| CELEBRITY | AGE | DATE OF DEATH | DESCRIPTION |
| GEORGE MICHAEL | 70 | 12/24/2009 | American journalist and broadcaster most famous for his show 'George Michael's Sports Machine'. |
| BRITTANY MURPHY | 32 | 12/20/2009 | American actress who was in '8 Mile', 'Clueless' and 'King of the Hill'. |
| ARNOLD STANG | 91 | 12/20/2009 | American character actor. Star of 'Top Hat', 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' and many others. |
| KIM PEEK | 58 | 12/19/2009 | American savant who was the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman's movie character 'Rainman'. |
| CONNIE HINES | 78 | 12/18/2009 | Played Carol Post on the television series 'Mister Ed'. |
| CHRIS HENRY | 26 | 12/17/2009 | Wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. |
| JENNIFER JONES | 90 | 12/17/2009 | Academy Award winning actress ('The Song of Bernadette.') |
| ROY DISNEY | 79 | 12/16/2009 | Walt's nephew and senior executive for The Walt Disney Company. |
| ORAL ROBERTS | 91 | 12/15/2009 | Beloved American evangelist who was the founder of Oral Roberts University. |
| GENE BARRY | 90 | 12/9/2009 | Actor who portrayed Bat Masterson on television and starred in the movie 'War of the Worlds'. |
| JERRY BIRN | 86 | 12/5/2009 | American soap opera writer for the shows 'The young and the Restless' and 'The Bold and the Beautiful'. |
| LIAM CLANCY | 74 | 12/4/2009 | Irish singer who was the youngest and last surviving member of the popular Irish musical group the Clancy Brothers. |
| ERIC WOOLFSON | 62 | 12/2/2009 | Scottish singer and keyboardist who was a part-time singer and full-time lyricist for the Alan Parsons Project. |
| AARON SCHROEDER | 84 | 12/1/2009 | Songwriter who composed over 1500 recordings including 17 hits and 5 number one hits for Elvis Presley including 'It's Now or Never' and 'Good Luck Charm'. |
| BOB KEANE | 87 | 11/28/2009 | American music producer and manager who was the founder of Del-Fi Records. |
| AL ALBERTS | 87 | 11/27/2009 | American lead singer of the oldies group the Four Aces. |
| ABE POLLIN | 84 | 11/24/2009 | American businessman who was owner of the NBA franchise the Washington Wizards and previously owner of the NHL's Washington Capitals. |
| ROBERT DEGEN | 104 | 11/23/2009 | Songwriter best known for writing the song 'The Hokey Pokey'. |
| ROBERT FRANKEL | 68 | 11/16/2009 | American thoroughbred horse trainer ESPN called 'one of the most successful and respected trainers in the history of thoroughbred racing'. |
| KEN OBER | 52 | 11/15/2009 | American comedian and host of the 80's MTV game show 'Remote Control' who also appered in commercials for the game 'Jenga'. |
| DENNIS COLE | 69 | 11/15/2009 | Television character actor who played the blonde-haired blue-eyed loverboy type on many shows. Was married for a time to Jaclyn Smith of 'Charlie's Angels'. |
| DAVID LLOYD | 75 | 11/10/2009 | Emmy-award winning television screenwriter and producer of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', 'Cheers', 'Taxi', 'Frasier', 'Wings' and the recent 'Modern Family'. |
| RON SPROAT | 77 | 11/6/2009 | Television head writer of the 60's gothic soap opera 'Dark Shadows'. Created the character of vampire Barnabas Collins. |
| MARK SMITH | 49 | 11/2/2009 | Irish musician and record producer who was a member of the band The Waterboys. |
| MICHELLE TRIOLA | 76 | 10/30/2009 | Unsuccessful plaintiff in landmark palimony suit against actor Lee Marvin. |
| CLAUDE LÉVI-STRAUSS | 100 | 10/30/2009 | French anthropologist and ethnologist who has been called the 'father of modern anthropology'. |
| NORTON BUFFALO | 58 | 10/30/2009 | Singer and songwriter who played harmonica in Steve Miller's band for over 32 years. |
| AUGUST COPPOLA | 75 | 10/27/2009 | Writer, professor and father of actor Nicholas Cage. |
