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Charles Bronson
Film Actor / 1921 - 2003
American film Charles Bronson is best known for playing tough-guy, vigilante roles in films like The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Death Wish (1974).
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(1921-2003)
Film Actor
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Art Carney
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian / 1918 - 2003
Art Carney was an Oscar-winning actor and comedian best known for his role as Jackie Gleason's best friend, Ed Norton, on the pioneering sitcom The Honeymooners.
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(1918-2003)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
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Benny Carter
Songwriter, Saxophonist / 1907 - 2003
Benny Carter was best known as a Jazz saxophonist and composer from the 1930's to the 1990's.
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(1907-2003)
Songwriter, Saxophonist
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Johnny Cash
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1932 - 2003
Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter whose music innovatively mixed country, rock, blues, and gospel influences.
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(1932-2003)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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June Carter Cash
Songwriter, Singer / 1929 - 2003
June Carter Cash was a Grammy-winning country singer who was married to and performed with country music star Johnny Cash.
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(1929-2003)
Songwriter, Singer
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Hume Cronyn
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1911 - 2003
Hume Cronyn was a Canadian actor. He enjoyed a long career and often appeared alongside his second wife, Jessica Tandy.
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(1911-2003)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Celia Cruz
Singer / 1925 - 2003
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer, best known as one of the most popular salsa performers of all time, recording 23 gold albums.
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(1925-2003)
Singer
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Idi Amin
Military Leader, World Leader / 1925 - 2003
Idi Amin was a Ugandan president best known for his brutal regime and crimes against humanity while in power from 1971-1979.
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(1925-2003)
Military Leader, World Leader
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Marie M. Daly
Chemist / 1921 - 2003
Marie M. Daly is best known for being the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States.
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(1921-2003)
Chemist
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Larry Doby
Baseball Player, Coach / 1923 - 2003
Baseball player Larry Doby was the second African American player in the major leagues and first in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians.
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(1923-2003)
Baseball Player, Coach
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Buddy Ebsen
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Dancer / 1908 - 2003
Dancer and actor Buddy Ebsen performed on Broadway and films, but he’s best known for his role as Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, which ran for nine seasons.
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(1908-2003)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Dancer
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Gertrude Ederle
Professional Swimmer / 1905 - 2003
American swimmer Gertrude Ederle achieved fame when she competed in the 1924 Olympics and became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926.
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(1905-2003)
Professional Swimmer
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Luis A. Ferré
Governor / 1904 - 2003
Luis A. Ferré was a Puerto Rican industrialist who formed the New Progressive Party and was governor of Puerto Rico.
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(1904-2003)
Governor
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Maurice Gibb
Singer / 1949 - 2003
As a member of the Bee Gees, Maurice Gibb scored numerous hits during the 1970s.
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(1949-2003)
Singer
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Althea Gibson
Golfer, Tennis Player / 1927 - 2003
Tennis star Althea Gibson was the first African American to play at Wimbledon. She also broke racial barriers in professional golf.
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(1927-2003)
Golfer, Tennis Player
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Rubén González
Pianist / 1919 - 2003
Rubén González was an acclaimed Afro-Cuban pianist and Buena Vista Social Club member who released his debut album as a lead player at the age of 78.
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(1919-2003)
Pianist
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Buddy Hackett
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian / 1924 - 2003
Comedian Buddy Hackett co-starred with Carol Burnett on the NBC sitcom Stanley. His film career included an acclaimed role in 1962’s The Music Man.
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(1924-2003)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
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Katharine Hepburn
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1907 - 2003
Katharine Hepburn was an actress known as a spirited performer with a touch of eccentricity in films such as The African Queen and On Golden Pond.
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(1907-2003)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Gregory Hines
Actor, Dancer / 1946 - 2003
Gregory Hines began dancing as a child and went on to launch a successful Broadway, television and film career. His notable movies include The Cotton Club and White Nights.
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(1946-2003)
Actor, Dancer
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Al Hirschfeld
Illustrator, Painter, Sculptor / 1903 - 2003
Al Hirschfeld is known for his stylish caricatures in the New York Times over many decades (beginning 1929) portraying show-business personalities.
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(1903-2003)
Illustrator, Painter, Sculptor
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Bob Hope
Film Actor, Television Actor, Television Personality / 1903 - 2003
Bob Hope was a entertainer and comic actor, known for his rapid-fire delivery of jokes and for his success in virtually all entertainment media.
