2024 deaths in the United States

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

The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.

January

Main article: Deaths in January 2024

Frank Ryan

Billy Gardner

David Soul

Joseph Esposito

James Kottak

Bud Harrelson

Bill Hayes

Joyce Randolph

Norm Snead

Peter Schickele

Shawn Barber

Robert Gaylor

Mary Weiss

Gary Graham

Dexter King

Arno Allan Penzias

Melanie

Jimy Williams

Chita Rivera

Al McBean

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

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2024

Carl Weathers

Wayne Kramer

Don Murray

Toby Keith

Mojo Nixon

Jim Hannan

Don Gullett

Charles D. Ferris

Lefty Driesell

David Libert

Roger Guillemin

Jackie Loughery

Ole Anderson

Richard Lewis

Andy Russell

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

March

Main article: Deaths in March 2024

Iris Apfel

Chris Mortensen

Steve Lawrence

Eric Carmen

Malachy McCourt

Bill Plummer

Thomas P. Stafford

M. Emmet Walsh

Alfred M. Gray Jr.

Vernor Vinge

Richard Serra

Daniel Kahneman

Joe Lieberman

Louis Gossett Jr.

Barbara Rush

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

April

Main article: Deaths in April 2024

Vontae Davis

Joe Flaherty

John Barth

Joseph E. Brennan

O. J. Simpson

Robert MacNeil

Ron Thompson

Whitey Herzog

Bob Graham

Dickey Betts

Daniel Dennett

Terry A. Anderson

Cecil Williams

Marla Adams

Zack Norman

Paul Auster

Duane Eddy

• April 1
  • Lou Conter, 102, naval commander, last survivor of the sinking of the USS Arizona (b. 1921)
  • Vontae Davis, 35, football player (Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1988)
  • Thomas Farr, 69, attorney (b. 1954)
  • Joe Flaherty, 82, actor (SCTV, Freaks and Geeks, Happy Gilmore), writer, and comedian (b. 1941)
  • Cal Larson, 93, politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1987–2007) and House of Representatives (1967–1975) (b. 1930)
  • Ed Piskor, 41, comic book artist (Hip Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig, X-Men: Grand Design) (b. 1982)
  • Michael Ward, 57, musician (The Wallflowers, School of Fish) (b. 1967)
  • Pete Wilk, 58, baseball coach (Vermont Lake Monsters) (b. 1965/1966)
• April 2
  • Jerry Abbott, 81, country music songwriter and record producer (Pantera) (b. 1942)
  • John Barth, 93, writer (The Sot-Weed Factor, Giles Goat-Boy, Lost in the Funhouse) (b. 1930)
  • Christopher Durang, 75, playwright (Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) and Tony winner (2013) (b. 1949)
  • Michael C. Jensen, 84, economist (b. 1939)
  • Larry Lucchino, 78, baseball president (Boston Red Sox) (b. 1945)
  • Robert I. Marshall, 77, politician, member of the Delaware Senate (1979–2019) (b. 1946) (death announced on this date)
  • Judd Matheny, 53, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (2002–2018) (b. 1970)
  • C. J. Prentiss, 82, politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1999–2006) and House of Representatives (1991–1998) (b. 1941)
  • John Sinclair, 82, poet (b. 1941)
• April 3
  • Albert Heath, 88, jazz drummer (Heath Brothers) (b. 1935)
  • Mike Kolen, 76, football player (Miami Dolphins), Super Bowl winner (VII, VIII) (b. 1948)
• April 4
  • Larry Beightol, 81, football coach (Louisiana Tech Bulldogs) (b. 1942)
  • Thomas Gumbleton, 94, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Detroit (1968–2006) (b. 1930)
  • Bruce Kessler, 88, director (The Gay Deceivers, The Monkees, McCloud) and racing driver (b. 1936)
  • Keith LeBlanc, 69, drummer (Little Axe, Tackhead) and music producer ("No Sell Out") (b. 1954)
  • Pat Zachry, 71, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers), World Series winner (1976) (b. 1952)
• April 5
  • Cecil Murray, 94, pastor and theologian (b. 1929/1930)
  • Toni Palermo, 91, American baseball player (Chicago Colleens, Springfield Sallies) (b. 1933)
  • C. J. Snare, 64, musician (FireHouse) and songwriter ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes") (b. 1959)
• April 6
  • Joseph E. Brennan, 89, politician, governor of Maine (1979–1987) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1991) (b. 1934)
  • Cole Brings Plenty, 27, actor (1923) (b. 1996/1997) (death announced on this date)
• April 7
  • Jerry Grote, 81, baseball player (New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals), World Series winner (1969) (b. 1942)
  • Pat Hennen, 70, motorcycle racer, Finnish Grand Prix, 500cc winner (1976) (b. 1953)
  • Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 87, singer ("Ain't Got No Home", "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do", "You Always Hurt the One You Love") (b. 1937)
  • Harry Lee Hudspeth, 88, jurist, judge (1979–2016) and chief judge (1992–1999) of the U.S. District Court of Western Texas (b. 1935)
  • REX, 76–77, artist and illustrator (b. 1947) (death announced on this date)
  • Lori and George Schappell, 62, conjoined twins (b. 1961)
  • Karen Yarbrough, 73, politician, Cook County clerk (since 2018) and member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2012) (b. 1950)
• April 8
  • Bill Gunter, 89, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1975) and Florida Senate (1966–1972) (b. 1934)
  • Ralph Puckett, 97, Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1926)
  • Victor Riley, 49, football player (Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans) (b. 1974)
• April 9
  • Patti Astor, 74, actress (Wild Style) and founder of Fun Gallery (b. 1950)
  • Carla Balenda, 98, actress (Sealed Cargo, Prince of Pirates, Phantom Stallion) (b. 1925)
  • William J. Byron, 96, Jesuit priest, president of the University of Scranton (1975–1982) and Catholic University of America (1982–1992) (b. 1927)
  • William Herbert Hunt, 95, oil billionaire (b. 1929)
  • Sheila Isham, 96, printmaker, painter and book artist (b. 1927)
  • Bob Lanese, 82, trumpeter (James Last Orchestra) (b. 1941)
  • Sturgis Nikides, 66, guitarist (b. 1958)
• April 10
  • David Goodstein, 85, physicist (b. 1939)
  • Mister Cee, 57, disc jockey, record producer and radio personality (b. 1966)
  • Frank Olson, 91, business executive (b. 1932)
  • Trina Robbins, 85, comic book artist and writer (It Ain't Me, Babe, Wimmen's Comix, Wonder Woman) (b. 1938)
  • Eric Sievers, 66, football player (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams), cancer.
  • O. J. Simpson, 76, Hall of Fame football player (Buffalo Bills), actor (The Naked Gun), broadcaster and notable defendant (b. 1947)
  • Dan Wallin, 97, sound engineer (Woodstock, A Star Is Born, Star Trek) (b. 1927)
• April 11
  • Akebono Tarō, 54, sumo wrestler (b. 1969) (death announced on this date)
  • Bert Chaney, 96, politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1973–1984) and House of Representatives (1967–1972) (b. 1928)
  • Fritz Peterson, 82, baseball player (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers) (b. 1942)
  • War Chant, 27, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1997)
  • Ted Wilson, 84, politician, mayor of Salt Lake City (1976–1985) (b. 1939)
  • Martin J. Wygod, 84, businessman and racehorse breeder (b. 1940)
• April 12
  • Eleanor Coppola, 87, film director (Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Paris Can Wait, Love Is Love Is Love) (b. 1936)
  • Don Donoher, 92, college basketball coach and athletics administrator (Dayton Flyers) (b. 1932)
  • Olga Fikotová, 91, Czech-born discus thrower, Olympic champion (1956) (b. 1932)
  • Robert MacNeil, 93, Canadian-born Hall of Fame journalist (PBS NewsHour) and host (America at a Crossroads) (b. 1931)
  • Rico Wade, 52, music producer (Organized Noize) (b. 1971/1972)
• April 13
  • Larry Brown, 84, baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1940)
  • Richard Horowitz, 75, film composer (Three Seasons, Tobruk, Any Given Sunday) (b. 1949)
  • Boris Kayser, 85, theoretical physicist (b. 1938)
  • Faith Ringgold, 93, painter (b. 1930)
  • Ron Thompson, 83, actor (No Place to Be Somebody, American Pop, Baretta), singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1941)
• April 14
  • Dennis Covington, 75, author (Salvation on Sand Mountain), (b. 1948)
  • Ben Eldridge, 85, banjo player (The Seldom Scene) (b. 1938)
  • Ken Holtzman, 78, baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees) (b. 1945)
  • Calvin Keys, 82, jazz guitarist (b. 1942)
  • Beverly LaHaye, 94, Christian activist and author, founder of Concerned Women for America (b. 1929)
  • Lloyd Omdahl, 93, politician, North Dakota lieutenant governor (1987–1992) (b. 1931)
  • Steve Sloan, 79, football player (Alabama Crimson Tide, Atlanta Falcons) and coach (Texas Tech Red Raiders) (b. 1944)
  • Werner Spitz, 97, German-born forensic pathologist (b. 1926)
• April 15
  • Whitey Herzog, 92, Hall of Fame baseball player (Washington Senators), executive (New York Mets), and manager (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1931)
  • David Roselle, 84, mathematician and academic administrator, president of the University of Kentucky (1987–1989) and University of Delaware (1990–2007) (b. 1939)
  • Jerry Savelle, 77, televangelist and author (b. 1946)
• April 16
  • James A. Burg, 82, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1975–1984) and Senate (1985–1986) (b. 1941)
  • Carl Erskine, 97, baseball player (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers), World Series champion (1955) (b. 1926)
  • Bob Graham, 87, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1987–2005), governor of Florida (1979–1987) (b. 1936)
  • Jean-Marie Haessle, 84, French-born painter (b. 1939)
  • Barbara O. Jones, 82, actress (Daughters of the Dust, Freedom Road, Demon Seed) (b. 1941)
  • Ellen Ash Peters, 94, jurist, justice (1978–2000) and chief justice (1984–1996) of the Connecticut Supreme Court (b. 1930)
  • Anita Mackey, 110 Social worker, and Supercentenarian. (b. 1914)
• April 17
  • Sue Chew, 66, politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (since 2006) (b. 1958)
  • Roy Davage Hudson, 93, academic, president of Hampton Institute (1970–1976) (b. 1930)
  • Fred Neulander, 82, rabbi and convicted criminal (b. 1941)
• April 18
  • Dickey Betts, 80, guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) (b. 1943)
  • Archie Cooley, 85, college football coach (Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions, Paul Quinn Tigers) (b. 1939)
  • Bob Ellison, 91, television consultant (Becker, Wings, The Mary Tyler Moore Show), screenwriter and producer (b. 1932/1933) (death announced on this date)
  • Glen Holden Sr., 96, polo player and diplomat, ambassador to Jamaica (1989) (b. 1927)
  • Steve Kille, musician (Dead Meadow).
  • Mandisa, 47, singer, reality television contestant (American Idol), Grammy winner (2014) (b. 1976)
  • Spencer Milligan, 86, actor (Land of the Lost, Sleeper, The Photographer) (b. 1937)
• April 19
  • Maxwell Azzarello, 37, protester (b. 1987)
  • Russell Bentley, 63–64, communist fighter (Vostok Battalion) (b. 1960) (death announced on this date)
  • Daniel Dennett, 82, philosopher (b. 1942)
  • David McCarty, 54, baseball player (Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox), World Series champion (2004) (b. 1969)
  • Charles Parsons, 91, philosopher (b. 1933)
  • Eddie Sutton, 59, singer (Leeway) (b. 1964/1965)
  • Bill Tobin, 83, football player (Houston Oilers) and executive (Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1941)
• April 20
  • G. T. Blankenship, 96, lawyer and politician, Oklahoma attorney general (1967–1971) and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1961–1966) (b. 1928)
  • Michael Cuscuna, 75, jazz record producer and music journalist (DownBeat), co-founder of Mosaic Records, Grammy winner (1993, 1998, 2002) (b. 1948)
  • Roman Gabriel, 83, Hall of Fame football player (Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and actor (The Undefeated) (b. 1940)
  • David Pryor, 89, politician, governor of Arkansas (1975–1979), member of the U.S. Senate (1979–1997) and the House of Representatives (1966–1973) (b. 1934)
  • Howie Schwab, 63, television personality (Stump the Schwab), producer (ESPN), and writer (Fox Sports) (b. 1960)
• April 21
  • Terry A. Anderson, 76, journalist (Associated Press) (b. 1947)
  • Ray Garton, 61, novelist (b. 1962)
  • Alex Hassilev, 91, musician (The Limeliters) and actor (The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming) (b. 1932)
  • Robin M. Hogarth, 81, British-born psychologist (b. 1942)
  • Chan Romero, 82, singer-songwriter ("Hippy Hippy Shake") and guitarist (b. 1941)
  • Jerome Rothenberg, 92, poet (b. 1931)
• April 22
  • Arthur Whittington, 68, football player (Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1955)
  • Cecil Williams, 94, pastor, community leader and author (b. 1929)
  • Jay Robert Nash, 86, author (The Motion Picture Guide) (b. 1937)
• April 23
  • Terry Carter, 95, actor (Foxy Brown, McCloud, Battlestar Galactica) (b. 1929)
  • Florian Chmielewski, 97, musician and politician, member (1971–1997) and president (1987) of the Minnesota Senate (b. 1927)
  • Delaine Eastin, 76, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1986–1994) (b. 1947)
  • Robert Kane, 85, philosopher (b. 1938)
  • Charlie Siler, 94, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1985–1991, 1995–2011) (b. 1929)
  • Helen Vendler, 90, literary critic (b. 1933)
• April 24
  • Ron Cerrudo, 79, golfer (b. 1945)
  • Adele Faber, 96, author (b. 1928)
  • Donald Payne Jr., 65, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 2012) (b. 1958)
  • Donald Petersen, 97, businessman, CEO of the Ford Motor Company (1985–1990) (b. 1926)
• April 25
  • Marla Adams, 85, actress (The Secret Storm, The Young and the Restless, Generations) (b. 1938)
  • Earl M. Baker, 84, politician, member of the Pennsylvania Senate (1989–1995) (b. 1940)
  • Korey Cunningham, 28, football player (New England Patriots, New York Giants) (b. 1995)
  • George Seligman, 96, mathematician (b. 1927)
• April 26
  • Ruben Douglas, 44, basketball player (Fortitudo Bologna, Dynamo Moscow, Valencia) (b. 1979)
  • Donald Laub, 89, plastic surgeon, founder of Interplast (b. 1935)
  • Aaron Thomas, 86, football player (San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants) (b. 1937)
  • Frank Wakefield, 89, mandolin player (b. 1934)
• April 27
  • Jerome G. Cooper, 87, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1978) and assistant secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) (1989–1992) (b. 1936)
  • James E. Henshaw, 92, politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1981–1995) (b. 1931)
  • Joseph H. McGee Jr., 95, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1963–1968) (b. 1929)
  • Frederick N. Six, 95, jurist, justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (1988–2003) (b. 1929)
• April 28
  • Ivan Argüelles, 85, poet (b. 1939)
  • William Calley, 80, war criminal (My Lai massacre) (b. 1943)
  • Norman Carol, 95, violinist and concertmaster (Philadelphia Orchestra) (b. 1928)
  • Zack Norman, 83, comedian, film producer (Tracks), and actor (Romancing the Stone, Cadillac Man) (b. 1940)
  • Joe Thomas, 68, music producer, businessman and songwriter (b. 1956)
  • Bob Tyler, 91, Hall of Fame college football coach (Mississippi State Bulldogs) (b. 1932)
  • Daniel E. Winstead, 78, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1979–1990) (b. 1945)
• April 29
  • Wally Dallenbach Sr., 87, Hall of Fame racing driver (CART) (b. 1936)
  • Peter Demetz, 101, Czechoslovak-born Germanist and author (b. 1922)
  • Charles Pryor, 64, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1993–2001) (b. 1959)
  • Red Giant, 20, Thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2004) (death announced on this date)
  • Jan Haag, 90, filmmaker, artist and writer (b. 1933)
  • Billy Reil, 44, professional wrestler (JAPW) (b. 1979)
• April 30
  • Paul Auster, 77, novelist (The New York Trilogy), film director and screenwriter (b. 1947)
  • Richard J. Carling, 87, politician, member of the Utah Senate (1973, 1975–1990) and House of Representatives (1966–1973) (b. 1937)
  • Duane Eddy, 86, Hall of Fame guitarist ("Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn") and Grammy winner (1986) (b. 1938)
  • Norma Howard, 65, Choctaw artist (b. 1958)
  • Andrea Shundi, 89, Albanian-born agronomist (b. 1934)
  • Alice Holloway Young, 100, educator (b. 1923)

