Deaths in August 2022

The following is a list of deaths that happened in August 2022. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Each listing of death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known), and a source.

August

Ilinka Mitreva
1950 – 2022

Andrejs Rubins
1978 – 2022

Vin Scully
1927 – 2022

Villiam Vecchi
1948 – 2022

Jackie Walorski
1963 – 2022

Ana Luísa Amaral
1956 – 2022

Judith Durham
1943 – 2022

Clu Gulager
1928 – 2022

Issey Miyake
1938 – 2022

Jô Soares
1938 – 2022

Biyi Bandele
1967 – 2022

David McCullough
1933 – 2022

Roger E. Mosley
1938 – 2022

Rostislav Václavíček
1946 – 2022

Lamont Dozier
1941 – 2022

Dame Olivia Newton-John
1948 – 2022

Zofia Posmysz
1923 – 2022

Jozef Tomko
1924 – 2022

Raymond Briggs
1934 – 2022

Ingemar Erlandsson
1957 – 2022

Hushang Ebtehaj
1928 – 2022

Vesa-Matti Loiri
1945 – 2022

Yi-Fu Tuan
1930 – 2022

Anne Heche
1969 – 2022

Hanae Mori
1926 – 2022

Manuel Ojeda
1940 – 2022

Jean-Jacques Sempé
1932 – 2022

Wolfgang Petersen
1941 – 2022

Tsuneko Sasamoto
1914 – 2022

Joseph Delaney
1945 – 2022

Eva-Maria Hagen
1934 – 2022

John Powell
1947 – 2022

Leon Vitali
1948 – 2022

Darya Dugina
1992 – 2022

Len Dawson
1935 – 2022

Kazuo Inamori
1932 – 2022

Joey DeFrancesco
1971 – 2022

Nel Noddings
1929 – 2022

Herman Van Springel
1943 – 2022

Milutin Šoškić
1937 – 2022

Charlbi Dean
1990 – 2022

Hans-Christian Ströbele
1939 – 2022

Gheorghe Berceanu
1949 – 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev
1931 – 2022

Don L. Lind
1930 – 2022

1

• Lennart Back, 89, Swedish Olympic race walker (1960).
• Carlos Blixen, 85, Uruguayan basketball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
• Rosa de Castilla, 91, Mexican singer and actress (The Unknown Mariachi, Yo... el aventurero, Héroe a la fuerza).
• Hugo Fernández, 77, Uruguayan footballer (Nacional, Puebla) and manager (Consadole Sapporo).
• John Hughes, 79, Scottish football player (Celtic, national team) and manager (Stranraer).
• Ilinka Mitreva, 72, Macedonian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001, 2002–2006).
• Joseph Mondello, 84, American politician and lawyer, Town Supervisor of Hempstead, New York (1987–1993) and Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago (2018–2021).
• Hiroshi Ōtake, 90, Japanese actor (Perman, The Kabocha Wine, Akira), heart failure.
• Andrejs Rubins, 43, Latvian footballer (Skonto, Crystal Palace, national team).
• Robert E. Simanek, 92, American Marine officer, Medal of Honor recipient (1953).

2

• Buddy Arrington, 84, American NASCAR racing driver.
• Hans Bangerter, 98, Swiss football administrator, General Secretary of UEFA (1960–1989). (death announced on this date)
• Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, 80, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of San Vicente del Caguán (1986–1998), Archbishop of Tunja (1998–2020) and President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2005–2008, 2015–2017), COVID-19.
• Friedrich-Wilhelm von Herrmann, 87, German philosopher and academic, heart attack.
• Adolfo Navajas Artaza, 97, Argentine businessman and politician, Governor of Corrientes Province (1969–1973) and Minister of Social Action (1982–1983).
• Zbyszko Piwoński, 93, Polish politician, Voivode of the Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1984–1990) and Senator (1993–2005).
• Vin Scully, 94, American Hall of Fame sportscaster (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers).

