2023 deaths in the United States

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Main articles: 2023 in the United States and Deaths in 2023

The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2023. 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

Main article: Deaths in January 2023

Gangsta Boo

Ken Block

Walter Cunningham

Russell Banks

Adam Rich

Melinda Dillon

Carole Cook

Charles Kimbrough

Lisa Marie Presley

Robbie Knievel

Lloyd Morrisett

Ted Savage

Frank Thomas

Jay Briscoe

David Crosby

Sal Bando

Bill Schonely

Lance Kerwin

Cindy Williams

Lisa Loring

Tom Verlaine

Annie Wersching

Bobby Beathard

David Durenberger

• January 1
  • Martin Davis, 94, mathematician (Davis–Putnam algorithm) (b. 1928)
  • Gangsta Boo, 43, rapper (Three 6 Mafia) (b. 1979)
  • Edith Lank, 96, author and advice columnist (b. 1926)
  • Sebastian Marino, 57, guitarist (Overkill, Anvil) (b. 1965)
  • Art McNally, 97, Hall of Fame football official, director of officiating for the NFL (1968–1991) (b. 1925)
  • Kelly Monteith, 80, comedian (b. 1942)
  • Meenakshi Narain, 58, experimental physicist (b. 1964)
  • Edith Pearlman, 86, short story writer (b. 1936)
  • Fred White, 67, Hall of Fame drummer (Earth, Wind & Fire) (b. 1955)
• January 2
  • Lincoln Almond, 86, politician and lawyer, governor of Rhode Island (1995–2003), U.S. Attorney for the district of Rhode Island (1969–1978; 1981–1993) (b. 1936)
  • Ken Block, 55, professional rally driver (b. 1967)
  • Suzy McKee Charnas, 83, novelist (The Kingdom of Kevin Malone, The Holdfast Chronicles) and short story writer ("Boobs") (b. 1939)
  • Molly Corbett Broad, 81, academic administrator (b. 1941)
  • Buster Corley, 72, restaurateur, co-founder of Dave & Buster's (b. 1950)
  • Catherine David, 73, French-born literary critic and novelist (b. 1949)
  • Roxanne Donnery, 79, politician (b. 1943)
  • Cai Emmons, 71, author and blogger (b. 1951)
  • Frank Galati, 79, theatre director (The Grapes of Wrath, Ragtime) and screenwriter (The Accidental Tourist), Tony winner (1990) (b. 1943)
  • Cliff Gustafson, 91, baseball coach (Texas Longhorns) (b. 1931)
  • Bobby Hogue, 83, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1979–1998) (b. 1939)
  • Thomas L. Hughes, 97, government official, director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1963–1969) (b. 1925)
  • Marilyn Stafford, 97, American-born British photographer (b. 1925)
  • Robert Stephan, 89, lawyer, Kansas attorney general (1979–1995) (b. 1933)
• January 3
  • James D. Brubaker, 85, film producer (Bruce Almighty, Rocky, The Right Stuff) (b. 1937)
  • Walter Cunningham, 90, astronaut (Apollo 7) (b. 1932)
  • Bessie Hendricks, 115, supercentenarian (b. 1907)
  • Greta Kiernan, 89, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1978–1980) (b. 1933)
  • James Lowenstein, 95, diplomat, ambassador to Luxembourg (1977–1981) (b. 1927)
  • Frederick J. Marshall, 71, judge, justice of the New York Supreme Court (2000–2022) (b. 1951)
  • Robbie Pierce, 63, off-road racing driver (b. 1959)
  • Nate Thayer, 62, journalist (Far Eastern Economic Review, Jane's Defence Weekly, Soldier of Fortune) (b. 1960)
• January 4
  • Arthur Duncan, 97, tap dancer (The Lawrence Welk Show, The Betty White Show) (b. 1925)
  • Norman Fruchter, 85, writer and academic (b. 1937)
  • Casey Hayden, 85, civil rights activist (b. 1937)
  • Elwood Hillis, 96, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1987) (b. 1926)
  • Stan Hitchcock, 86, country singer (b. 1936)
  • Miiko Taka, 97, actress (Sayonara) (b. 1925)
  • Calvin Muhammad, 64, football player (Los Angeles Raiders, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers) (b. 1958)
• January 5
  • Jack Bender, 91, cartoonist (Alley Oop) (b. 1931)
  • Earl Boen, 81, actor (Terminator, Monkey Island, Warcraft) (b. 1941)
  • Mark Capps, 54, sound engineer (b. 1968)
  • Nate Colbert, 76, baseball player (San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers) (b. 1946)
  • Carl Duser, 90, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics) (b. 1932)
  • Herbert Gintis, 82, economist, behavioral scientist and author (Schooling in Capitalist America) (b. 1940)
  • Gordy Harmon, 79, soul singer (The Whispers) (b. 1943)
  • Mike Hill, 73, film editor (Apollo 13, Rush, Frost/Nixon), Oscar winner (1996) (b. 1949)
  • Russell Pearce, 75, politician, member (2006–2011) and president (2011) of the Arizona Senate (b. 1947)
  • Dave Schubert, 49, street photographer (b. 1973)
  • Ruth Adler Schnee, 99, German-born textile designer and interior designer (b. 1923)
  • Quentin Williams, 39, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (since 2019) (b. 1983)
• January 6
  • Benjamin Bederson, 101, physicist (Manhattan Project) (b. 1921)
  • Fred Benners, 92, football player (New York Giants) (b. 1930)
  • Jeff Blackburn, 77, songwriter ("My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)") and guitarist (Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape) (b. 1945)
  • Bill Campbell, 74, baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1948)
  • Lew Hunter, 87, screenwriter and screenwriting teacher (b. 1935)
  • John Warren Johnson, 93, businessman and politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1966–1974) (b. 1929)
  • Danny Kaleikini, 85, Hawaiian entertainer and singer (b. 1937)
  • David S. Laustsen, 75, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1977–1984) and senate (1985–1987) (b. 1947)
  • Annette McCarthy, 64, actress (Twin Peaks, Creature, Baywatch) (b. 1958)
  • Frank Molden, 80, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants) (b. 1942)
  • Theodore R. Newman Jr., 88, jurist, judge (1976–2016) and chief judge (1976–1984) of the D.C. Court of Appeals, judge of the Superior Court of D.C. (1970–1976) (b. 1934)
  • Owen Roizman, 86, cinematographer (The Exorcist, Network, The French Connection) (b. 1936)
  • Dick Savitt, 95, Hall of Fame tennis player (b. 1927)
• January 7
  • Russell Banks, 82, novelist (Continental Drift, The Sweet Hereafter, Cloudsplitter) (b. 1940)
  • Joseph A. Hardy III, 100, lumber industry executive, founder of 84 Lumber (b. 1923)
  • Mary Ellen Hawkins, 99, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974–1994) (b. 1923)
  • Naomi Replansky, 104, poet (b. 1918)
  • Adam Rich, 54, actor (Eight Is Enough, Dungeons & Dragons, The Devil and Max Devlin) (b. 1968)
  • Dorothy Tristan, 88, actress (Klute, Scarecrow) and screenwriter (Weeds) (b. 1934)
• January 8
  • Charles David Allis, 71, molecular biologist (b. 1951)
  • Lynnette Hardaway, 51, conservative activist (Diamond and Silk) (b. 1971)
  • Jack W. Hayford, 88, Pentecostal minister and hymn writer, founder of The King's University (b. 1934)
  • Bernard Kalb, 100, journalist (Reliable Sources, The New York Times), assistant secretary of state for public affairs (1985–1986) (b. 1922)
• January 9
  • Les Brown Jr., 82, musician, actor and producer (b. 1940)
  • William Consovoy, 48, attorney (b. 1974)
  • Melinda Dillon, 83, actress (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, A Christmas Story, Absence of Malice) (b. 1939)
  • Ahmaad Galloway, 42, football player (Scottish Claymores, San Diego Chargers, Frankfurt Galaxy) (b. 1980)
  • Virginia Kraft Payson, 92, thoroughbred horse breeder and sports journalist (Sports Illustrated) (b. 1930)
  • Cincy Powell, 80, basketball player (Dallas Chaparrals, Kentucky Colonels, Virginia Squires) (b. 1942)
  • Charles Simic, 84, Serbian-born poet (b. 1938)
  • George S. Zimbel, 93, American-Canadian documentary photographer (b. 1929)
• January 10
  • Donald Blom, 73, murderer (b. 1949)
  • Dennis Budimir, 84, jazz and rock guitarist (The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1938)
  • István Deák, 96, Hungarian-born historian, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (b. 1926)
  • Jeff Hamilton, 56, Olympic skier (b. 1966)
  • Blake Hounshell, 44, journalist (b. 1978)
  • Tyre Nichols, 29, delivery driver, subject of Tyre Nichols protests (b. 1993)
  • Roy Schwitters, 78, physicist (b. 1944)
  • Christopher T. Walsh, 78, biochemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences (b. 1944)
• January 11
  • Peter Campbell, 62, water polo player, twice Olympic silver medallist (1984, 1988) (b. 1960)
  • Carole Cook, 98, actress (The Lucy Show, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Home on the Range), Sixteen Candles (b. 1924)
  • Harriet Hall, 77, air force flight surgeon (b. 1945)
  • Charles Kimbrough, 86, actor (Murphy Brown, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) (b. 1936)
  • Ben Masters, 75, actor (All That Jazz, Dream Lover, Passions) (b. 1947)
  • Eli Ostreicher, 39, British-born serial entrepreneur (b. 1983)
  • Charles White, 64, football player (Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams), Heisman Trophy winner (1979) (b. 1958)
• January 12
  • Harold Brown, 98, Air Force officer (Tuskegee Airmen) (b. 1924)
  • David Doctorian, 88, politician, member of the Missouri Senate (1977–1991) (b. 1934)
  • Lisa Marie Presley, 54, singer-songwriter ("Lights Out"), and daughter of Elvis Presley (b. 1968)
  • Lee Tinsley, 53, baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1969)
  • Charles Treger, 87, violinist (b. 1935)
  • Charlotte Vale-Allen, 81, Canadian-born contemporary fiction writer (b. 1941)
  • Elliot Valenstein, 99, neuroscientist and psychologist (b. 1923)
  • Bobby Wood, 87, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1976–2004) (b. 1935)
• January 13
  • Al Brown, 83, actor (The Wire) (b. 1939)
  • Bill Davis, 80, baseball player (Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres) (b. 1942)
  • Robbie Knievel, 60, daredevil and stuntman (b. 1962)
  • James L. Morse, 82, jurist, justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1988–2003) (b. 1940)
  • Thomasina Winslow, 57, blues musician (b. 1965)
  • Yoshio Yoda, 88, Japanese-born actor (McHale's Navy) (b. 1934)
• January 14
  • Keith Beaton, 72, singer (Blue Magic) (b. 1950) (death announced on this date)
  • Wally Campo, 99, actor (Machine-Gun Kelly, The Little Shop of Horrors, Master of the World) (b. 1923)
  • Craig Lowe, 65, politician, mayor of Gainesville (2010–2013) (b. 1957)
• January 15
  • Ed Beard, 83, football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1939)
  • Victoria Chick, 86, economist (b. 1936)
  • C. J. Harris, 31, singer (American Idol) (b. 1991).
  • George McLeod, 92, basketball player (Baltimore Bullets) (b. 1931)
  • Lloyd Morrisett, 93, psychologist and television producer (Sesame Street) (b. 1929)
  • Ted Savage, 86, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers) (b. 1936)
  • Jean Veloz, 98, dancer and actress (Swing Fever, Where Are Your Children?, Jive Junction) (b. 1924)
• January 16
  • Johnny Powers, 84, rockabilly singer and guitarist (b. 1938)
  • Arthur Ravenel Jr., 95, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1995) (b. 1927)
  • Lupe Serrano, 92, Chilean-born ballerina (b. 1930)
  • Rasul Siddik, 73, jazz trumpeter (b. 1949)
  • Gary Smith, 64, record producer (b. 1958)
  • Jean-Pierre Swings, 79, American-born Belgian astronomer (b. 1943)
  • Frank Thomas, 93, baseball player (New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1929)
• January 17
  • Jay Briscoe, 38, professional wrestler (ROH, CZW, NJPW) (b. 1984)
  • John Bura, 78, Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (2006–2019) (b. 1944)
  • Van Conner, 55, bass guitarist (Screaming Trees) (b. 1967)
  • Jerome R. Cox Jr., 97, computer pioneer, scientist and entrepreneur (b. 1925)
  • T.J. deBlois, 38, drummer (A Life Once Lost) (b. 1984)
  • Maria Dworzecka, 81, Polish-born physicist and Holocaust survivor (b. 1941)
  • Chris Ford, 74, basketball player and coach (Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics), NBA champion (1981) (b. 1948)
  • William Thomas Hart, 93, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois (since 1982)(b. 1929)
  • Edward R. Pressman, 79, film producer (American Psycho, Conan the Barbarian) (b. 1943)
  • Sandra Seacat, 86, acting coach (Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern) and actress (Under the Banner of Heaven) (b. 1936)
• January 18
  • Donn Cambern, 93, film editor (Easy Rider, Romancing the Stone) (b. 1929)
  • David Crosby, 81, Hall of Fame singer (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) and songwriter ("Almost Cut My Hair") (b. 1941)
  • Robert Hersh, 82, lawyer (b. 1940)
• January 19
  • Carin Goldberg, 69, graphic designer (b. 1953)
  • Anton Walkes, 25, Charlotte FC English soccer player (b. 1997)
  • George Rose, 81, football player (Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1942)
  • Ginger Stanley, 91, model, actress and stunt woman (Creature from the Black Lagoon, Jupiter's Darling, Revenge of the Creature) (b. 1931)
  • Betty Lee Sung, 98, activist, author and academic (b. 1924)
  • Bruce W. White, 70, businessman, founder of White Lodging (b. 1952)
• January 20
  • Sal Bando, 78, College Hall of Fame baseball player (Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers), World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974) (b. 1944)
  • Ted Bell, 76, novelist (b. 1947)
  • Tom Birmingham, 73, politician, member (1991–2002) and president (1996–2002) of the Massachusetts Senate (b. 1949)
  • Jerry Blavat, 82, DJ and radio presenter (b. 1940)
  • Gwen Knapp, 61, sports journalist (The Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times) (b. 1961)
  • Paul LaFarge, 52, novelist, essayist and academic (b. 1970)
  • Michaela Paetsch, 61, violinist (b. 1961)
  • Richard Steadman, 85, surgeon (b. 1937)
  • Howard M. Tesher, 90, Thoroughbred horse racing trainer (b. 1932)
  • Tom Villa, 77, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1974–1984, 2000–2008) (b. 1945)
• January 21
  • B.G., the Prince of Rap, 57, rapper and Eurodance artist ("The Colour of My Dreams", "Can We Get Enough?") (b. 1965)
  • Gary Pettigrew, 78, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants) (b. 1944)
  • Sal Piro, 72, fan club president (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and author (Creatures of the Night) (b. 1950)
  • Bill Schonely, 93, sports broadcaster (Portland Trail Blazers) (b. 1929)
• January 22
  • Easley Blackwood Jr., 89, composer (Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media), pianist, and professor (b. 1933)
  • Lin Brehmer, 68, disc jockey and radio personality (WXRT) (b. 1954)
  • Matthew H. Clark, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rochester (1979–2012) (b. 1937)
  • Octaviano Juarez Corro, 49, Mexican-born fugitive (b. 1973)
  • Sam Bass Warner Jr., 94, historian (b. 1928)
• January 23
  • George Crabtree, 78, physicist (b. 1944)
  • William Lawvere, 85, mathematician (b. 1937)
  • Victor Navasky, 90, journalist (The Nation, Monocle, The New York Times Magazine) (b. 1932)
  • Everett Quinton, 71, actor (Natural Born Killers, Pollock, Bros) (b. 1952)
  • Carol Sloane, 85, jazz singer (b. 1937)
  • Jean Anderson, 93, cookbook author (b. 1929)
• January 24
  • Lance Kerwin, 62, actor (James at 15, The Loneliest Runner, Salem's Lot) (b. 1960)
  • Mira Lehr, 88, artist (b. 1934)
  • Jackson Rohm, 51, singer-songwriter (b. 1971)
• January 25
  • Bernhard T. Mittemeyer, 92, lieutenant general (b. 1930)
  • Willie Richardson, 74, civil rights activist (b. 1948)
  • Cindy Williams, 75, actress (Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, American Graffiti) (b. 1947)
• January 26
  • Dave Albright, 63, football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1960)
  • Dean Daughtry, 76, keyboard player (Classics IV, Atlanta Rhythm Section) (b. 1946)
  • Jessie Lemonier, 25, football player (Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lions) (b. 1997)
  • Peter McCann, 74, songwriter ("Do You Wanna Make Love", "Right Time of the Night") and musician (b. 1948)
  • Billy Packer, 82, sports broadcaster and analyst (ACC, NCAA Final Four) (b. 1940)
  • Gary Peters, 85, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1937)
  • Allan Ryan, 77, attorney (b. 1945)
  • Alice Wolf, 89, Austrian-born politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1996–2013) (b. 1933)
• January 27
  • Marcia G. Cooke, 68, jurist, judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (since 2004) (b. 1954)
  • Robert Dalva, 80, film editor (The Black Stallion, Captain America: The First Avenger, Jumanji) (b. 1942)
  • Gregory Allen Howard, 70, screenwriter and film producer (Remember the Titans, Ali, Harriet) (b. 1952)
  • Alfred Leslie, 95, painter and film director (Pull My Daisy) (b. 1927)
  • Daniel Lewis Williams, 73, operatic basso profondo, (b. 1949)
• January 28
  • Hilda Bettermann, 80, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1991–1999) (b. 1942)
  • Garth Everett, 69, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2007–2020) (b. 1954)
  • Kent Lockhart, 59, American-born Australian basketball player (Eastside Spectres, Albany Patroons) (b. 1963)
  • Lisa Loring, 64, actress (The Addams Family) (b. 1958)
  • Dan Ramos, 41, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2011–2019) (b. 1981)
  • Barrett Strong, 81, singer ("Money (That's What I Want)") and songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone") (b. 1941)
  • Sidney Thornton, 68, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1954)
  • Tom Verlaine, 73, musician (Television) and songwriter ("Marquee Moon", "Prove It") (b. 1949)
• January 29
  • Bob Born, 98, candy manufacturer (Peeps), inventor of Hot Tamales (b. 1924)
  • Henry Moore, 88, football player (New York Giants, Baltimore Colts) (b. 1934)
  • John D. Morris, 76, creationist, president of the Institute for Creation Research (1996–2020) (b. 1946)
  • Roger Schank, 76, artificial intelligence theorist (b. 1946)
  • Kyle Smaine, 31, freestyle skier (b. 1991)
  • Will Steffen, 75, American-born Australian climatologist and chemist (b. 1947)
  • Annie Wersching, 45, actress (24, The Last of Us, Runaways) (b. 1977)
• January 30
  • John Adams, 71, baseball superfan (Cleveland Guardians) and drummer (b. 1951)
  • Bobby Beathard, 86, Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (b. 1937)
  • Pat Bunch, 83, country music songwriter ("I'll Still Be Loving You", "Wild One", "Living in a Moment") (b. 1939)
  • John Bailey Jones, 95, judge (b. 1927)
  • Ann McLaughlin Korologos, 81, politician, U.S. secretary of labor (1987–1989) (b. 1941)
  • Linda Pastan, 90, poet (b. 1932)
  • Mike Schrunk, 80, district attorney (b. 1942)
  • Charles Silverstein, 87, writer (The Joy of Gay Sex), therapist and gay activist (b. 1935)
  • Pedo Terlaje, 76, politician, member of the Legislature of Guam (since 2019) (b. 1946)
  • James Alexander Thom, 89, author (b. 1933)
  • Jeff Vlaming, 63, television writer and producer (The X-Files, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Northern Exposure and Hannibal) (b. 1959/1960) (death announced on this date)
• January 31
  • Cleve Bryant, 75, college football player (Ohio Bobcats) and coach (Illinois Fighting Illini, Texas Longhorns) (b. 1947)
  • Lou Campanelli, 84, basketball coach (James Madison Dukes, California Golden Bears) (b. 1938)
  • David Durenberger, 88, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1978–1995) (b. 1934)
  • Dave Elder, 47, baseball player (Cleveland Indians) (b. 1975)
  • Donnie Marsico, 68, singer (The Jaggerz) (b. 1954)
  • Joe Moss, 92, football player (Washington Redskins) and coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1930)
  • Charlie Thomas, 85, Hall of Fame singer (The Drifters) (b. 1937) (death announced on this date)

