British prolific illustrator Chris Moore, known for his work on sci-fi novel covers and not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead February 7 at 77 three and three-quarter months shy of his birthday.

Prolific anime director and animator Shigeki (Shigenori) Awai, dead of undisclosed causes at 71 (birth date unknown).

Montenegrin-born Spanish former football striker Andrija Delibasic, dead after a years-long battle with brain cancer at 43 a little over a month shy of his birthday.

British businessman, aircraft enthusiast, arts philanthropist and Bluebird Toys founder Sir Torquil Norman, CBE, dead at 91 twenty-two days shy of his birthday.

Prolific film & TV producer Philip Rogers, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead on the 27th of leiomyosarcoma at 90 five months less a day shy of his birthday.

Independent Spirit Award-nominated prolific character actor, screenwriter, filmmaker and musician Gerald "Wings" Hauser, son of also-screenwriter, also-actor and producer Dwight Hauser, brother to also-also-actor Erich Hauser and father to also-also-also-actor Cole Hauser, dead Saturday of undisclosed causes at 77 a little under nine months shy of his birthday.

12-time Emmy-nominated prolific music video, concert special & stand-up show director and Hard Knocks creator Marty Callner, dead Monday of natural causes at 78 five and a quarter months shy of his birthday.

Irish Formula One executive, broadcaster, racing driver, businessman and Eddie & The Robbers (nee V10) drummer Eddie Jordan, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead of an aggressive form of prostate & bladder cancer at 76 ten days shy of his birthday.

Former actor J.P. Schwieterman, best known for his role as Kurt Bozwell in Good Burger, dead on the 28th after a short battle with an aggressive form of stage 4 cancer at 52 (birth date unknown).

Veteran actor Jack Lilley, known for his roles in Westerns and on Little House On The Prairie, dead at 91 four and four-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Olympic gold medalist two-time heavyweight boxing champion-turned-grill entrepreneur George Foreman, Sr. x5, father to also-boxer, also-entrepreneur, trainer and EverybodyFights founder George Foreman III and also-late also-also-boxer Freeda Foreman, dead of undisclosed causes at 76.

Soviet-born British defect and Cold War spy Oleg Gordievsky, whose intelligence helped avoid a dangerous escalation between the USSR and the west, dead on the 4th at 86 seven and a fifth months shy of his birthday.

Author and activist Kitty Dukakis (nee Dickson), wife to former Minnesota governor and 1988 presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, dead of complications from dementia at 88 a little over nine months shy of her birthday.

British children's author Alex Wheatle, MBE, dead following a prostate cancer diagnosis at 62.

Former Eastern District of Virginia U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber, dead of causes yet unknown at 43 five and a half months shy of her birthday.

Murphy the Bald Eagle, known for incubating a rock during captivity, dead of head trauma sustained in the tornado outbreak at 32 or 33 (hatch date unknown).

Legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ, TV presenter and cricket commentator R. Andy Peebles, who conducted John Lennon's final interview, dead at 76 eight and two-third months shy of his birthday.

German-born Holocaust survivor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Max Frankel, dead of complications from bladder cancer at 94 eleven days shy of his birthday.

Miller Gardner, son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, dead Friday in his sleep following an illness at 14 (birth date unknown).

Turkish screen icon Filiz Akin, dead of undisclosed causes at 82.

Former Utah congresswoman Ludmya "Mia" Love (nee Bourdeau), the first Black Republican woman thusly elected, dead of glioblastoma at 49 eight and a half months shy of her birthday.

Dutch-born former HFPA president Theo Kingma, dead of undisclosed causes at 58.

Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-hee, dead while receiving treatment for cardiac arrest at 63 (birth date unknown).

Britain's Got Talent season 13 contestant and professional dancer Chantal Bellew, dead of undisclosed causes at 34.

Founding Rough Trade multi-instrumentalist Kevan Staples, dead Sunday of undisclosed causes at an undisclosed age (birth date unknown).

Former U.S. Soccer Federation commissioner Hank Steinbrecher, dead at 77 three and a half months shy of his birthday.

Model, actress and singer Cindyana Santangelo, dead suddenly Monday of causes yet unknown at 58 (birth date unknown).

The Vampire Diaries author L.J. Smith, not to be confused with the semi-eponymous former NFL tight end, dead on the 8th after a decade-long battle with granulomatosis and polyangiitis at 66 a little under six months shy of her birthday.

New Zealand veteran actor Clive Revill, best known for voicing Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, dead on the 11th at 94 one and a quarter months shy of his birthday.

Egyptian-born Australian politician Nickola (note the "c") "Nick" Lalich, dead in the last two days (confilcting sources) after a battle with throat cancer at 79 a little under two months shy of his birthday.

TikTok star Joshua Blackledge, dead on the 18th of undisclosed causes at 16 (birth date unknown).

British former fast bowler Peter Lever, dead at 84 five and two-third months shy of his birthday.

Scottish government minister Christina McKelvie, dead after a battle with secondary breast cancer at 57.

Former New England Patriots safety Matt Stevens, not to be confused with the eponymous British rugby union player or retired NFL quarterback, dead a week ago of undisclosed causes at 51 two and four-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Former New England Patriots tight end Kenneth Sims (note the one "m"), not to be confused with the eponymous geologist, dead Friday after a brief illness at 65 seven and a third months shy of his birthday.

Once again, a certain C & C Music Factory song comes to mind.