3

• Raymond Damadian, 86, American physician, inventor of magnetic resonance imaging.
• Jack Deloplaine, 68, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears), Super Bowl champion (1979, 1980).
• Ton Frinking, 91, Dutch politician, MP (1977–1993).
• Imdaad Hamid, 78, Indonesian politician, Mayor of Balikpapan (2001–2011).
• Petro Kravchuk, 60, Ukrainian politician, Deputy (2006–2008).
• Ng Boon Bee, 84, Malaysian badminton player, Olympic silver medalist (1972).
• Paul X. Rinn, 75, American Navy captain, heart attack.
• Ilya Tsipursky, 87, Russian sambist and judoka.
• Villiam Vecchi, 73, Italian footballer (Milan, Como, SPAL).
• Jackie Walorski, 58, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (2005–2010) and U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd congressional district (since 2013), car crash.

4

• Akin Mabogunje, 90, Nigerian geographer, President of the International Geographical Union (1980–1984).
• Edir Oliveira, 72, Brazilian politician, Mayor of Gravataí (1993–1997).
• Adriana Roel, 88, Mexican actress (Viva Maria!, Autumn Days, Chucho el Roto).

5

• Ana Luísa Amaral, 66, Portuguese poet, translator and academic.
• Dean Carlson, 72, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers).
• Judith Durham, 79, Australian folk jazz singer-songwriter and musician (The Seekers), bronchiectasis.
• Cherie Gil, 59, Filipino actress (Manila By Night, Oro, Plata, Mata, Bituing Walang Ningning), endometrial cancer.
• Clu Gulager, 93, American actor (The Return of the Living Dead, The Tall Man, The Last Picture Show).
• Ali Haydar, 90, Syrian Army general.
• Tayseer Jabari, 50, Palestinian Islamic militant, Military Leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (since 2019), airstrike.
• Bob Lay, 78, Australian Olympic sprinter (1964).
• Luciano Macías, 87, Ecuadorian footballer (Barcelona, Miami Toros, national team).
• Issey Miyake, 84, Japanese fashion designer (L'eau d'Issey), liver cancer.
• Peter Schowtka, 77, German politician, Mayor of Wittichenau (1990–1994) and member of the Landtag of Saxony (1991–2014).
• Jô Soares, 84, Brazilian comedian and talk show host (Programa do Jô).
• Susan Whelchel, 77, American politician, Mayor of Boca Raton, Florida (2008–2014).

6

• Carlo Bonomi, 85, Italian actor (Pingu, La Linea) and clown.
• Buddy Leach, 88, American businessman, lawyer and politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1968–1979, 1984–1988) and U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th congressional district (1979–1981), heart failure.
• Daniel Lévi, 60, French pop singer-songwriter ("L'envie d'aimer") and pianist, colon cancer.
• David Muse, 73, American pop rock singer-songwriter and musician (Firefall, The Marshall Tucker Band), non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
• Gene Visscher, 81, American college basketball coach (Weber State, Northern Arizona).
• John Yanta, 90, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Amarillo (1997–2008), problems caused by pneumonia.

7

• Ezekiel Alebua, 75, Solomon Islands politician, MP (1980–1987) and Prime Minister (1986–1989).
• Biyi Bandele, 54, Nigerian novelist, playwright and movie director (Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman, Half of a Yellow Sun).
• Henryk Dziewior, 74, Polish businessman and politician, Mayor of Katowice (1994–1998).
• Anatoly Filipchenko, 94, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, Soyuz 16).
• Bill Graham, 83, Canadian politician, MP (1993–2007), Minister of National Defence (2004–2006) and Foreign Affairs (2002–2004).
• Eike Christian Hirsch, 85, Dutch-born German journalist and writer.
• David McCullough, 89, American historian and writer (Truman, John Adams), Pulitzer Prize winner (1993, 2002).
• Roger E. Mosley, 83, American actor (Magnum, P.I., Leadbelly, Terminal Island), injuries caused by a car crash.
• Rostislav Václavíček, 75, Czech footballer (Zbrojovka Brno, K.S.C. Hasselt), Olympic champion (1980).

