People Who Died in the Year 2018:
(130 found)
Ray Thomas
musician, composer, singer
Raymond Thomas
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK
Flute. Band The Moody Blues co-founder.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1994.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2006.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1994 as a member of group The Moody Blues.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018 as a member of group The Moody Blues.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2006 as a member of group The Moody Blues.
actor, comedy
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Danville, Illinois, USA
uncle of
Barry Van Dyke
Carey Van Dyke
Younger than Dick Van Dyke by 5 years.
Kelly Van Dyke
Shane Van Dyke
TV series The Middle, Yes, Dear, Teen Angel, Coach, My Mother the Car, The Dick Van Dyke Show. Movies Angel in My Pocket, Love and Kisses.
Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame 1998.
space, moon
John Watts Young
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Apollo 10 (orbited the moon). SpaceLab 1 as Commander. Apollo 16 to the moon surface. Drove the Lunar Rover. Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1974-1987.
Dress rehearsal for first lunar landing; flew LM down to 50,000 feet (15 km) from lunar surface.
Landed in Plain of Descartes.
Gemini 10 (1966)
First use of the Agena Target Vehicle's propulsion systems. The spacecraft also rendezvoused with the Agena Target Vehicle from Gemini 8. Collins had 49 minutes of EVA standing in the hatch and 39 minutes of EVA to retrieve experiments from the Agena. 43 orbits completed.
Gemini 3 (1965)
First manned Gemini flight, three orbits.
SpaceLab 1 (1983)
Shuttle mission STS-9 on Columbia.
Shuttle Columbia, launched April 12, 1981
Duration: 2d 6h.
Shuttle Columbia, launched November 28, 1983
Duration: 10d 7h.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1981.
International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1995.
International Space Hall of Fame.
National Aviation Hall of Fame 1988.
Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 2003.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.
Horace Ashenfelter
track, aviator
Horace Ashenfelter III
94, 17 days before his 95th birthday
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
In 3000 m steeplechase, Olympic Gold Medal 1952.
Millrose Games Hall of Fame 2001.
National Distance Running Hall of Fame 2012.
New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame 1998.
RRCA American Long Distance Running Hall of Fame 1975.
Frankie Muse Freeman
lawyer, activist
Marie Frankie Muse
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Danville, Virginia, USA
Civil rights attorney, the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame 2007.
National Bar Association Hall of Fame 1990.
St. Louis Walk of Fame A star at 6138 Delmar Boulevard16 April 2015
Keith Jackson
football, sports analyst
Keith Max Jackson
Roopville, Georgia, USA
Sportscaster for ABC Sports. Covered football, baseball and Olympic Games.
American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame 1994.
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award 1993.
NSMA Hall of Fame 1995.
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 1999.
State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame 2014.
Walter Camp Distinguished American Award 1995.
Daniel Sexton Gurney
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Port Jefferson, New York, USA
Formula One racing.
Automotive Hall of Fame 2007.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.
International Motorsports Hall of Fame 1990.
Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame 2006.
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1991.
Orange County Sports Hall of Fame 1982.
Riverside Sport Hall of Fame 2008.
SCCA Hall of Fame 2014.
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame 2003.
singer, musician, composer
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Ballybricken, County Limerick, Ireland
Lead vocals, group The Cranberries. Songs Linger, Dreams, Zombie, Ode to My Family, Ridiculous Thoughts, Salvation, Free to Decide, Promises.
Jo Jo White
basketball, activist
Joseph Henry White
JoJo White
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Brian J. White
Point guard. Teams University of Kansas, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Kansas City Kings. Olympic Gold Medal 1968.
Basketball Hall of Fame 2015.
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 1997.
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1991.
St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame 2014.
United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame 2009.
Phanelli Deblasio
rapper, murdered
Melvin Batties
Phanelli
Shot in the neck. Age 34.
soap, actor, model
Dorothy Eloise Maloney
92, 11 days before her 93rd birthday
TV series Peyton Place. Movies Written on the Wind, Too Much, Too Soon.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1716 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry
Fredo Santana
rapper, singer
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
cousin of
Album Trappin Ain't Dead. Died of a fatal seizure, possibly related to heavy use of cough syrup.
Rosie Cohen
The Clown Princess of Comedy
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Movies Pineapple Express, Dumb and Dumber, When Harry Met Sally. Broadway play A Hole in the Head.
Ursula Kroeber
Fantasy fiction. Book The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea series.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame 2001.
musician, bandleader, activist, composer, singer, jazz, Broadway
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela
Witbank, South Africa
Younger than Miriam Makeba by 7 years.
Trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet. Broadway musical Sarafina.
Mort Walker
cartoonist, writer
Addison Morton Walker
El Dorado, Kansas, USA
Creator of the cartoons Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois.
William Randolph Hearst Cartoon Hall of Fame 1989.
actor, musician, educator, criminal, suicide
Mark Wayne Salling
TV series Glee. Convicted of child pornography possession but hung himself before sentencing.
Dennis Edwards
74, 1 day before his 75th birthday
Fairfield, Alabama, USA
Issa Pointer
Ruth Pointer
Older than Ruth Pointer by 3 years.
Lead vocalist and founding member of the group The Temptations.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009.
NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame 1992.
Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2013.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009 as a member of group The Temptations.
NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame 1992 as a member of group The Temptations.
Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2013 as a member of group The Temptations.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1989 as a member of group The Temptations.
SoulMusic Hall of Fame as a member of group The Temptations.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 1999 as a member of group The Temptations.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry as a member of group The Temptations.
Jim Stillwagon
68, 7 days before his 69th birthday
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, USA
Defensive tackle. Teams Ohio State University, Toronto Argonauts.
Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy 1970.
Ohio State Men's Varsity "O" Hall of Fame 1979.
Outland Trophy 1970.
Rotary Lombardi Award 1970.
UPI Lineman of the Year 1970.
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
TV series Frasier. Movies The American President, Eight Men Out. US citizen in 1959.
Lovebug Starski
rapper, producer, dj
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Credited with the term "hip-hop". Songs Positive Life, Amityville (The House on the Hill). Album House Rocker. Heart attack.
actor, ambassador, military, Broadway
John Anthony Golenor Pablos
Jack Golenor
Constance Towers, until he died.
Older than Constance Towers by 2 years.
Movies Spartacus, Psycho, Midnight Lace, Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You, Tammy Tell Me True. Ambassador to Mexico in the Reagan administration. Broadway play Seesaw.
Wally Moon
baseball, coach, actor
Wallace Wade Moon
Bay, Arkansas, USA
Outfielder. Teams St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers.
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1969.
National League Rookie of the Year Award 1954.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6807 Hollywood Boulevard (special)20 June 2008 as a member of team Los Angeles Dodgers.
actor, singer
Vito Rocco Farinola
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Older than Diahann Carroll by 7 years.
Doretta Morrow
Older than Pier Angeli by 4 years.
Movie musical Kismet. Songs My Heart Cries for You, On the Street Where You Live.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1731 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry
Johnie Louise Latham
Hamilton, Texas, USA
Paul Picard, until his earlier death.
Older than Paul Picard by 7 years.
Movies Love Field, Marnie, The Philadelphia Experiment, The Sugarland Express, White Lightning. Broadway play Major Barbara.
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
royalty, poet, musician, sculptor
Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat
HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark
Talence, Gironde, France
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
Margrethe II of Denmark, until he died.
Older than Margrethe II of Denmark by 5 years.
Spoke French, Danish, English, German, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
Tito Francona
John Patsy Francona
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA
Outfielder/first baseman. Teams Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers.
National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
religion, gospel
William Franklin Graham Jr.
Rev. Billy Graham
America's Pastor
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Popular evangelist and preacher. Honorary knighthood (KBE) 2001. Met with 12 presidents.
Congressional Gold Medal 1996.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1999.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1983.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio15 October 1989
Emma Chambers
Emma Gwynedd Mary Chambers
53, 18 days before her 54th birthday
TV series The Vicar of Dibley, Pond Life. Movie Notting Hill.
