Notable Alumni of University of Michigan – Ann Arbor [Sorted List]

1. Branch Rickey

1881-1965 (aged 84)

baseball manager sports executive baseball player basketball coach

Wesley Branch Rickey was an American baseball player, manager, sports executive, and team owner. Rickey was instrumental in breaking the baseball color line by signing black player Jackie Robinson. He also created the framework for the modern minor league farm system, encouraged the major leagues to add new teams through his involvement in the proposed Continental League, introduced the batting...

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2. Nik Stauskas

1993-. (aged 33)

basketball player

Nikolas Tomas Stauskas is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, Stauskas played two seasons of college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines from 2012 to 2014. He was drafted eighth overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. Stauskas, whose family is of Lithuanian heritage, is...

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3. Barrett Foa

1977-. (aged 49)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Barrett Conrad Foa is an American singer, dancer, and actor. He is best known for his performances in Broadway theatre. He has played many leading characters in Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. He has appeared in multiple Broadway shows, including Mamma Mia! and as Princeton and Rod in Avenue Q. From 2009 to 2021, he portrayed Eric Beale on the...

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4. Steven Gundry

1950-. (aged 76)

physician cardiologist surgeon

Steven Robert Gundry is an American physician, low-carbohydrate diet author and former cardiothoracic surgeon. Gundry is the author of The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain, which promotes the controversial and pseudoscientific lectin-free diet. He runs an experimental clinic investigating the impact of a lectin-free diet on health.

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5. Trey Burke

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Alfonso Clark "Trey" Burke III is an American professional basketball player for Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines where in the 2012–13 season, he earned National Player of the Year and led the 2012–13 Wolverines to the championship game of the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Shortly...

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6. Rudy Tomjanovich

1948-. (aged 78)

basketball player basketball coach

Rudolph Tomjanovich Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He won two NBA Championships with the Houston Rockets (1994, 1995) and coached Team USA to the gold medal in men's basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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7. Brian Griese

1975-. (aged 51)

American football player

Brian David Griese is an American professional football coach and former player who was most recently the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). A former quarterback in the NFL, he played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1998 NFL draft.

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8. Beverley Owen

1937-2019 (aged 82)

stage actor television actor

Beverley Jane Stone, known professionally as Beverley Owen, was an American television actress, best known for having originated the role of Marilyn Munster on the sitcom The Munsters before the role was taken over by Pat Priest.

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9. Kelly Johnson

1910-1990 (aged 80)

engineer military flight engineer

Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson was an American aeronautical and systems engineer. He is recognized for his contributions to a series of important aircraft designs, most notably the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird. Besides the first production aircraft to exceed Mach 3, he also produced the first fighter capable of Mach 2, the United States' first operational jet fighter, as well...

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10. Eric Millegan

1974-. (aged 52)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Eric Millegan is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Zack Addy on the Fox series Bones.

11. Miriam Shor

1971-. (aged 55)

actor television actor television director film actor stage actor

Miriam Ruth Shor is an American actress. She gained prominence for her performance in the Off-Broadway rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch (1998–2000) and in the 2001 film adaptation of the same name. She later starred in a number of short-lived television series, including Swingtown (2008) and GCB (2012).

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12. Caris LeVert

1994-. (aged 32)

basketball player

Caris Coleman LeVert is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. LeVert was originally drafted by the Indiana Pacers but was traded to the Brooklyn Nets on draft night. He later played for the Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In February 2025, LeVert was...

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13. Siobhán Haughey

1997-. (aged 29)

swimmer

Siobhán Bernadette Haughey SBS is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer. She became the first Hong Kong swimmer to win an Olympic medal and the first Hong Kong athlete to win two Olympic medals in any sport, after winning silver in the women's 200-metre freestyle and women's 100-metre freestyle during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. She later became the only Hong...

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14. Rick Snyder

1958-. (aged 68)

businessperson lawyer entrepreneur accountant politician

Richard Dale Snyder is an American business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. Snyder, who was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, began his career in business in 1982. He was chairman of the board of Gateway from 2005 to 2007, a co-founder of Ardesta, LLC, a venture...

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15. Heléne Yorke

1985-. (aged 41)

singer television actor voice actor actor film actor

Heléne Yorke is a Canadian actress. From 2019 to 2023, she starred as Brooke Dubek on the Comedy Central/HBO Max television series The Other Two. She has also played the roles of Jane Martin on the Showtime American period drama television series Masters of Sex, Olivia Graves on Graves and Amy Breslin on The Good Fight. Her work on Broadway...

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16. Stephen Fung

1974-. (aged 52)

singer screenwriter film director producer actor

Fung Chun-choi, known professionally as Stephen Fung Tak-lun, is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and filmmaker.

17. Tom Harmon

1919-1990 (aged 71)

basketball player actor American football player writer

Thomas Dudley Harmon, nicknamed "Old 98", was an American football player, military pilot, actor, and sports broadcaster.

18. Chad Henne

1985-. (aged 41)

American football player

Chad Steven Henne is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, where he is the all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns, with 9,715 yards and 87 touchdowns. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of...

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19. Strother Martin

1919-1980 (aged 61)

film actor television actor character actor

Strother Douglas Martin Jr. was an American character actor who often appeared in support of John Wayne and Paul Newman and in Western films directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah.

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20. Ryan Mallett

1988-2023 (aged 35)

American football player

Ryan Michael Mallett was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots, Houston Texans, and Baltimore Ravens.

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21. Taylor Lewan

1991-. (aged 35)

American football player

Taylor Curtis Lewan is an American former professional football player who was a tackle for nine seasons with the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).

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22. Aidan Hutchinson

2000-. (aged 26)

American football player

Aidan Joseph Bernardi Hutchinson is an American professional football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was a unanimous All-American playing college football for the Michigan Wolverines, and the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 2021. Hutchinson was selected with the second overall pick by the Lions in the first round of the 2022...

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23. James Wolk

1985-. (aged 41)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

James Joseph Wolk is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the CBS comedy series The Crazy Ones (2013–2014), the AMC period drama series Mad Men (2013–2014), the CBS drama thriller series Zoo (2015–2017), the CBS All Access psychological thriller series Tell Me a Story (2018–2019), and the HBO superhero limited series Watchmen (2019).

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24. Jim Abbott

1967-. (aged 59)

baseball player

James Anthony Abbott is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers from 1989 to 1999. He was successful at the major league level despite being born without a right hand.

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25. Matt Letscher

1970-. (aged 56)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Matt Letscher is an American actor, director, and playwright, known for his roles as Captain Harrison Love in The Mask of Zorro and Colonel Adelbert Ames in Gods and Generals. He co-starred in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. He was also Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash in The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.

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26. Thomas E. Dewey

1902-1971 (aged 69)

lawyer writer politician

Thomas Edmund Dewey was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in 1944 and 1948, losing the former election to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the latter election to Harry S. Truman in a major upset.

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27. Desmond Howard

1970-. (aged 56)

American football player

Desmond Kevin Howard is an American sportscaster and former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1991, and was selected fourth overall in the 1992 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. Howard spent most of his career on special...

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28. Arif Alvi

1949-. (aged 77)

dentist politician

Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi is a Pakistani politician and former dentist who served as the 13th president of Pakistan from September 2018 to March 2024. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2013 until being elected president in 2018. Alvi entered politics in 1979 by joining Jamaat-e-Islami, but later resigned and became one of the founding members of the Pakistan...

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29. Rick Steiner

1961-. (aged 65)

professional wrestler

Robert Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler and politician, better known by the ring name Rick Steiner.

30. Les Miles

1953-. (aged 73)

head coach politician

Leslie Edwin Miles is an American former football coach. He most recently served as the head coach at Kansas. His head coaching career began with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he coached from 2001 to 2004. Following that, he coached LSU from 2005 to 2016. Miles is nicknamed "the Hat" for his signature white cap, as well as "the Mad...

