2022 deaths

265 th pope of the Catholic Church (2005–2013)

leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognised as a Guinness World Record. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was vot

United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001

former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1926–2022)

Bahamian and American actor and diplomat (1927–2022)

Japanese singer, voice actor (1948-2022)

French and Swiss film director (1930–2022)

al-Qaeda terrorist leader (1951–2022), Muslim jurist and theologian (Sunni), surgeon

Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody" and "Voice of the Millennium".

President of Angola from 1979 to 2017

American stand-up comedian (1955–2022)

English and Australian singer (1948-2022)

French virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)

Russian politician (1946–2022)

Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury was a British-American-Irish actress and singer. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles across film, stage, and television. Although based for much of her life in the United States, her work attracted international attention.

Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (, ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; , ), was a Greek musician, composer, and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music. He composed the Academy Award-winning score to Chariots of Fire (1981), as well as scores for the films Blade Runner (1982), Missing (1982), Antarctica (1983), The Bounty (1984), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and Alexander (2004), and the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.

American actor (1950–2022)

James Edmund Caan was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.

American stand-up comedian (1957–2022)

President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998

Danish nuclear physicist (1926–2022)

American actress (1934–2022)

Ivana Marie Trump was a Czech and American businesswoman, socialite, and model. She lived in Canada in the 1970s, before relocating to the United States and marrying Donald Trump in 1977. She held key managerial positions in the Trump Organization, as vice president of interior design, CEO and president of Trump's Castle casino resort, and manager of the Plaza Hotel.

American basketball player (1934–2022)

3rd President of Kenya (1931–2022)

Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)

Malian politician

American rock 'n' roll musician (1935–2022)

American actress (1951–2022)

British fashion designer (1941–2022)

First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002

American actress (1917–2022)

American actor (1954–2022)

American broadcast journalist (1929–2022)

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper. He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the course of hip-hop by bringing it to a wider audience. Other singles included "Fantastic Voyage" (1994), "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" (1996), and "C U When U Get There" (1997). He released nine albums, the first three of which achieved mainstream success: It Takes a Thief (1994), ''Gangsta's Paradise (1995), and My Soul'' (1997). Coolio first achieved recognition

Canadian American molecular biologist (1939-2022)

American chemist (1933–2022)

English scientist (1919–2022)

French actor (1930–2022)

American singer and actor (1947–2022)

American actress (1928–2022)

German film director (1941–2022)

Bosnian association football player and manager (1941–2022)

Egyptian Islamic theologian based in Doha, Qatar (1926-2022)

Greek actress and singer (1929–2022)

Anne Celeste Heche was an American actress, known for her roles across a variety of genres in film, television, and theater. She was the recipient of Daytime Emmy, National Board of Review, and GLAAD Media Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy.

French actor (1984–2022)

American film director (1939–2022)

German association football player (1936–2022)

Japanese politician (1931-2022)

American stand-up comedian

English theatre and film director (1925–2022)

American economist (1940-2022)

Belarusian nuclear physicist and politician (1934—2022)

Spanish footballer (1933–2022)

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut

French sociologist and philosopher (1947–2022)

American country singer (1932–2022)

German writer and editor (1929–2022)