May

Main article: Deaths in May 2024

Susan Buckner

Darius Morris

Hootie Ingram

Steve Albini

Pete McCloskey

Jimmy Johnson

Roger Corman

David Sanborn

Dabney Coleman

Bud Anderson

Gene E. K. Pratter

Jim Otto

Morgan Spurlock

Doug Ingle

Richard M. Sherman

Elizabeth MacRae

Bill Walton

Marian Robinson

• May 1
  • Richard E. Cook, 93, Mormon general authority, member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy (1997–2001), CFO of Perpetual Education Fund (2001–2012) (b. 1930)
  • Richard Maloof, 84, musician (Les Brown, Lawrence Welk) (b. 1940)
  • Doyle Niemann, 77, prosecutor, public administrator, and politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2003–2015) (b. 1947)
  • Dallas Penn, 53, fashion designer, musician and internet personality (b. 1970)
  • Joe Shipley, 88, baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox) (b. 1935)
• May 2
  • Susan Buckner, 72, actress (Grease, Deadly Blessing) and beauty pageant winner (Miss Washington) (b. 1952)
  • Gary Floyd, 71, singer (Dicks, Sister Double Happiness) (b. 1952/1953)
  • David Konstan, 83, classicist (b. 1940)
  • Edgar Lansbury, 94, British-born theatre producer (The Subject Was Roses), Tony winner (1960) (b. 1930)
  • John Pisano, 93, jazz guitarist (b. 1931)
  • Roxanne, 95, actress (The Seven Year Itch) and model (Beat the Clock) (b. 1929)
• May 3
  • Obi Ezeh, 36, football player (Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1988)
  • Jim Mills, 57, banjo player (b. 1967)
  • Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., 93, Foreign Service officer and hostage survivor (Iran hostage crisis) (b. 1930)
  • Dick Rutan, 85, aviator (b. 1938)
• May 4
  • Bob Avellini, 70, football player (Chicago Bears) (b. 1953)
  • Dan Castellano, 77, sportswriter (The Star-Ledger) (b. 1946/1947)
  • Judith G. Garber, 62, diplomat, ambassador to Latvia (2009–2012) and Cyprus (2019–2022) (b. 1961)
  • Darius Morris, 33, basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1991)
  • Yechiel Perr, 89, rabbi (b. 1935)
  • Frank Shrontz, 92, corporate executive, CEO of Boeing (1986–1996) and assistant secretary of defense for sustainment (1976–1977) (b. 1931)
  • Frank Stella, 87, painter, sculptor and printmaker (b. 1936)
• May 5
  • Jeannie Epper, 83, actress (Foxy Brown) and stuntwoman (Wonder Woman, Kill Bill: Volume 2) (b. 1941)
  • Horace Locklear, 81, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1977–1982) (b. 1942)
  • David Shapiro, 77, poet, literary critic, and art historian (b. 1947)
  • Gloria Stroock, 99, actress (Fun with Dick and Jane, The Competition, Uncommon Valor) (b. 1924)
• May 6
  • Joe Collier, 91, football coach (Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos) (b. 1932)
  • Judy Devlin, 88, Canadian-born Hall of Fame badminton player (b. 1935)
  • Kevin Hardy, 78, football player (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1945)
  • Bill Holman, 96, jazz composer and saxophonist (b. 1927) (death announced on this date)
  • Wayland Holyfield, 82, songwriter ("Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)", "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer", "You're My Best Friend") (b. 1942)
  • Hootie Ingram, 90, football player (Alabama Crimson Tide), coach (Clemson Tigers), and athletic director (Florida State Seminoles) (b. 1933)
  • Robert Logan Jr., 82, actor (77 Sunset Strip, The Bridge at Remagen, The Adventures of the Wilderness Family) (b. 1941)
  • Don Penny, 91, actor (12 O'Clock High, The Wackiest Ship in the Army, The Lieutenant) and comedian (b. 1933)
  • Andy Stoglin, 81, basketball coach (Southern Jaguars, Jackson State Tigers) (b. 1942)
• May 7
  • Steve Albini, 61, musician (Big Black, Shellac) and record producer (In Utero) (b. 1962)
  • Paul Parkman, 91, psysician (b. 1932)
  • Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, 95, landscape architect and graphic designer (b. 1928)
  • Phil Wiggins, 69, blues musician (Cephas & Wiggins) (b. 1954)
• May 8
  • John Barbata, 79, rock drummer (The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship) (b. 1945)
  • Colleen Barrett, 79, airline executive, president of Southwest Airlines (2001–2008) (b. 1944)
  • Chris Cannon, 73, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2009) (b. 1950)
  • Art Jimmerson, 60, boxer and mixed martial artist (b. 1963)
  • Jimmy Johnson, 86, Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1938)
  • Carolyn J. Krysiak, 84, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1991–2011) (b. 1939)
  • Pete McCloskey, 96, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1983) (b. 1927)
  • Jack Quinn, 74, lawyer, White House counsel (1995–1997) (b. 1949)
  • Frank P. Simoneaux, 90, politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1972–1982) (b. 1933)
  • Dennis Thompson, 75, Hall of Fame drummer (MC5) (b. 1948)
• May 9
  • Barry Axelrod, 77, sports agent (b. 1946)
  • Sean Burroughs, 43, baseball player (San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks), Olympic champion (2000) (b. 1980)
  • Roger Corman, 98, filmmaker (The Little Shop of Horrors, Death Race 2000, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre) (b. 1926)
  • James Gregory, 78, comedian (b. 1946)
  • Nonny Hogrogian, 92, writer and illustrator (Always Room for One More, Cool Cat, One Fine Day) (b. 1932)
  • Bobby Hooper, 77, basketball player (Dayton Flyers, Indiana Pacers) (b. 1946)
  • Buzz Stephen, 79, baseball player (Minnesota Twins) (b. 1944)
  • Jon Urbanchek, 87, Hungarian-born Hall of Fame swimming coach (University of Michigan, five Olympic teams) (b. 1936)
• May 10
  • Bob Bruggers, 80, football player (Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers) and professional wrestler (b. 1944)
  • Christopher Edley Jr., 71, legal scholar (b. 1953)
  • Bruce Maccabee, 82, physicist and ufologist (b. 1942)
  • Tom Marshall, 93, basketball player (Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Rochester Royals, Detroit Pistons) (b. 1931)
  • Sam Rubin, 64, television reporter (KTLA) (b. 1960)
  • Jim Simons, 86, mathematician (Simons' formula, Chern-Simons form), and hedge fund manager, founder of Renaissance Technologies (b. 1936)
  • Corey Williams, 46, basketball player (Dakota Wizards, Townsville Crocodiles, Melbourne United) (b. 1977)
• May 11
  • Susan Backlinie, 77, actress (Jaws, Day of the Animals, 1941) (b. 1946)
  • Terry Blair, 62, convicted serial killer (b. 1961)
  • Kevin Brophy, 70, actor (Lucan, The Long Riders, Hell Night) (b. 1953)
  • Peter C. Eagler, 69, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2002–2006) (b. 1954)
  • Mary Wells Lawrence, 95, advertising executive (b. 1928)
  • Dave Pivec, 80, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos) (b. 1943)
  • Richard Slayman, 62, patient (b. 1961/1962)
  • Jasper White, 69, chef, restaurateur and cookbook author (b. 1954)
  • John A. Wickham Jr., 95, military officer, chief of staff (1983–1987) (b. 1928)
• May 12
  • Cuno Barragan, 91, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1932)
  • Mark Damon, 91, actor (House of Usher, Ringo and His Golden Pistol) and film producer (Monster) (b. 1933)
  • David Sanborn, 78, saxophonist (Young Americans) and Grammy winner (1981, 1986, 1988) (b. 1945)
  • A. J. Smith, 75, football player, coach and executive (b. 1949)
• May 13
  • Joseph G. Di Pinto, 92, politician, member of the Delaware House of Representatives (1987–2006) (b. 1932)
  • Albert C. Jones, 79, politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1972–1976) (b. 1944)
  • Josef Michl, 85, Czech-born chemist, Schrödinger Medal and James Flack Norris Award recipient (b. 1939)
  • Joseph E. Potter, sociologist.
  • Clarence Sasser, 76, soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1947)
  • Cyril Wecht, 93, forensic pathologist (b. 1931)
  • Samm-Art Williams, 78, actor (The Wanderers, Dressed to Kill), playwright (Home) and television producer (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) (b. 1946)
• May 14
  • Don Perlin, 94, comic book artist (Werewolf by Night, Moon Knight) (b. 1929)
  • Tony Windis, 91, basketball player (Detroit Pistons) (b. 1933)
• May 15
  • Barbra Fuller, 102, actress (Adventures of Superman, Four Star Playhouse, My Three Sons) (b. 1921)
  • Tates Locke, 87, basketball coach (Clemson Tigers, Jacksonville Dolphins, Indiana State Sycamores) (b. 1937)
  • Bob McCreadie, 73, racing driver (Super DIRTcar Series) (b. 1951)
  • Joe Zucker, 83, artist (b. 1941)
• May 16
  • Dabney Coleman, 92, actor (9 to 5, WarGames, Tootsie), Emmy winner (1987) (b. 1932)
  • Randy Fuller, 80, singer, songwriter and bass guitarist (The Bobby Fuller Four) (b. 1944)
  • Ken Gardner, 74, basketball player (Utah Utes, Utah Stars)(b. 1949)
  • Eddie Gossage, 65, motorsports executive, president of Texas Motor Speedway (b. 1958)
• May 17
  • Bud Anderson, 102, fighter pilot (b. 1922)
  • Gordon Bell, 89, electrical engineer (Bell's law of computer classes) (b. 1934)
  • Peter Bennett, 57, animator (SpongeBob SquarePants, ChalkZone) (b. 1967)
  • James Hubbell, 92, visual artist (b. 1931)
  • Schuyler Jones, 94, archaeologist and anthropologist (b. 1930)
  • Bette Nash, 88, flight attendant and Guinness World Record holder (b. 1935)
  • Benny Petrus, 67, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (2007–2012) (b. 1956)
  • Gene E. K. Pratter, 75, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (since 2004) (b. 1949)
  • Stephen J. Rivele, 75, screenwriter (Nixon, Ali, Copying Beethoven) (b. 1949)
• May 18
  • Peter Buxtun, 86, Czech-born whistleblower (b. 1937)
  • Geane Herrera, 33, mixed martial artist (b. 1990)
  • John Koerner, 85, songwriter and guitarist (Koerner, Ray & Glover) (b. 1938)
  • Jerrold Northrop Moore, 90, musicologist (b. 1934)
  • Bruce Nordstrom, 90, retail executive, chairman of Nordstrom (1968–1995, 2000–2006) (b. 1933)
  • George Papageorgiou, 68, college football player (Washington Huskies) and coach (Bethel Threshers, Benedictine Ravens) (b. 1956)
  • Fred Roos, 89, film producer (The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, Rumble Fish) (b. 1934)
  • Jerald D. Slack, 88, major general (b. 1936)
  • Alice Stewart, 58, political commentator (CNN) (b. 1966)
  • Guy R. Strong, 93, college basketball player and coach (Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers, Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Oklahoma State Cowboys) (b. 1930)
  • Mark Wells, 66, ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1980) (b. 1957)
  • Harrison White, 94, sociologist (b. 1930)
  • Jon Wysocki, 53, rock drummer (Staind) (b. 1970/1971)
• May 19
  • Marshall Allen, 52, journalist (Las Vegas Sun, ProPublica) (b. 1972)
  • Larry Bensky, 87, journalist and radio host (b. 1937)
  • Peggi Blu, 77, singer and vocal coach (b. 1946/1947)
  • James L. Greenfield, 99, journalist, government official, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1964–1966) (b. 1924)
  • Richard Foronjy, 86, actor (Serpico, Midnight Run, Carlito's Way) (b. 1937)
  • Jim Otto, 86, Hall of Fame football player (Oakland Raiders) (b. 1938)
• May 20
  • Ivan Boesky, 87, stock trader and convicted felon (b. 1937)
  • Sam Butcher, 85, artist (b. 1939)
  • Thomas W. Long, 94, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1983–1986) (b. 1929)
  • Gary Okihiro, 79, academic (b. 1945)
  • Frank Yandrisevits, 69, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1985–1990, 1993–1994) (b. 1954)
• May 21
  • Richard Ellis, 86, marine biologist (b. 1938)
  • Stanley P. Goldstein, 89, businessman, co-founder of CVS Health (b. 1934)
  • Danny Wells, 84, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2005–2014) (b. 1940)
• May 22
  • Charlie Colin, 58, bassist and guitarist (Train, The Side Deal) (b. 1966) (death announced on this date)
  • Bob Grant, 77, football player (Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins) (b. 1946)
  • L. Martin Griffin, 103, environmentalist (b. 1920)
  • Darryl Hickman, 92, actor (The Grapes of Wrath, Network, Challenge of the GoBots) (b. 1931)
• May 23
  • Caleb Carr, 68, author (The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, The Italian Secretary) (b. 1955)
  • Alan B. Handler, 92, judge, justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1977–1999) (b. 1931)
  • Morgan Spurlock, 53, filmmaker (Super Size Me, Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope) (b. 1970)
• May 24
  • George William Coleman, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Fall River (2003–2014) (b. 1939)
  • Mark Gormley, 67, singer-songwriter (b. 1957)
  • Doug Ingle, 78, musician (Iron Butterfly) and songwriter ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida") (b. 1945)
• May 25
  • Mike Cotten, 84, college football player (Texas Longhorns) (b. 1939)
  • Richard Mazza, 84, politician, member of the Vermont Senate (1985–2024) and House of Representatives (1973–1977) (b. 1939)
  • Grayson Murray, 30, golfer, two-time PGA Tour winner (b. 1993)
  • Peter Rosenthal, 82, mathematician, lawyer, and activist (b. 1941)
  • Albert S. Ruddy, 94, Canadian-born film and television producer (The Godfather, Hogan's Heroes, Million Dollar Baby), Oscar winner (1973, 2005) (b. 1930)
  • Richard M. Sherman, 95, film songwriter (Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Oscar winner (1965) (b. 1928)
  • Sanford L. Smith, 84, businessman, founder of the Outsider Art Fair (b. 1939)
  • Johnny Wactor, 37, actor (General Hospital, Siberia, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage) (b. 1986)
• May 26
  • Chip Kell, 75, Hall of Fame football player (Tennessee Volunteers, Edmonton Eskimos) (b. 1949)
  • Tony Scott, 72, baseball player (Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros) (b. 1951)
  • Joe Sims, 55, football player (Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1969)
• May 27
  • Orlando J. George Jr., 79, academic administrator and politician (b. 1945)
  • Elizabeth MacRae, 88, actress (General Hospital, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Conversation) (b. 1936)
  • Butch Johnson, 68, archer, Olympic champion (1996) and bronze medalist (2000) (b. 1955) (death announced on this date)
  • Bill Walton, 71, Hall of Fame basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics), NBA champion (1977, 1986) (b. 1952)
• May 28
  • Elinor Fuchs, 91, theatre scholar and critic.
  • Hub Reed, 89, basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Cincinnati Royals) (b. 1934)
  • Jac Venza, 97, television producer (NET Playhouse, Great Performances) (b. 1926)
• May 29
  • Larry Cannon, 77, basketball player (Denver Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers) (b. 1947)
  • Bishop Harris, 82, football coach (North Carolina Central) (b. 1941)
  • Larry R. Hicks, 80, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Nevada (since 2001) (b. 1943)
  • Dorothy Ross, 87, historian (b. 1936) (death announced on this date)
• May 30
  • Mitchell Block, 73, film producer (Big Mama, Poster Girl, The Testimony, Women of the Gulag) (b. 1950)
  • Doug Dagger, 56, punk rock singer (The Generators) (b. 1967)
  • Drew Gordon, 33, basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers) (b. 1990)
• May 31
  • Ronald A. Edmonds, 77, photojournalist, Pulitzer Prize winner (1982) (b. 1946)
  • John G. Hutchinson, 89, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1980–1981) (b. 1935)
  • Marian Robinson, 86, secretary, mother of Michelle Obama (b. 1937)
  • Martin Starger, 92, entertainment executive (ABC Entertainment) and film and television producer (Sophie's Choice, Mask) (b. 1932)

