Ferid Murad (1936–2023), Nobel Prize-winning doctor 

Ferid Murad was a doctor and pharmacologist who won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research into how nitric oxide treats heart disease.

Steve Harwell (1967–2023), lead singer of Smash Mouth

Steve Harwell was the co-founder and lead singer of Smash Mouth, best known for their hits “All Star,” “Walkin' on the Sun,” and their cover of the Monkees’ “I'm a Believer.”

Gary Wright (1943–2023), Dream Weaver singer and songwriter 

Gary Wright was a singer and songwriter known for his hit songs “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive.” 

John Till (2022), guitarist for Janis Joplin’s Full Tilt Boogie Band  

John Till was the lead guitarist for the Full Tilt Boogie Band which was Janis Joplin’s last backing band.  

Whidbey Island Plane Crash (2022)

Ten people were killed on Sunday afternoon when a floatplane crashed in Puget Sound near Whidbey Island, Washington.

Willard Scott (1934–2021), longtime Today Show weatherman

Willard Scott was the weatherman for “The Today Show” from 1980 to 1996, and he was the first actor to play the Ronald McDonald character for McDonald’s.

Kylie Rae Harris (1989–2019), country music singer

Country singer Kylie Rae Harrisreleased a self-titled EP this year.

LaShawn Daniels (1977–2019), songwriter for Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson

LaShawn Daniels was an acclaimed songwriter who wrote for superstars Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, and Lady Gaga. He won a Grammy Award for co-writing Destiny’s Child’s hit song, “Say My Name.” In 2003, he co-wrote the popular song “Love and War” for Tamar Braxton and he appeared on her reality shows, “Braxton Family Values” and “Tamar & Vince.” He also wrote songs for Brandy and Monica, Jennifer Lopez, and the Spice Girls.

Bill Daily (1927 – 2018), comedic TV sidekick

Co-starred on “I Dream of Jeannie” and “The Bob Newhart Show.”

Simeon Wright (1942–2017), Emmett Till's cousin who witnessed kidnapping

CHICAGO (AP) — Simeon Wright, who was with his cousin Emmett Till when the Chicago boy was kidnapped in 1955 after whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, has died. He was 74.

Hervé Villechaize as Tattoo on Fantasy Island

Hervé Villechaize was born April 23, 1943, in Paris, France, but it was in Hollywood that he would make his mark. For seven seasons from 1977 to 1984, Villechaize played Tattoo, sidekick to Ricardo Montalban's Mr. Roarke on hit Aaron Spelling television show "Fantasy Island." 

Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter

If there's anyone who truly lived their dream to the fullest, it's got to be Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin.