Notable Deaths 2020
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Lewis, Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, Gail Sheehy, Kirk Douglas, Katherine Johnson, Little Richard, Regis Philbin, Mary Higgins Clark, Jerry Stiller and many others who died this year.
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 94
Conservative French president
Rafer Johnson, 86
Winner of 1960 decathlon
Alison Lurie, 94
Tart-voiced novelist of manners
Betsy Wade, 91
First woman to edit news at The Times
Frank Carney, 82
Co-founder of Pizza Hut
Walter E. Williams, 84
Conservative economist on Black issues
Cliff Joseph, 98
Artist, activist and therapist
Pamela Tiffin, 78
Movie star who shone brightly but briefly
David L. Lander, 73
Squiggy on ‘Laverne & Shirley'
Paul Sarbanes, 87
Maryland senator who fought accounting fraud
Pat Patterson, 79
Wrestling star who came out
Dick Allen, 78
Baseball slugger withstood bigotry
Chuck Yeager, 97
Test pilot who broke the sound barrier
Natalie Desselle, 53
Comedic heart of ‘BAPS’ and ‘Eve’
Ray Perkins, 79
Coach at Alabama and in the N.F.L.
Norman Abramson, 88
Pioneer behind wireless networks
Charley Pride, 86
Country music’s first Black superstar
John le Carré, 89
Best-selling author of Cold War thrillers
Carol Sutton, 76
Actress devoted to New Orleans
Ann Reinking, 71
Dancer, choreographer and Fosse muse
Jack Steinberger, 99
Nobel winner in physics
Kim Ki-duk, 59
Award-winning South Korean filmmaker
Ralph K. Winter, 85
Top conservative judicial mind
Barbara Windsor, 83
Beloved British TV and film star
Catie Lazarus, 44
Comedian with a lot of questions
Pierre Cardin, 98
Visionary fashion designer
Tony Rice, 69
Bluegrass innovator
H. Jack Geiger, 95
Doctor who fought social ills
Jackie Saccoccio, 56
Painter of explosive abstraction
Phil Niekro, 81
Hall of Fame Knuckleball Pitcher
Barry Lopez, 75
Lyrical nature writer
John Fletcher, 56
Rapper known as Ecstasy in the group Whodini
George Blake, 98
British spy who betrayed the West
K.C. Jones, 88
Celtics standout as player and coach
Nancye Radmin, 82
Pioneer of plus-size fashion
Jeannie Morris, 85
Trailblazing Chicago sportscaster
Leslie West, 75
Guitarist for the hit band Mountain
Stella Tennant, 50
Aristocratic British model
Jack Lenor Larsen, 93
Inventive textile designer
Jean Graetz, 90
White supporter of Civil Rights in Alabama
Chad Stuart, 79
Half of the British rock duo Chad & Jeremy
Kevin Greene, 58
Master of sacking the quarterback
Rebecca Luker, 59
Broadway star for three decades
K.T. Oslin, 78
Country singer known for "80’s Ladies"
Norm Crosby, 93
Comedian known as the master of malaprop
Alex Trebek, 80
Longtime host of "Jeopardy!"
Seymour Topping, 98
Reporter and newsroom leader at The Times
Robert Sam Anson, 75
"Bare-Knuckled" magazine writer
Howie Meeker, 97
Hockey star and colorful broadcaster
Jonathan Sacks, 72
Inclusive chief rabbi of the United Kingdom
Saeb Erekat, 65
Palestinian chief negotiator amid turmoil
Tom Heinsohn, 86
Champion Celtic as player and coach
Amadou Toumani Touré, 72
Malian president who led and was ousted by a coup
Khalifa Bin Salman al-Khalifa, 84
Bahrain’s prime minister for nearly five decades
Natan Zach, 89
Blunt and cherished Israeli poet
Lucille Bridges, 86
Led her daughter across a color line
Jerry Rawlings, 73
Coup-plotter who led Ghana toward democracy
Aldo Tambellini, 90
Avant-garde filmmaker and video artist
Paul Hornung, 84
Midcentury football’s "golden boy"
Roger Jepsen, 91
Senator from Iowa and Reagan ally
Aileen Passloff, 89
Dancer, choreographer and teacher
Lindy McDaniel, 84
Ace reliever for mediocre teams
Masatoshi Koshiba, 94
Nobel winner who tracked ghostly neutrinos
Sheldon H. Solow, 92
Manhattan real estate mogul
Nancy Darsch, 68
Champion coach of women’s basketball
Soumitra Chatterjee, 85
Globally acclaimed Indian film star
Jan Morris, 94
Celebrated writer of place and history
Cándido Camero, 99
Conga master who transformed jazz
Len Barry, 78
Soulful voice of "Bristol Stomp" and "1-2-3"
Daniel Cordier, 100
French resistance hero
David N. Dinkins, 93
New York’s first Black mayor
Nelly Kaplan, 89
Directed films that explored female strength
Diego Maradona, 60
One of soccer’s greatest players
Edward Lazear, 72
Economist and presidential adviser
James Wolfensohn, 86
Led the World Bank for 10 years
Mary Fowkes, 66
Helped science understand the pandemic
Debra White Plume, 66
Defender of the Oglala Lakota tribe
Tony Hsieh, 46
Longtime chief of Zappos
Dena Dietrich, 91
Found TV fame as Mother Nature
Lady Elizabeth Anson, 79
Party planner to the royals
Betty Jones, 94
Founding member of Limón Troupe
Priscilla Jana, 76
Lawyer who battled Apartheid
Jake Scott, 75
Super Bowl M.V.P. for the Dolphins
Miguel Algarín, 79
Force behind Nuyorican Cafe
Irina Antonova, 98
Grande dame of Russian museum world
Naomi Long Madgett, 97
Champion of Black poets
Camilla Wicks, 92
Dazzling violinist from a young age
Helen LaFrance, 101
Folk artist of rural Kentucky
Sarah Leland, 79
Ballerina of passion and abandon
Deb Price, 62
First as a columnist on gay life
Othella Dallas, 95
Keeper of Katherine Dunham’s flame
Ben Bova, 88
Science fiction editor and author
Bob Gibson, 84
One of baseball’s most dominant pitchers
Murray Schisgal, 93
Playwright and screenwriter
Derek Mahon, 78
Irish poet
Kenzo Takada, 81
Designer who popularized Japanese fashion
Eddie Van Halen, 65
The most influential guitarist of his generation
Johnny Nash, 80
Singer of “I Can See Clearly Now”
Joseph L. Bruno, 91
Power broker in New York Senate
Whitey Ford, 91
Beloved pitcher and reliable winner for the Yankees
Jim Dwyer, 63
Journalist who captured the human dramas of New York City
Stephen Barnes, 61
Partner in America's most famous personal injury law firm
Mohammad Reza Shajarian, 80
Iranian master singer and dissident
Joe Morgan, 77
Hall of Fame second baseman
Roberta McCain, 108
Mother of John McCain and his beacon
Monica Roberts, 58
Transgender advocate and journalist
Conchatta Ferrell, 77
Memorable maid on "Two and a Half Men"
Tom Kennedy, 93
Genial journeyman of TV game shows
Herbert Kretzmer, 95
Lyricist for "Les Misérables"
Erin Wall, 44
Acclaimed soprano in Mozart and Strauss
