We’ve already had to say goodbye to some big names this year in the worlds of entertainment and beyond.
Scroll through the gallery below to see the musicians, celebrities and other cultural figures we’ve lost so far in 2023.
Jeff Beck
ShareGuitar icon and two-time Rock &Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Lola Mitchell
ShareGangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia
Lisa Marie Presley
ShareSinger/songwriter and only child Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
Robbie Bachman
ShareCo-founding member/drummer for Bachman-Turner Overdrive
David Crosby
ShareSinger-songwriter best known for his work with the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young)
Jeremiah Green, drummer for Modest Mouse
ShareDrummer for Modest Mouse.
Anita Pointer
ShareFounding member of the Pointer Sisters.
Henry Grossman
ShareCelebrity/Beatles Photographer
Art McNally
Share“Father of Instant Replay” in the NFL
Adam Rich
ShareChild Star on ‘Eight Is Enough’
Gina Lollobrigida
ShareActress, international sex symbol, photojournalist and politician.
Lynette Hardaway (L)
Share"Diamond" of conservative media personalities "Diamond and Silk"
Carl Hahn, former head of Volkswagen that helped popularize the VW Beetle
ShareFormer head of Volkswagen that helped popularize the VW Beetle.
Cindy Williams
ShareActress best known for playing Shirley Feeney in the 1970s sitcom 'Laverne & Shirley.'
Burt Bacharach
ShareLegendary songwriter who wrote hits for Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Jackie DeShannon, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield and more.
Raquel Welch
ShareActress and iconic sex symbol of the 1960s.
David Jude Jolicoeur (Trugoy the Dove)
ShareOne-third of the influential hip-hop group De La Soul
Kyle Jacobs
ShareSongwriter and husband of Kellie Pickler.
Charles Kimbrough
ShareActor of stage, screen and television. Best known for playing Jim Dial on the hit CBS sitcom 'Murphy Brown.'
Bob Born
ShareConfectioner best known for inventing Peeps.
Bobby Hull
ShareHockey Hall of Famer best known for his 15 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Lloyd Morrisett
ShareCo-creator of 'Sesame Street'
Jerry Blavat
ShareIconic Philadelphia DJ, "The Geator with the Heater" and "The Big Boss with the Hot Sauce."
Tom Verlaine
ShareSongwriter and guitarist from influential punk band Television.
Lisa Loring
ShareActress best known for playing Wednesday Addams on ABC's 'The Addams Family' from 1964-1966.
Cody Longo
ShareActor and singer/songwriter best known for his roles on 'Hollywood Heights' and 'Days of Our Lives.'
Tim McCarver
ShareMLB All-Star and two-time World Series Champion that went on to be a Hall of Fame broadcaster.
Sal Piro
ShareNoted superfan of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.'
Richard Belzer
ShareRenowned stand-up comedian and actor best known for playing Det. John Munch on 'Homicide: Life on the Street' and 'Law & Order: SVU.'
Gary Rossington
ShareGuitarist and last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Lance Reddick
ShareActor best known for his roles on HBO's 'The Wire' and the 'John Wick' movie franchise.
Wayne Swinny
ShareFounding member and guitarist for Saliva.
Keith Reid (L)
ShareProcol Harum lyricist. Notably wrote the lyrics to "A Whiter Shade of Pale."
Seymour Stein
ShareIconic record executive who co-founded Sire Records and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Nora Forster
ShareMusic promoter, wife of John Lydon (Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten) and mother to Arianna Forster (Ari Up from The Slits.)
Michael Lerner
ShareIconic character actor best known for his roles in the films 'Barton Fink,' 'Elf' and 'Newsies.'
Mary Quant
ShareFamed British designer known as "The Mother of the Miniskirt."
Blair Tindall
ShareAuthor of the 2005 memoir 'Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classic Music,' which was later adapted into an award-winning series for Amazon.
Barry Humphries (aka: Dame Edna)
ShareAustralian actor best known as the personality of Dame Edna Everage.
Len Goodman
ShareRenown British dance champion who was a longtime judge on ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars.'
Harry Belafonte
ShareLegendary singer/actor who was also an integral figure in the civil rights movement.
Jerry Springer
ShareFormer politician turned notorious talk show host of 'The Jerry Springer Show.'
