The following notable deaths of British people occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, citizenship at birth, nationality (in addition to British), or/and home nation, what subject was noted for, birth year, cause of death (if known), and reference.
January
1 January David Lodge, 89, British author (Changing Places, Small World: An Academic Romance, The Picturegoers). Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, 96, British politician, minister of state for consumer affairs (1979–1982), MP (1970–1987), and member of the House of Lords (1989–2019). 2 January – Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof). 4 January – Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson, 76, Welsh politician and peer, acting Deputy First Minister of Wales (2001–2002) and member of the House of Lords (since 2011). 5 January Geoffrey Tattersall, 77, British jurist and Anglican priest. The Vivienne, 32, drag performer (RuPaul's Drag Race UK, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Dancing on Ice). 6 January John Douglas, 90, Scottish rugby union player (Barbarian, British & Irish Lions, national team). (death announced on this date) Meirion Roberts, 90, Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff, national team). 7 January Barbara Clegg, 98, British actress (Emergency Ward 10) and scriptwriter (Doctor Who, Coronation Street). Brian Dunsby, 84, British entrepreneur. (death announced on this date) 8 January Geraint H. Jenkins, 78, historian. (death reported on this date) Charles Kay, 94, English actor (Amadeus, Henry V, The Importance of Being Earnest). Brian Usher, 80, English footballer (Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers). 9 January – Laurie Holloway, 86, English pianist, musical director and composer. 10 January Christopher Benjamin, 90, English actor (Doctor Who, Judge John Deed, The Plague Dogs). Colin Carter, 76, British musician (Flash). Thelma Hopkins, 88, Northern Irish high jumper, Olympic silver medallist (1956). 11 January – Bobby Kennedy, 87, Scottish football player (Manchester City, Kilmarnock) and manager (Grimsby Town). 12 January – Peter Brown, 83, Scottish rugby union player (Glasgow, national team). 13 January Tony Book, 90, English football player (Bath City, Manchester City) and manager (Manchester City). Elgar Howarth, 89, English conductor, composer and trumpeter. 14 January John Blakemore, 88, English photographer. Tony Slattery, 65, British actor (The Crying Game, Peter's Friends), comedian and television personality (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), heart attack. 15 January Paul Danan, 46, English actor (Hollyoaks, Celebrity Love Island). Diane Langton, 80, English actress (Hollyoaks, Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders). Linda Nolan, 65, Irish singer (The Nolan Sisters), actress and television personality (Loose Women). 16 January – Dame Joan Plowright, 95, English actress (Enchanted April, A Taste of Honey, 101 Dalmatians), Tony winner (1961). 17 January – Denis Law, 84, Scottish footballer (Manchester United, Huddersfield Town, national team), Alzheimer's disease. 18 January Garry Brooke, 64, English professional footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Wimbledon, Brentford, Reading). Claire van Kampen, 71, English composer (Royal Shakespeare Company), playwright and theatre director, cancer. 19 January – Jimmy Calderwood, 69, Scottish football player (Birmingham City) and manager (Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen), complications from dementia. 20 January – John Sykes, 65, English guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Whitesnake) and songwriter ("Is This Love"), cancer. (death announced on this date) 21 January – Dennis Crompton, 90, English architect. 22 January – Charlotte Raven, 55, British author and journalist (Modern Review), Huntington's disease. (death announced on this date) 24 January David Gaskell, 84, English footballer (Manchester United, Wrexham, Wigan Athletic). Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham, 85, British politician, member of the House of Lords (1999–2020) and leader of the Kensington and Chelsea Council (1989–2000). 25 January – Edweena Banger, British musician (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs). (death announced on this date) 26 January – Michael Baggott, 51, British antiques dealer and television personality (Flog It!), heart attack. 27 January Sir Patrick Rowe, 85, British rear admiral. Andrew N. Schofield, 94, British engineer (University of Cambridge). 29 January Julian Bennett, 75, British archaeologist. Richard Williamson, 84, English traditionalist Catholic prelate, bishop of the Society of Saint Pius X (1988–2012), brain haemorrhage. 30 January – Marianne Faithfull, 78, English singer ("As Tears Go By"), songwriter ("Broken English") and actress (The Girl on a Motorcycle).
