Every forever profile, A to Z

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A

Shinichi Abe 1950 – 2026 · Manga artist
Krishna AchutaRao † 2026 · Climate scientist; Professor
K. Achuthan 1950 – 2026 · Politician (Indian National Congress); former Chittur MLA; municipal chairman; cooperative-bank president; farmer; INTUC office-bearer
Gastón Acurio Velarde 1930 – 2026 · Civil engineer; Acción Popular founder and leader; Minister of Fomento y Obras Públicas (1965 to 1967); three-term senator.
Toyohiro Akiyama 1942 – 2026 · Television journalist (TBS); research cosmonaut; organic farmer; university professor
Robert Alexy 1945 – 2026 · German jurist and legal philosopher; Professor of Public Law and Legal Philosophy
Muhammad Ali 1942 – 2016 · Boxer
Benjamin Alire Sáenz 1954 – 2026 · Poet; novelist; short-story writer; YA and children's author; painter; UTEP creative writing professor; former Catholic priest; radio co-host
Celestí Alomar 1949 – 2026 · Geographer
Sir Richard Alston 1948 – 2026 · Choreographer; dancer (early career); artistic director; teacher
Hafidh Ameir Hassan 1946 – 2026 · agriculturalist; teacher; agricultural instructor; First Gentleman of Tanzania
Maya Angelou 1928 – 2014 · Poet and memoirist
Kofi Annan 1938 – 2018 · Secretary-General of the United Nations
Pelé 1940 – 2022 · Footballer
Rudy Ariffin 1953 – 2026 · Civil servant; Regent of Banjar; Governor of South Kalimantan; PPP regional chair; Kerukunan Bubuhan Banjar president
Giorgio Armani 1934 – 2025 · Fashion designer; founder and longtime creative and business head of Giorgio Armani S.p.A. / Armani Group
Louis Armstrong 1901 – 1971 · Jazz trumpeter and singer
Neil Armstrong 1930 – 2012 · Astronaut
Joseph Arnaouti 1936 – 2026 · Armenian Catholic bishop; Patriarchal Exarch emeritus of Damascus; ICPB priest of Bzommar
Jane Austen 1775 – 1817 · Novelist

B

Libor Balák 1961 – 2026 · Painter
Édouard Balladur 1929 – 2026 · Economist
David Baltimore 1938 – 2025 · Molecular biologist
Reggie Bannister 1945 – 2026 · Actor; musician; composer; screenwriter; film producer; make-up artist; activist
Franco Baresi 1960 – 2026 · Italian footballer (central defender and sweeper); later coach and AC Milan executive and honorary vice-president
Edith Barr 1936 – 2026 · Singer (musica criolla / Peruvian Creole music); television host; occasional film performer
Jimmy Batten 1955 – 2026 · Professional boxer (British light-middleweight champion); actor; stand-up comedian; karaoke host/singer; boxing trainer; doorman
Frank Beard 1949 – 2026 · Musician; drummer; songwriter (band credits); ranch owner
Harry Belafonte 1927 – 2023 · Singer
Tony Bennett 1926 – 2023 · Singer
Ivan T Berend 1930 – 2026 · Historian and economist; rector
Pope Francis 1936 – 2025 · Pope
Livio Berruti 1939 – 2026 · Sprinter; Olympic champion; advertising and corporate communications (Zegna; Fiat)
Chuck Berry 1926 – 2017 · Musician
Wendell Berry 1934 – 2026 · Poet
Gene Bertoncini 1937 – 2026 · Jazz guitarist; educator; studio musician; nylon-string specialist
Enzo Bianchi 1943 – 2026 · Catholic lay monk; founder and first prior of Bose Monastic Community; biblical writer / essayist / preacher; founder of Edizioni Qiqajon; later member/founder figure of Casa della Madia fraternity
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani 1952 – 2026 · Head of state
Mother Teresa 1910 – 1997 · Catholic nun and missionary
Chadwick Boseman 1976 – 2020 · Actor
Sir Billy Boston 1934 – 2026 · Professional rugby league footballer (wing
Anthony Bourdain 1956 – 2018 · Chef
Philippe Bouvard 1929 – 2026 · Journalist; radio and television presenter and producer; humorist; writer; press executive; theatre manager (Gaite-Bobino 1990-2006)
David Bowie 1947 – 2016 · Musician and actor
Janie Bradford 1939 – 2026 · Songwriter; Motown receptionist then Jobete Music writer relations executive; HAL Awards founder/producer; scholarship fund executive director; Twinn Records co-founder
O.J. Brigance 1969 – 2026 · Professional American and Canadian football linebacker and special-teams player; Ravens director / senior adviser of player development; ALS advocate; author
Elco Brinkman 1948 – 2026 · Politician; civil servant; jurist; researcher; businessperson; corporate director; nonprofit director; trade association executive
Kippy Brown 1955 – 2026 · American football QB; college and NFL coach (RB
Len Brown 1941 – 2026 · Writer; editor; Topps Creative Director / Director of New Product Development; comic book scripter; radio DJ / country music host; trading-card and pop-culture book author
Yves Brunier 1941 – 2026 · puppeteer; actor; author; marionnettiste; mascot designer; art critic; artistic director
Kobe Bryant 1978 – 2020 · Basketball player
Peabo Bryson 1951 – 2026 · Singer
Jimmy Buffett 1946 – 2023 · Singer-songwriter; author; businessman; pilot; occasional actor
Harry Burrows 1941 – 2026 · Professional footballer (winger/forward); fabric-business partner; publican; postmaster; FA coach; charity-match guest; Abbots Bromley Stags president
James Burrows 1940 – 2026 · Television director
Michael Byrne 1939 – 2026 · Actor

