People who died in 2023

12 people remembered here.

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  Sir Michael Gambon

  1940 – 2023 · Actor (stage

  The Great Gambon: stage craftsman, beloved Dumbledore, forever mischievous.

  286 candles · 21 tributes
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  Harry Belafonte

  1927 – 2023 · Singer

  Day-O.

  201 candles · 14 tributes
• 
  Matthew Perry

  1969 – 2023 · Actor

  Could I BE any more...

  194 candles · 10 tributes
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  Sinéad O'Connor

  1966 – 2023 · Singer

  Nothing compares to you.

  158 candles · 10 tributes
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  Tina Turner

  1939 – 2023 · Singer

  Simply the best.

  156 candles · 12 tributes
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  Tony Bennett

  1926 – 2023 · Singer

  I left my heart in San Francisco.

  114 candles · 15 tributes
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  Jimmy Buffett

  1946 – 2023 · Singer-songwriter

  He lived like a song: Margaritaville's mayor forever.

  75 candles · 5 tributes
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  Tyrese Blue

  1997 – 2023 · New Haven resident

  New Haven father killed at 26; remembered beyond the courtroom headlines.

  42 candles · 6 tributes
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  Sebastian Leith II

  1983 – 2023 · Instrument technician

  Beaumont tradesman, husband and dad remembered as Bandsome.

  32 candles · 4 tributes
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  Preston Davey

  2022 – 2023

  A baby boy remembered by those who loved him, and failed by those who should have kept him safe.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Georgina Beyer

  1957 – 2023 · Politician

  World's first openly transgender mayor and MP, she proved rural New Zealand could lead the world on dignity.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Norman Lear

  1922 – 2023 · Television writer and producer

  He put America's arguments on the living-room sofa and proved sitcoms could face race, class and politics.

  3 candles · 1 tributes