Alexander Haig	American Public Servant	February 20
Greg Giraldo	American Comedian	September 29
Howard Zinn	American Historian	January 27
J. D. Salinger	American Novelist	January 27
John Forsythe	American Actor	April 1
Lena Horne	American Actress	May 9
Leslie Nielsen	Canadian Actor	November 28
Lynn Redgrave	British Actress	May 2
Marvin Isley	American Musician	June 6
Merlin Olsen	American Athlete	March 11
Ronnie James Dio	American Musician	May 16
Rue McClanahan	American Actress	June 3
Solomon Burke	American Musician	October 10
Sparky Anderson	American Coach	November 4
Gloria Stuart	American Actress	September 26
George Steinbrenner	American Businessman	July 13
Alexander McQueen	English Designer	February 11
Art Linkletter	American Journalist	May 26
Barbara Billingsley	American Actress	October 16
Benoit Mandelbrot	French Mathematician	October 14
Bob Guccione	American Publisher	October 20
Corey Haim	Canadian Actor	March 10
Dennis Hopper	American Actor	May 29
Dixie Carter	American Actor	April 10
Dorothy Height	American Activist	April 20
Elizabeth Edwards	American Lawyer	December 7
Erich Segal	American Novelist	January 17
Gary Coleman	American Actor	May 28
George Blanda	American Athlete	September 27
Tony Curtis	American Actor	September 29