The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.

January

• 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)
• 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. 1974/1975)
  • 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)
  • 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)
• 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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. 1930/1931)
  • 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

• February 1
  • Pearl Berg, 114, supercentenarian (b. 1909)
  • Mark Gustafson, 63, film and television director and animator (Claymation Easter, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio) (b. 1960)
  • Wilburn Hollis, 83, football player (Iowa Hawkeyes) (b. 1940)
  • Alonzo Johnson, 60, football player (Florida Gators, Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1963)
  • Mike Martin, 79, Hall of Fame college baseball coach (Florida State Seminoles) (b. 1944)
  • Carl Weathers, 76, actor (Rocky, Predator, Happy Gilmore) and football player (Oakland Raiders) (b. 1948)
• February 2
  • Rich Caster, 75, football player (New York Jets, Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1948)
  • Wilhelmenia Fernandez, 75, soprano (b. 1949)
  • H. E. Francis, 100, scholar, academic and writer (b. 1924)
  • Wayne Kramer, 75, guitarist (MC5) (b. 1948)
  • Don Murray, 94, actor (Bus Stop, Baby the Rain Must Fall, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) (b. 1929)
  • Rod Rosenbladt, 82, Lutheran theologian and academic (Concordia University Irvine) (b. 1942)
  • Jim Rowinski, 63, basketball player (Purdue Boilermakers, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers) (b. 1961)
• February 3
  • Bill Carr, 78, football player, coach and executive (Florida Gators) (b. 1945)
  • Bruce DeMars, 88, admiral (b. 1935)
  • Arthur M. Gignilliat Jr., 91, politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1966–1980) (b. 1932)
  • Bill Lachemann, 89, baseball coach (Los Angeles Angels) (b. 1934)
  • Keith King, 75, politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1999–2007) and Senate (2009–2013) (b. 1948)
• February 4
  • Brant Alyea, 83, baseball player (Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics) (b. 1940)
  • Bob Beckwith, 91, firefighter (September 11 rescue efforts) (b. 1932)
  • Joel Belz, 82, magazine publisher, founder of World (b. 1941)
  • Earl Cureton, 66, basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets) (b. 1957)
  • Brooke Ellison, 45, academic and disability advocate (b. 1978)
  • Martin Kirkup, 75, British-born music industry executive (b. 1948)
  • Peter Villano, 100, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1993–2013) (b. 1924)
  • Melvin Way, 70, folk artist (b. 1954)
• February 5
  • Mickey Gilbert, 87, actor, rodeo performer and stuntman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Blazing Saddles, The Frisco Kid) (b. 1936)
  • Toby Keith, 62, country singer ("Should've Been a Cowboy", "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Who's That Man"), songwriter and record producer (b. 1962)
  • Laralyn McWilliams, 58, video game designer (b. 1965)
  • Bill Northey, 64, politician, Iowa secretary of agriculture (2007–2018) (b. 1959) (death announced on this date)
• February 6
  • Ken Fritz, 66, football player (Ohio State Buckeyes) (b. 1957)
  • Cecilia Gentili, 52, Argentine-born actress (Pose) and LGBTQ activist (b. 1972)
  • Jack M. Guttentag, 100, banker and academic (b. 1923)
  • Donald Kinsey, 70, guitarist and singer (b. 1953)
  • Rod Sherman, 79, football player (Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos) (b. 1944)
  • Robert M. Young, 99, film director (Alambrista!, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Saving Grace) (b. 1924)
• February 7
  • Henry Fambrough, 85, Hall of Fame singer (The Spinners) (b. 1938)
  • Carl Iwasaki, 62, baseball coach (Austin Kangaroos, Northern Colorado Bears) (b. 1961)
  • Mojo Nixon, 66, musician ("Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child") and actor (Super Mario Bros., Great Balls of Fire!) (b. 1957)
• February 8
  • Virginia Beavert, 102, Ichiskin linguist (b. 1921)
  • Joe Dudley, 86, businessman and hair care entrepreneur (b. 1937)
• February 9
  • Jim Hannan, 84, baseball player (Washington Senators) and executive, founder, president, and chairman of the board for the MLBPAA (b. 1940) (death announced on this date)
  • Lenny Simpson, 75, tennis player (b. 1948)
  • Ed Tarver, 64, lawyer and politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (2005–2009) and U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia (2009–2017) (b. 1959)
  • Jimmy Van Eaton, 86, rock drummer, singer and record producer (b. 1937)
• February 10
  • Bob Edwards, 76, radio journalist (All Things Considered, Morning Edition) (b. 1947)
  • Chris Markoff, 84, Yugoslav-born professional wrestler (b. 1940)
  • William Post, 96, businessman and inventor (Pop-Tarts) (b. 1927)
  • E. Duke Vincent, 91, television producer (Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed, 7th Heaven) (b. 1932)
  • Onzlee Ware, 70, politician and judge, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2004–2014) (b. 1954)
• February 11
  • Angela Chao, 50, businesswoman and CEO of Foremost Group (b. 1973)
  • Randy Sparks, 90, singer-songwriter (The New Christy Minstrels, The Back Porch Majority) (b. 1933)
• February 12
  • David Bouley, 70, chef (b. 1953)
  • Chuck Mawhinney, 75, Marine officer (b. 1949)
  • Sam Mercer, 69, film producer (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs) (b. 1954)
• February 13
  • Eddie Cheeba, 67, disc jockey (b. 1956)
  • Ken Ploen, 88, Hall of Fame football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1935)
  • Kasha Rigby, 54, competitive skier and pioneer of telemark skiing (b. 1970)
• February 14
  • Don Gullett, 73, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees) (b. 1951)
  • Ferenc Pavlics, 96, Hungarian-born mechanical engineer (b. 1928)
  • Lena Prewitt, 92, academic (b. 1931)
