Roger Tsien (1952 - 2016), Nobel Prize winner for Alzheimer's research

Roger Tsien, a Nobel Prize winner who helped develop a method to track cancer cells and follow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 64.

Gene Wilder (1933 - 2016), Willy Wonka star

Gene Wilder, the comic actor known for movies including "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and "Young Frankenstein," has died at the age of 83.

Darrell Ward (1964 - 2016), Ice Road Truckers reality star

Darrell Ward, a truck driver who starred on the reality show “Ice Road Truckers,” died Aug. 28, 2016, in a plane crash, according to multiple news sources. He was 52.

Harry "Mr. Fuji" Fujiwara (1934 - 2016), pro wrestler and manager

Harry "Mr. Fuji" Fujiwara, a popular professional wrestler and manager, died Aug. 28, 2016, according to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He was 82.

Juan Gabriel (1950 - 2016), legendary Mexican singer

Juan Gabriel, a legendary Mexican singer, died Aug. 28, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 66.

Rudy Van Gelder (1924–2016), jazz recording engineer

Legendary jazz recording engineer.

Max Ritvo (1990 - 2016), poet who wrote about his cancer

Max Ritvo, a poet who wrote about his experience with cancer, died Aug. 23, 2016, according to The Associated Press. He was 25.

Marvin Kaplan (1927 - 2016), played Henry on Alice

Marvin Kaplan, a prolific comedy character actor who played the diner patron Henry the telephone repairer on the sitcom "Alice," died Aug. 25, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 89.

Alexander Polli (1985 - 2016), BASE jumping pioneer

Alexander Polli, a skydiver and pioneer of BASE jumping, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, in a wingsuit crash in the French Alps. He was 31.

Jeanne Martin (1927 - 2016), second wife of Dean Martin

Jeanne Martin, the second wife of , died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, according to her family. Martin, who had cancer, was 89.

Italian Earthquake Victims (2016)

At least 120 people have died in an earthquake that hit central Italy in the early hours of Aug. 24.

Steven Hill (1922–2016), Law & Order star

Actor played DA Adam Schiff on TV's "Law & Order."

Toots Thielemans (1922 - 2016), jazz harmonica player

Toots Thielemans, a legendary jazz harmonica player, died Aug. 22, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 94.

Matt Roberts (1978–2016), 3 Doors Down guitarist

Former guitarist for the band 3 Doors Down.

Brian Rix (1924 - 2016), British actor

Brian Rix, a British actor and campaigner for people with learning disabilities, died Aug. 20, 2016, after a long illness, according to The Guardian. He was 92.

Jack Riley (1935 - 2016), The Bob Newhart Show actor

Jack Riley, a veteran comic actor who appeared on “The Bob Newhart Show,” died Aug. 19, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 80.

Arthur Hiller (1923 - 2016), Love Story director

Arthur Hiller, the director of the movie “Love Story,” died Aug. 17, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 92.

Gita Hall (1933 - 2016), Swedish model turned actress

Gita Hall, a Swedish-born model turned actress whose film credits include "The Gun Runners" and "Wolf Larsen," died Aug. 13, 2016, according to multiple news sources. She was 82.

Bobby Hutcherson (1941 - 2016), jazz vibraphonist

Bobby Hutcherson, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, died Aug. 15, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 75.

John McLaughlin (1927 - 2016), The McLaughlin Group host

John McLaughlin, the legendary television host of “The McLaughlin Group,” died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 89.

Joel Cornette (1981 - 2016), Butler University basketball standout

Joel Cornette, a former standout basketball player for Butler University, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in a Chicago apartment, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. He was 35.

Philip "Fyvush" Finkel (1922 - 2016), Picket Fences star

Fyvush Finkel, the actor who won an Emmy Award for his performance as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on "Picket Fences," died Aug. 14, 2016. He was 93. Born Philip Finkel Oct. 9, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Jewish immigrants, a Polish father and Belarusian mother. He began acting as a child, working onstage in New York's Yiddish theaters. But in high school, he considered breaking out of the business and began studying to become a furrier instead. The call of the stage proved too strong, however, and Finkel was back at it after he graduated, performing stand-up comedy on the Catskills' borscht circuit as well as continuing his stage acting. He made the move to Broadway in the 1960s, appearing in "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Little Shop of Horrors."

Kenny Baker (1934–2016), R2-D2 actor

Kenny Baker, the British actor who played R2-D2 in “Star Wars,” died Aug. 13, 2016, after a long illness, according to The Guardian. He was 81.

Ruby Wilson (1948 - 2016), singer known as the Queen of Beale Street

Ruby Wilson, the singer known as the Queen of Beale Street, died Aug. 12, 2016, according to multiple news sources. She was 68.

Glenn Yarbrough (1930 - 2016), Limeliters singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter Glenn Yarbrough,a founding member of the folk music vocal trio the Limeliters, died Aug. 11, 2016, at his home in Nashvillefollowing a long period of ill health. He was 86.

Patrice Munsel (1925 - 2016), opera star

Opera star Patrice Munsel died Aug. 4, according to her family. She was 91.

John Saunders (1955–2016), ESPN journalist

John Saunders wasa Canadian-born sports journalist who worked for ESPN and ABC.

Barry Jenner (1941 - 2016), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor

Barry Jenner, an actor who was known best for playing Admiral William Ross on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” died Aug. 9, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 75.

Padraig Duggan (1949 - 2016), Clannad cofounder

Padraig Duggan, a guitarist who co-founded the Grammy Award-winning Irish Celtic music group Clannad, died Aug. 9, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 67.

Bryan Clauson (1989 - 2016), dirt track racer

Dirt track racer Bryan Clauson died Sunday of injuries sustained in a crash, according to the United States Auto Club (USAC). He was 27.

Pete Fountain (1930 - 2016), Dixieland jazz clarinetist

Pete Fountain, the virtuoso Dixieland jazz clarinetist, died Aug. 6, 2016, of heart failure, according to multiple news sources. He was 86.

David Huddleston (1930 - 2016), The Big Lebowski actor

David Huddleston, an actor who was known best for “The Big Lebowski” and “Santa Claus: The Movie,” died Aug. 2, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 85.