Deaths in June 2025
The following is a list of notable deaths that happened in June 2025. Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by their last name, or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are also noted here, if worth noting.
Criteria
Every entry is backed by a source. Proper citations are used and no bare URLs so as to prevent link rot. The following are the requirements for adding a name to the list in its order: Name, age, origin, what the person is known for and his or her cause of death – if known – and a source for verification.
June 2025
30
29
- Sandy Gall, 97, Scottish journalist and television presenter.[1]
28
- Mabandla Dlamini, 94, Swazi politician, prime minister (1979–1983).[2]
- Wayne Larkins, 71, English cricketer (Northamptonshire, national team).[3] (death announced on this date)
- Dave Parker, 74, American Hall of Fame baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics), World Series champion (1979, 1989), complications from Parkinson's disease.[4]
26
- Rick Hurst, 79, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Steel Magnolias, Earth Girls Are Easy).[5]
- Takutai Tarsh Kemp, New Zealand politician, MP (since 2023), kidney disease.[6]
24
- Guzh Manukyan, 88, Armenian actor (Nahapet, The Song of the Old Days), People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1980).[7]
- Bobby Sherman, 81, American singer ("Easy Come, Easy Go", "Julie, Do Ya Love Me") and teen idol, kidney cancer.[8]
- Alvaro Vitali, 75, Italian actor (Pierino colpisce ancora, L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto, Roma), bronchopneumonia.[9]
23
- Dilip Doshi, 77, Indian cricketer (Bengal, Nottinghamshire, national team), cardiac arrest.[10]
- Lea Massari, 91, Italian actress (L'Avventura, Murmur of the Heart, Christ Stopped at Eboli).[11]
- Mick Ralphs, 81, English Hall of Fame guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company) and songwriter ("Feel Like Makin' Love"), complications from a stroke.[12] (death announced on this date)
21
- David Lawrence, 61, English cricketer (Gloucestershire, national team), complications from motor neurone disease.[13]
- Mikayla Raines, 29, owner of charity SaveAFox Rescue and YouTube channel Saveafox[14]
- Valentina Talyzina, 90, Russian actress (The Road to 'Saturn', Zigzag of Success, Afonya), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1985).[15]
20
- Marita Camacho Quirós, 114, Costa Rican supercentenarian, first lady (1962–1966).[16]
- Ian McLauchlan, 83, Scottish rugby union player (national team, British & Irish Lions).[17]
19
- Jack Betts, 96, American actor (Spider-Man, Sugar Colt, Gods and Monsters).[18]
- Gailard Sartain, 78, American actor (Hee Haw, Ernest Saves Christmas, Mississippi Burning).[19] (death announced on this date)
- Guido Tenesi, 71, American ice hockey player (Hershey Bears) and actor (Slap Shot).[20]
18
- Lou Christie, 82, American singer-songwriter ("Lightnin' Strikes", "I'm Gonna Make You Mine"), cancer.[21]
- Natalya Tenyakova, 80, Russian actress (Love and Pigeons, Older Sister, A Frenchman).[22]
17
- Anne Burrell, 55, American chef and television presenter (Worst Cooks in America).[23]
- Alfred Brendel, 94, Austrian pianist living in London.[24]
16
- Ron Taylor, 87, Canadian baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets) and team physician (Toronto Blue Jays), four-time World Series champion.[25] (death announced on this date)
- Kim Woodburn, 83, English television personality (How Clean Is Your House?)[26]
- Manuel Zarzo, 93, Spanish actor (The Delinquents, The Song of the Nightingale, My Love Is Called Margarita).[27]
15
14
- Violeta Chamorro, 95, Nicaraguan politician, president (1990–1997), member of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1980).[28]
