There were also those known best in the New York metropolitan area, led by Nat Hentoff and Jimmy Breslin, who died a day before David Rockefeller.
From the music world:
- Petty, Campbell, Allman
- Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry
- Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Jr.
- Al Jarreau
- Larry Coryell
- Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens
- David Cassidy
- Michael Becker of Steely Dan
- Malcolm Young of AC/DC
- Chris Cornell
- Claude "Butch" Trucks of the Allman Brothers
- J. (John Warren) Geils
- James Cotton
In comedy:
- Moore, Lewis (Joseph Levitch), Rickles
- Shelly Berman
- Ralphie May
- Dick Gregory
- Charlie Murphy
In film:
- Sir Roger Moore
- Jonathan Demme
- Frank Vincent (Gattuso Jr.)
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Joseph Bologna
- George A. Romero
- Sam Shephard (Rogers III), a playwright, as well.
- Martin Landau
- Powers Boothe
- Bill Paxton
- Sir John Hurt
There were TV legends -- some pioneers, others familiar supporting characters:
- Adam West (William West Anderson)
- Jim Nabors
- Monty Hall
- Chuck Barris
- Joseph Albert "Judge" Wapner
- Bill "Jose Jimenez" Dana (William Szathmary)
- Mike ("Mannix") Connors (Krekor Ohanian)
- Robert Osbourne
- Michele Marsh
- Gabe Pressman
- Roger Ailes
Sports:
- Y.A. (Yelberton Abraham) Tittle
- Gene Michael
- (Giacobbe) Jake LaMotta
- Frank Deford
- Lou Duva
- Dick Enberg
- John Andariese
- Tommy Nobis
- Roy Halladay
- Jimmy Piersall
- Jim Bunning
- Dallas Green
- George "The Animal" Steele (who, wrestling fans might note, died two days before Ivan Koloff.)
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