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2023

Lanny Poffo

Inge Sargent

David Harris

Burt Bacharach

David Jolicoeur

Raquel Welch

Tim McCarver

Kyle Jacobs

Stella Stevens

Barbara Bosson

Richard Belzer

Jansen Panettiere

Albie Pearson

Tony Earl

John Olver

James Abourezk

• February 1
  • Joanne Bracker, 77, Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Midland University) (b. 1945)
  • Don Bramlett, 60, football player (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1962)
  • Franklin Florence, 88, civil rights activist (b. 1934)
  • Roland Muhlen, 80, Olympic sprint canoer (1972, 1976) (b. 1942)
  • George P. Wilbur, 81, actor (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Remote Control) and stuntman (b. 1941)
  • Stanley Wilson Jr., 40, football player (Detroit Lions) (b. 1982)
• February 2
  • Ron Campbell, 82, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1940)
  • Chris Chesser, 74, film producer (Major League, The Rundown, Bad Day on the Block) (b. 1948)
  • Kenny Jay, 85, professional wrestler (AWA) (b. 1937) (death announced on this date)
  • Butch Miles, 78, jazz drummer (b. 1944)
  • Robert Orben, 95, comedian and speechwriter (b. 1927)
  • Lanny Poffo, 68, professional wrestler (NWA, WWF) (b. 1954)
  • James C. Wofford, 78, equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (1968, 1972) (b. 1944)
• February 3
  • Paul Janovitz, 54, musician (Cold Water Flat) and photographer (b. 1968)
  • Lawrence M. McKenna, 89, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern New York (since 1990) (b. 1933)
  • Joan Oates, 94, archaeologist and academic (b. 1928)
  • Irving Stern, 94, politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1979–1982) (b. 1928)
  • Jack Taylor, 94, broadcaster (b. 1928)
• February 4
  • Susan Duhan Felix, 85, ceramic artist (b. 1937)
  • Adrian Hall, 95, theatre director (b. 1927)
  • Marv Kellum, 70, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1952)
  • Floyd Kerr, 76, basketball player (Colorado State Rams) (b. 1946)
  • Pete Koegel, 75, baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1947)
  • Paul Martha, 80, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) and executive (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1942)
  • Arnold Schulman, 97, screenwriter (Love with the Proper Stranger, Goodbye, Columbus) (b. 1925)
  • Steve Sostak, 49, rock singer (Sweep the Leg Johnny) (b. 1973)
  • Jerry W. Tillman, 82, politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2003–2020) (b. 1940)
  • Ron Tompkins, 78, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1944)
  • Harry Whittington, 95, attorney and political figure (Dick Cheney hunting accident) (b. 1927)
• February 5
  • Hank Beebe, 96, composer (Bathtubs Over Broadway) (b. 1926)
  • Chris Browne, 70, cartoonist (Hägar the Horrible) (b. 1952)
  • Demetrius Calip, 53, basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers) (b. 1969)
  • Inge Sargent, 90, Austrian-born author and human rights activist, queen consort of Hsipaw State (1953–1962) (b. 1932)
  • Kaye Vaughan, 91, Hall of Fame football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) (b. 1931)
  • Lillian Walker, 78, singer (The Exciters) (b. 1944)
• February 6
  • David Harris, 76, journalist and anti-war activist (b. 1946)
  • Emory Kristof, 80, photographer (b. 1942)
  • Eugene Lee, 83, set designer (Saturday Night Live, Candide, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) (b. 1939)
  • Charlie Norris, 57, professional wrestler (b. 1965)
• February 7
  • Lee Greenfield, 81, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1979–2001) (b. 1941)
  • Tonya Knight, 56, professional bodybuilder and game show contestant (American Gladiators) (b. 1966)
  • Andrew J. McKenna, 93, businessman, chairman of McDonald's (2004–2016) (b. 1929)
• February 8
  • Burt Bacharach, 94, Hall of Fame composer ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "Walk On By", "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"), six-time Grammy winner (b. 1928)
  • Shirley Fulton, 71, judge (North Carolina Superior Court) (b. 1952)
  • Cody Longo, 34, actor (Days of Our Lives, Hollywood Heights, Piranha 3D) (b. 1988)
  • Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, 96, pilot (Tuskegee Airmen) and radio personality (b. 1926)
• February 9
  • Doug Mattis, 56, figure skater (b. 1966)
  • Nelson Rising, 81, businessman (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) (b. 1941)
  • Dimitrious Stanley, 48, football player (New Jersey Red Dogs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1974)
• February 10
  • Morris J. Amitay, 86, administrator, executive director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (1974–1980) (b. 1936)
  • Len Birman, 90, Canadian-born actor (Silver Streak, Generations, Captain America) (b. 1932)
  • Larry Coyer, 79, football coach (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1943)
  • Michael Green, 69, molecular and cell biologist (b. 1954)
• February 11
  • Howard Bragman, 66, public relations executive (b. 1956)
  • Robert Dean Hunter, 94, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1986–2007) (b. 1928)
  • Lee James, 69, weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist (1976)(b. 1953)
  • Austin Majors, 27, actor (NYPD Blue, Treasure Planet, The Ant Bully) (b. 1995)
  • Donald Spoto, 81, biographer (b. 1941)
• February 12
  • Roger Bobo, 84, tuba player (b. 1938)
  • Doug Fisher, 75, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1947)
  • David Jolicoeur, 54, rapper (De La Soul) and songwriter ("Me Myself and I", "Feel Good Inc."), Grammy winner (2006) (b. 1968)
  • Ted Lerner, 97, real estate developer, owner of the Washington Nationals (since 2006) and founder of Lerner Enterprises (b. 1925)
  • Linda King Newell, 82, historian and Mormon scholar (b. 1941)
  • J. Paul Taylor, 102, politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1987–2005) (b. 1920)
  • W. Russell Todd, 94, United States Army general (b. 1928)
• February 13
  • Tim Aymar, 59, heavy metal singer (Pharaoh) (b. 1963)
  • Marshall "Eddie" Conway, 76, Black Panther Party leader (b. 1946)
  • Roger Bonk, 78, football player (North Dakota Fighting Sioux, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1944)
  • Conrad Dobler, 72, football player (St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1950)
  • Brian DuBois, 55, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1967)
  • Robert Geddes, 99, architect, dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture (1965–1982) (b. 1923)
  • Tom Luddy, 79, film producer (Barfly, The Secret Garden), co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival (b. 1943)
  • David Singmaster, 84, mathematician (b. 1938)
  • Huey "Piano" Smith, 89, R&B pianist and songwriter ("Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu") (b. 1934)
  • Jesse Treviño, 76, Mexican-born painter, throat cancer (b. 1946)
  • Spencer Wiggins, 81, soul singer (b. 1942)
• February 14
  • Afternoon Deelites, 31, thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1992)
  • Charley Ferguson, 83, football player (Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1939)
  • Emil C. Gotschlich, 88, chemist, developer of the meningitis vaccine (b. 1935)
  • Allen Green, 84, football player (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1938)
  • Gary L. Harrell, 71, United States Army general (b. 1951)
  • Jerry Jarrett, 80, professional wrestler (NWA) and wrestling promoter, founder of CWA (b. 1942)
  • Greg McMackin, 77, football coach (Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls, Hawaii Warriors) (b. 1945)
  • Neale Stoner, 86, sports coach and athletic director (b. 1936)
  • John M. Veitch, 77, Hall of Fame racehorse trainer (b. 1945)
• February 15
  • Paul Berg, 96, biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1980) (b. 1926)
  • Thomas Dortch, 72, businessman and civil rights leader (b. 1950)
  • Catherine McArdle Kelleher, 84, political scientist (b. 1939)
  • David Oreck, 99, entrepreneur (b. 1923)
  • Raquel Welch, 82, actress (One Million Years B.C., The Three Musketeers, Fantastic Voyage) (b. 1940)
  • John E. Woods, 80, translator (b. 1942)
• February 16
  • Simone Edwards, 49, basketball player (New York Liberty, Seattle Storm) (b. 1973)
  • Chuck Jackson, 85, R&B singer ("Any Day Now", "I Keep Forgettin'", "Tell Him I'm Not Home") (b. 1937)
  • Tim McCarver, 81, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and broadcaster (Fox Sports) (b. 1941)
  • Hank Skinner, 60, killer (b. 1962)
• February 17
  • Otis Barthoulameu, 70, musician (Fluf, Olivelawn) and record producer (Cheshire Cat) (b. 1952) (death announced on this date)
  • Rebecca Blank, 67, economist and academic administrator, acting secretary of commerce (2011, 2012–2013) and chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2013–2022) (b. 1955)
  • Jerry Dodgion, 90, jazz saxophonist and flautist (b. 1932)
  • Gerald Fried, 95, composer (Gilligan's Island, Star Trek: The Original Series, Roots) (b. 1928)
  • Kyle Jacobs, 49, songwriter ("More Than a Memory") (b. 1973)
  • James A. Joseph, 88, diplomat, ambassador to South Africa (1996–1999) (b. 1935)
  • Stella Stevens, 84, actress (Girls! Girls! Girls!, The Nutty Professor, The Poseidon Adventure) (b. 1938)
  • Tom Whitlock, 68, songwriter ("Danger Zone", "Take My Breath Away", "Winner Takes It All"), Oscar winner (1987) (b. 1954)
• February 18
  • Barbara Bosson, 83, actress (Hill Street Blues) (b. 1939)
  • Jim Broyhill, 95, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1986) and Senate (1986) (b. 1927)
  • Thomas R. Donahue, 94, labor leader, president of the AFL–CIO (1995), complications from a fall (b. 1928)
  • Ammon McNeely, 52, rock climber (b. 1970)
  • David G. O'Connell, 69, Irish-born Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles (since 2015) (b. 1953)
  • Justin O. Schmidt, 75, entomologist (b. 1947)
  • Richard H. Tilly, 90, economic historian (b. 1932)
• February 19
  • Richard Belzer, 78, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Flash), stand-up comedian, and author (b. 1944)
  • Davis Causey, 74, guitarist (Sea Level) (b. 1948)
  • Greg Foster, 64, hurdler, Olympic silver medallist (1984) (b. 1958)
  • David Lance Goines, 77, artist (b. 1945)
  • Red McCombs, 95, businessman and sports team owner (San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Vikings), co-founder of iHeartMedia (b. 1927)
  • Jim McMillin, 85, football player (Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1937)
  • Jansen Panettiere, 28, actor (The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, The Perfect Game, Robots) (b. 1994)
• February 20
  • Bruce Barthol, 75, bassist (Country Joe and the Fish) (b. 1947)
  • Michael S. Heiser, 60, biblical scholar and author (b. 1963)
  • John Hitt, 82, academic administrator, president of the University of Central Florida (1992–2018) (b. 1940)
• February 21
  • Ron Altbach, 76, keyboardist (King Harvest, Celebration) and songwriter ("Alone on Christmas Day") (b. 1946)
  • Zandra Flemister, 71, diplomat (b. 1951)
  • Jesse Gress, 67, rock guitarist (b. 1956)
  • Albie Pearson, 88, baseball player (Los Angeles/California Angels, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1934)
  • Rayford Price, 86, politician, member (1961–1973) and speaker (1972–1973) of the Texas House of Representatives (b. 1937)
• February 22
  • Howard R. Lamar, 99, historian, president of Yale University (1992–1993) (b. 1923)
  • Dylan Lyons, 24, television journalist (Spectrum News 13) (b. 1998)
  • Augie Nieto, 65, businessman, founder of Life Fitness (b. 1958)
• February 23
  • Donald Dillbeck, 59, convicted murderer (b. 1963)
  • Tony Earl, 86, politician, governor of Wisconsin (1983–1987) and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1969–1975) (b. 1936)
  • Thomas H. Lee, 78, financier, founder of Thomas H. Lee Partners and Lee Equity Partners (b. 1944)
  • John Olver, 86, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1991–2013), member of the Massachusetts Senate (1973–1991) and House of Representatives (1969–1973) (b. 1936)
  • Allen Steck, 96, mountaineer and rock climber (b. 1926)
• February 24
  • James Abourezk, 92, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1973) and Senate (1973–1979) (b. 1931)
  • Michael Blackwood, 88, documentary filmmaker (b. 1934)
  • Ed Fury, 94, bodybuilder and actor (Ursus, The Seven Revenges Ursus in the Land of Fire) (b. 1928)
  • Walter Mirisch, 101, film producer (In the Heat of the Night, Midway, The Hawaiians), Oscar winner (1967) (b. 1921)
  • David L. Starling, 73, railroad executive (b. 1949)
• February 25
  • Jack Billion, 83, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1993–1997) (b. 1939)
  • Kris Jordan, 46, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2009–2010, since 2019) and Senate (2011–2018) (b. 1977)
  • Fred Miller, 82, football player (Baltimore Colts) (b. 1940)
  • Dave Nicholson, 83, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros) (b. 1939)
  • Carl Saunders, 80, trumpeter, composer and educator (b. 1942)
  • Richard Trefry, 98, army lieutenant general (b. 1924)
• February 26
  • Terry Holland, 80, basketball coach (Virginia Cavaliers) (b. 1942)
  • Gus Franklin Mutscher, 90, politician, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1969–1972) (b. 1932)
  • Bob Richards, 97, pole vaulter and politician, Olympic champion (1952, 1956) (b. 1926)
  • Fred Shabel, 90, basketball coach (UConn Huskies) (b. 1932)
• February 27
  • Ricou Browning, 93, actor (Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature) and television director (Flipper) (b. 1930)
  • Burny Mattinson, 87, animator (The Jungle Book, The Great Mouse Detective, Robin Hood) (b. 1935)
  • Jerry Simmons, 76, tennis coach (LSU Tigers) (b. 1946)
• February 28
  • Michael Botticelli, 63, Olympic figure skater (1980) (b. 1959)
  • Brian J. Donnelly, 76, politician and diplomat, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1993) and ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago (1994–1997) (b. 1946)
  • Jean Faut, 97, baseball player (South Bend Blue Sox) (b. 1925)
  • Bo Hickey, 77, football player (Montreal Alouettes, Brooklyn Dodgers, Denver Broncos) (b. 1945)
  • Jay Weston, 93, film producer (Lady Sings the Blues, Buddy Buddy) (b. 1929)

March

Main article: Deaths in March 2023

Wayne Shorter

Barbara Everitt Bryant

David Lindley

Tom Sizemore

Phil Batt

Judith Heumann

Gary Rossington

Robert Blake

Jesús Alou

Bud Grant

Dick Fosbury

Joe Pepitone

Bobby Caldwell

Lance Reddick

Willie Cager

Willis Reed

Gordon Moore

Nick Galifianakis

Mark Russell

• March 1
  • William E. Cooper, 93, major general (b. 1929)
  • Ted Donaldson, 89, actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Adventures of Rusty, Father Knows Best) (b. 1933)
  • Charles Harrington Elster, 65, writer and broadcaster (A Way with Words) (b. 1957)
  • Leon Hughes, 92, musician (The Coasters) (b. 1930)
  • Dan McGinn, 79, baseball player (Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds) (b. 1943)
  • Jerry Richardson, 86, football player (Baltimore Colts) and executive (Carolina Panthers) (b. 1936)
• March 2
  • Lokenath Debnath, 87, Indian-born mathematician, founder of the International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences (b. 1935)
  • Phil Hopkins, 73, basketball coach (Western Carolina Catamounts) (b. 1949)
  • Theodore Kanamine, 93, brigadier general (b. 1929)
  • Dell Raybould, 89, politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2000–2018) (b. 1933)
  • C. Paul Robinson, 81, physicist (b. 1941)
  • Wayne Shorter, 89, jazz saxophonist (Miles Davis Quintet, Weather Report, The Jazz Messengers), 12-time Grammy winner (b. 1933)
• March 3
  • Barbara Everitt Bryant, 96, market researcher, director of the United States Census Bureau (1989–1993) (b. 1926)
  • Carlos Garnett, 84, Panamanian-born jazz saxophonist (b. 1938)
  • Sara Lane, 73, actress (The Virginian, I Saw What You Did) (b. 1949)
  • David Lindley, 78, musician (Kaleidoscope) and singer ("Mercury Blues") (b. 1944)
  • Calvin Newton, 93, gospel singer (The Oak Ridge Boys, Sons of Song) (b. 1929)
  • Tom Sizemore, 61, actor (Natural Born Killers, Heat, Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down) (b. 1961)
  • Lou Stovall, 86, painter (b. 1937)
• March 4
  • Phil Batt, 96, politician, governor of Idaho (1995–1999), member of the Idaho House of Representatives (1965–1967) and twice of the Senate (b. 1927)
  • Robert Haimer, 69, musician (Barnes & Barnes) and songwriter ("Fish Heads") (b. 1954)
  • Judith Heumann, 75, disability rights activist (b. 1947)
  • Michael Rhodes, 69, bass player (b. 1953)
  • Andre Smith, 64, basketball player (Nebraska Cornhuskers) (b. 1958)
  • Donald Snyder, 71, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981–2000) (b. 1951)
  • Spot, 72, record producer (Damaged, Milo Goes to College, Zen Arcade) (b. 1951)
• March 5
  • Francisco J. Ayala, 88, Spanish-born evolutionary biologist and philosopher (b. 1934)
  • Joanne Elliott, 97, mathematician (b. 1925)
  • Bob Goodman, 83, Hall of Fame boxing promoter (b. 1939)
  • Frank Griswold, 85, clergyman, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church (1998–2006) (b. 1937)
  • Tom Hsieh, 91, politician, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1986–1997) (b. 1931)
  • Ilkka Järvi-Laturi, 61, Finnish-born film director (Spy Games) (b. 1961)
  • Gary Rossington, 71, Hall of Fame guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington Collins Band) (b. 1951)
  • Helen Vanni, 99, opera singer (b. 1924)
  • Dave Wills, 58, sportscaster (Tampa Bay Rays) (b. 1964)
• March 6
  • Harvey Carignan, 95 serial killer (b. 1927)
  • Sergey Grishin, 56, Russian-born businessman and engineer (b. 1966)
  • Traute Lafrenz, 103, German-born resistance fighter (White Rose) (b. 1919)
  • Eric Alan Livingston, 38, musician (Mamaleek) (b. 1984)
  • Wally Smith, 96, British-born mathematician (b. 1926)
• March 7
  • Ian Falconer, 63, author (Olivia) and illustrator (The New Yorker) (b. 1959)
  • Lisa Janti, 89, actress (World Without End, Ten Thousand Bedrooms) (b. 1933)
  • Tom Love, 85, entrepreneur, founder of Love's (b. 1937)
  • Pat McCormick, 92, diver, four-time Olympic champion (1952, 1956) (b. 1930)
  • Peterson Zah, 85, politician, president of the Navajo Nation (1991–1995) (b. 1937)
• March 8
  • Jim Durkin, 58, thrash metal guitarist (Dark Angel) (b. 1964)
  • Bert I. Gordon, 100, film director and screenwriter (Village of the Giants, Empire of the Ants, The Amazing Colossal Man) (b. 1922)
  • Dolores Klaich, 86, author and activist (b. 1936)
  • Jim Moeller, 67, politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2003–2017) (b. 1955)
  • Tish Naghise, 59, politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (since 2023) (b. 1963)
  • Abraham Zarem, 106, scientist (Manhattan Project) (b. 1917)
• March 9
  • Robert Blake, 89, actor (Baretta, In Cold Blood, Electra Glide in Blue, Lost Highway) (b. 1933)
  • William R. Cotter, 87, lawyer, president of Colby College (1979–2000) (b. 1936)
  • Mark Crutcher, 74, anti-abortion activist and author, founder of Life Dynamics Inc. (b. 1948)
  • Chris Greeley, 60, politician (b. 1962)
  • Connie Martinson, 90, writer and television personality (b. 1932)
  • Otis Taylor, 80, football player (Kansas City Chiefs), Super Bowl champion (1970) (b. 1942)
• March 10
  • Jesús Alou, 80, Dominican baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics) (b. 1942)
  • Skip Bafalis, 93, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1983), member of the Florida Senate (1966–1970) and House of Representatives (1964–1966) (b. 1929)
  • Kevin Freeman, 81, equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (1964, 1968, 1972) (b. 1941)
  • Dick Haley, 85, football player (Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1937)
  • Rolland Hein, 90, college professor and scholar (b. 1932)
  • Napoleon XIV, 84, singer ("They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!") (b. 1938)
  • Demetrio Perez Jr, 77, Cuban-born educator and politician (b. 1945)
  • Anthony Verga, 87, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1995–2009) (b. 1935)
  • William Wulf, 83, computer scientist (b. 1939)
• March 11
  • Wendy Barker, 80, poet (b. 1942)
  • Amy Fuller, 54, rower, Olympic silver medalist (1992) (b. 1968)
  • Bud Grant, 95, basketball player (Minneapolis Lakers), Hall of Fame football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and coach (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1927)
  • John Jakes, 90, author (North and South, The Kent Family Chronicles) (b. 1932)
  • David Reed, 96, Anglican clergyman, bishop of Colombia (1964–1972) and Kentucky (1974–1994) (b. 1927)
• March 12
  • Warren Boroson, 88, journalist, educator, and author (b. 1935)
  • Chris Cooper, 44, American-Italian baseball player (San Marino Baseball Club, Italy national team) (b. 1978)
  • Rolly Crump, 93, animator (Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians) and designer (b. 1930)
  • Dix Denney, 65, guitarist (The Weirdos, Thelonious Monster) (b. 1957)
  • Dick Fosbury, 76, high jumper (Fosbury Flop), Olympic champion (1968) (b. 1947)
  • Felton Spencer, 55, basketball player (Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors) (b. 1968)
• March 13
  • Bob Breitenstein, 79, football player (Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1943)
  • Nicholas Calabrese, 80, contract killer (b. 1942)
  • Jim Gordon, 77, musician (Derek and the Dominos), songwriter ("Layla") and convicted murderer (b. 1945)
  • Edward Leavy, 93, jurist, judge on the U.S. District Court for Oregon (1984–1987) and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (since 1987) (b. 1929)
  • Joe Pepitone, 82, baseball player (New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs), World Series champion (1962) (b. 1940)
  • Pat Schroeder, 82, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1997) (b. 1940)
  • Eric Lloyd Wright, 93, architect (b. 1929)
• March 14
  • Bobby Caldwell, 71, singer ("What You Won't Do for Love") and songwriter ("The Next Time I Fall") (b. 1951)
  • Jim Ferree, 91, golfer (b. 1931)
  • Antonina Uccello, 100, politician, mayor of Hartford (1967–1971) (b. 1922)
• March 15
  • Jeff Gaylord, 64, professional wrestler (UWF, WCCW) and football player (Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1958)
  • Stuart Hodes, 98, dancer (b. 1924)
  • Mary Ann Nevins Radzinowicz, 97, academic and scholar (b. 1925)
  • Ronald Rice, 77, politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1986–2022) (b. 1945)
  • Norman Steinberg, 83, screenwriter (Blazing Saddles, My Favorite Year, Johnny Dangerously) (b. 1939)
• March 16
  • Gladys Kessler, 85, jurist, judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1977–1994) and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (since 1994) (b. 1938)
• March 17
  • John Carenza, 73, Olympic soccer player (1972) (b. 1950)
  • Hal Dresner, 85, screenwriter (The Eiger Sanction, Zorro, The Gay Blade, Sssssss) (b. 1937)
  • Fuzzy Haskins, 81, Hall of Fame singer (Parliament-Funkadelic) (b. 1941)
  • John Jenrette, 86, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1980), member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1964–1972) (b. 1936)
  • Lance Reddick, 60, actor (The Wire, Fringe, John Wick) (b. 1962)
  • Robert W. Sennewald, 93, army general (b. 1929)
  • Ray Solari, 95, football player (California Golden Bears) and coach (b. 1928)
  • Guy Troy, 100, Olympic pentathlete (1952) and United States Army officer (b. 1923)
• March 18
  • Gloria Dea, 100, actress (King of the Congo, Plan 9 from Outer Space) and magician (b. 1922)
  • Harold Parks Helms, 87, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1974–1984) (b. 1935)
  • Charity Scott, 72, legal scholar (b. 1951)
  • Steven Ungerleider, 73, sports psychologist, author and documentary film producer (Munich '72 and Beyond, End Game, Citizen Ashe) (b. 1949)
  • Dot Wilkinson, 101, Hall of Fame bowler and softball player (b. 1921)
• March 19
  • Willie Cager, 80, basketball player (Texas Western Miners) (b. 1942)
  • Elizabeth de Cuevas, 94, sculptor (b. 1929)
  • Mike Kadish, 72, football player (Buffalo Bills) (b. 1950)
  • John Linebaugh, 67, weapons manufacturer (.500 Linebaugh, .475 Linebaugh) (b. 1955)
• March 20
  • Geof Kotila, 64, basketball player and coach (Michigan Tech Huskies) (b. 1959)
  • Michael Reaves, 72, screenwriter (Gargoyles, Batman: The Animated Series, Spider-Man Unlimited) (b. 1950)
• March 21
  • Fernand J. Cheri, 71, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of New Orleans (since 2015) (b. 1952)
  • Joe Giella, 94, comic book artist (b. 1928)
  • Bill Lewellen, 71, politician, member of the Arkansas Senate (1990–2000) (b. 1952)
  • Dan Morse, 84–85, bridge player (b. 1938)
  • Julie Anne Peters, 71, novelist (Keeping You a Secret, Luna, Between Mom and Jo) (b. 1952)
  • Leroy Raffel, 96, restaurateur and businessman, co-founder of Arby's (b. 1926)
  • Willis Reed, 80, Hall of Fame basketball player (New York Knicks) and coach (New Jersey Nets), NBA champion (1970, 1973) (b. 1942)
  • Pedro Velasco, 85, Olympic volleyball player (1964, 1968) (b. 1937)
  • Peter Werner, 76, film and television director (In the Region of Ice, Moonlighting, Grimm), Oscar winner (1976) (b. 1947)
• March 22
  • Rebecca Jones, 65, Mexican-born actress (Imperio de cristal, Para volver a amar, Que te perdone Dios) (b. 1957)
  • Ben Shelly, 75, politician, president of the Navajo Nation (2011–2015) (b. 1947)
  • Tom Leadon, 70, musician (Mudcrutch) (b. 1952)
  • Wayne Swinny, 59, guitarist (Saliva) (b. 1963)
  • Jeffrey Vandergrift, 55, radio presenter (The Dog House) (b. 1967)
• March 23
  • K. C. Constantine, 88, author (b. 1934)
  • Darcelle XV, 92, drag queen (b. 1930)
  • Jerry Green, 94, Hall of Fame sportswriter (Associated Press, The Detroit News) (b. 1928)
  • Joseph R. Inge, 75, lieutenant general (b. 1947)
  • Toichiro Kinoshita, 98, Japanese-born theoretical physicist (b. 1925)
  • Rita Lakin, 93, screenwriter (Peyton Place, The Doctors, The Rookies) (b. 1930)
  • Frank LeMaster, 71, football player (Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1952)
  • Brendan O'Brien, 60, voice actor (Crash Bandicoot) (b. 1962)
  • Israel Zelitch, 98, plant pathologist and ecologist (b. 1924)
• March 24
  • Tim Joiner, 62, football player (Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos) (b. 1961)
  • Scott Johnson, 70, composer (b. 1952)
  • Gordon Moore, 94, businessman, engineer (Moore's law) and philanthropist, co-founder of Intel and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (b. 1929)
  • Randall Robinson, 81, lawyer, author, and activist (b. 1941)
• March 25
  • W. Onico Barker, 88, politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1980–1992) (b. 1934)
  • Chabelo, 88, American-born Mexican actor (The Extra, Escuela para solteras) and comedian (La Carabina de Ambrosio) (b. 1935)
  • Daniel Chorzempa, 78, organist and composer (b. 1944)
  • Barry Goldberg, 61, volleyball coach (American University) (b. 1962)
  • Leo D. Sullivan, 82, animator (Jabberjaw, BraveStarr, Taz-Mania) (b. 1940)
• March 26
  • Dan Ben-Amos, 88, folklorist and professor (b. 1934)
  • Keith Colson, 88, college basketball coach and athletics administrator (New Mexico State Aggies) (b. 1934)
  • Ron Faber, 90, actor (The Exorcist, Navy SEALs, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover) (b. 1933)
  • Rick Lantz, 85, football coach (Georgia Tech, Navy Midshipmen, Berlin Thunder) (b. 1938)
  • Ronnie Lee, 66, football player (Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1956)
  • Virginia T. Norwood, 96, physicist (b. 1927)
  • Thomas J. Osler, 82, mathematician, long-distance runner and author (b. 1940)
  • Ray Pillow, 85, country singer ("I'll Take the Dog") (b. 1937)
  • Bill Zehme, 64, writer and journalist (b. 1958)
• March 27
  • Nick Galifianakis, 94, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1973) and the North Carolina House of Representatives (1961–1967) (b. 1928)
  • N'Neka Garland, 49, television producer (General Hospital) (b. 1973)
  • Max Hardcore, 66, pornographic actor (b. 1956)
  • Charles Hough Jr., 88, equestrian, Olympic bronze medallist (1952) (b. 1934)
  • Howie Kane, 81, pop singer (Jay and the Americans) (b. 1945) (death announced on this date)
  • Carol Lavell, 79, equestrian, Olympic bronze medallist (1992) (b. 1943)
  • Ronald A. Sarasin, 88, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1979) and the Connecticut House of Representatives (1969–1973) (b. 1934)
  • Peggy Scott-Adams, 74, blues and R&B singer (b. 1948)
• March 28
  • Mel King, 94, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1973–1983) (b. 1928)
  • Bill Leavy, 76, football official (b. 1947)
  • Mardye McDole, 63, football player (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1959)
• March 29
  • Helen Barolini, 97, writer (Umbertina), editor, and translator (b. 1925)
  • Brian Gillis, 47, singer (LFO) (b. 1975)
  • David W. Hoyle, 84, politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly (b. 1939)
  • Dragomir R. Radev, 54, computer scientist (b. 1968)
  • Sweet Charles Sherrell, 80, bassist (James Brown, The J.B.'s) (b. 1943)
• March 30
  • Michael Berlyn, 73, video game designer (Tass Times in Tonetown, Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind) (b. 1949) (death announced on this date)
  • Fred Klages, 79, baseball player (Chicago White Sox) (b. 1943)
  • Michael Rudman, 84, theatre director (b. 1939)
  • Mark Russell, 90, political satirist and comedian (b. 1932)
  • Steve Skeates, 80, comic book writer (Aquaman, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents) (b. 1943)
  • Bill Slocum, 75, politician, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1997–2000) (b. 1947)
• March 31
  • Ada Bello, 89, Cuban-born LGBT rights activist (b. 1933)
  • John Brockington, 74, football player (Green Bay Packers) (b. 1948)
  • Gene Derricotte, 96, football player (Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1926)
  • Raghavan Iyer, 61, Indian-born chef and author (b. 1961)
  • George Nagobads, 101, Latvian-born ice hockey team physician (United States national team, Minnesota Golden Gophers) (b. 1921)
  • Ricochet, 15, Golden Retriever surfing dog (b. 2008)

