Deaths in 2024
The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. 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.
February
7
6
- Hrant Ayvazyan, 54, Armenian politician, MP (since 2019), traffic collision.[1]
- Mohamed Bensaid Ait Idder, 98, Moroccan political activist.[2]
- Rafiga Akhundova, 92, Azerbaijani ballerina.[3]
- John Bruton, 76, Irish politician, taoiseach (1994–1997), twice minister of finance, and TD (1969–2004).[4]
- Wilhelmenia Fernandez, 75, American soprano.[5]
- Shreela Flather, 89, British-Indian politician, teacher, and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1990).[6]
- Gheorghe Iamandi, 66, Romanian football player (Olt Scornicești, Dinamo București) and manager (Delta Tulcea).[7]
- Janusz Kapuściński, 74, Polish geophysicist, agrometeorologist and councilor.[8]
- Miguel Ángel, 76, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Castellón, national team), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[9]
- Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali, 66, Malaysian footballer (Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, national team), lung cancer.[10]
- Farooq Nazki, 83, Indian poet and broadcaster, director of Doordarshan (1986–1997), heart attack.[11]
- K. Parasuraman, 63, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019).[12]
- Sebastián Piñera, 74, Chilean politician, president (2010–2014, 2018–2022) and senator (1990–1998), helicopter crash.[13]
- Javier Salmerón, 57, Spanish athlete, double Paralympic silver medallist (1992).[14]
- Rubab Sayda, 73, Indian politician, MP (2004–2009).[15]
- Jimmy Uguro, Papua New Guinean politician, MP (since 2017).[16]
- Veena Verma, 82, Indian politician, MP (1986–2000).[17]
5
- Toppen Bech, 84, Norwegian journalist (Aftenposten, Alle Kvinners Blad).[18]
- Brigitte Bout, 83, French politician, senator (2002–2011) and mayor of Fleurbaix (2001–2008).[19]
- Keshav Kumar Budhathoki, 80, Nepalese politician, minister of defence (2016–2017) and MP (since 2008), prostate cancer.[20]
- José Delbo, 90, Argentine comic book artist (Wonder Woman, The Transformers, Batgirl).[21]
- Tsutomu Hanahara, 84, Japanese wrestler, Olympic champion (1964).[22]
- Michael Jayston, 88, English actor (Only Fools and Horses, Doctor Who, Nicholas and Alexandra).[23]
- Toby Keith, 62, American country singer ("Should've Been a Cowboy", "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Red Solo Cup") and songwriter, stomach cancer.[24]
- Jean Malaurie, 101, French anthropologist and explorer.[25]
- Laralyn McWilliams, 58, American video game designer, cancer.[26]
- Joan Montgomery, 98, Australian teacher.[27]
- Namkoong Won, 89, South Korean actor (Eunuch, Woman of Fire, Assassin), lung cancer.[28]
- Bill Northey, 64, American politician, Iowa secretary of agriculture (2007–2018).[29]
- Helga Paris, 85, German photographer.[30]
- Vyacheslav Sokolov, 82, Russian politician, MP (1996–2000).[31]
- Jimi Solanke, 81, Nigerian actor (Sango, Shadow Parties), poet, and playwright.[32]
- Walter van den Broeck, 82, Belgian writer and playwright.[33]
4
- Yōko Abe, 95, Japanese calligrapher and political matriarch.[34]
- Galina Alekseyeva, 76, Russian diver, Olympic bronze medallist (1964).[35]
- Rafael Alvira, 81, Spanish philosopher.[36]
- Bob Beckwith, 91, American firefighter (September 11 rescue efforts).[37]
- Joel Belz, 82, American magazine publisher, founder of World.[38]
- Agostino Borromeo, 80, Italian historian, general governor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (2009–2016).[39]
- Tino Celio, 95, Swiss engineer and ice hockey player (HC Ambrì-Piotta).[40]
- Earl Cureton, 66, American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls), NBA champion (1983, 1994).[41]
- N. K. Desam, 87, Indian poet and literary critic.[42]
- John Elford, 76, Australian rugby league player (Western Suburbs, New South Wales, national team).[43]
- Brooke Ellison, 45, American academic and disability advocate.[44]
- Hage Geingob, 82, Namibian politician, president (since 2015) and prime minister (1990–2002, 2012–2015), cancer.[45]
- Kurt Hamrin, 89, Swedish footballer (AIK, Fiorentina, national team).[46]
- Hardy Eustace, 27, Irish Thoroughbred racehorse.[47]
- Hazem Hosny, 73, Egyptian political scientist.[48]
