In July 2024, we lost many well-known people from the music, film, and TV industries. Keep scrolling to see the list of celebrities who died in July 2024.

Deaths in July 2024

1 July 2024

• Funso Aiyejina, 75, Nigerian poet and academic.
• Giorgio Biguzzi, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Makeni (1986–2012).
• Fausto Bordalo Dias, 75, Portuguese composer and singer
• Brad Carter, 87, American politician, member of the Mississippi State Senate (1996–2000).
• Michael Corcoran, 68, American journalist and author.
• Gilbert Cornet, 78, French trotter.
• Jacques Freitag, 42, South African Olympic high jumper (2004), shot.
• Glen Gondo, 75, Japanese businessman, cancer.
• Jeffrey Hopkins, 83, American Tibetologist.
• Taras Hunczak, 92, Ukrainian-American historian and political scientist.
• Ismail Kadare, 88, Albanian novelist
• Clyde Laidlaw, 90, Australian footballer (Melbourne).
• June Leaf, 94, American visual artist, gastric cancer.
• Laurie Lindeen, 62, American musician and author, brain aneurysm.
• Beth Long, 76, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives.
• Maria Rosaria Omaggio, 67, Italian actress
• Vasil Ravyaka, 75, Belarusian politician, deputy (2008–2012).
• Jack Rowell, 87, English rugby union coach (Bath, national team) and executive.
• Thor Spydevold, 79, Norwegian footballer (Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg, national team), cardiac arrest.
• Julien Terzics, French musician and anarchist.
• Robert Towne, 89, American screenwriter
• Nino Vella, 31, French musician.
• Cliff Waldron, 83, American bluegrass singer.
• Jan-Erik Wikström, 91, Swedish politician, minister for education (1976–1982)

2 July 2024

• Chung-ying Cheng, 88, Chinese philosopher.
• Rick Cluff, 74, Canadian journalist (CBC Radio), cancer.
• Jean Daubigny, 76, French civil servant, prefect of Paris (2012–2015).
• Tom Fowler, 73, American bass guitarist and musician
• Nilüfer Gürsoy, 103, Turkish politician
• Germán Gutiérrez de Piñeres, 67, Colombian footballer (Millonarios)
• André Hediger, 83, Swiss politician, five-time mayor of Geneva, member of the Grand Council of Geneva (2001–2005).
• Mike Heslin, 30, American actor.
• Ivan Hričovský, 92, Slovak pomologist and celebrity gardener, pneumonia.
• Keke Jabbar, 42, American reality television star.
• Karl Jaffary, 88, American-born Canadian politician, Toronto city councillor (1969–1974)
• Mohammed Al-Kabi, 97, Lebanese actor.
• Ramon Montaño, 87, Filipino police officer, chief of the Philippine Constabulary (1988–1990)
• Comunardo Niccolai, 77, Italian footballer (Torres, Cagliari, national team), heart attack.
• Ion Rițiu , 73, Romanian actor (Ciuleandra, The Last Assault, Oglinda).
• Karel Rottiers, 71, Belgian cyclist (Molteni, Fiat France, IJsboerke).
• Aydos Sadykov, 55, Kazakh journalist and opposition figure, complications from gunshot wounds.
• Saturnin Soglo, Beninese diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (1992–1993).
• Michel Van Bosstraeten, 79, French farmer and politician, mayor of Dolmayrac (2009–2020).
• Ermanno Vichi, 82, Italian politician, deputy (2006–2008).
• Jeff Whitefoot, 90, English footballer (Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Grimsby Town).

3 July 2024

• Fabrice Devillers, 51, French businessman and marketing director (FC Lorient, Stade Rennais).
• Roland Dumas, 101, French lawyer and politician, president of the Constitutional Council (1995–2000)
• David Hofmans, 81, American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer
• Nebiy Mekonnen, Ethiopian poet and journalist, co-founder of Addis Admass.
• Mohammad Nehme Nasser, 59, Lebanese military leader (Hezbollah), airstrike.
• José de Jesús Núñez Viloria, 86, Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Ciudad Bolívar
• Geoff Robinson, 66, Australian rugby league player (Canterbury-Bankstown, Halifax), heart attack.
• Valerian Shuvaev, 69, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Algeria (since 2022) and Iraq (2008–2012).
• Nugzari Tsurtsumia, 27, Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler, world champion (2019), suicide.
• Hidayat Ullah, Pakistani politician, senator (2012–2024), bombing.
• Maria Rita Viaggi , 69, Italian television announcer and singer-songwriter, heart attack.