  • Dan Wilcox, 82, television producer and screenwriter (M*A*S*H) (b. 1941)
• February 15
  • Kagney Linn Karter, 36, pornographic actress (b. 1987)
  • Fulton Kuykendall, 70, football player (Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1953)
  • Tom Qualters, 88, baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1935)
  • Anne Whitfield, 85, actress (Show Boat, White Christmas, Juvenile Jungle) (b. 1938)
  • Steven M. Wise, 73, author and legal scholar (b. 1950)
• February 16
  • Etterlene DeBarge, 88, singer (b. 1935)
  • Charles D. Ferris, 90, lawyer and government official, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1977–1981) (b. 1933)
  • Joe Hindelang, 78, college baseball coach (USciences Devils, Lafayette Leopards, Penn State Nittany Lions) (b. 1945)
  • Reuben Jackson, 67, poet and jazz historian (b. 1956)
  • Ben Lanzarone, 85, composer (Happy Days, Dynasty, Mr. Belvedere) (b. 1938)
  • Dexter Romweber, 57, musician (Flat Duo Jets) (b. 1966)
  • Cynthia Strother, 88, singer (The Bell Sisters) (b. 1935)
  • Welcome W. Wilson Sr., 95, real estate executive (b. 1928)
• February 17
  • Mary Bartlett Bunge, 92, neuroscientist (b. 1931)
  • Lefty Driesell, 92, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Davidson Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, James Madison Dukes) (b. 1931)　
  • Peter Michael Muhich, 62, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rapid City (since 2020) (b. 1961)
  • Marc Pachter, 80, museum director (National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American History) (b. 1943)
• February 18
  • Jack Biddle, 94, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1994) and the Senate (1994–2006) (b. 1930)
  • Tony Ganios, 64, actor (The Wanderers, Porky's, Die Hard 2) (b. 1959)
  • Michael Grunstein, 77, Romanian-born biologist and academic (b. 1946)
  • Bobbie Wygant, 97, reporter and talk show host (KXAS-TV) (b. 1926)
• February 19
  • Paul D'Amato, 75, actor (Slap Shot, The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate) (b. 1948)
  • Matt Sweeney, 75, special effects artist (Lethal Weapon, Apollo 13, Fast & Furious) (b. 1948)
  • Robert Reid, 68, basketball player (Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers) and coach (b. 1955)
• February 20
  • Hydeia Broadbent, 39, HIV/AIDS activist (b. 1984)
  • Ron Cameron, 79, sportscaster (b. 1945)
  • David Libert, 81, music executive, musician (The Happenings) and author (b. 1943)
  • Steve Miller, 73, science fiction author (Liaden universe) (b. 1950)
• February 21
  • John Bahnsen, 89, brigadier general (b. 1934)
  • Mike Cherry, 81, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1998–2013) (b. 1943)
  • Roger Guillemin, 100, French-born neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (1977) (b. 1924)
  • Kent Kramer, 79, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1944)
  • Vitalij Kuprij, 49, Ukrainian-born musician (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ring of Fire) and composer (b. 1974)
  • Frank Lombardo, 65, politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (since 2011) (b. 1958)
  • Steve Paxton, 85, experimental dancer and choreographer.
• February 22
  • Robert Booker, 88, politician and activist, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1967–1972) (b. 1935)
  • Edith Ceccarelli, 116, supercentenarian (b. 1908)
  • Lanny Flaherty, 81, actor (Miller's Crossing, Signs, Men in Black 3) (b. 1942) (death announced on this date)
  • Kent Melton, 68, animation sculptor (The Lion King, The Incredibles, Aladdin) (b. 1955)
  • Roni Stoneman, 85, country musician (Hee Haw) (b. 1938)
• February 23
  • Buddy Duress, 37, actor (Good Time, Heaven Knows What, Person to Person) (b. 1985) (death announced on this date)
  • Flaco, 13, owl (b. 2010)
  • Lynda Gravátt, 76, actress (Intimate Apparel, Doubt: A Parable, 45 Seconds from Broadway) (b. 1947)
  • Jackie Loughery, 93, actress (The D.I.) and beauty pageant holder (Miss USA 1952) (b. 1930)
  • Golden Richards, 73, football player (Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos), Super Bowl champion (1978) (b. 1950)
• February 24
  • Jay Cimino, 87, automotive industry executive (b. 1936)
  • John Farber, 98, Romanian-born businessman and billionaire (b. 1925)
  • Ramona Fradon, 97, comic book artist (Adventure Comics, Brenda Starr, Reporter) (b. 1926)
  • Lyn Hejinian, 82, poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1941)
  • Eric Mays, 65, politician, member of the Flint City Council (since 2014) (b. 1958)
  • John Oldham, 91, baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs) (b. 1932)
• February 25
  • Aaron Bushnell, 25, military serviceman (b. 1998/1999)
  • Charles Dierkop, 87, actor (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, Police Woman) (b. 1936)
  • Morris Eaves, 79, scholar (b. 1944)
  • Benjamin Miller, 87, judge, justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (1984–2001) (b. 1935)
  • Steve Okoniewski, 74, football player (Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1949)
  • Frank Popoff, 88, Bulgarian-born businessman (Dow Chemical Company, TCF Financial Corporation) (b. 1935)
• February 26
  • Ole Anderson, 81, professional wrestler (World Championship Wrestling, Pro Wrestling USA) (b. 1942)
  • Craig Roh, 33, football player (BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1991)
• February 27
  • Robert Leon Jordan, 89, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Tennessee (since 1988) (b. 1934)
  • Richard Lewis, 76, comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Anything but Love, Robin Hood: Men in Tights) (b. 1947)
  • Dale Messer, 86, football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1937)
  • Richard H. Truly, 86, astronaut, Administrator of NASA (1989–1992) (b. 1937)
• February 28
  • Ivan Cantu, 50, convicted murderer (b. 1973)
  • Frank Haig, 95, Jesuit priest, physicist and academic administrator (b. 1928)
  • Bob Heil, 83, sound and radio engineer (b. 1940)