April

Main article: Deaths in April 2023

Judy Farrell

Seymour Stein

Kidd Jordan

Hobie Landrith

Elizabeth Hubbard

Al Jaffee

Don Leppert

Ed Koren

Garn Stephens

Ahmad Jamal

Chris Smith

Charles Stanley

Bud Shuster

Harry Belafonte

Harold Kushner

Jerry Springer

Mike Shannon

Ralph Boston

• April 1
  • Leonard Abrams, 68, journalist (East Village Eye) (b. 1954)
  • Kwame Brathwaite, 85, photojournalist and activist (b. 1938)
  • Alicia Shepard, 69, journalist and writer (b. 1953)
  • Roger Vinson, 83, jurist, judge (since 1983) and chief judge (1997–2004) of the U.S. District Court for Northern Florida (b. 1940)
• April 2
  • Toni Elling, 94, burlesque dancer (b. 1928)
  • Judy Farrell, 84, actress (M*A*S*H) and screenwriter (Port Charles) (b. 1938)
  • Frank Gilliam, 89, football player (Iowa Hawkeyes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1934)
  • Seymour Stein, 80, Hall of Fame music executive, co-founder of Sire Records (b. 1942)
• April 3
  • William M. Barker, 81, jurist, chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court (1995–2009) (b. 1941)
  • Neal Boenzi, 97, photographer (b. 1925)
  • David Finfer, 80, film editor (The Fugitive, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause) (b. 1942)
  • Heklina, 54, drag queen and actor (b. 1968)
  • Jane LaTour, 76, labor activist and journalist (b. 1946)
  • Roy McGrath, 53, public official and fugitive, chief of staff to the governor of Maryland (2020) (b. 1969)
  • Herb Rule, 87, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (b. 1937)
• April 4
  • David Bartholomae, 75, scholar (b. 1947)
  • Ethan Boyes, 44, track cyclist (b. 1978)
  • Craig Breedlove, 86, racecar driver (b. 1937)
  • Bob Lee, 43, tech executive (Cash App, Square, Inc.) (b. 1979)
  • Vivian Trimble, 59, musician (Luscious Jackson, Dusty Trails, Kostars) (b. 1963)
  • Billy Waugh, 93, Special Forces army soldier (b. 1929)
• April 5
  • Harrison Bankhead, 68, jazz double bassist (b. 1955)
  • Bill Butler, 101, cinematographer (Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Grease) (b. 1921)
  • Nancy Detert, 78, politician, member of the Florida Senate (2008–2016) and House of Representatives (1998–2006) (b. 1944)
  • Cedric Henderson, 57, basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Albany Patroons, Olympique Antibes) (b. 1965)
  • Leon Levine, 85, businessman, founder of Family Dollar (b. 1937)
  • Booker Newberry III, 67, singer ("Love Town") and keyboardist (b. 1956)
• April 6
  • Jim Caldwell, 80, basketball player (New York Knicks) (b. 1943)
  • Katie Cotton, 57–58, communications chief (Apple Inc.) (b. 1965)
  • Bill Hellmuth, 69, architect, chairman of HOK (since 2005) (b. 1953)
  • Hobie Landrith, 93, baseball player (New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants) (b. 1930)
  • Kent C. Nelson, 85, businessman (b. 1937)
  • Mimi Sheraton, 97, food critic (The New York Times, The Daily Beast) (b. 1926)
• April 7
  • Ben Ferencz, 103, Hungarian-born lawyer (Einsatzgruppen trial) (b. 1920)
  • Carl Fischer, 98, art director and photographer (b. 1924)
  • Billy Hahn, 69, basketball coach (West Virginia Mountaineers) (b. 1953)
  • Tracy Johnson, 56, football player (Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks) (b. 1966)
  • Kidd Jordan, 87, jazz saxophonist (b. 1935)
  • Harry Lorayne, 96, magician (b. 1926)
  • Steve H. Murdock, 74, sociologist, director of the United States Census Bureau (2008–2009) (b. 1948)
  • Rachel Pollack, 77, science fiction writer (Unquenchable Fire, Doom Patrol) (b. 1945)
  • John Regan, 71, bass guitarist (Frehley's Comet) (b. 1951)
  • James W. Valentine, 96, evolutionary biologist (b. 1926)
• April 8
  • Elizabeth Hubbard, 89, actress (The Doctors, As the World Turns, Ordinary People) (b. 1933)
  • Michael Lerner, 81, actor (Barton Fink, Eight Men Out, X-Men: Days of Future Past) (b. 1941)
  • Edward L. Rissien, 98, production company executive and producer (Snow Job, Saint Jack, Castle Keep) (b. 1924)
  • Mickey Slaughter, 81, football quarterback (Denver Broncos) (b. 1941)
  • Norman H. Stahl, 92, jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (since 1992) and the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire (1990–1992) (b. 1931)
• April 9
  • Karl Berger, 88, German-born jazz pianist, composer, and educator (Creative Music Studio) (b. 1935)
  • Bruria David, 84, American-born Israeli rebbetzin, founder of Beth Jacob Jerusalem (b. 1938)
  • Alexander J. Dessler, 94, planetary scientist (b. 1928)
  • Donald W. Ernst, 89, film editor (The Brave Little Toaster, The Lord of the Rings) and producer (Fantasia 2000) (b. 1934)
  • Paul Hinrichs, 97, baseball player (Boston Red Sox) (b. 1925)
  • Chuck Morris, 46, percussionist (Lotus) (b. 1976) (body discovered on this date)
  • Fred Pancoast, 90, football coach (Vanderbilt Commodores, Memphis State Tigers, Tampa Spartans) (b. 1932)
  • Dick Springer, 75, politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1981–1989) and Senate (1989–1995) (b. 1948)
  • Valda Setterfield, 88, British-born dancer, pneumonia.
  • James Timlin, 95, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1976–1984) and bishop (1984–2003) of Scranton (b. 1927)
  • Tom Yurkovich, 87, Olympic ice hockey player (1964) (b. 1935)
• April 10
  • Jane Davis Doggett, 93, graphic designer (b. 1929)
  • Richard Ieyoub, 78, politician, attorney general of Louisiana (1992–2004) (b. 1944)
  • Al Jaffee, 102, cartoonist (Mad, Trump, Humbug) (b. 1921)
  • Frank Lasky, 81, football player (New York Giants, Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1941)
  • Ronald Whyte, 80, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern California (since 1992) (b. 1942)
  • Rick Wolff, 71, writer and radio host (b. 1951)
• April 11
  • Carol Locatell, 82, actress (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Coffy, The Family Stone) (b. 1940)
  • Jerry Mander, 86, activist and author (Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television) (b. 1936)
  • Lesley Swick Van Ness, 42, television news anchor (WGEM) (b. 1980)
  • Donald Voet, 84, biochemist (b. 1938)
• April 12
  • Ivo Babuška, 97, Czech-born mathematician (Babuška–Lax–Milgram theorem, Ladyzhenskaya–Babuška–Brezzi condition) (b. 1926)
  • Carolyn Long Banks, 82, civil rights activist and politician, member of the Atlanta City Council (1980–1997) (b. 1940)
  • James Bradley, 67, basketball player (Pallacanestro Trieste) (b. 1955)
  • Louis Gaskin, 56, convicted murderer (b. 1967)
  • David Hurles, 78, gay pornography distributor (b. 1944)
  • Megan Terry, 90, playwright (b. 1932)
  • Doug Tibbles, 83, television writer (Bewitched, My Three Sons) and drummer (The Stone Coyotes) (b. 1940)
  • Blair Tindall, 63, oboeist and journalist (b. 1960)
  • G. I. Williamson, 97, theologian, pastor, and author (b. 1925)
• April 13
  • Mike Baxes, 92, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics) (b. 1930)
  • Norm Kent, 73, attorney and gay rights activist (b. 1949)
  • Larry LeGrande, 83, baseball player (Memphis Red Sox, Detroit Stars, Kansas City Monarchs) (b. 1939)
  • Don Leppert, 91, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators) (b. 1931)
  • Marilyn McReavy, 78, Olympic volleyball player (1968) (b. 1944)
• April 14
  • Mark Arneson, 73, football player (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1949)
  • Bill Bradbury, 73, politician, secretary of state of Oregon (1999–2009), member (1985–1995) and president (1993–1994) of the State Senate (b. 1949)
  • Dave Frost, 70, baseball player (California Angels) (b. 1952)
  • Ed Koren, 87, cartoonist (The New Yorker), (b. 1935)
  • Lonnie Napier, 82, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1985–2013) (b. 1940)
  • James M. Skibo, 63, archaeologist (b. 1960)
  • Garn Stephens, 87, actress (Phyllis, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Sunshine Boys) (b. 1936) (death announced on this date)
  • George Verwer, 84, evangelist, founder of Operation Mobilisation (b. 1938)
• April 15
  • Peter Badie, 97, jazz bass player (b. 1925)
  • Kaylin Gillis, 20, homicide victim (b. 2003 or 2002)
  • Maryellen Goodwin, 58, politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (since 1987) (b. 1964)
  • Lynda Myles, 83, television writer (Santa Barbara, Loving, As the World Turns), actress and playwright (b. 1939)
  • Bill Thomas, 91, college basketball coach (Missouri State Bears) (b. 1931)
• April 16
  • Paul Aizley, 87, politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (2009–2017) (b. 1936)
  • Chuck Ciprich, 81, racing driver, cancer (b. 1941)
  • Ahmad Jamal, 92, jazz pianist (b. 1930)
  • Darryl Lenox, 56–57, comedian (b. 1966)
• April 17
  • Jim Gillis, 64, journalist and newspaper columnist (The Newport Daily News) (b. 1958)
  • James Melcher, 83, hedge fund manager and Olympic fencer (1972) (b. 1939)
  • Randy Seiler, 76, attorney, U.S. attorney for the district of South Dakota (2015–2017) (b. 1946)
  • Chris Smith, 31, football player (Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns) (b. 1992)
  • April Stevens, 93, singer ("Deep Purple", "Whispering"), Grammy winner (1964) (b. 1929)
  • Nikita Storojev, 73, Russian-born operatic singer (b. 1950)
  • Ronald R. Thomas, 74, academic administrator, president of the University of Puget Sound (2003–2016) (b. 1949)
• April 18
  • Alfred L. Goldberg, 80, biochemist and academic (b. 1942)
  • Joel Hochberg, 87, businessman, president of Rare (b. 1935)
  • Willie McCarter, 76, basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers) and coach (Detroit Mercy Titans) (b. 1946)
  • Don McIlhenny, 88, football player (Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1934)
  • Charles Stanley, 90, pastor and televangelist, president of the Southern Baptist Convention (1984–1986) and founder of In Touch Ministries (b. 1932)
• April 19
  • Bob Berry, 81, football player (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1942)
  • Robert Dean, 67, Olympic handball player (1976) (b. 1955)
  • Todd Haimes, 66, artistic director (b. 1956)
  • Ron "Patch" Hamilton, 72, Christian singer-songwriter, preacher, and voice actor (b. 1950)
  • Jeremy Nobis, 52, Olympic alpine skier (1994) (b. 1970)
  • Otis Redding III, 59, singer (The Reddings) (b. 1963)
  • Richard Riordan, 92, investment banker, businessman and politician, mayor of Los Angeles (1993–2001) (b. 1930) (subscription required)
  • Bud Shuster, 91, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–2001) (b. 1932) (subscription required)
  • Dave Wilcox, 80, Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1942)
• April 20
  • John Wright, 79, film editor (The Hunt for Red October, Speed, X-Men) (b. 1943)
• April 21
  • Ernie Barrett, 93, basketball player (Boston Celtics) (b. 1929)
  • John A. Curry, 88, academic administrator, president of Northeastern University (1989–1996) (b. 1934)
  • Emily Meggett, 90, chef and author (b. 1932)
  • Ken Potts, 102, World War II veteran, survivor of the attack on the USS Arizona (b. 1921)
  • Ted Richards, 76, cartoonist (b. 1946)
• April 22
  • Herb Douglas, 101, Olympic long jumper (1948) (b. 1922)
  • Emanuel V. Soriano, 86, Philippine-born engineer and academic (b. 1936)
• April 23
  • Tori Bowie, 32, athlete, Olympic champion (2016) (b. 1990)
  • Keith Gattis, 52, country music singer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1970)
  • Yvonne Jacquette, 88, painter (b. 1934)
  • Alton H. Maddox Jr., 77, lawyer (b. 1945)
  • Robert Patrick, 85, playwright, poet and lyricist (b. 1937)
  • Frank Shu, 79, Chinese-born astrophysicist (density wave theory), president of the National Tsing Hua University (2002–2006) and member of the National Academy of Sciences (b. 1943)
  • Dick Towers, 92, football coach (Southern Illinois Salukis) (b. 1931)
  • Isaac Wiley Jr., 69, drummer (Dazz Band) (b. 1954)
• April 24
  • David E. Carter, 80, entrepreneur and writer (b. 1943)
  • Lilian Day Jackson, 63, singer (Spargo) (b. 1959)
  • Mike Pride, 76, journalist and writer (b. 1946)
  • Gilbert Sheldon, 96, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Steubenville (1992–2002) and auxiliary bishop of Cleveland (1976–1992) (b. 1926)
  • Dennis Ribant, 81, baseball player (New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers) (b. 1941)
  • Casper R. Taylor Jr., 88, politician, speaker (1994–2003) and member (1975–2003) of the Maryland House of Delegates (b. 1934)
• April 25
  • Frank Agrama, 93, Egyptian-born film director (Queen Kong, Dawn of the Mummy) and producer, founder of Harmony Gold USA (b. 1930)
  • Harry Belafonte, 96, musician ("The Banana Boat Song", "Jump in the Line"), actor (Odds Against Tomorrow), and civil rights activist (b. 1927)
  • Carolyn Bryant Donham, 88, storekeeper, accusation led to murder of Emmett Till (b. 1934)
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson, 97, singer-songwriter ("Red Hot", "When It Rains, It Really Pours") (b. 1925)
  • Ralph Humphrey, 79, rock drummer (The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1944)
  • Pamela Turnure, 85, press secretary (Jacqueline Kennedy) (b. 1937)
• April 26
  • Jerry Apodaca, 88, politician, governor of New Mexico (1975–1979) and chair of the PCPFS (1978–1980) (b. 1934)
  • Sonny Gordon, 57, football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1965)
  • Stew Leonard Sr., 93, businessman and grocer, founder of Stew Leonard's (b. 1929)
• April 27
  • Dick Groat, 92, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) (b. 1930)
  • Harold Kushner, 88, rabbi and author (When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Overcoming Life's Disappointments, When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough) (b. 1935)
  • Gerald Nesbitt, 91, football player (Ottawa Rough Riders, Arkansas Razorbacks) (b. 1931)
  • Jerry Springer, 79, television host (The Jerry Springer Show) and politician, mayor of Cincinnati (1977–1978) (b. 1944)
• April 28
  • LeRoy Carhart, 81, physician, subject of After Tiller (b. 1941)
  • Claude Gray, 91, country music singer-songwriter ("Family Bible") (b. 1932)
  • Vincent Stewart, 64, Jamaican-born Marine Corps general, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2015–2017) (b. 1958)
  • Ben Tompkins, 93, football referee (NFL) (b. 1929)
• April 29
  • Edward J. Garcia, 94, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern California (since 1984) (b. 1928)
  • Janet G. Mullins Grissom, 73, lobbyist, White House director of political affairs (1992–1993), assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs (1989–1992) (b. 1949)
  • Larry Rivers, 73, basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters) (b. 1950)
  • Don Sebesky, 85, composer, arranger, and conductor (b. 1937)
  • Mike Shannon, 83, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1939)
• April 30
  • Ralph Boston, 83, long jumper, Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1939)
  • Havre de Grace, 15, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2007)
  • Lance Ten Broeck, 67, professional golfer and caddie (b. 1956)

