LIST OF FAMOUS PEOPLES DEATHS

by nims-1975 | created - 11 Jul 2016 | updated - 3 days ago | Public

THIS IS A LIST OF FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED IN THE PAST OR RECENTLY AND WHO ARE NOT LIVING ANYMORE. THIS LIST IS ALSO NOT IN AN ORDER.

1. Elvis Presley

Soundtrack | Girls! Girls! Girls!

Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (née Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). He had a twin brother who was stillborn. In 1948, Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. ...

Elvis Presley was an excellent singer and will be and is still missed very much.

2. John Lennon

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

John Winston (later Ono) Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England, to Julia Lennon (née Stanley) and Alfred Lennon, a merchant seaman. He was raised by his mother's older sister Mimi Smith. In the mid-1950s, he formed his first band, The Quarrymen (after Quarry Bank High School, ...

John Lennon was also an excellent musician who was excellent with The Beatles and as a solo artist and will be and is still missed very much.

3. George Harrison

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

A master musician, a film producer and actor, best known as the lead guitarist and occasionally lead vocalist of The Beatles, George Harrison was born February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. He was also the youngest of four children, born to Harold Harrison and Louise Harrison.

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George Harrison was also an excellent musician who was also excellent with The Beatles and will be and is still missed very much.

4. Don Everly

Soundtrack | Tequila Sunrise

Don Everly was born on February 1, 1937 in Brownie, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Tequila Sunrise (1988), Cairo Time (2009) and Get on the Bus (1996). He was married to Adela Garza, Karen Prettyman, Venetia Stevenson and Mary Sue Ingraham. He died on August 21, 2021 in Nashville, ...

Don Everly one half of the duo The Everly Brothers was also an excellent musican and will be and is still missed very much.

5. Phil Everly

Soundtrack | Tequila Sunrise

Phil Everly was born on January 19, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Tequila Sunrise (1988), Flipped (2010) and Bull Durham (1988). He was married to Patrice Yvonne Arnold, Patricia Mickey and Jacqueline Alice Ertel. He died on January 3, 2014 in Burbank, ...

Phil Everly the brother of Don Everly was also an excellent musician and will be and is still missed very much.

6. Nat 'King' Cole

Soundtrack | The Nat King Cole Show

Nat King Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles (he later dropped the "s" in his surname) in Montgomery, Alabama. He received music lessons from his mother and his family moved to Chicago when he was only five, where his father, Edward James Coles, was a minister at the True Light Baptist Church and ...

Nat King Cole was also an excellent musician noted for his excellent tunes such as 'Unforgettable' etc and will be and is still missed very much.

7. Natalie Cole

Soundtrack | Taxi

Growing up and living under the huge, daunting shadow of a singing icon can intimidate a son or daughter enough to want to look anywhere else to find their station in life. Those who dared to try to follow in their footsteps, such as Frank Sinatra Jr., found success branching out in other areas of ...

Natalie Cole (the daughter of singer Nat King Cole) was also an excellent musician and will be and is still missed very much.

8. James Brown

Actor | The Blues Brothers

James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer, and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honorific nicknames "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and ...

James Brown was also an excellent musician and will be and is still missed very much.

9. Bob Marley

Soundtrack | I Am Legend

Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica, to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker. His father was a Jamaican of English descent. His mother was a black teenager. The couple were married in 1944 but Norval left for Kingston immediately after. Norval died in 1957, seeing...

Bob Marley was also an excellent musician. He died at the age of 36 on 11th May 1981 from acral lentiginous melanoma. He will be remembered and is still missed very much.

10. Prince

Soundtrack | Under the Cherry Moon

Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mattie Shaw, a jazz singer and social worker, and John L. Nelson, a lyricist and pianist. His father's stage name was "Prince Rogers". His parents were both from African-American families from Louisiana. They separated during his youth, ...

Prince was an absolutely brilliant musician and will be and is still missed very much.

11. Jimi Hendrix

Soundtrack | Woodstock

Widely regarded as the greatest and most influential guitarist in rock history, Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, to African-American parents Lucille (Jeter) and James Allen Hendrix. His mother named him John Allen Hendrix and raised him alone while his father, Al ...

Jimi Hendrix was also an absolutely brilliant musician and will be and is still missed very much.

12. Donna Summer

Soundtrack | Thank God It's Friday

Donna Summer rocketed to international super-stardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts around the world.

Maintaining...

Donna Summer was also a brilliant musician and will be and is still missed very much.

13. Whitney Houston

Soundtrack | The Bodyguard

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston (née Emily Lee Drinkard) and John Russell Houston, Jr., and cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick.

She began singing in the choir at her church, The New Hope ...

Whitney Houston was also a brilliant musician known for her tunes such as 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody', 'I Will Always Love You'etc and will be and is still missed very much.

14. Isaac Hayes

Actor | Escape from New York

Isaac Hayes, the second-born child of Eula and Isaac Hayes Sr., was raised by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wade Sr. The child of a poor family, he grew up picking cotton in Covington, Tennessee. He dropped out of high school, but later his former high-school teachers to get his diploma, ...

