2024 deaths in the United States

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Main articles: 2024 in the United States and Deaths in 2024

The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2024. 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 2024

Frank Ryan

Billy Gardner

David Soul

Joseph Esposito

James Kottak

Bud Harrelson

Bill Hayes

Joyce Randolph

Norm Snead

Peter Schickele

Shawn Barber

Robert Gaylor

Mary Weiss

Gary Graham

Dexter King

Arno Allan Penzias

Melanie

Jimy Williams

Chita Rivera

Al McBean

• January 1
  • Adaora Adimora, 67, doctor and academic (b. 1956)
  • Anthony J. Alvarado, 81, educator, New York City Schools Chancellor (1983–1984) (b. 1942)
  • Mickey Cottrell, 79, actor (My Own Private Idaho, Drugstore Cowboy, Volcano) and publicist (b. 1944)
  • J. Russell George, 60, attorney, treasury inspector general for tax administration (since 2004) (b. 1963)
  • Lynja, 67, internet personality (b. 1956)
  • Ved Prakash Nanda, India-born legal scholar
  • Jack O'Connell, 64, author (b. 1959)
  • Frank Ryan, 87, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins) (b. 1936)
  • David J. Skal, 71, film historian and author (b. 1952)
  • Sidney M. Wolfe, 86, physician and health activist (b. 1937)
• January 2
  • Peter Berkos, 101, sound editor (Touch of Evil, The Hindenburg, The Sting) (b. 1922)
  • Edward E. Crutchfield, 82, banker (b. 1941)
  • Cameron Dunkin, 67, professional boxing manager (b. 1956)
  • David P. Gardner, 90, academic administrator, president of the University of Utah (1973–1983) and the University of California (1983–1992) (b. 1933)
  • Harry Johnson, 81, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Law & Order, Need for Speed) and author (b. 1942/1943)
  • E. Leo Milonas, 87, judge and lawyer, chief administrative judge of New York State (1993–1995) (b. 1936)
  • Matisyahu Salomon, 86, English-born rabbi (b. 1937)
  • Michael Schwartz, 86, academic administrator (b. 1937)
  • Alexis Smith, 74, visual artist (b. 1949)
  • Gordon R. Sullivan, 86, general, chief of staff of the Army (1991–1995) (b. 1937)
  • Richard Woodcock, 95, psychometrician. (b. 1928)
• January 3
  • Donald D. Clayton, 88, astrophysicist (b. 1935)
  • Bridget Dobson, 85, television writer (General Hospital, The Guiding Light) and producer (Santa Barbara) (b. 1938)
  • Billy Gardner, 96, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) and manager (Minnesota Twins) (b. 1927)
  • Charles O. Jones, 92, political scientist (b. 1931)
  • Don Read, 90, football coach (Montana Grizzlies, Portland State Vikings, Oregon Ducks) (b. 1933)
  • Tawl Ross, 75, rhythm guitarist (Funkadelic) (b. 1948)
• January 4
  • Nancy Adler, 77, health psychologist (b. 1946)
  • Marty Amsler, 81, football player (Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1942)
  • John Scales Avery, 90, chemist and peace activist (b. 1933)
  • Fred Chappell, 87, author and poet (b. 1936)
  • Elliott D. Kieff, 80, virologist (b. 1943)
  • Frank Q. Nebeker, 93, jurist, judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1969–2021) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (1989–2021) (b. 1930)
  • David Soul, 80, actor (Starsky & Hutch, Here Come the Brides) and singer ("Don't Give Up on Us") (b. 1943)
  • Bill W. Stacy, 85, educator and university administrator, president of California State University San Marcos (1989–1997) and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1997–2004) (b. 1938)
  • Tracy Tormé, 64, screenwriter (Fire in the Sky, Sliders, Star Trek: The Next Generation) and film producer (I Am Legend) (b. 1959)
• January 5
  • Willie Bethea, 85, football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1938) (death announced on this date)
  • Larry Collins, 79, guitarist (The Collins Kids) and songwriter ("Delta Dawn") (b. 1944)
  • Gene Deer, 59, blues musician (b. 1964)
  • Mary Jane Garcia, 87, politician, member of the New Mexico Senate (1988–2012) (b. 1936)
  • Joachim Giermek, 80, Franciscan Father, minister general of the Conventuals (2002–2007) (b. 1943)
  • Joseph Lelyveld, 86, journalist (The New York Times) (b. 1937)
  • Harry Robert Lyall, 75, conductor and opera administrator (New Orleans Opera) (b. 1948)
  • Brian McConnachie, 81, actor and comedy writer (Saturday Night Live, Second City Television, National Lampoon) (b. 1942)
  • James N. Purcell Jr., 85, author (b. 1938)
  • Nicholas Rescher, 95, German-born philosopher, founder of American Philosophical Quarterly, History of Philosophy Quarterly and Public Affairs Quarterly (b. 1928)
  • Robert Rosenthal, 90, German-born psychologist (b. 1933)
  • Jack Squirek, 64, football player (Los Angeles Raiders) (b. 1959)
• January 6
  • Bob Gaiters, 85, football player (New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos) (b. 1938)
  • Claude Gilbert, 91, football coach (San Diego State Aztecs, San Jose State Spartans) (b. 1932)
  • Iasos, 76, Greek-born musician (b. 1947)
  • Sarah Rice, 68, actress (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera) (b. 1955)
• January 7
  • Joan Acocella, 78, journalist and dance critic (The New Yorker) (b. 1945)
  • Paul Burkett, 67, economist (b. 1956)
  • Dwight Cook, 72, politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (1997–2020) (b. 1951)
  • Menachem Daum, 77, German-born documentary film-maker (A Life Apart: Hasidism in America, Hiding and Seeking) (b. 1946)
  • Rick Duckett, 66, basketball coach (Fayetteville State Broncos, Winston-Salem State Rams, Grambling State Tigers) (b. 1957)
  • John Pat Fanning, 89, politician and mortician, member of the West Virginia Senate (1996–2012) (b. 1934)
  • Wendell Harris, 83, football player (Baltimore Colts, New York Giants) (b. 1940)
  • Barton Jahncke, 84, sailor, Olympic champion (1968) (b. 1939)
  • William Edward Kettler, 101, archaeologist and Rotary International leader (b. 1922)
  • Tim Steele, 55, racing driver, ARCA Menards Series champion (1993, 1996, 1997) (b. 1968)
  • Arnold Taraborrelli, 92, choreographer (b. 1931)
• January 8
  • Antoinette Candia-Bailey, 49, academic administrator (b. 1974/1975)
  • Joseph Esposito, 73, police officer and civil servant (b. 1950)
  • Johanna Meehan, 67, philosopher and academic (b. 1956)
  • Phill Niblock, 90, composer, filmmaker and videographer (b. 1933)
  • Richard Rosenfeld, 75, criminologist (b. 1948)
  • J. B. Schneewind, 93, scholar (b. 1930)
  • Reggie Wells, 76, makeup artist (b. 1947)
  • Leon Wildes, 90, lawyer (b. 1933)
  • Raymond Zane, 84, politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1974–2002) (b. 1939)
• January 9
  • Bernard Cecil Cohen, 97, political scientist and academic administrator, acting chancellor of University of Wisconsin–Madison (1987) (b. 1926)
  • Edward Jay Epstein, 88, investigative journalist and professor (b. 1935)
  • Amalija Knavs, 78, Slovenian-born textile pattern maker (b. 1945)
  • James Kottak, 61, drummer (Kingdom Come, Scorpions) (b. 1962)
  • Ira Reiss, 98, sociologist (b. 1925)
  • Elke Solomon, 80, interdisciplinary artist, curator, and educator (b. 1943)
• January 10
  • Audie Blaylock, 61, bluegrass singer and guitarist (b. 1962)
  • Terry Bisson, 81, science fiction author ("Bears Discover Fire", "They're Made Out of Meat") (b. 1942)
  • Peter Crombie, 71, actor (Seinfeld, Se7en, My Dog Skip) (b. 1952)
  • Tisa Farrow, 72, actress (Homer, Zombi 2, Antropophagus) (b. 1951)
  • Jennell Jaquays, 67, game designer (Dungeons & Dragons) and video game artist (Pac-Man, Donkey Kong) (b. 1956)
  • Conrad Palmisano, 75, stuntman (Batman Forever, Weekend at Bernie's, Rush Hour 2) (b. 1948)
  • Richard T. Schlosberg, 79, business leader (Corpus Christi Caller-Times, The Denver Post, Los Angeles Times) (b. 1944)
  • Tom Tait, 86, volleyball coach (b. 1937)
• January 11
  • Ruth Ashton Taylor, 101, television journalist (KCBS-TV) (b. 1922)
  • Ted Blunt, 80, politician, member (1985–2000) and president (2001–2009) of the Wilmington, Delaware City Council (b. 1943)
  • John V. Byrne, 95, marine geologist and academic, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1981–1984) and president of Oregon State University (1984–1995) (b. 1928)
  • April Ferry, 91, costume designer (Maverick, Big Trouble in Little China, Rome) (b. 1932)
  • Bud Harrelson, 79, baseball player (New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers) (b. 1944)
  • Lynne Marta, 78, actress (Joe Kidd, Footloose, Love, American Style) (b. 1945)
• January 12
  • Claire Waters Ferguson, 88, figure skating judge, president of the U.S. Figure Skating Association (1992–1995) (b. 1935)
  • Bill Hayes, 98, singer ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett") and actor (Days of Our Lives) (b. 1925)
  • James D. Hughes, 101, Air Force lieutenant general (b. 1922)
  • Francis F. Lee, 96, Chinese-born inventor, businessman and academic (b. 1927)
  • Gonzalo Lira, 55, writer and YouTuber (b. 1968)
  • Alec Musser, 50, actor (All My Children) and fitness model (b. 1973)
