Deaths in 2023
The following notable deaths occurred in 2023. 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.
December
7
6
- Tore Aleksandersen, 55, Norwegian volleyball coach (Allianz MTV Stuttgart, women's national team, Finland women's national team), prostate cancer.[1]
- Joseph Bernardo, 94, French swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist (1948, 1952).[2]
- Fran Bladel, 90, Australian politician, Tasmania MHA (1986–2002).[3]
- Natalya Bogomolova, 83, Russian animator (Winnie-the-Pooh, The Blue Bird, Alice's Birthday).[4]
- Alfredo Bonanno, 86, Italian anarchist.[5]
- Cilly Dartell, 66, Dutch television presenter (Hart van Nederland) and actress.[6]
- Amos Ettinger, 86, Israeli poet, songwriter, and radio presenter.[7]
- Pedro Hietanen, 74, Finnish musician and conductor.[8]
- Mirosława Krajewska, 83, Polish actress (How to Be Loved, Brunet wieczorową porą).[9]
- Illia Kyva, 46, Ukrainian-Russian politician, people's deputy (2019–2022).[10]
- Marisa Pavan, 91, Italian actress (The Rose Tattoo, I Chose Love, Drum Beat).[11]
- Jimmy Villotti, 78, Italian musician.[12]
- Yang Ching-shun, 45, Taiwanese pool player, world champion (2001), cancer.[13]
5
- Juan Pablo Adame, 38, Mexican politician, deputy (2012–2015), stomach cancer.[14]
- Ralph Cirella, 58, American stylist and makeup artist.[15]
- Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein, 51, Liechtensteiner royal.[16]
- Lionel Dahmer, 87, American chemist.[17]
- Paul Dibble, 80, New Zealand sculptor.[18]
- Vojislav Govedarica, 82–83, Serbian-American actor (Rambo: First Blood Part II, Little Nikita, Lionheart).[19] (death announced on this date)
- Mirush Kabashi, 75, Albanian actor.[20]
- Yelena Kornilova, 85, Russian actress (Life in Your Hands, A Strange Woman).[21]
- Denny Laine, 79, English Hall of Fame musician (Wings, The Moody Blues) and songwriter ("Mull of Kintyre"), interstitial lung disease.[22]
- Norman Lear, 101, American Hall of Fame screenwriter and producer (All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons).[23]
- Abdul Malik, 94, Bangladeshi cardiac surgeon, minister of health and family welfare (2001), national professor (since 2006).[24]
- Martin Patching, 65, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford, Northampton Town).[25] (death announced on this date)
- Dinesh Phadnis, 57, Indian actor (C.I.D., Sarfarosh, Super 30), liver damage.[26]
- Rosemary Smith, 86, Irish rally driver, cancer.[27]
- Ranjit Singh Talwandi, 67, Indian politician, Punjab MLA (2012–2017).[28]
- Aatqall Taúaa, 74, Iraqi artist and television presenter.[29]
- Tatiana Vladimirova, 73, Russian actress (Sklifosovsky).[30]
- Wolfgang Wieland, 75, German lawyer and politician, MP (2005–2013).[31]
4
- Abang Abu Bakar, 82, Malaysian politician, MP (1982–1999).[32]
- Peter R. Adam, 66, German film editor (An American Werewolf in Paris, Good Bye, Lenin!, Anonymous)[33]
- Sophie Anderson, 36, British pornographic actress, recording artist, and Internet personality.[34] (death announced on this date)
- Zdzisław Antolski, 70, Polish poet.[35]
- Suren Babayan, 73, Armenian film director (The 13th Apostle) and actor.[36]
- Juanita Castro, 90, Cuban political dissident.[37]
- Gerald Comeau, 77, Canadian politician, MP (1984–1988) and senator (1990–2013), cancer.[38]
- Lütfi Doğan, 93, Turkish theologian and politician.[39]
- James L. Easton, 88, American businessman, philanthropist, and Hall of Fame archer, president of the World Archery Federation (1989–2005).[40]
- Gabriel Godard, 90, French painter.[41]
- Erol Madison Gwion, 59, Liberian politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2021).[42]
- Grete Knudsen, 83, Norwegian politician, MP (1981–2001), minister of social affairs (1992–1994) and three-times of trade.[43]
- Hadžem Hajdarević, 67, Bosnian writer.[44]
- Sakari Knuuttila, 93, Finnish politician, MP (1966–1991).[45]
- Queta Lavat, 94, Mexican actress (Las tandas del principal, Cruz de amor, Clase 406).[46]
