A. I. Bezzerides, Turkish-born American novelist and screenwriter, 08/09/1908 - 01/01/2007

Ernie Koy, American baseball player, 09/17/1909 - 01/01/2007

Tillie Olsen, American writer, "Tell Me a Riddle", 01/14/1912 - 01/01/2007

Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born Israeli politician, Jerusalem mayor (1965-1993), 05/27/1911 - 01/02/2007

Marais Viljoen, South African president (1978-1984), 12/02/1915 - 01/04/2007

Momofuku Ando, Japanese businessman, Nissin Foods, 03/05/1910 - 01/05/2007

Jane Bolin, American jurist, first African-American female judge, 04/11/1908 - 01/08/2007

Jean-Pierre Vernant, French historian and anthropologist, 01/04/1914 - 01/09/2007

Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer, 12/11/1912 - 01/10/2007

Bo Yibo, Chinese politician, one of the Eight Immortals of Communist China, 02/17/1908 - 01/15/2007

James Hillier, Canadian-born American physicist and electron microscope inventor, 08/22/1915 - 01/15/2007

Rudolf-August Oetker, German businessman, Oetker Group, 09/20/1916 - 01/16/2007

Julie Winnefred Bertrand, Canadian supercentenarian, 09/16/1891 - 01/18/2007

Anatol Rapoport, Russian-born American mathematical psychologist, 5/22/1911 - 01/20/2007

George Smathers, American politician, Florida senator (1950-1969), 11/14/1913 - 01/20/2007

Abbé Pierre, French humanitarian, founder of the Emmaüs movement, 08/05/1912 - 01/22/2007

Toulo de Graffenried, French-born Swiss auto racer, 05/18/1914 - 01/22/2007

Victoria Hopper, Canadian-born British actress, 05/24/1909 - 01/22/2007

Emiliano Mercado Del Toro, Puerto Rican supercentenarian, world's oldest validated person at time of death, 08/21/1891 - 01/24/2007

Charlotte Thompson Reid, American politician, Illinois representative (1963-1971), 09/27/1913 - 01/25/2007

Hans J. Wegner, Danish furniture designer, 04/02/1914 - 01/26/2007

Herbert Reinecker, German novelist, dramatist, and scriptwriter, 12/24/1914 - 01/27/2007

Emma Tillman, American supercentenarian, world's oldest validated person at time of death, 11/22/1892 - 01/28/2007

Griffith Jones, British actor, 11/19/1910 - 01/30/2007

Max Lanier, American baseball player, 08/18/1915 - 01/30/2007

Ray Berres, American baseball player and coach, 08/31/1907 - 02/01/2007

Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-born American composer, "Amahl and the Night Visitors", 07/07/1911 - 02/01/2007

Edmund Arnold, American newspaper designer, 06/25/1913 - 02/02/2007

Ralph de Toledano, American conservative writer and editor, 08/14/1916 - 02/03/2007

Frankie Laine, American singer, "Mule Train", 03/30/1913 - 02/06/2007

Charles R. Walgreen, Jr., American businessman, Walgreens drug stores, 03/04/1906 - 02/10/2007

Peter Ellenshaw, British-born American matte painter and visual effects artist, 05/24/1913 - 02/12/2007

Bruce Metzger, American Biblical scholar, 02/09/1914 - 02/13/2007

Ray Evans, American songwriter, "Silver Bells", "Que Sera Sera", 02/04/1915 - 02/15/2007

Maurice Papon, French government official and Nazi collaborator, 09/03/1910 - 02/17/2007

Heinz Berggruen, German art collector and dealer, 01/05/1914 - 02/23/2007

Bruce Bennett (aka Herman Brix), American athlete and actor, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", 05/19/1906 - 02/24/2007

Charles Forte, Italian-born British hotelier and restaurateur, 11/26/1908 - 02/28/2007

Henri Troyat, French novelist and biographer, 11/01/1911 - 03/02/2007

Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, writer, and human rights activist, 04/08/1915 - 03/05/2007

Ernest Gallo, American winemaker, 03/18/1909 - 03/06/2007

Emil Mailho, American baseball player, 12/16/1909 - 03/07/2007

Vilma Ebsen, American actress and dancer, 02/01/1910 - 03/12/2007

Lucie Aubrac, French WWII resistance fighter, 06/29/1912 - 03/14/2007

Herman Stein, American TV and film composer, "Creature from the Black Lagoon", 08/19/1915 - 03/15/2007

Arthur Marshall, British aviation pioneer, founder of Marshall Aerospace, 12/04/1903 - 03/16/2007

Abe Coleman, Polish-born American wrestler, 09/20/1905 - 03/28/2007

Laurie Baker, British-born Indian architect, 03/02/1917 - 04/01/2007

Hans Filbinger, German jurist and politician, 09/15/1913 - 04/01/2007

Salem Ludwig, American actor, 07/31/1915 - 04/01/2007

Thomas Stoltz Harvey, American pathologist, conducted autopsy on Albert Einstein, 10/10/1912 - 04/05/2007