  • Sekou Odinga, 79, activist (b. 1944)
  • John Red Eagle, 75, politician, principal chief of the Osage Nation (2010–2014), assistant chief (2006–2010) (b. 1948)
• January 13
  • Larry E. Haines, 85, politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1991–2011) (b. 1938)
  • Joyce Randolph, 99, actress (The Honeymooners) (b. 1924)
  • Tom Shales, 79, television critic (The Washington Post), writer and Pulitzer winner (1988) (b. 1944)
  • Jo-El Sonnier, 77, singer-songwriter and accordionist, Grammy winner (2015) (b. 1946)
  • Joseph Zadroga, 76, 9/11 survivor advocate (b. 1947)
• January 14
  • Art Baker, 94, football coach (Furman Paladins, The Citadel Bulldogs, East Carolina Pirates) (b. 1929)
  • Brian Barczyk, 54, snake collector and YouTuber (b. 1969)
  • Jerry Coker, 91, jazz saxophonist (b. 1932)
  • Jerry Hilgenberg, 92, football player (Iowa Hawkeyes) (b. 1931)
  • Alan Jones, 83, Episcopal priest, dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco (1985–2009) (b. 1940)
  • Tom Purdom, 87, writer (Romance on Four Worlds) (b. 1936)
  • Norm Snead, 84, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants) (b. 1939)
  • Howard Waldrop, 77, science fiction author (Them Bones, A Dozen Tough Jobs, The Texas-Israeli War: 1999) (b. 1946)
• January 15
  • Nancy Deloye Fitzroy, 96, engineer (b. 1927)
  • Mo Henry, 67, film negative cutter (Jaws, The Big Lebowski, The Matrix) (b. 1956/1957)
  • William O'Connell, 94, actor (Paint Your Wagon, High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales) (b. 1929)
  • Ronald Powell, 32, football player (New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks) (b. 1991)
  • Brent Sikkema, 75, art dealer (b. 1948)
  • Ron Suster, 81, jurist and politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1981–1995) (b. 1942)
• January 16
  • Zevulun Charlop, 94, rabbi (b. 1929)
  • Claire Fagin, 97, nurse and academic administrator, interim president of the University of Pennsylvania (1993–1994) (b. 1926)
  • David Gail, 58, actor (Robin's Hoods, Savannah, Port Charles) (b. 1965) (death announced on this date)
  • Peter Schickele, 88, composer, musical educator and parodist (P. D. Q. Bach) (b. 1935)
• January 17
  • Shawn Barber, 29, Olympic pole vaulter (2016), world champion (2015) (b. 1994)
  • Al Cantello, 92, Olympic javelin thrower (1960) (b. 1931)
  • Leo Carlin, 86, businessman (Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1937)
  • Benedict Fitzgerald, 74, screenwriter (Wise Blood, The Passion of the Christ) (b. 1949)
  • Robert Gaylor, 93, military non-commissioned officer, chief master sergeant of the Air Force (1977–1979) (b. 1930)
  • David L. Mills, 85, computer scientist (Network Time Protocol) (b. 1938)
• January 18
  • Silent Servant, 46, techno DJ and producer (b. 1977)
  • The Soft Moon, 44, musician (b. 1979)
• January 19
  • Jack Burke Jr., 100, professional golfer (b. 1923)
  • Domenick DiCicco, 60, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2010–2012) (b. 1963)
  • Mario E. Dorsonville, 63, Colombian-born Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Washington (2015–2023) and bishop of Houma–Thibodaux (since 2023) (b. 1960)
  • ABilly S. Jones-Hennin, 81, LGBT rights activist (b. 1942)
  • Lance Larson, 83, swimmer, Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1940)
  • Marlena Shaw, 81, singer ("It's Better than Walking Out", "California Soul") (b. 1942)
  • Red Swanson, 87, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) (b. 1936)
  • Mary Weiss, 75, pop singer (The Shangri-Las) (b. 1948)
  • Robert Whitman, 88, artist (b. 1935)
• January 20
  • Rudolph C. Cane, 89, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1999–2015) (b. 1934)
  • Francisco Ciatso, 48, professional wrestler (b. 1975)
  • Anne Edwards, 96, writer (b. 1927)
  • David Emge, 77, actor (Dawn of the Dead, Basket Case 2, Hellmaster) (b. 1946)
  • Bob Landsee, 59, football player (Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Green Bay Blizzard) (b. 1964)
  • William Charles Lee, 85, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Indiana (since 1981) (b. 1938)
• January 21
  • Jon Franklin, 82, science journalist (The Baltimore Sun) (b. 1942)
  • Perry Friedman, 55, poker player (b. 1968)
  • Chuck Philips, 71, writer, journalist and Pulitzer winner (1999) (b. 1952)
  • Steve Staggs, 72, baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics) (b. 1951)
  • Gus Wingfield, 97, banker and politician, Arkansas state treasurer (2003–2007) (b. 1926)
• January 22
  • Ted Bloecher, 94, ufologist (National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena) and actor, co-founder of Civilian Saucer Intelligence (b. 1929)
  • Gary Graham, 73, actor (All the Right Moves, Alien Nation, Star Trek: Enterprise) (b. 1950)
  • Dexter King, 62, civil rights activist (b. 1961)
  • Don Lassetter, 90, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1933)
  • Arno Allan Penzias, 90, physicist and radio astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (1978) (b. 1933)
  • Margo Smith, 84, singer ("Still a Woman") (b. 1939)
• January 23
  • Charles Fried, 88, jurist and lawyer, solicitor general (1985–1989) and associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1995–1999) (b. 1935)
  • Ice Train, 56, professional wrestler (CWA, WCW) (b. 1967)
  • David Kahn, 93, historian, journalist, and writer (b. 1930)
  • Melanie, 76, singer-songwriter ("Brand New Key", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)") and guitarist (b. 1947)
  • Rene Oliveira, 68, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1981–2019) (b. 1955)
  • Charles Osgood, 91, journalist (CBS News Sunday Morning) (b. 1933)
  • Margaret Riley, 58, film producer (Bombshell) (b. 1965)
  • Dick Traum, 83, marathoner and businessman (b. 1940)
• January 24
  • Carl Andre, 88, sculptor (b. 1935)
  • Frank Buck, 80, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1973–2009) (b. 1944)
  • Harry Connick Sr., 97, attorney, district attorney of New Orleans (1973–2003) (b. 1926)
  • Herbert Coward, 85, actor (Deliverance) (b. 1935)
  • Howard Golden, 98, lawyer and politician, borough president of Brooklyn (1977–2001) (b. 1925)
  • Rod Holcomb, 80, television director (ER, The Greatest American Hero) and producer (The Six Million Dollar Man), Emmy winner (2009) (b. 1943)
  • Jesse Jane, 43, pornographic actress (Pirates, Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge) and host (Naughty Amateur Home Videos) (b. 1980) (body discovered on this date)
  • Kelly Malveaux, 47, football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes) (b. 1976)
  • N. Scott Momaday, 89, author (House Made of Dawn, The Way to Rainy Mountain, The Man Made of Words: Essays, Stories, Passages).
  • Cheryl Palm, 70, agriculturalist (b. 1954)
• January 25
  • Bené Arnold, 88, ballerina (b. 1935)
  • Conrad Chase, 58, actor, singer and reality TV contestant (Gran Hermano) (b. 1965) (death announced on this date)
  • Roger Donlon, 89, army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (1964) (b. 1934)
  • Gus Hendrickson, 83, ice hockey player and coach (University of Minnesota Duluth) (b. 1940)
  • Kenneth Smith, 58, convicted murderer (b. 1965)
• January 26
  • Dean Brown, 68, jazz guitarist (b. 1955)
  • John Hines, 87, rancher and politician (b. 1936)
  • Michael Watford, 80, dance music singer (b. 1943/44)
  • Jimy Williams, 80, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays).
• January 27
  • Paul Vallone, 56, politician, member of the New York City Council (2014–2021) (b. 1967)
  • L. W. Wright, 74, confidence trickster (b. 1949)
• January 28
  • Irma Anderson, 93, politician, mayor of Richmond, California (2001–2006) (b. 1930/1931)
  • Larry L. Taylor, 81, military officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1942)
• January 29
  • Hal Buell, 92, photographer (b. 1931/1932)
  • Anthony Cordesman, 84, national security analyst (b. 1939)
  • Jim Sebesta, 88, politician, member of the Florida Senate (1999–2006) (b. 1935)
• January 30
  • Hinton Battle, 67, actor (Chicago, Ragtime, The Wiz) (b. 1956)
  • Jean Carnahan, 90, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (2001–2002), First Lady of Missouri (1993–2000) (b. 1933)
  • Melinda Ledbetter, 77, talent manager (b. 1946)
  • Chita Rivera, 91, actress (West Side Story, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Chicago) (b. 1933)
  • Richard H. Smith, 78, politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (since 2005) (b. 1945)
• January 31
  • Stan Aronoff, 91, politician, president of the Ohio Senate (1989–1996) (b. 1932)
  • Terry Beasley, 73, football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1950)
  • Joe Madison, 74, radio talk-show host (SiriusXM Urban View, WOL-AM) and activist (b. 1949)
  • Al McBean, 85, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres) (b. 1938)
  • John Pregenzer, 91, baseball player (San Francisco Giants) (b. 1932)