8

• Lamont Dozier, 81, American Hall of Fame R&B singer-songwriter ("You Can't Hurry Love", "Reach Out I'll Be There") and record producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland).
• Darryl Hunt, 72, English folk rock musician (The Pogues).
• Dame Olivia Newton-John, 73, British-Australian pop singer ("I Honestly Love You", "Physical") and actress (Grease), Grammy winner (1974, 1975, 1982), breast cancer.
• Luis Enrique Oberto, 93, Venezuelan banker and politician, Minister of Finance (1972–1974), member (1979–1999) and President (1990–1994) of the Chamber of Deputies.
• Zofia Posmysz, 98, Polish journalist, novelist (Passenger) and Holocaust survivor.
• Jozef Tomko, 98, Slovak Roman Catholic cardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops (1979–1985) and Prefect for Evangelization of Peoples (1985–2001), problems caused by a fall.

9

• Ken Boles, 89, American politician and real estate developer, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1978–1982).
• Raymond Briggs, 88, British children's writer and illustrator (Father Christmas, The Snowman, When the Wind Blows), pneumonia.
• Ingemar Erlandsson, 64, Swedish footballer (Malmö FF, national team).
• Nicholas Evans, 72, English writer (The Horse Whisperer), heart attack.
• Mario Fiorentini, 103, Italian partisan, spy and mathematician.
• Willi O. Hoffmann, 92, German football shareholder, President of Bayern Munich (1979–1985).
• Mick Jones, 75, English footballer (Notts County) and manager (Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle). (death announced on this date)
• Rudi Koertzen, 73, South African cricket umpire, car crash.
• Gene LeBell, 89, American wrestler, martial artist and stunt performer (Darkman, L.A. Confidential, Total Recall).
• Luigi Lucherini, 92, Italian politician, Mayor of Arezzo (1999–2006).
• Donald Machholz, 69, American astronomer.
• Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, 18, Palestinian militant, Commander of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, shot.
• Alberto Orzan, 91, Italian footballer (Udinese, Fiorentina, national team).
• Nikolay Slyunkov, 93, Belarusian politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party (1983–1987).
• Maya Thevar, 87, Indian politician, MP (1973–1984), cardiac arrest.
• Sir Miles Warren, 93, New Zealand architect (Christchurch Town Hall).

10

• Peter Byrne, 86, Irish sportswriter (The Irish Times).
• Fernando Chalana, 63, Portuguese footballer (Benfica, Bordeaux, national team) and manager.
• Lydia de Vega, 57, Filipino Olympic sprinter (1984, 1988), breast cancer.
• Kiril Dojčinovski, 78, Macedonian footballer (Vardar Skopje, Red Star Belgrade, Yugoslavia national team).
• Hushang Ebtehaj, 94, Iranian-German poet.
• Vesa-Matti Loiri, 77, Finnish actor (Uuno Turhapuro, The Boys, Sign of the Beast), musician and comedian, Eurovision contestant (1980), pancreatic and stomach cancer.
• Yi-Fu Tuan, 91, Chinese-American geographer.
• José Ángel Zalba, 80, Spanish sports executive, President of Real Zaragoza (1971–1977, 1988–1992).

11

• Michael Badnarik, 68, American software engineer, political activist and radio talk show host, 2004 presidential candidate.
• Darius Campbell, 41, Scottish pop singer-songwriter ("Colourblind", "Rushes", "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)") and opera performer. (body discovered on this date)
• Paul Green, 49, Australian rugby league player (Cronulla-Sutherland, Queensland) and coach (North Queensland), Rothmans Medal winner (1995), suicide.
• Anne Heche, 53, American actress (Another World, Volcano, Donnie Brasco), Emmy winner (1991), injuries caused by a car crash.
• Hanae Mori, 96, Japanese fashion designer, cardiopulmonary arrest.
• Manuel Ojeda, 81, Mexican actor (Romancing the Stone, Laberintos de pasión, Alborada).
• Bill Pitman, 102, American actor, guitarist and session musician (The Wrecking Crew), problems caused by a fall.
• Jean-Jacques Sempé, 89, French cartoonist (Le Petit Nicolas).
• David Tomassoni, 69, American Olympic ice hockey player (1984) and politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1993–2001), State Senator (since 2001) and State Senate President (2020–2021), problems caused by ALS.
• József Tóth, 70, Hungarian footballer (Pécsi Dózsa, Újpesti Dózsa, national team) and manager.

