Aaliyah - 22, R&B Singer and Actress, Plane CCrash, August 25

 

Tommie Agee - 58, Baseball Player, Cardiac Arrest, January 22

 

Michele Alboreto - 44, Formula One Driver, Automobile Crash, April 25

 

Blaise Alexander, Jr. - 25, NASCAR and ARCA Driver, Automobile Crash, October 4

 

Earl Anthony - 63, Pro Bowler, Unknown, August 14

 

Chet Atkins - 77, Country Music Guitarist, Unknown, June 30

 

Garnet "Ace" Bailey - 53, Hockey Player and Scout, WTC Flight 175 Plane Crash, September 11

 

Lou Boudreau - 84, Baseball Player, Manager and Announcer, Unknown, August 10

 

Imogene Coca - 92, Comedienne, Unknown, June 2

 

Perry Como - 88, Crooner, Unknown, May 13

 

Troy Donahue - 65, Actor, Unknown, September 2

 

Carrie Donovan - 73, Fashion Editor and Old Navy Chick, Unknown, November 12

 

Morton Downey, Jr. - 67, Singer, Record Producer, DJ, Talk Show Host, Unknown, March 12

 

Dale Earnhardt - 49, Champion NASCAR Driver, Automobile Crash, February 18

 

Dale Evans - 88, Actress, Songwriter and Writer, Unknown, February 7

 

Marty Glickman - 83, Broadcaster, Complications From Heart Surgery, January 3

 

Katharine Graham - 84, Publisher, Unknown, July 17

 

William Hanna - 90, Cartoonist, Unknown, March 21

 

Harold "Happy" Hairston - 58, Basketball Player, Prostate Cancer, May 1

 

George Harrison - 58, Beatle, Cancer, November 29

 

John Lee Hooker - 83, Blues Musician, Unknown, June 21

 

Paul Kaiser - 84, Tastykake Innovator, Unknown, April 6

 

Hank Ketcham - 81, Cartoonist, Unknown, June 1

 

Victor Kiam II - 74, Former N.E. Patriots Owner and Remington Spokesman, Heart Condition, May 27

 

Siani Lee - 39, Local News Anchor, Automobile Crash, October 28

 

Jack Lemmon - 76, Actor, Unknown, June 27

 

William H. Masters - 85, Human Sexuality Expert, Unknown, February 16

 

Eddie Mathews - 69, Baseball Player, Pneumonia, February 18

 

Whitman Mayo - 70, Actor, Unknown, May 22

 

Al McGuire - 72, Basketball Coach and Announcer, Blood Disorder, January 26

 

Carroll O'Connor - 76, Actor, Unknown, June 21

 

John Phillips - 65, Folk Musician and Songwriter, Unknown, March 18

 

Anthony Quinn - 86, Actor, Unknown, June 3

 

Joey Ramone - 49, Rock Musician, Lymphatic Cancer, April 15

 

Guy Rodgers - 65, Basketball Player, Unknown, February 19

 

Dean Roper - 62, ARCA Driver, Heart Attack, August 19

 

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth - 69, Car Customizer and Cartoonist, Unknown, April 4

 

Dick Schaap - 67, Legendary Columnist, Complications From Hip Surgery, December 21

 

Willie Stargell - 61, Baseball Player, Stroke, April 9

 

Isaac Stern - 81, Violinist, Unknown, September 22

 

Korey Stringer - 27, Football Player, Heat Stroke, August 1

 

Rev. Leon Sullivan - 78, Religious Leader, Unknown, April 24

 

Dan Turk - 38, Football Player, Testicular Cancer, December 24, 2000

 

Ray Walston - 86, Actor, Unknown, January 1

 

Eudora Welty - 92, Writer, Unknown, July 23

 

Henry "Smokey" Yunick - 77, NASCAR and USAC Mechanic, Leukemia, May 9