People from United States
1,002 people remembered here.
Thomas J. Germano1940 – 2026 · Labor arbitratorLetter carrier who helped lead the 1970 postal strike and spent his life bringing fairness to working people.
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Jack Grassel1948 – 2026 · Jazz guitaristMilwaukee jazz guitarist, teacher and inventor of the triple-neck guitar, for whom music was like breathing.
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Butch Huskey1971 – 2026 · Baseball playerMets slugger from Oklahoma who proudly wore Jackie Robinson's No. 42.
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Bill Kerby1937 – 2026 · ScreenwriterMaverick Hollywood screenwriter of The Rose, Hooper and Hatfields & McCoys.
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Della "Udella" Maffiola1927 – 2026 · Motorola inspectorA Chicago mother who turned grief after Our Lady of the Angels into lasting school fire-safety reform.
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Cozell McQueen1962 – 2026 · Basketball player (NC State WolfpackCardiac Pack center who stood on the rim in 1983 and never feared the biggest names.
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James G. Roche1939 – 2026 · Secretary of the Air Force and naval officerNavy captain and Air Force secretary who led the service through the years after 9/11.
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Tim O'Donnell1948 – 2026 · Television writerNewsman turned sitcom writer who helped make Growing Pains, Dave's World and Clueless.
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Kaylee Hottle2008 – 2026 · ActressThe deaf girl who spoke to Kong in sign language, and showed deaf kids everywhere there are no limits.
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Patrick Gleeson1934 – 2026 · Synthesizer pioneerSynthesizer pioneer who put modular electronics on Herbie Hancock’s stage and built Different Fur.
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Duane Ward1964 – 2026 · Baseball pitcher and broadcasterTwo-time World Series champion whose 45 saves for the 1993 Blue Jays still stand as the club record.
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Mary Jo "MJ" Shannon1934 – 2026 · BusinesswomanThe heart of her family: La Jolla shopkeeper and the beloved MJ of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.
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Pat Oliphant1935 – 2026 · Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonistHe drew presidents as they really were, with a penguin in the corner to have the last word.
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Barbara Ling1952 – 2026 · Oscar-winning film production designer and theater lighting designerShe rebuilt 1969 Hollywood for real, from Gotham to the Pussycat Theater, and won an Oscar doing it.
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Rodney Franklin1958 – 2026 · Jazz pianist and composerBerkeley jazz pianist whose Columbia hit The Groove lit UK dancefloors and whose Song for You remains a Quiet Storm favorite.
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Finian Shea Johnson1977 – 2026 · Television editorEmmy-nominated Survivor editor who shaped Bachelor, The Voice and reality TV for two decades.
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Sonny Rollins1930 – 2026 · Jazz tenor saxophonistThe Saxophone Colossus: jazz's greatest improviser, who wrote St. Thomas and Oleo and practised on the Williamsburg Bridge.
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Joni Lamb1960 – 2026 · Christian broadcasterCo-founder of Daystar and host of Joni Table Talk, who carried the gospel from one small station to the nations.
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Davey Lopes1945 – 2026 · Baseball second basemanDodgers captain, base-stealing master and 45-year baseball lifer who never forgot East Providence.
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Henry Lee1938 – 2026 · Forensic scientistFrom Taipei police captain to the world's best-known crime scene scientist, he lived by one motto: make the impossible possible.
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Rainelle Krause1987 – 2026 · Coloratura sopranoColoratura soprano who made the Queen of the Night soar, on stage and in the air.
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Country Joe McDonald1942 – 2026 · SingerOne, two, three, what are we fighting for? The Woodstock voice who sang for peace and stood by those who served.
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Augie Meyers1940 – 2026 · MusicianThe Vox that gave Texas its groove. Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados legend, 1940 to 2026.
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Todd Meadows2000 – 2026 · Commercial fishermanWashington fisherman and Deadliest Catch deckhand who died at sea at 25.
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Katherine Hartley Short1983 – 2026 · Licensed clinical social workerLicensed clinical social worker and mental health advocate, remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.
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Lil Poppa2000 – 2026 · RapperJacksonville's storyteller, who turned pain, loyalty and survival into melodic rap his fans still carry.
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Bud Cort1948 – 2026 · ActorForever Harold. He taught generations of misfits that it is never too late to choose life.
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Terrance Gore1991 – 2026 · Professional baseball outfielder and pinch runnerSpeedster and pinch-running specialist who won three World Series rings with the Royals, Dodgers and Braves.
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Kianna Underwood1992 – 2026 · Actress and voice actressNickelodeon actress who voiced Fuchsia on Little Bill and appeared on All That.
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Jim Hartung1960 – 2026 · Artistic gymnast and gymnastics coach1984 Olympic team gold gymnast and Husker coach who defined consistency.
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Adan Manzano1997 – 2025 · Sports anchor and reporter (Telemundo Kansas CityA rising star who brought the Chiefs and Kansas City sports to Spanish-speaking fans.
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer1928 – 2024 · Sex therapistGrandma Freud who taught America to talk about sex with candor, humor, and heart.
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Gabriella Hanley† 2021 · Restaurant server and young motherA devoted young mother with a heart of gold, whose family will not stop seeking justice for her.
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Ursula von Rydingsvard1942 – 2026 · SculptorShe cut cedar into memory, and made the humblest beams sing at monumental scale.
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Andrew P. Iosue1927 – 2026 · United States Air Force generalA bacteriologist turned pilot who flew into Hanoi in 1973 and led Air Force training.
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Father Joseph Long Nguyen1964 – 2026 · Roman Catholic priestVietnamese-born priest who waited years for ordination and gave South Florida's Vietnamese Catholics a home.
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Susan Saint James1946 – 2026 · ActressEmmy-winning star of McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie, remembered for her warmth on screen and off.
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Steve Lee1950 – 2026 · RailroaderHe kept Union Pacific's great steam engines running and brought them to the world.
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Peggy King1930 – 2026 · SingerPretty Perky Peggy King, the bright voice and warm smile of 1950s American television.
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Jumbo Baretta1967 – 2026 · Professional wrestler (WCWTampa's big man who took Florida wrestling to WCW, the WWF and Japan, and never stopped showing up.
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Judith Blegen1941 – 2026 · Opera singer (soprano)Silvery voiced soprano who charmed the Met for 21 seasons as Adina, Sophie and Susanna.
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Alan Dysert1951 – 2026 · Actor and acting teacherA soap star turned teacher who helped thousands believe in their dreams.
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Ed Dawson† 2026 · High school football coachCoach who kept Cornell football alive and led the Raiders back to glory.
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Lawrence McCutcheon1950 – 2026 · American football running backClutch. Five-time Pro Bowl Rams running back who gave the franchise 42 seasons as player and scout.
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Tom Houck1947 – 2026 · Civil rights activistHe drove Dr. King, fought for the vote, and spent his life making sure Atlanta never forgot its history.
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Earl Barret1932 – 2026 · Television writer and producerComedy writer who gave television King Tut and Too Close for Comfort.
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Bill Thorn1930 – 2026 · High school coach and distance runnerGeorgia coach and Peachtree Iron Man who showed up, year after year, for 53 straight races.
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Bob "Hoolihan" Wells1933 – 2026 · Television weathermanHoolihan the Weatherman. Sunshine to you, no matter what the weather.
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