| Description | Person | Date of death (age at death) |
| Hefty Canadian actor and comedian known for roles in 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles,' 'Cool Runnings' and 'Canadian Bacon' | |
| Only member of The Beatles to fit the category | |
| English author best known for the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Series | |
| German Romantic composer and music critic. Married to Clara Wieck, he wrote the 'Spring Symphony' | |
| Former Twins centerfielder and Hall of Famer | |
| American writer and poet best known for macabre works, such 'The Raven' | |
| American actress who was a successful child actor before starring as an adult in 'West Side Story' and 'Gypsy' | |
| British author of '1984,' and 'Animal Farm' | |
| 35th US President | |
| Rock and Roll pioneer known as 'The King' | |
| | Description | Person | Date of death (age at death) |
| English female author best known for romantic fiction including 'Pride and Prejudice' | |
| American author best known for the 1996 novel 'Infinite Jest' | |
| Lead singer of Queen who died of AIDS | |
| Australian television personality known as the Crocodile Hunter | |
| American jazz musician, known for piano playing and baritone voice | |
| American actress best known for playing Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' | |
| The childhood friend of Julian Lennon, she served as the inspiration for a 1967 psychedelic Beatles song that may or may not be about LSD (name of the song acceptable) | |
| English-born American actress, daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and wife of Liam Neeson | |
| Famous Motown singer known for 'What's Going On,' 'Let's Get it On' and 'Sexual Healing' | |
| Guitarist and singer-songwriter who was in Wilco from 1994-2001 | |
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