Top 10 Celebrities Most Likely to Die in 2025
Disclaimer: This list is by no means a death wish on celebrities. It includes celebrities who have had multiple health problems over the past years or are just very old and close to meeting their end. Obviously, I do not hope they die in 2025 because death is always a somber event, but for most of them, it seems obvious that their end is near.
Richard Wayne Van Dyke, born on December 13, 1925, is an American actor and comedian. His career has spanned over seven decades in film, television, and stage... read more It's incredible to know that Dick Van Dyke could live to be 100 this year. It's even more incredible when you know that he used to be an alcoholic and a heavy smoker. Let's see if he will make it to a century of life.
Harvey Weinstein (born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. He and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced successful independent films including Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989); The Crying Game (1992); Pulp... read more He was diagnosed with chronic leukemia while in jail. He will die in prison for sure.
I hope Harvey Weinstein dies (and yes, it's justified because he's a sex offender)
Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (né Liebling. Born August 18, 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and convicted sex offender. He is best known for Repulsion (1965), Rosemary's Baby (1968), and Chinatown (1974)... read more
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who has also worked as a record producer and actor. His health has severely declined over the past decade and he is unable to tour and play the drums like he used to. Considering he had struggled with alcoholism for some parts of his life, he might be close to meeting his end soon sadly.
Frankie Valli is an American singer and actor, known as the frontman of The Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful head voice. American soul vocalist Frankie Valli just turned 90 and he's apparently doing really good.
Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the Beach Boys. It's incredible that Brian Wilson is still alive to this day, especially considering he's done so many drugs in his life. However, he was diagnosed with dementia last year so he might be close to leaving this world and finally reuniting with his brothers Dennis (who died from drowning in 1983) and Carl (who died of lung cancer in 1998).
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was born on December 3, 1948. He is also known as ''The Prince of Darkness''. Ozzy is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath... read more He has done so many drugs in his life and it's a mystery how he's still alive to this day. His health must be bad right now for sure.
James Newell Osterberg, Jr., known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He's a rock and roll icon, but it's a mystery how he's still alive to this day. Like many of his generation, he has done so many drugs and could've died way sooner.
She has been diagnosed with ALS in 2022.
To be honest I didn't know Buzz Aldrin was still alive. In fact he will turn 95 this year.
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from... read more
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE is a Welsh actor, director, and producer. He was born on December 31, 1937 in Margam, Wales. He is known for winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992, and was nominated three additional times. Hopkins has also won three BAFTAs, two Emmys, and the Cecil B. DeMille... read more
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has... read more I feel bad for Sir Elton. He has been through so much, and now his sight is almost completely gone. He is a musical legend.
It looks like Sir Elton John's health has severely declined last year. Who knows what 2025 will look like for him?
Keith Richards is an English musician—primarily a guitarist—singer, songwriter, best-selling memoirist, and founding member of the rock band The Rolling Stones. It's a mystery how this guy is still alive after all the hard drugs he's done throughout his life.
Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and has multiple nominations and one win each of the BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Emmy Award. I didn't know that this Hollywood legend was still alive. He's currently in his early 90s.
Yoko Ono (Japanese: 小野 洋子, romanized: Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana オノ・ヨーコ. Born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. She is known for her work in performance art, music, and filmmaking... read more Granted what I know about her health, I'm surprised she's lasted this long. Not they'd I'd wish it on her or anything.
The business magnate and News Corp founder will turn 94 this year and he's had health scares over the past few years. That did not keep him from marrying his fifth wife in 2024 though.
The French former far-right leader is almost a century old and was set to appear in front of the court in 2024 for multiple controversies involving himself, his family and his political party, but his doctors declared he was cognitively unable to testify. Looks like he's never been this close to meet his end this year.
Edit: as I predicted, this madman died at 96. I definitely won't miss him.
He just died. Looks like you're a clairvoyant.
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. She beat several illnesses such as breast cancer and lymphoma. She's probably in decent health now, but relapses can happen at any time.
He is such an inspiring person and a great narrator. I wish more people cared about the environment as much as he does.
One of the world's oldest environmental reporters is almost a century old. I hope he gets to live for as long as he can.
She's a member of Irish girl group The Nolans. She's been diagnosed with an incurable form of breast cancer in 2017. Her cancer has spread to her brain in 2023 and she might very well die this year.
John Williams is an American film composer. He often collaborated with Steven Spielberg on his films. He's in his early 90s, but he seems to be in good shape. I feel like he will keep on composing while he's alive. May the force be with him.
Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 7 decades he is known as a creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's variety... read more
Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an American actress and producer. In a career spanning 70 years, she is known for starring in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959)... read more The retired Hollywood actress turned 100 last year and she is reportedly in great shape as of December 2024.
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr. is an American actor, film director, producer, musician, and political figure.
Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren, born on January 19, 1930, is a retired American actress, animal rights activist, and fashion model.