People from United States

1,005 people remembered here.

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  Gordon S. Wood

  1933 – 2026 · Historian

  Pulitzer-winning historian of the American Revolution and Brown University professor.

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  James Blood Ulmer

  1940 – 2026 · Jazz and blues guitarist

  Harmolodic guitar pioneer who fused free jazz, funk and blues into a sound that was his alone.

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  Rick Adelman

  1946 – 2026 · NBA point guard and Hall of Fame head coach (Trail Blazers

  A quiet, gentle players' coach who won 1,042 games and taught the NBA to pass, cut and play free.

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  Jason Collins

  1978 – 2026 · NBA basketball player (center) and NBA Cares ambassador

  Thirteen-year NBA center who told the truth about himself and opened the door for every gay athlete who followed.

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  Donald Gibb

  1954 – 2026 · Actor and former college and professional football player

  Ogre to a generation and Ray Jackson to Bloodsport fans, the gentle giant who made bruisers lovable.

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  Bobby Cox

  1941 – 2026 · Baseball manager

  The Braves' treasured skipper: 14 straight titles, a 1995 championship, and a second father to his players.

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  Nedra Talley Ross

  1946 – 2026 · Singer

  Founding Ronette whose voice and style helped define Be My Baby, and who later gave her song to her faith.

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  Mark Piznarski

  1954 – 2026 · Television and film director

  The pilot director who gave a generation of teen dramas their first episode.

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  Nicholas Brendon

  1971 – 2026 · Actor

  The heart of the Scooby Gang. Actor, painter and twin who showed a generation that the one who isn't chosen still matters.

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  Lou Holtz

  1937 – 2026 · College football coach

  Play like a champion. He won the 1988 national title at Notre Dame and taught generations to do what's right.

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  Neil Sedaka

  1939 – 2026 · Singer

  Brill Building singer-songwriter of Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Calendar Girl, and Laughter in the Rain

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  Bill Mazeroski

  1936 – 2026 · Baseball second baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates) and coach

  The Glove. His Game 7 home run in 1960 won the World Series, and his hands set the standard for every second baseman who followed.

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  Frederick Wiseman

  1930 – 2026 · Documentary filmmaker

  Documentary master who spent six decades showing America its own institutions, from Titicut Follies to City Hall.

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  Scott Adams

  1957 – 2026 · Cartoonist

  Creator of Dilbert, who turned cubicle life into shared laughter for millions.

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  D'Angelo

  1974 – 2025 · Singer

  The godfather of neo-soul, whose Brown Sugar, Voodoo and Black Messiah changed R&B forever.

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  Shannen Doherty

  1971 – 2024 · Actress

  Actress who made Brenda Walsh and Prue Halliwell unforgettable, and spoke openly about living with cancer.

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  Rolin Hill

  1989 – 2024 · Virginia Beach resident

  Eagle Scout and firstborn son whose family still asks Virginia Beach for answers.

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  Dolores Huerta

  1930 – 2026 · Labor leader and civil rights activist

  She organized farmworkers for seventy years and taught a movement to say yes we can.

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  Lily Wong Fillmore

  1934 – 2026 · Linguist and Professor of Education

  Maestra to migrant children, she fought for every child's right to learn English without losing home.

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  Walter Koenig

  1936 – 2026 · Actor

  He took the Enterprise's helm as Chekov and stayed a friend to Star Trek fans for life.

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  Frank Gagliano

  1937 – 2026 · Track and field coach

  He told generations of runners to hit it, and they did.

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  Sean Romeo

  1994 – 2026 · Ice hockey goaltender and meteorologist

  Record-setting Ohio State goaltender and scholar who found a second calling forecasting Maine weather.

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  Thomas Allen (T.A.) Bryan, Sr.

  1935 – 2026 · Insurance agent and charity founder

  Lebanon insurance man who founded Cedarcroft Home to shelter men with nowhere else to go.

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  Jacob "Jake" Johnson

  1980 – 2026 · High school football coach and athletic director

  Millsap's football coach, who believed his job was to build men first and football players second.

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  Arlene Lesewski

  1936 – 2026 · Politician

  Marshall insurance agent who spent a decade speaking for rural southwestern Minnesota.

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  Leon Cleveland Burns Jr.

  1936 – 2026 · Criminal court judge

  For 38 years he judged the Upper Cumberland fairly, and never once faced an opponent.

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  Ann Tighe

  1939 – 2026 · Lawyer

  Pioneering Chicago prosecutor and defence lawyer who nearly became the city's first woman US Attorney.

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  Anita Louis

  1949 – 2026 · Soul singer (The Soul Children

  Memphis soprano of The Soul Children, whose voice carried the heart of Stax soul.

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  Tom Daniel

  1936 – 2026 · Industrial designer and model kit designer

  Designer of the Red Baron and the Munster Koach, who filled hobby shop shelves with joyful, outrageous hot rods.

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  Alan Douglas Nicholson

  1940 – 2026 · Real estate developer

  He turned an abandoned rail yard into the heart of downtown Helena.

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  William M. "Bill" Fagerman

  1949 – 2026 · Lawyer and circuit court judge

  Cadillac's engineer turned prosecutor and judge, remembered above all for being fair.

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  Sam Noto

  1930 – 2026 · Jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist

  Buffalo's bebop trumpeter, from Kenton and Basie to Xanadu. The music turned his life around.

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  Chase Brown

  1985 – 2026 · Independent professional wrestler

  Philosopher, musician and wrestler who taught the world that wrestling is a form of storytelling.

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  Richard Gray

  1957 – 2026 · Video game level designer

  Duke Nukem 3D level designer, Ritual co-founder, and the hidden voice saying "You're not supposed to be here!"

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  Anthony A. Less

  1937 – 2026 · U.S. Navy vice admiral and naval aviator

  First Boss of the Blue Angels squadron, carrier captain and vice admiral who served 34 years in naval aviation.

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  Kasey Redfern

  1991 – 2026 · American football player (punter)

  Undrafted punter who never stopped fighting, on the field and through three years of cancer.

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  Sister Michael Kathleen Deane, OSF

  † 2026 · Franciscan sister and Catholic school principal

  She knew every child by name, and taught thousands to believe one person can make a difference.

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  Frank Giardina

  † 2026 · Sportscaster and athletic administrator

  Marshall's voice, West Virginia's sports encyclopedia, a life of faith.

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  Bud Zipfel

  1938 – 2026 · Baseball player

  Washington Senators first baseman whose name closed a book on 1960s big leaguers.

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  Janese Chapman

  1956 – 2026 · Historian

  Detroit historian who helped the city keep its past, one building and one street sign at a time.

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  Joe Hamilton

  † 2026 · High school football coach

  The Blackhawk coach who taught fundamentals by the book and won 342 games over 49 seasons.

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  Walter Edward "Eddy" Ford III

  1939 – 2026 · Nuclear engineer and mayor of Farragut

  Farragut's second mayor, who guided his hometown's growth for 29 years.

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  Gordon Knight

  1929 – 2026 · Civil and structural engineer

  Engineer, veteran and family man whose warmth reached millions through his daughter's story.

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  Joseph Sciorra

  1955 – 2026 · Folklorist

  He found the sacred in the everyday and made Italian American folk life worthy of the most careful study.

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  Tom J. Dugger

  1948 – 2026 · Politician

  Stillwater accountant, city councilor and state senator who gave his life to public service.

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  Eric Jylha

  1949 – 2026 · Broadcaster and local historian

  Mid-Michigan's weekend weatherman and Bay City's keeper of local history.

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  Rick Green (Rick J. Greenwald)

  1952 – 2026 · Radio broadcaster

  For more than 40 years the voice of WRHL and the Trading Post in Rochelle.

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  Tony Reno

  1974 – 2026 · College football coach

  Yale's second-winningest football coach, who led the Bulldogs to five Ivy League titles.

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