2025 deaths in the United Kingdom
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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
[edit]- 1 January
- David Lodge, 89, British author (Changing Places, Small World: An Academic Romance, The Picturegoers).[1]
- 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]
- 2 January – Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof).[3]
- 5 January – The Vivienne, 32, drag performer (RuPaul's Drag Race UK, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Dancing on Ice).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Lodge, 1935–2025". www.penguin.co.uk. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Former Gloucester MP dies". Gloucester Reporter. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "CLOVEN HOOF - È morto Russ North" (in Italian). Loud and Proud Italy. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Wratten, Marcus (5 January 2025). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne dies aged 32". PinkNews.