History Shapers We Lost This Decade
"World News with Diane Sawyer" remembers those who have died since 2000.
Dec. 31, 2009— -- 2009
Edward Kennedy / U.S. Senator
Michael Jackson / Entertainer
Ed McMahon / Talk Show Sidekick
Walter Cronkite / TV Broadcaster
Paul Harvey / Radio Broadcaster
2008
Paul Newman / Actor
Heath Ledger / Actor
Charlton Heston / Actor
William F. Buckley / Conservative Commentator
Bo Diddley / Musician
George Carlin / Comedian
Michael Crichton / Author and Producer
2007
Merv Griffin / Talk Show Host
Lady Bird Johnson / First Lady of the US
Norman Mailer / Author
Boris Yeltsin / President of the Russia
Benazir Bhutto / Prime Minister of Pakistan
Luciano Pavarotti / Opera Singer
Evel Knievel / Daredevil
2006
Aaron Spelling / TV and Movie Producer
James Brown / Entertainer
Gerald Ford / 38th President of the United States
Coretta Scott King / Civil Rights Leader
2005
Johnny Carson / Talk Show Host
Richard Pryor / Comedian
Arthur Miller / Playwright
Peter Jennings / TV Broadcaster
2004
Julia Child / Chef and Author
Yasser Arafat / Palestinian Leader
Ronald Reagan / 40th President of the United States
Marlon Brando / Actor
Rodney Dangerfield / Comedian
2003
Bob Hope / Actor
Fred Rogers / Children's TV Host
Katherine Hepburn / Actor
David Brinkley / TV Broadcaster
Althea Gibson / Athlete
2002
Chuck Jones / Cartoonist
Milton Berle / Comedian
Ted Williams / Baseball Player
Seattle Slew / Triple Crown Winner
2001
Dale Earnhardt / Race Car Driver
Carroll O'Connor / Actor
George Harrison / Musician
2000
Tom Landry / Football Coach
Steve Allen / Entertainer
Charles Schulz / Cartoonist