- Kollangudi Karuppayee, 99, Indian folk singer and actress (Aan Paavam, Gopala Gopala, Kabadi Kabadi).[29]
- Topsy Küppers, 93, Austrian actress (Guitars of Love, Three Girls from the Rhine), singer, and writer.[30] (death announced on this date)
13
- Katerina Yioulaki, 87, Greek actress (The Dodger, Oi kyries tis avlis, Gia mia choufta Touristries).[31]
12
- Maurice Gee, 93, New Zealand author (Under the Mountain, In My Father's Den, Plumb), AFNZ Icon (since 2003).[32]
- Clifton Jones, 87, Jamaican-British actor (Space: 1999, Watership Down, China Moon).[33]
11
- Ayumu Saito, 60, Japanese actor (Ju-On: The Grudge 2, The Angel's Egg, Journey Under the Midnight Sun), urothelial carcinoma.[34]
- Brian Wilson, 82, American Hall of Fame musician (The Beach Boys), songwriter ("Good Vibrations"), and record producer (Pet Sounds).[35] (death announced on this date)
10
9
- Frederick Forsyth, 86, English novelist (The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol).[36]
- Partho Ghosh, 75, Indian filmmaker (100 Days, Dalaal, Agni Sakshi).[37]
- Pik-Sen Lim, 80, Malaysian-British actress (Emergency Ward 10, Mind Your Language, Johnny English Reborn).[38]
- Sly Stone, 82, American Hall of Fame musician (Sly and the Family Stone) and songwriter ("Everyday People", "Family Affair"), COPD.[39]
8
- Ewa Dałkowska, 78, Polish actress (Nights and Days, Without Anesthesia, A Year of the Quiet Sun).[40]
- Vladimír Smutný, 82, Czech cinematographer (Forbidden Dreams, Kolya, The Painted Bird).[41]
- Stu Wilson, 70, New Zealand rugby union player (Wellington, national team).[42]
7
6
- Marise Wipani, 61, New Zealand beauty pageant contestant, actor (Came a Hot Friday, Shortland Street), and television presenter (Lotto).[43]
5
- Wayne Lewis, 68, American singer (Atlantic Starr) and songwriter ("Always", "Secret Lovers").[44]
- Edgar Lungu, 68, Zambian politician, president (2015–2021), minister of defence (2013–2015) and MLA (2011–2015), complications from surgery.[45]
4
- Nicole Croisille, 88, French singer and actress (Erotissimo, Les Uns et les Autres, There Were Days... and Moons).[46]
- Pietro Ghislandi, 68, Italian actor (È arrivato mio fratello, The Invisible Wall, Vajont) and ventriloquist.[47] (death announced on this date)
- Philippe Labro, 88, French film director (Without Apparent Motive, The Inheritor, L'Alpagueur), writer, and journalist, cancer.[48]
- Enzo Staiola, 85, Italian child actor (Bicycle Thieves, The White Line, Buon viaggio pover'uomo).[49]
3
- Samiha Ayoub, 93, Egyptian actress (Among the Ruins).[50]
2
- Birgit Carlstén, 75, Swedish singer and actress (The Sacrifice).[51]
- Pierre Nora, 93, French historian.[52]
1
- Jonathan Joss, 59, American actor (King of the Hill, Parks and Recreation, The Magnificent Seven), shot.[53]
- Ilselil Larsen, 90, Danish actress (Det gælder os alle, The Child, Love Wins Out).[54]
- Monica Nielsen, 87, Swedish actress (Varuhuset, The Princess, The Girl in the Rain).[55]
References
- ↑ Legendary ITV News presenter Sandy Gall dies aged 97
- ↑ King Mswati’s Advisor and former Prime Minister Prince Mabandla dies,Spokesperson Percy Simelane says “he was the pillar of the Nation”
- ↑ "Remembering Wayne Larkins". Archived from the original on 2025-06-29. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ↑ Former Reds player Dave Parker dead at 74
- ↑ Richard Hurst, 'Dukes of Hazzard' Star, Dead at 79
- ↑ Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp dies
- ↑ Из жизни ушел выдающийся армянский актер Гуж Манукян (in Russian)
- ↑ Bobby Sherman, Heartthrob Singer and TV Actor of the 1970s, Dies at 81
- ↑ Remembering Alvaro Vitali (in Italian)
- ↑ Former India spinner Dilip Doshi passes away at 77
- ↑ Addio a Lea Massari, la diva discreta del cinema italiano aveva 91 anni (in Italian)