- Bukar Ibrahim, 73, Nigerian politician, senator (2007–2019) and governor of Yobe State (1992–1993, 1999– 2007).[49]
- Barry John, 79, Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff, Barbarian, national team).[50]
- Giacomo Losi, 88, Italian football player (Roma, national team) and manager (Piacenza).[51]
- Lowitja O'Donoghue, 91, Australian public administrator and Aboriginal activist.[52]
- Antonio Paolucci, 84, Italian art historian, minister of culture (1995–1996) and director of the Vatican Museums (2007–2017).[53]
- Papineau, 23, British Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanised.[54]
- Shen Rong, 88, Chinese writer.[55]
- Tian Yunzhang, 78, Chinese calligrapher.[56]
- Jan van Veen, 79, Dutch radio host and disc jockey.[57]
3
- Aston "Family Man" Barrett, 77, Jamaican musician (Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Upsetters).[58]
- Bill Carr, 78, American football player, coach and executive (Florida Gators).[59]
- Ángel Franco Martínez, 85, Spanish football referee.[60]
- Bill Lachemann, 89, American baseball coach (Los Angeles Angels).[61]
- Keith King, 75, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1999–2007) and Senate (2009–2013).[62]
- Charles Ouda, 38, Kenyan actor (Makutano Junction, The First Grader).[63]
- Pavel Ploc, 80, Czech Olympic biathlete (1968, 1972).[64]
- José Reynaert, 102, Belgian footballer (Club Brugge).[65]
- Helena Rojo, 79, Mexican actress (The House in the South, The Great Adventure of Zorro, Misterio) and model, liver cancer.[66]
- Abdullah Al-Saadawi, 76, Bahraini actor, director, and playwright.[67]
- Vittorio Vidotto, 82, Italian historian.[68]
- Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, 86, Italian royal, disputed head of the House of Savoy (since 1983).[69]
- Ray Watters, 95, New Zealand geographer.[70]
- Wee Cho Yaw, 95, Singaporean banker, chairman of UOB (1974–2013).[71]
2
- Alev Alatlı, 79, Turkish novelist and columnist.[72]
- Jean-Pierre Babelon, 91, French historian, president of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (2001).[73]
- Abdul Hamid Bakal, 84, Bruneian nobleman, member of the Legislative Council (2011–2015, 2017–2022).[74]
- Mohammed Shamsul Hoque Bhuiyan, 75, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2014–2024).[75]
- Steve Brown, 66, British composer, lyricist and record producer, pulmonary fibrosis.[76]
- Rich Caster, 75, American football player (New York Jets, Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins), complications from Parkinson's disease.[77]
- František Černý, 92, Czech Germanist and diplomat.[78]
- Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb, 83, Paraguayan football executive, president of Club Olimpia (1974–1990, 1995–2004).[79]
- H. E. Francis, 100, American scholar, academic and writer.[80]
- Paulin J. Hountondji, 81, Beninese philosopher.[81]
- Hu Hesheng, 95, Chinese mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[82]
- Jonnie Irwin, 50, English television presenter (A Place in the Sun, Escape to the Country, To Buy or Not to Buy), lung cancer.[83] (death announced on this date)
- Francisco Jara, 82, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, national team).[84]
- Wayne Kramer, 75, American guitarist (MC5) and songwriter ("Kick Out the Jams"), pancreatic cancer.[85]
- Louis Lambert, 92, Belgian footballer (Royal Antwerp, national team).[86]
- Ian Lavender, 77, English actor (Dad's Army, EastEnders, Parsley Sidings).[87]
- Honor McKellar, 103, New Zealand operatic mezzo-soprano.[88]
- Sadhu Meher, 84, Indian actor (Ankur, Mrigayaa, Debshishu) and film director.[89]
- Luis Morales Reyes, 87, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tacámbaro (1979–1985) and Torreón (1990–1999) and archbishop of San Luis Potosí (1999–2012).[90]
- Don Murray, 94, American actor (Bus Stop, A Hatful of Rain, The Plainsman).[91]
- Oskar Negt, 89, German philosopher and sociologist.[92]
- Lorenzo Olarte Cullen, 91, Spanish politician, president of the Canary Islands (1988–1991).[93]
- Marian Pilot, 87, Polish writer and poet.[94]
- Christopher Priest, 80, English novelist (Fugue for a Darkening Island, The Affirmation, The Prestige), cancer.[95]
