2024 deaths

James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate. He lived longer than any other president in US history, reaching age 100.

French actor (1935–2024)

Russian jurist and opposition leader (1976–2024)

Canadian writer (1931–2024)

Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician

German sports official and association football player (1945–2024)

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith was a British actress. Known for her wit in both comedic and dramatic roles, she had an extensive career on stage and screen for over seven decades and was one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actresses. She received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, four Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for six Olivier Awards. Smith is one of the few performers to earn the Triple Crown of Acting.

Canadian actor (1935–2024)

Leader of Hezbollah (1960-2024)

British physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1929–2024)

Albanian writer (1936–2024)

President of Peru from 1990 to 2000

American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024)

German-born American physicist

American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)

Israeli-American psychologist and economist (1934–2024)

Chinese-American physicist (1926–2024)

American physicist (1930–2024)

American record producer and composer (1933–2024)

Palestinian politician and Hamas leader (1962–2024)

Japanese manga artist and character designer (1955-2024)

American philosopher (1942–2024)

Liam James Payne was an English singer and songwriter. He was a member of the pop band One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, alongside Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. Payne twice auditioned as a solo artist on the British television series The X Factor in 2008 and 2010; in the latter, he was invited to join One Direction alongside fellow contestants, placing third and later achieving global success.

American actress (1930–2024)

German-American physics (1928–2024)

French actress (1932–2024)

American country singer, songwriter and actor (1936-2024)

Brazilian footballer (1931–2024)

American actor (1931–2024)

American stand-up comedian and actor (1929–2024)

Estonian politician, former President of Estonia (1928–2024)

leader of Suriname (1980–1987, 2010–2020)

French singer (1944–2024)

Swiss computer scientist (1934–2024)

Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993

British actress (1923–2024)

Swedish football manager (1948–2024)

Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the Austrian constitutional court (1949–2024)

Austrian-born American theoretical chemist (1930–2024)

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024)

Polish-American endocrinologist (1926–2024)

President of Namibia from 2015 to 2024

British actress (1951–2024)

American basketball player and executive (1938-2024)

Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024)

Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1937–2024)

American social psychologist, author of Stanford Prison Experiment (1933–2024)

Swedish biochemist

American actress (1944–2024)

American academic and literary critic (1934–2024)

American film director, producer, and actor (1926–2024)

American actor, writer, and comedian (1941–2024)

Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)

Palestinian militant leader, former commander-in-chief of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades

British actor (1944-2024)

Dutch politician

Soviet-Russian politician (1929–2024)

American actor (1936–2024)

Congolese-American basketball player (1966–2024)

Irish writer (1930–2024)