2023 deaths in the United States

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January

Main article: Deaths in January 2023

January 1
- Martin Davis, 94, mathematician (Davis–Putnam algorithm) (b. 1928)
- Gangsta Boo, 43, rapper (Three 6 Mafia) (b. 1979)
- Edith Lank, 96, author and advice columnist (b. 1926)
- Sebastian Marino, 57, guitarist (Overkill, Anvil) (b. 1965)
- Art McNally, 97, Hall of Fame football official, director of officiating for the NFL (1968–1991) (b. 1925)
- Kelly Monteith, 80, comedian (b. 1942)
- Meenakshi Narain, 58, experimental physicist (b. 1964)
- Edith Pearlman, 86, short story writer (b. 1936)
- Fred White, 67, Hall of Fame drummer (Earth, Wind & Fire) (b. 1955)
January 2
- Lincoln Almond, 86, politician and lawyer, governor of Rhode Island (1995–2003), U.S. Attorney for the district of Rhode Island (1969–1978; 1981–1993) (b. 1936)
- Ken Block, 55, professional rally driver (b. 1967)
- Suzy McKee Charnas, 83, novelist (The Kingdom of Kevin Malone, The Holdfast Chronicles) and short story writer ("Boobs") (b. 1939)
- Molly Corbett Broad, 81, academic administrator (b. 1941)
- Buster Corley, 72, restaurateur, co-founder of Dave & Buster's (b. 1950)
- Catherine David, 73, French-born literary critic and novelist (b. 1949)
- Roxanne Donnery, 79, politician (b. 1943)
- Cai Emmons, 71, author and blogger (b. 1951)
- Frank Galati, 79, theatre director (The Grapes of Wrath, Ragtime) and screenwriter (The Accidental Tourist), Tony winner (1990) (b. 1943)
- Cliff Gustafson, 91, baseball coach (Texas Longhorns) (b. 1931)
- Bobby Hogue, 83, politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1979–1998) (b. 1939)
- Thomas L. Hughes, 97, government official, director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1963–1969) (b. 1925)
- Marilyn Stafford, 97, American-born British photographer (b. 1925)
- Robert Stephan, 89, lawyer, Kansas attorney general (1979–1995) (b. 1933)
January 3
- James D. Brubaker, 85, film producer (Bruce Almighty, Rocky, The Right Stuff) (b. 1937)
- Walter Cunningham, 90, astronaut (Apollo 7) (b. 1932)
- Bessie Hendricks, 115, supercentenarian (b. 1907)
- Greta Kiernan, 89, politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1978–1980) (b. 1933)
- James Lowenstein, 95, diplomat, ambassador to Luxembourg (1977–1981) (b. 1927)
- Frederick J. Marshall, 71, judge, justice of the New York Supreme Court (2000–2022) (b. 1951)
- Robbie Pierce, 63, off-road racing driver (b. 1959)
- Nate Thayer, 62, journalist (Far Eastern Economic Review, Jane's Defence Weekly, Soldier of Fortune) (b. 1960)
January 4
- Arthur Duncan, 97, tap dancer (The Lawrence Welk Show, The Betty White Show) (b. 1925)
- Norman Fruchter, 85, writer and academic (b. 1937)
- Casey Hayden, 85, civil rights activist (b. 1937)
- Elwood Hillis, 96, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1987) (b. 1926)
- Stan Hitchcock, 86, country singer (b. 1936)
- Miiko Taka, 97, actress (Sayonara) (b. 1925)
- Calvin Muhammad, 64, football player (Los Angeles Raiders, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers) (b. 1958)
January 5
- Jack Bender, 91, cartoonist (Alley Oop) (b. 1931)
- Earl Boen, 81, actor (Terminator, Monkey Island, Warcraft) (b. 1941)
- Mark Capps, 54, sound engineer (b. 1968)
- Nate Colbert, 76, baseball player (San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers) (b. 1946)
- Carl Duser, 90, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics) (b. 1932)
- Herbert Gintis, 82, economist, behavioral scientist and author (Schooling in Capitalist America) (b. 1940)
- Gordy Harmon, 79, soul singer (The Whispers) (b. 1943)
- Mike Hill, 73, film editor (Apollo 13, Rush, Frost/Nixon), Oscar winner (1996) (b. 1949)
- Russell Pearce, 75, politician, member (2006–2011) and president (2011) of the Arizona Senate (b. 1947)
- Dave Schubert, 49, street photographer (b. 1973)
