2025 deaths in the United Kingdom
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The following notable deaths of British people occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, citizenship at birth, nationality (in addition to British), or/and home nation, what subject was noted for, birth year, cause of death (if known), and reference.
January
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- 1 January
- David Lodge, 89, British author (Changing Places, Small World: An Academic Romance, The Picturegoers).[1]
- Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, 96, British politician, minister of state for consumer affairs (1979–1982), MP (1970–1987), and member of the House of Lords (1989–2019).[2]
- 2 January – Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).[3]
- 4 January – Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson, 76, Welsh politician and peer, acting Deputy First Minister of Wales (2001–2002) and member of the House of Lords (since 2011).[4]
- 5 January
- Geoffrey Tattersall, 77, British jurist and Anglican priest.[5]
- The Vivienne, 32, drag performer (RuPaul's Drag Race UK, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Dancing on Ice).[6]
- 6 January
- John Douglas, 90, Scottish rugby union player (Barbarian, British & Irish Lions, national team).[7] (death announced on this date)
- Meirion Roberts, 90, Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff, national team).[8]
- 7 January
- Barbara Clegg, 98, British actress (Emergency Ward 10) and scriptwriter (Doctor Who, Coronation Street).[9]
- Brian Dunsby, 84, British entrepreneur.[10] (death announced on this date)
- 8 January
- Geraint H. Jenkins, 78, historian.[11] (death reported on this date)
- Charles Kay, 94, English actor (Amadeus, Henry V, The Importance of Being Earnest).[12]
- Brian Usher, 80, English footballer (Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers).
- 9 January – Laurie Holloway, 86, English pianist, musical director and composer.[13]
- 10 January
- Christopher Benjamin, 90, English actor (Doctor Who, Judge John Deed, The Plague Dogs).[14]
- Colin Carter, 76, British musician (Flash).[15]
- Thelma Hopkins, 88, Northern Irish high jumper, Olympic silver medallist (1956).[16]
- 11 January – Bobby Kennedy, 87, Scottish football player (Manchester City, Kilmarnock) and manager (Grimsby Town).[17]
- 12 January – Peter Brown, 83, Scottish rugby union player (Glasgow, national team).[18]
- 13 January
- Tony Book, 90, English football player (Bath City, Manchester City) and manager (Manchester City).[19]
- Elgar Howarth, 89, English conductor, composer and trumpeter.[20]
- 14 January
- John Blakemore, 88, English photographer.[21]
- Tony Slattery, 65, British actor (The Crying Game, Peter's Friends), comedian and television personality (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), heart attack.[22]
- 15 January
- Paul Danan, 46, English actor (Hollyoaks, Celebrity Love Island).[23]
- Diane Langton, 80, English actress (Hollyoaks, Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders).[24]
- Linda Nolan, 65, Irish singer (The Nolan Sisters), actress and television personality (Loose Women).[25]
- 16 January – Dame Joan Plowright, 95, English actress (Enchanted April, A Taste of Honey, 101 Dalmatians), Tony winner (1961).[26]
- 17 January – Denis Law, 84, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Huddersfield Town, national team), Alzheimer's disease.[27]
- 18 January
- Garry Brooke, 64, English professional footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Wimbledon, Brentford, Reading).
- Claire van Kampen, 71, English composer (Royal Shakespeare Company), playwright and theatre director, cancer.[28]
- 19 January – Jimmy Calderwood, 69, Scottish football player (Birmingham City) and manager (Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen), complications from dementia.[29]
- 20 January – John Sykes, 65, English guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Whitesnake) and songwriter ("Is This Love"), cancer.[30] (death announced on this date)
- 21 January – Dennis Crompton, 90, English architect.[31]
- 22 January – Charlotte Raven, 55, British author and journalist (Modern Review), Huntington's disease.[32] (death announced on this date)
- 24 January
- David Gaskell, 84, English footballer (Manchester United, Wrexham, Wigan Athletic).[33]
- Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham, 85, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1999–2020) and leader of the Kensington and Chelsea Council (1989–2000).[34]
- 25 January – Edweena Banger, British musician (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs).[35] (death announced on this date)
- 26 January – Michael Baggott, 51, British antiques dealer and television personality (Flog It!), heart attack.[36]
- 27 January
- Sir Patrick Rowe, 85, British rear admiral.[37]
- Andrew N. Schofield, 94, British engineer (University of Cambridge).[38]
- 29 January
- Julian Bennett, 75, British archaeologist.[39]
- Richard Williamson, 84, English traditionalist Catholic prelate, bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X (1988–2012), brain haemorrhage.[40]
- 30 January – Marianne Faithfull, 78, English singer ("As Tears Go By"), songwriter ("Broken English") and actress (The Girl on a Motorcycle).[41]