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2024

Carl Weathers

Wayne Kramer

Don Murray

Toby Keith

Mojo Nixon

Jim Hannan

Don Gullett

Charles D. Ferris

Lefty Driesell

David Libert

Roger Guillemin

Jackie Loughery

Ole Anderson

Richard Lewis

Andy Russell

• February 1
  • Pearl Berg, 114, supercentenarian (b. 1909)
  • Mark Gustafson, 63, film and television director and animator (Claymation Easter, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio) (b. 1960)
  • Wilburn Hollis, 83, football player (Iowa Hawkeyes) (b. 1940)
  • Alonzo Johnson, 60, football player (Florida Gators, Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1963)
  • Mike Martin, 79, Hall of Fame college baseball coach (Florida State Seminoles) (b. 1944)
  • Carl Weathers, 76, actor (Rocky, Predator, Happy Gilmore) and football player (Oakland Raiders) (b. 1948)
• February 2
  • Rich Caster, 75, football player (New York Jets, Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1948)
  • Wilhelmenia Fernandez, 75, soprano (b. 1949)
  • H. E. Francis, 100, scholar, academic and writer (b. 1924)
  • Wayne Kramer, 75, guitarist (MC5) (b. 1948)
  • Don Murray, 94, actor (Bus Stop, Baby the Rain Must Fall, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) (b. 1929)
  • Rod Rosenbladt, 82, Lutheran theologian and academic (Concordia University Irvine) (b. 1942)
  • Jim Rowinski, 63, basketball player (Purdue Boilermakers, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers) (b. 1961)
• February 3
  • Bill Carr, 78, football player, coach and executive (Florida Gators) (b. 1945)
  • Bruce DeMars, 88, admiral (b. 1935)
  • Arthur M. Gignilliat Jr., 91, politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1966–1980) (b. 1932)
  • Bill Lachemann, 89, baseball coach (Los Angeles Angels) (b. 1934)
  • Keith King, 75, politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1999–2007) and Senate (2009–2013) (b. 1948)
• February 4
  • Brant Alyea, 83, baseball player (Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics) (b. 1940)
  • Bob Beckwith, 91, firefighter (September 11 rescue efforts) (b. 1932)
  • Joel Belz, 82, magazine publisher, founder of World (b. 1941)
  • Earl Cureton, 66, basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets) (b. 1957)
  • Brooke Ellison, 45, academic and disability advocate (b. 1978)
  • Martin Kirkup, 75, British-born music industry executive (b. 1948)
  • Peter Villano, 100, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1993–2013) (b. 1924)
  • Melvin Way, 70, folk artist (b. 1954)
• February 5
  • Mickey Gilbert, 87, actor, rodeo performer and stuntman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Blazing Saddles, The Frisco Kid) (b. 1936)
  • Toby Keith, 62, country singer ("Should've Been a Cowboy", "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Who's That Man"), songwriter and record producer (b. 1962)
  • Laralyn McWilliams, 58, video game designer (b. 1965)
  • Bill Northey, 64, politician, Iowa secretary of agriculture (2007–2018) (b. 1959) (death announced on this date)
• February 6
  • Ken Fritz, 66, football player (Ohio State Buckeyes) (b. 1957)
  • Cecilia Gentili, 52, Argentine-born actress (Pose) and LGBTQ activist (b. 1972)
  • Jack M. Guttentag, 100, banker and academic (b. 1923)
  • Donald Kinsey, 70, guitarist and singer (b. 1953)
  • Rod Sherman, 79, football player (Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos) (b. 1944)
  • Robert M. Young, 99, film director (Alambrista!, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Saving Grace) (b. 1924)
• February 7
  • Henry Fambrough, 85, Hall of Fame singer (The Spinners) (b. 1938)
  • Carl Iwasaki, 62, baseball coach (Austin Kangaroos, Northern Colorado Bears) (b. 1961)
  • Mojo Nixon, 66, musician ("Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child") and actor (Super Mario Bros., Great Balls of Fire!) (b. 1957)
• February 8
  • Virginia Beavert, 102, Ichiskin linguist (b. 1921)
  • Joe Dudley, 86, businessman and hair care entrepreneur (b. 1937)
• February 9
  • Jim Hannan, 84, baseball player (Washington Senators) and executive, founder, president, and chairman of the board for the MLBPAA (b. 1940) (death announced on this date)
  • Lenny Simpson, 75, tennis player (b. 1948)
  • Ed Tarver, 64, lawyer and politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (2005–2009) and U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia (2009–2017) (b. 1959)
  • Jimmy Van Eaton, 86, rock drummer, singer and record producer (b. 1937)
• February 10
  • Bob Edwards, 76, radio journalist (All Things Considered, Morning Edition) (b. 1947)
  • Chris Markoff, 84, Yugoslav-born professional wrestler (b. 1940)
  • William Post, 96, businessman and inventor (Pop-Tarts) (b. 1927)
  • E. Duke Vincent, 91, television producer (Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed, 7th Heaven) (b. 1932)
  • Onzlee Ware, 70, politician and judge, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2004–2014) (b. 1954)
• February 11
  • Angela Chao, 50, businesswoman and CEO of Foremost Group (b. 1973)
  • Randy Sparks, 90, singer-songwriter (The New Christy Minstrels, The Back Porch Majority) (b. 1933)
• February 12
  • David Bouley, 70, chef (b. 1953)
  • Chuck Mawhinney, 75, Marine officer (b. 1949)
  • Sam Mercer, 69, film producer (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs) (b. 1954)
• February 13
  • Eddie Cheeba, 67, disc jockey (b. 1956)
  • Ken Ploen, 88, Hall of Fame football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1935)
  • Kasha Rigby, 54, competitive skier and pioneer of telemark skiing (b. 1970)
• February 14
  • Don Gullett, 73, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees) (b. 1951)
  • Ferenc Pavlics, 96, Hungarian-born mechanical engineer (b. 1928)
  • Lena Prewitt, 92, academic (b. 1931)
  • Dan Wilcox, 82, television producer and screenwriter (M*A*S*H) (b. 1941)
• February 15
  • Kagney Linn Karter, 36, pornographic actress (b. 1987)
  • Fulton Kuykendall, 70, football player (Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1953)
  • Tom Qualters, 88, baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1935)
  • Anne Whitfield, 85, actress (Show Boat, White Christmas, Juvenile Jungle) (b. 1938)
  • Steven M. Wise, 73, author and legal scholar (b. 1950)
• February 16
  • Etterlene DeBarge, 88, singer (b. 1935)
  • Charles D. Ferris, 90, lawyer and government official, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (1977–1981) (b. 1933)
  • Joe Hindelang, 78, college baseball coach (USciences Devils, Lafayette Leopards, Penn State Nittany Lions) (b. 1945)
  • Reuben Jackson, 67, poet and jazz historian (b. 1956)
  • Ben Lanzarone, 85, composer (Happy Days, Dynasty, Mr. Belvedere) (b. 1938)
  • Dexter Romweber, 57, musician (Flat Duo Jets) (b. 1966)
  • Cynthia Strother, 88, singer (The Bell Sisters) (b. 1935)
  • Welcome W. Wilson Sr., 95, real estate executive (b. 1928)
• February 17
  • Mary Bartlett Bunge, 92, neuroscientist (b. 1931)
  • Lefty Driesell, 92, Hall of Fame basketball coach (Davidson Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, James Madison Dukes) (b. 1931)　
  • Peter Michael Muhich, 62, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rapid City (since 2020) (b. 1961)
  • Marc Pachter, 80, museum director (National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American History) (b. 1943)
• February 18
  • Jack Biddle, 94, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1994) and the Senate (1994–2006) (b. 1930)
  • Tony Ganios, 64, actor (The Wanderers, Porky's, Die Hard 2) (b. 1959)
  • Michael Grunstein, 77, Romanian-born biologist and academic (b. 1946)
  • Bobbie Wygant, 97, reporter and talk show host (KXAS-TV) (b. 1926)
• February 19
  • Paul D'Amato, 75, actor (Slap Shot, The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate) (b. 1948)
  • Matt Sweeney, 75, special effects artist (Lethal Weapon, Apollo 13, Fast & Furious) (b. 1948)
  • Robert Reid, 68, basketball player (Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers) and coach (b. 1955)
• February 20
  • Hydeia Broadbent, 39, HIV/AIDS activist (b. 1984)
  • Ron Cameron, 79, sportscaster (b. 1945)
  • David Libert, 81, music executive, musician (The Happenings) and author (b. 1943)
  • Steve Miller, 73, science fiction author (Liaden universe) (b. 1950)
• February 21
  • John Bahnsen, 89, brigadier general (b. 1934)
  • Mike Cherry, 81, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1998–2013) (b. 1943)
  • Roger Guillemin, 100, French-born neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (1977) (b. 1924)
  • Kent Kramer, 79, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1944)
  • Vitalij Kuprij, 49, Ukrainian-born musician (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ring of Fire) and composer (b. 1974)
  • Frank Lombardo, 65, politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (since 2011) (b. 1958)
  • Steve Paxton, 85, experimental dancer and choreographer.
• February 22
  • Robert Booker, 88, politician and activist, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1967–1972) (b. 1935)
  • Edith Ceccarelli, 116, supercentenarian (b. 1908)
  • Lanny Flaherty, 81, actor (Miller's Crossing, Signs, Men in Black 3) (b. 1942) (death announced on this date)
  • Kent Melton, 68, animation sculptor (The Lion King, The Incredibles, Aladdin) (b. 1955)
  • Roni Stoneman, 85, country musician (Hee Haw) (b. 1938)
• February 23
  • Buddy Duress, 37, actor (Good Time, Heaven Knows What, Person to Person) (b. 1985) (death announced on this date)
  • Flaco, 13, owl (b. 2010)
  • Lynda Gravátt, 76, actress (Intimate Apparel, Doubt: A Parable, 45 Seconds from Broadway) (b. 1947)
  • Jackie Loughery, 93, actress (The D.I.) and beauty pageant holder (Miss USA 1952) (b. 1930)
  • Golden Richards, 73, football player (Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos), Super Bowl champion (1978) (b. 1950)
• February 24
  • Jay Cimino, 87, automotive industry executive (b. 1936)
  • John Farber, 98, Romanian-born businessman and billionaire (b. 1925)
  • Ramona Fradon, 97, comic book artist (Adventure Comics, Brenda Starr, Reporter) (b. 1926)
  • Lyn Hejinian, 82, poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1941)
  • Eric Mays, 65, politician, member of the Flint City Council (since 2014) (b. 1958)
  • John Oldham, 91, baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs) (b. 1932)
• February 25
  • Aaron Bushnell, 25, military serviceman (b. 1998/1999)
  • Charles Dierkop, 87, actor (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, Police Woman) (b. 1936)
  • Morris Eaves, 79, scholar (b. 1944)
  • Benjamin Miller, 87, judge, justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (1984–2001) (b. 1935)
  • Steve Okoniewski, 74, football player (Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1949)
  • Frank Popoff, 88, Bulgarian-born businessman (Dow Chemical Company, TCF Financial Corporation) (b. 1935)
• February 26
  • Ole Anderson, 81, professional wrestler (World Championship Wrestling, Pro Wrestling USA) (b. 1942)
  • Craig Roh, 33, football player (BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1991)
• February 27
  • Robert Leon Jordan, 89, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Tennessee (since 1988) (b. 1934)
  • Richard Lewis, 76, comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Anything but Love, Robin Hood: Men in Tights) (b. 1947)
  • Dale Messer, 86, football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1937)
  • Richard H. Truly, 86, astronaut, Administrator of NASA (1989–1992) (b. 1937)
• February 28
  • Ivan Cantu, 50, convicted murderer (b. 1973)
  • Frank Haig, 95, Jesuit priest, physicist and academic administrator (b. 1928)
  • Bob Heil, 83, sound and radio engineer (b. 1940)
  • Eugen Indjic, 76, French-born pianist (b. 1947)
  • Cat Janice, 31, singer-songwriter (b. 1993)
  • Héctor Ortiz, 54, Puerto Rican baseball player (Kansas City Royals) and coach (Texas Rangers) (b. 1969)
  • Virgil, 61, professional wrestler (b. 1962)
• February 29
  • David Bordwell, 76, film theorist and film historian (b. 1947)
  • Betty Holzendorf, 84, politician, member of the Florida Senate (1992–2002) and House of Representatives (1988–1992) (b. 1939)
  • Andy Russell, 82, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1941)

