People from United States
205 people remembered here.
Len Brown1941 – 2026 · WriterCo-creator of Mars Attacks. Topps creative soul for 41 years. For the kids. Country roots forever.
75 candles · 9 tributes
David Worth1940 – 2026 · CinematographerEye behind Bloodsport and the director of Kickboxer; Eastwood DP who taught indie grit to a new generation.
73 candles · 7 tributes
Jim Geoghan1947 – 2026 · Television writerFrom Bronx club stages to the Tipton Hotel, he kept children laughing and parents trusting the half hour.
72 candles · 10 tributes
Freddy Cannon1936 – 2026 · SingerBoom Boom of rock and roll, whose Palisades Park still sounds like summer.
72 candles · 8 tributes
Bain Boehlke1939 – 2026 · ActorJungle Theater founder whose exacting Twin Cities stages and Fargo cameo left a lasting imprint.
71 candles · 9 tributes
Bill Rasmussen1932 – 2026 · Sports broadcasterESPN's founder who turned a traffic-jam brainstorm into the world's first 24-hour sports network.
70 candles · 9 tributes
Mark Rydell1929 – 2026 · Film directorActor's director who drew Oscars from Fonda and Hepburn and whispered greatness into Midler.
69 candles · 8 tributes
Claudette Colvin1939 – 2026 · Civil rights activistAt 15 she refused to give up her bus seat, then helped end segregation on America's public transit.
69 candles · 10 tributes
Jon Small† 2026 · DrummerDrummer who became the eye behind Walk This Way and Billy Joel's landmark concert films.
68 candles · 4 tributes
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD1938 – 2026 · Physician (pediatrician / pediatric endocrinology background)Physician-patient who taught medicine to listen: curing is not the same as healing.
68 candles · 5 tributes
Sally Kirkland1941 – 2025 · ActressOscar-nominated force of nature who turned grit, glamour and Anna into lasting indie legend.
68 candles · 9 tributes
Flaco Jiménez1939 – 2025 · AccordionistSan Antonio's accordion king who carried conjunto to the world
68 candles · 4 tributes
Edward Field1924 – 2026 · PoetVillage poet who stood up, friend, for a century.
67 candles · 4 tributes
Richard E. Stearns1936 – 2026 · Computer scientistCo-founder of computational complexity who made hardness a science.
67 candles · 9 tributes
Bruce Lunsford1947 – 2026 · AttorneyKentucky builder who raced Art Collector and nearly unseated Mitch McConnell.
66 candles · 10 tributes
Don Wilhelms1930 – 2026 · USGS planetary and lunar geologistLunar mapper who taught Apollo crews to read the Moon.
63 candles · 8 tributes
Joe McDonald1929 – 2026 · Baseball executiveFrom Ebbets Field turnstiles to six World Series rings, a baseball lifer.
63 candles · 8 tributes
Laura Claridgeb. 1952 · BiographerBiographer who restored complexity to Rockwell, Post, Lempicka, and Blanche Knopf.
61 candles · 7 tributes
Matt Suhey1958 – 2026 · American football fullbackLead blocker. Loyal friend. Super Bowl XX champion.
59 candles · 9 tributes
Frankie Miller1930 – 2026 · Country singer-songwriterFamily man first: Texas voice of Blackland Farmer, Bronze Star veteran, friend to legends.
59 candles · 6 tributes
David Fair1952 – 2026 · MusicianHe lived a beautiful life of love, kindness, and creativity.
59 candles · 4 tributes- MMary Heilmann1940 – 2026 · Abstract painter
Color, chairs, and the ocean. A painter's painter.
59 candles · 9 tributes 
Arthur Marshall1969 – 2026 · American football wide receiver (NFL)Undrafted Georgia star who threw an 81-yard NFL touchdown and never forgot Hephzibah.
58 candles · 5 tributes
Slava Veder1926 – 2026 · PhotojournalistPulitzer photographer whose Burst of Joy froze a nation's homecoming.
58 candles · 9 tributes
Anna Louizos1957 – 2026 · Scenic designerShe built our homes on Broadway stages.
