deaths in 2018

30

 * George H. W. Bush, 94, American politician, President (1989–1993), Vice President (1981–1989), Director of Central Intelligence (1976–1977), complications from Parkinson's disease.

13

 * Katherine MacGregor, 93, American actress (Little House on the Prairie).

12

 * Stan Lee, 95, American comic book writer and publisher (Marvel Comics), heart and respiratory failure.

11

 * Greg Stafford, 70, American game designer (White Bear and Red Moon, King of Dragon Pass, HeroQuest).

6

 * Burt Reynolds, 82, American actor (Smokey and the Bandit, Boogie Nights, Deliverance), Emmy winner (1991), heart attack.

16

 * Aretha Franklin, 76, American Hall of Fame singer ("Respect", "Chain of Fools", "A Natural Woman"), pianist and songwriter, 18-time Grammy winner, pancreatic cancer.

13

 * Margot Kidder, 69, Canadian-American actress (Superman, The Amityville Horror, Black Christmas) and activist, suicide by drug and alcohol overdose.[236]

17

 * Barbara Bush, 92, American political matriarch, First Lady (1989–1993) and Second Lady (1981–1989), complications from COPD and heart failure.

14

 * Stephen Hawking, 76, English theoretical physicist, professor (University of Cambridge) and writer (A Brief History of Time), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

21

 * Billy Graham, 99, American evangelist and Southern Baptist minister.

31

 * William O'Connor, 47, American artist (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering).

22

 * Ursula K. Le Guin, 88, American science fiction writer (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed).

15

 * Dolores O'Riordan, 46, Irish singer and guitarist (The Cranberries, D.A.R.K.), drowning due to alcohol intoxication.

5

 * Jerry Van Dyke, 86, American actor and comedian (My Mother the Car, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Coach), heart failure.