- Ruth Adler Schnee, 99, German-born textile designer and interior designer (b. 1923)
- Quentin Williams, 39, politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (since 2019) (b. 1983)
January 6
- Benjamin Bederson, 101, physicist (Manhattan Project) (b. 1921)
- Fred Benners, 92, football player (New York Giants) (b. 1930)
- Jeff Blackburn, 77, songwriter ("My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)") and guitarist (Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape) (b. 1945)
- Bill Campbell, 74, baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1948)
- Lew Hunter, 87, screenwriter and screenwriting teacher (b. 1935)
- John Warren Johnson, 93, businessman and politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1966–1974) (b. 1929)
- Danny Kaleikini, 85, Hawaiian entertainer and singer (b. 1937)
- David S. Laustsen, 75, politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (1977–1984) and senate (1985–1987) (b. 1947)
- Annette McCarthy, 64, actress (Twin Peaks, Creature, Baywatch) (b. 1958)
- Frank Molden, 80, football player (Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants) (b. 1942)
- Theodore R. Newman Jr., 88, jurist, judge (1976–2016) and chief judge (1976–1984) of the D.C. Court of Appeals, judge of the Superior Court of D.C. (1970–1976) (b. 1934)
- Owen Roizman, 86, cinematographer (The Exorcist, Network, The French Connection) (b. 1936)
- Dick Savitt, 95, Hall of Fame tennis player (b. 1927)
January 7
- Russell Banks, 82, novelist (Continental Drift, The Sweet Hereafter, Cloudsplitter) (b. 1940)
- Joseph A. Hardy III, 100, lumber industry executive, founder of 84 Lumber (b. 1923)
- Mary Ellen Hawkins, 99, politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1974–1994) (b. 1923)
- Naomi Replansky, 104, poet (b. 1918)
- Adam Rich, 54, actor (Eight Is Enough, Dungeons & Dragons, The Devil and Max Devlin) (b. 1968)
- Dorothy Tristan, 88, actress (Klute, Scarecrow) and screenwriter (Weeds) (b. 1934)
January 8
- Charles David Allis, 71, molecular biologist (b. 1951)
- Lynnette Hardaway, 51, conservative activist (Diamond and Silk) (b. 1951)
- Jack W. Hayford, 88, Pentecostal minister and hymn writer, founder of The King's University (b. 1934)
- Bernard Kalb, 100, journalist (Reliable Sources, The New York Times), assistant secretary of state for public affairs (1985–1986) (b. 1922)
January 9
- Les Brown Jr., 82, musician, actor and producer (b. 1940)
- William Consovoy, 48, attorney (b. 1974)
- Melinda Dillon, 83, actress (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, A Christmas Story, Absence of Malice) (b. 1939)
- Ahmaad Galloway, 42, football player (Scottish Claymores, San Diego Chargers, Frankfurt Galaxy) (b. 1980)
- Virginia Kraft Payson, 92, thoroughbred horse breeder and sports journalist (Sports Illustrated) (b. 1930)
- Cincy Powell, 80, basketball player (Dallas Chaparrals, Kentucky Colonels, Virginia Squires) (b. 1942)
- Charles Simic, 84, Serbian-born poet (b. 1938)
- George S. Zimbel, 93, American-Canadian documentary photographer (b. 1929)
January 10
- Donald Blom, 73, murderer (b. 1949)
- Dennis Budimir, 84, jazz and rock guitarist (The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1938)
- István Deák, 96, Hungarian-born historian, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (b. 1926)
- Jeff Hamilton, 56, Olympic skier (b. 1966)
- Blake Hounshell, 44, journalist (b. 1978)
- Tyre Nichols, 29, delivery driver, subject of Tyre Nichols protests (b. 1993)
- Roy Schwitters, 78, physicist (b. 1944)
- Christopher T. Walsh, 78, biochemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences (b. 1944)
January 11
- Peter Campbell, 62, water polo player, twice Olympic silver medallist (1984, 1988) (b. 1960)
- Carole Cook, 98, actress (The Lucy Show, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Home on the Range) (b. 1924)
