Here are some of the most famous people who have died in 2022.
Actress Louise Fletcher, who won an Academy Award for playing the villainous Nurse Ratched in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” died Friday, September 23. She was 88.
Maury Wills, a former star shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died Monday, September 19, at the age of 89, according to the team. Wills was part of the Dodgers’ title-winning teams in 1959, 1963 and 1965. He was a seven-time All-Star, and in 1962 he was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player.
Kalani David, a Hawaiian-born professional surfer and skateboarder, died after he suffered a seizure while surfing off the coast of Costa Rica on Saturday, September 17, according to his father. He was 24.
Ken Starr, a former US solicitor general who gained worldwide fame in the 1990s as the independent counsel who doggedly investigated President Bill Clinton during a series of political scandals, died of complications from surgery, according to a family statement on September 13. He was 76.
Ramsey Lewis, a jazz star who found crossover success on the pop charts with songs like “The In Crowd,” died September 12 at his home in Chicago, his manager Brett Steele announced. He was 87.
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died September 8 at the age of 96. The Queen reigned for 70 years, celebrating her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year. She was 25 years old when she ascended to the throne in 1952.
Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died September 7 at the age of 82. Shaw was CNN’s first chief anchor when the network launched in 1980, and he was with the network for more than 20 years.
Rapper Pat Stay died following a stabbing incident in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on September 4, according to regional police. He was 36.
Country musician Luke Bell, who went missing in August, was found dead, according to officer Frank Magos from the Tucson Police Department. Bell was 32. Magos said an investigation was ongoing.
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the former Soviet Union, died August 30 at the age of 91. He was credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War.
Richard Roat, an actor who appeared in dozens of iconic television shows from the early ’60s to the mid-2000s, died in August, according to an obituary from his family published in the Los Angeles Times. He was 89.
Charlbi Dean, an actress whose star had just begun to rise with a starring role in Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness,” died August 29, a representative for the actress confirmed to CNN. She was 32. The representative confirmed reports that Dean died from unexpected and sudden illness but did not provide further details.
Robert “Bob” LuPone, the Tony and Emmy nominated actor arguably best known for his role in hit TV show “The Sopranos,” died at the age of 76 on August 27.
Len Dawson, the Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl victory, died at the age of 87, his family and the Chiefs announced on August 24.
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