May

Main article: Deaths in May 2023

Tori Bowie

Rob Laakso

Samuel T. Durrance

Vida Blue

Newton N. Minow

Joe Kapp

Heather Armstrong

Barry Newman

Doyle Brunson

Superstar Billy Graham

Jim Brown

C. Boyden Gray

Cotton Nash

Sheldon Reynolds

George Maharis

Tina Turner

Don Bonker

• May 1
  • Dick Burwell, 83, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1940)
  • Calvin Davis, 51, hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist (1996) (b. 1972)
  • Andrew Delaplaine, 73, novelist and screenwriter (Meeting Spencer) (b. 1949)
  • Paul Giambarba, 94, graphic designer and cartoonist (This Week) (b. 1928)
  • Jordan Neely, 30, Michael Jackson impersonator and vagrant (b. 1992–1993)
  • Eileen Saki, 79, Japanese-born actress (M*A*S*H, Splash, Policewomen) (b. 1943)
  • Marshall S. Smith, 85, educator (b. 1937)
• May 2
  • Barbara Bryne, 94, British-born actress (The Bostonians, Amadeus, Two Evil Eyes) (b. 1929)
  • Arun Manilal Gandhi, 89, South African-born Indian-American author and political activist (b. 1934)
• May 3
  • John Albert, 58, musician (Christian Death, Bad Religion) and music journalist (LA Weekly) (b. 1964)
  • Lance Blanks, 56, basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves) and general manager (Phoenix Suns) (b. 1966)
  • Dean Corren, 67, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1993–2001) (b. 1955)
  • Howard Krongard, 82, attorney, government official (inspector general of the Department of State, 2005–2008), and lacrosse Hall of Fame player (b. 1940)
  • Ronald Rene Lagueux, 91, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island (since 1986) (b. 1931)
  • Roland Pattillo, 89, gynecologic oncologist (b. 1933)
• May 4
  • Bill Basso, 60, special effects artist (Jurassic Park, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Tremors) (b. 1962)
  • John C. Cushman III, 82, real estate executive (Cushman & Wakefield) (b. 1941)
  • Rob Laakso, 44, musician (Kurt Vile and the Violators, Swirlies), cholangiocarcinoma (b. 1979)
  • Terry Vaughn, 50, soccer referee (b. 1973)
• May 5
  • Gloria Belle, 83, bluegrass vocalist and musician (b. 1939)
  • Fortunato Benavides, 76, jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (since 1994) (b. 1947)
  • Richard E. Carver, 85, politician, mayor of Peoria, Illinois (1973–1984) and assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management (1984–1987) (b. 1937)
  • Samuel T. Durrance, 79, astronaut (STS-35, STS-67) (b. 1943)
  • Gary Finch, 79, politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1999–2021) (b. 1944)
  • Robert C. Shinn Jr., 85, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1985–1994) and commissioner of the NJDEP (1994–2002) (b. 1937)
  • Amy Silverstein, 59, medical memoirist (b. 1963)
  • Chris Strachwitz, 91, German-born record company founder and executive (Arhoolie Records) (b. 1931)
  • Beverly Torok-Storb, 75, physician (b. 1948)
  • Jack Wilkins, 78, jazz guitarist (b. 1944)
• May 6
  • Vida Blue, 73, baseball player (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals), three-time World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974) (b. 1949)
  • Sam Gross, 89, cartoonist (The New Yorker) (b. 1933)
  • Tom Hornbein, 92, mountaineer (b. 1930)
  • Frank Kozik, 61, artist and graphic designer (b. 1961)
  • Newton N. Minow, 97, attorney, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1961–1963) (b. 1926)
  • Hanna Fenichel Pitkin, 91, German-born political theorist (b. 1931)
  • Menahem Pressler, 99, German-born Israeli-American pianist (Beaux Arts Trio) (b. 1923)
• May 7
  • Jerry Armstrong, 86, Olympic boxer (1960) (b. 1936)
  • Grace Bumbry, 86, operatic mezzo-soprano (b. 1937)
  • Larry Foster, 85, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1937)
  • Don January, 93, golfer (PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour), PGA Championship winner (1967) (b. 1929)
  • Deacon Jones, 89, baseball player (Chicago White Sox) and coach (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres) (b. 1934)
  • James Kerr, 82, Olympic fencer (1984) (b. 1940)
  • Larry Mahan, 79, rodeo cowboy, subject of The Great American Cowboy (b. 1943)
  • John Roland, 81, news presenter (WNEW-TV, NBC News) (b. 1941)
  • Fred Siegel, 78, historian and conservative writer (b. 1945)
  • Ronald Steel, 92, author and biographer (b. 1931)
• May 8
  • K. Patricia Cross, 97, education scholar (b. 1926)
  • Vern Holtgrave, 80, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1942)
  • Joe Kapp, 85, Hall of Fame football player (BC Lions, Minnesota Vikings), coach (California Golden Bears) and executive (b. 1938)
• May 9
  • Heather Armstrong, 47, blogger (b. 1975)
  • Denny Crum, 86, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Louisville Cardinals) (b. 1937)
  • Edward Cullen, 90, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Allentown (1998–2009) and auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (1994–1998) (b. 1933)
  • Moon Fun Chin, 110, Taiwanese-born supercentenarian, last surviving CNAC pilot (b. 1913)
  • Joaquin Romaguera, 90, tenor (The Most Important Man) and actor (b. 1932)
• May 10
  • Ed Flanagan, 79, football player (Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers) (b. 1944)
  • Jack Rebney, 93, salesman, subject of Winnebago Man (b. 1929)
  • Jacklyn Zeman, 70, actress (General Hospital) (b. 1953)
• May 11
  • Kenneth Anger, 96, filmmaker (Fireworks, Lucifer Rising) and writer (Hollywood Babylon) (b. 1927)
  • Hodding Carter III, 88, journalist and spokesman, U.S. State Department Spokesperson (1977–1980) (b. 1935)
  • Stanley Engerman, 87, economist and historian (b. 1936)
  • Joe A. Garcia, 70, indigenous political activist and musician, president of the National Congress of American Indians (2006–2009) (b. 1952)
  • Barry Newman, 92, actor (Vanishing Point, Petrocelli, The Limey) (b. 1930)
• May 12
  • Don Denkinger, 86, baseball umpire (b. 1936)
  • Michael J. Juneau, 60, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Western Louisiana (since 2018) (b. 1962)
  • Ralph Lee, 87, puppeteer and special effects artist (b. 1936)
  • Michael Norell, 85, actor (Emergency!) and television writer (The Love Boat, Nash Bridges) (b. 1937)
• May 13
  • Harry Bentley Bradley, 83, car and toy car designer (b. 1939)
  • Bill Kelly, 75, college football coach (West Texas A&M Buffaloes, Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds) (b. 1947)
  • Weldon Olson, 90, ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1932)
  • Carl Yankowski, 74, businessman and CEO of Palm, Inc. and Ambient Devices (b. 1948)
• May 14
  • Billy Wayne Bailey, 65, politician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1991–2008) (b. 1957)
  • Doyle Brunson, 89, Hall of Fame poker player, WSOP champion (1976, 1977) (b. 1933)
  • Joe Gayton, 66, screenwriter (Hell on Wheels, Faster, Bulletproof) (b. 1956)
  • Christian Hansen Jr., 91, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1981–1982), U.S. Marshal for Vermont (1969–1977, 1982–1984) (b. 1931)
  • Gloria Molina, 74, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1982–1987) and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1991–2014) (b. 1948)
  • John Refoua, 58, film editor (Avatar, Olympus Has Fallen, Southpaw) (b. 1964)
  • Lamin Swann, 45, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (since 2023) (b. 1977)
• May 15
  • Sharon Farrell, 82, actress (The Reivers, It's Alive, Can't Buy Me Love) (b. 1940)
  • Belmar Gunderson, 88, tennis player (b. 1934)
  • Robert Lucas Jr., 85, economist (Lucas critique), Nobel Prize laureate (1995) (b. 1937)
• May 16
  • Rodrigo Barnes, 73, football player (Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1950)
  • Mark Gietzen, 69, anti-abortion and political activist (b. 1953)
  • Norm Green, 90, long-distance runner (b. 1932)
  • Marlene Hagge, 89, Hall of Fame golfer (b. 1934)
  • Richard Landis, 77, musician and music executive (b. 1946)
  • Pale Male, 32–33, red-tailed hawk (b. 1990)
  • Bill Perkins, 74, politician (b. 1949)
• May 17
  • Superstar Billy Graham, 79, professional wrestler (b. 1943)
  • Johnny Morgan, 76, politician, member of the Mississippi Senate (1983–1991) (b. 1947)
  • Eddie Southern, 85, hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (1956) (b. 1938)
  • Charles Stenholm, 84, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–2005) (b. 1938)
  • Marge Summit, 87, LGBT rights activist (b. 1935)
• May 18
  • Jim Brown, 87, Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns) and actor (The Dirty Dozen, Mars Attacks!) (b. 1936)
  • Rashid Buttar, 57, physician and conspiracy theorist (b. 1966)
  • Marlene Clark, 73, actress (Sanford and Son, Slaughter, The Beast Must Die) and model (b. 1949)
  • Jimmy Dimos, 84, politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1976–1999) (b. 1938)
  • Buddy Melges, 93, sailor, Olympic champion (1972) (b. 1930)
  • Masatoshi Nei, 92, Japanese-born evolutionary biologist (b. 1931)
  • Dick Nourse, 83, television news anchor (KSL-TV) (b. 1940)
  • Sam Zell, 81, businessman (b. 1941)
• May 19
  • Marion Berry, 80, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2011) (b. 1942)
  • Nicholas Gray, 86, restaurant owner (Gray's Papaya) (b. 1936)
  • Gordon Keddie, 78, Scottish-born pastor and theologian (b. 1944)
  • Tim Keller, 72, pastor (Redeemer Presbyterian Church) (b. 1950)
  • Ronald S. W. Lew, 81, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Central California (since 1987) (b. 1941)
  • Kathy Mills Lynch, 54, makeup artist (Yellowstone, For All Mankind, The Card Counter) (b. 1968)
  • Craig Puki, 66, football player (San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1957)
• May 20
  • Benjamin Harjo Jr., 77, painter (b. 1945)
  • Rick Hummel, 77, sports journalist (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) and author (b. 1946)
  • Leon Ichaso, 74, Cuban-born film director (El Super, Sugar Hill, El Cantante) (b. 1948)
  • Terry McDermott, 82, speed skater, Olympic champion (1964) (b. 1940)
  • Edmond J. Muniz, 83, politician, founder of Krewe of Endymion and mayor of Kenner, Louisiana (since 2006) (b. 1940)
  • Tom Sawyer, 77, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–2003) and Ohio Senate (2007–2016), mayor of Akron (1984–1986) (b. 1945)
  • Brian Shul, 75, Air Force major and aerial photographer (b. 1948)
• May 21
  • Ed Ames, 95, singer (Ames Brothers) and actor (Daniel Boone) (b. 1927)
  • David Brandt, 76, farmer (b. 1946)
  • C. Boyden Gray, 80, lawyer and diplomat, White House counsel (1989–1993) and ambassador to the European Union (2006–2007) (b. 1943)
  • David M. Jennings, 74, politician, member (1979–1987) and speaker (1985–1987) of the Minnesota House of Representatives (b. 1948)
  • Kathryn Jones Harrison, 99, tribal leader (b. 1924)
  • Lew Palter, 94, actor (First Monday in October, Titanic) (b. 1928)
  • Sam Slom, 81, politician, member of the Hawaii Senate (1997–2017) (b. 1942)
• May 22
  • Kirk Arrington, 61, drummer (Metal Church) (b. 1962)
  • Rick Hoyt, 61, marathon runner (Team Hoyt) (b. 1962)
  • Candace Introcaso, 69, academic administrator, president of La Roche University (since 2004) (b. 1953)
  • Peggy Lee Leather, 64, professional wrestler (WWF, NWA) (b. 1959)
  • James Lewis, 63, singer (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) (b. 1959)
• May 23
  • Mark Adams, 64, metal bassist (Saint Vitus) (b. 1958)
  • John Dunning, 81, author (b. 1942)
  • Fusaichi Pegasus, 26, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1997)
  • Redd Holt, 91, jazz drummer (The Ramsey Lewis Trio, Young-Holt Unlimited) (b. 1932)
  • Cotton Nash, 80, basketball (Los Angeles Lakers, Kentucky Colonels) and baseball player (Chicago White Sox) (b. 1942)
  • Floyd Newman, 91, saxophonist (b. 1931)
  • Sheldon Reynolds, 63, guitarist (Sun, Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire) (b. 1959)
  • Robert Zimmer, 75, mathematician and academic administrator, president of the University of Chicago (2006–2021) (b. 1947)
• May 24
  • Emerson Allsworth, 96, lawyer and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1959–1966) (b. 1936)
  • Jerry Krause, 87, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Gonzaga Bulldogs, Eastern Washington Eagles) (b. 1936)
  • Bill Lee, 94, jazz musician and film composer (She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing) (b. 1928)
  • George Maharis, 94, actor (Route 66, The Most Deadly Game, Fantasy Island) (b. 1928)
  • Dennis L. Riley, 77, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1980–1990) (b. 1945)
  • Tina Turner, 83, American-born Swiss singer ("River Deep – Mountain High", "A Fool in Love") and actress (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), eight-time Grammy winner (b. 1939)
• May 25
  • Glenn Farr, 77, film editor (The Right Stuff, Commando, The Serpent and the Rainbow), Oscar winner (1984) (b. 1946)
  • Frank Handlen, 106, painter and sculptor (b. 1916)
  • Gary Kent, 89, actor and stuntman (The Savage Seven, Psych-Out, Bubba Ho-Tep) (b. 1933)
  • Alice Palmer, 83, politician, member of the Illinois Senate (1991–1997) (b. 1939)
  • Denny Stolz, 89, football coach (Michigan State Spartans, Bowling Green Falcons, San Diego State Aztecs) (b. 1933)
• May 26
  • J. J. Bittenbinder, 80, police officer and television host (Tough Target) (b. 1942)
  • Kay B. Cobb, 81, jurist and politician, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi (1999–2007) and member of the Mississippi State Senate (1992–1996) (b. 1942)
  • Sammy Koskei, 37, Kenyan-born long-distance runner (b. 1986)
  • Reuben Wilson, 88, jazz organist (b. 1935)
• May 27
  • Anita Cornwell, 99, author and activist (b. 1923)
  • Ilya Kabakov, 89, Russian-born conceptual artist (b. 1933)
  • Claudia Rosett, 67, journalist (The Wall Street Journal) (b. 1955)
• May 28
  • Ernest Bertrand Boland, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Multan (1966–1984) (b. 1925)
  • Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr., 91, entrepreneur and philanthropist (b. 1932)
  • Owen Gingerich, 93, astronomer (b. 1930)
  • Milt Larsen, 92, actor and magician, creator of The Magic Castle (b. 1931)
• May 29
  • Thomas Buergenthal, 89, Czechoslovak-born international lawyer, law school dean, and judge of the International Court of Justice (2000–2010) (b. 1934)
  • Victor Galeone, 87, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of St. Augustine (2001–2011) (b. 1935)
  • William O'Neil, 90, businessman, stockbroker and writer (b. 1933)
  • Robin Wagner, 89, set designer (The Producers, Jesus Christ Superstar, City of Angels), Tony winner (1978, 1990, 2001) (b. 1933)
  • Mike Young, 63, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1960)
• May 30
  • John Beasley, 79, actor (Rudy, Walking Tall, The Purge: Anarchy) (b. 1943)
  • Don Bonker, 86, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1989) (b. 1937)
  • Jessie Maple, 76, cinematographer and film director (Will, Twice as Nice) (b. 1947)
  • Bill McGovern, 60, football coach (UCLA Bruins) (b. 1962)
  • Harvey Pitt, 78, lawyer, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (2001–2003) (b. 1945)
• May 31
  • Sergio Calderón, 77, Mexican-born actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Men in Black, The Ruins) (b. 1945)
  • Amitai Etzioni, 94, Israeli-born sociologist (b. 1929)
  • Dickie Harrell, 82, Hall of Fame drummer (Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps) (b. 1940) (death announced on this date)
  • Gene Rogers, 93, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1987–2003) (b. 1929)

June

Main article: Deaths in June 2023

Cynthia Weil

Jim Hines

Roger Craig

Robert Hanssen

The Iron Sheik

Pat Robertson

Ted Kaczynski

Treat Williams

Cormac McCarthy

Daniel Ellsberg

Stockton Rush

Michael Horodniceanu

Sheldon Harnick

Dean Smith

John B. Goodenough

Nicolas Coster

Lowell Weicker

Alan Arkin

Christine King Farris

• June 1
  • Billy Ray Adams, 84, football player (Ole Miss Rebels) (b. 1938)
  • Ronald L. Baker, 85, folklorist (b. 1937)
  • Michael Batayeh, 52, comedian and actor (Breaking Bad, American Dreamz, AmericanEast) (b. 1970)
  • Jim Melchert, 92, artist (b, 1930)
  • Anna Shay, 62, socialite, businesswoman and television personality (Bling Empire) (b. 1960)
  • John Sullivan, 82, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, New York Mets) and coach (Toronto Blue Jays) (b. 1941)
  • Cynthia Weil, 82, songwriter ("On Broadway", "Make Your Own Kind of Music") (b. 1940)
• June 2
  • Bob Bolin, 84, baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1939)
  • Bob Menne, 81, golfer (b. 1942)
  • George Riddle, 86, actor (Simon, Arthur, Little Manhattan) (b. 1937)
  • Beverly Shade, 87, professional wrestler (b. 1936)
• June 3
  • Byron Barton, 92, writer and illustrator (b. 1930)
  • Paul Geoffrey, 68, English-born actor (Excalibur, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, The Manageress) (b. 1955)
  • Jim Hines, 76, sprinter, Olympic champion (1968), and football player (Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs) (b. 1946)
  • Michael Sheehan, 83, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lubbock (1983–1993) and archbishop of Santa Fe (1993–2015) (b. 1939)
• June 4
  • Bill Beck, 61, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (since 2014) (b. 1962)
  • Roger Craig, 93, baseball player (Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (San Francisco Giants) (b. 1930)
  • Norma Hunt, 85, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs (since 2006) (b. 1938)
  • Scott Schinder, 61, music critic and journalist (Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Trouser Press) (b. 1962)
  • George Winston, 73, pianist (December, Summer, Forest), Grammy winner (1996) (b. 1949)
• June 5
  • Robert Hanssen, 79, former FBI agent and convicted spy (b. 1944)
  • Ron Miller, 78, fencing coach (b. 1944)
• June 6
  • Jack Baldschun, 86, baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres) (b. 1936)
  • Linda Burdette, 74, gymnastics coach (West Virginia University) (b. 1948/49)
  • Thomas G. Carruthers, 94, politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (1973–1975) (b. 1929)
  • Pat Casey, 29, BMX rider (b. 1993)
  • Pat Cooper, 93, actor (Fighting Back, Analyze This, Analyze That) and comedian (b. 1929)
  • Paul Eckstein, 59, actor and television writer and producer (Godfather of Harlem, Narcos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent) (b. 1963)
  • William Howarth, 82, writer and professor (b. 1940)
  • John McCoy, 79, politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2003–2013) and Senate (2013–2020) (b. 1943)
  • Noreen Nash, 99, actress (The Big Fix, Phantom from Space, Giant) (b. 1924)
  • Richard E. Snyder, 90, publishing executive (Simon & Schuster, Western Publishing) (b. 1933)
  • William Spriggs, 68, economist (b. 1955)
• June 7
  • Saskia Hamilton, 56, poet (b. 1967)
  • Tom Jolls, 89, television personality (WKBW-TV) (b. 1933)
  • Sir Ivan Menezes, 63, Indian-born beverage industry executive, CEO of Diageo (since 2013) (b. 1959)
  • Lia Mortensen, 57, actress (A Nightmare on Elm Street) (b. 1964)
  • Lisl Steiner, 95, Austrian-born photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker (b. 1927)
  • The Iron Sheik, 81, Iranian-born Hall of Fame professional wrestler (AWA, WWF) (b. 1942)
  • Eve Tetaz, 91, activist (b. 1931)
• June 8
  • Robert Holmes Bell, 79, jurist, judge (since 1987) and chief judge (2001–2008) of the U.S. District Court for Western Michigan (b. 1944)
  • Julie Garwood, 78, author (Ransom) (b. 1944)
  • Wade Goodwyn, 63, news journalist (NPR) (b. 1959)
  • Zina Jasper, 84, actress (Crimes and Misdemeanors) (b. 1939)
  • Ian McGinty, 38, comic book writer and artist (Bravest Warriors, Bee and PuppyCat) (b. 1985)
  • Pat Robertson, 93, media mogul, religious broadcaster, chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network and presidential candidate (1988) (b. 1930)
• June 9
  • Laurent W. Belanger, 92, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974–1976) (b. 1931)
  • Otis Grand, 73, Lebanese-born blues musician (b. 1950)
  • Firouz Naderi, 77, Iranian-born scientist (b. 1946)
  • Ron Richard, 75, politician, member (2003–2011) and speaker (2009–2011) of the Missouri House of Representatives and member of the Missouri Senate (2011–2019) (b. 1947)
  • Alton Waldon, 86, politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1983–1987), State Senate (1991–1999), and U.S. House of Representatives (1986–1987) (b. 1936)
  • John F. Wood Jr., 87, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1987–2015) (b. 1936)
• June 10
  • Kyle Brown, 42, baseball player (Ohio State Buckeyes) and network director (ESPN) (b. 1981)
  • Ken Hansen, 71, politician, member of the Montana Senate (2002–2010).
  • Don Hood, 73, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals) (b. 1949)
  • Ted Kaczynski, 81, mathematician and domestic terrorist (Unabomber Manifesto) (b. 1942)
  • Virgil Luken, 80, Olympic swimmer (1964) (b. 1942)
  • Roger Payne, 88, biologist and environmentalist (b. 1935)
  • Jim Turner, 82, football player (New York Jets, Denver Broncos) (b. 1941)
• June 11
  • Franz S. Leichter, 92, Austrian-born politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1969–1974) and Senate (1975–1998) (b. 1930)
  • Danny Young, 51, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1971)
• June 12
  • Cyril Birch, 98, British-born sinologist and translator (b. 1925)
  • Michael Catt, 70, pastor (Sherwood Baptist Church) and film producer (Fireproof, Courageous) (b. 1952)
  • Carol Higgins Clark, 66, mystery author and actress (b. 1956)
  • Patrick Gasienica, 24, Olympic ski jumper (2022) (b. 1998)
  • Harvey Glance, 66, sprinter, Olympic champion (1976) (b. 1957)
  • Reggie Moore, 42, American-born Angolan basketball player (Maccabi Givat Shmuel, UB La Palma, Primeiro de Agosto) (b. 1981)
  • John Romita Sr., 93, comic book artist (The Amazing Spider-Man) (b. 1930)
  • Richard Severo, 90, science journalist (The New York Times) (b. 1932)
  • Stan Savran, 76, sports media personality (b. 1947)
  • Treat Williams, 71, actor (Hair, Everwood, Once Upon a Time in America, Chicago Fire) (b. 1951)
• June 13
  • David M. Bartley, 88, politician, member (1963–1976) and speaker (1969–1975) of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (b. 1935)
  • Edward Fredkin, 88, physicist, computer scientist and businessman (b. 1934)
  • Lonnie Hammargren, 85, neurosurgeon and politician, lieutenant governor of Nevada (1995–1999) (b. 1937)
  • April Kingsley, 82, art critic (b. 1941)
  • Eina Kwon, 34, restaurant owner, shot (b. 1989)
  • Cormac McCarthy, 89, novelist (Blood Meridian, No Country for Old Men, The Road) (b. 1933)
  • Curtis L. Meinert, 88, epidemiologist (b. 1934)
  • Larry Myers Jr., 49, reality television personality (My 600-lb Life) (b. 1974)
  • Blackie Onassis, 57, rock drummer (Urge Overkill) (b. 1966)
  • Hiroe Tsukamoto, anime producer. (death announced on this date)
• June 14
  • Charles L. Blockson, 89, historian, author, and bibliophile (b. 1933)
  • Robert Gottlieb, 92, writer and editor (The New Yorker) (b. 1931)
  • Brett Hadley, 92, actor (The Young and the Restless) (b. 1931)
  • Roman Jackiw, 83, Polish-born theoretical physicist, Dirac Medalist (1998) (b. 1939)
  • Homer Jones, 82, football player (New York Giants, Cleveland Browns) (b. 1941)
  • Charles C. Lovell, 93, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Montana (since 1985) (b. 1929)
  • Warren McGraw, 84, lawyer, politician, and judge (b. 1939)
  • Henry Petroski, 81, engineer and professor (b. 1942)
• June 15
  • David P. Calleo, 88, political scientist (b. 1934)
  • Dan Lardner, singer and guitarist (QTY). (death announced on this date)
  • Donald Triplett, 89, medical figure, first person diagnosed with autism (b. 1933)
• June 16
  • Bob Brown, 81, Hall of Fame football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1941)
  • Daniel Ellsberg, 92, whistleblower of the Pentagon Papers (b. 1931)
  • Rita Reif, 94, newspaper columnist and author (b. 1929)
  • Bruce Roberts, 93, photographer and author (b. 1930)
  • Norman R. Stone Jr., 87, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1963–1967) and Senate (1967–2015) (b. 1935)
  • Jim Tweto, 68, bush pilot (Flying Wild Alaska) (b. 1955)
  • Dave Viti, 83, football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1939) (death announced on this date)
• June 17
  • James R. Hurley, 91, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1968–1982) and New Jersey Senate (1982–1990) (b. 1932)
  • Gus Newport, 88, politician, mayor of Berkeley, California (1979–1986) (b. 1935)
• June 18
  • Big Pokey, 48, rapper (Screwed Up Click, "Sittin' Sidewayz") (b. 1974)
  • Jim Brandenburg, 87, college basketball coach (Wyoming Cowboys, San Diego State Aztecs) (b. 1935)
  • Dick Hall, 92, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1930)
  • Stockton Rush, 60, co-founder and chief executive officer of OceanGate (Titan submersible implosion) (b. 1962)
  • Charley Scales, 85, football player (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1938)
  • Teresa Taylor, 60, drummer (Butthole Surfers) and actress (Slacker) (b. 1962)
• June 19
  • Michael A. Banks, 72, writer (b. 1951)
  • George Frazier, 68, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins) (b. 1954)
  • Clark Haggans, 46, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1977)
  • Gerald C. Meyers, 94, businessman, CEO of American Motors Corporation (1977–1982) (b. 1928)
  • Max Morath, 96, ragtime pianist, television presenter and author (b. 1926)
• June 20
  • Robert Elegant, 95, author and journalist (b. 1928)
  • Brison Manor, 70, football player (Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1952)
  • H. Lee Sarokin, 94, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey (1979–1994) and Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1994–1996) (b. 1928)
• June 21
  • Russell H. Dilday, 92, pastor, president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1978–1994) (b. 1930)
  • Daniel Fuller, 97, theologian and academic (b. 1925)
  • Cedric Killings, 45, football player (Houston Texas) (b. 1977)
  • George Winterling, 91, television meteorologist (WJXT) (b. 1931)
  • Robin F. Wynne, 70, jurist, associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court (since 2014) (b. 1953)
• June 22
  • Robert Black, 67, double bass player (Bang on a Can All Stars) (b. 1956)
  • Cora Cohen, 79, artist (b. 1943)
  • Michael Horodniceanu, 78, Romanian-born engineer (b. 1944)
  • Harry Markowitz, 95, economist (modern portfolio theory), Nobel Prize laureate (1990) (b. 1927)
• June 23
  • Margia Dean, 101, actress (I Shot Jesse James, The Baron of Arizona, The Quatermass Xperiment) (b. 1922)
  • Penny Ann Early, 80, jockey and basketball player (Kentucky Colonels) (b. 1943)
  • Frederic Forrest, 86, actor (The Rose, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now) (b. 1936)
  • Sheldon Harnick, 99, lyricist (Fiorello!, Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me) and Tony winner (1960, 1965) (b. 1924)
  • Jimmy Kim, 56, taekwondo practitioner, Olympic champion (1988) (b. 1967)
  • Omer Léger, 92, American-born Canadian politician, New Brunswick MLA (1971–1987) (b. 1931)
  • Jesse McReynolds, 93, bluegrass musician (Jim & Jesse) (b. 1929)
  • Lee Rauch, 58, drummer (Megadeth, Dark Angel) (b. 1956)
  • Amy Uyematsu, 75, poet (b. 1947)
• June 24
  • Saundra Graham, 81, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1977–1988) (b. 1942)
  • Dodie Heath, 96, actress (Brigadoon, The Diary of Anne Frank, Seconds) (b. 1926)
  • Lena Kourkoutis, 44, physicist (b. 1978)
  • Robert "Say" McIntosh, 79, political activist (b. 1944) (death announced on this date)
  • David Richards, 82, theater critic and novelist (b. 1941)
  • Dean Smith, 91, track and field athlete, Olympic champion (1952), stuntman and actor (Rhinestone, Raw Deal, Creepshow 2) (b. 1931)
• June 25
  • David Bohrman, 69, television news executive (ABC News, CNN, Current TV) (b. 1954)
  • James Crown, 70, businessman (b. 1953)
  • John B. Goodenough, 100, materials scientist, Nobel Prize laureate (2019) (b. 1922)
  • Mike Kellogg, 81, radio broadcaster (Moody Radio) and writer (b. 1941)
  • Richard Ravitch, 89, businessman and politician, lieutenant governor of New York (2009–2010) (b. 1933)
  • Peg Yorkin, 96, philanthropist (b. 1927)
• June 26
  • Richard B. Bernstein, 67, constitutional historian (b. 1956)
  • Dick Biondi, 90, disc jockey (b. 1932)
  • Tony Bouza, 94, Spanish-born police chief (b. 1928)
  • Nicolas Coster, 89, British-born actor (Santa Barbara, Another World, All the President's Men) (b. 1933)
  • Carroll Leavell, 86, politician, member of the New Mexico Senate (1997–2018) (b. 1936) (death announced on this date)
  • David Neubert, 69, double bassist and academic (b. 1953)
  • Scott Pelluer, 64, football player (New Orleans Saints) and coach (Boise State Broncos, Washington Huskies) (b. 1959)
  • Mike Spivey, 69, football player (Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1954)
• June 27
  • Dewey L. Hill, 97, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1992–2012) (b. 1925)
  • Ryan Mallett, 35, football player (New England Patriots, Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens) (b. 1988)
  • Bobby Osborne, 91, bluegrass musician (Osborne Brothers) (b. 1931)
  • Robert Sherman, 90, radio broadcaster (WFUV, WQXR), author, and music critic (The New York Times) (b. 1930)
  • Bhante Vimalaramsi, 76, Buddhist monk (b. 1946)
  • Lilli Vincenz, 85, German-born gay rights activist (b. 1937)
• June 28
  • Bob Shannon, 74, radio disc jockey (WCBS-FM) (b. 1948)
  • Lowell Weicker, 92, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1969–1971) and Senate (1971–1989), governor of Connecticut (1991–1995) (b. 1931)
• June 29
  • Alan Arkin, 89, actor (The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Edward Scissorhands, Little Miss Sunshine), Oscar winner (2006) (b. 1934)
  • Monte Cazazza, 68, industrial musician (b. 1954)
  • Don Kennedy, 93, radio broadcaster (WPIC, NBC Radio, WWPW), television personality (WSB-TV), and voice actor (Space Ghost Coast to Coast) (b. 1930)
  • Christine King Farris, 95, civil rights activist (b. 1927)
  • Marvin Kitman, 93, television critic (Newsday) and humorist (b. 1929)
  • Anita Wood, 85, recording artist, TV performer and girlfriend of Elvis Presley (b. 1938)
• June 30
  • Droz, 54, professional wrestler (WWF) and football player (Denver Broncos, Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1969)
  • Rick Froberg, 55, musician (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Obits) (b. 1968)
  • Lawrence W. Jones, 97, physicist and academic (b. 1925)
  • Laird Koenig, 95, author (The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane) and screenwriter (Bloodline, Inchon) (b. 1927)