- Stefano Menicacci, 92, Italian politician, deputy (1968–1979).[47]
- Peta Murphy, 50, Australian politician, MP (since 2019), breast cancer.[48]
- Vlado Pravdić, 73, Bosnian keyboardist (Bijelo Dugme).[49]
- Suminda Sirisena, 75, Sri Lankan actor (Duhulu Malak, Saptha Kanya, Yakada Pihatu).[50]
- Josef Vacenovský, 86, Czech footballer (Dukla Prague, Gent, Czechoslovakia national team).[51]
- Jan Verbist, 80, Belgian actor and stage and television director.[52]
3
- Avraham Avi-hai, 92, Israeli civil servant, journalist and author.[53]
- Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, 95, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Izmir (1983–2004).[54]
- Klaus Bernbacher, 92, German conductor.[55]
- Gil Brother, 66, Brazilian comedian, prostate and bladder cancer.[56]
- Chua Jui Meng, 80, Malaysian politician, minister of health (1995–2004) and MP (1986–2008), heart attack.[57]
- Thanga Darlong, 103, Indian folk musician.[58]
- Claude Engle, 85, American electrical engineer.[59]
- Andrea Fay Friedman, 53, American actress (Life Goes On, Family Guy), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[60]
- Ashraf Abdel Ghafour, 81, Egyptian actor, traffic collision.[61]
- Léonard Gianadda, 88, Swiss journalist (TSR), engineer, and philanthropist, bone cancer.[62]
- Gaetano Giuliano, 94, Italian politician, acting president of Sicily (1980).[63]
- Myles Goodwyn, 75, Canadian musician (April Wine) and songwriter ("Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love", "Just Between You and Me").[64]
- Peter d'Hamecourt, 77, Dutch journalist (NOS Journaal, VRT).[65]
- Elsi Hetemäki-Olander, 96, Finnish politician, MP (1970–1991).[66]
- Kim Soo-yong, 94, South Korean film director (The Sea Village, Mist, The Land).[67]
- Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, 79, British politician, MEP (1994–2009), member of the House of Lords (2009–2021), and minister of state for Europe (2009), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[68]
- Serhiy Kustov, 77, Ukrainian actor (D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers).[69]
- Doni Monardo, 60, Indonesian military officer, head of the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (2019–2021), commander of Kodam III/Siliwangi (2017–2018) and Kodam XVI/Pattimura (2015–2017), complications from a stroke.[70]
- Jerome O'Neill, 77, American attorney, U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont (1981), cancer.[71]
- Leontiy Sandulyak, 86, Ukrainian political figure, scientist, and diplomat.[72]
- Yacouba Sawadogo, 77, Burkinabé farmer and agronomist.[73]
- Lawrence Sifuna, 77, Kenyan politician, MP (1979–1988, 1992–1997).[74]
- Valery Vishnichenko, 74, Kazakh politician, MP (2007–2011).[75]
2
- Medea Amiranashvili, 93, Georgian opera singer.[76]
- Luís Araújo, 74, Portuguese military officer, chief of the general staff (2011–2014).[77]
- Neville Callaghan, 77, Irish racehorse trainer.[78]
- Maria Lisa Cinciari Rodano, 102, Italian politician, MP (1948–1972) and MEP (1979–1989).[79]
- A. Deivanayagam, 88, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1984–1989, 1991–2001).[80]
- Felo García, 95, Costa Rican footballer (Deportivo Saprissa, Herediano, Hendon), painter, and architect.[81]
- Stanley Graham, 97, American psychologist, president of the American Psychological Association (1990).[82]
- Walter Harms, 61, Paraguayan politician, deputy (since 2013), plane crash.[83]
- Wolfgang Hollegha, 94, Austrian painter.[84]
- Clarence Kelly, 82, American sedevacantist traditionalist Catholic prelate, superior general of the Society of Saint Pius V (since 1983), cancer.[85]
- V. Lakshmibai, 78, Indian mathematician.[86]
- Maria Martin, 72, Mexican-American radio journalist (Latino USA), complications from surgery.[87]
- Michel Le Milinaire, 92, French football player (Laval) and manager (Rennes).[88]
- Askar Naimantaev, 58, Kazakh actor, film director and screenwriter.[89]
- Roberto Pazzi, 77, Italian novelist and poet.[90]
