1907-2002
Edith Bouvier Beale ("Little Edie") was an eccentric cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. She became a cult figure and fashion icon after her appearance in the documentary Grey Gardens.
1917-2002
Milton Berle was a Jewish-American comedian who started in vaudeville acts, and was a success in the early days of TV, becoming known as "Uncle Miltie."
1908-2002
1922-2002
1905-2002
1926-2002
Angelo Buono was a serial killer known as the “Hillside Strangler,” who was convicted of murdering nine women in the late 1970s.
1934-2002
Rosemary Clooney was a popular singer beginning in the 1950s and had a No. 1 hit with "Come On-a My House." She was aunt to actor George Clooney.
1928-2002
James Coburn was a prolific Oscar-winning film and TV actor known for projects like Our Man Flint and Affliction.
1928-2002
Willie Davenport was an Olympic athlete and medal winner and one of only a few Americans to compete in both the Summer and Winter games.
1943-2002
1912-2002
Director and producer Ted Demme created Yo! MTV Raps, and worked on the films Beautiful Girls, Life and Blow.
1963-2002
Nicknamed "The Ox," bass guitarist John Entwistle was a founding member of the legendary rock band the Who.
1944-2002
Serial killer Roy Fontaine, originally Archibald Hall, killed a former lover, his employers, an accomplice and another man in England in the 1970s.
1924-2002
John Gotti was an organized crime leader who became head of the Gambino family.
1940-2002
Stephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist, and the best-selling writer of popular science books.
1941-2002
Virginia Hamilton was a multiple award-winning children's author whose work celebrated diversity and the African-American experience.
1934-2002
1908-2002
Irish actor Richard Harris is best known for his performances as King Arthur in Broadway's Camelot and Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films.
1930-2002
1942-2002
Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl made a celebrated journey aboard a raft called Kon-Tiki in 1947, and later wrote an international best-seller about his amazing expedition.
1914-2002
Director George Roy Hill produced some of the most popular films of the 1960s and 1970s, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
1921-2002
Myra Hindley was an serial killer of small children, murders she committed in partnership with boyfriend Ian Brady.
1942-2002
Guitarist Michael was the lead guitarist for Widespread Panic, a jam band that recorded seven studio albums over a nearly 11-year career, including songs like "Ain't Life Grand" and "Blue Indian."
1962-2002
Musical rebel Waylon Jennings is best remembered for helping to popularize a grittier and more rock-influenced style of outlaw country music.
1937-2002
1912-2002
1936-2002
Ann Landers was the famous advice columnist who developed a newspaper readership counting into the millions.
1918-2002
1920-2002
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was a singer and rapper known for her work with the 1990s group TLC.
1971-2002
Linda Lovelace is a pornographic actress who had instant success with the 1972 film Deep Throat.
1949-2002
Spike Milligan was an Irish writer and comedian best known for his work on The Goon Show.
1918-2002
1927-2002
British actor and comedian Dudley Moore starred in funny films such as Bedazzled (1967), 10 (1979), and Arthur (1981).
1935-2002
U Ne Win was a Burmese military general who staged a coup and ruled his country from 1962 until 1988.
1911-2002
Rabbi and author Chaim Potok wrote The Chosen, along with several other novels featuring characters grappling with clashing secular and religious views.
1929-2002
1930-2002
Queen Elizabeth was the Queen consort of King George VI until his death in 1952. She is best known for her moral support to the British people during WWII and her longevity.
1900-2002
1917-2002
Sam Snead was an American pro golfer who won a record 82 PGA tournaments.
1912-2002
Rod Steiger was an Academy Award-winning actor known for his roles in On the Waterfront and In the Heat of the Night.
1925-2002
Joe Strummer was a British singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as the co-founder and member of the punk rock band The Clash.
1952-2002
1932-2002
Willie Thrower was a pioneer for African Americans in football, the first to play quarterback professionally.
1930-2002
1946-2002
1906-2002
Hoyt Wilhelm was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher known for his knuckleball and who set a pitching record.
1923-2002
Baseball legend Ted Williams was best known as the Boston Red Sox Player who had a contentious relationship with Boston fans, who he refused to tip his hat to during his career.
1918-2002
1916-2002
An abused child who later earned her living as a sex worker, Aileen Wuornos was found guilty of killing six men and was later executed in a Florida prison.
1956-2002
1902-2002