Notable deaths on January 3

American singer and songwriter (1941–2025)

American screenwriter and film director (1977–2025)

Georgian politician (1947–2025)

Spanish influencer and writer (2002–2023)

American author (1961–2021)

Iranian military officer (1957–2020)

American airline businessman (1931–2019)

Australian composer and conductor

Indian politician

Canadian ice hockey player

Russian military officer (1957–2016)

Canadian jazz pianist (1932–2016)

Danish computer science pioneer (1928–2016)

American politician (1919–2015)

American academic, economist, and policy analyst

American author, broadcaster (1930–2014)

American singer-songwriter (1939–2014)

American record company executive involved with Creedence Clearwater Revival

British Royal Air Force leader

Czech cryptozoologist and explorer

Romanian film director, actor and politician (1930–2013)

American general (born 1930)

Czech-Canadian writer and publisher (1924–2012)

American judge (1917–2012)