Deaths in 2022
The following notable 11 deaths occurred in 2022. 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.
June
7
6
- Gianni Clerici, 91, Italian tennis commentator and journalist.[1]
- Zeta Emilianidou, 67, Cypriot lawyer and politician, minister of labour and social insurance (since 2013), complications from ruptured brain aneurysm.[2]
- Aziz Gardi, 75, Iraqi writer and translator.[3]
- Orlando Jorge Mera, Dominican lawyer and politician, minister of environment and natural resources (since 2020), shot.[4]
- Eric Nesterenko, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cougars).[5]
- Zinoviy Royzman, 80, Russian film and animation director and screenwriter.[6] (death announced on this date)
- Valery Ryumin, 82, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 25, Soyuz 32, Soyuz 35).[7]
- Michele Scandiffio, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate.[8]
- Yves-Marie Vérove, 72, French basketball player and coach.[9]
- Mikhail Vladimirov, 55, Russian guitarist (Mify, Chizh & Co) and songwriter.[10]
- Wong Chun Hin, 26, Hong Kong footballer (Eastern, Wong Tai Sin, Lee Man), fall.[11]
5
- Haidar Abdul-Razzaq, 39, Iraqi footballer (Al-Ittihad, Sulaymaniya, national team), blunt force trauma.[12]
- Mohsen Alam El Din, Egyptian film producer and production manager.[13]
- Sumana Amarasinghe, 74, Sri Lankan actress (Dahasak Sithuvili, Binaramalee, Kadawunu Poronduwa), costume designer and film producer.[14]
- Toby Autridge, 60, New Zealand jockey.[15]
- John Bates, 83–84, British fashion designer, cancer.[16]
- Rubens Caribé, 56, Brazilian actor (Uma Rosa com Amor).[17]
- Temur Chkheidze, 78, Georgian actor, stage director and drama teacher.[18]
- Cinzia, 81, Italian singer.[19]
- Stanley Goreraza, Zimbabwean military officer, cancer.[20]
- Shaun Greatbatch, 52, English darts player.[21]
- Alma Rosa Hernández Escobar, 65, Mexican politician, deputy (since 2021).[22]
- Alec John Such, 70, American Hall of Fame bassist (Bon Jovi).[23]
- Roman Kutuzov, Russian major general.[24]
- Alex Magaisa, 46, Zimbabwean academic and political advisor.[25]
- Garnik Mehrabian, 84, Iranian football player (Taj, national team) and manager (Machine Sazi).[26]
- Eugen Mamot, 81, Moldovan composer.[27]
- Aleksandr Nikitin, 87, Russian chess player, theorist and coach.[28]
- Oddleif Olavsen, 76, Norwegian footballer (Bodø/Glimt) and politician, mayor of Bodø (1995–1999).[29]
- Olga Orlova, 89, Russian animator (Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day, The Nutcracker, The Mystery of the Third Planet).[30]
- Donald Pelletier, 90, American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Morondava (1999–2010).[31]
- Christopher Pratt, 86, Canadian painter and printmaker.[32]
- Eldon Rasmussen, 85, Canadian Hall of Fame racing driver.[33]
- Sofía Sánchez Baret, 83, Dominican politician and lawyer, deputy (1978–1982, 1998–2002).[34]
- Roger Scholes, 71, Australian film and television director, writer (The Tale of Ruby Rose) and cinematographer.[35] (body discovered on this date)
- Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen, 83, British politician and philanthropist, member of the House of Lords (since 1977).[36]
- Trouble, 34, American rapper, shot.[37]
- Václav Týfa, 79, Czech trumpeter.[38]
- Roberto Wirth, 72, Italian hotelier, heart attack.[39]
4
- John Cooksey, 80, American ophthalmologist and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2003).[40]
- Prayar Gopalakrishnan, 72, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (2001–2006), heart attack.[41]