  • Eugen Indjic, 76, French-born pianist (b. 1947)
  • Cat Janice, 31, singer-songwriter (b. 1993)
  • Héctor Ortiz, 54, Puerto Rican baseball player (Kansas City Royals) and coach (Texas Rangers) (b. 1969)
  • Virgil, 61, professional wrestler (b. 1962)
• February 29
  • David Bordwell, 76, film theorist and film historian (b. 1947)
  • Betty Holzendorf, 84, politician, member of the Florida Senate (1992–2002) and House of Representatives (1988–1992) (b. 1939)
  • Andy Russell, 82, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1941)

March

• March 1
  • Iris Apfel, 102, businesswoman, interior designer, fashion designer and actress (b. 1921)
  • Gerald Gustafson, 95, fighter pilot (b. 1928)
  • David Johnson, 97, photographer (b. 1926)
  • Charles Kurfess, 94, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1957–1978) (b. 1930)
• March 2
  • Jim Beard, 63, keyboardist (Steely Dan) (b. 1960)
  • Janice Burgess, 72, television writer, producer and executive (The Backyardigans, Winx Club, Blue's Clues) (b. 1952)
  • W. C. Clark, 84, blues musician (b. 1939)
  • Mark Dodson, 64, voice actor (Gremlins, Return of the Jedi, Day of the Dead) (b. 1960)
  • Eskendereya, 17, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2007) (death announced on this date)
  • Leonard Everett Fisher, 99, children’s books illustrator (b. 1924)
  • Mark F. Giuliano, 62, law enforcement official, FBI deputy director (2013–2016) (b. 1961)
  • Howard Hiatt, 98, medical researcher (b. 1925)
  • Tizway, 19, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2005)
• March 3
  • Juli Lynne Charlot, 101, actress and fashion designer (b. 1922)
  • Carl Madison, 93, high school football coach (J. M. Tate High School, Pine Forest High School) (b. 1931)
  • Chris Mortensen, 72, sports reporter and columnist (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ESPN) (b. 1951)
  • Antoine Predock, 87, architect (b. 1936) (death announced on this date)
  • Ed Ott, 72, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels) (b. 1951)
  • Jim Trujillo, 84, politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2002–2020) (b. 1939/1940)
  • Brit Turner, 57, drummer (Blackberry Smoke) (b. 1966/1967)
  • U. L. Washington, 70, baseball player (Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates) (b. 1953)
• March 4
  • Jim Anderson, 86, college basketball coach (Oregon State Beavers) (b. 1937)
  • Char-ron Dorsey, 46, football player (Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans) (b. 1977)
  • Paryse Martin, 64, American-born Canadian artist (b. 1959)
• March 5
  • Linda Balgord, 64, Broadway actress (Cats, The Pirate Queen, The Phantom of the Opera) (b. 1960)
  • Debra Byrd, 72, vocalist (b. 1951)
  • Morton Povman, 93, politician, member of the New York City Council (1971–2001) (b. 1931)
• March 6
  • Ted Gray, 96, politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1951–1994) (b. 1927)
  • Brian Nestande, 60, politician, member of the California State Assembly (2008–2014) (b. 1964)
• March 7
  • John Isenbarger, 76, football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1947)
  • Steve Lawrence, 88, singer ("Go Away Little Girl", "Footsteps") and actor (The Blues Brothers) (b. 1935)
  • Wayne Moses, 69, football coach (UCLA Bruins, Pittsburgh Panthers, St. Louis Rams) (b. 1955)
  • Jim Roddey, 91, politician, Allegheny County chief executive (2000–2004) (b. 1933)
  • Lucas Samaras, 87, Greek-born artist (b. 1936)
• March 8
  • Herbert Kroemer, 95, German-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (2000) (b. 1928)
  • William Whitworth, 87, journalist (New York Herald Tribune, The New Yorker, The Atlantic) and author (b. 1937)
• March 9
  • John Barnett, 62, aerospace engineer (Boeing) (b. 1961/1962)
  • Tony Braswell, 79, politician, mayor of Pine Level (1999–2003) (b. 1944/1945)
  • David E. Harris, 89, pilot (b. 1934) (death announced on this date)
  • Malcolm Holcombe, 68, singer-songwriter (b. 1955)
  • Dave Ritchie, 85, football coach (Montreal Alouettes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Zurich Renegades) (b. 1938)
• March 10
  • Ernie Clark, 86, football player (Detroit Lions, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1937)
  • Jerry Foley, 68, television director (Late Show with David Letterman) (b. 1955/1956) (death announced on this date)
  • Blake Harrison, 48, musician (Pig Destroyer, Hatebeak) (b. 1975/1976)
  • T. M. Stevens, 72, bass guitarist (The Pretenders) (b. 1951)
• March 11
  • Paul Alexander, 78, lawyer and paralytic polio survivor (b. 1946)
  • Boss, 54, rapper ("Deeper") (b. 1969)
  • Eric Carmen, 74, singer (Raspberries) and songwriter ("Go All the Way", "All by Myself") (b. 1949) (death announced on this date)
  • Dorie Ladner, 81, civil rights activist (b. 1942)
  • Malachy McCourt, 92, actor (Ryan's Hope) and writer (b. 1931)
  • David Mixner, 77, political activist and author (b. 1946)
  • Pete Rodriguez, 91, pianist and bandleader (b. 1932)
• March 12
  • Robyn Bernard, 64, actress (General Hospital) (b. 1959) (body discovered on this date)
  • Terry Everett, 87, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2009) (b. 1937)
  • Michael Knott, 61, singer-songwriter (Lifesavers Underground) (b. 1962)
  • John Lomax, 72, journalist (WKRC) (b. 1951)
  • Yong Soon Min, 70, Korean-born artist (b. 1953)
  • Bill Plummer, 76, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) and coach (Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies), World Series champion (1975, 1976) (b. 1947)
  • Bernard L. Schwartz, 98, businessman, CEO of Loral Space & Communications (1972–2006) (b. 1925)
• March 13
  • Bill Jorgensen, 96, television anchor (WNYW, WPIX) (b. 1927)
  • Gerald M. Levin, 84, media executive (Time Warner) (b. 1939)
  • Ira Millstein, 97, antitrust lawyer (b. 1926)
  • Dan Wakefield, 91, novelist, journalist and screenwriter (Going All the Way) (b. 1932)
  • Edwin Wilson, 101, academic administrator and professor of English literature (Wake Forest University) (b. 1923)
• March 14
