John Giorno

Poet and performance artist; creator of Dial-a-Poem (still going strong at 641-793-8122); snoozing star of Warhol's "Sleep." Via the New York Times.

Stephen Moore

Actor; remembered as the original voice of Marvin the robot in the original "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" radio series. Via the Guardian. 

Ettore Spalletti

Artist. Via ARTNews.

Janusz Kondratiuk

Director and screenwriter. Via The First News.

Makoto Wada

Illustrator, essayist, and director. Via asahi.com.

Lee Botts

Environmentalist, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. Via the Chicago Tribune.

Esmeralda Barros

Actress. Via westernboothill.blogspot.com.

Vinnie Bell

Session guitarist and inventor; creator of the first electric 12-string guitar, and the electric sitar, among other things. AKA Vincent Gambella. Via Facebook; I know, I know, but for some reason there is a well-written obituary there.

Reg Watson

TV writer and producer; creator of popular Australian soap opera "Neighbors." Via CNN.

Masaichi Kaneda

Japanese baseball's pitching "Emperor." Via the New York Times. 

Joe Heller

Just a regular guy who earned an affectionate and very funny obituary. You can find the original and complete obit here. Via the New York Times.

Ram Mohan

Animator known as the "Father of Indian animation." Via Animation Magazine.

Carlo Croccolo

Actor. Via Il Repubblica.

Alexi Leonov

Cosmonaut; first human to walk in space. Via the New York Times.

Douglas Moore

Minister and activist. Via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Kadri Gopalnath

Saxophonist. Via India Today.

Trinidad Morgades Besari

Writer. Via Ahora EG.

Ion Moraru

Writer and dissident. Via jurnal.md.

Richard Gregson

Film writer and producer. Via Instagram.

Jose Ortiz

Barber. Via Journal Sentinel.