The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
May
11
10
- Jhonny Iskandar, 64, Indonesian singer.
- Mutang Tagal, 69, Malaysian politician, MP (1982–1990) and president of the Dewan Negara (since 2024).
- Hans Wahlgren, 86, Swedish actor.
- Corey Williams, 46, American basketball player (Dakota Wizards, Townsville Crocodiles, Melbourne United), colon cancer. (death announced on this date)
9
- Ibrahim Babangida, 47, Nigerian footballer (FC Volendam), traffic collision.
- Dame Shirley Conran, 91, British writer.
- James Gregory, 78, American comedian, cardiac complications.
- Ivan Ivanji, 95, Serbian author.
- Cam McCarthy, 29, Australian footballer (Greater Western Sydney, Fremantle).
- Yvonne Mokgoro, 73, South African jurist, judge of the Constitutional Court (1994–2009), injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
- Rex Murphy, 77, Canadian commentator and writer (National Post), cancer.
8
- K. Vasantha Bangera, 78, Indian politician, Karnataka MLA (1983–1989, 1994–1999, 2008–2018).
- Colleen Barrett, 79, American airline executive, president of Southwest Airlines (2001–2008).
- Viv Busby, 74, English football player (Luton Town, Fulham) and manager (Hartlepool United).
- Chris Cannon, 73, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2009).
- Gérard César, 89, French politician, three-time deputy, senator (1990–2017).
- Ramón Fonseca Mora, 71, Panamanian lawyer (Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash) and novelist, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca.
- Paul Holmes, 56, English footballer (Torquay United, Everton, West Bromwich Albion), cancer. (death announced on this date)
- Art Jimmerson, 60, American boxer and mixed martial artist.
- Jimmy Johnson, 86, American Hall of Fame football player (San Francisco 49ers).
- Giovanna Marini, 87, Italian singer-songwriter.
- Pete McCloskey, 96, American politician and activist, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1983), heart and kidney failure.
- Jack Quinn, 74, American lawyer, White House counsel (1995–1997), complications from a double-lung transplant.
- Moosa Raza, 87, Indian civil servant.
- Julio Salazar, 89, Peruvian military, intelligence officer and convicted criminal (La Cantuta massacre), minister of defense (1998–1999) and head of the national intelligence service (1991–1998).
- Sangeeth Sivan, 65, Indian film director (Gandharvam, Johny, Apna Sapna Money Money) and screenwriter.
- Dennis Thompson, 75, American Hall of Fame drummer (MC5), complications from a heart attack.
- C. Velayudham, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1996–2001).
- K. P. Yohannan, 74, Indian Orthodox prelate, metropolitan bishop of Believers Eastern Church (since 1993), traffic collision.
7
- Evald Aavik, 83, Estonian actor (Nest of Winds, Arvo Iho, Somnambuul).
- Steve Albini, 61, American musician (Big Black, Shellac) and record producer (In Utero), heart attack.
- Dorman Borisman, 73, Indonesian actor (Sundelbolong, Surat Kecil untuk Tuhan).
- Basit Ahmed Dar, 22, Indian Kashmiri militant commander (TRF).
- Fabio Gallia, 60, Italian banker, CEO of BNP Paribas (2008–2015).
- Jan Helge Jansen, 86, Norwegian politician, MP (1981–1985).
- Ignatius Jones, 66–67, Australian-Filipino singer (Jimmy and the Boys, Pardon Me Boys) and journalist.
- Rudolf Keszthelyi, 89, Hungarian Olympic gymnast (1960). (death announced on this date)
- Kim Ki-nam, 94, North Korean politician, director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea (1989–2017), multiple organ failure.
- Salam Bin Razzaq, 83, Indian writer and translator.
- Joan Rigol, 81, Spanish politician, president of the parliament of Catalonia (1999–2003), Catalan minister of employment (1980–1984) and culture (1984–1985).
- Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, 95, American landscape architect and graphic designer.
- Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, 88, Polish jazz musician, composer and arranger.
6
- Haerul Amri, 51, Indonesian politician, MP (since 2022), heart attack.
- Mario Bustamante, Colombian footballer (Santa Fe, Deportes Tolima).
- Joe Collier, 91, American football coach (Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots).
- Judy Devlin, 88, Canadian-born English-American Hall of Fame badminton player.
- Ian Gelder, 74, British actor (Game of Thrones, Torchwood, Little Dorrit), bile duct cancer.
- Kristin Hallenga, 38, English breast cancer awareness activist (CoppaFeel!), breast cancer.
- Kevin Hardy, 78, American football player (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers).
- Harikumar, 68, Indian film director (Puli Varunne Puli, Jaalakam, Sukrutham), cancer.
- Bill Holman, 96, American jazz composer and saxophonist.
- Wayland Holyfield, 82, American songwriter ("Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)", "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer", "You're My Best Friend").
- Hootie Ingram, 90, American football player (Alabama Crimson Tide), coach (Clemson Tigers), and athletic director (Florida State Seminoles).
- Kanakalatha, 63, Indian actress (Pookkaalam, Aakasha Ganga 2, Spadikam), complications from dementia.
- Takaharu Kyōgoku, 86, Japanese Shinto priest, chief priest of Yasukuni Shrine (2008–2013), epidural hematoma.
- Bernard Pivot, 89, French journalist (Le Figaro) and talk show host (Bouillon de culture), chairman of the Académie Goncourt (2014–2020), cancer.
- Christiane Stefanski, 74, Belgian singer.
- André Trigano, 98, French camping industry executive and politician, mayor of Pamiers (1995–2020).
- Johnnie Walker, 79, Australian racing driver (Australian Formula 2, Formula 5000).
- Brian Wenzel, 94, Australian actor (A Country Practice, Rove, The Odd Angry Shot).
5
- Belgacem Bouguenna, 61, Tunisian singer and teacher.
- Milagros Cámere, 51, Peruvian Olympic volleyball player (1996, 2000).
- Jeannie Epper, 83, American stuntwoman (Romancing the Stone, Kill Bill: Volume 2, Wonder Woman).
- Lizzy Evoeme, 81, Nigerian actress (New Masquerade).
- Bernard Hill, 79, English actor (The Lord of the Rings, Titanic, Boys from the Blackstuff).
- Phil Hoadley, 72, English footballer (Orient, Norwich City, Crystal Palace).
- Willie Hona, 70, New Zealand Hall of Fame musician (Herbs), pancreatic cancer.
- Jose Kattukkaran, 92, Indian politician, mayor of Thrissur (2000–2004).
- Vladimir Kuznetsov, 96, Russian archeologist and historian.
- Kelath Aravindakshan Marar, 82, Indian chenda player.
- Olivier Masurel, 42, French aerobatic pilot, plane crash.
- César Luis Menotti, 85, Argentine football player (Rosario Central, national team) and manager (national team), world champion (1978), anemia.
- Ngoy Nsumbu, 51, Congolese footballer (Genk, Maccabi Petah Tikva, national team), complications from cancer.
- Oleksandr Pielieshenko, 30, Ukrainian Olympic weightlifter (2016) and serviceman, killed in action.
- Simona Postlerová, 59, Czech actress (The Territory of White Deer).
- Alexander Reichenberg, 31, Swedish-Norwegian ice hockey player (IK Oskarshamn, Norway national team, 2018 Olympics).
- Mpho Sebeng, 30, South African actor (Winnie Mandela), traffic collision.
- David Shapiro, 77, American poet, literary critic, and art historian.
- Robert Zawada, 79, Polish Olympic handball player (1972).
4
- Badr bin Abdul Mohsen Al Saud, 75, Saudi prince and poet.
- Bob Avellini, 70, American football player (Chicago Bears), cancer.