Ruby Bernadette Nanette Fabares
Nanette Fabares
San Diego, California, USA
aunt of
Shelley Fabares
In Our Gang comedies. Movie The Band Wagon. Broadway play Love Life.
director, writer, producer
Hackney, London, England, UK
Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1997 Birthday Honours. Movies Reach for the Sky, Sink the Bismarck!, Alfie, Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker.
actor, conductor, Broadway
David Allen Ogden Stiers
Peoria, Illinois, USA
TV series M*A*S*H. Broadway play The Three Sisters.
Roger Bannister
track, knighted, doctor
Roger Gilbert Bannister
Harrow, England, UK
The first runner to run the mile in less than 4 minutes. Knighted 1975. A neurologist. Appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2017 New Year Honours.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1954.
Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Award 1954.
Hubert de Givenchy
Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy
Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy
Beauvais, Oise, France
Known for the Little Black Dress, and 'Balloon coat' and the 'Baby Doll' dress.
rapper, producer
Craig Jamieson Mack
MC EZ
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Songs Get Retarded/Just Rhymin', Flava in Ya Ear. Died of heart failure.
scientist, educator, writer, mathematician
Stephen William Hawking
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Famed theoretical physicist who is paralyzed (related to ALS) and cannot speak. Known for humor and theories of time and space. Book A Brief History of Time. Subject of the movie The Theory of Everything. Appointed Order of the British Empire (Commander) 1983, 1989 Companion of Honour, many prizes and awards.
Albert Medal 1999.
activist, educator
Linda Carol Brown
75, 33 days after her birthday
Topeka, Kansas, USA
In 1954, as a school student, she tried to enroll in summer school in Topeka, KS. When she was turned down due to segregation, her family sued. The case, "Brown v Board of Education", was the one which legally stopped segregation.
Daniel Joseph Staub
Le Grand Orange
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Right fielder, designated hitter, and first baseman. Teams Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers.
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame 2012.
Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame 1989.
Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame 2013.
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 1989.
New York Mets Hall of Fame 1986.
Shrine of the Eternals 2018.
producer, writer
Steven Ronald Bochco
TV series L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, Doogie Howser, M.D..
Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.
Television Academy Hall of Fame 1996.
Miloš Forman
director, educator, poet, writer, actor, producer
Jan Tomáš Forman
Čáslav, Czechoslovakia
Movies One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, The Silence of the Lambs, The People vs. Larry Flynt. Became a naturalized citizen of the US in 1977.
basketball, coach
Harold Everett Greer
Huntington, West Virginia, USA
Shooting guard, point guard. Teams Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia 76ers.
Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2006.
Harry Laverne Anderson
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
TV series Night Court, Dave's World.
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame 1999.
Barbara Pierce
Barbara Pierce Bush
Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
grandmother of
Barbara Bush (daughter)
Dorothy Bush Koch
George H.W. Bush, until she died.
Younger than George H.W. Bush by less than 1 year.
George P. Bush
great grandmother of
Hal Hager
Lauren Bush
Marvin Bush
Mila Hager
Pierce Bush
Poppy Hager
Robin Bush
First Lady when her husband was president.
Texas Women's Hall of Fame 1989.
actor, stunts, little person, suicide
Verne Jay Troyer
Verne J. Troya
Sturgis, Michigan, USA
2 feet 8 inches (81.28 cm)
Best known for role of Mini-Me in movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
actor, painter, writer
Sharon Kristin Harmon
Kris Harmon
Kristen Nelson
Kristin Harmon
Burbank, California, USA
daughter of
Gunnar Nelson
older sister of
Kelly Harmon
Older than Kelly Harmon by 3 years.
Mark Harmon
Older than Mark Harmon by 6 years.
ex-wife of
Matthew Nelson
Younger than Ricky Nelson by 5 years.
Sean Harmon
Tracy Nelson
Ancestors:
TV series Adam-12, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. Movies The Over-the-Hill Gang, Liar's Moon.
Earle Bruce
Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Running back, team Ohio State University. Head coach, teams University of Tampa, Iowa State University, Ohio State University, University of Northern Iowa, Colorado State University, Cleveland Thunderbolts, St. Louis Stampede, Iowa Barnstormers, Columbus Destroyers.
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award 1979.
