A year like no other began with the shock death of basketball star and Oscar-winner Kobe Bryant before a pandemic upended life as we knew it.
Here are some of the high-profile figures who said their final goodbyes over the last 12 months:
9. Bill Withers
The soul singer, whose hits included Lean On Me, Lovely Day and Ain’t No Sunshine, died from heart complications aged 81. Beach Boys star Brian Wilson remembered him as a “songwriter’s songwriter”.
10. Honor Blackman
Perhaps the most famous Bond girl ever, Blackman played the provocatively named Pussy Galore alongside Sir Sean in Goldfinger. After her death at 94, Blackman, also known for TV roles in The Avengers and The Upper Hand, was hailed a “film icon”.
11. Tim Brooke-Taylor
The Goodies star Brooke-Taylor died aged 79 after contracting coronavirus. Tributes flooded in from across the entertainment world and Bill Oddie, his former comedy partner, described him as a “true visual comic and a great friend”.
12. Eddie Large
The comedian, who delighted audiences for decades as part of his Little And Large partnership with Syd Little, died at the age of 78 after contracting coronavirus while being treated for heart failure in hospital. Little said he was “devastated”.