Faith Stewart-Gordon, 88
Doyenne of the Russian Tea Room
Lulu Peyraud, 102
French wine matriarch
Ruth Kluger, 88
Author of a haunting Holocaust memoir
Rhonda Fleming, 97
Movie star made for technicolor
Alan S. Boyd, 98
Nation’s first transportation chief
Clark Middleton, 63
Actor with a cause
Spencer Davis, 81
Led hitmaking '60s rock band
Bess Abell, 87
Social secretary in Johnson White House
Anthony Chisholm, 77
Actor acclaimed in August Wilson roles
J. Michael Lane, 84
General in the rout of smallpox
Marge Champion, 101
Dancer, actor and choreographer
James Randi, 92
Magician who debunked paranormal claims
Jerry Jeff Walker, 78
Singer and songwriter known for "Mr. Bojangles"
Lee Kun-hee, 78
Architect of Samsung's rise
Ming Cho Lee, 90
Fabled set designer
Cecilia Chiang, 100
Restaurateur who popularized authentic Chinese cuisine
Diane di Prima, 86
Most prominent female Beat poet
Billy Joe Shaver, 81
Outlaw singer and songwriter
Travis Roy, 45
Philanthropist and motivational speaker
Enzo Mari, 88
Industrial designer, artist and polemicist
Herb Adderley, 81
Hall of Fame cornerback for the Packers
Sean Connery, 90
Actor who embodied James Bond
Betty Dodson, 91
Feminist sexologist and evangelist of self-pleasure
Viola Smith, 107
"Fastest girl drummer in the world"
Marguerite Littman, 90
Socialite and inspiration for Holly Golightly
David Toole, 56
Disabled dancer with grace in his hands
Rosanna Carteri, 89
Soprano who retired at her peak
Rance Allen, 71
Frontman of a gospel group
Lee Hyo-jae, 95
Champion of women’s rights in South Korea
Jill Paton Walsh, 83
Young adult writer and novelist
Barbara Judge, 73
High-flying American-British lawyer
Duch, 77
Slaughtered for the Khmer Rouge
Julia Reed, 59
Chronicler of politics, food and the South
Tom Seaver, 75
Pitcher who led "Miracle Mets" to glory
Eleanor Jacobs, 91
Force behind the Earth Shoe phenomenon
Lou Brock, 81
Speedy baseball Hall of Famer
George Bizos, 92
Anti-apartheid lawyer who defended Mandela
Gary Peacock, 85
Master jazz bassist
Diana Rigg, 82
Emma Peel of "The Avengers"
Shere Hite, 77
Challenged myths of female sexuality
Toots Hibbert,
Father of reggae
Terence Conran, 88
Designer and retail magnate
Christian Liaigre, 77
Minimalist interior designer
Winston Groom, 77
Author of "Forrest Gump"
Larry Wilson, 82
Made safety an N.F.L. threat
Stephen F. Cohen, 81
Influential historian of Russia
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87
Supreme Court’s feminist icon
Anne Stevenson, 87
Poet and Plath biographer
Juliette Gréco, 93
Grande dame of chanson française
Gale Sayers, 77
Elusive hall of fame running back
Harold Evans, 92
Crusading newspaperman
Keith Hufnagel, 46
Pro skateboarder and entrepreneur
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 91
Emir of Kuwait
Helen Reddy, 78
Singer of "I Am Woman"
Mac Davis, 78
Pop and country star
Jack "Murph the Surf" Murphy, 83
Heist mastermind
Bill Gates Sr., 94
Guide for billionaire son’s philanthropy
Stanley Crouch, 74
Author, essayist, columnist and social critic
Kevin Dobson, 77
TV actor known for portraying a lawyer and detective
Florence Howe, 91
Founder of women’s studies and the Feminist Press
Henrietta Boggs, 102
Southern belle who married Costa Rica's first president
Tommy DeVito, 92
Original member of the Four Seasons
David Kendall, 99
Pepsi’s chief during the cola wars
Christiane Eda-Pierre, 88
Black opera star
Robert Gore, 83
Inventor of Gore-Tex
Pierre Troisgros, 92
Renowned French restaurateur
