The following notable deaths of British people occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, citizenship at birth, nationality (in addition to British), or/and home nation, what subject was noted for, birth year, cause of death (if known), and reference.
January
1 January – Graham Tripp, 91, English cricketer (Somerset). 2 January Matisyahu Salomon, 86, English-born American rabbi. Sir Frank Kitson, 97, military officer, Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (1982–1985) and deputy commander field army (1980–1982). 3 January Derek Draper, 56, lobbyist and political adviser. Bobby Hoy, 73, English footballer (Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Blackburn Rovers). (death announced on this date) 4 January Georgina Hale, 80, English actress (Mahler, The Devils, Castaway). Glynis Johns, 100, South African-born British actress (The Sundowners, Mary Poppins, A Little Night Music). Keith Lamb, 77, English football executive, chief executive of Middlesbrough (1987–2011). Leah Owen, 70, Welsh singer. Mike Sadler, 103, British Army officer, last original member of the Special Air Service. David Soul, 80, American-born actor (Starsky & Hutch, Here Come the Brides) and singer ("Don't Give Up on Us"). 5 January Philip Hedley, 85, British theatre director. (death announced on this date) Del Palmer, 71, English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and sound engineer. 6 January – Sir Roy Calne, 93, British surgeon. 7 January – Tony Clarkin, 77, English guitarist and songwriter (Magnum). 8 January – J. P. R. Williams, 74, Welsh rugby union player (Barbarians, British & Irish Lions, national team). (death announced on this date) 10 January – Peter Johnson, 84, English food industry and football executive, chairman of Tranmere Rovers (1987–1998, 2000–2014) and Everton (1994–1999). 11 January – Annie Nightingale, 83, broadcaster (BBC Radio 1) and television presenter (The Old Grey Whistle Test). 13 January – Mel Blyth, 79, English footballer (Crystal Palace, Southampton, Millwall). (death announced on this date) 14 January – Malcolm Alker, 45, English rugby league player (Salford Red Devils, national team). (death announced on this date) 15 January Charmian Abrahams, 96, British actress (Crossroads). Denis Connaghan, 79, Scottish footballer (Celtic, St Mirren, Morton). (death announced on this date) 16 January – Laurie Johnson, 96, English composer and bandleader. 17 January – Sir Tony Lloyd, 73, British politician, MP (1983–2012, since 2017) and mayor of Greater Manchester (2015–2017), leukemia. 18 January Ray Henderson, 86, English footballer (Hull City, Reading). (death announced on this date) John Hurst, 76, English footballer (Everton, Oldham Athletic). Mick Ives, 84, English racing cyclist. Alan Mills, 88, English tennis player and official, referee for Wimbledon Championships (1983–2005). Ivan Moody, 59, British composer and musicologist. Simon Peel, 54, British broadcaster (Gaydio) 19 January – Graham Bright, 81, British politician, MP (1979–1997) and Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner (2012–2016). 20 January – Doug Padgett, 89, English cricketer (Yorkshire, national team). 22 January Tommy Baldwin, 78, English footballer (Chelsea, Arsenal, Seattle Sounders). Jack Jennings, 104, British World War II veteran, last survivor of the Burma Death Railway. (death announced on this date) 23 January – Martin Middlebrook, 91, English military historian and writer. (death announced on this date) 24 January – Wayne Brown, British chief fire officer (West Midlands Fire Service) (death announced on this date) 26 January Keith Booth, 81, English cricket writer. (death announced on this date) Graham Drury, 71, Welsh motorcycle speedway rider. Walter Love, 88, Northern Irish broadcaster (BBC Radio Ulster). 27 January Peter Glynn, 71, English rugby league player (St. Helens, Salford, national team). (death announced on this date) Stuart Gray, 50, Scottish footballer (Celtic, Reading, Rushden & Diamonds), cancer. (death announced on this date) Malcolm Gregson, 80, English golfer. (death announced on this date) 28 January – Lenny Piper, 46, English footballer (Gillingham, St Albans City, Farnborough). 29 January – David Smith, 88, English Anglican clergyman, bishop of Bradford (1992–2002). (death announced on this date) 30 January Brian Griffin, 75, British photographer. Richard Howard, 79, British actor (Emmerdale Farm). (death announced on this date) Ally Shewan, 83, Scottish football player (Aberdeen) and manager (Elgin City). (death announced on this date) Abe Terry, 89, English rugby league player (St Helens).