July

Main article: Deaths in July 2023

Joseph John Gerry

Coco Lee

George Tickner

Jimmy Weldon

Manny Coto

André Watts

Ed Bressoud

William O'Malley

Harry Frankfurt

Kevin Mitnick

DJ Deeon

Tony Bennett

Mike Ivie

Inga Swenson

Bo Goldman

Johnny Lujack

Patricia A. Goldman

Randy Meisner

Paul Reubens

• July 1
  • Frank Field, 100, television meteorologist (WNBC) (b. 1923)
  • Robert Lieberman, 75, film and television director (All I Want for Christmas, Fire in the Sky, D3: The Mighty Ducks) (b. 1947)
  • Christopher H. Sterling, 80, media historian (b. 1943)
  • Lawrence Turman, 96, film producer (The Graduate, The Thing, The River Wild) (b. 1926)
• July 2
  • Joseph John Gerry, 94, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Portland (1989–2004) and auxiliary bishop of Manchester (1986–1989) (b. 1928)
  • Susan Love, 75, surgeon (b. 1948)
  • Minnie Bruce Pratt, 76, writer and activist (b. 1946)
  • James A. Sharp Jr., 90, politician, mayor of Flint, Michigan (1983–1987) (b. 1933)
• July 3
  • Vicki Anderson, 83, soul singer (b. 1939)
  • Catherine Burks-Brooks, 83, civil rights activist (b. 1939)
  • James Dobbins, 81, diplomat, ambassador to the European Union (1991–1993) and Afghanistan (2001–2002) (b, 1942)
  • Antwun Echols, 52, middleweight boxer (b. 1971)
  • Cecil Exum, 60, basketball player (North Melbourne Giants, Melbourne Tigers, Geelong Supercats) (b. 1962)
  • Lincoln Mayorga, 86, pianist and arranger (b. 1937)
  • Don Reinhoudt, 78, weightlifter (b. 1945)
  • Vince Tobin, 79, football coach (Arizona Cardinals) (b. 1943)
• July 4
  • George Aghajanian, 91, psychiatrist (b. 1932)
  • John Berylson, 70, businessman and association football chairman (Millwall) (b. 1953)
  • Kristaps Keggi, 88, Latvian-born orthopedic surgeon (b. 1934)
  • Fred Willis, 75, football player (Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Oilers) (b. 1947)
• July 5
  • Marvin S. Arrington Sr., 82, politician and jurist, president of the Atlanta City Council (1980–1997) and Fulton County superior court judge (2002–2012) (b. 1941)
  • Coco Lee, 48, Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter (Singer) (b. 1975)
  • Jack Rains, 85, attorney, secretary of state of Texas (1987–1989) (b. 1937)
  • George Tickner, 76, rock guitarist (Journey, Frumious Bandersnatch) (b. 1946) (death announced on this date)
• July 6
  • Jeffrey Carlson, 48, actor (All My Children, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, Hitch) (b. 1975)
  • Johnie Cooks, 64, football player (Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns) (b. 1958)
  • Francis R. Dillon, 83, Air Force general, commander of the OSI (1988–1993) (b. 1939)
  • Gene Gaines, 85, football player (Ottawa Rough Riders, Montreal Alouettes) and coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1938)
  • George W. Jackson, 98, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1981–1990) (b. 1924)
  • Peter Nero, 89, pianist and conductor (Philly Pops), Grammy winner (1962, 1963) (b. 1934)
  • Joop Sanders, 101, Dutch-born painter and educator (b. 1921)
  • Mutulu Shakur, 72, convicted robber and murderer (1981 Brink's robbery) (b. 1950)
  • Dick Sheridan, 81, football coach (Furman Paladins, NC State Wolfpack) (b. 1941)
  • Stephen M. Silverman, 71, journalist (New York Post, Time Inc.) (b. 1951)
  • Caleb Southern, 53, musician and computer scientist (b. 1969)
  • Marlena Spieler, 74, food writer (Bon Appétit, Saveur, San Francisco Chronicle) (b. 1949)
  • Jimmy Weldon, 99, voice actor (The Yogi Bear Show, Challenge of the Superfriends, Shirt Tales), ventriloquist and television host (b. 1923)
• July 7
  • Oscar Brashear, 78, jazz trumpeter (b. 1944)
  • Mary Ann Hoberman, 92, author and poet (b. 1930)
  • Nikki McCray, 51, Hall of Fame basketball player (Washington Mystics, Indiana Fever) and coach (Old Dominion Lady Monarchs, Mississippi State Bulldogs) (b. 1971)
• July 8
  • Gary Allen, 63, football player (Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys, Calgary Stampeders) (b. 1960)
  • Bryan Collins, 58, football coach (LIU Sharks) (b. 1965)
  • Greg Cook, 72, singer (The Unifics) (b. 1951)
  • Tara Heiss, 66, Hall of Fame basketball player (Maryland Terrapins) (b. 1956)
  • Judith Liebman, 86, operations researcher and engineer (b. 1936)
  • Renault Robinson, 80, police officer (b. 1942)
  • Bill Shipp, 89, author and journalist (The Atlanta Constitution) (b. 1933)
  • Evelyn M. Witkin, 102, geneticist (b. 1921)
  • Melvin Wulf, 95, lawyer (b. 1927)
  • Juris Zarins, 78, German-born archaeologist (b. 1945)
• July 9
  • Joe Campbell, 68, football player (New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1955)
  • Manny Coto, 62, Cuban-born television writer, director and producer (Star Trek: Enterprise, 24, Dexter) (b. 1961)
  • Charlie Daniels, 83, politician, Arkansas commissioner of state lands (1985–2003), secretary of state (2003–2011), and state auditor (2011–2015) (b, 1939)
  • Andrea Evans, 66, actress (One Life to Live, The Young and the Restless, Passions) (b. 1957)
  • Kenton Forsythe, 78, audio engineer and inventor (b. 1944)
  • Lee Hedges, 93, high school football coach (Captain Shreve High School) (b. 1929)
  • Roy Herron, 69, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1987–1997) and Senate (1997–2013) (b. 1953)
  • Mikala Jones, 44, surfer (b. 1979)
  • Henry Kamm, 98, German-born journalist (The New York Times), Pulitzer Prize winner (1978) (b. 1925)
  • Benno C. Schmidt Jr., 81, law scholar, president of Yale University (1986–1992) (b. 1942)
  • Leroy W. Stutz, 84, Air Force officer, pilot, and prisoner of war (b. 1939)
• July 10
  • Randy Fullmer, 73, animator (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) and producer (The Emperor's New Groove, Chicken Little) (b. 1950)
  • Al Giordano, 63, journalist (Narco News) and political commentator (b. 1959)
  • Richard G. Hovannisian, 90, historian and professor (b. 1932)
  • Sally Kempton, 80, spiritual writer (b. 1943)
  • Manny the Frenchie, 12, French Bulldog (b. 2011) (death announced on this date)
  • Bob Segarini, 77, American-Canadian musician and radio presenter (b. 1945)
  • JoAnn Watson, 72, pastor and politician, member of the Detroit City Council (2003–2013) (b. 1951)
• July 11
  • Gaea Pelefoti Failautusi, 83, American Samoan politician, senator (1995–1999) (b. 1939) (death announced on this date)
  • Dakota Fred Hurt, 80, television personality (Gold Rush: White Water) (b, 1943)
  • Mantaur, 55, professional wrestler (WWF) (b. 1968)
  • C. R. Roberts, 87, football player (Toronto Argonauts, San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1936)
• July 12
  • André Watts, 77, pianist and academic, Grammy Award winner (1964), Avery Fisher Prize recipient (1988) (b. 1946)
  • An Yin, 64, Chinese-born geologist (b. 1959)
• July 13
  • Ed Bressoud, 91, baseball player (New York / San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1932)
  • Josephine Chaplin, 74, actress (The Canterbury Tales, Escape to the Sun, Nuits Rouges) (b. 1949)
  • Mike Endsley, 61, politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2011–2015) (b. 1962)
  • Carlin Glynn, 83, actress (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Three Days of the Condor, The Trip to Bountiful) (b. 1940)
  • Edward Hume, 87, television and film writer (The Day After, Barnaby Jones, The Streets of San Francisco) (b. 1936)
  • Justin Peacock, 52, television writer and producer (Suits, The Lincoln Lawyer, Alert: Missing Persons Unit) (b. 1971)
  • Bill Reynolds, 78, sports journalist (The Providence Journal) (b. 1945)
• July 14
  • Bernard Bachrach, 84, historian (b. 1939)
  • Nick Benedict, 77, actor (All My Children, The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives) (b. 1946)
  • Dianne Chambless, 75, clinical psychologist (b. 1948)
  • Anthony Meo, drummer (Biohazard) (death announced on this date)
  • Nancy Pyle, 85, politician (b. 1938)
  • Hettie Simmons Love, 100, minority female college student, first African-American to earn an MBA from an Ivy League university (b. 1922)
  • Beverly Moss Spatt, 99, public official and preservationist, chair of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (1970–1974) (b. 1924)
• July 15
  • Darrel Aschbacher, 88, football player (San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1935)
  • Julius Crosslin, 39, football player (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1983)
  • Dave Currey, 80, football coach (Long Beach State 49ers, Cincinnati Bearcats) (b. 1943)
  • John R. Manz, 77, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Chicago (1996–2021) (b. 1945)
  • William O'Malley, 91, Roman Catholic priest and actor (The Exorcist) (b. 1931)
  • James Zagel, 82, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and novelist (b. 1941)
• July 16
  • Elise Finch, 51, meteorologist (b. 1972)
  • Harry Frankfurt, 94, philosopher (b. 1929)
  • Funny Cide, 23, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2000)
  • SunRay Kelley, 71, builder (b. 1951)
  • Neil Maune, 62, football player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish) (b. 1961)
  • Richard Henry Mills, 93, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Central Illinois (since 1985) (b. 1929)
  • Kevin Mitnick, 59, computer security consultant, author and convicted hacker (b. 1953)
  • Angelo Mozilo, 84, banker and financial CEO (Countrywide Financial) (b. 1938)
• July 17
  • Jerry Bradley, 83, music executive (Wanted! The Outlaws) (b. 1940)
  • DJ Deeon, 56, dance music DJ and producer (b. 1966)
  • Stuart Epperson, 86, evangelical and businessman, co-founder of Salem Media Group (b. 1936)
  • Walt Groller, 92, polka musician (b. 1931)
  • Sue Marx, 92, documentary film director and producer (Young at Heart), Oscar winner (1987) (b. 1930)
• July 18
  • Miller Farr, 80, football player (Houston Oilers, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Chargers) (b. 1943)
  • Richard W. Goldberg, 95, jurist, judge of the United States Court of International Trade (since 1991) (b. 1927)
  • Lew Perkins, 78, athletic director (Wichita State Shockers, UConn Huskies, Kansas Jayhawks) (b. 1945)
  • Martha Saxton, 77, historian (b. 1945)
  • Stu Silver, 76, screenwriter (Throw Momma from the Train) and television writer (Soap, Webster) (b. 1947)
  • Larry Yellen, 80, baseball player (Houston Colt .45s) (b. 1943)
• July 19
  • Frank Cody, 75, record producer, A&R and radio executive (KTWV) (b. 1948)
  • Alex Etheridge, 13, child (b. 2009/2010)
  • James Reston Jr., 82, journalist (b. 1941)
  • Eleanor Vadala, 99, chemist and materials engineer (b. 1923)
  • Dedric Willoughby, 49, basketball player (Chicago Bulls) (b. 1974)
  • Jean Fagan Yellin, 92, historian and author (b. 1930)
• July 20
  • Bill Geddie, 68, television producer (The View) (b. 1955)
  • Myron Goldfinger, 90, architect (b. 1933)
  • Patricia T. Holland, 81, Latter-day Saints writer and leader (b. 1942)
• July 21
  • Tony Bennett, 96, jazz and traditional pop singer ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco", "Rags to Riches", "Because of You") (b. 1926)
  • Jerome Coopersmith, 97, dramatist (Hawaii Five-O, Baker Street, The Apple Tree) (b. 1925)
  • Mike Ivie, 70, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros) (b. 1952)
  • Neal Langford, 50, bass guitarist (The Shins) (b. 1973)
• July 22
  • Aaron Cicourel, 94, sociologist (b. 1928)
  • Miles Feinstein, 82, attorney (b. 1941)
  • Lelia Goldoni, 86, actress (Shadows, Hysteria, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore) (b. 1936)
  • Russell H. Greenan, 97, author (It Happened in Boston?) (b. 1925)
  • Larry Ray, 65, former MLB baseball player (Houston Astros) (b. 1958)
  • Arthur Rubin, 97, singer and actor (The Patty Duke Show, The Producers) (b. 1926)
  • Roger Sprung, 92, folk musician (b. 1930)
• July 23
  • Earl I. Anzai, 81, politician, attorney general of Hawaii (1999–2002) (b. 1941)
  • Pamela Blair, 73, actress (A Chorus Line, Loving, All My Children) (b. 1949)
  • Brent Budowsky, 71, journalist, political opinion writer and columnist for The Hill (b. 1952)
  • Dorothy Goodman, 97, educator (b. 1926)
  • Leo Richardson, 91, basketball (Savannah State, Buffalo Bulls) and football coach (Savannah State) (b. 1931)
  • Inga Swenson, 90, actress (Soap, Benson, North and South) (b. 1932)
• July 24
  • Brad Houser, 62, musician (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Critters Buggin) (b. 1960)
  • Jesse Lott, 80, visual artist (b. 1943) (death announced on this date)
  • Charles W. Misner, 91, physicist (Gravitation) (b. 1932)
  • Dan Morrison, 75, baseball umpire (b. 1948)
  • Ronald Numbers, 81, science historian (The Creationists) (b. 1942)
• July 25
  • Julian Barry, 92, screenwriter and playwright (Lenny, Rhinoceros, The River) (b. 1930)
  • Earl Buford, 81, police officer, Pittsburgh police chief (1992–1995) (1941/1942)
  • Bo Goldman, 90, screenwriter (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Melvin and Howard, Scent of a Woman), Oscar winner (1975, 1980) (b. 1932)
  • Roy Harrisville, 101, theologian (b. 1922)
  • Johnny Lujack, 98, football player (Chicago Bears), 1947 Heisman Trophy winner (b. 1925)
  • Anthony Potts, 59, major general (b. 1963/1964)
  • Tommy Seigler, 84, professional wrestler (b. 1938)
  • Rocky Wirtz, 70, businessman, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks (since 2007) and president of Wirtz Corporation (since 2007) (b. 1952)
• July 26
  • Jonathan Cuneo, 70, lawyer (b. 1952)
  • Patricia A. Goldman, 81, public official and women's rights advocate (b. 1942)
  • Curtis Graves, 84, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1967–1973) (b. 1938)
  • James Harvey, 35, bassist (Goatwhore) (b. 1987/1988)
  • Henry Logan, 77, basketball player (Oakland Oaks/Washington Caps) (b. 1946)
  • Mark Lowery, 66, politician, treasurer of Arkansas (since 2023) and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (2013–2023) (b. 1957)
  • Randy Meisner, 77, Hall of Fame musician (Eagles, Poco) and songwriter ("Take It to the Limit"), Grammy winner (1976, 1978) (b. 1946)
  • Alan Schoen, 98, physicist and computer scientist (Gyroid) (b. 1924)
  • Helen Williams, 87, fashion model (b. 1935)
• July 27
  • Beatle Bob, 70, dancer (b. 1953)
  • Mike Giddings, 89, football coach (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1933)
  • Gary Glenn, 65, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (2015–2018) (b. 1958)
  • Ruth W. Greenfield, 99, concert pianist and teacher (b. 1923)
  • Keith Waldrop, 90, poet (b. 1932)
  • Douglas S. Wright, 75, politician, mayor of Topeka, Kansas (1983–1989) (b. 1948)
• July 28
  • Louis DeLuca, 89, politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (1991–2007) (b. 1933)
• July 29
  • Marc Gilpin, 56, actor (Jaws 2, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Earthbound) (b. 1966)
  • Thomas Goltz, 68, writer and journalist (b. 1954)
  • O'Shae Sibley, 28, gay man (b. 1994/1995)
  • Nancy Van de Vate, 92, composer (b. 1930)
  • Ben Wilson, 84, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1939)
  • George Wilson, 81, basketball player (Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics) (b. 1942)
• July 30
  • Betty Ann Bruno, 91, journalist (KTVU) and actress (The Wizard of Oz, The Hurricane) (b. 1931)
  • Paul Reubens, 70, actor (Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Pee-wee's Playhouse, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Blow) (b. 1952)
• July 31
  • Angus Cloud, 25, actor (Euphoria, North Hollywood, The Line), accidental drug overdose (b. 1998)
  • Carol Duvall, 97, television host (The Carol Duvall Show) (b. 1926)
  • Jim Larkin, 74, journalist and publisher (Phoenix New Times) (b. 1949)
  • Roberto Cintli Rodríguez, 69, Mexican-born columnist, author, and academic (Mexican American studies) (b. 1953/1954)