Woody Hayes Trophy 1979.
actor, little person
Gerald Marenghi
? May 2018
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3 feet 4 inches (101.6 cm)
Height in 1938 shown. Member of The Munchkins in movie The Wizard of Oz, and a member of the Lollipop Guild. He hands a lollipop to Dorothy. Was in role Buster Brown in commercials for the shoe company.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry as a member of group The Munchkins.
A1 Lil Tony
Antonio Harper Jr.
Shot, walking toward his mother's apartment.
Louis BadAzz
Louis Robinson Jr.
Louis Robinson
Song Let Me Thru Dis B. Shot to death. Age 29.
Terence Glen Prejean
Million Dollar Hook Man
Featured on song Wanna Be a Baller. Possiblle heart attack at age 52.
Margaret Ruth Kidder
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
In role of Lois Lane in movie Superman and sequels.
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Books The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of the Vanities.
International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame List 1984.
National Humanities Medal 2001.
Billy Cannon
football, dentist, criminal
William Abb Cannon
Team Louisiana State University as halfback. Pro (AFL and NFL) teams Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs. Orthodontist. Convicted of counterfeiting and served time in federal prison.
Chic Harley Award 1958.
Heisman Trophy 1959.
LSU Athletic Hall of Fame 1975.
Stephanie Adams
model, criminal, playmate, writer, suicide
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Appeared as "Miss November 1992" in the magazine Playboy. Pushed her 7-year old son off the 25th floor of the Gotham Hotel in Manhattan and committed suicide by jumping.
New Castle, Indiana, USA
Paintings use road signs and such.
Carol Mann
golf, writer
Buffalo, New York, USA
Won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events.
International Women's Sports Hall of Fame 1982.
Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame 2012.
World Golf Hall of Fame 1977.
actor, singer, Broadway, painter
Eileen Patricia Augusta Fraser Morison
Broadway musical play Kiss Me Kate. Movies Song without End, The Song of Bernadette, Kiss Me Kate.
actor, western
Norman Eugene Walker
90, 9 days before his 91st birthday
Hartford, Illinois, USA
TV show Cheyenne. Movie Jungle Gents in role of Tarzan.
Hall of Great Western Performers 2004.
Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1984.
Texas Trail of Fame 2017.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1505 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry
Philip Milton Roth
Claire Bloom
Younger than Claire Bloom by 2 years.
Books The Human Stain, Portnoy's Complaint. Wrote novella Goodbye, Columbus. Pulitzer Prize for book American Pastoral. Movie The Human Stain.
French Legion of Honor 2013.
National Medal of Arts 1998.
New Jersey Hall of Fame 2010.
Alan Bean
space, moon, painter
Alan LaVern Bean
Wheeler, Texas, USA
Astronaut. Fourth man on the moon.
Second landing, in Ocean of Storms near Surveyor 3.
Skylab 3
Donald Herod Peterson
Winona, Mississippi, USA
Fighter pilot, test pilot. Astronaut. Inaugural flight of Challenger, performed a spacewalk to test the new airlock and space suits.
Shuttle Challenger, launched April 04, 1983
John Julius Norwich
John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich
Allegra Huston
Historian, travel writer.
style, suicide
Katherine Noel Brosnahan
Kate Valentine
Katherine Noel Frances Valentine Brosnahan Spade
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Andy Spade, until she died.
The same age as Andy Spade.
Fashion editor at magazine Mademoiselle, designer of handbags and more. Found hanging from a doorknob on a red scarf.
baseball, manager, coach
Albert Fred Schoendienst
Germantown, Illinois, USA
Pronounced "Shane-deenst." Teams St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Milwaukee Braves.
International League Hall of Fame 2009.
National Baseball Hall of Fame 1989.
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame.
St. Louis Walk of Fame A star at 6634 Delmar Boulevard
cook, writer, tv, activist, suicide
Anthony Michael Bourdain
61, 17 days before his 62nd birthday
Former chef. Books Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, A Cook's Tour, The Nasty Bits. TV shows Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, A Cook's Tour. Suicide in a hotel room, by hanging.
