Deaths in the first half of the year2021 in the United States. For the last half of the year, see2021 deaths in the United States (July–December).

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
See also:	History of the United States (2016–present) Timeline of the history of the United States (2010–present) List of years in the United States

• January 1
  • Ben Chafin, 60, politician, member of theVirginia House of Delegates (2014) andSenate (since 2014) (b. 1960)^[1]
  • Ron Dominguez, 85, business and theme park executive, vice-president ofDisneyland (1974–1990) and ofWalt Disney Attractions, West Coast (1990–1994) (b. 1935)^[2]
  • George Gerdes, 72, singer, songwriter and actor (Hidalgo,L.A. Noire,The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) (b. 1948)^[3]
  • Floyd Little, 78,Hall of Fame football player (Syracuse Orange,Denver Broncos) (b. 1942)^[4]
  • Misty Morgan, 75, country music singer (Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan) (b. 1945)^[5]
  • Paige Rense, 91, writer and editor, editor-in-chief ofArchitectural Digest (1975–2010) (b. 1929)^[6]
  • George Whitmore, 89, mountaineer and conservationist (b. 1931)^[7]
• January 2
  • Mary Catherine Bateson, 81, writer and cultural anthropologist (b. 1939)^[8]
  • Brad Cox, 76, computer scientist (b. 1944)^[9]
  • Carrie Dann, 88/89,Western Shoshone indigenous rights activist and spiritual leader (b. 1932)^[10]
  • Robert Livingston, 87, Zen Buddhist teacher (b. 1933)^[11]
  • W. B. Park, 84, cartoonist and illustrator (b. 1936)^[12]
  • Mike Reese, 42, politician, member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives (since 2009) (b. 1978)^[13]
  • Don Salls, 101, football player (Alabama Crimson Tide) and coach (Jacksonville State Gamecocks) (b. 1919)^[14]
  • Gary Staples, 80, politician, member of theMississippi House of Representatives (1988–1992, 2004–2020) (b. 1940)^[15]
  • Paul Westphal, 70,Hall of Fame basketball player (Boston Celtics,Phoenix Suns,Seattle SuperSonics,New York Knicks), coach (Phoenix Suns,Seattle SuperSonics,Sacramento Kings) and commentator (b. 1950)^[16]
• January 3
  • Lee Breuer, 83, academic, educator, filmmaker, lyricist, playwright (The Gospel at Colonus), poet and theater director (b. 1937)^[17]
  • Eric Jerome Dickey, 59, author (b. 1961)^[18]
  • Dick Kulpa, 67, cartoonist (Cracked,Weekly World News) (b. 1953)^[19]
  • Donald Perry Polsky, 92, architect (b. 1928)^[20]
  • George F. Regas, 90, Episcopal priest, rector ofAll Saints Episcopal Church (Pasadena) (1967–1995) (b. 1930)^[21]
  • James C. Renick, 72, academic administrator, 4th Chancellor of theUniversity of Michigan-Dearborn (1993–1999) and 9th Chancellor of theNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (1999–2006) (b. 1948)^[22]
• January 4
  • Tom Acker, 90, baseball player (Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds) (b. 1930)^[23]
  • Ronnie Burgess, 57, football player (Green Bay Packers) (b. 1963)^[24]
  • Seymour Van Gundy, 89, nematologist (University of California, Riverside) (b. 1931)^[25]
  • Sandra Hutchens, 65, law enforcement officer and official,Sheriff-Coroner ofOrange County,California (2008–2019) (b. 1955)^[26]
  • Jonas Neubauer, 39,Tetris player, seven-timeworld champion (b. 1981)^[27]
  • Bernard P. Randolph, 87, general (b. 1933)^[28]
  • Tanya Roberts, 65, actress (Charlie's Angels,A View to a Kill,That '70s Show), producer and model (b. 1955)^[29]
  • Gregory Sierra, 83, actor (Sanford and Son,Barney Miller,The Other Side of the Wind) (b. 1937)^[30]
• January 5
  • Jerry Berger, 87, public relations practitioner, press agent and journalist (St. Louis Globe-Democrat,St. Louis Post-Dispatch) (b. 1933)^[31]
  • C. George Boeree, 68, Dutch-born American psychologist (Shippensburg University) (b. 1952)^[32]
  • Christina Crosby, 67, scholar and writer (b. 1953)^[33]
  • Thereasea Elder, 93, public health nurse (b. 1927)^[34]
  • Patricia C. Frist, 81, banker and philanthropist (b. 1939)^[35]
  • Don Leppert, 90, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1930)^[36]
  • Pat Patrick, 91, racing team owner (Patrick Racing) (b. 1929)^[37]
  • Thelma Shoher Baker, 96, educator and anthropologist (b. 1924)^[38]
• January 6
  • Jonathan Aldrich, 84, poet and educator (b. 1936)^[39]
  • Kenneth Z. Altshuler, 91, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (Columbia University,UT Southwestern Medical Center) (b. 1929)^[40]
  • Ashli Babbitt, 35, protester who participated in theJanuary 6 United States Capitol attack
  • Thomas G. Carpenter, 94, educator and academic administrator, President of theUniversity of North Florida (1969–1980) andUniversity of Memphis (1980–1991) (b. 1926)^[41]
  • Peter S. Eagleson, 92, hydrologist (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and author (b. 1928)^[42]
  • Bobby Few, 85, jazz pianist and vocalist (b. 1935)^[43]
  • Eldon Fortie, 79, football player (BYU Cougars,Edmonton Eskimos) (b. 1941)^[44]
  • Donald Frith, 96, ceramic artist and academic (b. 1924)^[45]
  • Jim Haynes, 87, American-British underground and avant-garde theatre producer, co-founder of theTraverse Theatre andInternational Times (b. 1933)^[46]
  • Gerald Hiken, 93, actor (Car 54, Where Are You?,Invitation to a Gunfighter,Reds) (b. 1927)^[47]
  • Laurence H. Kedes, 83, scientist (Stanford University,University of Southern California) (b. 1937)^[48]
  • Barry Schwartz, 83, sociologist (b. 1938)^[49]
  • Burt Wilson, 87, philosopher, writer, jazz musician, playwright, political activist and advertising executive (b. 1933)^[50]
• January 7
  • Robbins Burling, 94, anthropologist and sociolinguist (University of Pennsylvania,University of Michigan) (b. 1926)^[51]
  • Deezer D, 55, rapper and actor (CB4,ER,Romy and Michele's High School Reunion) (b. 1965)^[52]
  • Grant Gondrezick, 57, basketball player (Phoenix Suns,Los Angeles Clippers,Limoges CSP) (b. 1963)^[53]
  • Taky Kimura, 96, Japanese-American martial artist (b. 1924)^[54]
  • Tom LaBonge, 67, politician, member of theLos Angeles City Council (2001–2015) (b. 1953)^[55]
  • Tommy Lasorda, 93,Hall of Fame baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers,Kansas City Athletics), manager (Los Angeles Dodgers) and coach (Los Angeles Dodgers) (b. 1927)^[56]
  • Jamie O'Hara, 70, country musician and songwriter ("Older Women", "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)"),Grammy winner (1987) (b. 1950)^[57]
  • Lonnie Perrin, 68, football player (Denver Broncos,Chicago Bears,Washington Redskins) (b. 1952)^[58]
  • Marion Ramsey, 73, actress (Police Academy,Return to Babylon,Lavalantula) and singer (b. 1947)^[59]
  • Neil Sheehan, 84, journalist,Pulitzer Prize winner (1989) (b. 1936)^[60]
  • Brian Sicknick, 42, police officer (U.S. Capitol Police) (b. 1978)^[61]
  • Mel Weitsman, 91, Buddhist priest, founder of theBerkeley Zen Center (b. 1929)^[62]
• January 8
  • Meredith Anding, 79, civil rights activist (b. 1941)^[63]
  • William H. Barbour Jr., 79, judge (1983–2006), chief judge (1989–1996) and senior judge (since 2006) of theU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (b. 1941)^[64]
  • Harold Bornstein, 73, gastroenterologist (b. 1947)^[65]
  • Ed Bruce, 81, country music singer-songwriter ("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys", "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had") and actor (Bret Maverick) (b. 1939)^[66]
  • David Buchsbaum, 91, mathematician (Brandeis University) (b. 1929)^[67]
  • Steve Carver, 75, film director (Big Bad Mama,Capone,Lone Wolf McQuade), producer and photographer (b. 1945)^[68]
  • John Corcoran, 83, logician, mathematician and philosopher (University at Buffalo (SUNY),University of Pennsylvania) (b. 1937)^[69]
  • David Darling, 79, cellist and composer (b. 1941)^[70]
  • Steve Hendrickson, 54, football player (San Francisco 49ers,Dallas Cowboys,San Diego Chargers,Houston Oilers,Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1966)^[71]
  • Mike Henry, 84, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers,Los Angeles Rams) and actor (Tarzan films,Smokey and the Bandit) (b. 1936)^[72]
  • Peter W. Huber, 68, lawyer and non-fiction writer (b. 1952)^[73]
  • Steve Lightle, 61, comic book artist (Doom Patrol,Legion of Super-Heroes,The Flash) (b. 1959)^[74]
  • Jay W. McGee, 70, American-Canadian musician (b. 1950)^[75]
  • Diana Millay, 85, actress (The Secret Storm,Street of Sinners,Dark Shadows) (b. 1935)^[76]
  • Samuel L. Myers Sr., 101, economist, educationist and civil rights advocate (b. 1919)^[77]
  • Deborah Rhode, 68, legal scholar (b. 1952)^[78]
  • Don Robertson, 92, television announcer (CBS Sports) (b. 1928)^[79]
  • Shirley Wilson, 95, football player and coach (Elon University,Duke University) (b. 1925)^[80]
• January 9
  • Jerry Douglas, 85, director and writer (b. 1935)^[81]
  • John Lutz, 81, mystery writer (b. 1939)^[82]
  • John Joseph Ryba, 91, politician, member of theWisconsin State Assembly (1993–2003) (b. 1929)^[83]
  • Caroly Wilcox, 89, puppeteer (b. 1931)^[84]
  • Jeannette Wood, 88, politician, member of theWashington House of Representatives (1988–1994) andSenate (1994–1999) (b. 1932)^[85]
• January 10
  • Harry Brown, 72, basketball player (b. 1948)^[86]
  • Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, 94, philanthropist (b. 1926)^[87]
  • Tom Gannon, 77, politician, member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives (1979–2006) (b. 1943)^[88]
  • Wayne Radford, 64, basketball player (Indiana Pacers) (b. 1956)^[89]
  • Dee Rowe, 91, college basketball coach (b. 1929)^[90]
  • Antonio Sabàto Sr., 77, Italian-American actor (Grand Prix,One Dollar Too Many,Due volte Giuda) (b. 1943)^[91]
