Outside the Beltway

The former Defense Secretary and Vice President is gone at 84.

The original KISS lead guitarist is gone at 74.

The actor and director is gone at 89.

The mathematician best known for his satirical songs is gone at 97.

The heavy metal legend has passed at 76.

The actor best known for his role on “The Cosby Show” has died at 54.

The Beach Boy legend is gone at 82.

The scholar-statesman best known for coining “soft power” has died at 88.

A great actor is gone at 65.

The boxing great and grill pitchman is gone at 76.

The acclaimed sportswriter is gone.

One of the OG political bloggers is gone.

The legendary actor is gone at 95.

The R&B icon is gone at 88.

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America’s 39th President, and greatest ex-President, is gone at the ripe old age of 100.

Another one bites the dust.

The actor known for “Good Times,” “Roots,” and “The West Wing” is gone at 84.

The Hit King is gone at 83.

The basketball great and humanitarian is gone too soon.

The legendary singer, songwriter, and actor is gone at 88.

The legendary star of stage and screen is gone at 93.

The talk show pioneer is gone at 88.

A bold strike that threatens to escalate a regional war.

One of the most notorious war criminals in American history is dead at 80.

The legendary comedian is gone at 94.

“Dr. Ruth” is gone at 96.

The1980s fitness icon is gone at 76.

The legendary basketball player and executive is gone at 86.

The AP journalist taken hostage for almost seven years has died.

A legendary soldier is gone at 97.

A legendary actor is gone at 87.

The psychologist who won a Nobel in economics is gone at 90.

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

The longtime NPR host is gone at 76.

The country music singer was 62.

A television icon is gone at 101.

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.

The most important and controversial American diplomat of the postwar era is gone at 100.

The actor best known for his role in “Friends” is gone at 54.

The legendary football player and pitchman is gone at 80.

A trailblazer is gone at 90.

A longtime friend has passed.

The longtime politician and statesman is gone at 75.

The Gulf and Western singer, songwriter, and mogul has died at 76.

The Wagner chief is presumed dead after his plane was shot down.

The Adobe cofounder who revolutionized printing is gone at 82.

The leader of The Band is gone at 80.