Remembering The Celebrities Who Passed Away In 2025

As 2025 comes to an end, the world is looking back at the influential figures who shaped music, film, sport, fashion, science, and global culture and who sadly passed away…

As 2025 comes to an end, the world is looking back at the influential figures who shaped music, film, sport, fashion, science, and global culture and who sadly passed away this year.

From legendary entertainers to cultural icons and groundbreaking thinkers, their impact continues to live on through the work they left behind.

Here are some of the well known names the world said goodbye to in 2025:

Diogo Jota

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota died in a car crash in the Spanish province of Zamora after the Lamborghini he was travelling in suffered a tyre blowout while overtaking another vehicle and caught fire. His brother, 25-year-old professional footballer Andre Silva, also died in the accident.

Charlie Kirk

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University, where a single round was fired from a nearby building while he was taking questions from students.

Ozzy Osbourne

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died at the age of 76, just weeks after performing a farewell concert in his hometown of Birmingham. The Black Sabbath frontman and pioneering force of heavy metal passed away surrounded by family, marking the end of an era for one of the most influential figures in modern music history.

Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, passed away at age 71 after suffering an acute myocardial infarction. Reports confirmed he had long faced health complications, including atrial fibrillation and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, before his death.

Michelle Trachtenberg

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg died at age 39 from natural causes related to diabetes, according to the New York City medical examiner. She was found unresponsive in her New York apartment in February, with toxicology tests later confirming the cause of death.

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman, 95, died from severe cardiovascular disease and advanced Alzheimer’s, with autopsy findings showing multiple past heart attacks and significant age-related health complications. His wife, Betsy Arakawa, had died about a week earlier from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare rodent-borne illness, and it is believed Hackman may not have realised she had passed away due to his dementia.

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton passed away at age 79 after developing pneumonia, a condition that ultimately led to her death on 11th October. The Oscar-winning actress, known for her iconic roles across decades of cinema, had been a long-time advocate for animal welfare and support for unhoused communities.

David Lynch

David Lynch passed away at 78 after a period of declining health linked to emphysema, a condition he had spoken openly about in recent months. His breathing difficulties reportedly worsened following an evacuation from his Los Angeles home during the wildfires.

Ace Frehley

Diane Keaton passed away at age 79 after developing pneumonia, a condition that ultimately led to her death on 11th October. The Oscar-winning actress, known for her iconic roles across decades of cinema, had been a long-time advocate for animal welfare and support for unhoused communities.

Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall died at 91 of natural causes while in California for a speaking tour, marking the end of a pioneering life that transformed primatology through her groundbreaking chimpanzee research and decades of environmental advocacy.

Giorgio Armani

Diane Keaton passed away at age 79 after developing pneumonia, a condition that ultimately led to her death on 11th October. The Oscar-winning actress, known for her iconic roles across decades of cinema, had been a long-time advocate for animal welfare and support for unhoused communities.

Pope Francis

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, 21st April 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. His passing marked the end of a historic papacy defined by reform, social justice advocacy and a global focus on compassion and inclusion.

Vince Zampella

Vince Zampella, co creator of the Call of Duty video game series and co founder of Respawn Entertainment, died on 21st December aged 55 following a car crash in California.

Rob Reiner 

Film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Brentwood home in Los Angeles on 14th December. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said both died from multiple sharp force injuries and ruled the deaths a homicide.

Val Kilmer 

Val Kilmer, the acclaimed actor known for roles including Iceman in Top Gun, Batman in Batman Forever and Jim Morrison in The Doors died in Los Angeles aged 65 following pneumonia, after previously recovering from throat cancer.

James Ransone

James Ransone, the US actor best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire, died aged 46, with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office listing his death as suicide.

Chris Rea 

Chris Rea, the British singer-songwriter behind the beloved Christmas hit Driving Home for Christmas died at the age of 74 after a short illness only a few days before Christmas.

Though they may be gone, the legacies of these remarkable figures will continue to inspire generations to come.

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