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31. Tim Hardaway Jr

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Timothy Duane Hardaway Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and declared for the NBA draft after his junior season for the national runner-up 2012–13 team. Hardaway was selected as the 24th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the New...

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32. Ann B. Davis

1926-2014 (aged 88)

film actor actor television actor

Ann Bradford Davis was an American actress. She achieved prominence for her role in the NBC situation comedy The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959), for which she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, but she was best known for playing the part of Alice Nelson, the housekeeper in ABC's The Brady Bunch (1969–1974).

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33. Justin Amash

1980-. (aged 46)

lawyer politician

Justin A. Amash is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. He was the second Palestinian American and Syrian American member of Congress. Originally a Republican, Amash became an independent in 2019. He joined the Libertarian Party the following year, leaving Congress in January 2021 as the...

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34. Sid Meier

1954-. (aged 72)

video game designer video game producer entrepreneur engineer computer scientist

Sidney K. Meier is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996. For his contributions to the...

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35. Carlos Valdez

1989-. (aged 37)

actor television actor film actor songwriter voice actor

Carlos David Valdes is a Colombian-American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Cisco Ramon / Vibe on The CW television series The Flash and other Arrowverse-related projects. Additionally, he starred as Orpheus in the Broadway production of Hadestown.

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36. Reg E. Cathey

1958-2018 (aged 60)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Reginald Eurias Cathey was an American character actor. He was best known for various roles on the children's math show Square One Television, as well as Norman Wilson in The Wire, Martin Querns in Oz, Freddy Hayes in House of Cards. The latter garnered him three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, including a...

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37. Christine Lahti

1950-. (aged 76)

stage actor film director television actor blogger film actor

Christine Ann Lahti is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film Swing Shift. Her other film roles include...And Justice for All (1979), Housekeeping (1987), Running on Empty (1988), Leaving Normal (1992), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). For her directorial debut with the 1995 short...

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38. Lawrence Kasdan

1949-. (aged 77)

screenwriter director film director film producer actor

Lawrence Edward Kasdan is an American filmmaker. He wrote and directed Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), and Dreamcatcher (2003). Kasdan also wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Bodyguard (1992). Kasdan co-wrote four Star Wars films: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Force Awakens (2015),...

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39. J. J. McCarthy

2003-. (aged 23)

American football player

Jonathan James McCarthy is an American professional football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, earning Big Ten Quarterback of the Year honors after leading the Wolverines to a 15–0 record and a national championship in 2023. In his three years at Michigan, the Wolverines won three Big...

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40. Gavin Creel

1976-2024 (aged 48)

singer songwriter television actor film producer actor

Gavin James Creel was an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his work in musical theater. Over his career he received a Grammy Award, a Tony Award, two Drama Desk Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award.

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41. Richard Perry

1942-2024 (aged 82)

composer record producer

Richard Van Perry was an American record producer. He began his musical career as a performer while attending Poly Prep, his high school in Brooklyn. After graduating from college he rose through the late 1960s and early 1970s to become a successful and popular record producer. He had more than twelve Gold records to his credit by 1982, four of...

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42. Mike Comrie

1980-. (aged 46)

ice hockey player

Michael William Comrie is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During his 13-year National Hockey League (NHL) career he played with the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He retired in early 2012 after undergoing hip surgery for the third time.

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43. Juwan Howard

1973-. (aged 53)

basketball player basketball coach

Juwan Antonio Howard is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howard was a collegiate All-American, had a 19-year NBA career with eight different teams (including All-Star and All-NBA nods and two NBA championships), and served as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines...

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44. Charles J. Guiteau

1841-1882 (aged 41)

lawyer poet

Charles Julius Guiteau was an American office seeker who assassinated 20th United States president James A. Garfield in 1881. A failed lawyer suffering from mental illness, Guiteau delusionally believed he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have been rewarded with a consulship. Guiteau felt frustrated and offended by the Garfield administration's rejections of...

