Joe Morello: one of the most famous drummers in jazz music history, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at his home in New Jersey. He was 82.

Anne Francis: posing with Robby the Robot from the movie Forbidden Planet. She died on January 3, 2011. She was 80.

Ret., Maj. Richard Dick Winters: Winters, the man whose quiet leadership was chronicled in the book and television miniseries Band of Brothers, died Jan. 2, 2011 in central Pennsylvania, he was 92

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Liz Taylor: one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age died march 23, 2011 of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.

Frank Woodruff Buckles: was the last surviving American veteran of World War I. He died on February 27, 2011 at the age of 110 and 26 days.

Gerry Rafferty: the Scottish singer-songwriter behind hit songs Baker Street and Stuck in the Middle With You, died on January 4, 2011. He was 63.

Harry Wesley Coover, Jr. : March 6, 1917 – March 26, 2011. He was the inventor of cyanoacrylate Eastman 910, commonly known as Super Glue.

Jacob Jack Kevorkian: was an Armenian American pathologist, assisted suicide activist, painter, composer and instrumentalist. Known as Dr. Death, died June 3, 2011 aged 83.

Jane Russell: was an American film actress and was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. Died on February 28, 2011 aged 89.

Lanford Wilson: was an American playwright, considered one of the founders of the Off-Off-Broadway theater movement. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1980, was elected in 2001 to the Theater Hall of Fame, and in 2004 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Died on March 24, 2011 aged 73.

Randy Mario Poffo, a.k.a. Macho Man Randy Savage: was an American professional wrestler and actor, best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He also had a short run with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Died on May 20, 2011 aged 58.

Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden: was the founder of al-Qaeda. He was a member of the wealthy Saudi bin Laden family, and an ethnic Yemeni Kindite. Died on May 2, 2011 aged 54.

Peter William Pete Postlethwaite: was an English stage, film and television actor. He appeared in Alien 3, In the Name of the Father, Amistad, Brassed Off, The Shipping News, The Constant Gardener. He died on 2 January 2011 aged 64.

Phylicia Rashad, born Phylicia Ayers-Allen: is an American Tony Award winning actress and singer, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She is alive, God bless her (sorry, my bad)..

Sidney Lumet: was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his name. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982). He died on April 9, 2011 aged 86.

Warren Minor Christopher: was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician. During Bill Clinton's first term as President, Christopher served as the 63rd Secretary of State. Died on March 18, 2011 aged 85.