Notable Figures

Writers Scientists Artists Musicians Holocaust Survivors Athletes Activists Actors Religious Figures Religious Leaders

Hideki Sato, Architect of Sega’s Consoles, Dies, Beep21 Says

Tributes note his arcade‑to‑home vision that defined systems from Master System through Dreamcast.

Patti Edwards, BYU Football’s Matriarch, Dies at 93

Rabbi Elyakim Schlesinger, Veteran London Rosh Yeshiva, Dies at 104

Rochel Pinson, 102, Dies After Pioneering Chabad Education in North Africa

Woodie King Jr., Pioneering New Federal Theatre Founder, Dies at 88

Woodie King Jr., Founder of New Federal Theatre, Dies at 88

Frank Ramos, Longtime Jets PR Chief Who Never Missed a Game, Dies at 87

Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Calculations Anchored GPS, Dies at 95

Paddy Clancy, Veteran Irish Journalist and RTÉ Broadcaster, Dies at 82

Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Underpinned GPS, Dies at 95

Claudette Colvin, Pioneering Catalyst of Bus Desegregation, Dies at 86

Raymond Renaud, Buchenwald Survivor and Weimar Honorary Citizen, Dies at 102

Claudette Colvin, Pioneering Civil-Rights Figure Who Defied Bus Segregation at 15, Dies at 86

Claudette Colvin, Early Civil Rights Trailblazer Who Defied Bus Segregation at 15, Dies at 86

Erich von Däniken, Author Who Popularized Ancient‑Astronaut Theories, Dies at 90

Hessy Levinsons Taft, Jewish Baby Once Used in Nazi Aryan Propaganda, Dies at 91

Berlin Gymnasium Votes to Take Margot Friedländer's Name

Kannada Author and Publisher Asha Raghu Dies by Suicide in Bengaluru

Uliana Semenova, Towering Soviet Basketball Great, Dies in Latvia

Elle Simone Scott, Trailblazing America’s Test Kitchen Chef, Dies at 49