Bobby Bonds, 57: a famous player in his own right, he is more known now as being the father of Barry Bonds, controversial baseball megastar.
David Brinkley, 82: half of the famed news anchor team with Chet Huntley, he won ten Emmys.
Charles Bronson, 81: famed tough guy in the films, he was also neighbors with Dick Van Dyke, and sent him a gift each Christmas.
Art Carney, 85: as Jackie Gleason's sidekick, one of the beloved Honeymooners cast. He was also hired by CBS to provide voiceover for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Johnny Cash, 71: famous country singer married to June Carter Cash and made chronicled in the film Walk the Line
Buddy Ebsen, 95: known as Jed in The Beverly Hillbillies and a famed dancer, he was slated to be the Tin Man in 1939's The Wizard of Oz until he had to drop the role due to health reasons supposedly caused by the makeup paint.
Maurice Gibb, 53: one-third of the most famous disco band The Bee Gees, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, he unfortunately died on his sister's 58th birthday.
Buddy Hackett, 79: the famous comedian got his start in the 50s and provided the voice of Scuttle in The Little Mermaid.
Katharine Hepburn, 96: star of many films including The African Queen and On Golden Pond, she was ranked #1 woman in the American Film Institute's " 50 Greatest Movie Legends in 1999.
Earl Hindman, 61: Perhaps the only TV actor with only half of a popular face; he made Home Improvement great! His wife is a priest.
Bob Hope, 100: one of
the truly great comedians in history, he has four stars on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame.
Hope Lange, 70: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir made her popular, but she also acted with Marilyn Monroe and was nominated for an Oscar for Peyton Place.
Warren Spahn, 82: famous Hall of Fame pitcher, spent most of his career with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves.
George Plimpton, 76: as an author who threw himself into his work, he was a short-term football quarterback, baseball pitcher, boxer, and trapeze artist.
John Ritter, 54: Son of singing cowboy Tex Ritter, he was made popular by the Three's Company TV series, and once won a date on The Dating Game.
Fred Rogers, 74: his famous Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ran on PBS from 1967 to 2001, he was also a Presbyterian minister.
Willie (Bill) Shoemaker, 72: perhaps the most famous horse jockey ever, he rode 90 wins out of 713 starts.
Barry White, 58: Started writing and singing songs in prison, and is popular for some of the most romantic "mood-setting" songs ever recorded.
