Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz

Poet, essayist, and activist -- via the Times of Israel.

Laura Soveral

Actress -- via cmjournal.pt.

Clive King

Writer -- via the BBC.

Merian Ganjou

Adagio dancer -- via the Telegraph.

Gerald Messadie

Journalist, historian, essayist, and novelist -- via Livres Hebdo.

Tom Neil

Former RAF pilot 'ace'; one of the last survivors of the Battle of Britain -- via the Express.

Jenny Phillips

Documentary filmmaker -- via WBUR.

Dennis Creffield

Artist -- via the Tate.

Victoria Harrington

Actress -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Stefan Demert

Singer and musician -- via Upsala Nya Tidning.

James Wells

Civil rights protester; one of the Friendship Nine -- via the New York Times.

Robbie Knott

Special effects master -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Jin Chunua

Actor and action choreographer -- via sina.cn. AKA Gai Chun Wa.

Sammy Esposito

Former MLB player -- via AP.

Greg Bonham

Singer -- via noise11.com.

Clinton Ghent

Dancer and choreographer; TV's 'Soul Train' host in Chicago -- via the Chicago Sun-Tines,

Donovan Webster

Acclaimed journalist, writer, editor, activist, and philanthropist whose drinking led him to involuntary manslaughter -- via the Albermarle Daily Progress.

Kavi Kumar Azad

Actor -- via the Hindustan Times.

Ron Satlof

TV director -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Janos Fajo

Artist -- via 444.hu.

Saman Kunan

Diver involved in Thai cave rescue -- via the Guardian.

Oliver Knussen

Composer -- via the BBC.

Garry Lowe

Bassist -- via the CBC.

Vlatko Illeiski

Singer -- via escxtra.com.

Francois Budet

Singer -- via 7Seizh,

Tab Hunter

Actor and singer -- via The Wrap. AKA Arthur Keim.

Vince Martin

Singer and songwriter -- via Rolling Stone.AKA Vincent Marcellino.

Michel Suffran

Writer -- via sudouest.fr.

Santiago Moncada

Playwright -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Jeff Loeffelholz

Actor -- via Broadway World.

Alan Johnson

Award-winning choreographer (West Side Story, Mel Brooks) -- via Broadway World.

Chloe MacCarthy

Television personality -- via the Telegraph.

Jim Malloy

Grammy-winning recording engineer -- via the Tennessean.

Michelle Musler

Superfan of the Knicks -- via the New York Times.

Carmen Campagne

Singer and songwriter -- via the CBC.

Jerry Wiggins

Drummer best known as one of Buck Owens' Buckaroos -- via legacy.com.

David VanDam

Voice actor and impressionist -- via Donnellan Family  Funeral Services.

Rani Sarkar

Actress -- via the Daily Star.

Carlo Vanzina

Prolific director, producer, and screenwriter -- via La Repubblica.

Amritlal Vegad

Writer and artist -- via the Hitavada.

Steve Ditko

Renowned comics artist; best known for his co-creation of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange -- via Bleeding Cool. It has taken me some time to come to grips with Ditko's death, as he influenced my imagination more profoundly than many other artists. I was born in 1960, at the perfect time for a young comic-book fan -- the Fantastic Four came along a month after my birth, and Marvel heroes exploded into being all through the decade. Ditko's taut, eloquent style was perfect for superhero comics, and I grew up with those images in my head. Dr. Strange was my favorite (OK, after Captain America) and Ditko's surreal visionary style blew my young mind and revealed the limitless visual potentialities of the comic panel.