• January 1 •
Adaora Adimora, 67, doctor and academic (b. 1956) •
Anthony J. Alvarado, 81, educator,
New York City Schools Chancellor (1983–1984) (b. 1942) •
Mickey Cottrell, 79, actor (
My Own Private Idaho,
Drugstore Cowboy,
Volcano) and publicist (b. 1944) •
J. Russell George, 60, attorney,
treasury inspector general for tax administration (since 2004) (b. 1963) •
Lynja, 67, internet personality (b. 1956) •
Ved Prakash Nanda, India-born legal scholar •
Jack O'Connell, 64, author (b. 1959) •
Frank Ryan, 87, football player (
Los Angeles Rams,
Cleveland Browns,
Washington Redskins) (b. 1936) •
David J. Skal, 71, film historian and author (b. 1952) •
Sidney M. Wolfe, 86, physician and health activist (b. 1937) • January 2 •
Peter Berkos, 101, sound editor (
Touch of Evil,
The Hindenburg,
The Sting) (b. 1922) •
Edward E. Crutchfield, 82, banker (b. 1941) •
Cameron Dunkin, 67, professional boxing manager (b. 1956) •
David P. Gardner, 90, academic administrator, president of the
University of Utah (1973–1983) and the
University of California (1983–1992) (b. 1933) •
Harry Johnson, 81, actor (
Battlestar Galactica,
Law & Order,
Need for Speed) and author (b. 1942/1943) •
E. Leo Milonas, 87, judge and lawyer,
chief administrative judge of New York State (1993–1995) (b. 1936) •
Matisyahu Salomon, 86, English-born rabbi (b. 1937) •
Michael Schwartz, 86, academic administrator (b. 1937) •
Alexis Smith, 74, visual artist (b. 1949) •
Gordon R. Sullivan, 86, general,
chief of staff of the Army (1991–1995) (b. 1937) •
Richard Woodcock, 95, psychometrician. (b. 1928) • January 3 •
Donald D. Clayton, 88, astrophysicist (b. 1935) •
Bridget Dobson, 85, television writer (
General Hospital,
The Guiding Light) and producer (
Santa Barbara) (b. 1938) •
Billy Gardner, 96, baseball player (
Baltimore Orioles) and manager (
Minnesota Twins) (b. 1927) •
Charles O. Jones, 92, political scientist (b. 1931) •
Don Read, 90, football coach (
Montana Grizzlies,
Portland State Vikings,
Oregon Ducks) (b. 1933) •
Tawl Ross, 75, rhythm guitarist (
Funkadelic) (b. 1948) • January 4 •
Nancy Adler, 77, health psychologist (b. 1946) •
Marty Amsler, 81, football player (
Chicago Bears,
Cincinnati Bengals,
Green Bay Packers) (b. 1942) •
John Scales Avery, 90, chemist and peace activist (b. 1933) •
Fred Chappell, 87, author and poet (b. 1936) •
Elliott D. Kieff, 80, virologist (b. 1943) •
Frank Q. Nebeker, 93, jurist, judge of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1969–2021) and the
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (1989–2021) (b. 1930) •
David Soul, 80, actor (
Starsky & Hutch,
Here Come the Brides) and singer ("
Don't Give Up on Us") (b. 1943) •
Bill W. Stacy, 85, educator and university administrator, president of
California State University San Marcos (1989–1997) and the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1997–2004) (b. 1938) •
Tracy Tormé, 64, screenwriter (
Fire in the Sky,
Sliders,
Star Trek: The Next Generation) and film producer (
I Am Legend) (b. 1959) • January 5 •
Willie Bethea, 85, football player (
Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1938) (death announced on this date) •
Larry Collins, 79, guitarist (
The Collins Kids) and songwriter ("
Delta Dawn") (b. 1944) •
Gene Deer, 59, blues musician (b. 1964) •
Mary Jane Garcia, 87, politician, member of the
New Mexico Senate (1988–2012) (b. 1936) •
Joachim Giermek, 80, Franciscan Father,
minister general of the Conventuals (2002–2007) (b. 1943) •
Joseph Lelyveld, 86, journalist (
The New York Times) (b. 1937) •
