The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2022 within the period July–December. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
July
July 1 Richard Taruskin, 77, musicologist (Oxford History of Western Music) (b. 1945) July 2 Ed Hindson, 77, televangelist and academic (Liberty University) (b. 1944) Ryan Leone, 36, novelist and prison reform activist (b. 1985) Jim Van Pelt, 86, football player (Michigan Wolverines, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1935) Jeffrey Plale, 54, politician, Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner (2011–2016), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1996–2003) and Senate (2003–2011) (b. 1968) Spider Webb, 78, tattoo artist (b. 1944) John Watson, 73, football player (San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1949) July 3 Clifford Alexander Jr., 88, lawyer, Secretary of the Army (1977–1981) (b. 1933) Joseph Banowetz, 87, classical pianist and pedagogue (b. 1934) Robert Curl, 88, chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1996) (b. 1933) Bradford C. Freeman, 97, World War II veteran, last surviving member of Easy Company (b. 1924) Robb Hanrahan, 60, journalist (WHP-TV) (b. 1962) Charles Wesley Turnbull, 87, politician, governor of the United States Virgin Islands (1999–2007) (b. 1935) July 4 Richard J. Bernstein, 90, philosopher (b. 1932) Bailey Doogan, 80, painter (b. 1941) Hank Goldberg, 82, sports journalist (WQAM, ESPN) (b. 1940) Mac McLendon, 76, golfer (PGA Tour) (b. 1945) Ronald Moon, 81, judge, associate Justice (1990–1993) and Chief Justice (1993–2010) of the Supreme Court of Hawaii (b. 1940) July 5 Lenny Von Dohlen, 63, actor (Twin Peaks, Electric Dreams, Home Alone 3) (b. 1958) July 6 James Caan, 82, actor (The Godfather, Misery, Elf) (b. 1940) Lynn Dean, 98, politician, member of the Louisiana State Senate (1996–2004) (b. 1923) Dale Douglass, 86, golfer (PGA Tour) (b. 1936) Lonnie Hunt, 85, entrepreneur (Hunt Brothers Pizza) (b. 1936) Royce W. Murray, 85, chemist (b. 1937) Ira Valentine, 59, football player (Houston Oilers) (b. 1963) July 7 Mike Brito, 87, Cuban-born baseball scout (Los Angeles Dodgers) (b. 1934) George Elder, 101, baseball player (St. Louis Browns) (b. 1921) Don Graham, 87, music promoter (b. 1934) Robert Halbritter, 92, judge and politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1966–1971) (b. 1930) R. C. Harvey, 85, cartoonist and comics historian (b. 1937) Adam Wade, 87, singer ("The Writing on the Wall") and television host (Musical Chairs) (b. 1935) Jimmy Williams, 43, football player (San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks) (b. 1979) July 8 Hugh Evans, 81, Hall of Fame basketball referee (NBA) (b. 1941) Gregory Itzin, 74, actor (24, Star Trek) (b. 1948) Bob Parsons, 72, football player (Chicago Bears) (b. 1950) Tony Sirico, 79, actor (The Sopranos) (b. 1942) Larry Storch, 99, actor (F Troop) and comedian (b. 1923) July 9 Tommy Jacobs, 87, golfer (b. 1935) L. Q. Jones, 94, actor (The Wild Bunch, Hang 'Em High) and film director (A Boy and His Dog) (b. 1927) Matt King, 37, visual artist, co-founder of Meow Wolf (b. 1984) Ann Shulgin, 91, New Zealand-born writer (PiHKAL, TiHKAL) (b. 1931) July 10 Gil Burford, 98, ice hockey player (Michigan Wolverines) (b. 1924) Warren Kitzmiller, 79, politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2001–2014) (b. 1943) (death announced on this date) Gerald McEntee, 87, trade unionist, president of AFSCME (1981–2012) (b. 1935) Nelson Pinder, 89, civil rights activist (b. 1932) July 11 David Dalton, 80, British-born author and editor (Rolling Stone) (b. 1942) Jimmie Lou Fisher, 80, politician, treasurer of Arkansas (1981–2003). Gary Moeller, 81, college football coach (Illinois, Michigan, Detroit Lions) (b. 1941) Ducky Schofield, 87, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants) (b. 1935) Bernard Toone, 65, basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, Latte Matese Caserta, Gaiteros del Zulia) (b. 1956) July 12 Philip Lieberman, 87, cognitive scientist (b. 1934) July 13 Rashard Anderson, 45, football player (Carolina Panthers) (b. 1977) Kerry J. Donley, 66, politician, mayor of Alexandria, Virginia (1996–2003) (b. 1956) Bobby East, 37, racing driver (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series) (b.1984) Mark Fleischman, 82, businessman (Studio 54) (b. 1940) John Froines, 83, chemist and civil rights activist (Chicago Seven) (b. 1939) Michael James Jackson, 65, music producer (Kiss, L.A. Guns) (b. 1956) James M. McCoy, 91, United States Air Force Non-commissioned officer, and 6th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (1979–1981) (b. 1930) Spencer Webb, 22, college football player (Oregon Ducks) (b. 2000) July 14 William "Poogie" Hart, 77, singer (The Delfonics) and songwriter ("La-La (Means I Love You)") (b. 1945) Jak Knight, 28, comedian, television writer and actor (Big Mouth, Bust Down, Black-ish) (b. 1993) Ivana Trump, 73, Czech-born businesswoman, media personality, and model (b. 1949) Albert Vann, 87, politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1975–2001) and New York City Council (2002–2013) (b. 1934) Carleton Varney, 85, interior designer (b. 1937) July 15 Howard N. Watson, 93, watercolor painter (b. 1929) July 16 Hobie Billingsley, 94, Hall of Fame diving coach (Indiana Hoosiers) (b. 1937) Patrick Michaels, 72, climatologist (b. 1950) Mark Nye, 76, politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2014–2016) and Senate (since 2016) (b. 1945) Idris Phillips, 64, musician and composer (b. 1958) Mickey Rooney Jr., 77, actor (Hot Rods to Hell, Honeysuckle Rose) (b. 1945) Gerald Shargel, 77, attorney (b. 1944) July 17 Eric Flint, 75, author (1632) and editor (b. 1947) July 18 Rebecca Balding, 73, actress (Soap, Charmed, Makin' It) (b. 1948) Vincent DeRosa, 101, musician (hornist) (b. 1920) Claes Oldenburg, 93, Swedish-born sculptor (b. 1929) July 19 Michael Henderson, 71, bass guitarist (Miles Davis) and vocalist (b. 1950) Charles Johnson, 50, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots) (b. 1972) July 20 Bill Burbach, 74, baseball player (New York Yankees) (b. 1947) Rex Crawford, 90, American-born Canadian politician, MP (1988–1997) (b. 1932) Stephen G. Olmstead, 92, United States Marine Corps lieutenant general (b. 1929) July 21 Taurean Blacque, 82, actor (Hill Street Blues, Oliver & Company, Savannah) (b. 1940) Shlomo Carlebach, 96, German-born Haredi rabbi and scholar (b. 1925) Johnny Egan, 83, basketball player and coach (b. 1939) Jim Lynch, 76, Hall of Fame football player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Kansas City Chiefs), Super Bowl champion (1970) (b. 1945) July 22 Emilie Benes Brzezinski, 90, Swiss-born sculptor, widow of Zbigniew Brzezinski (b. 1932) Dwight Smith, 58, baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves), World Series champion (1995) (b. 1963) July 23 Ronald S. Dancer, 73, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (since 2002) (b. 1949) Robert Dutton, 71, politician, member of the California State Assembly (2002–2004) and Senate (2004–2012) (b. 1950) Diane Hegarty, 80, satanist, co-founder of the Church of Satan (b. 1942) Aaron Latham, 78, journalist and screenwriter (Urban Cowboy, Perfect, The Program) (b. 1943) Bob Rafelson, 89, film director (Five Easy Pieces, The Postman Always Rings Twice) and television producer (The Monkees) (b. 1933) July 24 Steve Beaird, 70, American-born Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1952) Tim Giago, 88, journalist (Indian Country Today, Rapid City Journal) and founder of the Native American Journalists Association (b. 1934) Michael R. Long, 82, politician, member of the New York City Council (1981–1983) and chairman of the Conservative Party of New York State (1988–2019) (b. 