- Harriet Hall, 77, air force flight surgeon (b. 1945)
- Charles Kimbrough, 86, actor (Murphy Brown, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) (b. 1936)
- Ben Masters, 75, actor (All That Jazz, Dream Lover, Passions) (b. 1947)
- Eli Ostreicher, 39, British-born serial entrepreneur (b. 1983)
- Charles White, 64, football player (Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams), Heisman Trophy winner (1979) (b. 1958)
January 12
- Harold Brown, 98, Air Force officer (Tuskegee Airmen) (b. 1924)
- David Doctorian, 88, politician, member of the Missouri Senate (1977–1991) (b. 1934)
- Lisa Marie Presley, 54, singer-songwriter ("Lights Out"), and daughter of Elvis Presley (b. 1968)
- Lee Tinsley, 53, baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1969)
- Charles Treger, 87, violinist (b. 1935)
- Charlotte Vale-Allen, 81, Canadian-born contemporary fiction writer (b. 1941)
- Elliot Valenstein, 99, neuroscientist and psychologist (b. 1923)
- Bobby Wood, 87, politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (1976–2004) (b. 1935)
January 13
- Al Brown, 83, actor (The Wire) (b. 1939)
- Bill Davis, 80, baseball player (Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres) (b. 1942)
- Robbie Knievel, 60, daredevil and stuntman (b. 1962)
- James L. Morse, 82, jurist, justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1988–2003) (b. 1940)
- Thomasina Winslow, 57, blues musician (b. 1965)
- Yoshio Yoda, 88, Japanese-born actor (McHale's Navy) (b. 1934)
January 14
- Keith Beaton, 72, singer (Blue Magic) (b. 1950) (death announced on this date)
- Wally Campo, 99, actor (Machine-Gun Kelly, The Little Shop of Horrors, Master of the World) (b. 1923)
- Craig Lowe, 65, politician, mayor of Gainesville (2010–2013) (b. 1957)
January 15
- Ed Beard, 83, football player (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1939)
- Victoria Chick, 86, economist (b. 1936)
- C. J. Harris, 31, singer (American Idol) (b. 1991).
- George McLeod, 92, basketball player (Baltimore Bullets) (b. 1931)
- Lloyd Morrisett, 93, psychologist and television producer (Sesame Street) (b. 1929)
- Ted Savage, 86, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers) (b. 1936)
- Jean Veloz, 98, dancer and actress (Swing Fever, Where Are Your Children?, Jive Junction) (b. 1924)
January 16
- Johnny Powers, 84, rockabilly singer and guitarist (b. 1938)
- Arthur Ravenel Jr., 95, politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–1995) (b. 1927)
- Lupe Serrano, 92, Chilean-born ballerina (b. 1930)
- Rasul Siddik, 73, jazz trumpeter (b. 1949)
- Gary Smith, 64, record producer (b. 1958)
- Jean-Pierre Swings, 79, American-born Belgian astronomer (b. 1943)
- Frank Thomas, 93, baseball player (New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1929)
January 17
- Jay Briscoe, 38, professional wrestler (ROH, CZW, NJPW) (b. 1984)
- John Bura, 78, Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (2006–2019) (b. 1944)
- Van Conner, 55, bass guitarist (Screaming Trees) (b. 1967)
- Jerome R. Cox Jr., 97, computer pioneer, scientist and entrepreneur (b. 1925)
- T.J. deBlois, 38, drummer (A Life Once Lost) (b. 1984)
- Maria Dworzecka, 81, Polish-born physicist and Holocaust survivor (b. 1941)
- Chris Ford, 74, basketball player and coach (Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics), NBA champion (1981) (b. 1948)
- William Thomas Hart, 93, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois (since 1982)(b. 1929)
- Edward R. Pressman, 79, film producer (American Psycho, Conan the Barbarian) (b. 1943)
- Sandra Seacat, 86, acting coach (Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern) and actress (Under the Banner of Heaven) (b. 1936)
January 18
- Donn Cambern, 93, film editor (Easy Rider, Romancing the Stone) (b. 1929)
