ALTHOUGH 2023 is just nearing its halfway point, the world has already had to say goodbye to many beloved stars.
Here we take a look at all the celebrities who have died this year.
Which celebrities died in 2023?
The celebrities who have died in 2023 include:
January
Fred White
Fred White was a musician and songwriter best known as one of the early members of Earth, Wind & Fire.
He passed away on January 1, 2023, at the age of 67 from an unknown cause.
Gangsta Boo
Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, better known by the stage name Gangsta Boo, was a rapper best known for her role in the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia.
She passed away on January 1, 2023, at the age of 43 from an unknown cause. Sources close to the rapper told TMZ that her death was drug-related, but autopsy results are still pending.
Alan Rankine
Alan Rankine was a Scottish musician and record producer best known for founding the rock band The Associates with Billy Mackenzie.
He passed away on January 3, 2023, at the age of 64 from an unknown cause.
Earl Boen
Earl Boen was an actor best known for his role as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator franchise.
He passed away on January 5, 2023, at the age of 81 after a battle with lung cancer.
Andrea Thompson
Andrea Thompson was best known as the mother of NBA superstar Tristan Thompson.
She passed away unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack at her Toronto home on January 5, 2023.
Adam Rich
Adam Rich was an actor best known for his role as Nicholas Bradford on the television series Eight Is Enough.
He passed away on January 7, 2023, at the age of 54 of a suspected overdose, according to TMZ.
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck was an English rock guitarist best known for his work with the Yardbirds, the Jeff Beck Group, and Beck, Bogert & Appice.
He passed away on January 10, 2023, at the age of 78 after contracting bacterial meningitis.
Tatjana Patitz
Tatjana Patitz was a German model and actress who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s thanks to her work with Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vogue.
She passed away on January 11, 2023, at the age of 56 following a battle with breast cancer, according to Insider. She left behind one son, Jonah, who is also a model.
Ben Masters
Ben Masters was an actor best known for his role as Julian Crane in the soap opera series Passions.
He passed away on January 11, 2023, at the age of 75 after a battle with Covid-19.
Carole Cook
Carole Cook was an actress and Broadway star best known for her appearances on Lucille Ball’s television shows The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy.
She passed away on January 11, 2023, at the age of 98 from heart failure.
Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley was the only daughter of rock n’ roll legend Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley.
She passed away on January 12, 2023, at the age of 54 after going into cardiac arrest, leaving behind her mother and four kids.
Robbie Bachman
Robbie Bachman was a Canadian drummer best known for his work with Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
He passed away on January 12, 2023, at the age of 69 from an unknown cause.
Al Brown
Al Brown was an actor best known for his roles as Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Stan Valchek on the HBO series The Wire.
He passed away on January 13, 2023, at the age of 83 after suffering complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
CJ Harris
CJ Harris was a musician best known for his time on American Idol.
He passed away on January 15, 2023, at the age of 31 after suffering an apparent heart attack.
Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida was an Italian actress who was once dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world.”
She passed away on January 16, 2023, at the age of 95 of natural causes.
Van Conner
Van Conner was a rock musician best known for his role with Screaming Trees.
He passed away on January 17, 2023, at the age of 55 after a battle with pneumonia, according to the New York Post.
David Crosby
David Crosby was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter best known for being a founding member of the bands Byrds and Crosby and Stills & Nash.
He passed away on January 18, 2023, at the age of 81 after battling a “long illness,” according to his wife, Jan Dance.
Lance Kerwin
Lance Kerwin was a child actor best known for his roles in James at 15 and Salem’s Lot.
He passed away on January 24, 2023, at the age of 62 from an unknown cause.
Cindy Williams
Cindy Williams was an actress and producer best known for portraying the role of Shirley Feeney in Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days.
She passed away on January 25, 2023, at the age of 75 after a brief illness.
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms was an English actress known for her roles in My Teenage Daughter, Woman in a Dressing Gown, Ice Cold in Alex, No Trees in the Street, Victim, and The Tamarind Seed.
She passed away on January 27, 2023, at the age of 89 from an unknown cause.
Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the rock band Television.
He passed away on January 28, 2023, at the age of 73 after suffering a brief illness.
Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring was an actress best known for portraying the role of Wednesday Addams in the sitcom The Addams Family.
