Jerry Herman

Tony-winning Broadway tunesmith ('Hello, Dolly!', 'Mame,' 'La Cage aux Folles'). Via the New York Times.

Allee Willis

Grammy-winning songwriter ('September,' 'I'll Be There for You,' 'Boogie Wonderland'). Via the New York Times.

Mel Cabang

Comedian. Via the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

Zilda Cardoso

Actress and comedian. Via Time 24 News.

Bob 'Daddy-O' Wade

Artist known for his outsized sculptures. Via Austin 360.

Dave Riley

Bassist. Via Spin.

Elizabeth Spencer

Writer ('The Light in the Piazza'). Via the New York Times.

Bill Ryan

Climate activist. Via SBS News.

Alex Duval Smith

Journalist. Via the Guardian.

Da Chen

Writer. Via the New York Daily News.

Barbara Testa

Librarian who discovered lost Twain manuscript. Via the L.A. Times.

Peter Wollen

Filmmaker, screenwriter, and film theorist. Via the Hollywood Reporter.

Bolotbek Shamshiyev

Filmmaker. Via Regnum.

Gerry Alanguilan

Comics artist. Via ABS-CBN News.

Bira do Jo

Bassist. AKA Ubirajara Penacho dos Reyes. Via the Rio Times. 

G. Nanjundan

Writer. Via the News Minute.

Woody Vasulka

Filmmaker. Via ART News.

Carrie Gentry

Civil rights activist. Via the Tennessean.

Jacques Grimbert

Conductor. Via Forum Opera.

Jose Miguel Oviedo

Writer. Via EN 24.

Francisco Brennand

Sculptor. Via France 24.

Baba Ram Dass

Spiritual leader. AKA Richard Alpert. Via the New York Times.

Louis Jenkins

Poet. Via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Tony Britton

Actor. Via the Guardian.

Ramachandra Babu

Cinematographer. Via India Today.

Johanna Lindsey

Writer. Via Entertainment Weekly.

John Briley

Oscar-winning screenwriter ('Gandhi'). Via the Guardian.

Ward Just

Journalist and writer. Via the New York Times.

Rex Johnston

Former MLB player. Via the L.A. Times.

Abbey Simon

Pianist. Via the New York Times.

Kelo Henderson

Actor. Via westernboothill.blogpot.com.

Y.C. 'Bert' Fung

Medical researcher known as the "father of biomechanics." Via the L.A. Times.

Angelo Lozada

Comedian. Via Heavy.

Christine Chambers

Photographer and playwright. Via the New York Times.

Thomas Elsaesser

Film scholar and writer. Via the New York Times.

Claudine Auger

Actress. Via NBC News.