- Jan 1 Art McNally, American Pro Football HOF referee and executive (NFL Head of Officiating, 1968-91), dies at 97
- Jan 1 Frank McGarvey, Scottish soccer forward (7 caps; Celtic, St Mirren) and manager (Queen of the South FC), dies from pancreatic cancer at 66
- Jan 2 Cliff Gustafson, American College Baseball HOF coach (College World Series 1975, 83; Collegiate Coach of the Year 1983; University of Texas, Austin), dies at 91
- Jan 2 Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests; 62 wickets; Otago CA), dies at 90
- Jan 2 Fred White, American drummer (Earth Wind & Fire, 1974-84 - "Shining Star"; "September"), dies at 67
- Jan 2 Ken Block, American rally driver (Hoonigan Racing Division) and co-founder of DC Shoes, dies in a snowmobile accident at 55
- Jan 3 Walter Cunningham, American astronaut (Apollo 7), dies at 90 from complications after a fall
- Jan 4 (Elwood) "Bud" Hillis, American politician (Rep-R-IN, 1971-87), dies at 96
- Jan 4 Arthur Duncan, American tap dancer (The Lawrence Welk Show, 1964-82), dies at 97
- Jan 4 Fay Weldon [Franklin Birkinshaw], British feminist, novelist (Praxis; The Lives and Loves of a She-Devil), playwright, and screenwriter, dies at 91 [1]
- Jan 4 Hans Rebele, German soccer striker (2 caps; 1860 Munich, FC Wacker Innsbruck), dies at 79
- Jan 4 Rosi Mittermaier, German alpine skier (Olympic gold downhill/slalom 1976), dies at 72
- Jan 5 Ernesto Castano, Italian soccer defender (7 caps; Juventus 265 games), dies at 83
- Jan 5 Gordy Harmon, American R&B singer (The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"; "Rock Steady"), dies at 79
- Jan 5 Nate Colbert, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1971, 72, 73; San Diego Padres, Houston Astros), dies at 76
- Jan 6 Bill Campbell, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, AL saves leader 1977; AL Rolaids Relief Man Award 1976, 77; Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox), dies from cancer at 74
- Jan 6 Dick Savitt, American tennis player (Wimbledon, Australian C'ships 1951), dies at 95
- Jan 6 Gianluca Vialli, Italian soccer striker (59 caps; Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus, Chelsea), manager (Chelsea, Watford) and broadcaster (Sky Italia), dies from pancreatic cancer at 58
- Jan 6 Steve James, American guitarist, songwriter, and luthier, dies from a glioblastoma brain tumor at 72
- Jan 7 Adam Rich, American actor (Eight is Enough - "Nicholas"; Code Red; Gun Shy), dies at 54
- Jan 7 Ken Scotland, Scottish rugby union full-back (27 Tests Scotland, 5 British & Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers RUFC, London Scottish FC), dies from cancer at 86
- Jan 7 Modeste M'bami, Cameroonian soccer midfielder (37 caps; CS Sedan, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille; Olympic gold 2000), dies from a heart attack at 40
- Jan 7 Rob Heming, Australian rugby union lock (21 Tests; NSW, Manly RUFC), dies at 90
- Jan 8 Bernard Kalb, American journalist, moderator, lecturer and author, one of the most respected broadcast journalists of his time (CBS News, New York Times), dies at 100 [1] [2]
- Jan 8 Roberto Dinamite, Brazilian soccer forward (38 caps; CR Vasco da Gama 753 games, 475 goals), dies of intestinal cancer at 68
- Jan 8 Siegfried Kurz, German conductor (Staatsschauspiel Dresden, 1949-60; Staatsoper Dresden, 1960-84), and composer, dies at 92
- Jan 9 David Duckham, English rugby union outside back (36 Tests England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Coventry RFC), dies from a heart condition at 76
- Jan 9 Ferenc Mészáros, Hungarian soccer goalkeeper (29 caps; Vasas SC 252 games), dies at 72
- Jan 9 Karl Alexander Müller, Swiss superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987), dies at 95
- Jan 9 Max Chantal, French rugby league forward (27 Tests; US Villeneuve XIII), dies at 64
- Jan 9 Melinda Dillon, American actress (Close Encounters; Slap Shot; A Christmas Story), dies at 83
- Jan 9 Norma Whiteman. Australian cricket fast bowler (7 WTests, 22 wickets, BB 4/33; NSWCA), dies at 95
- Jan 9 Virginia Kraft Payson American sports journalist (Sports Illustrated) and thoroughbred owner & breeder, dies from Parkinson's disease at 92
- Jan 9 Yoriaki Matsudaira, Japanese composer and academic, dies of pneumonia at 91
- Jan 10 Bruce Murray, New Zealand cricket batsman (13 Tests, 5 x 50, HS 90; Wellington), dies at 82