12

• Lyle Bradley, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons).
• Claudio Garella, 67, Italian footballer (Sampdoria, Hellas Verona, Napoli), problems caused by heart surgery.
• Anshu Jain, 59, Indian-British banker, co-CEO of Deutsche Bank (2012–2015), stomach cancer.
• Natalia LL, 85, Polish artist.
• Togo Palazzi, 90, American basketball player (Boston Celtics, Syracuse Nationals) and coach (Holy Cross Crusaders).
• Wolfgang Petersen, 81, German movie director (Das Boot, The NeverEnding Story, Troy), screenwriter and producer, pancreatic cancer.
• Vyacheslav Semyonov, 74, Ukrainian footballer (Zorya Voroshilovhrad, Dnipro, Soviet Union national team), Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
• Diego Uribe Vargas, 90, Colombian politician, lawyer and academic, member of the Chamber of Representatives (1972–1974), Senator (1974–1990) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1978–1981).
• Aharon Yadlin, 96, Israeli educator and politician, MK (1959–1981) and Minister of Education (1974–1977), Israel Prize winner (2010).

13

• Piero Angela, 93, Italian television host, science journalist and writer.
• Rossana Di Lorenzo, 84, Italian actress (Le coppie, Il comune senso del pudore, Le Bal).
• Denise Dowse, 64, American actress (Beverly Hills, 90210, The Guardian, Coach Carter), problems caused by meningitis.
• David Kay, 82, American weapons inspector (Iraq Survey Group), cancer.

14

• Rodolfo Bebán, 84, Argentine actor (Arm in Arm Down the Street, Juan Moreira, El Fantástico mundo de María Montiel).
• Kristaq Dhamo, 89, Albanian actor and movie director (Tana, Botë e padukshme, Nga mesi i errësirës).
• Robert E. Finnigan, 95, American chemist.
• Nina Garsoïan, 99, French-born American Armenologist and academic, Dean of Princeton University Graduate School (1977–1979).
• Yosiwo George, 81, Micronesian politician, Governor of Kosrae (1983–1991) and Vice President (since 2015), COVID-19.
• Déwé Gorodey, 73, New Caledonian writer and politician, Vice President (2001–2009).
• George Kernek, 82, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals).
• Ambrose Lee, 73, Hong Kong politician, Director of Immigration (1998–2002), Commissioner of the ICAC (2002–2003) and Secretary for Security (2003–2010), problems caused by a fall.
• Arne Legernes, 91, Norwegian footballer (SK Freidig, Larvik Turn, national team).
• Svika Pick, 72, Polish-born Israeli pop singer-songwriter ("Diva") and television personality (Kokhav Nolad), cardiac arrest.
• Butch Thompson, 78, American jazz pianist and clarinetist.
• Dmitri Vrubel, 62, Russian painter (My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love), problems caused by COVID-19.

15

• Frederick Buechner, 96, American novelist (A Long Day's Dying, Godric), theologian (Secrets in the Dark) and Presbyterian minister.
• Richard Dujardin, 77, American journalist (The Providence Journal), fall.
• John Engen, 57, American politician, Mayor of Missoula (since 2006), pancreatic cancer.
• Lenny Johnrose, 52, English footballer (Bury, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley), problems caused by motor neurone disease.
• Bob Locker, 84, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs), World Series champion (1972).
• Hans Magnusson, 73, Swedish dansband saxophonist (Thorleifs), bone cancer.
• Tsuneko Sasamoto, 107, Japanese photojournalist.
• Reiji Suzuki, 93, Japanese politician, Governor of Aichi Prefecture (1987–1993).

