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  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Herman Chinery-Hesse
    Herman Chinery-Hesse, tech entrepreneur, 1963-2024

    He was an innovator who sought to tailor software to African realities

    Herman Chinery-Hesse
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    Ratan Tata
    Ratan Tata, leading Indian businessman, 1937-2024

    Industrialist who led the Tata conglomerate’s acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover and UK steel plants, with mixed results

    Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and industrialist is photographed at Taj Residencies in central London in 2018
  • Saturday, 5 October, 2024
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson, singer, songwriter and actor, 1936-2024

    He broke the mould in Nashville but was rarely satisfied with his work

    Musician Kris Kristofferson
  • Saturday, 28 September, 2024
    Hassan Nasrallah
    Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizbollah, 1960-2024

    Charismatic Lebanese cleric and founding figure of guerrilla group that became the Middle East’s most powerful paramilitary force

  • Saturday, 28 September, 2024
    Arts
    Maggie Smith, actor, 1934-2024

    Versatile star whose work across eight decades spanned crowd-pleasing comedy, Shakespearean tragedy and wizardry

  • Saturday, 28 September, 2024
    Peter Jay
    Peter Jay, economics journalist and broadcaster, 1937-2024

    After helping to undo the postwar consensus, he became Britain’s man in Washington DC

    English economist, journalist, broadcaster and one-time diplomat Peter Jay holding a telephone receiver near his desk at the The Times offices
  • Saturday, 21 September, 2024
    Victor Halberstadt
    Victor Halberstadt, chair of the Bilderberg foundation, 1939-2024

    His deep commitment to the transatlantic relationship was rooted in his wartime experiences

    Victor Halberstadt
  • Saturday, 14 September, 2024
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones, actor, 1931-2024

    Titan of stage and screen, he conquered a childhood stammer to become one of Hollywood’s most memorable voices

    Actor James Earl Jones
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    Betty Halbreich
    Betty Halbreich, personal shopper, 1927-2024

    Stylist to Manhattan’s elite at Bergdorf Goodman, she was famous for her frank critiques and indifference to how much clients actually spent

    A middle-aged woman stands in a department store
  • Saturday, 31 August, 2024
    Leonard Riggio
    Leonard Riggio, bookseller, 1941-2024

    As head of America’s Barnes & Noble chain he reinvented the business, but could not compete with Amazon’s disruption

    Leonard Riggio stands in front of a pink Andy Warhol silkscreen painting in his New York office. He is wearing a white shirt and a dark tie, and he is smiling.
  • Saturday, 24 August, 2024
    Michel Guérard
    Michel Guérard, chef, 1933-2024

    A culinary revolutionary, he helped transform French gastronomy in the 1970s

    Michel Guérard
  • Thursday, 22 August, 2024
    Samer Iskandar, FT correspondent, 1967-2024

    Former FT correspondent and professor was profiled in the Weekend magazine

  • Sunday, 11 August, 2024
    Susan Wojcicki
    Susan Wojcicki, top Google executive, 1968-2024

    Former YouTube chief played a big role in shaping online advertising and championed women in the tech industry

    Susan Wojcicki giving a presentation about YouTube TV
  • Saturday, 10 August, 2024
    Graham Thorpe
    Graham Thorpe, cricketer, 1969-2024

    The left-handed batsman was a shining light in an often dark period for the English game

    An English cricketer holds up his bat in a triumphant gesture
  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    Financial services
    Sanford Robertson, tech financier, 1931-2024

    Silicon Valley banker sensed technology’s potential early and underwrote companies that became household names

    Sandy Robertson
  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
    Books
    Francine Pascal, author, 1932-2024

    Creator of the Sweet Valley High young adult fiction phenomenon put books in the hands of a generation of girls

    Francine Pascal in her New York City home in 2002
  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    Edna O'Brien
    Edna O’Brien, Irish writer, 1930-2024

    Having launched her literary career in scandal and outrage, she was revered by readers — and, in time, her homeland — as a charismatic change-maker

  • Saturday, 27 July, 2024
    Kenneth Grange
    Kenneth Grange, industrial designer, 1929-2024

    From trains to fountain pens, style never trumped functional substance in the products for which he became famous

    Kenneth Grange in 1962
  • Saturday, 20 July, 2024
    Social affairs
    Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist, 1928-2024

    Known to millions from radio, TV and books as ‘Dr Ruth’ she revolutionised the way Americans thought and talked about sex

    An elderly woman holds a microphone while laughing
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    Winter sports
    Sylvain Saudan, ‘skier of the impossible’, 1936-2024

    The Swiss father of extreme skiing pioneered descents from the Alps to the Himalayas — and became the sport’s first star

  • Saturday, 13 July, 2024
    Visual Arts
    Pål Enger, Norwegian art thief, 1967-2024

    The footballer turned criminal was jailed for stealing Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ and was then himself inspired by it to paint

    Pal Enger
  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Ismail Kadare
    Ismail Kadare, Albanian author, 1936-2024

    A novelist who survived one of eastern Europe’s most vicious tyrannies and drew comparisons with Kafka and Orwell

    Ismail Kadare
  • Saturday, 29 June, 2024
    Social affairs
    Jennifer Roberts, High Court judge in ‘money’ divorce cases, 1953-2024

    A late starter at the Bar, her rulings on high-value matrimonial disputes burnished London’s attraction for celebrity couples

  • Saturday, 22 June, 2024
    Manchester
    Howard Bernstein, Manchester’s champion, 1953-2024

    The dealmaker flitted between Whitehall corridors and Middle Eastern palaces in a quest to rejuvenate his hometown

    Howard Bernstein
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Willie Mays
    Willie Mays, US baseball star, 1931-2024

    Athletic and versatile player known as the ‘Say Hey Kid’ lit up what many consider the sport’s golden age

    Willie Mays smiling in the clubhouse
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