- Mikhail Banshchikov, 75, Russian politician, MP (2007–2011), traffic collision.
- Ignacio Bayón, 80, Spanish politician, minister of industry and energy (1980–1982).
- Dan Castellano, 77, American sportswriter (The Star-Ledger).
- Guilherme Fiúza Zenha, 55, Brazilian film director (O Menino no Espelho), heart attack.
- Dagoberto Fontes, 80, Uruguayan footballer (Defensor Sporting, national team).
- Gangadhar Gade, 85, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA (1972–1978).
- Judith G. Garber, 62, American diplomat, ambassador to Latvia (2009–2012) and Cyprus (2019–2022).
- Han Zhenxiang, 93, Chinese electrical engineer and academic administrator, president of Zhejiang University (1984–1988) and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- Narcisa Hirsch, 96, German-born Argentine filmmaker.
- Miroslav Imrich, 71, Czech singer and composer (Abraxas).
- Fivos Ioannides, 88, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (1989–2004).
- Jūrō Kara, 84, Japanese playwright.
- Ron Kavana, 73, Irish singer-songwriter.
- Judith Medlicott, 82, New Zealand lawyer and advocate, New Zealand Mastermind champion (1988), chancellor of the University of Otago (1993–1998).
- David Messina, 92, Italian sports journalist (Tuttosport, Gazzetta dello Sport) and television presenter (Diretta Stadio).
- Carola Miró i Bedós, 58, Spanish teacher, cancer.
- Anna Panagiotopoulou, 78, Greek actress (Safe Sex, Crying... Silicon Tears, Oi Treis Harites), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- Yechiel Perr, 89, American rabbi.
- Anthony Pascal Rebello, 74, Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Francistown (since 2021).
- Frank Shrontz, 92, American corporate executive, CEO of Boeing (1986–1996) and assistant secretary of defense for sustainment (1976–1977).
- Frank Stella, 87, American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, lymphoma.
3
- Kazuo Aichi, 86, Japanese politician, director-general of the Defence Agency (1993–1994) and MP (1976–2000, 2005–2009), COVID-19.
- Atul Kumar Anjan, 69, Indian political activist.
- Issam al-Attar, 97, Syrian political dissident (Muslim Brotherhood).
- Tony Bleasdale, 77, English-born Australian politician, mayor of Blacktown (since 2019).
- Géraldine Carré, 54, French journalist and television presenter. (death announced on this date)
- Obi Ezeh, 36, American football player (Michigan Wolverines).
- Victor Farrant, 74, English convicted murderer and rapist, cancer.
- Kailash Chandra Gahtori, 55, Indian politician, Uttarakhand MLA (2017–2022).
- László Hammerl, 82, Hungarian sport shooter, Olympic champion (1964).
- Avraham Harshalom, 99, Czech-Israeli businessman and Holocaust survivor. (death announced on this date)
- Imerio Massignan, 87, Italian road racing cyclist.
- Jim Mills, 57, American banjo player (Kentucky Thunder), heart attack.
- Mustafa Mkulo, 77, Tanzanian economist and politician, MP (2005–2015) and minister of finance (2007–2012).
- Petr Novotný, 72, Czech glass artist. (death announced on this date)
- Jim Rodger, 90, Scottish footballer (St Mirren, Rangers, Queen of the South).
- Sum Ronghang, 61, Indian politician, Assam MLA (2016–2021), multiple organ failure.
- Dick Rutan, 85, American aviator, complications from COVID-19.
- Denis Trento, 41, Italian ski mountaineer, fall.
- Yashwant Trivedi, 89, Indian poet, pneumonia.
- Ján Uličiansky, 68, Slovak playwright, dramaturge and academic.
- Germain Viatte, 84, Canadian-born French art historian and museum curator.
2
- A. J. Mohammad Ali, 73, Bangladeshi lawyer, attorney general (2005–2007).
- Derek Angus, 86, New Zealand politician, MP (1981–1990).
