Famous People Who Died in 2016

2016 seemed to have more famous people dying than any other year.


Gordie Howe: arguably the greatest hockey player of all time

Greg Lake: brilliant English musician

John Glenn: first American to orbit the earth in a spacecraft

David Bowie: very talented and creative English pop musician

Glenn Frey: rock band The Eagle's founding member

Fidel Castro: long-time Cuban dictator

Arnold Palmer: arguably the greatest golfer of all time

Robert Vaughn: lead actor in The Man From UNCLE TV series

Prince

Merle Haggard

Leonard Cohen

Peter Vaughan

Leon Russell

Alan Rickman

Doris Roberts

Garry Marshall

Muhammed Ali

Garry Shandling

Nancy Reagan

Harper Lee

Ali, Prince and Bowie for me are the big misses for me.

Harambe :-(

Bowie gutted me, I actually mourned him.

Keith emerson as well
Buffin (drummer out of Mott the Hoople)

Prince was my biggest shock.

The death of David Bowie was tough. I have been so close to that music since I was a kid. I bought every new release religiously. It's how I imagine people are when they go to church.

Blackstar was delivered to my home. I listened to it then learned he was dead. I was devastated.

It was an early portent that 2016 was going to be a bad year.

It's not too surprising if you think about it

it was television and radio which created the modern version of 'celebrity'. Previous to that, it was pretty impossible for anybody to become world famous within their lifetime.

Global TV really started in the late 1950's, so people who got on there became the first world celebrities. As it was the only medium for this there were less 'celebrities' than in our internet age, and thus more focus on them.

Naturally, that first generation are now in their seventies and are popping their clogs. The ones that died young were in the minority, so there isn't the cumulative effect we see now of many people naturally passing away at a proper age.

I am therefore not surprised. Statistically we should expect to see more celebrity deaths in the next few years, before the line smoothed out to become more uniform every year.

Victoria Wood

Alan Thicke just died

Keith Emerson

Anton Yelchin

Paul Kantner

Paul Daniels

Terry Wogan

Bobby Chacon

Ronnie Corbett

Andrew Sachs

Pete Burns

Gene Wilder

Victoria Wood

Caroline Aherne

Terry Wogan died once and Cliff Richards is still alive.

American sports reporter Craig Sager just died.

Don't forget Mrs. Brady, Prince Buster, Pete Fountain, Phife Dawg, Dave Mirra and R2D2 aka Kenny Baker :-\

A legend for ageing rude boys like yours truly. Got to meet one of my heroes Dave Wakeling from the English Beat this year and he played tribute to one of the Godfathers of the Ska and then Two Tone scene


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iibpewIA_ik

Rick Parfitt has made a late entry

Zsa Zsa Gabor recently died also.

Carrie Fisher may the force be with you RIP.

Jimmy Bain 68 Rainbow Rock Star
David Gest 62
Joanie Laurer 46 WWE wrestling legend
Victora Wood 62 Comedian genius
Harper Lee 89 To Kill a Mockingbird author
George Kennedy 91 Movie Great
George Martin 90 Beatles producer
John Berry 52 Beastie Boys
Burt Kwouk 85 Pink Panther film who fights Peter Sellers.
Carla Lane 87 Liver Birds and Bread writer
Paul Daniels 77 comedian
John Cruyff 68 footballer
Ronnie Corbett 85 comedy legend
Anton Yelchin 27 Star Trek Chekov
Scotty Moore 84 Elvis's guitarist
Caroline Aherne 52 Comedian/actress
Gene Wilder 83 Comic genius
Arnold Palmer 87 golfer
Pete Burns 57 Dead or Alive star
Leonard Cohen 82 witer
Colonel Abrahams 67 80's star
Dalian Atkinson 48 Villa player

All down to baby boomers dying, living wild lifestyles, more famous people around and coincidence.

Debbie Reynolds, mother of Carrie Fisher, dies one day after daughter - CNN.com



Wow... truly tragic. Mother dies one day after her daughter dies.

Debbie Reynolds was a celebrity as well.

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Debbie Reynolds, mother of Carrie Fisher, dies one day after daughter - CNN.com



Wow... truly tragic. Mother dies one day after her daughter dies.

Debbie Reynolds was a celebrity as well.

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Singing in the rain.

I don't think anyone has mentioned Kimbo Slice. Didn't he die this year too?

American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Kimbo Slice has died aged 42.

The fighter was taken to a hospital in South Miami, Florida, on Monday night.

He'd been due to top the bill at London's O2 Arena next month in a rematch against James Thompson at MMA event, Bellator 158.

"We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family," said Bellator MMA president Scott Coker in a statement.

MMA fighter Kimbo Slice dies aged 42 after being taken to hospital in Florida - BBC Newsbeat

:eek:

I'm confused. Is Pete Burns Dead or Alive? :cool:

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Don't forget Mrs. Brady, Prince Buster, Pete Fountain, Phife Dawg, Dave Mirra and R2D2 aka Kenny Baker :-\

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