Ronald Reagan had quite a prolific career, having catapulted from a Warner Bros. contract player and television star, into serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild, the governorship of California (1967-1975), and lastly, two terms as President of the United States (1981-1989).Ronald Wilson Ronald Reagan was also a very famous person and will be and is still missed very much. 4 William Shakespeare. He was excellent at acting and will be and is still missed very much. He once wrote that a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander. He certainly never pandered. Michael Jackson earned $825 million in 2016, the highest earnings for a celebrity dead or alive in any year. His family were Jewish immigrants (from Austria, Romania, and Russia). Paul William Walker IV was born in Glendale, California. Zachary Quinto has built up a high-profile resume over the years, playing Spock in the most recent "Star Trek" films, as well as Dr. Oliver Thredson in "American Horror Story Asylum." Quinto came out publicly as gay in 2011, following the suicide of gay teenager Jamey Rodemeyer. Top 100 Celebrity Facts. Joe DiMaggio Dimebag Darrell Elvis Presley Steve Jobs Joan Crawford TuPac Shakur R. Budd Dwyer Per Ohlin George Eastman Kurt Cobain Marie Antoinette Humphrey Bogart Gia Allemand Walt Disney Princess Diana Barry White 16. Born in. Glamour Iceland. 2022 list [ edit] The Grammy-winning record was a tribute to her late father, the great Nat King Cole, and was comprised of his songs, with the feature being Unforgettable, a duet that came about by remixing the elder Coles 1951 recording with Natalies performance. Talents like Amy Winehouse, Prince, Whitney Houston, Cory Monteith and Robin Williams all left this world abruptly and without warning. Although they didn't have time to do so, the bedridden actress and longtime beau Ryan O'Neal announced plans to wed. She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living and whatever adventures lie ahead. Pete Burns was born on August 5, 1959 in Port Sunlight, near Liverpool, to Francis and Eva Burns. The Eagles singer Glenn Frey who also did the absolutely brilliant Beverly Hills Cop theme tune The Heat Is On, tunes Smugglers Blues and You Belong To The City which are from the soundtrack of the 80's U.S T.V Cop Show Miami Vice, the tune Flip City which is from the soundtrack of the film Ghostbusters II, the tune Part of Me, Part of You which is from the soundtrack of the film Thelma & Louise and who also acted in the Miami Vice Episode Smugglers Blues was a man who was ill with rheumatoid arthritis and died at the age of 67 in 2016 of complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. The celebrity spinner, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, died in August 2009 of an apparent drug overdose at the age of 36. Dustin did not suffer. Amanda Edwards/WireImage/Getty. [Perry] was surrounded by his children Jack and Sophie, fianc Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie Sharp, mother Ann Bennett, stepfather Steve Bennett, brother Tom Perry, sister Amy Coder and other close family and friends, his rep said in a statement to Us. He then appeared in several West End productions, such as Say Goodnight to Grandma and Run for Your Wife. He joined the circus as an acrobat and Burt Lancaster was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much. She remained in a medically induced coma and was eventually moved to hospice care until she died at just 22 years old on July 26, 2015, nearly six months after she was found unconscious. He died on March 22, 1994 in Westport, Connecticut, USA. Larry Hagman Larry Hagman Also known as Hag and the Mad Monk of Malibu this son of the legendary actress Mary Martin suffered from advanced Cirrhosis due to years of heavy drinking that required a liver transplant. Design . Michael Jackson Michael Jackson has been dead since 2009 but continues to be the highest earning dead celebrity. Bob Holness was the second actor to portray James Bond, starring in a 1957 South African radio dramatization of 'Moonraker'. The Happy Days actress died at her home in New Salisbury, Indiana, from complications of stage IV cancer in April 2017. Ironically, the episode was titled Its Great That Garry Shandling Is Still Alive. His cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but The Associated Press reported that it was likely a heart attack. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. The WWE star was found dead at 46 on April 20, 2016, at her Redondo Beach, California, home. He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side.. Actor | Peace begins with a smile. 