Isaac Hayes was also a brilliant musician and actor who made appearances in TV Shows such as 'The A-Team', 'Miami Vice', 'Hunter' and 'The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air' and in films such as 'Kill Switch' with Steven Seagal died at the age of 65 on August 10th 2008. He was a great man will be remembered and is still missed very much.

15. David Bowie

Soundtrack | Labyrinth

David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...

David Bowie was also a brilliant musician known for his tunes such as 'Ashes To Ashes', 'Lets Dance', 'Heroes' etc and will be and is still missed very much.

16. Bruce Lee

Actor | Jing wu men

Bruce Lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure of modern popular media. Had it not been for Bruce Lee and his movies in the early 1970s, it's arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream North American and ...

Bruce Lee was also a really powerful martial actor who was excellent at acting, who gave interesting and inspirational speeches and will be and is still missed very much.

17. Brandon Lee

Actor | The Crow

Born on February 1, 1965 to Bruce Lee (Martial Arts idol) and Linda Lee Cadwell. Brother to Shannon Lee. In 1970-71, they moved to Hong Kong, where Brandon lived until age eight, becoming fluent in Cantonese. By the time he was able to walk, he was already involved in learning about martial arts ...

Brandon Lee(the son of actor Bruce Lee) was also a very strong man and also was excellent at acting and will be and is still missed very much.

18. Panna Rittikrai

Director | Ong-bak 3

Panna Rittikrai is the man behind Thai action star Tony Jaa, whose work in Ong-Bak, astounded viewers across the globe. Panna Rittikrai was born in the small village of Khon Kaen in Thailand. At a young age, he was a fan of martial arts films and he knew it would be his dream to become involved in ...

Panna Rittikrai the Thai martial arts choreographer, director etc who also did a lot of work with Martial Arts Film Actor Tony Jaa, will be missed and is still missed very much.

19. Pat Morita

Actor | The Karate Kid

Abundantly busy and much-loved Asian-American actor who became an on-screen hero to millions of adults and kids alike as the wise and wonderful Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid (1984), the sparkling Noriyuki Morita was back again dishing out Eastern philosophy and martial arts lessons for The Karate ...

Pat Morita, the actor who played Mr Miyagi in the films The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid 2 and The Karate Kid 3 was also a very strong man who was also excellent at acting and will be and is still missed very much.

20. Jim Morrison

Soundtrack | Army of the Dead

James Douglas "Jim" Morrison was an American poet, singer, and songwriter from Florida. He was the lead vocalist of the rock band "The Doors" (1965-1973), and has been cited as "one of the most influential frontmen in rock history". Morrison recorded a total of six studio albums with the Doors, all...

Jim Morrison the lead singer of the excellent rock group The Doors, was also an excellent musician who did excellent, amazing, great and popular tunes with The Doors such as 'Light My Fire' etc and is a man who will be and still is missed and remembered very much.

21. Jim Kelly

Actor | Enter the Dragon

With his funky Afro hairstyle, super cool attitude and superb karate skills, Jim Kelly was instantly identifiable, and one of the top martial arts film stars of the early 1970s. After appearing in a minor film role, Kelly's second screen effort was as one of the invited guests to the deadly Han's ...

Jim Kelly the actor who acted in the film Enter The Dragon alongside martial art actor Bruce Lee, was also a very strong man who was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

22. Eamonn Andrews

Writer | Whose Baby?

Eamonn Andrews was born on December 19, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer and actor, known for Whose Baby? (1973), Pantomania: Babes in the Wood (1957) and Three Cases of Murder (1954). He was married to Grainne Bourke. He died on November 5, 1987 in London, England, UK.

T.V Presenter Eamonn Andrews was also a popular man who will be and is still missed very much.

23. Les Dawson

Actor | Demob

Les Dawson was born on February 2, 1931 in Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Demob (1993), The Loner (1975) and Sounds Like Les Dawson (1974). He was married to Tracy Dawson and Meg Dawson. He died on June 10, 1993 in Manchester, England, UK.

T.V Comedian Les Dawson was also a very talented man. Not Only was he excellent at comedy but he was also an excellent musician and was an excellent pianist. Les was a hilarious comedian and he was a popular man who will be and is still missed very much.

24. Jeff Conaway

Actor | Grease

Jeff Conaway was born on October 5, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Grease (1978), Taxi (1978) and Jawbreaker (1999). He was married to Kerri Young and Rona Newton-John. He died on May 27, 2011 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jeff Conaway who acted as Kenickie in the 1978 film Grease died on May 27th 2011 aged 60 of various causes including aspiration, pneumonia, encephalopathy due to drug overdoses. He was a great man and was also an excellent actor who will be and is still missed very much.

25. George Peppard

Actor | Breakfast at Tiffany's

Handsome and elegant George Peppard occasionally displayed considerable talent through his career, whether action roles or dramatic. Following Broadway and television experience, he made a strong film debut in The Strange One (1957). He started getting noticed when he played Robert Mitchum's ...

George Peppard who acted in the 80's T.V Show The A-Team died on May 8th 1994 aged 65 of Pneumonia due to Lung Cancer. He was amazing and was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

26. Larry Hagman

Actor | Dallas

The son of a legendary actress (Mary Martin) and a district attorney, Larry Martin Hagman was born on September 21, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas. After his parents' divorce, he moved to Los Angeles, California to live with his grandmother. When he was 12, his grandmother died and he moved back to his ...