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45. Tusshar Kapoor

1976-. (aged 50)

actor

Tusshar Ravi Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who works in Hindi films.

46. Raoul Wallenberg

1912-. (aged 114)

banker businessperson diplomat architect

Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat, and humanitarian. He saved thousands of Jews in German-occupied Hungary during the Holocaust from German Nazis and Hungarian fascists during the later stages of World War II. While serving as Sweden's special envoy in Budapest between July and December 1944, Wallenberg issued protective passports and sheltered Jews in buildings which he declared...

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47. Lori Lightfoot

1962-. (aged 64)

civil servant lawyer politician prosecutor

Lori Elaine Lightfoot is an American politician and attorney who was the 56th mayor of Chicago from 2019 until 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first black woman and first LGBTQ person to serve as mayor of Chicago. Lightfoot was the second woman (after Jane Byrne) and the third black person overall to hold the office....

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48. David Alan Grier

1956-. (aged 70)

film producer television actor screenwriter film actor television producer

David Alan Grier is an American actor and comedian. Known for his roles on stage and screen, Grier gained popularity playing multiple roles in the American sketch comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1994) and Reverend Leon Lonnie Love on the Fox comedy series Martin (1993–1997). In 2004, Grier was ranked no. 94 on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups.

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49. Lin Shaye

1943-. (aged 83)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Lin Shaye is an American actress. In a career spanning over 50 years, Shaye has appeared in more than a hundred feature films. She is regarded as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror productions, which include the films Alone in the Dark (1982), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Critters (1986) and its sequel Critters 2:...

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50. Jordan Poole

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Jordan Anthony Poole is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. At Michigan, he was a member of the 2017–18 team that won the 2018 Big Ten tournament and advanced to that season's national championship game.

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51. Brandi Rhodes

1983-. (aged 43)

manager professional wrestler model television producer professional wrestling ring announcer

Brandi Alexis Runnels, known professionally as Brandi Rhodes, is an American ring announcer and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE and as the former chief brand officer and executive vice president (EVP) of wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she also performed as a wrestler.

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52. Jonas Salk

1914-1995 (aged 81)

immunologist biologist epidemiologist inventor virologist

Jonas Edward Salk was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York University School of Medicine.

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53. Jamal Crawford

1980-. (aged 46)

basketball player

Aaron Jamal Crawford is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2000 to 2020. Nicknamed "J-Crossover", he is regarded as one of the best ball handlers in NBA history. Also regarded as one of the best sixth men in league's history, Crawford was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year three times,...

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54. Charles Woodson

1976-. (aged 50)

winegrower American football player

Charles Cameron Woodson is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He spent his first 14 seasons as a cornerback and his final four as a safety. Woodson played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, twice earning All-American honors. As a junior in 1997,...

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55. Chris Webber

1973-. (aged 53)

basketball player businessperson

Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III, nicknamed "C-Webb", is an American former professional basketball player. Webber played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), with the largest portion of his career spent with the Sacramento Kings. Drafted number one overall in the 1993 NBA draft, Webber became a five-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team member, and the NBA Rookie...

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56. Jalen Rose

1973-. (aged 53)

actor basketball player podcaster

Jalen Anthony Rose is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five" (along with Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson) that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both freshmen and sophomores.

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57. Valerie Jarrett

1956-. (aged 70)

lawyer politician

Valerie June Jarrett is an American businesswoman and former government official who has been the chief executive officer of the Obama Foundation since 2021. She was the longest-serving senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama. She was assistant to the president for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, overseeing the office of the same name, and chaired the White House Council...

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58. Ngô Đình Diệm

1901-1963 (aged 62)

politician

Ngô Đình Diệm was a South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam (1954–1955) and later the first president of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) from 1955 until his capture and assassination during the CIA-backed 1963 coup d'état.