- Saulius Pečeliūnas, 67, Lithuanian politician, MP (1992–2000, 2004–2008) and signatory of the act of re-establishment.[91]
- Jean Ristat, 80, French poet and writer.[92]
- Sufian Tayeh, 52, Palestinian scientist, president of the Islamic University of Gaza, airstrike.[93]
- Faustin Twagiramungu, 78, Rwandan politician, prime minister (1994–1995).[94]
- Jun Urbano, 84, Filipino actor (Magic Kingdom: Ang Alamat ng Damortis), film director and screenwriter (Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue), ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.[95]
- Concha Velasco, 84, Spanish actress (The Witching Hour, Esquilache, 32 Malasana Street), singer and television presenter.[96]
- Ingrid Wigernæs, 95, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier (1956, 1964).[97]
1
- Ezan Akélé, 85, Ivorian politician.[98]
- Tony Allen, 78, English comedian and writer.[99]
- Shlomo Avineri, 90, Israeli political scientist.[100]
- Enzo Bai, 92, Argentine actor (La Mary, The Kids Grow Up, Los hijos de López).[101]
- Burny Bos, 79, Dutch film producer (Miss Minoes, Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse), screenwriter and children's author, mesothelioma.[102]
- Gérard Bramoullé, 78, French economist and politician.[103]
- Shaun Davis, 57, British bodybuilder, Mr. Universe winner (1996).[104] (death announced on this date)
- Carissa Etienne, 71, Dominican physician, director of PAHO (2018–2023).[105]
- Kiki Fatmala, 56, Indonesian actress, lung cancer.[106]
- Brigit Forsyth, 83, Scottish actress (Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Boon, Still Open All Hours).[107]
- Heinz Gstrein, 81, Austrian-Swiss Orientalist Orthodox theologian, foreign correspondent, and lecturer (University of Vienna).[108]
- Can Gürzap, 79, Turkish actor (Medcezir), screenwriter and educator.[109]
- Amira Hess, 80, Israeli poet, cancer.[110]
- Viktor Kalashnikov, 83, Russian politician, governor of Voronezh Oblast (1991–1992).[111]
- Daniel Langlois, 66, Canadian computer graphics pioneer and businessman, founder of Excentris.[112] (death announced on this date)
- Jørn Mader, 76, Danish journalist (Fyens Stiftstidende, Politiken, TV 2).[113]
- Marcello Marziali, 84, Italian actor (Under the Tuscan Sun, Pinocchio).[114]
- Sandra Day O'Connor, 93, American jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court (1981–2006), member of the Arizona Senate (1969–1975) and chancellor of the College of William & Mary (2005–2012), complications from dementia and respiratory illness.[115]
- Charles Officer, 48, Canadian film director (Nurse.Fighter.Boy, Unarmed Verses, Akilla's Escape), screenwriter and actor.[116]
- Winston Churchill Rea, 72–73, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary commander.[117]
- Lakhbir Singh Rode, 71, Indian Khalistani separatist, heart attack.[118]
- Lyle Elmer Strom, 98, American jurist, judge (since 1985) and chief judge (1987–1994) of the U.S. District Court for Nebraska.[119]
- Vivi-Anne Wassdahl, 91, Swedish Olympic alpine skier (1956).[120]
- Badar uz Zaman, 83, Pakistani classical singer.[121]
Previous months
References
- ^ Mourning for volleyball champion coach (†55)
- ^ Mort de Jo Bernardo, ancien champion de natation et personnage historique du Cercle des nageurs de Marseille (in French)
- ^ Former trailblazing Tasmanian Labor minister dies, aged 90
- ^ Умepлa xудoжник мультфильмoв "Хaлиф-aиcт" и "Кoтeнoк пo имeни Гaв" Нaтaлья Бoгoмoлoвa (in Russian)
- ^ È morto Alfredo Maria Bonanno, ideologo degli anarco-insurrezionalisti (in Italian)
- ^ Oud-Hart van Nederland-presentatrice Cilly Dartell (66) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Radio host Amos Ettinger passes away at 86
- ^ Muusikko Pedro Hietanen on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ^ Nie żyje aktorka Mirosława Krajewska-Marczewska (in Polish)
- ^ Ukraine claims killing of 'traitor' ex-MP Illya Kyva in Russia
- ^ L'actrice Marisa Pavan est morte à l'âge de 91 ans (in French)