| DEE ANTHONY | 85 | 10/25/2009 | Record producer best known for his work in classic rock. Produced 'Frampton Comes Alive' in 1976. |
| SOUPY SALES | 83 | 10/22/2009 | Comedian best known for getting a 'pie in the face' at the end of every episode of his TV show 'Lunch with Soupy Sales'. |
| VIC MIZZY | 93 | 10/17/2009 | American composer of television theme songs ('The Addams Family' and 'Green Acres'). |
| LOU ALBANO | 76 | 10/14/2009 | Professional wrestler and manager nicknamed 'Captain'. Portrayed Cyndi Lauper's father in her 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' music video. |
| AL MARTINO | 82 | 10/13/2009 | Italian singer ('Daddy's Little Girl', 'Spanish Eyes') and actor who portrayed Johnny Fontaine in 'The Godfather'. |
| DICKIE PETERSON | 61 | 10/12/2009 | Lead singer and guitarist of the psychedelic rock band Blue Cheer 'Summertime Blues'. |
| STEPHEN GATELY | 33 | 10/10/2009 | Irish pop singer who was one of two lead singers of the popular boy band Boyzone. |
| MERCEDES SOSA | 74 | 10/4/2009 | Argentine folk singer popular in Latin American countries. Known as 'The Voice of the Voiceless Ones'. |
| LUCY VODDEN | 46 | 9/22/2009 | British inspiration for the hit song 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds'. |
| ARTHUR FERRANTE | 88 | 9/19/2009 | One half of the piano duo Ferrante & Teicher. Best known for Themes from 'Exodus' and 'The Apartment' |
| MARY TRAVERS | 72 | 9/16/2009 | Folk singer in the popular trio Peter, Paul and Mary ('Puff the Bagic Dragon', 'Leaving on a Jet Plane', 'If I Had a Hammer'). |
| HENRY GIBSON | 73 | 9/14/2009 | Character actor ('Laugh In', 'Boston Legal') who specialized in comedy. |
| PATRICK SWAYZE | 57 | 9/14/2009 | American movie star of the late 1980's and early 1990's ('Dirty Dancing', 'Ghost', 'Roadhouse'). |
| GEORGE ECKSTEIN | 81 | 9/12/2009 | American television writer and producer ('The Fugitive'). |
| LARRY GELBART | 81 | 9/11/2009 | American comedy writer. One of the main forces behind the creation of the TV show "MASH'. |
| JIM CARROLL | 59 | 9/11/2009 | American author ('The Basketball Diaries') and leader of the Jim Carroll Band ('People Who Died'). |
| ERICH KUNZEL | 74 | 9/1/2009 | Classical conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. |
| ADAM GOLDSTEIN | 36 | 8/28/2009 | American club DJ (better known as 'DJ AM') who was also a member of the musical group Crazy Town. |
| DOMINICK DUNNE | 83 | 8/26/2009 | American Writer and investigavtive journalist. Father of actor Griffin Dunne. |
| ELLIE GREENWICH | 68 | 8/26/2009 | Songwriter ('Be My Baby', 'Chapel of Love', 'Leader of the Pack') who wrote many of the biggest hits of the 60's with husband Jeff Barry at the legendary Brill Building in New York City. |
| EDWARD 'TED' KENNEDY | 77 | 8/25/2009 | US senator from Massachusetts 1962-2009. Younger brother of former President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy. |
| JOHNNY CARTER | 75 | 8/21/2009 | American singer with the doo-wop group the Flamingos and the R&B group the Dells. |
| LARRY KNECHTEL | 69 | 8/20/2009 | Keyboardist of the 70's soft rock group Bread and session musician for the Beach Boys, the Doors and many others. |
| DON HEWITT | 86 | 8/19/2009 | American television producer who created the long-running CBS TV series '60 Minutes'. |
| ROBERT NOVAK | 78 | 8/18/2009 | CNN moderator and novelist best known for 'The Capital Gang', 'Crossfire' and 'The Evans/Novak Political Report'. |
| LES PAUL | 94 | 8/13/2009 | American innovator who was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar. |
| EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER | 88 | 8/11/2009 | Sister of former president John F Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics. |