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59. Tom Hayden

1939-2016 (aged 77)

political activist writer politician

Thomas Emmet Hayden was an American social and political activist, author, and politician. Hayden was best known for his role as an anti-war, civil rights, and intellectual activist in the 1960s, becoming an influential figure in the rise of the New Left. As a leader of the leftist organization Students for a Democratic Society, he wrote the Port Huron Statement,...

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60. Dave Coulier

1959-. (aged 67)

voice actor television actor comedian film actor

David Alan Coulier is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Joey Gladstone on the ABC sitcom Full House, Peter Venkman on The Real Ghostbusters, and Animal and Bunsen Honeydew on Muppet Babies. He was also in the 2007 Christmas movie The Family Holiday.

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61. Margo Martindale

1951-. (aged 75)

stage actor television actor character actor actor film actor

Margo Martindale is an American character actress who has appeared on television, film, and stage. In 2011, she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her recurring role as Mags Bennett on Justified. She was nominated for an Emmy Award four times for her recurring role as Claudia on The Americans, winning it in 2015...

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62. David Burtka

1975-. (aged 51)

stage actor television actor chef actor film actor

David Michael Burtka is an American actor and chef.

63. Claude Shannon

1916-2001 (aged 85)

cryptographer university teacher engineer mathematician inventor

Claude Elwood Shannon was an American polymath who was a mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, cryptographer and inventor known as the "father of information theory" and the man who laid the foundations of the Information Age.

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64. Gilda Radner

1946-1989 (aged 43)

stage actor autobiographer voice actor singer comedian

Gilda Susan Radner was an American actress and comedian.

65. Ashley Park

1991-. (aged 35)

stage actor actor

Ashley Jeein Park is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her portrayal of Mindy Chen on the Netflix comedy series Emily in Paris (2020–present). She originated the role of Gretchen Wieners in the Broadway musical Mean Girls, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

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66. Gary Vaynerchuk

1975-. (aged 51)

technology evangelist orator actor writer computer scientist

Gary Vaynerchuk is an American businessman, author, speaker, and internet personality. He is a co-founder of the restaurant reservation software company, Resy, and Empathy Wines. First known as a wine critic who expanded his family's wine business, Vaynerchuk is now more known for his work in digital marketing and social media as the chairman of New York–based communications company VaynerX,...

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67. Darren Criss

1987-. (aged 39)

stage actor actor composer voice actor singer-songwriter

Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series Glee (2010–2015) and received a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his leading role as spree killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018). He has also appeared on Broadway and in film and...

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68. Jim Harbaugh

1963-. (aged 63)

American football coach American football player

James Joseph Harbaugh is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach at the University of Michigan from 2015 to 2023, the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014, Stanford University from 2007 to 2010, and the...

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69. الزنجور

1951-. (aged 75)

writer university teacher neurosurgeon politician psychologist

Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and government official who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he ran for president of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. Carson is one of the most prominent black conservatives...

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70. Arthur Miller

1915-2005 (aged 90)

playwright novelist journalist screenwriter essayist

Arthur Asher Miller was an American actor and writer of plays in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), and A View from the Bridge (1955). He wrote several screenplays, including The Misfits (1961). The drama Death of a Salesman is considered one of the...

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71. Iggy Pop

1947-. (aged 79)

singer guitarist songwriter recording artist actor

James Newell Osterberg Jr., known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor who was the lead vocalist of the proto-punk band the Stooges. Regarded as the "Godfather of Punk", he is noted for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics, poetic lyrics, and unique voice. He was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR,...

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72. James Earl Jones

1931-2024 (aged 93)

stage actor television actor voice actor actor film actor

James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985, and was honored with the National...

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73. Larry Page

1973-. (aged 53)

computer scientist engineer entrepreneur

Lawrence Edward Page is an American businessman and computer scientist who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. Page is a centibillionaire and among the richest people in the world. According to Forbes, as of January 2026, Page's estimated net worth stood at US$269 billion, making him the second-richest individual in the world.

