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.
June
9
8
- Fields of Omagh, 25, Australian Thoroughbred racehorse.[1] (death announced on this date)
- The Gambler, American professional wrestler (WCW, USWA).[2] (death announced on this date)
- Renato Longo, 85, Italian Hall of Fame cyclo-cross racer.[3]
- Rale Rasic, 87, Yugoslav-born Australian football player (Proleter Zrenjanin) and manager (Marconi Stallions, national team).[4]
7
- Marino Busdachin, 66, Italian human rights activist.[5]
- Irma Capece Minutolo, 87, Italian operatic singer and actress (Neapolitans in Milan, Young Toscanini).[6]
- The Iron Sheik, 81, Iranian-born American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (AWA, WWF).[7]
- Tom Jolls, 89, American television personality (WKBW-TV).[8]
- Sir Ivan Menezes, 63, Indian-born American-British beverage industry executive, CEO of Diageo (since 2013), complications from stomach ulcer surgery.[9]
- Annie Okonkwo, 63, Nigerian politician, senator (2007–2011).[10]
- João Clemente Baena Soares, 92, Brazilian diplomat, secretary general of the Organization of American States (1984–1994).[11]
- Lisl Steiner, 95, Austrian-American photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker.[12]
6
- Linda Burdette, 74, American gymnastics coach (West Virginia University).[13]
- Pat Casey, 29, American BMX rider, motorcycle crash.[14]
- Pat Cooper, 93, American actor (Fighting Back, Analyze This, Analyze That) and comedian.[15]
- Paul Eckstein, 59, American television writer and producer (Godfather of Harlem, Narcos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent).[16]
- Gints Freimanis, 38, Latvian footballer (Jelgava, Spartaks Jūrmala, national team).[17]
- Françoise Gilot, 101, French painter.[18]
- Peter Henrici, 95, Swiss Roman Catholic prelate and philosopher, auxiliary bishop of Chur (1993–2007).[19]
- Árni Johnsen, 79, Icelandic journalist and politician, member of the Althing (1983–1987, 1991–2001, 2007–2013).[20]
- Lino Jordan, 79, Italian Olympic biathlete (1972, 1976).[21]
- Pavel Lebeda, 82, Czech physician and politician, senator (2008–2014).[22]
- Lu Yuanjiu, 103, Chinese physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Engineering.[23]
- Teddy McCarthy, 57, Irish hurler (Cork) and Gaelic footballer (Cork).[24]
- John McCoy, 79, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2003–2013) and Senate (2013–2020).[25]
- Mike McFarlane, 63, English sprinter, Olympic silver medallist (1988), heart attack.[26]
- Tony McPhee, 79, English guitarist (The Groundhogs), complications from a fall.[27]
- Tony Murray, 103, French-born British entrepreneur (Andrews Sykes Group).[28]
- Noreen Nash, 99, American actress (The Big Fix, Phantom from Space, Giant).[29]
- William Spriggs, 68, American economist.[30]
5
- Aud Blattmann, 85, Norwegian politician, MP (1985–2001).[31]
- Elspeth Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Pittenweem, 83, British baroness.[32]
- Nurhan Damcıoğlu, 82, Turkish Kanto artist, singer and actress, heart failure.[33]
- Giorgos Georgiou, 71, Greek television host and radio broadcaster, cancer.[34]
- Astrud Gilberto, 83, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer ("The Girl from Ipanema"), Grammy winner (1965).[35]
- Vladimir Golovanov, 83, Russian writer, playwright and screenwriter (Film, Film, Film, Border dog Alyi).[36]
- Robert Hanssen, 79, American FBI agent and convicted spy.[37]
- Werner Herbers, 82, Dutch oboist and conductor.[38]
- Tina Joemat-Pettersson, 59, South African politician, minister of energy (2014–2017) and agriculture (2009–2014), twice MP.[39]
- Mads Lundby Hansen, 53, Danish economist.[40]
- Anatoly Makarenko, 86, Russian engineer and politician, member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia (1986–1988).[41]
- Vadim Malakhatko, 46, Ukrainian-Belgian chess grandmaster.[42] (death announced on this date)
- Mohamed Moatassim, 67, Moroccan royal advisor, scholar and politician.[43]
- John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon, 91, British politician, attorney general for England and Wales (1997–1999), MP (1959–2001) and member of the House of Lords (since 2001).[44]
- Lilita Ozoliņa, 75, Latvian actress (Oļegs un Aina, Unfinished Supper, Double Trap).[45]