She passed away on January 28, 2023, at the age of 64 after suffering a stroke.
Annie Wersching
Annie Wersching was an actress best known for her roles in 24, Bosch, and Timeless.
She passed away on January 29, 2023, at the age of 45 after a battle with cancer.
February
Scott Alexander
Scott Alexander was a magician who competed on America’s Got Talent in 2011.
He passed away on February 5, 2023, at the age of 52 after suffering a stroke while working on a cruise ship.
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist known for his work from the late 1950s through the 1980s.
He passed away on February 8, 2023, at the age of 94, leaving behind his wife and four kids.
Cody Longo
Cody Longo was an actor and musician best known for his roles in Hollywood Heights and Days of our Lives.
He passed away on February 8, 2023, at the age of 34 “most likely from accidental alcohol poisoning,” according to The New York Times.
Austin Majors
Austin Majors was a former child star known for his role as Dennis Franz’s son on NYPD Blue.
He passed away on February 11, 2023, at the age of 27 from an unknown cause.
David Jolicoeur
David Jolicoeur, who went by the stage name Trugoy the Dove, was a rapper and producer best known for his work with the hip-hop group De La Soul.
He passed away on February 12, 2023, at the age of 54 from an unknown cause.
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch was an actress and Hollywood sex symbol who rose to fame after appearing in Fantastic Voyage.
She passed away on February 15, 2023, at the age of 82 following a brief illness, leaving behind two kids.
Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer was an actor, stand-up comedian, and author best known for his role as John Munch in Homicide and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
He passed away on February 19, 2023, in France, at the age of 78 after a series of health issues.
Jansen Panettiere
Jansen Panettiere was a Disney Channel and Nickelodeon actor who often worked alongside his sister, Hayden Panettiere.
He passed away on February 19, 2023, at the age of 28 from an enlarged heart.
Ricou Browning
Ricou Browning was a film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer, and stuntman best known for his work in the film Creature from the Black Lagoon.
He passed away on February 27, 2023, at the age of 93 from an unknown cause.
Dorian Zev Kweller
Dorian Zev Kweller was the son of singer Ben Kweller.
The aspiring musician passed away on February 28, 2023, at the age of 16 after sustaining injuries in a car accident.
March
Steve Mackey
Steve Mackey was an English musician best known for his work with the alternative rock band Pulp.
He passed away on March 2, 2023, at the age of 56 after spending three months in the hospital for an unknown reason.
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter was an influential jazz saxophonist and composer.
He passed away on March 2, 2023, at the age of 89 from an unknown cause.
David Lindley
David Lindley was a famed lap steel guitarist and songwriter known for his work with El Rayo-X and Kaleidoscope.
He passed away on March 3, 2023, at the age of 78 from an unknown cause, according to the Claremont Courier.
Tom Sizemore
Tom Sizemore was an actor best known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down.
He passed away on March 3, 2023, at the age of 61 after suffering a brain aneurysm.
Gary Rossington
Gary Rossington was a musician and songwriter best known as one of the founding members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
He passed away on March 5, 2023, at the age of 71 from an unknown cause.
Denise Russo
Denise Russo was a reality television star known for her role on VH1’s The X-Life.
She passed away on March 5, 2023, at the age of 44 from an unknown cause.
Ian Falconer
Ian Falconer was a famed author and illustrator of children’s books known for his work with The New Yorker.
He died of natural causes on March 7, 2023, at the age of 63.
Chaim Topol
Chaim Topol was an Israeli actor, singer, and illustrator best known for portraying the role of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof.
He passed away on March 8, 2023, at the age of 87 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Robert Blake
Robert Blake was an actor best known for his roles in Cold Blood and Baretta.
He passed away on March 9, 2023, at the age of 89 from heart disease.
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell was a singer, songwriter, and musician known for his work with the R&B, soul, jazz, and adult contemporary genres.
He passed away on March 14, 2023, at the age of 71 from fluoroquinolone toxicity, according to CNBC.
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick was a famed actor and musician best known for his roles in The Wire, Fringe, Bosch, and John Wick.
He passed away on March 17, 2023, at the age of 60 of natural causes.
Tom Leadon
Tom Leadon was a musician best known as one of the founding members of Tom Petty’s band, Mudcrutch.
