Ariel Russian musician dead at age 74
Ariel, the Russian pop/rock band based in Chelyabinsk, died on February 25, 2026. Formed in 1967 from the merger of two earlier ensembles, Ariel and Allegro, the group was headed…
Deaths on February 25
This archive lists notable deaths associated with February 25 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on February 25, 2026.
Fahmy Omar Egyptian radio broadcaster dead at age 97
Fahmy Omar, Egyptian radio broadcaster and onetime head of Egyptian Radio, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 97. Known as the "Sheikh of the Broadcasters," he worked…
Carol Walker American mathematician dead at age 90
Carol Walker, an American mathematician and mathematics textbook author, died on February 25, 2026. Born Carol Lee Walker on August 19, 1935, in Martinez, California, she studied music education at…
List of French supercentenarians French supercentenarian dead at age 110
The List of French supercentenarians, described as a French supercentenarian and the oldest living man in France, died on February 25, 2026. French supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from…
Jeff Galloway American Olympic runner dead at age 80
Jeff Galloway, an American Olympic runner and author, died on February 25, 2026. He was 80. Born John Franks Galloway in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 12, 1945, he competed…
Phil Ryan American Texas Ranger, heart disease dead at age 80
Phil Ryan, the American Texas Ranger and three-term sheriff of Wise County, Texas, died on February 25, 2026, at age 80. Ryan entered law enforcement in 1966 as a police…
Zhani Ziçishti Albanian actor dead at age 85
Zhani Ziçishti, an Albanian actor of stage, film and television, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 85. He was born in Korçë on May 31, 1940, and…
Rob Grant Novelist, screenwriter, television producer dead at age -1
Rob Grant, the British comedy writer and television producer who co-created the Red Dwarf comedy franchise, died on February 25, 2026, aged 70. Born Robert Grant in Salford on September…
Mansour Diagne Senegalese Olympic basketball player dead at age 93
Mansour Diagne, a Senegalese basketball player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Dakar…
R. Nallakannu Politician, social activist dead at age -1
R. Nallakannu, an Indian politician and senior leader of the Communist Party of India, died on February 25, 2026. He served as the State Secretary of the Communist Party of…
Scotty Morrison Canadian ice hockey referee dead at age 95
Ian “Scotty” Morrison, a Canadian National Hockey League referee and former vice-president, died on February 25, 2026, at age 95. Born in Montreal on April 22, 1930, he played junior…
Conchita Bustindui Spanish pelotari dead at age 98
Conchita Bustindui, a Spanish pelotari known for playing professional basque pelota in Spain and Mexico, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 98. Born Conchita Bustindui Garate in…
Willy Ngoma Congolese military spokesman dead at age 52
Willy Ngoma, a Congolese military spokesman for the March 23 Movement, died on February 25, 2026. Born in 1974, he served in several capacities within the movement, including commander and…
Charlie Smith Dannelly American politician dead at age 101
Charlie Smith Dannelly, an American politician and retired educator, died on February 25, 2026. He served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate from 1994 to 2013, representing…
Abdul Majid Arfaei Researcher, author, elamitologist dead at age 86
Abdul Majid Arfaei, an Iranian researcher and elamitologist, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 86. Also known as Abdul Majid Arfaee, he was born on September 1,…
Bruce Froemming Umpire dead at age 86
Bruce Froemming, an American baseball umpire, died on February 25, 2026, at age 86. Froemming worked in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 2007, spending most of his career in…
Vladimír Liščák Czech sinologist dead at age 72
Vladimír Liščák, a Czech sinologist, died on February 25, 2026. Born on 9 February 1954, he was a researcher at the East Asia Department of the Oriental Institute of the…
Petter Planke Businessman dead at age 89
Petter Planke, a Norwegian businessman known for co-founding Tomra, died on February 25, 2026, aged 88. Born in Oslo on March 7, 1937, he co-founded the industry company in 1972…
Natalya Klimova Russian actress
Natalya Klimova, a Russian actress, died on February 25, 2026. Born Natalya Ivanovna Klimova in Moscow on February 27, 1938, she graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School in 1963…
Burnie Payne Australian footballer dead at age 86
Burnie Payne, an Australian footballer who played for Hobart and St Kilda, died on February 25, 2026, aged 86. Born Burnet Thomas Payne on 8 May 1939, he made his…
Ludwig Scotty Nauruan politician dead at age 77
Ludwig Scotty, a Nauruan politician who twice served as president of Nauru, died on February 25, 2026, aged 77. He also served as Speaker of Parliament five times between 2000…
William E. Connolly American political theorist dead at age 88
William E. Connolly, an American political theorist, died on February 25, 2026. Born William Eugene Connolly on January 6, 1938, in Flint, Michigan, he was known for his work on…
Ioanna Papantoniou Greek author dead at age 90
Ioanna Papantoniou, a Greek author, scenic designer, costume designer and folklorist, died on February 25, 2026. Born in Athens on January 7, 1936, she was the founder and president of…
Takeshi Amemiya Japanese economist dead at age 90
Takeshi Amemiya, a Japanese economist, died on February 25, 2026. Born in Tokyo on March 29, 1935, he specialized in econometrics and the economy of ancient Greece. Amemiya was the…
Horst Schnoor German footballer dead at age 91
Horst Schnoor, the German football goalkeeper who played for Hamburger SV, died on February 25, 2026. Born in Hamburg on April 11, 1934, he was Hamburger SV's first-choice goalkeeper for…
Dick Absher American football player
Dick Absher, an American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League, died on February 25, 2026. Born in Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1944, he played…
Rex Lee Jim American Navajo politician dead at age 63
Rex Lee Jim, an American Navajo politician and writer who served as Vice President of the Navajo Nation, died on February 25, 2026, at age 63. Born in 1962 in…
Antonio Tejero Spanish lieutenant colonel and failed coup leader dead at age 93
Antonio Tejero, the Spanish lieutenant colonel and failed coup leader behind the 1981 Spanish coup attempt, died on February 25, 2026, in Alzira, Spain, at the age of 93. A…
La Academia Mexican singer dead at age 47
La Academia, the Mexican reality musical talent television series shown on TV Azteca, died on February 25, 2026. The program premiered in June 2002 and was in its thirteenth installment.…
Giorgio Mammoliti Landscaper, labour organizer dead at age 64
Giorgio Mammoliti, a Canadian politician, died on February 25, 2026. He represented Ward 7 York West on Toronto City Council from 2000 to 2018 and previously served as the Ontario…
