Notable deaths on May 25

American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026)

American film producer and screenwriter (1930–2024)

American professional golfer (1993–2024)

American actor (1986–2024)

American songwriter (1928–2024)

Australian country music singer-songwriter (1930–2023)

American literary agent (1930–2022)

American lawyer and politician (1927–2021)

American author and illustrator (1934–2021)

African American man murdered by law enforcement (1973–2020)

British lawyer and socialite (1926–2019)

Former Politician from Tamil Nadu, India

Canadian politician

Canadian Catholic bishop

English cricketer (1935–2014)

American jazz singer and actor (1913–2014)

Canadian economist and politician

American boxer (1954–2014)

Head of government of Tuvalu from 1975 to 1981

Leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989

Indian politician

Indian politician

American basketball player and coach

American writer and book critic