TIME: People We Lost 2025 is a powerful tribute to icons, trailblazers, and everyday heroes who left an enduring mark on the world. This beautiful, moving special edition reflects on the legacies of luminaries from all areas of public life—musicians, actors, athletes, authors, scientists, and leaders—whose contributions defined their generation: Quincy Jones, David Lynch, Jane Goodall, Ozzy Osbourne, and many others. The issue pays tribute to the talents, voices, and visionaries who died; it also honors the unsung public servants and changemakers who had a quiet influence. TIME: People We Lost 2025 offers a chance to pause, reflect, and celebrate lives well lived. It is a keepsake of remembrance, a chronicle of impact, and a testament to human achievement and creativity.
LILLY LEDBETTER • EQUAL PAY ADVOCATE
PHILIP ZIMBARDO • PSYCHOLOGIST
NICHOLAS DANILOFF • JOURNALIST
MITZI GAYNOR • ACTOR, SINGER, & DANCER
LYNDA OBST • FILM PRODUCER
FERNANDO VALENZUELA • BASEBALL PLAYER
PHIL LESH • MUSICIAN & SONGWRITER
TERI GARR • ACTOR
JACK JONES • SINGER
ALAN RACHINS • ACTOR
QUINCY JONES • MUSIC INDUSTRY TITAN
BOBBY ALLISON • AUTO RACER
BÉLA KÁROLYI • GYMNASTICS COACH
BOB LOVE • BASKETBALL PLAYER
ARTHUR FROMMER • TRAVEL WRITER
CHUCK WOOLERY • GAME-SHOW HOST & PODCASTER
MARSHALL BRICKMAN • SCREENWRITER & DIRECTOR
NEALE FRASER • TENNIS PLAYER
LOU CARNESECCA • BASKETBALL COACH
THE AMAZING KRESKIN • MENTALIST
POLLY MELLEN • FASHION EDITOR
DICK VAN ARSDALE • BASKETBALL PLAYER
FRED LORENZEN • AUTO RACER
RICKEY HENDERSON • BASEBALL PLAYER
GREG GUMBEL • SPORTSCASTER
OSAMU SUZUKI • BUSINESSPERSON
JIMMY CARTER • 39TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
LINDA LAVIN • ACTOR
ROSITA MISSONI • FASHION DESIGNER
WAYNE OSMOND • MUSICIAN
THE VIVIENNE • DRAG ARTIST
PETER YARROW • SINGER-SONGWRITER
LESLIE CHARLESTON • ACTOR
SAM MOORE • SINGER
DAVID LYNCH • FILMMAKER
JULES FEIFFER • CARTOONIST & AUTHOR
MELBA MONTGOMERY • SINGER-SONGWRITER
BOB UECKER • SPORTSCASTER & ACTOR
CECILE RICHARDS • ACTIVIST
GARTH HUDSON • MUSICIAN
MARIANNE FAITHFULL • SINGER & ACTRESS
FAY VINCENT • MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COMMISSIONER
DICK BUTTON • FIGURE SKATER & COMMENTATOR
MARION WIESEL • HUMANITARIAN & TRANSLATOR
TONY ROBERTS • ACTOR
GENE HACKMAN • ACTOR
BETSY ARAKAWA • CLASSICAL PIANIST
JERRY BUTLER • SINGER-SONGWRITER
LYNNE MARIE STEWART • ACTOR
AL TRAUTWIG • SPORTSCASTER
ROBERTA FLACK • SINGER & PIANIST
ROBERT ORCI • SCREENWRITER & PRODUCER
MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG • ACTOR
DAVID JOHANSEN • SINGER-SONGWRITER & ACTOR
JOSEPH WAMBAUGH • WRITER
HAZEL N. DUKES • CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
D’WAYNE WIGGINS • MUSICIAN & RECORD PRODUCER
ANGIE STONE • SINGER-SONGWRITER
STANLEY R. JAFFE • FILM PRODUCER
JUNIOR BRIDGEMAN • BASKETBALL PLAYER & BUSINESSPERSON
KITTY DUKAKIS • AUTHOR & ACTIVIST
JESSE COLIN YOUNG • SINGER-SONGWRITER
GEORGE FOREMAN • BOXER & BUSINESSPERSON
MAX FRANKEL • JOURNALIST
DAVID CHILDS • ARCHITECT
RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN • ACTOR & SINGER
VAL KILMER • ACTOR & WRITER
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