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Geles Cabrera 1926 – 2026 · Sculptor; museum founder and director (Museo Escultórico); art educator (UNAM Preparatory School No. 5
Mireille Calle-Gruber 1945 – 2026 · Literary critic
Freddy Cannon 1936 – 2026 · Singer; musician; early rock and roll recording artist
Laura Cardoso 1927 – 2026 · Actress (radio
Nuno Cardoso 1961 – 2026 · Civil and transport engineer; invited assistant (FEUP); president of Águas do Douro e Paiva; mayor of Porto (1999-2002); later independent local candidate
George Carlin 1937 – 2008 · Stand-up comedian; satirist; social critic; actor; author
Pepe Habichuela 1944 – 2026 · Spanish flamenco guitarist; accompanist; recording artist; Habichuela dynasty patriarch
Yin Carrizo 1939 – 2026 · Accordionist
Jimmy Carter 1924 – 2024 · 39th President of the United States
Iván Carvajal 1948 – 2026 · Poet; philosopher; essayist; university professor; magazine editor; newspaper columnist
Johnny Cash 1932 – 2003 · Singer and songwriter
Coco Chanel 1883 – 1971 · Fashion designer
Grace Chang 1933 – 2026 · Singer
Charlie Chaplin 1889 – 1977 · Actor and filmmaker
Chen Kuan-tai 1945 – 2026 · Martial arts actor
Julia Child 1912 – 2004 · Cook
Bernadette Chirac 1933 – 2026 · Politician
Larry Christenson 1953 – 2026 · MLB pitcher (Phillies 1973-1983); later institutional investment executive; Phillies alumnus and charity supporter
Winston Churchill 1874 – 1965 · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Laura Claridge b. 1952 · Biographer; author; literary scholar; former tenured English professor
Barry Cleavin 1939 – 2026 · Fine art printmaker (intaglio/etching
Kurt Cobain 1967 – 1994 · Musician
David Cobb 1962 – 2026 · Attorney
Leonard Cohen 1934 – 2016 · Singer
Narana Coissoró 1931 – 2026 · Lawyer
Prichard Colón 1992 – 2026 · Professional boxer (super welterweight / junior middleweight); former amateur standout
Sean Connery 1930 – 2020 · Actor
Jonathan Cooper 1950 – 2026 · Violinmaker (luthier)
Karl Corino 1942 – 2026 · Broadcast journalist; literature critic; writer; poet; biographer; editor
Chris Cornell 1964 – 2017 · Singer; songwriter; musician; guitarist
Ileana Cotrubaș 1939 – 2026 · Operatic soprano; teacher / coach; author
Jimmy Cricket 1945 – 2026 · Comedian; television and radio personality; writer; pantomime performer; charity fundraiser
Dash Crofts 1938 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter; musician (vocals
John Crowley 1942 – 2026 · Novelist (fantasy
Peter Cullen 1941 – 2026 · Voice actor
Marie Curie 1867 – 1934 · Physicist and chemist
Hugh Curran 1943 – 2026 · Professional football striker; briefly football manager (Banbury United); hotelier; publican (four Red Lion pubs); Thornhill park-and-ride supervisor (Oxford
Tim Curry 1946 – 2026 · Actor; singer; voice actor; memoirist; stage and screen performer
Jon Cypher 1932 – 2026 · Actor; singer (opera in four languages); limerick author; marriage and family counselor; Disclosure Project / peace-in-space advocate

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Blanche d'Alpuget 1944 – 2026 · Biographer; novelist; essayist; former journalist; refugee advocate
Eric Dane 1972 – 2026 · Actor
Ilan Dar 1937 – 2026 · Actor (stage
Charles Darwin 1809 – 1882 · Naturalist
Leonardo da Vinci 1452 – 1519 · Painter
Bruce Davis 1943 – 2026 · Film executive; author; academic (theater department chair); Academy historian
Clive Davis 1932 – 2026 · Record producer
Didier Decoin 1945 – 2026 · Novelist; screenwriter (film and television); journalist; Académie Goncourt member and former president; former SGDL president; SCAM co-founder
Mike Detillier 1960 – 2026 · Sports radio host
Charles Dickens 1812 – 1870 · Novelist
Joan Didion 1934 – 2021 · Writer
Walt Disney 1901 – 1966 · Animator and entrepreneur
Raif Dizdarevic 1926 – 2026 · Yugoslav-Bosnian politician; diplomat; WWII Yugoslav Partisan; memoirist
Jacques Doucet 1940 – 2026 · French-language baseball play-by-play sportscaster; sports journalist; author; official scorer (early Expos/Jarry Park); Baseball Quebec ambassador
Craig Douglas 1941 – 2026 · Singer (pop / rock and roll); known as the Singing Milkman
Kirk Douglas 1916 – 2020 · Actor; filmmaker and producer; philanthropist; author
Manel Dueso 1953 – 2026 · Actor; theatre director; playwright; poet; acting coach; occasional TV screenwriter and casting/acting director
Bill Dundee 1943 – 2026 · Professional wrestler; author; booker/promoter; occasional manager; circus trapeze artist (youth); talk radio / public-access guest; podcast host
Rachel Blau DuPlessis 1941 – 2026 · Poet; essayist; feminist critic; scholar of modernist and contemporary poetry; professor emerita
Robert Duvall 1931 – 2026 · Actor; filmmaker (writer
Shelley Duvall 1949 – 2024 · Actress
Brian Dyson 1935 – 2026 · Business executive; soft-drink leader; first CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises; former Vice Chairman and COO of The Coca-Cola Company; author; athlete