He passed away on March 22, 2023, at the age of 70 of natural causes.
Nicholas Lloyd Webber
Nicholas Lloyd Webber was an English composer and record producer, best known as the son of The Phantom of the Opera composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.
He passed away on March 25, 2023, at the age of 43 after a battle with stomach cancer.
Paul O’Grady
Paul O’Grady was a famous English comedian, broadcaster, drag queen, actor, and writer, who rose to fame in the 1980s.
He passed away unexpectedly on March 28, 2023, at the age of 67 from an unknown cause.
Brian Gillis
Brian ‘Brizz’ Gillis was best known as one of the founding members of ’90s pop group LFO.
He passed away on March 29, 2023, at the age of 47 from an unknown cause.
April
Paul Cattermole
Paul Cattermole was a singer and actor best known for being a member of the pop group S Club 7.
He passed away on April 6, 2023, at the age of 46 from an unknown cause.
Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner was an actor best known for his roles in Barton Fink, Harlem Nights, Godzilla, and Elf.
He passed away on April 8, 2023, at the age of 81 after suffering complications from brain seizures, according to The New York Times.
Elizabeth Hubbard
Elizabeth Hubbard was an actress best known for her soaps roles in The Doctors and As the World Turns.
She passed away on April 8, 2023, at the age of 89 from an unknown cause.
Chuck Morris
Chuck Morris was a musician best known for his career as Lotus’ drummer.
The bodies of Morris and his son, Charley, were found on April 10, 2023, just weeks after they went missing during a kayaking trip.
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee was a famed cartoonist best known for his work with MAD Magazine.
He passed away on April 10, 2023, at the age of 102 after suffering multi-system organ failure.
Mark Sheehan
Mark Sheehan was a guitarist best known for co-founding the Irish rock band The Script.
He passed away on April 14, 2023, at the age of 46 after a “brief illness.”
Moon Bin
Moon Bin was a South Korean singer, actor, dancer, and model known for his role in the K-Pop boy group Astro.
He passed away on April 19, 2023, at the age of 25 from an apparent suicide, according to the New York Post.
Esther Jenner
Esther Jenner was best known as the mother of Caitlyn Jenner and the grandmother of Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Brody Jenner, Brandon Jenner, Cassandra Marino, and Burt Jenner.
She passed away on April 20, 2023, at the age of 96 from an unknown cause.
Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries was an Australian comedian, actor, author, satirist, and drag artist best known for portraying the stage and TV characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.
He passed away on April 22, 2023, at the age of 89 after suffering complications from hip surgery.
Len Goodman
Len Goodman was an English professional ballroom dancer best known for being a judge on the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing and ABC’s Dancing With the Stars.
He passed away on April 22, 2023, at the age of 78 following a battle with bone cancer.
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte was a singer, activist, and actor known for his work with the Caribbean-American pop genre.
He passed away on April 25, 2023, at the age of 96 from congestive heart failure.
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer was a British-born American broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, lawyer, and politician known for his self-titled talk show.
He passed away on April 27, 2023, at the age of 79 after battling cancer.
Jock Zonfrillo
Jock Zonfrillo was a Scottish chef, television presenter, and restaurateur, known for being a judge on MasterChef Australia.
He passed away unexpectedly on April 30, 2023, at the age of 46 from an unknown cause.
May
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his folk, folk-rock, and country music.
He passed away on May 1, 2023, at the age of 84 from natural causes.
Sonia Pizarro
Sonia Pizarro was a reality TV star known for her role on the truTV series Operation Repo.
She passed away on May 3, 2023, at the age of 60 from an unknown cause.
Rita Lee
Rita Lee was a Brazilian rock singer, composer, and writer known as the “Queen of Rock.”
She passed away on May 8, 2023, at the age of 75 after a battle with lung cancer.
Jacklyn Zeman
Jacklyn Zeman was an actress best known for portraying the role of Bobbie Spencer on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.
She passed away on May 10, 2023, at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer.
Andy Rourke
Andy Rourke was an English musician best known for playing the bass for the rock band, the Smiths.
He passed away on May 19, 2023, at the age of 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.


Tina Turner
Tina Turner was a singer, dancer, actress, and author who was widely referred to as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
She passed away on May 24, 2023, at the age of 83 after a long illness.