17 Martin . He was reportedly playing hockey with his son Carter before he was transported to Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, California. Ritchie Valens (17) Rock 'n' roll singer -- Plane crash -- 1959 5. Bill Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. Dan Hartman was also an excellent musician who will be and is still missed very much. He was the lead vocalist of the rock band "The Doors" (1965-1973), and has been cited as "one of the most influential frontmen in rock history". After appearing in a minor film role, Kelly's second screen effort was as one of the invited guests to the deadly Han's Jim Kelly the actor who acted in the film Enter The Dragon alongside martial art actor Bruce Lee, was also a very strong man who was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much. He first discovered fame as a musician George Michael was an absolutely brilliant pop singer. He was also a very famous person and will be and is still missed very much. Quinn Redeker, the actor who became a fixture on daytime television with roles on the long-running soap operas Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless, died Dec. 20 at 86. David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest David Bowie was also a brilliant musician known for his tunes such as 'Ashes To Ashes', 'Lets Dance', 'Heroes' etc and will be and is still missed very much. Henry David Thoreau. We all loved him and adored working with him, former costar Cynthia Nixon tweeted at the time. "Beyonc Knowles Tops The FORBES Celebrity 100 List". She died on March 30, 2002 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. In 2017, Celine Dion wowed . I am certain there won't be a day that goes by that we won't honor his memory. He was an actor, known for Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Newcastle United (2003), 1978 FA Cup Final - Arsenal Vs. Ipswich (1978) and Match of the Eighties (1997). Some were murdered, others tried for murder, and others only became a celebrity after their untimely death, but one thing they all have in common is the photos that captured their rare moments of mortality. For better or for worse, Ratajkowski's body has been at the forefront of her image since she broke through in Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines . All; Sports; Entertainment; The All-Time Greatest Action Stars Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo: Keystone / Getty Images After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his body was laid in an open casket in Atlanta on April 9, where over 1,000 mourners came to pay their respects to the civil rights leader. He was amazing and was also an excellent actor and will be and is still missed very much. Jim Henson never thought that he would make a name of himself in puppetry; it was merely a way of getting himself on television. Her London stage debut was in the 1962 production "Lock Up Your Daughters". Kevin Mazur/WireImage. Keith Chegwin who died at the age of 60 on 11th December of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis was an excellent actor and will be missed very much. His parents were Anna (Boselli), who had emigrated from Carpi (MO), Italy, and Camillo Borgnino, who had emigrated from Ottiglio (AL), Italy. In one of her final tweets, she wrote: "Whatever option I have to LIVE I'm grabbing! Brown, the daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, was found facedown and unresponsive in a bathtub in her Atlanta-area home in January 2015. Connecticut's place to go for things to do around Hartford and New Haven, including best restaurants, family events, live music, museums and more. Growing up on the gritty streets of Hoboken made Sinatra determined to work hard to get ahead. Cilla Black was also an excellent actress and Presenter. Cilla Black was born on May 27, 1943 in Liverpool, England, UK. Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong. Ronnie Corbett began his successful show business career in the early 1950s. Famous Suicides: Robin Williams Parade Magazine Robin Williams. Forbes. Although known as the uncle/patriarch and judge "Philip Banks" on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), James Avery was a classically trained actor and scholar. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston (ne Emily Lee Drinkard) and John Russell Houston, Jr., and cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick.She began singing in the choir at her church, The New Hope Whitney Houston was also a brilliant musician known for her tunes such as 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody', 'I Will Always Love You'etc and will be and is still missed very much. Liston, one of 25 children by his father, is reputed to have been born in May 1932, yet prison records show various birth dates, among them 1928. Soundtrack | 7 Adolf Hitler. The 39-year-old model, reality television star and Playboy Playmate died in February 2007, just five months after the death of her 20-year-old son. "Celebrity 100: The World's Highest-Paid Superstars Of 2015". I absolutely love the sitcom 'Allo Allo' and still watch him do his amazing acting as Rene in it. In 1948, Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. He was raised by his mother's older sister Mimi Smith. When she was 62, the Charlie's Angels star whose 1976 swimsuit poster is one of the most iconic ever made chronicled her lengthy battle with anal cancer for an NBC documentary that aired a month before she died in June 2009. Alec Guinness was an English actor. 