57 candles · 6 tributes
Bob Weir1947 – 2026 · MusicianA farewell that isn't an ending, but a blessing.
57 candles · 6 tributes
Jules Feiffer1929 – 2025 · CartoonistPulitzer and Oscar satirist who drew America's neuroses for decades.
57 candles · 5 tributes
Chuck Russell1952 – 2026 · Film directorGenre director who remade Freddy, the Blob, and The Mask into career-launching pop cinema.
55 candles · 10 tributes
Kippy Brown1955 – 2026 · American football QBGreat man, great mentor: Memphis pioneer QB and Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII WR coach.
54 candles · 8 tributes
Latimore1939 – 2026 · Blues and R&B singerBlues Hall of Famer whose baritone made Let's Straighten It Out a forever conversation.
54 candles · 8 tributes
Alphonso Smith1985 – 2026 · American football cornerback (NFL)Wake Forest ballhawk who set the ACC interceptions record and never stopped smiling.
53 candles · 5 tributes
Bob McKay1947 – 2026 · American football offensive tackleTexas Wishbone All-American and College Football Hall of Famer who paved the way for the 1969 national champions.
51 candles · 6 tributes
Kenneth Treister (FAIA)1930 – 2026 · ArchitectMiami architect and sculptor of the Holocaust Memorial's Sculpture of Love and Anguish.
49 candles · 10 tributes
Dave Marsh1950 – 2026 · Music journalistDetroit rock critic who wrote Springsteen into history and argued for justice as hard as he argued about records.
49 candles · 6 tributes
Gene Bertoncini1937 – 2026 · Jazz guitaristNylon-string jazz poet whose architectural ear made standards glow with quiet fire.
48 candles · 5 tributes
Bill Schmidt1947 – 2026 · Olympic javelin throwerFrom Southview coal camp to Munich bronze and Be Like Mike: the last U.S. men's Olympic javelin medalist.
47 candles · 4 tributes
Samuel Monroe Jr.1973 – 2026 · ActorUnforgettable face of 1990s Black cinema whose grit on screen never erased the kindness friends remembered off it.
46 candles · 8 tributes
Harold P. Freeman1933 – 2026 · Surgical oncologistFather of patient navigation who proved poverty, not destiny, decides who survives cancer.
46 candles · 7 tributes
Martha Rivers Ingram1935 – 2026 · BusinesswomanNashville's First Lady of the Arts who built halls, saved a symphony, and led a billion-dollar company.
46 candles · 6 tributes
Tom Rinaldib. 1949 · Napa Valley winemaker. Founding winemakerHawaiian-shirt maestro who put modern Napa Merlot on the map.
43 candles · 7 tributes
Nancy Kissinger1934 – 2026 · Foreign policy specialistForeign policy specialist and philanthropist who was Henry Kissinger's trusted partner for nearly fifty years.
43 candles · 8 tributes
James Lew1952 – 2026 · Martial artistEmmy-winning stunt artist who made Hollywood's heroes look fearless.
42 candles · 4 tributes
Michael Wright1956 – 2026 · Actor (film and television)Pure artist whose Eddie King still sings in every room.
41 candles · 9 tributes
Andy Williams (The Butcher)1977 – 2026 · Musician (rhythm guitar)Founding ETID guitarist and AEW's The Butcher; Buffalo metal and tag-team brotherhood to the end.
40 candles · 8 tributes
Violet Hensley1916 – 2026 · Luthier (fiddle maker/repairer)Ozarks Whittlin' Fiddler who carved 73 fiddles and debuted at the Opry at 99.
40 candles · 5 tributes
Mike McFarland1970 – 2026 · Voice actorFunimation pioneer who gave English life to Master Roshi, Buggy, and a generation of anime dubs.
39 candles · 7 tributes
Marty Lowe1971 – 2026 · QuarterbackCardinals QB who won the Cup, then taught kids at Seneca Park.
39 candles · 8 tributes
James T. Laney1927 – 2026 · Methodist ministerLed Emory's quantum jump and sought peace on the Korean peninsula.
39 candles · 4 tributes