People from United States
205 people remembered here.
Paul Newman1925 – 2008 · Actor and philanthropistWhat we have here is a failure to communicate.
106 candles · 12 tributes
Chris Cornell1964 – 2017 · SingerFour-octave voice of Seattle grunge who kept reinventing hard rock.
103 candles · 14 tributes
Benjamin M. Rosen1933 – 2026 · Venture capitalistPC-era VC who backed Compaq and taught Wall Street to love the Apple II.
100 candles · 6 tributes
Cheetah Chrome1955 – 2026 · GuitaristCleveland punk guitarist whose feral riffs with Dead Boys and Rocket from the Tombs helped invent American punk.
99 candles · 6 tributes
Roger Simon1948 – 2026 · Political journalistChicago-bred political columnist who made campaigns read like novels and returned to the page after losing his legs.
98 candles · 7 tributes
Jon Cypher1932 – 2026 · ActorFrom Cinderella's prince to Hill Street's chief: singer, actor, good journey.
97 candles · 10 tributes
David Z1948 – 2026 · Record producerArchitect of the Minneapolis Sound; Funkytown snare to Kiss and She Drives Me Crazy.
97 candles · 7 tributes
Edythe Harrison1934 – 2026 · Civic leaderProfessional volunteer who founded Virginia Opera and opened a statewide door for Virginia women.
95 candles · 10 tributes
Mary Tsingou1928 – 2026 · PhysicistCoded the experiment that launched nonlinear science; later given her name in FPUT.
95 candles · 5 tributes
Monty Roberts1935 – 2026 · Horse trainerTaught the world to listen to horses; Join-Up pioneer and friend of Queen Elizabeth II.
94 candles · 10 tributes
Chita Rivera1933 – 2024 · ActressBroadway's electric dancer: Anita, Velma, Spider Woman, forever.
94 candles · 6 tributes
Jerry Oates1947 – 2026 · Professional wrestlerColumbus territorial wrestler. Titles with Ted, Ventura, and Garvin. Gym owner, trainer, deputy.
93 candles · 9 tributes
Jerry Stovall1941 – 2026 · College and NFL football playerLSU's Mr. Everything: Heisman runner-up, Hall of Famer, Pro Bowler, and Tiger coach of faith and class.
93 candles · 6 tributes
Rachel Blau DuPlessis1941 – 2026 · PoetFeminist poet-critic whose life poem Drafts remade the American long poem.
91 candles · 10 tributes
Larry Christenson1953 – 2026 · MLB pitcher (Phillies 1973-1983)LC: smile on, teammates kept close.
91 candles · 10 tributes
David Johansen1950 – 2025 · SingerProto-punk Doll who kept reinventing New York, from glam chaos to Hot Hot Hot.
91 candles · 7 tributes
Janie Bradford1939 – 2026 · SongwriterMotown's early lyric voice; Money's couplet; HAL's family keeper.
90 candles · 9 tributes
O.J. Brigance1969 – 2026 · Professional American and Canadian football linebacker and special-teams playerSuper Bowl Raven. Grey Cup Stallion. 19 years fighting ALS with grace.
90 candles · 8 tributes
Tommy John1943 – 2026 · MLB pitcherThe Bionic Man: 288 wins, 26 seasons, and the elbow surgery that gave pitchers second lives.
90 candles · 8 tributes
Hal Williams1934 – 2026 · ActorSmitty, Lester, and a lifetime of grace on screen.
90 candles · 10 tributes
Will Murray1953 – 2026 · NovelistKept Doc Savage alive and co-created Squirrel Girl; pulp historian who bridged fan to pro.
89 candles · 6 tributes
Mike Detillier1960 – 2026 · Sports radio hostLouisiana's Football Guy who made the draft make sense.
88 candles · 10 tributes
John Crowley1942 – 2026 · Novelist (fantasyFantasy novelist of Little, Big who blurred dream and history into living story.
