obituaries

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy Doesn't Start With the Supreme Court

By Lily Rothman

Remembering Leah Chase Who Transformed New Orleans and Its Food

By Walter Isaacson

These Were the Biggest Icons and Stars We Lost in 2018

By Lauren Bogholtz

'A Monumental Leader': U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Remembers His Predecessor Kofi Annan

By Ban Ki-moon
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Antoine Fuqua Remembers the Storytelling Genius of Shinobu Hashimoto

Screen storyteller

By Antoine Fuqua July 26, 2018

Jonathan Gold Celebrated How Food Shaped Community

Epicurean Angeleno

By Lisa Abend July 26, 2018

'He Was Calm and Courageous.' Remembering Photographer Shah Marai

Courage behind the camera

By Massoud Hossaini May 3, 2018

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Turned Anger Into Action During Apartheid

Defiant Freedom Fighter

By Sindiwe Magona April 5, 2018

Phil Knight Remembers Roger Bannister's Miracle Mile

The miracle miler

By Phil Knight March 8, 2018

11 of the Most Fascinating Obituaries From 2017

A spy, a songwriter, a spacesuit technician, a smuggler and more

By Merrill Fabry April 29, 2021

In Memoriam 2017: How 11 Notable People Were Remembered This Year

From humorists to writers to activists, celebrating the lives lost this year

By TIME Staff April 29, 2021

These Were the Celebrities, Leaders and Icons We Lost in 2017

The world lost Mary Tyler Moore, Tom Petty, Chuck Berry and others this year

By Katie Reilly April 29, 2021

Actor Robert Guillaume Dies at 89

He was the voice of Rafiki in the Lion King

By Alana Abramson October 24, 2017

Bonnie Angelo

Trailblazing journalist

By Jerrold Schecter September 21, 2017
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