Deaths this year lists are a staple of the season. Here is mine. It is not meant to be comprehensive, just an off the cuff impression of my own. Nor is it always a show of respect, just importance. And obviously it is skewed American. Feel free to add!
The first name is there for a reason. After that the order is arbitrary.
Steve Jobs
Liz Taylor
Kim Jong Il
Vaclav Havel
Peter Falk
Smokin' Joe Frazier
Amy Winehouse
Andy Rooney
Al Davis
Charles Percy
Cliff Robertson
Jerry Leiber
Clarence Clemons
Ferlin Husky
James Arness
Sidney Lumet
Geraldine Ferraro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc13 million views -- I am not alone.