Harry Robert Lyall, 75, conductor and opera administrator (
New Orleans Opera) (b. 1948) •
Brian McConnachie, 81, actor and comedy writer (
Saturday Night Live,
Second City Television,
National Lampoon) (b. 1942) •
James N. Purcell Jr., 85, author (b. 1938) •
Nicholas Rescher, 95, German-born philosopher, founder of
American Philosophical Quarterly,
History of Philosophy Quarterly and
Public Affairs Quarterly (b. 1928) •
Robert Rosenthal, 90, German-born psychologist (b. 1933) •
Jack Squirek, 64, football player (
Los Angeles Raiders) (b. 1959) • January 6 •
Bob Gaiters, 85, football player (
New York Giants,
San Francisco 49ers,
Denver Broncos) (b. 1938) •
Claude Gilbert, 91, football coach (
San Diego State Aztecs,
San Jose State Spartans) (b. 1932) •
Iasos, 76, Greek-born musician (b. 1947) •
Sarah Rice, 68, actress (
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,
A Little Night Music,
The Phantom of the Opera) (b. 1955) •
Suzanne Smith, 75, politician from New Hampshire (b. 1948). • January 7 •
Joan Acocella, 78, journalist and dance critic (
The New Yorker) (b. 1945) •
Paul Burkett, 67, economist (b. 1956) •
Dwight Cook, 72, politician, member of the
North Dakota Senate (1997–2020) (b. 1951) •
Menachem Daum, 77, German-born documentary film-maker (
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America,
Hiding and Seeking) (b. 1946) •
Rick Duckett, 66, basketball coach (
Fayetteville State Broncos,
Winston-Salem State Rams,
Grambling State Tigers) (b. 1957) •
John Pat Fanning, 89, politician and mortician, member of the
West Virginia Senate (1996–2012) (b. 1934) •
Wendell Harris, 83, football player (
Baltimore Colts,
New York Giants) (b. 1940) •
Barton Jahncke, 84, sailor, Olympic champion (
1968) (b. 1939) •
William Edward Kettler, 101, archaeologist and
Rotary International leader (b. 1922) •
Tim Steele, 55, racing driver,
ARCA Menards Series champion (1993, 1996, 1997) (b. 1968) •
Arnold Taraborrelli, 92, choreographer (b. 1931) • January 8 •
Antoinette Candia-Bailey, 49, academic administrator (b. 1974) •
Joseph Esposito, 73, police officer and civil servant (b. 1950) •
Johanna Meehan, 67, philosopher and academic (b. 1956) •
Phill Niblock, 90, composer, filmmaker and videographer (b. 1933) •
Richard Rosenfeld, 75, criminologist (b. 1948) •
J. B. Schneewind, 93, scholar (b. 1930) •
Reggie Wells, 76, makeup artist (b. 1947) •
Leon Wildes, 90, lawyer (b. 1933) •
Raymond Zane, 84, politician, member of the
New Jersey Senate (1974–2002) (b. 1939) • January 9 •
Bernard Cecil Cohen, 97, political scientist and academic administrator, acting chancellor of
University of Wisconsin–Madison (1987) (b. 1926) •
Edward Jay Epstein, 88, investigative journalist and professor (b. 1935) •
Amalija Knavs, 78, Slovenian-born textile pattern maker (b. 1945) •
James Kottak, 61, drummer (
Kingdom Come,
Scorpions) (b. 1962) •
Ira Reiss, 98, sociologist (b. 1925) •
Elke Solomon, 80, interdisciplinary artist, curator, and educator (b. 1943) • January 10 •
Audie Blaylock, 61, bluegrass singer and guitarist (b. 1962) •
Terry Bisson, 81, science fiction author ("
Bears Discover Fire", "
They're Made Out of Meat") (b. 1942) •
Peter Crombie, 71, actor (
Seinfeld,
Se7en,
My Dog Skip) (b. 1952) •
Tisa Farrow, 72, actress (
Homer,
Zombi 2,
Antropophagus) (b. 1951) •
Jennell Jaquays, 67, game designer (
Dungeons & Dragons) and video game artist (
Pac-Man,
Donkey Kong) (b. 1956) •
Conrad Palmisano, 75, stuntman (
Batman Forever, ''
Weekend at Bernie's, Rush Hour 2'') (b. 1948) •