16

• Duggie Brown, 82, English comedian and actor (Coronation Street, The Final Cut, Kes).
• Kal David, 79, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• Joseph Delaney, 77, British writer (Spook's).
• Eva-Maria Hagen, 87, German actress (Don't Forget My Little Traudel, Goods for Catalonia, Meine Freundin Sybille) and singer.
• Narayan, 81, Indian writer (Kocharethi), COVID-19.
• Hans Peterson, 99, Swedish children's writer, suicide.
• Odd Reinsfelt, 80, Norwegian meteorologist and politician, Mayor of Bærum (1992–2011).
• Wayne Yates, 84, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers) and coach (Memphis Tigers, Northwestern State Demons).
• Viktor Zozulin, 77, Russian actor (Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures, I Loved You, King Stag).

17

• Sir Toby Curtis, 82, New Zealand educator and Māori leader (Te Arawa).
• Jan De Crem, 94, Belgian politician, Mayor of Aalter (1959–1994).
• Niccolò Ghedini, 62, Italian lawyer and politician, Deputy (2001–2013) and Senator (since 2006), leukemia.
• Motomu Kiyokawa, 87, Japanese actor (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Hellsing, By the Grace of the Gods), pneumonia.
• Zdeněk Mraček, 92, Czech neurosurgeon and politician, Mayor of Plzeň (1990–1994).
• Mehdi Mujahid, 33–34, Afghan Hazara militia commander and Taliban commander.

18

• Ermano De Col, 79, Italian politician, Mayor of Belluno (2001–2006).
• Hadrawi, 79, Somali poet, philosopher and songwriter.
• Clayton Jacobson II, 88, American businessman, inventor of the jet ski.
• Rolf Kühn, 92, German jazz clarinetist.
• Sombat Metanee, 85, Thai actor (Sugar Is Not Sweet, Tears of the Black Tiger, The Legend of Suriyothai) and politician, member of the House of Representatives (2006–2007).
• Herbert Mullin, 75, American serial killer.
• Virginia Patton, 97, American actress (It's a Wonderful Life, Black Eagle, The Lucky Stiff).
• John Powell, 75, American discus thrower, Olympic bronze medalist (1976, 1984).
• Milt Ramírez, 72, Puerto Rican baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics).
• Josephine Tewson, 91, British actress (Keeping Up Appearances, Last of the Summer Wine, Gabrielle and the Doodleman).

19

• Tekla Juniewicz, 116, Polish supercentenarian, oldest living person in Poland (since 2017), stroke.
• Ted Kirkpatrick, 62, American Christian metal musician (Tourniquet) and songwriter, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
• Mildred Kornman, 97, American actress (Our Gang) and model.
• David Marsh, 88, British amateur golfer and football administrator, Chairman of Everton F.C. (1991–1994). (death announced on this date)
• Leon Vitali, 74, English actor (Barry Lyndon, Eyes Wide Shut, The Fenn Street Gang).
• John Wockenfuss, 73, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies), problems caused by dementia.

20

• Barry Boehm, 87, American computer scientist and software engineer.
• Civan Canova, 67, Turkish actor (Home Coming, Üç Kuruş, Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?), playwright and theatre director, lung cancer.
• Darya Dugina, 29, Russian political activist, car bomb.
• Helen Grayco, 97, American singer (The Spike Jones Show) and actress (That Certain Age, A Night at the Opera).
• Cláudia Jimenez, 63, Brazilian actress (O Corpo, Escolinha do Professor Raimundo, Sai de Baixo) and comedian, heart failure caused by lung cancer.
• Bram Peper, 82, Dutch sociologist and politician, Mayor of Rotterdam (1982–1998) and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (1998–2000).
• Syed Sibtey Razi, 83, Indian politician, MP (1980–1985, 1988–1998) and Governor of Jharkhand (2004–2009) and Assam (2009), heart disease.
• Tom Weiskopf, 79, American golfer (PGA Tour) and golf course architect, pancreatic cancer.

