From Hollywood legends and heads of state to beloved stars who left us too soon, 2022 marked the passing of many notable celebrities and other individuals. As we near the end of the year, we once again take the time to look back at those famous individuals we have lost in the past year. Check out our slideshows to learn more about those stars who have passed on in 2022.
Past lists: Celebrity deaths 2021 | Celebrity deaths 2020 | Celebrity deaths 2019 | Celebrity deaths 2018
FILE - Rock star Meat Loaf appears on stage during the first concert of his tour through Germany in Hamburg, northern Germany, Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Meat Loaf, the rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” and “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” has died at age 74. A family statement on his official Facebook page says the singer born Marvin Lee Aday died Thursday night, Jan. 20, 2022. “Bat Out of a Hell,” his mega-selling collaboration with songwriter Jim Steinman, came out in 1977 and became one of the bestselling records in history. (AP Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)AP
Marvin ‘Meat Loaf’ Aday
Popular rock singer and actor known for hits like ‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light’ and ‘I’d Do Anything for Love’
Rae Allen, 1926 - 2022
Longtime actress who starred as Gloria Thorpe in the 1958 film version of ‘Damn Yankees’ in addition to multiple TV and film roles over the years
FILE - Ted Danson, left, and Kirstie Alley pose backstage at the 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 19, 1991, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Danson and Alley won for best actor and best actress in a television comedy for their work on "Cheers." Alley, a two-time Emmy winner who starred in the 1980s sitcom “Cheers” and the hit film “Look Who’s Talking,” has died. She was 71. Her death was announced Monday by her children on social media and confirmed by her manager. The post said their mother died of cancer that was recently diagnosed. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File)AP
Kirstie Alley, 1951 - 2022
Emmy-winning actress best known for her roles on “Cheers” and “Veronica’s Closet”
FILE - Louie Anderson arrives at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Los Angeles. Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely and Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” has died at age 68. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Louie Anderson, 1953 - 2022
Longtime comedian and Emmy-winning actor
FILE - Actress Jennifer Aniston, left, poses with her father, actor John Aniston, after she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2012. John Aniston, the Emmy-winning star of the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives” and father of Jennifer Aniston, has died at age 89. The actor’s daughter posted a tribute to him Monday morning on Instagram, announcing that he had died Friday, Nov. 11. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP
John Aniston, 1933 - 2022
Played Victor Kiriakis on ‘Days of Our Lives’ in parts of five decades; also father of actress Jennifer Aniston
John Aylward, 1946 - 2022
Character actor best known for roles on ‘ER’ and ‘The West Wing’
Joanna Barnes, 1934 - 2022
Longtime actress who appeared in films like ‘The Parent Trap’ and ‘Tarzan, the Ape Man’
FILE - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 19, 2014, to attend the beatification ceremony of Pope Paul VI and a mass for the closing of a two-week synod on family issues, celebrated by Pope Francis. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)AP
Pope Benedict XVI, 1927 - 2022
First pope to resign in more than 600 years
FILE - Honorees Alan, left, and Marilyn Bergman arrive at the ASCAP Film and Television music awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 at age 93. She teamed with husband Alan Bergman on “The Way We Were,” “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” and hundreds of other songs. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP
Marilyn Bergman, 1928 - 2022
Oscar-winning composer, along with her husband Alan, responsible for ‘The Way We Were’ as well as TV themes for shows like ‘Good Times’ and hit songs like ‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers’
David Birney, 1939 - 2022
Longtime actor best known for his starring role on the TV show ‘Serpico’
FILE - U.S. film director, writer and actor Peter Bogdanovich poses during a photo call for the presentation of the movie "The Dukes" at the Rome Film Festival in Rome on Oct. 23, 2007. Bogdanovich, the Oscar-nominated director of "The Last Picture Show," and "Paper Moon," died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 82. (AP Photo/Sandro Pace, File)AP
Peter Bogdanovich, 1939 - 2022
Director of notable films like ‘Paper Moon,’ ‘Mask’ and ‘The Last Picture Show’
Stephan Bonnar, 1977 - 2022
UFC Hall of Famer who helped popularize the sport with a mainstream audience
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, 1982 - 2022
Dancer, choreographer and longtime guest/DJ on “Ellen”
Raymound Briggs, 1934 - 2022
British children’s author and illustrator best known for his book ‘The Snowman’
