Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Mwai Emilio Stanley Kibaki

Mwai Kibaki

Kenya

1931 – 2022 (90 years old)

3rd President of Kenya (2002–2013) and London School of Economics-trained economist who ended 39 years of KANU one-party dominance, introduced free primary education for millions of children, and promulgated Kenya's progressive 2010 Constitution.

Othaya, Kenya

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Michael Dean Bossy

Mike Bossy

Canada

1957 – 2022 (65 years old)

Deadly, gentlemanly New York Islanders sniper celebrated as the most pure and prolific goal-scorer in NHL history, leading the Islanders dynasty to four consecutive Stanley Cups (1980–1983) and holding the NHL record for highest goals-per-game average (0.762).

Rosemère, Quebec, Canada

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Larry Rayfield Wright

Rayfield Wright

United States

1945 – 2022 (76 years old)

Hall of Fame offensive tackle nicknamed "Big Cat" who anchored Tom Landry's Dallas Cowboys offensive line through five Super Bowls in the 1970s, winning Super Bowl VI and XII and named to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team.

Hermitage, Pennsylvania, United States

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Nehemiah Persoff

נחמיה פרסוף

🌐 Israel

1919 – 2022 (102 years old)

Centenarian Israeli-American character actor whose prolific seventy-year career spanned over 200 film and television roles, including mob boss Little Bonaparte in Some Like It Hot, Barbra Streisand's father in Yentl, and the voice of Papa Mousekewitz in An American Tail.

Cambria, California, United States

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Sciences & Discovery

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Sidney Altman

Canada

1939 – 2022 (82 years old)

Canadian-American molecular biologist and Yale University Sterling Professor awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the catalytic properties of RNA (ribozymes), upending the dogma that only proteins could act as biological enzymes.

Rockleigh, New Jersey, United States

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

Oliver Taylor Hawkins

Taylor Hawkins

United States

1972 – 2022 (50 years old)

Charismatic American rock drummer who powered the Foo Fighters for twenty-five years alongside Dave Grohl, revered for ferocious kinetic drumming, sunny spirit, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.

Hidden Hills, United States

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Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright

Marie Jana Korbelová

Czech Republic

1937 – 2022 (84 years old)

Distinguished American diplomat and scholar who made history as the first female United States Secretary of State (1997–2001) under President Bill Clinton, championing NATO enlargement, human rights, and intervention in the Balkans.

Washington, United States

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Sciences & Discovery

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Eugene Newman Parker

Eugene Parker

United States

1927 – 2022 (94 years old)

American solar astrophysicist who predicted the existence of the "solar wind" in 1958 and the Parker spiral magnetic field, becoming the first living person to have a NASA spacecraft named in his honor: the Parker Solar Probe.

Chicago, United States

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William McChord Hurt

William Hurt

United States

1950 – 2022 (71 years old)

Celebrated American actor of cerebral intensity and emotional complexity who became the first performer to receive three consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in the 1980s, winning for Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Shane Keith Warne

Australia

1969 – 2022 (52 years old)

Australian international cricketer widely considered the greatest bowler in cricket history, revived the dying art of leg-spin bowling.

Mornington, Australia

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Sally Clare Kellerman

Sally Kellerman

United States

1937 – 2022 (84 years old)

Sultry-voiced, Oscar-nominated American actress and singer who created the immortal role of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's 1970 satirical anti-war masterpiece M*A*S*H, and starred in Back to School.

Woodland Hills, California, United States

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Mark William Lanegan

Mark Lanegan

United States

1964 – 2022 (57 years old)

Deep-voiced Pacific Northwest grunge pioneer and poet who fronted the Screaming Trees, collaborated with Queens of the Stone Age and Isobel Campbell, and produced haunting, blues-drenched solo albums.

Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Paul Edward Farmer

Paul Farmer

United States

1959 – 2022 (62 years old)

Médecin et anthropologue américain, cofondateur de Partners In Health, révolutionnaire de la santé mondiale offrant des soins de pointe aux populations les plus pauvres.

Butaro, Burera, Rwanda

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Steve Fonyo

Canada

29 June 1965 – 18 February 2022 (56 years old)

Cancer survivor who lost his leg to bone cancer and completed the historic 7,924-kilometer "Journey for Lives" cross-Canada run in 1985, raising $13 million.

Vancouver, Canada

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Arnaldo Jabor

Brazil

1940 – 2022 (81 years old)

Influential Brazilian Cinema Novo film director, screenwriter, and incisive cultural commentator whose provocative films (Tudo Bem, I Love You, Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar) and biting daily political broadcasts on TV Globo dissected Brazilian society for four decades.

Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Alokesh Lahiri

বাপ্পী লাহিড়ী

India

1952 – 2022 (69 years old)

Beloved "Disco King of Bollywood", composer, and playback singer who pioneered synthesized disco music in Indian cinema in the 1980s, composing viral chartbusters for Disco Dancer ("I Am a Disco Dancer") and Himmatwala, famed for his trademark gold chains and sunglasses.

Vile Parle, Mumbai, India

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Literature & Poetry

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