Michael Lonsdale, 89
Actor known for playing a Bond villain
Arthur Ashkin, 98
Nobel Laureate who invented a ‘tractor beam’
Lillian Brown, 106
Makeup artist to nine presidents
Robert Bechtle, 88
Photorealist painter of suburbia
Yuri Orlov, 96
Physicist and Soviet dissident
Jacques-Louis Monod, 93
Modernist composer with a lyrical touch
Terry Goodkind, 72
Master of fantasy fiction
Ardeth Platte, 84
Nun and antinuclear activist
Quino, 88
Creator of popular ‘Mafalda’ cartoon
Lady Red Couture, 41
"Mother Hen" of drag scene
Wilford Brimley, 85
"Cocoon" star and Quaker Oats pitchman
Leon Fleisher, 92
Spellbinding pianist using one hand or two
John Hume, 83
Nobel laureate in Northern Ireland "Troubles"
Pete Hamill, 85
Quintessential New York journalist
Eric Bentley, 103
Critic who preferred Brecht to Broadway
Horace Clarke, 82
Standout in a dismal Yankee era
Brent Scowcroft, 95
Force on foreign policy for 40 years
Bernard Bailyn, 97
Eminent historian of early America
Frances Allen, 88
Paved way for lightning-fast apps of today
Adin Steinsaltz, 83
Created epic translation of Talmud
Trini Lopez, 83
Hitmaking singer who melded musical styles
Sumner Redstone, 97
Built a media empire
Luchita Hurtado, 99
Artist who became a sensation in her 90s
Julian Bream, 87
Maestro of guitar and lute
James R. Thompson, 84
"Big Jim" was longest-serving Illinois governor
Claire Shulman, 94
First woman to lead Queens
Ben Cross, 72
Star of "Chariots of Fire"
Slade Gorton, 92
“Passionate moderate” Republican
Hee Sook Lee, 61
Founder of BCD Tofu House
Gail Sheehy, 83
Journalist, author and social observer
Gerald D. Hines, 95
Developer and architects’ "Medici"
Lute Olson, 85
Put Arizona on college basketball map
Chadwick Boseman, 43
"Black Panther" star
Pranab Mukherjee, 84
Former president of India
John Thompson, 78
Georgetown's Hall of Fame basketball coach
Constance Weldon, 88
Pioneering virtuoso of the tuba
Edith Raymond Locke, 99
Editor of Mademoiselle magazine
Hugh Downs, 99
A television fixture for decades
Gay Culverhouse`, 73
Helped injured football players
Nick Cordero, 41
Broadway actor
Ennio Morricone, 91
Oscar-winning composer of film scores
Charlie Daniels, 83
Fiddling force in country and rock
Ida Haendel,
Violin prodigy
Jack Charlton, 85
Soccer hero in England and Ireland
Kelly Preston, 57
"Jerry Maguire" star
C.T. Vivian, 95
Martin Luther King Jr.’s field general
Flossie Wong-Staal, 73
Helped establish H.I.V. as the cause of AIDS
John Lewis, 80
Towering champion of civil rights
Zizi Jeanmaire, 96
French star of ballet, cabaret and film
Andrew Mlangeni, 95
Ally of Mandela
Annie Ross, 89
Jazz vocalist of "Twisted" renown
Charles Evers, 97
Businessman and civil rights leader
Keith Sonnier, 78
Playful sculptor in neon
Rene Carpenter, 92
One of the Mercury 7 cohort
Regis Philbin, 88
TV’s enduring Everyman
Olivia de Havilland, 104
Star of "Gone With the Wind"
John Saxon, 83
Star of "Enter the Dragon"
Lou Henson, 88
Final Four coach with two schools
Lee Teng-hui, 97
Led Taiwan’s turn to democracy
Herman Cain, 74
Former C.E.O. and presidential candidate
Martha Nierenberg, 96
Entrepreneur who sought art’s return
John McNamara, 88
Red Sox skipper in ’86 series loss
Alan Parker, 76
Versatile film director
William English, 91
Helped build the computer mouse
Joan Feynman, 93
Astrophysicist and pioneer in solar physics
Pat Dye, 80
Football coach who elevated Auburn
Wes Unseld, 74
Powerful Hall of Fame N.B.A. center
Elsa Dorfman, 83
Made art with giant Polaroids
