Deaths in January 2023

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The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in January 2023. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Every entry must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

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January

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3

  • James D. Brubaker, 85, American movie producer (Rocky, The Right Stuff, Gia), problems caused by strokes.[25]
  • Walter Cunningham, 90, American astronaut (Apollo 7), problems caused by a fall.[26]
  • Elena Huelva, 20, Spanish influencer and writer, Ewing sarcoma.[27]
  • Ruslan Khasbulatov, 80, Russian economist and politician, chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1991–1993).[28]
  • Joseph Koo, 91, Hong Kong composer (A Terra-Cotta Warrior).[29]
  • Abdelsalam Majali, 97, Jordanian medical doctor and politician, prime minister (1993–1995, 1997–1998).[30]
  • Notis Mavroudis, 77, Greek guitarist and composer, fall.[31]
  • Pan Honghai, 80–81, Chinese oil painter.[32]
  • Silvio Parnis, 57, Maltese politician, MP (1998–2022), cancer.[33]
  • Robbie Pierce, 63, American off-road racing driver, scuba diving accident.[34]
  • Mitică Popescu, 86, Romanian actor (The Earth's Most Beloved Son, The Moromete Family, The Moment).[35]
  • Nicolás Redondo, 95, Spanish union leader and politician, secretary general of the UGT (1976–1994) and deputy (1977–1987).[36]
  • Nikos Skylakakis, 99, Greek basketball player (national team).[37]
  • Nate Thayer, 62, American journalist (Far Eastern Economic Review, Jane's Defence Weekly, Soldier of Fortune).[38]
  • Giorgio Tombesi, 96, Italian politician, deputy (1976–1983).[39]
  • Norbert Werbs, 82, German Roman Catholic prelate and theologian, auxiliary bishop of Schwerin (1981–1994) and Hamburg (1994–2015).[40]
  • Zhao Qiguo, 92, Chinese soil scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[41]
  • Zhou Lingzhao, 103, Chinese painter.[42]

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  • Russell Banks, 82, American novelist (Continental Drift, The Sweet Hereafter, Cloudsplitter), cancer.[81]
  • Frank Geleyn, 62, Belgian children's writer, neuroendocrine tumour.[82]
  • Joseph A. Hardy III, 100, American businessman, founder of 84 Lumber.[83]
  • William S. W. Lim, 90, Singaporean architect (Marine Parade Community Building, People's Park Complex, Golden Mile Complex).[84]
  • Yuri Manin, 85, Russian mathematician (Gauss–Manin connection).[85]
  • Zinaid Memišević, 72, Bosnian-Serbian actor (Bolji život).[86]
  • Modeste M'bami, 40, Cameroonian footballer (Sedan, Paris Saint-Germain, national team), Olympic champion (2000), heart attack.[87]
  • Adam Rich, 54, American actor (Eight Is Enough, Dungeons & Dragons, The Devil and Max Devlin).[88]
  • Ken Scotland, 86, Scottish rugby union player (Leicester Tigers, national team) and cricketer (national team), cancer.[89]
  • Tehemton Erach Udwadia, 88, Indian surgeon and gastroenterologist.[90]

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  • Sietse Bosgra, 87, Dutch political activist.[91]
  • Charles David Allis, 71, American molecular biologist.[92]
  • Gundars Bērziņš, 63, Latvian accountant and politician, minister of finance (2000–2002).[93]
  • Roberto Dinamite, 68, Brazilian footballer (Vasco da Gama, national team) and politician, deputy (1995–2015), colon cancer.[94]
  • Patrick Grimlund, 50, Swedish television presenter, car crash.[95]
  • Bernard Kalb, 100, American journalist (Reliable Sources, The New York Times), assistant secretary of state for public affairs (1985–1986), problems caused by a fall.[96]
  • Slim Newton, 90, Australian country music singer-songwriter (The Redback on the Toilet Seat).[97]
  • Aleksey Slapovsky, 65, Russian novelist, playwright and screenwriter, pneumonia.[98]
  • Keshari Nath Tripathi, 88, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1977–1980, 1989–2007), governor of West Bengal (2014–2019) and twice of Bihar.[99]
  • Wu Tao, 82, Chinese diplomat, ambassador to Portugal (1992–1994), Russia (1998–2001) and Australia (2001–2003), COVID-19.[100]