E

Andrea Eastman 1940 – 2026 · Casting director (Paramount head of casting); talent agent/manager; ICM SVP; animal advocate and sanctuary founder
Papa Urhobo † 2026 · Singer
Silvia Ederra 1983 – 2026 · Handball player (pivot
Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955 · Theoretical physicist
Camilo Escalona 1955 – 2026 · Chilean politician; multiple-time president of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS); President of the Senate (2012-2013); senator and deputy; author
Zenyazen Escobar García 1984 – 2026 · Politician; teacher; former Secretary of Education of Veracruz; federal deputy
Ramon Espinar Gallego 1954 – 2026 · Spanish politician and lawyer; mayor of Leganes; first president of the Assembly of Madrid; culture and finance minister

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Shelley Fabares 1944 – 2026 · Actor
Peter Faber 1943 – 2026 · Actor (stage
Roney Facchini 1953 – 2026 · Actor in theatre
David Fair 1952 – 2026 · Musician; Half Japanese co-founder; librarian; visual artist; children's author; occasional filmmaker
Brian Fallon 1933 – 2026 · Art critic; literary editor; essayist; author of books on Irish art and culture; former chief critic of The Irish Times; founder of Irish Times Weekend
Michel Fano 1929 – 2026 · Composer
Jules Feiffer 1929 – 2025 · Cartoonist
Edward Field 1924 – 2026 · Poet; novelist; memoirist; anthologist; poetry reader/teacher; documentary narration writer; WWII navigator
Carrie Fisher 1956 – 2016 · Actress and writer
Ella Fitzgerald 1917 – 1996 · Jazz singer
Roberta Flack 1937 – 2025 · Singer; pianist; songwriter; music educator; quiet-storm pioneer
Antonino Fogliani 1976 – 2026 · Conductor; festival music director; orchestral conducting teacher
Franco Fontana 1933 – 2026 · Photographer; colour fine-art photographer; advertising and editorial photographer
Connie Francis 1937 – 2025 · Singer; musician; actress; author
Aretha Franklin 1942 – 2018 · Singer
Rosalind Franklin 1920 – 1958 · Chemist and X-ray crystallographer
Harold P. Freeman 1933 – 2026 · Surgical oncologist; health equity advocate; pioneer of patient navigation; ACS president (1988-89); President's Cancer Panel chair; NCI disparities center founding director
Brenda Fricker 1945 – 2026 · Actress (film
Jan Frycz 1954 – 2026 · Actor (theatre
Dory Funk Jr. 1941 – 2026 · Professional wrestler; trainer; promoter; booker; PWF chairman (All Japan); school owner (Funking Conservatory)
Wally Funk 1939 – 2026 · Aircraft pilot

G

Yuri Gagarin 1934 – 1968 · Cosmonaut
Norberto Galasso 1936 – 2026 · Historian; essayist; public accountant; radio host; cultural-centre director; biographer
Chucho Gallegos 1941 – 2026 · Entertainment journalist; magazine founder and editor; radio host; columnist
Sir Michael Gambon 1940 – 2023 · Actor (stage
Mahatma Gandhi 1869 – 1948 · Leader of the Indian independence movement
James Gandolfini 1961 – 2013 · Actor; producer (documentaries / Attaboy Films / HBO projects)
Valentino 1932 – 2026 · Fashion designer; founder of Valentino S.p.A.; creative director until retirement (final haute couture 2008)
Gabriel García Márquez 1927 – 2014 · Novelist
Francesc Garrido 1969 – 2026 · Actor (stage
Tony Gatlif 1948 – 2026 · Film director
Frank Gehry 1929 – 2025 · Architect; designer (furniture
Chiche Gelblung 1944 – 2026 · Journalist; magazine editor; war correspondent; photographer; radio and TV host; digital news founder
Jim Geoghan 1947 – 2026 · Television writer
Great Gidayu 1958 – 2026 · Japanese comedian
Peter Gill 1939 – 2026 · Playwright
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933 – 2020 · Justice of the US Supreme Court
Jackie Glass † 2026 · Judge (Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court); television court-show host; journalist/TV reporter-anchor; attorney; mediator
Nick Glennie-Smith 1951 – 2026 · Composer; conductor; keyboardist; musician; musical director
Noël Godin 1945 – 2026 · Writer
Steve Gollschewski † 2026 · Police officer; Queensland Police Commissioner (21st); former Deputy Commissioner; former State Disaster Coordinator
Jane Goodall 1934 – 2025 · Primatologist and conservationist
Mikhail Gorbachev 1931 – 2022 · Leader of the Soviet Union
Gracindo Junior 1943 – 2026 · Actor; television director; theatre director/producer; screenwriter/lyricist; former radio actor/DJ
Lindsey Graham 1955 – 2026 · Politician
Kay Granger 1943 – 2026 · U.S. Representative (TX-12
Francesco Guccini 1940 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter (cantautore); writer/novelist; occasional actor; comics writer; dialectologist; former Italian teacher (Dickinson College Bologna)
Ivan Gudelj 1960 – 2026 · Professional footballer (defensive midfielder / versatile midfielder-defender); football coach and HNS instructor; youth national-team coach

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Gene Hackman 1930 – 2025 · Actor
Glen Hansard 1970 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter; musician; actor; guitarist
Klaus Hänsch 1938 – 2026 · SPD politician; MEP 1979-2009; President of the European Parliament 1994-1997; political scientist; author
Edythe Harrison 1934 – 2026 · Civic leader; arts founder and fundraiser; Virginia House of Delegates member; 1984 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate; educator; former local television personality
George Harrison 1943 – 2001 · Musician; singer; songwriter; music and film producer
Tony Harrison 1937 – 2025 · Poet; translator; playwright; librettist; film-poet
Yoshikazu Hasegawa 1930 – 2026 · Vertebrate paleontologist; university professor; museum director
Taiwo "Ogogo" Hassan 1959 – 2026 · Actor
Charles Floyd Hatcher 1939 – 2026 · U.S. Representative (D-GA-2); Georgia state representative; attorney; U.S. Air Force veteran; USDA presidential appointee (Clinton era); community volunteer
Stephen Hawking 1942 – 2018 · Theoretical physicist
Anthony Head 1954 – 2026 · Actor
Mary Heilmann 1940 – 2026 · Abstract painter; ceramicist/sculptor (early); furniture maker (from 2002); teacher (Stony Brook; School of Visual Arts)
Ernest Hemingway 1899 – 1961 · Novelist and journalist
Violet Hensley 1916 – 2026 · Luthier (fiddle maker/repairer); old-time fiddler; folk performer; teacher of fiddle making and playing
Jim Henson 1936 – 1990 · Puppeteer and filmmaker
Audrey Hepburn 1929 – 1993 · Actress and humanitarian
Katharine Hepburn 1907 – 2003 · Actress
Philip Seymour Hoffman 1967 – 2014 · Actor (film
Andreas Hoppe 1960 – 2026 · Actor (theatre
Whitney Houston 1963 – 2012 · Singer and actress

