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Year in Review 2024 Deaths of Influential Figures Across Fields
A sweeping year in memorials lists notable figures who died in 2024, from O J Simpson to leaders in politics, sports, music, film, and literature. It highlights figures such as Alexei Navalny, Ebrahim Raisi, Joe Lieberman, Willie Mays, Quincy Jones, James Earl Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Pete Rose, and Nikki Giovanni, among many others, with brief notes on their careers and impact. The piece includes a detailed roll call by month, noting ages and causes where cited.
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O.J. Simpson
America
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Alexei Navalny
Vladimir Putin
Kremlin
Russia
Germany
Ebrahim Raisi
Brian Mulroney
Nguyen Phu Trong
U.S
Sheila Jackson Lee
Nikolai Ryzhkov
Lou Dobbs
Vasso Papandreou
Joe Lieberman
Jim Inhofe
Tim Johnson
Jim Sasser
Hage Geingob
Salim Hoss
Cecil L
Chip” Murray
James Lawson Jr
Dexter Scott King
Hydera Broadbent
David Mixner
Ratan Tata
The
Home Depot
Bernard “Bernie” Marcus
Jacob Rothschild
Daiso Retail Chain
Hirotake Yano
Michael Jackson
James Earl Jones
Chita Rivera
Donald Sutherland
Gena Rowlands
Louis Gossett Jr
Shelley Duvall
Kris Kristofferson
Sandra Milo
Anouk Aimée
Carl Weathers
Joyce Randolph
Tony Todd
Shannen Doherty
Song Jae-lim
Sergio Mendes
Toby Keith
Phil Lesh
Melanie
Dickey Betts
Francoise Hardy
Fatman Scoop
Duane Eddy
Frankie Beverly
Roger Corman
Morgan Spurlock
Faith Ringgold
Nikki Giovanni
N. Scott Momaday
Richard Simmons
Ruth Westheimer
Phil Donahue
Shuntaro Tanikawa
John Sinclair
Kazuko Shiraishi
CNN
Darth Vader
Tito Jackson
Jackson 5
Pete Rose
Dikembe Mutombo
Quincy Jones
Frank Sinatra
Ray Charles
Bobby Allison
Arthur Frommer
Europe
Chuck Woolery
Wheel of Fortune
Love Connection
COVID
Lou Carnesecca
St. John’s
New York