2 Napoleon. and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. Rod Hull was born on August 13, 1935 in Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, UK. Anna Nicole Smith, a Playboy Playmate, who turned into a reality TV star, died at a Florida hotel room in 2007, after a drug overdose. Nancy Reagan was born on July 6, 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He had suffered a massive stroke five days earlier at his Los Angeles-area home, and remained hospitalized until his death. She was great at defying expectation, Ryan Reynolds, who worked with White on The Proposal, tweeted after her passing. She was transported to the hospital where she went into cardiac arrest. The transplant saved his life, but gave him Hepatitis C. Best known for his role as J.R. Ewing on Dallas. This photo of Anne Frank was taken in 1942, and is one of the last images of her alive. Keith Emerson, founder and keyboardist of the progressive-rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, died March 11 at 71. Those named below were the highest-earning dead celebrities in 2021, according to Forbes, which listed there estimated annual income. Her family shared her love of theater and music. The 28-year-old is survived by his ex Michelle Williams and their daughter Matilda. The actor, who played older brother Wally Cleaver in the iconic TV sitcom, was also a film producer and . Eamonn Andrews was born on December 19, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. On July 8, the actress, who was 33, was declared missing after taking a pontoon boat out on Lake Piru near Los Angeles with her 4-year-old son, Josey. The Star Wars actress died at the age of 60 on December 27, 2016, from cardiac arrest. He was the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman and actor (as John Paxton). He took to writing while schooling in Kitzbuhel, Austria, and upon failing the entrance requirements for Foreign Service joined the news Ian Fleming, the author, journalist and man who did the James Bond Spy Novels, was also a very famous man and will be and is still missed very much. He grew up in Hong Kong, USA, and Australia Michael Hutchence the lead singer of the rock group INXS, was also an excellent musician who did excellent and classic tunes with INXS such as 'I Need You Tonight', 'Keep The Peace' etc and will be and is still missed very much. 14 Karl Marx. The SeaQuest DSV star hanged himself at age 27 at his L.A. home in November 2003. The Sun James Bond 'For Your Eyes Only' Television Commercial. She believed she would be with him again., The Mary Tyler Moore alum was just a few weeks shy of turning 100. Below is our list of 59 famous people who died before the age of 40. He failed to obtain parts in school Rock Hudson was also a very famous person and will be and is still missed very much. Tony Dow, 77. The Fast and the Furious star Paul Walkers life was cut tragically short in November 2013. It was the honor of his career to bring King TChalla to life in Black Panther. Barry Norman was the son of Leslie Norman, a British film and television director, producer and writer, and his wife Elizabeth. Prior to his death, his wife, supermodel Iman, shared a telling quote on social media: Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Bowie released his last album, Blackstar, just two days before his death. Coming in at No. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz ($40 million) and Dr. Seuss ($35 million) round out the top five. The Crocodile Hunter died at the age of 44 when his heart was pierced by the poisonous spine of a stingray in September 2006. She is pictured with her sister, Margot. The 100 Most Significant Figures in History. He was born Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. in St. Louis, Missouri, to Marguerite Cobb "Daisy" (Wilcox) and Vincent Leonard Price, who was President of the National Candy Vincent Price was also a very famous and also did the monologue on Michael Jacksons 80's Hit Single 'Thriller' and will be and is still missed very much. Fellow Bachelor alums were quick to convey their condolences, and Pavelka tweeted, I had to pull over, I cant stop crying. Amelia Earhart, 1920s In 1928, Earhart was the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. A cause of death is unknown. getty TV's perennial Golden Girl died on Dec. 31, just two weeks before she would have celebrated her 100th birthday. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, spiritual & religious leaders, actors and poets and from other domains of life. Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. His cause of death was an overdose on heroin and alcohol. Frank died in March 1945 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after her and her family were discovered and arrested on August 4th, 1944.