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Abdullah Ibrahim 1934 – 2026 · Pianist; composer; bandleader; multi-instrumentalist; educator/academy founder (M7); Cape jazz pioneer
Martha Rivers Ingram 1935 – 2026 · Businesswoman; chairman and CEO of Ingram Industries (from 1995); arts philanthropist; civic leader; author
Alberto Iribarne 1950 – 2026 · Lawyer; Peronist politician; Minister of Justice
John Irvin 1940 – 2026 · Film and television director; documentarian
Steve Irwin 1962 – 2006 · Zookeeper; conservationist; environmentalist; television personality; wildlife educator; herpetologist (popular sense)

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Jesse Jackson 1941 – 2026 · Baptist minister; civil rights activist; LGBTQ advocate; politician; 1984/1988 Dem. presidential candidate; Rainbow PUSH founder; D.C. shadow senator; CNN host
Michael Jackson 1958 – 2009 · Singer and dancer
Sowcar Janaki 1931 – 2026 · Actress; film producer; theatre artist; All India Radio A-grade artiste
S. R. Janakiraman 1928 – 2026 · Carnatic vocalist
Konrad H. Jarausch 1941 – 2026 · German-American historian; Lurcy Professor Emeritus of European Civilization
Carla Jeffery 1993 – 2026 · Actor best known as Bree in Disney’s Zombies franchise
Otto Jelinek 1940 – 2026 · Pair figure skater (Olympian
Jeon Gyeong-cheol 1962 – 2026 · Author; former IT CEO (Orum I-Tech); disability-care advocate
Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011 · Co-founder of Apple
David Johansen 1950 – 2025 · Singer; songwriter; actor; radio host
Tommy John 1943 – 2026 · MLB pitcher; broadcaster; minor-league manager/coach; motivational speaker; suicide-prevention advocate
Ben Jones 1941 – 2026 · Actor; U.S. Representative; writer/memoirist; businessman (Cooter's Place); musician (Cooter's Garage Band); political commentator
James Earl Jones 1931 – 2024 · Actor (stage
Quincy Jones 1933 – 2024 · Record producer and composer
Sir Roger Jones 1943 – 2026 · Pharmacist; pharmaceutical entrepreneur; public servant; former WDA chairman; BBC national governor for Wales
Charles Josselin 1938 – 2026 · Politician; economist; French Socialist Party figure; minister; deputy; senator; MEP; departmental president; mayor

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Frida Kahlo 1907 – 1954 · Painter
Siim Kallas 1948 – 2026 · Politician; economist; central banker; European Commissioner / Vice-President; Reform Party co-founder; journalist/editor; radio quiz host
Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker 1932 – 2026 · U.S. Senator; politician; radio-station executive; public servant
Tadeusz Kasyanov 1938 – 2026 · Boxer; traditional karate and hand-to-hand coach; stunt coordinator and actor; author; president
Peter Katsambanis 1965 – 2026 · Politician (Liberal); solicitor / lawyer; Administrative Appeals Tribunal member; chief of staff / adviser
Diane Keaton 1946 – 2025 · Actress
Kevin Keegan 1951 – 2026 · Footballer (attacking midfielder / forward); football manager; pundit; occasional singer / TV personality
Tay Keith 1996 – 2026 · Record producer
John F. Kennedy 1917 – 1963 · 35th President of the United States
Sir Anthony Kenny 1931 – 2026 · Philosopher; historian of philosophy; university administrator; former Roman Catholic priest (laicized)
Shirley Strum Kenny 1934 – 2026 · English scholar (Restoration and eighteenth-century British drama); university president; academic administrator
PK Kerala Varma 1936 – 2026 · Traditional ruler (Zamorin / Samoothiri of Kozhikode)
Keyvan Khosrovani 1938 – 2026 · Iranian architect
Ritu Khullar † 2026 · Jurist; Chief Justice of Alberta; Chief Justice of the Courts of Appeal of Alberta
Husky Kihal 1961 – 2026 · Actor (cinema
Serhat Kılıç 1975 – 2026 · Actor (theatre
Val Kilmer 1959 – 2025 · Actor
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929 – 1968 · Baptist minister and civil rights leader
Sally Kirkland 1941 – 2025 · Actress; producer; acting teacher; health activist; ordained minister (MSIA); painter
Keiko Kishi 1932 – 2026 · Actress; writer (essayist
Nancy Kissinger 1934 – 2026 · Foreign policy specialist; Rockefeller aide and international-studies director; philanthropist; public figure as wife and traveling partner of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
Alan Knight 1961 – 2026 · Professional footballer (goalkeeper); goalkeeping coach; manager; club ambassador; media and charity advocate; MBE
Christy Knowings 1980 – 2026 · American actress
Kuku Kohli 1949 – 2026 · Film director
Guus Kouwenhoven 1942 – 2026 · Businessman; hotelier; timber trader; arms dealer (convicted); luxury-car importer
Klaus-Michael Kühne 1937 – 2026 · German billionaire businessman; honorary chairman and majority owner of Kuhne + Nagel; major shareholder of Hapag-Lloyd and Lufthansa; philanthropist (Kuhne Foundation)
Sudivya Kumar 1970 – 2026 · Politician; Jharkhand cabinet minister; MLA (Giridih); previously contractor (CCL / DVC); JMM organiser
Yayoi Kusama 1929 – 2026 · Conceptual artist

