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Scores of notable people around the globed passed away in 2018. They come from all corners and all walks of life. The one thing they all have in common is the legacy they leave behind. Here are their stories.
Thomas Monson, 90; Longtime president of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jan. 2
Edward “Fast Eddie” Clarke, 67; Former guitarist for the British hard rock band Motorhead, Jan. 10
Doreen Tracey, 74: Former child star was one of the original Mouseketeers on “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s, Jan. 10
John Tunney, 83: Former U.S. senator from California whose successful campaign for a seat became the basis for the 1972 Robert Redford film “The Candidate,” Jan. 12
Keith Jackson, 89: Voice of college football for more than five decades, Jan. 12
Dan Gurney, 86: First race card driver with victories in each of the Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR Cup series, Jan. 14
Dolores O’Riordan, 46: Lead singer of Irish rock band The Cranberries, Jan. 15.
Edwin Hawkins, 74: Grammy-winner gospel star best known for crossover hit “Oh Happy Day,” Jan. 15
JoJo White, 71: Basketball Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtics great spent two seasons with the Warriors, Jan. 16
Dorothy Malone, 93: Oscar-winning actress for “Written on the Wind” was best known for role as long-suffering mother in the nighttime soap “Peyton Place,” Jan. 19
Ursula K. Le Guin, 88; Award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, Jan. 22
Hugh Masekela, 78: South African musician who mixed American jazz with African folk and a standard-bearer of his country’s anti-apartheid movement, Jan. 23
Warren Miller, 93: Outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to downhill skiing, Jan. 24
Marcos Carvajal, 34; Former pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins, Jan. 24
Mort Walker, 94; Cartoonist of “Beetle Bailey” comic strip and founder of the first museum devoted to the history of cartooning, Jan. 27
Kevin Towers, 56; Longtime general manager of the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks, Jan. 30
Mark Salling, 35: Actor mostly known for playing Noah “Puck” Puckerman on “Glee,” Jan. 30
Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, 68; Eldest son of the late Cuban leader’s eldest son — a bookish, Russian-educated scientist — was once publicly fired by his father, Feb. 1
John Mahoney, 77; Actor best known for his role in the blue-collar dad on “Frasier” also was a Tony winner for “The House of Blue Leaves,” Feb. 4
Vic Damone, 89; Pop crooner who also starred in several musicals in the 1950s, Feb. 11
Jan Maxwell, 61: Broadway star and five-time Tony Award nominee also had several TV roles, Feb. 11
Marty Allen, 95: Comedian who was a staple of TV variety shows, game shows and talk shows for decades, Feb. 12
Billy Graham, 99; Evangelist who attracted a worldwide following and was of the most influential and best-known religious figures of his time, Feb. 21.
Emma Chambers, 53; British actress known for roles in “The Vicar of Dibley” TV series and the romantic comedy “Notting Hill,” Feb. 21
Nanette Fabray, 97: Actress, singer and dancer who became a star in Broadway musicals, on TV and in films, Feb. 22
Lewis Gilbert, 97: British filmmaker who made many films, including the Oscar-nominated Michael Caine hit “Alfie,” Feb. 23
Sridevi Kapoor, 54; Indian actress was one of Bollywood’s top actresses, Feb. 24
Roger Bannister, 88; British runner became the first person to run a mile in less than 4 minutes, March 3
David Ogden Stiers, 75; Actor best known for playing a surgeon on the TV series “M*A*S*H,” March 3
Hubert de Givenchy, 91; French designer’s fashions influenced haute couture in the 1950s and ’60s and transformed actress Audrey Hepburn into a style legend, March 10
Craig Mack, 47; Former rapper best known for the platinum 1994 hit “Flava in Ya Ear,” March 12
Nokie Edwards, 82; Founding member and lead guitarist with the Ventures, March 12
Stephen Hawking, 76; British theoretical physicist and best-selling author who overcame a devastating neurological disease to probe the greatest mysteries of the cosmos, March 14
T. Berry Brazelton, 99: Pediatrician whose best-selling guides to child-rearing soothed generations of parents, March 13
Louise Slaughter, 88: Congresswoman from New York championed women’s rights and and who became a top lieutenant for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, March 16
Charles Lazarus, 94: Transformed his father’s bicycle business into Toys R Us, March 22
Morgana King, 87: Jazz singer who was perhaps better known for portraying Marlon Brando’s wife in the first two “Godfather” movies, March 22
H. Wayne Huizenga, 80; business behind three Fortune 500 companies – Waste Management, Blockbuster Entertainment and AutoNation – who also owned the Florida Marlins, Miami Dolphins and Florida Panthers, March 22
Rusty Staub, 73; fan-favorite baseball star who played for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers, March 29
Steven Bochco, 74: Writer and producer known for creating the groundbreaking police drama “Hill Street Blues,” April 1.