  • Julie Strain, 58, actress and model (b. 1962)^[92]
• January 11
  • Sheldon Adelson, 87, businessman, investor, political donor and philanthropist (b. 1933)^[93]
  • Edward Beard, 80, politician, member of theRhode Island House of Representatives (1972–1974) and theU.S. House of Representatives (1975–1981) (b. 1940)^[94]
  • Lionel Gossman, 91, Scottish-American literary scholar (b. 1929)^[95]
  • Ronald J. Hays, 92, admiral (b. 1928)^[96]
  • Howard Johnson, 79, jazz musician (b. 1941)^[97]
  • Tetsuo Najita, 84, historian (b. 1936)^[98]
  • Prentice E. Sanders, 83, police officer (b. 1937)^[99]
  • Margo St. James, 83, women's rights activist and sex worker (b. 1937)^[100]
  • Paul Taylor, 81/82, engineer (b. 1939)^[101]
  • William E. Thornton, 91, astronaut (b. 1929)^[102]
  • Stacy Title, 56, film director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1964)^[103]
• January 12
  • Bruce Bennett, 77, football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1943)^[104]
  • Carlos Joseph, 40, football player (b. 1980)^[105]
  • Tim Lester, 52, football player (b. 1968)^[106]
  • Fred Levin, 83, lawyer (b. 1937)^[107]
  • Barry Lewis, 75, architectural historian (b. 1945)^[108]
  • Christopher P. Monkhouse, 73, architectural historian (b. 1947)^[109]
  • Keith Valigura, 63, politician, member of theTexas House of Representatives (1985–1991) (b. 1957)^[110]
• January 13
  • Howard Andrew, 86/87, poker player (b. 1934)^[111]
  • Tim Bogert, 76, rock bassist and vocalist (b. 1944)^[112]
  • Duke Bootee, 69, rapper and songwriter (b. 1951)^[113]
  • Sir Robert Cohan, 95, American-born British dancer, choreographer, and artistic director (b. 1925)^[114]
  • Frank J. Coppa, 83, historian, author, and educator (b. 1937)^[115]
  • Siegfried Fischbacher, 81, German-American magician and entertainer (b. 1939)^[116]
  • Benjamin F. Gibson, 89, judge (1979–1996), chief judge (1991–1995) and senior judge (1996–1999) of theU.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (b. 1931)^[117]
  • Ben Hines, 85, baseball coach (b. 1935)^[118]
  • Bryan Monroe, 55, journalist, editor, and educator (b. 1965)^[119]
  • Lisa Marie Montgomery, 52, convicted murderer (b. 1968)^[120]
  • Sylvain Sylvain, 69, Egyptian-born American rock guitarist (b. 1951)^[121]
• January 14
  • Eiji Hashimoto, 89, Japanese-American harpsichordist, orchestra conductor, and professor (b. 1931)^[122]
  • Shirley Johnson, 83, politician, member of theMichigan House of Representatives (1981–1992, 1993–1998) andSenate (1999–2004) (b. 1937)^[123]
  • John LaRose, 69, baseball player (b. 1951)^[124]
  • Harold Lawrence McPheeters, 97, psychiatrist (b. 1923)^[125]
  • Peter Mark Richman, 93, actor (b. 1927)^[126]
  • Joanne Rogers, 92, pianist and puppeteer (b. 1928)^[127]
  • Ron Samford, 90, baseball player (b. 1930)^[128]
  • Larry Willoughby, 70, country singer-songwriter and music executive (b. 1950)^[129]
• January 15
  • William R. Allen, 96, economist, professor and author (b. 1924)^[130]
  • Dale Baer, 70, animator (b. 1950)^[131]
  • Wilbur Brotherton, 98, politician, member of theMichigan House of Representatives (1975–1988) (b. 1922)^[132]
  • Tyrone Crawley, 62, boxer (b. 1958)^[133]
  • Bruce Headley, 86, thoroughbred trainer and owner (b. 1934)^[134]
  • Kathleen Krull, 68, children's writer and book editor (b. 1952)^[135]
  • Lệ Thu, 77, Vietnamese-American singer (b. 1943)^[136]
  • Thomas V. Miller Jr., 78, politician, member of theMaryland House of Delegates (1971–1975), member (1975–2020) andPresident (1987–2020) of theMaryland Senate (b. 1942)^[137]
  • J. Michael Schweder, 71, politician, member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–1980) (b. 1949)^[138]
  • Jon Westling, 78/79, educator and academic administrator, 8th President ofBoston University (1996–2002) (b. 1942)^[139]
  • Gerald Wiegert, 76, automotive businessman and engineer (b. 1944)^[140]
  • James White, 78, politician, member of theNew Mexico House of Representatives (2009–2014) andSenate (2016–2021) (b. 1942)^[141]
• January 16
  • Jon Arnett, 85, football player (Los Angeles Rams,Chicago Bears) (b. 1935)^[142]
  • Sharon Begley, 64, journalist (b. 1956)^[143]
  • Jerry Brandt, 82, club owner and manager (b. 1938)^[144]
  • Little Walter DeVenne, 73, radio host (b. 1948)^[145]
  • Dustin Higgs, 48, convicted murderer (b. 1972)^[146]
  • Jim MacGeorge, 92, voice actor and writer (b. 1928)^[147]
  • Jimmy Powell, 85, golfer (b. 1935)^[148]
  • Phil Spector, 81, record producer, musician, songwriter and convicted murderer (b. 1939)^[149]
  • Paul Varelans, 51, mixed martial artist (b. 1969)^[150]
• January 17
  • Dave Arnold, 49, politician, member of thePennsylvania Senate (2020–2021) (b. 1971)^[151]
  • Robert Cheezic, 82, martial artist (b. 1939)^[152]
  • Brian Christie, Unk, television news journalist, talk show host and anchor (b. Unk)^[153]
  • Barbara Gronemus, 89, politician, member of theWisconsin State Assembly (1982–2008) (b. 1931)^[154]
  • Muriel Grossfeld, 80, Olympic gymnast (b. 1940)^[155]
  • Marlin Kuykendall, 86, politician (b. 1934)^[156]
  • Gerald Locklin, 79, poet and lecturer (b. 1941)^[157]
  • Junior Mance, 92, jazz pianist, composer and educator (b. 1928)^[158]
  • Sammy Nestico, 96, jazz composer and arranger (b. 1924)^[159]
  • Vincent M. Rizzotto, 89, Roman Catholic prelate and Auxiliary Bishop ofGalveston–Houston (2001–2006) (b. 1931)^[160]
  • Maynard Wallace, 77, politician, member of theMissouri House of Representatives (2003–2011) (b. 1943)^[161]
• January 18
  • Lubomir Kavalek, 77, Czech-American chess player (b. 1943)^[162]
  • Don Sutton, 75, baseball player (b. 1945)^[163]
  • Perry Botkin Jr., 87, composer and musician (b. 1933)^[164]
  • Jimmie Rodgers, 87, pop singer (b. 1933)^[165]
• January 20
  • Mira Furlan, 65, Croatian-American actress (b. 1955)^[166]
  • Lonnie Nielsen, 67, golfer (b. 1953)^[167]
  • Ted Thompson, 68, football player and executive (b. 1953)^[168]
• January 21
  • Bob Avian, 83, choreographer and theatre producer (b. 1937)^[169]
  • Randy Parton, 67, singer-songwriter, actor, businessman, and younger brother of Dolly Parton (b. 1953)^[170]
• January 22
  • Hank Aaron, 86, baseball player (b. 1934)^[171]
  • Tony Jones, 54, football player (b. 1966)^[172]
  • Sharon Kay Penman, 75, historical novelist (b. 1945)^[173]
• January 23
  • Walter Bernstein, 101, screenwriter and movie producer (b. 1919)^[174]
  • Hal Holbrook, 95, actor (b. 1925)^[175]
  • Larry King, 87, talk show host (b. 1933)^[176]
  • Andrew Brooks, 51, medical researcher (b. 1969)^[177]
• January 24
  • Sonny Fox, 95, television host (b. 1925)^[178]
  • Bruce Kirby, 95, actor (b. 1925)^[179]
  • Barry Le Va, 79, sculptor andinstallation artist (b. 1941)^[180]
  • Frank Shankwitz, 77, philanthropist and co-founder of theMake-A-Wish Foundation (b. 1943)^[181]
• January 25
  • Mike Bell, 63, Hall of Fame motorcycle racer and mountain bike rider (b. 1957)^[182]
  • Marie Harmon, 97, actress (b. 1923)^[183]
• January 26
  • Ron Johnson, 64, baseball player and coach (b. 1956)^[184]
  • Cindy Nemser, 83, art historian and feminist (b. 1937)^[185]
  • Sekou Smith, 48, sportswriter and journalist (b. 1972)^[186]
  • Margaret C. Snyder, 91, social scientist and feminist (b. 1929)^[187]
• January 27
  • Cloris Leachman, 94, actress (b. 1926)^[188]
  • Carmen Vázquez, 72, LGBT activist and writer (b. 1947)^[189]
  • Corky Lee, 73, photojournalist (b. 1947)^[190]
  • Goddess Bunny, 61, drag queen and actress (b. 1960)^[191]
• January 28
  • Cicely Tyson, 96, actress (b. 1924)^[192]
  • Heidi Weisel, 59, fashion designer (b. 1961/1962)^[193]
• January 29
  • John Chaney, 89, college basketball coach (b. 1932)^[194]
  • Grady Gaines, 86, blues saxophonist (b. 1934)^[195]
  • Richard L. Feigen, 90, gallery owner (b. 1930)^[196]
  • Flory Jagoda, 97, Bosnian-born musician and songwriter (b. 1923)^[197]
• January 30
  • Allan Burns, 85, television producer and screenwriter (b. 1935)^[198]
  • Double K, 43, rapper (b. 1977)^[199]
  • Eugenio Martínez, 98, Cuban-born operative and convicted criminal in theWatergate case (b. 1922)^[200]
  • Marc Wilmore, 57, comedian and screenwriter (b. 1963)^[201]
• January 31
  • Benedict J. Fernandez, 84, educator and photojournalist (b. 1936)^[202]
  • Abraham J. Twerski, 90, American-born IsraeliHasidic rabbi and psychiatrist (b. 1930)^[203]

• February 1
  • Dustin Diamond, 44, actor and comedian (b. 1977)^[204]
  • Emil J. Freireich, 93, hematologist and oncologist (b. 1928)^[205]
  • Arlon Lindner, 85, politician (b. 1935)^[206]
  • Ricky Powell, 59, photographer (b. 1961)^[207]
  • Jamie Tarses, 56, television executive (b. 1964)^[208]
  • Robert C. Jones, 84, film editor and screenwriter (b. 1936)^[209]
  • John Sweeney, 86, labor leader, president of theAFL–CIO (b. 1934)^[210]
  • Jack Palladino, 76, private investigator and attorney (b. 1944)^[211]
• February 2
  • Millie Hughes-Fulford, 75, astronaut and molecular biologist (b. 1945)^[212]
  • Albert Hale, 70, politician (b. 1950)^[213]
  • Grant Jackson, 78, baseball player (b. 1942)^[214]
  • Harry Mark Petrakis, 97, author (b. 1923)^[215]
  • Rennie Davis, 80, antiwar activist, member of theChicago Seven (b. 1940)^[216]
• February 3
  • Joann Aalfs, 85, women's rights and LGBT rights activist (b. 1923)^[217]
  • Anne Feeney, 69, folk singer (b. 1951)^[218]
  • Willard Hunter, 87, baseball player (b. 1935)^[219]
  • Tony Trabert, 90, tennis player (b. 1930)^[220]
  • Wayne Terwilliger, 95, baseball player (b. 1925)^[221]
  • Jim Weatherly, 77,Hall of Fame singer-songwriter (b. 1943)^[222]
