died on December 21, 2025, at age 78. Born in Brighton, Michigan, on February 7, 1947, he was a founding employee and chief scientist at Pixar Animation Studios. Carpenter was the… · 21 December 2025 · December 2025
Rowell Huesmann, an American academic and the Amos N. Tversky Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Psychology and director of the ISR Research Center for Group Dynamics at the University of Michigan, died on December 21, 2025, at the… · 21 December 2025 · December 2025
Joel Gougeon, an American politician and Republican member of the Michigan Senate from 1993 to 2002, died on December 21, 2025, at the age of 82. He represented the 34th district, covering Ogemaw, Arenac, Bay, Tuscola and Huron counties, after… · 21 December 2025 · December 2025
American human rights activist · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20 · Other
American football player (Chicago Bears · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20
American film composer (Happiness · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 20
American baseball player (Atlanta Braves · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
American art dealer and banker · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19 · Other
American sinologist · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19 · Other
Ike Schab, an American Navy sailor and World War II veteran, died on December 20, 2025, at age 105. Born Ira Schab in Chicago on July 4, 1920, he joined the United States Navy at 18. At age 21, he… · Japan · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · Other
Charles F. G. Kuyk, an American Air Force general, died on December 20, 2025, at the age of 99. Charles Frederick Goodwyn Kuyk Jr. was a major-general in the United States Air Force and the named party in the Supreme… · 20 December 2025 · December 2025 · Other
Bayard D. Clarkson, an American physician, hematologist and oncologist, died on December 20, 2025. Born in New York City on July 15, 1926, he graduated from Yale and earned his M.D. from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons… · 20 December 2025 · December 2025
Ronald Chase, an American artist, photographer and film director, died on December 20, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Seminole, Oklahoma, on December 29, 1934, he studied dance, design and directing at Bard College, where he joined the… · 20 December 2025 · December 2025
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographer · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
American businesswoman · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19 · Seidler · Other
American sports reporter · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19 · Other
American gospel singer. · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
American television writer and producer (New York Undercover · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18
American baseball player (Seattle Mariners · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18
American naval rear admiral · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18 · Flatley · Other
Cynthia Mailman, an American painter and educator, died on December 19, 2025, in New York City at age 82. She was known for figurative and landscape works done in a "cool, pared-down" style. Her early paintings were presented from inside… · 19 December 2025 · December 2025
American actor (The Ghost Busters · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
American pornographic actor · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Roger Ewing, an American actor best known for his role as Thad Greenwood on the western television series Gunsmoke, died on December 18, 2025. Born Roger Lawrence Ewing in Los Angeles, California, on January 12, 1942, he worked in film… · 18 December 2025 · December 2025
Richard Dimitri, an American actor and comedian known for When Things Were Rotten, Johnny Dangerously and The World's Greatest Lover, died on December 18, 2025, at age 83. Born in Yonkers, New York, he was best known for playing the… · 18 December 2025 · December 2025
American journalist (Associated Press) · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
American football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
American politician and farmer · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
American publicist and author · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Robert Heide, an American playwright and author, died on December 17, 2025. He was best known for his play "The Bed" and for working with artist Andy Warhol. His death was attributed to dementia-related complications, according to his surviving spouse,… · 17 December 2025 · December 2025
Elof Axel Carlson, an American geneticist and historian of science, died on December 17, 2025, at age 94. He was a distinguished teaching professor emeritus at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Born in New York City… · 17 December 2025 · December 2025
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
American actor (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
American professional wrestler (WCCW · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15 · Other
American athletics administrator · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15 · Other
Venezuelan-born American Orthodox rabbi · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15 · Other
Lewis Howard Berman, an American veterinarian who founded Park East Animal Hospital on the Upper East Side of New York City in 1961, died on December 16, 2025, at the age of 90. Based at the hospital, he was known… · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · Other
American Tiktoker · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15 · Other
American musician (The Flatlanders) · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15
American judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14 · Bauer
American baseball player (Minnesota Twins) · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
American football player (Denver Broncos) · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
American college baseball coach (Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens) · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14 · Other
American actor (General Hospital · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
American football player (South Carolina Gamecocks) · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
American football coach (California Golden Bears · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14 · Other
American actor (All in the Family) and film director (This Is Spinal Tap · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
American singer and songwriter (“Everlasting Love” · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
American journalist (The Washington Post · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13 · Samuelson
American sound engineer (The Last Samurai · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13 · Other
American broadcast journalist (KTRK-TV) · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13
American football coach (South Carolina Gamecocks) · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13 · Other
Australian-American materials scientist · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13
American football player (Cleveland Browns) · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12
American musician and talent manager (Selena) · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12
Ivan R. Schwab, an American ophthalmologist and professor of ophthalmology at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, died on December 13, 2025. He completed his undergraduate degree at West Virginia University and received his M.D. from the West… · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · Heart Failure · Iván
Richard Bell, an American football coach who served as head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks for one season in 1982, died on December 13, 2025. Born Richard Murry Bell on September 2, 1937, in Camden, Arkansas, he played as… · 13 December 2025 · December 2025
American Tejano musician (Sunny and the Sunglows) and record producer · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12
American-born Danish percussionist · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12 · Other
American actor (Pulp Fiction · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12