Here's a look back at the entertainers, leaders, athletes and other notable people we've said goodbye to so far in 2025.
Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against war, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. He was 86.
Sam Moore
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man†and “Hold On, I'm Comin,’†died Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. He was 89.
David Lynch
David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet†and “Mulholland Drive†and the TV series “Twin Peaks,†died just days before his 79th birthday.
Bob Uecker
Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. He was 90.
Joan Plowright
Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.'s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. She was 95.
Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. She was 67.Â
Garth Hudson
Garth Hudson, the Band's virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as "Up on Cripple Creek," “The Weight†and "Rag Mama Rag," died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 at age 87.
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. She was 78.
Dick Button
Figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button, who was the winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. He was 95.Â
Barbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden†that once swept Asia, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48.
Irv Gotti
Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. He was 54.Â
Tony Roberts
Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies — often as Allen's best friend — died Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. He was 85.
Paquita la del Barrio
Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio, known for her powerful voice and fierce defense of women, died at her home in Veracruz early Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. She was 77.
Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. He was 85.
Voletta Wallace
Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and protector of his legacy, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. She was 78.
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday, Fe. 24, 2025. She was 88.
Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 “Harriet the Spy†hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer†and “Gossip Girl†— died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. She was 39.Â
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the industry’s most respected and honored performers, has been found dead along with his wife, 65-year-old concert pianist Betsy Arakawa, at their home in February. He was 95.
David Johansen
David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. He was 75.
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine†that has been sampled by such R&B and rap heavyweights as Mary J. Blige, N.W.A., Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Mos Def and Ice Cube, died Tuesday, March 4. He was 84.
Pamela Bach
Pamela Bach, an actor and the ex-wife of “Baywatch†star David Hasselhoff, died Wednesday, March 5. She was 62.
John Feinstein
John Feinstein, one of the country's foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, including the groundbreaking “A Season on the Brink†about college basketball coach Bob Knight, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 13. He was 69.
Émilie Dequenne
Émilie Dequenne, the Belgian actor who won a top Cannes Film Festival prize for her breakout role in “Rosetta,†died Sunday, March 16, of a rare cancer in a hospital outside of Paris. She was 43.
Kitty Dukakis
Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles with depression and addiction, died Friday, March 21. She was 88.
Mia Love
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday, March 23. She was 49.
Denis Arndt
Denis Arndt, a character actor and favorite of TV writer and producer David E. Kelley, getting cast in “L.A. Law,†“Picket Fences†and “Chicago Hope,†and later earning a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut at age 77 in a play about mismatched lovers, died March 25. He was 86.
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series "Dr. Kildare" who found a second career as an award-winning "king of the miniseries," died Saturday, March 29. He was 90.
Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,†donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever†and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,†died April 1. He was 65.
Wink Martindale
Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit†and “Tic-Tac-Dough†who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley, died April 15. He was 91.
Pope Francis
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques of capitalism, died April 21. He was 88.
Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears’ famed 1985 Super Bowl championship team, died April 23 following a battle with ALS. He was 67.
Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs, has died.
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer whose rich, steady baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died.
Grammy-winning singer and pianist Roberta Flack was known for her intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and other hits.
Michelle Trachtenberg, the actor known for "Gossip Girl," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Harriet the Spy" died Wednesday. She was 39.
Foul play was not suspected, but authorities did not release circumstances of their deaths and said an investigation was ongoing.
There’s one reason Gene Hackman’s dazzling acting career stands out for sports fans: His unforgettable role as Norman Dale, coach of the feel-good, state champion Hickory Huskers.
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit "Jolene," died Monday. He was 82.
Feinstein was a full-time reporter for the Washington Post from 1977 to 1991 and a commentator for outlets such as NPR, ESPN and the Golf Channel.Â
The sports, entertainment and political world is reacting to the death of two-time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman. His family said he died Friday.
Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare†who found a second career as “king of the miniseries,†has died at age 90.
Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.
Friends and family gathered Monday remembered George Foreman for his boxing career and also for his love of God and family, and for his desire to help his fellow man.
He was the host of such hit game shows as "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough," along with a long radio career.
Trachtenberg, who was known for "Gossip Girl," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Harriet the Spy," was found unconscious and unresponsive in her luxury apartment tower in Manhattan in February.