21

• Vincent Gil, 83, Australian actor (Mad Max, Stone, Prisoner).
• Anabel Gutiérrez, 90, Mexican actress (School for Tramps, Little Trapeze Angels) and comedian (Chespirito).
• Sela Molisa, 72, Vanuatuan politician, MP (1982–2012) and Minister of Finance and Economic Management (2008–2010).
• Alexei Panshin, 82, American novelist (Rite of Passage, The World Beyond the Hill) and science fiction critic, Nebula (1968) and Hugo Award (1990) winner.
• Jamey Rootes, 55, American sports executive, President of the Houston Texans (2005–2020).

22

• Abolfazal Alijani, Iranian IRGC brigadier general, shot.
• Jerry Allison, 82, American Hall of Fame rock singer-songwriter ("That'll Be the Day", "Peggy Sue") and musician (The Crickets).
• Stuart Anstis, 48, British extreme metal guitarist (Cradle of Filth). (death announced on this date)
• Shalom Cohen, 91, Israeli rabbi, Rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva (since 1966).
• Gary Gaines, 73, American football coach (Abilene Christian, Texas Tech University), subject of Friday Night Lights, problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home, 78, British businessman and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 1996).
• Rahimuddin Khan, 96, Pakistani Army general and politician, Governor of Balochistan (1978–1984) and Sindh (1988) and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (1984–1987).
• Theo Sommer, 92, German newspaper editor (Die Zeit) and academic.
• Margaret Urlich, 57, New Zealand pop rock singer ("Escaping", "Number One (Remember When We Danced All Night)", "Boy in the Moon"), cancer.
• Gérard Vignoble, 76, French technician and politician, MP (1988–1997, 2002–2007).
• Rembert Weakland, 95, American Roman Catholic prelate and Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Milwaukee (1977–2002).

23

• Rolando Cubela Secades, 90, Cuban revolutionary and physician, co-founder of Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil.
• Sandra Deal, 80, American education activist and teacher, First Lady of Georgia (2011–2019), breast cancer.
• Božidar Delić, 66, Serbian Army general and politician, member (since 2007) and Vice President (2007–2012, since 2022) of the National Assembly.
• Steven Hoffenberg, 77, American businessman, convicted of the Towers Financial Corporation ponzi scheme, owner of the New York Post (1993). (body discovered on this date)
• Esther Cooper Jackson, 105, American civil rights activist and social worker.
• Luiz Mancilha Vilela, 80, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (1985–2002) and Archbishop of Vitória (2002–2018).
• Vytjie Mentor, 58, South African politician, MNA (2002–2014).
• Lev Pitaevskii, 89, Russian theoretical physicist (Gross–Pitaevskii equation).
• Gerald Potterton, 91, British-Canadian movie director (Heavy Metal, Yellow Submarine, The Smoggies) and animator.
• Creed Taylor, 93, American jazz trumpeter and record producer, founder of Impulse! Records and CTI Records.

24

• Len Dawson, 87, American Hall of Fame football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs) and broadcaster (Inside the NFL), Super Bowl champion (1970).
• Jorge Domínguez, 77, Argentine politician, Mayor of Buenos Aires (1994–1996) and Minister of Defense (1996–1999), pneumonia.
• Kazuo Inamori, 90, Japanese businessman, founder of Kyocera and KDDI and chairman of Japan Airlines (since 2010).
• Kallistos, 87, English Orthodox prelate and theologian, Metropolitan of Dioclea in Phrygia (since 2007).
• Paul Knox, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
• Man of the Hole, 60s, Brazilian indigenous person. (body discovered on this date)
• Nicola Materazzi, 83, Italian mechanical engineer (Ferrari 288 GTO, Ferrari F40, Bugatti EB 110).
• Tim Page, 78, English-born Australian photojournalist and war correspondent (Rolling Stone), liver cancer.
• Lily Renée, 101, Austrian-born American comics artist.
• William Reynolds, 90, American actor (The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The Islanders), pneumonia.
• Orlando de la Torre, 78, Peruvian footballer (Sporting Cristal, national team).

