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Famous People Who Died in February 2023

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  • Feb 1 Joanne Bracker, American college basketball coach (Midland University 1970-2012; Women's Basketball HOF), dies at 77
  • Feb 2 Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French auto racer (55 x F1 GP, 2 wins; 4 x 3rd overall 24 Hours of Le Mans), dies at 80
  • Feb 2 Robert Orben, American comedy writer, magician, and speechwriter for US Vice President Gerald Ford, dies at 95
  • Feb 3 Paco Rabanne [Francisco Cuervo], Spanish fashion designer and perfumer, dies at 88

Pervez Musharraf (1943-2023)

Feb 5 Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan (2001-2008), dies at 79

Pervez Musharraf
  • Feb 5 Phil Spalding, English new wave and progressive rock bass player (Tovah; GTR; Mike Oldfield), and hepatitis patient support group founder, dies at 65
  • Feb 6 Billy Thomson, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; St Mirren 206 games, Dundee United), dies at 64
  • Feb 6 Greta Andersen, Danish swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle, silver 4×100m freestyle 1948), dies at 95
  • Feb 6 John Moeti, South African soccer midfielder (29 caps; Orlando Pirates FC, SuperSport United FC), dies at 55
  • Feb 7 František Cipro, Czech soccer forward (SK Slavia Prague 232 games) and manager (SK Slavia Prague, SK Dynamo České Budějovice), dies at 75
  • Feb 7 Friedel Lutz, German soccer full-back (12 caps West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.), dies at 84
  • Feb 7 Oleksandr Radchenko, Ukrainian soccer left-back (17 caps; FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), dies at 46

Burt Bacharach (1928-2023)

Feb 8 American Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again"; "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"; "Promises, Promises"), dies at 94 [1]

Burt Bacharach
  • Feb 8 Charlie Faulkner, Welsh rugby union prop (19 Tests Wales; British & Irish Lions 1977; Pontypool RFC, Barbarian FC) and coach (Newport RFC), dies at 81
  • Feb 8 Hilary Tann, Welsh composer (Shakkei), and educator (Union College, 1980-2023), dies at 75
  • Feb 8 Miroslav Blažević, Bosnian soccer manager (Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, NK Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Grasshoppers, Dinamo Zagreb, Nantes, PAOK), dies at 87
  • Feb 9 Lewis Spratlan, American classical composer and Pulitzer Prize winner (Life Is A Dream), dies at 82
  • Feb 9 Marcos Alonso, Spanish soccer winger (22 caps; Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona) and manager (Rayo Vallecano, Racing Santander, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Valladolid), dies from cancer at 63
  • Feb 10 Carlos Saura, Spanish film director ("Cría Cuervos"; "Carmen", "Tango"), dies at 91
  • Feb 10 Hugh Hudson, English film director (Chariots of Fire), dies at 86 [1]
  • Feb 11 Hans Modrow, German politician (last Communist Prime Minister of East Germany 1989-90), dies at 95
  • Feb 12 Eileen Sheridan, English cyclist (record road cyclist - Land’s End-John O’Groats time stood for 36 years), dies at 99 [1]
  • Feb 12 Trugoy the Dove [David Jolicoeur], American rapper and producer (De La Soul - "Me Myself and I"), dies of heart failure at 54
  • Feb 13 Conrad Dobler, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1975, 76, 77; St. Louis Cardinals; famous for unsportsmanlike play), dies at 72
  • Feb 13 Huey "Piano" Smith, American R&B pianist ("Rockin' Pneumonia & Boogie Woogie Flu"; "Having a Good Time"), dies at 89 [1]
  • Feb 14 Charley Ferguson, American football tight end (AFL All-Star 1965; AFL C'ship 1964, 65; Buffalo Bills), dies at 83
  • Feb 14 Friedrich Cerha, Austrian composer (Baal) and conductor (Ensemble Die Reihe), dies at 96
  • Feb 14 Greg McMackin, American football coach (Oregon Institute of Technology 1986-89; University of Hawaii 2008-11), dies at 77
  • Feb 14 Jerry Jarrett, American pro wrestling promoter (founder Continental Wrestling Association, US Wrestling Association, NWA:TNA), dies of cancer at 80
  • Feb 14 John M. Veitch, American thoroughbred horse trainer (Breeders' Cup Classic 1985 [Proud Truth]; Alydar; National Museum of Racing HOF), dies at 77
  • Feb 15 Paul Berg, American biochemist (development of recombinant DNA techniques, Nobel Chemistry 1980), dies at 96

Raquel Welch (1940-2023)

Feb 15 American stage and screen (Myra Breckenridge; One Million Years B.C.; 100 Rifles), and nightclub singer, dies at 82 [1] [2]