4 July 2024

• Wade Bell, 79, American Olympic runner (1968).
• Smriti Biswas, 100, Indian actress (Baap Re Baap, Maryada, Chandni Chowk).
• Raúl Dos Santos, 57, Uruguayan footballer (Albacete, Villareal, national team), pancreatic cancer.
• Josef Dovalil, 80, Czech sports training specialist, sports official and academic
• Ron Helmer, 77, American cross country and track and field coach (Indiana University).
• Mack T. Hines, 77, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1995–2005).
• Cas Janssens, 79, Dutch footballer (FC Wageningen, N.E.C., OC de Charleroi).
• Tony Knight, 54, English comedian, hit by falling branch.
• Zainal Rampak, 84, Malaysian politician, member of the International Labour Organization (2000–2004).
• Joe Robles, 78, American military general, president and CEO of the USAA (2007–2015).
• Musa Shehadeh, 82, Jordanian businessman.
• Jerzy Swatoń, 77, Polish politician, minister of environment (2004–2005).
• Zoran Vorotović, 65, Montenegrin footballer (Sutjeska Nikšić, Budućnost Titograd, Sarıyer).

5 July 2024

• Naheed Ansari, Pakistani chef and television host, cancer.
• Serge Ducosté, 80, Haitian footballer (Aigle Noir AC, national team).
• Raphaël Géminiani, 99, French road bicycle racer.
• Liana Isakadze, 77, Georgian violinist.
• Nikolai Korolkov, 77, Russian equestrian, Olympic champion (1980).
• Jon Landau, 63, American film producer (Titanic, Avatar, Solaris), Oscar winner (1998), cancer.
• George Mamalassery, 92, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Tura (1979–2007), respiratory failure.
• Stanley Moss, 99, American poet.
• Ziaur Rahman, 50, Bangladeshi chess grandmaster, heart attack.
• Rodrigo Raineri, 55, Brazilian mountain climber, paragliding crash.
• C. Ramasamy, Indian academic administrator, vice chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, complications from surgery.
• Vic Seixas, 100, American Hall of Fame tennis player.
• Jim Shaw, 77, American politician, mayor of Rapid City, South Dakota (1997–2001, 2003–2007).
• Luna Shibl, 48, Syrian political advisor, traffic collision.
• A. P. Unnikrishnan, 60, Indian politician.

6 July 2024

• Lamberto Antonio, 77, Filipino poet.
• Pino D’Angiò, 71, Italian singer (“Ma quale idea”) and songwriter (“The Age of Love”).
• Mirta Díaz-Balart, 95, Cuban political consort.
• André Drege, 25, Norwegian racing cyclist, race crash.
• Edgardo Huertas, 65, Puerto Rican singer, actor and show host.
• Khyree Jackson, 24, American football player (Minnesota Vikings, Alabama Crimson Tide, Oregon Ducks), traffic collision.
• Kimurayama Mamoru, 42, Japanese sumo wrestler.
• Aza Likhitchenko, 86, Russian television and radio host.
• Angela Pagano, 87, Italian actress (The Hideout, Naples in Veils, Like a Cat on a Highway 2).
• Ahmed Refaat, 31, Egyptian footballer (ENPPI, Future / Modern Future, national team), heart attack.
• Javier Valle Riestra, 92, Peruvian jurist and politician, MP (1978–1992, 2006–2011) and prime minister (1998).
• Juan-Miguel Villar Mir, 92, Spanish construction executive and politician, chairman of OHLA (1987–2018), minister of economy (1975–1976) and third deputy prime minister (1976).
• Teodor Zgureanu, 85, Moldovan conductor and composer.

7 July 2024

• John O’Mahony, 71, Irish politician, TD (2007–2016), and Gaelic football manager (Mayo GAA, Leitrim GAA), cancer.