February
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- Peter Bassano, 79–80, English trombonist ("Hey Jude") and conductor.[42]
- John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich, 81, British aristocrat, businessman and politician, member of the House of Lords (1995–2024).[43]
- 2 February
- Tony Martin, 80, English farmer and convicted criminal, stroke.[44]
- Brian Murphy, 92, English actor (Man About the House, George and Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine), cancer.[45]
- Alan Shoulder, 71, English football player (Newcastle United, Carlisle United, Hartlepool United) and manager.[46]
- 3 February
- Michael Burawoy, 77, sociologist, traffic collision.[47]
- Mark Dyczkowski, 73, English Indologist.[48] (death announced on this date)
- 4 February
- Aga Khan IV, 88, Swiss-born British-Portuguese religious leader, imam of Nizari Ismaili (since 1957).[49]
- Stewart Reuben, 85, British chess and professional poker player.[50]
- Brian Scrivens, 87, English dual-code rugby player (Newport RFC, Wigan).[51] (death announced on this date)
- Solly Wolf, 75, British businessman.[52]
- 5 February – Mike Ratledge, 81, British musician (Soft Machine).[53]
- 6 February
- Kenneth Kitchen, 92–93, British biblical scholar and historian.[54] (death announced on this date)
- Gordon Marshall, 85, English-Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Newcastle United, Arbroath).[55] (death announced on this date)
- Ernie Walley, 91, Welsh football player (Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur) and manager (Barking).[56] (death announced on this date)
- 7 February
- Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas, 78, Welsh politician, llywydd of the Senedd (1999–2011), MP (1974–1992) and member of the House of Lords (since 1992).[57]
- Mick Walker, 84, English football player and manager (Notts County).[58]
- 10 February – John Tudor, 78, English footballer (Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Coventry City), complications from dementia.[59] (death announced on this date)
- 11 February
- Graham Richards, 85, English chemist.[60]
- Joseph Saumarez Smith, 53, British horseracing administrator, chairman of the British Horseracing Authority (2022–2025), lung cancer.[61] (death announced on this date)
- 12 February
- Tony Bedeau, 45, British-born Grenadian footballer (Torquay United).[62] (death announced on this date)
- Denis Wick, 93, British trombonist.[63]
- 13 February – Ronnie Boyce, 82, English footballer (West Ham United).[64]
- 14 February
- Patrick Barclay, 77, British sportswriter (The Times, The Sunday Telegraph) and television personality (Sunday Supplement).[65] (death announced on this date)
- Fulke Johnson Houghton, 84, British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.[66] (death announced on this date)
- 16 February
- Barry Panter, politician (Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme), car crash.[67] (death reported on this date)
- Julian Holloway, 80, British actor (Carry On, James Bond Jr., Regular Show).[68]
- 17 February – Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish painter and musician (King Crimson).[69]
- 18 February
- Rick Buckler, 69, English drummer (the Jam).[70]
- Peter Line, 94, English lawn bowler.[71]
- James Martin, 93, Scottish actor (Still Game).[72]
- 19 February
- Snowy Fleet, 79, English-born Australian drummer (The Easybeats).[73]
- Joe Haines, 97, British journalist and public servant, Downing Street press secretary (1969–1970, 1974–1976).[74]
- Cammy Murray, 80, Scottish footballer (St. Mirren, Motherwell, Arbroath).[75]
- 20 February – Evan Williams, 81, Scottish footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Celtic, Clyde).[76]
- 21 February – D. G. Hessayon, 96, British author and botanist.[77] (death announced on this date)
- 24 February – Howard Burns, 86, British architectural historian.[78] (death announced on this date)
- 25 February
- Henry Kelly, 78, Irish television presenter (Going for Gold, Game for a Laugh) and broadcaster (Classic FM).[79]
- Simon Lindley, 76, English organist, choirmaster and composer.[80]
- 27 February – Christopher Hughes, 77, English professional quizzer (Eggheads).[81] (death announced on this date)
March
[edit]- 1 March
- Joey Molland, 77, English songwriter, guitarist (Badfinger).[82]
- Jack Vettriano, 73, Scottish painter.[83]
- 3 March
- Kathryn Apanowicz, 64, British actress (Angels, EastEnders) and television presenter (Calendar).[84] (death announced on this date)
- Dennis Bond, 77, English footballer (Watford, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur).[85] (death announced on this date)
- Geraint Jarman, 74, Welsh musician, poet and television producer.[86]
- 4 March
- Bill Dare, 64, English television producer and writer (Dead Ringers, The Now Show, Spitting Image).[87] (death announced on this date)
- Peter Eyre, 85, English cricketer (Derbyshire).[88] (death announced on this date)
- 6 March – Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church) and songwriter ("New Rose").[89]
- 8 March – Ray Snowball, 92, English footballer (Darlington).[90] (death announced on this date)
- 9 March
- Simon Fisher-Becker, 63, English actor (Puppy Love, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Doctor Who).[91]