- Pierre Raffin, 85, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Metz (1987–2013).[96]
- Claudio Rissi, 67, Argentine actor (El marginal, The Desert Bride, Tiger, Blood in the Mouth), cancer.[97]
- Gregory Charles Rivers, 58, Australian actor (Man from Guangdong, Triumph in the Skies, Under the Canopy of Love), suicide by charcoal-burning.[98]
- Xavier Robson, 37, Brazilian footballer (Peñarol, Tacuarembó, Pelotas), cancer.[99]
- Rod Rosenbladt, 82, American Lutheran theologian and academic (Concordia University Irvine).[100]
- Jim Rowinski, 63, American basketball player (Purdue Boilermakers, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers).[101]
- Lev Sarkisov, 85, Armenian mountaineer.[102]
- Baruch Weisbecker, 83, Israeli Haredi rabbi, cancer.[103]
- Stefan Yanev, 84, Bulgarian footballer (Spartak Varna, Cherno More Varna) and sports commentator (BNT).[104]
- Marcelo Yzurieta, 49, Argentine singer, guitarist and composer.[105]
1
- Asahi, 21, Japanese professional wrestler (Ice Ribbon, Actwres girl'Z), traffic collision.[106]
- Pearl Berg, 114, American supercentenarian.[107]
- Chang Chuan-chiung, 95, Taiwanese pharmacologist, member of Academia Sinica and founder of the Journal of Biomedical Science.[108]
- Sir Roland Franklin, 97, British-born Antiguan merchant banker.[109]
- Mark Gustafson, 64, American animator (The PJs, Fantastic Mr. Fox) and film director (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio), Oscar winner (2022), heart attack.[110]
- Patrick Hanks, 83, English lexicographer and linguist, COVID-19.[111]
- Wilburn Hollis, 83, American football player (Iowa Hawkeyes).[112]
- Michel Jazy, 87, French middle-distance runner, Olympic silver medallist (1960).[113]
- Alonzo Johnson, 60, American football player (Florida Gators, Philadelphia Eagles).[114]
- Pavel Kapinos, 48, Russian cinematographer (Hardcore Henry, Yolki 5, Kitchen. The Last Battle).[115]
- Garth Manton, 94, Australian rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).[116]
- Mike Martin, 79, American Hall of Fame college baseball coach (Florida State Seminoles), complications from Lewy body dementia.[117]
- Gilbert Millet, 93, French doctor and politician, three-time deputy, mayor of Alès (1985–1989).[118]
- Nereo Odchimar, 83, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tandag (2001–2018), metabolic encephalopathy.[119]
- Honesto Chaves Pacana, 91, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Malaybalay (1994–2010).[120]
- Harunur Rashid, 87, Bangladeshi film director (Megher Onek Rong) and writer.[121]
- Carlota Sempé, 81, Argentine archaeologist.[122]
- Constantinos Stathelakos, 36, Cypriot Olympic hammer thrower (2012), traffic collision.[123]
- Orhan Türkdoğan, 95, Turkish sociologist.[124]
- Nikos Vandoros, 99, Greek actor (Jenny Jenny, I charavgi tis nikis, The Man with the Carnation).[125]
- Carl Weathers, 76, American actor (Rocky, Predator) and football player (BC Lions).[126]
Other months
References
- ^ Armenia ex-MP Hrant Ayvazyan dies in major road accident
- ^ Morocco’s national liberation army leader Mohamed Bensaid Ait Idder passes away at 98
- ^ Xalq artisti Rəfiqə Axundova vəfat edib (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Former Taoiseach John Bruton has died, aged 76
- ^ Obituary: ‘Diva’ Soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez Dies at 75
- ^ Trailblazing British-Indian Peer Shreela Flather Passes Away at 89
- ^ A murit Gheorghe Iamandi, atacantul lui Dinamo din semifinala Cupei Campionilor Europeni cu Liverpool! (in Romanian)
- ^ Zmarł Janusz Kapuściński (in Polish)
- ^ Official Announcement: Passing of Miguel Ángel
- ^ National football legend Khalid Ali passes away
- ^ Farooq Nazki Is No More
- ^ தஞ்சை முன்னாள் எம்.பி. பரசுராமன் உடல்நலக் குறைவால் காலமானார்..!! (in Tamil)
- ^ Muere el expresidente de Chile Sebastián Piñera en un accidente de helicóptero (in Spanish)
- ^ Muere Javier Salmerón, abanderado de España en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Barcelona’92 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rubab Sayda Passed Away: पूर्व सांसद रुबाब सईदा का निधन, बेटी के घर अलीगढ़ में ली अंतिम सांस (in Hindi)
- ^ Another Member of PNG Parliament Dies
- ^ Three-term MP Veena Verma passed away in Delhi
