Tony Gwynn was 54.  He recorded 3,141 hits,  had a .338 batting average and won eight National League batting titles during a Hall of Fame career spanning 20 seasons with the San Diego Padres.

Casey Kasem was 82.  He was the host of American Top 40 on radio and America's Top 10 on television. He also provided the voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers on Scooby-Doo.

Chuck Noll was 82.  He coached the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1969 to 1991, winning four Super Bowls, more than any head coach in NFL history.

Bob Welch was 57.  He was a two time MLB All-Star who won the American League Cy Young Award in 1990. He was the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in a single season, winning 27 in 1990.

Don Zimmer was 83.  He was a former infielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. Here he is, scrapping in his 70s.

Ann B. Davis was 88.  She was the actress best known for her role as the beloved housekeeper Alice on "The Brady Bunch."

Maya Angelou was 86.  She was the poet, author and civil rights activist best known for her autobiographical book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Here's her appearance on Q.

Knowlton Nash was 86.  He was a journalist, author, and former long-serving senior anchor of CBC Television's flagship news program, The National.

Nash the Slash was 66.  He was the Toronto experimental musician born Jeff Plewman, whose projects included the progressive rock band FM. Photo by  Phil Taylor

Farley Mowat was 92.  He was the acclaimed Canadian author who wrote Never Cry Wolf. I remember seeing Disney's film adaptation of Never Cry Wolf in theatres back in '83. It left quite the impression on this youngster.

Bob Hoskins was 71.  He was the actor whose varied career ranged from "Mona Lisa" to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?".

DJ E-Z Rock was 46.  He was one half of the rap duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock who had hits with "It Takes Two" and "Joy and Pain".

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter was 76.  He was the former professional boxer who became an advocate for the wrongly convicted after spending 19 years in prison for a triple murder he didn't commit. Carter's struggle for freedom and exoneration was made famous in a number of books, a Bob Dylan song

The Ultimate Warrior was 54.  He was the wrestler best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) from 1987 to 1991 and again in 1992 and 1996.

Mickey Rooney was 93.  He was the actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances spanned nearly his entire lifetime.

David Brenner was 78.  He was the lanky, toothy-grinned "Tonight Show" favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standups, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser.

Harold Ramis was 69.  He was the actor, writer and director best known for Meatballs, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, and Analyze This.  He was also the original head writer of SCTV and one of three screenwriters for National Lampoon's Animal House.

Jim Fregosi was 71.  He was the former Blue Jays manager and all-star shortstop who managed the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1993 World Series.

Ralph Waite was 85.  He was the actor best known as John Walton Sr. on the warmhearted 1970s TV series The Waltons.

Sid Caesar was 91.  He was the comedic actor best known for the television series Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, and as Coach Calhoun in Grease.

Shirley Temple was 85.  She was the dimpled, curly-haired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers.

Ralph Kiner was 91.  He hit 369 home runs during his 10-year career, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He won or tied for the National League lead in homers in each of his first seven seasons.

Philip Seymour Hoffman was 46.  He was the actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Capote but was always amazing. Seriously.  He was fantastic in Boogie Nights, The Big Lebowski, Happiness, Magnolia, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Almost Famous, Punch-Drunk Love, 25th Hour, Owning Mahowny, Charlie Wilson's War,

Pete Seeger was 94.  He was the singer, folk-song collector and songwriter who spearheaded an American folk revival and spent a long career championing folk music as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for social change.  Seeger's best known songs include "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "Turn! Turn!

Dave Madden was 82.  He played the role of Reuben Kincaid, the band's manager in The Partridge Family.  He was born in Sarnia, Ontario.