March

Main article: Deaths in March 2024

Iris Apfel

Chris Mortensen

Steve Lawrence

Eric Carmen

Malachy McCourt

Bill Plummer

Thomas P. Stafford

M. Emmet Walsh

Alfred M. Gray Jr.

Vernor Vinge

Richard Serra

Daniel Kahneman

Joe Lieberman

Louis Gossett Jr.

Barbara Rush

• March 1
  • Iris Apfel, 102, businesswoman, interior designer, fashion designer and actress (b. 1921)
  • Gerald Gustafson, 95, fighter pilot (b. 1928)
  • David Johnson, 97, photographer (b. 1926)
  • Charles Kurfess, 94, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1957–1978) (b. 1930)
• March 2
  • Jim Beard, 63, keyboardist (Steely Dan) (b. 1960)
  • Janice Burgess, 72, television writer, producer and executive (The Backyardigans, Winx Club, Blue's Clues) (b. 1952)
  • W. C. Clark, 84, blues musician (b. 1939)
  • Mark Dodson, 64, voice actor (Gremlins, Return of the Jedi, Day of the Dead) (b. 1960)
  • Eskendereya, 17, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2007) (death announced on this date)
  • Leonard Everett Fisher, 99, children’s books illustrator (b. 1924)
  • Mark F. Giuliano, 62, law enforcement official, FBI deputy director (2013–2016) (b. 1961)
  • Howard Hiatt, 98, medical researcher (b. 1925)
  • Tizway, 19, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2005)
• March 3
  • Juli Lynne Charlot, 101, actress and fashion designer (b. 1922)
  • Carl Madison, 93, high school football coach (J. M. Tate High School, Pine Forest High School) (b. 1931)
  • Chris Mortensen, 72, sports reporter and columnist (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ESPN) (b. 1951)
  • Antoine Predock, 87, architect (b. 1936) (death announced on this date)
  • Ed Ott, 72, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels) (b. 1951)
  • Jim Trujillo, 84, politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2002–2020) (b. 1939/1940)
  • Brit Turner, 57, drummer (Blackberry Smoke) (b. 1966/1967)
  • U. L. Washington, 70, baseball player (Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates) (b. 1953)
• March 4
  • Jim Anderson, 86, college basketball coach (Oregon State Beavers) (b. 1937)
  • Char-ron Dorsey, 46, football player (Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans) (b. 1977)
  • Paryse Martin, 64, American-born Canadian artist (b. 1959)
• March 5
  • Linda Balgord, 64, Broadway actress (Cats, The Pirate Queen, The Phantom of the Opera) (b. 1960)
  • Debra Byrd, 72, vocalist (b. 1951)
  • Morton Povman, 93, politician, member of the New York City Council (1971–2001) (b. 1931)
• March 6
  • Ted Gray, 96, politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1951–1994) (b. 1927)
  • Brian Nestande, 60, politician, member of the California State Assembly (2008–2014) (b. 1964)
• March 7
  • John Isenbarger, 76, football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1947)
  • Steve Lawrence, 88, singer ("Go Away Little Girl", "Footsteps") and actor (The Blues Brothers) (b. 1935)
  • Wayne Moses, 69, football coach (UCLA Bruins, Pittsburgh Panthers, St. Louis Rams) (b. 1955)
  • Jim Roddey, 91, politician, Allegheny County chief executive (2000–2004) (b. 1933)
  • Lucas Samaras, 87, Greek-born artist (b. 1936)
• March 8
  • Herbert Kroemer, 95, German-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (2000) (b. 1928)
  • William Whitworth, 87, journalist (New York Herald Tribune, The New Yorker, The Atlantic) and author (b. 1937)
• March 9
  • John Barnett, 62, aerospace engineer (Boeing) (b. 1961/1962)
  • Tony Braswell, 79, politician, mayor of Pine Level (1999–2003) (b. 1944/1945)
  • David E. Harris, 89, pilot (b. 1934) (death announced on this date)
  • Malcolm Holcombe, 68, singer-songwriter (b. 1955)
  • Dave Ritchie, 85, football coach (Montreal Alouettes, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Zurich Renegades) (b. 1938)
• March 10
  • Ernie Clark, 86, football player (Detroit Lions, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1937)
  • Jerry Foley, 68, television director (Late Show with David Letterman) (b. 1955/1956) (death announced on this date)
  • Blake Harrison, 48, musician (Pig Destroyer, Hatebeak) (b. 1975/1976)
  • T. M. Stevens, 72, bass guitarist (The Pretenders) (b. 1951)
• March 11
  • Paul Alexander, 78, lawyer and paralytic polio survivor (b. 1946)
  • Boss, 54, rapper ("Deeper") (b. 1969)
  • Eric Carmen, 74, singer (Raspberries) and songwriter ("Go All the Way", "All by Myself") (b. 1949) (death announced on this date)
  • Dorie Ladner, 81, civil rights activist (b. 1942)
  • Malachy McCourt, 92, actor (Ryan's Hope) and writer (b. 1931)
  • David Mixner, 77, political activist and author (b. 1946)
  • Pete Rodriguez, 91, pianist and bandleader (b. 1932)
• March 12
  • Robyn Bernard, 64, actress (General Hospital) (b. 1959) (body discovered on this date)
  • Terry Everett, 87, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–2009) (b. 1937)
  • Michael Knott, 61, singer-songwriter (Lifesavers Underground) (b. 1962)
  • John Lomax, 72, journalist (WKRC) (b. 1951)
  • Yong Soon Min, 70, Korean-born artist (b. 1953)
  • Bill Plummer, 76, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) and coach (Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies), World Series champion (1975, 1976) (b. 1947)
  • Bernard L. Schwartz, 98, businessman, CEO of Loral Space & Communications (1972–2006) (b. 1925)
• March 13
  • Bill Jorgensen, 96, television anchor (WNYW, WPIX) (b. 1927)
  • Gerald M. Levin, 84, media executive (Time Warner) (b. 1939)
  • Ira Millstein, 97, antitrust lawyer (b. 1926)
  • Dan Wakefield, 91, novelist, journalist and screenwriter (Going All the Way) (b. 1932)
  • Edwin Wilson, 101, academic administrator and professor of English literature (Wake Forest University) (b. 1923)
• March 14
  • Walter Blum, 89, jockey, winner of Belmont Stakes aboard Pass Catcher (1971) (b. 1934)
  • David Breashears, 68, mountaineer and filmmaker (Everest) (b. 1955)
  • Fred Faour, 64, author and radio personality (KFNC) (b. 1964)
  • Byron Janis, 95, classical pianist (b. 1928)
  • Mike Lude, 101, football (Colorado State Rams) and baseball (Maine Black Bears) coach (b. 1922)
  • Jim McAndrew, 80, professional baseball player (New York Mets, San Diego Padres), and World Series champion (1969) (b. 1944)
• March 15
  • Joe Camp, 84, film director (Benji, Hawmps!, The Double McGuffin) and writer (b. 1939)
  • Steve Tensi, 81, football player (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos) (b. 1942)
• March 16
  • Jared Cohon, 76, academic administrator, president of Carnegie Mellon University (1997–2013) (b. 1947)