Gary Brooker, 1945 - 2022
Founder and lead singer for the band Procul Harum
FILE - James Caan attends the 2016 Summer TCA "Hallmark Event" on July 27, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Caan, whose roles included "The Godfather," "Brian’s Song" and "Misery," died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at age 82. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
James Caan, 1940 - 2022
Veteran Hollywood actor, nominated for an Oscar for his role in ‘The Godfather’
Singer Irene Cara, center, poses with the winners of the Oscars for Best Achievement in Sound for the movie, "Out of Africa". Standing left to right are, Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvoid, and Peter Hanford, backstage at the Los Angeles Music Center, March 25, 1986. (AP Photo/Lennox Mclendon)AP
Singer Irene Cara, 1959 - 2022
Best known for her role in “Fame” as well as for songs like “Flashdance...What a Feeling”
Pat Carroll, 1927 - 2022
Emmy-winning actress, also voiced Ursula in “The Little Mermaid”
Dick Carson, 1929 - 2022
Longtime TV director of shows like ‘The Tonight Show’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and younger brother of Johnny Carson
Aaron Carter, 1987 - 2022
Singer and rapper was also the younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter
FILE - British actor Robbie Coltrane arrives in Trafalgar Square, in central London, for the World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Thursday, July 7, 2011. Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a forensic psychologist on TV series “Cracker” and the giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72. Coltrane’s agent Belinda Wright said he died Friday Oct. 14, 2022, at a hospital in Scotland. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)AP
Robbie Coltrane, 1950 - 2022
Scottish actor best known for roles in James Bond films and for playing Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ films
FILE - Kevin Conroy participates during a Q&A panel at Wizard World on Aug. 24, 2019, in Chicago. Conroy, the prolific voice actor whose gravely voice on the “Batman: The Animated Series" was for many Batman fans the definite sound of the Caped Crusader, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 66. Warner Bros., which produced the series, announced Friday. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP
Kevin Conroy, 1955 - 2022
Actor best known for his voice work portraying Bruce Wayne and Batman across multiple animated TV shows and video games.
FILE - Guitarist and fiddle player Jeff Cook from the band Alabama appears on stage at the concert "Sing me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard" in Nashville, Tenn., on April 6, 2017. Cook died Nov. 7, 2022 at his home in Destin, Fla. He was 73. (Photo by Al Wagner/Invision/AP, File)Al Wagner/Invision/AP
Jeff Cook, 1949 - 2022
Co-founder and guitarist for the band Alabama
FILE - Coolio appears at the 2015 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 25, 2015. The rapper, who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in Los Angeles. He was 59. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Coolio, 1963 - 2022
Rapper best known for the song “Gangsta’s Paradise”
Joan Copeland, 1922 - 2022
Longtime actress, also sister of playwright Arthur Miller
Betty Davis, 1944 - 2022
Funk pioneer who developed a cult following, ex-wife of Miles Davis
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 10: (L-R) Film subject/Sesame Street cast member Emilio Delgado attends a special screening for the HBO Documentary Film "Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street" at Symphony Space on December 10, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO)Getty Images for HBO
Actor Emilio Delgado, 1940 - 2022
Best known for his long-running role as Luis on ‘Sesame Street’
FILE - Singer Diana Ross, second from left, joins songwriters, from left, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland after the writing team was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York on Jan. 17, 1990. Dozier, of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)AP
Lamont Dozier, 1941 - 2022
Longtime Motown songwriter and Rock Hall inductee
FILE - In this Thursday Oct. 15, 2020 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) at Porton Down, England, to view the Energetics Enclosure and display of weaponry and tactics used in counter intelligence. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. (Ben Stansall/Pool via AP, file)AP
Queen Elizabeth II, 1926 - 2022
Longest reigning monarch in British History
Nicholas Evans, 1950 - 2022
Journalist and author of ‘The Horse Whisperer’
FILE - Eastern Conference coach Bill Fitch of the Boston Celtics congratulates Robert Parish also of the Celtics, after he grabbed the game-ending rebound to nail down the team's 120-118 win over the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star game at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Feb. 1, 1982. Bill Fitch, who guided the Boston Celtics to one of their championships during a Hall of Fame coaching career spanning three decades, has died. He was 89. A two-time NBA coach of the year, Fitch died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Lake Conroe, Texas. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)AP