August

Main article: Deaths in August 2023

Sheila Oliver

Mark Margolis

Charles Ogletree

William Friedkin

Sixto Rodriguez

Brice Marden

Alex Collins

Karol J. Bobko

James L. Buckley

Albert Quie

Ron Cephas Jones

John Warnock

Elizabeth Hoffman

Terry Funk

Arleen Sorkin

Bray Wyatt

Bob Barker

Pat Corrales

Joe the Plumber

Tina Howe

Nancy Buirski

Jack Sonni

• August 1
  • Annabelle Gamson, 94, dancer and choreographer (b. 1928)
  • Howard Kunreuther, 84, economist (b. 1938)
  • David Le Batard, 50, graphic artist (b. 1972)
  • Dom Minasi, 80, jazz guitarist, composer and music producer (b. 1943)
  • Williamson Murray, 81, historian (b. 1941)
  • Wes Nisker, 80–81, author and Buddhism instructor (b. 1942)
  • Sheila Oliver, 71, politician, lieutenant governor of New Jersey (since 2018), member (2004–2018) and speaker (2010–2014) of the New Jersey General Assembly (b. 1952)
  • R. Stewart Wood, 89, Episcopal bishop (b. 1934)
• August 2
  • Charles Balentine, 60, basketball player (Arkansas Razorbacks) (b. 1962/1963)
  • Paul Brodeur, 92, journalist and writer (b. 1931)
  • Sherry Combs Johnson, 84, Hall of Fame rodeo barrel racer (b. 1938)
  • Constance Darnowski, 88, Olympic hurdler (1952, 1956) (b. 1934)
  • Delano Lewis, 84, diplomat, ambassador to South Africa (1999–2001) (b. 1938)
  • Mark E. Noennig, 75, politician (b. 1947)
  • Vincent Speranza, 98, World War II veteran (b. 1925)
• August 3
  • James Barnes, 61, convicted murderer (b. 1962)
  • James Cafiero, 94, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1968–1972) and Senate (1972–1982, 1990–2004) (b. 1928)
  • Walter Charles, 78, actor (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Fletch Lives, Prancer) (b. 1945)
  • Carl Davis, 86, American-born British conductor and composer (The French Lieutenant's Woman, Pride and Prejudice, King David) (b. 1936)
  • Richard M. Goody, 102, British-born atmospheric physicist (b. 1921)
  • Charles Hardy, 57, competitive eater (b. 1966)
  • Mark Margolis, 83, actor (Breaking Bad, Oz, Scarface, Better Call Saul) (b. 1939)
  • Melvin George Talbert, 89, Methodist bishop (b. 1934)
  • Nechama Tec, 92, Polish-born sociologist and writer (b. 1931)
  • Adrienne Vaughan, 45, publishing house executive, president of Bloomsbury USA (b. 1977/1978)
• August 4
  • Jango Edwards, 73, clown and comedian (b. 1950)
  • Daniel W. Herzog, 82, Episcopal clergyman, bishop of Albany (1998–2007) (b. 1941)
  • Rhoda Karpatkin, 93, lawyer and consumers rights activist (b. 1930)
  • Charles Ogletree, 70, attorney and law professor (b. 1952)
  • Carmen Xtravaganza, 62, Spanish-born model and singer, depicted in Paris is Burning (b. 1961)
• August 5
  • Walter Bortz II, 93, physician and author (b. 1930)
  • Nermin Crnkić, 30, Bosnian-born soccer player (Tuzla City, Sarajevo, Jablonec) (b. 1992)
  • Tristan Honsinger, 73, cellist (b. 1949)
  • Slim Lehart, 88, country singer (b. 1935)
  • James J. Lindsay, 90, general (b. 1932)
  • Dennis M. Nagy, 80, air force lieutenant (b. 1943)
  • Arthur Schmidt, 86, film editor (Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump), Oscar winner (1988, 1994) (b. 1937)
  • Herbert J. Siegel, 95, businessman (b. 1928)
  • Elton Veals, 62, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1961)
• August 6
  • Harold Hyman, 99, historian (b. 1924)
  • Roger Kramer, 84, American-born Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Rough Riders, Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1939)
  • David LaFlamme, 82, singer and violinist (It's a Beautiful Day) (b. 1941)
  • Harvey Meyerhoff, 96, businessman (b. 1927)
• August 7
  • DJ Casper, 58, DJ and songwriter ("Cha Cha Slide") (b. 1965)
  • Roland Freeman, 87, photographer (b. 1936)
  • William Friedkin, 87, film director (The French Connection, The Exorcist, To Live and Die in L.A.), Oscar winner (1971) (b. 1935)
  • Robert Giles, 90, newspaper editor and publisher (The Detroit News) (b. 1933)
  • Toussaint McCall, 89, R&B singer (b. 1934)
  • Jim Price, 81, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) and broadcaster (Detroit Tigers Radio Network, PASS), World Series Champion (1968) (b. 1941).
• August 8
  • Dorothy Casterline, 96, linguist (b. 1928)
  • Johnny Hardwick, 64, voice actor and writer (King of the Hill), Emmy winner (1999) (b. 1958)
  • Sixto Rodriguez, 81, singer-songwriter ("Sugar Man"), subject of Searching for Sugar Man (b. 1942)
  • Shelley Smith, 70, model and actress (The Associates) (b. 1952)
• August 9
  • Sean Dawkins, 52, football player (Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks) (b. 1971)
  • Brice Marden, 84, painter (b. 1938)
  • Philip Sherman, 67, rabbi and mohel (b. 1956)
  • Robert Swan, 78, actor (Hoosiers, Natural Born Killers, Backdraft) (b. 1944)
• August 10
  • Patricia Bragg, 94, businesswoman, author, and health consultant (b. 1929)
  • Henry Dickerson, 71, basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks) and coach (Chattanooga Mocs) (b. 1951)
  • William George, 76, artist, actor (Dawn of the Dead) and stuntman (b. 1946/1947)
  • Rosemary S. Pooler, 85, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York (1994–1998) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (since 1998) (b. 1938)
  • Mike Santiago, 67, football coach (Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, Incarnate Word Cardinals) (b. 1955)
  • Brad Thomson, guitarist (The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza). (death announced on this date)
  • Stan Waterman, 100, cinematographer (The Deep) and film producer (Blue Water, White Death) (b. 1923)
• August 11
  • Ellen Casey, 91, social advocate, first lady of Pennsylvania (1987–1995) (b. 1931/1932)
  • John Fielder, 73, photographer (b. 1950)
  • Jerome Hauer, 71, civil servant, director of the New York City Emergency Management (1996–2000) (b. 1951)
  • Tom Jones, 95, lyricist (The Fantasticks, 110 in the Shade, I Do! I Do!) (b. 1928)
  • Andy Larkin, 76, Olympic rower (1968) (b. 1946)
  • Judith Ann McKenzie, 81, biogeochemist (b. 1942)
  • Gus Solomons Jr., 84, dancer and choreographer (b. 1938)
  • Shoji Tabuchi, 79, Japanese-born fiddler (b. 1944)
  • Gregg Tafralis, 65, Olympic shot putter (1988) (b. 1958)
  • Dick Tomanek, 92, baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics) (b. 1931)
  • Mike Young, 74, restaurateur, co-founder of Chuy's (b. 1948/1949)
• August 13
  • Clarence Avant, 92, music executive, entrepreneur, and film producer (b. 1931)
  • Nelson Broms, 104, business executive, investor and philanthropist (b. 1919)
  • Alex Collins, 28, football player (Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Memphis Showboats) (b. 1994)
  • Peter Magadini, 81, drummer and author (The Musician's Guide to Polyrhythms) (b. 1942)
  • Magoo, 50, rapper (Timbaland & Magoo) (b. 1973) (death announced on this date)
  • Randy Minniear, 79, football player (New York Giants, Cleveland Browns) (b. 1943)
  • Rudy Schlesinger, 81, baseball player (Boston Red Sox) (b. 1941)
  • John L. Scott Jr., 69, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1991–2009) and Senate (since 2009) (b. 1953)
• August 14
  • John L. Carroll, 79, judge and academic administrator (b. 1943)
  • Rich Landrum, 77, television broadcaster and professional wrestling announcer (JCP) (b. 1946)
• August 15
  • Gary Barnes, 83, football player (Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears) (b. 1939)
  • Ada Deer, 88, civil servant, assistant secretary of the interior for Indian affairs (1993–1997) (b. 1935)
  • Chip Dox, 80, art director and production designer (Days of Our Lives) (b. 1942/1943)
• August 16
  • Howard S. Becker, 95, sociologist (b. 1928)
  • Jerry Moss, 88, Hall of Fame recording executive, co-founder of A&M Records (b. 1935)
  • Chai Yitzchok Twerski, 91, Palestinian-born rabbi (b. 1931)
• August 17
  • Walter Aipolani, 68, singer (b. 1955)
  • Art Collector, 6, racehorse (b. 2017)
  • Karol J. Bobko, 85, astronaut (STS-6, STS-51-D, STS-51-J) (b. 1937)
  • Bobby Eli, 77, guitarist (MFSB), songwriter ("Love Won't Let Me Wait"), and record producer (b. 1946)
  • Robert Ekelund, 82, economist (b. 1940)
  • Wayne Gilbert, 76, artist (b. 1946)
  • Wallace H. Nutting, 95, general (b. 1928)
  • Betty Tyson, 75, woman wrongly convicted of murder (b. 1948)
  • Gary Young, 70, drummer (Pavement) (b. 1953)
• August 18
  • James L. Buckley, 100, jurist and politician, U.S. senator (1971–1977), counselor of the United States Department of State (1982) and judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (since 1985) (b. 1923)
  • Laura Ann Carleton, 66, clothing store owner (b. 1956/1957)
  • Cave Rock, 3, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2020)
  • Nancy Frangione, 70, actress (Another World) (b. 1953)
  • Ray Hildebrand, 82, musician (Paul & Paula) (b. 1940)
  • Lolita, 57, orca (b. 1966)
  • Richard Luft, 85, politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1975–1979) and Senate (1983–1993) (b. 1938)
  • Al Quie, 99, politician, governor of Minnesota (1979–1983), member of the Minnesota Senate (1955–1958) and U.S. House of Representatives (1958–1979) (b. 1923)
  • Casper Roos, 98, actor (Deadtime Stories) (b. 1925)
• August 19
  • Maxie Baughan, 85, Hall of Fame football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams) and coach (Cornell Big Red) (b. 1938)
  • James Burke, 97, space engineer (b. 1927)
  • Gloria Coates, 89, American-born German composer (b. 1933)
  • Alex Cole, 58, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins) (b. 1965) (death announced on this date)
  • Douglas Coler, 63, actor (Days of Our Lives) (b. 1960)
  • Carl Crennel, 74, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1948)
  • Dan Green, 70, comic book artist (Spider-Man, Wolverine, Doctor Strange) (b. 1952)
  • Howard James Hubbard, 84, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Albany (1977–2014) (b. 1938)
  • Ron Cephas Jones, 66, actor (This Is Us, Luke Cage, Mr. Robot), Emmy winner (2018, 2020) (b. 1957)
  • James Parker, 47, Olympic hammer thrower (2004) (b. 1975)
  • John Warnock, 82, computer scientist (Adobe Systems Inc.) (b. 1940)
  • Eleanor Weinstock, 94, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1978–1986) and Senate (1987–1992) (b. 1929)
• August 20
  • Peter P. Garibaldi, 91, politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1984–1988) and General Assembly (1968–1974) (b. 1931)
  • David Jacobs, 84, television writer, producer and director (Dallas, Knots Landing, Paradise) (b. 1939)
  • Dale Patchett, 73, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1976–1990) (b. 1950)
  • Mickey Rupp, 87, racecar driver (b. 1936)
  • Vic Seipke, 91, bodybuilder (b. 1932)
  • Howard Spodek, 81, historian (b. 1941)
  • Jerry Turner, 69, baseball player (San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1954)
  • Bill Vukovich II, 79, racing driver (b. 1944)
• August 21
  • Laszlo Birinyi, 79, Hungarian-born investor and businessman (b. 1943)
  • Elizabeth Hoffman, 97, actress (Fear No Evil, Born on the Fourth of July, Sisters) (b. 1926)
  • Carlos Pérez, 88, Colombian-born oncologist (b. 1934)
• August 22
  • Tom Courtney, 90, sprinter, double Olympic champion (1956) (b. 1933)
  • Peter Gonzales Falcon, 75, actor (L'ospite, Roma, The End) (b. 1947/1948)
  • Nathan Louis Jackson, 44, producer, screenwriter (13 Reasons Why) and playwright (b. 1978/1979)
  • C. R. Rao, 102, Indian-born mathematician and statistician (Cramér-Rao bound, Rao-Blackwell theorem) (b. 1920)
  • Jim Romaniszyn, 71, football player (Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots) (b. 1951)
  • Vaccine, 43, musician and record producer (b. 1979)
• August 23
  • Bob Feldman, 83, songwriter ("My Boyfriend's Back", "I Want Candy") and record producer ("Hang On Sloopy") (b. 1940)
  • Terry Funk, 79, Hall of Fame professional wrestler (NWA, WWF) and actor (Paradise Alley, Over the Top, Road House) (b. 1944)
  • Chryss Goulandris, Lady O'Reilly, 73, Greek-born businesswoman (b. 1950)
  • Robert Hale, 90, bass-baritone opera singer (New York City Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin) (b. 1933)
  • Joseph Hubert Hart, 91, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1976–1978) and bishop (1978–2001) of Cheyenne (b. 1931)
  • Warren Hoge, 82, journalist (The New York Times) (b. 1941)
  • Hersha Parady, 78, actress (Little House on the Prairie, Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star, CBS Afternoon Playhouse) (b. 1945)
  • Norman Pfeiffer, 82, architect (b. 1940)
  • Steve Sidwell, 78, football coach (Colorado Buffaloes, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1944)
  • Ralph Smith, 84, football player (Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1938)
• August 24
  • Craig Henriquez, 64, biomedical engineer (b. 1958/1959)
  • Lawrence Francis Kramer, 90, politician, mayor of Paterson, New Jersey (1967–1972, 1975–1982) (b. 1933)
  • George Montgomery, 90, drag racer (b. 1933)
  • Barbara Rossi, 82, artist (b. 1940)
  • Aaron Schechter, 95, Haredi rabbi (b. 1928)
  • Arleen Sorkin, 67, actress (Batman: The Animated Series, Days of Our Lives, Duet) (b. 1955)
  • Bray Wyatt, 36, professional wrestler (WWE) (b. 1987)
  • Ta’Kiya Young, 21, alleged shoplifter (b. 2001/2002)
• August 25
  • Walt Curtis, 82, poet (b. 1941)
• August 26
  • Bob Barker, 99, game show host (The Price Is Right, Truth or Consequences) and animal rights activist (b. 1923)
  • John Benton-Harris, 83, photographer (b. 1939)
  • Jerold A. Edmondson, 81, linguist (b. 1941)
  • Carl Cohen, 92, philosopher (b. 1932)
  • John Kezdy, 64, punk singer (The Effigies) and attorney (b. 1958/1959)
  • Clay Mathile, 82, pet food industry executive, CEO of Iams (1982–1999) (b. 1941)
  • Tony Roberts, 94, sportscaster (Notre Dame Fighting Irish football) (b. 1928)
• August 27
  • Pat Corrales, 82, baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Texas Rangers), World Series winner (1995) (b. 1941)
  • Robert C. Holub, 74, germanist and academic administrator, chancellor of UMass (2008–2012) (b. 1949)
  • Mac Huddleston, 79, politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (since 2008) (b. 1943)
  • Joe the Plumber, 49, conservative activist and commentator (b. 1973)
  • Brian McBride, 53, musician (Stars of the Lid, Bell Gardens) (b. 1970) (death announced on this date)
  • J. Tinsley Oden, 86, engineer, founder of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (b. 1936)
  • Franne Lee, 81, costume designer (Candide, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Saturday Night Live) (b. 1941)
  • Eddie Skoller, 79, American-born Danish singer and actor (b. 1944)
  • Rich Stubler, 74, football coach (Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos) (b. 1949)
  • Don Sundquist, 87, politician, governor of Tennessee (1995–2003), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–1995) (b. 1936)
  • Fritz H. Windhorst, 88, jurist, lawyer and politician, member of the Louisiana State Senate (1972–1992) (b. 1935)
• August 28
  • August 08, 31, R&B singer-songwriter ("I'm the One") and producer (b. 1992)
  • James Casey, 40, saxophonist (Trey Anastasio Band) (b. 1982/1983)
  • Len Chandler, 88, folk musician (b. 1935)
  • Janet Dean Fodor, 81, linguist.
  • Tina Howe, 85, playwright (The Art of Dining, Painting Churches, Coastal Disturbances, Pride's Crossing) (b. 1937)
  • Carl C. Johnson, 97, Army Air Force colonel (Tuskegee Airmen) (b. 1926)
  • Edith Graef McGeer, 99, neuroscientist (b. 1923)
  • Dennis J. Murphy, 91, major general (b. 1932)
  • Sarava, 24, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1999)
  • Sonny Seiler, 90, attorney and football mascot owner (Uga) (b. 1933)
  • Teeuwynn Woodruff, 54–55, writer and game designer (Dungeons & Dragons, Wraith: The Oblivion, World of Darkness) (b. 1968)
  • John Zajac Jr., 90, politician (b. 1932)
• August 29
  • Coolidge Ball, 71, basketball player (Ole Miss Rebels) (b. 1951)
  • Don Browne, 80, television executive (Telemundo, NBC News) (b. 1943)
  • Nancy Buirski, 78, film director (A Crime on the Bayou, Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy) and producer (Loving) (b. 1945)
  • Ahmo Hight, 50, fitness model and actress (b. 1972/1973)
  • Robert Klane, 81, novelist and screenwriter (The Man with One Red Shoe, National Lampoon's European Vacation, Weekend at Bernie's) (b. 1941)
• August 30
  • Norman Rodgers, 95, politician, member of the Iowa State Senate (1973–1987) (b. 1927)
  • Jack Sonni, 68, musician (Dire Straits), marketing executive and writer (b. 1954)
• August 31
  • Gil Brandt, 91, NFL Hall of Fame football executive (Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1932)
  • Aram Chobanian, 94, educator, president of Boston University (2005) (b. 1929)
  • Robert Clegg Jr., 69, politician, member of the New Hampshire Senate (2002–2008) (b. 1954)
  • Steve Crump, 65–66, journalist (WBTV) and documentary film producer (b. 1957)
  • Gayle Hunnicutt, 80, actress (Dallas, Eye of the Cat, Marlowe, Fragment of Fear) (b. 1943)
  • Douglas Lenat, 72, artificial intelligence researcher, founder and CEO of Cycorp (b. 1950)
  • Marti Maraden, 78, American-born Canadian actress (b. 1945)
  • Bill Pinkney, 87, Hall of Fame sailor (b. 1935)
  • Sarah Young, 77, author (Jesus Calling) (b. 1945/1946)

September

Main article: Deaths in September 2023

Jimmy Buffett

Bill Richardson

Steve Harwell

Gary Wright

Charlie Robison

Mike Williams

Lauch Faircloth

Billy Miller

Brereton C. Jones

Dick Clark

Nic Kerdiles

Terry Kirkman

Burkey Belser

Brooks Robinson

Dianne Feinstein

Joyce Grable

• September 1
  • Dennis Austin, 76, computer programmer, co-creator of Microsoft PowerPoint (b. 1947)
  • Robert Becerra, 64, guitarist (Stains) (b. 1958/1959)
  • Jimmy Buffett, 76, singer-songwriter ("Margaritaville", "Come Monday", "Cheeseburger in Paradise") and businessman, founder of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville (b. 1946)
  • Gerald P. Carmen, 93, diplomat, representative to the European Office of the UN (1984–1986) and administrator of the GSA (1981–1984) (b. 1930)
  • Elton Gissendanner, 95, veterinarian and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1967–1968) (b. 1927)
  • Bill Malley, 88, production designer (The Exorcist, The Fury, The Ninth Configuration) (b. 1934)
  • Bill Richardson, 75, politician, diplomat, ambassador of the United States to the United Nations (1997–1998), Secretary of Energy (1998–2001) and governor of New Mexico (2003–2011) (b. 1947)
  • Nels J. Smith, 84, politician, member (1963–1979) and speaker of (1977–1979) the Wyoming House of Representatives (b. 1939)
  • Tempt One, 54, graffiti artist (b. 1968/1969)
• September 2
  • Walter Arlen, 103, Austrian-born composer and music critic (b. 1920)
  • Max Gomez, 72, Cuban-born medical journalist (WNBC, WCBS-TV) (b. 1951)
  • Robert A. Lamb, 72, British-born virologist (b. 1950)
  • Ilija Mitić, 83, Serbian-born soccer player (San Jose Earthquakes, Oakland Clippers, United States national team) (b. 1940)
  • Marcia de Rousse, 70, actress (True Blood, St. Elsewhere, Schooled) (b. 1953)
  • Shannon Wilcox, 80, actress (The Border, Six Weeks, Songwriter) (b. 1942/1943)
• September 3
  • Ruschell Boone, 48, Jamaican-born newscaster (NY1) (b. 1975)
  • Paul Roach, 95, football coach (Wyoming Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1927)
• September 4
  • Wilma Briggs, 92, baseball player (Fort Wayne Daisies, South Bend Blue Sox) (b. 1930)
  • Edith Grossman, 87, literary translator (b. 1936)
  • Steve Harwell, 56, singer (Smash Mouth) (b. 1967)
  • Tail Dragger Jones, 82, Chicago blues singer (b. 1940)
  • Tirso del Junco, 98, Cuban-born politician and Olympic rower (1948) (b. 1925)
  • Ed Meador, 86, football player (Los Angeles Rams) (b. 1937)
  • Ferid Murad, 86, physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize recipient (1998) (b. 1936)
  • John Wolfe Jr., 69, attorney and politician (b. 1954)
  • Gary Wright, 80, singer-songwriter ("Dream Weaver", "Love Is Alive") and musician (Spooky Tooth) (b. 1943)
• September 5
  • Tom Davies, 48, British-born bassist (Nebula) (b. 1974/1975)
  • Lee Halliday, 95, singer and record producer (b. 1927)
  • Molly Holzschlag, 60, author, lecturer and advocate of the Open Web (b. 1963)
  • George Lefont, 85, movie theater owner (Plaza Theatre) (b. 1938)
• September 6
  • Larry Chance, 82, doo-wop singer (The Earls) (b. 1940)
  • Richard Davis, 93, jazz bassist (b. 1930)
  • Jim Tom Hedrick, 82, television personality (Moonshiners) (b. 1940)
  • Steve Roden, 59, contemporary artist and musician (b. 1964)
  • Louis Vitale, 91, Franciscan friar and peace activist, co-founder of Nevada Desert Experience (b. 1932)
  • Whitey Von Nieda, 101, basketball player (Baltimore Bullets) (b. 1922)
• September 7
  • Charles Gayle, 84, jazz saxophonist and pianist (b. 1939)
  • Geechy Guy, 59, stand-up comedian (b. 1964)
  • Johnny Mathis, 80, basketball player (New Jersey Americans, Allentown Jets) (b. 1943)
  • Ginger Mayson, 68, college volleyball coach (Michigan State Spartans) (b. 1954/1955)
• September 8
  • Mylon LeFevre, 78, Christian rock singer (b. 1944)
  • Lisa Lyon, 70, bodybuilder (b. 1953)
  • Brett Sawyer, 63, professional wrestler (NWA, SCW) (b. 1960)
  • Nancy Storrs, 73, Olympic rower (1976) (b. 1950)
  • Anthony Sully, 79, serial killer (b. 1944)
  • Felicia Taylor, 59, news correspondent (CNN International) (b. 1964)
  • Norma O. Walker, 95, politician, mayor of Aurora, Colorado (1965–1967) (b. 1928)
• September 9
  • William B. Black, 81, politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1986–2010) (b. 1941)
• September 10
  • Robert S. Bennett, 84, attorney (Clinton–Lewinsky scandal) (b. 1939)
  • Charlie Robison, 59, country singer-songwriter ("I Want You Bad", "El Cerrito Place") (b. 1964)
  • Matthew Stewart, 41, trumpeter (Streetlight Manifesto) (b. 1981/1982)
  • Mabel Walker, 94, Olympic sprinter (1948) (b. 1928)
• September 11
  • Dick Bertel, 92, radio and television personality (NBC, Mutual Broadcasting System, Voice of America) (b. 1931)
  • Point Given, 25, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1998)
  • Ronald L. Rencher, 82, politician, member (1971–1976) and speaker (1975–1976) of the Utah House of Representatives, U.S. attorney for the District of Utah (1977–1981) (b. 1941)
  • Howard Safir, 81, law enforcement official, New York City police (1996–2000) and fire (1994–1996) commissioner (b. 1942)
  • Mary Terrall, 71, academic and science historian (b. 1952)
• September 12
  • Brandon Hunter, 42, basketball player (Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic) (b. 1980)
  • Roy Kidd, 91, Hall of Fame college football coach (Eastern Kentucky) (b. 1931)
  • Pete Kozachik, 72, visual effects artist (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Coraline) (b. 1950/1951)
  • Mike Williams, 36, football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1987)
  • Zeus, 3, Great Dane dog, world’s tallest dog (b. 2019)
• September 13
  • James E. Kieffer, 80, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1971–1972) (b. 1943)
  • Joseph J. Kohn, 91, Czechoslovakian-born academic and mathematician (b. 1932)
  • Marvin E. Newman, 95, photographer (b. 1927)
  • Buzzy Peltola, 58, politician (b. 1965)
• September 14
  • Robert Addison Day, 79, businessman (b. 1943)
  • Pearl Bowser, 92, film historian and director (Midnight Ramble) (b. 1931)
  • Robert Tree Cody, 72, musician (b. 1951)
  • Lauch Faircloth, 95, politician, senator (1993–1999) and North Carolina secretary of commerce (1977–1985) (b. 1928)
  • Carol Harter, 82, academic administrator, president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1995–2006) (b. 1941)
  • Fred Lewis, 72, percussionist (Lakeside) (b. 1950/1951)
  • Joseph Massino, 80, mobster (b. 1943)
  • Michael McGrath, 65, actor (Tootsie, Spamalot, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Secret of Kells) and Tony winner (2012) (b. 1957)
  • Scott Taylor, 78, Olympic pentathlete (1972) (b. 1945)
• September 15
  • Prudence McIntyre, 78, singer (Patience and Prudence) (b. 1945)
  • Billy Miller, 43, actor (The Young and the Restless, General Hospital) (b. 1979)
• September 16
  • Dick Curtis, 95, actor (The Day It Came to Earth, Motel Hell, What Waits Below) (b. 1927/1928)
  • Victor Fuchs, 99, health economist (b. 1924)
  • Irish Grinstead, 43, R&B singer (702) (b. 1980)
  • Gita Mehta, 80, Indian-born writer (Karma Cola, A River Sutra) and filmmaker (b. 1943)
• September 17
  • Roric Harrison, 76, baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins) (b. 1946)
• September 18
  • Harold Baker, 93, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Illinois (1978–1979), U.S. District Court for Central Illinois (1979–2022), and the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (1998–2005) (b. 1929)
  • Henry Boucha, 72, ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars), Olympic silver medalist (1972) (b. 1951)
  • Constance Clayton, 89, educator and civic leader (b. 1933)
  • Leina'ala Drummond, 77, model, Miss Hawaii (1964) (b. 1946)
  • Brereton C. Jones, 84, horse breeder and politician, lieutenant governor (1987–1991) and governor of Kentucky (1991–1995) (b. 1939)
  • Joe Matt, 60, cartoonist (Peepshow) (b. 1963)
  • Peter W. Mullin, 82, businessman (b. 1941)
• September 19
  • Billy Chemirmir, 50, Kenyan-born convicted murderer (b. 1972)
  • JoAnne A. Epps, 72, legal scholar, president of Temple University (2023) (b. 1951)
  • Stephen Gould, 61, heldentenor (b. 1961)
  • James F. Hoge Jr., 87, journalist and publisher (The Chicago Sun-Times, New York Daily News, Foreign Affairs) (b. 1935)
  • Buddy Teevens, 66, football coach (Dartmouth Big Green) (b. 1956)
• September 20
  • Katherine Anderson, 79, singer (The Marvelettes) (b. 1943/1944)
  • Dick Clark, 95, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1973–1979) (b. 1928)
  • Elaine Devry, 93, actress (The Atomic Kid, China Doll, A Guide for the Married Man) (b. 1930)
  • Bobby Durnbaugh, 90, baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs) (b. 1933)
  • Stephen Erickson, 83, philosopher (b. 1939/1940)
  • David Mack, 69, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1997–2020) (b. 1953)
  • Lucy Morgan, 82, journalist (Tampa Bay Times), Pulitzer Prize winner (1985) (b. 1940)
  • Jack Sandlin, 72, politician, member of the Indiana Senate (since 2016) (b. 1950)
  • Phil Sellers, 69, player (Detroit Pistons, BV Amstelveen) (b. 1953)
  • Kent Stax, 61, drummer (Scream) (b. 1960/1961)
  • Hollis Watkins, 82, civil rights activist (b. 1941)
• September 21
  • Arlen Erdahl, 92, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1983) (b. 1931)
  • Hubert Ginn, 76, football player (Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders) (b. 1947)
  • Jeremy Silman, 69, chess player (b. 1954)
  • Robert W. Smith, 64, trumpeter and composer (b. 1958)
• September 22
  • Bob Glasgow, 81, politician, member of the Texas Senate (1980–1993) (b. 1942)
  • Evelyn Fox Keller, 87, physicist, author and feminist (b. 1936)
  • Pava LaPere, 26, businesswoman and entrepreneur (b. 1996/1997)
  • Mike Henderson, 70, singer-songwriter ("Broken Halos", "Starting Over") and musician (The SteelDrivers) (b. 1953)
  • Mark Manges, 67, football player (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1956)
  • Wallace B. Smith, 94, Community of Christ preacher, prophet-president (1978–1996) (b. 1929)
• September 23
  • Jim Courtney, 87, politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1977–1979) (b. 1936)
  • Nic Kerdiles, 29, ice hockey player (Anaheim Ducks) (b. 1994)<ref.Nic Kerdiles, 1994–2023</ref>
  • Terry Kirkman, 83, musician (The Association) and songwriter ("Cherish", "Everything That Touches You") (b. 1939)
  • Danny Morris, 74, baseball player (Minnesota Twins).
  • Paul Woodruff, 80, classicist and professor of philosophy (b. 1943)
• September 24
  • Viktor Belenko, 76, Russian-born fighter pilot (b. 1947)
  • Nashawn Breedlove, 46, actor (8 Mile) and rapper (b. 1976/1977)
  • Tim Foley, 75, football player (Miami Dolphins) (b. 1948)
  • Barry Olivier, 87, guitar teacher, creator of the Berkeley Folk Music Festival (b. 1935)
  • Chuck Romine, 87, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1968–1974, 1998–2000, 2016–2018) (b. 1936)
• September 25
  • Burkey Belser, 76, graphic designer (nutrition facts label) (b. 1947)
  • Eugenio Calabi, 100, Italian-born mathematician (Calabi conjecture, Calabi–Yau manifold, Calabi flow) (b. 1923)
  • Gerry Shamray, 66, comic book artist (American Splendor) (b. 1957)
• September 26
  • Sandra Dorsey, 83, actress (Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland, Gordy, Dumb and Dumber To) (b. 1939)
  • Teri Hope, 85, model and actress (Fun in Acapulco, Force of Impulse) (b. 1938)
  • Brooks Robinson, 86, Hall of Fame baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), World Series champion (1966, 1970) (b. 1937)
• September 27
  • Donna Becker, 91, baseball player (Kalamazoo Lassies) (b. 1932)
  • Dom Famularo, 70, drummer (b. 1953)
  • Bob Sheridan, 79, boxing and MMA commentator (b. 1944)
  • Ryuzo Yanagimachi, 95, Japanese-born embryologist (b. 1928)
• September 28
  • Glenn Bujnoch, 69, football player (Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1953)
  • Viliami Moala, 30, football player (California Golden Bears, Baltimore Ravens) (b. 1993)
• September 29
  • Jon Fausty, 74, sound and recording engineer (b. 1949)
  • Dianne Feinstein, 90, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (since 1992), mayor of San Francisco (1978–1988) and president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1978) (b. 1933)
  • Joyce Grable, 70, professional wrestler (NWA) (b. 1952)
  • Joseph E. Johnson, 90, academic, University of Tennessee system president (1991–1999) (b. 1933)
  • Kurt Schumacher, 70, football player (New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1952)
  • Ed Young, 91, Chinese-born illustrator (b. 1931)
• September 30
  • Russell Batiste Jr., 57, drummer (The Meters, Vida Blue, Papa Grows Funk) (b. 1965)
  • Michael Flynn, 75, author (The Forest of Time, Fallen Angels) (b. 1947)
  • Russell Sherman, 93, classical pianist (b. 1930)

