--- title: Celebrities Mourn Stephen Hawking's Death description: Scientists and celebrities alike paid tribute to Stephen Hawking after the famed physicist passed away on Wednesday morning. canonical: https://time.com/5199537/celebrities-from-all-realms-are-mourning-stephen-hawkings-death/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-14T17:03:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:24.097Z og:title: Celebrities From All Realms Mourn Stephen Hawking's Death og:description: "We have lost a truly beautiful mind" og:url: https://time.com/5199537/celebrities-from-all-realms-are-mourning-stephen-hawkings-death/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64fd6bc046a8a810/6988cc0ccf40a8342ac478c9/stephen-hawking-planet-100-years-colonize-bbc.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5064 og:image:height: 2849 og:image:alt: stephen hawking planet 100 years colonize bbc og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Celebrities From All Realms Mourn Stephen Hawking's Death twitter:description: "We have lost a truly beautiful mind" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64fd6bc046a8a810/6988cc0ccf40a8342ac478c9/stephen-hawking-planet-100-years-colonize-bbc.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Celebrities From All Realms Are Mourning Stephen Hawking's Death > Sponsored content. 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Stephen Hawking at One World Observatory on April 12, 2016 in New York City. Bryan Bedder—Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize Foundation  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Mar 14, 2018 5:03 PM UTC Renowned theoretical physicist [Stephen Hawking](http://time.com/5198751/stephen-hawking-physicist-obituary/) passed away on Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, England at the age of 76\. Hawking was known as one of the most brilliant minds of his time, with his scientific work making strides when it came to space, time, and astrophysics, despite his [body being paralyzed by ALS](http://time.com/5198979/eddie-redmayne-stephen-hawking/) for most of his life. Hawking was also acclaimed during his lifetime in not only the world of science, but in culture and entertainment, with [his life and and likeness appearing on both television and film](http://time.com/5199216/stephen-hawking-death-the-simpsons/). Following his passing, celebrities from all realms paid tribute to this extraordinary man. Eddie Redmayne, who notably portrayed Hawking in the 2014 movie, _The Theory of Everything_, released an [emotional statement](http://time.com/5198979/eddie-redmayne-stephen-hawking/) to [_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2018/03/the-theory-of-everything-eddie-redmayne-stephen-hawking-1202337648/)following Hawking’s passing: “We have lost a truly beautiful mind, an astonishing scientist and the funniest man I have ever had the pleasure to meet. My love and thoughts are with his extraordinary family.” Former president Barack Obama had kind words for the late scientist. > [](https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/973936533320413184) While Nancy Sinatra used one of Hawking’s own quotes to pay tribute to him. > [](https://twitter.com/NancySinatra/status/973775531459035136) Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson used science to express his feelings of grief. > [](https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/973772335537893377) British astronaut and scientist Tim Peake also sent his condolences following Hawking’s death. > [](https://twitter.com/astro%5Ftimpeake/status/973813845193084928) The cast of _The Big Bang Theory_ fondly remembered their beloved guest star. > [](https://twitter.com/bigbangtheory/status/973789142780964864) And _Star Trek: Next Generation’s_ Brent Spiner also expressed his condolences while remembering the time they spent together. > [](https://twitter.com/BrentSpiner/status/973775336637849600) John Oliver paid his respects to the great scientist. > [](https://twitter.com/iamjohnoliver/status/973887819834945536) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5199537/celebrities-from-all-realms-are-mourning-stephen-hawkings-death/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5199537/celebrities-from-all-realms-are-mourning-stephen-hawkings-death/"},"headline":"Celebrities From All Realms Are Mourning Stephen Hawking's Death","datePublished":"2018-03-14T17:03:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:24.097Z","description":"\"We have lost a truly beautiful mind\"","url":"https://time.com/5199537/celebrities-from-all-realms-are-mourning-stephen-hawkings-death/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64fd6bc046a8a810/6988cc0ccf40a8342ac478c9/stephen-hawking-planet-100-years-colonize-bbc.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64fd6bc046a8a810/6988cc0ccf40a8342ac478c9/stephen-hawking-planet-100-years-colonize-bbc.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"stephen hawking planet 100 years colonize bbc","caption":"stephen hawking planet 100 years colonize bbc","creditText":"Bryan Bedder—Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize Foundation","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5199537/celebrities-from-all-realms-are-mourning-stephen-hawkings-death/","name":"Celebrities From All Realms Are Mourning Stephen Hawking's Death"}}]}] ```