• February 4
  • Dianne Durham, 52, gymnast (b. 1968)^[223]
  • Josh Evans, 48, football player (b. 1972)^[224]
  • David Shepard, 73, politician (b. 1947)^[225]
  • Robert A. Altman, 73, video game executive (b. 1947)^[226]
  • Hy Cohen, 90, baseball player (b. 1931)^[227]
• February 5
  • Susan Bayh, 61, attorney, first lady ofIndiana (b. 1959)^[228]
  • Julio Canani, 82, horse breeder and trainer (b. 1938)^[229]
  • Rob Kane, 53, politician and auditor (b. 1967)^[230]
  • Charlie Krueger, 84, professional football player in the NFL (b. 1937)^[231]
  • Christopher Plummer, 91, Canadian actor (The Sound of Music,Beginners,All the Money in the World),Oscar winner (2012) (b. 1929)^[232]
  • Leon Spinks, 67, boxer (b. 1953)^[233]
• February 6
  • Thomas Rutherford Brett, 89, judge (b. 1931)^[234]
  • Rajie Cook, 90, graphic designer (b. 1930)^[235]
  • Maria Guarnaschelli, 79, cookbook editor and publisher (b. 1941)^[236]
  • Burwell Jones, 87, Olympic swimmer, doctor (b. 1933)^[237]
  • George Shultz, 100, politician, diplomat and economist (b. 1920)^[238]
• February 7
  • Billy Brown, 68, television celebrity andAlaskan Bush People patriarch (b. 1952)^[239]
  • Marshall Cassidy, 75, sportscaster (b. 1945)^[240]
  • Cathy Cochran, 76, judge (b. 1944)^[241]
  • Roz Cron, 95, saxophonist (b. 1925)^[242]
  • Pedro Gomez, 58, sports journalist (b. 1962)^[243]
  • Karen Lewis, 67, educator and labor leader (b. 1953)^[244]
  • J. Hillis Miller, 92, literary critic and scholar who advanced theories of literarydeconstruction (b. 1928)^[245]
  • Ron Wright, 67, politician (b. 1953)^[246]
• February 8
  • Davey Armstrong, 64, Olympic boxer (b. 1956)^[247]
  • Claude Crabb, 80, football player (b. 1940)^[248]
  • Marty Schottenheimer, 77, football player and coach (b. 1943)^[249]
  • Anthony Sowell, 61, serial killer (b. 1959)^[250]
  • Mary Wilson, 76, singer and founding member ofThe Supremes (b. 1944)^[251]
• February 9
  • Chick Corea, 79, jazz keyboardist (b. 1941)^[252]
  • John Hora, 80, cinematographer (b. 1940)^[253]
• February 10
  • Larry Flynt, 78, porn publisher (b. 1942)^[254]
  • Billy Conigliaro, 73, baseball player (b. 1947)^[255]
  • Fanne Foxe, 84, Argentine-born stripper (b. 1936)^[256]
• February 11
  • S. Prestley Blake, 106, restaurateur (b. 1914)^[257]
  • Rusty Brooks, 63, wrestler and trainer (b. 1958)^[258]
  • Leslie E. Robertson, 92, structural engineer (b. 1928)^[259]
  • Isadore Singer, 96, mathematician (b. 1924)^[260]
  • Joan Weldon, 90, actress (b. 1930)^[261]
• February 12
  • Frederick K. C. Price, 89, pastor and televangelist (b. 1932)^[262]
  • Milford Graves, 79, drummer (b. 1941)^[263]
  • Lynn Stalmaster, 93, casting director (b. 1927)^[264]
• February 13
  • Bud Estes, 75, politician (b. 1946)^[265]
  • Dave Nalle, 61, political writer, game author and font designer who was active in the early history of the development of the internet (b. 1959)^[266]
  • Peter G. Davis, 84, music critic (b. 1936)^[267]
  • James Ridgeway, 84, investigative journalist (b. 1936)^[268]
• February 14
  • Zachary Wohlman, 32, boxer (b. 1988)^[269]
  • Lorenzo Washington, 34, football player (b. 1986)^[270]
  • Robert R. Glauber, 81, academic (b. 1939)^[271]
  • Ari Gold, 47, singer-songwriter (b. 1974)^[272]
• February 15
  • Florence Birdwell, 96, educator, musician and singer (b. 1924)^[273]
  • Vincent Jackson, 38, football player (b. 1983)^[274]
  • Derek Khan, 63, Trinidadian-American fashion stylist (b. 1957)^[275]
  • Johnny Pacheco, 85, Dominican-American musician and label executive (b. 1935)^[276]
  • Arne Sorenson, 62, hotel executive (b. 1958)^[277]
• February 16
  • Bernard Lown, 99, Lithuanian-born inventor and cardiologist, developer of thedefibrillator (b. 1921)^[278]
  • Jessica McClintock, 90, fashion designer (b. 1930)^[279]
  • Carman, 65, contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, television host, life coach, and evangelist (b. 1956)^[280]
• February 17
  • Rush Limbaugh, 70, radio personality (b. 1951)^[281]
  • Christine McHorse, 72, ceramics artist (b. 1948)^[282]
  • Martha Stewart, 98, actress and singer (b. 1922)^[283]
• February 18:
  • Prince Markie Dee, 52, rapper (b. 1968)^[284]
  • Frank Lupo, 66, television writer and producer (b. 1955)^[285]
• February 19
  • Arturo Di Modica, 80, Italian-American sculptor best known forCharging Bull (b. 1941)^[286]
  • Lawrence Otis Graham, 59, attorney and best-selling author (b. 1961)^[287]
  • Dianna Ortiz, 62, Roman Catholic nun and anti-torture advocate (b. 1958)^[288]
  • Jerold Ottley, 86, music director and longtime choral conductor of theTabernacle Choir (b. 1934)^[289]
  • Naomi Rosenblum, 96, photography historian (b. 1922)^[290]
  • LaVannes Squires, 90, basketball player (b. 1931)^[291]
• February 20
  • Douglas Turner Ward, 90, playwright, actor, director, and theatrical producer (b. 1930)^[292]
  • Stan Williams, 84, baseball player and coach (b. 1946)^[293]
• February 21 –Doug Wilkerson, 73, football player (b. 1947)^[294]
• February 22
  • Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 101, poet (b. 1919)^[295]
  • Dick Witcher, 76, football player (b. 1944)^[296]
• February 23
  • Margaret Maron, 82, mystery writer (b. 1938)^[297]
  • Geoffrey Scott, 79, actor (b. 1942)^[298]
• February 24
  • Phoebe Liebig, 87, academic and gerontologist (b. 1933)^[299]
  • Alan Robert Murray, 66, Oscar-winning sound editor (b. 1954)^[300]
• February 25
  • John Geddert, 63, gymnastics coach (b. 1957)^[301]
  • Ivy Bottini, 94, artist and civil rights activist (b. 1926)^[302]
  • Joseph Duffey, 88, academic, anti-war activist and government official (b. 1932)^[303]
  • Darrius Johnson, 47, professional football player in the NFL (b. 1973)^[304]
  • Peter Gotti, 81, mobster and onetime leader of theGambino family (b. 1939)^[305]
• February 26
  • Bob James, 68, rock music singer-songwriter (b. 1952)^[306]
  • Johnny De Fazio, 80, professional wrestler (WWWF) (b. 1940)^[307]
  • Mo Forte, 73, football coach (Denver Broncos) (b. 1947)^[308]
  • Philip Ray Martinez, 63, federal judge,U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (since 2002) (b. 1957)^[309]
  • Des McAleenan, 53, Irish-American soccer player (Connecticut Wolves, Albany Alleycats) and coach (New York Red Bulls) (b. 1967)^[310]
  • John Mendenhall, 72, football player (New York Giants) (b. 1948)^[311]
  • Joel A. Pisano, 71, federal judge,U.S. District Court for New Jersey (2000–2015) (b. 1949)^[312]
  • Bill C. Davis, 69, playwright best known forMass Appeal (b. 1951)^[313]
• February 27
  • Louis Nix, 29, football player (b. 1991)^[314]
  • Russ Martin, 60, radio broadcaster (KEGL,KLLI-FM) (b. 1960)^[315]
  • Erica Watson, 48, actress (b. 1973)^[316]
• February 28
  • Michael J. Barron, 87, former chief judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court and a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (b. 1933)^[317]
  • Irv Cross, 81, football player and sportscaster (b.1939)^[318]
  • Tom Green, 72, Mormon polygamist (b. 1948)^[319]
  • Roger Kibbe, 81, serial killer (b. 1939)^[320]
  • Ian North, 68, punk and new wave musician (Milk 'N' Cookies) (b. 1952)^[321]

• March 1
  • Flex-Deon Blake, 58, pornographic actor (Niggas' Revenge) (b. 1962)^[322]
  • Ann Casey, 82, professional wrestler (GCCW,JCP,WWWF) (b. 1938)^[323]
  • Vernon Jordan, 85, attorney, business executive, civil rights activist and non-profit executive (National Urban League,United Negro College Fund) (b. 1935)^[324]
  • Ralph Peterson Jr., 58, bandleader and jazz drummer (The Jazz Messengers,Out of the Blue) (b. 1962)^[325]
• March 2
  • George Bass, 88, archaeologist (b. 1932)^[326]
  • Luciano Capicchioni, 74, Sammarinese-American sports agent (b. 1946)^[327]
  • Mark Goffeney, 51, musician and guitarist (b. 1969)^[328]
  • Louise McBee, 96, politician, member of theGeorgia House of Representatives (1993–2005) (b. 1924)^[329]
  • Gil Rogers, 87, actor (All My Children,Guiding Light) (b. 1934)^[330]
  • Edward C. Waller III, 95, vice admiral (b. 1926)^[331]
• March 3
  • Joe Altobelli, 88, baseball player (Cleveland Indians,Minnesota Twins), manager (San Francisco Giants,Baltimore Orioles,Chicago Cubs), coach and color commentator (b. 1932)^[332]
  • Marianne Carus, 92, editor and publisher, founder of the children's magazineCricket (b. 1928)^[333]
  • Jim Crockett Jr., 76, professional wrestling promoter (Jim Crockett Promotions), president of theNWA (1980–1982, 1985–1986, 1987–1991) (b. 1944)^[334]
  • Kelly Flynn, 66, politician, member of theMontana House of Representatives (2011–2019) (b. 1954)^[335]
  • Duffy Jackson, 67, jazz drummer (b. 1953)^[336]
  • Earl Renneke, 92, politician, member of theMinnesota Senate (1969–1993) (b. 1928)^[337]
  • John Sackett, 76, politician, member of theAlaska House of Representatives (1967–1971) andSenate (1973–1987) (b. 1944)^[338]
  • Edward Sandoval, 74, politician, member of theNew Mexico House of Representatives (1983–2015) (b. 1947)^[339]
• March 4
  • Colby Chandler, 95, business executive, CEO ofKodak (1983–1990) (b. 1925)^[340]
  • Barbara Ess, 76, photographer and musician (Disband,The Static,Y Pants) (b. 1944)^[341]
  • Heinrich Guggenheimer, 96, German-born Swiss-American mathematician (Washington State University,University of Minnesota,Polytechnic University) (b. 1924)^{[citation needed]}
  • Hugh Newell Jacobsen, 91, architect (b. 1929)^[342]
  • Gerald Kogan, 87, jurist, justice (1987–1998) and chief justice (1996–1998) of theSupreme Court of Florida (b. 1933)^[343]
  • Moses McCormick, 39, polyglot and YouTuber (b. 1981)^[344]
  • Paul McMullen, 49, competition and Olympic middle-distance runner (1996) (b. 1972)^[345]