October

Main article: Deaths in October 2023

Richard McSpadden

Tim Wakefield

Dick Butkus

Michael Chiarello

Herschel Savage

Burt Young

Terry Dischinger

Mark Goddard

Phyllis Coates

Louise Glück

Ronald M. Mottl

Piper Laurie

Suzanne Somers

Carla Bley

Joan Evans

Don Laughlin

Richard Roundtree

Richard Moll

Matthew Perry

Frank Howard

Ken Mattingly

• October 1
  • Eve Bunting, 94, Northern Irish-born author (Smoky Night, The Presence: A Ghost Story) (b. 1928)
  • Jim Caple, 61, sports journalist (ESPN.com) and writer (b. 1962)
  • Russ Francis, 70, football player (New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1953)
  • Ron Haffkine, 84, record producer and music manager (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) (b. 1938)
  • Doug Larsen, 46–47, politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (since 2020) (b. 1976)
  • Richard J. Lesniak, 84, politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1968–1972) (b. 1939)
  • Sir Christopher Lewinton, 91, British-born businessman (b. 1932)
  • Richard McSpadden, 63, educator and pilot (b. 1959/1960)
  • George Reed, 83, football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1939)
  • Tim Wakefield, 57, baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates) and commentator (NESN) (b. 1966)
  • Claudius E. Watts III, 87, Air Force general, president of The Citadel (1989–1996) (b. 1936)
  • Beverly Willis, 95, architect (b. 1928)
• October 2
  • Kevin M. Birmingham, 51, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Chicago (since 2020) (b. 1971)
  • Mack C. Chase, 92, businessman (b. 1931)
  • Casey Cox, 81, baseball player (Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, New York Yankees) (b. 1941)
  • Herbert Handt, 97, operatic tenor and conductor (b. 1926)
  • James Jorden, 69, journalist and music critic (Parterre Box) (b. 1954) (body found on this date)
  • Josh Kruger, 39, journalist and activist (b. 1984)
  • Henry H. Montplaisir, 87, politician, member of the North Dakota House of Representatives (1965–1966) (b. 1936)
  • Hampton Smith, 89, football coach (Albany State Golden Rams) (b. 1934)
• October 3
  • Joe Christopher, 87, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1935)
  • Jennie M. Forehand, 87, politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1995–2015) and House of Delegates (1978–1994) (b. 1935)
  • Thomas Gambino, 94, mobster (Gambino crime family) (b. 1929)
  • Lena McLin, 95, music teacher, composer and pastor (b. 1928)
  • Howard Murphy, 79, football coach (Westfield State) (b. 1944)
  • Harriet Pattison, 94, landscape architect (b. 1928)
  • Bob Wagner, 76, football coach (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors) (b. 1947)
• October 4
  • Wayne Comer, 79, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Senators) (b. 1944)
  • Pat Hays, 76, politician, mayor of North Little Rock, Arkansas (1989–2013) and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1987–1989) (b. 1947)
  • Rives McBee, 84, golfer (b. 1938)
  • Boris M. Schein, 85, Russian-born mathematician (b. 1938)
  • Shawna Trpcic, 56, costume designer (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Angel, Ahsoka) (b. 1966)
  • George Tyndall, 74, gynecologist (b. 1948/1949)
• October 5
  • Dick Butkus, 80, Hall of Fame football player (Chicago Bears) and actor (Hang Time, Johnny Dangerously) (b. 1942)
  • Keith Jefferson, 53, actor (Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) (b. 1970)
  • Jordan Levy, 79, radio host (WTAG) and politician, mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts (1980–1981, 1988–1993) (b. 1943)
• October 6
  • Michael Chiarello, 61, celebrity chef (Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, The Next Iron Chef) (b. 1962)
  • Loren Cunningham, 88, missionary leader (Youth with a Mission), co-founder of the University of the Nations (b. 1935)
  • Vincent Patrick, 88, author and screenwriter (The Pope of Greenwich Village, Family Business, The Devil's Own) (b. 1935)
  • Jim Poole, 57, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants) (b. 1966)
• October 7
  • Sy Becker, 87, reporter and movie critic (WWLP, WSPR) (b. 1936) (death announced on this date)
  • Patricia Cray, 82, actress (Wonder Boys, The Kill Point, Love and Other Drugs) (b. 1941)
  • Eric Griffin, 55, Olympic boxer (1992) (b. 1967)
  • Anna Gutu, 31–32, Ukrainian-born mountaineer (b. 1990/1991)
  • Brian Iwata, 75, psychologist (b. 1948)
  • Loyal Jones, 95, folklorist (b. 1928)
  • Gina Marie Rzucidlo, 45, mountaineer (b. 1978)
  • Ted Schwinden, 98, politician, governor (1981–1989) and lieutenant governor (1977–1981) of Montana, member of the Montana House of Representatives (1959–1963) (b. 1925)
• October 8
  • Fred Boyd, 73, basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Jazz) (b. 1950)
  • David Dollar, 68, economist (b. 1954)
  • Bret Gilliam, 72, technical diver (b. 1951)
  • James P. Kauahikaua, 72, geophysicist and volcanologist and first Native Hawaiian scientist-in-charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (b. 1951)
  • Jeff Peterek, 60, baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1963)
  • Herschel Savage, 70, pornographic actor (Debbie Does Dallas, Memphis Cathouse Blues, The Texas Vibrator Massacre) and director (b. 1952)
  • Burt Young, 83, actor (Rocky, Chinatown, The Pope of Greenwich Village) (b. 1940)
• October 9
  • Terry Dischinger, 82, basketball player (Chicago Zephyrs, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers), Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1940)
  • Chuck Feeney, 92, travel retailer and philanthropist, founder of DFS Group and Atlantic Philanthropies (b. 1931)
  • Keith Giffen, 70, comic book artist and writer (Legion of Super-Heroes, Justice League), co-creator of Rocket Raccoon (b. 1952)
  • Steven Lutvak, 64, composer and singer-songwriter (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder) (b. 1959)
  • Kevin Phillips, 82, political commentator (NOW on PBS) (b. 1940)
  • Dick Rauh, 98, graphic artist and visual effects artist (Little Shop of Horrors, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Working Girl) (b. 1925)
  • Buck Trent, 85, country musician and television personality (Hee Haw) (b. 1938)
  • Allan Weisbecker, 75, surfer, novelist, and screenwriter (Crime Story) (b. 1948) (death announced on this date)
• October 10
  • Roger Bedford Jr., 67, politician, member of the Alabama Senate (1982–1990, 1994–2014) (b. 1956)
  • Jeff Burr, 60, film director (Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Stepfather II, Puppet Master 4) (b. 1963)
  • Shirley Jo Finney, 74, actress (Nashville Girl, Echo Park, Moving) and stage director (b. 1949)
  • Mark Goddard, 87, actor (Lost in Space, Blue Sunshine, Roller Boogie) (b. 1936)
  • Martin Goetz, 93, software engineer (b. 1930)
  • John Klenke, 65, politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2011–2015) (b. 1958)
  • Eva Kollisch, 98, Austrian-born lesbian rights activist and writer (b. 1925)
  • Ken Lally, 52, actor (Heroes, Mortal Kombat, Red Dead Redemption) and stuntman (b. 1971)
  • Dick Leach, 83, tennis player and coach (b. 1940)
  • Brendan Malone, 81, basketball coach (Rhode Island Rams, Toronto Raptors) (b. 1942)
  • Louise Meriwether, 100, author (Daddy Was a Number Runner) and activist (b. 1923)
  • Gail O'Neill, 61, model and journalist (The Early Show) (b. 1962)
• October 11
  • Doug Clark, 75, serial killer (b. 1948)
  • Phyllis Coates, 96, actress (Superman and the Mole Men, Adventures of Superman, The Incredible Petrified World) (b. 1927)
  • Walt Garrison, 79, football player (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1944)
  • Rudolph Isley, 84, singer-songwriter (The Isley Brothers) and songwriter ("It's Your Thing", "That Lady") (b. 1939)
  • Jim Jensen, 89, politician, member of Nebraska Legislature (1994–2006) and contractor (b. 1934)
  • Rosemarie Myrdal, 94, politician, lieutenant governor of North Dakota (1992–2000) (b. 1929)
  • Cynthia Whittaker, 82, academic and author (b. 1941)
• October 12
  • Robert von Dassanowsky, 58, Austrian-born writer, historian, and film producer (b. 1965) (death announced on this date)
  • Howard Forman, 77, politician, member of the Florida Senate (1989–2000) (b. 1946)
  • Tom O'Lincoln, 76, Marxist historian and author (b. 1947)
  • Lara Parker, 84, actress (Dark Shadows, Save the Tiger, Race with the Devil) (b. 1938)
  • Colette Rossant, 91, French-born restaurateur (b. 1932)
• October 13
  • Michael J. Bragman, 83, politician, member (1981–2001) and majority leader (1993–2000) of the New York State Assembly (b. 1940)
  • Louise Glück, 80, poet (The Triumph of Achilles, The Wild Iris), Pulitzer Prize winner (1993), Nobel Prize laureate (2020) (b. 1943)
  • Burdette Haldorson, 89, basketball player, Olympic champion (1956, 1960) (b. 1934)
  • Frank A. Herda, 76, army soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1947)
  • Ronald M. Mottl, 89, lawyer and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1983), Ohio House of Representatives (1987–1997) and twice of Ohio Senate (b. 1934)
  • Loren Parks, 97, businessman (b. 1926)
  • Bud Somerville, 86, curler (b. 1937)
  • Lois Wright, 95, artist (b. 1928)
• October 14
  • Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, Palestinian-born child (b. 2017)
  • Andy Bean, 70, professional golfer (b. 1953)
  • Maurice W. Long, 98, electrical engineer and physicist (b. 1925)
  • Piper Laurie, 91, actress (The Hustler, Children of a Lesser God, Twin Peaks), Emmy winner (1987) (b. 1932)
  • Mei Tsu-lin, 90, Chinese-born linguist, member of Academia Sinica (b. 1933)
• October 15
  • Dick Bielski, 91, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys) and coach (Baltimore Colts) (b. 1932)
  • Neal Brooks Biggers Jr., 88, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern Mississippi (since 1984) (b. 1935)
  • Tod Brown, 86, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Boise City (1988–1998) and Orange in California (1998–2012) (b. 1936)
  • Joanna Merlin, 92, actress (Fame, Mystic Pizza, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and casting director (b. 1931)
  • Todd Reynolds, 56, Olympic pair skater (1994) (b. 1966)
  • David Shaffer, 87, South African-born physician and pediatrician (b. 1936)
  • Suzanne Somers, 76, actress (Three's Company, Step by Step, She's the Sheriff) (b. 1946)
• October 16
  • Roland R. Griffiths, 77, psychopharmacologist (b. 1946)
  • Geri M. Joseph, 100, diplomat, ambassador to the Netherlands (1978–1981) (b. 1923)
  • Steven Weisberg, 68, film editor (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Men in Black II, The Cable Guy, Great Expectations) (b. 1955)
• October 17
  • Carol Berman, 100, politician, member of the New York Senate (1979–1984) (b. 1923)
  • Edward Bleier, 94, television executive (b. 1929)
  • Carla Bley, 87, jazz composer and pianist (b. 1936)
  • Bob George, 51, film producer, (Endings, Beginnings) (b. 1971)
  • Tom Rychlec, 89, football player (Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos) (b. 1934)
• October 18
  • Roger Brown, 73, basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, Carolina Cougars) (b. 1950)
  • Dave Puddington, 95, football coach (Washington University Bears) (b. 1928)
  • Dwight Twilley, 72, singer-songwriter ("I'm on Fire") (b. 1951)
• October 19
  • The 45 King, 62, record producer and DJ (b. 1961)
  • Judy Balaban, 91, actress and author (b. 1932)
• October 20
  • Jack Anderson, 88, poet and dance critic (b. 1935)
  • Jack Brennan, 86, political aide (b. 1937)
  • Pete Ladd, 67, baseball player (Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners) (b. 1956)
  • Richard M. Osgood Jr., 79, physicist (b. 1943)
• October 21
  • Vincent Asaro, 86, mobster (Bonanno crime family) (b. 1937)
  • Natalie Zemon Davis, 94, historian (b. 1928)
  • Joan Evans, 89, actress (Edge of Doom, On the Loose, Skirts Ahoy!) (b. 1934)
  • Rob Gardner, 78, baseball player (New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics) (b. 1944)
  • Stephen Kandel, 96, television writer (Iron Horse, MacGyver) (b. 1927)
  • Cindy Montañez, 49, politician, member of the California State Assembly (2002–2006) and mayor of San Fernando (2001–2002) (b. 1974)
  • Betsy Rawls, 95, golfer (b. 1928)
  • Dusty Street, 77, radio disc jockey (KROQ, Sirius XM) (b. 1945/1946)
  • Samantha Woll, 40, synagogue leader, president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (b. 1983)
• October 22
  • Ida Applebroog, 93, multimedia artist (b. 1929)
  • Jeffrey A. Bader, 78, diplomat, ambassador to Namibia (1999–2001) (b. 1945)
  • Lee Eliot Berk, 81, academic, president of Berklee College of Music (1979–2004) (b. 1942)
  • Tasha Butts, 41, basketball player (Minnesota Lynx) and coach (Georgetown Hoyas) (b. 1982)
  • Vic Fischer, 99, German-born politician, member of the Alaska Senate (1981–1987).
  • Don Laughlin, 92, gambling entrepreneur (b. 1931)
  • Anita Summers, 98, educator (b. 1925)
  • Gregg Sutton, 74, musician (Lone Justice) and songwriter ("Stop!", "Breathe") (b. 1948/1949)
  • Charles E. Young, 91, academic administrator, president of University of Florida (1999–2003) and chancellor of UCLA (1968–1997) (b. 1931)
• October 23
  • J. Frederick Motz, 80, jurist, U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland (1981–1985), judge (since 1985) and chief judge (1994–2001) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (b. 1942)
  • Harry Porterfield, 95, newscaster (WBBM-TV, WLS-TV) (b. 1928)
  • Betty Price, 92, music teacher, art director and ambassador (b. 1931)
  • Mervin Shiner, 102, country singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1921)
  • Tom Walker, 74, baseball player (Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1948)
• October 24
  • Arnold Díaz, 74, journalist (WPIX, WCBS-TV) (b. 1949)
  • Steve Riley, 67, drummer (Keel, L.A. Guns, W.A.S.P.) (b. 1956)
  • Richard Roundtree, 81, actor (Shaft, Se7en, Speed Racer) (b. 1942)
• October 25
  • Bertie Bowman, 92, congressional staffer (b. 1931)
  • Steve Erwin, 63, comics artist (Checkmate, Gunfire) (b. 1960)
  • Robert Irwin, 95, installation artist (Getty Center) (b. 1928)
  • David V. Mitchell, 79, newspaper editor (Point Reyes Light) (b. 1943)
  • Byron Wien, 90, business investor (b. 1933)
• October 26
  • Ray Brown, 74, football player (Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1949)
  • Goa Gil, 72, musician, DJ, and remixer (b. 1951)
  • Phillip Isenberg, 84, politician, mayor of Sacramento (1975–1982) and member of the California State Assembly (1982–1996) (b. 1939)
  • Richard Moll, 80, actor (Night Court, Batman: The Animated Series, Mighty Max) (b. 1943)
  • Harvey Munford, 83, politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (2004–2016) (b. 1940)
  • Judy Nugent, 83, actress (The Ruggles, Magnificent Obsession, There's Always Tomorrow) (b. 1940)
  • Bingo Smith, 77, basketball player (Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Cleveland Cavaliers) (b. 1946)
• October 27
  • Curtis LeRoy Hansen, 90, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (since 1992) (b. 1933)
  • William F. May, 96, ethicist (b. 1927)
  • Brandon Smith, 71, actor (Jeepers Creepers, Bernie, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series) (b. 1952)
• October 28
  • Adam Johnson, 29, ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins) (b. 1994)
  • Roland Lajoie, 87, major general (b. 1936)
  • Patricia Mahan, 71, politician, mayor of Santa Clara (2002–2014) (b. 1952)
  • Bill Rice, 84, country music singer and songwriter (b. 1939)
  • Matthew Perry, 54, actor (Friends, The Whole Nine Yards, Fallout: New Vegas) (b. 1969)
  • Dean Weese, 88, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Wayland Baptist Flying Queens) (b. 1935)
• October 29
  • Robert Brustein, 96, theater critic (New Republic), playwright, and political commentator (HuffPost) (b. 1927)
  • Reed McNeil Izatt, 97, chemist (b. 1926)
  • Thierry Rautureau, 64, French-born celebrity chef (b. 1959)
• October 30
  • Sam Ball, 79, football player (Baltimore Colts) (b. 1944)
  • Peter S. Fischer, 88, television writer (Murder, She Wrote, Columbo, Ellery Queen) (b. 1935)
  • Frank Howard, 87, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers) and coach (Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets) (b. 1936)
  • Tim Parenton, 61, college baseball coach (Samford Bulldogs, North Florida Ospreys) (b. 1961)
  • Lois Galgay Reckitt, 78, politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (since 2016) (b. 1944)
• October 31
  • Tyler Christopher, 50, actor (General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Lying Game) (b. 1972)
  • Lawrence Cohn, 91, lawyer, record company executive, and blues record collector (b. 1932)
  • Ken Mattingly, 87, astronaut (Apollo 16) (b. 1936)
  • George W. Owings III, 78, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1988–2004) (b. 1945)
  • Taraja Ramsess, 41, stuntman (Black Panther, Avengers: Endgame, The Suicide Squad) (b. 1982)
  • Mel Sembler, 93, diplomat, ambassador to Italy (2001–2005) and Australia (1989–1993) (b. 1930)

November

Main article: Deaths in November 2023

Ady Barkan

Bob Knight

Walter Davis

Frank Borman

Bruce Sterling Jenkins

Kyle LeDuc

Don Walsh

Maryanne Trump Barry

Thomas J. Bliley Jr.