- ↑ Mick Ralphs, Guitarist in Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dead at 81
- ↑ David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, former England cricketer, dies aged 61
- ↑ Producer, Stephen Swanson Web; in 2011, CBS Minnesota Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom; Swanson, where he focuses on general assignment reporting Read Full Bio Stephen (2025-06-24). "Mikayla Raines, founder of Minnesota's Save A Fox rescue, dies at 29, husband says - CBS Minnesota". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ушла из жизни народная артистка Валентина Талызина. Ее голосом разговаривала и пела мама Дяди Федора из «Простоквашино» (in Russian)
- ↑ Marita Camacho Quirós, Oldest Costa Rican on Record, Dies at 114
- ↑ Obituary: Ian McLauchlan
- ↑ Jack Betts, Actor in Spaghetti Westerns and ‘Spider-Man,’ Dies at 96
- ↑ Tulsa actor and longtime 'Hee Haw' cast member Gailard Sartain dies
- ↑ ‘Slap Shot’ actor, hockey player Guido Tenesi dead at 71: ‘You’re forever a Chief’
- ↑ Lou Christie, ‘Lightnin’ Strikes’ Singer, Dead at 82
- ↑ People's Artist of the Russian Federation Natalia Tenyakova died at the age of 80
- ↑ Anne Burrell, Food Network star and 'Worst Cooks in America' host, dies at 55
- ↑ "Alfred Brendel, le pianiste qui tutoyait Beethoven et Schubert, est mort" (in French). Le Monde. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ron Taylor, a former major-league pitcher and longtime Blue Jays doctor, dead at 87". Archived from the original on 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ↑ Reality star Kim Woodburn dies at 83
- ↑ Morre o actor Manolo Zarzo aos 93 anos (in Galician)
- ↑ Nicaragua's first female president Chamorro dies at 95
- ↑ Veteran actress and folk singer Kollangudi Karuppayi passes away at 99
- ↑ Topsy Küppers verstorben (in German)
- ↑ Πέθανε η Κατερίνα Γιουλάκη σε ηλικία 87 ετών (in Greek)
- ↑ ‘A remarkable legacy in New Zealand literature’ - writer Maurice Gee has died
- ↑ Clifton Jones – Space: 1999, The Professionals and Z-Cars actor – dies, aged 87
- ↑ 訃報 斎藤歩さん（６０）死去 札幌在住の俳優・劇作家・演出家 北海道の演劇界を長くけん引 Archived 2025-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ↑ Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
- ↑ ‘Day of the Jackal’ author Frederick Forsyth dies at 86
- ↑ ‘100 Days’, 'Dalaal' director Partho Ghosh passes away
- ↑ Malaysian-born actress Pik-Sen Lim, known for roles in ‘Mind Your Language’, ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Johnny English Reborn’, dies at 80
- ↑ Sly Stone, Funk-Rock Pioneer Who Led the Family Stone, Dies at 82
- ↑ Nie żyje wybitna aktorka. Miała 78 lat (in Polish)
- ↑ Renowned Czech cameraman Vladimír Smutný dies at 82
- ↑ All Blacks and Wellington legend dies as Wallabies great pays tribute to ‘try-scoring machine’
- ↑ Actor and former Lotto host Marise Wipani has died
- ↑ Wayne Lewis, legendary co-founder of Atlantic Starr, dies at 68
- ↑ Former Zambian President Lungu dies aged 68
- ↑ La chanteuse Nicole Croisille est morte à l'âge de 88 ans (in French)
- ↑ Remembering Pietro Ghislandi
- ↑ Philippe Labro, journaliste et écrivain, est mort à l’âge 88 ans (in French)
- ↑ Morto Enzo Staiola, il bambino scelto da Vittorio De Sica per “Ladri di Biciclette” (in Italian)
- ↑ Legendary Egyptian Actress Samiha Ayoub Passes Away at 93
- ↑ Actress and Director Birgit Carlstén Passes Away at 75
- ↑ https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/06/02/l-historien-pierre-nora-est-mort_6610257_3382.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=android&lmd_source=default
- ↑ Jonathan Joss, ‘King of the Hill’ Actor Who Voiced John Redcorn, Dies in Shooting at 59
- ↑ Tidligere skuespiller Ilselil Larsen er død (in Danish)
- ↑ Skådespelaren Monica Nielsen är död (in Swedish)