Raquel Welch
  • Feb 16 Chuck Jackson, American pop and R&B singer ("Any Day Now"; "I Don't Want to Cry"; "I Keep Forgettin'"), dies at 85
  • Feb 16 Tim McCarver, American baseball catcher (World Series 1964, 67; MLB All-Star 1966, 67 St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (NY Mets, ABC, CBS, FOX), dies of heart failure at 81 [1]
  • Feb 17 (Harry Gilbert) Gil Trythall, American pianist, contemporary classical and electronic music composer (The Pastimes of Lord Chaitanya), and educator, dies at 92
  • Feb 17 John Holdsworth, English rugby league referee (2 x Challenge Cup Finals; record 6 x Premiership Finals; first World Club Challenge 1987: Wigan beat Manly 8-2), dies at 76
  • Feb 17 Stella Stevens [Estella Eggleston], American actress (Girls! Girls! Girls!; The Nutty Professor; Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 84 [1]
  • Feb 18 Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı, Turkish soccer manager (4xTurkish Super League; 3xTurkish Cup Trabzonspor) and midfielder (3 caps; İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor), dies at 87
  • Feb 18 Barbara Bosson, American actress (Hill Street Blues - "Fay Furillo"; Hooperman; Murder One), dies at 83
  • Feb 18 George T. Miller, Scottish-Australian film and television director (The Man from Snowy River; Zeus and Roxanne), dies at 79
  • Feb 18 Ilario Castagner, Italian soccer manager (Perugia, Lazio, AC Milan, Internazionale, Ascoli) and striker (Perugia, AC Prato), dies at 82
  • Feb 18 James Broyhill, American politician (Sen-R-NC, 1963-1986), dies at 95
  • Feb 18 Petar Zhekov, Bulgarian soccer forward (44 caps; Beroe Stara Zagora, CSKA Sofia), dies at 78
  • Feb 18 Peter Wolfenden, New Zealand harness racing driver/trainer (NZ drivers' premiership x 14; Inter Dominion Pacing C' ship x 2; NZ Trotting Cup x 4; Australasian Drivers C'ship x 2), dies at 88
  • Feb 18 Tom Whitlock, American Academy Award-winning lyricist songwriter (“Take My Breath Away”, “Danger Zone”), dies at 68
  • Feb 19 Dickie Davies, English TV presenter (ITV's World of Sport), dies at 93 [1]
  • Feb 19 Greg Foster, American athlete (3 x World C'ship gold 110m hurdles; Olympic silver 1984), dies from amyloidosis at 64
  • Feb 19 Jansen Panettiere, American actor (How High 2), dies of aortic valve complications due to cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) at 28

Richard Belzer (1944-2023)

Feb 19 American comedian, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street; Law & Order: SVU - both shows "Det. John Munch") and author (How To Be A Stand-Up; UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Believe), dies at 78 [1]

Richard Belzer
  • Feb 20 Ken Warby, Australian motorboat racer (water speed record 275.97 knots [511.10 km/h; 317.58 mph 1978]), dies at 83
  • Feb 21 Amancio Amaro, Spanish soccer outside right (42 caps; Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid), dies at 83
  • Feb 21 Nadja Tiller, Austrian actress (Ich suche Dich, Rosemary), and beauty queen (Miss Austria, 1949), dies at 93
  • Feb 22 Elaine Barkin (née Radoff), American composer, educator, music writer and editor (Perspectives of New Music, 1964-85), dies at 90
  • Feb 23 John Motson, British football broadcaster (10 x FIFA World Cups; 10 x UEFA European C'ships; 29 x FA Cup finals; BBC, Talksport), dies at 77
  • Feb 23 Tom Tierney, Irish rugby union scrum-half (8 Tests; Munster, Connacht, Leicester) and coach (Ireland women), dies at 46
  • Feb 24 Bernard Ingham, British journalist and press secretary for UK PM Margaret Thatcher, dies at 90 [1]
  • Feb 24 Jack Sheedy, Australian Football HOF rover (WA 22 games; East Fremantle, East Perth) and coach (WA 10 games; East Fremantle, East Perth), dies at 96
  • Feb 24 Maurizio Costanzo, Italian television journalist (Maurizio Costanzo Show), dies at 84
  • Feb 25 Fred Miller, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1970 Baltimore Colts; Pro Bowl 1967, 68, 69), dies at 82
  • Feb 25 Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director and writer (voice of "Babar the Elephant"), dies at 92
  • Feb 25 Syd Fischer, Australian yachtsman (Fastnet Race 1971, World C'hip One Ton Cup 1971, Round State Race Hawaii 1980; 2 x Sydney-Hobart Line honours), dies at 95
  • Feb 26 Alberto Mario González, Argentine soccer forward (19 caps; Unión Española Santiago, CA Boca Juniors, Atlanta Buenos Aires), dies at 81
  • Feb 26 Betty Boothroyd, English politician (1st female Speaker of the UK House of Commons 1992-2000), dies at 93 [1]
  • Feb 26 Bob Richards, American athlete (Olympic gold pole vault 1952, 56; bronze 1948), dies at 97
  • Feb 26 Fred Shabel, American basketball coach (Connecticut Huskies 1963-67) and executive (AD University of Pennsylvania 1967-75; Comcast Spectacor), dies at 90
  • Feb 26 Terry Holland, American college basketball coach (Davidson, Virginia) and athletics administrator (Davidson, Virginia, East Carolina), dies at 80
  • Feb 26 Tom Pendry, British politician (Labour) and member of the House of Lords (2001-23), dies at 88
  • Feb 26 Tony O'Donoghue, Irish sports broadcaster (Raidió Teilifís Éireann - RTÉ), dies at 86
  • Feb 26 Ziya Şengül, Turkish soccer defender (20 caps; Fenerbahçe SK, PTT Ankara), dies from organ failure at 82
  • Feb 27 Ricou Browning, American film stuntman (Creature from the Black Lagoon), stunt co-ordinator (Thunderball), director, and producer (Flipper), dies at 93 [1]
  • Feb 28 Brian O'Brien, Irish rugby union centre (3 Tests; Munster RFC) and selector (Ireland, British & Irish Lions), dies at 83
  • Feb 28 Grant Turner, New Zealand soccer midfielder (42 caps; SC Stop Out, Gisborne City AFC), dies from cancer at 64


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