Larry Hagman who acted as J.R Ewing in the 80's T.V Show Dallas died on November 23rd 2012 aged 81 of acute myeloid leukemia. He was amazing and was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

27. Simon MacCorkindale

Actor | Jaws 3-D

Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, the light-haired, aristocratically handsome Simon MacCorkindale's first career choice was to follow in his Air Force pilot father Peter's bootsteps by joining the Air Training Corps., but his deteriorating eyesight forced him to choose an alternative vocation. ...

Simon MacCorkindale who acted in the 80's T.V Show Manimal died on 14th October 2010 of Bowel Cancer aged 58. He was excellent in Manimal and in Casualty, was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

28. Ernest Borgnine

Actor | Marty

Ernest Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut. His parents were Anna (Boselli), who had emigrated from Carpi (MO), Italy, and Camillo Borgnino, who had emigrated from Ottiglio (AL), Italy. As an only child, Ernest enjoyed most sports, especially boxing, ...

Ernest Borgnine who acted as Dominic Santini in the 80's T.V Show Airwolf died on July 8th 2012 aged 95 of Kidney Failure. He acted in so many films and was also an excellent actor and will be remembered and is still missed very much. R.I.P Ernest Borgnine you were an absolutely brilliant actor and brilliant as Dominic Santini in Airwolf.

29. Michael Hutchence

Soundtrack | Donnie Darko

Michael Hutchence is one of the greatest singers and performers in Australia's history, with a career that spanned 20 years. Born to Kelland Hutchence and Patricia Hutchence (a film and television make-up artist), Michael was the second of three children. He grew up in Hong Kong, USA, and Australia...

Michael Hutchence the lead singer of the rock group INXS, was also an excellent musician who did excellent and classic tunes with INXS such as 'I Need You Tonight', 'Keep The Peace' etc and will be and is still missed very much.

30. Glenn Frey

Actor | Jerry Maguire

Glenn Frey was born on November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), Thunder Force (2021) and In America (2002). He was married to Cindy Frey and Janie Beggs. He died on January 18, 2016 in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New...

The Eagles singer Glenn Frey who also did the absolutely brilliant Beverly Hills Cop theme tune The Heat Is On, tunes Smugglers Blues and You Belong To The City which are from the soundtrack of the 80's U.S T.V Cop Show Miami Vice, the tune Flip City which is from the soundtrack of the film Ghostbusters II, the tune Part of Me, Part of You which is from the soundtrack of the film Thelma & Louise and who also acted in the Miami Vice Episode Smugglers Blues was a man who was ill with rheumatoid arthritis and died at the age of 67 in 2016 of complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. He was also brilliant as part of the group The Eagles and was an excellent musician and will be and is still missed very much.

31. Robin Williams

Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire

Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford ...

Robin Williams was also a brilliant actor who acted in films such as 'Good Morning Vietnam', 'Dead Poets Society', 'Mrs Doubtfire', 'Bicentennial Man' etc. He died from Asphyxia on August 11th 2014 aged 63. He was a great actor and will be and is still missed very much.

32. Kevin Peter Hall

Actor | Predator 2

This African American actor attended Penn Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started his junior year at 6' 5" and finished it at 6' 9"! He played basketball throughout his high-school years and won a scholarship. He averaged 18 points a game and 10 rebounds! He played basketball ...

Kevin Peter Hall who acted as The Predator in the films Predator and Predator 2, was also an excellent actor. He was absolutely brilliant as The Predator and could have been The Predator in the films Predators and Alien vs Predator and made the films awesome. Its just a shame that he died in 1991 at the young age of 35. He contracted HIV from a blood transfusion and died of AIDS related pneumonia. He was an excellent actor, who will not be forgotten, will be remembered and will be and is still missed very much.

33. Muhammad Ali

Actor | The Greatest

Muhammad Ali beat more champions and top contenders than any heavyweight champion in history. He defeated heavyweight kings Sonny Liston (twice), Floyd Patterson (twice), Ernie Terrell, Jimmy Ellis, Ken Norton (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), George Foreman and Leon Spinks. He defeated ...

Muhammed Ali was also a very popular person and will be and is still missed very much.

34. Gordon Jackson

Actor | The Great Escape

Gordon Cameron Jackson was born on December 19, 1923, in Glasgow, Scotland, the youngest of five children, whose father taught painting in the city. His interest in acting began during his school years, when he took part in many amateur productions. This led to him being spotted by the BBC, and ...

Gordon Jackson who acted as George Cowley in the 80's U.K Cop Drama The Professionals, was also an excellent actor. He sadly died from Bone Cancer on 15th January 1990 aged 66. He was excellent at acting and will be and is still missed very much.

35. André René Roussimoff

Actor | The Princess Bride

André René Roussimoff was born in a small farming community in Grenoble, France to Boris and Marian Rouismoff. His parents and four siblings were all of normal size, but André suffered from acromegaly, a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. As the ...

Wrestler Andre The Giant was also a very popular person and will be and is still missed very much.