  • Bhaskar Menon, 86, Indian-born American music industry executive, chairman and CEO ofEMI Group Limited (b. 1934)^[346]
  • Mark Pavelich, 63, ice hockey player (New York Rangers,Minnesota North Stars,San Jose Sharks) and Olympic champion (1980) (b. 1958)^[347]
  • David Schindler, 80, American-Canadian limnologist (b. 1940)^[348]
  • Jonathan Steinberg, 86, American-born British historian (b. 1934)^[349]
• March 5
  • Buddy Colt, 81, professional wrestler and pilot (b. 1936)^[350]
  • Paul Foster, 89, playwright, theater director and producer, founding member and first president of theLa MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (b. 1931)^[351]
  • Don Gile, 85, baseball player (Boston Red Sox) (b. 1935)^[352]
  • Frank J. Kelley, 96, politician,Attorney General of the State of Michigan (1961–1999) (b. 1924)^[353]
  • Samuel J. Scott, 82, engineer (NASA) (b. 1938)^[354]
  • Michael Stanley, 72, musician, singer-songwriter and radio personality (b. 1948)^[355]
• March 6
  • Jude Patrick Dougherty, 90, academic administrator, philosopher and editor (b. 1930)^[356]
  • Wilhelmina Holladay, 98, art collector and patron (b. 1922)^[357]
  • Marion Lewenstein, 93, academic and journalist (b. 1927)^[358]
  • Allan J. McDonald, 83, aerospace consultant, engineer and author (b. 1937)^[359]
  • Bill O'Connor, 94, football player (Cleveland Browns,Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1926)^[360]
  • Carmel Quinn, 95, Irish-American actress and singer (b. 1925)^[361]
• March 7
  • Thaddeus M. Buczko, 95, politician and jurist, member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives (1959-1964),Massachusetts State Auditor (1964-1981) (b. 1926)^[362]
  • Janis Hape, 62, competition and Olympic swimmer (1976) (b. 1958)^[363]
  • Janice McLaughlin, 79, Catholic nun, missionary and human rights activist (b. 1942)^[364]
  • Yechezkel Roth, 84/85, Romanian-born American rabbi (b. 1936)^[365]
  • Charles Scontras, 91, historian, educator and author (b. 1929)^[366]
  • Carl J. Shapiro, 108, businessman and philanthropist, president, chairman of the board and director ofVF Corporation (1971–1976) (b. 1913)^[367]
  • Frank Thorne, 90, comic book artist and writer (Red Sonja) (b. 1930)^[368]
  • Jack Welborn, 88, politician, member of theMichigan House of Representatives (1973–1974) andSenate (1975–1982, 1985–1994) (b. 1932)^[369]
• March 8
  • Tom Bland, 83, football player (Wheeling Ironmen,Fort Wayne Warriors,Orlando Panthers,Toronto Argonauts) and coach (b. 1937)^[370]
  • Rhéal Cormier, 53, Canadian-American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals,Boston Red Sox,Montreal Expos,Philadelphia Phillies,Cincinnati Reds) (b. 1967)^[371]
  • Leon Gast, 84, documentary film filmmaker (When We Were Kings,The Grateful Dead Movie), cinematographer, director, editor, producer andOscar winner (1997) (b. 1936)^[372]
  • Norton Juster, 91, academic, architect, author and writer (The Phantom Tollbooth,The Dot and the Line,The Hello, Goodbye Window) (b. 1929)^[373]
  • Terrence F. McVerry, 77, politician and federal judge, member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives (1979-1990), judge (2002-2013) and senior judge (since 2013) of theU.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (b. 1943)^[374]
  • Norm Sherry, 89, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Mets), manager (California Angels) and coach (b. 1931)^[375]
  • Mark Whitecage, 83, jazz musician and reedist (b. 1937)^[376]
• March 9
  • Joan Walsh Anglund, 95, children's author, illustrator and poet (b. 1926)^[377]
  • Boston Harbor, 26,Thoroughbredracehorse (b. 1994)^[378]
  • Richard Driehaus, 78, businessman, fund manager and philanthropist, founder, chairman and chief investment officer of Driehaus Capital Management LLC. (b. 1942)^[379]
  • Walter LaFeber, 87, historian (Cornell University) (b. 1933)^[380]
  • James Levine, 77, conductor and pianist (Metropolitan Opera) (b. 1943)^[381]
  • Michael McDermott, 67, politician and real estate broker,Libertarian Party candidate forGovernor of New York (2014) (b. 1953)^[382]
  • Biff McGuire, 94, actor (Alfred Hitchcock Presents,The Thomas Crown Affair,Serpico) (b. 1926)^[383]
  • Roger Mudd, 93, television news anchor, broadcast journalist and correspondent (CBS Evening News,Meet the Press,NBC Nightly News) (b. 1928)^[384]
  • Steve Ortmayer, 77, football coach (Kansas City Chiefs,Oakland Raiders,Green Bay Packers) and executive (San Diego Chargers,Los Angeles Rams) (b. 1944)^[385]
  • Cliff Simon, 58, South African-born American actor (Stargate SG-1), athlete and pilot (b. 1962)^[386]
  • Jim Snyder, 88, baseball player (Minnesota Twins) and manager (Seattle Mariners) (b. 1932)^[387]
  • Blanquita Valenti, 87, politician (b. 1933/1934)^[388]
• March 10
  • Bruce Abel, 84, bass singer (b. 1936)^[389]
  • Eugene Hughes, 86, academic administrator, president ofNorthern Arizona University (1979-1993) andWichita State University (1993-1998) (b. 1934)^[390]
  • Robert Middlekauff, 91, historian (University of California, Berkeley) (b. 1929)^[391]
  • Scott Pilarz, 61, Jesuit academic administrator, president ofMarquette University (2011–2013) and theUniversity of Scranton (2003–2011, since 2017) (b. 1959)^[392]
  • Albert Resis, 99, historian (Northern Illinois University) (b. 1921)^[393]
  • Stephen Scott, 76, composer (b. 1944)^[394]
  • Joe Tait, 83, sports broadcaster (Cleveland Cavaliers,Cleveland Indians,Cleveland Rockers) (b. 1937)^[395]
• March 11
  • Ray Campi, 86, rock and roll musician and double bassist (b. 1934)^[396]
  • Carola B. Eisenberg, 103, Argentine-American psychiatrist (b. 1917)^[397]
  • Jewlia Eisenberg, 50, singer (Charming Hostess), bassist, cantor, composer and educator (b. 1970/1971)^[398]
  • Lin Emery, 94, visual artist (b. 1926)^[399]
  • Sally Grossman, 81, model and music label executive (Bearsville Records) (b. 1939)^[400]
  • Peter W. Hall, 72, attorney and federal judge,United States Attorney for theDistrict of Vermont (2001–2004), judge (2004-2021) and senior judge (since 2021) of theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (b. 1948)^[401]
  • Curtis Lovejoy, 63, competition and Paralympic swimmer, Paralympic champion (2000) (b. 1957)^[402]
  • Isidore Mankofsky, 89, cinematographer (The Muppet Movie,Somewhere in Time,The Jazz Singer) (b. 1931)^[403]
  • Skip Mercier, 66, costume, puppet and set designer (b. 1954)^[404]
  • Luis Palau, 86, Argentine-born American evangelist and author (b. 1934)^[405]
  • George Reihner, 65, football player (Houston Oilers) (b. 1955)^[406]
  • Jack Sandner, 79, business executive (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) and community leader (b. 1941)^[407]
• March 12
  • Robina Asti, 99, flight instructor and advocate for women's and transgender rights (b. 1921)^[408]
  • Gaynor Cawley, 79, politician, member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives (1981–2006) (b. 1941)^[409]
  • Ronald DeFeo Jr., 69, mass murderer (b. 1951)^[410]
  • Daphne Gail Fautin, 74, professor of invertebrate zoology (University of Kansas) (b. 1946)^[411]
  • Andrew Majda, 72, mathematician (New York University) (b. 1949)^[412]
  • John Albert Nordberg, 94, federal judge, judge (1982-1994) and senior judge (since 1994) of theU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (b. 1926)^[413]
  • Dion Payton, 70, blues guitarist and singer (b. 1950)^[414]
  • Tapan Kumar Sarkar, 72, Indian-American electrical engineer (Syracuse University) (b. 1948)^[415]
  • Bob Walkup, politician, 84,Mayor of Tucson (1999–2011) (b. 1936)^[416]
• March 13 –Marvin Hagler, 66, boxer (b. 1954)^[417]
• March 15
  • Stephen Bechtel Jr., 95, businessman and engineer (b. 1925)^[418]
  • Henry Darrow, 87, character actor of stage and film (b. 1933)^[419]
  • Calvin Jackson, 49, professional football player in the NFL (b. 1972)^[420]
  • Yaphet Kotto, 81, actor (b. 1939)^[421]
• March 16 –Amaranth Ehrenhalt, 93, painter, sculptor, and writer (b. 1928)^[422]
• March 17
  • Dick Hoyt, 80, athletic competitor. He competed with his son Rick, who has cerebral palsy, in marathons and Ironman Triathlons (b. 1940)^[423]
  • Freddie Redd, 92, hard-bop pianist and composer (b. 1928)^[424]
• March 18
  • J. Michael Boardman, 83, British mathematician specializing in algebraic and differential topology (b. 1938)^[425]
  • Richard Gilliland, 71, television and movie actor (b. 1950)^[426]
  • Paul Jackson, bassist and composer (b. 1947)^[427]
  • W. Kent Taylor, 65, businessman; founder and CEO of theTexas Roadhouse restaurant chain (b. 1955)^[428]
  • Bill Young, 74, football coach at the high school, college, and professional levels (b. 1946)^[429]
• March 19
  • Andy Haman, 54, professional bodybuilder and actor (b. 1966)^[430]
  • Melvin L. Kohn, 92, sociologist and past president of theAmerican Sociological Association (b. 1928)^[431]
  • Gary Leib, 65, underground cartoonist, animator, and musician (b. 1955)^[432]
  • Glynn Lunney, 84, aerospace engineer (b. 1936)^[433]
  • Barry Orton, 62, actor and professional wrestler (b. 1958)^[434]
  • Dan Sartain, 39, musician (b. 1981)^[435]
• March 20
  • Fred Wyant, 86, professional football player and NFL official (b. 1934)^[436]
  • Dale E. Wolf, 96, businessman and politician (b. 1924)^[437]
• March 22 –Elgin Baylor, 86, basketball player, coach and executive (b. 1934)^[438]
• March 23
  • Connie Bradley, 75, music executive (ASCAP) (b. 1945)^[439]
  • Benny Dees, 86, college basketball coach (b. 1934)^[440]
  • Ethel Gabriel, 99, Grammy winning record producer and music executive (b. 1921)^[441]
  • Don Heffington, 70, drummer (Lone Justice,Watkins Family Hour) (b. 1950)^[442]
  • George Segal, 87, actor (b. 1934)^[443]
  • Houston Tumlin, 28, child actor (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby) andUnited States Army veteran (b. 1992)^[444]
  • Granville Waiters, 60, professional basketball player (b. 1961)^[445]
• March 24
  • Morris Dickstein, 81, literary scholar (b. 1940)^[446]
  • Jessica Walter, 80, actress (b. 1941)^[447]
• March 25
  • Stan Albeck, 89, college and professional basketball coach (b. 1931)^[448]
  • Rick Azar, 91, broadcaster (WKBW-TV) (b. 1929)^[449]
  • Bill Brock, 90, politician,U.S. House of Representatives,U.S. Senate, andU.S. Secretary of Labor (b. 1930)^[450]
  • Bobby Brown, 96, professional baseball player, executive, and physician (b. 1924)^[451]
  • Beverly Cleary, 104, children's author (b. 1916)^[452]
  • Joe Cunningham, 89, professional baseball player (b. 1931)^[453]
  • Larry McMurtry, 84, Academy Award-winning novelist and screenwriter (Lonesome Dove,The Last Picture Show,Brokeback Mountain) (b. 1936)^[454]
  • Gail Phillips, 76, politician, member of theAlaska House of Representatives (b. 1944)^[455]
  • Paul W. Whear, 95, composer, conductor, double-bassist and music educator (b. 1925)^[456]
• March 26
  • Mike Bell, 46, professional baseball player and coach (b. 1974)^[457]
  • Paul Polansky, 79, writer andRomani activist (b. 1942)^[458]
• March 27
  • Howard Schnellenberger, 87, college and professional football coach (b. 1934)^[459]
  • Leon Hale, 99, journalist and author (Houston Chronicle,Houston Post) (b. 1921)^[460]
• March 28 –Joseph Edward Duncan, 58, serial killer and child molester (b. 1963)^[461]
• March 30 –G. Gordon Liddy, 90, lawyer, FBI agent, talk show host, actor, and one of the seven conspirators convicted of the 1972Watergate burglary (b. 1930)^[462]
• March 31
  • Paul Feinman, 61, attorney, associate judge of theNew York Court of Appeals (2017–2021) (b. 1960)^[463]
  • Ron Greene, 82, college basketball coach (b. 1938)^[464]
  • Cleve Hall, 61, special effects artist (Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn,Alienator), make-up artist and actor (b.1959)^[465]
  • Jerry McGee, 77, golfer (b. 1943)^[466]
  • Mary Mullarkey, 77, jurist, member (1987–2010) and chief justice (1998–2010) of theColorado Supreme Court (b. 1943)^[467]
  • Ken Reitz, 69,MLB baseball player (b. 1951)^[468]
  • Gregory K. Scott, 72, state judge, member of theColorado Supreme Court (1992–2000) (b. 1948)^[469]

• April 1
  • Lee Aaker, 77, actor (The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin,Hondo,Mister Scoutmaster), producer, carpenter and ski instructor, (b. 1943)^[470]
  • Martha Lou Gadsden, 91, chef and restaurateur (Martha Lou's Kitchen), (b. 1930)^[471]
  • Gerald Irons, 73, football player (Oakland Raiders,Cleveland Browns), (b. 1947)^[472]
• April 2
  • April, 20,reticulated giraffe, (b. 2000)^[473]
  • Morris "B.B." Dickerson, 71, funk bassist and singer (War), (b. 1949)^[474]
  • William Evans, 41, (police officer), killed in theApril Capitol attack, (b. 1980)^[475]
  • Pete Giesen, 88, politician, member of theVirginia House of Delegates (1964–1996), (b. 1932)^[476]
  • Arthur Kopit, 83, playwright (Indians,Wings,Nine), (b. 1937)^[477]
  • Clara LaMore, 94, competition and Olympic swimmer (1948), (b. 1926)^[478]
  • Quindon Tarver, 38, singer and songwriter (b. 1982)^[479]
  • Gordon Weaver, 84, novelist and short story writer, (b. 1937)^[480]
• April 3
  • Kathie Coblentz, 73, author and librarian, (b. 1947)^[481]
  • Jill Corey, 85, singer ("Love Me to Pieces", "Let It Be Me"), (b. 1935)^[482]
  • Mark Elliott, 81, voice-over artist, (b. 1939)^[483]
  • Gloria Henry, 98, actress (Dennis the Menace,Miss Grant Takes Richmond,Rancho Notorious), (b. 1923)^[484]
  • Carl Hodges, 84, atmospheric physicist and climate scientist, (b. 1937)^[485]
  • James B. Holderman, 85, academic administrator, president of theUniversity of South Carolina (1977–1990), (b. 1936)^[486]
  • Herb Johnson, 92, football player (New York Giants), (b. 1928)^[487]
  • Brother Stair, 87, Pentecostal evangelical pastor and radio preacher (The Overcomer Ministry), (b. 1933)^[488]
  • Stan Stephens, 91, Canadian-born American politician, member (1969–1985) and president (1983–1985) of theMontana Senate,Governor of Montana (1989–1993), (b. 1929)^[489]
• April 4
  • Thomas D. Brock, 94, microbiologist, (b. 1926)^[490]
  • Elizabeth Davis, 70, trade unionist, (b. 1930/1931)^[491]
  • Jean Dupuy, 95, French-born American artist, (b. 1925)^[492]
  • Ralph Schuckett, 73, rock keyboardist (Utopia,Todd Rundgren) and composer (Pokémon: The First Movie), (b. 1948)^[493]
• April 5
  • Philip K. Chapman, 86, Australian-born American astronaut (NASA Astronaut Group 6), (b. 1935)^[494]
  • Jon Michael Dunn, 79, philosopher (Wayne State University,Yale University,Indiana University Bloomington), (b. 1941)^[495]
  • Robert Fletcher, 98, costume and set designer (Star Trek,Fright Night,The Last Starfighter), (b. 1922)^[496]
  • Joye Hummel, 97, comic book ghostwriter (Wonder Woman), (b. 1924)^[497]
  • Frank Jacobs, 91, comics writer (Mad), (b. 1929)^[498]
  • Bill Markham, 98, politician, member of theOregon House of Representatives (1969–1993), (b. 1922)^[499]
  • Gene Mullin, 83, politician, member of theCalifornia State Assembly (2002–2008) and Mayor ofSouth San Francisco (1997–1998, 2001–2002), (b. 1937)^[500]
  • Marshall Sahlins, 90, anthropologist (Sahlins–Obeyesekere debate), (b. 1930)^[501]
  • Wilber Shirley, 90, restaurateur (Wilber's Barbecue), (b. 1930)^[502]
• April 6
  • Alice Headley Chandler, 95,Hall of Fame horsebreeder (Sir Ivor) and racing stable owner, (b. 1926)^[503]
  • Midwin Charles, 47, lawyer and legal analyst (CNN,MSNBC) (b. 1973)^[504]
  • Charles H. Coolidge, 99, technical sergeant andMedal of Honor recipient, (b. 1921)^[505]
  • Reese Erlich, 73, author and journalist, (b. 1947)^[506]
  • Paul Greenberg, 84, journalist (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) andPulitzer Prize winner (1969), (b. 1937)^[507]
  • Alcee Hastings, 84, jurist and politician, judge ofFlorida's 17th Circuit Court (1977-1979), judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1979-1989), member of theU.S. House of Representatives (since 1993), (b. 1936)^[508]
  • Joe Krebs, 78, television news anchor, (b. 1943)^[509]
  • Al Mengert, 91, golfer, (b. 1928)^[510]
  • Walter Olkewicz, 72, actor (Grace Under Fire,Twin Peaks,The Client), (b. 1948)^[511]
  • Paul Rabinow, 76, anthropologist (University of California, Berkeley), (b. 1944)^[512]
  • Bobby Schilling, 57, politician, member of theU.S. House of Representatives (2011–2013), (b. 1964)^[513]
  • Sonny Simmons, 87, jazz musician and saxophonist, (b. 1933)^[514]
  • Gene Youngblood, 78, media theorist and writer (Expanded Cinema), (b. 1942)^[515]
• April 7
  • Anne Beatts, 74, humorist, comedy and television writer (National Lampoon,Saturday Night Live,Square Pegs), (b. 1947)^[516]
  • James Hampton, 84, actor (F Troop,The Longest Yard,Teen Wolf) and director, (b. 1936)^[517]
  • Peter Manso, 80, author, writer and journalist, (b. 1940)^[518][519]
  • Kai Nielsen, 94, philosopher (University of Calgary), (b. 1926)^[520]
  • Bill Owens, 85, songwriter, (b. 1935)^[521]
  • Wayne Peterson, 93, composer, pianist and educator, (b. 1927)^[522]
  • Jack Smith, 85, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers,Milwaukee Braves), (b. 1935)^[523]
  • Howard Weitzman, 81, lawyer, (b. 1939)^[524]
• April 8
  • Phillip Adams, 32, football player (San Francisco 49ers,New England Patriots,Seattle Seahawks,Oakland Raiders,New York Jets,Atlanta Falcons) and mass murderer (2021 Rock Hill shooting), (b. 1988)^[525]
  • Margaret Wander Bonanno, 71, science fiction writer (Dwellers in the Crucible,Strangers from the Sky), ghostwriter and publisher, (b. 1950)^[526]
  • Lee Delaney, 49, business executive, CEO ofBJ's Wholesale Club, (b. 1971/1972)^[527]
  • Conn Findlay, 90, Olympic rower and sailor, (b. 1930)^[528]
  • Red Mack, 83, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers,Philadelphia Eagles,Atlanta Falcons,Green Bay Packers), (b. 1937)^[529]
  • John Naisbitt, 92, author, futurologist and public speaker, (b. 1929)^[530]
  • Alan Pastrana, 76, football player (Denver Broncos) and coach (Anne Arundel Community College,Severn School), (b. 1944)^[531]
  • Richard Rush, 91, film director (Freebie and the Bean,The Stunt Man,Color of Night), scriptwriter and producer, (b. 1929)^[532]
• April 9
  • Ramsey Clark, 93, activist, lawyer and federal government official,attorney general (1966–1969) anddeputy attorney general (1965–1967), (b. 1927)^[533]
  • DMX, 50, rapper ("Party Up (Up in Here)", "X Gon' Give It to Ya"), songwriter and actor (Cradle 2 the Grave), (b. 1970)^[534]
  • Sandra J. Feuerstein, 75, federal judge, judge (2003-2015) and senior judge (since 2015) of theU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (since 2003), (b. 1946)^[535]
  • Red Gendron, 63, ice hockey coach (Albany River Rats,Indiana Ice,Maine Black Bears), (b. 1957)^[536]
  • Charles Jenkins, 69, Episcopal prelate, 10th Bishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of Louisiana (1998–2009), (b. 1951)^[537]
  • Jack Minker, 93, computer scientist (University of Maryland, College Park), (b. 1927)^[538]
  • Judith Reisman, 84, author, (b. 1935)^[539]
• April 10
  • Edwin E. Aguilar, 46, Salvadoran-born American animator and director (G.I. Joe,The Simpsons,Transformers), (b. 1974)^[540]
  • LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, 64,Lakota historian and Native American rights activist (Dakota Access Pipeline protests), (b. 1956)^[541]
