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

Glynis Johns in 1952

• 2 January
  • Matisyahu Salomon, 86, English-born American rabbi.^[1]
  • Sir Frank Kitson, 97, military officer, Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (1982–1985) and deputy commander field army (1980–1982).^[2]
• 3 January
  • Derek Draper, 56, lobbyist and political adviser.^[3][4]
  • Bobby Hoy, 73, English footballer (Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Blackburn Rovers).^[5] (death announced on this date)
• 4 January
  • Georgina Hale, 80, English actress (Mahler, The Devils, Castaway).^[6]
  • Glynis Johns, 100, South African-born British actress (The Sundowners, Mary Poppins, A Little Night Music).^[7]
  • Keith Lamb, 77, English football executive, chief executive of Middlesbrough (1987–2011).^[8]
  • Mike Sadler, 103, British Army officer, last original member of the Special Air Service.^[9]
  • David Soul, 80, American-born actor (Starsky & Hutch, Here Come the Brides) and singer ("Don't Give Up on Us").^[10]
• 5 January
  • Philip Hedley, 85, British theatre director.^[11] (death announced on this date)
  • Del Palmer, 71, English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and sound engineer.^[12]
• 6 January – Sir Roy Calne, 93, British surgeon.^[13]
• 7 January – Tony Clarkin, 77, English guitarist and songwriter (Magnum).^[14]
• 8 January – J. P. R. Williams, 74, Welsh rugby union player (Barbarians, British & Irish Lions, national team).^[15] (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).^[16]
• 11 January – Annie Nightingale, 83, broadcaster (BBC Radio 1) and television presenter (The Old Grey Whistle Test).^[17]
• 13 January – Mel Blyth, 79, English footballer (Crystal Palace, Southampton, Millwall).^[18] (death announced on this date)
• 14 January – Malcolm Alker, 45, English rugby league player (Salford Red Devils, national team).^[19] (death announced on this date)
• 15 January – Denis Connaghan, 79, Scottish footballer (Celtic, St Mirren, Morton).^[20] (death announced on this date)
• 17 January – Sir Tony Lloyd, 73, British politician, MP (1983–2012, since 2017) and mayor of Greater Manchester (2015–2017), leukemia.^[21]

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