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Notable Deaths of 2022

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II, Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Sidney Poitier, Bill Russell, Loretta Lynn, Jiang Zemin, Benedict XVI, Madeleine Albright, Jean-Luc Godard, Shinzo Abe, Pelé, Barbara Walters, Régine, Ivana Trump and many others who died in 2022.

December

Anita Pointer, 74

Frequent lead singer in a famed band of sisters

Benedict XVI, 95

Conservative pope who unexpectedly resigned

Barbara Walters, 93

A first among TV newswomen

Ian Tyson, 89

Revered Canadian folk singer

Vivienne Westwood, 81

Designer who defined the look of punk

Pelé, 82

The global face of soccer

Nélida Piñon, 85

Provocative Brazilian novelist

Terry Hall, 63

A face of Britain’s ska revival

Kathy Whitworth, 83

Record-holder for U.S. golf wins

Thom Bell, 79

Driving force behind landmark R&B recordings

Barry Feinstein, 87

Once a labor union power in New York

Elayne Jones, 94

Pioneering percussionist

Franco Harris, 72

Hall of Famer who caught an “Immaculate Reception”

Drew Griffin, 60

CNN investigative journalist

Philip Pearlstein, 98

Painter whose realist nudes revived portraiture

Dino Danelli, 78

Drummer who drove the Rascals

Marion Smith, 80

World’s most prolific cave explorer

Herbert Deutsch, 90

Co-creator of the Moog synthesizer

Frank Shakespeare, 97

TV executive behind a new Nixon

Beryl Grey, 95

Acclaimed British ballerina

Frances Hesselbein, 107

Progressive leader of the Girl Scouts

Dorothy Pitman Hughes, 84

Activist who brought Black issues to feminism

Stuart Margolin, 82

Emmy winner for “The Rockford Files”

Curt Simmons, 93

Last of the Phillies’ Whiz Kids

Mike Leach, 61

Football coach with an “Air Raid” offense

Angelo Badalamenti, 85

Composer for David Lynch movies and “Twin Peaks”

Marijane Meaker, 95

Writer who took lesbian pulp fiction mainstream

Paul Silas, 79

N.B.A. defensive star and head coach

Alain Sailhac, 86

Celebrity chef who never sought the title

Lee Lorenz, 90

Cartoonist and gatekeeper at The New Yorker

Joseph Kittinger, 94

Record-setter high in the skies

Kirstie Alley, 71

Emmy-winning “Cheers” actress

Nick Bollettieri, 91

Nurturer of tennis champions

Bob McGrath, 90

Longtime “Sesame Street” star

Julia Reichert, 76

Documentarian of the working class

Gaylord Perry, 84

Hall of Fame pitcher with a doctoring touch

November

Jule Campbell, 96

Mastermind of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

Aline Kominsky-Crumb, 74

Pioneering comics memoirist

Hans Magnus Enzensberger, 93

Leading light in German letters

Allen Kay, 77

Adman behind ”If you see something, say something”

Freddie Roman, 85

Borscht-belt comic on Broadway

Jiang Zemin, 96

Leader who guided China into the global market

Hiroshi Miyamura, 97

Medal of Honor winner in Korean War

Christine McVie, 79

Hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac

Eleanor Jackson Piel, 102

Lawyer who fought capital convictions

Louise Tobin, 104

Jazz vocalist who made a comeback

Irene Cara, 63

“Fame” and “Flashdance” singer and actress

John Y. Brown Jr., 88

KFC mogul and Kentucky governor

Pablo Milanés, 79

Troubadour of the Cuban Revolution

Edward C. Prescott, 81

Nobel winner in economics

Hebe de Bonafini, 93

Activist who rallied mothers of “the disappeared”

Bao Tong, 90

Chinese official imprisoned after Tiananmen

Dr. Mitchell Rosenthal, 87

Founder of Phoenix House

George Lois, 91

Visionary art director

Ned Rorem, 99

Composer known for both his music and his diaries

Michael Butler, 95

Financier who brought “Hair” to Broadway

Keith Levene, 65

Public Image Ltd.’s buzz-saw guitarist

Robert Clary, 96

German prisoner of war in World War II and on TV

Michael J. Gerson, 58

Presidential speechwriter and columnist

Fred Hickman, 66

Longtime CNN Sports Anchor

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Late 70s

Iranian refugee who inspired “The Terminal”