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Karl Lagerfeld 1933 – 2019 · Fashion designer
Ismael Laguna 1943 – 2026 · Professional boxer; later public symbol of Panamanian boxing and namesake of a Colón gym and youth academy
James T. Laney 1927 – 2026 · Methodist minister; Candler dean (1969-77); Emory president (1977-93); U.S. Ambassador to South Korea (1993-96); Korea peace advocate
Angela Lansbury 1925 – 2022 · Actress; singer (stage
Guo Lanying 1929 – 2026 · Operatic soprano; Jin/Shanxi bangzi performer; Chinese national-opera pioneer; folk vocal educator; NPC deputy; People's Artist
Louise Lasser 1939 – 2026 · Actor
Latimore 1939 – 2026 · Blues and R&B singer; songwriter; pianist; session musician
Lau Siu-ming 1931 – 2026 · Dancer; choreographer; dance educator; actor (film and television); acting mentor
Phyllida Law 1932 – 2026 · Actress (stage
Heath Ledger 1979 – 2008 · Actor
Bruce Lee 1940 – 1973 · Martial artist and actor
Sir Christopher Lee 1922 – 2015 · Actor; singer; military officer (RAF flight lieutenant
Stan Lee 1922 – 2018 · Comic book writer and editor
Lee Yong-joo 1982 – 2026 · Actor and former fashion model; later a one-person travel-agency operator near Moran Market
John Lennon 1940 – 1980 · Musician and songwriter
Jean-François Leroy 1956 – 2026 · Photojournalist; magazine editor; festival director / co-founder of Visa pour l'Image; photography agent; company president (Images-Évidence from 2009)
James Lew 1952 – 2026 · Martial artist; stuntman; stunt coordinator; actor; fight choreographer; occasional writer-director
John Lewis 1940 – 2020 · Civil rights leader; SNCC chair (1963-66); Atlanta City Council; U.S. Rep. for Georgia's 5th district (1987-2020); author
Georgina Lightning 1963 – 2026 · First Nations (Samson Cree / Maskwacis Plains Cree) film director
Abraham Lincoln 1809 – 1865 · 16th President of the United States
Rosa Lindqvist 1934 – 2025 · Piano teacher
Anna Louizos 1957 – 2026 · Scenic designer; art director; costume designer (selected); founder of Broadway Design Exchange
Marty Lowe 1971 – 2026 · Quarterback
Bruce Lunsford 1947 – 2026 · Attorney; CPA; healthcare entrepreneur; private investor; politician; thoroughbred owner-breeder; film producer; philanthropist
David Lynch 1946 – 2025 · Film director; screenwriter; actor; painter; musician; animator

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Enos Mafokate 1944 – 2026 · Show jumper; equestrian; riding instructor; founder of Soweto Equestrian Centre / Enos Mafokate Equestrian Foundation; animal-welfare advocate; sports ambassador
Jay Maisel 1931 – 2026 · Photographer
Nanda Malini 1943 – 2026 · Sri Lankan singer
Stanislaw Malkowski 1944 – 2026 · Roman Catholic priest; sociologist; publicist; preacher; Solidarity chaplain; democratic-opposition activist
Nelson Mandela 1918 – 2013 · Anti-apartheid leader and President of South Africa
Bello Mandiya 1964 – 2026 · Politician; senator for Katsina South (Funtua); chief of staff to the Katsina governor
Erni Mangold 1927 – 2026 · Actress (stage
Sliman Mansour 1947 – 2026 · Painter
Randolph Mantooth 1945 – 2026 · Actor
Diego Maradona 1960 – 2020 · Footballer
Rudolph A. Marcus 1923 – 2026 · Theoretical chemist
Bob Marley 1945 – 1981 · Musician
Dave Marsh 1950 – 2026 · Music journalist; author; radio host; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee member
Arthur Marshall 1969 – 2026 · American football wide receiver (NFL); kick and punt returner; later real-estate / contracting businessman; community coach
Győző Martos 1949 – 2026 · Footballer (right-back / defender); sports administrator (Volán SC executive president; Volán FC president; Budapest Football Association president; MLSZ federal inspector); FTC Baráti Kör board membe
Iskhak Mashbash 1930 – 2026 · Poet; novelist; translator; public intellectual; Writers Union leader; anthem lyricist
Georgy Matyukhin 1934 – 2026 · economist
Willie Mays 1931 – 2024 · Professional baseball player (center fielder); coach; special assistant and front-office ambassador; philanthropist (Say Hey Foundation)
Giorgos Mazonakis 1972 – 2026 · Greek modern folk-pop / laiko-pop singer; television personality (judge
Ronald McCoy 1930 – 2026 · Obstetrician and gynaecologist; anti-nuclear peace activist; former MMA president; Datuk (DPMP
Frank McDonald 1950 – 2026 · Author; journalist; environmentalist; former Environment Correspondent (1986) and Environment Editor (2000-2015) of The Irish Times
Joe McDonald 1929 – 2026 · Baseball executive; general manager; scout; statistician
Alexander McQueen 1969 – 2010 · Fashion designer
Jonathan Meléndez 1988 – 2026 · Keyboardist
Michael Mendl 1944 – 2026 · Actor (theatre
Glória Menezes 1934 – 2026 · Actress (TV
Freddie Mercury 1946 – 1991 · Singer and songwriter
Jorge Messi 1958 – 2026 · Sports agent / businessman; formerly chemical technician and metallurgical/steel industry employee (Acindar); youth football coach
George Michael 1963 – 2016 · Singer and songwriter
Johan Mijail 1990 – 2026 · Writer; journalist; performer; editor of Catinga Ediciones
Alexander Milinkevich 1947 – 2026 · Physicist; deputy mayor of Hrodna; 2006 united democratic presidential candidate; For Freedom leader; Free Belarusian University chancellor; Tsikhanouskaya adviser
Frankie Miller 1930 – 2026 · Country singer-songwriter; later auto salesman; late-career recording artist
Victor Miller 1940 – 2026 · Screenwriter
Indu Mitha 1929 – 2026 · Bharatanatyam dancer
Javad Mojabi 1939 – 2026 · Poet; writer (novels
Resil Mojares 1943 – 2026 · Historian; literary critic; essayist; fictionist; cultural historian; Professor Emeritus
Marilyn Monroe 1926 – 1962 · Actress
Mary Tyler Moore 1936 – 2017 · Actress; producer; activist
Sir Roger Moore 1927 – 2017 · Actor; UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Joe Morgan (manager) 1930 – 2026 · Baseball manager
Robin Morgan 1941 – 2026 · Poet; writer; radical feminist activist; journalist; lecturer; former child actor; former editor-in-chief of Ms.; Women's Media Center co-founder and WMC Live host
Toni Morrison 1931 – 2019 · Novelist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 · Composer
José Mujica 1935 – 2025 · Politician; farmer (chrysanthemums); former guerrilla (MLN-Tupamaros); President of Uruguay (2010-2015); senator; Minister of Livestock
Tony Mundine 1951 – 2026 · Professional boxer; boxing trainer / gym founder-manager; former rugby league player; Indigenous youth mentor
Will Murray 1953 – 2026 · Novelist; journalist; comic-book writer; pulp historian; literary executor (Lester Dent estate)
Fabio Mussi 1948 – 2026 · Politician; party official; journalist; Minister of University and Research (2006-2008); Deputy; Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies

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Peter Nadas 1942 – 2026 · Writer
Marty Nadler 1945 – 2026 · Television writer-producer; stand-up comedian; film/TV cameo actor; studio audience warm-up comic
Jackson Nascimento 1924 – 2026 · Professional footballer (midfielder / meia-esquerda); coach; Athletico director; lawyer; federal prosecutor (Procurador Federal)
Sam Neill 1947 – 2026 · Winegrower
Don Nelson 1940 – 2026 · NBA player; NBA head coach; general manager; basketball innovator
Prince 1958 – 2016 · Musician
Paul Newman 1925 – 2008 · Actor and philanthropist
Isaac Newton 1643 – 1727 · Mathematician and physicist
Olivia Newton-John 1948 – 2022 · Singer and actress
Florence Nightingale 1820 – 1910 · Nurse and statistician
Chuck Norris 1940 – 2026 · Martial artist; actor; screenwriter; author; fitness spokesperson; philanthropist
Grace Nortey 1937 – 2026 · Actress (theatre

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Jerry Oates 1947 – 2026 · Professional wrestler
Sinéad O'Connor 1966 – 2023 · Singer; songwriter; activist
Bill Oddie 1941 – 2026 · Comedian; television presenter; naturalist; conservationist; writer; musician; songwriter; ornithologist
Catherine O'Hara 1954 – 2026 · Actress; comedian; writer (SCTV); voice artist
Milan Ohnisko 1965 – 2026 · Poet; publisher and magazine editor; cultural journalist; translator; dissident and Charter 77 signatory; occasional copywriter and ghostwriter
Samuel “Sam” Okafor 1971 – 2026 · Bus driver and youth football coach
Hiroshi Okuda 1932 – 2026 · Businessman; automotive executive; former president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation; first chairman of the modern Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)
William Orbit 1956 – 2026 · Record producer
Ozzy Osbourne 1948 – 2025 · Singer
Richard O'Sullivan 1944 – 2026 · Actor; also credited as composer for Robin's Nest theme; cookbook author
Jesse Owens 1913 – 1980 · Track and field athlete

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Hayden Panettiere 1989 – 2026 · Film actor
Rosa Parks 1913 – 2005 · Civil rights activist
Dolly Parton 1946 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter; musician; actress; philanthropist; businesswoman
Monti Parungao 1967 – 2026 · Film and television director; screenwriter; producer; editor; occasional actor and cinematographer; music-video director; former part-time faculty
Aleksandr Pashchenko 1945 – 2026 · Singer
Vincent Pastore 1946 – 2026 · Actor; occasional reality-TV personality; radio/podcast host; sauce entrepreneur; rock-band frontman
Pranab Patnaik 1938 – 2026 · Playback singer; Odissi
Michel Paulin 1933 – 2026 · Actor; French voice actor and dubbing artist; occasional stage director
Luciano Pavarotti 1935 – 2007 · Operatic tenor
Liam Payne 1993 – 2024 · Singer
Paddy Payne 1936 – 2026 · Jumps jockey; racehorse trainer; dairy farmer
Eric Pearce 1931 – 2026 · Field hockey player (centre-forward); Australian Olympian
Matthew Perry 1969 – 2023 · Actor
Tom Petty 1950 – 2017 · Singer; songwriter; guitarist; musician; bandleader; occasional actor
Pablo Picasso 1881 – 1973 · Painter and sculptor
John Pickles † 2026 · Music industry entrepreneur; founder of The Music Factory Entertainment Group
Rihards Pīks 1941 – 2026 · Film cinematographer and director; Culture Minister of Latvia; Foreign Minister of Latvia; Saeima deputy (7th and 8th); Member of the European Parliament; film-school founder/teacher; party board memb
Jaye P. Morgan 1931 – 2026 · Singer
Sidney Poitier 1927 – 2022 · Actor and director
Vadim Popov 1940 – 2026 · Politician
Nina Popova 1945 – 2026 · Actress (theatre
Terry Pratchett 1948 – 2015 · Novelist
Elvis Presley 1935 – 1977 · Singer and actor
André Pronovost 1936 – 2026 · Professional ice hockey left wing; later restaurant manager; junior coach; Canadiens / Old Timers alumnus