Bruce Jay Friedman, 90
Author with darkly comic worldview
Bobby Morrow, 84
Ran to stardom at the 1956 Olympics
Shigeru Yokota, 87
Fought for return of abducted daughter
Kurt Thomas, 64
Trailblazing champion gymnast
Bonnie Pointer, 69
Founder of the Pointer Sisters
Claudell Washington, 65
Rookie baseball sensation at 19
Murray Olderman, 98
Wrote and drew about sports
Vicki Wood, 101
Broke car-racing gender barriers
William S. Sessions, 90
F.B.I. director in turbulent time
Eden Pastora, 83
"Commander Zero" in Nicaragua
Tomisaku Kawasaki, 95
Pediatrician pinpointed a mysterious disease
Vera Lynn, 103
Singer who lifted wartime Britain
Jean Kennedy Smith, 92
Helped forge peace in Northern Ireland
Mady Mesple, 89
French soprano with a silvery voice
Ian Holm, 88
Malleable actor who played Lear and a hobbit
Mike McCormack, 81
Comeback Cy Young award winner
Jim Kiick, 73
Helped the Dolphins win 2 Super Bowls
Joel Schumacher, 80
Director of "St. Elmo’s Fire"
Sergei N. Khrushchev, 84
Son of former Soviet leader
Elsa Joubert, 97
Afrikaans writer explored Black reality
Li Zhensheng, 79
Photographed China’s Cultural Revolution
Milton Glaser, 91
Designer of "I ♥ NY" logo
Linda Cristal, 89
Star of “The High Chaparral"
Ruth Buchanan, 101
Philanthropist and hostess extraordinaire
Madeline McWhinney Dale, 98
Trailblazing banker
Carl Reiner, 98
Master of comedy
Johnny Mandel, 94
Writer of memorable movie scores
Angela Madsen, 60
Paralympian rower
Lynn Harrell, 76
Acclaimed American cellist
Takuo Aoyagi, 84
Inventor of the pulse oximeter
Tony Allen, 79
Drummer who created the beat of Afrobeat
Don Shula, 90
Record-setting N.F.L. coach
Per Olov Enquist, 85
Literary lion of Sweden
Maj Sjowall, 84
Godmother of Nordic noir
Zarina Hashmi, 82
Indian-born American artist
Florian Schneider, 73
Co-founder of Kraftwerk
Jean Erdman, 104
Dancer moved by myth
Rosalind Elias, 90
American mezzo-soprano
Barry Farber, 90
Ubiquitous talk radio host
Denis Goldberg, 87
South African freedom fighter
Satish Gujral, 94
One of India’s best-known artists
Ben Benson, 89
Fun-loving restaurateur
Roy Horn, 75
Half of Siegfried & Roy
Little Richard, 87
Flamboyant wild man of rock ’n’ roll
Betty Wright, 66
Soul singer
Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, 87
Architect and passionate urbanist
Jerry Stiller, 92
Comedian with enduring appeal
Ann McBride Norton, 75
First woman to run Common Cause
Carolyn Reidy, 71
Head of Simon & Schuster
Bob Watson, 74
Baseball’s first Black general manager
Louis Delsarte, 75
Muralist of the Black experience
Fred Willard, 86
Emmy-winning comic
Lynn Shelton, 54
Director of intimate comic dramas
Phyllis George, 70
Trailblazing sportscaster
Michel Piccoli, 94
French actor
Ken Osmond, 76
Eddie Haskell on “Leave It to Beaver"
Annie Glenn, 100
Champion of those with speech disorders
Rene Buch, 94
Force in Spanish-language repertory theater
Susan Rothenberg, 75
Acclaimed figurative painter
Jerry Sloan, 78
Hall of fame N.B.A. guard and coach
Marcel Ospel, 70
Architect of the Swiss bank UBS
Mory Kante, 70
Guinean singer, kora player and bandleader
Richard Anuszkiewicz, 89
Pioneering practitioner of Op Art
Eddie Sutton, 84
Winning basketball coach at four schools
Stanley Ho, 98
Turned Macau into a global gambling hub
Jimmy Cobb, 91
Drummer with Miles Davis
Larry Kramer, 84
Playwright and outspoken AIDS activist
Oliver Williamson, 87
Nobel Laureate who studied organizations
Margaret Maughan, 91
Medal-winning wheelchair athlete
Emma Amos, 83
