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Mary Tyler Moore

1936 – 2017 · Actress; producer; activist

“She turned the world on with her smile.”

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Sir Richard Alston

1948 – 2026 · Choreographer; dancer (early career); artistic director; teacher

“Musical contemporary classicist; Strider to Rambert to The Place; knighted for Services to Dance.”

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Eric Pearce

1931 – 2026 · Field hockey player (centre-forward); Australian Olympian

“Four-time Olympian, first Australian hockey player at four Games; bronze Tokyo, silver Mexico, forever Kookaburra #148.”

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Entertainment

George Carlin

1937 – 2008 · Stand-up comedian; satirist; social critic; actor; author

“Seven words, fourteen HBO specials, lifelong war on bullshit.”

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Sir Christopher Lee

1922 – 2015 · Actor; singer; military officer (RAF flight lieutenant, WWII)

“Dracula, Saruman, Dooku: a towering voice who made cinema's villains immortal.”

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Television

Steve Irwin

1962 – 2006 · Zookeeper; conservationist; environmentalist; television personality; wildlife educator; herpetologist (popular sense)

“Crikey forever: wildlife warrior, Crocodile Hunter, and dad.”

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Shelley Duvall

1949 – 2024 · Actress, producer (children's television)

“Texas-born Altman muse and Wendy Torrance who reinvented children's TV with Faerie Tale Theatre.”

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Chuck Russell

1952 – 2026 · Film director, screenwriter, producer

“Genre director who remade Freddy, the Blob, and The Mask into career-launching pop cinema.”

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Fashion

Valentino

1932 – 2026 · Fashion designer; founder of Valentino S.p.A.; creative director until retirement (final haute couture 2008)

“Italian couturier of Valentino red and jet-set chic who dressed Jackie, Liz, and Diana.”

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Gene Wilder

1933 – 2016 · Actor; comedian; writer; filmmaker (director and screenwriter); novelist; memoirist

“Pure imagination: Leo Bloom, Wonka, and Brooks magic.”

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Sir Roger Moore

1927 – 2017 · Actor; UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

“The Saint, the Bond with the raised eyebrow, and a lifelong champion for children.”

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Brenda Fricker

1945 – 2026 · Actress (film, television, stage); memoirist

“First Irish woman Oscar winner; Dublin's fierce, kind truth-teller.”

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

1967 – 2014 · Actor (film, television, stage); stage and film director; producer

“Oscar-winning actor who made misfits, bullies, and visionaries devastatingly human.”

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Roberta Flack

1937 – 2025 · Singer; pianist; songwriter; music educator; quiet-storm pioneer

“Soft-storm virtuoso who made Killing Me Softly and First Time Ever into forever.”

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Peter Faber

1943 – 2026 · Actor (stage, film, television); theatre co-founder; teacher; painter; youth advocate

“Dutch stage and screen force who turned a hard childhood into art and a second chance for youth.”

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Politics

José Mujica

1935 – 2025 · Politician; farmer (chrysanthemums); former guerrilla (MLN-Tupamaros); President of Uruguay (2010-2015); senator; Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (2005-2008)

“Lived simply so others might live freely.”

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Business

Hiroshi Okuda

1932 – 2026 · Businessman; automotive executive; former president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation; first chairman of the modern Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)

“Toyota outsider who forced the Prius into the world and remade Japanese industry.”

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Franco Baresi

1960 – 2026 · Italian footballer (central defender and sweeper); later coach and AC Milan executive and honorary vice-president

“Baresi is forever. Number 6, forever Rossoneri.”

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Entertainment

Jimmy Cricket

1945 – 2026 · Comedian; television and radio personality; writer; pantomime performer; charity fundraiser

“And there's more. Clean comedy, wrong-foot wellies, and a force for joy.”

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Sports

Kevin Keegan

1951 – 2026 · Footballer (attacking midfielder / forward); football manager; pundit; occasional singer / TV personality

“Two-time Ballon d'Or. King Kev. The heartbeat of Newcastle's Entertainers.”