| OTHA YOUNG | 66 | 8/6/2009 | Songwriter best known as Juice Newton's guitarist in her band. Wrote her hit 'The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)'. |
| WILLY DEVILLE | 58 | 8/6/2009 | Leader and founder of the rock group Mink DeVille, formerly the house band at the punk club CBGB's. |
| JOHN HUGHES | 59 | 8/6/2009 | American movie director of teen flicks ('Ferris Bueller's Day Off', 'The Breakfast Club'). |
| BUDD SCHULBERG | 95 | 8/5/2009 | American screenwriter ('On the Waterfront'), television producer and novelist. |
| CORAZON AQUINO | 76 | 8/1/2009 | President of the Phillipines from 1986 to 1992. First female president of Asia. |
| JIM JOHNSON | 68 | 7/28/2009 | Defensive coordinator of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles since 1999. |
| DANNY McBRIDE | 63 | 7/23/2009 | Lead guitarist of the rock group 'Sha-Na-Na' during their heydey. Appeared with the group in the movie 'Grease'. |
| JOHN DAWSON | 64 | 7/21/2009 | Leader and founder of the seminal rock group 'New Riders of the Purple Sage'. Nicknamed 'Marmaduke'. |
| FRANK McCOURT | 78 | 7/19/2009 | Irish born American author best known for the novel 'Angela's Ashes'. |
| GORDON WALLER | 64 | 7/17/2009 | British singer, songwriter and guitarist who was one half of the 60's recording duo 'Peter & Gordon'. |
| WALTER CRONKITE | 92 | 7/17/2009 | American news anchorman for CBS from 1962-1981. Known as "the most trusted man in America". |
| ARTURO GATTI | 37 | 7/11/2009 | Canadian professional boxer who was a lightweight and welterweight champ. |
| ROBERT McNAMARA | 93 | 7/6/2009 | American business executive who was the US Secretary of Defense from 1961-1968. |
| ALLEN KLEIN | 77 | 7/4/2009 | American business and one-time manager of both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. |
| STEVE McNAIR | 36 | 7/4/2009 | National football League quarterback who led the Tennessee Titans to their only Super Bowl appearance. |
| ALEXIS ARGÜELLO | 57 | 7/1/2009 | Nicaraguan boxer who was a three-time world champion and mayor of Managua at the time of his death. |
| KARL MALDEN | 97 | 7/1/2009 | American Academy Award winning actor ('A Streetcar Named Desire', 'On the Waterfront' and 'The Streets of San Francisco") who was also a pitchman for American Express. |
| MOLLY SUGDEN | 86 | 7/1/2009 | British actress best known as Mrs. Slocombe on the TV series 'Are You Being Served'. |
| BILLY MAYS | 50 | 6/28/2009 | TV commercial pitchman for 'Oxy Clean', 'Orange Glo' and many others. |
| FRED TRAVALENA | 66 | 6/28/2009 | American comedian who did many impersonations. |
| GALE STORM | 87 | 6/27/2009 | American actress ('My Little Margie') and singer ('Dark Moon') who was a ground-breaking pioneer of TV sit-coms in the 1950's. |
| SKY SAXON | 63 | 6/25/2009 | Leader and lead singer of the 60's rock group The Seeds ('Pushin' Too Hard'). |
| MICHAEL JACKSON | 50 | 6/25/2009 | Singer who was the 'self-proclaimed' King of Pop and former member of the group 'The Jackson 5'. |
| FARRAH FAWCETT | 62 | 6/25/2009 | Actress who was one of TV's original 'Charlies Angels' and perhaps the most famous 'poster girl' ever. |
| ED McMAHON | 86 | 6/23/2009 | TV Personality ('The Tonight Show') and commercial endorser ('Publishers Clearing House'). |
| BOB BOGLE | 75 | 6/14/2009 | Original group member and guitarist of the California surf band The Ventures. |
| HUEY LONG | 105 | 6/10/2009 | Singer who was a member of the Ink Spots for more than 40 years. |
| KENNY RANKIN | 69 | 6/7/2009 | American pop and jazz singer and songwriter ('On and On'). |
| DAVID CARRADINE | 72 | 6/2/2009 | American actor of television ('Kung Fu') and movies ("Kill Bill'). |
| KOKO TAYLOR | 80 | 6/2/2009 | Blues singer who sang "Wang Dang Doodle'. Known as the "Queen of the Blues'. |
| MORT ABRAHAMS | 93 | 5/28/2009 | Film and television producer ('Planet of the Apes', 'The Man from UNCLE' and many others). |