Johnny Green

Rosalynn Carter

Carlton Pearson

Willie Hernández

Mars Williams

Ron Hodges

Mary L. Cleave

Frances Sternhagen

Charlie Munger

Henry Kissinger

• November 1
  • Ady Barkan, 39, political activist and lawyer (b. 1983)
  • Norma Berger, 90, baseball player (Springfield Sallies) (b. 1932)
  • Geaux Rocket Ride, 3, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2020)
  • Bob Knight, 83, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Indiana Hoosiers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, 1984 Olympic Team), Olympic champion (1984) (b. 1940)
  • Peter Tarnoff, 86, politician, under secretary for political affairs (1993–1997), president of the Council on Foreign Relations (1986–1993) (b. 1937)
  • Peter White, 86, actor (The Boys in the Band, All My Children, Dallas) (b. 1937)
• November 2
  • Walter Davis, 69, basketball player (Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets), Olympic champion (1976) (b. 1954)
  • Mortimer L. Downey, 87, politician, deputy secretary of transportation (1993–2001) (b. 1936)
  • Dick Drago, 78, baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, California Angels) (b. 1945)
  • R. H. Sikes, 83, professional golfer (b. 1940)
  • Brenda Snipes, 80, public official, supervisor of elections for Broward County, Florida (2003–2018) (b. 1943)
  • Leroy Stover, 90, police officer, first black officer in the Birmingham Police Department (b. 1932/1933)
  • Howard Wayne, 75, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1996–2002) (b. 1948)
• November 3
  • Robert Butler, 95, film and television director (Batman, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Hill Street Blues, Remington Steele) (b. 1927)
  • Gary Colson, 89, basketball coach (Valdosta State Blazers, Pepperdine Waves, New Mexico Lobos) (b. 1934)
  • Bubba Copeland, 49, politician, mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama (since 2016) (b. 1974)
  • Dennis Higgins, 84, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1939)
  • Betty Reardon, 94, teacher (b. 1929)
  • Martin Shefter, 79, political scientist and author (b. 1943)
  • Priit Vesilind, 80, Estonian-born photojournalist and author (b. 1943)
• November 4
  • Karen Davis, 79, animal rights activist, founder of United Poultry Concerns (b. 1944)
  • Robert G. Doumar, 93, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia (since 1981) (b. 1930)
  • Art Eckman, 81, sports broadcaster (ESPN, San Francisco Giants, WXIA-TV) (b. 1942)
  • Aaron Harper, 42, basketball player (Chorale Roanne, Levski Sofia, Ferro Carril Oeste) (b. 1981)
  • Philip Meyer, 93, journalist and scholar (b. 1930)
  • Ahmad Tousi, 76, Iranian-born soccer manager (Sanat Naft) (b. 1947)
  • Gary Winnick, 76, businessman, industrialist and billionaire (b. 1946)
• November 5
  • Russell Camilleri, 86, Olympic wrestler (1960, 1964) (b. 1936)
  • Evan Ellingson, 35, actor (CSI: Miami, 24, Complete Savages, My Sister's Keeper) (b. 1988)
  • David Ferry, 99, poet, translator and educator (b. 1924)
  • John L. Heilbron, 89, academic and science historian (b. 1934)
  • Pat E. Johnson, 84, choreographer (Enter the Dragon, The Karate Kid, Mortal Kombat) (b. 1939)
  • Matt Ulrich, 41, football player (Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1981)
• November 6
  • Bill Dellastatious, 101, football player (Missouri Tigers) and coach (Missouri State Bears) (b. 1922)
  • Janet Landgard, 75, actress (The Swimmer, The Donna Reed Show, Land Raiders) (b. 1947)
  • Joe Sharkey, 77, author and columnist (b. 1946)
  • Mike Shuster, 76, journalist and blogger (NPR) (b. 1947)
  • Simon Sze, 87, Taiwanese-born electrical engineer (Floating-gate MOSFET) (b. 1936)
  • Carl Torbush, 72, college football (Ole Miss Rebels, North Carolina Tar Heels) and baseball (Southeastern Louisiana Lions) coach (b. 1951)
• November 7
  • Frank Borman, 95, astronaut (Apollo 8) (b. 1928)
  • C-Knight, 52, rapper (The Dove Shack) (b. 1970/1971)
  • Julius Otto Duncan, 97, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1951–1953) (b. 1928)
  • Bruce Sterling Jenkins, 96, judge and politician, member of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah (since 1978) and Utah Senate (1959–1965) (b. 1927)
  • LaMar Lemmons Jr., 87, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (2005–2010) and businessman (b. 1936)
• November 8
  • Roger Kastel, 92, film poster artist (Jaws, The Empire Strikes Back, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze) (b. 1931)
• November 9
  • R.L. Boyce, 68, blues musician (b. 1955)
  • David Gauthier, 91, Canadian-born philosopher (b. 1932)
  • Alan Hevesi, 83, politician, comptroller of New York City (1994–2001) and New York State (2003–2006) (b. 1940)
  • Kurt Olson, 75, politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (2005–2017) (b. 1948)
  • John Sayre, 87, rower, Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1936)
  • John Tooby, 71, anthropologist (b. 1952)
• November 10
  • John Bailey, 81, cinematographer (Ordinary People, The Big Chill, Groundhog Day), president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2017–2019) (b. 1942)
  • Henry Dunay, 88, goldsmith and jewelry designer (b. 1935)
  • Charles Jordan, 69, basketball player (Indiana Pacers, ASVEL, Fortitudo Bologna) (b. 1954)
• November 11
  • D. J. Hayden, 33, football player (Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars) (b. 1990)
  • Clarence A. Holland, 94, politician, member of the Virginia Senate (1984–1996) and mayor of Virginia Beach (1976–1978) (b. 1929)
  • Kyle LeDuc, 42, racing driver (Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Championship Off-Road, Extreme E) (b. 1981)
  • Dave Stenhouse, 90, baseball player (Washington Senators) (b. 1933)
  • Conny Van Dyke, 78, singer and actress (Hell's Angels '69, W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, Framed) (b. 1945)
  • Edith D. Warren, 86, politician and educator, member of the North Carolina General Assembly (1999–2012) (b. 1937)
  • Tom Zych, 83, politician and minister (b. 1940)
• November 12
  • M. Russell Ballard, 95, Mormon leader, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (since 1985) (b. 1928)
  • Peter J. Boylan, 87, major general (b. 1936)
  • Paul Martin Lester, 70, professor (b. 1953)
  • Elinor Otto, 104, factory worker, an original Rosie the Riveter (b. 1919)
  • Kevin Turen, 44, film and television producer (Euphoria, X, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Pieces of a Woman) (b. 1979)
  • Don Walsh, 92, oceanographer, explorer, and marine policy specialist (b. 1931)
• November 13
  • Maryanne Trump Barry, 86, judge and attorney, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1999–2019) (b. 1937)
  • Rob Belloir, 75, baseball player (Atlanta Braves) (b. 1948)
  • Michael Bishop, 78, science fiction author (No Enemy But Time, Who Made Stevie Crye?, Brittle Innings) (b. 1945)
  • Lundy Kiger, 69, politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2018–2020) (b. 1954)
  • Robert Philibosian, 83, politician, Los Angeles County district attorney (1981–1984) (b. 1940)
  • George Tscherny, 99, Hungarian-born graphic designer and educator (b. 1924)
  • Work All Week, 14, Throughbred racehorse (b. 2009)
  • Devon Wylie, 35, football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans) (b. 1988) (death announced on this date)
• November 14
  • Rick Ahearn, 74, political consultant (b. 1949)
  • Ken Adamson, 85, football player (Denver Broncos) (b. 1938)
  • Neville Garrick, 73, Jamaican-born graphic artist and photographer (b. 1950)
  • Betty Rollin, 87, journalist (b. 1936)
  • Peter Seidler, 63, baseball executive, chairman of San Diego Padres (since 2020) (b. 1960)
  • Terry R. Taylor, 71, sports editor (Associated Press) (b. 1952)
  • Thelda Williams, 82, politician, interim mayor of Phoenix (1994, 2011–2012, 2018–2019) (b. 1941)
• November 15
  • Radcliffe Bailey, 54, visual artist (b. 1968)
  • Dex Carvey, 32, comedian (b. 1991)
  • Sandy Farina, 68, singer-songwriter and actress (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) (b. 1955)
  • Willard Johnson, 87, political scientist and africanist (b. 1935) (death announced on this date)
  • Worta McCaskill-Stevens, 74, physician-scientist (b. 1949)
  • Ken Squier, 88, Hall of Fame motorsport sportscaster (NASCAR on CBS), co-founder of Motor Racing Network (b. 1935)
  • Jeanette Stocker, 96, baseball player (Kenosha Comets) (b. 1927)
• November 16
  • Thomas J. Bliley Jr., 91, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–2001) and mayor of Richmond (1970–1977) (b. 1932)
  • George Brown, 74, drummer (Kool & the Gang) (b. 1949)
  • Johnny Green, 89, basketball player (New York Knicks) (b. 1933)
  • James Paul Johnson, 93, lawyer, politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1973–1981) (b. 1930)
  • Sarah Louise Keys, 95, civil rights activist (b. 1928)
  • Bobby Ussery, 88, Hall of Fame jockey (b. 1935)
• November 17
  • Charlie Dominici, 72, singer (Dream Theater, Dominici) (b. 1951) (death announced on this date)
  • Merle Goldman, 92, historian and academic scholar (b. 1931)
  • H. Roger Grant, 79, railroad historian and author (b. 1943/1944)
  • Suzanne Shepherd, 89, actress (Mystic Pizza, Goodfellas, Requiem for a Dream, The Sopranos) (b. 1934)
  • Lou Skizas, 91, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1932)
• November 18
  • David Del Tredici, 86, composer (b. 1937)
• November 19
  • Rosalynn Carter, 96, mental health activist, first lady of the United States (1977–1981) and of Georgia (1971–1975) (b. 1927)
  • Roslynn Cobarrubias, 43, television presenter, producer and speaker (b. 1980)
  • Herbert Gold, 99, novelist (b. 1924)
  • Carlton Pearson, 70, minister and gospel music artist (b. 1953)
  • Peter Spellos, 69, voice actor (Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Digimon Adventure, Men in Black II) (b. 1954)
• November 20
  • Alice Denney, 101, art curator (b. 1922)
  • Preston Hanna, 69, baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics) (b. 1954)
  • Willie Hernández, 69, baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers) (b. 1954)
  • John E. Walsh, 65, political consultant, chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party (2007–2013) (b. 1958)
  • Mars Williams, 68, saxophonist (The Psychedelic Furs, The Waitresses) (b. 1955)
• November 21
  • Ron Acks, 79, football player (Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1944)
  • Francis R. Nicosia, 79, historian (b. 1944)
  • James Philip, 93, politician, president of the Illinois Senate (1993–2003) (b. 1930)
  • Stravinsky, 27, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1996)
  • Dave Young, 64, football player (New York Giants, Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1959)
• November 22
  • Tom Larson, 84, sportscaster (WSBK-TV, NESN) (b. 1938/1939)
  • Jean Knight, 80, singer ("Mr. Big Stuff") (b. 1943)
  • Nguyen Qui Duc, 64–65, Vietnamese-born radio broadcaster, writer and translator (b. 1958)
  • Steve Pool, 70, television meteorologist (KOMO-TV) (b. 1953)
  • Phil Quartararo, 67, music industry executive (b. 1956)
  • Jim Salestrom, 67, singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
  • Linda Salzman Sagan, 83, artist and writer (b. 1940)
• November 23
  • Jim Carter, 75, football player (Green Bay Packers) (b. 1948)
  • Steve Jurczyk, 61, engineer, acting administrator of NASA (2021) (b. 1962)
  • Mark Kellar, 71, football player (Minnesota Vikings, San Antonio Wings, Chicago Fire) (b. 1952)
  • Charles Peters, 96, journalist, editor, author, founder and editor-in-chief of Washington Monthly (b. 1926)
  • Greg "Fingers" Taylor, 71, harmonica player (b. 1952)
• November 24
  • Douglas Ahlstedt, 78, operatic tenor (b. 1945)
  • George Cohon, 86, American-born Canadian fast food executive, founder of McDonald's Canada and McDonald's Russia (b. 1937)
  • Ron Hodges, 74, baseball player (New York Mets) (b. 1949)
  • Herb Klein, 93, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–1995) (b. 1930)
  • Elliot Silverstein, 96, film and television director (Naked City, Cat Ballou, A Man Called Horse) (b. 1927)
  • Marc Thorpe, 77, visual effects artist (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Howard the Duck) (b. 1945/1946)
• November 25
  • Douglas D. Alder, 91, historian and academic administrator, president of Utah Tech University (1986–1993) (b. 1932)
  • Whitney Anderson, 91, politician and businessman (b. 1931)
  • Robert Hart Baker, 69, symphonic and operatic conductor and music director (b. 1954)
  • Larry Fink, 82, photographer (b. 1941) (death announced on this date)
  • Clarke Ingram, 66, historian and radio personality (b. 1957/1958)
• November 26
  • Tim Dorsey, 62, novelist (Florida Roadkill, Hammerhead Ranch Motel) (b. 1961)
  • Pablo Guzmán, 73, television journalist (WCBS-TV) (b. 1950)
  • Jimmy Owens, 93, songwriter (Jimmy and Carol Owens) (b. 1930)
• November 27
  • Bob Albright, 87, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1986) (b. 1936)
  • William Anastasi, 90, conceptual artist.
  • Susan Catania, 81, politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1973–1983) (b. 1941)
  • Mary L. Cleave, 76, astronaut.
  • Victor J. Kemper, 96, cinematographer (Dog Day Afternoon, National Lampoon's Vacation, Pee-wee's Big Adventure), president of the American Society of Cinematographers (1993–1996, 1999–2001) (b. 1927)
  • John Nichols, 83, novelist (The Sterile Cuckoo, The Wizard of Loneliness, The Milagro Beanfield War) (b. 1940) (death announced on this date)
  • Edward G. Smith, 62, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania (since 2014) (b. 1961)
  • William Michael Stankewicz, 78, teacher and convicted attempted murderer (b. 1944/1945)
  • Frances Sternhagen, 93, actress (The Hospital, Outland, Cheers), Tony winner (1974, 1995) (b. 1930)
• November 28
  • Thomas Augsberger, 60, German-born film producer (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Waiting..., Mr. Brooks) (b. 1962/1963)
  • Julius W. Becton Jr., 97, military officer, director of FEMA (1985–1989) (b. 1926)
  • Mark Candon, 71, politician (b. 1952)
  • John Colianni, 61, jazz pianist (b. 1962)
  • Charlie Munger, 99, investor and businessman (Berkshire Hathaway) (b. 1924)
• November 29
  • Charles Gilchrist Adams, 86, Baptist minister (b. 1936)
  • Richard L. Berkley, 92, politician, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1979–1991) (b. 1931)
  • Elliott Erwitt, 95, French-born photographer (b. 1928)
  • Scott Kempner, 69, guitarist (The Dictators, The Del-Lords) (b. 1954)
  • Henry Kissinger, 100, German-born diplomat, national security advisor (1969–1975) and secretary of state (1973–1977), Nobel Peace Prize recipient (1973) (b. 1923)
  • Mildred Miller, 98, mezzo-soprano (b. 1924)
  • Michael Oleksa, 76, Russian Orthodox priest, linguist and writer (b. 1947)
• November 30
  • William P. Murphy Jr., 100, physician and inventor (b. 1923)
  • Paul Snyder, 88, baseball executive (Atlanta Braves) (b. 1935)
  • Edwin Yoder, 89, journalist (b. 1934)

December

Main article: Deaths in December 2023

Sandra Day O'Connor

Norman Lear

Ryan O'Neal

Julian Carroll

Andre Braugher

Jeffrey Foskett

George McGinnis

Richard Hunt

Amp Fiddler

Robert Solow

Frank Riggs

Tom Smothers

Herb Kohl

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Cale Yarborough

• December 1
  • Sandra Day O'Connor, 93, jurist, associate justice of the supreme court (1981–2006), member of the Arizona Senate (1969–1975) and chancellor of the College of William & Mary (2005–2012) (b. 1930)
  • Lyle Elmer Strom, 98, jurist, judge (since 1985) and chief judge (1987–1994) of the U.S. District Court for Nebraska (b. 1925)
• December 2
  • Stanley Graham, 97, psychologist, president of the American Psychological Association (1990) (b. 1926)
  • Clarence Kelly, 82, sedevacantist traditionalist Catholic prelate, superior general of the Society of Saint Pius V (since 1983) (b. 1941)
  • Joe Hicks, 91, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, New York Mets) (b. 1932)
  • Maria Martin, 72, Mexican-born radio journalist (Latino USA) (b. 1951)
  • Edwin J. Peterson, 93, jurist, justice (1979–1993) and chief justice (1983–1991) of the Oregon Supreme Court (b. 1930)
  • Edwin Wilson, 96, theater critic (The Wall Street Journal) (b. 1927)
• December 3
  • Claude Engle, 85, electrical engineer (b. 1938)
  • Andrea Fay Friedman, 53, actress (Life Goes On, Family Guy) (b. 1970)
  • David McKnight, 87, actor (J. D.'s Revenge, Hollywood Shuffle, The Five Heartbeats) (b. 1936)
  • Jerome O'Neill, 77, attorney, U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont (1981) (b. 1946)
• December 4
  • Juanita Castro, 90, Cuban-born activist (b. 1933)
  • James L. Easton, 88, businessman, philanthropist, and Hall of Fame archer, president of the World Archery Federation (1989–2005) (b. 1935)
  • Edgar S. Woolard Jr., 89, businessman (DuPont) (b. 1934)
• December 5
  • Ralph Cirella, 58, stylist and makeup artist (b. 1964/1965)
  • Lionel Dahmer, 87, chemist (b. 1936)
  • Ron Fernandes, 72, football player (Baltimore Colts) (b. 1951)
  • Vojislav Govedarica, 82–83, Serbian-born actor (Rambo: First Blood Part II, Little Nikita, Lionheart) (b. 1940)
  • Norman Lear, 101, screenwriter and producer (All in the Family, Maude, The Jeffersons) (b. 1922)
  • Lawrence Steven Meyers, 67, actor (Dick Tracy, Battle Beyond the Stars) and film producer (Unfaithful) (b. 1956)
• December 6
  • Jack Hogan, 94, actor (The Legend of Tom Dooley, The Cat Burglar, Combat!) (b. 1929)
  • Ellen Holly, 92, actress (One Life to Live, Cops and Robbers, School Daze) (b. 1931)
  • Neil B. Shulman, 78, doctor and medical writer (b. 1945)
  • John Brooks Slaughter, 89, electrical engineer (National Science Foundation) (b. 1934)
  • Dave Wehrmeister, 71, baseball player (San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1952)
• December 7
  • Terry Baucom, 71, bluegrass singer and banjo player (Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out) (b. 1952)
  • Lola Dee, 95, singer (b. 1928)
  • David Ellenson, 76, rabbi and academic administrator, president of HUC-JIR (2001–2013, 2018) (b. 1947)
  • Ken Long, 70, football player (Detroit Lions) (b. 1953)
  • Stan Rogow, 75, film and televison producer (Fame, The Clan of the Cave Bear, Lizzie McGuire) (b. 1948)
  • Guy Stern, 101, German-born intelligence officer (Ritchie Boys) (b. 1922)
  • Keisha Whitaker, 51, actress and producer (b. 1972) (death announced on this date)
• December 8
  • Nidra Beard, 71, singer (Dynasty) (b. 1951/1952) (death announced on this date)
  • Frank Fiscalini, 101, politician and educator (b. 1922)
  • Ryan O'Neal, 82, actor (Love Story, Paper Moon, Barry Lyndon) (b. 1941)
  • Paul Webb, 94, college basketball coach (Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets, Old Dominion Monarchs) (b. 1929)
• December 9
  • Anna Cardwell, 29, reality television personality (Here Comes Honey Boo Boo) (b. 1994)
  • Raymond E. Goedert, 96, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Chicago (1991–2003) (b. 1927)
  • Dærick Gröss Sr., 76, illustrator (The Guide to Getting it On) and writer (b. 1946)
  • Mary Ann Handley, 87, politician (b. 1936)
  • Frank Wycheck, 52, football player (Tennessee Titans) (b. 1971)
• December 10
  • Julian Carroll, 92, politician, governor (1974–1979) and lieutenant governor (1971–1974) of Kentucky, member of the Kentucky Senate (2005–2021) (b. 1931)
  • Michael L. Cowan, 78, navy admiral (b. 1944)
  • David Drake, 78, writer (Hammer's Slammers, RCN Series) (b. 1945)
  • Mort Engelberg, 86, film producer (Smokey and the Bandit, The Hunter, The Big Easy) (b. 1937)
  • Barbara Iglewski, 85, microbiologist (b. 1938)
  • James L. Robertson, 83, jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi (1983–1992) (b. 1940)
  • Cayle Sain, 31, drummer (Twitching Tongues) (b. 1992) (death announced on this date)
• December 11
  • Andre Braugher, 61, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Glory) (b. 1962)
  • Jeffrey Foskett, 67, singer, songwriter, and producer (The Beach Boys) (b. 1956)
  • Kenny Graham, 82, football player (San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1941)
  • Ken Kelsch, 76, cinematographer (The Driller Killer, Bad Lieutenant, Return to Sleepaway Camp) (b. 1947)
  • Essra Mohawk, 75, singer-songwriter ("Primordial Lovers", "Change of Heart") (b. 1948)
  • Camden Toy, 68, actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Bay) and film editor (b. 1955)
• December 12
  • Bob Allen, 86, baseball player (Cleveland Indians) (b. 1937)
  • William G. Connolly, 86, newspaper editor (The New York Times) (b. 1937)
  • Larry Miggins, 98, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1925)
  • Craig Watkins, 56, lawyer and politician, district attorney for Dallas County, Texas (2007–2015) (b. 1967)
• December 13
  • Bill Burgess, 82, football player (Auburn Tigers) and coach (Jacksonville State) (b. 1941)
  • Kenny DeForest, 37, comedian (b. 1986)
  • Travis Dopp, guitarist (Small Brown Bike).
  • Julia Gentleman, 92, politician, member of the Iowa State House of Representatives (1975–1979) and Iowa State Senate (1979–1991) (b. 1931)
  • Mike Grgich, 100, Croatian-born winemaker (b. 1923)
  • Steve Junker, 88, football player (Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins) (b. 1935)
  • Roger McMurrin, 84, conductor and pastor (b. 1939)
  • Ted Morgan, 91, French-born historian (b. 1932)
  • Geraldine Peten, 75, politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2017–2021) (b. 1947)
  • John Wade, 95, Olympic rower (1948) (b. 1928)
• December 14
  • Selma Archerd, 98, actress (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Melrose Place) (b. 1925)
  • Cari Beauchamp, 74, author, historian, journalist and documentary filmmaker (b. 1949)
  • Clyde Berry, 92, football and baseball player and coach (b. 1931)
  • Betty Cooper Hearnes, 96, politician, first lady of Missouri (1965–1973) and member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1979–1989) (b. 1927)
  • George McGinnis, 73, Hall of Fame basketball player (Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets) (b. 1950)
  • Lee Redmond, 82, world record holder, longest fingernails on both hands (b. 1941)
  • Gus Morrison, 88, politician, mayor of Fremont, California (1985–1989, 1994–2004, 2012–2013) (b. 1934/1935)
• December 15
  • Jim Ashmore, 88, basketball player (Mississippi State Bulldogs) (b. 1935)
• December 16
  • Richard Hunt, 88, sculptor (b. 1935)
  • Scott Lautenbaugh, 59, politician, member of the Nebraska Legislature (2007–2014) (b. 1964)
  • Manny Martínez, 69, drummer (The Misfits) (b. 1954)
• December 17
  • Norma Barzman, 103, screenwriter (Never Say Goodbye, The Locket, Finishing School) (b. 1920)
  • Amp Fiddler, 65, musician (Enchantment, Parliament, Funkadelic), composer and record producer (b. 1958)
  • Jim Ladd, 75, disc jockey and radio host (b. 1948)
  • James McCaffrey, 65, actor (Rescue Me, Max Payne, Alan Wake 2) (b. 1958)
  • Eric Montross, 52, basketball player (Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons) (b. 1971)
  • Gary Richards, 72, American journalist (Bay Area News Group) (b. 1951)
• December 18
  • Larry V. Faircloth, 75, politician (b. 1948) (death announced on this date)
  • Dan Greenburg, 87, writer (How to Be a Jewish Mother, The Zack Files, Maximum Boy) (b. 1936)
  • Arno J. Mayer, 97, Luxembourgish-born historian (b. 1926)
• December 19
  • Ed Budde, 83, football player (Kansas City Chiefs) (b. 1940)
  • Lyda Green, 85, politician, member (1995–2009) and president (2007–2009) of the Alaska Senate (b. 1938)
  • Bram Inscore, 41, musician (Electrocute), songwriter ("Youth", "Don't Give Up on Me") and producer (b. 1982)
• December 20
  • Carl Barzilauskas, 72, football player (New York Jets, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1951)
  • Philip H. Hayes, 83, politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1975–1977) (b. 1940) (death announced on this date)
  • Frank Riggs, 73, politician and charter school executive, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1991–1993, 1995–1999) (b. 1950)
• December 21
  • John C. Kornblum, 80, diplomat, ambassador to Germany (1997–2001) (b. 1943)
  • Paula Murphy, 95, racing driver (b. 1928)
  • David L. Norvell, 88, politician, attorney general of New Mexico (1971–1975) and member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1962–1970) (b. 1935)
  • Ian Punnett, 63, radio broadcaster (Coast to Coast AM), author and academic (b. 1960)
  • Robert Solow, 99, economist (Solow–Swan model), Nobel Prize recipient (1987) (b. 1924)
• December 22
  • Laura Lynch, 65, musician (The Dixie Chicks) (b. 1968)
  • Ryan Minor, 49, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1974)
  • Ruth Seymour, 88, radio executive (KCRW) (b. 1935)
• December 23
  • Hugh Aynesworth, 92, journalist and author (b. 1931)
  • Bobbie Jean Carter, 41, television personality (House of Carters) (b. 1982)
  • Mike Nussbaum, 99, actor (Fatal Attraction, Field of Dreams, Men in Black) (b. 1923)
  • William Pope.L, 68, visual artist (b. 1955)
  • Richard Romanus, 80, actor (Mean Streets, Heavy Metal, Hey Good Lookin') (b. 1943)
• December 24
  • Cheri Barry, 68, politician, mayor of Meridian, Mississippi (2009–2013) (b. 1955)
  • Richard Bowes, 79, science fiction author (b. 1944)
  • John Cutler, 73, audio engineer (Grateful Dead) and record producer (In the Dark) (b. 1950)
  • Kamar de los Reyes, 56, actor (One Life to Live, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Sleepy Hollow) (b. 1967)
  • Naomi Feil, 91, gerontologist (b. 1932)
  • Alice Parker, 98, composer, arranger, and choral conductor (b. 1925)
  • Willie Ruff, 92, jazz musician and educator (b. 1931)
  • Milan Zeleny, 81, Czech-born economist (b. 1942)
• December 25
  • Vinie Burrows, 99, stage actress (b. 1924)
  • David Freeman, 84, record producer (County Records) (b. 1939)
• December 26
  • James Ray, 66, basketball player (Denver Nuggets, Berloni Torino, Fenerbahçe) (b. 1957)
  • Bobby Rivers, 70, television personality (WISN-TV, WPIX, VH1) (b. 1953)
  • Tom Smothers, 86, comedian and musician (Smothers Brothers) (b. 1937)
• December 27
  • Forestry, 27, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1996)
  • Michael Gibbons Jr., guitarist (Leeway).
  • Herb Kohl, 88, politician and businessman (Kohl's), member of the U.S. Senate (1989–2013) (b. 1935)
  • Ignacio E. Lozano Jr., 96, diplomat, ambassador to El Salvador (1976–1977) (b. 1927)
• December 28
  • Kelly Doran, 66, businessman and real estate developer (b. 1957)
  • Bill McColl, 93, football player (Chicago Bears) (b. 1930)
  • Tommy Talton, 74, guitarist (We the People, Cowboy) (b. 1949)
  • Donald Wildmon, 85, United Methodist minister, author, and radio host, founder of the American Family Association (b. 1939)
• December 29
  • Maurice Hines, 80, actor (The Cotton Club), singer and choreographer (b. 1943)
  • Roland Leong, 78, drag racer (b. 1945)
  • Joey Meyer, 74, basketball player and coach (DePaul Blue Demons) (b. 1949)
  • Sandra Reaves-Phillips, 79, actress (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Round Midnight, Lean on Me), writer, and singer (b. 1944)
• December 31
  • Shecky Greene, 97, comedian and actor (History of the World, Part I, Splash, Tony Rome) (b. 1926)
  • Eddie Bernice Johnson, 88, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2023) and Texas Senate (1987–1993) (b. 1935)
  • Cale Yarborough, 84, Hall of Fame racing driver, founder of Cale Yarborough Motorsports (b. 1939)