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74. Tom Brady

1977-. (aged 49)

American football player

Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and was a central contributor to the franchise's dynasty from 2001 to 2019. In his final three seasons, he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady...

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75. Michael Phelps

1985-. (aged 41)

swimmer

Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer. He won more Olympic medals than any other athlete, a total of 28 medals across four Olympic Games. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...

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76. Gerald Ford

1913-2006 (aged 93)

autobiographer gridiron football player naval officer American football player statesperson

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following the resignation of Spiro Agnew. Prior to that, he served as a...

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77. James P. Hoffa

1941-. (aged 85)

lawyer trade unionist

James Phillip Hoffa, also known as James Hoffa Jr. or Jim Hoffa, is an American labor leader and attorney who served as the tenth General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He is the son of former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. First elected in 1998, Hoffa was subsequently re-elected in 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016, serving five consecutive five-year...

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78. Stephen M. Ross

1940-. (aged 86)

lawyer

Stephen Michael Ross is an American real estate developer, philanthropist, and sports team owner. Ross is the chairman of Related Companies, a global real estate development firm he founded in 1972. Related is best known for developing Deutsche Bank Center, as well as the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project. Ross has a net worth of $10.1 billion in 2020, ranking him...

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79. Ted Raimi

1965-. (aged 61)

actor television actor screenwriter television director film actor

Theodore Raimi is an American character actor, director and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother Sam Raimi, including a fake Shemp in The Evil Dead, possessed Henrietta in Evil Dead II, and Ted Hoffman in the Spider-Man trilogy. He later reprised his role as Henrietta in the television series Ash vs. Evil Dead,...

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80. John DeLorean

1925-2005 (aged 80)

entrepreneur engineer

John Zachary DeLorean was an American engineer, inventor, and executive in the U.S. automobile industry. He is widely known as founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, as well as for his work at General Motors.

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81. Ann Coulter

1961-. (aged 65)

author columnist lawyer writer pundit

Ann Hart Coulter is an American conservative political activist, author, syndicated columnist, and lawyer. She became known as a media pundit in the late 1990s, appearing in print and on cable news as an outspoken critic of the Clinton administration. Her first book concerned the impeachment of Bill Clinton and drew from her experience writing legal briefs for Paula Jones's...

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82. Selma Blair

1972-. (aged 54)

voice actor television actor actor film actor

Selma Blair is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde, The Sweetest Thing, and the Hellboy franchise.

83. Lucy Liu

1968-. (aged 58)

voice actor stage actor actor television actor director

Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress, producer, and artist. Widely regarded as a trailblazer for Asian American representation in Hollywood, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Critics' Choice Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. A prominent sex symbol in the late 1990s and early 2000s, she has been recognized...

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84. David Scott

1945-. (aged 81)

politician business executive

David Randolph Scott is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15, the fourth lunar landing; he is one of four surviving Moon walkers and the only living commander...

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85. Ed White

1930-1967 (aged 37)

athletics competitor test pilot military flight engineer military officer astronaut

Edward Higgins White II was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was a member of the crews of Gemini 4 and Apollo 1.

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86. Jean Peters

1926-2000 (aged 74)

television actor film actor

Elizabeth Jean Peters was an American film actress. She was known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early '50s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to being turned into a sex symbol....

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87. Harold Ford Jr

1970-. (aged 56)

political pundit politician

Harold Eugene Ford Jr. is an American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. Congressman who served from 1997 to 2007 in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from Tennessee's 9th congressional district, centered in Memphis. He is a member of the Ford political family from Memphis, and is the son of...

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88. Bret Weinstein

1969-. (aged 57)

biologist podcaster evolutionary biologist university teacher

Bret Samuel Weinstein is an American podcaster, author, and former professor of evolutionary biology. He served on the faculty of Evergreen State College from 2002 until 2017, when he resigned in the aftermath of a series of campus protests about racial equity at Evergreen, which brought Weinstein to national attention. Like his brother Eric Weinstein, he was named as a...

