A Svetlana Alliluyeva, 85. Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's daughter, whose defection to the West embarrassed the ruling Communists and made her a best-selling author. Nov. 22.

Anwar al-Awlaki, 40. U.S.-born Muslim cleric and savvy Internet operator, who became a powerful al-Qaida tool for recruiting in the West. Sept. 30. Killed by what was believed to be a U.S. missile in Yemen.

James Arness, 88. Actor best known as righteous Dodge City lawman Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke." June 3.

B Frank Buckles, 110. Last surviving World War I veteran; also survived being a civilian prisoner of war in the Philippines in World War II. Feb. 27.

Yelena Bonner, 88. Russian rights activist and widow of Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov. June 18.

C Hugh Carey, 92. Former New York governor who saved New York from bankruptcy in 1970s. Aug. 7.

Warren M. Christopher, 85. Attorney-turned-envoy who tirelessly traveled to Bosnia and the Middle East on peace missions as Clinton administration's secretary of state. March 25.

Clarence Clemons, 69. E Street Band saxophone player who was a key influence in Bruce Springsteen's life and music. June 18.

Jackie Cooper, 88. One of the most popular child movie stars of the 1930s who later had a successful career as a television director and still appeared in films. May 3.

Harry Wesley Coover Jr., 94. Known as the inventor of the popular adhesive Super Glue. March 26.

E Lawrence Eagleburger, 80. Only career U.S. foreign-service officer to rise to secretary of state. June 4.

F Peter Falk, 83. Stage and screen actor who became identified as the rumpled detective title character on "Colombo." June 23.

Geraldine Ferraro, 75. Relatively obscure New York Democratic congresswoman who became the first female on a major U.S. party ticket when she ran for vice president in 1984. March 26.

Helen Frankenthaler, 83. Abstract painter whose technique of staining pigment into raw canvas helped shape an influential art movement in the mid-20th century. Dec. 27.

Lucien Freud, 88. Towering and uncompromising figure in art world, known for his intense realist portraits, particularly of nudes. July 20.

G Robert Galvin, 89. Motorola's chief executive for 29 years, taking it from maker of police radios and televisions to one of the world's leading electronic companies. Oct. 11.

J. Paul Getty, 54. Troubled grandson of one of the world's richest men; lost an ear in a grisly kidnapping in Italy. Feb. 3.

Annie Girardot, 79. Perky, gravelly voiced actress who became one of France's most enduring and modern stars. Feb. 28.

Farley Granger, 85. 1950s teen screen idol who starred in Alfred Hitchcock classics such as "Rope" and "Strangers on a Train." March 20.

H Elliot Handler, 95. With his wife, grew Mattel from a small, home-based picture-frame business into the largest U.S. toy manufacturer. July 21.

Vaclav Havel, 75. Czech dissident playwright who led 1989 anti-communist "Velvet Revolution" and went from prisoner to president. Dec. 18.

Heavy D, 44. Became one of rap's top hit makers in late 1980s and early 1990s with a charming combination of humor and positivity. Nov. 8.

Gil Scott-Heron, 62. Widely considered to be one of the godfathers of rap music with his piercing social and political prose laid against the backdrop of minimalist percussion, flute and other instrumentation. May 27.

Christopher Hitchens, 62. Author, essayist and polemicist who waged verbal and occasional physical battle on behalf of causes left and right. Dec. 15.

Ferlin Husky, 85. Pioneering American country-music entertainer in 1950s and early '60s. March 17.

K Bil Keane, 89. Creator of comic strip "Family Circus." Nov. 8.

Harmon Killebrew, 74. Baseball slugger, for many years the face of the Minnesota Twins. May 17.

Jack Kevorkian, 83. Defiant proponent of doctor-assisted suicide who said he oversaw deaths of 130 gravely ill people; nicknamed "Dr. Death." June 3.

Don Kirshner, 76. Rock promoter who helped launch performers such as Prince, the Eagles, Lionel Richie and Ozzy Osbourne. Jan. 17.

Nguyen Cao Ky, 80. Flamboyant former air force general who ruled South Vietnam for two years with an iron fist during the Vietnam War. July 23.

L Jack LaLanne, 96. Fitness guru who inspired U.S. television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron. Jan. 23.

Christian J. Lambertson, 93. Scientist and doctor who invented self-contained underwater breathing apparatus used by the military in World War II and later coined the term "scuba." Feb. 11.