Painter who challenged racism and sexism
Herb Stempel, 93
Quiz show whistle-blower
Christo, 84
Artist who wrapped and festooned on an epic scale
Adam Schlesinger, 52
Songwriter for rock, film and the stage
Ellis Marsalis, 85
Jazz pianist and music family patriarch
Bucky Pizzarelli, 94
Master of jazz guitar
William Frankland, 108
Pioneering allergist
Bill Withers, 81
Sang "Lean on Me" and "Ain’t No Sunshine"
Patricia Bosworth, 86
Actress-turned-acclaimed author
Suellen Roca, 76
Founding member of the Hairy Who
Michael McKinnell, 84
Architect of a monumental city hall
Cristina, 64
Downtown New York singer with a following
Tom Dempsey, 73
Record-setting kicker
Bobby Mitchell, 84
The Redskins’ first Black star
Honor Blackman, 94
Memorable James Bond adversary
E. Margaret Burbidge, 100
Astronomer who blazed trails on Earth
Al Kaline, 85
Tigers’ perennial all-around all-star
James Drury, 85
Taciturn star of "The Virginian"
Idelle Weber, 88
Stretched the meaning of Pop Art
David Driskell, 88
Champion of African-American art
John Prine, 73
Musician who sang of the human condition
Anne Bass, 78
Arts patron and peerless gardener
Linda Tripp, 70
Key figure in Clinton impeachment
Mort Drucker, 91
Master of the Mad magazine caricature
Earl Graves, 85
Voice for Black entrepreneurs
Louis Johnson, 90
Genre-crossing dancer and choreographer
Phyllis Lyon, 95
Lesbian activist and gay marriage trailblazer
Bruce Baillie, 88
Avant-garde filmmaker
Andy Gonzalez, 69
Prolific Latin jazz bassist
Stirling Moss, 90
One of the greatest drivers of all time
Doug Sanders, 86
"Peacock of the Fairways"
Craig Gilbert, 94
Created groundbreaking "American Family"
Irene Inouye, 71
Fund-raising champion of Japanese-Americans
Hank Steinbrenner, 63
Heir to the Yankees
Willie Davis, 85
Packers Hall of Famer
Lee Konitz, 92
Jazz saxophonist
Brian Dennehy, 81
Tony Award-winning actor
Paul O’Neill, 84
Treasury secretary who clashed with Bush
William Bailey, 89
Modernist figurative painter
Nobuhiko Obayashi, 82
Unpredictable Japanese director
Peter Beard, 82
Wildlife photographer
Sirio Maccioni, 88
November
Nina Balducci, 91
Shaped a famed grocery store
Rubem Fonseca, 94
Giant of Brazilian literature
Jaroslava Brychtova, 95
Creator of monumental glass art
Deirdre Bair, 84
Beckett and de Beauvoir biographer
Shirley Knight, 83
Tony- and Emmy-winning actress
Iris Love, 86
Stylish archaeologist and dog breeder
Richard Hake, 51
Longtime WNYC radio reporter and host
Betsy Wyeth, 98
Andrew Wyeth’s widow and collaborator
Harland Svare, 89
Giants linebacker and young head coach
Harold Reid, 80
Bedrock voice of the Statler Brothers
Eavan Boland, 75
"Disruptive" Irish poet
Ernesto Cardenal, 95
Nicaraguan priest, poet and revolutionary
Jack Welch, 84
G.E. chief who became a business superstar
James Lipton, 93
Host of "Inside the Actors Studio"
Bobbie Battista, 67
Mainstay anchor at CNN
Stanislaw Kania, 92
Polish leader during Solidarity's rise
Henry Cobb, 93
Courtly architect of Boston’s Hancock Tower
Rosalind P. Walter, 95
First "Rosie the Riveter" and a PBS funder
Nexhmije Hoxha, 99
"Lady Macbeth" of Albania
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, 100
U.N. chief who brokered peace
Amory Houghton Jr., 93
Went from Corning to Congress
Joyce Gordon, 90
Broke the glasses ceiling on TV
Henri Richard, 84
Hall of Fame center for Montreal Canadiens
McCoy Tyner, 81
Jazz piano powerhouse
Eva Szekely, 92
Survived Holocaust to win Olympic gold
Max von Sydow, 90
Star of "Seventh Seal" and "Exorcist"