- ^ Toppen Bech er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Brigitte Bout, ancienne maire de Fleurbaix et sénatrice, nous a quittés (in French)
- ^ NC leader and former minister Budhathoki dies aged 80
- ^ Jose Delbo – RIP
- ^ レスリング金の花原勉さん死去 ６４年東京五輪グレコローマン (in Japanese)
- ^ Michael Jayston death: Only Fools and Horses and Doctor Who actor dies, aged 88
- ^ Singer Toby Keith dead at 62
- ^ Mort de Jean Malaurie, le soleil se couche au Nord (in French)
- ^ Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58
- ^ Joan Mitchell Montgomery AM OBE
- ^ 60·70년대 영화 스타 남궁원씨 별세...홍정욱 前의원 부친 (in Korean)
- ^ Former Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey has died
- ^ Ex-DDR-Fotografin Helga Paris verstorben (in German)
- ^ Ушел из жизни Вячеслав Соколов, чье имя внесено в Книгу Почёта города Орла (in Russian)
- ^ Veteran actor Jimi Solanke dies at 81
- ^ Kempens auteur Walter van den Broeck (Groenten uit Balen) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ 安倍元総理の母、安倍洋子さんが死去 (in Japanese)
- ^ Умерла бронзовый призер Олимпиады-1964 в прыжках в воду Галина Алексеева (in Russian)
- ^ Fallece Rafael Alvira, filósofo y catedrático emérito de la Universidad de Navarra (in Spanish)
- ^ Bob Beckwith, retired firefighter in famous image with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91
- ^ WORLD News Group Announces Death of Joel Belz
- ^ L'Unitalsi prega per la scomparsa del professor Borromeo (in Italian)
- ^ Addio al mitico Tino Celio (in Italian)
- ^ Ex-Piston Earl Cureton, former University of Detroit star, dies at 66
- ^ Poet NK Desam passes away
- ^ Rugby league representative forward John Elford passes away
- ^ United Spinal Association mourns the loss of Brooke Ellison
- ^ President Hage Geingob is Dead
- ^ È morto Kurt Hamrin, addio alla leggenda della Fiorentina (in Italian)
- ^ Horse of a lifetime Hardy Eustace dies aged 27
- ^ مصر: الموت يغيّب الأكاديمي البارز حازم حسني (in Arabic)
- ^ Ex-Yobe Governor, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, is dead
- ^ Barry John: Wales and Lions fly-half legend dies aged 79
- ^ Addio a Giacomo Losi, bandiera della Roma (in Italian)
- ^ ‘National living treasure’ dedicated to improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- ^ Firenze, è morto Antonio Paolucci: tra i massimi esperti di storia dell’arte (in Italian)
- ^ Gold Cup Winner, Therapy Horse Papineau Dies at 24
- ^ 《人到中年》作者谌容去世，享年88岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ 中国著名书法家、教育家田蕴章先生因病逝世 享年81岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ Radio-dj en ‘Mister Candlelight’ Jan van Veen op 79-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, bassist and rhythmic backbone of Bob Marley & The Wailers, dead at 77
- ^ 'All-Time Great Gator," Former Florida OL, AD Bill Carr Passes Away
- ^ Muere el árbitro que se apellidaba igual que Franco y cambió para siempre el arbitraje (in Spanish)
- ^ Longtime Angels Coach Passes Away
- ^ Keith King, a titan of school choice in Colorado education, dies at 75
- ^ Actor Charles Ouda dies aged 38
- ^ Zemřel Pavel Ploc. Průkopník českého biatlonu a otec olympijského medailisty (in Czech)
- ^ Oudste nog levende Club Brugge-speler op 102-jarige leeftijd overleden: “Rust zacht, José” (in Dutch)
- ^ Muere la actriz Helena Rojo a los 79 años (in Spanish)
- ^ وفاة الفنان البحريني عبد الله السعداوي عن 76 عاماً (in Arabic)
- ^ Morto lo storico Vittorio Vidotto, autore di un importante libro di testo (in Italian)
- ^ È morto Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia (in Italian)
- ^ Raymond Frederick Watters
- ^ Former UOB chairman, S’pore banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw, dies at 95
- ^ Alev Alatlı yaşamını yitirdi (in Turkish)
- ^ Nécrologie : Jean-Pierre Babelon, ancien directeur du château de Versailles (in French)
- ^ His Majesty attends funeral prayers for late state dignitary
- ^ Ex-Chandpur lawmaker Dr Shamsul Haque Bhuiyan passes away
- ^ Steve Brown, composer for Alan Partridge and Harry Hill, dies at 66
- ^ Richard Caster, former Jackson State star and New York Jets tight end, dies at 75
- ^ German-Czech bridge-building diplomat František Černý dies aged 92
- ^ El futbol paraguayo esta de luto: Fallecio Osvaldo Dominguez Dibb (in Spanish)
- ^ Herbert E. Francis Jr.
