Celebrities We Lost In 2018

This year saw the departure of so many of Hollywood's most beloved and unforgettable talents, from entertainers and musicians to political figures and pop culture icons. And while these stars are no longer with us in present form, their memory and legacy will continue to live on in the hearts and spirits of those who loved them.

Scroll down, below, to see which celebrities we lost in 2018.

Mac Miller

The rapper died at 26 of an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine in September.

Penny Marshall

The Laverne & Shirley star died at 75 as a result of difficulties from diabetes in December.

Stan Lee

The Marvel Comics originator passed away of cardiac arrest at 95 at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in November.

Aretha Franklin

The Queen of Soul died in August of pancreatic cancer at 76-years-old.

Kim Porter

At 47, the former model and mother to three of Sean "Diddy" Combs' children, passed inside her Los Angeles home in November.

George H. W. Bush

The 41st president of the United States died in his Houston home at 94 after suffering from a years-long fight with vascular parkinsonism in November, several months after his wife Barbara died in April.

Barbara Bush

In April, the wife and former First Lady of George H. W. Bush died at 92 after discontinuing treatments for congestive heart failure and pulmonary disease.

Vanessa Marquez

The ER actress was shot and killed in a police shooting in August at 49.

Alan O'Neill

The Sons of Anarchy alum died of coronary artery disease in June at 47-years-old. 

John McCain

The U.S. senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran died at 81 of glioblastoma (brain cancer) in August.

Margot Kidder

The Superman actress died by suicide of a self-inflicted drug and alcohol overdose in May at age 69.

Stephen Hillenburg

The SpongeBob SquarePants creator died at 57 in November following a battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Colin Kroll

The Vine and HQ Media co-founder died at 34 in December of a suspected drug overdose.

Vinnie Paul

The Pantera drummer died at his Las Vegas home at age 54 of dilated cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease in June.

Avicii

The Swedish DJ died by suicide at age 28 in April following a years-long struggle with depression as well as drug and alcohol addiction.

Stephen Hawking

The famous theoretical cosmologist and physicist passed away in March as a result of difficulties from ALS at 76.

XXXTentacion

The "SAD!" rapper was assassinated in his home state of Florida at age 20 in June.

Anthony Bourdain

The celebrity chef died at age 61 by suicide after he was discovered inside his room at Le Chambard in France.

Burt Reynolds

The renowned actor of Boogie Nights stardom died of a heart attack at age 81 in September.

Roy Clark

The country star passed away due to complications of pneumonia at age 85 in November.

Ursula K. Le Guin

The award-winning science fiction and fantasy novelist died at 88 at her Portland, Oregon home in January.

Charlotte Rae

The actress of Diff'rent Strokes fame died of cardiac arrest in August at age 92.

R. Lee Ermey

The Full Metal Jacket actor died in April at age 74 of pneumonia-related complications.

Mark Salling

The Glee alum died by suicide by hanging in January at age 35.

Verne Troyer

The Austin Powers favorite took his own life by alcohol poisoning at 49-years-old in April.

John Mahoney

In February, the Fraiser performer, who suffered from cancer in the head and neck, passed away at age 77 from multiple ailments, including brain disease, lung cancer, and seizures.

Scott Hutchison

The Frightened Rabbit singer died in May by suicide at age 36.

Jackson Odell

The Modern Family actor died at 20-years-old of an accidental overdose in June.

Kyle Pavone

The We Came As Romans vocalist passed away a 28 of an accidental drug overdose in his native Michigan in August.

Kate Spade

The fashion designer and businesswoman died by suicide at age 55 in her Manhattan apartment in June.

Devin Lima

The LFO singer died at 41 after a year-long fight with cancer in November.

Neil Simon

The prolific playwright passed away at age 91 of complications from pneumonia in August.

Dolores O'Riordan

The Cranberries frontwoman died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication at age 46 in January.

Sondra Locke

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter actress died of cardiac arrest at 74 resulting from her fight with bone and breast cancer in November.

Jill Janus

The Huntress frontwoman died by suicide in August at age 43.

Oli Herbert

The All That Remains guitarist died at 44 by drowning with antidepressants found in his system in October.

Joe Jackson

The famous Jackson family patriarch died at 89 of pancreatic cancer in June.

Nancy Wilson

The triple Grammy-winning singer died at 81 of what was described by her manager as a "long illness."

Peter Shelley

The Buzzcocks lead singer passed away at 63 of an apparent heart attack in December.

Harry Leslie Smith

The social justice activist and war veteran died of natural causes at 95 in November.

Bernardo Bertolucci

In November, the Academy Award-winning director died following his battle with cancer at 77.

Ethel Ayler

The singer and actress of Cosby Show fame died in December at 88-years-old.

Big Jay McNeely

The legendary R&B saxophonist died of prostate cancer at age 91.

Hubert De Givenchy

The French fashion designer behind the house of Givenchy passed in his sleep at 91 in May.

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