For the 30th year running, we present our fondest farewells to the recently departed.
If they were on any lists — or if they mattered at all in the world — you'll find them here.
If you're looking for everybody, then you need to head on over to the Directory.
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Ellie Nesler · 56August 2nd, 1952 - December 26th, 2008
80
Eartha Kitt · 81January 17th, 1927 - December 25th, 2008
75
Bettie Page · 85April 22nd, 1923 - December 11th, 2008
73
Sunny von Bulow · 77September 1st, 1931 - December 6th, 2008
71
William Gibson · 94November 13th, 1914 - November 25th, 2008
70
Pete Newell · 93August 31st, 1915 - November 17th, 2008
69
Mitch Mitchell · 61July 9th, 1947 - November 12th, 2008
66
Michael Crichton · 66October 23rd, 1942 - November 4th, 2008
63
Studs Terkel · 96May 16th, 1912 - October 31st, 2008
62
Tony Hillerman · 83May 27th, 1925 - October 26th, 2008
61
Rudy Ray Moore · 81March 17th, 1927 - October 19th, 2008
60
Mr. Blackwell · 86August 29th, 1922 - October 19th, 2008
58
Neal Hefti · 85October 29th, 1922 - October 11th, 2008
57
Paul Newman · 83January 26th, 1925 - September 26th, 2008
52
Pervis Jackson · 70May 17th, 1938 - August 18th, 2008
51
Isaac Hayes · 65August 20th, 1942 - August 10th, 2008
50
Bernie Mac · 50October 5th, 1957 - August 9th, 2008
49
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn · 89December 11th, 1918 - August 3rd, 2008
45
Les Crane · 74December 3rd, 1933 - July 13th, 2008
40
George Carlin · 71May 12th, 1937 - June 22nd, 2008
39
Cyd Charisse · 86March 8th, 1922 - June 17th, 2008
36
Bo Diddley · 79December 30th, 1928 - June 2nd, 2008
32
Sydney Pollack · 73July 1st, 1934 - May 26th, 2008
28
Eddy Arnold · 89May 15th, 1918 - May 8th, 2008
27
Irvine Robbins · 90December 6th, 1917 - May 5th, 2008
26
Buzzie Bavasi · 93December 12th, 1914 - May 1st, 2008
24
Charlton Heston · 84October 4th, 1923 - April 5th, 2008
23
Richard Widmark · 93December 26th, 1914 - March 24th, 2008
21
Howard Metzenbaum · 90June 4th, 1917 - March 12th, 2008
20
Hurricane Smith · 85February 22nd, 1923 - March 3rd, 2008
18
William F. Buckley Jr. · 82November 24th, 1925 - February 27th, 2008
17
Buddy Miles · 60September 5th, 1947 - February 26th, 2008
14
Maharishi Yogi · 90January 12th, 1918 - February 5th, 2008
13
Earl Butz · 98July 3rd, 1909 - February 2nd, 2008
12
. Suharto · 86June 8th, 1921 - January 27th, 2008
9
Suzanne Pleshette · 70January 31st, 1937 - January 19th, 2008
8
John Stewart · 68September 5th, 1939 - January 19th, 2008
5
Brad Renfro · 25July 25th, 1982 - January 15th, 2008
3
Carl Karcher · 90January 16th, 1917 - January 11th, 2008
1
Johnny Grant · 84May 9th, 1923 - January 9th, 2008