- ^ Bénin: décès du professeur Paulin Hountondji (in French)
- ^ 中国数学界第一位女院士胡和生逝世 (in Chinese)
- ^ A Place in Sun's Jonnie Irwin dies aged 50 as statement issued
- ^ Rest in Peace Campeonísimo Francisco Jara (in Spanish)
- ^ MC5’s Wayne Kramer Dead At 75
- ^ Louis Lambert, champion avec l'Antwerp en 1957, est décédé à 92 ans (in French)
- ^ Ian Lavender: Dad's Army star dies aged 77
- ^ Honor McKellar
- ^ Actor and director Sadhu Meher passes away
- ^ Lutti nell’episcopato (in Italian)
- ^ Don Murray, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘Bus Stop,’ Dies at 94
- ^ Soziologe Oskar Negt in Hannover gestorben (in German)
- ^ Muere Olarte, el político que inventó el centro canario (in Spanish)
- ^ Nie żyje Marian Pilot. Odszedł wybitny pisarz, strażnik słów, które zniknęły (in Polish)
- ^ Christopher Priest obituary
- ^ Bishop Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P. †
- ^ Murió el actor Claudio Rissi, protagonista de El Marginal (in Spanish)
- ^ 藝人河國榮西貢住所燒炭自殺 當場死亡 (in Chinese)
- ^ A raíz de un cáncer, murió a los 37 años un futbolista que fue campeón Uruguayo con Peñarol (in Spanish)
- ^ When a Good Father Dies, it is Always Too Soon
- ^ Former Purdue basketball standout Jim Rowinski dies
- ^ Скончался легендарный альпинист Лев Саркисов - первый армянин, поднявшийся на Эверест. Ему было 85 лет (in Russian)
- ^ יש שני ממשיכים: הכירו את ראשי ישיבת 'בית מתתיהו' החדשים (in Hebrew)
- ^ Почина спортният коментатор и бивш футболист Стефан Янев (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Murió Marcelo Yzurieta, la voz y líder de "Los Sacha" (in Spanish)
- ^ Asahi passes away at 21
- ^ Pearl Louise Berg (1909-2024)
- ^ 中研院士張傳烱辭世享耆壽96歲 專精藥理學曾獲邀至美國務院發表論文 (in Chinese)
- ^ PM expresses condolences to family and friends of Sir Roland Franklin
- ^ Mark Gustafson Dies: Oscar-Winning Director Of 'Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio' Was 64
- ^ Patrick Wyndham Hanks
- ^ Former Hawkeye Wilburn Hollis Passes Away
- ^ Légende de l'athlétisme français, Michel Jazy est mort (in French)
- ^ Rutherford and UF football legend Alonzo Johnson has passed away
- ^ Умер оператор франшизы "Последний Богатырь" Павел Капинос (in Russian)
- ^ Vale Garth Manton
- ^ Farewell, 11: Remembering Florida State baseball coaching legend Mike Martin
- ^ Ancien maire d'Alès et député du Gard, Gilbert Millet a tiré sa révérence à l'âge de 93 ans (in French)
- ^ Former CBCP president Bishop Odchimar dies at 83
- ^ Bishop Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. †
- ^ পরিচালক হারুনুর রশিদ আর নেই (in Bengali)
- ^ Profundo dolor en La Plata por la muerte de la prestigiosa arqueóloga Carlota Sempé (in Spanish)
- ^ Στίβος: Απεβίωσε ο Κωνσταντίνος Σταθελάκος, μετά από τροχαίο στη Νότια Αφρική (in Greek)
- ^ Türk Sosyolojisinin duayen ismi Prof. Dr. Orhan Türkdoğan hayata veda etti (in Turkish)
- ^ Πέθανε ο ηθοποιός Νίκος Βανδώρος (in Greek)
- ^ Carl Weathers Dies: 'Rocky' & 'Predator' Star Who Appeared In 'Happy Gilmore', 'The Mandalorian' & More Was 76