Luigi Comencini, Italian film director, 06/08/1916 - 04/06/2007

Florence Arrowsmith, British marital record holder, 10/31/1904 - 04/09/2007

Dorrit Hoffleit, American research astronomer, 03/12/1907 - 04/09/2007

Pierre Probst, French children's writer and illustrator, "Caroline", 12/03/1913 - 04/12/2007

Marion Yorck von Wartenburg, German WWII resistance fighter and jurist, 06/14/1904 - 04/13/2007

Agnes Primocic, Austrian WWII resistance fighter and politician, 01/30/1905 - 04/14/2007

Maria Lenk, Brazilian Olympic swimmer, 01/15/1915 - 04/16/2007

Kitty Carlisle Hart, American singer, actress, and spokesperson for the arts, 09/03/1910 - 04/17/2007

Karl Holzamer, German philosopher and TV network founder, 10/13/1906 - 04/22/2007

Conchita Montenegro, Spanish actress, 09/11/1912 - 04/22/2007

Dabbs Greer, American actor, "House of Wax", "The Green Mile", 04/02/1917 - 04/28/2007

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher, 06/28/1912 - 04/28/2007

Milt Bocek, American baseball player, 07/16/1912 - 04/29/2007

Gusti Wolf, Austrian actress, 04/11/1912 - 05/05/2007

Emma Lehmer, Russian-born American mathematician, 11/06/1906 - 05/07/2007

Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan head of state (1962-2007), 01/04/1913 - 05/11/2007

Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, 02/14/1914 - 05/20/2007

Clyde Robert Bulla, American children's writer, "The Sword in the Tree", 01/09/1914 - 05/23/2007

David Renton, British politician, Member of Parliament (1945-1979), 08/12/1908 - 05/24/2007

Marion Francis Forst, American bishop, 09/03/1910 - 06/02/2007

Nellie Lutcher, American jazz singer and pianist, 10/15/1912 - 06/08/2007

Rudolf Arnheim, German-born American art and film theorist and psychologist, 07/15/1904 - 06/09/2007

Lorne Carr, Canadian hockey player, 07/02/1910 - 06/09/2007

Guy de Rothschild, French banker and aristocrat, 05/21/1909 - 06/12/2007

Alida Bosshardt (aka Major Bosshardt), Dutch humanitarian, 06/08/1913 - 06/25/2007

Lucien Hervé, Hungarian-born French photographer, 08/07/1910 - 06/26/2007

Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet, 11/04/1905 - 06/27/2007

Max Douy, French art director and production designer, 06/20/1914 - 07/02/2007

Johnny Frigo, American jazz violinist, 12/27/1916 - 07/04/2007

Charles Lane, American actor, "You Can't Take It With You", TV's "Petticoat Junction", 01/26/1905 - 07/09/2007

William Seegers, German-born American WWI veteran, served in German armed forces, 10/24/1900 - 07/10/2007

Lady Bird Johnson, American First Lady (1963-1969) and environmentalist, 12/22/1912 - 07/11/2007

Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian president (1974-1978), 06/30/1913 - 07/11/2007

Ed Mirvish, American-born Canadian businessman, Honest Ed's retail store, and philanthropist, 07/25/1914 - 07/11/2007

Rollie Stiles, American baseball player, 11/17/1906 - 07/22/2007

George Tabori, Hungarian-born writer and theater director, 05/24/1914 - 07/23/2007

Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghan king (1933-1973), 10/15/1914 - 07/23/2007

Albert Ellis, American cognitive-behavioral therapist, 09/27/1913 - 07/24/2007

William Young, British-born Australian WWI veteran, served in British armed forces, 01/04/1900 - 07/24/2007

William Tuttle, American make-up artist, "The Time Machine", "Young Frankenstein", 04/13/1912 - 07/27/2007

Phil Drabble, British writer and TV host, "One Man and His Dog", 05/13/1914 - 07/29/2007

Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian film director, "Blow-Up", 09/29/1912 - 07/30/2007

Teoctist Arăpaşu, Romanian religious leader, patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, 02/07/1915 - 07/30/2007

Oliver Hill, American civil rights attorney, 05/01/1907 - 08/05/2007

Wolfgang Sievers, German-born Australian photographer, 09/18/1913 - 08/07/2007

Melville Shavelson, American screenwriter and director, 04/01/1917 - 08/08/2007

Franz Antel, Austrian filmmaker, 06/28/1913 - 08/11/2007

Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist, 03/30/1902 - 08/13/2007

Yone Minagawa, Japanese supercentenarian, world's oldest validated person at time of death, 01/04/1893 - 08/13/2007

Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian composer and government official, 06/10/1913 - 08/14/2007