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(1903-2003)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Television Personality
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Maynard Jackson
Lawyer, Mayor / 1938 - 2003
Maynard Jackson was a lawyer and the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, serving three terms (1974–82 and 1990–94).
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(1938-2003)
Lawyer, Mayor
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Elia Kazan
Director / 1909 - 2003
Elia Kazan directed plays by Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller on Broadway, then won Oscars for films like On The Waterfront.
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(1909-2003)
Director
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Little Eva
Singer / 1943 - 2003
Little Eva was a singer best known for the overnight stardom brought to her through her #1 smash "The Loco-Motion."
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(1943-2003)
Singer
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William Marshall
Film Actor / 1924 - 2003
Film actor. William Marshall was an actor best known for his lead role in the legendary blaxploitation film Blacula.
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(1924-2003)
Film Actor
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Penny Singleton
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Singer / 1908 - 2003
Penny Singleton is an actress and singer who had a long career in show business and best known for her role as the legendary comic strip character Blondie.
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(1908-2003)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Singer
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Franco Modigliani
Economist / 1918 - 2003
Economist Franco Modigliani won a Nobel Prize in 1985 for his research of household savings and financial markets.
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(1918-2003)
Economist
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Robert Palmer
Songwriter, Singer / 1949 - 2003
Robert Palmer is a British singer and songwriter known for his smooth, but soulful voice and gentlemanly demeanor.
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(1949-2003)
Songwriter, Singer
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Gregory Peck
Actor / 1916 - 2003
Gregory Peck is best known for his larger-than-life film roles, particularly as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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(1916-2003)
Actor
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Sam Phillips
Music Producer / 1923 - 2003
American record producer Sam Phillips is best known for discovering musicians Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Howlin' Wolf, among other blues, country and rock 'n' roll artists. He is also known for revolutionizing the music industry and introducing rock 'n' roll to the world throughout the 1950s.
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(1923-2003)
Music Producer
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John Ritter
Television Actor, Philanthropist / 1948 - 2003
Actor John Ritter played roommate Jack Tripper in the 1977 hit comedy series Three's Company. His performance earned him a Golden Globe and an Emmy.
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(1948-2003)
Television Actor, Philanthropist
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Fred Rogers
Minister, Television Personality / 1928 - 2003
Fred Rogers is the much-loved host of the public television show, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran on PBS from 1968 to 2001.
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(1928-2003)
Minister, Television Personality
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Edward Said
Academic, Activist, Academic Author / 1935 - 2003
Although Edward Said was a literature professor at Columbia University, he also wrote about the way we discuss the Middle East in Orientalism.
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(1935-2003)
Academic, Activist, Academic Author
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John Schlesinger
Director / 1926 - 2003
British film and theater director John Schlesinger’s first American film, Midnight Cowboy (1969), won him an Academy Award.
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(1926-2003)
Director
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Compay Segundo
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1907 - 2003
Cuban musician Compay Segundo (originally Francisco Repilado) achieved international success as part of Buena Vista Social Club in 1997.
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(1907-2003)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Nina Simone
Civil Rights Activist, Pianist, Singer, Journalist / 1933 - 2003
Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in the 1950s and '60s. A civil rights activist, she wrote songs promoting the Civil Rights Movement.
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(1933-2003)
Civil Rights Activist, Pianist, Singer, Journalist
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Robert Stack
Film Actor, Television Actor, Television Personality / 1919 - 2003
Actor Robert Stack was in over 40 films but is best known for his television work in ABC's drama series The Untouchables and as the host of Unsolved Mysteries.
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(1919-2003)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Television Personality
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Strom Thurmond
U.S. Representative / 1902 - 2003
Strom Thurmond served as a U.S. senator for South Carolina from 1956 to 2003, during which time he switched from Democrat to Republican due to his opposition to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. He resigned from the Senate at age 100—becoming the oldest congressman in U.S. history.
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(1902-2003)
U.S. Representative
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Caspar Weinberger
Lawyer, Government Official / 1917 - 2003
Caspar Weinberger served in three U.S. presidential administrations. He was appointed Secretary of Defense after Reagan’s election in 1980.
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(1917-2003)
Lawyer, Government Official
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Barry White
Music Producer, Singer / 1944 - 2003
Grammy Award–winning singer Barry White's smooth, deep voice produced sexy soul hits like "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe."
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(1944-2003)
Music Producer, Singer