Top 10 Saddest Deaths of 2024
Carl Weathers (1948-2024) was an American actor, director, and former professional football player. He is best known for portraying Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films. This is a significant loss for cinema. This American actor was best known for playing Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, Colonel Al Dillon in Predator, and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise. He also played a role in Happy Gilmore and in The Mandalorian. He died three weeks after turning 76. Rest in Peace (1948-2024).
Toby Keith Covel, known professionally as Toby Keith (1961-2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and actor. Country music has lost a legend. This singer-songwriter from Oklahoma had a career that spanned more than 3 decades and is best known for songs such as "Beer for My Horses" (a duet with country legend Willie Nelson), "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue", "I Wanna Talk About Me", "Should've Been a Cowboy", and "Red Solo Cup". He lost a battle with stomach cancer, which he was diagnosed with in June 2022. He was 62. RIP (1961-2024).
Country music lost an icon after a long battle with cancer. He was the 90's king of country. May he rest in peace.
Very sad. She was very good in Mary Poppins, and other things I'm sure.
A British actress died at the age of 100!
This actor was best known for his portrayal of Hutch in the ABC series Starsky and Hutch (1975-79). He just died at the age of 80. RIP (1943-2024).
She was known for her roles in Guys & Dolls, West Side Story, Velma Kelly in Chicago, and her title role in Kiss of the Spider Woman. She was a Tony award winner as well as a dancer. Rest in Peace (1933-2024).
This is a sad loss for comedy. This stand-up comic first achieved fame in the 1980s. More recently, his career was rejuvenated when he appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm. He was 76. RIP (1947-2024)
This Russian dissident, who was imprisoned in the Arctic Prison, just died in his cell. His death intervenes a few weeks before the presidential elections in Russia and are a big blow to Russians who fled their country. The causes of his death have not yet been revealed.
He was serving a 19-year sentence for "extremism" and was only 47 years old. RIP.
A great man whose courage and strength will be remembered - as well as being murdered by Putin.
I lost my breath from this, and I'm sure the world has too.
The creator of Dragon Ball died of acute subdural hematoma, which he was going to have surgery for, and he kept it private.
Dragon Ball has been one of the most successful manga of all time, along with Pokémon, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Doraemon, and became a cultural phenomenon.
He had so much work left to do, even though he stopped doing Dragon Ball.
Such a shocking loss, which makes me think of all the other great legends passing too soon.
This should definitely be number one at this point.
R.I.P. to the master of Dragon Ball (April 5, 1955 - March 1, 2024).
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This is a sad loss for French cinema. This film director was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival (by a jury chaired by Sean Penn) for his movie Entre les Murs (known as The Class in English-speaking countries). He was 63 years old. RIP (1961-2024).
A very, very sad loss for athleticism. This Kenyan long-distance runner was the fastest man in the marathon and has held the world record in this discipline since October 8, 2023. He was tragically killed in a road accident alongside his coach. At only 24, he could have made a significant impact during the 2024 Olympics. There are no words to express this devastating loss! Rest in Peace, gone way too soon (1999-2024).
The world lost an absolute icon too soon. He would've been the first and only person to run a marathon in less than 2 hours.
History has changed now that he's gone. All because of a car accident. The 2024 Paris Olympics won't be anywhere near as exciting as it would've been, now that he's gone, since nobody will ever be alive to run a marathon in under 2 hours.
This is a reminder of all the unfortunate events happening in the 2020s.
This is a day we'll never ever get over.
Megamind said, "There's no Easter Bunny, there's no Tooth Fairy, and there's no Queen of England," and so far, there's no first man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong), there's no First Lady of Song (Ella Fitzgerald), there's no King of Pop (Michael Jackson), there's no fastest woman on four wheels (Jessi Combs), there's no First Lady of Country (Loretta Lynn), there's no Queen of Great Britain (Elizabeth II), there's no King of Calypso (Harry Belafonte), there's no Mayor of Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett), there's no Queen of Rock and Roll (Tina Turner), and there's no fastest marathon runner (Kelvin Kiptum).
R.I.P. (December 2, 1999 - February 11, 2024).
British Army officer, last original member of the Special Air Service, died at the age of 103!
What a long life she lived.
She lived for 102 years and 183 days and continued to be a fashion model until her death, making her the oldest active model of all time as well as the oldest person to ever get a Barbie likeness.
She co-founded Old World Weavers, the company that redecorated the inside of the White House.
She just died on the first day of March. As Megamind said, "There's no Easter bunny, there's no tooth fairy, and there's no Queen of England." And so far, there's no first man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong), there's no First Lady of Song (Ella Fitzgerald), there's no King of Pop (Michael Jackson), there's no fastest woman on four wheels (Jessi Combs), there's no First Lady of Country (Loretta Lynn), there's no Queen of Great Britain (Elizabeth II), there's no King of Calypso (Harry Belafonte), there's no Mayor of Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffet), there's no Queen of Rock and Roll (Tina Turner), there's no fastest Marathon runner (Kelvin Kiptum), and now there's no oldest active model (Iris Apfel).
R.I.P. to a truly unmatched legend. From August 29, 1921, to March 1, 2024.
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born 11 September 1945, died 7 January 2024) was a German professional footballer and manager. Early in his playing career, he was nicknamed "Der Kaiser" because of his elegant style, dominance, and leadership on the field. His first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian... read more Such a sad start to the year for football/soccer! This German icon, who played in a defending position known as "sweeper," won the UEFA Euro 1972 and the FIFA World Cup 1974 with the West Germany national team, and three European Cups (pre-Champions League) with Bayern Munich between 1974 and 1976. He also won the Ballon d'Or twice (in 1972 and 1976) and is one of only three defenders to win this trophy.
He later became the coach for the West Germany national team and won the World Cup in 1990 as Germany was reunifying. Just like Mario Zagallo, he is one of only three footballers who won the World Cup both as a player and as a coach (the third one is Didier Deschamps). He was also the president of Bayern Munich from 1994 to 2009. He died in his home in Salzburg, Austria, at the age of 78. Rest in Peace (1945-2024).
He was known as the former host of CBS Sunday Mornings as well as the narrator of Horton Hears a Who (adapted from the Dr. Seuss book). He lost his long battle to dementia, which was a health issue that led to his retirement back in 2017. R.I.P. (1933-2024).
He was the drummer of southern rock band Blackberry Smoke. He died at the age of 57, more than two weeks after the release of Blackberry Smoke's latest album Be Right Here and after a battle with glioblastoma, which he was diagnosed of in 2022. RIP.
This singer-songwriter, who was part of early-70s power pop band The Raspberries, is best known for his solo hits "All By Myself" (which was notably covered by Celine Dion, who paid him due tribute) and "Hungry Eyes", which is featured on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. He just died at the age of 74. RIP (1949-2024).
This was a huge loss for music. He was best known for his song All By Myself (which Celine Dion covered) & Hungry Eyes (which played in Dirty Dancing). His death came out of nowhere & was from unknown causes. He was 1 of a kind. R.I.P. (1949-2024).
Another huge loss for music. He was the man that popularized the boogaloo subgenre of salsa with his song I Like It Like That (which inspired many songs ahead & was interpolated in I Like It by Cardi B). He passed away after the 1st week of March. He would've turned 90 just 6 weeks later. R.I.P. (1934-2024).
She was the first female rapper to sign a deal with Def Jam Records. She just died at the age of 54. RIP (1969-2024)
This British actor was best known for playing Captain Needa in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. He also played in From Russia With Love and Thunderball of the James Bond franchise. He was 85. RIP (1938-2024).
She had many hit songs at the age of fifteen and sixteen as the lead singer of the Shangri-las, one of the greatest pop bands of the sixties. Great melodramatic teenage music this band has produced, and It's a total loss to see a woman like her pass away. Her music will stay for generations to come.
