Dagmar Wilson

She co-founded Women Strike for Peace and fought the arms race, and war -- via the Washington Post.

Thongbai Thongpao

Human rights lawyer and activist -- via Yahoo Asian News.

Boleslaw Taborski

Broadcaster, translator, critic, author and poet -- via the Guardian.

Bertram Mandelbrote

Creative psychiatrist -- via the Guardian.

Richard Adeney

Flautist -- via the Guardian.

Tony Boxall

Photographer -- via the Guardian.

Anne Gee

Musicologist, choirmaster and activist for women's rights -- via the Guardian.

Desmond O'Donovan

Larger-than-life, erratic theater director -- via the Guardian.

Hellmut Lange

Actor, journalist and TV presenter -- via westernboothill.blogspot.com. Best known for his portrayal of "Old Shatterhand," an extremely popular character of the American West created by Greman writer Karl May.

Novica Tadic

Poet -- via montevidayo. Here's a connection to a book of his poems in English --

Eugenio Arango aka Totico

Singer and percussionist -- via worldmusiccentral.org.

Jay Garner

Actor on stage and screen -- via voy.com. Best known for his roles in Broadway musicals, and as Admiral Asimov in TV's "Buck Rogers."

Dennis Oppenheim

Artist -- via the Phoenix New Times. An unfinished project of his stirs controversy --

F.A. Nettelbeck

Poet -- via santacruz.com.

Mike Blakley

Master gardener who grew food for his area's hungry -- via the Kalamazoo News.

Bhimsen Joshi

The leading singer of the classical music of India -- via Yahoo News.

Jack LaLanne

Fitness and nutrition expert --via Reuters. He really was the founder of the fitness movement, opening his own health spa/gym in 1936. He emphasized good diet and exercise. His TV show, which I grew up watching, was notable for his bouncy, vital address of the viewer and his boundless good will and good humor.

An evangelist of good health, and the mental and emotional peace it brings. God bless you, Jack!

Phyllis K. Robinson

Brilliant copywriter -- via the New York Times.

Park Wan-suh

Writer -- via Arirang.

Darryl Rusell

School district employee who mentored many kids -- via the Denver Post.

Tullia Zevie

Activist -- via legacy.com. After spending WWII in exile, she returned and became a pillar of Italy's Jewish community.

Gus "Ozark Ike" Zernial

MLB left-fielder -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Eedhara Veera Venkata Satyanarayana

Film director, writer and producer -- via the Times of India.

Donna Atwood

Skater -- via the Kansas City Star. An early Ice Capades star, she one of two human models for the ice-skating sequence in "Bambi."

Mossie Hancock

Pianist, educator, broadcaster -- via the CBC.

Cleve Mathews

The first news director for National Public Radio -- via NPR.

Purushottam Das Jalota

Devotional singer -- via the Mumbai Mirror.

Penny Tweedie

Photographer -- via the Guardian.

Svemirka Mijatovic

Brave and compassionate doctor -- via the Guardian.

Reynolds Price

Novelist, poet, dramatist, essayist and teacher -- via the New York Times.

George Crowe

Fabulous athlete who starred in basketball, and an MLB All-Star -- via the University of Indianapolis.

Elder "Whitey" White

Former MLBer -- via Bill Schenley, groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries.

C.B. Beringer

MLB coach -- via the Star-Telegram.

Moshe Yess

Singer, composer, performer -- via the Torah News.

Theoni V. Aldredge

Costume designer for stage and screen -- via Playbill. She won an Oscar for "The Great Gatsby"; she won Tonys for "Annie," "Barnum" and "La Cage aux Folles."

Pintu Bhattacharya

Singer -- via calcuttatube.com.

Sigurjon Brink

Singer -- via oikotimes.com.

Gita Dey

Actress in film and on stage -- via calcuttatube.com.

Jean Dutourd

Novelist -- via the RTL Group.

John Ross

Writer, activist, poet, journalist -- via the San Francisco Chronicle.

Miguel Angel Alvarez

Comedian and actor -- via the Puerto Rico Daily Sun.

Patti Gilbert

Actress and voice talent -- via voy.com.

Roy Hartsfield

First manager of the Toronto Blue Jays; earlier, a second baseman for the Boston Braves -- via onenewsnow.com.

Sun Axelsson

Poet, novelist, translator and journalist -- via SVD.

Ben Wada

TV director -- via The Japan Times.

Dan Filie

TV writer-producer -- via the Hollywood Reporter.

Matti Mattson

Printer, union man, activist, and one of the last surviving veterans of the Fascist-fighting Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War -- via voy.com.

Terry Seabrooke

Comedy magician -- via the Telegraph.

Wilfred Sheed

Writer -- via the New York Times.

Tom Gentry

Jazzman -- via the News-Herald.

Jean-Marc Cochereau

Conductor -- via Oregon Music News.

Cristian Paturca

Democracy activist -- via the Canadian Press. He wrote the protest song "Imnul Gonlailor," which became a rallying anthem for anti-Communist protestors.

Zoe Dominic

Photographer of dance and theatre -- via the Guardian.

Milton Rogovin

Photographer and social activist -- via the New York Times. He captured the lives of those at the "bottom" of society, with respect and grace.

R. Sargent Shriver

Founding head of the Peace Corps, creator of many national anti-poverty programs, ambassador -- via the New York Times. "In our society that is so self-absorbed, begin to look less at yourself and more at each other. Learn more about the face of your neighbor and less about your own.”

Georgia Carroll Kyser

Model, singer and actress -- via the Chapel Hill News Observer. She was pictured in so many ads from 1936 to 1946 that she has been informally referred to as "the first supermodel."

Kay Mills

Writer and journalist -- via the L.A. Times.

Michael Langham

Actor, director and influential theatrical manager -- via Playbill. He held sway at such institutions as Stratford, the Guthrie the La Jolla, and Julliard.