- Gufi Paintal, 78, Indian actor (Suhaag, Daava, Mahabharat).[46]
- Anna Shay, 62, American socialite, businesswoman and television personality (Bling Empire), stroke.[47]
- Kollam Sudhi, 39, Indian actor (Kuttanadan Marpappa, Adhyarathri, Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan), traffic collision.[48]
4
- Mariano Arana, 90, Uruguayan politician, intendant of Montevideo (1995–2005) and minister of housing, territorial planning and environment (2005–2008).[49]
- Iliyas Azmi, 88, Indian politician, MP (1996–1997, 2004–2014).[50]
- Bill Beck, 61, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (since 2014), heart attack.[51]
- Germán Chaves, 28, Colombian racing cyclist, traffic collision.[52]
- Roger Craig, 93, American baseball player (Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (San Francisco Giants), four-time World Series champion.[53]
- Zola Dabula, 66, South African military officer, surgeon general of the SAMHS (2019–2021).[54]
- Bartolomé Gamundi, 84, Puerto Rican businessman and politician, secretary of the department of economic development and commerce (2007–2009), cancer.[55]
- Macram Max Gassis, 84, Sudanese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of El Obeid (1988–2013).[56]
- Norma Hunt, 85, American businesswoman, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs (since 2006).[57]
- Sulochana Latkar, 94, Indian actress (Sunghursh, Main Sunder Hoon, Dil Daulat Duniya), respiratory failure.[58]
- Dora María, 89, Mexican folk singer, respiratory arrest.[59]
- Luigi Marrucci, 78, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia (2011–2020).[60]
- Mochtar Pabottingi, 77, Indonesian writer, heart attack.[61]
- Zdeněk Pouzar, 91, Czech mycologist.[62]
- Ruth Schweikert, 57, Swiss writer, cancer.[63]
- Sharari al-Shakhanbeh, 80, Jordanian politician, minister of agriculture (2004–2005), senator (2020–2022).[64]
- George Winston, 73, American pianist (December, Summer, Forest), Grammy winner (1996), cancer.[65]
3
- Jim Hines, 76, American sprinter, Olympic champion (1968), and football player (Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs).[66]
- Aamir Raza Husain, 66, Indian theatre actor and director.[67]
- Khalid Kishtainy, 93, Iraqi writer and satirist.[68]
- Conor O'Brien, 18th Baron Inchiquin, 79, English-born Irish peer.[69]
- Totto Osvold, 81, Norwegian radio broadcaster (NRK).[70]
- John Regala, 55, Filipino actor (That's Entertainment, The Fatima Buen Story, Batas Ko Ay Bala), complications from cirrhosis.[71]
- Mario Sábato, 78, Argentine film director (Y que patatín...y que patatán, Los golpes bajos, The Power of Darkness) and screenwriter.[72]
- Michael Sheehan, 83, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lubbock (1983–1993) and archbishop of Santa Fe (1993–2015).[73]
- Josser Watling, 98, English footballer (Bristol Rovers).[74]
2
- Natasha Al-Maani, 64, Jordanian artist.[75]
- Muhammad Afsarul Ameen, 71, Bangladeshi politician, MP (since 2009) and minister of primary and mass education (2008–2013), lung cancer.[76]
- Bob Bolin, 84, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers).[77]
- Jean-Camille DeGrâce, 81, Canadian educator and politician, New Brunswick MLA (1995–1999).[78]
- Nitin Gopi, 39, Indian actor and television director (Hara Hara Mahadeva, Tamil Kadavul Murugan), heart attack.[79]
- Michail Kostarakos, 67, Greek military officer, chief of the general staff (2011–2015) and chairman of the European Union Military Committee (2015–2018).[80]
- Willie Marshall, 91, Canadian ice hockey player (Hershey Bears, Toronto Maple Leafs, Baltimore Clippers).[81]
- Bob Menne, 81, American golfer.[82]
- Achille Ottaviani, 72, Italian journalist and politician, senator (1992–1994).[83]
- Marcus Plantin, 77, British television producer and director (The Two Ronnies, The Two of Us).[84] (death announced on this date)
- George Riddle, 86, American actor (Simon, Arthur, Little Manhattan).[85]
- Jacques Rozier, 96, French film director (Adieu Philippine, Du Cote D'Orouet, Maine-Ocean Express) and screenwriter.[86]
- Kaija Saariaho, 70, Finnish composer (Petals, La Passion de Simone, D'Om le Vrai Sens), glioblastoma.[87]