Danny Kirwan
musician, singer, composer, blues
Daniel David Kirwan
Brixton, London, England, UK
Guitarist and vocalist, bands Fleetwood Mac, Tramp.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009 as a member of group Fleetwood Mac.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1998 as a member of group Fleetwood Mac.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2005 as a member of group Fleetwood Mac.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry as a member of group Fleetwood Mac.
Eunice Sargaison
Croydon, London, England, UK
Role of Bond Girl Sylvia Trench in movie Dr. No. Role of Bond Girl Sylvia Trench in movie From Russia with Love. Movie The Revenge of Frankenstein.
Anne Donovan
Anne Theresa Donovan
Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
Team Old Dominion University. As a coach, teams Old Dominion University, East Carolina University, Philadelphia Rage, Indiana Fever, Charlotte Sting, Seattle Storm, New York Liberty, Seton Hall Univerity, Connecticut Sun. Olympic Gold Medal 1984. Olympic Gold Medal 1988. As a coach, Olympic Gold Medal 2008.
Academic All-America Hall of Fame 1994.
FIBA Hall of Fame 2015.
Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame 2009.
Honda Sports Award 1983.
Naismith College Player of the Year 1983.
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame 1996.
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 1999.
Matt "Guitar" Murphy
blues, musician
Matthew Tyler Murphy
Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
Guitarist. Bands The Blues Brothers, Howlin' Wolf.
Beale Street Brass Notes Walk of Fame.
Blues Hall of Fame 2012.
Beale Street Brass Notes Walk of Fame as a member of group The Blues Brothers.
Big Van Vader
wrestling, football
Leon Allen White
Baby Bull
Leon White
Super Vader
Lynwood, California, USA
WWE wrestler. Center, team Los Angeles Rams.
Jimmy Wopo
Travon DaShawn Frank Smart
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Song Elm Street. Shot.
rapper, singer, criminal, murdered
Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy
Plantation, Florida, USA
Songs Look at Me, SAD!. Album ?. Shot and killed in an apparent robbery.
Vinnie Paul
musician, metal, producer
Vincent Paul Abbott
older brother of
Older than Dimebag Darrell by 2 years.
Drummer. Groups Pantera, HELLYEAH, Damageplan.
Harlan Jay Ellison
Cordwainer Bird
Prolific and popular science fiction writer. Short story I Have no Mouth, and I Must Scream. Writer for movie Logan's Run.
Joseph Walter Jackson
Fountain Hill, Arkansas, USA
Prince Jackson
Prince Michael Jackson II
Taj Jackson
Taryll Jackson
TJ Jackson
Father of the musician Jackson family.
Arkansas Black Hall of Fame 2011.
Smoke Dawg
Jahvante Smart
Trinidad, Jamaican and Somali roots. Member of groups Halal Gang, Prime Boys. Shot to death, assailants fled in his SUV.
Ed Schultz
tv, news, commentator, radio, writer, football, sports analyst
Edward Andrew Schultz
Voice of the Bison
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
News analyst and liberal commentator on channel MSNBC on TV show The Ed Show 2009-2015. Played football in college.
actor, producer, writer, singer
Arthur Andrew Kelm
Arthur Gelien
the Sigh Guy
Movies Damn Yankees!, Grease 2, Operation Bikini, Lust in the Dust. Song Young Love. Born with last name Kelm. Name changed by his mother to her maiden name, Gelien, later.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6320 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry
Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 111 S. Palm Canyon Drive8 December 2007
Nancy Barbato
famous, relative
Nanicia Rose Barbato
Nancy Barbato Sinatra
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Younger than Frank Sinatra by 1 year.
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Tina Sinatra
Childhood sweetheart, then first wife of Frank Sinatra.
Dennis W. Day
actor, murdered, singer, dancer, director, mouseketeer
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
A Mousketeer. TV show The Mickey Mouse Club. Disappeared, body found later, a handyman/roomer charged with manslaughter.
Denis Ten
ice skating, murdered
Denis Yuryevich Ten
Figure skater. Highedt world ranking was 3. Murdered in a carjacking attempt.