  • Dave Gunther, 86, basketball player (Detroit Pistons, San Francisco Warriors) (b. 1937)
  • David Seidler, 86, playwright and screenwriter (Tucker: The Man and His Dream, The King and I, The King's Speech) (b. 1937)
  • Alan Sieroty, 93, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1967–1977) and Senate (1977–1982) (b. 1930)
  • Don Smerek, 66, football player (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1957)
• March 17
  • Cola Boyy, 34, singer and disability activist (b. 1990)
  • Sandra Crouch, 81, gospel singer, Grammy winner (1984), and minister (b. 1942)
  • Timothy Hayward, 82, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1976–1978) (b. 1941)
• March 18
  • James D. Robinson III, 88, bank holding executive, CEO of American Express (1977–1993) (b. 1935)
  • Thomas P. Stafford, 93, astronaut (Apollo 10) (b. 1930)
  • James M. Ward, 72, game designer (Dungeons & Dragons) (b. 1951)
• March 19
  • BrolyLegs, 35, professional fighting game player (b. 1988) (death announced on this date)
  • Neeli Cherkovski, 78, poet (b. 1945)
  • Dianne Crittenden, 82, casting director (Star Wars, Pretty Woman, Spider-Man 2) (b. 1941)
  • Greg Lee, 53, singer (Hepcat) (b. 1971/1972)
  • M. Emmet Walsh, 88, actor (Blade Runner, Blood Simple, Critters) (b. 1935)
• March 20
  • Gene Elders, 80, musician (fiddle) (Ace in the Hole Band) (b. 1943/1944)
  • Alfred M. Gray Jr., 95, military officer, commandant of the Marine Corps (1987–1991) (b. 1928)
  • Martin Greenfield, 95, master tailor (b. 1928)
  • Vernor Vinge, 79, science fiction writer (A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky, Rainbows End) (b. 1944)
  • Bennett Braun, 83, psychiatrist and proponent of the Satanic panic conspiracy theory (b. 1940)
• March 21
  • Ron Harper, 91, actor (Garrison's Gorillas, Planet of the Apes, Land of the Lost) (b. 1933)
  • Hal Malchow, 72, political consultant (b. 1951)
  • Richard Quinn, 79, political consultant (b. 1945)
  • Sarah-Ann Shaw, 90, journalist and television reporter (WBZ-TV) (b. 1933)
  • Barry Silver, 67, attorney and politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1996–1998) (b. 1956)
• March 22
  • Art Ellison, 80, politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2018).
  • Martin L. Greenberg, 92, politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1974–1979) (b. 1932)
  • Carl A. Parker, 89, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1962–1977) and Senate (1977–1995) (b. 1934)
  • Leo Sanford, 94, football player (Chicago Cardinals, Baltimore Colts) (b. 1929)
  • Chuck Seelbach, 76, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1948)
• March 23
  • Peter Angelos, 94, lawyer and owner of the Baltimore Orioles (1993–2024) (b. 1929)
  • Linda Bean, 82, retailer (L.L.Bean) (b. 1941)
  • Benny Keister, 83, politician (b. 1941)
  • Eli Noyes, 81, animator (b. 1942)
  • Mike Thaler, 87, author and illustrator (b. 1936)
• March 24
  • George Abbey, 91, engineer, director of the Johnson Space Center (b. 1932)
  • Vincent Bonham, 67, singer (Raydio) (b. 1956/1957) (death announced on this date)
  • Robert Moskowitz, 88, painter (b. 1935)
  • Marjorie Perloff, 92, poetry scholar (b. 1931)
  • Lou Whittaker, 95, mountaineer (b. 1929)
• March 25
  • Philip Needleman, 85, academic and pharmacologist (b. 1939)
  • Nancy Valverde, 92, LGBT rights activist (b. 1932)
  • Diana Wall, 80, environmental scientist and soil ecologist (b. 1943/1944)
  • Paula Weinstein, 78, film and television producer (The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Perfect Storm, Grace and Frankie) (b. 1945)
  • Larry J. Young, 73–74, psychiatrist (b. 1950) (death announced on this date)
• March 26
  • Esther Coopersmith, 94, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (since 2009) (b. 1930)
  • Brigid Kelly, 40, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2017–2022) (b. 1983)
  • Richard Phelan, 86, politician, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (1990–1994) (b. 1937)
  • Richard Serra, 85, sculptor (b. 1938)
• March 27
  • Robert Beerbohm, 71, comic book historian (b. 1952)
  • Harry E. Gallagher Jr., 92, politician (b. 1932)
  • Daniel Kahneman, 90, Israeli-born psychologist, Nobel Prize recipient (2002) (b. 1934)
  • Joe Lieberman, 82, politician, Senator from Connecticut (1989–2013) and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in 2000 (b. 1942)
  • James R. McNutt, 89, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1991–1992, 1993–1998) (b. 1935)
  • James A. Moore, 58, horror novelist, short story writer, and role-playing game author (b. 1965)
• March 28
  • Mike Green, 75, politician, member of the Michigan Senate (2011–2019) and House of Representatives (1995–2000) (b. 1948)
  • Tom Henry, 72, politician, mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana (since 2008) (b. 1951)
  • Robert J. LaFortune, 97, politician, mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma (1970–1978) (b. 1927)
  • Bill Neal, 92, football player and coach (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) (b. 1931)
  • Mark Spiro, 66–67, songwriter ("Are You Still in Love with Me", "I'll See You in My Dreams", "Mighty Wings") and record producer (b. 1957)
  • Walt Wesley, 79, basketball player (Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers) (b. 1945)
  • Marian Zazeela, 83, visual and musical artist (b. 1940)
• March 29
  • Louis Gossett Jr., 87, actor (An Officer and a Gentleman, Enemy Mine, Iron Eagle) (b. 1936)
  • Hugh Lawson, 82, jurist, judge (since 1995) and chief judge (2006–2008) of the U.S. District Court of Middle Georgia (b. 1941)
  • Chance Perdomo, 27, actor (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gen V, Killed by My Debt) (b. 1996)
  • Peter Shapiro, 71, businessman and politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1979–1982), Essex County Executive (1979–1987) (b. 1952)
• March 30
  • Bill Delahunt, 82, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2011) (b. 1941)
  • James Ross MacDonald, 101, physicist (b. 1923)
  • Tim McGovern, 68, visual effects artist (Total Recall, Last Action Hero, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) (b. 1955)
• March 31
  • Barbara Baldavin, 85, actress (Star Trek: The Original Series) and casting director (b. 1938)
  • Casey Benjamin, 45, musician (Robert Glasper Experiment), producer, and songwriter (b. 1978)
  • Barbara Rush, 97, actress (It Came from Outer Space, The Young Philadelphians, The Young Lions) (b. 1927)