Bill Fitch, 1932 - 2022
Former college and NBA coach and first head coach in Cleveland Cavaliers history
Andy Fletcher, 1961 - 2022
Keyboard player and founding member of Depeche Mode
Louise Fletcher, 1934 - 2022
Oscar-winning actress who played Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
FILE - Jason David Frank attends the premiere of "Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia" during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 26, 2020, in Park City, Utah. Frank, who played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver on the 1990s children's series “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," has died, according to a statement Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, from his manager, Justine Hunt. He was 49. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Jason David Frank, 1973 - 2022
Actor and martial artist best know for playing the Power Ranger Tommy Oliver
Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr., 1946 - 2022
Comedian best known for his watermelon-smashing antics
Mickey Gilley, 1936 - 2022
Country music singer who inspired the film ‘Urban Cowboy’
Jean-Luc Godard, 1930 - 2022
French New Wave director and honorary Academy Award winner
FILE - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, right, talks with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during arrival ceremonies at the White House where the superpowers begin their three-day summit talks in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1987. Russian news agencies are reporting that former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91. The Tass, RIA Novosti and Interfax news agencies cited the Central Clinical Hospital. (AP Photo/Boris Yurchenko, File)AP
Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931 - 2022
Last leader of the Soviet Union and longtime politician
FILE - Gilbert Gottfried performs at the Comedy Central "Roast of Roseanne" in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 2012. Gottfried’s publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said Gottfried, an actor and legendary standup comic known for his abrasive voice and crude jokes, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022. He was 67. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)John Shearer/Invision/AP
Gilbert Gottfried, 1955 - 2022
Comedian and actor who voiced Iago in Disney’s animated film ‘Aladdin’
Mike Hagerty, 1954 - 2022
Best known for his role as Mr. Treeger, the building superintendent on ‘Friends’
Scott Hall, 1958 - 2022
Pro-wrestler who also competed under the name Razor Ramon and co-founded the NWO
Terry Hall, 1959 - 2022
Former lead singer for the ska band The Specials
FILE - Estelle Harris, at right, and Don Rickles arrive at the world premiere of "Toy Story 3," Sunday, June 13, 2010, at The El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles. Harris, who hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza’s short-fused mother on TV’s “Seinfeld” and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” franchise, has died. She was 93. Harris’ agent Michael Eisenstadt confirmed the actor’s death in Palm Desert, Calif., late Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Katy Winn, File)AP
Estelle Harris, 1928 - 2022
Actress best known for playing George Costanza’s mom on ‘Seinfeld’ and for voicing Mrs. Potato Head for Disney’s ‘Toy Story’ franchise
FILE - Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs against the Seattle Seahawks in first period action Sunday, Sept. 10, 1978, in Pittsburgh. Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back whose heads-up thinking authored “The Immaculate Reception,” considered the most iconic play in NFL history, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. He was 72. (AP Photo/RCG)AP
Franco Harris, 1950 - 2022
Hall of Fame RB for the Pittsburgh Steelers, recently honored for 50th anniversary of “The Immaculate Reception”
FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins warms up before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Dec. 5, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Haskins was legally drunk and had taken drugs before he was fatally struck by a dump truck while walking on a Florida interstate highway last month, an autopsy report released Monday, May 23, 2022, concluded. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)AP
Dwayne Haskins Jr., 1997 - 2022
Former Ohio State and NFL quarterback
FILE - Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters performs at Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival at The Park at Harlinsdale on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Franklin, Tenn. Hawkins, the longtime drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, has died, according to reports, Friday, March 25, 2022. He was 50. (Photo by Al Wagner/Invision/AP, File)Al Wagner/Invision/AP
Taylor Hawkins, 1972 - 2022
Professional musician and drummer for the Foo Fighters
Former Plain Dealer writer Michael Heaton has died. He was 66. He is shown in 2009.The Plain Dealer