- Frank Hoffmann, 83, German-Austrian actor (Ace of Aces, Derrick).[42]
- Hajime Ishii, 87, Japanese politician, minister of home affairs (1994) and MP (1969–1983, 1986–2005), heart failure.[43]
- Dmitry Kovtun, 56, Russian intelligence officer, COVID-19.[44]
- George Lamming, 94, Barbadian novelist (In the Castle of My Skin) and poet.[45]
- Robert Laurie, 66, Australian rugby league player (Eastern Suburbs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, New South Wales).[46]
- Beryl J. Levine, 86, Canadian-born American judge, justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court (1985–1996).[47]
- Nate Miller, 34, American basketball player (Ironi Nahariya, Ironi Ramat Gan, Incheon ET Land Elephants).[48]
- György Moldova, 88, Hungarian writer.[49]
- Luis Monje Ciruelo, 98, Spanish journalist and writer.[50]
- Ivan Mosyakin, 74, Russian politician, MP (2003–2007).[51]
- Sir David Nicholas, 92, British broadcast journalist, ITN editor and chief executive (1977–1989).[52]
- Mike Omotosho, Nigerian politician.[53]
- Tony Pajaczkowski, 86, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes).[54]
- Goran Sankovič, 42, Slovenian footballer (SK Slavia Prague, Panionios, national team).[55]
- Veryl Switzer, 89, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes).[56]
- Neila Tavares, 73, Brazilian actress (Vai Trabalhar, Vagabundo!), journalist and television presenter.[57]
3
- José de Abreu, 77, Brazilian businessman and politician, deputy (1995–2003).[58]
- Robert L. Backman, 100, American politician, member of the Utah House of Representatives (1971–1975).[59]
- Saafi Boulbaba, 36, Tunisian footballer (Espérance Sportive de Tunis, A S Kasserine, MC El Eulma), traffic collision.[60]
- Piergiorgio Bressani, 92, Italian politician, deputy (1963–1986), and mayor of Udine (1985–1990).[61]
- Roberto Brunetti, 55, Italian actor (Fireworks, Paparazzi, Il ritorno del Monnezza).[62]
- Frank Clarke, 79, English footballer (Shrewsbury Town, Queens Park Rangers, Carlisle United).[63]
- Ann Turner Cook, 95, American author and model (Gerber Baby).[64]
- Liliana de Curtis, 89, Italian actress (Orient Express) and writer.[65]
- El Noba, 25, Argentine cumbia singer, injuries from traffic collision.[66]
- Sophie Freud, 97, Austrian psychologist, pancreatic cancer.[67]
- Raffaele Ganci, 90, Italian mobster, heart attack.[68]
- Larry Hillman, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings).[69]
- Geoff Hunter, 62, English footballer (Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Wrexham).[70]
- Ken Kelly, 76, American fantasy artist and album cover designer (Kiss, Rainbow, Manowar).[71]
- Grachan Moncur III, 85, American jazz trombonist, cardiac arrest.[72]
- John Porter, 87, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1973–1979) and U.S. House of Representatives (1980–2001).[73]
- Sathya Ummathal, 76, Indian actor (Ulta Palta, Act 1978).[74]
- Jack Weisgerber, 81, Canadian politician and businessman, British Columbia MLA (1986–2001).[75]
2
- Kai Bumann, 61, German-Polish conductor and teacher (Warsaw Chamber Opera, Polish Baltic Philharmonic).[76]
- Hal Bynum, 87, American songwriter ("Lucille", "Chains", "Papa Was a Good Man"), complications from a stroke and Alzheimer's disease.[77]
- Jesus Adib Abi Chedid, 83, Lebanese-Brazilian politician.[78]
- Paul Coppo, 83, American Olympic ice hockey player (1964).[79]
- Peter Daley, 71, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1983–2016).[80]
- Andrey Gaponov-Grekhov, 95, Russian physicist.[81]
- Uday Huttinagadde, 61, Indian actor and photographer.[82]