| JOAN ALEXANDER | 94 | 5/21/2009 | The voice of Lois Lane on radio in the 1940's and she also was a panelist on TV's 'The Name's the Same'. |
| WAYMAN TISDALE | 44 | 5/15/2009 | Professional basketball player who became a popular jazz bassist after he retired from playing. |
| CHUCK DALY | 78 | 5/9/2009 | Hall of Fame basketball coach (won titles with the Detroit Pistons and coached the original 'Dream Team' to olympic gold in 1992). |
| DOM DiMAGGIO | 92 | 5/8/2009 | Centerfielder with the Boston Red Sox from 1940 to 1953. Brother of Joe. |
| MICKEY CARROLL | 89 | 5/7/2009 | One of the few remaining munchkins from the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz'. |
| DANNY OZARK | 85 | 5/7/2009 | Baseball manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1970's. |
| VIOLA WILLS | 69 | 5/6/2009 | American disco singer who had a couple hits including 'Gonna Get Along Without You Now' in 1979. |
| DOM DeLUISE | 75 | 5/4/2009 | American actor ('Cannonball Run'), comedian, film director, television producer and chef. |
| JACK KEMP | 73 | 5/2/2009 | Former NFL football player and presidential candidate who was Bob Dole's Vice-Presidential pick in 1996. |
| DANNY GANS | 52 | 5/1/2009 | Las Vegas entertainer known as 'The Man of Many Voices'. |
| VERN GOSDIN | 74 | 4/28/2009 | American country singer was known as 'The Voice' and had hits like 'Chiseled in Stone' and 'Set Um Up Joe'. |
| BEATRICE ARTHUR | 86 | 4/25/2009 | Emmy-award winning actress whose best known roles were as the title character 'Maude' in the 70's and Dorothy Zbornak on 'The Golden Girls' in the 80's and 90's. |
| MARK FIDRYCH | 54 | 4/13/2009 | Detroit Tigers pitcher who won AL Rookie of the Year in 1976. Was nicknamed 'The Bird'. |
| HARRY KALAS | 73 | 4/13/2009 | American sportscaster, the voice of baseball's Philadelphia Phillies and the TV series 'NFL Films Presents.' |
| MARILYN CHAMBERS | 56 | 4/12/2009 | Actress ('Behind the Green Door') and adult film star of many soft-core films. |
| RANDY CAIN | 63 | 4/9/2009 | Soul singer who was an original member of the Delfonics and helped form the group 'Blue Magic'. |
| NICK ADENHART | 22 | 4/9/2009 | Rookie Major League Baseball starting pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. |
| NANCY OVERTON | 83 | 4/5/2009 | Singer with the 50's barbershop sounding group the Chordettes ('Lollipop'). |
| THOMAS BRADEN | 92 | 4/3/2009 | Journalist who penned the book 'Eight is Enough' and was co-host of CNN's 'Crossfire' the the 1980's. |
| ANDY HALLETT | 33 | 3/29/2009 | Actor who portrayed Lorne (also known as 'The Host') on the television series 'Angel' in the early 2000's. |
| LOU SABAN | 87 | 3/29/2009 | Football player with the Cleveland Browns in the 1940's and coach of the Patriots & Bills in the 1960's. |
| MAURICE JARRE | 84 | 3/29/2009 | Award winning composer of the films 'Lawrence of Arabia,' 'Doctor Zhivago' and more. |
| DAN SEALS | 61 | 3/25/2009 | Pop singer with England Dan & John Ford Coley who had country success in the 1980s. |
| URIEL JONES | 74 | 3/24/2009 | Drummer for the Motown Records session band the Funk Brothers (featured in the film 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown.') |
| GEORGE KELL | 86 | 3/24/2009 | Hall of Fame baseball player considered to be the best third baseman of the late 1940s and early 1950s. |
| NATASHA RICHARDSON | 45 | 3/18/2009 | British actress, daughter of Vanessa Redgrave & Tony Richardson, wife of actor Liam Neeson. |
| MORTON LACHMAN | 90 | 3/17/2009 | Television producer and writer who worked with Bob Hope and won emmy awards for 'All in the Family' and 'Kate & Allie.' |
| RON SILVER | 62 | 3/15/2009 | Film ('Reversal of Fortune') and television ('Rhoda', 'The West Wing') character actor who was also a political activist. |