June

Main article: Deaths in June 2024

Larry Allen

Janis Paige

William Anders

Chet Walker

James Lawson

Tony Lo Bianco

Jerry West

Neil Goldschmidt

James Chance

Willie Mays

Frederick Crews

Shifty Shellshock

Bill Cobbs

Kinky Friedman

Martin Mull

• June 1
  • Erich Anderson, 67, actor (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Thirtysomething, Felicity) (b. 1956)
  • Mary-Lou Pardue, 90, geneticist and academic (b. 1933)
  • Dick Sears, 81, politician, member of the Vermont Senate (since 1993) (b. 1943)
  • Roman Verostko, 94, artist and academic (b. 1929)
  • Ben White, 52, finance journalist (CNBC) (b. 1971/1972)
• June 2
  • Larry Allen, 52, Hall of Fame football player (Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1971)
  • Carl Cain, 89, basketball player, Olympic champion (1956) (b. 1934)
  • Emma Lou Diemer, 96, composer (b. 1927)
  • Duane Klueh, 98, basketball player (Denver Nuggets, Fort Wayne Pistons, Indiana State Sycamores) (b. 1926) (death announced on this date)
  • Janis Paige, 101, actress (Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Pajama Game, It's Always Jan) (b. 1922)
  • T. J. Simers, 73, sports columnist (Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register) (b. 1950)
• June 3
  • Brother Marquis, 58, rapper (2 Live Crew) (b. 1966)
  • Morrie Markoff, 110, blogger, writer, and supercentenarian (b. 1914)
  • Betty Anne Rees, 81, actress (Unholy Rollers, Sugar Hill) (b. 1943)
  • Remo Saraceni, 89, Italian-born toy inventor (Walking Piano) (b. 1935)
  • Armando Silvestre, 98, actor (Rossana, The Miracle Roses, Night of the Bloody Apes) (b. 1926)
• June 4
  • Daniel T. Eismann, 77, jurist, justice (2001–2017) and chief justice (2007–2011) of the Idaho Supreme Court (b. 1947)
  • Parnelli Jones, 90, Hall of Fame racing driver and team owner (Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing), 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner (b. 1933)
  • Moshe Kotlarsky, 74, Orthodox rabbi (b. 1949)
  • Marvin Upshaw, 77, football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1946)
• June 5
  • Fred Dallmayr, 95, philosopher (b. 1928)
  • Doug Porter, 94, college football coach (Mississippi Valley State, Fort Valley State) (b. 1929)
  • Peter C. Knudson, 86, politician, member of the Utah Senate (1993–2019) (b. 1937)
  • Rosa, 24, sea otter (b. 1999)
  • Ranch Sironi, bassist (Nebula).
  • Richard Zuschlag, 76, ambulance service executive, founder of Acadian Ambulance (b. 1948)
• June 6
  • Dan Flavin, 67, politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1996–2005) (b. 1957).
  • Stanley Sue, 80, clinical psychologist (b. 1944)
• June 7
  • William Anders, 90, astronaut (Apollo 8) (b. 1933)
  • David Boaz, 70, libertarian philosopher (b. 1953)
  • Paul Pressler, 94, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1957–1959) and judge (b. 1930)
  • Warren Winiarski, 95, winemaker (b. 1928)
• June 8
  • Frank Arnold, 89, basketball coach (BYU Cougars) (b. 1934)
  • Richard B. Hetnarski, 96, Polish-born academic and translator (b. 1928)
  • Mark James, 83, songwriter ("Hooked on a Feeling", "Suspicious Minds", "Always on My Mind") (b. 1940)
  • Ben Potter, 40, Internet personality (b. 1984)
  • Chet Walker, 84, Hall of Fame basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls), NBA champion (1967) (b. 1940)
• June 9
  • Carmen M. Amedori, 68, politician and journalist, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1999–2004) (b. 1955)
  • Lyons Brown Jr., 87, businessman and diplomat, ambassador to Austria (2001–2005) (b. 1936)
  • William Carragan, 86, musicologist, Bruckner expert (b. 1937)
  • Frank Carroll, 85, Hall of Fame competitive skater and figure-skating coach (b. 1938)
  • Lynn Conway, 86, computer scientist (b. 1938)
  • V. Craig Jordan, 76, scientist (b. 1947)
  • James Lawson, 95, civil rights activist (b. 1928)
  • Michael Lovell, 57, academic administrator, president of Marquette University (since 2014) (b. 1967)
  • David Shrayer-Petrov, 88, Russian-born novelist and poet (b. 1936)
  • Edward C. Stone, 88, scientist and physics professor, director of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1991–2001) (b. 1936)
• June 10
  • Brad Dusek, 73, football player (Washington Redskins) (b. 1950)
  • William Goines, 87, Navy SEAL (b. 1936)
  • Nathan Hare, 91, sociologist (b. 1933)
  • Arnold Mindell, 84, author, therapist, and teacher (b. 1940)
  • Homer Rice, 97, football coach (Cincinnati Bengals) and athletic director (Georgia Tech) (b. 1927)
• June 11
  • Enchanting, 26, rapper (b. 1997)
  • Howard Fineman, 75, journalist and television commentator (NBC News) (b. 1948)
  • Ruth Stiles Gannett, 100, author (My Father's Dragon) (b. 1923).
  • Robert Hughes, 96, basketball coach (b. 1928)
  • Harry Leinenweber, 87, jurist and politician, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois (since 1985) and member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1973–1983) (b. 1937)
  • Adam Lewis, 45, musician (Fenix TX) (b. 1978/1979) (death announced on this date)
  • Bill Ligon, 72, basketball player (Vanderbilt Commodores, Detroit Pistons) (b. 1952)
  • Tony Lo Bianco, 87, actor (The Honeymoon Killers, The French Connection, The Seven-Ups) (b. 1936)
  • Tony Mordente, 88, dancer and choreographer (West Side Story) (b. 1936)
  • Dick Rosenthal, 94, basketball player (Fort Wayne Pistons) (b. 1933)
• June 12
  • Nuel Belnap, 94, logician and philosopher (b. 1930)
  • J. Warren Cassidy, 93, politician and lobbyist, mayor of Lynn (1970–1972), NRA vice president (1986–1991) (b. 1930)
  • William H. Donaldson, 93, businessman, SEC chair (2003–2005) (b. 1931)
  • Mike Downey, 72, newspaper columnist (Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Los Angeles Times) (b. 1951)
  • Neil Goldschmidt, 83, politician, governor of Oregon (1987–1991), U.S. secretary of transportation (1979–1981) (b. 1940)
  • Bob Harris, 81, sportscaster (Duke Blue Devils) (b. 1942)
  • Ron Simons, 63, actor (27 Dresses, Night Catches Us), producer (Porgy and Bess, Jitney), Tony winner (2013) (b. 1960)
  • Jerry West, 86, Hall of Fame basketball player, coach and executive (Los Angeles Lakers), Olympic champion (1960) (b. 1938)
• June 13
  • Jonathan Axelrod, 74, screenwriter and producer (Every Little Crook and Nanny, Dave's World) (b. 1949)
  • Angela Bofill, 70, singer ("This Time I'll Be Sweeter") (b. 1954)
  • Laurence Gluck, 71, real estate investor and landlord (b. 1953)
  • Benji Gregory, 46, actor (ALF, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Once Upon a Forest) (b. 1978)
  • Sir Larry Siedentop, 88, American-born British political philosopher (b. 1936)
  • Paul Sperry, 90, lyric tenor (b. 1934)
• June 14
  • Johnny Boone, 80, marijuana farmer, leader of the Cornbread Mafia (b. 1943/1944)
  • Greg Brown, 51, basketball player (New Mexico Lobos) (b. 1972)
  • George Nethercutt, 79, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2005) (b. 1944)
  • Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Juticalpa (1983–2012) (b. 1938)
  • Jeremy Tepper, 60, radio executive (Sirius XM) (b. 1963)
• June 15
  • Mike Brumley, 61, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox) and coach (Seattle Mariners) (b. 1963)
  • James Kent, 45, chef, Bocuse d’Or USA winner (2010) (b. 1978/1979)
  • Al Kresta, 73, broadcaster (WDEO) (b. 1951)
  • Thomas McCormack, 92, writer and publisher (b. 1932)
• June 16
  • Bruce Bastian, 76, computer scientist and LGBTQ+ philanthropist, co-founder of WordPerfect (b. 1948)
  • Evans Evans, 91, actress (Bonnie and Clyde, The Iceman Cometh, Dead Bang) (b. 1932)
  • Buzz Cason, 84, singer and songwriter ("Everlasting Love") (b. 1939)
  • Barbara Gladstone, 89, art dealer and film producer (Drawing Restraint 9) (b. 1934)
  • Bob Schul, 86, long-distance runner, Olympic champion (1964) (b. 1937)
• June 17
  • Arvind, 77, Indian-born computer scientist and professor (b. 1947)
  • Robert A. Dressler, 78, lawyer and politician, mayor of Fort Lauderdale (1982–1986) (b. 1945) (death announced on this date)
  • Pam Stephenson, 73, politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (2013–2020) (b. 1951)
  • Ricardo M. Urbina, 78, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1981–2012) (b. 1946)
• June 18
  • Joan Brady, 84, writer (Theory of War) (b. 1939) (death announced on this date)
  • James Chance, 71, musician (James Chance and the Contortions) (b. 1953)
  • Willie Mays, 93, Hall of Fame baseball player (San Francisco Giants, New York Mets), World Series champion (1954) (b. 1931)
  • Daniel Patrick Reilly, 96, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Norwich (1975–1994) and Worcester (1994–2004) (b. 1928)
  • Allan Saxe, 85, political scientist, author and academic (b. 1939)
  • Anthea Sylbert, 84, costume designer (Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, Julia) (b. 1939)
• June 19
  • Dave Williams, 78, football player (St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Chargers, Southern California Sun) (b. 1945)
• June 20
  • Peter B. Gillis, 71, comic book writer (Strikeforce: Morituri, Captain America, Doctor Strange) (b. 1952)
  • Charles S. Klabunde, 88, artist (b. 1935)
  • Russell Morash, 88, television producer and director (This Old House, The French Chef, The Victory Garden) (b. 1936)
  • Taylor Wily, 56, actor (Hawaii Five-0, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Magnum P.I.) and sumo wrestler (b. 1968)
• June 21
  • Colin G. Campbell, 88, academic administrator, president of Wesleyan University (1970–1988) (b. 1935)
  • Frederick Crews, 91, essayist and literary critic (b. 1933)
  • Romay Davis, 104, World War II veteran (b. 1919)
  • Jamie Kellner, 77, television executive (Fox, The WB, Turner) (b. 1946/1947)
  • Darren Lewis, 55, football player (Texas A&M Aggies, Chicago Bears) (b. 1968)
  • John Middendorf, 65, mountain climber (b. 1965)
• June 22
  • John A. McDougall, 77, physician and author (b. 1947)
  • Dale Planck, 53, dirt modified racing driver (b. 1970)
• June 23
  • Dennis Deer, 51, politician, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (since 2017) (b. 1972)
  • Julio Foolio, 26, rapper (b. 1998)
  • Walter J. Gray, 96, politician, member of the Rhode Island Senate (1991–1995) (b. 1928)
  • Joseph L. Levesque, 85, academic administrator, president of Niagara University (2000–2013) (b. 1938/1939)
  • Tamayo Perry, 49, surfer and actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Blue Crush) (b. 1975)
  • Bud S. Smith, 88, film editor (The Exorcist, Sorcerer, Flashdance) (b. 1934)
  • Doris Y. Wilkinson, 88, sociologist (b. 1936)
• June 24
  • Tom Kent, 69, radio personality (b. 1954/1955)
  • Ann Lurie, 79, philanthropist, co-founder of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation (b. 1944/1945)
  • Shifty Shellshock, 49, singer (Crazy Town) and songwriter ("Butterfly", "Starry Eyed Surprise") (b. 1974)
  • Joan Benedict Steiger, 96, actress (General Hospital, The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood, The Prize Fighter) (b. 1927)
  • Rob Stone, 55, record producer, founder of Cornerstone and co-founder of The Fader (b. 1968)
• June 25
  • Sika Anoa‘i, 79, Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWE) (b. 1945)
  • Jewel Brown, 86, jazz and blues singer (b. 1937)
  • Bill Cobbs, 90, actor (The Bodyguard, The Hudsucker Proxy, Air Bud) (b. 1934)
  • Norman Shetler, 93, American-born Austrian pianist and puppeteer (b. 1931)
• June 26
  • Carlos Cascos, 71, politician, secretary of state of Texas (2015–2017) (b. 1952)
  • Jackie Clarkson, 88, politician, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (1994–2002) and three-times of New Orleans City Council (b. 1936)
  • Jim Connors, 77, politician, mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania (1990–2002) (b. 1946)
  • Gary Grant, trumpeter, composer, and music producer.
  • Carolyn Richmond, 86, literary scholar and translator (b. 1938)
• June 27
  • Kinky Friedman, 79, musician, writer, and politician (b. 1944)
  • Martin Mull, 80, actor (Clue, Roseanne, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Arrested Development), comedian, and singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
  • Yosh Uchida, 104, judo coach (San Jose State University) (b. 1920)
• June 28
  • Donna Reed Miller, 77, politician, member of the Philadelphia City Council (1996–2012) (b. 1946)
  • Lubomyr Romankiw, 93, computer scientist and researcher, IBM Fellow (1986) (b. 1931)
• June 29
  • Joan Specter, 90, politician, member of the Philadelphia City Council (1980–1996) (b. 1934)
  • Mildred T. Stahlman, 101, neonatologist and academic (b. 1922)
• June 30
  • Bobby Grier, 91, college football player (Pittsburgh Panthers) (b. 1933)
  • Wayne Smith, 92, diplomat and author (b. 1932)