February 1 February Peter Bassano, 79–80, English trombonist ("Hey Jude") and conductor. John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich, 81, British aristocrat, businessman and politician, member of the House of Lords (1995–2024). 2 February Tony Martin, 80, English farmer and convicted criminal, stroke. Brian Murphy, 92, English actor (Man About the House, George and Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine), cancer. Alan Shoulder, 71, English football player (Newcastle United, Carlisle United, Hartlepool United) and manager. 3 February Michael Burawoy, 77, sociologist, traffic collision. Mark Dyczkowski, 73, English Indologist. (death announced on this date) 4 February Aga Khan IV, 88, Swiss-born British-Portuguese religious leader, imam of Nizari Ismaili (since 1957). Stewart Reuben, 85, British chess and professional poker player. Brian Scrivens, 87, English dual-code rugby player (Newport RFC, Wigan). (death announced on this date) Solly Wolf, 75, British businessman. 5 February – Mike Ratledge, 81, British musician (Soft Machine). 6 February Kenneth Kitchen, 92–93, British biblical scholar and historian. (death announced on this date) Gordon Marshall, 85, English-Scottish footballer (Heart of Midlothian, Newcastle United, Arbroath). (death announced on this date) Ernie Walley, 91, Welsh football player (Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur) and manager (Barking). (death announced on this date) 7 February Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas, 78, Welsh politician, llywydd of the Senedd (1999–2011), MP (1974–1992) and member of the House of Lords (since 1992). Mick Walker, 84, English football player and manager (Notts County). 10 February – John Tudor, 78, English footballer (Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Coventry City), complications from dementia. (death announced on this date) 11 February Graham Richards, 85, English chemist. Joseph Saumarez Smith, 53, British horseracing administrator, chairman of the British Horseracing Authority (2022–2025), lung cancer. (death announced on this date) 12 February Tony Bedeau, 45, British-born Grenadian footballer (Torquay United). (death announced on this date) Denis Wick, 93, British trombonist. 13 February – Ronnie Boyce, 82, English footballer (West Ham United). 14 February Patrick Barclay, 77, British sportswriter (The Times, The Sunday Telegraph) and television personality (Sunday Supplement). (death announced on this date) Fulke Johnson Houghton, 84, British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. (death announced on this date) 16 February Barry Panter, politician (Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme), car crash. (death reported on this date) Julian Holloway, 80, British actor (Carry On, James Bond Jr., Regular Show). 17 February – Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish painter and musician (King Crimson). 18 February Rick Buckler, 69, English drummer (the Jam). Peter Line, 94, English lawn bowler. James Martin, 93, Scottish actor (Still Game). 19 February Snowy Fleet, 79, English-born Australian drummer (The Easybeats). Joe Haines, 97, British journalist and public servant, Downing Street press secretary (1969–1970, 1974–1976). Cammy Murray, 80, Scottish footballer (St. Mirren, Motherwell, Arbroath). 20 February – Evan Williams, 81, Scottish footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Celtic, Clyde). 21 February – D. G. Hessayon, 96, British author and botanist. (death announced on this date) 24 February – Howard Burns, 86, British architectural historian. (death announced on this date) 25 February Henry Kelly, 78, Irish television presenter (Going for Gold, Game for a Laugh) and broadcaster (Classic FM). Simon Lindley, 76, English organist, choirmaster and composer. 26 February – James Lockhart, 94, classical music conductor 27 February – Christopher Hughes, 77, English professional quizzer (Eggheads). (death announced on this date) 28 February – Tuppy Owens, 80, English human rights and sexual health activist, therapist, consultant, campaigner, writer and adult model.
March 1 March Joey Molland, 77, English songwriter, guitarist (Badfinger). Jack Vettriano, 73, Scottish painter. 3 March Kathryn Apanowicz, 64, British actress (Angels, EastEnders) and television presenter (Calendar). (death announced on this date) Dennis Bond, 77, English footballer (Watford, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur). (death announced on this date) Geraint Jarman, 74, Welsh musician, poet and television producer. 4 March Bill Dare, 64, English television producer and writer (Dead Ringers, The Now Show, Spitting Image). (death announced on this date) Peter Eyre, 85, English cricketer (Derbyshire). (death announced on this date) 6 March – Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church) and songwriter ("New Rose"). 8 March – Ray Snowball, 92, English footballer (Darlington). (death announced on this date) 9 March Simon Fisher-Becker, 63, English actor (Puppy Love, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Doctor Who). Dick McTaggart, 89, Scottish boxer, Olympic champion (1956). 10 March – Stedman Pearson, 60, British singer (Five Star), complications from diabetes. 11 March – Brian Waites, 85, English golfer. (death announced on this date) 12 March Steve Fleet, 87, English football player (Wrexham, Stockport County) and manager (ÍBV). (death announced on this date) Maisie Trollette, 91, British drag queen. 15 March Les Binks, 73–74, Northern Irish heavy metal drummer. 16 March Jonathan Durham, 59, English footballer (Torquay United, Rotherham United). (death announced on this date) Doug Laughton, 80, English rugby league player (Widnes, Lancashire, Great Britain national team) and coach. (death announced on this date) 17 March Peter Farrelly, 76, Northern Irish musician (Fruupp). (death announced on this date) John Fraser, 88, Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Stenhousemuir). (death announced on this date) Colin McFadyean, 82, English rugby union player (Moseley, national team, British Lions). (death announced on this date) 19 March – William Taylor, 80, British barrister, judge, and university chairman. 20 March – Sir Torquil Norman, 91, British businessman and arts philanthropist. 22 March Andy Peebles, 76, radio DJ (BBC Radio 1), television presenter (Top of the Pops) and cricket commentator. Paul Wagstaff, 60, British guitarist (Paris Angels, Black Grape). (death announced on this date) 24 March – Alan Cuckston, 85, classical music harpsichordist, pianist, conductor, and lecturer 26 March – Nicolas Kynaston, 83, classical music organist 27 March Peter Lever, 84, English cricketer (Lancashire, Tasmania, national team). (death announced on this date) Christina McKelvie, 57, Scottish politician, MSP (since 2007), minister for culture (2023–2024) and drugs and alcohol policy (since 2024), breast cancer. 30 March – Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, 93, British businessman, chairman of Currys, and life peer, member of the House of Lords (2004–2024). 31 March Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, 80, British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords (since 1974)