Deaths in 2025
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The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in the year 2025. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by their last name, or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are also noted here, if they are worth noting.
Criteria
Every entry is backed by a source. Proper citations are used and no bare URLs so as to prevent link rot. The following are the requirements for adding a name to the list in its order: Name, age, origin, what the person is known for, his or her cause of death – if known – and a source for verification.
November
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- Homayoun Ershadi, 78, Iranian actor (Taste of Cherry, Agora, The Kite Runner), cancer.[1]
- Sally Kirkland, 84, American actress (Anna, Days of Our Lives, Coming Apart).[2]
10
- Jonathan Pienaar, 63, South African actor (Skin, Black Venus, Fried Barry).[3]
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- Tatsuya Nakadai, 92, Japanese actor (The Human Condition, Yojimbo, Ran).[4]
- Vladimir Simonov, 68, Russian actor, cardiac arrest.[5]
- Lenny Wilkens, 88, American Hall of Fame basketball player (St. Louis Hawks, Seattle SuperSonics) and coach (Cleveland Cavaliers), NBA champion (1979).[6]
7
- Roger McClay, 80, New Zealand politician, MP (1981–1996).[7]
- Lee Tamahori, 75, New Zealand Māori film director (Once Were Warriors, Die Another Day, Along Came a Spider).[8] (death announced on this date)
6
- Manuel Pérez, 85, Cuban film director and screenwriter (The Man from Maisinicu).[9]
5
- Pauline Collins, 85, British actress (Upstairs, Downstairs, Doctor Who), complications from Parkinson's disease.[10] [11]
- Marshawn Kneeland American footballer
- Barbara Ptak, 95, Polish costume designer (Pharaoh, Pearl in the Crown, The Promised Land).[12]
- Ronald Venetiaan, 89, Surinamese politician, president (1991–1996, 2000–2010).[13]
4
- Dick Cheney, 84, U.S. Vice president.[14]
- Lam Sheung Mo, 75, Hong Kong actor (Days of Tomorrow).[15]
- Elina Salo, 89, Finnish actress (Inspector Palmu's Mistake, The Diary of a Worker, Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana).[16]
- Robert Taylor, 74, New Zealand guitarist (Dragon) and songwriter ("This Time", "Magic").[17]
3
- Diane Ladd, 89, American actress (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Chinatown, Wild at Heart), BAFTA winner (1976).[18]
2
- Donna Jean Godchaux, 78, American Hall of Fame singer (Grateful Dead, Donna Jean Godchaux Band) and backing vocalist ("Suspicious Minds"), cancer.[19]
- Setti Warren, 55, American politician, mayor of Newton, Massachusetts (2010–2018).[20]
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References
- ↑ Iranian actor Ershadi dies at 78 after battle with cancer
- ↑ Sally Kirkland Dies: Oscar-Nominated Star Of ‘Anna’ Was 84
- ↑ SA actor Jonathan Pienaar, 63, has died
- ↑ Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese actor of Ran, Yojimbo and Harakiri, dies aged 92
- ↑ Умер народный артист РФ Владимир Симонов: причина смерти, последние дни (in Russian)
- ↑ Legendary NBA player, coach Lenny Wilkens dies at 88
- ↑ Fotmer National politician Roger McClay dies
- ↑ Once Were Warriors director Lee Tamahori dies
- ↑ Fallece en La Habana destacado cineasta cubano Manuel Pérez Paredes (in Spanish)
- ↑ https://death-notices.co.uk/notice/a04b5d70-4bd0-48fc-aabf-5b3206dcd7e8
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/pauline-collins-dies-actress-shirley-valentine-b2860236.html
- ↑ Nie żyje Barbara Ptak. To ona stworzyła setki kostiumów, w tym do filmów nominowanych do Oscara. Miała 95 lat (in Polish)
- ↑ Surinaamse oud-president Ronald Venetiaan op 89-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
- ↑ NY Post: Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at age 84
- ↑ 資深演員林尚武驚傳心臟病離世 享年75歲 (13:34) (in Chinese)
- ↑ Näyttelijä Elina Salo on kuollut – Pikku Myyn rakastettu ääni on poissa (in Finnish)
- ↑ Robert Taylor, Dragon Guitarist, Dies Aged 74
- ↑ Laura Dern Shares in a Statement the News of Her Mother Diane Ladd’s Passing
- ↑ Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux Dead at 78
- ↑ Harvard Institute of Politics Director Setti Warren Dies Suddenly at 55
Other websites
- The Guardian (UK) obituaries
- The Telegraph (UK) obituaries
- Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
- Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
- The New York Times, obituaries
- The Washington Post obituaries
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) obituaries
| Preceded by Deaths in 2024 |
Deaths by year | Succeeded by Deaths in 2026 |