Recent necrology, October 2025

Some well-known people who have died recently

• David Ball, 1959-2025
  One half of the 1980s synth-pop band Soft Cell

• Jim Bolger, 1935-2025
  Former New Zealand Prime Minister

• Jilly Cooper, 1937-2025
  English author and journalist

• D’Angelo, 1974-2025
  American R&B musician

• Ace Frehley, 1951-2025
  Founding guitarist of Kiss

• Jane Goodall, 1934-2025
  Wildlife advocate and primate expert

• Diane Keaton, 1946-2025
  American actress

• Nigel Latta, 1967-2025
  New Zealand clinical psychologist, author and broadcaster

• John Lodge, 1943-2024
  English bass guitarist, singer and songwriter of the Moody Blues

• Patricia Routledge, 1929-2025
  English actress and singer

• Prunella Scales, 1932-2025
  English actress best known for her role as Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers

• Queen Sirikit, 1932-2025
  Wife of King Bhumibol of Thailand