  • Walter Blum, 89, jockey, winner of Belmont Stakes aboard Pass Catcher (1971) (b. 1934)
  • David Breashears, 68, mountaineer and filmmaker (Everest) (b. 1955)
  • Fred Faour, 64, author and radio personality (KFNC) (b. 1964)
  • Byron Janis, 95, classical pianist (b. 1928)
  • Mike Lude, 101, football (Colorado State Rams) and baseball (Maine Black Bears) coach (b. 1922)
  • Jim McAndrew, 80, professional baseball player (New York Mets, San Diego Padres), and World Series champion (1969) (b. 1944)
• March 15
  • Joe Camp, 84, film director (Benji, Hawmps!, The Double McGuffin) and writer (b. 1939)
  • Steve Tensi, 81, football player (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos) (b. 1942)
• March 16
  • Jared Cohon, 76, academic administrator, president of Carnegie Mellon University (1997–2013) (b. 1947)
  • Dave Gunther, 86, basketball player (Detroit Pistons, San Francisco Warriors) (b. 1937)
  • David Seidler, 86, playwright and screenwriter (Tucker: The Man and His Dream, The King and I, The King's Speech) (b. 1937)
  • Alan Sieroty, 93, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1967–1977) and Senate (1977–1982) (b. 1930)
  • Don Smerek, 66, football player (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1957)
• March 17
  • Cola Boyy, 34, singer and disability activist (b. 1990)
  • Sandra Crouch, 81, gospel singer, Grammy winner (1984), and minister (b. 1942)
  • Timothy Hayward, 82, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1976–1978) (b. 1941)
• March 18
  • James D. Robinson III, 88, bank holding executive, CEO of American Express (1977–1993) (b. 1935)
  • Thomas P. Stafford, 93, astronaut (Apollo 10) (b. 1930)
  • James M. Ward, 72, game designer (Dungeons & Dragons) (b. 1951)
• March 19
  • BrolyLegs, 35, professional fighting game player (b. 1988) (death announced on this date)
  • Neeli Cherkovski, 78, poet (b. 1945)
  • Dianne Crittenden, 82, casting director (Star Wars, Pretty Woman, Spider-Man 2) (b. 1941)
  • Greg Lee, 53, singer (Hepcat) (b. 1971/1972)
  • M. Emmet Walsh, 88, actor (Blade Runner, Blood Simple, Critters) (b. 1935)
• March 20
  • Gene Elders, 80, musician (fiddle) (Ace in the Hole Band) (b. 1943/1944)
  • Alfred M. Gray Jr., 95, military officer, commandant of the Marine Corps (1987–1991) (b. 1928)
  • Martin Greenfield, 95, master tailor (b. 1928)
  • Vernor Vinge, 79, science fiction writer (A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky, Rainbows End) (b. 1944)
  • Bennett Braun, 83, psychiatrist and proponent of the Satanic panic conspiracy theory (b. 1940)
• March 21
  • Ron Harper, 91, actor (Garrison's Gorillas, Planet of the Apes, Land of the Lost) (b. 1933)
  • Hal Malchow, 72, political consultant (b. 1951)
  • Richard Quinn, 79, political consultant (b. 1945)
  • Sarah-Ann Shaw, 90, journalist and television reporter (WBZ-TV) (b. 1933)
  • Barry Silver, 67, attorney and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1996–1998) (b. 1956)
• March 22
  • Art Ellison, 80, politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2018).
  • Martin L. Greenberg, 92, politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1974–1979) (b. 1932)
  • Carl A. Parker, 89, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1962–1977) and Senate (1977–1995) (b. 1934)
  • Leo Sanford, 94, football player (Chicago Cardinals, Baltimore Colts) (b. 1929)
  • Chuck Seelbach, 76, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1948)
• March 23
  • Peter Angelos, 94, lawyer and owner of the Baltimore Orioles (1993–2024) (b. 1929)
  • Linda Bean, 82, retailer (L.L.Bean) (b. 1941)
  • Benny Keister, 83, politician (b. 1941)
  • Eli Noyes, 81, animator (b. 1942)
  • Mike Thaler, 87, author and illustrator (b. 1936)
• March 24
  • George Abbey, 91, engineer, director of the Johnson Space Center (b. 1932)
  • Vincent Bonham, 67, singer (Raydio) (b. 1956/1957) (death announced on this date)
  • Robert Moskowitz, 88, painter (b. 1935)
  • Marjorie Perloff, 92, poetry scholar (b. 1931)
  • Lou Whittaker, 95, mountaineer (b. 1929)
• March 25
  • Philip Needleman, 85, academic and pharmacologist (b. 1939)
  • Nancy Valverde, 92, LGBT rights activist (b. 1932)
  • Diana Wall, 80, environmental scientist and soil ecologist (b. 1943/1944)
  • Paula Weinstein, 78, film and television producer (The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Perfect Storm, Grace and Frankie) (b. 1945)
  • Larry J. Young, 73–74, psychiatrist (b. 1950) (death announced on this date)
• March 26
  • Esther Coopersmith, 94, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (since 2009) (b. 1930)
  • Brigid Kelly, 40, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2017–2022) (b. 1983)
  • Richard Phelan, 86, politician, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (1990–1994) (b. 1937)
  • Richard Serra, 85, sculptor (b. 1938)
• March 27
  • Robert Beerbohm, 71, comic book historian (b. 1952)
  • Harry E. Gallagher Jr., 92, politician (b. 1932)
  • Daniel Kahneman, 90, Israeli-born psychologist, Nobel Prize recipient (2002) (b. 1934)
  • Joe Lieberman, 82, politician, Senator from Connecticut (1989–2013) and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in 2000 (b. 1942)
  • James R. McNutt, 89, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1991–1992, 1993–1998) (b. 1935)
  • James A. Moore, 58, horror novelist, short story writer, and role-playing game author (b. 1965)
• March 28
  • Mike Green, 75, politician, member of the Michigan Senate (2011–2019) and House of Representatives (1995–2000) (b. 1948)
  • Tom Henry, 72, politician, mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana (since 2008) (b. 1951)
  • Robert J. LaFortune, 97, politician, mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma (1970–1978) (b. 1927)
  • Bill Neal, 92, football player and coach (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) (b. 1931)
  • Mark Spiro, 66–67, songwriter ("Are You Still in Love with Me", "I'll See You in My Dreams", "Mighty Wings") and record producer (b. 1957)
  • Walt Wesley, 79, basketball player (Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers) (b. 1945)