| ALTOVISE DAVIS | 65 | 3/14/2009 | Singer and dancer who was the widow of Sammy Davis Jr. |
| ALAN LIVINGSTON | 91 | 3/13/2009 | American music executive (President of Capitol Records) and creator of Bozo the clown. |
| WILLIE KING | 66 | 3/8/2009 | Award-winning blues gutitarist and vocalist. |
| HANK LOCKLIN | 91 | 3/8/2009 | Country singer 'Please Help Me I'm Falling' and songwriter who was a member of the Grand Ole Opry. |
| JIMMY BOYD | 70 | 3/7/2009 | Actor and singer famous for recording 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' when he was 12 years old. |
| PAUL HARVEY | 90 | 2/28/2009 | Longtime ABC Radio Network announcer ("News and Comment' and 'The Rest of the Story'). |
| JOHNNY KERR | 76 | 2/26/2009 | NBA basketball player and coach who also had a 30-year career as radio announcer for Chicago Bulls games. |
| WENDY RICHARD | 65 | 2/26/2009 | British television comedianne ('Are You Being Served' and 'EastEnders'.) |
| NORM VAN LIER | 61 | 2/26/2009 | NBA basketball player with the Chicago Bulls throughout the 1970's. |
| HOWARD ZIEFF | 81 | 2/22/2009 | American film director ('Private Benjamin', "The Main Event' and others). |
| LARRY MILLER | 64 | 2/20/2009 | American businessman who was owner of the NBA's Utah Jazz. |
| KELLY GROUCUTT | 63 | 2/19/2009 | British bass guitar player who was a member of the Electric Light Orchestra. |
| BRAD VAN PELT | 57 | 2/17/2009 | Football player who was a defensive linebacker for the NFL's New York Giants. |
| ESTELLE BENNETT | 67 | 2/11/2009 | Female singer with the 60's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame girl group The Ronettes. Sister of Ronnie Spector. |
| BLOSSOM DEARIE | 80 | 2/7/2009 | Light jazz vocalist and pianist who was a prominent artist in supper clubs. |
| PHILIP CAREY | 83 | 2/6/2009 | Veteran actor of movies and television best known for playing Asa Buchanon on 'One Life to Live.' |
| JAMES WHITMORE | 87 | 2/6/2009 | Character actor of movies and television who was also a commercial spokesman for 'Miracle Gro.' |
| LUX INTERIOR | 62 | 2/4/2009 | Lead singer and founder of the punk group the Cramps. His given name at birth was Erick Lee Purkhiser. |
| CLINT RITCHIE | 70 | 1/31/2009 | Actor who portrayed Clint Buchanon on the soap opera 'One Life to Live' for 20 years. |
| BILLY POWELL | 56 | 1/28/2009 | Keyboardist of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. |
| JOHN UPDIKE | 76 | 1/27/2009 | American author best known for writing 'The Witches of Eastwick.' |
| BOB MAY | 69 | 1/18/2009 | Actor and stuntman best known for playing the robot on TV's 'Lost in Space.' |
| ANDREW WYETH | 91 | 1/16/2009 | American artist best known for the painting 'Christina's World'. |
| RICARDO MONTALBÁN | 88 | 1/14/2009 | Mexican actor best known for his role of Mr. Roarke on TV's 'Fantasy Island'. Also appeared in many movies including 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'. |
| PATRICK McGOOHAN | 80 | 1/13/2009 | Irish American actor famous for his roles in TV's 'The Prisoner' and the movie 'Braveheart'. |
| DAVE DEE | 65 | 1/9/2009 | British musician who was the leader of the 60's pop group 'Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich'. |
| DON GALLOWAY | 71 | 1/8/2009 | Best known for his portrayal of Sgt. Ed Brown on the TV Show 'Ironside'. |
| RON ASHETON | 60 | 1/6/2009 | Guitarist who was one of the founding members of the punk band 'The Stooges'. |
| SAM TAYLOR | 74 | 1/5/2009 | American blues musician and songwriter of the 70's hit 'Do It (Til You're Satisfied)'. |
| JETT TRAVOLTA | 16 | 1/4/2009 | Son of actor John Travolta and actress Kelly Preston. |
| PAT HINGLE | 84 | 1/3/2009 | Character actor who often portrayed TV judges. Appeared in the first 4 'Batman' movies. |