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2010s Obituaries

Can you name these notable people who left us in the decade of the 2010s?
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Year
Age
Hint
Person
2019
86
President of France from 1995 to 2007
Jacques Chirac
2018
94
Former CIA chief elected U.S. President in 1988
George H. W. Bush
2018
95
He invented Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, and many more
Stan Lee
2016
74
He floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee
Muhammad Ali
2016
57
He partied like it's 1999
Prince
2016
69
His notable roles included Severus Snape and Hans Gruber
Alan Rickman
2016
69
Androgynous rocker also known as Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie
2015
90
King of Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah
2015
83
He played Spock on "Star Trek"
Leonard Nimoy
2014
63
He was Mork, Genie, Patch Adams, etc...
Robin Williams
2014
81
Red carpet interviewer, comedienne, and plastic surgery patient
Joan Rivers
2014
85
Dimpled child actress who became a U.S. ambassador
Shirley Temple Black
2014
46
Three-named actor who starred in "Capote" and "The Master"
Philip Seymour Hoffman
2013
95
First black President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
2013
87
Britain's first female Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
2013
58
Leftist Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez
2012
82
First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
2012
48
"Bodyguard" actress
Whitney Houston
2011
79
"Cleopatra" actress who was married eight times
Elizabeth Taylor
2011
54
9/11 mastermind
Osama Bin Laden
2011
27
She didn't want to go to rehab, no no no
Amy Winehouse
2011
56
Co-founder of Apple Computer
Steve Jobs
2011
71
Dictator of Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
2011
70
Dictator of North Korea
Kim Jong-il
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54 Comments
sillie
+7
Level 75
May 1, 2016
On average this set died at 67 years old. That's a bit younger than modern life expectancy. Several lived to a very respectable age though.
plattitude
+10
Level 94
May 2, 2016
That is interesting. Looking a little closer, 3 of the youngest 4 lost their lives due to drug use (including alcohol). Remove those, and the average jumps to 71.722. Assuming average lifespan for men of 71, and women of 73.5, the expected average lifespan of this list would be 71.714, or 71.555 excluding those 3.

The more you know...

CliveDexter
+3
Level 73
Sep 15, 2017
What source are you using? 78 and 81 respectively. In America anyway.
plattitude
+8
Level 94
May 9, 2019
@CliveDexter, point. I was using the global expectancies.
Instrumental
+6
Level 70
Jun 9, 2016
God I'm terrible at names. So many of these I was able to see their face but the name just escaped me. Argh!
yusra
+4
Level 50
Jun 9, 2016
How did I miss Muhammad Ali
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 93
Jun 9, 2016
It's only been a week.
Elan
+3
Level 66
Jun 9, 2016
Great quiz, although I have a few criticisms: saying in the description that these people "left us" sounds weird, but maybe that's just my opinion; Nelson Mandela is not notable because he was the first black president of South Africa, he is notable for ending apartheid; describing the communist dictator Hugo Chavez as "leftist" is a bit misleading; Whitney Houston was primarily a singer; it seems odd to include Osama bin Laden in this quiz, as if to extend sympathy to him. That's it. I'm done complaining.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jun 9, 2016
Some of the things you're complaining about are very commonly used phrases or descriptions. So we could say the leftist left us.
kalbahamut
+5
Level 79
Jun 9, 2016
and nobody (here) said we're required to be sympathetic just because someone died.
starbury
+3
Level 43
Jun 9, 2016
You're American, I take it?

Because even though I never knew them personally, Kim Jong-il and Muammar Gaddafi didn't have reputations as the nicest gentlemen in history either, did they?

Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Jun 9, 2016
Mandela ended apartheid? Incredible that such a monumental achievement was the work of only one person. :P
Jerry928
+4
Level 76
Jul 14, 2016
Yes, FW de Klerk and Mandela both received the Nobel Peace Prize for spearheading the ending of apartheid. Their partnership from each side of the racial divide was important to making it happen.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jun 9, 2016
It's only 2016
PersonWhoEnjoysStuffsandThings
+2
Level 58
Jun 9, 2016
Bin Laden ain't dead.
kalbahamut
+20
Level 79
Jun 10, 2016
of course not. I saw him hitting the clubs in Kiev last night with BigFoot and Elvis.
Djilas
+7
Level 86
Jan 19, 2017
Jesus was there as well
trebek
+6
Level 68
Jun 9, 2016
Please accept Dick Cheney. I know he's not dead but...
Iscannon
+1
Level 64
Apr 30, 2026
Good news, he's finally gone!
jweld
+1
Level 64
Jun 9, 2016
I kept entering Nemoy, hoping it would work.
tshalla
+1
Level 78
Jun 9, 2016
niemoy, nemoy, neimoy, niemoi, nimoi... his best role was in the monorail episode.
starbury
+2
Level 43
Jun 9, 2016
Or the X-Files episode?