July

Main article: Deaths in July 2024

Robert Towne

Jon Landau

Vic Seixas

Joe Bonsall

Jim Inhofe

Maxine Singer

Joe Engle

Shelley Duvall

Ruth Westheimer

Shannen Doherty

James B. Sikking

Richard Simmons

Joe Bryant

Lou Dobbs

Bob Newhart

Sheila Jackson Lee

Duke Fakir

Martin Indyk

Chino XL

Paul Bucha

• July 1
  • Michael Corcoran, 68, journalist and author (b. 1956)
  • Rusty Golden, 65, singer-songwriter (The Goldens) (b. 1959)
  • Jeffrey Hopkins, 83, Tibetologist (b. 1940)
  • Taras Hunczak, 92, Ukrainian-born historian and political scientist (b. 1932)
  • June Leaf, 94, visual artist (b. 1929)
  • Laurie Lindeen, 62, musician and author (b. 1961/1962)
  • Beth Long, 76, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (b. 1948)
  • Robert Towne, 89, screenwriter (The Last Detail, Chinatown, Shampoo) and Academy winner (1975) (b. 1934)
  • William Rubinstein, 77, historian and author (b. 1946)
  • Martin Stolar, 81, civil rights and criminal defense attorney (b. 1943)
  • Cliff Waldron, 83, bluegrass singer (b. 1941)
• July 2
  • Chung-ying Cheng, 88, Chinese-born philosopher (b. 1935)
  • Tom Fowler, 73, bass guitarist and musician (Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1951)
  • Karl Jaffary, 88, American-born Canadian politician, Toronto city councillor (1969–1974) (b. 1936)
  • Ella Mitchell, 88, singer and actress (The Wiz, Big Momma's House) (b. 1935)
• July 3
  • Mark Germino, 73, singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
  • David Liederman, 75, chef and businessman (b. 1949)
  • David Hofmans, 81, Thoroughbred racehorse trainer (b. 1943)
• July 4
  • Wade Bell, 79, Olympic runner (1968) (b. 1945)
  • Dorothy Lichtenstein, 84, philanthropist (b. 1939)
  • Joe Robles, 78, military general, president and CEO of the USAA (2007–2015) (b. 1946)
• July 5
  • Judith Belushi-Pisano, 73, radio and television producer (Biography, The National Lampoon Radio Hour) (b. 1951)
  • Jon Landau, 63, film producer (Titanic, Solaris, Avatar) (b. 1960)
  • Stanley Moss, 99, poet (b. 1925)
  • Vic Seixas, 100, Hall of Fame tennis player (b. 1923)
  • Jim Shaw, 77, politician, mayor of Rapid City, South Dakota (1997–2001, 2003–2007) (b. 1946)
  • Arunas Vasys, 80, Lithuanian-born football player (Philadelphia Eagles) (b. 1943)
• July 6
  • Jimmy Hurst, 52, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1972)
  • Khyree Jackson, 24, football player (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1999)
  • Sonya Massey, 36, unlawful killing victim (b. 1988)
• July 7
  • Bill Klages, 97, lighting designer (b. 1927)
  • Jane McAlevey, 59, labor unionist, author and political commentator (b. 1964)
  • Jim Rotondi, 61, jazz trumpeter (b. 1962)
  • Merrett R. Stierheim, 90, public administrator (b. 1933)
• July 8
  • Shel Bachrach, 80, insurance broker, investor, and philanthropist (b. 1944)
  • Robert Pearson, 87, British-born chef and hair stylist (b. 1936)
  • Andrejs Plakans, 83, Latvian-born historian (b. 1940)
  • Tony Voce, 43, ice hockey player (Philadelphia Phantoms) (b. 1980)
  • Michael Zulli, 71, comic book artist (The Puma Blues, The Sandman, Taboo) (b. 1952)
• July 9
  • Joe Bonsall, 76, singer (The Oak Ridge Boys) (b. 1948)
  • Dan Collins, 80, journalist (CBS News.com) and author (b. 1943)
  • Paul Evanko, law enforcement officer, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police (1995–2003)
  • Jim Inhofe, 89, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1994) and Senate (1994–2023) (b. 1934)
  • David Loughery, 71, screenwriter (Dreamscape, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Passenger 57) (b. 1953)
  • Maxine Singer, 93, molecular biologist and science administrator (b. 1931)
  • James R. Tallon, 82, politician, member (1975–1993) and acting speaker (1991) of the New York State Assembly (b. 1941)
• July 10
  • Robert L. Allen, 82, activist, writer (Black Awakening in Capitalist America) and academic (b. 1942)
  • Neil Clabo, 71, football player (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1952)
  • Ron Clinkscale, 90, Canadian football player (BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders) (b. 1933)
  • Joe Engle, 91, pilot, aeronautical engineer and NASA astronaut (b. 1932)
  • Dave Loggins, 76, singer-songwriter ("Please Come to Boston") (b. 1947)
  • Mary C. Moran, 90, politician, mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut (1989–1991) (b. 1933)
  • Marc Nerlove, 90, economist (b. 1933)
  • Tommy F. Robinson, 82, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1985–1991) (b. 1942)
  • Fred Rosner, 88, academic and doctor (b. 1935) (death announced on this date)
• July 11
  • Hope Alswang, 77, museum director (Norton Museum of Art) (b. 1947)
  • Shelley Duvall, 75, actress (McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Annie Hall, The Shining) (b. 1949)
  • Monte Kiffin, 84, football coach (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1940)
  • Mark Nakashima, 61, politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (since 2008) (b. 1963)
  • Thomas Neff, 80, physicist (b. 1943)
  • Tim Sneller, 68, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (2017–2022) (b. 1956)
  • Gail Wilensky, 81, health economist (b. 1943)
• July 12
  • Bob Booker, 92, writer and television producer (b. 1931)
  • Kenneth T. Derr, 87, businessman, CEO of Chevron Corporation (1989–1999) (b. 1936)
  • Janice Monk, 87, Australian-born feminist geographer.
  • Bill Viola, 73, contemporary video artist (b. 1951)
  • Ruth Westheimer, 96, German-born sex therapist, talk show host, professor (b. 1928)
  • Evan Wright, 59, writer (Generation Kill) and journalist (b. 1964)
• July 13
  • Tom Azinger, 89, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1995–2014) (b. 1935)
  • Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, gunman (attempted assassination of Donald Trump) (b. 2003)
  • Shannen Doherty, 53, actress (Heathers, Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed) (b. 1971)
  • P. Buckley Moss, 91, artist and philanthropist (b. 1933)
  • Naomi Pomeroy, 49, chef (b. 1974)
  • James B. Sikking, 90, actor (Charro!, Hill Street Blues, Doogie Howser, M.D.) (b. 1934)
  • Richard Simmons, 76, fitness personality (b. 1948)
  • Chester J. Straub, 87, jurist and politician, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (since 1998), member of the New York State Assembly (1967–1972) and senate (1973–1975) (b. 1937)
  • Bob Tischler, 78, television writer and producer (Saturday Night Live) (b. 1946)
• July 14
  • Sarah Gibson, 38, pianist and composer (b. 1986)
  • Jacoby Jones, 40, football player (Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans), Super Bowl champion (2012) (b. 1984)
  • Jerry Walker, 85, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians) (b. 1939)
• July 15
  • Nelson Chittum, 91, baseball player (Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1933)
  • Kenneth Heilman, 86, behavioral neurologist (b. 1938)
  • Whitney Rydbeck, 79, actor (Love at First Bite, 1941, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives) (b. 1945)
  • Nicolas van de Walle, 67, political scientist (b. 1957)
• July 16
  • Joe Bryant, 69, basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers) and coach (Los Angeles Sparks) (b. 1954)
  • J. Michael Cline, 64, businessman, founder of Fandango Media (b. 1959/1960)
  • Peter Courtney, 81, politician, member of the Oregon State Senate (1999–2023) (b. 1943)
  • Tom Fenton, 94, television reporter and correspondent (CBS News) (b. 1930)
  • Melissa Militano, 69, Olympic figure skater (1972) (b. 1955)
  • George Poteet, 75, land speed racer (b. 1948/1949)
  • Bernice Johnson Reagon, 81, song leader, composer, scholar and civil rights activist (b. 1942)
  • Kathy Willens, 74, photographer and photojournalist (b. 1949)
• July 17
  • Jana Bommersbach, 78, journalist (Phoenix New Times, The Arizona Republic) and author (b. 1945)
  • Vincent Burns, 43, football player (Kentucky Wildcats, Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1981)
  • Ken Charlton, 83, basketball player (Colorado Buffaloes) (b. 1941)
  • Martin H. Krieger, 80, urban and regional planner, emeritus professor at the University of Southern California (b. 1944)
  • Mark Kennedy, 72, judge, justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama (1989–1999) (b. 1952)
  • Pinche Peach, 57, death metal vocalist (Brujeria) (b. 1965/1966)
  • Happy Traum, 86, folk singer (b. 1938)
  • Stu Starner, 81, basketball coach (Montana State Bobcats, UTSA Roadrunners) (b. 1943)
  • Pat Williams, 84, basketball executive, co-founder of Orlando Magic (b. 1940)
• July 18
  • Lou Dobbs, 78, political commentator (Lou Dobbs Tonight), television producer (CNNfn) and writer (b. 1945)
  • Jerry Fuller, 85, songwriter ("Travelin' Man", "Young Girl", "Show and Tell") and record producer (b. 1938)
  • Abner Haynes, 86, football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos) (b. 1937)
  • Bob Newhart, 94, actor (The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, Elf) and comedian, Emmy winner (2013) (b. 1929)
  • Olga Ramos Peña, 98, political organizer and activist (b. 1925)
• July 19
  • Marvin Barkis, 81, politician, member (1979–1993) and speaker (1991–1993) of the Kansas House of Representatives (b. 1943)
  • Sheila Jackson Lee, 74, lawyer, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (since 1995) (b. 1950)
  • Jack Morey, 63, amusement park executive (Morey's Piers) (b. 1960/1961)
  • James C. Scott, 87, politologist and author (The Moral Economy of the Peasant, The Art of Not Being Governed, Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States) (b. 1936)
• July 20
  • Mike Ferraro, 79, baseball player (New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 1944)
  • Mel Held, 95, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) (b. 1929)
  • Jerry Miller, 81, guitarist (Moby Grape) (b. 1943)
  • Edward A. Panelli, 92, judge, justice of the Supreme Court of California (1985–1994) (b. 1931)
  • Jim Pitts, 77, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1993–2015) (b. 1947)
  • Sandy Posey, 80, singer ("Single Girl", "I Take It Back") (b. 1940)
  • Jill Schary Robinson, 88, novelist (b. 1936)
• July 21
  • Peter S. Carmichael, 58, historian (b. 1966)
  • Ron Charles, 65, basketball player (Michigan State, Caja de Ronda, Detroit Spirits) (b. 1959)
  • Mark Carnevale, 64, golfer and sportscaster (Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio) (b. 1960)
  • Gus Fleischli, 98, politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1973–1979) (b. 1925)
  • Randy Kehler, 80, pacifist, tax resister and social justice advocate (b. 1944)
  • Henry J. Nowak, 89, politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (1975–1993) (b. 1935) (death announced on this date)
  • Richie Sandoval, 63, boxer, WBA bantamweight champion (1984–1986) (b. 1960)
  • Walter Shapiro, 77, journalist (The New Republic), columnist and author (b. 1947)
  • Evelyn Thomas, 70, singer ("High Energy") (b. 1933)
• July 22
  • Beauregarde, 88, professional wrestler and musician (b. 1936)
  • Klara Berkovich, 96, Soviet-born violinist and music teacher (b. 1928)
  • Shmuel Butman, 81, rabbi (b. 1943)
  • Mark Carnevale, 64, golfer and sportscaster (Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio) (b. 1960)
  • Duke Fakir, 88, Hall of Fame singer (Four Tops) (b. 1935)
  • Nathan F. Ford, 97, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1977–1988) (b. 1927)
  • Sandra B. Rosenthal, 87, philosopher (b. 1936)
• July 23
  • Dick Asher, 92, lawyer and record executive (Columbia Records, PolyGram) (b. 1932)
  • Patrick K. Doughty, 55, sports announcer (Charlotte Hornets) (b. 1969)
  • Lewis H. Lapham, 89, writer (Harper's Magazine), founder of Lapham's Quarterly (b. 1935)
  • Jim Ninowski, 88, football player (Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins) (b. 1936)
  • Pat Owens, 83, politician, mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota (1996–2000) (b. 1941)
• July 24
  • John Edwin Davenport, 96, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1973–1979) (b. 1928)
  • Denny Lemaster, 85, baseball player (Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos) (b. 1939)
• July 25
  • Martin Indyk, 73, diplomat, ambassador to Israel (1995–1997, 2000–2001) (b. 1951)
  • Harold Zvi Schiffrin, 101, American-born Israeli sociologist and intelligence officer (Ritchie Boys) (b. 1922)
  • Doug Smith, 64, football player (Houston Oilers) (b. 1960)
  • Jerry Simmons, 81, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos) (b. 1942)
  • Jim West, 95, sports announcer (Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Clippers) (b. 1928/1929)
  • Cynthia Griffin Wolff, 87, literary historian (Emily Dickinson) (b. 1936)
• July 26
  • George B. Crist, 93, Marine Corps general, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command (1985–1988) (b. 1931)
  • Kelly Nelon Clark, 64, Christian and southern gospel vocalist (The Nelons) (b. 1959)
  • Tom C. Korologos, 91, diplomat, ambassador to Belgium (2004–2007) (b. 1933)
  • Charles Royer, 84, politician, mayor of Seattle (1978–1990) (b. 1939)
• July 27
  • Gail Lumet Buckley, 86, journalist and author (b. 1937)
  • Vladimir Petrov, 66, wrestler (b. 1957)
  • DJ Polo, DJ (Juice Crew) and record producer
  • Pete Sanchez, 81, professional wrestler (WWF, Stampede, CSW) (b. 1943)
  • James L. Seward, 72, politician, member of the New York State Senate (1987–2020) (b. 1951)
• July 28
  • Erica Ash, 46, actress (Mad TV, The Big Gay Sketch Show, Survivor's Remorse) (b. 1977)
  • David Earle Bailey, 84, Episcopal priest.
  • David Biale, 75, historian (b. 1949)
  • Chino XL, 50, rapper ("Kreep") and actor (Alex & Emma) (b. 1974)
  • Doug Creek, 55, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1969)
  • Gene McArtor, 83, baseball coach (Missouri Tigers) (b. 1940/1941)
  • Francine Pascal, 92, author (Sweet Valley High) (b. 1932)
  • Alma Powell, 86, audiologist (b. 1937)
• July 29
  • Pauline Atherton Cochrane, 94, librarian (b. 1929)
  • Robert Banas, 90, dancer and actor (West Side Story, Mary Poppins) (b. 1933)
  • Benjamin Gay, 44, football player (Cleveland Browns) (b. 1980)
  • Floyd Layne, 95, basketball player (Scranton Miners, Hazleton Hawks) and coach (CCNY) (b. 1929)
  • Robert Moreland, 85, college basketball coach (Texas Southern Tigers) (b. 1938)
  • Peter Reddaway, 84, British-born political scientist (b. 1939)
• July 31
  • Waraire Boswell, 48, fashion designer (b. 1975)
  • Paul Bucha, 80, army officer and political advisor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1943)
  • Arthur Miles, 74, R&B and jazz musician (b. 1949)