Samuel Folsom, 102

Marine fighter pilot who fought over Guadalcanal

Gallagher, 76

Watermelon-smashing comedian

Mimi Parker, 55

Moody alt-rock vocalist

Lois Curtis, 55

Activist whose lawsuit secured disability rights

Gal Costa, 77

Singer who embodied tropicália’s innovative spirit

Lee Bontecou, 91

Acclaimed creator of unusual sculptures

Evelyn de Rothschild, 91

Scion of banking dynasty

Ela Bhatt, 89

Advocate for women workers in India

Samuel L. Katz, 95

A developer of the measles vaccine

Doris Grumbach, 104

Author who explored women’s plight

Douglas McGrath, 64

Playwright, filmmaker and actor

Ray Guy, 72

First N.F.L. punter named to the Hall of Fame

George Booth, 96

New Yorker cartoonist of sublime zaniness

Takeoff, 28

One-third of the chart-topping group Migos

Gael Greene, 88

Reinventor of the restaurant review

October

Freddy Rodríguez, 76

Artist who explored his Dominican roots

Julie Powell, 49

Food writer known for “Julie & Julia”

John McVay, 91

Key figure in the making of a 49ers dynasty

Thomas Cahill, 82

Popular writer of Ireland’s history

Roz Wyman, 92

Force in bringing the Dodgers to Los Angeles

Vince Dooley, 90

Hall of Fame football coach for Georgia

Gerald Stern, 97

Poet of wistfulness, anger and humor

Jerry Lee Lewis, 87

Rock ’n’ roll original

John Jay Osborn Jr., 77

Author of “The Paper Chase”

Lucianne Goldberg, 87

Conservative operator in exposure of Clinton’s affair

Pierre Soulages, 102

Leading French abstract painter

Mike Davis, 76

Theorist of catastrophes faced by humanity

Ashton B. Carter, 68

Defense secretary under Obama

Leslie Jordan, 67

Comic actor and Instagram star

Dietrich Mateschitz, 78

Creator of the Red Bull empire

Ngo Vinh Long, 78

Lightning rod for opposing the Vietnam War

Louis Gigante, 90

Priest who led the revival of the South Bronx

Lucy Simon, 82

Composer and half a folk duo with her sister Carly

Joanna Simon, 85

Opera singer from famously musical family

Beryl Benacerraf, 73

Pioneer in the use of prenatal ultrasound

Peter Schjeldahl, 80

New York art critic with a poet’s voice

Charley Trippi, 100

Versatile football Hall of Famer

Benjamin Civiletti, 87

Attorney general in Iranian hostage crisis

James A. McDivitt, 93

Commander in early NASA triumphs

Bruce Sutter, 69

Hall of Fame relief pitcher

Robert Toll, 81

Mass producer of “McMansions”

Bruno Latour, 75

Philosopher on the social basis of scientific facts

Art Laboe, 97

D.J. who popularized “oldies but goodies”

Anita Kerr, 94

An architect of the Nashville Sound

Angela Lansbury, 96

Star of film, stage and “Murder, She Wrote”

Nikki Finke, 68

Caustic Hollywood chronicler

Grace Glueck, 96

Arts writer who fought for equality at The Times

Günter Lamprecht, 92

Star of “Berlin Alexanderplatz”

Judy Tenuta, 72

Accordion-playing “Love Goddess” of comedy

Laurence Silberman, 86

Conservative touchstone on the bench

Charles Fuller, 83

Pulitzer winner for “A Soldier’s Play”

