2025 deaths

Australian tennis player

South African playwright (1932–2025)

American actress (1937–2025)

Portuguese footballer and manager (1971–2025)

Michael Eugene Archer (February 11, 1974 – October 14, 2025), better known by his stage name '''D'Angelo' (), was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Widely regarded as a pioneer of the neo-soul movement, Billboard named him one of the greatest R&B artists, while Rolling Stone'' ranked him as one of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2025, he was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

French actress (1927–2025)

American inventor, creator of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart

Dutch politician (1933–2025)

Greek pole vaulter (1929–2025)

Portuguese politician

American screenwriter producer (1973—2025)

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

Ukrainian politician (1932–2025)

Hamas military leader (1975–2025)

colonel of the KGB

Albanian actress

Spanish association football player and manager

Daniel Aaron "Danya" Naroditsky was an American chess grandmaster, commentator, and content creator. During his career, he was widely considered one of the best speed chess players in the world and was consistently ranked among the top 25 players. His major tournament wins include the 2007 World Youth Championship, the 2013 U.S. Junior Championship, and the 2025 U.S. Blitz Championship. He became one of the youngest published authors in chess history at age 14 and earned the chess grandmaster title at age 17.

Russian film director, actor, and television presenter (1966–2025)

Russian dancer and choreographer

Jamaican reggae musician (1944–2025)

Moroccan footballer

playwright working in Quebec

Swiss writer and journalist (1935–2025)

American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025)

Scottish association football player (1953-2025)

American actress (1924–2025)

French mathematician and physicist

British writer

American actress (1963–2025)

American science fiction author (1947–2025)

Nigerian footballer (1963–2025)

Richard Davies was an English musician best known as founder, vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band Supertramp. Davies was the band's only constant member and wrote or co-wrote songs including "Bloody Well Right", "Goodbye Stranger", "My Kind of Lady", "Cannonball", and "I'm Beggin' You". He was known for his rhythmic blues piano solos, jazz-tinged progressive rock compositions and cynical lyrics.

Belgian footballer (1971-2025)

German film director (1942–2025)

Iranian film director (1938-2025)

Stephen Lee Cropper, sometimes known as "The Colonel", was an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He was the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and Neil Young. He also acted as the producer of many of these artists' records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 36th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He won two Grammy Awards out of his seven nominations.

American cardinal (1930–2025)

Czechoslovak boxer (1928–2025)

Spanish footballer

Italian racing driver (1941–2025)

Bosnian singer

American politician (1939–2025)

American psychiatrist and author (1926–2025)

Portuguese writer, journalist and poet (1937–2025)

Belarusian javelin thrower (1964–2025)

President of Micronesia

English jazz singer and actress (1927–2025)

Hungarian sabre fencer

Italian Esperantist

American jazz musician (1940–2025)

German-French filmmaker (1927–2025)

Brazilian composer, musician and record producer (1936–2025)

Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021

Beninese footballer (1985–2025)

Argentine Catholic cardinal and archbishop (1926–2025)

American jazz singer (1928–2025)

American character actor

American actor

Papua New Guinean politician (1939–2025)