August

Main article: Deaths in August 2024

Duane Thomas

Tsung-Dao Lee

Billy Bean

Jon McBride

Susan Wojcicki

Richard Alatorre

Wally Amos

Greg Kihn

Gena Rowlands

Peter Marshall

Phil Donahue

Al Attles

John Amos

Bill Pascrell

Russell Malone

Don Wert

Sid Eudy

Johnny Gaudreau

Fatman Scoop

• August 1
  • Joyce Brabner, 72, comic book writer (Brought to Light, Our Cancer Year) (b. 1952)
  • Leonard Engelman, 83, makeup artist (Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Rambo: First Blood Part II) (b. 1941)
  • Joe Hand Sr., 87, businessman and media executive (b. 1936)
  • Ina Jaffe, 75, journalist (b. 1948)
  • Leonard Hayflick, 96, anatomist (b. 1928)
  • Daniel Selznick, 88, film and television producer (Blood Feud, The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind, Hoover vs. The Kennedys) (b. 1936)
  • Morris Solomon Jr., 80, serial killer (b. 1944)
• August 2
  • James H. Coleman, 91, judge, associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey (1994–2003) (b. 1933)
  • Ross Terrill, 85, Australian-born sinologist (b. 1938)
• August 3
  • Jean Battlo, 85, playwright (Terror of the Tug) (b. 1939)
  • Shaun Martin, 45, musician (Snarky Puppy) and record producer, seven-time Grammy winner (b. 1978)
  • George Schenck, 82, television writer and producer (NCIS) (b. 1942)
• August 4
  • Charles Cyphers, 85, actor (Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13, Major League) (b. 1939)
  • Mark Edward, 73, mentalist and author (Psychic Blues) (b. 1951)
  • Alvin Goldman, 85, philosopher ("A Causal Theory of Knowing") (b. 1938)
  • Steve Kragthorpe, 59, football coach (Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Louisville Cardinals) (b. 1965)
  • Duane Thomas, 77, football player (Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins) (b. 1947)
  • Tsung-Dao Lee, 97, Chinese-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1957) (b. 1926)
• August 5
  • John Aprea, 83, actor (The Godfather Part II, The Stepford Wives, The Idolmaker) (b. 1941)
  • Twinkle Borge, activist.
  • Jim Umbarger, 71, baseball player (Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics) (b. 1953)
  • Maurice Williams, 86, singer (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs) (b. 1938)
  • Patti Yasutake, 70, actress (Gung Ho, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Drop Dead Gorgeous) (b. 1953)
• August 6
  • Billy Bean, 60, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres) (b. 1964)
  • James Bjorken, 90, physicist (Bjorken scaling) (b. 1934)
  • Doris Brougham, 98, American-born Taiwanese educator and missionary (b. 1926)
  • Rich Galen, 77, political consultant and commentator (b. 1946) (death announced on this date)
  • Jay Kanter, 97, film producer (Villain, Fear Is the Key) and talent agent (b. 1926)
  • Jim Kearney, 81, football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1943)
  • Sean Piche, 44, Internet entrepreneur (Fur Affinity) (b. 1980)
  • Myron E. Ullman, 77, businessman, CEO of J.C. Penney (2004–2011, 2013–2016) (b. 1946)
  • Marigene Valiquette, 99, politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1969–1986) and House of Representatives (1963–1969) (b. 1924)
• August 7
  • Ron Fragale, 74, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1990–1998, 2000–2014) (b. 1950)
  • Roxanne Gilmore, 70, professor, first lady of Virginia (1998–2002) (b. 1954)
  • Jon McBride, 80, astronaut and naval officer (b. 1943)
• August 8
  • Richard Brilliant, 94, art historian (b. 1929)
  • Elizabeth A. R. Brown, 92, medievalist and professor (Brooklyn College) (b. 1932)
  • Kathy Byrne, 66, lawyer (b. 1957)
  • Casey Converse, 66, Olympic swimmer (1976) (b. 1957)
  • Taberon Honie, 48, convicted murderer and rapist (b. 1975)
  • Harvey Marlatt, 75, basketball player (Detroit Pistons) (b. 1948)
  • Mitzi McCall, 93, actress (Ice Age, World's Greatest Dad, Alright Already) and comedian (b. 1930)
  • Nelson Serrano, 85, Ecuadorian-born convicted murderer (b. 1938)
  • Mike Sertich, 77, ice hockey coach (Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs) (b. 1947)
  • Steve Symms, 86, politician, member of the House of Representatives (1973–1981) and Idaho Senate (1981–1993) (b. 1938)
  • Woody Thompson, 71, football player (Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1952)
• August 9
  • Richard Brilliant, 94, art historian.
  • Ellen Corbett, 69, politician, mayor of San Leandro (1994–1998), member of the California State Assembly (1998–2004) and Senate (2006–2014) (b. 1954)
  • Charles R. Cross, 67, music journalist, author and editor (b. 1956/1957)
  • Jim Riswold, 66, advertising creative director (Wieden+Kennedy) (b. 1957)
  • Kevin Sullivan, 74, professional wrestler (WCW, NWA, GCW) (b. 1949) (death announced on this date)
  • Lee Spetner, 97, American-Israeli biophysicist and creationist author (b. 1927)
  • Carl Weathersby, 71, electric blues musician (b. 1953)
  • Susan Wojcicki, 56, business executive, CEO of YouTube (2014–2023) (b. 1968)
• August 10
  • Bobby Bottcher, 85, dirt modified racing driver (b. 1939)
  • Rachael Lillis, 55, voice actress (Pokémon, Hunter × Hunter, Winx Club) (b. 1969)
  • Peggy Moffitt, 86, model and actress (Girls Town, Battle Flame, Blowup) (b. 1937)
  • Tamara Murphy, 63, chef (Terra Plata) (b. 1960/1961)
• August 11
  • Ofra Bikel, 94, Israeli-born documentary filmmaker and television producer (Frontline) (b. 1929)
  • Mike Cubbage, 74, baseball player (Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets) (b. 1950)
  • Ángel Salazar, 68, Cuban-born actor (Scarface, Punchline, Carlito's Way) and comedian (b. 1956)
  • Chon Travis, musician (Love Equals Death).
• August 12
  • Kim Kahana, 94, stuntman (Cool Hand Luke, Planet of the Apes) and actor (Danger Island) (b. 1929)
  • Meyer Kotkin, 68–69, bridge player (b. 1955)
  • Harold Meltzer, 58, composer (b. 1966)
• August 13
  • Richard Alatorre, 81, politician, member of the California State Assembly (1973–1985) and Los Angeles City Council (1985–1999) (b. 1943) (death announced on this date)
  • Wally Amos, 88, entrepreneur (Famous Amos) and television personality (Learn to Read) (b. 1936)
  • Joseph Andriacchi, 91, convicted criminal (Chicago Outfit) (b. 1932) (death announced on this date)
  • Betty Cooke, 100, jewellery designer (b. 1924)
  • Dan Dorazio, 72, football coach (Calgary Stampeders, BC Lions) (b. 1952)
  • Charis Eng, 62, Singapore-born physician and geneticist (b. 1962)
  • Hettie Jones, 90, poet (b. 1934)
  • Greg Kihn, 75, musician (The Greg Kihn Band) and songwriter ("Jeopardy", "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)") (b. 1949)
  • Randy Schobinger, 54, politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (1995–2006) and House of Representatives (since 2016) (b. 1969)
  • Frank Selvy, 91, basketball player (Furman Paladins, Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks, Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers) (b. 1932)
  • Herschell Turner, 86, basketball player (Chicago Majors, Pittsburgh Pipers, Anaheim Amigos) (b. 1938)
  • Fritz Von Goering, 94, professional wrestler (b. 1930)
• August 14
  • Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, 79, British-born painter and art critic (b. 1945)
  • Takayuki Kubota, 89, Japanese-born karateka, founder of Gosoku-ryu (b. 1934)
  • John Lansing, 67, journalist, CEO of NPR (2019–2024) (b. 1956/1957)
  • Gary E. Luck, 87, military officer (b. 1937)
  • Tommy Roberts, 96, sportscaster and businessman (b. 1928)
  • Gena Rowlands, 94, actress (A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria, The Notebook), four-time Emmy winner (b. 1930)
  • Winsome Sinclair, 58, casting director (Belly, Cadillac Records, All Eyez on Me) and film producer (b. 1965)
  • Jan Yager, 72, artist (b. 1951)
• August 15
  • Russell Atkins, 98, poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1926)
  • BeatKing, 39, rapper ("Then Leave") (b. 1984)
  • Joe Chambers, 81, singer (The Chambers Brothers) (b. 1943)
  • William T. Doyle, 98, politician, member of the Vermont Senate (1969–2017) (b. 1926)
  • Peter Marshall, 98, game show host (Hollywood Squares), actor (Annie, Ensign Pulver) and singer (b. 1926)
  • Karen Mayne, 78, politician, member of the Utah Senate (2008–2023) (b. 1945/1946)
  • Jack Russell, 63, singer and songwriter (Great White) (b. 1960)
• August 16
  • Afa Anoaʻi, 81, Samoan-born Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWF, Stampede Wrestling, GCW) (b. 1942)
  • Scott Bloomquist, 60, late model racing driver (b. 1963)
  • Tom Brown Jr., 74, naturalist, tracker, survivalist and author (b. 1950)
  • Bobby Hicks, 91, Hall of Fame bluegrass fiddler (b. 1933)
  • Luther Kent, 76, blues singer (b. 1948)
  • John Lee, 71, football player (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots) (b. 1953)
  • James McIntire, 71, politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1998–2009) and Washington state treasurer (2009–2017) (b. 1953)
  • Michael Sperberg-McQueen, 70, philologist and markup language specialist (b. 1954)
  • Autry Stephens, 86, oil industry executive, founder of Endeavor Energy Resources (b. 1938) (death announced on this date)
  • Scott Thorson, 65, gigolo and writer (Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace) (b. 1959)
• August 17
  • Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, 91, aristocrat, Lady of the Bedchamber (1973–2022) (b. 1933)
  • Helen Fisher, 79, anthropologist and researcher (b. 1945)
  • Landon Jones, 80, editor (People) and author (b. 1940)
  • Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez, 78, bongo player (Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez, Ray Barretto) (b. 1945)
  • Bert Susanka, 62, musician (The Ziggens) (b. 1961/1962)
• August 18
  • Jim Brady, 88, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) and academic, president of Jacksonville University (1989–1996) (b. 1936)
  • Ruth Johnson Colvin, 107, philanthropist, founder of ProLiteracy (b. 1916)
  • Phil Donahue, 88, talk show host (The Phil Donahue Show), media personality, film producer and writer (b. 1935)
  • George Latimer, 89, politician, mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota (1976–1990) (b. 1935)
• August 19
  • Maria Branyas, 117, American-born Spanish supercentenarian (b. 1907)
  • Richard Pettibone, 86, artist (b. 1938)
  • Dink Widenhouse, 92, racecar driver (b. 1932)
• August 20
  • Al Attles, 87, basketball player and coach (Golden State Warriors) (b. 1936)
  • Erik Barrett, 48, bassist (100 Demons) (b. 1976) (death announced on this date)
  • Alice Green, activist and prison reform advocate (death announced on this date)
  • James Soletski, 75, politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2007–2011) (b. 1948)
• August 21
  • Thelma Davidson Adair, 103, educator and Presbyterian church leader, moderator of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (1976) (b. 1920)
  • John Amos, 84, actor (Good Times, The West Wing, Coming to America) (b. 1939)
  • Don Aslett, 89, businessman and author (b. 1935)
  • Roger Cook, 70, landscaper and television personality (This Old House) (b. 1954)
  • James Duderstadt, 81, nuclear engineer and university administrator, president of the University of Michigan (1988–1996) (b. 1942)
  • Nick Mileti, 93, sport team owner (Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Barons) (b. 1931)
  • Ken Miller, 82, football coach (Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1941)
  • Bill Pascrell, 87, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (since 1997) and mayor of Paterson, New Jersey (1990–1997) (b. 1937)
  • Gary Rulon, 83, jurist, judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals (b. 1941)
• August 22
  • Justin Chearno, 54, musician (Pitchblende, Turing Machine) and restaurateur (The Four Horsemen) (b. 1969/1970)
  • Pete Daley, 94, baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators) (b. 1930)
  • Arthur J. Gregg, 96, army general, namesake of Fort Gregg-Adams (b. 1928)
  • Mark Gwyn, 61, law enforcement officer, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (2004–2018) (b. 1963) (death announced on this date)
  • Marvin Robinson, 67, politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (since 2023) (b. 1956/1957)
• August 23
  • Daron Beck, 48, musician (Pinkish Black) (b. 1975/1976) (death announced on this date)
  • Russell Malone, 60, jazz guitarist (b. 1963)
  • Mike Stensrud, 68, football player (Iowa State University, Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs) (b. 1956)
  • Shlomo Sternberg, 87, mathematician and academic (b. 1936)
• August 24
  • Kathie Conway, 69, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2011–2019) (b. 1955)
  • Betty Halbreich, 96, personal shopper (Bergdorf Goodman), stylist and author (b. 1927)
  • Bobby Rascoe, 84, basketball player (Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Phillips 66ers, Kentucky Colonels) (b. 1940)
  • Alex Xydias, 102, hot rod car racer (b. 1922)
• August 25
  • Joe D'Alessandris, 70, football coach (Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens) (b. 1954)
  • Don Wert, 86, baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators), 1968 World Series champion (b. 1938)
• August 26
  • Gholam Reza Afkhami, 87, Iranian-born scholar and author (b. 1936)
  • Danelle Barrett, 57, rear admiral (b. 1967)
  • Frank Coppa, 82, gangster (Bonanno crime family) (b. 1941)
  • Sid Eudy, 63, professional wrestler (WWF, WCW) (b. 1960)
  • Benji Radach, 45, mixed martial artist (UFC, Strikeforce) (b. 1979) (death announced on this date)
• August 27
  • Bob Carr, 81, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1981, 1983–1995) (b. 1943)
  • Ron Hale, 78, actor (General Hospital, All the President's Men, Ryan's Hope) (b. 1946)
  • Leonard Riggio, 83, businessman, chairman of Barnes & Noble (1971–2019) (b. 1941)
  • Rusty Shoop, 76, meteorologist (KERO-TV) (b. 1947/1948)
  • Pete Wade, 89, guitarist (b. 1934)
• August 28
  • Jack Conaty, 77, broadcast journalist and political reporter (WFLD-TV) (b. 1946)
  • Tom Donchez, 72, football player (Chicago Bears) (b. 1952)
  • K. C. Fox, 70, set decorator (Speed, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) (b. 1954)
  • Stephen Freese, 64, politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1991–2007) (b. 1960)
  • Andrew C. Greenberg, 67, video game developer (Wizardry) (b. 1957)
  • Michael Lerner, 81, political activist and magazine editor (Tikkun) (b. 1943)
  • K. C. Potter, 85, academic administrator (Vanderbilt University) (b. 1939)
  • Steve Silberman, 66, writer (NeuroTribes) and editor (Wired) (b. 1957)
• August 29
  • Johnny Gaudreau, 31, ice hockey player (Calgary Flames, Columbus Blue Jackets) (b. 1993)
  • Matthew Gaudreau, 29, ice hockey player (Boston College Eagles, Bridgeport Islanders, Stockton Heat) (b. 1995)
  • Brent Hassert, 71, politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1993–2009) (b. 1952)
• August 30
  • George Berci, 103, Hungarian-born surgeon (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) (b. 1921)
  • Fatman Scoop, 53, rapper ("Be Faithful", "Lose Control", "It's Like That") (b. 1971)
  • Robert Otto Pohl, 94, German-born physicist (b. 1929)
• August 31
  • Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Israeli-born Hamas hostage (b. 2000/2001) (body discovered on this date)
  • Sonny King, 79, professional wrestler (WWWF) (b. 1945)
  • Obi Ndefo, 51, actor (Dawson's Creek, The West Wing, Stargate SG-1) and yoga teacher (b. 1972)
  • Noel Parmentel, 98, essayist (b. 1926)