Daniel Akaka, Longtime U.S. senator from Hawaii was the first Native Hawaiian elected to Congress; April 6
Chuck McCann, 83: Zany comic who hosted a children’s TV show in the 1960s before branching out as a character actor in films and TV, April 8
Yvonne Staples, 80: Singer with the legendary gospel/R&B outfit The Staple Singers, April 10
Milos Forman, 86: Oscar-winning director whose movies included “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus,” April 14
R. Lee Ermey, 74: Former Marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket,” April 15
Harry Anderson, 65: Actor best known for playing a judge on “Night Court,” April 16
Carl Kasell, 84: Longtime NPR personality was first a newsreader on “Morning Edition,” then later as the comic foil and scorekeeper on the silly news quiz show “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!,” April 17
Barbara Bush, 92: Matriarch of political dynasty was wife to one president (George H.W. Bush) and mother to another president (George W. Bush), April 17
Avicii, 28: Swedish-born music producer and DJ; April 20
Verne Troyer, 49: Actor best known for his role as Mini Me in two of the “Austin Powers” films, April 21
Bob Dorough, 94: Musician whose songs helped teach children on ABC’s “Schoolhouse Rock,” April 23
The Rev. Christian Mondor, 92: “Surfing Padre” presided over an annual interfaith Blessing of the Waves ceremony each year at Huntington Beach, April 25
Larry Harvey, 70: Founder of the long-running counterculture celebration known as “Burning Man,” April 29.
Jhoon Rhee, 86: Korean-born martial artist helped popularize taekwondo in the United States, April 30
George Deukmejian, 88: Longtime California politician was an assemblyman, senator and state attorney general befor serving two terms as governor, May 8
Margot Kidder, 69: Actress was best known for a string of movies in the 1970s, including “Superman,” in which she played Lois Lane to Christopher Reeve’s superhero, May 12
Chuck Knox, 86: Former head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks, May 12
Tom Wolfe, 88: Wizard of “New Journalism” who chronicled American culture before writing such novels as “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and “A Man in Full,” May 14
Robert Indiana, 89: Artist was best known for his 1960s series of LOVE sculptures, May 19
Philip Roth, 85: Prize-winning novelist known for “Portnoy’s Complaint” and “American Pastoral,” May 22
Charlotte Fox, 61: Mountain climber whose harrowing trek on Mount Everest in 1996 was chronicled in best-selling book “Into Thin Air”, then later became the first American woman to climb three 8,000-meter peaks, May 24
Alan Bean, 86: Apollo 12 astronaut who walked on the moon, May 26
Ted Dabney, 81: Video game pioneer who who co-founded Atari and played a crucial role in creating Pong, May 26
Donald Peterson, 84: Astronaut who served on the initial voyage of the space shuttle Challenger and performed a spacewalk to test the ability of repairing the vehicle while it orbited above the Earth, May 27
Dwight Clark, 61: San Francisco 49ers receiver is best remembered for “The Catch” in the 1981 NFC Championship game against the Dallas Cowboys, June 4
Kate Spade, 55: Fashion designer known for handbags and accessories, June 5
Alan O’Neill, 47: Actor known for role on “Sons of Anarchy,” June 6
Anthony Bourdain, 61: Award-winning chef, author and host of “Parts Unknown,” June 8
Jackson Odell, 20: Actor known for his role on “The Goldbergs,” June 11
XXXTentacion, 20: Rapper and hip-hop artist, June 18
Charles Krauthammer, 68: Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post, June 21
Vinnie Paul, 54: Co-founder and drummer of the metal band Pantera, June 22
Donald Hall, 89: Former U.S. poet laureate, June 23
Richard Benjamin Harrison, 77: “Pawn Stars” patriarch was known as “the Old Man,” June 25
Joe Jackson, 89: Patriarch of the musical Jackson family, June 27
Alan Longmuir, 70: Founding member of the Bay City Rollers, July 2
Richard Swift, 41: Singer-songwriter, producer and musician who had been in bands such as The Shins, The Arcs and The Black Keys, July 3
