Janet Seidel

Cabaret singer and pianist -- via the Sydney Morning Herald.

Xavier Benguerel I Godo

Composer -- via El Pais.

Lengkuas

Cartoonist -- via Thee Hyped Geek. AKA Zainuddin Saleh.

Jiri Kubena

Poet and art historian -- via Novinky.

Jean-Marie Berthier

Poet -- via Liberation.

Arlene Gottfried

Great photographer -- via the New York Times.

Ruth Pfau

Doctor who battled leprosy -- via The Hindu.

Vijay Nambisan

Poet -- via the Indian Express.

Sitaram Panchal

Actor -- via the Times of India.

Malle Leis

Artist -- via Publik.

Tony Cohen

Genius music producer and sound engineer best known for his work with Nick Cave -- via the Sydney Morning Herald. He did Let Love In, alone enough to make him a legend.

Ken Kaiser

Former MLB umpire -- via the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

Roger Carlson

Beloved bookstore owner -- via the Chicago Sun-Times.

Marian Varga

Musician and composer -- via Dennika.

Nani Tedeschi

Artist and designer -- via Gazzetta del Reggio.

Arleta

Singer and songwriter -- via Ekathimerini.

Alan Peckolick

Designer renowned for his logos -- via the New York Times.

Peteris Plakidis

Composer and pianist -- via Klasica.

Zeny Zabala

Actress -- via Interaksyon.

Rius

Political cartoonist -- via El Universal. AKA Eduardo Humberto del Rio Garcia.

Glen Campbell

Singer, musician, songwriter, TV host, and actor -- via Rolling Stone. A masterful cover artist, he could do country and pop; his biggest hits include "Gentle On My Mind," which made John Hartford's career; Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," and "Galveston"; and later "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights."

Ana-Maria Avram

Composer -- via The Wire.

David Maslanka

Composer -- via MTPR.

Gregorio Martinez

Writer -- via El Comercio.

Gonzague Saint Bris

Writer -- via The Stopru.

Robert Wimberly

Singer -- via legacy.com.

Barbara Cook

Tony-winning singer and actress; one of cabaret's great chanteuses -- via Broadway World. She made a splash in Plain and Fancy in 1955. She originated the roles of Cunegonde in Candide and Marian the Librarian in The Music Man. She transitioned to concert-hall and club work, becoming in many minds the premier interpreter of Sondheim's songs.

Charlie Tagawa

Banjoist -- via legacy.com.

Lee Blakeley

Opera director -- via Slipped Disc.

Dick Locher

Cartoonist -- via the Chicago Sun-Times.

Bernd Witthuser

Singer, songwriter, and musician -- via In Touch.

Tom Elliott

Screenwriter -- via the Guardian.

Jessy Serrata

Tejano singer and bassist -- via the Houston Chronicle. AKA Mr. Iron Throat.

Patrick Thomas

Conductor -- via The Australian.

Skapti Olafsson

Musician -- via mbl.is.

Peter Canon

Actor -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

H.G. Rasool

Writer -- via The Hindu.

Haruo Nakajima

Actor; the first and best interpreter of the 'creature suit' role of Godzilla -- via the International Business Times. Who could rampage like Haruo? Nobody. He got his start as a bit actor with Toho Studios -- he worked in Kurosawa's Stray Dog in 1949, but his scenes got cut. Three films later, he was back as a bandit in Seven Samurai. His very next film, he donned the daikaiju, or monster outfit, to portray the King of the Monsters in Ishiro Honda's 1954 classic.

Nakajima continued in the role in 12 straight Godzilla films, through 1972's Godzilla vs. Gigan. In the meantime, he portrayed many other"larger-than-life"  characters. (Radon, Moguera, Baran, Magma, Baragon, Gomess, Gaira, Kiyla, Kingukongu aka King Kong, U-Tom, and others.) Japan's tokusatsu (special effects) films combined full-body costumes, miniature sets, and slowed footage to create asense of the epic on a budget. Did it work? Well, not really, but it made for quite an enjoyable childhood of viewing.

He moved effortlessly between this work and appearcances in such films as the key Japanese new-wave horror film Matango (Attack of the Mushroom People), and Yojimbo and The Hidden Fortress. He suffered for his art -- he experienced burns, shocks, and near-suffocation on set. The Big Green Guy wouldn't have had so much charm without Nakajima inside animating him.

Darren Daulton

Three-time All-Star MLB catcher -- via ESPN. AKA Dutch.

Walter Levin

Violinist; founder of the LaSalle Quartet; and educator -- via the Chicago Sun-Times.

Daniel Licht

Composer and musician; best known for his multitude of scoring work for film and TV -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Victor Manuel Cardenas Morales

Poet and writer -- via Colima Noticias.

Bruno Canfora

Composer, conductor, and arranger -- via La Repubblica.

Don Baylor

Former All-Star MLB player and manager -- via MLB. AKA Groove. A mighty power hitter with a 19-year career as a player for six different teams who loved to crowd the plate -- and was hit by many, many, many pitches. He moved on to managing the brand-new Colorado Rockies for its first six seasons. A heck of a nice guy, and a great manager and player. He could make you play better than you thought you could.

Marcelino Perello Valls

Dissident, journalist, and broadcaster -- via El Universal.

Richard Dudman

An extraordinary journalist -- via the New York Times.

Pavel Kantorek

Cartoonist and scientist -- via Radio Prague.