Deaths in December 2022

Notable Deaths by Date

### 1 December

* Despina Kyriakidis, 46, Greek publisher
* Quentin Oliver Lee, 34, American baritone and actor ("The Phantom of the Opera"), from colon cancer
* Ercole Baldini, 89, Italian cyclist, gold medalist (1956 in the individual road race) and world champion in road cycling (1958 in professional road race) and track cycling (1956 in amateur individual pursuit)
* Milen Demonzo, 87, French actress ("The Fantomas", "The Return of Fantoma")
* Ronnie Peiponen, 25, Finnish footballer (Elsinski 2015, 2018-20). (announcement of death)
* Gaylord Perry, 84, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants 1962–71), member of Hall of Fame (1991)
* Julia Ryhart, 76, American Documentary (American Factory), Oscar-winning (2019)
* Constantine Tsukalas, 55, president of the community Tsukalaykon Messinia (2011-14)
* Dorothy Pitman Hughes, 84, American feminist

### 31 December

* Sergey Bautin (55) – Soviet and Russian hockey player, Olympic champion as part of the United Team (1992)
* Benedict XVI (95) – German Catholic Bishop, Pope (2005-2013)
* A Chinese chemist (89), member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1991)
* Vasenkov, Valentin Vasilyevich (69) - Soviet and Russian composer, author of the soundtrack to the first cartoons of the studio "Mill"
* Miroslav Vacek (87), Czechoslovak general, Minister of Defense (1989-1990)
* Kozlov, Vladimir Alexandrovich (92) – Soviet and Russian maxillofacial surgeon and dentist surgeon, corresponding member of the RAMS (1997-2014), corresponding member of the RAS (2014)
* A Pakistani politician (81), member of the National Assembly (2002-2018, since 2018)
* Marchinsky, Joseph Iosifovich (70) – Ukrainian sculptor
* An American singer (74)
* A Spanish politician (88), Minister of Labor (1980)
* Pietro Spada (87) is an Italian pianist and musicologist
* Tumanik, Gennady Nikolaevich (82) – Soviet and Russian

Note: The article has been structured to include notable deaths by date, with separate sections for 1 December and 31 December. The information from both sources has been synthesized into a single comprehensive article, avoiding redundancies and conflicts.