September

Main article: Deaths in September 2024

James Darren

Wayne Graham

Rich Homie Quan

Charles F. McMillan

James Earl Jones

Chad McQueen

Joe Schmidt

Tommy Cash

Otis Davis

Tito Jackson

JD Souther

Kathryn Crosby

Daniel J. Evans

Mercury Morris

John Ashton

Drake Hogestyn

Kris Kristofferson

Dikembe Mutombo

Pete Rose

• September 1
  • Jeffrey L. Bada, 81, chemist.
  • Bob Blaylock, 89, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1935)
  • Teresa Bright, 64, guitarist and ukulele player (b. 1960)
  • Tom C. Brown, 91, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1980–1986) (b. 1933)
  • Linda Deutsch, 80, journalist (Associated Press) (b. 1943)
  • Eric Gilliland, 62, television producer and writer (Roseanne, That '70s Show, My Boys) (b. 1962)
  • William E. Leber, 91, politician, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1996–2004) (b. 1932)
  • Robert W. Rust, 96, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1966–1968) (b. 1928)
  • Frederick Schauer, 78, legal philosopher (b. 1946)
• September 2
  • James B. Allen, 97, historian (b. 1927)
  • James Darren, 88, actor (Gidget, The Time Tunnel, T. J. Hooker) and singer ("Goodbye Cruel World") (b. 1936)
  • H. Jeff Kimble, 75, physicist and academic (b. 1949)
  • Pat Lewis, 76, soul singer (b. 1947) (death announced on this date)
• September 3
  • María Benítez, 82, dancer and choreographer (b. 1942)
  • John Allen Clements, 101, physician (b. 1923)
  • Wayne Graham, 88, baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets) and coach (Rice Owls) (b. 1936)
  • Charley Johnson, 85, football player (St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos) (b. 1938)
  • Jacqueline Winsor, 82, Canadian-born sculptor (b. 1941) (death announced on this date)
  • Robert C. Wise, 99, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1965–1974) (b. 1925)
• September 4
  • Michael McDonald, 61, costume designer (Hair) (b. 1963)
• September 5
  • Gerald E. Matzke, 93, politician, member of the Nebraska Legislature (1993–2001) (b. 1931)
  • Rich Homie Quan, 34, rapper ("Type of Way", "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)", "Ride Out") (b. 1989)
  • Earline S. Rogers, 89, politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1982–1990) and Senate (1990–2016) (b. 1934)
• September 6
  • Kelly Alexander, 75, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (since 2009) (b. 1948)
  • Lucine Amara, 99, soprano (b. 1925)
  • Edson de Castro, 85, computer engineer and businessman (b. 1938)
  • Walter G. Ehmer, 58, businessman, CEO of Waffle House (since 2012) (b. 1966)
  • Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, Turkish-born human rights activist and protester (b. 1998)
  • Paul Goldsmith, 98, racing driver, nine-time NASCAR Cup Series winner (b. 1925)
  • Will Jennings, 80, lyricist ("My Heart Will Go On", "Higher Love", "Looks Like We Made It") (b. 1944)
  • Mike Lewis, 75, football player (Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1949)
  • Charles F. McMillan, 69, nuclear physicist, director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (2011–2017) (b. 1954/1955)
  • Screamin' Scott Simon, 75, pianist (Sha Na Na) (b. 1948)
  • Johnny Thunder, 93, singer ("Loop de Loop") (b. 1931)
• September 7
  • Alan Feinstein, 93, philanthropist (b. 1931)
  • Jimmy Gilmer, 83, musician (The Fireballs) (b. 1940)
  • Harry Leary, 65, BMX racer (b. 1959)
  • Dan Morgenstern, 94, German-born music journalist (Jazz Journal, DownBeat) and archivist, eight-time Grammy winner (b. 1929)
  • Diondre Overton, 26, football player (Clemson Tigers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Vienna Vikings) (b. 1998)
• September 8
  • Allen Aldridge, 52, football player (Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions) (b. 1972)
  • Robert A. Collier Jr., 93, judge and politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1965–1967) (b. 1931)
  • Morriss Henry, 92, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1967–1970) and Senate (1971–1974) (b. 1931)
  • Ed Kranepool, 79, baseball player (New York Mets) (b. 1944)
  • Bud Muehleisen, 92, racquetball and paddleball player (b. 1931)
  • Harley Refsal, 79, woodcarver (b. 1944)
  • Peter Renaday, 89, voice actor (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Transformers, The Black Cauldron) (b. 1935)
  • Robert F. Titus, 97, brigadier general and career fighter pilot (b. 1926)
• September 9
  • John Cassaday, 52, comic book artist (Planetary, Astonishing X-Men, Captain America) (b. 1971)
  • Robert A. Chase, 101, surgeon (b. 1923)
  • Carroll Dawson, 86, basketball assistant coach and general manager (Houston Rockets) (b. 1938)
  • James Earl Jones, 93, actor (Star Wars, Fences, The Lion King), Tony winner (1969, 1987) (b. 1931)
  • Minnie Mendoza, 89, Cuban-born baseball player (Minnesota Twins) (b. 1934)
  • Herbert S. White, 97, Austrian-born librarian (b. 1927)
  • Mitchell Wiggins, 64, basketball player (Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers) (b. 1959)
• September 10
  • Brian Aldridge, 47, politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (2004–2016) (b. 1977)
  • Tina McElroy Ansa, 74, novelist and journalist (b. 1949)
  • Frankie Beverly, 77, singer (Maze) and songwriter ("Before I Let Go") (b. 1946)
  • Michaela DePrince, 29, Sierra Leonean-born ballet dancer (Dance Theatre of Harlem, Dutch National Ballet, Boston Ballet) (b. 1995)
  • Dusko Doder, 87, journalist (The Washington Post) (b. 1937)
  • Arthur Edgehill, 98, jazz drummer (b. 1926)
  • Kevin Long, 69, football player (South Carolina Gamecocks, New York Jets, Arizona Wranglers) (b. 1955)
  • Jim Sasser, 87, politician, U.S. senator (1977–1995) and ambassador to China (1996–1999) (b. 1936)
• September 11
  • Elaine DePrince, 77, author and activist (b. 1947)
  • Steve Gregg, 68, swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1976) (b. 1955)
  • Chad McQueen, 63, actor (The Karate Kid, Martial Law, Red Line) and racing driver (b. 1960)
  • Karl Moline, 51, comic book artist (Fray, Route 666, Loners) (b. 1972/1973) (death announced on this date)
  • Joe Schmidt, 92, Hall of Fame football player and coach (Detroit Lions), NFL champion (1953, 1957) (b. 1932)
  • Daniel Starr, 90, college athletics administrator (Canisius University)
• September 12
  • Harry W. Crosby, 98, historian and photographer (b. 1926)
  • Joseph G. Gall, 96, biologist (b. 1928)
  • Gabriel Gonzalez, 57, musician (No Doubt, Save Ferris) (b. 1967)
  • Hank, 12–13, sports mascot dog (Milwaukee Brewers) (b. 2012)
  • Greg Harden, 75, athletics administrator and motivational speaker (b. 1948/1949)
  • Charles W. Moore, 84, football player (Tennessee State Tigers) and coach (Bethune–Cookman Wildcats, Langston University) (b. 1939/1940)
  • Guy Robinson, 85, racing driver (b. 1939)
• September 13
  • Tommy Cash, 84, country musician (b. 1940)
  • Chalmers Davis, 73, keyboardist (Little Richard, Johnny Cash, The Shooters) (b. 1951)
  • Harold D. Guither, 97, agricultural economist and writer (b. 1927)
  • J. Gorman Houston Jr., 91, judge, justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama (1985–2005) (b. 1943)
  • Mary McFadden, 85, fashion designer (b. 1938)
  • Mark Podwal, 79, artist, author, and filmmaker (b. 1945)
  • Edward James Slattery, 84, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tulsa (1993–2016) (b. 1940)
• September 14
  • Otis Davis, 92, sprinter, Olympic gold medalist (1960) (b. 1932)
  • Fred Nall Hollis, 76, artist (b. 1948)
  • Charles Riggins, 64, football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1959)
  • Richard Allen Thompson, 90, politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1979–1984) and Senate (1984–1996) (b. 1934)
• September 15
  • David Davis, 63, bluegrass musician (b. 1961)
  • Tito Jackson, 70, Hall of Fame musician (The Jackson 5) (b. 1953)
  • Basil H. Losten, 94, Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (1971–1977) and bishop of Stamford (1977–2006) (b. 1930)
  • Roli Mosimann, 68, Swiss-born musician (Swans) and record producer (Mind Bomb, Album of the Year) (b. 1955)
  • Miye Ota, 106, ballroom dancer and businesswoman (b. 1918)
• September 16
  • Tyrone C. Fahner, 81, politician and lawyer, Illinois Attorney General (1980–1983) (b. 1942)
  • Harrison J. Goldin, 88, politician, New York City comptroller (1974–1989) (b. 1936)
  • Robert Lansdorp, 85, tennis coach (b. 1938) (death announced on this date)
  • Curtis McCormack, 72, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1983–1996, 2013–2022) (b. 1952)
  • Steve Oelrich, 78, politician and law enforcement officer, member of the Florida Senate (2006–2012) (b. 1945)
  • Barbara C. Pringle, 85, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1982–2000) (b. 1939)
  • Roy Reiman, 90, philanthropist and publicist, founder of Reiman Publications (b. 1934)
  • Billy Edd Wheeler, 91, singer and songwriter ("Jackson", "It's Midnight", "Coward of the County") (b. 1932)
• September 17
  • Evin Agassi, 78, Iranian-born singer (b. 1945)
  • Gene Cronin, 90, football player (Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1933)
  • Jim Cullivan, 103, football coach (Murray State Racers) (b. 1921)
  • Nelson DeMille, 81, novelist (Plum Island, The General's Daughter, The Charm School) (b. 1943)
  • Priscilla Dunn, 80, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1998–2009) and Alabama Senate (2009–2022) (b. 1943)
  • Neil King Jr., 65, journalist and author (b. 1959)
  • JD Souther, 78, singer ("You're Only Lonely") and songwriter ("New Kid in Town") (b. 1945)
  • Donnell Thompson, 65, football player (Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1958)
  • Peter Tiboris, 78, conductor (b. 1947)
• September 18
  • Juan Brujo, 61, singer (Brujeria) (b. 1963)
  • Nick Gravenites, 85, blues musician (The Electric Flag, Big Brother and the Holding Company) and record producer ("One Toke Over the Line") (b. 1938)
  • Ella Leffland, 92, novelist and short story writer (b. 1931)
  • Sehat Sutardja, 63, Indonesian-born businessman, co-founder of Marvell Technology (b. 1961)
• September 19
  • Jay J. Armes, 92, private investigator and politician (b. 1932)
  • Bobby Lewis, 78, basketball player (South Carolina State, Wilmington Bombers) and coach (Haverford College) (b. 1946)
  • Daniel McMahon, 41, musician, producer and audio engineer (b. 1982)
  • Kevin Mullins, 54, judge (b. 1969/1970)
  • Florence Warner, 77, singer (b. 1947)
  • Jonathan Wells, 82, pseudoscientific biologist (Icons of Evolution) (b. 1942)
  • Eduardo Xol, 58, actor and designer (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) (b. 1966)
• September 20
  • Victor Barnett, 91, British-born businessman (b. 1933)
  • Kathryn Crosby, 90, actress (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Anatomy of a Murder, Operation Mad Ball) (b. 1933)
  • Richard Dyer, 82, music critic (b. 1941)
  • Daniel J. Evans, 98, politician, governor of Washington (1965–1977) and member of the Washington State Senate (1983–1989) (b. 1925)
  • Darrell Opfer, 83, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1993–1999) (b. 1941)
  • Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, convicted murderer (b. 1978)
  • Kim Richmond, 84, jazz saxophonist and composer (b. 1940)
  • George K. Schweitzer, 99, chemist (b. 1924)
  • Jon Svendsen, 70, water polo player, Olympic silver medallist (1984) (b. 1953)
  • Randy West, 76, pornographic actor (b. 1947)
• September 21
  • Paul Cripple, guitarist (Reagan Youth).
  • Benny Golson, 95, saxophonist, composer and arranger (b. 1929)
  • Al McCoy, 91, sportscaster (Phoenix Suns) (b. 1933) (death announced on this date)
  • Mercury Morris, 77, football player (Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers), Super Bowl champion (1972, 1973) (b. 1947)
  • Dick Moss, 93, labor lawyer (b. 1931)
  • Tom Spanbauer, 78, author (The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon) (b. 1946)
  • Melvin L. Stukes, 76, politician, member of the Baltimore City Council (1991–2004) and Maryland House of Delegates (2007–2015) (b. 1948)
• September 22
  • Roy Clay, 95, computer scientist (b. 1929)
  • Fredric Jameson, 90, philosopher (Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, The Political Unconscious) (b. 1934)
  • Hugh Prestwood, 82, singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
  • L. James Sullivan, 91, firearms designer (b. 1933)
• September 23
  • David Curson, 75, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2012–2013) (b. 1948)
  • Mike Elliott, 82, Olympic cross-country skier (1964, 1968, 1972) (b. 1942)
  • A. D. Frazier, 80, business executive (b. 1944)
  • Murray Greenfield, 98, American-born Israeli writer (b. 1926)
  • Gary Reineke, 84, American-born Canadian actor (The Grey Fox, Street Legal, Iron Eagle II) (b. 1940)
  • Freddie Salem, 70, guitarist (Outlaws) (b. 1954) (death announced on this date)
  • Alan Vera, 33, Cuban-born Greco-Roman wrestler (b. 1990)
• September 24
  • Cat Glover, 62, choreographer and musician ("Alphabet St.") (b. 1962) (death announced on this date)
  • Travis James Mullis, 38, child murderer (b. 1986)
  • Walter Neumann, 78, British-born mathematician (b. 1946)
• September 25
  • John Baumgartner, 93, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1931)
  • Marcus R. Clark, 68, judge, associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (2009–2020) (b. 1956)
  • William Lucy, 90, trade union leader (b. 1933)
  • John Warwick Montgomery, 92, Christian apologist and theologian (b. 1931)
  • Rocky Moran, 74, racing driver (IMSA, CART) (b. 1950) (death announced on this date)
  • Edwin L. Pittman, 89, jurist, attorney general of Mississippi (1984–1988), judge (1989–2004) and chief judge (2001–2004) of the Supreme Court of Mississippi (b. 1935)
• September 26
  • John Ashton, 76, actor (Beverly Hills Cop, Some Kind of Wonderful, Midnight Run) (b. 1948)
  • Richard Mayhew, 100, painter, illustrator, and arts educator (b. 1924)
  • Alan Eugene Miller, 59, spree killer (b. 1965)
  • Dan Morse, 89, archaeologist (b. 1935)
  • Jeffrey P. Victory, 78, judge, associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1995–2014) (b. 1946)
  • Joe Wolf, 59, basketball player (Milwaukee Bucks) and coach (Wisconsin Herd) (b. 1964)
• September 27
  • Joey Jay, 89, baseball player (Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves) (b. 1935)
  • John McNeil, 76, jazz trumpeter (b. 1948)
  • Thomas Rockwell, 91, author (How to Eat Fried Worms) (b. 1933)
• September 28
  • Warren Bickel, 68, behavioral pharmacologist (b. 1955/1956)
  • Winfield Dunn, 97, politician, governor of Tennessee (1971–1975) (b. 1927)
  • Drake Hogestyn, 70, actor (Days of Our Lives, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) (b. 1953)
  • Kris Kristofferson, 88, Hall of Fame singer-songwriter ("Me and Bobby McGee", "Help Me Make It Through the Night") and actor (A Star Is Born), Grammy winner (1972, 1974, 1975) (b. 1936)
• September 29
  • Ron Ely, 86, actor (Tarzan, The Night of the Grizzly, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze) (b. 1938)
  • Richard S. Hamilton, 81, mathematician (b. 1943)
  • Archie Karas, 73, Greek-born gambler and poker player (b. 1950) (death announced on this date)
  • Bismarck Myrick, 83, diplomat, ambassador to Lesotho (1995–1998) and Liberia (1999–2002) (b. 1940)
• September 30
  • Gavin Creel, 48, actor (Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Book of Mormon, Hello, Dolly!) and singer (b. 1976)
  • Mike Dmitrich, 87, politician, member of the Utah Senate (1993–2009) (b. 1936)
  • Robert Fitzpatrick, 84, art executive, president of the California Institute of the Arts (1975–1988) (b. 1940)
  • Frank Fritz, 60, antique picker and reality television host (American Pickers) (b. 1964)
  • Dikembe Mutombo, 58, Hall of Fame Congolese-born basketball player (Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets) (b. 1966)
  • Ken Page, 70, actor (The Wiz, Ain't Misbehavin', Cats, The Nightmare Before Christmas) (b. 1954)
  • Catherine Riley, 77, civil servant and politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1975–1982) and Senate (1983–1990) (b. 1947)
  • Pete Rose, 83, baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies), three-time World Series champion (b. 1941)

