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Anne Heche, 53, was taken off life support in August, nine days after suffering severe injuries in a fiery car crash. Heche became one half of Hollywood's most famous same-sex couple when she dated comedian and actress Ellen DeGeneres.
Sidney Poitier, 94, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the Field," and inspired a generation during the civil rights movement, passed away in January.
Kirstie Alley, 71, the two-time Emmy-winning actress died in December after a short battle with cancer.
Angela Lansbury, 96, the British-born actress whose career spanned eight decades and produced indelible portraits of a wide range of characters from villainesses to sleuths and light comic roles in movies, on stage and on television, "died peacefully
Takeoff (R), 28, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, a member of the influential, Atlanta-based rap group Migos, was shot and killed at a party held at a Houston bowling alley in early November.
Bob Saget, 65, an actor and comedian best known as the jovial dad Danny Tanner on the television sitcom "Full House" and the reboot "Fuller House" was found dead in a hotel room in Orlando, Florida, in January.
Olivia Newton-John, 73, who soared to the top of the world's pop music charts in the 1970s and 1980s with such tunes as "I Honestly Love You" and "Physical" and starred in the hit movie musical "Grease," died in August at her home in Southern
Taylor Hawkins, 50, who played drums for the Foo Fighters, passed away of a drug overdose in March, sending shockwaves through the global music industry. Hawkins joined the Foo Fighters in 1997 after playing in Alanis Morissette's band.
Paul Sorvino, 83, who played the role of gangster Paulie Cicero in classic mob movie "Goodfellas," passed away in July.
Bill Russell, 88, one of the sports world's greatest winners as the anchor of a Boston Celtics team that won 11 NBA championships, as well as the league's first black coach, passed away in July.
Ray Liotta, 67, passed away in May. His many starring roles included playing mobster Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams." REUTERS/Max Rossi
Coolio, 59, passed away in September. The rapper won a total of six Grammys over his career, including Best Rap Solo for "Gangsta's Paradise" in 1996. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Ivana Trump, 73, the first wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the mother of his three oldest children, who helped her husband build some of his signature buildings including Trump Tower, died in July, Donald Trump announced.
Robbie Coltrane, 72, the larger-than-life Scottish actor who played the beloved half-giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, passed away in October.
Loretta Lynn, 90, the country star passed away at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee in October. Lynn rose from an impoverished childhood in a coal mine in Kentucky to a pioneering star of country music in the United States and beyond.
Meat Loaf, 74, the U.S. rock star whose debut "Bat Out of Hell" became one of the best-selling albums of all time, passed away in January.
André Leon Talley, 73, a titan of fashion journalism who served as creative director and editor-at-large at U.S. Vogue, passed away in January.
Estelle Harris, 93, a veteran of stage and screen before her unforgettable role as George Costanza's overbearing mother on "Seinfeld" in the 1990s, passed away in April. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
James Caan, 82, who starred as gangster Sonny Corleone in the epic mafia film “The Godfather” passed away in July.
Gilbert Gottfried, 67, a stand-up comic with a screwy voice and a penchant for pushing boundaries with jokes about the Sept. 11 attacks and the Japanese tsunami died in April.
Queen Elizabeth, 96, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, the nation's figurehead and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland in September.
Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, an American rock pioneer torn between his Bible-thumping upbringing and his desire to make hell-raising rock 'n' roll with hits such as "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," passed away in October.
Jean-Luc Godard, 91, the godfather of France's New Wave cinema who pushed cinematic boundaries and inspired iconoclastic directors decades after his 1960s heyday, passed away in September.
William Hurt, 71, an Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in movies such as “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “Broadcast News,” passed away in March.
Naomi Judd, 76, matriarch of the country music duo the Judds, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a day before being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Louie Anderson, 68, a three-time Emmy Award winner, comedian and game show host, passed away in January after a battle with cancer.
Ivan Reitman, 75, the filmmaker behind some of the most beloved comedies of the 1970s and 80s, passed away in February. He produced the hit “Animal House" in 1978 and directed “Meatballs” the year after.
Michael Lang, 77, co-producer of the original 1969 Woodstock music festival, passed away in January.
Robert Morse, 90, who won a Tony Award in 1962 for his performance as J. Pierrepont Finch in the original production of "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" passed away in April.
P.J. O'Rourke, 74, the American journalist, political satirist and best-selling author who rose to fame as editor-in-chief of the now-defunct humor magazine National Lampoon, passed away in March.
Leslie Jordan, 67, a prime-time Emmy winning comic actor known for his role on the hit sitcom "Will & Grace" and a social media sensation during the COVID pandemic, died in a car crash while driving to work in Hollywood in October.