- Nobuyuki Idei, 84, Japanese businessman, liver failure.[83]
- Agneta Klingspor, 76, Swedish author.[84]
- Marta Lafuente, 54, Paraguayan psychologist and politician.[85]
- Gonzalo Lopez, 46, American fugitive and mass murderer, shot.[86]
- José Luccioni, 72, French actor (Like a Pot of Strawberries).[87]
- Vladimir Malyar, 81, Ukrainian actor.[88]
- Gracia Montes, 86, Spanish copla singer.[89]
- Na Yeon-suk, 77, South Korean screenwriter (East of Eden, Endless Love).[90]
- Anatoly Pokrovsky, 91, Russian vascular surgeon.[91]
- Alden Roche, 77, American football player (Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks).[92] (death announced on this date)
- Bhajan Sopori, 73, Indian santoor player, colon cancer.[93]
- Carl Stiner, 85, American military officer, commander of USSOCOM (1990–1993).[94]
- Berndt Stübner, 75, German actor (Wedding Night in the Rain), playwright and theatre director.[95]
- Uri Zohar, 86, Israeli film director (Hole in the Moon, Three Days and a Child, Bloomfield) and rabbi.[96]
1
- Syed Ahmad Syed Abu Bakar, 76, Malaysian footballer (Johor, Penang, national team), prostate cancer.[97]
- Marion Barber III, 38, American football player (Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears).[98]
- Aleksandr Berketov, 46, Russian footballer (Rotor Volgograd, CSKA Moscow).[99]
- Sir Gerard Brennan, 94, Australian lawyer and jurist, justice (1981–1995) and chief justice (1995–1998) of the High Court.[100]
- Serge Diantantu, 62, Congolese comic book artist.[101]
- Anthony Drake, 81, British teacher, designer of the flag of Saskatchewan.[102]
- Ilia Eloshvili, 47, Georgian politician, minister of energy (2016, 2017).[103]
- Andrée Geulen, 100, Belgian philanthropist.[104]
- Jean Lèques, 90, French politician, president of the Government of New Caledonia (1999–2001) and mayor of Nouméa (1986–2014).[105]
- James M. Lewis, 78, American politician, member of the Tennessee Senate (1986–1990).[106]
- John Lloyd, 77, Australian footballer (Carlton), cancer.[107]
- Lu Feng, 95, Chinese politician.[108]
- Jaroslav Marčík, 66, Czech footballer (FC Hradec Králové, Bohemians 1905, SC Xaverov).[109]
- Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, 93, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (1989–2004).[110]
- Deborah McCrary, 67, American gospel singer (The McCrary Sisters).[111]
- Richard Oldcorn, 84, English Olympic fencer (1964, 1968, 1972).[112]
- Barry Sussman, 87, American newspaper editor (The Washington Post), gastrointestinal bleeding.[113]
- István Szőke, 75, Hungarian footballer (Ferencváros, national team), stroke.[114]
- Takeyoshi Tanuma, 93, Japanese photographer.[115]
- Joseph Zoderer, 86, Italian writer.[116]
- Jorge Zuloaga, 100, Colombian comedian, actor (The Strategy of the Snail) and reporter.[117]
Previous months
- Deaths in January 2022
- Deaths in February 2022
- Deaths in March 2022
- Deaths in April 2022
- Deaths in May 2022
See also
References
- ^ È morto Gianni Clerici, scrittore giornalista e storica firma di Repubblica del tennis (in Italian)
- ^ «Έφυγε» από τη ζωή η Ζέτα Αιμιλιανίδου (in Greek)
- ^ Renowned Kurdish author and translator Aziz Gardi dies
- ^ Matan de un disparo al ministro de Medio Ambiente, Orlando Jorge Mera (in Spanish)
- ^ Eric Nesterenko, longtime Blackhawks forward, dies at 88
- ^ Ушел из жизни режиссер Зиновий Ройзман
- ^ Скончался космонавт Валерий Рюмин (in Russian)
- ^ Matera, morto l'arcivescovo emerito Michele Scandiffio (in Italian)
- ^ Basket. L’entraîneur légende de l’Étendard de Brest, Yves-Marie Vérove, est décédé (in French)
