See photos of notable figures across the D.C. area, including national figures, politicians, celebrities and local heroes, who died in 2025.
PHOTOS: 2025 local deaths of note
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Undated file photo of NBC Washington and former WTOP reporter Derrick Ward. Ward, who has delivered local news in the D.C. area for decades, died following complications from a cardiac arrest. He was 62.
(Courtesy NBC Washington)
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FILE – Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Brian Matusz watches from the dugout after being removed from the baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in the sixth inning in Baltimore, Tuesday, June 26, 2012.
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
FILE - Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Brian Matusz watches from the dugout after being removed from the baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in the sixth inning in Baltimore, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Amit Yoran, President of RSA Security, testifies on data encryption policies between the tech industry and law enforcement during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 19, 2016. Amit Yoran, the CEO and chairman of cybersecurity firm Tenable Holdings, died Friday after a battle with cancer, according to a company announcement. He was 54.
(Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
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