Mart Crowley, 84
"Boys in the Band" playwright
Barbara Neely, 78
Activist turned mystery writer
Del Shofner, 85
Master pass receiver with the Giants
Dana Zatopkova, 97
Champion javelin thrower
Charles Wuorinen, 81
Uncompromising modernist composer
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, 70
Musician, artist and provocateur
Herb Goldsmith, 92
Man behind the Members Only jacket
Betsy Byars, 91
Award-winning author of children's books
Elinor Ross, 93
Met soprano with illness-shortened career
Stuart Whitman, 92
Leading man on big and small screens
Lyle Waggoner, 84
TV star as actor and announcer
Barbara Harris, 89
First woman ordained an Episcopal Bishop
Richard Hanna, 69
Republican who opposed Trump
Doriot Anthony Dwyer, 98
Flutist and orchestral pathbreaker
Charles Trimble, 84
Advocate for Native American rights
Maggie Griffin, 99
Kathy’s mother and a ‘D-list’ celebrity
Suzy Delair, 102
French star of movies and music halls
Kenny Rogers, 81
Brought country music to a pop audience
Betty Williams, 76
Peace laureate from Northern Ireland
Eric Weissberg, 80
Melodic banjo player
Manu Dibango, 86
Soulful ambassador of African music
Terrence McNally, 81
Tony-winning playwright of gay life
Zara Steiner, 91
Historian who explored World War I’s roots
Nashom Wooden, 50
Omnipresent in New York’s gay club scene
Floyd Cardoz, 59
Gave American fine dining an Indian flavor
Richard Reeves, 83
Columnist and author on presidents
Curly Neal, 77
Globetrotters’ dazzling dribbler
John Sears, 79
Strategist for Nixon and Reagan
Joseph E. Lowery, 98
Civil rights leader and King aide
Tom Coburn, 72
"Dr. No" of Congress
Ray Mantilla, 85
Percussionist who transcended genres
Krzysztof Penderecki, 86
Polish composer with cinematic flair
David Schramm, 73
Blustery comic foil in TV's "Wings"
Philip Anderson, 96
Nobel laureate in physics
Joe Diffie, 61
Grammy-winning country music star
Chloe Aaron, 81
Top PBS executive
Tomie dePaola, 85
"Strega Nona" author and illustrator
Jan Howard, 91
Singer and writer of country hits
April Dunn, 33
Louisiana fighter for disability rights
Wallace Roney, 59
Jazz trumpet virtuoso
Monique Van Vooren, 92
Actress with a diverse résumé
Peter Serkin, 72
Pianist with pedigree
Bernard J. Ebbers, 78
WorldCom chief jailed in fraud
George Steiner, 90
Prodigious literary critic
Willie Wood, 83
Star defensive back
Daniel arap Moi, 95
Autocratic and durable Kenyan leader
Alice Mayhew, 87
Widely admired book editor
Lucy Jarvis, 102
Groundbreaking producer in television and theater
Beverly Pepper, 97
Sculptor of monumental lightness
Kirk Douglas, 103
Star of Hollywood’s golden age
Deborah Batts, 72
First openly gay federal judge
Nello Santi, 88
Conductor with his heart in Italian opera
Roger Kahn, 92
Who turned baseball into literature
Stanley Cohen, 97
Nobel Prize-winning biochemist
Kevin Conway, 77
"Elephant Man" actor
Orson Bean, 91
Free-spirited actor
Robert Conrad, 84
Star of TV's "The Wild West"
Mirella Freni, 84
Matchless Italian prima donna
Joseph Shabalala, 78
Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder
Paula Kelly, 77
“Sweet Charity” dancer
Katsuya Nomura, 84
Enduring star of Japanese baseball
Dyanne Thorne, 83
Star of scandalous "Ilsa" films
Nedda Casei, 87
Mezzo-soprano turned labor leader
Rajendra K. Pachauri, 79
Leader of Nobel-winning climate agency
A. E. Hotchner, 102
Writer and friend of the famous
Kamau Brathwaite, 89
Poet who celebrated Caribbean culture
Owen Bieber, 90