  • Marian Zazeela, 83, visual and musical artist (b. 1940)
• March 29
  • Louis Gossett Jr., 87, actor (An Officer and a Gentleman, Enemy Mine, Iron Eagle) (b. 1936)
  • Hugh Lawson, 82, jurist, judge (since 1995) and chief judge (2006–2008) of the U.S. District Court of Middle Georgia (b. 1941)
  • Chance Perdomo, 27, actor (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gen V, Killed by My Debt) (b. 1996)
  • Peter Shapiro, 71, businessman and politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1979–1982), Essex County Executive (1979–1987) (b. 1952)
• March 30
  • Bill Delahunt, 82, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2011) (b. 1941)
  • James Ross MacDonald, 101, physicist (b. 1923)
  • Tim McGovern, 68, visual effects artist (Total Recall, Last Action Hero, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) (b. 1955)
• March 31
  • Barbara Baldavin, 85, actress (Star Trek: The Original Series) and casting director (b. 1938)
  • Casey Benjamin, 45, musician (Robert Glasper Experiment), producer, and songwriter (b. 1978)
  • Barbara Rush, 97, actress (It Came from Outer Space, The Young Philadelphians, The Young Lions) (b. 1927)

April

• April 1
  • Lou Conter, 102, naval commander, last survivor of the sinking of the USS Arizona (b. 1921)
  • Vontae Davis, 35, football player (Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1988)
  • Thomas Farr, 69, attorney (b. 1954)
  • Joe Flaherty, 82, actor (SCTV, Freaks and Geeks, Happy Gilmore), writer, and comedian (b. 1941)
  • Cal Larson, 93, politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1987–2007) and House of Representatives (1967–1975) (b. 1930)
  • Ed Piskor, 41, comic book artist (Hip Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig, X-Men: Grand Design) (b. 1982)
  • Michael Ward, 57, musician (The Wallflowers, School of Fish) (b. 1967)
  • Pete Wilk, 58, baseball coach (Vermont Lake Monsters) (b. 1965/1966)
• April 2
  • Jerry Abbott, 81, country music songwriter and record producer (Pantera) (b. 1942)
  • John Barth, 93, writer (The Sot-Weed Factor, Giles Goat-Boy, Lost in the Funhouse) (b. 1930)
  • Christopher Durang, 75, playwright (Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) and Tony winner (2013) (b. 1949)
  • Michael C. Jensen, 84, economist (b. 1939)
  • Larry Lucchino, 78, baseball president (Boston Red Sox) (b. 1945)
  • Robert I. Marshall, 77, politician, member of the Delaware Senate (1979–2019) (b. 1946) (death announced on this date)
  • Judd Matheny, 53, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (2002–2018) (b. 1970)
  • C. J. Prentiss, 82, politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1999–2006) and House of Representatives (1991–1998) (b. 1941)
  • John Sinclair, 82, poet (b. 1941)
• April 3
  • Albert Heath, 88, jazz drummer (Heath Brothers) (b. 1935)
  • Mike Kolen, 76, football player (Miami Dolphins), Super Bowl winner (VII, VIII) (b. 1948)
• April 4
  • Larry Beightol, 81, football coach (Louisiana Tech Bulldogs) (b. 1942)
  • Thomas Gumbleton, 94, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Detroit (1968–2006) (b. 1930)
  • Bruce Kessler, 88, director (The Gay Deceivers, The Monkees, McCloud) and racing driver (b. 1936)
  • Keith LeBlanc, 69, drummer (Little Axe, Tackhead) and music producer ("No Sell Out") (b. 1954)
  • Pat Zachry, 71, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers), World Series winner (1976) (b. 1952)
• April 5
  • Cecil Murray, 94, pastor and theologian (b. 1929/1930)
  • Toni Palermo, 91, American baseball player (Chicago Colleens, Springfield Sallies) (b. 1933)
  • C. J. Snare, 64, musician (FireHouse) and songwriter ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes") (b. 1959)
• April 6
  • Joseph E. Brennan, 89, politician, governor of Maine (1979–1987) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1991) (b. 1934)
  • Cole Brings Plenty, 27, actor (1923) (b. 1996/1997) (death announced on this date)
• April 7
  • Jerry Grote, 81, baseball player (New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals), World Series winner (1969) (b. 1942)
  • Pat Hennen, 70, motorcycle racer, Finnish Grand Prix, 500cc winner (1976) (b. 1953)
  • Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 87, singer ("Ain't Got No Home", "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do", "You Always Hurt the One You Love") (b. 1937)
  • Harry Lee Hudspeth, 88, jurist, judge (1979–2016) and chief judge (1992–1999) of the U.S. District Court of Western Texas (b. 1935)
  • REX, 76–77, artist and illustrator (b. 1947) (death announced on this date)
  • Lori and George Schappell, 62, conjoined twins (b. 1961)
  • Karen Yarbrough, 73, politician, Cook County clerk (since 2018) and member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2012) (b. 1950)
• April 8
  • Bill Gunter, 89, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1975) and Florida Senate (1966–1972) (b. 1934)
  • Ralph Puckett, 97, Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1926)
  • Victor Riley, 49, football player (Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans) (b. 1974)
• April 9
  • Patti Astor, 74, actress (Wild Style) and founder of Fun Gallery (b. 1950)
  • William J. Byron, 96, Jesuit priest, president of the University of Scranton (1975–1982) and Catholic University of America (1982–1992) (b. 1927)
  • William Herbert Hunt, 95, oil billionaire (b. 1929)
  • Sheila Isham, 96, printmaker, painter and book artist (b. 1927)
  • Bob Lanese, 82, trumpeter (James Last Orchestra) (b. 1941)
  • Sturgis Nikides, 66, guitarist (b. 1958)
• April 10
  • David Goodstein, 85, physicist (b. 1939)
  • Mister Cee, 57, disc jockey, record producer and radio personality (b. 1966)
  • Frank Olson, 91, business executive (b. 1932)
  • Trina Robbins, 85, comic book artist and writer (It Ain't Me, Babe, Wimmen's Comix, Wonder Woman) (b. 1938)
  • Eric Sievers, 66, football player (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams), cancer.
  • O. J. Simpson, 76, Hall of Fame football player (Buffalo Bills), actor (The Naked Gun), broadcaster and notable defendant (b. 1947)
  • Dan Wallin, 97, sound engineer (Woodstock, A Star Is Born, Star Trek) (b. 1927)
• April 11
  • Akebono Tarō, 54, sumo wrestler (b. 1969) (death announced on this date)
  • Bert Chaney, 96, politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1973–1984) and House of Representatives (1967–1972) (b. 1928)
  • Fritz Peterson, 82, baseball player (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers) (b. 1942)
  • War Chant, 27, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1997)
  • Ted Wilson, 84, politician, mayor of Salt Lake City (1976–1985) (b. 1939)
  • Martin J. Wygod, 84, businessman and racehorse breeder (b. 1940)
• April 12
  • Eleanor Coppola, 87, film director (Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Paris Can Wait, Love Is Love Is Love) (b. 1936)
  • Don Donoher, 92, college basketball coach and athletics administrator (Dayton Flyers) (b. 1932)
  • Olga Fikotová, 91, Czech-born discus thrower, Olympic champion (1956) (b. 1932)
  • Robert MacNeil, 93, Canadian-born Hall of Fame journalist (PBS NewsHour) and host (America at a Crossroads) (b. 1931)
  • Rico Wade, 52, music producer (Organized Noize) (b. 1971/1972)
• April 13
  • Larry Brown, 84, baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1940)
  • Richard Horowitz, 75, film composer (Three Seasons, Tobruk, Any Given Sunday) (b. 1949)
  • Boris Kayser, 85, theoretical physicist (b. 1938)
  • Faith Ringgold, 93, painter (b. 1930)
  • Ron Thompson, 83, actor (No Place to Be Somebody, American Pop, Baretta), singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1941)
• April 14
  • Dennis Covington, 75, author (Salvation on Sand Mountain), (b. 1948)
  • Ben Eldridge, 85, banjo player (The Seldom Scene) (b. 1938)
  • Ken Holtzman, 78, baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees) (b. 1945)
  • Calvin Keys, 82, jazz guitarist (b. 1942)
  • Beverly LaHaye, 94, Christian activist and author, founder of Concerned Women for America (b. 1929)
  • Lloyd Omdahl, 93, politician, North Dakota lieutenant governor (1987–1992) (b. 1931)
  • Steve Sloan, 79, football player (Alabama Crimson Tide, Atlanta Falcons) and coach (Texas Tech Red Raiders) (b. 1944)
  • Werner Spitz, 97, German-born forensic pathologist (b. 1926)
• April 15
  • Whitey Herzog, 92, Hall of Fame baseball player (Washington Senators), executive (New York Mets), and manager (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1931)
  • David Roselle, 84, mathematician and academic administrator, president of the University of Kentucky (1987–1989) and University of Delaware (1990–2007) (b. 1939)
  • Jerry Savelle, 77, televangelist and author (b. 1946)
• April 16
  • James A. Burg, 82, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1975–1984) and Senate (1985–1986) (b. 1941)
  • Carl Erskine, 97, baseball player (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers), World Series champion (1955) (b. 1926)
  • Bob Graham, 87, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1987–2005), governor of Florida (1979–1987) (b. 1936)
  • Jean-Marie Haessle, 84, French-born painter (b. 1939)
  • Barbara O. Jones, 82, actress (Daughters of the Dust, Freedom Road, Demon Seed) (b. 1941)
  • Ellen Ash Peters, 94, jurist, justice (1978–2000) and chief justice (1984–1996) of the Connecticut Supreme Court (b. 1930)
• April 17
  • Sue Chew, 66, politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (since 2006) (b. 1958)
  • Roy Davage Hudson, 93, academic, president of Hampton Institute (1970–1976) (b. 1930)
  • Fred Neulander, 82, rabbi and convicted criminal (b. 1941)
• April 18
  • Dickey Betts, 80, guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) (b. 1943)
  • Archie Cooley, 85, college football coach (Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions, Paul Quinn Tigers) (b. 1939)
  • Bob Ellison, 91, television consultant (Becker, Wings, The Mary Tyler Moore Show), screenwriter and producer (b. 1932/1933) (death announced on this date)
  • Glen Holden Sr., 96, polo player and diplomat, ambassador to Jamaica (1989) (b. 1927)
  • Steve Kille, musician (Dead Meadow).
