The past 12 months has seen many a famous face leave us - from chart-topping and pioneering musicians, to acclaimed actors and actresses, figureheads of cultural movements, iconic sporting heroes and national treasures.
2016 has well and truly robbed us of many a talent - from David Bowie in January, to Prince in April.
Here, we remember all of the celebrities, stars and famous faces who have left us in 2016.
JANUARY
January 10
David Bowie, 69
Rock icon
January 14
Alan Rickman, 69
Actor
January 18
Glenn Frey, 67
Eagles rocker
January 23
Jimmy Bain, 68
Rainbow rock star
January 30
Frank Finlay, 89
Acting great
January 31
Terry Wogan, 77
TV & radio legend
The late Sir Terry Wogan with Pudsey the bear.
FEBRUARY
February 3
Maurice White, 74
Earth Wind & Fire star
February 19
Harper Lee, 89
To Kill A Mockingbird author
February 28
Frank Kelly, 77
Father Ted star
February 28
George Kennedy, 91
Movie great
MARCH
March 1
Tony Warren, 79
Coronation St creator
March 8
George Martin, 90
Beatles producer
March 11
Keith Emerson, 71
ELP rock legend
March 15
Sylvia Anderson, 88
Lady Penelope
March 16
Frank Sinatra Junior, 72
Sinatra’s singer son
March 17
Paul Daniels, 77
Comedy magician
March 29
Patty Duke, 69
Child star
March 31
Ronnie Corbett, 85
Comedy legend
March 31
Denise Robertson, 83
TV agony aunt
The Two Ronnies
APRIL
April 6
Merle Haggard, 79
Country legend
April 12
David Gest, 62
TV personality
April 20
Victoria Wood, 62
Comedy genius
April 20
Joanie “Chyna” Laurer, 46
WWE wrestling legend
April 21
Lonnie Mack, 74
Blues guitar great
April 21
Prince, 57
Pop icon
April 21
Guy Hamilton, 93
Bond director
April 24
Billy Paul, 80
Chart star
Prince
MAY
May 17
Guy Clark, 74
Country legend
May 19
John Berry, 52
Beastie Boys star
May 19
Alan Young, 96
Mister Ed TV star
May 21
Nick Menza, 51
Megadeth drummer
May 24
Burt Kwouk, 85
Pink Panther star
May 31
Carla Lane, 87
Liver Birds writer
Muhammad Ali's throws a right at Joe Frazier in the 13th round in their title bout in Manila.
JUNE
June 3
Muhammad Ali, 74
Boxing legend
June 14
Henry McCullough, 72
Wings guitarist
June 19
Anton Yelchin, 27
Star Trek’s Chekov
June 24
Bernie Worrall, 72
Funkadelic star
June 28
Scotty Moore, 84
Elvis’s guitarist
Award winning TV writer and actress Caroline Aherne was undergoing treatment for lung cancer related to a genetic form of the disease
JULY
July 2
Caroline Aherne, 52
Comedy actress
July 16
Alan Vega, 78
Suicide punk pioneer
AUGUST
August 13
Kenny Baker, 81
Star Wars’ R2-D2
August 15
Dalian Atkinson, 48
Villa cup hero
August 29
Gene Wilder, 83
Comic genius
Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
SEPTEMBER
September 11
Alexis Arquette, 47
Transgender actress
September 17
Charmian Carr, 73
Sound of Music’s Liesl
September 25
Arnold Palmer, 87
Golfing legend
Singer Pete Burns of Dead or Alive
OCTOBER
October 14
Jean Alexander, 90
Corrie’s Hilda Ogden
October 23
Pete Burns, 57
Dead or Alive chart star
October 24
Bobby Vee, 73
1960s teen idol
Leonard Cohen performs on the Pyramid Stage during day three of the Glastonbury Festival, in 2008.
NOVEMBER
November 7
Leonard Cohen, 82
Iconic singer & writer
November 11
Robert Vaughn, 83
Veteran actor
November 13
Leon Russell, 74
US rock legend
November 24
Colonel Abrams, 67
80s chart star
November 25
Florence Henderson, 82
Brady Bunch star
DECEMBER
December 1
Andrew Sachs, 86
Fawlty Towers star
December 6
Peter Vaughan, 93
Game of Thrones star
December 7
Ian Cartwright, 52
Wolves midfielder
December 8
John Glenn, 95
First to orbit Earth
December 8
Greg Lake, 69
ELP legend
December 10
AA Gill, 62
Writer & critic
December 10
Ian McCaskill, 78
TV weatherman
December 12
Walter Swinburn, 55
Derby winning jockey
December 18
Zsa Zsa Gabor, 99
Actress
December 24
Rick Parfitt, 68
December 25
George Michael, 53
Credit to the Birmingham mail for info and dates!