- ^ Умер бывший гитарист Чиж&Co Михаил Владимиров (in Russian)
- ^ 港甲球隊深水埗球員黃駿軒屯門墮樓亡 (in Chinese)
- ^ وفاة لاعب منتخبنا الوطني السابق حيدر عبد الرزاق (in Arabic)
- ^ Egyptian producer Mohsen Alam El-Din dies
- ^ Actress Sumana Amarasinghe no more
- ^ Top trainer and Melbourne Cup runnerup jockey Toby Autridge dies, aged 60
- ^ Bates
- ^ Famosos lamentam a morte do ator Rubens Caribé: ‘Coração partido’ (in Portuguese)
- ^ რეჟისორი თემურ ჩხეიძე გარდაიცვალა (in Georgian)
- ^ Morta la cantante Laura Grey, partecipò a «The Voice Senior» (in Italian)
- ^ Grace Mugabe’s ex-husband Stanley Goreraza dies
- ^ Shaun Greatbatch is zondagmiddag op 52-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Murió Alma Rosa Hernández, diputada federal del PAN por Veracruz (in Spanish)
- ^ Alec John Such, Bon Jovi’s First Bassist, Dies at 70
- ^ Роман Владимирович Кутузов (in Russian)
- ^ Former Tsvangirai advisor and fierce gvt critic Alex Magaisa dies
- ^ Ex-Esteghlal midfielder Mehrabian dies
- ^ Doliu în lumea muzicii. S-a stins din viață un renumit compozitor (in Romanian)
- ^ На 88-м году жизни скончался Александр Никитин. Он был тренером Гарри Каспарова (in Russian)
- ^ Oddleif Olavsen er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Ольга Орлова (in Russian)
- ^ Bishop Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier
- ^ Christopher Pratt, legendary Canadian painter, dead at 86
- ^ Indianapolis 500 Veteran Rasmussen Dies at 85
- ^ Fallece Sofía Sánchez Baret, exsuperintendente de Bancos y exdiputada del PRD (in Spanish)
- ^ ”True icon”: legendary filmmaker Roger Scholes remembered
- ^ Death of a Member: Lord Swinfen
- ^ Atlanta Rapper Trouble aka Skoob Shot & Killed
- ^ Odešel vynikající kladenský trumpetista Václav Týfa (in Czech)
- ^ Morto Roberto Wirth, proprietario dell’hotel Hassler a Trinità de’ Monti (in Italian)
- ^ Former Louisiana Congressman John Cooksey dies
- ^ പ്രയാര് ഗോപാലകൃഷ്ണന് അന്തരിച്ചു (in Malayalam)
- ^ Schauspieler Frank Hoffmann gestorben (in German)
- ^ 石井一・元自治相が死去 ８７歳 元民主党副代表、政権交代に貢献 (in Japanese)
- ^ ТАСС: умер Дмитрий Ковтун, обвиняемый Британией в убийстве сотрудника ФСБ (in Russian)
- ^ Barbadian poet George Lamming dies at 94
- ^ ‘So sad’: Rugby league legend Robert ‘Rocky’ Laurie dead at 66
- ^ Beryl Levine, 1st female ND Supreme Court justice, dies
- ^ Former College Basketball Player Reportedly Dead At 34
- ^ Meghalt Moldova György (in Hungarian)
- ^ Fallece el escritor y periodista Luis Monje Ciruelo a los 98 años (in Spanish)
- ^ Скончался Иван Мосякин (in Russian)
- ^ Sir David Nicholas obituary
- ^ Kwara Politician, Philanthropist, Mike Omotosho, Is Dead
- ^ CFL great Tony Pajaczkowski dies at 86
- ^ Umrl je nekdanji reprezentant Goran Sanković (in Slovene)
- ^ Ex-Green Bay Packers, Kansas State Wildcats RB Veryl Switzer dies at 89
- ^ Morre a atriz Neila Tavares, aos 73 anos, no RJ (in Portuguese)
- ^ Ex-deputado federal José de Abreu morre aos 77 anos em São Paulo (in Portuguese)
- ^ A life shaped by service — Elder Robert L. Backman dies at age 100
- ^ Décès de l’ancien défenseur espérantiste Boulbaba Saafi (in French)
- ^ Addio a Piergiorgio Bressani, deputato per sei legislature e sindaco di Udine (in Italian)
- ^ Roberto Brunetti causa morte: "Trovato nel suo appartamento" (in Italian)
- ^ Frank Clarke: Former Shrewsbury Town, QPR, Ipswich Town and Carlisle United striker dies
- ^ Original Gerber baby Ann Turner Cook dies at 95, company says
- ^ Liliana De Curtis, morta a Roma la figlia di Totò: aveva 89 anni, il nome le fu dato in ricordo del grande amore del papà (in Italian)