February
1 February – Patrick Hanks, 83, English lexicographer and linguist. 2 February Steve Brown, 66, British composer, lyricist and record producer, pulmonary fibrosis. Jonnie Irwin, 50, English television presenter (A Place in the Sun, Escape to the Country, To Buy or Not to Buy), lung cancer. (death announced on this date) Ian Lavender, 77, English actor (Dad's Army, EastEnders, Parsley Sidings). Derrick McIntyre, 66, English bassist (Jamiroquai), worked with (Emeli Sande), (Will Young), (Beverley Knight). Christopher Priest, 80, English novelist (Fugue for a Darkening Island, The Affirmation, The Prestige). 4 February Barry John, 79, Welsh rugby player (Cardiff, Barbarian, national team). Keagan Kirkby, 25, English jockey. Mallorca Lee, 51, Scottish DJ, producer, (Ultra-Sonic), (Public Domain). Papineau, 23, British Thoroughbred racehorse. 5 February – Michael Jayston, 88, English actor (Jane Eyre, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Only Fools and Horses). 6 February Sir Anthony Epstein, 102, British pathologist (Epstein-Barr virus). Shreela Flather, 89, British-Indian politician, Life peer (since 1990). 9 February – Peter Handyside, 49, Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town, Stoke City, Barnsley). 10 February – Ian Lawson, 84, English footballer (Leeds United, Burnley, Crystal Palace). (death announced on this date) 12 February Alec Mills, 91, British camera operator and cinematographer (King Kong Lives, The Living Daylights, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery). Steve Wright, 69, English disc jockey and radio personality (Steve Wright in the Afternoon), ruptured ulcer. 15 February Ian Amey, 79, English musician and singer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich). Georgine Anderson, 96, British actress (Persuasion, The Woman in White, Coronation Street. Peter Armitage, 99, English medical statistician. Stuart Organ, 72, British actor (Grange Hill, Doctor Who, Brookside). 16 February Ian McMillan, 92, Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians, Rangers, national team). (death announced on this date) Bryan Thomas, 95, English architect. (death announced on this date) 17 February Bill Francis, 76, British rugby league player (Wigan, St Helens, Great Britain). Eddie Mitchell, 69, English football club owner (AFC Bournemouth). Alan Wilson, 68, British Anglican prelate, bishop of Buckingham (since 2003). 19 February – Ewen MacIntosh, 50, British actor and comedian (The Office, Little Britain, Miranda). 20 February – Robin Windsor, 44, British professional dancer (Strictly Come Dancing). (death announced on this date) 21 February Pamela Salem, 80, British actress (Into the Labyrinth, EastEnders, Never Say Never Again). John Savident, 86, British actor (Coronation Street, A Clockwork Orange, The Remains of the Day). Charlie Strutton, 34, English footballer (Chalfont St Peter, AFC Wimbledon, Slough Town). 22 February Paul Bradshaw, 67, English footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Peterborough United). (death announced on this date) John Lowe, 81, English pianist (The Quarrymen). 23 February Ronnie Campbell, 80, British politician, MP (1987–2019). Chris Gauthier, 48, English-born Canadian actor (Once Upon a Time, Eureka, Freddy vs. Jason). Harry Melrose, 88, Scottish football player (Dunfermline Athletic, Aberdeen, Berwick Rangers) and manager. (death announced on this date) 24 February Stan Bowles, 75, English footballer (Queens Park Rangers, Brentford, national team), complications from Alzheimer's disease. Stewart Robertson, 75, Scottish conductor. (death announced on this date) Brian Stableford, 75, British science fiction writer (Balance of Power). 25 February Patrick Cormack, 84, British politician, MP (1970–2010) and member of the House of Lords (since 2010). Thomas Kingston, 45, member of British Royal Family, son in law to Prince Michael of Kent. (death announced on 27 February) Bernard Kops, 97, British poet and dramatist. Chris Nicholl, 77, English-born Northern Irish football player (Aston Villa, Southampton, Northern Ireland national team) and manager. 26 February – Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, 87, British investment banker and peer, member of the House of Lords (1991–1999). 27 February Michael Culver, 85, English actor (The Empire Strikes Back, A Passage to India, The Adventures of Black Beauty). John W. Hayes, 85, British archaeologist. 28 February – Dave Myers, 66, English television presenter (The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook). 29 February John Etty, 97, English rugby league player (Batley Bulldogs, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity). Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig, 80, historian and politician, member of the House of Lords (since 2004), Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords (since 2018). Tiffany Scott, 32, sex offender and transgender prisoner.
March
3 March Edward Bond, 89, British dramatist (Saved, Narrow Road to the Deep North, The Sea) and theatre director. Dan McCartan, 84, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer, selector and manager. 4 March Maurice Bembridge, 79, English golfer. (death announced on this date) Tony Green, 85, British sports commentator and television announcer (Bullseye). Lewis Jones, 92, rugby union (Llanelli, national team) and rugby league (Leeds, Great Britain) player. (death announced on this date) 5 March – Richard Stone, 86, British anti-racism activist and medical doctor. 6 March – Vikki Richards, 79, British actress (Curse of the Crimson Altar, Zeta One, Black Snake). 8 March Duncan Fearnley, 83, English cricketer (Worcestershire). (death announced on this date) Tommy McAvoy, Baron McAvoy, 80, British politician, MP (1987–2010) and member of the House of Lords (since 2010). (death announced on this date) Andrew Turner, British broadcaster (BBC Radio 1, Atlantic 252, Capital Radio) 9 March – Jimmy Husband, 76, English footballer (Everton, Luton Town, Memphis Rogues). 10 March – Karl Wallinger, 66, Welsh musician (The Waterboys, World Party) and songwriter ("Ship of Fools"). 12 March – James Whitbourn, 60, British composer and conductor. 13 March Dick Allix, 78, British drummer (Vanity Fare) and darts official. John Blunt, British drummer (The Searchers). (death announced on this date) Steve Smith, 77, English football player (Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town) and manager. Gerry Summers, 90, English football player (West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Hull City), coach and manager. 14 March – Angela McCluskey, 64, Scottish singer (Wild Colonials) and songwriter ("Breathe"). 15 March – Peter Kelly, 82, Scottish actor (The Tall Guy, Welcome to Sarajevo). 16 March – David Seidler, 86, British-American screenwriter (Tucker: The Man and His Dream, The King and I, The King's Speech). 17 March Steve Harley, 73, English rock singer-songwriter (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel). Robin Hobbs, 81, English cricketer (Essex, Glamorgan, national team). 18 March Ron Baynham, 94, English footballer (Worcester City, Luton Town, national team). Rose Dugdale, 82, English paramilitary leader (Provisional IRA). Peter Glover, 78, English rugby union player (Bath, Harrogate, national team). (death announced on this date) Peter McAleese, 81, Scottish soldier and mercenary.