Sacheen Littlefeather, 75

Activist who rejected Brando’s Oscar

September

Dan Wieden, 77

Adman of Nike “Just Do It” fame

Andy Detwiler, 52

Armless farmer who became a YouTube star

Kevin Locke, 68

Lakota dancer, musician and cultural ambassador

Stephanie Dabney, 64

Electrifying prima ballerina

Loretta Lynn, 90

Country music star and symbol of rural resilience

Elias Theodorou, 34

Pioneer of medical marijuana in sports

Hector Lopez, 93

Player for champion Yanks and early Black manager

Dr. Audrey Evans, 97

Co-creator of Ronald McDonald House

Yusuf al-Qaradawi, 96

Influential cleric in the Muslim Brotherhood

Nick Holonyak Jr., 93

Pioneer of LED lighting

David Gottesman, 96

Wall St. power and Warren Buffett partner

Bill Plante, 84

CBS News’s man at the White House

Hilaree Nelson, 49

A top ski mountaineer

Coolio, 59

“Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper

Jim Florio, 85

New Jersey governor undone by tax hike

Louise Fletcher, 88

Oscar winner in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”

Pharoah Sanders, 81

Force of nature with a saxophone

Hilary Mantel, 70

Prize-winning author of historical fiction

Ruth Siegler, 95

Half of a remarkable duo of Holocaust-survivor sisters

Maarten Schmidt, 92

First astronomer to identify a quasar

Saul Kripke, 81

Leading philosopher of language and logic

Maury Wills, 89

Master of the stolen base

Jack Charles, 79

Grandfather of Aboriginal theater

Lowry Mays, 87

Builder of the Clear Channel media empire

Herbert Kohler, 83

Plumbing mogul who created a golf mecca

Henry Silva, 95

Actor who specialized in menace

Fred Franzia, 79

Upender of the wine world with Two-Buck Chuck

Irene Papas, 96

Actress in “Zorba,” “Z” and Greek tragedies

Rommy Hunt Revson, 78

Creator of the Scrunchie

Jean-Luc Godard, 91

Bold director who shaped the French New Wave

Ken Starr, 76

Independent counsel in Clinton investigation

William Klein, 96

Photographer of the energy of city life

Javier Marías, 70

Often called the greatest living Spanish novelist

Ramsey Lewis, 87

Jazz pianist who became a pop star

James Stewart Polshek, 92

Quiet giant of modern architecture

Marsha Hunt, 104

Blacklisted actress who turned to activism

Tina Ramirez, 92

Founder of a leading Hispanic dance troupe

Bernard Shaw, 82

CNN’s lead anchor for 20 years

Queen Elizabeth II, 96

Britain’s longest-reigning monarch

Anne Garrels, 71

Fearless NPR correspondent

Peter Straub, 79

Literary master of the supernatural

Moon Landrieu, 92

New Orleans mayor who championed integration

Sterling Lord, 102

Premier literary agent

Earnie Shavers, 78

Hard-punching heavyweight

Barbara Ehrenreich, 81

Explorer of prosperity’s dark side

August

Ilse Nathan, 98

Half of a remarkable duo of Holocaust-surviving sisters

Kazuo Inamori, 90

Major industrialist in postwar Japan

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, 91

Reformist Soviet leader

Rick Reed, 69

G.O.P. adman of “Swift Boat” campaign

E. Bryant Crutchfield, 85

Inventor of the Trapper Keeper

Len Dawson, 87

Hall of Fame quarterback

Julian Robertson, 90

A father of the modern hedge fund

David A. Kay, 82

Inspector who searched for nuclear weapons in Iraq

Archbishop Rembert Weakland, 95

Critic of Vatican orthodoxy

Tom Weiskopf, 79

British Open winner and golf course designer

Andrew J. Maloney, 90

Prosecutor who took down John Gotti

Hanae Mori, 96

Japanese couturier who melded East and West

Anshu Jain, 59

Executive who helped transform Deutsche Bank

Raymond Damadian, 86

Creator of the first M.R.I. scanner

Wolfgang Petersen, 81

Oscar-nominated director of “Das Boot”

Pete Carril, 92

Princeton’s textbook basketball coach

Frederick Buechner, 96

Novelist with a religious slant

Nicholas Evans, 72

Author of “The Horse Whisperer”