- ^ È morto Jimmy Villotti: il musicista aveva 78 anni (in Italian)
- ^ 快訊／「撞球之子」楊清順離世！ 享年45歲 (in Chinese)
- ^ Murió el senador Juan Pablo Adame (in Spanish)
- ^ Howard Stern’s friend, longtime stylist Ralph Cirella, dead at 58: ‘He didn’t take care of himself’
- ^ Medienmitteilung aus dem Fürstenhaus (in German)
- ^ Jeffrey Dahmer's Father, Lionel, Dead at 87
- ^ Renowned New Zealand sculptor Paul Dibble dead at 80
- ^ Umro Vojislav Govedarica (in Serbian)
- ^ Vdes aktori i njohur Mirush Kabashi (in Albanian)
- ^ Умepлa aктpиca Елeнa Кopнилoвa (in Russian)
- ^ Denny Laine, Wings and Moody Blues musician, dies age 79
- ^ Norman Lear, Sitcom Genius and Citizen Activist, Dies at 101
- ^ National Professor Dr Malik passes away, PM mourns
- ^ Former Watford midfielder Martin Patching dies aged 65
- ^ 'CID' actor Dinesh Phadnis aka Fredericks passes away at 57
- ^ Ground-breaking Irish rally driver Rosemary Smith dies aged 86: ‘One of the most fearless and remarkable Irish sportspeople’
- ^ Former SAD MLA Ranjit Singh Talwandi passes away
- ^ مُقدِّمة برنامج " السينما والناس تطوي رحلتها .. رحيل الفنانة و الروائية العراقية اعتقال الطائي (in Arabic)
- ^ Умepлa нapoднaя apтиcткa Рoccии Влaдимиpoвa (in Russian)
- ^ Grünen-Politiker Wolfgang Wieland gestorben (in German)
- ^ Former defence minister Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha passes away
- ^ Die Deutsche Filmakademie nimmt Abschied von Peter R. Adam (in German)
- ^ Porn star Sophie Anderson reportedly dies days after fellow porn star husband
- ^ Zmarł znany poeta, felietonista i krytyk literacki (in Polish)
- ^ Կյանքից հեռացել է կինոռեժիսոր Սուրեն Բաբայանը (in Armenian)
- ^ Muere en Miami Juanita Castro, hermana de Fidel Castro (in Spanish)
- ^ L’ancien sénateur acadien Gerald Comeau est décédé (in French)
- ^ Eski Diyanet İşleri Başkanı Lütfi Doğan (in Turkish)
- ^ World Archery honorary president Jim Easton dies aged 88
- ^ Ses peintures étaient exposées à l’international : l’artiste Gabriel Godard est mort (in French)
- ^ Liberia: 55th Legislature Records 1st Death
- ^ Grete Knudsen er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Prominent Bosnian writer Hadzem Hajdarevic passed away
- ^ Sdp:n pitkäaikainen kansanedustaja Sakari Knuuttila on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ^ ¿De qué murió Queta Lavat, el ícono del Cine de Oro que probó suerte en TikTok? (in Spanish)
- ^ È morto Stefano Menicacci, ex parlamentare Msi e avvocato di Delle Chiaie: era indagato per aver mentito nell’inchiesta sulle stragi (in Italian)
- ^ Labor MP Peta Murphy dies after battle with breast cancer
- ^ Nakon borbe s teškom bolešću, u Splitu preminuo Vlado Pravdić, legendarni klavijaturist Bijelog Dugmeta (in Bosnian)
- ^ Veteran actor Suminda Sirisena passes away
- ^ Zemřel fotbalista Vacenovský, šestinásobný mistr republiky s Duklou (in Czech)
- ^ Acteur en regisseur Jan Verbist (80) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Remembering Avraham Avi-Hai: a man of many paths
- ^ Pavullo piange Padre Germano Bernardini (in Italian)
- ^ Landesmusikrat Bremen trauert um Klaus Bernbacher (in German)
- ^ Gil Brother Away, ex-humorista da MTV e do Hermes e Renato, morre aos 66 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Former health minister Chua Jui Meng dies, aged 80
- ^ Tripura: Rosem maestro and Padma Shri awardee Thanga Darlong passes away, CM condoles
- ^ Claude R. Engle III
- ^ Andrea Fay Friedman, 'Life Goes On' Actor With Down Syndrome, Dies at 53
- ^ Veteran Egyptian actor Ashraf Abdel Ghafour killed in road accident
- ^ Le géant de Martigny Léonard Gianadda s’est éteint à 88 ans (in French)
- ^ Morto Gaetano Carlo Giuliano, presidente della Regione facente funzioni dopo il delitto Mattarella (in Italian)
- ^ Myles Goodwyn, former April Wine singer, dead at 75
- ^ Journalist en oud-Ruslandcorrespondent Peter d'Hamecourt overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Elsi Hetemäki on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ^ ‘저 하늘에도 슬픔이’ 김수용 감독 별세 (in Korean)