1940) Len Oliver, 88, soccer player (Uhrik Truckers, Ludlow Lusitano, Baltimore Pompei) (b. 1933–1934) Win Remmerswaal, 68, Dutch-born baseball player (Boston Red Sox) (b. 1954) McKinley Washington Jr., 85, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1975–1990) and Senate (1990–2000) (b. 1936) July 25 Jennifer Bartlett, 81, visual artist (b. 1941) Tom Poberezny, 75, aerobatic pilot (b. 1946) Paul Sorvino, 83, actor (Goodfellas, That Championship Season) (b. 1939) July 26 Paul Garon, 80, writer and blues historian (b. 1942) July 27 Mary Alice, 85, actress (Fences, A Different World, The Matrix Revolutions), Tony winner (1987) (b. 1936) Luis Morgan Casey, 87, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of La Paz (1983–1988) and apostolic vicar of Pando (1988–2013) (b. 1935) Tony Dow, 77, actor (Leave It to Beaver, The New Leave It to Beaver) and television director (Babylon 5, Coach) (b. 1945) JayDaYoungan, 24, rapper (b. 1998) Larry Josephson, 83, radio host (WBAI), programmer, and engineer (b. 1939) Burt Metcalfe, 87, Canadian-born actor (Father of the Bride, Gidget) and television producer (M*A*S*H) (b. 1935) Joseph F. Murphy Jr., 78, Judge (1993–1996) and Chief Judge (1996–2007) of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals (2007–2011) (b. 1944) Ron Sider, 82, Canadian-born theologian and social activist (b. 1939) July 28 Wayne Hawkins, 84, football player (Oakland Raiders) (b. 1938) William White, 56, football player (Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons) July 29 Julian Nava, 95, educator and diplomat, Ambassador to Mexico (1980–1981) (b. 1927) Tom Richmond, 72, cinematographer (Stand and Deliver, Slums of Beverly Hills, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist) (b. 1950) Jim Sohns, 75, singer (The Shadows of Knight) (b. 1946) July 30 Pat Carroll, 95, actress (The Little Mermaid, Freedom Writers, The Danny Thomas Show) and comedian (b. 1927) Nichelle Nichols, 89, actress (Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Truck Turner) (b. 1932) Raymond Raposa, 41, singer-songwriter (Castanets) (b. 1981) July 31 Joseph A. Doorley Jr., 91, politician, mayor of Providence, Rhode Island (1965–1975) (b. 1930) Mo Ostin, 95, Hall of Fame record executive (Warner Records, Reprise Records, Verve Records) (b. 1927) Bill Russell, 88, basketball player and coach (Boston Celtics) (b. 1934)
August
August 1 Jack Bowman, 90, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1967–1976) (b. 1932) Tom Cornell, 88, peace activist and newspaper editor (Catholic Worker) (b. 1934) C.C. (Doc) Dockery, 89, businessman and author (b. 1933) Paul Eenhoorn, 73, Australian-born actor (This Is Martin Bonner, Land Ho!, Viper Club) (b. 1948) Joseph Mondello, 84, politician and diplomat, ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago (2018–2021) (b. 1938) Gary Schroen, 80, intelligence officer (CIA) (b. 1941) Elaine Schuster, 90, philanthropist and diplomat (b. 1932) Robert E. Simanek, 92, marine and Medal of Honor recipient (1953) (b. 1930) Lars Tate, 56, football player (Georgia Bulldogs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears) (b. 1966) August 2 Buddy Arrington, 84, racing driver (b. 1938) Melissa Bank, 61, writer (The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing) (b. 1960) David Bawden, 62, conclavist, claimant to the papacy (since 1990) (b. 1959) Jimmy Burson, 81, football player (St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons) (b. 1940) Vin Scully, 94, Hall of Fame sportscaster (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers) (b. 1927) August 3 Stuart Briscoe, 91, English-born evangelical author (b. 1930) Raymond Damadian, 86 physician and inventor (b. 1936) Jack Deloplaine, 68, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears) (b. 1954) Jan Longone, 89, food historian and writer (b. 1933) Paul X. Rinn, 75, naval captain (b. 1946)