Richard T. Schlosberg, 79, business leader (
Corpus Christi Caller-Times,
The Denver Post,
Los Angeles Times) (b. 1944) •
Tom Tait, 86, volleyball coach (b. 1937) • January 11 •
Ruth Ashton Taylor, 101, television journalist (
KCBS-TV) (b. 1922) •
John Barnes Jr., 92, member of the
New Hampshire General Court. •
Ted Blunt, 80, politician, member (1985–2000) and president (2001–2009) of the
Wilmington, Delaware City Council (b. 1943) •
John V. Byrne, 95, marine geologist and academic, administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1981–1984) and president of
Oregon State University (1984–1995) (b. 1928) •
April Ferry, 91, costume designer (
Maverick,
Big Trouble in Little China,
Rome) (b. 1932) •
Bud Harrelson, 79, baseball player (
New York Mets,
Philadelphia Phillies,
Texas Rangers) (b. 1944) •
Lynne Marta, 78, actress (
Joe Kidd,
Footloose,
Love, American Style) (b. 1945) • January 12 •
Claire Waters Ferguson, 88, figure skating judge, president of the
U.S. Figure Skating Association (1992–1995) (b. 1935) •
Bill Hayes, 98, singer ("
The Ballad of Davy Crockett") and actor (
Days of Our Lives) (b. 1925) •
James D. Hughes, 101, Air Force lieutenant general (b. 1922) •
Francis F. Lee, 96, Chinese-born inventor, businessman and academic (b. 1927) •
Gonzalo Lira, 55, writer and YouTuber (b. 1968) •
Alec Musser, 50, actor (
All My Children) and fitness model (b. 1973) •
Sekou Odinga, 79, activist (b. 1944) •
John Red Eagle, 75, politician, principal chief of the
Osage Nation (2010–2014), assistant chief (2006–2010) (b. 1948) •
Stan Shaver, 75, politician, member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates (b. 1948) • January 13 •
Larry E. Haines, 85, politician, member of the
Maryland Senate (1991–2011) (b. 1938) •
Joyce Randolph, 99, actress (
The Honeymooners) (b. 1924) •
Tom Shales, 79, television critic (
The Washington Post), writer and
Pulitzer winner (
1988) (b. 1944) •
Jo-El Sonnier, 77, singer-songwriter and accordionist,
Grammy winner (
2015) (b. 1946) •
Joseph Zadroga, 76,
9/11 survivor advocate (b. 1947) • January 14 •
Art Baker, 94, football coach (
Furman Paladins,
The Citadel Bulldogs,
East Carolina Pirates) (b. 1929) •
Brian Barczyk, 54, snake collector and YouTuber (b. 1969) •
Jerry Coker, 91, jazz saxophonist (b. 1932) •
Jerry Hilgenberg, 92, football player (
Iowa Hawkeyes) (b. 1931) •
Alan Jones, 83, Episcopal priest, dean of
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco (1985–2009) (b. 1940) •
Tom Purdom, 87, writer (
Romance on Four Worlds) (b. 1936) •
Norm Snead, 84, football player (
Philadelphia Eagles,
Minnesota Vikings,
New York Giants) (b. 1939) •
Howard Waldrop, 77, science fiction author (
Them Bones,
A Dozen Tough Jobs,
The Texas-Israeli War: 1999) (b. 1946) • January 15 •
Nancy Deloye Fitzroy, 96, engineer (b. 1927) •
Mo Henry, 67, film negative cutter (
Jaws,
The Big Lebowski,
The Matrix) (b. 1956/1957) •
William O'Connell, 94, actor (
Paint Your Wagon,
High Plains Drifter,
The Outlaw Josey Wales) (b. 1929) •
Ronald Powell, 32, football player (
New Orleans Saints,
Seattle Seahawks) (b. 1991) •
Brent Sikkema, 75, art dealer (b. 1948) •
Ron Suster, 81, jurist and politician, member of the
Ohio House of Representatives (1981–1995) (b. 1942) • January 16 •
Zevulun Charlop, 94, rabbi (b. 1929) •
Joseph Delahunty, 88, politician. •
Claire Fagin, 97, nurse and academic administrator,
interim president of the University of Pennsylvania (1993–1994) (b. 1926) •
David Gail, 58, actor (''
Robin's Hoods, Savannah, Port Charles'') (b. 1965) (death announced on this date) •
