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Willie Mays

1931 – 2024 · Professional baseball player

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

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Monti Parungao

1967 – 2026 · Film and television director

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

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Sir Michael Gambon

1940 – 2023 · Actor

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

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Jimmy Buffett

1946 – 2023 · Singer-songwriter

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

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Robert Duvall

1931 – 2026 · Actor

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

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Christoph von Dohnányi

1929 – 2025 · Conductor

“Precision, conscience, and the Cleveland sound.”

🕯 64 · ✍️ 5 · 📷 2

Business

Benjamin M. Rosen

1933 – 2026 · Venture capitalist

“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

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

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Angela Lansbury

1925 – 2022 · Actress

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

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Comedy

Bill Oddie

1941 – 2026 · Comedian

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

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Tom Petty

1950 – 2017 · Singer

“You belong among the wildflowers.”

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Literature

Iskhak Mashbash

1930 – 2026 · Poet

“Living voice of his people's literature.”

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Glen Hansard

1970 – 2026 · Singer-songwriter

“Make art. Make art.”

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Nick Glennie-Smith

1951 – 2026 · Composer

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

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Reggie Bannister

1945 – 2026 · Actor

“You'll always be Hot as Love.”

🕯 86 · ✍️ 7 · 📷 1

James Van Der Beek

1977 – 2026 · Actor

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

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Bob Weir

1947 – 2026 · Musician

“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

“A director with balls behind the camera.”

🕯 50 · ✍️ 8 · 📷 5

Norberto Galasso

1936 – 2026 · Historian

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

🕯 63 · ✍️ 7 · 📷 2

Len Brown

1941 – 2026 · Writer

“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

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

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David Lynch

1946 – 2025 · Film director

“Eagle Scout. Missoula, Montana. Keep your eye on the donut.”

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Business

Bruce Lunsford

1947 – 2026 · Attorney

“Kentucky builder who raced Art Collector and nearly unseated Mitch McConnell.”

🕯 66 · ✍️ 10 · 📷 3

Education

Robert Alexy

1945 – 2026 · German jurist and legal philosopher

“Made principles optimization commands and insisted law claim correctness.”

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Klaus Wanger

1941 – 2026 · Politician

“Landtag president who backed Liechtenstein's 2003 constitution.”

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James Earl Jones

1931 – 2024 · Actor

“The voice of Vader and Mufasa; a stage giant forever.”

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Ilan Dar

1937 – 2026 · Actor

“Israeli stage and screen giant; forever Ilan of Krovim Krovim.”

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Architecture

Frank Gehry

1929 – 2025 · Architect

“Pritzker-winning architect who reshaped cities with Bilbao, Disney Hall, and fearless form.”

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Public figure

Nancy Kissinger

1934 – 2026 · Foreign policy specialist

“Foreign policy specialist and philanthropist who was Henry Kissinger's trusted partner for nearly fifty years.”

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Business

Sir Roger Jones

1943 – 2026 · Pharmacist

“Welsh pharmacist-entrepreneur who built Penn Pharma, led the WDA, and never stopped fishing for Wales.”

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Győző Martos

1949 – 2026 · Footballer

“Fradi right-back who marked Blohin and wore the crest at two World Cups.”

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Richard Tesařík

1945 – 2026 · Singer

“Czech reggae pioneer and Yo Yo Band voice who put Kladno, Karviná and Rybitví on the pop map.”

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Wilfried Wesemael

1950 – 2026 · Professional road cyclist

“Tour de Suisse winner who became Aalst's WilFrit, serving fries as hard as he rode.”

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Sliman Mansour

1947 – 2026 · Painter

“He painted sumud so a homeland could be carried and remembered.”

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Sudivya Kumar

1970 – 2026 · Politician

“JMM strategist and Giridih MLA who rose from contractor to cabinet as Hemant's Sonu Bhaiya.”

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Mary Heilmann

1940 – 2026 · Abstract painter

“Color, chairs, and the ocean. A painter's painter.”

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Rihards Pīks

1941 – 2026 · Film cinematographer and director

“Cinema craftsman who briefly held Latvia's foreign helm at EU dawn.”

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Science

Richard E. Stearns

1936 – 2026 · Computer scientist

“Co-founder of computational complexity who made hardness a science.”

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Charles Floyd Hatcher

1939 – 2026 · U.S. Representative

“Southwest Georgia peanut champion who treated public service as friendship.”

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Science

Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

1938 – 2026 · Physician

“Physician-patient who taught medicine to listen: curing is not the same as healing.”

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John Pickles

† 2026 · Music industry entrepreneur

“Yorkshire music entrepreneur who took DJ megamixes to three UK number ones with Jive Bunny.”

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Barry Cleavin

1939 – 2026 · Fine art printmaker

“NZ master printmaker who made doubt, bones and Hereweka speak in ink.”

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Annette Saint-Pierre

1925 – 2026 · Educator

“Educator and publisher who made Franco-Manitoban literature visible and saved Gabrielle Roy's house.”

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Hugh Curran

1943 – 2026 · Professional football striker

“Fast, airborne striker. Scotland's Wembley goal. Wolves and Norwich great.”

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R. Sarath

† 2026 · Film director

“National Award Malayalam director who put conscience, mural heritage, and social drama on screen.”

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Matt Suhey

1958 – 2026 · American football fullback

“Lead blocker. Loyal friend. Super Bowl XX champion.”

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