Legendary John Mayall is dead at 90; a look at all the personalities we lost in 2024

  • LOS ANGELES – 1982: Actor Bob Newhart poses for a portrait in 1982 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
  • Shannen Doherty walks the carpet at the Farrah Fawcett Foundation’s “Tex-Mex Fiesta” honoring Marcia Cross at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, on September 6, 2019. (Photo by LISA O’CONNOR / AFP) (Photo credit should read LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Lance Bass, Richard Simmons and Billy Bush at St. Patty’s Day Slimdown benefiting the Lollipop Theatre Network held at Slimmons on Sunday, Mar., 17, 2013 in Beverly Hills, CA. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Lollipop Theatre Network)
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 21: Jon Landau and Trinity Jo-Li Bliss attend the press preview for the opening of “The Art Of Avatar: The Way Of Water” Immersive Experience celebrating the film now on digital at Lighthouse Artspace LA on April 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole/Getty Images)
  • Bill Cobbs during “Night at the Museum” DVD Exhibit and Launch Party at Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic for Fox Home Entertainment)
  • CANADA – APRIL 05: Sergei Berezin (Photo by Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
  • LYON, FRANCE – OCTOBER 12: Donald Sutherland attends the Opening Ceremony of the 11th Film Festival Lumiere on October 12, 2019 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 7: San Francisco Giants great Willie Mays waves his hat as he rides around the track of Oracle Park, Friday, May 7, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. The baseball legend turned 90-years-old yesterday and was celebrated before the S.F. Giants-San Diego Padres MLB game. (Santiago Mejia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 20: Jerry West attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns at Crypto.com Arena on April 20, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
  • GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – SEPTEMBER 01: Andy Tham defeats Jack Turner during a Scottish featherweight title fight on the undercard of the Battle of the Legends fight between Ricky Burns and Willie Limond at the Braehead Arena, on September 01, 2023, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Casey/SNS Group via Getty Images)
  • NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 02: Former NFL player Larry Allen becomes emotional after being elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Press Conference at the New Orleans Convention Center on February 2, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 02: Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, mother-in-law Marian Robinson, first lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama attend the national Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House December 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. The lighting of the tree is an annual tradition attended by the president and the first family. (Photo by Olivier Douliery- Pool/Getty Images)
  • HONOLULU, HAWAII – JANUARY 14: Grayson Murray of the United States and fiancee, Christiana, pose for a photo with the trophy after winning the Sony Open on the first playoff hole in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 14, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK – AUGUST 19: Jon Wysocki, Johnny April, Mike Mushok and Aaron Lewis of Staind poses at an event marking the release of “The Illusion of Progress” at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on August 19, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
  • BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JULY 15: Musician Charlie Colin (R) attends the Los Angeles premiere of Amy Berg’s “An Open Secret” at Writers Guild Theater on July 15, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Vincent Sandoval/WireImage)
  • Actor Dabney Coleman attends the City of Hope’s Stag Roast to Ricardo Montalban on November 19, 1987 at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
  • US film director and producer Roger Corman arrives with his daughters Catherine (L) and Mary for the Closing Ceremony and the screening of the film “Elemental” during the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 27, 2023. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
  • American musician and producer Steve Albini in the ‘A’ control room of his studio, Electrical Audio, Chicago, Illinois, June 24, 2005. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
  • TORONTO, ON – DECEMBER 22: Broadcast legend Bob Cole gets set to call the action on Hockey Night in Canada between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on December 22, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Rangers 5-3. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
  • MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 14: Roberto Cavalli attends the Roberto Cavalli show as a part of Milan Fashion Week Menswear Autumn/Winter 2014 on January 14, 2014 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage)
  • BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 22: Louis Gossett Jr. during American Black Film Festival Honors Awards Ceremony at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 23, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
  • SANTA MONICA, CA – MARCH 01: Actor M. Emmett Walsh attends the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 16: Chris Simon #17 of the Washington Capitals looks on before a NHL hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers at MCI Center on December 16, 2001 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
  • ATLANTA – NOVEMBER 10: American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist Eric Carmen, former member of The Raspberries, performs at Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom on November 10, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
  • TORONTO, ON – DECEMBER 01: Brian Mulroney and Ben Mulroney attend 2018 Canada’s Walk Of Fame Awards held at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on December 1, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images)
  • NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – NOVEMBER 9: (L-R) Actor Larry David and actor Richard Lewis attend ATAS Presents An Evening With “Curb Your Enthusiasm” at The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Theatre on November 9, 2005 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)
  • LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 04: Actor Kenneth Mitchell speaks at the ‘Discovery Panel – Part 2’ panel during the 17th annual official Star Trek convention at the Rio Hotel & Casino on August 4, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
  • VANCOUVER, BC – SEPTEMBER 16: Actor Chris Gauthier poses for a picture during the Legends And Stars: Whitecaps FC Charity Alumni match at BC Place on September 16, 2017 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 27: Jean-Guy Talbot #17 of the Montreal Canadiens skates with the puck as Bill Gadsby #4, Jack Evans #5 and goalie Gump Worsley #1 of the New York Rangers defend during an NHL game on October 27, 1957 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Hy Peskin/Getty Images)
  • LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 23: Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the Elite Men’s Marathon during the 2023 TCS London Marathon on April 23, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
  • Toby Keith at the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards held at The Grand Ole Opry House on September 28, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tammie Arroyo/Variety via Getty Images)
  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 11: Moderator Carl Weathers speaks onstage during The Mandalorian FYC Event at DGA Theater Complex in Hollywood, California on June 11, 2023. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)