25

• Joey DeFrancesco, 51, American jazz musician.
• Graziella Galvani, 91, Italian actress (Shivers in Summer, Seduction, Miracles Still Happen).
• Enzo Garinei, 96, Italian actor (Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics, No, the Case Is Happily Resolved, Banana Joe).
• Roger Jouet, 77, French writer and politician, member of the Regional Council of Normandy (1986–1992) and Mayor of Trévières (1971–1994).
• Saawan Kumar Tak, 86, Indian movie director (Saajan Bina Suhagan, Souten, Sanam Bewafa), producer and lyricist, lung disease.
• Nel Noddings, 93, American feminist, educator, and philosopher.
• Giles Radice, Baron Radice, 85, British politician, MP (1973–2001) and member of the House of Lords (2001–2022), cancer.
• Joe E. Tata, 85, American actor (Beverly Hills, 90210, Unholy Rollers, The Rockford Files), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
• Herman Van Springel, 79, Belgian road racing cyclist.

26

• Roland Mesnier, 78, French-born American chef and writer, White House Executive Pastry Chef (1980–2004), problems caused by cancer.
• Aldo Mirate, 79, Italian politician, Deputy (1972–1979).
• Espen Skjønberg, 98, Norwegian actor (One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, A Handful of Time, The Last Lieutenant).
• Hana Zagorová, 75, Czech pop singer-songwriter and actress (The Hit, Hrubeš a Mareš jsou kamarádi do deště) .

27

• Tadeusz Ferenc, 82, Polish economist and politician, Deputy (2001–2002) and Mayor of Rzeszów (2002–2021).
• Robert LuPone, 76, American actor (Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sopranos, A Chorus Line) and artistic director, pancreatic cancer.
• Mogens Palle, 88, Danish Hall of Fame boxing promoter and manager, melanoma.
• Manolo Sanlúcar, 78, Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist.
• Milutin Šoškić, 84, Serbian footballer (Partizan, Yugoslavia national team) and manager (OFK Beograd), Olympic champion (1960).
• Emilio Trivini, 84, Italian rower, Olympic silver medalist (1964).

28

• Stefan Arczyński, 106, German-born Polish photographer.
• Ralph Eggleston, 56, American animator (The Lion King, WALL·E) and movie director (For the Birds), Oscar winner (2001), pancreatic cancer.
• Manzoor Hussain, 63, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1984).
• Gastone Simoni, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Prato (1992–2012).
• Peter Stephan Zurbriggen, 79, Swiss Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Austria (2009–2018).

29

• Mick Bates, 74, Welsh politician, AM (1999–2011), cancer.
• Charlbi Dean, 32, South African actress (Triangle of Sadness, Spud, Black Lightning) and model.
• Vladimir Gusev, 90, Russian politician, Deputy Premier (1985–1990), Deputy (1994–2000) and Senator (2001–2012).
• Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, 93, American historian.
• Hans-Christian Ströbele, 83, German lawyer and politician, MP (1985–1987, 1998–2017).

30

• Gheorghe Berceanu, 72, Romanian wrestler, Olympic champion (1972).
• Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, Russian politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party (1985–1991) and President of the Soviet Union (1990–1991), Nobel Prize (1990) and Grammy winner (2004).
• Don L. Lind, 92, American astronaut.

31

• Domingo Liotta, 97, Argentine heart surgeon.
• Lee Thomas, 86, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels) and executive (Philadelphia Phillies).
• Bill Turnbull, 66, British journalist and presenter (BBC Breakfast, Songs of Praise, Think Tank), prostate cancer.

Months

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July

Related pages

• List of deaths due to COVID-19
• Deaths in 2014
• Deaths in 2015
• Deaths in 2016
• Deaths in 2017
• Deaths in 2018
• Deaths in 2019
• Deaths in 2020
• Deaths in 2021

Other websites

• The Guardian, UK obituaries
• The Telegraph obituaries
• Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times, US obituaries
• The Washington Post obituaries
• The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian obituaries

Preceded by Deaths in 2021

Deaths by year

Succeeded by Deaths in 2023