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Mar 20, 2025
Eddie Jordan (1948–2025), Formula One team owner
Eddie Jordan was a businessman who founded Jordan Grand Prix, which helped launch seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher’s career, and a television commentator for the BBC.
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Mar 17, 2025
Nita Lowey (1937–2025), former U.S. representative from New York
Nita Lowey represented New York as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 2021.
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Mar 14, 2025
Raíºl Grijalva (1948–2025), U.S. representative from Arizona
Raíºl Grijalva was a Democrat who represented Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 until his death.
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Mar 13, 2025
Oliver Miller (1970–2025), nine-year NBA veteran
Oliver Miller was a University of Arkansas star and Southwest Conference Player of the Year who went on to a nine-year career in the NBA.
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Mar 12, 2025
Bob Rivers (1956–2025), radio DJ and parody songwriter
Bob Rivers was a noted radio DJ in Seattle and other cities, known more widely for musical parodies that included his 1988 “Twisted Christmas” album.
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Mar 11, 2025
Craig Wolfley (1958–2025), Steelers player and broadcaster
Craig Wolfley was a 12-year NFL veteran who spent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, then became a broadcaster for the team.
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Mar 10, 2025
Gene Winfield (1927–2025), custom car designer for movies and TV
Gene Winfield was an icon of the custom car community whose designs were seen in such movies and TV shows as “Blade Runner,” “Star Trek,” and “Bewitched.”
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Mar 7, 2025
D'Wayne Wiggins (1961–2025), co-founder of Tony! Toni! Toné!
D'Wayne Wiggins was a singer and producer best known as the co-founder of R&B hitmakers Tony! Toni! Toné!, who repeatedly hit the charts in the 1980s and ‘90s with songs like “Feels Good,” “It Never Rains (In Southern California),” “Anniversary,” and “If I Had No Loot.”
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Mar 4, 2025
Lincoln Díaz-Balart (1954–2025), former U.S. congressman from Florida
Lincoln Díaz-Balart represented southern Florida as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011.
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Mar 3, 2025
Joseph Wambaugh (1937–2025), author who explored police work
Joseph Wambaugh was an award-winning writer and author whose work explored the harsh realities of police and detective work, both as fiction (“The Glitter Dome,” “The New Centurions”) and in non-fiction (“The Onion Field,” “The Blooding”).
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Mar 3, 2025
David Johansen (1950–2025), New York Dolls frontman
David Johansen was the frontman for the glammy proto-punk band the New York Dolls, who ended up being one of the most influential of the era, and also had a solo career under the name Buster Poindexter.
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Feb 25, 2025
Al Trautwig (1956–2025), longtime sports broadcaster
Al Trautwig was a longtime sports broadcaster whose work ranged from baseball and basketball to the Olympics, hockey, tennis, and auto racing.
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Feb 24, 2025
Lynne Marie Stewart (1946–2025), Miss Yvonne on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse
Lynne Marie Stewart was a veteran actress known for playing Miss Yvonne on “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse” and Charlie’s mother on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
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Feb 19, 2025
Biff Wiff (2025), I Think You Should Leave actor
Biff Wiff was a character actor who appeared on “I Think You Should Leave,” “Jury Duty,” Night Court,” “iCarly,” and many other shows.
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Feb 11, 2025
John Cernuto (1944–2025), poker legend
John Cernuto was a longtime poker pro who won three World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Series of Poker Circuit rings over the years.
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Feb 10, 2025
Dick Jauron (1950–2025), former NFL player and coach
Dick Jauron was a longtime veteran of the NFL, first playing for the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals, then coaching the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills.
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Feb 3, 2025
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025), Native American artist
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith was a Native American artist, activist, and curator who used her work to explore Native American identity and the United States’ history of oppressing indigenous people.
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Feb 3, 2025
Fay Vincent (1938–2025), former MLB commissioner
Fay Vincent was a former Major League Baseball commissioner who helped guide it through the 1989 earthquake, a 1993 expansion of the National League, and other key milestones in the sport.
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Jan 22, 2025
John Sykes (1959–2025), guitarist for Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake
John Sykes was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for his time in the hard rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake.
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Jan 21, 2025
Cecile Richards (1957–2025), former Planned Parenthood president
Cecile Richards was a women’s rights activist who served as president of both the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, as well as founding Supermajority, an organization devoted to bringing more women into politics.
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Jan 21, 2025
Deborah Finck (1967–2025), TikTok star who chronicled cancer
Deborah Finck was a mother of three sets of twins who appeared on the show “Nanny 911” and later amassed a following when her journey with cancer was chronicled on TikTok and Instagram.
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Jan 16, 2025
Jack Hoffman (2005–2025), beloved young Nebraska football fan
Jack Hoffman was a young cancer patient and lifelong Nebraska Cornhuskers fan who captured hearts when, at 7, he ran for a touchdown at a Huskers spring game.
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Jan 13, 2025
Charles Person (1942–2025), youngest of the Freedom Riders
Charles Person was a civil rights activist best known as the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, a group of activists who challenged illegal, unconstitutional racial segregation that was rampant throughout the American South.
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Jan 10, 2025
Dale Wilson (1950–2025), Dragon Ball Z, X-Men: Evolution voice actor
Dale Wilson was a voice actor best known for his work in the global hit series “Dragon Ball Z,” as well as animation like “Bionicle: Mask of Light,” “X-Men: Evolution,” and “Transformers” series.
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Jan 10, 2025
Anita Bryant (1940–2024), singer and anti-gay activist
Anita Bryant was a beauty queen and singer of the 1950s and ‘60s whose career was derailed by her high-profile crusade against LGBTQ rights.