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  • Shimon Baadani, 94, Israeli Orthodox rabbi, pneumonia.[125]
  • Hamza Berkaoui, 36, Algerian sports journalist.[126]
  • Peter Campbell, 62, American water polo player, twice Olympic silver medalist (1984, 1988).[127]
  • Carole Cook, 98, American actress (The Lucy Show, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Sixteen Candles), heart failure.[128]
  • Harriet Hall, 77, American air force flight surgeon.[129]
  • Hussein el-Husseini, 85, Lebanese politician, speaker of the parliament (1984–1992).[130]
  • Doming Lam, 96, Macanese-born Hong Kong classical composer.[131]
  • Antonio Muratore, 95, Italian politician, senator (1983–1994).[132]
  • Pavlo Naumenko, 57, Ukrainian aerospace engineer.[133]
  • Eli Ostreicher, 59, British-born American serial entrepreneur, motorcycle accident.[134]
  • Tatjana Patitz, 56, German model and actress (Rising Sun), breast cancer.[135]
  • Murtaza Rakhimov, 88, Russian politician, president of Bashkortostan (1993–2010).[136]
  • Yukihiro Takahashi, 70, Japanese drummer and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, METAFIVE), aspiration pneumonia.[137]

12

  • Robbie Bachman, 69, Canadian hard rock drummer (Bachman–Turner Overdrive).[138]
  • Gerrie Coetzee, 67, South African boxer, WBA heavyweight champion (1983–1984), cancer.[139]
  • Henri De Wolf, 86, Belgian racing cyclist.[140]
  • Joris Duytschaever, 78, Belgian academic, professor at the University Institution Antwerp.[141] (death announced on this date)
  • Frene Ginwala, 90, South African politician and academic administrator, speaker of the National Assembly (1994–2004), chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (2005–2007), complications from a stroke.[142]
  • Paul Johnson, 94, British journalist and historian (Modern Times: A History of the World from the 1920s to the 1980s, A History of the American People, A History of Christianity).[143]
  • Otohiko Kaga, 93, Japanese author.[144]
  • Ronald de Jong, 60, Dutch drugs trafficker.[145]
  • Valentyna Lutayeva, 66, Ukrainian handball player, Olympic champion (1980).[146]
  • Lisa Marie Presley, 54, American singer-songwriter ("Lights Out", "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"), cardiac arrest.[147]
  • Lee Tinsley, 53, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies).[148]
  • Bobby Wood, 87, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1976–2004).[149]
  • Sharad Yadav, 75, Indian politician, MP (1974–1980, 1986–2017), minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution (2002–2004).[150]

13

  • Sir Alan Budd, 85, British economist, chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (2010), heart attack.[151]
  • Ray Cordeiro, 98, Hong Kong disc jockey (RTHK Radio 3) and actor (Games Gamblers Play, Security Unlimited).[152]
  • Robbie Knievel, 60, American daredevil and stuntman, pancreatic cancer.[153]
  • Klas Lestander, 91, Swedish biathlete, Olympic champion (1960).[154]
  • Piet van Putten, 81, Dutch-born Belgian actor.[155]
  • Claudio Willer, 82, Brazilian poet and translator, bladder cancer.[156]

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  • Jay Briscoe, 38, American professional wrestler (ROH, CZW, NJPW), car accident.[193]
  • Teodor Corban, 65, Romanian actor (12:08 East of Bucharest, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Tales from the Golden Age).[194]
  • Leon Dubinsky, 81, Canadian actor (Life Classes, Pit Pony), theatre director and composer ("Rise Again").[195]
  • Renée Geyer, 69, Australian singer ("Say I Love You", "Heading in the Right Direction", "Stares and Whispers"), complications from hip surgery.[196]
  • Badara Joof, 65, Gambian politician, vice-president (since 2022).[197]
  • Gino Landi, 89, Italian choreographer and television and theatre director.[198]
  • Arjan Paans, 53, Dutch journalist, cancer.[199]
  • Lucile Randon, 118, French supercentenarian, world's oldest living person (since 2022).[200]
  • Cornelius Rogge, 90, Dutch sculptor and installation artist.[201]
  • Vladimir Rusalov, 83, Russian psychologist and anthropologist.[202]
  • Paul Soulikias, 96, Greek-Canadian painter, pneumonia.[203]
  • Stanislav Tereba, 85, Czech photojournalist.[204]
  • Nicola Zamboni, 79, Italian sculptor.[205]

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  • Joseph Agassi, 95, Israeli philosopher and author (The Continuing Revolution).[230]

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  • Titewhai Harawira, 90, New Zealand Māori activist.[232]

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  • Gérard Caillaud [fr], 76, French actor (The Accuser, L'argent des autres, The Dogs) and stage director.[236]
  • V.R. Das, 73, Indian film producer (Mizhikal Sakshi).[237]
  • Hussain Rabi Gandhi, 74, Indian writer and political activist.[238]
  • Xavier Rubert de Ventós [es], 83, Spanish politician, philosopher and writer, deputy (1982–1986) and MEP (1986–1994).[239]
  • Carlo Tavecchio, 79, Italian football executive, president of the FIGC (2014–2017), lung disease.[240]

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  • Charlie Thomas, 85, American singer (The Drifters), liver cancer.[243] (death announced on this date)
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