Michael Heaton, 1956 - 2022
Longtime Plain Dealer columnist, novelist and screenwriter best known in Northeast Ohio for his ‘Minister of Culture’ column
FILE - Actor Anne Heche arrives at the Disney ABC Television Group All Star Party in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 14, 2007. Heche, who first came to prominence on the NBC soap opera “Another World” in the late 1980s before becoming one of the hottest stars in Hollywood in the late 1990s, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, nine days after she was injured in a fiery car crash. She was 53. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP
Anne Heche, 1969 - 2022
Actress who had many notable film roles in her career including parts in ‘Donnie Brasco’ and ‘Six Days Seven Nights’
Paul Herman, 1946 - 2022
Actor, best known for his roles for ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Goodfellas’
Howard Hesseman, 1940 - 2022
Actor best known for roles as Dr. Johnny Fever on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ and teacher Charlie Moore on ‘Head of the Class’
Dwayne Hickman, 1934-2022
TV producer and executive who also appeared on television as Dobie Gills
Mike Hodges, 1932 - 2022
British director and screenwriter known for directing films including ‘Get Carter’ and ‘Flash Gordon’
FILE - William Hurt, a cast member in the Amazon series "Goliath," poses for a portrait during the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor of “Broadcast News,” “Body Heat” and “The Big Chill,” has died. He was 71. Hurt's son, Will, said in a statement that Hurt died Sunday, March 13, 2022 of natural causes. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)Rich Fury/Invision/AP
William Hurt, 1950 - 2022
Oscar-winning actor (and four-time nominee) who joined the MCU as ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross in recent years
FILE - Leslie Jordan poses for a portrait at Pan Pacific Park in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles on Thursday, April 8, 2021 to promote his new book "How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived." Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including “Will & Grace” and “American Horror Story,” has died. He was 67. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP
Leslie Jordan, 1955 - 2022
Actor and comedian, best known for his roles on ‘Will & Grace’ and ‘American Horror Story’
FILE - Naomi Judd performs at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, June 13, 2009. Judd, the Kentucky-born matriarch of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died, her family announced Saturday, April 30, 2022. She was 76. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson, File)AP
Naomi Judd, 1946 - 2022
Country music legend and part of the duo The Judds
Margaret Keane, 1927 - 2022
American artist known for her unique big-eyed subjects
FILE - Sally Kellerman arrives at the premiere of "The Danish Girl" at Regency Village Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Los Angeles. Kellerman, the Oscar-nominated actor who played “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman's 1970 army comedy “MASH," died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, at age 84. Kellerman died of heart failure at her home in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, her manager and publicist Alan Eichler said. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Sally Kellerman, 1937 - 2022
Longtime television and Hollywood actress who originated the role of Major “Hot Lips” Houlihan
Alan Ladd Jr., 1937 - 2022
Film executive and producer, greenlighted the original ‘Star Wars’
Mark Lanegan, 1964 - 2022
Lead singer of Screaming Trees who collaborated with other groups in Seattle’s grunge scene
Woodstock co-producer and co-founder, Michael Lang, participates in the Woodstock 50 lineup announcement at Electric Lady Studios, March 19, 2019, in New York. The co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, Michael Lang has died. A spokesperson for Lang's family says the 77-year-old had been battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma and passed away Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 in a New York City hospital. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Michael Lang, 1944 - 2022
Promoter and co-founder of Woodstock festival
FILE - Angela Lansbury appears on stage at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York on June 13, 2010. Lansbury, the big-eyed, scene-stealing British actress who kicked up her heels in the Broadway musicals “Mame” and “Gypsy” and solved endless murders as crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV series “Murder, She Wrote,” died peacefully at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. She was 96. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP
Angela Lansbury, 1925 - 2022
Oscar-nominated actress best known for her lead role as Jessica Fletcher in ‘Murder, She Wrote’
Richard Leakey, 1944 - 2022
Paleoanthropologist known for his conservation work in Kenya; son of anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey
FILE - Jerry Lee Lewis performs during Farm Aid on Sept. 20, 2008 in Mansfield, Mass. Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning, Oct. 28, 2022, at his home in DeSoto County, Miss., south of Memphis, Tenn. He was 87. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)AP
Jerry Lee Lewis, 1925 - 2022
Early Rock and Roll pioneer best known for hits like ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On’ and ‘Great Balls of Fire’ was also a member of the first class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
FILE - Ray Liotta, a cast member in the NBC series "Shades of Blue," poses during the 2018 NBCUniversal Summer Press Day on May 2, 2018, in Universal City, Calif. Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. A representative for Liotta told The Hollywood Reporter and NBC News that he died in his sleep Wednesday night in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming a new movie. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Ray Liotta, 1954 - 2022
Longtime film and television actor whose notable roles included Henry Hill in ‘Goodfellas’ and Shoeless Joe Jackson in ‘Field of Dreams’
FILE - Loretta Lynn waves to the crowd after performing during the Americana Music Honors and Awards show Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)AP
Loretta Lynn, 1932 - 2022
Grammy Award-winning country music legend known for ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ and many other hits during her career
Mary Mara, 1960 - 2022
Actress best known for her roles on multiple TV shows like ‘Nash Bridges’
C. W. McCall, 1928 - 2022
Singer best known for his hit song ‘Convoy’
FILE - Vice President Spiro Agnew holds a framed American flag, presented to him by the crew of Apollo 9, as he poses with the astronauts March 26, 1969, in Washington. From left: Russell Schweikart, Agnew, and Air Force Cols. David Scott and James McDivitt. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. He was 93. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges, File)AP
James McDivitt, 1929 - 2022
NASA astronaut who was part of Apollo and Gemini programs
Bob McGrath, 1932 - 2022
Longtime castmember of “Sesame Street” who played the neighbor Bob Johnson
FILE - Christine McVie from the band Fleetwood Mac performs at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 6, 2014. McVie, the soulful British musician who sang lead on many of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits, has died at 79. The band announced her death on social media Wednesday. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Christine McVie, 1943 - 2022
Musician and singer, best known for being a part of the group Fleetwood Mac
Issey Miyake, 1938 - 2022
Famed Japanese fashion designer
Robert Morse, 1931 - 2022
Tony-winning Broadway actor who was better known later in his career for his role as Bertram Cooper on ‘Mad Men’
FILE - John Travolta, left, and Olivia Newton-John arrive at the The Penfolds Icon Gala Dinner in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2006. Travolta, who starred with Newton-John in "Grease," presented Newton-John with the "Lifetime Achievement award. Newton-John, a longtime resident of Australia whose sales topped 100 million albums, died Monday at her southern California ranch, John Easterling, her husband, wrote on Instagram and Facebook. She was 73. (AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc, File)AP
Olivia Newton-John, 1948 - 2022
Grammy Award winner who also starred as Sandy in the film version of ‘Grease’
FILE - Original "Star Trek" cast member Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Ntoya Uhura on the television series, poses at the premiere of the new television series "Star Trek: Discovery," in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Nichols died Saturday, July 30, 2022, at age 89. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Nichelle Nichols, 1932 - 2022
Barrier-breaking actress best known for originating the role of Lt. Uhura on “Star Trek”
Claes Oldenburg, 1929 - 2022
Swedish sculptor known for making art of of common objects, also responsible for ‘Free Stamp’ in Cleveland
P.J. O’Rourke, 1947 - 2022
Author, journalist and political satirist
Tom Parker, 1988 - 2022
Former lead singer of The Wanted
Rick Parnell, 1951 - 2022
Drummer who played Mick Shrimpton in ‘This Is Spinal Tap’
FILE - Brazil's soccer star Pele bicycle kicks a ball during a game at unknown location, Sept. 1968. Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. He was 82. (AP Photo File)AP
Pelé, 1940 - 2022
International soccer legend who won 3 World Cups for Brazil
George Perez, 1954 - 2022
Acclaimed comic book artist and writer
FILE - Home plate umpire John Flaherty checks Cleveland Indians pitcher Gaylord Perry's cap for an illegal substance, at the request of Milwaukee Brewers manager Del Crandall, during the first game of a baseball doubleheader in Milwaukee, Sept. 3, 1973. Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young winner Gaylord Perry, a master of the spitball, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at his home in Gaffney, S.C. He was 84. (AP Photo/File)AP
Gaylord Perry, 1938 - 2022
Former Indians pitcher who played for 8 different MLB teams. One of 10 pitchers with 300 wins and 3,000 strikeouts.
