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1. Robert Cray, 65, singer, guitarist, Columbus, GA, 1953.
2. David Ferrer, 36, tennis player, Javea, Spain, 1982.
3. Martha Stewart, 77, lifestyle guru,Nutley, NJ, 1941.
4. Greta Gerwig, 35, actress, Sacramento, CA, 1983.
5. Loni Anderson, 72, actress (WKRP in Cincinnati), St. Paul, MN, 1946.
6. David Robinson, 53, Hall of Fame basketball player, Key West, FL, 1965.
7. Garrison Keillor, 76, humorist (A Prairie Home Companion), Anoka, MN, 1942.
8. Mel Tillis, 86, singer, Pahokee, FL, 1932.
9. Anna Kendrick, 33, actress, Portland, ME, 1985.
10. Angie Harmon, 46, actress (Law & Order), Dallas, TX, 1972.
11. David Brooks, 57, journalist, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1961.
12. Cara Delevingne, 26, actress, London, England, 1992.
13. Kathleen Battle, 70, opera singer, Portsmouth, OH, 1948.
14. Halle Berry, 50, actress (X-Men), Cleveland, OH, 1968.
15. Jennifer Lawrence, 28, actress, Louisville, KY, 1990.
16. Madonna, 60, singer, born Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, Bay City, MI, 1958.
17. Julian Fellowes, 69, producer, (Downton Abbey), Cairo, Egypt, 1949.
18. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 48, actor (The Cosby Show), Jersey City, NJ, 1970.
19. Diana Muldaur, 80, actress (Star Trek: The Next Generation), New York, NY, 1938.
20. Al Roker, 64, television personality (The Today Show), Brooklyn, NY, 1954.
21. Usain Bolt, 32, Olympic track athlete, Trelawny, Jamaica, 1986.
22. Tori Amos, 55, musician, Newton, NC, 1963.
23. Barbara Eden , 84, actress (I Dream of Jeannie), Barbara Huffman, Tucson, AZ, 1934.
24. Marlee Matlin , 53, actress (Oscar for Children of a Lesser God), Morton Grove, IL, 1965.
25. Blake Lively, 31, actress, Tarzana, CA, 1987.
26. Melissa McCarthy, 48, actress (Spy), Plainfield, IL, 1970.
27. Patrick J. Adams, 37, actor, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1981.
28. Quvenzhané Wallis, 15, actress (Annie, Beasts of the Southern Wild), Houma, LA, 2003.
29. Liam Payne, 25, singer (One Direction), Wolverhampton, England, 1993.
30. Cameron Diaz, 46, actress, San Diego, CA, 1972.
31. Chris Tucker, 46, actor, Decatur, GA, 1972.
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