Valerie Harper

Emmy-winning actress ('The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' 'Rhoda'). Via ABC7.

Michael Aumont

Actor. Via Le Parisien.

Biba Caggiano

Innovative chef and restaurateur. Via CBS Sacramento.

Dwi Koendoro

Animator. Via the Jakarta Post.

Bruno Thost

Actor. Via vaaju.com.

Alexander Chislov

Actor. Via the Teller Report.

Gillian Hanna

Actress; co-founder of Monstrous Regiment Theatre Company. Via the Guardian.

Rosemary Kuhlmann

Mezzo-soprano best known for creating the role of the Mother in Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors." AKA Rosemary Kuhlmann Evans. Via Nardolillo Funeral Home.

Clint Conatser

Former MLB player. Via McCormick and Son.

Chad Holt

Writer and performer. Via Dignity Memorial.

Erling Wicklund

Trombonist and journalist. Via nrk.no.

Mitch Podolak

Festival founder best known as co-founder of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Via Global News.

Wang Guodong

Wang Guodong at left.

Artist who painted Mao's official portrait; excellent obit by Amy Qin. Via the New York Times.

Nancy Holloway

Singer. Via Purebreak Charts.

Donnie Fritts

Songwriter and musician. Via Rolling Stone.

Nimu Bowmik

Actor. Via the Times of India.

Frances Crowe

Radical activist. Via the New York Times.

Jessi Combs

Race car driver. Via CNN.

Mir Tanha Yousafi

Writer. Via pal.gov.pk.

Massimo Mattioli

Comics artist. Via ilpost.it.

Lenny Pakula

Keyboardist known for his session work ('Me and Mrs. Jones,' 'TSOP'). Via legacy.com.

Pedro Bell

Artist and illustrator. Via Ultimate Classic Rock.

Sheila Steafel

Great comic actress. Via the Guardian.

Jonathan Goldstein

Composer. Via the BBC.

David Akiba

Photographer. Via Emerson Today.

Mario Davidovsky

Composer. Via the Library of Congress.

Tom Jordan

Former MLB player. Via Forbes.

Ray Henwood

Actor. Via Stuff.

Anne Grete Preus

Singer and musician. Via newsinenglish.no.

Khalilur Rahman Babar

Actor. Via bdnews24.com.

Neal Casal

Guitarist, singer, songwriter, and photographer. Via heavy.com.

Julie Maxwell

Actress. Via the BBC.

Ines Torelli

Comedian and actor. Via srf.ch.

Vitaly Logvinovsky

Actor. Via the Teller Report.

Fernanda Young

Screenwriter and actor. Via newsbeezer.com.

Zbignew Makowski

Artist. Via onet.pl.

Connie Lester

Saxophonist. Via WBGO.

Mona Lisa

Actress. AKA Gloria Lerma Yatco.  Via ABS-CBN News.

Jian Ming

Poet. Via thepaper.cn.

Fulati Gidali

Singer. Via etvbharat.com.

Konstatin Kostenko

Playwright. Via intermedia.ru.

Liane Branch Russell

Scientist. Via the Knoxville News.

Carlo Delle Piane

Actor. Via the Teller Report.

Karl Shiels

Actor and director. Via People.

Tex Clevenger

Former MLB pitcher. Via abc30.com.

Jack Moran

Songwriter and musician. Via legacy.com.