Anne Heche, 53

Actress known for ’90s film roles

Gary Schroen, 80

Veteran operative who led the C.I.A. into Afghanistan

Judith Durham, 79

Singer of “Georgy Girl” and other hits

Lamont Dozier, 81

Writer of numerous Motown hits

Issey Miyake, 84

Designer who opened a door for Japanese fashion

Olivia Newton-John, 73

Pop singer and “Grease” star

Bert Fields, 93

Lawyer to the Hollywood elite

David McCullough, 89

Best-selling explorer of America’s past

Clu Gulager, 93

Rugged character actor

Albert Woodfox, 75

Survivor of 42 years in solitary confinement

Melissa Bank, 61

Author whose “Girls’ Guide” was a phenomenon

Vin Scully, 94

Voice of the Dodgers for 67 years

July

Joseph Hazelwood, 75

Captain of the Exxon Valdez during its oil spill

Archie Roach, 66

Singer of the Aboriginal blues

Latisha Chong, 32

Hair stylist who helped change fashion

Norah Vincent, 53

Journalist who chronicled passing as a man

Kamoya Kimeu, 84

Fossil-hunting “legend” in East Africa

Dee Hock, 93

Credit card visionary

Jennifer Bartlett, 81

Conceptual painter on a vast scale

Mick Moloney, 77

Musician and champion of Irish culture

Mo Ostin, 95

Music powerhouse who put artists first

Ayman al-Zawahri, 71

Leader of Al Qaeda after bin Laden's killing

Pat Carroll, 95

TV mainstay turned stage star

Nichelle Nichols, 89

Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek”

Bill Russell, 88

Center who transformed pro basketball

Fidel Ramos, 94

Philippine president who broke with Marcos

Mary Alice, 85

Tony Award-winning actress for “Fences”

Charlotte Pomerantz, 92

Inventive children’s book author

Tim Giago, 88

Native American newspaperman

James Lovelock, 103

Ecologist whose theory saw the earth as alive

Tony Dow, 77

Big brother Wally on “Leave It to Beaver”

David Warner, 80

Actor best known for his villainous roles

Paul Sorvino, 83

Master of the mild-mannered mobster

David Trimble, 77

Nobel Peace Prize winner in Ulster strife

Bob Rafelson, 89

Director of “Five Easy Pieces”

Diana Kennedy, 99

Authority on Mexican cooking

Robert F. Curl Jr., 88

Nobelist who spurred explorations of nanotech

William Hart, 77

Lead singer and driving force behind the Delfonics

Hobie Billingsley, 95

Coach of a diving dynasty

Claes Oldenburg, 93

Pop artist who made the everyday monumental

Lily Safra, 87

Star-crossed socialite and philanthropist

Monty Norman, 94

Composer of 007’s memorable theme

Ivana Trump, 73

Ex-wife of Donald Trump and businesswoman

Luis Echeverría Alvarez, 100

Beleagured president of Mexico

Larry Storch, 99

Comic actor best known for “F Troop”

Shinzo Abe, 67

Japan’s longest-serving prime minister

Tony Sirico, 79

Eccentric gangster on “The Sopranos”

Kazuki Takahashi, 60

Yu-Gi-Oh! creator

James Caan, 82

Actor who won fame in “The Godfather”

Bradford Freeman, 97

Last of the “Band of Brothers”

Peter Brook, 97

Celebrated stage director of scale and humanity

June

Willie Lee Morrow, 82

Barber who popularized the Afro Pick

Zhang Sizhi, 94

Lawyer who defended Chinese dissidents

Bruce Katz, 75

Pioneer of the walking shoe

Vladimir Zelenko, 48

Doctor who promoted an unfounded Covid treatment

H.T. Chen, 74

Choreographer of the Asian experience

Sonny Barger, 83

Charismatic face of the Hells Angels

Hershel Williams, 98

Last World War II Medal of Honor recipient

Margaret Keane, 94

Painter of sad-eyed waifs

Sam Gilliam, 88

Abstract artist of drape paintings

Leonardo Del Vecchio, 87

Multibillionaire who transformed eyewear

Marlin Briscoe, 76

Pioneering Black quarterback

Ken Knowlton, 91

A father of computer art and animation

Baxter Black, 77

The country’s best-known cowboy poet

Gloria Allen, 76

Transgender activist who ran a charm school

Hugh McElhenny, 93

Elusive Hall of Fame halfback

Paul M. Ellwood Jr., 95

Architect of the H.M.O.

