Remembered
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Hugh Hefner
1926 – 2017
Editor, Journalist, Writer, Publisher, Nightclub owner, Entrepreneur
Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy m…
Dwijen Sharma
1929 – 2017
Translator, Teacher, Writer, Naturalist
Dwijen Sharma (29 May 1929 – 15 September 2017) was a Bangladeshi naturalist and science writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987 and Ekushe…
Nicolaas Bloembergen
1920 – 2017
Physicist, Theoretical physicist, University teacher, Nobel Prize winner
Nicolaas Bloembergen (March 11, 1920 – September 5, 2017) was a Dutch–American physicist recognized for his work in developing driving principles behind nonline…
Abdul Jabbar
1938 – 2017
Singer
Mohammad Abdul Jabbar (10 February 1938 – 30 August 2017) was a Bangladeshi singer. He is most widely known for his song "Ore Nil Doriya". Also "Tumi Ki Dekhec…
Abdur Razzak
1942 – 2017
Film producer, Film director, Actor
Mohammad Abdur Razzak (Bengali: [abd̪uɾ razːak] ; 23 January 1942 – 21 August 2017), known professionally as Razzak, was a Bangladeshi actor, producer, and dire…
Jerry Lewis
1926 – 2017
Comedian, Film actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Singer, Stage actor
Here is a revised, improved memorial biography of Jerry Lewis, refined to include only well-supported facts and adhering to a respectful, neutral tone. --- Je…
Shahidul Amin
1935s – 2017
Screenwriter, Film director, Film actor
Shahidul Amin (c. 1936 – 6 August 2017) was a Bangladeshi director, playwright, actor and screenplay writer. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
Jeanne Moreau
1928 – 2017
Film actor, Film director, Singer, Screenwriter, Film producer, Stage actor
Jeanne Moreau (French: [ʒan mɔʁo]; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical…
Chester Bennington
1976 – 2017
Singer, Actor, Musician, Songwriter, Rock singer, Composer
Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was…
Martin Landau
1928 – 2017
Film actor, Television actor, Stage actor, Voice actor, Film producer, Actor
Martin James Landau (; June 20, 1928 – July 15, 2017) was an American actor. His career began in the late 1950s, with early film appearances including a support…
Maryam Mirzakhani
1977 – 2017
Mathematician, University teacher, Topologist
Maryam Mirzakhani (Persian: مریم میرزاخانی, pronounced [mæɾˈjæm miːɾzɑːxɑːˈniː]; 12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor of mat…
Liu Xiaobo
1955 – 2017
Poet, Writer, Human rights defender, Literary critic, Literary scholar, Freedom fighter
Liu Xiaobo (Chinese: 刘晓波; pinyin: Liú Xiǎobō; 28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace…
Rajib Humayun
1951 – 2017
Writer
Rajib Humayun (born Humayun Kabir; 14 January 1951 – 5 July 2017) was a Bangladeshi linguist, Nazrul researcher, playwright, and educator. He was a prominent fi…
Karunamaya Goswami
1942 – 2017
Researcher, Musicologist, Literary scholar, Man of letters, Writer
Karunamaya Goswami (11 March 1943 – 30 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi musicologist and litterateur. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012 by the Government of Bang…
Sudhin Das
1930 – 2017
Singer
Sudhin Das (pronounced [ʃudʱn daʃ]; 30 April 1930 – 27 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet musician. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of B…
Helmut Kohl
1930 – 2017
Politician, Historian, Political scientist, Chancellor of Germany
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998. He was leader of the Chri…
Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed
1939 – 2017
Journalist
Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmed (c. 1939 – 9 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi editor, intellectual and publisher. He was the founder and editor of Sachitra Shandhani. Sourc…
Latifur Rahman
1936 – 2017
Jurist, Politician, Judge
Latifur Rahman (1 March 1936 – 6 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi jurist who served as Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 2000 to 2001 and as Chief Adviser of Banglad…
Zbigniew Brzezinski
1928 – 2017
Geopolitical analyst, Political scientist, Pedagogue, University teacher, Author, Strategist
Zbigniew "Zbig" Kazimierz Brzeziński ( , Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf kaˈʑimjɛʐ‿bʐɛˈʑij̃skʲi] ; March 28, 1928 – May 26, 2017) was a Polish-American diplomat and political…
Roger Moore
1927 – 2017
Television actor, Film actor, Stage actor, Voice actor, Autobiographer, Film producer
Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray Ian Fleming's fictional secret agent James Bond i…