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David Edward Byrd (1941–2025), 1960s rock poster artist

David Edward Byrd was an artist known for his psychedelic posters promoting 1960s rock acts and for his logos and posters for significant Broadway musicals. 

ígnes Keleti (1921–2025), oldest living Olympic champion

Ágnes Keleti was a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic champion, having won five gold medals in gymnastics in the 1950s.

Rickey Henderson (1958–2024), MLB’s all-time stolen base leader

Rickey Henderson was a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer who still holds the records for most runs and most stolen bases more than 20 years after his retirement.

Arthur Frommer (1929–2024), creator of top-selling travel guides

Arthur Frommer was a travel writer best known for creating the Frommer’s brand of affordable-travel guidebooks.0

John Robinson (1935–2024), coach who led L.A. Rams to championships

John Robinson was a football coach who had success at both the college and professional levels, leading USC to four Rose Bowl wins and coaching the Los Angeles Rams to two championship games.

Paul Morrissey (1938–2024), Andy Warhol collaborator

Paul Morrissey was a filmmaker best known for his collaborations with artist Andy Warhol and for briefly managing the Velvet Underground.

Bob Yerkes (1932–2024), Boba Fett stuntman

Bob Yerkes was a legendary stuntman and circus performer known for his work in “Return of the Jedi,” “Back to the Future,” and dozens of other movies.

Ed Wheeler (1936–2024), actor in Blue Bloods, Law & Order

Ed Wheeler was a veteran actor whose work included shows like “Law & Order,” “Blue Bloods,” and “One Life to Live.”

Bobby Banas (1933–2024), actor and dancer in West Side Story

Bobby Banas was a dancer, actor, and choreographer known for his work in “West Side Story,” “Mary Poppins,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” and other classic movie musicals.

Pat Williams (1940–2024), co-founder of the Orlando Magic

Pat Williams was a longtime basketball executive who helped lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a championship and eventually became co-founder of the Orlando Magic.

C. Gordon Bell (1934–2024), helped bring computers into homes

C. Gordon Bell was an electrical engineer who worked on some of the world’s first small-profile computers and, as a result, helped usher in the era of the home PC.

Carl Erskine (1926–2024), All-Star pitcher during Dodgers’ heyday

Carl Erskine was an All-Star pitcher and the last of the “Boys of Summer” Dodgers teams of the 1940s and 1950s, who hurled two no-hitters with the team during their most illustrious era.

Richard Serra (1938–2024), large-scale sculptor 

Richard Serra was a sculptor known for his massive steel artworks, sometimes called the “poet of iron.” 

Charles Dierkop (1936–2024), actor in The Sting, Police Woman

Charles Dierkop was an actor best known for his performances in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting,” and “Police Woman.” 

Eve Bunting (1928–2023), bestselling children’s author

Eve Bunting was the author of bestselling and award-winning books for children, including “The Wall” and “Smoky Night.” 

Michael Gambon (1940–2023), played Dumbledore in Harry Potter

Sir Michael Gambon was an Irish-English actor best known worldwide for playing Professor Dumbledore in six of the “Harry Potter” films, from 2004 to 2011.

Fernando Botero (1932–2023), known for whimsical figure art 

Fernando Botero was a Colombian artist and sculptor best known for his large, exaggerated figurework.0

Joí£o Donato (1934–2023), Brazilian bossa nova pianist 

Joí£o Donato was a bossa nova composer and pianist who performed with such greats as and . 

Anita Wood Brewer (1938–2023), singer and Elvis Presley’s girlfriend 

Anita Wood Brewer was a singer and TV performer who dated before his marriage.

Carmen Sevilla (1930–2023), Golden Age of Hollywood star

Carmen Sevilla, a Spanish-born actress from the Golden Age of Hollywood, portrayed characters in major epics like “King of Kings” and “Antony and Cleopatra.” 

Harry Markowitz (1927–2023), Nobel Prize-winning economist 

Harry Markowitz pioneered “modern portfolio theory,” which examines how diversification contributes to a portfolio’s ratio of risk and reward. His work as an economist earned him a Nobel Prize and numerous other honors.

Raghavan Iyer (1961–2023), chef who brought Indian cooking to the U.S.

Raghavan Iyer was a chef who helped popularize cooking the cuisines of his native India in the U.S.

Randall Robinson (1941–2023), anti-apartheid activist 

Randall Robinson was a prominent anti-apartheid activist who founded the advocacy organization TransAfrica.

Michael Pertschuk (1933–2022), FTC chief behind seatbelt laws & cigarette labels

Michael Pertschuk was the chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) who drove legislation on seatbelt use and cigarette warning labels.

Michael Callan (1935–2022), “West Side Story,” “Cat Ballou” star

Michael Callan was an actor who originated the role of Riff in “West Side Story” on Broadway and starred opposite Jane Fonda in “Cat Ballou.”

Art Laboe (1925–2022), legendary “Oldies but Goodies” DJ

Art Laboe was a legendary DJ known for coining the phrase “Oldies but Goodies,” and who was among the first to play Black and Latin music.  

Andy Detwiler (1969–2022), “Harmless Farmer” YouTube star

Andy Detwiler was better known as “Harmless Farmer” on YouTube, where he chronicled his life as an amputee.

Javier Marías (1951–2022), award-winning Spanish novelist

Javier Marías was a novelist considered by many to be the greatest living Spanish writer.

Bernard Shaw (1940–2022), original CNN chief anchor

Bernard Shaw was the first chief news anchor for CNN when the network launched in 1980.

William Reynolds (1931–2022), star of “The F.B.I.”

William Reynolds was one of the stars of the 1960s-‘70s TV show “The F.B.I.”

Raymond Briggs (1934–2022), children’s author known for “The Snowman”

Raymond Briggs was a British author and illustrator of graphic novels and children’s books including the beloved classic “The Snowman.”

Pat Carroll (1927–2022), voice of Ursula in “The Little Mermaid”

Pat Carroll was an Emmy Award-winning actress who provided the voice of villain Ursula in the Disney classic, “The Little Mermaid.”

Roderick “Pooh” Clark (1973–2022), R&B singer with Hi-Five

Roderick “Pooh” Clark was a singer with the R&B group Hi-Five, known for their 1991 hit “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game).”

Bobby Rydell (1942–2022), 1960s teen idol 

Bobby Rydell was a teen idol in the early 1960s known for the hits “Wildwood Days” and “Volare,” and who starred with Ann-Margaret in the film “Bye Bye Birdie.”

Jay Black (1938–2021), lead singer for Jay and the Americans

Jay Black was the lead singer for Jay and the Americans, who had 1960s hits including “Come a Little Bit Closer” and “Cara Mia.”

Wayne Rogers (1933 - 2015), played Trapper John on M*A*S*H

Wayne Rogers, who starred as the beloved Trapper John McIntyre on TV's "M*A*S*H," died Dec. 31, 2015, of complications of pneumonia, The Associated Press and Entertainment Weekly report. He was 82.