- Bruce Arnold, 87, English journalist and author.
- Josh Baker, 20, English cricketer (Worcestershire).
- Susan Buckner, 72, American actress (Grease, Deadly Blessing, The Brady Bunch Hour).
- Nalin de Silva, 79, Sri Lankan philosopher and political analyst.
- Sjoukje Dijkstra, 82, Dutch figure skater, Olympic champion (1964).
- Gary Floyd, 71, American singer (Dicks, Sister Double Happiness).
- Derek Forster, 75, English footballer (Sunderland, Charlton Athletic, Vancouver Royals).
- Walter Hanel, 93, German political caricaturist. (death announced on this date)
- Ian Hayden, 83, Australian footballer (Richmond).
- Mashrab Kimsanov, 68, Uzbek actor (Sohni Mahiwal).
- David Konstan, 83, American classicist.
- Manca Košir, 76, Slovenian journalist (Nova revija) and actress (Real Pests).
- Praveen Kumar, 28, Indian composer (Raakadhan).
- Edgar Lansbury, 94, British-American theatre producer (The Subject Was Roses), Tony winner (1960).
- Adolpho Lindenberg, 99, Brazilian civil engineer, architect and writer.
- Darius Morris, 33, American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers).
- Peter Oosterhuis, 75, English golfer and broadcaster (CBS Sports), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
- John Pisano, 93, American jazz guitarist.
- Tito Steiner, 72, Paraguayan-Argentine Olympic decathlete (1976), pneumonia.
- Eloína Suárez, 101, Spanish politician, mayor of Oviedo (1978–1979).
- Werner Weinhold, 74, German deserter and convicted murderer.
1
- Hasna El-Bacharia, 74, Algerian musician.
- Chen Junwu, 97, Chinese petroleum engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- Richard E. Cook, 93, American Mormon general authority, member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy (1997–2001), CFO of Perpetual Education Fund (2001–2012).
- Pierre Claver Damiba, 87, Burkinabè economist and politician, MP (1971–1974, 1978–1980).
- Michael D'Arcy, 90, Irish politician, senator (1993–1997), minister of state of fisheries (1982–1986), and three-times TD.
- Ildefonso Dell'Olmo, 67, Spanish politician and bullfighting arena manager (Plaza de toros de La Malagueta), member of the Andalusian parliament (1990–1994, 1996–2008).
- Danilo Dončić, 54, Serbian football player (Valletta, Sliema Wanderers) and manager (Lokomotiv Sofia), heart attack.
- Dominique Dupuy, 93, French dancer and choreographer.
- Jacques Lepatey, 94, French rugby union player (SC Mazamet, national team).
- Miroslav Macek, 79, Czech politician and writer, MP (1990–1992).
- Richard Maloof, 84, American musician (Les Brown, Lawrence Welk).
- Terry Medwin, 91, Welsh football player (Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, national team) and manager.
- Ian Mellor, 74, English footballer (Manchester City, Brighton, Sheffield Wednesday), amyloidosis.
- Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, 82, Emirati royal and politician, ruler's representative of the Al Ain Region (since 1971).
- Doyle Niemann, 77, American prosecutor, public administrator, and politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (2003–2015).
- Takayasu Okushima, 85, Japanese academic and scouting administrator, president of Hakuoh University (since 2013) and chief scout of the Scout Association of Japan (since 2010), pneumonia.
- Juzefs Petkēvičs, 83, Latvian chess grandmaster.
- Victoria Prego, 75, Spanish journalist (TVE) and television presenter (Telediario).
- Uma Ramanan, 69, Indian playback singer.
- Chauhdry Abdul Rashid, 83, Pakistani-born English politician, lord mayor of Birmingham (2008–2009).
- Joe Shipley, 88, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox).
- Richard Tandy, 76, English Hall of Fame musician (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move).
- Paco Villa, 54, Mexican sports journalist (TUDN), pancreatic cancer.