Brian Christopher
wrestling, suicide
Brian Christopher Lawler
Grand Master Sexay
El Unico
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
WWE pro wrestler. Group Too Cool. Found hanging in a cell at the Hardeman County Jail.
actor, singer, dancer
Gwendolyn Witter
Member of WAMPAS Baby Stars (1932). The last Baby Star to die. Movies College Humor, Double or Nothing (1930), Doctor Rhythm with Bing Crosby. Birthdate unconfirmed.
Siddique Kamara
Drill music rapper, similar to "gansta" style. Group Moscow17. Song Friggy. Stabbed to death, age 23.
C Struggs
rapper, composer
Corey Struggs
Big N*gga
Struggs
Oak Cliff, Texas, USA
Song Do It. Died of brain cancer. Weight 425 lbs.
Barry Chuckle
comedy, actor
Barry David Elliott
Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Paul Chuckle
Older than Paul Chuckle by 2 years.
One of the children's comedy duo Chuckle Brothers.
actor, singer, composer, dancer, Broadway, Tony Award
Charlotte Rae Lubotsky
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
TV series The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes, Hot L Baltimore, Car 54, Where Are You?. Movies Ricki and the Flash, You Don't Mess with the Zohan.
singer, R&B, jazz, actor, gospel
Aretha Louise Franklin
The Queen of Soul
Songs Respect, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, I Say a Little Prayer. Movie The Blues Brothers.
Kennedy Center Honors 1994.
Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame 2001.
UK Music Hall of Fame 2005.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6920 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry13 June 1979
Count Prince Miller
reggae music, actor, dancer
Clarence Linberg Miller
Port Maria, Jamaica
Song Mule Train Parts One & Two.
musician, composer, singer, bassist
Edward Calhoun King
Glendale, California, USA
Guitar and bass. Co-composer of the song Sweet Home Alabama. Group Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1996. Founding member of group Strawberry Alarm Clock. Successful heart transplant in 2011, died of cancer.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2007.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2007 as a member of group Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006 as a member of group Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Robin Leach
tv, writer, producer, actor
Robin Douglas Leach
TV show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
Senator, US Representative, military
John Sidney McCain III
81, 4 days before his 82nd birthday
Panama Canal Zone
Cindy McCain, until he died.
Older than Cindy McCain by 17 years.
Was a POW in Hanoi in the Viet Nam War. Republican, House of Representatives from Arizona 1983-1987, then Senator 1987-. Candidate for President in 2004 and 2008 elections, losing both times.
Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame 1997.
Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Liberty Medal 2017.
Profile in Courage Award 1999.
writer, Broadway, Tony Award
Marvin Neil Simon
Elaine Joyce, until he died.
Older than Elaine Joyce by 18 years.
Marsha Mason
Older than Marsha Mason by 14 years.
Broadway plays The Odd Couple, Lost in Yonkers, Biloxi Blues, California Suite, Barefoot in the Park, Sweet Charity.
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2006.
soap, actor
TV series From These Roots, General Hospital, The Edge of Night, Port Charles, The Young and the Restless.
Bill Daily
actor, writer
William Edward Daily Jr.
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
TV series I Dream of Jeannie, The Bob Newhart Show.
actor, activist, writer, producer
Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Chris Lawford
first cousin once removed of
Bobby Kennedy III
first cousin of
Caroline Kennedy
nephew of
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Jean Kennedy Smith
John Schlossberg
Joseph Kennedy Jr.
grandson of
Joseph Kennedy Sr.
Joseph P. Kennedy II
Joseph P. Kennedy III
Kerry Kennedy
son of
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Rose Schlossberg
Rosemary Kennedy
Movies Thirteen Days, Exit Wounds, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
actor, director, producer, western, football, stunts
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Older than Judy Carne by 3 years.
Older than Loni Anderson by 9 years.
Movies Smokey and the Bandit, Boogie Nights, Malone. TV series Dan August, Gunsmoke, Evening Shade, Switching Channels.
Dodge City Trail of Fame.
Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry15 March 1978
rapper, producer, overdose
Malcolm James McCormick
Larry Fisherman
Album Watching Movies with the Sound Off. Suspected overdose.