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89. Clarence Darrow

1857-1938 (aged 81)

writer jurist lawyer politician

Clarence Seward Darrow was an American lawyer and politician who became famous in the 19th century for high-profile representations of trade union causes, and in the 20th century for several criminal matters, including the Leopold and Loeb murder trial, the Scopes "monkey" trial, and the Ossian Sweet defense. He was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union and...

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90. Larry Elder

1952-. (aged 74)

non-fiction writer radio personality talk show host film director journalist

Laurence Allen Elder is an American conservative political commentator and talk radio host. He hosts The Larry Elder Show, based in California. The show began as a local program on Los Angeles radio station KABC in 1994 and ran until 2008, followed by a second run on KABC from 2010 to 2014. The show was nationally syndicated, first through ABC...

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91. Bill Gates Sr

1925-2020 (aged 95)

philanthropist lawyer businessperson

William Henry Gates II, better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader. He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. He was the father of Bill Gates, co-founder of...

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92. Lawrence Wong

1972-. (aged 54)

chief executive officer politician

Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai is a Singaporean politician who has served as the fourth prime minister of Singapore since 2024 and the minister of finance since 2021. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been a member of Parliament (MP) for the Limbang division of Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2015. He had previously...

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93. Mike Wallace

1918-2012 (aged 94)

journalist television presenter actor writer film producer

Michael L. Wallace is a Canadian politician. He successfully stood for councillor in Burlington, Ontario in 1994 and was re-elected three times. He represented the electoral district of Burlington from 2006 to 2015 in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. While there, he chaired the Standing Committee on Justice and Human...

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94. Miriam Defensor Santiago

1945-2016 (aged 71)

lawyer journalist judge politician

Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago GCS QSC was a Filipino politician and lawyer who served in all three branches of the Philippine government: judicial, executive, and legislative. Defensor Santiago was known for being a long serving senator of the Philippines and an elected judge of the International Criminal Court. She is the sole female recipient of the Philippines' highest national honor, the...

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95. Iehiro Tokugawa

1965-. (aged 61)

political scientist writer businessperson translator economist

Iehiro Tokugawa is a Japanese author and translator who is the 19th generation and current head of the main House of Tokugawa. His great-great-grandfather was the famed Matsudaira Katamori of Aizu, and his maternal great-great-grandfather was Tokugawa Iesato, the sixteenth head of the House of Tokugawa.

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96. Sanjay Gupta

1969-. (aged 57)

novelist neurosurgeon journalist actor surgeon

Sanjay Gupta is an Indian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. Gupta is mostly known for his remakes of American action-thriller and crime films, including films such as Aatish, Kaante, Kaabil, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala, Jazbaa and Zinda, and Mumbai Saga. He has frequently cast Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham in his films.

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97. Andrey Malakhov

1972-. (aged 54)

lecturer manufacturer editor-in-chief television producer television journalist

Andrey Nikolayevich Malakhov is a Russian television personality and presenter on the main Russian television channel, Russia-1.

98. Hans-Hermann Hoppe

1949-. (aged 77)

writer economist philosopher university teacher

Hans-Hermann Hoppe is a German-American academic associated with Austrian School economics, anarcho-capitalism, right-wing libertarianism, and opposition to democracy. From 1986 until 2008 he was professor of economics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He is a senior fellow of the Mises Institute think tank. In 2006 he emigrated to Turkey and founded the Property and Freedom Society. Some...

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99. Moritz Wagner

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Moritz Wagner was a German explorer, collector, geographer and natural historian. Wagner devoted three years (1836–1839) to the exploration of Algiers: it was here that he made important observations in natural history, which he later supplemented and developed: that geographical isolation could play a key role in speciation.

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100. François Duvalier

1907-1971 (aged 64)

politician physician

François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician and physician who served as president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971.