♫ Good Morning Starshine ♫

Moosefight
+1
Level 59
Jun 9, 2016
Pretty sure you mean the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU
ecuachick
+1
Level 55
Jul 9, 2018
Yup, Nemoy, Nemoi, Nemoid... was sure it was an 'e'.
irish41
+4
Level 58
Jun 9, 2016
Oh, Alan Rickman. :(
tamurmur
+7
Level 45
Jun 9, 2016
I wrote Bush for the 9/11 clue but then realized that he is still alive...
kalbahamut
+11
Level 79
Jun 10, 2016
and after that did you realize he did not plan 9/11?
Findlay
+2
Level 80
Aug 23, 2016
Well that was daft of you.
RobNobody
+2
Level 80
Feb 5, 2020
And as of 2018, Bush IS now a correct answer! Admittedly for a different clue and a different Bush, though.
cma61466
+1
Level 68
Jun 9, 2016
Merl Haggard!
jmellor13
+2
Level 68
Jun 9, 2016
I didn't even know Alan Rickman was dead. Damn. What a bummer.
Symmetrik
+1
Level 56
Jun 10, 2016
Sadly now you can add Gordie Howe to that list.
tom88
+1
Level 77
Jun 10, 2016
This has not been a good year
tom88
+1
Level 77
Jun 10, 2016
already four legends up there from this year, add Gordie Howe and Glenn Frey. damn
blinky
+1
Level 57
Feb 20, 2017
And two-thirds of Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Skamps
+2
Level 40
Jun 11, 2016
Please accept more spellings for Ghaddafi
PilgrimSon
+2
Level 46
Jun 27, 2016
I spelled it exactly like you did.
Findlay
+1
Level 80
Aug 23, 2016
It's what Leo McGarry would have wanted.
JohnFB
+2
Level 65
Jun 11, 2016
You forgot about James Gandolfini!
JohnFB
+2
Level 65
Jun 11, 2016
and Leslie Nielsen too!
TrickyTags
+2
Level 67
Jul 19, 2016
Gotta change the description for Thatcher. Britain's got another female Prime Minister now.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 19, 2016
Changed it
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Jan 19, 2017
Hm, where is the 2015 obituaries quiz? Spelled differently maybe?
WillemLAif
+2
Level 81
Jan 31, 2020
No Reservations - Anthony Bourdain. 2018.
kinjapan
+3
Level 72
Feb 4, 2020
Carrie Fisher? C'mon! You can't leave off Princess Leia!
stubart409
+2
Level 69
Feb 4, 2020
For me the saddest were Jack Bruce, Gough Whitlam, Johann Cruyff and Rik Mayall. It should also be noted that Philip Seymour Hoffman was in The Big Lebowski. The Dude abides.
Duckforlife
+1
Level 65
Feb 6, 2020
Jack Bruce and Rik Mayall for sure. Afraid I'm not familiar with the others.

Also Mitch Mitchell, Larry Coryell, John Abercrombie...

MacZidane
+2
Level 66
Feb 5, 2020
I ran out of time. I got as far as Thatcher and started celebrating again!!
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Dec 7, 2021
A good time to maybe re-evaluate why you are celebrating someone's death.

The author talks about tolerance, and how otherwise intelligent people celebrated Thatcher's death while calling for compassion when Osama bin Laden died. It's a really interesting article that lays bare many modern hypocrisies. Are modern Western societies really more tolerant than we were before? The author says no. You don't get virtue points for tolerating your in group, but only by tolerating those you dislike. Food for thought.

SpartanLlama
+2
Level 79
Dec 18, 2021
Interesting
TheMightyQ
+1
Level 86
Feb 17, 2023
Missing Sir Terry Pratchett. GNU
GrammarBeane1
+1
Level 83
Oct 7, 2023
I misread the "First black president" clue and had a brief moment of "Obama died?? why didn't I hear about this???" before rereading the clue properly
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 77
Mar 17, 2026
Would've been weird if he died during the middle of his second term.
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 61
Oct 14, 2025
I didn't know dome of these people were dead
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