Auto workers’ president during period of decline
Charles Portis, 86
Elusive author of "True Grit"
Dawn Mello, 88
Merchant who revived Bergdorf Goodman
Mickey Wright, 85
One of the greatest players in women’s golf
Zoe Caldwell, 86
Winner of four Tony Awards
Ja’Net DuBois,
"Good Times" actress
Kellye Nakahara, 73
Memorable Nurse on "M*A*S*H"
Esther Scott, 66
"Boyz N the Hood" actress
Sy Sperling, 78
Founder of hair club for men
Lawrence Tesler, 74
Pioneer of personal computing
Bonnie MacLean, 80
Psychedelic poster artist
Jack Youngerman, 93
Distinctive abstract artist
Tobi Tobias, 81
Critic for New York and Dance magazines
Lynn Cohen, 86
Magda on "Sex and the City"
B. Smith, 70
Model turned restaurateur and lifestyle guru
Katherine Johnson, 101
Mathematician who broke barriers at NASA
Thich Quang Do, 91
Defiant rights champion in Vietnam
Diana Serra Cary, 101
"Baby Peggy" of silent films
Hosni Mubarak, 91
Egyptian leader ousted in Arab Spring
Clive Cussler, 88
Best-selling author and adventurer
Lisel Mueller, 96
Pulitzer-winning poet
Freeman Dyson, 96
Math genius turned technological visionary
Lynn Evans Mand, 95
Lead singer of the Chordettes
Johnny Antonelli, 89
Star pitcher for the Giants
Joe Coulombe, 89
Founded Trader Joe's
David Stern, 77
Transformative N.B.A. commissioner
Don Larsen, 90
Threw the only perfect game in World Series history
Qassim Suleimani, 62
Spymaster at the head of Iran’s security machinery
Sam Wyche, 74
Coach who led Cincinnati to the Super Bowl
Heather Ashton, 90
Doctor who helped people quit anxiety drugs
John Baldessari, 88
Witty conceptual artist
Elizabeth Wurtzel, 52
Best-selling author of "Prozac Nation"
June Bacon-Bercey, 90
First Black female meteorologist
Buck Henry, 89
Quirky writer and actor
Mamie Kirkland, 111
Witness to an era of racial terror
Edd Byrnes, 86
One of TV's first teenage heartthrobs
Pete Dye, 94
The "Picasso of golf course design"
Marian Finucane, 69
Influential voice in Irish radio
Harold Burson, 98
Public relations giant
Neil Peart, 67
Drummer and lyricist for Rush
Sultan Qaboos, 79
Longest-serving Arab ruler
Nelson Bryant, 96
The dean of outdoor writers in America
Gary Starkweather, 81
Inventor of the laser printer
Sylvia Jukes Morris, 84
Biographer of Clare Boothe Luce
Marion Chesney, 83
Mystery writer best known as M.C. Beaton
Lorenza Mazzetti, 92
Wartime survivor and seminal filmmaker
Norma Tanega, 80
One-hit wonder
Edith Kunhardt Davis, 82
Author of "Pat the Bunny" sequels
Jimmy Heath, 93
Jazz saxophonist and composer
Egil Krogh, 80
Nixon aide who authorized an infamous break-in
Morgan Wootten, 88
Acclaimed high school basketball coach
Terry Jones, 77
Monty Python founder
Tom Railsback, 87
Congressman who reconciled G.O.P. to oust Nixon
Jim Lehrer, 85
Longtime PBS news anchor
Frieda Caplan, 96
Food distributor who changed the produce aisles
Margo Lion, 75
Producer of "Hairspray"
Nina Griscom, 65
"It Girl" of the '80s
Kobe Bryant, 41
N.B.A. star
Rhona Wurtele, 97
One of Canada’s ‘flying twins’ ski champions
Bob Shane, 85
Last of the original Kingston Trio
Harriet Frank Jr., 96
Writer of challenging screenplays
Lina Ben Mhenni, 36
Blogger who took on a Tunisian regime
Harry Harrison, 89
"Good Guy" radio D.J.
Leila Janah, 37
Entrepreneur who hired the poor
Fred Silverman, 82
Top executive at CBS, ABC and NBC
Anne Cox Chambers, 100
Media heiress and former ambassador
Jack Burns, 86
Comic force on camera
Louis Nirenberg, 94
"One of the great mathematicians"
Mary Higgins Clark, 92
Queen of suspense fiction