Q

Ilfinesh Qannoo 1962 – 2026 · Oromo singer; geerarsa artist; cultural-resistance musician; activist associated with the Oromo liberation movement

R

Ruben Rada 1943 – 2026 · Musician
Jorge Ramírez Gallego 1940 – 2026 · Footballer (centre-forward / striker); later youth coach / talent scout for Deportivo Cali; private-company team coach
Jean-Paul Rappeneau 1932 – 2026 · Film director
Bill Rasmussen 1932 – 2026 · Sports broadcaster; television executive; entrepreneur; co-founder and first president-CEO / early chairman of ESPN; author; Parkinson's advocate; public speaker
Robert Redford 1936 – 2025 · Actor
Christopher Reeve 1952 – 2004 · Actor and activist
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD 1938 – 2026 · Physician (pediatrician / pediatric endocrinology background); psycho-oncology clinician; medical educator; author; integrative / relationship-centered care pioneer
Francisco Resendez 1941 – 2026 · Voice actor
Alan Rickman 1946 – 2016 · Actor
Jimmy Rimmer 1948 – 2026 · Professional football goalkeeper; later goalkeeping coach and caretaker manager (Swansea City); goalkeeping coach (China national team
Tom Rinaldi b. 1949 · Napa Valley winemaker. Founding winemaker
Chita Rivera 1933 – 2024 · Actress
David Z 1948 – 2026 · Record producer; audio engineer; songwriter; guitarist; drum-machine / studio innovator
Monty Roberts 1935 – 2026 · Horse trainer; author; natural horsemanship pioneer (Join-Up / Equus); educator; live demonstrator
Lloyd Robertson 1934 – 2026 · Television and radio news anchor; journalist; senior editor; documentary / newsmagazine host (W5); memoirist
Pedro Rodríguez García 1933 – 2026 · Roman Catholic priest (Opus Dei); theologian (ecclesiology
Monito Rodríguez 1946 – 2026 · Footballer (forward / right winger); coach; youth and reserve coach; assistant coach; Mexico U-16 coach (1985)
Fred Rogers 1928 – 2003 · Television host and Presbyterian minister
Zhu Rongji 1928 – 2026 · Politician; Premier of China; electrical engineer; technocrat; former Governor of the People's Bank of China; former Mayor and Party Secretary of Shanghai
Benjamin M. Rosen 1933 – 2026 · Venture capitalist; technology analyst; Compaq chairman and acting CEO; electronics engineer; philanthropist; ideas-festival founder
Francois Rosse 1945 – 2026 · Composer
Yvette Roudy 1929 – 2026 · Politician; feminist activist; translator; journalist; minister; member of parliament; mayor
Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV 1992 – 2026 · Omukama (King) of Tooro; cultural monarch; youth and HIV advocate; environmental campaigner
Chuck Russell 1952 – 2026 · Film director
Babe Ruth 1895 – 1948 · Baseball player
Mark Rydell 1929 – 2026 · Film director; producer; actor

S

Betye Saar 1926 – 2026 · Assemblage artist; collage and installation artist; printmaker; early costume/jewelry designer; educator (UCLA
Carl Sagan 1934 – 1996 · Astronomer and author
Bob Saget 1956 – 2022 · Stand-up comedian; actor; director; television host
Annette Saint-Pierre 1925 – 2026 · Educator; writer; publisher; professor of Canadian / Franco-Western literature; heritage advocate
Carlos Horacio Salinas 1956 – 2026 · Professional footballer (attacking midfielder / forward); later lived with Mutual de Ex Jugadores del Club assistance after retirement hardship
R. Sarath † 2026 · Film director; screenwriter; documentary filmmaker; retired Deputy Director (Visual Communication)
Marjane Satrapi 1969 – 2026 · Film director
Frank Schambor 1971 – 2026 · Radio host
Pel Schlechter 1921 – 2026 · Graphic designer; comic artist; illustrator; writer; poet; architectural draughtsman
Bill Schmidt 1947 – 2026 · Olympic javelin thrower; Gatorade sports marketing VP; 1984 LA Olympics sports VP; Oakley CEO; Pegasus founder; UT adjunct; author
Ayrton Senna 1960 – 1994 · Formula One driver
Iwan Setiawan † 2026 · Association football coach; former professional and youth/senior international player; coaching instructor
William Shakespeare 1564 – 1616 · Playwright and poet
Gene Shalit 1926 – 2026 · Literary critic
Alexander Sharovsky 1948 – 2026 · Actor and theatre director; chief director of Baku's Samed Vurgun Russian Drama Theatre (1993 to February 2026); People's Artist of Azerbaijan
Nina Shipman 1938 – 2026 · Film and television actress; educational-television host; author of an actors' commercial handbook
Hideki Shirakawa 1936 – 2026 · Chemist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tsukuba; co-discoverer of conductive polymers; 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Dario Silva Silva 1938 – 2026 · Protestant pastor
Nicolas Simion 1959 – 2026 · Jazz saxophonist
Frank Sinatra 1915 – 1998 · Singer and actor
Jon Small † 2026 · Drummer; music-video director and producer; concert-film director/producer; founder of Picture Vision
Alphonso Smith 1985 – 2026 · American football cornerback (NFL); college football star (Wake Forest); later high school coach; Wake Forest sideline reporter; marketing director
Lucien Smith 1989 – 2026 · Multidisciplinary artist (painting
Maggie Smith 1934 – 2024 · Actress
Slobodan Snajder 1948 – 2026 · Writer; playwright; novelist; essayist; publicist; columnist; former theatre director
Garry Sobers 1936 – 2026 · Cricketer
Stephen Sondheim 1930 – 2021 · Composer and lyricist
Diana, Princess of Wales 1961 – 1997 · Princess of Wales and humanitarian
Richard E. Stearns 1936 – 2026 · Computer scientist
Gloria Steinem 1934 – 2026 · Journalist
Angie Stone 1961 – 2025 · Singer-songwriter; rapper; actress; record producer
Jerry Stovall 1941 – 2026 · College and NFL football player; college football coach; college athletics administrator; sports foundation executive
Matt Suhey 1958 – 2026 · American football fullback; later investor / commodities (Chicago Board of Trade); water and heavy-equipment business interests
Donald Sutherland 1935 – 2024 · Actor