Ed Schultz, 64: Radio and TV personality hosted “The Ed Show” on MSNBC from 2009 to 2015, July 5
Tab Hunter, 86: Actor and singer who was a heartthrob for millions of teenagers in the 1950s and received new attention decades later when he revealed that he was gay, July 8
Nancy Sinatra Sr., 101: First of Frank Sinatra’s four wives and the mother of his three children, July 14
David Rothenberg, 42: Man left severely scarred when set afire as a boy by his dad at a Southern California motel, who later befriended Michael Jackson and become a respected Las Vegas artist known as Dave Dave, July 15
Ray Emery, 35: Retired NHL goaltender who played for the Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks, July 15
Lincoln Brower, 86: Expert on the monarch butterfly led efforts to preserve its winter habitat in a mountainous region of Mexico, July 17
Adrian Cronauer, 76: Former DJ who inspired Robin Williams’ performance in “Good Morning, Vietnam,” July 18
Nicholas “Duffy” Fudge, 28: Fisherman on the National Geographic reality TV show “Wicked Tuna,” July 19
Jonathan Gold, 57: Restaurant critic for the L.A. Times was the first restaurant critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, July 21
Nikolai Volkoff, 70: Croatian-born professional wrestler, whose real name was Josip Hrvoje Peruzovic, played a villainous communist in matches against Hulk Hogan and other Cold War-era giants of World Wrestling Entertainment, July 29.
Rick Genest, 32: Actor and model known as “Zombie Boy,” Aug. 1
Charlotte Rae, 92: Stage and film actress best known for role as Mrs. Garrett on “The Facts of Life,” Aug. 5
Joel Robuchon, 73: Master chef who shook up the stuffy world of French haute cuisine, Aug. 6
V.S. Naipaul, 85: Nobel laureate whose novels include “A Bend in the River” and “A House for Mr. Biswas,” Aug. 11
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 93: Former Indian prime minister helped make the country a nuclear power, Aug. 16
Aretha Franklin, 76: Award-winning gospel, R&B, blues, pop and rock singer known as the “Queen of Soul,” Aug. 16
Kofi Annan, 80: Celebrated diplomat who became the first black African secretary-general of the United Nations, Aug. 18
Barbara Harris, 83: Tony Award-winning actress who also starred in the films “Nashville,” ”Freaky Friday” and “A Thousand Clowns,” Aug. 21
Lazy Lester, 85: Blues music great featured in Geico commecial, Aug. 22
Ed King, 68: Guitarist with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aug. 22
Robin Leach, 76: British-born TV personality best known for “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” Aug. 23
John McCain, 81: Navy war hero who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate for three decades and was the GOP presidential nominee in 2008, Aug. 25
Neil Simon, 91: Playwright whose laugh-filled hits such as “The Odd Couple,” ”Barefoot in the Park” and his “Brighton Beach” trilogy dominated Broadway for decades, Aug. 26
Christopher Lawford, 63: Kennedy family member and recovery advocate also was an actor known for his role on “All My Children,” Sept. 4
Burt Reynolds, 82: Actor and sex symbol famed for “Deliverance” and “Smokey and the Bandit,” Sept. 6
Mac Miller, 26: Rapper and hip-hop artist, Sept. 7
Bill Daily, 91: Actor best known as the comic sidekick to leading men on the sitcoms “I Dream of Jeannie” and “The Bob Newhart Show,” Sept. 8
Walter Mischel, 88: Noted psychologist who created experiment that became known as “the marshmallow test,” Sept. 12
Frank Parker, 79: Actor best known for playing Shawn Brady of “Days of Our Lives,” Sept. 16
Tran Dai Quang, 61: President of Vietnam was one of the three most powerful leaders in the country despite his largely ceremonial role, Sept. 21
Paul John Vasquez, 48: Actor whose credits include roles on “Sons of Anarchy,” “NYPD Blue,” “Justified” and “E.R.,” Sept. 24
Marty Balin, 76: One of the founding members of the legendary Bay Area band Jefferson Airplane, Sept. 27
Otis Rush, 84: Legendary Chicago blues guitarist who influenced such artists as Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin, Sept. 29