- ^ Baroness Kinnock, former minister and wife of ex-Labour leader Neil Kinnock, dies aged 79
- ^ Вo Львoвe cкoнчaлcя aктep тeaтpa Сepгeй Куcтoв (in Russian)
- ^ Former Covid-19 Task Force Head Doni Monardo Passes Away at 60
- ^ Well-known Vermont attorney Jerry O’Neill dies at 77
- ^ Умep coaвтop Актa пpoвoзглaшeния нeзaвиcимocти Укpaины (in Russian)
- ^ Yacouba Sawadogo, «l’homme qui a arrêté le désert», s’est éteint (in French)
- ^ Former Bungoma South MP Lawrence Sifuna dies
- ^ Ушёл из жизни Вaлepий Вишничeнкo (in Russian)
- ^ Умepлa oпepнaя пeвицa Мeдeя Амиpaнaшвили (in Russian)
- ^ Morreu o general Luís Araújo, antigo chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas (in Portuguese)
- ^ 'He was a rascal but everyone loved him' - former trainer Neville Callaghan dies aged 77
- ^ Morta Marisa Rodano, ultima deputata della prima legislatura aveva 102 anni. Schlein: «Sempre con le donne per la parità» (in Italian)
- ^ Former MLA passes away in Madurai
- ^ Falleció Rafael Ángel ‘Felo’ García, pintor y arquitecto costarricense, a los 95 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Stanley R Graham
- ^ El diputado paraguayo Walter Harms murió en un accidente aéreo (in Spanish)
- ^ Maler Wolfgang Hollegha mit 94 Jahren gestorben (in German)
- ^ Sedevacantist Bishop Clarence Kelly, R.I.P. (1941-2023)
- ^ Mathematician and Professor Emeritus Venkatramani Lakshmibai Passes Away at 78
- ^ Pioneering Latina public radio journalist Maria Martin dies at 72
- ^ Carnet noir : Michel Le Milinaire est décédé (in French)
- ^ Скoнчaлcя кaзaxcтaнcкий aктep Аcкap Нaймaнтaeв (in Russian)
- ^ Morto Roberto Pazzi, scrittore e storico collaboratore delle nostre testate (in Italian)
- ^ Mirė Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Akto signataras Saulius Pečeliūnas (in Lithuanian)
- ^ La mort du poète et critique littéraire Jean Ristat (in French)
- ^ Israel Kills Top Palestinian Scientist, President of Islamic University, with Whole Family in Gaza
- ^ Twagiramungu wigeze kuba Minisitiri w’Intebe w’u Rwanda yapfuye (in Swahili)
- ^ ‘Mr. Shooli’ actor Jun Urbano dies at 84
- ^ Concha Velasco muere a los 84 años en Madrid (in Spanish)
- ^ Langrennslegenden Ingrid Wigernæs er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ PDCI : le ministre Ezan Akélé décédé ce vendredi à Paris (in French)
- ^ 'An anarchic spirit, a revolutionary and a farce of nature'
- ^ ברוך דיין האמת: הפרופ' שלמה אבינרי הלך לעולמו (in Hebrew)
- ^ Falleció el actor Enzo Bai (in Spanish)
- ^ Abeltje-producent en acteur Burny Bos op 79-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Aix-en-Provence : des hommages de tous bords après le décès du 1er adjoint Gérard Bramoullé (in French)
- ^ British Bodybuilder Shaun “Dinosaur” Davis Passed Away At 57
- ^ Former PAHO Director Dr Carissa Etienne has died
- ^ Kiki Fatmala Meninggal, Keluarga Minta Karangan Bunga Diganti Jadi Sumbangan ke Badan Amal (in Indonesian)
- ^ Brigit Forsyth: Still Open All Hours actress dies aged 83
- ^ Orthodoxie-Experte Heinz Gstrein gestorben Im Alter von 82 Jahren (in German)
- ^ Oyuncu Can Gürzap hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ המשוררת אמירה הס הלכה לעולמה בגיל 80 (in Hebrew)
- ^ В Мocквe умep бывший глaвa aдминиcтpaции Вopoнeжcкoй oблacти (in Russian)
- ^ L’entrepreneur québécois Daniel Langlois retrouvé mort dans les Caraïbes (in French)
- ^ Jørn Mader er død (in Danish)
- ^ Marcello Marziali, morto Gino de "I delitti del BarLume". L'addio commosso: «Quale mestiere più bello di far ridere la gente?» (in Italian)
- ^ Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93
- ^ Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Charles Officer dies at 48
- ^ Veteran loyalist Winston Winkie Rea dies
- ^ Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Rode dies in Pakistan
- ^ Honorable Lyle E. Strom
- ^ Vivi-Anne Wassdahl
- ^ Renowned classical singer Ustad Badar-uz-Zaman passes away in Lahore