- David Crosby, 81, Hall of Fame singer (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) and songwriter ("Almost Cut My Hair") (b. 1941)
- Robert Hersh, 82, lawyer (b. 1940)
January 19
- Carin Goldberg, 69, graphic designer (b. 1953)
- Anton Walkes, 25, Charlotte FC English soccer player (b. 1997)
- George Rose, 81, football player (Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) (b. 1942)
- Ginger Stanley, 91, model, actress and stunt woman (Creature from the Black Lagoon, Jupiter's Darling, Revenge of the Creature) (b. 1931)
- Betty Lee Sung, 98, activist, author and academic (b. 1924)
- Bruce W. White, 70, businessman, founder of White Lodging (b. 1952)
January 20
- Sal Bando, 78, College Hall of Fame baseball player (Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers), World Series champion (1972, 1973, 1974) (b. 1944)
- Ted Bell, 76, novelist (b. 1947)
- Tom Birmingham, 73, politician, member (1991–2002) and president (1996–2002) of the Massachusetts Senate (b. 1949)
- Jerry Blavat, 82, DJ and radio presenter (b. 1940)
- Gwen Knapp, 61, sports journalist (The Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times) (b. 1961)
- Paul LaFarge, 52, novelist, essayist and academic (b. 1970)
- Michaela Paetsch, 61, violinist (b. 1961)
- Richard Steadman, 85, surgeon (b. 1937)
- Howard M. Tesher, 90, Thoroughbred horse racing trainer (b. 1932)
- Tom Villa, 77, politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1974–1984, 2000–2008) (b. 1945)
January 21
- B.G., the Prince of Rap, 57, rapper and Eurodance artist ("The Colour of My Dreams", "Can We Get Enough?") (b. 1965)
- Gary Pettigrew, 78, football player (Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants) (b. 1944)
- Sal Piro, 72, fan club president (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and author (Creatures of the Night) (b. 1950)
- Bill Schonely, 93, sports broadcaster (Portland Trail Blazers) (b. 1929)
January 22
- Easley Blackwood Jr., 89, composer (Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media), pianist, and professor (b. 1933)
- Lin Brehmer, 68, disc jockey and radio personality (WXRT) (b. 1954)
- Matthew H. Clark, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rochester (1979–2012) (b. 1937)
- Octaviano Juarez Corro, 49, Mexican-born fugitive (b. 1973)
- Sam Bass Warner Jr., 94, historian (b. 1928)
January 23
- George Crabtree, 78, physicist (b. 1944)
- William Lawvere, 85, mathematician (b. 1937)
- Victor Navasky, 90, journalist (The Nation, Monocle, The New York Times Magazine) (b. 1932)
- Everett Quinton, 71, actor (Natural Born Killers, Pollock, Bros) (b. 1952)
- Carol Sloane, 85, jazz singer (b. 1937)
January 24
- Lance Kerwin, 62, actor (James at 15, The Loneliest Runner, Salem's Lot) (b. 1960)
- Mira Lehr, 88, artist (b. 1934)
- Jackson Rohm, 51, singer-songwriter (b. 1971)
January 25
- Bernhard T. Mittemeyer, 92, lieutenant general (b. 1930)
- Willie Richardson, 74, civil rights activist (b. 1948)
- Cindy Williams, 75, actress (Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, American Graffiti) (b. 1947)
January 26
- Dave Albright, 63, football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) (b. 1960)
- Dean Daughtry, 76, keyboard player (Classics IV, Atlanta Rhythm Section) (b. 1946)
- Jessie Lemonier, 25, football player (Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lions) (b. 1997)
- Peter McCann, 74, songwriter ("Do You Wanna Make Love", "Right Time of the Night") and musician (b. 1948)
- Billy Packer, 82, sports broadcaster and analyst (ACC, NCAA Final Four) (b. 1940)
- Gary Peters, 85, baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox) (b. 1937)
- Allan Ryan, 77, attorney (b. 1945)
- Alice Wolf, 89, Austrian-born politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1996–2013) (b. 1933)
January 27