Clela Rorex, 78

Clerk who broke a gay-marriage barrier

Mark Shields, 85

Television pundit known for his sharp wit

Jean-Louis Trintignant, 91

Star of celebrated European films

A.B. Yehoshua, 85

Politically engaged Israeli writer

Charles Kernaghan, 74

Scourge of sweatshops

Philip Baker Hall, 90

Actor familiar as authority figures

Paula Rego, 87

Artist known for unsettling images

Ranan Lurie, 90

Most widely syndicated political cartoonist

Ken Bode, 83

Erudite host of “Washington Week”

Jim Seals, 79

Half of a popular 1970s soft-rock duo

Ann Turner Cook, 95

The bona fide Gerber baby

Sophie Freud, 97

Critic of her grandfather’s gospel

Marion Barber III, 38

Bruising running back for the Dallas Cowboys

May

James Rado, 90

Co-creator of the musical “Hair”

Andrée Geulen, 100

Savior of Jewish children in wartime

KK, 53

Singer of Bollywood hits

David C. MacMichael, 95

C.I.A. whistleblower

Marvin Josephson, 95

Talent agent and force behind the scenes

Ronnie Hawkins, 87

Rockabilly road warrior

E. Robert Wallach, 88

Lawyer linked to Reagan-era scandal

Margot Heuman, 94

Holocaust survivor who spoke of gay relationship

Ray Liotta, 67

Star of “Goodfellas” and “Field of Dreams”

Thomas S. Murphy, 96

Broadcasting executive who stunned Wall Street

Julie Beckett, 72

Fighter for disabled children

Morton L. Janklow, 91

Agent for best-selling authors

Robert J. Vlasic, 96

Nation’s biggest pickle purveyor

Vangelis, 79

Composer best known for “Chariots of Fire”

Roger Angell, 101

Elegant and thoughtful baseball writer

Ben Roy Mottelson, 95

Nobel winner for work on the shape of atoms

John L. Canley, 84

Belated Medal of Honor recipient

Ray Scott, 88

Creator of the Super Bowl of bass fishing

Urvashi Vaid, 63

Leading progressive activist

Katsumoto Saotome, 90

Preserver of the stories of Tokyo’s firebombing

Carrie White, 78

Hair stylist to the stars

Lil Keed, 24

Up-and-coming Atlanta rapper

Randy Weaver, 74

Reluctant hero of the anti-government far right

Teresa Berganza, 89

Charismatic star of the opera stage

Sheikh Khalifa, 73

Influential ruler of the U.A.E.

Robert C. McFarlane, 84

Top Reagan aide in Iran-Contra affair

Fred Ward, 79

Star of “The Right Stuff” and “Henry and June”

Gino Cappelletti, 89

Versatile Boston Patriots star

John Leo, 86

Columnist who took aim at liberal pieties

Bob Lanier, 73

Dominant N.B.A. center

Leonid Kravchuk, 88

First president of an independent Ukraine

Midge Decter, 94

An architect of neoconservatism

Mickey Gilley, 86

Country star whose club inspired “Urban Cowboy”

Norman Y. Mineta, 90

First Japanese American cabinet member

Ron Galella, 91

Celebrity-hounding photographer

Kathy Boudin, 78

Radical imprisoned in a fatal robbery

Régine, 92

Proprietor of the world’s first discotheque

April

Betty Rowland, 106

One of burlesque's last queens

Jack Cakebread, 92

Foundational Napa Valley winemaker

Gloria Parker, 100

Maestra of the musical glasses

Peter Moore, 78

Designer of the Nike Air Jordan sneaker

David Birney, 83

Star of TV’s “Bridget Loves Bernie”

