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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