Eduardo Noriega, Mexican actor, "Zorro, the Gay Blade", 09/25/1916 - 08/14/2007

Bill Deedes, British journalist and politician, 06/01/1913 - 08/17/2007

Rose Bampton, American opera singer, 11/28/1907 - 08/21/2007

Anacleto Angelini, Italian-born Chilean businessman, Antarchile, 01/17/1914 - 08/28/2007

Pierre Messmer, French prime minister (1972-1974), 03/20/1916 - 08/29/2007

Charles Vanik, American politician, Ohio representative (1955-1981), 04/07/1913 - 08/30/2007

Mária Szepes, Hungarian writer, "The Red Lion - The Elixir of Eternal Life", 12/04/1908 - 09/03/2007

Allan Crite, American painter, "Parade on Hammond Street", 03/20/1910 - 09/06/2007

Jane Wyman, American Oscar-winning actress, "Johnny Belinda", 01/05/1917 - 09/10/2007

Calvin L. Rampton, American politician, Utah governor (1965-1977), 11/06/1913 - 09/16/2007

Adam Kozłowiecki, Polish cardinal, 04/01/1911 - 09/28/2007

Martin Manulis, American TV and film producer, "Days of Wine and Roses", 05/30/1915 - 09/28/2007

Wally Parks, American automobile writer and editor, 01/23/1913 - 09/28/2007

Katherine Brandram, Greek-born British royal, great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, 05/04/1913 - 10/02/2007

Dan Keating, Irish political party patron, 01/02/1902 - 10/02/2007

Władysław Kopaliński, Polish lexicographer, 11/14/1907 - 10/05/2007

Justin Tuveri, Italian-born French WWI veteran, served in Italian armed forces, 05/15/1898 - 10/05/2007

Kurt Schwaen, Polish-born German composer, 06/21/1909 - 10/09/2007

Werner von Trapp, Austrian-born American singer, the Trapp Family Singers, 12/21/1915 - 10/11/2007

Frances Rich, American actress and sculptor, 01/09/1910 - 10/14/2007

Barbara West Dainton, British Titanic survivor, 05/24/1911 - 10/16/2007

Ève Curie Labouisse, French-born American writer and humanitarian, 12/06/1904 - 10/22/2007

Ursula Vaughan Williams, British poet, 03/15/1911 - 10/23/2007

John Woodruff, American gold medal-winning Olympic runner, 07/05/1915 - 10/30/2007

Paul Tibbets, American pilot, dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, 02/23/1915 - 11/01/2007

Igor Moiseyev, Russian dancer and choreographer, 01/21/1906 - 11/02/2007

Carmelo Bertolami, Italian WWI veteran, 12/08/1900 - 11/04/2007

Chad Varah, British humanitarian, founder of the Samaritans crisis hotline organization, 11/12/1911 - 11/08/2007

Bill Hosokawa, American journalist and writer, "Nisei: The Quiet Americans", 01/30/1915 - 11/09/2007

Augustus F. Hawkins, American politician, California representative (1963-1991), 08/31/1907 - 11/10/2007

Anders Hald, Danish statistician, 07/03/1913 - 11/11/2007

Bertha Fry, American supercentenarian, 12/01/1893 - 11/14/2007

Martha Kostyra, American matriarch, mother of media personality Martha Stewart, 09/16/1914 - 11/16/2007

Dick Wilson, American actor, TV's Mr. Whipple, 07/30/1916 - 11/19/2007

Konrad Thurano, German trapeze artist, 04/04/1909 - 11/20/2007

Joseph Minish, American politician, New Jersey representative (1963-1985), 09/01/1916 - 11/24/2007

Hans Martin, German organist and composer, 01/26/1916 - 11/27/2007

Elly Beinhorn, German aviatrix, 05/30/1907 - 11/28/2007

Elisabeth Eybers, South African-born poet, 02/16/1915 - 12/01/2007

Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic and writer, "Sleepless Nights", 07/27/1916 - 12/02/2007

Thomas Torrance, Scottish theologian, 08/30/1913 - 12/02/2007

Alfons Maria Stickler, Austrian cardinal, 08/23/1910 - 12/12/2007

Harald Genzmer, German composer, 02/09/1909 - 12/16/2007

Mel Leven, American composer and songwriter, "Cruella De Vil", 11/11/1914 - 12/17/2007

Jack Zander, American animator, 05/03/1908 - 12/17/2007

Willy Sommerfeld, German silent movie pianist, 05/11/1904 - 12/19/2007

Russell Coffey, American WWI veteran, 09/01/1898 - 12/20/2007

Lydia Mendoza, American Tejano musician, 05/21/1916 - 12/20/2007

Battista Serioli, Italian WWI veteran, 11/26/1900 - 12/21/2007

Charles Court, Australian politician, premier of Western Australia (1974-1982), 09/29/1911 - 12/22/2007

Julien Gracq, French writer, 07/29/1910 - 12/22/2007

Kit Ahern, Irish politician, 01/13/1915 - 12/27/2007

Toni Menzinger, German politician, 03/17/1905 - 12/27/2007