October

Main article: Deaths in October 2024

Robert Coover

Cissy Houston

Nicholas Pryor

Tim Johnson

Ethel Kennedy

Lilly Ledbetter

Thomas J. Donohue

Philip Zimbardo

Mitzi Gaynor

Andrew Schally

Thelma Mothershed-Wair

Fernando Valenzuela

Leon Cooper

Jack Jones

Phil Lesh

Paul Morrissey

Teri Garr

• October 1
  • David Burnham, 91, journalist (The New York Times) (b. 1933)
  • Garcia Glen White, 61, serial killer (b. 1963)
  • Bob Yerkes, 92, stuntman (Back to the Future, Return of the Jedi, Hook) (b. 1932) (death announced on this date)
• October 2
  • Christopher Charles Benninger, 81, American-born Indian architect (b. 1942)
  • Susie Berning, 83, Hall of Fame golfer (b. 1941)
  • Matthew Lewis, 94, photojournalist (The Washington Post), Pulitzer Prize winner (1975) (b. 1930)
  • Roger K. Lewis, 83, architect and urban planner (b. 1941)
• October 3
  • John Gierach, 78, author (b. 1946)
  • Jerry Miller, singer (The Untouchables)
  • Bob Speake, 94, baseball player (Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants) (b. 1930)
• October 4
  • Leah Rawls Atkins, 89, historian (b. 1935)
  • Allan Blye, 87, Canadian-born television writer (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour) and actor (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) (b. 1937)
  • Christopher Ciccone, 63, artist, interior decorator and designer (b. 1960)
  • Greg Landry, 77, football player (Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts) and coach (Chicago Bears) (b. 1946)
  • John Lasell, 95, actor (Dark Shadows, The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason) (b. 1928)
  • Billy Shaw, 85, Hall of Fame football player (Buffalo Bills) (b. 1938)
• October 5
  • Robert Coover, 92, novelist and short story writer (b. 1932)
  • Jack Iker, 75, Anglican clergyman, bishop of Fort Worth (1995–2009) (b. 1949)
  • Beverly Turner Lynds, 95, astronomer (b. 1929)
  • Werner Merzbacher, 96, Swiss-born businessman (b. 1928)
  • Tefko Saracevic, 93, Croatian-born information scientist (b. 1930)
  • Tepin, 12, Hall of Fame racehorse (b. 2011) (death announced on this date)
• October 6
  • Alan N. Bloch, 92, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania (since 1979) (b. 1932)
  • Dominic Cossa, 89, operatic baritone (b. 1935)
  • Dan Coughlin, 85–86, sportscaster (WJW) (b. 1938)
  • Neil Grabois, 88, mathematician (b. 1935)
  • Dave Hobson, 87, politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1982–1991) and the U.S. House of Representatives (1991–2009) (b. 1936)
  • Johnny Neel, 70, musician (The Allman Brothers Band) (b. 1954)
• October 7
  • Cissy Houston, 91, singer (The Sweet Inspirations) and actress (The Preacher's Wife), Grammy winner (1997, 1999) (b. 1933)
  • Arie L. Kopelman, 86, businessman and philanthropist, president of Chanel (1986–2004) (b. 1938)
  • Jack Ponti, 66, songwriter ("Hey Stoopid", "Love's a Loaded Gun") and record producer (b. 1958)
  • Nicholas Pryor, 89, actor (Beverly Hills, 90210, Port Charles, Risky Business) (b. 1935)
  • Lore Segal, 96, Austrian-born novelist (b. 1928)
  • John Arthur Smith, 82, politician, member of the New Mexico Senate (1989–2020) (b. 1942)
• October 8
  • Pat Fischer, 84, football player (St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins) (b. 1940)
  • Richard F. Grein, 91, American Episcopal clergyman, bishop of New York (1989−2001) (b. 1932)
  • R. Phillip Haire, 88, politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1999–2013) (b. 1936)
  • Tim Johnson, 77, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1997–2015) (b. 1946)
  • Maxine Mimms, 96, educator (Evergreen State College) (b. 1928)
  • Abdul Salaam, 71, football player (New York Jets) (b. 1953)
  • Edward Vaughn, 90, politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (1979–1980, 1995–2000) (b. 1934) (death announced on this date)
• October 9
  • Jerry Covington, 69, custom motorcycle builder (b. 1955)
  • Steve Hodges, 75, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2007–2014) (b. 1949)
  • Ralph Okerlund, 72, politician, member of the Utah Senate (2009–2020) (b. 1952)
  • Augie Pabst, 90, racing driver, USAC champion (1959) (b. 1933)
  • Gaylen Pitts, 78, baseball player (Oakland Athletics) (b. 1946)
  • Clark R. Rasmussen, 90, politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1965–1967) (b. 1934)
• October 10
  • Adam Abeshouse, 63, recording engineer, music producer and classical violinist (b. 1961)
  • Tony Guzzo, 75, baseball coach (Old Dominion Monarchs) (b. 1949)
  • Dona Irwin, 92, politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1999–2017) (b. 1932)
  • J. J. Jeffrey, 84, radio executive and disc jockey (b. 1940)
  • Ethel Kennedy, 96, human rights advocate (b. 1928)
  • James T. Vaughn Jr., 75, lawyer and judge, associate justice of the Delaware Supreme Court (2014–2023) (b. 1949)
• October 11
  • Roger Browne, 94, actor (Venus Against the Son of Hercules, Super Seven Calling Cairo, The Spy Who Loved Flowers) (b. 1930)
  • Ward Christensen, 78, computer scientist (CBBS) (b. 1945)
  • George Little, 82, politician (b. 1942)
  • Dottie Leonard Miller, 79, music publishing and label executive (b. 1945)
• October 12
  • Tylee Craft, 23, football player (North Carolina Tar Heels) (b. 2001)
  • Ka, 52, rapper (b. 1972)
  • Lilly Ledbetter, 86, activist (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009) (b. 1938)
  • Chip Mellor, 73, lawyer, co-founder of the Institute for Justice (b. 1950)
  • Lillian Schwartz, 97, visual artist (b. 1927)
• October 13
  • Donald J. Hall Sr., 96, greeting card executive, CEO of Hallmark Cards (1966–1986) (b. 1928)
  • Curt Moody, 73, architect, co-founder of Moody Nolan (b. 1950/1951)
  • Libby Titus, 77, singer and songwriter (b. 1947)
• October 14
  • Thomas J. Donohue, 86, business executive, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (1997–2021) (b. 1938)
  • Morris Mills, 97, politician, member of the Indiana Senate (1972–2000) and House of Representatives (1968–1972) (b. 1927)
  • Barbara Owen, 91, organist and scholar (b. 1933)
  • Philip Zimbardo, 91, psychologist (Stanford prison experiment, Heroic Imagination Project) and writer (The Lucifer Effect) (b. 1933)
• October 15
  • Verna L. Clayton, 87, politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1992–1998) (b. 1937)
  • Bud Daley, 92, baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees) (b. 1932)
  • E. Allen Emerson, 70, computer scientist (b. 1954)
  • Arthur Maughan, 83, wrestler and coach (b. 1940/1941)
  • Richard Secord, 92, air force major general (b. 1932)
• October 16
  • Sherry Coben, 71, television writer and producer (Kate & Allie, Ryan's Hope, Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.) (b. 1953)
  • Alicia Henry, 58, contemporary artist (b. 1966)
  • Evelyn Hurley, 109, nun and educator (b. 1915)
  • Inger Lorre, 61, musician (Nymphs) and songwriter ("Yard of Blonde Girls") (b. 1963)
  • Alan Mansfield, 72, American-New Zealand musician (Dragon), record producer ("Rain") and songwriter ("Young Years") (b. 1952)
  • Patti McGee, 79, skateboarder (b. 1945)
  • Tina Kaidanow, 58–59, diplomat and government official, ambassador to Kosovo (2008–2009) and coordinator for counterterrorism (2014–2016) (b. 1965) (death announced on this date)
  • Ron Smith, 77, bridge player (b. 1947)
• October 17
  • Nicholas Daniloff, 89, journalist (U.S. News & World Report) (b. 1934)
  • Mitzi Gaynor, 93, actress (There's No Business Like Show Business, The Birds and the Bees, South Pacific), singer and dancer (b. 1931)
  • Bobby Gill, 65, racing driver (NASCAR) (b. 1959)
  • Patricia Johanson, 84, artist and environmentalist (b. 1940)
  • Aaron Kaufman, 51, film director (Superpower) and producer (Machete Kills, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) (b. 1973)
  • Dale F. Nitzschke, 87, academic, president of Marshall University (1984–1990), UNH (1990–1994) and SEMO (1996–1999) (b. 1937)
  • Rick Nolan, 80, businessman and politician, member of the House of Representatives (1975–1981, 2013–2019) (b. 1943) (death announced on this date)
  • Andrew Schally, 97, Polish-born endocrinologist, Nobel laureate (1977) (b. 1927)
• October 18
  • George A. Bekey, 96, roboticist (b. 1928) (death announced on this date)
  • Sheldon J. Krys, 90, diplomat, ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago (1985–1988) (b. 1934)
• October 19
  • Tommy Head, 79, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1986–2004) (b. 1945)
  • John Kinsel Sr., 107, World War II veteran (Navajo Code Talkers) (b. 1917)
  • Thelma Mothershed-Wair, 83, counselor, member of the Little Rock Nine (b. 1940)
  • Mel Showers, 78, news anchor (WKRG-TV) (b. 1946)
• October 20
  • Chuck Coleman, aviator and aerospace engineer.
  • Barbara Dane, 97, musician and activist, co-founder of Paredon Records (b. 1927)
  • Hualing Nieh Engle, 99, Chinese-born author and academic (b. 1925)
  • Andy Ireland, 94, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–1993) (b. 1930)
  • Walter Jacob, 94, rabbi (b. 1930)
  • Ernest Mario, 86, pharmaceutical executive (b. 1938)
  • Michael Newman, 67, lifeguard and actor (Baywatch) (b. 1957)
• October 21
  • John Campbell, 86, football player (Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts) (b. 1938)
  • Marie Goodman Hunter, 95, actress and singer (b. 1929)
  • Barbara Kolb, 85, composer (b. 1939)
  • Paul V. Marshall, 77, author and Episcopal prelate, bishop of Bethlehem (1996–2013) (b. 1947)
• October 22
  • Charles Brandt, 82, investigator, writer (I Heard You Paint Houses), and speaker (b. 1942)
  • Richard A. Cash, 83, global health researcher, public health physician and internist (b. 1941)
  • Claire Daly, 66, baritone saxophonist and composer (b. 1958)
  • Elizabeth Francis, 115, supercentenarian, oldest person in the United States (since 2024) (b. 1909)
  • Janice Fisher, 85, politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (2005–2014) (b. 1938)
  • Susan Williams Gifford, 64, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (since 2003) (b. 1959)
  • Edd Griles, 78, music video director (b. 1945)
  • Grizzly 399, 28, grizzly bear (b. 1996)
  • Julia Hawkins, 108, Masters athlete (b. 1916)
  • Lynda Obst, 74, film producer (Sleepless in Seattle, The Fisher King, Interstellar) and author (b. 1950)
  • Alan Sacks, 81, television writer and producer (Chico and the Man, Welcome Back, Kotter) (b. 1943)
  • Johnnie Turner, 76, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1999–2003) and the Senate (since 2021) (b. 1947)
  • Fernando Valenzuela, 63, Mexican-born baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers), owner (Tigres de Quintana Roo) and broadcaster, World Series champion (1981) (b. 1960)
• October 23
  • Tim Clifford, 65, football player (Indiana Hoosiers) (b. 1958)
  • Leon Cooper, 94, physicist, Nobel laureate (1972) (b. 1930)
  • Gary Indiana, 74, novelist, playwright and art critic (The Village Voice) (b. 1950)
  • Jack Jones, 86, singer ("Wives and Lovers", "Love Boat") and actor (Over the Garden Wall) (b. 1938)
  • Rudy May, 80, baseball player (Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, California Angels) (b. 1944)
  • Robert C. Morgan, 81, art critic and historian (b. 1943)
  • Joe Stork, 81, political activist (b. 1942/1943)
• October 24
  • Amir Abdur-Rahim, 43, basketball player (Southeastern Louisiana) and coach (Kennesaw State, South Florida) (b. 1981)
  • Tom Jarriel, 89, journalist and television correspondent (20/20, ABC World News Tonight) (b. 1934) (death announced on this date)
  • Clark Kent, 57, Panamanian–born DJ, hip hop record producer and music executive (b. 1966)
  • Paul R. Mendes-Flohr, 83, American-Israeli Jewish scholar (b. 1941)
  • Roy W. Menninger, 97, psychiatrist, president of the Menninger Foundation (1967–1993) (b. 1926)
  • Jan Shrem, 94, book distributor and publisher (b. 1930) (death announced on this date)
  • Jeri Taylor, 86, television writer and producer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Quincy, M.E.) (b. 1938)
• October 25
  • Jo Ann Davidson, 97, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1981–2000) and speaker (1995–2000) (b. 1927)
  • Jim Donovan, 68, sportscaster (WKYC, Cleveland Browns Radio Network) (b. 1956)
  • David Harris, 75, actor (The Warriors, Brubaker, A Soldier's Story) (b. 1949)
  • Phil Lesh, 84, Hall of Fame musician (Grateful Dead) and songwriter ("Box of Rain", "Truckin'") (b. 1940)
  • Ron Perry, 92, athlete, coach and athletics administrator (b. 1932)
• October 26
  • Walter Ballard, 91, racing driver (b. 1933)
  • William Beavers, 89, politician, member of the Chicago City Council (1983–2006) and Cook County commissioner (2006–2013) (b. 1935)
  • Jim Donovan, 68, sportscaster (Cleveland Browns Radio Network) and news anchor (WKYC) (b. 1955)
  • Henry Fields, 86, basketball player (PUC, Stade Français, Olympique Antibes) (b. 1938)
  • Frank Ruff, 75, politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1994–2000) and Senate (2000–2024) (b. 1949)
  • Holden Trent, 25, soccer player (Philadelphia Union) (b. 1999)
• October 27
  • John F. Keenan, 94, judge, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (since 1983) (b. 1929)
• October 28
  • Alonzo Butler, 44, boxer (b. 1979)
  • James Ledbetter, 60, author, journalist and editor (b. 1963/1964)
  • Paul Morrissey, 86, film director (Flesh, Trash, Flesh for Frankenstein) (b. 1938)
  • Jerrod Mustaf, 55, basketball player (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns) (b. 1969)
  • Lonnie Warwick, 82, football player (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, San Antonio Wings) (b. 1942)
• October 29
  • Teri Garr, 79, actress (Young Frankenstein, Tootsie, Mr. Mom) (b. 1944)
• October 30
  • Wally Kennedy, 76, television and radio announcer (WPVI-TV) (b. 1948)
• October 31
  • Mike Haffner, 82, football player (Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals) (b. 1942)
  • Greg Hildebrandt, 85, illustrator and artist (b. 1939)

