In the year 2024
1,280 Notable deaths
Colin Petersen
Australian actor and musician (1946–2024).
Born March 24th, 1946 in Kingaroy.
Died November 18th, 2024 at 78 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Drew Gordon
American basketball player (1990–2024).
Born July 12th, 1990 in San Jose.
Died May 30th, 2024 at 33 years old in Clackamas County (traffic collision). [ref]
Vernor Vinge
American mathematician, computer scientist, and science fiction writer (1944–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1944 in Waukesha.
Died March 20th, 2024 at 79 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
James Kottak
American drummer (1962–2024).
Born December 26th, 1962 in Louisville.
Died January 9th, 2024 at 61 years old in Louisville. [ref]
Orlando Cepeda
Puerto rican baseball player (1937–2024).
Born September 17th, 1937 in Ponce.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 86 years old in Concord. [ref]
John Horgan
Canadian politician.
Born August 7th, 1959 in Victoria.
Died November 12th, 2024 at 65 years old in Victoria (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Cheng Pei-pei
American hong kong actress (1946–2024).
Born January 6th, 1946 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2024 at 78 years old in San Francisco (corticobasal degeneration). [ref]
Johan Neeskens
Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024).
Born September 15th, 1951 in Heemstede.
Died October 6th, 2024 at 73 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Whitey Herzog
American hall of fame baseball player and manager.
Born November 9th, 1931 in New Athens.
Died April 15th, 2024 at 92 years old in St. Louis.
James C. Scott
American political scientist and anthropologist.
Born December 2nd, 1936 in Mount Holly.
Died July 19th, 2024 at 87 years old in Durham. [ref]
Kanstantsin Kaltsou
Belarusian ice hockey player.
Born April 17th, 1981 in Minsk.
Died March 18th, 2024 at 42 years old in Miami.
Wayne Kramer
American musician (1948–2024).
Born April 30th, 1948 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2024 at 75 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Niklaus Wirth
Swiss computer scientist (1934–2024).
Born February 15th, 1934 in Winterthur.
Died January 1st, 2024 at 89 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Susan Backlinie
American actress and stuntwoman.
Born September 1st, 1946 in Miami.
Died May 11th, 2024 at 77 years old in Ventura (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dejan Milojević
Serbian basketball player and coach (1977–2024).
Born April 15th, 1977 in Belgrade.
Died January 17th, 2024 at 46 years old in Salt Lake City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Ifield
English-born australian easy listening and country music singer (1937–2024).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Coundon. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2024 at 86 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Charles Cyphers
American actor.
Born July 28th, 1939 in Niagara Falls.
Died August 4th, 2024 at 85 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Jānis Timma
Latvian basketball player (1992–2024).
Born July 2nd, 1992 in Krāslava.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 32 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Issa Hayatou
Cameroonian basketball player and football executive.
Born August 9th, 1946 in Garoua.
Died August 8th, 2024 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024).
Born January 25th, 1929 in Philadelphia.
Died September 21st, 2024 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
Caterina Valente
Italian multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress (1931–2024).
Born January 14th, 1931 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2024 at 93 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Tony Lo Bianco
American actor (1936–2024).
Born October 19th, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died June 11th, 2024 at 87 years old in Poolesville. [ref]
Nicholas Pryor
American actor (1935–2024).
Born January 28th, 1935 in Baltimore.
Died October 7th, 2024 at 89 years old in Wilmington (cancer). [ref]
Terry Griffiths
Welsh snooker player (1947–2024).
Born October 16th, 1947 in Llanelli. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2024 at 77 years old in Llanelli. [ref]
Ameen Sayani
Indian radio personality.
Born December 21st, 1932 in India.
Died February 20th, 2024 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 1280
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus