Deaths in the 2010s

Elizabeth Taylor

1932–2011 (age 79)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Legendary actress who starred in Cleopatra, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and many other classic films.

Muhammad Ali

1942–2016 (age 74)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion, widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.

Ben Bradlee

1921–2014 (age 93)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Executive editor of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal.

Roberta Flack

1937–2012 (age 75)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Grammy Award-winning soul and R&B singer known for 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.'

Ruby Dee

1922–2014 (age 92)

Ferncliff Cemetery

African-American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater.

Robert Evans

1930–2019 (age 89)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American film producer known for producing major Hollywood films.

Juliana Young Koo

1905–2017 (age 112)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American-Chinese diplomat and businesswoman.

Vincent W. Lanna

1925–2010 (age 85)

Ferncliff Cemetery

U.S. Army major general and military officer.

Dwight Arrington Myers

1967–2011 (age 44)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Rapper and actor known as Heavy D, influential in hip-hop music.

Bobby Castillo

1955–2014 (age 59)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American professional baseball player.

Jaime Escalante

1930–2010 (age 80)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Bolivian-American mathematics teacher famous for his innovative teaching methods in Los Angeles.

Ron Glass

1945–2016 (age 71)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American actor best known for his role in the television series Barney Miller.

Walt Hazzard

1942–2011 (age 69)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American professional basketball player and coach.

Louis Johnson

1955–2015 (age 60)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American funk and R&B bassist.

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ

1930–2011 (age 81)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Vietnamese Air Force officer and Prime Minister of South Vietnam.

Jack Larson

1928–2015 (age 87)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman television series.

Linda Martinez

1975–2015 (age 40)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American pianist and composer.

Chuck McMurtry

1937–2014 (age 77)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American professional football player.

Lupe Ontiveros

1942–2012 (age 70)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American actress known for roles in Desperate Housewives and other television series.

Rosa Porto

1930–2019 (age 89)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American baker and businesswoman.

Beano Cook

1931–2012 (age 81)

Allegheny Cemetery

College football commentator.

Richard Mellon Scaife

1932–2014 (age 82)

Allegheny Cemetery

Billionaire supporter of conservative causes and publisher of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Robert N. Butler

1927–2010 (age 83)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Pioneering gerontologist who advanced the study of aging.

Evelyn Y. Davis

1929–2018 (age 89)

Rock Creek Cemetery

American activist shareholder known for corporate governance advocacy.

Amsale Aberra

1954–2018 (age 64)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Ethiopian-American fashion designer and entrepreneur.

Will Barnet

1911–2012 (age 101)

Trinity Church Cemetery

American artist known for his abstract and figurative works.

Brad McCrimmon

1959–2011 (age 52)

United States

Brad McCrimmon was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach whose leadership was respected across the NHL before his d...

Marcel Albert

1917–2010 (age 93)

United States

Marcel Albert was a decorated French fighter pilot and World War II ace who flew with the Normandie-Niemen regiment on t...

Kamal Habibollahi

1930–2016 (age 86)

United States

Kamal Habibollahi was an Iranian naval officer who commanded the Imperial Iranian Navy until the 1979 revolution forced ...

Shoista Mullojonova

1925–2010 (age 85)

New York City

Shoista Mullojonova was a beloved Tajik soprano and folk singer celebrated as one of her country's leading voices.

Mikhail Lesin

1958–2015 (age 57)

Los Angeles

Mikhail Lesin was a Russian media executive and former press minister best known for helping to launch the RT television...

Erdoğan Öker

1930–2012 (age 82)

Los Angeles

Erdogan Öker was an Istanbul-born man whose life ended in 2012 and who was laid to rest in Los Angeles.

Miss Cleo

1962–2016 (age 54)

Los Angeles

Miss Cleo was an American television personality and psychic who gained fame promoting the Psychic Readers Network.

Wilton S. Dillon

1923–2015 (age 92)

Washington, D.C.

Wilton S. Dillon was born in Yale in 1923 and spent his final years in Washington, D.C., where he was buried in 2015.

Jonell Nash

1942–2015 (age 73)

New York City

Jonell Nash was a food editor and cookbook author who championed soul food at Ebony magazine.

James Pascoe

1936–2014 (age 78)

New York City

James Pascoe was a Detroit-born man whose life concluded in New York City in 2014.

Herbert Zeiger

1925–2011 (age 86)

Boston

Herbert Zeiger was an American physicist whose research helped lay the groundwork for the maser.

Echo Valley

1954–2011 (age 57)

Saginaw

Echo Valley was a Saginaw native who lived from 1954 to 2011 and was buried in the Michigan city where he was born.

Sylvia Sleigh

1916–2010 (age 94)

Philadelphia

Sylvia Sleigh was a Welsh-born realist painter whose feminist reinterpretations of classical subjects earned her acclaim...

Lawrence Klein

1920–2013 (age 93)

Philadelphia

Lawrence Klein was an Omaha-born economist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on econometric forecasting.

Avrum Stroll

1921–2013 (age 92)

Philadelphia

Avrum Stroll (1921–2013) is recorded as originating from Oakland and being buried in Philadelphia.

Chuck Stone

1924–2014 (age 90)

Philadelphia

Chuck Stone (1924–2014) was a Hartford-born journalist who is buried in Philadelphia.

Harry David Lee

1899–2011 (age 112)

San Antonio

Harry David Lee (1899–2011) is listed as being buried in San Antonio.

Patrick Ellis

1928–2013 (age 85)

Philadelphia

Patrick Ellis (1928–2013) is noted as having lived in the United States and being buried in Philadelphia.

Vikk Real

1969–2011 (age 42)

San Antonio

Vikk Real (1969–2011) was connected to San Antonio and is buried there.

Jeska Real

1973–2010 (age 37)

San Antonio

Jeska Real (1973–2010) is associated with San Antonio and is recorded as being buried there.

Charles S. Roberts

1930–2010 (age 80)

Baltimore

Charles S. Roberts (1930–2010) was a board game designer whose burial site is in Baltimore.

Althea Stroum

1922–2011 (age 89)

Seattle

Althea Stroum (1922–2011) was born in New York City and is buried in Seattle.

Anatoly Eiramdzhan

1937–2014 (age 77)

Miami

Anatoly Eiramdzhan (1937–2014) hailed from Baku and is buried in Miami.

Willis F. Kirk

1928–2016 (age 88)

Indianapolis

Willis F. Kirk (1928–2016) was born and buried in Indianapolis.