November

Main article: Deaths in November 2024

Alan Rachins

Quincy Jones

Tony Todd

Bobby Allison

Lou Donaldson

Roy Haynes

Theodore Olson

Béla Károlyi

Tony Campolo

Jodi Rell

Alice Brock

Fred R. Harris

Chuck Woolery

Earl Holliman

Jim Abrahams

Lou Carnesecca

• November 1
  • William B. Bridges, 89, engineer and inventor (b. 1934)
  • Chuck Haytaian, 86, politician, speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly (1992–1996) (b. 1938)
  • Richard Bernard Moore, 59, convicted murderer (b. 1965)
  • Peanut, c. 7, Eastern grey squirrel, Instagram subject (b. 2017)
  • Alexander Pines, 79, chemist (b. 1945)
  • Ida G. Ruben, 95, politician, member of the Maryland Senate (1987–2007) and House of Delegates (1975–1987) (b. 1929)
• November 2
  • Mack Daughtry, 78, basketball player (Carolina Cougars, Harlem Globetrotters, Wilkes-Barre Barons) (b. 1946)
  • Jonathan Haze, 95, actor (Stakeout on Dope Street, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Terror) (b. 1929)
  • Dub Jones, 99, football player (Miami Seahawks, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Browns) and coach (b. 1924)
  • Alan Rachins, 82, actor (L. A. Law, Dharma & Greg, Batman: The Animated Series) (b. 1942)
• November 3
  • Flint Breckinridge, 64, politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1993–1997) (b. 1960)
  • John Gottschalk, 81, businessman, CEO and publisher of Omaha World-Herald (1989–2008) and president of the Boy Scouts of America (2008–2010) (b. 1943)
  • Quincy Jones, 91, Hall of Fame composer (The Slender Thread, In the Heat of the Night), record producer (Thriller) and songwriter (b. 1933)
• November 4
  • Barbara T. Bowman, 96, early childhood education expert and co-founder of Erikson Institute (b. 1928)
  • Jonathan Brostoff, 41, politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2015–2022) and the Milwaukee Common Council (since 2022) (b. 1983)
  • Don Ferrarese, 95, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1929)
  • Jim Hoagland, 84, journalist (The Washington Post), Pulitzer Prize winner (1971, 1991) (b. 1940)
  • Jimmy Holley, 80, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1974–1994) and the Senate (1998–2022) (b. 1944)
  • Victor A. Lundy, 101, modernist architect (b. 1923)
  • Bernard Marcus, 95, businessman, co-founder and chairman of Home Depot (b. 1929)
  • David Maxwell, 81, politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (2013–2023) (b. 1943)
  • Tyka Nelson, 64, singer (b. 1960)
• November 5
  • Ben Baldanza, 62, economist and airline executive (Spirit Airlines) (b. 1961)
  • Elwood Edwards, 74, voice actor (America Online) (b. 1949)
  • William O'Gara, 92, politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives (1985–1997) and Senate (1997–2003) (b. 1931)
  • Jerry Reitman, 86, author, businessman, and executive (b. 1938)
  • Charlie Turner, 79, football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1944)
• November 6
  • Dorothy Allison, 75, writer (b. 1949)
  • Don Bosseler, 88, football player (Washington Redskins) (b. 1936)
  • Tony Todd, 69, actor (Candyman, Platoon, Night of the Living Dead) (b. 1954)
• November 7
  • Bruce Degen, 79, illustrator (The Magic School Bus) (b. 1945)
  • Louis Edward Gelineau, 96, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Providence (1972–1997) (b. 1928)
• November 8
  • George Bohanon, 87, jazz trombonist (b. 1937)
  • James Buskey, 87, politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (1976–2018) (b. 1937)
  • George Lehmann, 83, basketball player (St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, New York Nets) (b. 1941)
  • Peter Loukianoff, 76, Russian Orthodox prelate (b. 1948)
  • Elizabeth Nunez, 80, novelist (Anna In-Between) (b. 1944
  • Jerry M. Patterson, 90, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1985) (b. 1934)
  • Brian Wheeler, 62, basketball announcer (Portland Trail Blazers) (b. 1961/1962)
• November 9
  • Bobby Allison, 86, Hall of Fame race car driver, founder of the Alabama Gang and three-time Daytona 500 winner (b. 1937)
  • Lou Donaldson, 98, jazz saxophonist (b. 1926)
  • Felice D. Gaer, 78, human rights activist (b. 1946)
  • Judith Jamison, 81, dancer and choreographer (b. 1943)
  • Ella Jenkins, 100, singer-songwriter (b. 1924)
  • James Patrick Keleher, 93, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Belleville (1984–1993) and archbishop of Kansas City (1993–2005) (b. 1931)
  • Marty Kuehnert, 78, baseball executive (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) (b. 1946) (death announced on this date)
  • J. Reginald Murphy, 90, business executive and journalist (The Atlanta Constitution, The Baltimore Sun) (b. 1934)
  • George Wilkins, 90, composer (b. 1934) (death announced on this date)
• November 10
  • Mary Pat Clarke, 83, politician, member of the Baltimore City Council (1975–1983, 2004–2020) (b. 1943)
  • Sandra Gilbert, 87, literary critic and poet (b. 1936)
  • John LaBarge, 72, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1993–2003) (b. 1952
  • Dallas Long, 84, shot putter, Olympic champion (1964) (b. 1940)
  • Kenneth Oliver, 78–79, politician, member of Baltimore City Council (2002–2014) (b. 1945) (death announced on this date)
  • Tim Sullivan, 76, science fiction author (b. 1946)
• November 11
  • Gerry Faust, 89, football coach (Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Akron Zips) (b. 1935)
  • Gloria Fox, 82, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1987–2017) (b. 1942)
  • Clay Foster Lee Jr., 94, Methodist bishop (b. 1930)
  • John Peaslee, 73, television writer and producer (Coach, According to Jim, Liv and Maddie) (b. 1951)
  • John Robinson, 89, football coach (USC Trojans, Los Angeles Rams) (b. 1935)
• November 12
  • Joanne Chory, 69, plant biologist and geneticist (b. 1955)
  • Roy Haynes, 99, jazz drummer (b. 1925)
  • Fred Kessler, 84, politician and judge, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2005–2019) (b. 1940)
  • Thomas E. Kurtz, 96, mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1928)
  • Camay Calloway Murphy, 97, educator (b. 1927)
• November 13
  • John Hambrick, 79, politician, member of the Nevada Assembly (2008–2020) (b. 1945)
  • Elizabeth Kridl Valkenier, 98, Polish-born art historian (b. 1926)
  • Spencer Lawton, 81, district attorney (b. 1943)
  • Theodore Olson, 84, lawyer, U.S. solicitor general (2001–2004) (b. 1940)
  • Shel Talmy, 87, record producer ("You Really Got Me", "My Generation", "Friday on My Mind") (b. 1937)
• November 14
  • Tommy Alverson, 74, country singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
  • William J. Lavery, 86, politician and jurist, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1967–1971), judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court (1989–2007) (b. 1938)
• November 15
  • Helen Ginger Berrigan, 76, American jurist, judge (since 1994) and chief judge (2001–2008) of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Louisiana (b. 1946)
  • Al Ferrara, 84, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds) (b. 1939)
  • Béla Károlyi, 82, Hungarian-born Hall of Fame gymnastics coach (b. 1942)
  • Dick Packer, 90, soccer player (Uhrik Truckers, 1956 Olympics) (b. 1934)
  • Paul Teal, 35, actor (One Tree Hill, Deep Water, The Staircase) (b. 1989)
• November 16
  • Richard V. Allen, 88, public servant, national security advisor (1981–1982) (b. 1936)
  • Esther Haywood, 84, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2001–2009) (b. 1940)
  • Eunice Parsons, 108, modernist artist (b. 1916)
  • Sir Lady Java, 82, drag performer and transgender rights activist (b. 1942)
  • Pat Koch Thaler, 92, educator (b. 1932)
  • Clifton R. Wharton Jr., 98, academic and diplomat, deputy secretary of state (1993) (b. 1926)
• November 17
  • Wesley Cox, 69, basketball player (Golden State Warriors) (b. 1955)
  • John Ray Godfrey, 80, basketball player (Abilene Christian Wildcats) (b. 1944)
  • Jim Knaub, 68, wheelchair marathon athlete and actor (The Man Who Loved Women), five-time Boston Marathon winner (b. 1958)
• November 18
  • Mike C. Frietze Jr., 97, politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1965) (b. 1927)
  • Arthur Frommer, 95, travel writer, founder of Frommer's (b. 1929)
  • Karl Kohn, 98, Austrian-born composer, teacher and pianist (b. 1928)
  • Bob Love, 81, basketball player (Chicago Bulls) (b. 1942)
  • Manfred Ohrenstein, 99, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
• November 19
  • Patty Berg, 82, politician, member of the California State Assembly (2002–2008) (b. 1942)
  • Tony Campolo, 89, sociologist and Baptist minister (b. 1935)
  • Diva Gray, 72, singer (Chic) (b. 1952)
  • Ron O'Brien, 86, diving coach and author (b. 1938)
  • Saafir, 54, rapper and producer (b. 1970)
• November 20
  • Marshall Brain, 63, author, public speaker and entrepreneur, creator of HowStuffWorks (b. 1961)
  • Tommy Hart, 80, football player (San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1944) (death announced on this date)
  • J. Lawrence Irving, 89, jurist, judge of U.S. District Court for Southern California (1982–1990) (b. 1935)
  • Dahir Mohammed, 51, Ethiopian-born soccer player (Long Island Rough Riders) (b. 1973)
  • Andy Paley, 72, musician (The Paley Brothers, The Modern Lovers), record producer, and composer (SpongeBob SquarePants) (b. 1952)
  • Mike Pinera, 76, guitarist (Blues Image, Iron Butterfly, Alice Cooper) (b. 1948)
  • Jodi Rell, 78, politician, governor (2004–2011) and lieutenant governor (1995–2004) of Connecticut (b. 1946)
• November 21
  • Alice Brock, 83, artist and restaurateur, inspiration for "Alice's Restaurant" (b. 1941)
  • Ronald Everson, 94, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1961–1971) (b. 1930)
  • Richard J. Sklba, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee (1979–2010) (b. 1935)
• November 22
  • Bob Hattaway, 88, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974–1982) (b. 1936)
  • Toni Price, 63, country blues singer (b. 1961)
  • Kirk Schuring, 72, politician, speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (2018), president pro tempore (since 2023) and twice member of the Ohio Senate (b. 1952)
  • Harry Williams, 80, singer (Bloodstone) (b. 1944)
• November 23
  • Fred R. Harris, 94, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1964–1973) (b. 1930)
  • Susan Pitt, 76, Olympic swimmer (1964) (b. 1948)
  • Fred L. Smith, 83, economist and political writer, founder of Competitive Enterprise Institute (b. 1940)
  • Walter King Stapleton, 90, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (1970–1985) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (since 1985) (b. 1934)
  • Michael Villella, 84, actor (The Slumber Party Massacre, Love Letters, Wild Orchid) (b. 1939/1940)
  • Chuck Woolery, 83, game show host (Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection) and musician (The Avant-Garde) (b. 1941)
• November 24
  • Barbara Taylor Bradford, 91, British-born novelist (A Woman of Substance, Hold the Dream) (b. 1933)
  • Helen Gallagher, 98, actress (Hazel Flagg, Ryan's Hope, Pal Joey) (b. 1926)
  • Tarky Lombardi Jr., 95, politician, member of the New York Senate (1967–1992) (b. 1929)
  • Carl Runk, 88, college lacrosse and football coach (Towson University) (b. 1935/1936)
  • Bruce Thompson, 59, politician, member of the Georgia State Senate (2013–2023) and Georgia Labor Commissioner (since 2023) (b. 1965)
  • Joe Zuger, 84, football player (Detroit Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1940)
• November 25
  • Earl Holliman, 96, actor (Police Woman, The Rainmaker, The Twilight Zone) (b. 1928)
  • Hal Lindsey, 95, evangelist and Christian writer (The Late Great Planet Earth) (b. 1929)
  • Ernie McMillan, 86, football player (St. Louis Cardinals, Green Bay Packers) (b. 1938)
  • Harris Rosen, 85, hotelier, investor, and philanthropist (Rosen Jewish Community Center) (b. 1939)
  • Malcolm Smith, 83, Canadian-born motorcycle racer (b. 1941)
• November 26
  • Jim Abrahams, 80, film director and writer (Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Hot Shots!) (b. 1944)
  • Bob Bryar, 44, drummer (My Chemical Romance) (b. 1979) (body discovered on this date)
  • Leah Kunkel, 76, singer and attorney (b. 1948)
  • Scott L. Schwartz, 65, actor (Savate, Fire Down Below, Ocean's), stuntman and wrestler (b. 1959)
  • Malcolm Smith, 83, Canadian-born motorcycle racer (b. 1941)
• November 27
  • Artt Frank, 91, jazz drummer and biographer (Chet Baker) (b. 1933)
  • Bob Kelly, 97, baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Redlegs, Cleveland Indians) (b. 1927)
  • Mary McGee, 87, Hall of Fame motorcycle racer (b. 1936)
  • Adam Somner, 57, film producer and first assistant director (Licorice Pizza, Blitz, West Side Story) (b. 1966/1967)
• November 28
  • Bill Battle, 82, football player (Alabama Crimson Tide), coach (Tennessee Volunteers) and executive, founder of the CLC (b. 1941)
  • Joseph Serra, 84, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1993–2021) (b. 1940)
• November 29
  • Morton I. Abramowitz, 91, diplomat, assistant secretary of state (1985–1989) and ambassador to Thailand (1978–1981) and Turkey (1989–1991) (b. 1933)
  • Marshall Brickman, 85, screenwriter (Annie Hall, Manhattan) and playwright (Jersey Boys), Oscar winner (1978) (b. 1939)
  • Bob Gable, 90, politician and businessman (b. 1934) (death announced on this date)
  • Will Cullen Hart, 53, musician (The Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System), co-founder of Elephant 6 (b. 1971)
  • Thirman L. Milner, 91, politician, mayor of Hartford, Connecticut (1981–1987) (b. 1933)
  • Wayne Northrop, 77, actor (Dynasty, Days of Our Lives, Port Charles) (b. 1947)
  • Peter Westbrook, 72, fencer, Olympic bronze medalist (1984) (b. 1952)
• November 30
  • Lou Carnesecca, 99, Hall of Fame basketball coach (New York Nets, St. John's Red Storm) (b. 1925)
  • Howard W. Peak, 75, politician, mayor of San Antonio (1997–2001) (b. 1948)
  • Marianne Preger-Simon, 95, dancer and choreographer (b. 1929) (death announced on this date)
  • Robert Skoglund, 88, humorist, columnist, and radio personality (Maine Public Radio) (b. 1936)

December

Main article: Deaths in December 2024

David Prosser Jr.

Marie E. Howe

Bill Melton

Merv Rettenmund

Nikki Giovanni

Michael Cole

Jim Leach

• December 1
  • Mildred C. Crump, 86, politician, member of the Municipal Council of Newark (1994–1998, 2006–2021) (b. 1938)
  • Art Fryslie, 83, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1999–2007) and Senate (2009–2013) (b. 1941)
  • Kelly Powers, 45, podiatric surgeon and television commentator (Fox News) (b. 1979)
  • David Prosser Jr., 81, jurist and politician, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1998–2016) and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1979–1997) (b. 1942)
• December 2
  • Sam Fox, 95, businessman and diplomat, ambassador to Belgium (2007–2009) (b. 1929)
  • Marie E. Howe, 85, politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1965–1988) (b. 1939)
  • Paul Maslansky, 91, film producer and screenwriter (Police Academy, Return to Oz, Cop and a Half) (b. 1933)
  • Debbie Mathers, 69, author (My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem) (b. 1955)
  • David Nething, 91, politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (1966–2012) (b. 1933)
  • Don Ohl, 88, basketball player (Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, Atlanta Hawks) (b. 1936)
  • Willie Peete, 87, football coach (Green Bay Packers) (b. 1937)
  • Albert Robinson, 85, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1972–1985, 1987–1989) and two-time member of the Kentucky Senate (b. 1938)
• December 3
  • Benjamin B. Blackburn, 97, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1975).
  • John Stephen Cummins, 96, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Sacramento (1974–1977) and bishop of Oakland (1977–2003) (b. 1928)
  • Dana Dimel, 62, college football player and coach (Wyoming Cowboys, Houston Cougars, UTEP Miners) (b. 1962)
  • William H. Perry III, 84, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1973–1975) (b. 1940)
  • Jan Scott-Frazier, 59, animator, producer and translator (b. 1965)
• December 4
  • Al Fitzmorris, 78, baseball player (Kansas City Royals) (b. 1946)
  • Joel Flaum, 88, jurist, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (since 1983) and the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois (1974–1983) (b. 1936)
  • Donnie Gedling, 84, politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1984–1995) (b. 1939)
  • Yvonne Johnson, 82, politician, mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina (2007–2009) (b. 1942)
  • Hisham Kabbani, 79, Lebanese-born Islamic scholar (b. 1945)
  • Louis Nelson, 88, industrial designer and graphic artist (Korean War Veterans Memorial) (b. 1936)
  • Marshall Rutter, 93, lawyer and choral administrator (Los Angeles Master Chorale) (b. 1931)
  • Brian Thompson, 50, insurance executive, CEO of UnitedHealthcare (since 2021) (b. 1974)
• December 5
  • Thom Christopher, 84, actor (One Life to Live, Loving, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) (b. 1940)
  • Rodney Jenkins, 80, equestrian (b. 1944)
  • Bill Melton, 79, baseball player (Chicago White Sox) (b. 1945)
  • Henry C. Mollett, 86, politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1971–1973) (b. 1938)
  • Ron Rhine, 87, politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2001–2003) (b. 1938)
  • David I. Steinberg, 96, historian (b. 1928)
  • Andy Stepp, 66, politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (since 2024) (b. 1958)
• December 6
  • Angela Alvarez, 97, Cuban-born singer (b. 1927)
  • Ed Khayat, 89, football player (Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Baltimore Colts) (b. 1935)
  • Steve Mensch, 62, business executive (Tyler Perry Studios) (b. 1962)
  • Elaine Smith, politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2002–2020) (death announced on this date)
• December 7
  • Daniel Lubetkin, 93, lawyer and politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1962–1964) (b. 1931)
  • Darrell McGraw, 88, jurist and politician, Attorney General of West Virginia (1993–2013) (b. 1936)
  • Merv Rettenmund, 81, baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (San Diego Padres) (b. 1943)
• December 8
  • Jack Hennessy, 73, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (2005–2023) (b. 1951) (death announced on this date)
  • Jill Jacobson, 70, actress (Nurse Sherri, Falcon Crest, The New Gidget) (b. 1954)
  • Luigi Manocchio, 97, mobster (Patriarca crime family) (b. 1927)
  • Bobby Morrison, 79, football coach (Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1945)
  • Clarke Reed, 96, politician (b. 1928)
  • Leonid Rudnytzky, 89, Ukrainian-born linguist (b. 1935)
• December 9
  • Nikki Giovanni, 81, poet, writer, activist and educator (b. 1943)
• December 10
  • Rocky Colavito, 91, baseball player (Cleveland Indians) (b. 1933)
  • Michael Cole, 84, actor (The Mod Squad, Nickel Mountain, It) (b. 1940)
  • Kreskin, 89, mentalist (b. 1935)
• December 11
  • David Bonderman, 82, businessman, co-founder of TPG Inc. (b. 1942)
  • Jim Leach, 82, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–2007) and Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (2009–2013) (b. 1942)
  • Pat McBride, 81, soccer player (St. Louis Stars, national team) (b. 1943)
• December 12
  • Ernie Beck, 93, basketball player (Philadelphia Warriors) (b. 1931)
  • Jim Tunney, 95, football official (b. 1929)
• December 13
  • Duane Acker, 93, academic.
  • Diane Delano, 67, actress (Northern Exposure, The Ladykillers, The Wicker Man) (b. 1957)
  • Carter Eckert, 78–79, historian (b. 1945) (death announced on this date)
  • Lemon Drop Kid, 28, Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1999 Belmont Stakes (b. 1996)
  • Lorraine O'Grady, 90, artist, writer, translator and critic (b. 1934)
  • Kay Patterson, 93, politician, member of the South Carolina Senate (1985–2008) and House of Representatives (1975–1985) (b. 1931)
  • Orrin H. Pilkey, 90, marine geologist (b. 1934)
  • Jimmy Wilkerson, 43, football player (Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (b. 1981)
• December 14
  • John Spratt, 82, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–2011) (b. 1942)
• December 15
  • Alexandra Zaharias, 95, ballet dancer (b. 1929)
• December 16
  • Arlene Croce, 90, dance critic (The New Yorker), co-founder of Ballet Review (b. 1934)
  • Jean Jennings, 70, automobile journalist and editor (Car and Driver, Automobile) (b. 1954)
  • James E. Malone Jr., 67, politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1995–2014) (b. 1957)
  • Dick Van Arsdale, 81, basketball player (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns) (b. 1943)