April

Main article: Deaths in April 2024

Vontae Davis

Joe Flaherty

John Barth

Joseph E. Brennan

O. J. Simpson

Robert MacNeil

Ron Thompson

Whitey Herzog

Bob Graham

Dickey Betts

Daniel Dennett

Terry A. Anderson

Cecil Williams

Marla Adams

Zack Norman

Paul Auster

Duane Eddy

• April 1
  • Lou Conter, 102, naval commander, last survivor of the sinking of the USS Arizona (b. 1921)
  • Vontae Davis, 35, football player (Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1988)
  • Thomas Farr, 69, attorney (b. 1954)
  • Joe Flaherty, 82, actor (SCTV, Freaks and Geeks, Happy Gilmore), writer, and comedian (b. 1941)
  • Cal Larson, 93, politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1987–2007) and House of Representatives (1967–1975) (b. 1930)
  • Ed Piskor, 41, comic book artist (Hip Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig, X-Men: Grand Design) (b. 1982)
  • Michael Ward, 57, musician (The Wallflowers, School of Fish) (b. 1967)
  • Pete Wilk, 58, baseball coach (Vermont Lake Monsters) (b. 1965/1966)
• April 2
  • Jerry Abbott, 81, country music songwriter and record producer (Pantera) (b. 1942)
  • John Barth, 93, writer (The Sot-Weed Factor, Giles Goat-Boy, Lost in the Funhouse) (b. 1930)
  • Christopher Durang, 75, playwright (Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) and Tony winner (2013) (b. 1949)
  • Michael C. Jensen, 84, economist (b. 1939)
  • Larry Lucchino, 78, baseball president (Boston Red Sox) (b. 1945)
  • Robert I. Marshall, 77, politician, member of the Delaware Senate (1979–2019) (b. 1946) (death announced on this date)
  • Judd Matheny, 53, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (2002–2018) (b. 1970)
  • C. J. Prentiss, 82, politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1999–2006) and House of Representatives (1991–1998) (b. 1941)
  • John Sinclair, 82, poet (b. 1941)
• April 3
  • Albert Heath, 88, jazz drummer (Heath Brothers) (b. 1935)
  • Mike Kolen, 76, football player (Miami Dolphins), Super Bowl winner (VII, VIII) (b. 1948)
• April 4
  • Larry Beightol, 81, football coach (Louisiana Tech Bulldogs) (b. 1942)
  • Thomas Gumbleton, 94, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Detroit (1968–2006) (b. 1930)
  • Bruce Kessler, 88, director (The Gay Deceivers, The Monkees, McCloud) and racing driver (b. 1936)
  • Keith LeBlanc, 69, drummer (Little Axe, Tackhead) and music producer ("No Sell Out") (b. 1954)
  • Pat Zachry, 71, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers), World Series winner (1976) (b. 1952)
• April 5
  • Cecil Murray, 94, pastor and theologian (b. 1929/1930)
  • Toni Palermo, 91, American baseball player (Chicago Colleens, Springfield Sallies) (b. 1933)
  • C. J. Snare, 64, musician (FireHouse) and songwriter ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes") (b. 1959)
• April 6
  • Joseph E. Brennan, 89, politician, governor of Maine (1979–1987) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1991) (b. 1934)
  • Cole Brings Plenty, 27, actor (1923) (b. 1996/1997) (death announced on this date)
• April 7
  • Jerry Grote, 81, baseball player (New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals), World Series winner (1969) (b. 1942)
  • Pat Hennen, 70, motorcycle racer, Finnish Grand Prix, 500cc winner (1976) (b. 1953)
  • Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 87, singer ("Ain't Got No Home", "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do", "You Always Hurt the One You Love") (b. 1937)
  • Harry Lee Hudspeth, 88, jurist, judge (1979–2016) and chief judge (1992–1999) of the U.S. District Court of Western Texas (b. 1935)
  • REX, 76–77, artist and illustrator (b. 1947) (death announced on this date)
  • Lori and George Schappell, 62, conjoined twins (b. 1961)
  • Karen Yarbrough, 73, politician, Cook County clerk (since 2018) and member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2012) (b. 1950)
• April 8
  • Bill Gunter, 89, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1975) and Florida Senate (1966–1972) (b. 1934)
  • Ralph Puckett, 97, Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1926)
  • Victor Riley, 49, football player (Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans) (b. 1974)
• April 9
  • Patti Astor, 74, actress (Wild Style) and founder of Fun Gallery (b. 1950)
  • William J. Byron, 96, Jesuit priest, president of the University of Scranton (1975–1982) and Catholic University of America (1982–1992) (b. 1927)
  • William Herbert Hunt, 95, oil billionaire (b. 1929)
  • Sheila Isham, 96, printmaker, painter and book artist (b. 1927)
  • Bob Lanese, 82, trumpeter (James Last Orchestra) (b. 1941)
  • Sturgis Nikides, 66, guitarist (b. 1958)
• April 10
  • David Goodstein, 85, physicist (b. 1939)
  • Mister Cee, 57, disc jockey, record producer and radio personality (b. 1966)
  • Frank Olson, 91, business executive (b. 1932)
  • Trina Robbins, 85, comic book artist and writer (It Ain't Me, Babe, Wimmen's Comix, Wonder Woman) (b. 1938)
  • Eric Sievers, 66, football player (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams), cancer.
  • O. J. Simpson, 76, Hall of Fame football player (Buffalo Bills), actor (The Naked Gun), broadcaster and notable defendant (b. 1947)
  • Dan Wallin, 97, sound engineer (Woodstock, A Star Is Born, Star Trek) (b. 1927)
• April 11
  • Akebono Tarō, 54, sumo wrestler (b. 1969) (death announced on this date)
  • Bert Chaney, 96, politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1973–1984) and House of Representatives (1967–1972) (b. 1928)
  • Fritz Peterson, 82, baseball player (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers) (b. 1942)
  • War Chant, 27, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1997)
  • Ted Wilson, 84, politician, mayor of Salt Lake City (1976–1985) (b. 1939)
  • Martin J. Wygod, 84, businessman and racehorse breeder (b. 1940)
• April 12
  • Eleanor Coppola, 87, film director (Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Paris Can Wait, Love Is Love Is Love) (b. 1936)
  • Don Donoher, 92, college basketball coach and athletics administrator (Dayton Flyers) (b. 1932)
  • Olga Fikotová, 91, Czech-born discus thrower, Olympic champion (1956) (b. 1932)
  • Robert MacNeil, 93, Canadian-born Hall of Fame journalist (PBS NewsHour) and host (America at a Crossroads) (b. 1931)
  • Rico Wade, 52, music producer (Organized Noize) (b. 1971/1972)
• April 13
  • Larry Brown, 84, baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1940)
  • Richard Horowitz, 75, film composer (Three Seasons, Tobruk, Any Given Sunday) (b. 1949)
  • Boris Kayser, 85, theoretical physicist (b. 1938)
  • Faith Ringgold, 93, painter (b. 1930)
  • Ron Thompson, 83, actor (No Place to Be Somebody, American Pop, Baretta), singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1941)
• April 14
  • Dennis Covington, 75, author (Salvation on Sand Mountain), (b. 1948)
  • Ben Eldridge, 85, banjo player (The Seldom Scene) (b. 1938)
  • Ken Holtzman, 78, baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees) (b. 1945)
  • Calvin Keys, 82, jazz guitarist (b. 1942)
  • Beverly LaHaye, 94, Christian activist and author, founder of Concerned Women for America (b. 1929)
  • Lloyd Omdahl, 93, politician, North Dakota lieutenant governor (1987–1992) (b. 1931)
  • Steve Sloan, 79, football player (Alabama Crimson Tide, Atlanta Falcons) and coach (Texas Tech Red Raiders) (b. 1944)
  • Werner Spitz, 97, German-born forensic pathologist (b. 1926)
• April 15
  • Whitey Herzog, 92, Hall of Fame baseball player (Washington Senators), executive (New York Mets), and manager (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1931)
  • David Roselle, 84, mathematician and academic administrator, president of the University of Kentucky (1987–1989) and University of Delaware (1990–2007) (b. 1939)
  • Jerry Savelle, 77, televangelist and author (b. 1946)
• April 16
  • James A. Burg, 82, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1975–1984) and Senate (1985–1986) (b. 1941)
  • Carl Erskine, 97, baseball player (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers), World Series champion (1955) (b. 1926)
  • Bob Graham, 87, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1987–2005), governor of Florida (1979–1987) (b. 1936)
  • Jean-Marie Haessle, 84, French-born painter (b. 1939)
  • Barbara O. Jones, 82, actress (Daughters of the Dust, Freedom Road, Demon Seed) (b. 1941)
  • Ellen Ash Peters, 94, jurist, justice (1978–2000) and chief justice (1984–1996) of the Connecticut Supreme Court (b. 1930)
• April 17
  • Sue Chew, 66, politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (since 2006) (b. 1958)
  • Roy Davage Hudson, 93, academic, president of Hampton Institute (1970–1976) (b. 1930)
  • Fred Neulander, 82, rabbi and convicted criminal (b. 1941)
• April 18
  • Dickey Betts, 80, guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) (b. 1943)
  • Archie Cooley, 85, college football coach (Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions, Paul Quinn Tigers) (b. 1939)
  • Bob Ellison, 91, television consultant (Becker, Wings, The Mary Tyler Moore Show), screenwriter and producer (b. 1932/1933) (death announced on this date)
  • Glen Holden Sr., 96, polo player and diplomat, ambassador to Jamaica (1989) (b. 1927)
  • Steve Kille, musician (Dead Meadow).
  • Mandisa, 47, singer, reality television contestant (American Idol), Grammy winner (2014) (b. 1976)
• April 19
  • Maxwell Azzarello, 37, protester (b. 1987)
  • Russell Bentley, 63–64, communist fighter (Vostok Battalion) (b. 1960) (death announced on this date)
  • Daniel Dennett, 82, philosopher (b. 1942)
  • David McCarty, 54, baseball player (Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox), World Series champion (2004) (b. 1969)
  • Charles Parsons, 91, philosopher (b. 1933)
  • Eddie Sutton, 59, singer (Leeway) (b. 1964/1965)
  • Bill Tobin, 83, football player (Houston Oilers) and executive (Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1941)
• April 20
  • G. T. Blankenship, 96, lawyer and politician, Oklahoma attorney general (1967–1971) and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1961–1966) (b. 1928)
  • Michael Cuscuna, 75, jazz record producer and music journalist (DownBeat), co-founder of Mosaic Records, Grammy winner (1993, 1998, 2002) (b. 1948)
  • Roman Gabriel, 83, Hall of Fame football player (Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and actor (The Undefeated) (b. 1940)
  • David Pryor, 89, politician, governor of Arkansas (1975–1979), member of the U.S. Senate (1979–1997) and the House of Representatives (1966–1973) (b. 1934)
  • Howie Schwab, 63, television personality (Stump the Schwab), producer (ESPN), and writer (Fox Sports) (b. 1960)
• April 21
  • Terry A. Anderson, 76, journalist (Associated Press) (b. 1947)
  • Ray Garton, 61, novelist (b. 1962)
  • Alex Hassilev, 91, musician (The Limeliters) and actor (The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming) (b. 1932)
  • Robin M. Hogarth, 81, British-born psychologist (b. 1942)
  • Chan Romero, 82, singer-songwriter ("Hippy Hippy Shake") and guitarist (b. 1941)
  • Jerome Rothenberg, 92, poet (b. 1931)
• April 22
  • Arthur Whittington, 68, football player (Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1955)
  • Cecil Williams, 94, pastor, community leader and author (b. 1929)
  • Jay Robert Nash, 86, author (The Motion Picture Guide) (b. 1937)
• April 23
  • Terry Carter, 95, actor (Foxy Brown, McCloud, Battlestar Galactica) (b. 1929)
  • Florian Chmielewski, 97, musician and politician, member (1971–1997) and president (1987) of the Minnesota Senate (b. 1927)
  • Delaine Eastin, 76, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1986–1994) (b. 1947)
  • Robert Kane, 85, philosopher (b. 1938)
  • Charlie Siler, 94, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1985–1991, 1995–2011) (b. 1929)
  • Helen Vendler, 90, literary critic (b. 1933)
• April 24
  • Ron Cerrudo, 79, golfer (b. 1945)
  • Adele Faber, 96, author (b. 1928)
  • Donald Payne Jr., 65, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2012) (b. 1958)
  • Donald Petersen, 97, businessman, CEO of the Ford Motor Company (1985–1990) (b. 1926)
• April 25
  • Marla Adams, 85, actress (The Secret Storm, The Young and the Restless, Generations) (b. 1938)
  • Earl M. Baker, 84, politician, member of the Pennsylvania Senate (1989–1995) (b. 1940)
  • Korey Cunningham, 28, football player (New England Patriots, New York Giants) (b. 1995)
  • George Seligman, 96, mathematician (b. 1927)
• April 26
  • Ruben Douglas, 44, basketball player (Fortitudo Bologna, Dynamo Moscow, Valencia) (b. 1979)
  • Aaron Thomas, 86, football player (San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants) (b. 1937)
  • Frank Wakefield, 89, mandolin player (b. 1934)
• April 27
  • Jerome G. Cooper, 87, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1978) and assistant secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) (1989–1992) (b. 1936)
  • James E. Henshaw, 92, politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1981–1995) (b. 1931)
  • Joseph H. McGee Jr., 95, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1963–1968) (b. 1929)
  • Frederick N. Six, 95, jurist, justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (1988–2003) (b. 1929)
• April 28
  • Norman Carol, 95, violinist and concertmaster (Philadelphia Orchestra) (b. 1928)
  • Zack Norman, 83, comedian, film producer (Tracks), and actor (Romancing the Stone, Cadillac Man) (b. 1940)
  • Bob Tyler, 91, Hall of Fame college football coach (Mississippi State Bulldogs) (b. 1932)
  • Daniel E. Winstead, 78, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1979–1990) (b. 1945)
• April 29
  • Wally Dallenbach Sr., 87, Hall of Fame racing driver (CART) (b. 1936)
  • Peter Demetz, 101, Czechoslovak-born Germanist and author (b. 1922)
  • Charles Pryor, 64, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1993–2001) (b. 1959)
  • Red Giant, 20, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2004) (death announced on this date)
  • Jan Haag, 90, filmmaker, artist and writer (b. 1933)
  • Billy Reil, 44, professional wrestler (JAPW) (b. 1979)
• April 30
  • Paul Auster, 77, novelist (The New York Trilogy), film director and screenwriter (b. 1947)
  • Richard J. Carling, 87, politician, member of the Utah Senate (1973, 1975–1990) and House of Representatives (1966–1973) (b. 1937)
  • Duane Eddy, 86, Hall of Fame guitarist ("Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn") and Grammy winner (1986) (b. 1938)
  • Alice Holloway Young, 100, educator (b. 1923)