88 candles · 7 tributes
Joe Morgan (manager)1930 – 2026 · Baseball managerWalpole Joe of Morgan Magic: the snowplow skipper who made Fenway believe again.
86 candles · 9 tributes
Jay Maisel1931 – 2026 · PhotographerHe taught generations to look: light, color, gesture.
86 candles · 5 tributes
John Lewis1940 – 2020 · Civil rights leaderApostle of nonviolence who made good trouble for justice.
86 candles · 9 tributes
Marty Nadler1945 – 2026 · Television writer-producerComic's comic who wrote the laughs and shared the stage.
85 candles · 9 tributes
William G. Anderson1927 – 2026 · Osteopathic physician and surgeonAlbany Movement leader and first Black AOA president who healed patients and challenged a segregated nation.
85 candles · 6 tributes
Ben Jones1941 – 2026 · ActorCooter of Hazzard County and Georgia congressman who kept the General Lee running for fans.
85 candles · 5 tributes
Bruce Davis1943 – 2026 · Film executiveAcademy executive who guarded Oscar for 22 years and wrote how the statue got its name.
84 candles · 4 tributes
Shirley Strum Kenny1934 – 2026 · English scholar (Restoration and eighteenth-century British drama)Gave Stony Brook a heart and a beautiful campus.
84 candles · 6 tributes
Charles Floyd Hatcher1939 – 2026 · U.S. Representative (D-GA-2)Southwest Georgia peanut champion who treated public service as friendship.
84 candles · 6 tributes
Andrea Eastman1940 – 2026 · Casting director (Paramount head of casting)Godfather casting pioneer and ICM trailblazer who spent her later years rescuing horses and dogs.
84 candles · 5 tributes
Mark Volman1947 – 2025 · MusicianHappy Together harmonies, Flo & Eddie mischief, and teaching the next roomful of musicians.
84 candles · 8 tributes
Benjamin Alire Sáenz1954 – 2026 · PoetBorder poet who made lonely boys feel seen, and made El Paso a universe of love.
83 candles · 7 tributes
Betye Saar1926 – 2026 · Assemblage artistAssemblage pioneer who armed Aunt Jemima and remade racist kitsch into Black feminist power.
82 candles · 9 tributes
Angie Stone1961 – 2025 · Singer-songwriterHip-hop pioneer and neo-soul voice forever.
82 candles · 8 tributes
Jerome Smith1939 – 2026 · Civil rights activistFreedom Rider who mentored Treme children and demanded humanity be respected.
79 candles · 7 tributes
Elaine Mokhtefi1928 – 2026 · Anti-colonial activistAmerican-Algerian activist who made Algiers a Third World capital and told the Panthers' exile story.
78 candles · 5 tributes
David Cobb1962 – 2026 · AttorneyGreen nominee who fought corporate rule, then built land trusts.
77 candles · 6 tributes- CChristy Knowings1980 – 2026 · American actress
All That scene-stealer whose Brenda Stone and Whateverrr energy still makes 90s kids laugh.
77 candles · 6 tributes 
Kay Granger1943 – 2026 · U.S. Representative (TX-12Fort Worth's first woman mayor who rose to Appropriations chair, serving Texas with grit and care.
76 candles · 6 tributes
Vincent Pastore1946 – 2026 · ActorBronx-born Big Pussy of The Sopranos: tough on screen, kind-hearted brother off it.
76 candles · 5 tributes
Jimmy Buffett1946 – 2023 · Singer-songwriterHe lived like a song: Margaritaville's mayor forever.
76 candles · 5 tributes
Konrad H. Jarausch1941 – 2026 · German-American historianTransatlantic historian who taught Germans and Americans to face a shattered past and rebuild civil society.
75 candles · 7 tributes
Jackie Glass† 2026 · Judge (Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court)Tough, fair Clark County judge who sentenced O.J. Simpson and brought Swift Justice to daytime TV.
75 candles · 8 tributes