- Beverly Shade, 87, American professional wrestler, complications from lung cancer.[88]
- Yukiko Takayama, 83, Japanese screenwriter (Terror of Mechagodzilla, Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo, Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac).[89]
1
- Billy Ray Adams, 84, American football player (Ole Miss Rebels).[90]
- Ronald L. Baker, 85, American folklorist.[91]
- Arati Barua, 87, Indian actress (Sandhyaraag, Agnisnaan, Sonar Baran Pakhi).[92]
- Anatoly Bolshakov, 92, Russian politician, member of the Soviet of Nationalities (1979–1989).[93]
- Margit Carstensen, 83, German actress (The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Martha, Possession).[94]
- Pacho El Antifeka, 42, Puerto Rican rapper, shot.[95]
- Gerhart Hecker, 89, Hungarian Olympic runner (1960).[96]
- David Jones, 83, British athlete, Olympic bronze medallist (1960).[97]
- Grégor Marchand, 55, French academic and archeologist.[98]
- Pedro Messone, 88, Chilean singer, composer and actor.[99]
- Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, 72, French businessman (Pommery), subject of The Intouchables.[100]
- Robert Rigot, 93, French sculptor.[101]
- John Sullivan, 82, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, New York Mets) and coach (Toronto Blue Jays).[102]
- Roy Taylor, Irish singer and bass player (Jump the Gun).[103]
- Cynthia Weil, 82, American Hall of Fame songwriter ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "Here You Come Again", "Somewhere Out There"), Grammy winner (1988).[104]
Previous months
- Deaths in January 2023
- Deaths in February 2023
- Deaths in March 2023
- Deaths in April 2023
- Deaths in May 2023
References
- ^ Two-time Cox Plate winner Fields of Omagh passes away
- ^ Former WCW Star “The Gambler” Jeff Gann Passes Away
- ^ Addio a Renato Longo, leggenda del ciclocross (in Italian)
- ^ 'Shattering news': Former Socceroos coach Rale Rasic dies aged 87
- ^ Marino Busdachin è morto (in Italian)
- ^ Morta la cantante Irma Capece Minutolo, legata a re Faruq (in Italian)
- ^ The Iron Sheik, pro wrestling legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 81
- ^ Tom Jolls, legendary WKBW weatherman, dies at 89
- ^ Sir Ivan Manezes, CEO of Tanqueray gin maker Diageo, passes away
- ^ Senator Annie Okonkwo is dead
- ^ Morreu o antigo secretário-geral da OEA Baena Soares (in Portuguese)
- ^ Muere Lisl Steiner, la fotoperiodista de las figuras de la segunda mitad del siglo XX (in Spanish)
- ^ WVU Hall of Fame Coach Linda Burdette-Good dead at 74
- ^ BMX star Pat Casey dies at 29 following a motocross bike accident
- ^ Pat Cooper Dies: Comedian & Actor In ‘Analyze This,’ ‘Seinfeld’ Was 93
- ^ Paul Eckstein Dies: ‘Godfather Of Harlem’ Co-Creator Was 59
- ^ В возрасте 38 лет скончался бывший футболист сборной Латвии (in Russian)
- ^ Françoise Gilot, painter and muse to Picasso, dies at 101
- ^ Peter Henrici est décédé à l’âge de 95 ans (in French)
- ^ Andlát: Árni Johnsen, fv. alþingismaður (in Icelandic)
- ^ E’ morto Lino Jordan, biatleta che aveva partecipato a 2 Olimpiadi (in Italian)
- ^ Zemřel bývalý senátor Pavel Lebeda (in Czech)
- ^ 逝者 | 陆元九：忙得就像陀螺一样的他停止了旋转 (in Chinese)
- ^ Cork GAA legend Teddy McCarthy has sadly passed away today
- ^ Senator John McCoy of Tulalip passes away at 79 years old
- ^ Tributes flood in for Mike McFarlane, the super Mac of the GB sprints scene
- ^ Tony McPhee, singer and guitarist for rock band the Groundhogs, dies aged 79
- ^ Andrews Sykes, London Security Chairman Jacques-Gaston Murray Dies Aged 103
- ^ Noreen Whitmore
- ^ Bill Spriggs: An Economist Who Fought For Racial And Economic Equality
- ^ Tidligere stortingsrepresentant Aud Blattmann er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Lady Campbell of Pittenweem – wife of Sir Menzies Campbell – dies aged 83
- ^ Kanto kraliçesi Nurhan Damcıoğlu hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
- ^ Πέθανε ο δημοσιογράφος Γιώργος Γεωργίου (in Greek)
- ^ Astrud Gilberto: The Girl from Ipanema singer dies at 83
- ^ Умер сценарист мультфильма "Незнайка на Луне" Владимир Голованов (in Russian)
- ^ Robert Hanssen, former FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, dead at 79