Peter Schickele, 88, composer, musical educator and parodist (
P. D. Q. Bach) (b. 1935) • January 17 •
Shawn Barber, 29, Olympic pole vaulter (
2016), world champion (
2015) (b. 1994) •
Al Cantello, 92, Olympic javelin thrower (
1960) (b. 1931) •
Leo Carlin, 86, businessman (
Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1937) •
Adele Clarke, 78, sociologist (b. 1945) •
Benedict Fitzgerald, 74, screenwriter (
Wise Blood,
The Passion of the Christ) (b. 1949) •
Robert Gaylor, 93, military non-commissioned officer,
chief master sergeant of the Air Force (1977–1979) (b. 1930) •
David L. Mills, 85, computer scientist (
Network Time Protocol) (b. 1938) • January 18 •
Silent Servant, 46, techno DJ and producer (b. 1977) •
The Soft Moon, 44, musician (b. 1979) • January 19 •
Jack Burke Jr., 100, professional golfer (b. 1923) •
Domenick DiCicco, 60, politician, member of the
New Jersey General Assembly (2010–2012) (b. 1963) •
Mario E. Dorsonville, 63, Colombian-born Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of
Washington (2015–2023) and bishop of
Houma–Thibodaux (since 2023) (b. 1960) •
ABilly S. Jones-Hennin, 81, LGBT rights activist (b. 1942) •
Lance Larson, 83, swimmer, Olympic champion (
1960) (b. 1940) •
Marlena Shaw, 81, singer ("
It's Better than Walking Out", "
California Soul") (b. 1942) •
Red Swanson, 87, baseball player (
Pittsburgh Pirates) (b. 1936) •
Mary Weiss, 75, pop singer (
The Shangri-Las) (b. 1948) •
Robert Whitman, 88, artist (b. 1935) • January 20 •
Rudolph C. Cane, 89, politician, member of the
Maryland House of Delegates (1999–2015) (b. 1934) •
Francisco Ciatso, 48, professional wrestler (b. 1975) •
Anne Edwards, 96, writer (b. 1927) •
David Emge, 77, actor (
Dawn of the Dead,
Basket Case 2,
Hellmaster) (b. 1946) •
Bob Landsee, 59, football player (
Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (
Green Bay Blizzard) (b. 1964) •
William Charles Lee, 85, jurist, judge of the
U.S. District Court for Northern Indiana (since 1981) (b. 1938) • January 21 •
Jon Franklin, 82, science journalist (
The Baltimore Sun) (b. 1942) •
Perry Friedman, 55, poker player (b. 1968) •
Chuck Philips, 71, writer, journalist and Pulitzer winner (
1999) (b. 1952) •
Steve Staggs, 72, baseball player (
Toronto Blue Jays,
Oakland Athletics) (b. 1951) •
Gus Wingfield, 97, banker and politician,
Arkansas state treasurer (2003–2007) (b. 1926) • January 22 •
Ted Bloecher, 94, ufologist (
National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena) and actor, co-founder of
Civilian Saucer Intelligence (b. 1929) •
Gary Graham, 73, actor (
All the Right Moves,
Alien Nation,
Star Trek: Enterprise) (b. 1950) •
Dexter King, 62, civil rights activist (b. 1961) •
Don Lassetter, 90, baseball player (
St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1933) •
Arno Allan Penzias, 90, physicist and radio astronomer,
Nobel Prize laureate (1978) (b. 1933) •
Margo Smith, 84, singer ("
Still a Woman") (b. 1939) • January 23 •
Charles Fried, 88, jurist and lawyer,
solicitor general (1985–1989) and associate justice of the
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1995–1999) (b. 1935) •
Ice Train, 56, professional wrestler (
CWA,
WCW) (b. 1967) •
David Kahn, 93, historian, journalist, and writer (b. 1930) •
Melanie, 76, singer-songwriter ("
Brand New Key", "
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)") and guitarist (b. 1947) •
Rene Oliveira, 68, politician, member of the
Texas House of Representatives (1981–2019) (b. 1955) •