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Entertainment

Michelle Trachtenberg

1985 – 2025 · American actress; host; occasional producer and writer

“Dawn forever; Georgina forever; still taller in our hearts.”

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Prichard Colón

1992 – 2026 · Professional boxer (super welterweight / junior middleweight); former amateur standout

“Eleven years of fighting like a true champion.”

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Willie Mays

1931 – 2024 · Professional baseball player (center fielder); coach; special assistant and front-office ambassador; philanthropist (Say Hey Foundation)

“Say Hey forever: five-tool brilliance, joy, and The Catch.”

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Monti Parungao

1967 – 2026 · Film and television director; screenwriter; producer; editor; occasional actor and cinematographer; music-video director; former part-time faculty

“Direk Monti: soft on set, honest in the fight, forever rolling.”

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Sir Michael Gambon

1940 – 2023 · Actor (stage, television, film; voice work)

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

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Jimmy Buffett

1946 – 2023 · Singer-songwriter; author; businessman; pilot; occasional actor

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

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Robert Duvall

1931 – 2026 · Actor; filmmaker (writer, director, producer)

“Oscar-winning chameleon of American film, from Tom Hagen to Gus McCrae.”

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Christoph von Dohnányi

1929 – 2025 · Conductor; opera music director and intendant

“Precision, conscience, and the Cleveland sound.”

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Business

Benjamin M. Rosen

1933 – 2026 · Venture capitalist; technology analyst; Compaq chairman and acting CEO; electronics engineer; philanthropist; ideas-festival founder

“PC-era VC who backed Compaq and taught Wall Street to love the Apple II.”

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Literature

Iván Carvajal

1948 – 2026 · Poet; philosopher; essayist; university professor; magazine editor; newspaper columnist

“El poema se nos impone; no es solo expresión de la subjetividad.”

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Angela Lansbury

1925 – 2022 · Actress; singer (stage, film, television, voice)

“Broadway queen, TV sleuth, and Mrs Potts forever.”

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Comedy

Bill Oddie

1941 – 2026 · Comedian; television presenter; naturalist; conservationist; writer; musician; songwriter; ornithologist

“My ashes can be scattered on Hampstead Heath. I love it there.”

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Tom Petty

1950 – 2017 · Singer; songwriter; guitarist; musician; bandleader; occasional actor

“You belong among the wildflowers.”

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Literature

Iskhak Mashbash

1930 – 2026 · Poet; novelist; translator; public intellectual; Writers Union leader; anthem lyricist

“Living voice of his people's literature.”

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Glen Hansard

1970 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter; musician; actor; guitarist

“Make art. Make art.”

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Nick Glennie-Smith

1951 – 2026 · Composer; conductor; keyboardist; musician; musical director

“He will always be the leader of our band.”

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Reggie Bannister

1945 – 2026 · Actor; musician; composer; screenwriter; film producer; make-up artist; activist

“You'll always be Hot as Love.”

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James Van Der Beek

1977 – 2026 · Actor; producer; writer

“He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace.”

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Bob Weir

1947 – 2026 · Musician; singer; songwriter; rhythm guitarist

“A farewell that isn't an ending, but a blessing.”

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Donald Sutherland

1935 – 2024 · Actor

“He loved what he did and did what he loved. A life well lived.”

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John Irvin

1940 – 2026 · Film and television director; documentarian

“A director with balls behind the camera.”

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Politics

Norberto Galasso

1936 – 2026 · Historian; essayist; public accountant; radio host; cultural-centre director; biographer

“Miró la historia desde abajo, con el pueblo como protagonista.”

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Len Brown

1941 – 2026 · Writer; editor; Topps Creative Director / Director of New Product Development; comic book scripter; radio DJ / country music host; trading-card and pop-culture book author

“Co-creator of Mars Attacks. Topps creative soul for 41 years. For the kids. Country roots forever.”

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Jon Small

† 2026 · Drummer; music-video director and producer; concert-film director/producer; founder of Picture Vision

“Drummer who became the eye behind Walk This Way and Billy Joel's landmark concert films.”

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