  • Quinton Claunch, 99, musician, songwriter, record label owner and producer, (b. 1921)^[542]
  • Roger Kasperson, 83, geographer (Clark University), (b. 1938)^[543]
  • Bob Petric, 56, guitarist (Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments), (b. 1964) (death announced on this date)^[544]
  • Bob Porter, 80,Hall of Fame record producer, discographer, writer and radio broadcaster, (b. 1940)^[545]
  • M. Richard Rose, 88, academic administrator, president ofAlfred University (1974–1978) and theRochester Institute of Technology (1979–1992), (b. 1933)^[546]
  • Lin Whitworth, 87, politician, member of theIdaho Senate (1994–2000), (b. 1933)^[547]
• April 11
  • Todd J. Campbell, 64, federal judge, judge (1995-2016), chief judge (2005–2012) and senior judge (since 2016) of theU.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, (b. 1956)^[548]
  • Kas Kastner, 92, motorsports manager, racing driver, car builder and author, (b. 1928)^[549]
  • Joseph Siravo, 66, actor (The Sopranos,American Crime Story,Oslo), producer and educator, (b. 1955)^[550]
  • Gerren Taylor, 30, television personality (Baldwin Hills,America the Beautiful), (b. 1990)^[551]
  • John Williamson, 83, British-born American economist (Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Princeton University), (b. 1937)^[552]
  • Daunte Wright, 20, arrestee (Killing of Daunte Wright), (b. 2000)^[553]
• April 12
  • Thomas E. Delahanty II, 75, jurist and lawyer, judge (1983-2010) and chief judge (1990-1995) of theMaine Superior Court,United States Attorney for the District of Maine (1980-1981, 2010–2017), (b. 1945)^[554]
  • John Pelan, 63, author, editor and publisher, (b. 1957)^[555]
  • Paull Shin, 85, politician, member of the WashingtonHouse of Representatives (1993–1995) andSenate (1999–2014), (b. 1935)^[556]
  • Martin Wachs, 79, urban planner (University of California, Los Angeles,University of California, Berkeley), (b. 1941)^[557]
• April 13
  • Harold Bradley Jr., 91, football player (Cleveland Browns,Philadelphia Eagles) and actor (Seven Rebel Gladiators) (b. 1929)^[558]
  • Bobby Leonard, 88,Hall of Fame basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers,Washington Wizards) and coach (Indiana Pacers) (b. 1932)^[559]
• April 14
  • Hank Huckaby, 79, politician (Georgia House of Representatives) (b. 1941)^[560]
  • Bernie Madoff, 82, financier and convicted fraudster who ran the world's largest Ponzi scheme (b. 1938)^[561]
  • Lynn Thomas, 61, professional football player in theNFL (San Francisco 49ers) andUSFLOakland Invaders; (1982 Super Bowl champion) (b. 1959)^[562]
  • Rusty Young, 75,guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, co-founder of the bandPoco (b. 1946)^[563]
• April 15
  • Moshe Ber Beck, 86, Hungarian-born American rabbi and anti-Zionist campaigner (b. 1934)^[564]
  • Roscoe Dixon, 71, politician, member of theTennessee House of Representatives (1984–1994) andSenate (1994–2005) (b. 1949)^[565]
  • Vartan Gregorian, 87, Iranian-born American academic, president ofCarnegie Corporation (b. 1934)^[566]
  • Leroy Keyes, 74,College Football Hall of Fame football player (Philadelphia Eagles,Kansas City Chiefs) (b. 1947)^[567]
  • John C. McAdams, 75, political scientist (b. 1945)^[568]
• April 16
  • Charles Geschke, 81, computer scientist, co-founder ofAdobe Inc. (b. 1939)^[569]
  • Nelson Haggerty, 47, college basketball coach (North Texas Mean Green,Central Missouri Mules,Midwestern State Mustangs) (b. 1973)^[570]
  • Felix Silla, 84, actor (Cousin Itt onThe Addams Family) and stuntman (b. 1937)^[571]
• April 17
  • Fred Arbanas, 82, football player (Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs) (b. 1939)^[572]
  • Black Rob, 51, rapper ("Whoa!", "Bad Boy for Life") (b. 1969)^[573]
• April 18
  • Elizabeth Furse, 84, politician, member of theU.S. House of Representatives (1993–1999) (b. 1936)^[574]
  • Frank McCabe, 93, basketball player, Olympic champion (1952) (b. 1927)^[575]
  • Paul Oscher, 71, blues singer (b. 1950)^[576]
  • Anthony Russo, 74, politician,mayor of Hoboken (1993–2001) (b. 1947)^[577]
  • Al Young, 81, poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, professor, and former Poet Laureate of California (b. 1939)^[578]
• April 19
  • Shaler Halimon, 76, professional basketball player (NBA &ABA) (b. 1945) (announced on this date)^[579]
  • Walter Mondale, 93, politician, 42ndVice President of the United States (1977–1981),senator (1964–1976),ambassador to Japan (1993–1996) (b. 1928)^[580]
  • Jim Steinman, 73, Grammy Award-winning composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright (b. 1947)^[581]
  • Robin Wood, 67, artist specializing in game art and fantasy (b. 1953)^[582]
• April 20
  • Monte Hellman, 91, film director, producer, writer, and editor (b. 1929)^[583]
  • Tom Robson, 75, baseball player and coach (MLB) (b. 1946)^[584]
  • Tempest Storm, 93,burlesque star and actress (b. 1928)^[585]
  • Bill Wynne, 99,World War II veteran, photojournalist and dog trainer (Smoky) (b. 1922)^[586]
• April 21
  • Joe Long, 88, musician (The Four Seasons) (b. 1932)^[587]
  • D. Michael Quinn, 77, historian of theLatter Day Saint movement and member of theSeptember Six (b. 1944)^[588]
  • Henrietta M. Smith, 98, academic, librarian and storyteller (b. 1922)^[589]
  • Carl Spielvogel, 92, marketing executive and diplomat,ambassador to Slovakia (2000–2001) (b. 1928)^[590]
• April 22
  • Terrence Clarke, 19, basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats) (b. 2001)^[591]
  • Charles Fries, 92, producer (The Amazing Spider-Man,The Martian Chronicles) (b. 1928)^[592]
  • Adrian Garrett, 78, baseball player (Atlanta Braves,Chicago Cubs,Hiroshima Toyo Carp) (b. 1943)^[593]
  • Thelma Harper, 80, politician, member of theTennessee Senate (1989–2019) (b. 1940)^[594]
  • Shock G, 57, rapper (Digital Underground) and songwriter ("The Humpty Dance", "I Get Around") (b. 1963)^[595]
• April 23
  • Charlie Glotzbach, 82, racing driver (NASCAR Winston Cup Series) (b.1938)^[596]
  • Dan Kaminsky, 42, computer security researcher (b. 1979)^[597]
  • Bill Whittington, 71, racing driver and convicted criminal,24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1979) (b. 1949)^[598]
• April 24
  • Bob Fass, 87, radio host (WBAI) (b. 1933)^[599]
  • Duane Hagadone, 88, newspaper publisher (b. 1932)^[600]
  • Nathan Jung, 74, actor and stuntman (b. 1946)^[601]
  • Robert Slavin, 70, psychologist (b. 1950)^[602]
  • John T. Ward Jr., 75, racehorse trainer (b. 1945)^[603]
• April 25
  • Mike Davis, 65, professional football player and defensive back in theNational Football League (NFL) (b. 1956)^[604]
  • Denny Freeman, 76, blues guitarist and keyboardist (Stevie Ray Vaughan,Jimmie Vaughan,Bob Dylan, others) (b. 1944)^[605]
• April 26
  • Geno Hayes, 33, professional football player and linebacker in theNational Football League (NFL) (b. 1987)^[606]
  • Dick Mann, 86,Hall of Fame motorcycle racer (b. 1934)^[607]
  • Al Schmitt, 91,Grammy Award winning recording engineer (RCA Records,Capitol Studios) (b. 1930)^[608]
• April 27
  • George P. Kazen, 81, jurist, judge (1979–2018) and chief judge (1996–2003) of theU.S. District Court for Southern Texas (b. 1940)^[609]
  • Charles Strum, 73, journalist (The New York Times) and author (b. 1948)^[610]
• April 28
  • Michael Collins, 90, astronaut (Apollo 11),Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1970–1971) (b. 1930)^[611]
  • Jason Matthews, 69, author (Red Sparrow) (b. 1951)^[612]
• April 29
  • Martin Bookspan, 94, music broadcaster (Live from Lincoln Center) and author (b. 1926)^[613]
  • Anne Buydens, 102, German-born American philanthropist and widow ofKirk Douglas (b. 1919)^[614]
  • Johnny Crawford, 75, actor (The Rifleman,Village of the Giants,The Space Children) and singer (b. 1946)^[615]
  • Pierce Fulton, 28, disc jockey and record producer (b. 1992)^[616]
  • Courtney Hall, 52, professional football player in theNFL (b. 1968)^[617]
  • Billie Hayes, 96, actress (H.R. Pufnstuf,The Black Cauldron,Transformers: Rescue Bots,Li'l Abner) (b. 1924)^[618]
  • Pete Lammons, 77, football player,New York Jets (1966–1971) and theGreen Bay Packers (1972) (b. 1943)^[619]
  • Tony Markellis, bassist (Trey Anastasio Band) (b. 1952)^[620]
  • Frank McRae, 80, actor (Last Action Hero,Licence to Kill) and professional football player (b. 1941)^[621]
  • David B. Wake, 84, herpetologist (b. 1936)^[622]
• April 30
  • Eli Broad, 87, philanthropist, art collector, and museum co-founder (The Broad) (b. 1933)^[623]
  • John Dee Holeman, 92, Piedmont blues guitarist, singer. and songwriter (b. 1929)^[624]

• May 1
  • Chuck Darling, 91, basketball player (Iowa Hawkeyes) (b. 1930)^[625]
  • Olympia Dukakis, 89, actress and1988Academy Award winner forMoonstruck. Also known forSinatra andSteel Magnolias (b. 1931)^[626]
  • Helen Murray Free, 98, chemist (b. 1923)^[627]
  • Joseph W. Hatchett, 88, attorney and judge for theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth andEleventh Circuits (b. 1932)^[628]
  • Wondress Hutchinson, 56, singer ("Got to Have Your Love") (b. 1964)^[629]
  • Al Jamison, 83, football player (Houston Oilers) (b. 1937)^[630]
  • John Paul Leon, 49, comic book artist (b. 1972)^[631]
  • Joseph Z. Nederlander, 93, theatre owner and manager (b. 1927)^[632]
  • Ernest E. West, 89, soldier,Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1931)^[633]
• May 2
  • Bob Abernethy, 93, journalist (NBC News) and television presenter (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly) (b. 1927)^[634]