Marty Balin
singer, composer, painter
Martyn Jerel Buchwald
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Lead vocalist, founder of group Jefferson Airplane. Songs It's No Secret, Today, Comin' Back to Me, Plastic Fantastic Lover, Share a Little Joke, Volunteers, Hearts, Do It for Love. In 1962, changed his name to Marty Balin.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2014 as a member of group Jefferson Airplane.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1996 as a member of group Jefferson Airplane.
Richard Searfoss
Richard Alan Searfoss
Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA
Astronaut.
STS-58
Shuttle Columbia, launched October 18, 1993
Shuttle Atlantis, launched March 22, 1996
singer, actor, composer, activist
Shahnour Varenagh Aznavourian
Armenian-French. Movie And Then There Were None. Songs She, Yesterday When I Was Young.
French Legion of Honor.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1996.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6225 Hollywood Boulevard for live performance or theater24 August 2017
John Gagliardi
Trinidad, Colorado, USA
Pronounce ga-LAR-dee. Teams Saint John's University, Carroll College.
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 2015.
Tex Winter
basketball, coach, inventor
Morice Fredrick Winter
(near), Wellington, Texas, USA
Innovator of the triangle offense. Teams Oregon State University, University of Soutern California. As coach, teams Marquette University, Kansas State University, University of Washington, Houston Rockets, Northwestern University, Long Beach State University.
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 2010.
business, activist, basketball, football
Paul Gardner Allen
Co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates. Philanthropist. Owner of NBA basketball team Portland Trail Blazers and NFL football team Seattle Seahawks.
International Space Hall of Fame 2014.
Dick Modzelewski
Richard Blair Modzelewski
West Natrona, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Defensive tackle. Teams University of Maryland, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns.
Southern Conference Hall of Fame 2012.
Jon McMurray
skiing, rapper, stunts, accident
Jonathan James McMurray
Jon James McMurray
Pro skier. film maker, rapper. Died in a stunt for a music video while wing-walking an airplane. Walked too for out on the wing, causing the plane to spin out of conntrol, then fell, too low to open his parachute. Pilot recovered control and landed safely.
Dee Hartford
Donna Lee Higgins
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Eden Hartford
Older than Eden Hartford by 1 year.
Younger than Howard Hawks by 31 years.
Movie A Girl in Every Port. Model for the magazine Vogue in the 1940s. TV series Lost in Space, Batman, Perry Mason.
John Stark Hill
East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Center, offensive tackle. Teams Lehigh University, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers.
Lehigh Hall of Fame.
New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame 1992.
Young Greatness
Theodore Joseph Jones III
Song Moolah. Shot, sitting in his car outside a Waffle House restaurant.
Whitey Bulger
criminal, murdered
James Joseph Bulger Jr.
Crime "boss", lived in hiding for many years. Convicted of racketeering, 19 counts of murder and more. Murdered while in prison.
baseball, criminal
Willie Lee McCovey
Mobile, Alabama, USA
First base. Team San Francisco Giants. 521 career home runs. Two years probation for tax charges. Pardoned 2017 by president Obama.
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1984.
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame 1987.
Hutch Award 1977.
Mobile Sports Hall of Fame 1989.
San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame 2011.
Sandra Louise Smith
Sandra Louise Anderson
Madison County, Alabama, USA
Movies The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Willard, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Every Which Way But Loose, Bronco Billy, Any Which Way You Can, Sudden Impact, Ratboy. Long-time girlfriend of Clint Eastwood.
Douglas Rain
Voice actor, role of HAL 9000 computer in movies 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010. Broadway plays Vivat! Vivat Regina!, Two Gentlemen of Verona.
David Pearson
auto racing, NASCAR
David Gene Pearson
Whitney, South Carolina, USA
Won three NASCAR championships, in 1966, 1968, and 1969.
Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends 1995.
Daytona Beach Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame 1993.
NASCAR Hall of Fame 2011.
National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame 1991.
North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame 2005.
Richard Petty Driver of the Year 1973.
Talladega Walk of Fame 1998.
cartoonist, kids
Stanley Martin Lieber
Co-creator of comic book and film heroes Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, the Avengers, Silver Surfer and Dr. Strange.