- Dick McTaggart, 89, Scottish boxer, Olympic champion (1956).[92]
- 10 March – Stedman Pearson, 60, British singer (Five Star), complications from diabetes.[93]
- 11 March – Brian Waites, 85, English golfer.[94] (death announced on this date)
- 12 March
- Steve Fleet, 87, English football player (Wrexham, Stockport County) and manager (ÍBV).[95] (death announced on this date)
- Maisie Trollette, 91, British drag queen.[96]
- 15 March
- 16 March
- Jonathan Durham, 59, English footballer (Torquay United, Rotherham United).[98] (death announced on this date)
- Doug Laughton, 80, English rugby league player (Widnes, Lancashire, Great Britain national team) and coach.[99] (death announced on this date)
- 17 March
- Peter Farrelly, 76, Northern Irish musician (Fruupp).[100] (death announced on this date)
- John Fraser, 88, Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Stenhousemuir).[101] (death announced on this date)
- Colin McFadyean, 82, English rugby union player (Moseley, national team, British Lions).[102] (death announced on this date)
- 20 March – Sir Torquil Norman, 91, British businessman and arts philanthropist.[103]
- 22 March
- Andy Peebles, 76, radio DJ (BBC Radio 1), television presenter (Top of the Pops) and cricket commentator.[104]
- Paul Wagstaff, 60, British guitarist (Paris Angels, Black Grape).[105] (death announced on this date)
- 27 March
- Peter Lever, 84, English cricketer (Lancashire, Tasmania, national team).[106] (death announced on this date)
- Christina McKelvie, 57, Scottish politician, MSP (since 2007), minister for culture (2023–2024) and drugs and alcohol policy (since 2024), breast cancer.[107]
- 30 March – Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, 93, British businessman, chairman of Currys, and life peer, member of the House of Lords (2004–2024).[108]
- 31 March
- Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, 80, British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords (since 1974)[109]
- Betty Webb, 101, English code breaker.[110]
April
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- 1 April – Trevor Lock, 85, British policeman (Iranian Embassy siege), George Medal recipient.[111] (death reported on this date)
- 2 April – Johnny King, 92, English footballer (Crewe Alexandra, Stoke City, Cardiff City).[112]
- 3 April
- Gordon Faith, 94, British actor (Doctor Who, Adam Adamant Lives!, War & Peace).[113] (death announced on this date)
- Andy Wharton, 63, English footballer (Burnley, Torquay United, Chester City).[114] (death announced on this date)
- 4 April
- Paul Karo, 89, Scottish-born Australian actor (Quiet Night, The Box, Prisoner).[115]
- Kate Orchard, 102, RAF veteran (Women's Auxiliary Corps, World War II).[116]
- 5 April
- Dave Allen, 69, English bassist (Gang of Four, Shriekback, King Swamp).[117]
- Corrin Brooks-Meade, 37, English-born Montserratian footballer (Alki Larnaca, Nea Salamis, Montserrat national team).[118]
- Roy Daines, 102, RAF veteran (No. 192 Squadron RAF, World War II).[119] (death announced on this date)
- 7 April
- Brian Jones, 89, Welsh rugby union player (Newport RFC, national team).[120] (death announced on this date)
- Peter McEvoy, 72, British golfer.[121] (death announced on this date)
- Derek Whitehead, 81, English rugby league footballer (Warrington, Lancashire, national team).[122] (death announced on this date)
- 10 April
- Anne Harper, 83, British activist, co-founder of Women Against Pit Closures.[123]
- Peter Lovesey, 88, British writer (Wobble to Death, The Last Detective, The False Inspector Dew).[124]
- David Sassoon, 92, British fashion designer.[125] (death announced on this date)
- 11 April – Mike Berry, 82, English singer ("The Sunshine of Your Smile") and actor (Are You Being Served?, Worzel Gummidge).[126]
- 13 April – Jean Marsh, 90, English actress (Upstairs, Downstairs, The House of Eliott, Willow) and television writer, Emmy winner (1975), complications from dementia.[127]
- 14 April
- Carlton Fairweather, 63, English football player (Wimbledon, Bromley) and manager (Sunderland Women), pancreatic cancer.[128]
- Paddy Higson, 83, Scottish film producer (The Magdalene Sisters) and production supervisor (Gregory's Girl).[129] (death reported on this date)
- 17 April
- Colin Berry, 79, British radio disc jockey, presenter and newsreader (BBC Radio 2).[130]
- Joe Thompson, 36, English footballer (Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers, Southport), lymphoma.[131]
- 18 April – Clodagh Rodgers, 78, Northern Irish singer ("Come Back and Shake Me", "Goodnight Midnight", "Jack in the Box").[132]
- 19 April – Barry Hoban, 85, English Olympic racing cyclist (1960).[133]
- 20 April – Jeff Evans, 70, Welsh cricket umpire.[134] (death announced on this date)
- 23 April
- David Clunie, 77, Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Berwick Rangers, St Johnstone).[135] (death announced on this date)
- Jim Herriot, 85, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, Birmingham City, national team).[136]
- Peter Taaffe, 83, British Marxist militant.[137]
- 24 April – Roy Phillips, 83, British musician (The Peddlers).[138]
- 25 April – Philip Lowrie, 88, English actor (Coronation Street, Victoria Wood, Home Fires).[139]
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