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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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Oct 10, 2024
Ethel Kennedy (1928–2024), human rights advocate
Ethel Kennedy was the widow of U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and an advocate for human rights.
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Mar 28, 2024
Daniel Kahneman (1934–2024), Nobel Prize-winning behavioral economist
Daniel Kahneman was a Nobel Prize-winning behavioral economist, psychologist, and author of the best-selling book on modern economic theory, “Thinking, Fast and Slow.”
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May 9, 2023
Newton Minow (1926–2023), FCC chair under Kennedy
Newton Minow was a former Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under President who is best known for his “vast wasteland” speech, which aimed pointed criticism at commercial television.
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Dec 14, 2022
Frances Hesselbein (1915–2022), former Girl Scouts CEO
Frances Hesselbein was the CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA in the 1970s and ‘80s, leading the group through notable changes.
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Oct 4, 2022
Loretta Lynn (1932–2022), country music superstar
Loretta Lynn was a groundbreaking country singer and songwriter whose hits included the controversial “The Pill” and the autobiographical “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
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Aug 3, 2022
Vin Scully (1927–2022), iconic Dodgers sportscaster
Vin Scully was one of the most iconic baseball broadcasters ever, having spent a remarkable 67 years as the lone sportscaster for the Dodgers on both radio and television.
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Jul 31, 2022
Bill Russell (1934–2022), Boston Celtics legend
Bill Russell was a legendary center for the Boston Celtics known for his defense who won five NBA MVP awards.
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Apr 24, 2022
Orrin Hatch (1934–2022), long-serving U.S. Senator from Utah
Orrin Hatch was a Republican U.S. senator from Utah, the longest-serving Republican in U.S. Senate history and the longest-serving senator from Utah in Senate history.
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Apr 8, 2022
Gerda Weissmann Klein (1924–2022), Holocaust survivor profiled in Oscar-winning film
Gerda Weissmann Klein was an author and Holocaust survivor who was profiled in the Oscar-winning 1995 documentary “One Survivor Remembers.”
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Oct 18, 2021
Colin Powell (1937–2021), four-star general and former Secretary of State
Colin Powell was a four-star general in the U.S. Army who went on to become National Security Advisor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the first Black U.S. Secretary of State.