May

Main article: Deaths in May 2024

Susan Buckner

Darius Morris

Hootie Ingram

Steve Albini

Pete McCloskey

Jimmy Johnson

Roger Corman

David Sanborn

Dabney Coleman

Bud Anderson

Gene E. K. Pratter

Jim Otto

• May 1
  • Richard E. Cook, 93, Mormon general authority, member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy (1997–2001), CFO of Perpetual Education Fund (2001–2012) (b. 1930)
  • Richard Maloof, 84, musician (Les Brown, Lawrence Welk) (b. 1940)
  • Doyle Niemann, 77, prosecutor, public administrator, and politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2003–2015) (b. 1947)
  • Dallas Penn, 53, fashion designer, musician and internet personality (b. 1970)
  • Joe Shipley, 88, baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1935)
• May 2
  • Susan Buckner, 72, actress (Grease, Deadly Blessing) and beauty pageant winner (Miss Washington) (b. 1952)
  • Gary Floyd, 71, singer (Dicks, Sister Double Happiness) (b. 1952/1953)
  • David Konstan, 83, classicist (b. 1940)
  • Edgar Lansbury, 94, British-born theatre producer (The Subject Was Roses), Tony winner (1960) (b. 1930)
  • John Pisano, 93, jazz guitarist (b. 1931)
  • Roxanne, 95, actress (The Seven Year Itch) and model (Beat the Clock) (b. 1929)
• May 3
  • Obi Ezeh, 36, football player (Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1988)
  • Jim Mills, 57, banjo player (b. 1967)
  • Dick Rutan, 85, aviator (b. 1938)
• May 4
  • Bob Avellini, 70, football player (Chicago Bears) (b. 1953)
  • Dan Castellano, 77, sportswriter (The Star-Ledger) (b. 1946/1947)
  • Judith G. Garber, 62, diplomat, ambassador to Latvia (2009–2012) and Cyprus (2019–2022) (b. 1961)
  • Darius Morris, 33, basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1991)
  • Yechiel Perr, 89, rabbi (b. 1935)
  • Frank Shrontz, 92, corporate executive, CEO of Boeing (1986–1996) and assistant secretary of defense for sustainment (1976–1977) (b. 1931)
  • Frank Stella, 87, painter, sculptor and printmaker (b. 1936)
• May 5
  • Jeannie Epper, 83, actress (Foxy Brown) and stuntwoman (Wonder Woman, Kill Bill: Volume 2) (b. 1941)
  • Horace Locklear, 81, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1977–1982) (b. 1942)
  • David Shapiro, 77, poet, literary critic, and art historian (b. 1947)
  • Gloria Stroock, 99, actress (Fun with Dick and Jane, The Competition, Uncommon Valor) (b. 1924)
• May 6
  • Joe Collier, 91, football coach (Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos) (b. 1932)
  • Judy Devlin, 88, Canadian-born Hall of Fame badminton player (b. 1935)
  • Kevin Hardy, 78, football player (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1945)
  • Bill Holman, 96, jazz composer and saxophonist (b. 1927) (death announced on this date)
  • Wayland Holyfield, 82, songwriter ("Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)", "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer", "You're My Best Friend") (b. 1942)
  • Hootie Ingram, 90, football player (Alabama Crimson Tide), coach (Clemson Tigers), and athletic director (Florida State Seminoles) (b. 1933)
  • Don Penny, 91, actor (12 O'Clock High, The Wackiest Ship in the Army, The Lieutenant) and comedian (b. 1933)
  • Andy Stoglin, 81, basketball coach (Southern Jaguars, Jackson State Tigers) (b. 1942)
• May 7
  • Steve Albini, 61, musician (Big Black, Shellac) and record producer (In Utero) (b. 1962)
  • Paul Parkman, 91, psysician (b. 1932)
  • Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, 95, landscape architect and graphic designer (b. 1928)
  • Phil Wiggins, 69, blues musician (Cephas & Wiggins) (b. 1954)
• May 8
  • John Barbata, 79, rock drummer (The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship) (b. 1945)
  • Colleen Barrett, 79, airline executive, president of Southwest Airlines (2001–2008) (b. 1944)
  • Chris Cannon, 73, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2009) (b. 1950)
  • Art Jimmerson, 60, boxer and mixed martial artist (b. 1963)
  • Jimmy Johnson, 86, Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1938)
  • Carolyn J. Krysiak, 84, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1991–2011) (b. 1939)
  • Pete McCloskey, 96, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1983) (b. 1927)
  • Jack Quinn, 74, lawyer, White House counsel (1995–1997) (b. 1949)
  • Frank P. Simoneaux, 90, politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1972–1982) (b. 1933)
  • Dennis Thompson, 75, Hall of Fame drummer (MC5) (b. 1948)
• May 9
  • Barry Axelrod, 77, sports agent (b. 1946)
  • Sean Burroughs, 43, baseball player (San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks), Olympic champion (2000) (b. 1980)
  • Roger Corman, 98, filmmaker (The Little Shop of Horrors, Death Race 2000, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre) (b. 1926)
  • James Gregory, 78, comedian (b. 1946)
  • Nonny Hogrogian, 92, writer and illustrator (Always Room for One More, Cool Cat, One Fine Day) (b. 1932)
  • Bobby Hooper, 77, basketball player (Dayton Flyers, Indiana Pacers) (b. 1946)
  • Buzz Stephen, 79, baseball player (Minnesota Twins) (b. 1944)
  • Jon Urbanchek, 87, Hungarian-born Hall of Fame swimming coach (University of Michigan, five Olympic teams) (b. 1936)
• May 10
  • Bob Bruggers, 80, football player (Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers) and professional wrestler (b. 1944)
  • Christopher Edley Jr., 71, legal scholar (b. 1953)
  • Bruce Maccabee, 82, physicist and ufologist (b. 1942)
  • Tom Marshall, 93, basketball player (Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Rochester Royals, Detroit Pistons) (b. 1931)
  • Sam Rubin, 64, television reporter (KTLA) (b. 1960)
  • Jim Simons, 86, mathematician (Simons' formula, Chern-Simons form), and hedge fund manager, founder of Renaissance Technologies (b. 1936)
  • Corey Williams, 46, basketball player (Dakota Wizards, Townsville Crocodiles, Melbourne United) (b. 1977)
• May 11
  • Susan Backlinie, 77, actress (Jaws, Day of the Animals, 1941) (b. 1946)
  • Terry Blair, 62, convicted serial killer (b. 1961)
  • Peter C. Eagler, 69, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2002–2006) (b. 1954)
  • Mary Wells Lawrence, 95, advertising executive (b. 1928)
  • Richard Slayman, 62, patient (b. 1961/1962)
  • Jasper White, 69, chef, restaurateur and cookbook author (b. 1954)
  • John A. Wickham Jr., 95, military officer, chief of staff (1983–1987) (b. 1928)
• May 12
  • Cuno Barragan, 91, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1932)
  • Mark Damon, 91, actor (House of Usher, Ringo and His Golden Pistol) and film producer (Monster) (b. 1933)
  • David Sanborn, 78, saxophonist (Young Americans) and Grammy winner (1981, 1986, 1988) (b. 1945)
  • A. J. Smith, 75, football player, coach and executive (b. 1949)
• May 13
  • Josef Michl, 85, Czech-born chemist, Schrödinger Medal and James Flack Norris Award recipient (b. 1939)
  • Joseph E. Potter, sociologist.
  • Clarence Sasser, 76, soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1947)
  • Cyril Wecht, 93, forensic pathologist (b. 1931)
  • Samm-Art Williams, 78, actor (The Wanderers, Dressed to Kill), playwright (Home) and television producer (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) (b. 1946)
• May 14
  • Don Perlin, 94, comic book artist (Werewolf by Night, Moon Knight) (b. 1929)
  • Tony Windis, 91, basketball player (Detroit Pistons) (b. 1933)
• May 15
  • Barbra Fuller, 102, actress (Adventures of Superman, Four Star Playhouse, My Three Sons) (b. 1921)
  • Tates Locke, 87, basketball coach (Clemson Tigers, Jacksonville Dolphins, Indiana State Sycamores) (b. 1937)
  • Bob McCreadie, 73, racing driver (Super DIRTcar Series) (b. 1951)
  • Joe Zucker, 83, artist (b. 1941)
• May 16
  • Dabney Coleman, 92, actor (9 to 5, WarGames, Tootsie), Emmy winner (1987) (b. 1932)
  • Eddie Gossage, 65, motorsports executive, president of Texas Motor Speedway (b. 1958)
• May 17
  • Bud Anderson, 102, fighter pilot (b. 1922)
  • Gordon Bell, 89, electrical engineer (Bell's law of computer classes) (b. 1934)
  • Gene E. K. Pratter, 75, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (since 2004) (b. 1949)
• May 18
  • Geane Herrera, 33, mixed martial artist (b. 1990)
  • John Koerner, 85, songwriter and guitarist (Koerner, Ray & Glover) (b. 1938)
  • Bruce Nordstrom, 90, retail executive, chairman of Nordstrom (1968–1995, 2000–2006) (b. 1933)
  • George Papageorgiou, 68, college football player (Washington Huskies) and coach (Bethel Threshers, Benedictine Ravens) (b. 1956)
  • Fred Roos, 89, film producer (The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, Rumble Fish) (b. 1934)
  • Alice Stewart, 58, political commentator (CNN) (b. 1966)
  • Guy R. Strong, 93, college basketball player and coach (Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers, Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Oklahoma State Cowboys) (b. 1930)
  • Mark Wells, 66, ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1980) (b. 1957)
  • Harrison White, 94, sociologist (b. 1930)
  • Jon Wysocki, 53, rock drummer (Staind) (b. 1970/1971)
• May 19
  • Larry Bensky, 87, journalist and radio host (b. 1937)
  • Peggi Blu, 77, singer and vocal coach (b. 1946/1947)
  • James L. Greenfield, 99, journalist, government official, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1964–1966) (b. 1924)
  • Richard Foronjy, 86, actor (Serpico, Midnight Run, Carlito's Way) (b. 1937)
  • Jim Otto, 86, Hall of Fame football player (Oakland Raiders) (b. 1938)
• May 20
  • Ivan Boesky, 87, stock trader and convicted felon (b. 1937)
  • Sam Butcher, 85, artist (b. 1939)
• May 22
  • Charlie Colin, 58, bassist and guitarist (Train, The Side Deal) (b. 1965/1966) (death announced on this date)