- Marcia G. Cooke, 68, jurist, judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (since 2004) (b. 1954)
- Robert Dalva, 80, film editor (The Black Stallion, Captain America: The First Avenger, Jumanji) (b. 1942)
- Gregory Allen Howard, 70, screenwriter and film producer (Remember the Titans, Ali, Harriet) (b. 1952)
- Alfred Leslie, 95, painter and film director (Pull My Daisy) (b. 1927)
- Daniel Lewis Williams, 73, operatic basso profondo, (b. 1949)
January 28
- Hilda Bettermann, 80, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1991–1999) (b. 1942)
- Garth Everett, 69, politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2007–2020) (b. 1954)
- Kent Lockhart, 59, American-born Australian basketball player (Eastside Spectres, Albany Patroons) (b. 1963)
- Lisa Loring, 64, actress (The Addams Family) (b. 1958)
- Dan Ramos, 41, politician (b. 1981)
- Barrett Strong, 81, singer ("Money (That's What I Want)") and songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone") (b. 1941)
- Sidney Thornton, 68, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) (b. 1954)
- Tom Verlaine, 73, musician (Television) and songwriter ("Marquee Moon", "Prove It") (b. 1949)
January 29
- Bob Born, 98, candy manufacturer (Peeps), inventor of Hot Tamales (b. 1924)
- Henry Moore, 88, football player (New York Giants, Baltimore Colts) (b. 1934)
- Roger Schank, 76, artificial intelligence theorist (b. 1946)
- Kyle Smaine, 31, freestyle skier (b. 1991)
- Will Steffen, 75, American-born Australian climatologist and chemist (b. 1947)
- Annie Wersching, 45, actress (24, The Last of Us, Runaways) (b. 1977)
January 30
- John Adams, 71, baseball superfan (Cleveland Guardians) and drummer (b. 1951)
- Bobby Beathard, 86, Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (b. 1937)
- Pat Bunch, 83, country music songwriter ("I'll Still Be Loving You", "Wild One", "Living in a Moment") (b. 1939)
- John Bailey Jones, 95, judge (b. 1927)
- Ann McLaughlin Korologos, 81, politician, U.S. secretary of labor (1987–1989) (b. 1941)
- Linda Pastan, 90, poet (b. 1932)
- Mike Schrunk, 80, district attorney (b. 1942)
- Charles Silverstein, 87, writer (The Joy of Gay Sex), therapist and gay activist (b. 1935)
- Pedo Terlaje, 76, politician, member of the Legislature of Guam (since 2019) (b. 1946)
- James Alexander Thom, 89, author (b. 1933)
- Jeff Vlaming, 63, television writer and producer (The X-Files, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Northern Exposure and Hannibal) (death announced on this date)
January 31
- Cleve Bryant, 75, college football player (Ohio Bobcats) and coach (Illinois Fighting Illini, Texas Longhorns) (b. 1947)
- Lou Campanelli, 84, basketball coach (James Madison Dukes, California Golden Bears) (b. 1938)
- David Durenberger, 88, politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1978–1995) (b. 1934)
- Dave Elder, 47, baseball player (Cleveland Indians) (b. 1975)
- Donnie Marsico, 68, singer (The Jaggerz) (b. 1954)
- Joe Moss, 92, football player (Washington Redskins) and coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Toronto Argonauts) (b. 1930)
- Charlie Thomas, 85, Hall of Fame singer (The Drifters) (b. 1937) (death announced on this date)

February

Main article: Deaths in February 2023

February 1
- Joanne Bracker, 77, Hall of Fame college basketball coach (Midland University) (b. 1945)
- Don Bramlett, 60, football player (Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1962)
- Franklin Florence, 88, civil rights activist (b. 1934)
- Roland Muhlen, 80, Olympic sprint canoer (1972, 1976) (b. 1942)
- George P. Wilbur, 81, actor (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Remote Control) and stuntman (b. 1941)
- Stanley Wilson Jr., 40, football player (Detroit Lions) (b. 1982)
February 2
- Ron Campbell, 82, baseball player (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1940)