- ^ Murió El Noba, el cantante que sufrió un accidente en su moto (in Spanish)
- ^ Sophie Freud, Critic of Her Grandfather’s Gospel, Dies at 97 (subscription required)
- ^ Mafia, è morto a 90 anni Raffaele Ganci, uno dei padrini delle stragi. Era stato trasferito in ospedale a Milano, in regime di 41 bis (in Italian)
- ^ Four-time Leaf Cup winner Larry Hillman dies
- ^ RIP | Geoff Hunter
- ^ Ken Kelly, Kiss Album Cover Artist, Reportedly Dead at 76
- ^ Grachan Moncur III, trailblazing jazz trombonist, dies at 85
- ^ 'He was that independent leader': Former suburban Congressman Porter dies
- ^ Sandalwood actor Sathya Ummathal passes away
- ^ Former B.C. MLA Jack Weisgerber dies at 81
- ^ Zmarł Kai Bumann - były dyrektor artystyczny Polskiej Filharmonii Bałtyckiej (in Polish)
- ^ Country Songwriter Hal Bynum Has Passed Away
- ^ Jesus Chedid, prefeito de Bragança Paulista, morre aos 83 anos (in Portuguese)
- ^ Paul Coppo
- ^ In Memoriam: Peter J. Daley 1950-2022
- ^ Гапонов-Грехов, Андрей Викторович (in Russian)
- ^ Sandalwood actor Uday Huttinagadde passes away
- ^ Sony's former chief executive Idei dies, aged 84
- ^ Författaren Agneta Klingspor är död – blev 76 år (in Swedish)
- ^ Falleció Marta Lafuente, la exministra de Educación de la era Cartes (in Spanish)
- ^ Family devastated after Texas escapee kills man, grandsons
- ^ José Luccioni, voix française d’Al Pacino, est décédé (in French)
- ^ Умер известный харьковский актер (in Russian)
- ^ Muere Gracia Montes, ‘la Voz de Cristal’ de la copla, a los 86 años (in Spanish)
- ^ ‘에덴의 동쪽’ 나연숙 작가, 77세 나이로 별세 (in Korean)
- ^ Анатолий Владимирович Покровский 21.11.1930-02.06.2022 (in Russian)
- ^ Former Packers defensive lineman Alden Roche dies at 77
- ^ Santoor maestro Pandit Bhajan Sopori passes away
- ^ La Follette’s favorite son, General Carl Stiner, has died
- ^ Schauspieler Berndt Stübner gestorben (in German)
- ^ Uri Zohar, Israeli Comedian-turned-rabbi, Dies at 86
- ^ National football legend Syed Ahmad dies at age 76
- ^ Former Dallas Cowboys RB Marion Barber found dead in his apartment by Frisco police
- ^ Умер чемпион России 2003 года в составе ЦСКА (in Russian)
- ^ Gerard Brennan, former High Court Chief Justice who wrote lead judgement on Mabo decision, dies age 94
- ^ Lucé : le dessinateur de BD Serge Diantantu est décédé (in French)
- ^ Anthony Drake 1941-2022: Sask. flag designer 'just drew a picture'
- ^ თბილისის მერის მოადგილე ილია ელოშვილი გარდაცვლილი იპოვეს (in Georgian)
- ^ Décès à Ixelles d’Andrée Geulen, devenue résistante pour sauver des enfants juifs (in French)
- ^ Jean Lèques, ancien maire de Nouméa, est mort (in French)
- ^ James "Jim" M. Lewis, Jr.
- ^ Carlton backman John Lloyd passes away after cancer battle
- ^ 中共中央组织部原部长吕枫同志逝世，享年95岁 (in Chinese)
- ^ Zemřel Jaroslav Marčík (in Czech)
- ^ Bishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo
- ^ Gospel singer Deborah McCrary of The McCrary Sisters, passes away at 67
- ^ Richard Oldcorn
- ^ Barry Sussman, Washington Post editor who oversaw Watergate reporting, dies at 87 (subscription required)
- ^ Az örök játékos – nekrológ Szőke Istvánról (in Hungarian)
- ^ 田沼武能さんが死去 写真家、世界の子供撮影 (in Japanese)
- ^ Lutto in Alto Adige, è morto lo scrittore Joseph Zoderer (in Italian)
- ^ Murió el 'Topolino' Zuloaga de Sábados Felices a los 100 años de edad (in Spanish)
External links
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- The Telegraph (UK) obituaries
- Chicago Tribune obituaries
- Los Angeles Times obituaries
- The New York Times, obituaries
- The Washington Post obituaries
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) obituaries
