Lenny Bruce

Lenny Bruce

male, deceased (1966)
comedian, Obscenity controversy, Posthumousrecognition, beat poet, Borscht Belt, Accidental death
Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was a controversial American stand-up comedian, writer, social...
James Dean

James Dean

male, deceased (1955)
film actor, actor, rebel without a cause, Accidental death, cultural icon, east of eden…Posthumousrecognition
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. Dean's status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title...
Gary Gordon

Gary Gordon

male, deceased (1993)
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, Military snipers, Posthumousrecognition, American military personnel killed in action, medal of honor, Army Medal of Honor recipient
Master Sgt. Gary Ivan Gordon (August 30, 1960-October 3, 1993) is a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. At the time of his death, he was a...
Randy Shughart

Randy Shughart

male, deceased (1993)
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, Military snipers, Posthumousrecognition, medal of honor, Army Medal of Honor recipient, congressional medal of honor
Sgt. First Class Randall 'Randy' David Shughart (August 13, 1958-October 3, 1993) is a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. At the time of...
Baldomero Lopez

Baldomero Lopez

male, deceased (1950)
Posthumousrecognition, American, mortar, Recipient of the Purple Heart medal, United States Marine Corps officer, united states marine corps
Baldomero Lopez was a First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for...
Isaac C. Kidd

Isaac C. Kidd

male, deceased (1941)
Posthumousrecognition, American military personnel killed in action II, World War II, Flag Officer, American World War II killed in action, naval academy
Isaac Campbell Kidd (March 26, 1884 - December 7, 1941) was an American Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who was killed on the bridge of the...
Walter Scott

Walter Scott

male, 110 years old
Posthumousrecognition, Dan Moriarty, Walter "Wacka" or "Wat" Scott, best and fairest, Norwood Football Club, South Adelaide
Walter "Wacka" or "Wat" Scott was a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in the early 20th...
Shelby M. Jackson

Shelby M. Jackson

male, deceased (1972)
Louisiana State Superintendents of Education, Posthumousrecognition, From Ferriday, Louisiana, superintendent, American, democratic party
Shelby M. Jackson (November 20, 1903-- January 1972) was a Democratic superintendent of public education in Louisiana who served from 1948-1964. In...
Paul Ray Smith

Paul Ray Smith

male, deceased (2003)
American military personnel killed in the Iraq War, Posthumousrecognition, posthumously, Iraq War, American military, 2003 invasion of Iraq
Paul Ray Smith (September 24, 1969-April 4, 2003) was a United States Army Sergeant First Class who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for...
Gilbert du du Motier marquis de La Fayette

Gilbert du du Motier marquis de La Fayette

male, deceased (1834)
Marquis de La Fayette, Posthumousrecognition, American Revolutionary War, French nobility, Continental Army general, marat
Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, initially the Marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757–May 20, 1834) was a onetime French ar...