People from United States

1,000 people remembered here.

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  James Handy

  1945 – 2026 · Actor

  Vietnam veteran, pacifist and character actor who made every cop, priest and father feel real.

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  Edmund Phelps

  1933 – 2026 · Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia University professor

  Nobel economist who put people and their expectations at the heart of macroeconomics.

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  Garret Anderson

  1972 – 2026 · Professional baseball left fielder (Angels

  Angels icon whose Game 7 double won the 2002 World Series. Quiet, steady, and devoted to his family.

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  Don Schlitz

  1952 – 2026 · Country songwriter who wrote "The Gambler" and 25 No. 1 hits

  You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. The songwriter who gave country music The Gambler.

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  Sonny Jurgensen

  1934 – 2026 · American football quarterback and broadcaster

  Hall of Fame quarterback with a golden arm, and the voice of Washington football for 38 seasons.

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  T.K. Carter

  1956 – 2026 · Actor and comedian

  Nauls in The Thing, Mike on Punky Brewster, Gary in The Corner. He brought laughter, truth and humanity to every role.

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  Christopher Ciccone

  1960 – 2024 · Visual artist

  Artist, designer, and Madonna's brother who shaped tours, homes, and his own canvas.

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  Joe Feeney

  1931 – 2008 · Tenor

  The Irish tenor of The Lawrence Welk Show, whose Danny Boy reached millions. Our Dad with the Golden Voice.

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  Barbara Barrie

  1931 – 2026 · Actress

  Cannes-winning actress who gave Breaking Away its heart, Company its Sarah and Barney Miller its home.

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  Alvin Hellerstein

  1933 – 2026 · U.S. District Judge

  Tzedek, tzedek tirdof. Justice, justice shall you pursue.

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  Donnie Iris

  1943 – 2026 · Singer

  King Cool of Pittsburgh rock, the voice of The Rapper and Ah! Leah!

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  Jack Armstrong

  1947 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  California's Wildman of the ring, and a friend who opened his door to anyone starting out.

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  Darrell Richard Wells

  1942 – 2026 · Investor and banker

  Louisville investor who founded Commonwealth Bank & Trust and served Churchill Downs for 29 years.

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  Toya Jones

  1976 – 2026 · Track athlete

  Refugio's record breaker, the Aggie who made the tackle, and the funniest man in the room.

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  John Anderson

  1954 – 2026 · Country singer

  The country voice behind Swingin' and Seminole Wind, a Hall of Famer who kept tradition alive.

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  Alex Sanders

  1938 – 2026 · Judge

  The storyteller judge who saved a swamp and grew a college.

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  Linda Penniman

  † 2026 · City council member

  Naples council member and vice mayor who championed ethics, water and the city she loved.

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  Michael Melloy

  1948 – 2026 · Federal judge

  Dubuque-born judge who served Iowa and the nation on the federal bench for 38 years.

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  James P. Axiotis

  1963 – 2026 · Film and television producer

  He told other people's stories for forty years, and finally his mother's.

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  Nancy Bingham

  1950 – 2026 · Teacher and Dallas ISD trustee

  A teacher for three decades who fought for every Dallas ISD student as a trustee.

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  Clif "Hanger" Croce

  † 2026 · Punk rock singer and songwriter

  He wrote This Is Boston, Not L.A. and sang it, and The Freeze, for more than forty years.

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  Gene Schwam

  † 2026 · Publicist

  Hollywood publicist for seventy years, from Elvis Presley to Julie Andrews.

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  Noah Adams

  1942 – 2026 · Radio journalist

  The quiet, curious voice of All Things Considered, who listened to America and wrote down what it told him.

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  Joe Redner

  1940 – 2026 · Businessman

  Tampa's Strip Club King, who fought city hall for fifty years in the name of free expression.

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  Philippe Tondeur

  1932 – 2026 · Mathematician

  Factory worker turned geometer who led American mathematical science at the NSF.

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  Malcolm H. Wiener

  1935 – 2026 · Aegean prehistorian

  The philhellene patron and scholar who devoted his fortune to the prehistoric Aegean.

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  Rita Vorperian

  † 2026 · Scholar

  A scholar of the Armenian word and a servant of her community, in Los Angeles and far beyond.

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  Peter Nagy

  † 2026 · Artist and gallerist

  East Village artist who became a champion of Indian contemporary art.

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  Jeremiah Kipp

  † 2026 · Film director and screenwriter

  Gentle New York horror filmmaker behind Slapface and The Mortuary Assistant.

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  Hattie Massey Leeper

  1928 – 2026 · Radio disc jockey

  Chatty Hatty, North Carolina's first Black woman on the radio, who used her voice to lift others.

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  Christine Mary Johnsen

  1946 – 2026 · Nurse and epidemiologist

  Nurse and epidemiologist who gave women living with HIV and AIDS a voice.

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  Rachna Shroff

  † 2026 · Medical oncologist and GI cancer clinician-scientist

  GI oncology leader who endowed a Young Investigator Award in biliary cancers while facing her own cancer.

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  Annette Green

  1924 – 2026 · Fragrance Foundation president

  She built the American fragrance industry a home, and its awards.

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  Mark Pryor

  1967 – 2026 · Mystery novelist and criminal lawyer (former Travis County prosecutor)

  Prosecutor, defence lawyer and storyteller who walked Paris with Hugo Marston and asked us to love our local bookstores.

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  Theodore J. St. Antoine

  1929 – 2026 · Lawyer

  A teacher, dean and arbitrator who believed fairness at work was a matter of law.

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  Ron Koslow

  1945 – 2026 · Screenwriter and television producer

  He created extraordinary worlds, on screen and in the lives of those who knew him.

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  Verne Allison

  1936 – 2026 · Singer and songwriter

  He named The Dells and, for nearly 60 years, his second tenor was part of their unmistakable harmony.

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  Eddy Ford

  † 2026 · Mayor of Farragut and nuclear engineer

  Farragut's second mayor, who served his hometown for 29 years without debt or a property tax.

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  Dionysius "Dan" Dulchinos

  † 2026 · High school baseball coach

  Chicopee Comp baseball legend who shaped generations of student athletes.

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  T. Randall Lee

  1962 – 2026 · Chemist

  Houston chemist, editor and mentor who built new materials one molecular layer at a time.

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  Bruce J. Mabine, M.D.

  1950 – 2026 · Obstetrician-gynecologist

  Philadelphia OB-GYN and Temple educator who delivered thousands of babies and mentored generations of clinicians.

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  Nelson Toburen

  1938 – 2026 · American football player and judge

  A Lombardi Packer whose career ended in one tackle, and who built a second life on the bench.

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  Lori Moore

  † 2026 · Radio and television host

  Kalamazoo's morning voice for decades, who turned her airtime into help for her city.

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  Robert X. Cringely

  1953 – 2026 · Technology journalist

  The irreverent chronicler of Silicon Valley who brought the story of the nerds to millions.

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  Jeff Van Note

  1946 – 2026 · NFL center for the Atlanta Falcons

  Eighteen seasons, one team. Falcons Ring of Honor center who defined toughness and loyalty.

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  Steve Zaiser

  1951 – 2026 · Politician

  Fargo legislator and River Keepers co-founder who helped bring medical marijuana to North Dakota.

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  Jean Burrell Russo

  1941 – 2026 · Historian

  Historian who brought the working people of colonial Annapolis back into its story.

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  Gary Heffern

  1954 – 2026 · Punk rock singer

  The voice of San Diego punk who turned a hard childhood into songs of darkness and light.

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