Charles Osgood, 91, journalist (
CBS News Sunday Morning) (b. 1933) •
Margaret Riley, 58, film producer (
Bombshell) (b. 1965) •
Dick Traum, 83, marathoner and businessman (b. 1940) • January 24 •
Carl Andre, 88, sculptor (b. 1935) •
Frank Buck, 80, politician, member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives (1973–2009) (b. 1944) •
Harry Connick Sr., 97, attorney, district attorney of
New Orleans (1973–2003) (b. 1926) •
Herbert Coward, 85, actor (
Deliverance) (b. 1935) •
Howard Golden, 98, lawyer and politician, borough president of
Brooklyn (1977–2001) (b. 1925) •
Rod Holcomb, 80, television director (
ER,
The Greatest American Hero) and producer (
The Six Million Dollar Man),
Emmy winner (
2009) (b. 1943) •
Jesse Jane, 43, pornographic actress (
Pirates, ''
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge) and host (Naughty Amateur Home Videos'') (b. 1980) (body discovered on this date) •
Kelly Malveaux, 47,
football player (
Winnipeg Blue Bombers,
Calgary Stampeders,
Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1976) •
N. Scott Momaday, 89, author (
House Made of Dawn,
The Way to Rainy Mountain,
The Man Made of Words: Essays, Stories, Passages). •
Cheryl Palm, 70, agriculturalist (b. 1954) • January 25 •
Bené Arnold, 88, ballerina (b. 1935) •
Conrad Chase, 58, actor, singer and reality TV contestant (
Gran Hermano) (b. 1965) (death announced on this date) •
Roger Donlon, 89, army officer,
Medal of Honor recipient (1964) (b. 1934) •
Amanda Hanson, 38, American journalist, surgery complications (b. 1985). •
Gus Hendrickson, 83, ice hockey player and coach (
University of Minnesota Duluth) (b. 1940) •
Kenneth Smith, 58, convicted murderer (b. 1965) • January 26 •
Dean Brown, 68, jazz guitarist (b. 1955) •
John Hines, 87, rancher and politician (b. 1936) •
Michael Watford, 80, dance music singer (b. 1943/44) •
Jimy Williams, 80, baseball player (
St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (
Boston Red Sox,
Toronto Blue Jays). • January 27 •
Paul Vallone, 56, politician, member of the
New York City Council (2014–2021) (b. 1967) •
L. W. Wright, 74,
confidence trickster (b. 1949) • January 28 •
Irma Anderson, 93, politician, mayor of
Richmond, California (2001–2006) (b. 1931) •
Barbara Jean Burns, 82, American academic (b. 1941). •
Larry L. Taylor, 81, military officer,
Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1942) • January 29 •
Hal Buell, 92, photographer (b. 1931/1932) •
Anthony Cordesman, 84, national security analyst (b. 1939) •
Jim Sebesta, 88, politician, member of the
Florida Senate (1999–2006) (b. 1935) • January 30 •
Hinton Battle, 67, actor (
Chicago,
Ragtime,
The Wiz) (b. 1956) •
Jean Carnahan, 90, politician, member of the
U.S. Senate (2001–2002),
First Lady of Missouri (1993–2000) (b. 1933) •
Melinda Ledbetter, 77, talent manager (b. 1946) •
Chita Rivera, 91, actress (
West Side Story,
Kiss of the Spider Woman,
Chicago) (b. 1933) •
Richard H. Smith, 78, politician, member of the
Georgia House of Representatives (since 2005) (b. 1945) • January 31 •
Stan Aronoff, 91, politician,
president of the Ohio Senate (1989–1996) (b. 1932) •
Terry Beasley, 73, football player (
San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1950) •
Joe Madison, 74, radio talk-show host (
SiriusXM Urban View,
WOL-AM) and activist (b. 1949) •
Al McBean, 85, baseball player (
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Los Angeles Dodgers,
San Diego Padres) (b. 1938) •
John Pregenzer, 91, baseball player (
San Francisco Giants) (b. 1932) ==February==