Charles Aznavour, 94: French singer and composer wrote or cowrote about 1,000 songs and sold more than 100 million albums, Oct. 1
Juan Romero, 68: Hotel busboy who aided Robert Kennedy after he was shot, Oct. 1
Audrey Wells, 58: Writer of the screenplay for “The Hate U Give” and director of “Under the Tuscan Sun,” Oct. 4
Will Vinton, 70: Oscar-winning filmmaker who coined the term Claymation and created the raisins used in the popular California Raisins advertising campaign, Oct. 4
Scott Wilson, 76: Actor known for roles in “In Cold Blood” and “The Walking Dead,” Oct. 6
Alex Spanos, 95: Construction and real estate mogul who owned the San Diego Chargers, Oct. 9
William Coors, 102: Former chairman of Adolph Coors Co. and grandson of the brewing company’s founder, Oct. 13
Paul Allen, 65: Co-founder of Microsoft who also owned the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Seahawks, Oct. 15
Dennis Hof, 72: Owner of several legal Nevada brothels who won state legislative seat after his death, Oct. 16
Joachim Ronneberg, 99: Norwegian resistance fighter in World War II landed a crippling blow against Nazi Germany’s atomic ambitions, Oct. 21
Hank Greenwald, 83: Longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster was a fan favorite, Oct. 22.
Ntozake Shange, 70: Poet, author and playwright of the Tony Award-nominated play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” Oct. 27
Whitey Bulger, 89: Notorious Boston gangster who spent 16 years as one of America’s most wanted men, Oct. 30
Willie McCovey, 80: The longtime San Francisco Giants first baseman was a Baseball Hall of Famer, Oct. 31
Sondra Locke, 74: Oscar-nominated actress for “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” went on to co-star in six films with Clint Eastwood, then later sued him for fraud, Nov. 3
Douglas Rain, 90: Shakespearean actor from Canada who voiced HAL in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Nov. 11
Stan Lee, 95: Legendary comic book dynamo who created such memorable characters as Spider-Man, the Hulk and X-Men, Nov. 12
Katherine MacGregor, 93: Actress best known for playing Mrs. Oleson on “The Little House on the Prairie,” Nov. 13
Roy Clark, 85: Country music legend who gained household fame as a co-host of “Hee Haw,” Nov. 15
William Goldman, 87: Screenwriter who won Oscars for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men,” and adapted his fantasy novel “The Princess Bride” into a film touchstone, Nov. 16
Devin Lima, 41: Singer best known for his work in the pop act LFO, Nov. 21
Nicolas Roeg, 90: British director of “Don’t Look Now” and many other films, Nov. 23
Ricky Jay, 72: Magician and actor who appeared in “Boogie Nights,” Nov. 24
Bernardo Bertolucci, 77: Oscar-winning director who made “The Last Emperor” and “Last Tango in Paris,” Nov. 26
Stephen Hillenburg, 57: Creator of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” Nov. 26.
George H.W. Bush, 94; 41st president of the United States; Nov. 30
Pete Shelley, 63: Front man for the legendary punk-rock group the Buzzcocks, Dec. 6
Luis Valbuena, 33: Former MLB player with the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Dec. 6
Jose Castillo, 37: Former MLB player with the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros, Dec. 6
Lyudmila Alexeyeva, 91: Russian human rights activist, Dec. 8
Melvin Dummar, 74: Purported heir to Howard Hughes estate and inspiration for the film the film “Melvin and Howard,” Dec. 9
William Newsom III, 84: Former California judge is the father of governor-elect Gavin Newsom, Dec. 12
Nancy Wilson, 81: Award-winning singer who also had a prolific career as an actress, activist and commercial spokeswoman, Dec. 13
Colin Kroll, 34: Co-founder and chief executive officer of the HQ Trivia quiz app, Dec. 16
Penny Marshall, 75: Star of “Laverne and Shirley” and director of “Big” and “A League of Their Own,” Dec. 17
Audrey Geisel, 97: Widow of children’s author Dr. Seuss and longtime overseer of his literary estate, Dec. 19