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Jan 10, 2025
Richard “Black Bart” Harris, (1948–2025), former WWF and WCW wrestler
Richard “Black Bart” Harris was a 30-year veteran of the professional wrestling scene, performing from the ‘70s to the 2000s, competing in the WWF and WCW, and once spending time as the NWA National Heavyweight champion.
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Jan 8, 2025
Osamu Suzuki (1930–2024), chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation
Osamu Suzuki was the longtime head of Suzuki Motor Corp., serving at various times as its CEO, chairman, and president until his retirement in 2021, and helping turn the company from a small Japanese manufacturer into a global giant.
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Jan 7, 2025
Richard Parsons (1948–2024), head of Citigroup, Time Warner
Richard Parsons was a business executive who rose to lead some of the largest organizations in the world, including having tenures at the top of Time Warner and Citigroup.
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Jan 7, 2025
Mike Rinder (1955–2025), Scientology official turned detractor
Mike Rinder was a lifelong Scientologist who broke away from the organization and became one of its biggest detractors.
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Jan 7, 2025
Peter Yarrow (1938–2025), Peter, Paul and Mary singer
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and guitarist with the legendary folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, known for their song “Puff the Magic Dragon.”
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Jan 3, 2025
Wayne Osmond (1951–2025), founding member of The Osmonds
Wayne Osmond was a founding member of The Osmond Brothers, the family singing group that later became The Osmonds.
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Dec 31, 2024
Olivia Hussey (1951–2024), Romeo and Juliet star
Olivia Hussey was an actress best known for her starring performance as Juliet in filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
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Dec 30, 2024
Greg Gumbel (1946–2024), CBS sportscasting great
Greg Gumbel was a longtime sportscaster best known for his work for CBS on “The NFL Today” and for his coverage of Super Bowls and March Madness.
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Dec 30, 2024
Linda Lavin (1937–2024), star of Alice
Linda Lavin was a Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and singer who starred on TV in the hit sitcom “Alice.”
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Dec 17, 2024
Diane Delano (1957–2024), Northern Exposure actress
Diane Delano was a veteran actress best known for her roles as Barbara Semanski, the Alaskan state trooper on the quirky “Northern Exposure,” and science teacher Bobbi Glass on the teen drama “Popular.”
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Dec 10, 2024
Nikki Giovanni (1943–2024), celebrated poet and activist
Nikki Giovanni was an iconic poet of the 1960s and ‘70s Black Arts Movement who authored more than 30 books.
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Dec 9, 2024
Merv Rettenmund (1943–2024), World Series champion
Merv Rettenmund was a 13-year veteran of Major League Baseball who won two World Series rings playing with two different 1970s dynasties – the powerhouse Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine – then a third coaching the 1990s Oakland Athletics.
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Dec 9, 2024
Mark Withers (1947–2024), actor in Dynasty, Stranger Things
Mark Withers was an actor best known for playing Ted Dinard in the first season of “Dynasty.”
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Dec 5, 2024
Dr. Kelly Powers (1979–2024), Fox News regular
Dr. Kelly Powers was a podiatric surgeon and a familiar face on Fox News programs when she publicly shared her brain cancer diagnosis in 2020.
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Dec 4, 2024
Israel Vázquez (1977–2024), three-time world champion boxer
Israel Vázquez was a Mexican boxer nicknamed "El Magnifico" whose three world championships and rivalry with Rafael Márquez made him one of Mexico’s most beloved boxers.
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Dec 2, 2024
Peter Westbrook (1952–2024), Olympian who gave back
Peter Westbrook was a pioneering Olympic fencer whose legacy wasn’t just the accolades he won, but also the lives he touched through his nonprofit work.
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Nov 21, 2024
Andy Paley (1952–2024), SpongeBob SquarePants composer
Andy Paley was a veteran record producer and songwriter who worked with icons like the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Chris Isaak, and and composed music for shows like “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Ren & Stimpy.”
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Nov 19, 2024
Paul Teal (1989–2024), One Tree Hill actor
Paul Teal was an actor best known for his performance as Josh Avery on the TV drama “One Tree Hill.”
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Nov 19, 2024
Bob Love (1942–2024), Chicago Bulls great
Bob Love was a three-time All-Star forward for the Chicago Bulls who later became the team’s goodwill ambassador.
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Nov 18, 2024
Clifton R. Wharton Jr. (1926–2024), former president of MSU
Clifton R. Wharton Jr. was a former Michigan State University president and deputy secretary of state who broke racial barriers when he took the MSU post in 1970.
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Nov 12, 2024
Dorothy Allison (1949–2024), award-winning feminist author
Dorothy Allison was an award-winning author whose stories about class struggles, feminism, and being queer in the South earned her widespread acclaim, especially her novel, “Bastard Out of Carolina.”
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Nov 12, 2024
Bruce Degen (1945–2024), The Magic School Bus illustrator
Bruce Degen was an artist and writer best known for illustrating dozens of books for young readers, including the beloved children’s book series “The Magic School Bus.”
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Nov 7, 2024
Kazuo Umezu (1936–2024), manga’s “god of horror”
Kazuo Umezu was a longtime manga artist who was sometimes called the “god of horror” over the course of his decades creating works like “Reptilia,” “The Drifting Classroom,” and “My Name Is Shingo.”
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Nov 4, 2024
Quincy Jones (1933–2024), legendary music producer
Quincy Jones was a noted jazz musician, film composer, and one of the greatest music producers of the 20th century, working with Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), Dinah Washington (1924–1963), Michael Jackson (1958–2009), and other top musicians.
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Oct 29, 2024
Jim Donovan (1956–2024), voice of the Cleveland Browns
Jim Donovan was a sportscaster best known for his long tenure as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Browns.
