Recent necrology, February 2025

Some well-known people who have died recently

• Rick Buckler, 1955-2025
  Iconic drummer of The Jam

• James Cole, 1941-2025
  Geologist and Canterbury Emeritus Professor

• Jules Feiffer, 1929-2025
  American cartoonist and author

• Roberta Flack, 1939-2025
  American R&B singer and pianist

• Gene Hackman, 1930-2025
  Legendary American actor

• Clint Hill, 1932-2025
  Secret Service agent who tried to save the Kennedys from the assassin’s bullets

• David Johansen, 1950-2025
  Lead singer of New York Dolls

• Brian Murphy, 1932-2025
  English comic actor

• Paul Plishka, 1941-2025
  American operatic bass

• Tony Roberts, 1939-2025
  American stage and screen actor

• Brian Turner, 1944-2025
  New Zealand writer and conservationist, Poet Laureate

• Joseph Wambaugh, 1937-2025
  American crime writer

• Peter Yarrow, 1938-2025
  American singer and songwriter