Today
Marc Guéhi, pictured, footballer, Crystal Palace and England, 24; Leanne Benjamin, a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet (1993-2013), 60; Sir James Bevan, chief executive, Environment Agency (2015-23), 65; Charlotte Dujardin, dressage rider, three-time Olympic gold medallist (2012, 2016), 39; Harrison Ford, actor, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, 82; Jane Fraser, chief executive, Citigroup, 57; Katie Ghose, chief executive, Kids (disabled children’s charity), 54; Martin Gilbert, chairman, Revolut, 69; Ian Hislop, editor, Private Eye, and team captain, Have I Got News for You (since 1990), 64; Peter Kindersley, publisher, co-founder (1974) of Dorling Kindersley, 83; Tej Lalvani, chief executive, Vitabiotics, and “dragon” on Dragons’ Den (2017-21), 50; Ian Lush, chief executive, Imperial Health Charity, and chairman, NHS Charities Together, 64; Sir Nicholas Mostyn, High Court judge (2010-23), 67; Prof Sir Ghillean Prance, plant taxonomist and scientific director, Eden Project (1999-2013), 87; Michael Roney, chairman, Next, 70; Erno Rubik, inventor, Rubik’s Cube (1974), 80; Wole Soyinka, playwright, Nobel prize in literature (1986), 90; Michael Spinks, boxer, 68; Sir Patrick Stewart, actor, the X-Men film series (2000-14), 84; Diana Vishneva, prima ballerina, 48.
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Tomorrow
David Mitchell, pictured, comedian, Would I Lie to You? (since 2007), 50; Graydon Carter, editor-in-chief, Vanity Fair (1992-2017), 75; Jim Crowley, British flat racing champion jockey (2016), 46; Mike Cunningham, lead commissioner, Liverpool city council, chief executive, College of Policing (2018-20), 63; Arthur Gore, Earl of Arran, director, Waterstone & Co (1984-87), 86; Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine, joint commander, British forces, Gulf War (1990-91), 92; Susan Howatch, author, Glittering Images (1987), 84; James Gorman, executive chairman, Morgan Stanley, 66; Geraint Jones, cricketer, England (2004-06), 48; Geoffrey Kent, founder and chairman emeritus, Abercrombie & Kent, 82; Sue Lawley, presenter, Desert Island Discs (1988-2006), 78; Lord (Nick) Macpherson of Earl’s Court, permanent secretary, HM Treasury (2005-16), 65; Baroness (Eliza) Manningham-Buller, chairwoman, Wellcome charitable foundation (2015-21), 76; Conor McGregor, mixed martial artist, 36; Tommy Mottola, music executive, 76; Shiv Nadar, businessman, founder of HCL Technologies, 79; Bruce Oldfield, fashion designer, 74; Cornelia Parker, sculptor and installation artist, 68; Maxine Peake, actress, Shameless (2004-07), 50; Prof Sir Mike Richards, oncologist, chief inspector of hospitals at the Care Quality Commission (2013-17), 73; Julia Somerville, newsreader, 77; Phoebe Waller-Bridge, actress, writer and producer, 39.