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David Dinkins, 93 (1927 - 2020)
David Dinkins was the first and, to date, only Black mayor of New York City. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Edward J. Perkins, 92 (1928 - 2020)
Edward J. Perkins was a diplomat who became the first Black U.S. ambassador to South Africa. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Roberta McCain (2020)
Roberta McCain was the mother of Senator John McCain who campiagned for him during his 2008 presidential bid. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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James R. Thompson, 84 (1936 - 2020)
James R. Thompson was a Republican former governor of Illinois, who served from 1977 to 1991 and was the longest-serving governor in the state's history. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Brent Scowcroft, 95 (1925 - 2020)
Brent Scowcroft was national security advisor to two presidents, Gerald Ford (1913 – 2006) and George H.W. Bush (1924 – 2018). For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Christine Jahnke, 57 (1963 - 2020)
Christine Jahnke was a speech coach who helped women in politics hone their communications skills and increase their electability. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Herman Cain, 74 (1945 - 2020)
Herman Cain was a business executive best known for seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Sergei Khrushchev (2020)
Sergei Khrushchev was the son of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, and he became known for becoming a U.S. citizen and speaking about the Cold War. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com,...
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Jean Kennedy Smith, 92 (1928 - 2020)
Jean Kennedy Smith was the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) and a diplomat who helped with the effort toward peace in Northern Ireland. For full obituary and...
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Ruth Mandel (2020)
Ruth Mandel was a leading advocate for women in politics and a Holocaust survivor who was the former Vice Chair of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com,...
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Henry Geller (2020)
Henry Geller was the former general counsel for the FCC who helped in getting cigarette ads banned from TV and radio. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Maeve Kennedy McKean, 40 (1979 - 2020)
Maeve Kennedy McKean was the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy (1925 – 1968) and a public health official who was the first senior advisor for human rights in the U.S. Department of State's global...
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Tom Coburn, 72 (1948 - 2020)
Tom Coburn was a Republican congressman from Oklahoma who served in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and in the Senate from 2005 until his retirement in 2015. For full obituary and...
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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, 100 (1920 - 2020)
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar served as secretary-general of the United Nations for two terms, from 1982 to 1991. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Deborah Batts, 72 (1947 - 2020)
Deborah Batts was the nation's first openly LGBTQ federal judge, who was set to oversee Michael Avenatti's Stormy Daniels-related embezzlement trial. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com,...
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Pete Stark, 88 (1931 - 2020)
Pete Stark was a U.S. Representative who represented California as a Democrat from 1973 to 2013. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Qaboos bin Said, 79 (1940 - 2020)
Qaboos bin Said was the sultan of Oman, who built his country into a developed nation and became known as a peacemaker who helped mediate talks between countries including the U.S. and Iran. For full...
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Richard Hatcher, 86 (1933 - 2019)
Richard Hatcher was the mayor of Gary, Indiana, for 20 years, from 1968 to 1988. When he was elected in 1967, he became one of the first African Americans to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city, and...
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Kay Hagan, 66 (2019)
Kay Hagan was elected North Carolina's first Democratic female senator in 2008. She served until 2014. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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John Conyers, 90 (1929 - 2019)
John Conyers, the longest-serving African American member of Congress in U.S. history, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in Detroit. He was 90. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Leroy Johnson, 91 (1928 - 2019)
Leroy Johnson was Georgia's first black state senator elected after Reconstruction, serving from 1963 to 1975. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Elijah Cummings, 68 (1951 - 2019)
Elijah Cummings was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a Democrat representing Maryland's 7th congressional district. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Jacques Chirac, 86 (1932 - 2019)
Jacques Chirac was the president of France from 1995 to 2007, as well as mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995 and prime minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988. For full obituary and...
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Ross Perot, 89 (1930 - 2019)
Ross Perot was a self-made billionaire businessman who made headlines as he ran for president as an independent in 1992 and 1996. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Thad Cochran, 81 (1937 - 2019)
Thad Cochran was a longtime senator from the state of Mississippi, serving as a Republican from 1978 until he resigned his seat in April, 2018, for health concerns. For full obituary and coverage...
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Ellen Tauscher, 67 (1951 - 2019)
Ellen Tauscher was a former Democratic California Congresswoman who represented the East Bay area from 1997 until 2009. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Richard Lugar, 87 (1932 - 2019)
Richard Lugar was a longtime Republican Senator from Indiana who was highly regarded for his foreign policy leadership. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Birch Bayh, 91 (1928 - 2019)
Birch Bayh was a democratic senator from Indiana who was the author of the groundbreaking Title IX amendment that banned discrimination against women in college sports. For full obituary and coverage...
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Edward Nixon, 88 (1930 - 2019)
Edward Nixon was the youngest brother of President Richard Nixon and worked on his brother's presidential campaigns in 1968 and 1972. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Lyndon LaRouche, 96 (1922 - 2019)
Lyndon LaRouche Jr., a contentious political activist and perennial candidate for U.S. president, died February 12. He was 96. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