- Kenny Jay, 85, professional wrestler (AWA) (b. 1937) (death announced on this date)
- Butch Miles, 78, jazz drummer (b. 1944)
- Robert Orben, 95, comedian and speechwriter (b. 1927)
- Lanny Poffo, 68, professional wrestler (NWA, WWF) (b. 1954)
- James C. Wofford, 78, equestrian, Olympic silver medalist (1968, 1972) (b. 1944)
February 3
- Paul Janovitz, 54, musician (Cold Water Flat) and photographer (b. 1968)
- Lawrence M. McKenna, 89, jurist, judge of the U.S. District Court for Southern New York (since 1990) (b. 1933)
- Irving Stern, 94, politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1979–1982) (b. 1928)
- Jack Taylor, 94, broadcaster (b. 1928)
February 4
- Susan Duhan Felix, 85, ceramic artist (b. 1937)
- Adrian Hall, 95, theatre director (b. 1927)
- Marv Kellum, 70, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Cardinals) (b. 1952)
- Floyd Kerr, 76, basketball player (Colorado State Rams) (b. 1946)
- Pete Koegel, 75, baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies) (b. 1947)
- Paul Martha, 80, football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) and executive (San Francisco 49ers) (b. 1942)
- Arnold Schulman, 97, screenwriter (Love with the Proper Stranger, Goodbye, Columbus) (b. 1925)
- Jerry W. Tillman, 82, politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2003–2020) (b. 1940)
- Ron Tompkins, 78, baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, Chicago Cubs) (b. 1944)
- Harry Whittington, 95, attorney and political figure (Dick Cheney hunting accident) (b. 1927)
February 5
- Hank Beebe, 96, composer (Bathtubs Over Broadway) (b. 1926)
- Chris Browne, 70, cartoonist (Hägar the Horrible) (b. 1952)
- Demetrius Calip, 53, basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers) (b. 1969)
- Inge Sargent, 90, Austrian-born author and human rights activist, queen consort of Hsipaw State (1953–1962) (b. 1932)
- Kaye Vaughan, 91, Hall of Fame football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) (b. 1931)
- Lillian Walker, 78, singer (The Exciters) (b. 1944)
February 6
- David Harris, 76, journalist and anti-war activist (b. 1946)
- Emory Kristof, 80, photographer (b. 1942)
- Eugene Lee, 83, set designer (Saturday Night Live, Candide, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) (b. 1939)
- Charlie Norris, 57, professional wrestler (b. 1965)
February 7
- Lee Greenfield, 81, politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1979–2001) (b. 1941)
- Tonya Knight, 56, professional bodybuilder and game show contestant (American Gladiators) (b. 1966)
- Andrew J. McKenna, 93, businessman, chairman of McDonald's (2004–2016) (b. 1929)
- Steve Sostak, 49, rock singer (Sweep the Leg Johnny) (b. 1973) (death announced on this date)
February 8
- Burt Bacharach, 94, Hall of Fame composer ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "Walk On By", "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"), six-time Grammy winner (b. 1928)
- Shirley Fulton, 71, judge (North Carolina Superior Court) (b. 1952)
- Cody Longo, 34, actor (Days of Our Lives, Hollywood Heights, Piranha 3D) (b. 1988)
- Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, 96, pilot (Tuskegee Airmen) and radio personality (b. 1926)
February 9
- Jean Anderson, 93, cookbook author (b. 1929) (death announced on this date)
- Doug Mattis, 56, figure skater (b. 1966)
- Nelson Rising, 81, businessman (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) (b. 1941)
- Dimitrious Stanley, 48, football player (New Jersey Red Dogs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1974)
February 10
- Morris J. Amitay, 86, administrator, executive director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (1974–1980) (b. 1936)
- Larry Coyer, 79, football coach (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts) (b. 1943)
February 11
- Howard Bragman, 66, public relations executive (b. 1956)