- ^ Hoboïst en dirigent Werner Herbers is overleden. Hij zocht altijd naar iets wonderbaarlijks (in Dutch)
- ^ ANC MP Tina Joemat-Petterson dies at 59
- ^ Cheføkonom i Cepos er død (in Danish)
- ^ Ушел из жизни Анатолий Иннокентьевич Макаренко (in Russian)
- ^ Головні події (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Décès de Mohamed Moâtassim, conseiller du roi Mohammed VI (in French)
- ^ Lord John Morris, ex-Welsh secretary and Blair attorney general dies
- ^ Mūžībā devusies Dailes teātra leģenda – aktrise Lilita Ozoliņa (in Latvian)
- ^ Gufi Paintal, Shakuni Mama of BR Chopra’s Mahabharat, passes away
- ^ Anna Shay, star of ‘Bling Empire,’ dead at 62
- ^ Mimicry artist Kollam Sudhi dies in road accident
- ^ Murió este domingo el exintendente de Montevideo Mariano Arana (in Spanish)
- ^ पूर्व सांसद इलियास आजमी का निधन (in Hindi)
- ^ Nashville Democratic Rep. Bill Beck dies
- ^ Muere el ciclista colombiano Germán Chaves arrollado por un camión mientras entrenaba (in Spanish)
- ^ Roger Craig, SF Giants manager who energized ’80s youth movement, dies
- ^ SANDF mourns passing of former Surgeon General Zola Dabula
- ^ Fallece Bartolomé Gamundi, líder industrial y exsecretario del Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio (in Spanish)
- ^ Bishop Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I. †
- ^ Norma Lynn Knobel Hunt
- ^ ज्येष्ठ अभिनेत्री सुलोचना दीदी यांचं निधन, ९४ व्या वर्षी घेतला अखेरचा श्वास (in Marathi)
- ^ Dora María Pérez Vidal, ‘La Chaparrita de Oro’, dies at the age of 89
- ^ Bishop Luigi Marrucci †
- ^ Mochtar Pabottingi, National and Democracy Thinker, Passes Away
- ^ Zemřel dlouholetý předseda a čestný člen ČVSM, prom. biol. Zdeněk Pouzar, CSc. (in Czech)
- ^ Swiss author Ruth Schweikert dies aged 57
- ^ وفاة الوزير الأسبق شراري كساب الشخانبة (in Arabic)
- ^ Pianist George Winston Dead At 73
- ^ Jim Hines, 1968 Olympic 100m champion and world record-holder, dies
- ^ Aamir Raza Husain, creator of stage spectacles, passes away aged 66
- ^ رائد الكتابة الساخرة.. وفاة الكاتب العراقي خالد القشطيني عن 94 عاما (in Arabic)
- ^ Lord Inchiquin dies in Dromoland
- ^ Mangeårig NRK-profil Totto Osvold (81) er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Veteran actor John Regala dies at 55
- ^ A los 78 años, murió Mario Sabato (in Spanish)
- ^ Former Archbishop of Santa Fe dead at 83
- ^ Obituary - Josser Watling
- ^ Renowned Jordanian artist Natasha Al-Maani passes away
- ^ Former minister Afsarul Ameen passes away
- ^ Bobby Bolin, former Giants pitcher, dead at 84
- ^ L'ancien député et maire de Shippagan Jean-Camille DeGrâce est décédé (in French)
- ^ 39-year-old actor Nitin Gopi dies of heart attack
- ^ Former GEETHA chief, General Michail Kostarakos, passes away at 67
- ^ AHL mourns passing of Willie Marshall
- ^ PGA Tour winner Bob Menne dies at 81
- ^ Achille Ottaviani, morto a 73 anni l'editore, politico ed ex giornalista veronese (in Italian)
- ^ Marcus Plantin Dies: ‘Two Ronnies’ Producer & ITV’s First Network Director Was 77
- ^ George Riddle, Actor on ‘The Onion News Network’ and ‘The Fantasticks,’ Dies at 86
- ^ Le cinéaste Jacques Rozier, figure de la Nouvelle Vague, est mort (in French)
- ^ Säveltäjä Kaija Saariaho on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ^ Women's Wrestling Great Beverly Shade Dies
- ^ 高山由紀子さん死去（脚本家） (in Japanese)
- ^ Ole Miss legend Billy Ray Adams passes away at 84
- ^ Ronald L. Baker (1937-2023)
- ^ Assamese film actress Arati Barua dies at 87
- ^ Ушел из жизни Почетный гражданин Тирасполя Анатолий Большаков (in Russian)
- ^ Schauspielerin Margit Carstensen ist tot (in German)
- ^ Rapper Pacho El Antifeka Dead at 42 After Being Fatally Shot in Puerto Rico
- ^ Gerhart Hecker
- ^ Jones
- ^ Nécrologie : l'archéologue Grégor Marchand est décédé (in French)
- ^ Fallece premio nacional de música Pedro Messone a los 88 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Philippe Pozzo di Borgo, l’homme qui a inspiré le film « Intouchables », est mort (in French)
- ^ Le sculpteur bourguignon Robert Rigot est mort (in French)
- ^ John P. Sullivan
- ^ Tributes paid to Eurovision star Roy Taylor who has died after Motor Neuron Disease battle
- ^ Cynthia Weil, Grammy winning lyricist who had hits with husband Barry Mann, dead at 82