  • Jacques d'Amboise, 86, ballet dancer, choreographer and actor (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,Carousel) (b. 1934)^[635]
  • Eric McClure, 42, racing driver (NASCAR Xfinity Series) (b. 1978)^[636]
  • Sally Falk Moore, 97, legal anthropologist and professor emerita atHarvard University (b. 1924)^[637]
  • Bobby Unser, 87, racing driver, three-timeIndianapolis 500 winner (b. 1934)^[638]
  • Tommy West, 78, music producer (Life and Times,I Got a Name) and singer-songwriter (b. 1942)^[639]
• May 3
  • Hal Breeden, 76, baseball player (Montreal Expos,Hanshin Tigers,Chicago Cubs) (b. 1944)^[640]
  • Vinson Filyaw, 51, convicted child rapist (b. 1969)^[641]
  • Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., 80, domestic terrorist and perpetrator of theOverland Park Jewish Community Center shooting (b. 1940)^[642]
  • Phil Naro, 63, rock vocalist (Talas) (b. 1957 or 1958)^[643]
  • Lloyd Price, 88,Hall of Fame R&B singer ("Personality", "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", "Stagger Lee") (b. 1933)^[644]
  • Ed Ward, 72, music writer and radio commentator (b. 1948)^[645]
• May 4
  • Jim Hagan, 83, basketball player (Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles,Phillips 66ers) (b. 1938)^[646]
  • Ray Miller, 76, baseball coach and manager (Minnesota Twins,Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1945)^[647]
• May 5
  • Jonathan Bush, 89, banker and brother of PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush (b. 1931)^[648]
  • Del Crandall, 91, baseball player (Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1930)^[649]
  • Lucinda Franks, 74,Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (The New Yorker,The New York Times,The Atlantic) (b. 1946)^[650]
  • George Jung, 78, drug trafficker and smuggler, subject of the movieBlow (b. 1942)^[651]
  • David F. Swensen, 67, investor and philanthropist (b. 1954)^[652]
• May 6
  • Jim Bertelsen, 71, football player (Los Angeles Rams) (b. 1950)^[653]
  • David Bulow, 41, soccer player (Dungannon Swifts,Richmond Kickers) (b. 1980)^[654]
  • David H. Gambrell, 91, politician, member of theU.S. Senate (1971–1972) (b. 1929)^[655]
  • Pervis Staples, 85, Staple Singers co-founder (b. 1935)^[656]
  • Paul Van Doren, 90, entrepreneur, co-founder ofVans (b. 1930)^[657]
  • Karl Wirsum, 81, artist (b. 1939)^[658]
  • Felix Zabala, 83, Cuban-born American boxing promoter (b. 1937)^[659]
• May 7
  • Ernest Angley, 99, evangelist (b. 1921)^[660]
  • Tawny Kitaen, 59, actress, comedian, and media personality (Bachelor Party) (b. 1961)^[661]
  • Cruz Reynoso, 90, civil rights lawyer and jurist, associate judge of theSupreme Court of California (1982–1987) (b. 1931)^[662]
• May 8
  • Bo,First Dog of the United States (b. 2008)^[663]
  • Pete du Pont, 86, politician,governor of Delaware (1977–1985), member of theDelaware (1969–1971) andU.S. House of Representatives (1971–1977) (b. 1935)^[664]
  • Aurelia Greene, 86, politician, member of theNew York State Assembly (1982–2009) (b. 1934)^[665]
  • Curtis Fuller, 88, jazz trombonist (b. 1932)^[666]
  • Eula Hall, 93, healthcare activist (b. 1927)^[667]
  • Ronald Inglehart, 86, political scientist (Inglehart–Welzel cultural map of the world) (b. 1934)^[668]
  • Helmut Jahn, 81, German-American architect (Liberty Place,James R. Thompson Center,50 West Street) (b. 1940)^[669]
  • Cal Luther, 93, basketball coach (Murray State Racers,UT Martin Skyhawks,Longwood Lancers) (b. 1927)^[670]
  • Spencer Silver, 80, chemist, co-inventor ofPost-it Notes (b. 1941)^[671]
• May 9
  • Marye Anne Fox, 73, chemist and academic administrator, chancellor ofNorth Carolina State University (1998–2004) and theUniversity of California, San Diego (2004–2012) (b. 1947)^[672]
  • George Hovland, 94, Olympic cross country skier (1952) (b. 1926)^[673]
  • Robert Ward, 68, politician (b. 1952)^[674]
• May 10
  • Art Gensler, 85, architect, founder ofGensler (b. 1935)^[675]
  • Froy Salinas, 81, politician, member of theTexas House of Representatives (1977–1985) (b. 1939)^[676]
• May 11
  • Colt Brennan, 37,football player (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors,Washington Redskins) (b. 1983)^[677]
  • Dan W. Brown, 70, politician, member of theMissouri House of Representatives (2008–2010) andSenate (2011–2019) (b. 1950)^[678]
  • Norman Lloyd, 106, actor (St. Elsewhere,Dead Poets Society,Limelight), producer and director (b. 1914)^[679]
  • Richard Nonas, 85, sculptor (b. 1936)^[680]
  • Chuck Welke, 67, politician, member of theSouth Dakota Senate (2013–2015) (b. 1953)^[681]
  • Lester L. Wolff, 102, politician, member of theU.S. House of Representatives (1965–1981) (b. 1919)^[682]
• May 12
  • Jerry Burns, 94,football player (Michigan Wolverines) and coach (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1927)^[683]
  • Jim Klobuchar, 93, journalist and author (Star Tribune) and father of U.S. SenatorAmy Klobuchar (b. 1928)^[684]
  • Bob Koester, 88, music executive and founder ofDelmark Records (b. 1932)^[685]
  • Ralph Turlington, 100, politician, member (1950–1974) and speaker (1967–1969) of theFlorida House of Representatives,Florida education commissioner (1974–1986) (b. 1920)^[686]
• May 13
  • Norman Simmons, 91, pianist, arranger and composer (b. 1929)^[687]
  • Jack Terricloth, 50, musician (The World/Inferno Friendship Society) (b. 1970)^[688]
• May 14
  • Jay Barbree, 87, space travel news correspondent (NBC News) (b. 1933)^[689]
  • Otto Beatty Jr., 81, politician, member of theOhio House of Representatives (1980–1999) (b. 1940)^[690]
  • New Jack (Jerome Young), 58, professional wrestler (SMW,ECW,XPW) (b. 1963)^[691]
  • Bobby Jones, 81, college basketball coach (Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers) (b. 1939 or 1940)^[692]
• May 15
  • Felicia Elizondo, 74, transgender activist (b. 1946)^[693]
  • Fred Martinelli, 92,Hall of Fame college football coach (Ashland University) (b. 1929)^[694]
• May 16 –Mike Carter, 67, politician, member of theTennessee House of Representatives (since 2003) (b. 1953)^[695]
• May 17
  • Patsy Bruce, 81, country music songwriter ("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys") (b. 1940)^[696]
  • Don Kernodle, 71, professional wrestler (Jim Crockett Promotions) (b. 1950)^[697]
  • Buddy Roemer, 77, politician, member of theU.S. House of Representatives (1981–1988),Governor of Louisiana (1988–1992) (b. 1943)^[698]
• May 18
  • Joe J. Christensen, 91,Mormon leader, president ofRicks College (1985–1989),general authority (since 1989) (b. 1929)^[699]
  • Robert V. Cullison, 84, politician, member of theOklahoma House of Representatives (1973–1979) andSenate (1979–1995) (b. 1934)^[700]
  • Charles Grodin, 86, actor (The Heartbreak Kid,Midnight Run,Beethoven) and comedian,Emmy winner (1978) (b. 1935)^[701]
  • Arthur Hills, 91, golf course designer (b. 1930)^[702]
  • Terence Riley, 66, architect and museum curator, chief curator of architecture and design at theMuseum of Modern Art (1992–2006) (b. 1954)^[703]
  • Corinne Wood, 66, politician,lieutenant governor of Illinois (1999–2003) (b. 1954)^[704]
• May 19
  • Gary Blodgett, 83, politician, member of theIowa House of Representatives (1993–2001) (b. 1937)^[705]
  • Alix Dobkin, 80, folk singer-songwriter, lesbian feminist activist and memoirist (b. 1940)^[706]
  • Esther A. Hopkins, 94, chemist, environmental lawyer and civil servant (b. 1926)^[707]
  • David Anthony Kraft, 68–69, comic book writer (The Defenders,Captain America) (b. 1952)^[708]
  • Paul Mooney, 79, actor (The Buddy Holly Story,Bamboozled), comedian (Chappelle's Show) and writer (b. 1941)^[709]
  • Lee Evans, 74, sprinter, double Olympic champion (1968), coach, and activist (b.1947)^[710]
  • Charles C. Hagemeister, 74, soldier,Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1946)^[711]
  • Quintin Jones, 41, convicted murderer,execution by lethal injection (b. 1979)^[712]
• May 20
  • Glen E. Conrad, 71, lawyer and jurist,U.S. District Court for Western Virginia (since 2003) (b. 1949)^[713]
  • Roger Hawkins, 75, drummer (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) and recording studio owner (Muscle Shoals Sound Studio) (b. 1945)^[714]
  • John Powless, 88. college basketball coach (Wisconsin Badgers) (b. 1932)^[715]
• May 21
  • Margherita Marchione, 99, Roman Catholic nun and writer (b. 1922)^[716]
  • Stephen Zappala Sr., 88, judge, member (1983–2002) and chief justice (2001–2002) of theSupreme Court of Pennsylvania (b. 1932)^[717]
  • Harvey Schlossberg, 85, police officer (b. 1936)^[718]
• May 22
  • Joe Beckwith, 66, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers,Kansas City Royals),World Series champion (1981,1985) (b. 1955)^[719]
  • David Danielson, 73, politician, member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2013) (b. 1947)^[720]
• May 23
  • Dewayne Blackwell, 84, songwriter ("Friends in Low Places", "Mr. Blue") (b. 1936)^[721]
  • Charles Boutin, 79, politician and administrative law judge, mayor ofAberdeen, Maryland (1994–1998), member of theMaryland House of Delegates (1999–2005) (b. 1942)^[722]
  • Eric Carle, 91, writer and illustrator (The Very Hungry Caterpillar,The Grouchy Ladybug,Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?), (b. 1929)^[723]
• May 24
  • Robert Green Hall, 47, makeup artist (Angel,Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and film director (Laid to Rest) (b. 1973)^[724]
  • Paul Christy, 82, professional wrestler (NWA,ICW,WWF) (b. 1939)^[725]
  • Samuel E. Wright, 74, actor and singer (The Little Mermaid,The Lion King) (b. 1946)^[726]
  • Anna Halprin, 100, choreographer (b. 1920)^[727]