Naomi Judd, 76

Half of a Grammy-winning mother-daughter duo

Catherine Spaak, 77

Darling of Italian cinema in the ’60s

Jacques Perrin, 80

Soft-spoken film star and producer

Geraldine Weiss, 96

Female pioneer in investment newsletters

Jim Hartz, 82

NBC newsman and former “Today” co-host

Orrin Hatch, 88

Seven-term senator and Republican force

Guy Lafleur, 70

Dynamic star of the Montreal Canadiens

Ursula Bellugi, 91

Pioneer in the world of sign language

Daryle Lamonica, 80

Hard-throwing quarterback

Robert Morse, 90

Impish Tony-winning comedy star

Jimmy Wang Yu, 79

Seminal figure in kung fu films

Radu Lupu, 76

Pianist who awed listeners

Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, 95

Defiant leader of Mexico’s embattled left

Harrison Birtwistle, 87

Fiercely modernist composer

DJ Kay Slay, 55

Fiery radio star and rap mixtape innovator

Art Rupe, 104

Record executive who made R&B mainstream

Peng Ming-min, 98

Fighter for Taiwanese autonomy and democracy

Liz Sheridan, 93

Jerry’s mother on “Seinfeld”

Mike Bossy, 65

Hockey Hall of Famer on champion Islander teams

Sidney Altman, 82

Nobel-winner behind a breakthrough in genetics

Michel Bouquet, 96

Award-winning French actor

Mimi Reinhard, 107

Typist of Schindler's list

Shirley Spork, 94

A founder of the L.P.G.A.

Gilbert Gottfried, 67

Comedian with a distinctive voice

Jack Higgins, 92

Best-selling author of adventure novels

Arthur D. Riggs, 82

Biochemist inventor of artificial insulin

Gerda Weissmann Klein, 97

Subject of acclaimed Holocaust documentary

Tony May, 84

Restaurateur who championed Italian cuisine

Rayfield Wright, 76

Cowboys’ Hall of Fame lineman

Nehemiah Persoff, 102

Actor with a familiar face (and voice)

Bobby Rydell, 79

Teenage idol with enduring appeal

Tommy Davis, 83

Batting star with the ’60s Dodgers

Gene Shue, 90

N.B.A. all-star and longtime coach

Bunny Diamond, 70

Member of reggae trio the Mighty Diamonds

Estelle Harris, 93

George’s mother on “Seinfeld”

March

Tabby Diamond, 66

Member of reggae trio the Mighty Diamonds

Nancy Milford, 84

Biographer of Zelda Fitzgerald

Paul Herman, 76

Mainstay of gangster movies

Richard Howard, 92

Acclaimed poet and translator

Patrick Demarchelier, 78

Fashion photographer

Joan Joyce, 81

Sensation in softball and more

Sara Suleri Goodyear, 68

Author of a canonical work of post-colonial literature

Martin Pope, 103

Chemist whose research lit up electronic screens

Taylor Hawkins, 50

Foo Fighters’ drummer

Stephen Wilhite, 74

Creator of the GIF

Edward C. Johnson III, 91

Executive who made Fidelity an investment giant

Madeleine Albright, 84

First woman to serve as secretary of state

Victor Fazio, 79

Longtime Democratic leader in the House

Chris Madden, 73

Lifestyle author and personality

John Clayton, 67

Veteran N.F.L. reporter on ESPN

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 94

Venerated Talmudic scholar

Don Young, 88

Alaska congressman and dean of the House

Ralph Terry, 86

Yankee hurler redeemed by one pitch

Jean Potvin, 72

Part of the 1980s Islanders’ N.H.L. dynasty

Lauro Cavazos, 95

First Hispanic cabinet member

Annie Flanders, 82

Founder of Details magazine

Timmy Thomas, 77

Singer whose hit was an antiwar anthem

Maureen Howard, 91

Novelist who traced women’s challenges

Brent Renaud, 50

American journalist killed reporting on Ukraine war

William Hurt, 71

Oscar-winning leading man of the 1980s

Yuriko, 102

Keeper of Martha Graham’s flame

Dr. Donald Pinkel, 95

Developer of a cure for childhood leukemia

Johnny Grier, 74

N.F.L.’s first Black referee

Emilio Delgado, 81

Luis on “Sesame Street” for four decades

Elsa Klensch, 89

Face of fashion on CNN

Tim Considine, 81

Young star of “My Three Sons”