Arthur Laurents, 93. Director, playwright and screenwriter who wrote such enduring productions as "West Side Story" and ""Gypsy" as well as film classics "Rope" and "The Way We Were." May 5.

Jack Layton, 61. Folksy, charismatic political leader who, while suffering from cancer, guided his leftist New Democrat party to become the dominant opposition group in Canada's Parliament. Aug. 22.

Sidney Lumet, 86. Award-winning director of such American film classics as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men." April 9.

M Ed Mauser, 94. Oldest living member of a 101st Airborne Division company that became known as the "Band of Brothers" in World War II but kept his Army service secret even from his family. Jan. 21.

Harry Morgan, 96. Actor best known as Col. Sherman Potter on television show "M*A*S*H." Dec. 7.

Danielle Mitterrand, 87. Widow of France's first Socialist president, François Mitterrand; joined World War II French resistance and later advocated many left-leaning causes. Nov. 22.

N David Nelson, 74. Starred on parents' popular television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." Jan. 11.

Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, 86. Outspoken beauty who served as South Vietnam's unofficial first lady early in the Vietnam War and earned the nickname "Dragon Lady" for her harsh criticism of the country's protesting Buddhists and communist sympathizers. April 25.

O Norio Ohga, 81. As chairman, transformed Japanese electronics maker Sony into global software and entertainment empire. April 23.

P Charles H. Percy, 91. Chicago businessman who became a U.S. senator and once was widely viewed as a top presidential contender. Sept. 17.

Pinetop Perkins, 97. Grammy-winning bluesman, who for years played the rickety bars of the Mississippi Delta. March 21.

R Cliff Robertson, 88. Actor who portrayed President Kennedy in the film "PT-109" and won an Oscar for playing a mentally disabled man in "Charly." Sept. 10.

Dorothy Rodham, 92. Mother of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Nov. 1.

Andy Rooney, 92. Curmudgeonly television commentator who spent 30 years talking about the oddities of life. Nov. 4.

Ken Russell, 84. Iconoclastic British director whose daring films blended music, sex and violence. Nov. 27.

Jane Russell, 89. Voluptuous actress who starred in the controversial film "The Outlaw" and who, as a pinup girl, set GIs' hearts to pounding during World War II. Feb. 28.

S Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, 80. Saudi Arabian crown prince who as defense minister closed multibillion-dollar deals to establish the modern Saudi armed forces. Oct. 22.

Randy "Macho Man" Savage, 58. Larger-than-life personality from professional wrestling's 1980s heyday. May 20. Automobile accident.

Maria Schneider, 58. French actress who was Marlon Brando's young co-star in Bernardo Bertolucci's steamy and controversial "Last Tango in Paris." Feb. 3.

John Shalikashvili, 75. Retired Army general who was the first foreign-born chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and counseled President Clinton on use of troops in Bosnia and other trouble spots. July 24.

George Shearing, 91. British-born jazz pianist who wrote the standard "Lullaby of Birdland" and headed a famed quintet. Feb. 14.

R. Sargent Shriver, 95. First Peace Corps director, ambassador and leader of U.S. war on poverty, but best known as a Kennedy in-law. Jan. 18.

Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, 89. Civil-rights activist who endured arrests, beatings and injuries from fire hoses while fighting for racial equality in segregated South of 1960s. Oct. 5.

Bubba Smith, 66. Former NFL star, actor known for "Police Academy" roles. Aug. 3

Duke Snider, 84. Baseball Hall of Famer who helped the Dodgers bring their only World Series crown to Brooklyn. Feb. 27.

Owsley "Bear" Stanley, 76. 1960s counterculture figure who worked with the Grateful Dead and was a prolific LSD producer. March 12.

T Clarice Taylor, 93. A performer on stage, radio, TV and film for more than five decades, she was best known as the endearing grandmother, Anna Huxtable, on television's "The Cosby Show." May 30.

V James Van Doren, 72. Co-founder of Vans canvas shoes that were embraced by skateboard culture and became a U.S. sensation when Sean Penn wore a checkerboard pair in the 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." Oct. 12.

Otto Von Habsburg, 98. Oldest son of Austria's last emperor and head of one of Europe's most influential families. July 4.

W Tom Wicker, 85. Former New York Times political reporter and columnist known for acclaimed coverage of the assassination of President Kennedy. Nov. 25.

Y Susannah York, 72. One of the leading stars of British and Hollywood films in the late 1960s and early '70s. Jan. 15.