Notable Figures

Writers Holocaust Survivors Scientists Musicians Artists Athletes Women in History Margot Friedländer Military Leaders Activists

Chester Weger, Convicted Starved Rock Killer, Dies at 86

His attorney says he died surrounded by family still insisting on his innocence in the 1960 Starved Rock triple killings.

Robin Givhan Traces Virgil Abloh’s Rise in Make It Ours

Misericordia Founder Sister Rosemary Connelly Dies at 94

Nina Kuscsik, Marathon Pioneer Who Broke Barriers, Dies at 86

Carlo Acutis to Be Canonized on September 7 as Church’s First Millennial Saint

Bill Atkinson, Architect of the Macintosh Interface, Dies at 74

Boxing Community Mourns James Cook After Bladder Cancer Battle

Renee Ferguson, Chicago Television’s First Black Woman Investigative Reporter, Dies at 75

Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, Recovering Well in Ohio Hospital

Pierre Nora, Architect of 'Les Lieux de Mémoire,' Dies at 93

Etienne-Emile Baulieu, Inventor of RU-486, Dies at 98

Étienne-Émile Baulieu, Inventor of RU-486, Dies at 98

Étienne-Émile Baulieu, Inventor of RU486, Dies in Paris at 98

Etienne-Emile Baulieu, Creator of RU-486, Dies at 98

George Coulam’s Death Officially Ruled Suicide as Ren Fest Sale Advances

Peter David, Acclaimed Comic Book Writer, Dies at 68

Sebastião Salgado, Renowned Brazilian Photographer and Environmentalist, Dies at 81

Sebastião Salgado, Visionary Photographer and Environmental Advocate, Dies at 81

World’s Oldest Living Nun, 112, Reflects on Lifelong Service

Saroj Ghose, Visionary Behind India's Science Museum Movement, Dies at 89