From Hollywood, and Bollywood to Politics, the list of famous personalities who left their fans in 2022 is quite appalling. This year we marked the passing away of so many notable celebrities from all over the world. Entertainment and inspiration are all the motives of these famous personalities and innumerable fans were left disheartened at their demise.
Considering the demise of Queen Elizabeth II as the most high-profile death of this year, we have marked the list of famous personalities below.
In the world of arts and entertainment those who died in 2022 are:
- Director Jean-Luc Godard;
- Filmmaker Ivan Reitman;
- Visual artists Paula Rego and Carmen Herrera;
- Fashion designers Issey Miyake and Hanae Mori;
- Fashion editor André Leon Talley;
- Country singers Loretta Lynn and Naomi Judd;
- Rock star Meat Loaf;
- Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie;
- Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins;
- Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy “Fletch” Fletcher;
- Bollywood singer and composer Bappi Lahiri;
- Singer-actors Olivia Newton-John and Irene Cara;
- “Sesame Street” actor Bob McGrath;
- Jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis;
- Rappers Coolio and Takeoff;
- Singers Ronnie Spector, Judith Durham, Lata Mangeshkar, Gal Costa; and
- Actors Angela Lansbury, Tony Dow, Kirstie Alley, Leslie Jordan, Bob Saget, Nichelle Nichols, Ray Liotta,
In the world of Politics worldwide, those who died in 2022 include:
- Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright,
- Former Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble,
- Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin,
- Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk,
- Former Mexico President Luis Echeverria,
- Former Peru President Francisco Morales Bermudez,
- Cuban diplomat Ricardo Alarcón,
- Former U.S. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch,
- Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos,
- American Indian Movement co-founder Clyde Bellecourt and
- Former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
The most significant demise of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen was active for 70 years on the throne. She helped revolutionize the monarchy across periods of, royal marriages, enormous social change and births, and family scandals. For most of the Britishers, she was the only monarch they had ever known and her death was arguably the most high-profile death this year in September. This loss triggers a collective outburst of grief and respect for her steady governance as well as some criticism of the monarchy’s role in colonialism. She probably must have met more people than anyone in history. Her picture on stamps, coins, and currency notes was among the most reproduced in the world.
A Controversial Demise of Shinzo Abe
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in July while addressing an election rally in the city of Nara. Abe was 67 and he immediately collapsed after being shot. He was seen bleeding and then taken to the hospital. He is famous for being Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister after serving from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
The demise of Top broker-investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
The founder of Akasa Air Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away in August. He was known as the top broker and investor and often referred to as the ‘King of Bulls’ in the stock markets with an estimated net worth of $5.5 Billion. This made him the 36th richest man in India. Jhunjhunwala was also chairman of Hungama Media and Aptech and director of Viceroy Hotels, Provogue India, Concord Biotech, and Geojit Financial Services.
The demise of the most loved, golden voice of India- Lata Mangeshkar
India’s pride and the most loved voice, Lata Mangeshkar was the receiver of three National Film Awards. She is the most famous singer who was awarded seven Filmfare awards, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989 as well as the Bharat Ratna in 2001. She became the second singer after M.S. Subbulakshmi to be so honored. The French awarded Lata Mangeshkar the Officer of the Legion of Honour. In 1974, she was also the first Indian singer to perform at the Royal Albert Hall, in London.
The demise of Legendary Cricket Player- Shane Warne
Shane was the legendary Australian spinner and he passed away in March this year. He lost his life due to a heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand. One of the ultimate leg-spinners in cricket history, he played 145 Tests for Australia and scalped 708 wickets. He also bagged 293 wickets in ODIs and made more than 300 presences for Australia across all categories.
Well, this is the list we put down to remorse at as the year 2022 is going to end soon.