- Jan 10 Gaudenzio Bernasconi, Italian soccer midfielder (6 caps; Sampdoria 334 games), dies at 90
- Jan 10 George Pell, Australian Catholic Cardinal and treasurer of the Vatican, convicted, and then acquitted, of child sex abuse, dies of complications after hip surgery at 81 [1]
Jeff Beck (1944-2023)
Jan 10 English Grammy Award-winning rock guitarist (Yardbirds, 1965-66; Jeff Beck Group, 1967-72), dies of bacterial meningitis at 78 [1] [2]
- Jan 10 Tyre Nichols, African American motorist, dies in hospital in Memphis of his injuries, three days after being beaten by police at a traffic stop, at 29 [1]
- Jan 11 (Mildred) "Carole" Cook, American stage and screen actress (The Lucy Show; The Incredible Mr. Limpet; Sixteen Candles), dies at of heart failure at 98
- Jan 11 Charles Kimbrough, American stage and screen actor (Murphy Brown - "Jim"; Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame), dies at 86
- Jan 11 Charles White, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1979, USC; Pro Bowl 1987, Cleveland Browns, LA Rams), dies at 64
- Jan 11 Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese pop-rock drummer and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra), dies from complications of a brain tumor at 70
- Jan 12 Frene Ginwala, South African politician and ANC activist (1st post-apartheid Speaker of the National Assembly), dies at 90 [1]
- Jan 12 Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1983-84), dies from cancer at 67
Lisa Marie Presley (1968-2023)
Jan 12 American singer-songwriter ("Lights Out"), and daughter of Elvis, dies of cardiac arrest predicated by a small bowel obstruction at 54 [1]
- Jan 12 Paul Johnson, English journalist, author and historian, dies at 94
- Jan 12 Robin "Robbie" Bachman, Canadian drummer (Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"; "Takin' Care Of Business"), dies at 69 [1]
- Jan 13 Klas Lestander, Swedish biathlete (Olympic gold 20k 1960), dies at 91
- Jan 13 Robbie Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil, son of Evel, dies of pancreatic cancer at 60
- Jan 14 Carl Hahn, German automotive executive (CEO of Volkswagen Group), dies at 96
- Jan 15 Shaye Al-Nafisah, Saudi Arabian soccer forward (32 caps; Al-Kawkab FC), dies at 60
- Jan 16 Arthur Ravenel Jr, American businessman and politician (Rep-R-South Carolina 1987-95), dies at 95
- Jan 16 Bjarne Hansen, Norwegian soccer centre-back (3 caps; Vålerenga FC), dies at 93
- Jan 16 Frank Thomas, American baseball outfielder (3 x MLB All-Star; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 93
- Jan 16 Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida, Italian actress (Trapeze; Falcon Crest), photojournalist, and sculptor, dies at 95 [1]
- Jan 16 Pierre Danos, French rugby union halfback (17 Tests; RC Toulon, AS Béziers), dies at 93
- Jan 16 Vladislovas Česiūnas, Lithuanian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold USSR C-2 1000 1972; 4 x World C'ship gold), dies at 82
- Jan 17 Chris Ford, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 1971 Detroit Pistons; Boston Celtics) and coach (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, LA Clippers), dies from a heart attack at 74
- Jan 17 Jean-Claude Marty, French rugby league winger (13 Tests; FC Lézignan XIII, Racing Club Albi XIII), dies at 79
- Jan 17 Lucile Randon, French supercentenarian known as Sister André and the world's oldest verified living person, dies in her sleep aged 118 years and 340 days
- Jan 17 Renée Geyer, Australian singer ("It's A Man's Man's World"; "Stares and Whispers"), dies at 69 [1]
- Jan 18 David Crosby, American rock singer-songwriter (The Byrds, 1964-67 - "Eight Miles High"; Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Guinnevere"; "Wooden Ships"), dies at 81 [1]
- Jan 18 Henry Caicedo, Colombian soccer centre-back (11 caps; Deportivo Cali FC), dies from a stroke at 71
- Jan 19 David Sutherland, Scottish cartoonist (Beano - Bash Street Kids, Dennis the Menace), dies at 89 [1]
- Jan 19 Norbert Sattler, Austrian slalom canoeist (World C'ship gold K-1 team 1971, K-1 1973; Olympic silver K-1 1972), dies at 71
- Jan 20 Gwen Knapp, American sports journalist (Philadelphia Inquirer, SF Examiner, SF Chronicle, New York Times), dies from lymphoma at 61
- Jan 20 Jerry "The Geator" Blavat, American disc jockey and music promoter, dies of complications from myasthenia gravis (a neuromuscular disease), at 82 [1]
