Months into 2025, family, friends and fans have had to pay tributes to late athletes, actors, singers and other creatives who have died this year. In January, television and film fanatics learned that David Lynch, the surrealist artist behind “Twin Peaks,” “Mulholland Drive” and more acclaimed projects, had died at the age of 78. The following month, authorities found Gene Hackman , 96, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 64, and their dog dead in their New Mexico home.
There was an outpouring of tributes honoring Lynch, Hackman and more stars following their deaths, from both close friends and fans. See below the list of celebrities who have died in 2025 and how they were honored. Wayne Osmond Wayne Osmond, who performed with his siblings in their family singing groups called The Osmond Brothers and The Osmonds died on Jan.
1 at the age of 73 . Brother Donny Osmond wrote a sweet tribute to his late brother on Instagram and shared that he suffered a stroke before his death. “My dear brother Wayne passed away peacefully last night from a stroke.
I’m so grateful that I had the opportunity to visit him in the hospital before he passed,” he wrote. “Wayne brought so much light, laughter, and love to everyone who knew him, especially me. He was the ultimate optimist and was loved by everyone.
” Jeff Baena Director Jeff Baena , husband of actor Aubrey Plaza, died on Jan. 3. He was 47.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed in their records that Baena died by suicide.