36. Jim Henson

Soundtrack | The Muppet Show

Jim Henson never thought that he would make a name of himself in puppetry; it was merely a way of getting himself on television. The vehicle that achieved it was Sam and Friends (1955), a late-night puppet show that was on after the 11:00 news in Washington DC. It proved to be very popular and ...

Jim Henson the creator and man behind the famous 80's T.V Show The Muppett Show, was also a very popular man and will be and is still missed very much.

37. Paul Walker

Actor | The Fast and the Furious

Paul William Walker IV was born in Glendale, California. He grew up together with his brothers, Caleb and Cody, and sisters, Ashlie and Amie. Their parents, Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor, and Cheryl (Crabtree) Walker, a model, separated around September 2004. His grandfather, William ...

Paul Walker was an absolutely brilliant actor, he died at the young age of 40 in a Car Crash. It's a real shame that he died and will be and is still missed very much.

38. Ian Fleming

Writer | Casino Royale

Born into a wealthy and influential English family, Ian Fleming spent his early years attending top British schools such as Eton and Sandhurst military academy. He took to writing while schooling in Kitzbuhel, Austria, and upon failing the entrance requirements for Foreign Service joined the news ...

Ian Fleming, the author, journalist and man who did the James Bond Spy Novels, was also a very famous man and will be and is still missed very much.

39. Albert R. Broccoli

Producer | Dr. No

Albert Romolo Broccoli was born in Astoria, Queens (New York City) on April 5th, 1909. His mother and father, Cristina and Giovanni Broccoli, raised young Albert in New York on the family farm. The family was in the vegetable business, and Albert claimed one of his uncles brought the first broccoli...

Albert R. Broccoli the film producer who made some of the James Bond films such as Goldfinger etc died of Heart Failure. He was also a very famous man and will be and is still missed very much.

40. Don Simpson

Producer | Days of Thunder

Mr. Simpson was an extravagant movie producer whose blockbusters Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), and Top Gun (1986) helped define the pop culture of the 1980s. Mr. Simpson teamed with Jerry Bruckheimer in 1983 to produce these hits. In 1985 and 1988, the duo were named producers of the...

Don Simpson the film producer who produced some films with his partner Jerry Bruckheimer, such as Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun, was also a very famous person who will be missed and is still missed very much.

41. Edward Woodward

Actor | The Wicker Man

British actor Edward Woodward made a highly successful transition into Hollywood TV stardom in the mid 1980s thanks to a popular dramatic series. Possessing a magnetic, yet coldly handsome demeanor in the same mold as Christopher Plummer, he was born Edward Albert Arthur Woodward on June 1, 1930, ...

Edward Wooodward who was known for his excellent acting in the 80's U.K Cop Show The Equalizer, was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

42. Bill Bixby

Actor | The Incredible Hulk

The son of a sales clerk and a department store owner, Bill Bixby was the sixth-generation Californian born as Wilfred Bailey Bixby, on January 22, 1934, in San Francisco, California. An only child growing up in the 1940s and 1950s, he attended schools in the same area, took ballroom dance lessons,...

Bill Bixby who acted as Dr David Banner in the 80's sci fi drama The Incredible Hulk, was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

43. Leonard Nimoy

Actor | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Leonard Simon Nimoy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy, who owned a barbershop. His parents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Raised in a tenement and acting in community theaters since age eight, Nimoy did not make his Hollywood debut until he was 20, with a bit ...

Leonard Nimoy who acted as Dr Spock in the sci fi T.V series Star Trek was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

44. Marvin Gaye

Soundtrack | High Fidelity

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. (known professionally as Marvin Gaye; April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984) was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of successes, earning him the nicknames ...

Marvin Gaye was also an excellent musician and will be and is still missed very much.

45. Joe Frazier

Actor | Rocky

Joseph William Frazier, nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable punching power, and relentless pressure fighting style and was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. Frazier reigned as the ...

Joe Frazier was also an excellent boxer who was also very popular and will be and is still missed very much.

46. Sonny Liston

Actor | Head

Charles "Sonny" Liston's life and death began and ended in the same manner: as a mystery. Liston, one of 25 children by his father, is reputed to have been born in May 1932, yet prison records show various birth dates, among them 1928. After a rough upbringing, with little formal education, Liston ...

Sonny Liston was also an excellent boxer and will be and is still missed very much.

47. Jam Master Jay

Soundtrack | Die Hard

Jam Master Jay was born on January 21, 1965 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Die Hard (1988), The Bounty Hunter (2010) and Friday Night Lights (2004). He was married to Terri Corley. He died on October 30, 2002 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Jason Mizell also known as DJ Jam Master Jay from the 80's rock rap trio Run DMC, was also a very famous person and will be and is still missed very much.

48. Adam Yauch

Soundtrack | Real Steel

Adam Yauch, an only child, was born on August 5, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Frances and Noel Yauch, who is a painter and architect. His father was Catholic (of Irish, German, and French descent) and his mother was Jewish. Adam attended Edward R. Murrow High School in the Midwood ...

Adam Yauch also known as MCA from the 80's rap group The Beastie Boys, was also a very famous person and will be and is still missed very much.

49. B.B. King

Actor | Blues Brothers 2000

Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato and staccato picking that influenced many ...

B.B King was also an excellent musician who will be and is still missed very much.