  • Mandisa, 47, singer, reality television contestant (American Idol), Grammy winner (2014) (b. 1976)
• April 19
  • Maxwell Azzarello, 37, protester (b. 1987)
  • Russell Bentley, 63–64, communist fighter (Vostok Battalion) (b. 1960) (death announced on this date)
  • Daniel Dennett, 82, philosopher (b. 1942)
  • David McCarty, 54, baseball player (Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox), World Series champion (2004) (b. 1969)
  • Charles Parsons, 91, philosopher (b. 1933)
  • Eddie Sutton, 59, singer (Leeway) (b. 1964/1965)
  • Bill Tobin, 83, football player (Houston Oilers) and executive (Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1941)
• April 20
  • G. T. Blankenship, 96, lawyer and politician, Oklahoma attorney general (1967–1971) and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1961–1966) (b. 1928)
  • Michael Cuscuna, 75, jazz record producer and music journalist (DownBeat), co-founder of Mosaic Records, Grammy winner (1993, 1998, 2002) (b. 1948)
  • Roman Gabriel, 83, Hall of Fame football player (Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and actor (The Undefeated) (b. 1940)
  • David Pryor, 89, politician, governor of Arkansas (1975–1979), member of the U.S. Senate (1979–1997) and the House of Representatives (1966–1973) (b. 1934)
  • Howie Schwab, 63, television personality (Stump the Schwab), producer (ESPN), and writer (Fox Sports) (b. 1960)
• April 21
  • Terry A. Anderson, 76, journalist (Associated Press) (b. 1947)
  • Ray Garton, 61, novelist (b. 1962)
  • Alex Hassilev, 91, musician (The Limeliters) and actor (The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming) (b. 1932)
  • Robin M. Hogarth, 81, British-born psychologist (b. 1942)
  • Chan Romero, 82, singer-songwriter ("Hippy Hippy Shake") and guitarist (b. 1941)
  • Jerome Rothenberg, 92, poet (b. 1931)
• April 22
  • Arthur Whittington, 68, football player (Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1955)
  • Cecil Williams, 94, pastor, community leader and author (b. 1929)
  • Jay Robert Nash, 86, author (The Motion Picture Guide) (b. 1937)
• April 23
  • Terry Carter, 95, actor (Foxy Brown, McCloud, Battlestar Galactica) (b. 1929)
  • Florian Chmielewski, 97, musician and politician, member (1971–1997) and president (1987) of the Minnesota Senate (b. 1927)
  • Delaine Eastin, 76, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1986–1994) (b. 1947)
  • Robert Kane, 85, philosopher (b. 1938)
  • Charlie Siler, 94, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1985–1991, 1995–2011) (b. 1929)
  • Helen Vendler, 90, literary critic (b. 1933)
• April 24
  • Ron Cerrudo, 79, golfer (b. 1945)
  • Adele Faber, 96, author (b. 1928)
  • Donald Payne Jr., 65, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2012) (b. 1958)
  • Donald Petersen, 97, businessman, CEO of the Ford Motor Company (1985–1990) (b. 1926)
• April 25
  • Marla Adams, 85, actress (The Secret Storm, The Young and the Restless, Generations) (b. 1938)
  • Earl M. Baker, 84, politician, member of the Pennsylvania Senate (1989–1995) (b. 1940)
  • Korey Cunningham, 28, football player (New England Patriots, New York Giants) (b. 1995)
  • George Seligman, 96, mathematician (b. 1927)
• April 26
  • Ruben Douglas, 44, basketball player (Fortitudo Bologna, Dynamo Moscow, Valencia) (b. 1979)
  • Aaron Thomas, 86, football player (San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants) (b. 1937)
  • Frank Wakefield, 89, mandolin player (b. 1934)
• April 27
  • Jerome G. Cooper, 87, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1978) and assistant secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) (1989–1992) (b. 1936)
  • James E. Henshaw, 92, politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1981–1995) (b. 1931)
  • Joseph H. McGee Jr., 95, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1963–1968) (b. 1929)
  • Frederick N. Six, 95, jurist, justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (1988–2003) (b. 1929)
• April 28
  • Norman Carol, 95, violinist and concertmaster (Philadelphia Orchestra) (b. 1928)
  • Zack Norman, 83, comedian, film producer (Tracks), and actor (Romancing the Stone, Cadillac Man) (b. 1940)
  • Bob Tyler, 91, Hall of Fame college football coach (Mississippi State Bulldogs) (b. 1932)
  • Daniel E. Winstead, 78, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1979–1990) (b. 1945)
• April 29
  • Wally Dallenbach Sr., 87, Hall of Fame racing driver (CART) (b. 1936)
  • Peter Demetz, 101, Czechoslovak-born Germanist and author (b. 1922)
  • Charles Pryor, 64, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1993–2001) (b. 1959)
  • Red Giant, 20, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2004) (death announced on this date)
  • Jan Haag, 90, filmmaker, artist and writer (b. 1933)
  • Billy Reil, 44, professional wrestler (JAPW) (b. 1979)
• April 30
  • Paul Auster, 77, novelist (The New York Trilogy), film director and screenwriter (b. 1947)
  • Richard J. Carling, 87, politician, member of the Utah Senate (1973, 1975–1990) and House of Representatives (1966–1973) (b. 1937)
  • Duane Eddy, 86, Hall of Fame guitarist ("Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn") and Grammy winner (1986) (b. 1938)
  • Alice Holloway Young, 100, educator (b. 1923)

May

• May 1
  • Richard E. Cook, 93, Mormon general authority, member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy (1997–2001), CFO of Perpetual Education Fund (2001–2012) (b. 1930)
  • Richard Maloof, 84, musician (Les Brown, Lawrence Welk) (b. 1940)
  • Doyle Niemann, 77, prosecutor, public administrator, and politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2003–2015) (b. 1947)