  • Desiree Gould, 76, actress (Sleepaway Camp) (b. 1945)^[728]
• May 25
  • J. D. Roberts, 88, football player and coach (New Orleans Saints) (b. 1932)^[729]
  • John Warner, 94, politician, U.S. Senator from Virginia (1979–2009) and 61stUnited States Secretary of the Navy (1972–1974) (b. 1927)^[730]
  • Lois Ehlert, 86, children's author and illustrator (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom) (b. 1934)^[731]
• May 26 –Rusty Warren, 91, comedian and singer (Knockers Up!) (b. 1930)^[732]
• May 27
  • Foster Friess, 81, investment manager (b. 1940)^[733]
  • Robert Hogan, 87, actor (b. 1933)^[734]
  • Robbie McCauley, 78, playwright and actress (b. 1942)^[735]
• May 28
  • Albert Kookesh, 72, politician, member of theAlaska Senate (2005–2013) andHouse of Representatives (1997–2005) (b. 1948)^[736]
  • Jim Beirne, 74, football player (Houston Oilers,San Diego Chargers) (b. 1946)^[737]
  • William F. Clinger Jr., 92, politician, member of theU.S. House of Representatives (1979–1997) and chair of theHouse Oversight Committee (1995–1997) (b. 1929)^[738]
• May 29
  • Gavin MacLeod, 90, actor (McHale's Navy,The Mary Tyler Moore Show,The Love Boat) (b. 1931)^[739]
  • B. J. Thomas, 78, singer ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", "Hooked on a Feeling"),Grammy winner (1981), (b. 1942)^[740]
  • Floyd McClung, 75, clergyman, Protestant missionary, and writer (b. 1945)^[741]
  • Joe Lara, 58, actor (American Cyborg: Steel Warrior,Steel Frontier,Tarzan: The Epic Adventures) (b. 1962)^[742]
  • Gwen Shamblin Lara, 66, writer and dietician (Christian diet programs) (b. 1955)^[742]
• May 31
  • Arlene Golonka, 85, actress (Mayberry R.F.D.,The Andy Griffith Show,Hang 'Em High) (b. 1936)^[743]
  • Lil Loaded, 20, rapper and Internet personality (b. 2000)^[744]
  • Leon Burtnett, 78, football coach (Purdue University) (b. 1943)^[745]

• June 1
  • Mike Marshall, 78, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers,Montreal Expos,Minnesota Twins) (b. 1943)^[746]
  • Bunny Matthews, 70, cartoonist and writer (b. 1951)^[747]
• June 2
  • Bill Scanlon, 64, tennis player, cancer (b. 1956)^[748]
  • Eric Mobley, 51, basketball player (Milwaukee Bucks,Vancouver Grizzlies), (b. 1970)^[749]
• June 3
  • F. Lee Bailey, 87, criminal defense attorney (Sam Sheppard,O. J. Simpson) (b. 1933)^[750]
  • Karla Burns, 66, operatic mezzo-soprano (b. 1954)^[751]
  • Ernie Lively, actor (The Man in the Moon,The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,Looking Glass) (b.1947)^[752]
• June 4
  • John Malcolm Patterson, 99, politician,Governor of Alabama (1959–1963) (b. 1921)^[753]
  • Tom Fink, 92, politician,mayor of Anchorage (1987–1994) andspeaker of the Alaska House of Representatives (1973–1975) (b. 1928)^[754]
  • Clarence Williams III, actor (Purple Rain,The Legend of 1900,The Butler) (b. 1939)^[755]
• June 5
  • Galen Young, 45, basketball player (Charlotte 49ers,Yakima Sun Kings,Perth Wildcats) (b. 1975)^[756]
  • Richard Robinson, 84, businessman and educator, president and CEO ofScholastic Corporation (since 1975) (b. 1937)^[757]
• June 7
  • Douglas S. Cramer, 89, television producer (Wonder Woman,Dynasty,The Love Boat) and art collector (b. 1931)^[758]
  • Jim Fassel, 71, football player (The Hawaiians) and coach (Utah Utes,New York Giants) (b. 1949)^[759]
• June 8
  • Joseph Margolis, 97, philosopher (b. 1924)^[760]
  • Dean Parrish, 79, soul singer (b. 1942)^[761]
• June 9
  • Dale Danks, 81, politician, mayor ofJackson (1977–1989), complications from a stroke (b. 1939)^[762]
  • Robert Katzmann, 68, jurist, judge (since 1999) and chief judge (2013–2020) for theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (b. 1953)^[763]
  • Dakota Skye, 27, pornographic film actress (b. 1994)^[764]
• June 10
  • Douglas Ley, 62, academic and politician, member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives (since 2012) (b. 1958)^[765]
  • Joyce MacKenzie, 95, actress (Broken Arrow,Tarzan and the She-Devil,Rails Into Laramie) (b. 1925)^[766]
• June 11
  • Vern Miller, 92, politician,Kansas Attorney General (1971–1975) (b. 1928)^[767]
  • John Gabriel, 90, actor (Ryan's Hope,Stagecoach,The Mary Tyler Moore Show)^[768]
• June 12
  • Dennis Berry, 76, film director (The Big Delirium,Chloé,Highlander: The Raven) (b. 1944)^[769]
  • Mudcat Grant, 85, baseball player (Cleveland Indians,Minnesota Twins,Oakland Athletics) (b. 1935)^[770]
  • Christopher Sign, 45, television journalist (KNXV-TV,WBMA-LD) (b. 1975)^[771]
  • John Marinatto, 64, college athletics commissioner, commissioner of theBig East Conference (2009–2012) (b. 1957)^[772]
• June 13 –Ned Beatty, 83, actor (Network,Deliverance,Toy Story 3) (b. 1937)^[773]
• June 14
  • Hessley Hempstead, 49, football player (Detroit Lions) (b. 1972)^[774]
  • Lisa Banes, 65, actress (Cocktail,Young Guns,Gone Girl) (b. 1955)^[775]
  • Philip Gannon, 98, educator, founder and president (1957–1989) ofLansing Community College.^[776]
  • Deona Marie Knajdek, 31, social activist (b. 1969/1970)^[777]
• June 15
  • Jack B. Weinstein, 99, jurist, judge (since 1967) and chief judge (1980–1988) of theU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (b. 1921)^[778]
  • Anna C. Verna, 90, politician, member (1975–2012) and president (1999–2011) of thePhiladelphia City Council (b. 1931)^[779]
• June 16
  • Frank Bonner, 79, actor (WKRP in Cincinnati,Just the Ten of Us) and television director (City Guys), (b. 1942)^[780]
  • Janet Malcolm, 86, journalist (The New Yorker,Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession,The Journalist and the Murderer), (b. 1934)^[781]
  • Norman Powell, 86, television executive and producer (24,Washington: Behind Closed Doors,Rafferty) (b. 1934)^[782]
  • Richard Stolley, 92, journalist and editor (People), (b. 1928)^[783]
  • Vance Trimble, 107, journalist (The Kentucky Post),Pulitzer Prize winner (1960) (b. 1913)^[784]
• June 17 –Alex Harvill, 28, motorcycle stuntman (b. 1992)^[785]
• June 18 –Billy Fuccillo, 64, car dealer and owner of Fuccillo Automotive Group (b. 1957)^[786]
• June 19 –Champ, 12, dog,presidential pet ofJoe andJill Biden (b. 2008)^[787]
• June 20 –
  • Joanne Linville, 93, actress ("TheEnterprise Incident" episode ofStar Trek,A Star Is Born,Scorpio) (b. 1928)^[788]
  • Anne Warner, 77, politician, member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives (b. 1943)^[789]
• June 21
  • Diego Cortez, 74, art curator (b. 1946)^[790]
  • Mark Doumit, 59, politician, member of theWashington House of Representatives andSenate (b. 1961)^[791]
  • Tom Kurvers, 58, ice hockey player (New York Islanders,Montreal Canadiens,New Jersey Devils),Stanley Cup champion (1986) (b. 1962)^[792]
• June 22
  • Patrick Allen, 59, football player (Houston Oilers) (b. 1961)^[793]
  • Jim Bessman, 68, music journalist (Billboard) (b. 1952)^[794]
  • Patricia Reilly Giff, 86, author (Lily's Crossing,Pictures of Hollis Woods) (b. 1935)^[795]
  • Richard H. Kyle, 84, judge,U.S. District Court for Minnesota (since 1992) (b. 1937)^[796]
• June 23
  • Mike Brooks, 66, journalist (CNN) (b. 1955)^[797]
  • John McAfee, 75, British-American computer programmer and businessman (McAfee Associates) (b. 1945)^[798]
  • Ellen McIlwaine, 75, American-born Canadian guitarist and blues singer (b. 1945)^[799]
  • Mike McLachlan, 75, politician, member of theColorado House of Representatives (2013–2015) (b. 1946)^[800]
  • Bev Scalze, 77, politician, member of theMinnesota House of Representatives (2005–2013) andSenate (2013–2017) (b. 1943)^[801]
• June 24
  • Sonny Callahan, 88, politician, member of theU.S. House of Representatives (1985–2003),Alabama Senate (1979–1985) andHouse of Representatives (1971–1979) (b. 1932)^[802]
  • Stephen Dunn, 82, poet,Pulitzer Prize winner (2001) (b. 1939)^[803]
  • Frederick S. Humphries, 85, educator, president ofFlorida A&M University (1985–2001) (b. 1935)^[804]
• June 25
  • John Erman, 85, director (My Favorite Martian,Peyton Place,That Girl),Emmy winner (1983) (b. 1935)^[805]
  • Jack Ingram, 84,Hall of Fame racing driver,NASCAR Busch Grand National Series champion (1982, 1985) (b. 1936)^[806]
• June 26
  • Mike Gravel, 91, politician, member (1963–1967) andspeaker (1965–1967) of theAlaska House of Representatives,U.S. Senator (1969–1981) (b. 1930)^[807]
  • Jon Hassell, 84, trumpeter and composer (b. 1937)^[808]
  • John Langley, 78, television producer (Cops) (b. 1943)^[809]
  • Frederic Rzewski, 83, composer and virtuoso pianist (The People United Will Never Be Defeated!) (b. 1938)^[810]
  • Johnny Solinger, 55, singer-songwriter (Skid Row) (b. 1965)^[811]
• June 27
  • Alison Greenspan, 48, film and television producer (Monte Carlo,The Best of Me,For Life) (b. 1972)^[812]
  • Steven Horwitz, 57, economist (b. 1964)^[813]
• June 28
  • Lauren Berlant, 63, scholar and writer (b. 1957)^[814]
  • Burton Greene, 84, jazz pianist (b. 1937)^[815]
  • Harry Johnston, 89, politician, member of theU.S. House of Representatives (1989–1997) (b. 1931)^[816]
  • Greg Noll, 84, surfer (b. 1937)^[817]
• June 29
  • Stuart Damon, 84, actor (General Hospital,The Champions,Port Charles) (b. 1937)^[818]
  • Elizabeth Martínez, 95,Chicana feminist (b. 1925)^[819]
  • Donald Rumsfeld, 88, politician, U.S. Representative (1963–1969), White House Chief of Staff (1974–1975), and two-time Secretary of Defense (1975–1977, 2001–2006) (b. 1932)^[820]
• June 30
  • Jimmy Fitzmorris, 99, politician,Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (1972–1980) (b. 1921)^[821]
  • Janet Moreau, 93, track and field athlete, Olympic champion (1952) (b. 1927)^[822]
  • Bob Newland, 72, football player (New Orleans Saints) (b. 1948)^[823]