People from United States
997 people remembered here.
Elizabeth Taylor1932 – 2011 · ActressHollywood legend, two Oscars, and pioneering AIDS activist forever.
1,131 candles · 62 tributes
Quincy Jones1933 – 2024 · Record producer and composerNot one drop of my self-worth depends on your acceptance of me.
362 candles · 15 tributes
Wendell Berry1934 – 2026 · PoetKentucky farmer-poet who taught that affection for place is the measure of a durable culture.
327 candles · 14 tributes
Gloria Steinem1934 – 2026 · JournalistThe journalist who gave a movement its words, and spent sixty years on the road repeating them.
308 candles · 11 tributes
Jimmy Carter1924 – 2024 · 39th President of the United StatesWe must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
297 candles · 12 tributes
Gene Wilder1933 – 2016 · ActorPure imagination: Leo Bloom, Wonka, and Brooks magic.
294 candles · 23 tributes
George Carlin1937 – 2008 · Stand-up comedianSeven words, fourteen HBO specials, lifelong war on bullshit.
273 candles · 10 tributes
Shelley Duvall1949 – 2024 · ActressTexas-born Altman muse and Wendy Torrance who reinvented children's TV with Faerie Tale Theatre.
269 candles · 16 tributes
Bob Saget1956 – 2022 · Stand-up comedianAmerica's TV dad who also told the dirtiest jokes.
256 candles · 10 tributes
Frank Gehry1929 – 2025 · ArchitectPritzker-winning architect who reshaped cities with Bilbao, Disney Hall, and fearless form.
252 candles · 11 tributes
Ernest Hemingway1899 – 1961 · Novelist and journalistThe world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
238 candles · 13 tributes
Dolly Parton1946 – 2026 · Singer-songwriterQueen of Country whose songs, sparkle, and Imagination Library lifted millions.
237 candles · 14 tributes
Rudolph A. Marcus1923 – 2026 · Theoretical chemistNobel chemist who explained how electrons jump between molecules.
236 candles · 22 tributes
David Baltimore1938 – 2025 · Molecular biologistNobel virologist who proved RNA can make DNA and remade biology.
234 candles · 12 tributes
Martin Luther King Jr.1929 – 1968 · Baptist minister and civil rights leaderThe arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
233 candles · 11 tributes
Hayden Panettiere1989 – 2026 · Actress and singerChild star who became Claire Bennet, Juliette Barnes, and Kirby Reed, remembered for talent and candor.
230 candles · 14 tributes
Rosa Parks1913 – 2005 · Civil rights activistI would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free.
228 candles · 14 tributes
Andy Warhol1928 – 1987 · ArtistIn the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.
228 candles · 14 tributes
John F. Kennedy1917 – 1963 · 35th President of the United StatesAsk not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
222 candles · 15 tributes
James Earl Jones1931 – 2024 · Actor (stageThe voice of Vader and Mufasa; a stage giant forever.
221 candles · 19 tributes
Michelle Trachtenberg1985 – 2025 · American actressDawn forever; Georgina forever; still taller in our hearts.
217 candles · 16 tributes
Katharine Hepburn1907 – 2003 · ActressIf you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
214 candles · 13 tributes
Chuck Norris1940 – 2026 · Martial artistMartial arts champion, Walker, Texas Ranger, and internet legend who kicked open American action cinema.
212 candles · 19 tributes
Julia Child1912 – 2004 · CookPeople who love to eat are always the best people.
209 candles · 12 tributes
Anthony Bourdain1956 – 2018 · ChefTravel isn't always pretty. But that's okay. The journey changes you.
207 candles · 14 tributes
Robert Duvall1931 – 2026 · ActorOscar-winning chameleon of American film, from Tom Hagen to Gus McCrae.
206 candles · 21 tributes