Which Celebrities Died in 2025? Star Deaths This Year

The new year brought sad news, with the deaths of celebrities happening as 2025 got underway.

Peter Yarrow of the famed folk group Peter, Paul and Mary died on January 7 after a battle with cancer. The same day, Meghan Markle revealed that her beloved rescue beagle, Guy, died nearly a decade after she adopted him.

Fans of the soap opera General Hospital were heartbroken when on January 12, the show’s executive producer revealed that longtime star Leslie Charleson had died at the age of 79. Several of her former castmates wrote heartfelt tributes to their onetime costar who played Dr. Monica Quartermaine.

On January 16, David Lynch’s family announced that the director had passed away at the age of 78. Four days later, Bling Empire: New York star Lynn Ban died at the age of 51. On January 24, it was announced that “Walk It Out” rapper DJ Unk died at age 43.