- Jan 20 Sal Bando, American baseball third baseman (4 x MLB All-Star; World Series 1972, 73, 74 Oakland A's) and executive (GM Milwaukee Brewers 1991-99), dies of cancer at 78
- Jan 20 Stella Chiweshe, Zimbabwean musician and storyteller (Africa’s best-known female mbira player), dies at 76 [1]
- Jan 21 Bill Schonely, American sports broadcaster (Portland Trail Blazers 1970-98), dies at 93
- Jan 22 Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor, dies at 88
- Jan 23 Carol Sloane [Morvan], American jazz singer, dies from complications of a stroke at 85 [1]
- Jan 23 Fred Lindop, British rugby league referee (22 Tests; World Cup Final 1970; 5 x Challenge Cup Finals), dies at 84
- Jan 24 Duncan Pugh, Australian bobsledder (Olympics, 2010), and school teacher, dies of a brain aneurysm at 48
- Jan 24 Lance Kerwin, American actor (James at 15; Salem's Lot; Enemy Mine; Outbreak), dies at 62 [1]
- Jan 25 B. V. [Balkrishna] Doshi, Indian architect (Pritzker Prize 2- 018), dies at 95 [1]
- Jan 25 Cindy Williams, American actress (Laverne & Shirley - "Shirley; American Graffiti), dies at 75 [1]
- Jan 26 Billy Packer, American college basketball broadcaster (Raycom Sports, NBC, CBS), dies of kidney failure at 82
- Jan 26 Gary Peters, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1964, 67; AL Rookie of the Year 1963; AL wins leader 1964; Chicago WS, Boston Red Sox), dies at 85
- Jan 26 Irvine Shillingford, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 120; Combined Islands, Windward Islands), dies at 78
- Jan 26 Keith Thomson, New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests, 1 x 50; Canterbury) and field hockey centre-half (28 Tests; Canterbury), dies at 81
- Jan 27 Donald Trelford, English journalist and editor (Observer Newspaper 1975-93), dies at 85 [1]
- Jan 27 Floyd Sneed, Canadian rock drummer (Three Dog Night - "Joy To The World"; Ohio Players), dies at 80
- Jan 27 Sylvia Syms, English actress (Asylum, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine), dies at 89 [1]
- Jan 28 Carlo Tavecchio, Italian sports executive (President Italian Football Federation 2014-17), dies at 79
- Jan 28 Lisa Loring [DeCinces], American actress (The Addams Family - "Wednesday"; As the World Turns, 1980-83 - "Cricket"), dies following a stroke at 64 [1]
- Jan 28 Phil Coles, Australian sports administrator (International Olympic Committee 1982-2011; AOC 1973-2011), dies at 91
- Jan 28 Tom Verlaine [Miller], American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist (Television - "Marquee Moon"), dies at 73
- Jan 28 Viola Léger, American-Canadian stage and screen actress (La Sagouine), and politician (Canadian Senate, 2001-05), dies at 92
- Jan 29 Barrett Strong, American R&B vocalist ("Money (That's What I Want)"), piano player, and songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine"; "Just My Imagination";"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"; "War"), dies at 81 [1]
- Jan 29 Krister Kristensson, Swedish soccer defender (38 caps; Malmö FF, Trelleborgs FF) and manager (Trelleborgs FF, Lunds BK, Höllvikens GIF), dies at 80
- Jan 29 Kyle Smaine, American freestyle skier (World C'ship gold halfpipe 2015), dies in an avalanche at 31
- Jan 30 Bobby Beathard, American Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (GM Washington Redskins Super Bowl 1982, 87; San Diego Chargers), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 86
Bobby Hull (1939-2023)
Jan 30 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing (Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks; 3 x Art Ross Trophy; 2 x Hart Memorial Trophy; Winnipeg Jets), dies at 84
- Jan 30 Charly Loubet, French soccer striker (35 caps; AS Cannes, OGC Nice, Marseille), dies at 77
- Jan 30 Gerald Mortag, German track cyclist (3 x World C'ship gold GDR 4000m team pursuit 1977, 78, 79; Olympic silver 1980), dies at 64
- Jan 31 Charlie Thomas, American pop singer (The Drifters, 1958-67 - "Sweets For My Sweet"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), dies of liver cancer at 85
- Jan 31 David Durenberger, American politician, (US Sen-R-MN, 1978-95), dies of heart failure at 88
- Jan 31 Lou Campanelli, American basketball coach (James Madison University 1972-85; University of California, Berkeley 1986-93), dies at 84
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