Will Eisner Hall of Fame 1994.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7072 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry4 January 2011
Scottie MacGregor
Dorlee Deane MacGregor
Katherine MacGregor
Scotty MacGregor
Best known in role of Harriet Oleson in TV series Little House on the Prairie (as Katherine MacGregor.) Also Broadway, play Handful of Fire. Off-Broadway stage roles.
Roy Clark
singer, musician, country, tv, actor
Roy Linwood Clark
Meherrin, Virginia, USA
Co-host of TV show Hee Haw with Buck Owens. TV series The Beverly Hillbillies. Movies Matilda, Freeway. Guitarist and banjo and mandolin.
Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame 2007.
Country Music Hall of Fame 2009.
Member of Grand Ole Opry.
Oklahoma Hall of Fame 1982.
Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame 2000.
writer, Broadway
S. Morgenstern
Simon Morgenstern
Harry Longbaugh
Novels adapted as movies Marathon Man, The Princess Bride. Movie scripts Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men. Broadway play, adapted Misery.
John Dottley
John Albert Dottley
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Fullback. Teams University of Mississippi, Chicago Bears.
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum 1971.
Ole Miss Athletics Hall of Fame 1987.
University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame 2009.
Betty Jaynes (actress)
actor, singer, opera
Betty Jayne Schultz
Greeneville, Tennessee, USA
Douglas McPhail
Younger than Douglas McPhail by 6 years.
Movies Babes in Arms, Meet the People, Sweethearts.
actor, magician, writer
Richard Jay Potash
Rickey Jay
Sleight of hand artist, known for card tricks and card throwing. Consultant on illusions. Movies Tomorrow Never Dies, Boogie Nights, Magnolia. Birth date is not confirmed, possibly 1948.
writer, director, producer
Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Movies Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor, Once Upon a Time in the West, Stealing Beauty.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry19 November 2013
cartoonist, producer, scientist, educator, director, writer, activist
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Creator of cartoon TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. Died of ALS.
president, ambassador, vice pres, politician, aviator
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Barbara Bush, until her earlier death.
Older than Barbara Bush by less than 1 year.
Billy Bush
Dorothy Walker Bush
great grandfather of
great grandson of
James Smith Bush
Jonathan Bush
Older than Jonathan Bush by 6 years.
Prescott Bush
Samuel P. Bush
41st president of the US. Ambassador to the UN. Head of the CIA. Vice president under President Ronald Reagan. Flew for the Navy in World War II.
United States Naval Aviation Hall of Honor 2011.
actor, dancer, singer
Kenneth Ronald Berry
Moline, Illinois, USA
Jackie Joseph
Older than Jackie Joseph by less than 1 year.
TV series F Troop, Mama's Family, Mayberry R.F.D., Dr. Kildare, The Ann Sothern Show/Broadway. Movies The Cat from Outer Space, Herbie Rides Again. Broadway musical revue Billy Barnes Revue.
Philip Michael Bosco
New York stage actor. Movies My Best Friend's Wedding, The Savages, Working Girl, Children of a Lesser God. Broadway plays Lend Me a Tenor, Major Barbara.
Nancy Wilson (Jazz)
singer, blues, jazz, activist
Sweet Nancy
The Baby
Fancy Miss Nancy
The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice
Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
Albums Turned to Blue, Yesterday's Love Songs/Today's Blues.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1999.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry27 September 1990
actor, director, producer, model
Carole Penny Masciarelli
Carole Penny Marshall
Younger than Garry Marshall by 7 years.
Older than Michael Henry by 1 year.
Older than Rob Reiner by 4 years.
Tracy Reiner
TV series Laverne & Shirley in role of Laverne. Directed movie A League of Their Own. First female to direct a movie that grossed over 100 million dollars.
Mel Hutchins
Melvin R. Hutchins
Sacramento, California, USA
6 feet 6 inches (198.12 cm)
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Younger than Colleen Kay Hutchins by 2 years.
Tauna Vandeweghe
Power forward, center. Teams Brigham Young University, Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons, New York Knicks.
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Movies The Thing (1982), The Right Stuff, Clear and Prresent Danger. Broadway play The Wild Duck.