Nehemiah Persoff, 1919 - 2022
Longtime character actor who voiced Papa in ‘An American Tail’
FILE - Actor Brad Pitt, left, and German director Wolfgang Petersen appear at the world premiere of the film "Troy" in Berlin, Germany, on May 9, 2004. Petersen, the German filmmaker whose WWII submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career, died Friday at his home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81. (AP Photo/Jan Bauer, File)AP
Wolfgang Petersen, 1941 - 2022
German film director responsible for movies like ‘Das Boot’ and ‘Air Force One’
Maggie Peterson, 1941 - 2022
Best known for her role as Charlene Darling on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
FILE - Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters performs at the 3rd annual Alfred Mann Foundation Innovation and Inspiration Gala on Sept. 9, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who topped the charts and earned critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 74, her publicist announced. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten, File)AP
Anita Pointer, 1948 - 2022
Founding member of The Pointer Sisters
FILE - President Barack Obama, right, presents the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sidney Poitier during ceremonies in the East Room at the White House in Washington on Aug. 12, 2009. Among the entertainers who died in 2022 was groundbreaking actor Poitier, who played roles with such dignity that it helped change the way Black people were portrayed on screen. Poitier, who died in January, became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP
Sidney Poitier, 1927 - 2022
Decorated actor and first Bahamian to win an Academy Award (for his role in ‘Lilies of the Field’)
Julie Powell, 1973 - 2022
Food writer and author who was the subject of the film ‘Julie and Julia’
FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2014, file photo, former Denver Broncos head coach Dan Reeves is inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame during an NFL football game between the Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs in Denver. Reeves, who won a Super Bowl as a player with the Dallas Cowboys but was best known for a long coaching career highlighted by four more appearances in the title game with the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)AP
Dan Reeves, 1944 - 2022
Former NFL coach and player who participated in 9 Super Bowls
FILE - Ivan Reitman arrives at the premiere of the animated film "Fantastic Mr. Fox," on the opening night of AFI Fest 2009 in Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. Reitman passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday night, Feb. 12, 2022, at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press. He was 75. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP
Ivan Reitman, 1946 - 2022
Director, producer and screenwriter known for hits including ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Animal House’
Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins, 1938 - 2022
Country Music Hall of Famer who played piano parts for decades of hit songs from a diverse list of artists including Patsy Cline, Neil Young, Dolly Parton and Bob Dylan
Peter Robbins, 1956 - 2022
Original TV voice for Charlie Brown
Art Rupe, 1917 - 2022
Record exec and producer who founded Specialty Records
FILE - Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell stands court side during a tribute in his honor in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Boston, Nov. 1, 2013. The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88. His family said on social media that Russell died on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Russell anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles in 13 years. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)AP
Bill Russell, 1934 - 2022
Celtics great and NBA Hall of Famer
Bobby Rydell, 1942 - 2022
Former teen idol and star of ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ whose musical hits include ‘Volare’ and ‘Wild One’
FILE - Bob Saget, from left, Dave Coulier and John Stamos, winners of the award for favorite premium comedy series for "Fuller House," pose in the press room at the People's Choice Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Los Angeles. Saget, a comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom “Full House,” has died, according to authorities in Florida, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. He was 65. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Bob Saget, 1956 - 2022
Actor and comedian, best known as the TV dad on ‘Full House’ and as the narrator on ‘How I Met Your Mother’
Marnie Schulenburg, 1984 - 2022
Actress best known for soap opera role as Alison Stewart on ‘As the World Turns’
FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers' Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully puts his headset on prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles. Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, Aug. 2, 2022, the team said. He was 94. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)AP
Vin Scully, 1927 - 2022
Hall of Fame sports announcer and longtime Dodgers broadcaster
Liz Sheridan, 1929 - 2022
Stage and screen actress who might be best recognized for playing Jerry’s mom on ‘Seinfeld’
Calvin Simon arrives at the 61st annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Calvin Simon, 1942 - 2022
Rock Hall inductee and singer for Parliament-Funkadelic
FILE - Michael Imperioli, left, and Tony Sirico attend HBO's "The Sopranos" 20th anniversary at the SVA Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in New York. Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos” and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including “Goodfellas,” died Friday, July 8, 2022. He was 79. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Tony Sirico, 1942 - 2022
Actor best known for his role as Paulie on ‘The Sopranos’
FILE - Mira Sorvino, right and father Paul Sorvino attend the premiere of "Reservation Road" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerretta on “Law & Order,” has died. He was 83. (AP Photo/Kathleen Voege, File)AP
Paul Sorvino, 1939 - 2022
Best known for his variety of criminal roles, such as Paul Cicero in ‘Goodfellas’ and as a detective on the original ‘Law & Order’
FILE - Ronnie Spector appears in the press room after performing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 15, 2010, in New York. Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock 'n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" as the leader of the girl group the Ronettes, has died. She was 78. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)AP
Ronnie Spector, 1943 - 2022
Ronettes singer known for hits like “Be My Baby” and “Baby I Love You”
André Leon Talley, 1948 - 2022
Fashion journalist and former Vogue editor
Rosmarie Trapp, 1929 - 2022
Oldest daughter of Capt. Georg von Trapp and Maria von Trapp and longtime member of the Trapp Family Singers
FILE - Ivana Trump poses before the Baby Phat spring 2008 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, on Sept. 7, 2007. Ivana Trump, the first wife of Donald Trump, has died in New York City, the former president announced on social media Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)AP
Ivana Trump, 1949 - 2022
Former model and fashion designer who was once married to Donald Trump
Gaspard Ulliel, 1984 - 2022
Popular French actor and model, starred in ‘Saint Laurent’ and ‘Hannibal Rising’
Vangelis, 1943 - 2022
Greek musician and composer whose works included ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Chariots of Fire’
FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2014 file photo, Barbara Walters addresses an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. She was 93. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)AP
Barbara Walters, 1929 - 2022
Longtime journalist and TV personality
FILE - Fred Ward, a cast member in "30 Minutes or Less," poses at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles on Aug. 8, 2011. Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such films as “The Right Stuff,” “The Player” and “Tremors,” died Sunday, May 8, his publicist Ron Hofmann said Friday, May 13, 2022. He was 79. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP
Fred Ward, 1942 - 2022
Longtime actor whose movie roles included Gus Grissom in ‘The Right Stuff’
David Warner, 1941 - 2022
English actor who transitioned from stage to screen, appearing in numerous films and television series while also lending his vocal talents to animated works as well
FILE - Alan White performs at Jonathan Cain and Friends at Rose Bar on April, 8, 2017, in New York. White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died at age 72. White’s death was announced on his Facebook page by his family. The post said he died at his Seattle-area home Thursday, May 26, 2022, after a brief illness. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)Michael Zorn/Invision/AP
Alan White, 1949 - 2022
Longtime drummer for the band Yes
FILE - Bob Spalding, left, and Don Wilson of The Ventures perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York, March 10, 2008. Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental guitar band The Ventures, has died. He was 88. The News Tribune reports Wilson died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 in Tacoma of natural causes, surrounded by his four children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP
Don Wilson, 1933 - 2022
Guitarist and founding member of The Ventures, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
Andrew Woolfolk, 1950 - 2022
Longtime member of the band Earth, Wind & Fire