Shane Warne, 52

One of the all-time greatest cricket players

Alan Ladd Jr., 84

Hitmaking film executive

Ken Duberstein, 77

“Reality therapist” at end of Reagan presidency

Autherine Lucy Foster, 92

First Black student at University of Alabama

February

Tova Borgnine, 80

Cosmetics maven and QVC star

Charles E. Entenmann, 92

Last of a storied baking family

Joni James, 91

Heartfelt chanteuse of the 1950s

Duvall Hecht, 91

Founder of Books on Tape

Shirley Hughes, 94

Writer and illustrator of children’s mini-dramas

David Boggs, 71

Co-inventor of ethernet

John Landy, 91

Second place in the “Mile of the Century”

Bappi Lahiri, 69

India’s “Disco King”

Sally Kellerman, 84

Oscar-nominated “MASH” actress

Sandy Nelson, 83

Drummer who turned his rhythms into hits

Bob Beckel, 73

Liberal operative who became a fixture on Fox

Dr. Paul Farmer, 62

Pioneer of global health

Charley Taylor, 80

Running back turned Hall of Fame receiver

Emile Francis, 95

Hockey Hall of Famer who rebuilt the Rangers

Valerie Boyd, 58

Biographer of Zora Neale Hurston

Dr. Herbert Benson, 86

Reseacher into the power of mind over body

Gail Halvorsen, 101

“Candy Bomber” in Berlin airlift

Ian McDonald, 75

Musician in the bands King Crimson and Foreigner

P.J. O’Rourke, 74

Conservative political satirist

Ivan Reitman, 75

Director of “Ghostbusters”

Carmen Herrera, 106

Cuban-born artist who won fame at 89

Stephanie Selby, 56

“A very young dancer” who inspired many

John Wesley, 93

Painter who plumbed the American unconscious

Gloria Rojas, 82

Trailblazing Latina broadcaster

Luc Montagnier, 89

Nobel-winning co-discoverer of H.I.V.

Kenneth H. Brown, 85

Playwright best known for “The Brig”

George Crumb, 92

Eclectic composer who searched for sounds

Lata Mangeshkar, 92

Bollywood’s most beloved voice

Todd Gitlin, 79

Voice and critic of the New Left

Jason Epstein, 93

Editor and publishing innovator

Bill Fitch, 89

Coach of champion Celtics

Monica Vitti, 90

Sensual and cerebral star of Italian film masterpieces

January

Alice von Hildebrand, 98

Conservative Catholic philosopher

Marie-Claire Chevalier, 66

Catalyst for French abortion law

Norma Waterson, 82

Key figure in Britain’s folk revival

John K. Singlaub, 100

General who clashed with Jimmy Carter

Sheldon Silver, 77

New York power broker convicted of corruption

Louie Anderson, 68

Genial comic and actor

Thich Nhat Hanh, 95

Zen master monk and peace activist

Meat Loaf, 74

“Bat Out of Hell” singer and actor

Hardy Kruger, 93

German-born Hollywood star

Lusia Harris, 66

“Queen of basketball”

André Leon Talley, 73

Editor and fashion industry force

Yvette Mimieux, 80

Actress who found fame in “The Time Machine“

Charles E. McGee, 102

Honored Tuskegee Airman

Joe B. Hall, 93

Longtime Kentucky men’s basketball coach

Clyde Bellecourt, 85

A founder of the American Indian Movement

Beatrice Mintz, 100

Groundbreaking cancer researcher

Maria Ewing, 71

Dramatically daring opera star

Ronnie Spector, 78

Lead singer of the Ronettes

Michael Lang, 77

Force behind the Woodstock festival

Robert Durst, 78

Real estate scion convicted as a killer

Don Maynard, 86

Hall of Fame receiver for champion Jets

Dwayne Hickman, 87

TV’s lovelorn Dobie Gillis

Bob Saget, 65

Comic who starred in "Full House"

Igor Bogdanoff, 72

Twin in an uneasy spotlight

Lani Guinier, 71

Legal scholar at the center of controversy

Sidney Poitier, 94

Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol

Peter Bogdanovich, 82

Director whose career was a Hollywood drama

William M. Ellinghaus, 99

AT&T president who oversaw its breakup

Richard Leakey, 77

Paleoanthropologist and fossil hunter

Dan Reeves, 77

Coach who reached (but lost) four Super Bowls