50. Dan Hartman

Soundtrack | Oliver & Company

Dan Hartman was born on December 8, 1950 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Oliver & Company (1988), Scrooged (1988) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995). He died on March 22, 1994 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.

Dan Hartman was also an excellent musician who will be and is still missed very much.

51. Patrick Swayze

Actor | Dirty Dancing

Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas, to Patsy Swayze (née Yvonne Helen Karnes), a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, a chemical plant engineer draftsman. His mother owned a dance school in Houston, where Patrick was also a student. His father passed away in 1982. ...

Patrick Swayze was also an excellent actor who acted in excellent films such as The Outsiders and Dirty Dancing and will be and is still missed very much.

52. James Avery

Actor | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Although known as the uncle/patriarch and judge "Philip Banks" on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), James Avery was a classically trained actor and scholar. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, he joined the US Navy after graduating high school and served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Upon...

James Avery who was famous for his excellent acting as Uncle Phil in the U.S Sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and also in some films, was an excellent actor who will be missed and is still missed very much.

53. William Hartnell

Actor | Murder in Reverse?

William Hartnell was born on 8 January 1908, just south of St. Pancras railway station in London. In press materials in the 1940s he claimed that his father was a farmer and later a stockbroker; it turns out that he had actually been born out of wedlock, as his biography "Who's There?" states.

At ...

William Hartnell who was famous for his acting in Doctor Who, will be and is still missed very much.

54. Harold Ramis

Writer | Ghostbusters

Born on November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, Harold Allen Ramis got his start in comedy as Playboy magazine's joke editor and reviewer. In 1969, he joined Chicago's Second City's Improvisational Theatre Troupe before moving to New York to help write and perform in "The National Lampoon Show" ...

Harold Ramis who was famous for his excellent acting as Ergon Spengler in the 80's sci fi comedy Ghostbusters, was also an excellent actor and will be remembered and is still missed very much.

55. Marlon Brando

Actor | Apocalypse Now

Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. Unlike Olivier, who preferred the stage to the screen, Brando concentrated his talents on movies after bidding the Broadway stage adieu in ...

Marlon Brando was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

56. Frank Sinatra

Actor | From Here to Eternity

Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants Natalina Della (Garaventa), from Northern Italy, and Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra, a Sicilian boxer, fireman, and bar owner. Growing up on the gritty streets of Hoboken made Sinatra determined to work hard to get ahead. ...

Frank Sinatra was an excellent entertainer and will be and is still missed very much.

57. Bob Holness

Actor | Harry Enfield's Television Programme

Bob Holness was the second actor to portray James Bond, starring in a 1957 South African radio dramatization of 'Moonraker'. Born in South Africa in 1928 he moved to Kent, England at a young age and grew up during the Second World War. A career as an actor followed which took him back to the land ...

Bob Holness who who was the presenter of the 80's T.V Game Show Blockbusters, was also a famous person who died at the age of 83 on 6th January 2012. He was a great man who will be and is still missed very much.

58. Burt Lancaster

Actor | From Here to Eternity

Burt Lancaster, one of five children, was born in Manhattan, to Elizabeth (Roberts) and James Henry Lancaster, a postal worker. All his grandparents were immigrants from the north of Ireland. He was a tough street kid who took an early interest in gymnastics. He joined the circus as an acrobat and ...

Burt Lancaster was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

59. Ronald Reagan

Actor | Kings Row

Ronald Reagan had quite a prolific career, having catapulted from a Warner Bros. contract player and television star, into serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild, the governorship of California (1967-1975), and lastly, two terms as President of the United States (1981-1989).

Ronald Wilson ...

Ronald Reagan was also a very famous person and will be and is still missed very much.

60. Nancy Reagan

Actress | Hellcats of the Navy

Nancy Reagan was born on July 6, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Hellcats of the Navy (1957), Night Into Morning (1951) and Donovan's Brain (1953). She was married to Ronald Reagan. She died on March 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Nancy Reagan was also a very famous person and will be and is still missed very much.

61. Margaret Thatcher

SDI Star Wars

Margaret Thatcher was born on October 13, 1925 in Grantham, England, the younger daughter of Alfred and Beatrice Roberts. Her father was a greengrocer and respected town leader, serving as lay-leader with their church, city-alderman and then as mayor. He taught Margaret never to do things because ...

Margaret Thatcher was also a famous person and will be and is still missed very much.

62. Princess Diana

Self | Charles & Diana: Never Meant to Be

Princess Diana was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, and the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. Diana's activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her an enduring popularity.

Diana was born into the British nobility ...

Princess Diana died in a car crash at the age of 36. She was a very beautiful, sexy and stylish woman who was also a very famous and popular person worldwide and loved by all the countries in the world because she was a woman who was completely different to everyone else. She was a lovely woman who had many excellent traits, 1) She was a very charitable woman, 2) She also was extremely kindhearted, considerate and compassionate, 3) She was also very loving and friendly, 4) Very Caring and Understanding etc, 5) She had a heart of gold and did lots of good things for children, homeless people, lots of people in different countries such as Africa and India, people with Aids, Cancer, mental health problems etc. No one else has done as much as she did and she was a lovely women that people loved and still love even though she's dead, won't forget and will be remembered and missed very much.

63. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Soundtrack | The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was born on August 4, 1900 in St. Paul's Waldenbury, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She was married to King George VI. She died on March 30, 2002 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.

The Queen Mother was also a famous person and will be and is still missed very much.

64. Bobby Robson

Actor | Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Newcastle United

Bobby Robson is an English footballer and football manager. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England National Football Team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich Town F.C..

Bobby Robson's professional playing career as an inside forward spanned nearly 20 years...

Bobby Robson was also a famous person and will be and is still missed very much.

65. Rock Hudson

Actor | Giant

Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, to Katherine (Wood), a telephone operator, and Roy Harold Scherer, an auto mechanic. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent. His parents divorced when he was eight years old. He failed to obtain parts in school ...

Rock Hudson was also a very famous person and will be and is still missed very much.

66. Vincent Price

Actor | The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Actor, raconteur, art collector and connoisseur of haute cuisine are just some of the attributes associated with Vincent Price. He was born Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. in St. Louis, Missouri, to Marguerite Cobb "Daisy" (Wilcox) and Vincent Leonard Price, who was President of the National Candy ...

Vincent Price was also a very famous and also did the monologue on Michael Jacksons 80's Hit Single 'Thriller' and will be and is still missed very much.

67. Chris Penn

Actor | Reservoir Dogs

Christopher Shannon Penn was born on October 10, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, the third son of actress Eileen Ryan (née Annucci) and director, actor, and writer Leo Penn. His siblings are musician Michael Penn and actor Sean Penn. His father was from a Lithuanian Jewish/Russian Jewish family, ...

Chris Penn, the brother of actor Sean Penn, was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

68. Alec Guinness

Actor | Star Wars

Alec Guinness was an English actor. He is known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence...

Alec Guinness who acted as Obi Wan Kenobi in the 80's sci fi film Star Wars, is also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

69. Kenny Everett

Actor | Bloodbath at the House of Death

Kenny Everett was born on December 25, 1944 in Seaforth, Liverpool, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Dateline Diamonds (1965). He was married to Lee Middleton. He died on April 4, 1995 in London, England, UK.

Kenny Everett was also a very famous T.V Comedian and will be and is still missed very much.

70. Freddie Mercury

Soundtrack | Flash Gordon

Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964, he and his family flew to England. In 1966 he started his education at the Ealing College of Art, where he graduated in 1969. He ...

Freddie Mercury the lead singer of 80's rock group Queen, was also an excellent musician and will be and is still missed very much.

71. Geoffrey Hughes

Actor | Yellow Submarine

Geoffrey began his extensive stage career at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool. He then appeared in several West End productions, such as Say Goodnight to Grandma and Run for Your Wife. He appeared in numerous TV shows, including Coronation Street (1960) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990), where he ...

Geoffrey Hughes who acted as Onslow in the absolutely hilarious british sitcom Keeping Up Appearances died age 68 on 27th July 2012 from Prostate Cancer. He was also a very famous person and will be and is still missed very much.

72. Richard Briers

Actor | Watership Down

Richard Briers was born on January 14, 1934 in Merton, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Watership Down (1978), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Peter Pan (2003). He was married to Ann Davies. He died on February 17, 2013 in London, England, UK.

Richard Briers who acted in the hilarious 80's british sitcom The Good Life alongside actresses Felicity Kendal and Penelope Keith, was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

73. Kenneth Williams

Actor | Carry on Cleo

The acting bug bit Kenneth Williams when, as a student, his English teacher suggested he try out for a school play. He found that he enjoyed it tremendously, but when he raised the possibility at home of becoming an actor, his father forbade it. Williams was eventually sent to art school in London ...

T.V Comedy Actor and Comedian Kenneth Williams was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much.

74. Gene Wilder

Actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

When he was 11, he wanted to be a comedian like Sid Caesar. Then, when he was 15 and saw Lee J. Cobb in 'Death of a Salesman,' he decided he would be a comedy actor and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. He combined both talents with directing in The World's Greatest...

U.S Comedy Film Actor Gene Wilder who is known for his acting in films such as Stir Crazy, See No Evil Hear No Evil etc died at the age of 83 on August 29th 2016 from complications of Alzheimers Disease. He was also an excellent actor and will be remembered and missed very much.

75. Pete Burns

Soundtrack | The A-Team

Pete Burns was born on August 5, 1959 in Port Sunlight, near Liverpool, to Francis and Eva Burns. His father is British and his mother was a refugee from Germany. According to Pete, he felt a need to be different and began experimenting with his hair and looks at age 12. However, he looked so "...

Pete Burns who was the lead singer of the 80's Electro Pop Group Dead Or Alive, died on 23rd October 2016 of cardiac arrest and its a real shame that he died and will be missed very much.

76. Ronnie Barker

Actor | The Two Ronnies

Ronnie Barker's remarkable versatility as a performer can be traced back to his time in repertory theatre, where he was able to play a wide range of roles and develop his talent for accents, voices and verbal dexterity. It was during this time that he met Glenn Melvyn, who taught him how to stammer ...

Comedy Actor Ronnie Barker was also a hilarious man known for his hilarious comedies. Ronnie will be missed very much.

