Veteran Associated Press journalist Mark Gillespie, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead Sunday of cancer in hospice care at 63 (birth date unknown).

Three Dog Night drummer Floyd Sneed, dead Friday of undisclosed causes at 80 a little under ten months shy of his birthday.

Actor Kevin O'Neal, of the eponymous acting dynasty, dead Saturday in his sleep of natural causes at 77 (birth date unknown).

French actor Adama Niane, not to be confused with the eponymous Malian footballer, dead Saturday at 56 a little under seven months shy of his birthday.

Former world freestyle skiing champion Kyle Smaine, killed Sunday in an avalanche at 31 a little under five months shy of his birthday.

Pro Football Hall Of Fame player-turned-executive Bobby Beathard, Jr., dead Monday of Alzheimer's disease at 86.

Former Ohio quarterback and Texas associate athletic director Cleve Bryant, dead Tuesday at 75 a little under two months shy of his birthday.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Sidney Thornton, dead at 68 seven months and a day shy of his birthday.

Former wrestling star "Leaping" Lanny Poffo, also known as The Genius, brother to late also-former wrestling star "Macho Man" Randy Savage (nee Poffo), dead of undisclosed causes at 68 a little under eleven months shy of his birthday.

Japanese musician, singer, record producer, and actor Yukihiro Takahashi, known internationally as the drummer for Yellow Magic Orchestra, dead on the 11th of a brain tumor complication at 70 a little under five months shy of his birthday.

Fred La Marmotte, weather groundhog to Quebec, dead at 9 (birth date unknown).

French racing legend Jean-Pierre Jabouille, dead at 80 eight months less a day shy of his birthday.

Holocaust survivor and educator Solomon Perel, whose experience posing as a Nazi soldier was made into 1990's Europa Europa, dead at 97 two and three-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne, born Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo, dead at 88 fifteen days shy of his birthday.

Actress Melinda Dillon, best known for her roles in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and A Christmas Story, dead on the 9th at 83 a little over nine months shy of her birthday.

Canadian actor, writer, painter and humanitarian George R. Robertson, best known for his role as Chief Henry J. Hurst in all but one of the Police Academy movies, dead Sunday at 89 two and two-third months shy of his birthday.

Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor Charles Kimbrough, best known for his role as Jim Dial on Murphy Brown, dead on the 11th of undisclosed causes at 86 four and two-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the War On Terror, dead following a long illness at 79 six and a fifth months shy of his birthday.

Drifters singer Charlie Thomas, dead a week ago after battling liver cancer at 85 two and a quarter months shy of his birthday.

Magician Scott Alexander, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, known for his appearances in season 6 of America's Got Talent and season 2 of Penn & Teller: Fool Us, dead Sunday of a stroke at 52 (birth date unknown).

Italian Alpine speed skier Elena Fanchini, dead of cancer at 37 two and three-quarter months shy of her birthday.

Prolific Grammy-, Oscar- and Tony-winning composer Burt Bacharach, dead of natural causes at 94 a little over three months shy of his birthday.

Actor Cody Longo, also known as Cody Anthony, best known for his role as Nicholas Almain on Days Of Our Lives, dead Wednesday of chronic ethanol abuse at 34 a little under a month shy of his birthday.

South African rapper AKA, born Kiernan Forbes, shot dead at 35.

Last East German communist premier Hans Modrow, dead at 95.

Irish film and television producer James Flynn, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead of undisclosed causes at 57 an unknown amount of time shy of his birthday.

Rapper David "Trugoy The Dove" Jolicoeur, one-third of De La Soul, dead of undisclosed causes at 54 seven and a third months shy of his birthday.

Crisis manager, public relations practitioner, writer and lecturer Howard Bragman, dead Saturday of acute monocytic leukemia at 66 thirteen days shy of his birthday.

St. Louis-born former Quebec cabinet minister and Coalition Avenir Quebec MNA Nadine Girault, dead at 63 an unknown amount of time shy of her birthday.

Retired Mohawk wrestler, politician, actor and activist Billy Two Rivers, born Kaientaronkwen, dead at 87 two and three-quarter months shy of his birthday.

Former child actor Austin Majors, best known for his role as Theo Sipowicz on NYPD Blue, dead Saturday of a possible overdose at 27 (birth date unknown).

Patrick Stone, elder brother to actress Sharon Stone, dead suddenly of a cardiac arrest, due to heart disease, at 57 (birth date unknown).

Ryan Shepard, former stunt double and stand-in to Eminem, hit and killed by a truck while crossing the street on the 31st at 40 (birth date unknown).

Former Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Conrad (note the "C") Dobler, dead at 72 seven and three-fifth months shy of his birthday.