  • Dallas Penn, 53, fashion designer, musician and internet personality (b. 1970)
  • Joe Shipley, 88, baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1935)
• May 2
  • Susan Buckner, 72, actress (Grease, Deadly Blessing) and beauty pageant winner (Miss Washington) (b. 1952)
  • Gary Floyd, 71, singer (Dicks, Sister Double Happiness) (b. 1952/1953)
  • David Konstan, 83, classicist (b. 1940)
  • Edgar Lansbury, 94, British-born theatre producer (The Subject Was Roses), Tony winner (1960) (b. 1930)
  • John Pisano, 93, jazz guitarist (b. 1931)
• May 3
  • Obi Ezeh, 36, football player (Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1988)
  • Jim Mills, 57, banjo player (b. 1967)
  • Dick Rutan, 85, aviator (b. 1938)
• May 4
  • Bob Avellini, 70, football player (Chicago Bears) (b. 1953)
  • Dan Castellano, 77, sportswriter (The Star-Ledger) (b. 1946/1947)
  • Judith G. Garber, 62, diplomat, ambassador to Latvia (2009–2012) and Cyprus (2019–2022) (b. 1961)
  • Darius Morris, 33, basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1991)
  • Yechiel Perr, 89, rabbi (b. 1935)
  • Frank Shrontz, 92, corporate executive, CEO of Boeing (1986–1996) and assistant secretary of defense for sustainment (1976–1977) (b. 1931)
  • Frank Stella, 87, painter, sculptor and printmaker (b. 1936)
• May 5
  • Jeannie Epper, 83, actress (Foxy Brown) and stuntwoman (Wonder Woman, Kill Bill: Volume 2) (b. 1941)
  • David Shapiro, 77, poet, literary critic, and art historian (b. 1947)
• May 6
  • Joe Collier, 91, football coach (Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos) (b. 1932)
  • Judy Devlin, 88, Canadian-born Hall of Fame badminton player (b. 1935)
  • Kevin Hardy, 78, football player (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1945)
  • Bill Holman, 96, jazz composer and saxophonist (b. 1927) (death announced on this date)
  • Wayland Holyfield, 82, songwriter ("Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)", "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer", "You're My Best Friend") (b. 1942)
  • Hootie Ingram, 90, football player (Alabama Crimson Tide), coach (Clemson Tigers), and athletic director (Florida State Seminoles) (b. 1933)
  • Andy Stoglin, 81, basketball coach (Southern Jaguars, Jackson State Tigers) (b. 1942/1943)
• May 7
  • Steve Albini, 61, musician (Big Black, Shellac) and record producer (In Utero) (b. 1962)
  • Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, 95, landscape architect and graphic designer (b. 1928)
• May 8
  • John Barbata, 79, rock drummer (The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship) (b. 1945)
  • Colleen Barrett, 79, airline executive, president of Southwest Airlines (2001–2008) (b. 1944)
  • Chris Cannon, 73, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2009) (b. 1950)
  • Art Jimmerson, 60, boxer and mixed martial artist (b. 1963)
  • Jimmy Johnson, 86, Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1938)
  • Pete McCloskey, 96, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1983) (b. 1927)
  • Jack Quinn, 74, lawyer, White House counsel (1995–1997) (b. 1949)
  • Frank P. Simoneaux, 90, politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1972–1982) (b. 1933)
  • Dennis Thompson, 75, Hall of Fame drummer (MC5) (b. 1948)
• May 9
  • Barry Axelrod, 77, sports agent (b. 1946)
  • Sean Burroughs, 43, baseball player (San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks), Olympic champion (2000) (b. 1980)
  • Roger Corman, 98, filmmaker (The Little Shop of Horrors, Death Race 2000, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre) (b. 1926)
  • James Gregory, 78, comedian (b. 1946)
  • Bobby Hooper, 77, basketball player (Dayton Flyers, Indiana Pacers) (b. 1946)
  • Jon Urbanchek, 87, Hungarian-born Hall of Fame swimming coach (University of Michigan, five Olympic teams) (b. 1936)
• May 10
  • Bob Bruggers, 80, football player (Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers) and professional wrestler (b. 1944)
  • Christopher Edley Jr., 71, legal scholar (b. 1953)
  • Tom Marshall, 93, basketball player (Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Rochester Royals, Detroit Pistons) (b. 1931)
  • Sam Rubin, 64, television reporter (KTLA) (b. 1960)
  • Jim Simons, 86, mathematician (Simons' formula, Chern-Simons form), and hedge fund manager, founder of Renaissance Technologies (b. 1936)
  • Corey Williams, 46, basketball player (Dakota Wizards, Townsville Crocodiles, Melbourne United) (b. 1977) (death announced on this date)
• May 11
  • Susan Backlinie, 77, actress (Jaws, Day of the Animals, 1941) (b. 1946)
  • Terry Blair, 62, convicted serial killer (b. 1961)
  • Peter C. Eagler, 69, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2002–2006) (b. 1954)
  • Mary Wells Lawrence, 95, advertising executive (b. 1928)
  • Jasper White, 69, chef, restaurateur and cookbook author (b. 1954)
• May 12
  • Mark Damon, 91, actor (House of Usher, Ringo and His Golden Pistol) and film producer (Monster) (b. 1933)
  • David Sanborn, 78, saxophonist (Young Americans) and Grammy winner (1981, 1986, 1988) (b. 1945)
  • A. J. Smith, 75, football player, coach and executive (b. 1949)
• May 13
  • Josef Michl, 85, Czech-born chemist, Schrödinger Medal and James Flack Norris Award recipient (b. 1939)
  • Cyril Wecht, 93, forensic pathologist (b. 1931)
  • Samm-Art Williams, 78, actor (The Wanderers, Dressed to Kill) and playwright (Home) and television producer (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) (b. 1946)

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