- Robert Dean Hunter, 94, politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1986–2007) (b. 1928)
- Austin Majors [nl], 27, actor (NYPD Blue, Treasure Planet, The Ant Bully) (b. 1995)
February 12
- Roger Bobo, 84, tuba player (b. 1938)
- David Jude Jolicoeur, 54, rapper (De La Soul) and songwriter ("Me Myself and I", "Feel Good Inc."), Grammy winner (2006) (b. 1968)
- Ted Lerner, 97, real estate developer, owner of the Washington Nationals (since 2006) and founder of Lerner Enterprises, pneumonia (b. 1925)
- J. Paul Taylor, 102, politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1987–2005) (b. 1920)
- W. Russell Todd, 94, United States Army general (b. 1928)
February 13
- Marshall "Eddie" Conway, 76, Black Panther Party leader (b. 1946)
- Conrad Dobler, 72, football player (St. Louis Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills) (b. 1950)
- Brian DuBois, 55, baseball player (Detroit Tigers) (b. 1967)
- Robert Geddes, 99, architect, dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture (1965–1982) (b. 1923)
- Michael Green, 69, molecular and cell biologist (b. 1954) (death announced on this date)
- Tom Luddy, 79, film producer (Barfly, The Secret Garden), co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival (b. 1943)
- David Singmaster, 84, mathematician (b. 1938)
- Huey "Piano" Smith, 89, R&B pianist and songwriter ("Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu") (b. 1934)
- Jesse Treviño, 76, Mexican-born painter, throat cancer (b. 1946)
- Spencer Wiggins, 81, soul singer (b. 1942)
February 14
- Afternoon Deelites, 31, thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1992)
- Tim Aymar, 59, heavy metal singer (Pharaoh) (b. 1963)
- Charley Ferguson, 83, football player (Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings) (b. 1939)
- Allen Green, 84, football player (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1938)
- Gary L. Harrell, 71, United States Army general (b. 1951)
- Jerry Jarrett, 80, professional wrestler (NWA) and wrestling promoter, founder of CWA (b. 1942)
- Greg McMackin, 77, football coach (Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls, Hawaii Warriors) (b. 1945)
- John M. Veitch, 77, Hall of Fame racehorse trainer (b. 1945)
February 15
- Paul Berg, 96, biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1980) (b. 1926)
- Thomas Dortch, 72, businessman and civil rights leader (b. 1950)
- Catherine McArdle Kelleher, 84, political scientist (b. 1939)
- David Oreck, 99, entrepreneur (b. 1923)
- Raquel Welch, 82, actress (One Million Years B.C., The Three Musketeers, Fantastic Voyage) (b. 1940)
February 16
- Simone Edwards, 49, basketball player (New York Liberty, Seattle Storm) (b. 1973)
- Tim McCarver, 81, baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and broadcaster (Fox Sports) (b. 1941)
- Hank Skinner, 60, killer (b. 1962)
February 17
- Rebecca Blank, 67, economist and academic administrator, acting secretary of commerce (2011, 2012–2013) and chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2013–2022) (b. 1955)
- Gerald Fried, 95, composer (Gilligan's Island, Star Trek: The Original Series, Roots) (b. 1928)
- Kyle Jacobs, 49, songwriter ("More Than a Memory") (b. 1973)
- Stella Stevens, 84, actress (Girls! Girls! Girls!, The Nutty Professor, The Poseidon Adventure) (b. 1938)
February 18
- Jim Broyhill, 95, politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1986) and Senate (1986).
- David G. O'Connell, 69, Irish-born Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles (since 2015) (b. 1953)
February 19
- Richard Belzer, 78, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Flash), stand-up comedian, and author (b. 1944)

March

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April

Main article: Deaths in April 2023

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