T

Juan Tamariz 1942 – 2026 · Magician; close-up and card magic pioneer; television personality; author and theorist of magic; magic educator
Elizabeth Taylor 1932 – 2011 · Actress; HIV/AIDS activist and philanthropist; fragrance entrepreneur
Richard Tesařík 1945 – 2026 · Singer
Nikola Tesla 1856 – 1943 · Inventor and electrical engineer
Michelle Trachtenberg 1985 – 2025 · American actress; host; occasional producer and writer
Hans Traxler 1929 – 2026 · Painter; cartoonist; illustrator; satirist; children's book author; Pardon/Titanic co-founder
Oliver Tree 1993 – 2026 · Singer
Kenneth Treister (FAIA) 1930 – 2026 · Architect
Mary Tsingou 1928 – 2026 · Physicist; mathematician; scientific computing pioneer; computer programmer
Tung Chee-hwa 1937 – 2026 · Shipping executive and businessman; first Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997-2005); CPPCC vice-chairman (2005-2023); founder of CUSEF and Our Hong Kong Foundation
Alan Turing 1912 – 1954 · Mathematician and computer scientist
Tina Turner 1939 – 2023 · Singer
Desmond Tutu 1931 – 2021 · Archbishop and anti-apartheid activist
Bonnie Tyler 1951 – 2026 · Singer

V

Harald V 1937 – 2026 · King of Norway (1991-2026); Crown Prince (1957-1991); naval/military officer (formally admiral / four-star general / Supreme Commander); competitive sailor; President of Honour
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 · Composer
James Van Der Beek 1977 – 2026 · Actor; producer; writer
Vincent van Gogh 1853 – 1890 · Painter
Pierfranco Vianelli 1946 – 2026 · Amateur then professional road cyclist (1969 to 1973); later bicycle constructor and shopkeeper.
Alexey Vishnevetsky 1965 – 2026 · Journalist
Eberhard Vogel 1943 – 2026 · Footballer (left winger / striker); football manager / coach; DFV youth coach; scout; trained locksmith; sports teacher (DHfK)
Mark Volman 1947 – 2025 · Musician; vocalist; guitarist; songwriter; music-business professor
Christoph von Dohnányi 1929 – 2025 · Conductor; opera music director and intendant

W

Stephen Walker † 2026 · Journalist; political correspondent; investigative documentary maker; author; biographer; speaker / event host; media trainer (BBC Northern Ireland; not the filmmaker of the same name)
Klaus Wanger 1941 – 2026 · Politician; businessman (Hoval; Rheindata AG); bank board vice chair (LLB)
Andy Warhol 1928 – 1987 · Artist
Nisar Wayanad † 2026 · Stage singer
Bob Weir 1947 – 2026 · Musician; singer; songwriter; rhythm guitarist
Wilfried Wesemael 1950 – 2026 · Professional road cyclist (1973-1982); track amateur champion; Olympic track cyclist (1972); frituur operator (WilFrit / Wil Frit)
Betty White 1922 – 2021 · Actress and comedian
Ann Widdecombe 1947 – 2026 · Politician
Gene Wilder 1933 – 2016 · Actor; comedian; writer; filmmaker (director and screenwriter); novelist; memoirist
Don Wilhelms 1930 – 2026 · USGS planetary and lunar geologist; Apollo astronaut geology trainer; lunar geologic mapper; author; Mariner 9 television experiment co-investigator (geology team)
Andy Williams (The Butcher) 1977 – 2026 · Musician (rhythm guitar); professional wrestler
Hal Williams 1934 – 2026 · Actor
Robin Williams 1951 – 2014 · Actor and comedian
Victor Willis 1951 – 2026 · Singer
Brian Wilson 1942 – 2025 · Musician
Cassandra Wilson 1955 – 2026 · Jazz singer; songwriter; producer; guitarist
Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022 · Queen of the United Kingdom
Amy Winehouse 1983 – 2011 · Singer and songwriter
Pope John Paul II 1920 – 2005 · Pope

Y

Ada Yonath 1939 – 2026 · Molecular biologist
He Yong 1969 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter; guitarist; Chinese rock / self-styled punk musician; composer; poet
Masao Yora 1957 – 2026 · Political journalist; Mainichi specialist and guest editorial fellow; TV and radio commentator; lecturer; Waseda guest professor
Johnny Young 1947 – 2026 · Singer; songwriter; musician; record producer; disc jockey; television presenter and producer; radio presenter; entrepreneur (Lewis-Young Productions; Johnny Young Talent Schools)

Z

Elio Zamuto 1941 – 2026 · Actor; voice actor (doppiatore); dubbing director (direttore del doppiaggio)
Mehdi Zana 1940 – 2026 · Kurdish politician; author; former mayor of Diyarbakir (1977-1980); activist; tailor by early trade
Miguel Zavaleta 1955 – 2026 · Singer
Elia Zenghelis 1937 – 2026 · Greek architect; co-founder of Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA); architectural educator; later partner