People who died in 2025
27 people remembered here.
Jane Goodall1934 – 2025 · Primatologist and conservationistWhat you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
264 candles · 12 tributes
Frank Gehry1929 – 2025 · ArchitectPritzker-winning architect who reshaped cities with Bilbao, Disney Hall, and fearless form.
254 candles · 11 tributes
Giorgio Armani1934 – 2025 · Fashion designerMaster of soft power dressing who made Italian elegance feel modern, calm, and human.
245 candles · 12 tributes
José Mujica1935 – 2025 · PoliticianLived simply so others might live freely.
245 candles · 11 tributes
David Baltimore1938 – 2025 · Molecular biologistNobel virologist who proved RNA can make DNA and remade biology.
236 candles · 12 tributes
Michelle Trachtenberg1985 – 2025 · American actressDawn forever; Georgina forever; still taller in our hearts.
219 candles · 16 tributes
Mario Vargas Llosa1936 – 2025 · NovelistNobel Boom novelist who mapped power, liberty, and Peru for the world.
209 candles · 18 tributes
David Lynch1946 – 2025 · Film directorEagle Scout. Missoula, Montana. Keep your eye on the donut.
183 candles · 20 tributes
Roberta Flack1937 – 2025 · SingerSoft-storm virtuoso who made Killing Me Softly and First Time Ever into forever.
169 candles · 16 tributes
Connie Francis1937 – 2025 · SingerFirst woman to top the Hot 100; Who's Sorry Now to Pretty Little Baby; voice, resilience, 200 million records.
126 candles · 23 tributes
Tony Harrison1937 – 2025 · PoetPublic poet of Leeds: verse for page, stage and screen.
99 candles · 8 tributes
Jilly Cooper1937 – 2025 · AuthorQueen of the British bonkbuster; wit, horses, dogs, and joyous mischief.
95 candles · 7 tributes
David Johansen1950 – 2025 · SingerProto-punk Doll who kept reinventing New York, from glam chaos to Hot Hot Hot.
91 candles · 7 tributes
Mark Volman1947 – 2025 · MusicianHappy Together harmonies, Flo & Eddie mischief, and teaching the next roomful of musicians.
84 candles · 8 tributes
Angie Stone1961 – 2025 · Singer-songwriterHip-hop pioneer and neo-soul voice forever.
82 candles · 8 tributes
Sally Kirkland1941 – 2025 · ActressOscar-nominated force of nature who turned grit, glamour and Anna into lasting indie legend.
68 candles · 9 tributes
Flaco Jiménez1939 – 2025 · AccordionistSan Antonio's accordion king who carried conjunto to the world
68 candles · 4 tributes
Christoph von Dohnányi1929 – 2025 · ConductorPrecision, conscience, and the Cleveland sound.
64 candles · 5 tributes
Jules Feiffer1929 – 2025 · CartoonistPulitzer and Oscar satirist who drew America's neuroses for decades.
57 candles · 5 tributes- RRosa Lindqvist1934 – 2025 · Piano teacher
She taught half of Brighton to play, and the other half to listen.
4 candles · 2 tributes