Ora Kedem Contributions to thermodynamics and separation processes dead at age 101
Ora Kedem, an Austrian-born Israeli chemist and professor emerita, died on February 25, 2026. She was 101. Kedem taught at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ben-Gurion University of the…
Hans-Georg Reimann German race walker dead at age 84
Hans-Georg Reimann, the German race walker who won two Olympic medals in 20-kilometre racewalking, died on February 25, 2026. He competed for SC Dynamo Berlin and the GDR, taking bronze…
Moustafa Reyadh Egyptian footballer
Moustafa Reyadh, the Egyptian footballer who played as a forward for Tersana and the Egypt national team, died on February 25, 2026. Born Ibrahim Mohammed Reyadh on April 5, 1941,…
Claudio González Argentine footballer
Claudio Daniel González, an Argentine professional footballer, died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 49. He played as a forward for clubs in Argentina and Chile. González was…
Alex Noerdin Indonesian Governor of South Sumatra between 2008 and 2018 dead at age 75
Alex Noerdin, an Indonesian politician who served as governor of South Sumatra from 2008 to 2018, died on February 25, 2026. He was 75. Born in Palembang, South Sumatra, on…
Boško Đorđević Serbian footballer dead at age 72
Boško Đorđević, a Serbian footballer who played as a forward, died on February 25, 2026. Born on August 22, 1953, he was best known for his five and a half…
Manolis Lidakis
Greek éntekhno singerDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Panty Raid
American Thoroughbred racehorseDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Dave Frankel
American news anchor and weathermanDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Hans Pirkner
Austrian footballerDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Jim Hatfield
American basketball coach (Kentucky WildcatsDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Zdzisław Tranda
99Died on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Fernando Martínez Mottola
Venezuelan politicianDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Jean Campeau
Canadian businessman and politicianDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Larry Applebaum
American audio engineer and jazz historianDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Michelle Trachtenberg
American actress (Buffy the Vampire SlayerDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Wolfgang Hamberger
German politician and authorDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Lílian Knapp
Brazilian singer-songwriterDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Uri Shulevitz
American children's book writerDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Henry Kelly
Irish television presenter (Going for GoldDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Inmaculada García Rioja
Spanish physician and politicianDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Anil R. Joshi
Indian poet and essayistDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Renen Schorr
Israeli film directorDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Malyda
Indonesian singerDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Simon Lindley
English organistDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Ryu Keun-chan
South Korean news anchor and politicianDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Jennifer Johnston
Irish novelistDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Vimala Rangachar
Indian educationistDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Jan Johnson
American pole vaulterDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Steven Toyloy
American basketball player (Cincinnati BearcatsDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Bob Hagan
Australian rugby league footballer and coach (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)Died on Wednesday February 26th 2025
June Goodfield
British writer and historianDied on Wednesday February 26th 2025
Antonio Mundo
Italian lawyer and politicianDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Maxine Drinkwater
American baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox)Died on Monday February 26th 2024
Pentti Koskela
Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1968)Died on Monday February 26th 2024
José María Rioboo
Spanish professor and politicianDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Xavier Ngoubeyou
Cameroonian politicianDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Bill Alington
New Zealand architectDied on Monday February 26th 2024
René Pollesch
German author and playwrightDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Roberto Pérez
Bolivian footballer (Real Santa CruzDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Li Peicheng
Chinese agricultural soil and water engineerDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Mykolai Labko
Belarusian engineer and politicianDied on Monday February 26th 2024
José DeLeón
Dominican baseball player (Pittsburg PiratesDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Dan Wilcox
American screenwriter and producer (M*A*S*H)Died on Monday February 26th 2024
Jay Cimino
American entrepreneurDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Stein Winge
Norwegian theatre directorDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Salah Larbès
Algerian footballer (JS KabylieDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Charles Dierkop
American actor (Police Woman)Died on Monday February 26th 2024
Tolga Savacı
Turkish actor (Dersimiz: AtatürkDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Jackie Loughery
American actress (The D.I.)Died on Monday February 26th 2024
Sergei Plekhanov
Russian political scientistDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Carlos Espinoza
Chilean footballer (Everton de Viña del MarDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Yekaterina Novgorodova
Russian agronomist and politicianDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Buddy Duress
American actorDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Klaus Dick
German bishopDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Ahmed Abdul-Ghafur
68–69Died on Monday February 26th 2024
Yekaterina Novgoroda
Russian agronomist and politicianDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Giichi Tsunoda
Japanese politician and lawyerDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Elżbieta Rogala-Kończak
Polish politicianDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Jiří Suchý
Czech ice hockey playerDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Alois Glück
German politicianDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Bhakta Raj Acharya
Nepali singer and composerDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Tep Vong
Cambodian Buddhist monkDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Pankaj Udhas
Indian ghazal singerDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Brian Stableford
British science fiction writer (Balance of Power)Died on Monday February 26th 2024
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
British investment banker and peerDied on Monday February 26th 2024