2025 deaths in the United States

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January 1
- Henry P. Monaghan, 90, legal scholar (b. 1934)
- Joseph Monninger, 71, novelist (The Letters) (b. 1953)
- JuJu Mucciaccio, 86, recreation director (b. 1938)
- John B. O'Reilly Jr., 76, politician, mayor of Dearborn, Michigan (2007–2022) (b. 1948)
- Wayne Osmond, 73, singer (The Osmonds) (b. 1951)
- Ripken, 8, retrieval dog (b. 2016)
January 2
- Mary Abrams, 66, politician, member of the Connecticut State Senate (2019–2023) (b. 1958)
- Brian Berry, 90, British-born human geographer and planner (b. 1934)
- Mark Bradley, 68, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) (b. 1956) (death announced on this date)
- James R. Hogg, 90, admiral (b. 1934)
- Derek Humphry, 94, British-born assisted suicide activist (Jean's Way, Final Exit), co-founder of Final Exit Network (b. 1930)
- Seymour P. Lachman, 91, political historian and politician, member of the New York State Senate (1996–2004) (b. 1933)
- Larry Kish, 83, ice hockey coach (Hartford Whalers) (b. 1941)
- Ralph Mann, 75, Hall of Fame sprinter and hurdler, Olympic silver medalist (1972) (b. 1949)
January 3
- Jeff Baena, 47, film director and screenwriter (The Little Hours, Horse Girl, Spin Me Round) (b. 1977)
- Morris Bradshaw, 72, football player (Oakland Raiders) (b. 1952) (death announced on this date)
- Howard Buten, 74, author and clown (b. 1950)
- Richard B. Hays, 76, theologian (b. 1948)
- William Leo Higi, 91, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Lafayette (1984–2010) (b. 1933)
- Harvey Laidman, 82, television director (Matlock, 7th Heaven, The Waltons) (b. 1942)
- Robert Loewy, 98, aerospace engineer (b. 1926)
- Constantine Manos, 90, Greek-born photographer (b. 1934)
- James Arthur Ray, 67, self-help businessman, author and convicted felon (b. 1957)
- Bob Veale, 89, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1935) (death announced on this date)
- Brenton Wood, 83, singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign") (b. 1941)
- Amit Yoran, 54, businessman, CEO of Tenable, Inc. (2017–2024) (b. 1970)
January 4
- Ed Askew, 84, painter and singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
- Ben Espy, 81, politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1992–2002) (b. 1943)
- Richard Foreman, 87, playwright (Rhoda in Potatoland) (b. 1937)
- Barry Kramer, 82, basketball player (San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks) and jurist, judge of the New York State Supreme Court (2009–2012) (b. 1942)
- Dylan Thomas More, musician (Chemlab).
- Karen Pryor, 92, behavioral psychologist and author (b. 1932)
- Robert Sedler, 89, legal scholar (b. 1935)
January 5
- Beej Chaney, 68, guitarist (The Suburbs) (b. 1956/1957)
- Olga Marlin, 90, American-born Kenyan educator and writer (b. 1934)
- Raquel Rabinovich, 95, Argentine-born artist (b. 1929)
- Mike Rinder, 69, Australian-born Scientology executive and writer (A Billion Years) (b. 1955)
- Jim Short, 58, Australian-born comedian (b. 1967)
January 6
- Hope Foye, 103, folk singer (b. 1921)
- John Granara, 81, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1977–1979) (b. 1943)
- Brian Matusz, 37, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1987)
- Charles M. Roessel, 63, Navajo photographer, journalist and academic administrator, president of Diné College (since 2017) (b. 1961)
- Jim Wetherington, 87, politician, mayor of Columbus, Georgia (2007–2011) (b. 1937)
- Robert Paul Wolff, 91, political philosopher (In Defense of Anarchism, A Critique of Pure Tolerance) (b. 1933)
- Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, criminal (b. 1988)
January 7
- Carolyn Brown, 97, dancer, choreographer and writer (b. 1927)
- Neal McCaleb, 89, politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1975–1983) (b. 1935)
- Betty C. Monkman, 82, curator and author, White House curator (1997–2002) (b. 1942)
- Leo Segedin, 97, painter (b. 1927)
- Derrick Ward, 62, journalist (WRC-TV) (b. 1962)
- Peter Yarrow, 86, singer (Peter, Paul and Mary, "Leaving on a Jet Plane") and songwriter ("Puff, the Magic Dragon") (b. 1938)
January 8
- William P. Dixon, 81, lawyer and political strategist, U.S. alternate director of the World Bank (1977–1979), manager of the 1980 Democratic National Convention (b. 1943)
- Alan Emrich, 65, writer and game designer (b. 1959) (death announced on this date)
- Charles Person, 82, civil rights activist (Freedom Rides) (b. 1942)
- Neil Zurcher, 89, journalist (WJW-TV) and television host (b. 1935)
January 9
- Black Bart, 76, professional wrestler (NWA) (b. 1948)
- Bill Byrge, 92, actor (Ernest Saves Christmas, Ernest Goes to Jail, Ernest Scared Stupid) and comedian (b. 1932)
January 10
- José Jiménez, 76, Puerto Rican-born political activist, founder of the Young Lords (b. 1948)
- Bill McCartney, 84, Hall of Fame football coach (Colorado Buffaloes) (b. 1940)
- Sam Moore, 89, singer (Sam & Dave) (b. 1935)
January 11
- Beryl Anthony Jr., 86, lawyer and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1993) (b. 1938)
- Linda Burnes Bolton, 76, healthcare administrator (b. 1948)
- Marty DeMerritt, 71, baseball player and coach (San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1953)
January 12
- Leslie Charleson, 79, actress (General Hospital, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, The Day of the Dolphin) (b. 1945)
- Jackie Farry, 58, music manager and television host (Superock) (b. 1966)
- Mark Izu, 70, jazz double bass player and composer (b. 1954)
- Claude Jarman Jr., 90, actor (The Yearling, Intruder in the Dust, Rio Grande) (b. 1934)
- Robert Machray, 79, actor (Cheers, Thanks, The Master of Disguise) (b. 1945)
- Jeffrey A. Meyer, 61, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (since 2014) (b. 1963)
- Stuart Spencer, 97, political strategist (b. 1927)
- Lynne Taylor-Corbett, 68, choreographer (b. 1956)
January 13
- Eliseo Alcon, 74, politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (2009–2024) (b. 1950)
- Nathalie Dupree, 85, cookbook writer and television personality (b. 1939)
- P. Fluid, 64, rock musician (24-7 Spyz) (b. 1960)
- Charles E. Jefferson, 79, politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2014) (b. 1945) (death announced on this date)
- Buck White, 94, musician (The Whites) (b. 1930)
January 14
- Arthur Blessitt, 84, Christian preacher (b. 1940)
- Surat Singh Khalsa, 91, Indian-born political activist (b. 1933)
- Heinz Kluetmeier, 82, German-born sports photographer (Sports Illustrated) (b. 1942)
- Thomas McHugh, 88, jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1981–1997, 2009–2013) (b. 1936)
- Thomas P. Salmon, 92, politician, governor of Vermont (1973–1977) (b. 1932)
January 15
- Tommy Brown, 97, baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1927)
- David W. Duclon, 74, television writer and producer (Punky Brewster, Silver Spoons, Family Matters) (b. 1950)
- Jack Hoffman, 19, football player and cancer research advocate (b. 2005)
- Gus Williams, 71, basketball player (Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics) (b. 1953)
January 16
- David Lynch, 78, television and film director (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive), visual artist and musician (b. 1946).
- Bob Uecker, 90, baseball player (Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1934)

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