77. Ronnie Corbett

Actor | Casino Royale

Ronnie Corbett began his successful show business career in the early 1950s. Amongst many other things he performed on stage with Danny La Rue in a cacophony of well received variety and cabaret shows.

It was whilst performing in these shows that Corbett attracted the attention of several top TV ...

Comedy Actor Ronnie Corbett was also a hilarious man known for his hilarious comedies. Ronnie will be missed very much.

78. Andrew Sachs

Actor | Fawlty Towers

Andrew Sachs born Andreas Siegfried Sachs was born in Berlin, Germany, he and his family emigrated to London in 1938, to escape persecution under the Nazis. He made his name on British television and rose to fame in the 1970s for his portrayals of the comical Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers ...

Andrew Sachs who acted as Manuel in the hilarious 80's British sitcom Fawlty Towers, died of vascular dementia on 23rd November 2016 at the age of 86. Andrew will be missed very much.

79. George Michael

Soundtrack | Beverly Hills Cop II

George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in Finchley, north London, in the United Kingdom, to Lesley Angold (Harrison), a dancer, and Kyriacos Panayiotou, a restaurateur. His father was a Greek Cypriot, and his mother was of English background. He first discovered fame as a musician ...

George Michael was an absolutely brilliant pop singer. It's a shame that he died. He did some excellent songs as Wham and as a solo artist and he will be missed very much.

80. Carrie Fisher

Actress | Star Wars

Carrie Frances Fisher was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California, to singers/actors Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. She was an actress and writer known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return ...

Carrie Fisher was also a brilliant Film Actress and her acting as Princess Leia in Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return of The Jedi was also brilliant. Its a shame that she died and she will be missed very much.

81. Tony Scott

Producer | Domino

Tony Scott was a British-born film director and producer. He was the youngest of three brothers, one of whom is fellow film director Ridley Scott. He was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England to parents Jean and Colonel Francis Percy Scott. As a result of his father's career in the British...

Tony Scott was also an excellent Film Director who done films such as Top Gun etc. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

82. Gorden Kaye

Actor | 'Allo 'Allo!

Gorden Kaye was born on April 7, 1941 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 'Allo 'Allo! (1982), Brazil (1985) and Born and Bred (1978). He died on January 23, 2017 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, UK.

Gordon Kaye is and was also an excellent actor and his acting as Rene in the hilarious 80's T.V Comedy 'Allo Allo' was excellent. I absolutely love the sitcom 'Allo Allo' and still watch him do his amazing acting as Rene in it every Sunday evening when the sitcom is on TV. He died in a care home on January 23rd 2017 aged 75. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed and remembered very much.

83. Cilla Black

Soundtrack | Last Night in Soho

Cilla Black was born on May 27, 1943 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Last Night in Soho (2021), Hellboy (2019) and Cilla (1968). She was married to Bobby Willis. She died on August 1, 2015 in Estepona, Spain.

Cilla Black was also an excellent actress and Presenter. Her T.V Shows 'Blind Date' and 'Suprise Suprise' were also excellent. It's a shame that she died and she will be missed very much.

84. Bill Paxton

Actor | Aliens

Bill Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman and actor (as John Paxton). Bill moved to Los Angeles, California at age eighteen, where he found work in the film industry as a set dresser for Roger Corman's New World ...

Bill Paxton was also an excellent film actor who acted in films such as 'Predator 2', 'Titanic,' 'Navy Seals' etc. Bill died on 25th February 2017 of heart complications. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

85. Amy Winehouse

Soundtrack | Amy

Amy Jade Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983 in Enfield, London, England and raised in Southgate, London, England to Janis Holly Collins (née Seaton), a pharmacist & Mitchell "Mitch" Winehouse, a window panel installer and taxi driver. Her family shared her love of theater and music. Amy was ...

Singer Amy Winehouse was also a famous singer. It's a shame that she died and she will be missed very much.

86. Jeremy Beadle

Ultra Quiz

Jeremy Beadle was born on April 12, 1948 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Ultra Quiz (1983), Hot Shots (1994) and Eureka (1982). He was married to Susan (Sue) Maria Marshall. He died on January 30, 2008 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

Jeremy Beadle was also a famous actor. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

87. Rob Pilatus

Actor | Das Erbe der Guldenburgs

Rob Pilatus was born on June 8, 1964 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987), Rob & Fab: We Can Get It On (1992) and Milli Vanilli: Blame It on the Rain (1989). He died on April 2, 1998 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.

Rob Pilatus who was one of the singers of the 80's duo Milli Vanilli who had hit singles such as 'Girl You Know It's True', died at the age of 32 on April 3rd 1998 from an Alcohol and Prescription Drug Addiction and will be remembered and missed very much.

88. Peter Sallis

Actor | The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Peter started off as a junior bank clerk but he had always been interested in the theatre and went every week to the Intimate Theatre in Palmers Green in London which was run by actor John Clements. Serving in the RAF as a radio instructor one of his pupils was Peter Bridge (now a theatre ...

Peter Sallis who was also a famous actor who acted as Clegg in the hilarious T.V Comedy 'Last of The Summer Wine' died on 2nd June 2017 at the age of 96 from macular degeneration. He was an excellent actor and it's a shame that he died but he will be remembered and missed very much.

89. Richard Crenna

Actor | Rambo III

Richard Donald Crenna was born in Los Angeles, California, into a modest-income family, the only child of Edith J. (Pollette) and Domenick Anthony Crenna, a pharmacist. His parents were both of Italian descent. His mother managed a small hotel in downtown Los Angeles, where Richard and his family ...

Richard Crenna was also a famous actor who was well known and will always be remembered for his acting with Sylvester Stallone as Colonel Trautman in the films 'First Blood', 'Rambo First Blood II' and 'Rambo III' and for his acting with Charlie Sheen as Colonel Denton Walters in the film 'Hot Shots Part Deux'. Richard Crenna died of heart failure in 2003 and will be missed very much.

90. Roy Castle

Actor | Carry on Up the Khyber

Roy Castle was born on August 31, 1932 in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Carry on Up the Khyber (1968), Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965). He was married to Fiona Dickson. He died on September 2, 1994 in Gerrards Cross, ...

Actor, Television Presenter and Comedian Roy Castle was also a famous man. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

91. Keith Harris

Actor | Shameless

Keith started in show business at the early age of 9 in a comedy act with his father. Two years later when his father retired Keith couldn't find a partner to be a straight man so decided to be a ventriloquist. His father bought him his first 'doll' but after the string broke in the middle of his ...

British Ventriloquist Keith Harris known for his work with Orville the duck and Cuddles the monkey was also a famous man. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

92. Rod Hull

Writer | Emu's World

Rod Hull was born on August 13, 1935 in Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Emu's World (1982), Grotbags (1991) and E.M.U. TV (1989). He was married to Cher Hylton-Hull and Sandra Hull. He died on March 17, 1999 in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK.

T.V Comedian Rod Hull known for his work with Emu was also a famous man. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

93. Stanley Kubrick

Director | 2001: A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Sadie Gertrude (Perveler) and Jacob Leonard Kubrick, a physician. His family were Jewish immigrants (from Austria, Romania, and Russia). Stanley was considered intelligent, despite poor grades at school. Hoping that a change of scenery would ...

Film Director and Producer Stanley Kubrick who directed and produced the films 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Full Metal Jacket' was also a famous man. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

94. Barry Norman

Writer | Film '72

Barry Norman was the son of Leslie Norman, a British film and television director, producer and writer, and his wife Elizabeth. He was educated at a state primary school and at Highgate School, then an all-boys independent school in North London. He did not go to university, but instead began his ...

Barry Norman died in his sleep at the age of 83 on 30th June 2017. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

95. Roger Moore

Actor | Moonraker

Roger Moore will perhaps always be remembered as the man who replaced Sean Connery in the James Bond series, arguably something he never lived down.

Roger George Moore was born on October 14, 1927 in Stockwell, London, England, the son of Lillian (Pope) and George Alfred Moore, a policeman. His ...

Roger Moore died at the age of 90. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed and remembered very much for his great acting in some of The James Bond films and in The Saint.

96. Bruce Forsyth

Actor | Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Veteran entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth had a career spanning eight decades, in which he went from struggling variety performer to Saturday night TV stardom. On the way, he became one of the most recognisable entertainers in the business, driven by what appeared to be inexhaustible energy. He became ...

Bruce Forsyth died at the age of 89 on 18th August 2017. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

97. Edward Mulhare

Actor | Knight Rider

Suave Irish-born actor with resonant voice and a commanding presence, who made his theatrical debut in 'The First of Mrs.Fraser' (1942) at the age of 19 at the Cork Opera House. Nine years later, after spells with the Gate Theatre in Dublin and the Liverpool Repertory Company, Mulhare appeared in a ...

Edward Mulhare who died at the age of 74 on 24th May 1997 of lung cancer, was an excellent actor and his acting as Devon Miles in the 80's T.V Show Knight Rider was also absolutely brilliant. It's a shame that Edward died, he will be missed very much but won't be forgotten for his excellent acting as Devon in Knight Rider.

98. Keith Chegwin

Actor | Shaun of the Dead

Keith Chegwin was born on January 17, 1957 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Shaun of the Dead (2004), Macbeth (1971) and Egghead's Robot (1970). He was married to Maria Fielden and Maggie Philbin. He died on December 11, 2017.

Keith Chegwin who died at the age of 60 on 11th December of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis was an excellent actor and will be missed very much.

99. Glen A. Larson

Writer | McCloud

Born on January 3, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, Glen A. Larson was the man behind some of the world's best-known prime-time television series. His highly successful productions (successful both financially and popularly, less often critically) include Knight Rider (1982), The Fall Guy (1981), ...

Glen A Larson the creator of the 80's T.V Show Knight Rider died at the age of 77 on 14th November 2014 of Esophageal Cancer. It's a shame that he died and he will be missed very much.

100. Mary Millar

Actress | Keeping Up Appearances

Mary Millar had a very successful stage career in the West End. She began singing arias at the age of fourteen. Her London stage debut was in the 1962 production "Lock Up Your Daughters". She was in the original cast of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, "The Phantom of the Opera", and can be heard ...

Mary Millar who played Rose in the hilarious British sitcom 'Keeping Up Appearances' died at the age of 62 on 10th November 1998 of Ovarian Cancer. It's a shame she died and she will be missed very much.



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