English actor, director and writer Michael Pennington, best known for his role as Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod in Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi and not to be confused with the eponymous comedian who goes by Johnny Vegas, dead sometime in the last ten days at 82 one and a fifth months to a little under a month shy of his birthday.

British royal superfan Terry "Union Jack man" Hutt, who met Queen Elizabeth II more times than any other member of the public and not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead after battling heart failure, pneumonia and sepsis at 91 (birth date unknown).

Part-time Survivor art assistant and camera assistant Scott Probst, brother to Emmy-winning presenter, producer, actor and young adult fiction writer Jeff Probst, dead in the last two days at an undisclosed age (birth date unknown).

Canadian-born Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (note the "e"), not to be confused with the eponymous minor league baseballer or English chess player, dead suddenly of a possible overdose at 29 four and a quarter months shy of his birthday.

Fortress Investment Group co-CEO Joshua Pack, dead by strangulation somewhere between 51 and 54 (slipshod reporting, birth date unknown).

Longtime New York Observer film critic, journalist, actor, author and media personality Rex Reed, dead after a short illness at 87 four and two-third months shy of his birthday.

German Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, dead at 101.

Actor Donald Gibb, best known for his role as Ogre in the Revenge Of The Nerds series, dead after a long illness at 71 two and three-quarter months shy of his birthday.

Soul legend Clarence Carter, dead of complications from pneumonia with prostate cancer as a possible contributing factor at 90.

French disgraced singer-actress and convicted negligent murderer Claudine Longet, dead sometime in the last two weeks at 84.

British TV actor David Burke, best known for roles Dr. Watson on ITV's Sherlock Holmes and not to be confused with any of his legion notable eponymites, dead Sunday at 91 fifteen days shy of his (also my mother's, incidentally) birthday.

Lazare, possibly the new record holder for the oldest canine who ever lived, dead at 30 six and two-third months shy of their (sex unknown) birthday.

Dr. Hook (& The Medicine Show) frontman Dennis Locorriere, dead of complications from kidney disease at 76 a little under a month shy of his birthday.

Australian veteran actor Monty Maizels, best known for his role as Jack in The Castle, dead last month at 102 three months or thereabouts shy of his birthday.

Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen, dead in a car crash at 45.

Canadian prolific rock guitarist John Hutton, not to be confused with any of his legion notable eponymites, dead at an undisclosed age (birth date unknown).

Longtime Financial Post journalist, editor, publisher and columnist Neville Nankivell, dead on the 3rd after a battle with cancer at 91 a little over seven months shy of his birthday.

Retired voice acting legend Tom Kane (note the "ne"), not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead of complications from his 2020 stroke at 64.

Disgraced former LAPD detective, author, commentator and convicted perjuror Mark Fuhrman, dead Tuesday of an aggressive form of throat cancer at 74.

Canadian Sports Hall Of Fame physical education & kinesiology academic and Special Olympics pioneer Frank Hayden, dead Saturday (in my town!) at 96.

Canadian industrialist Robert K. Irving, dead of cancer at 71 six and a half months shy of his birthday.

2024 New South Wales Young Australian Of The Year, Bheem Health founder and Doctors Against Violence Towards Women co-founder Dr. Nikhil Autar, dead at 32 (birth date unknown).

Voice & film actor and award-winning TV writer Bill Wise, not to be confused with the eponymous also-late baseballer, dead on the 25th at 61 two and a half months shy of his birthday.

Award-winning longtime Associated Press sports writer and tennis expert Howard Fendrich, dead of cancer at 55 (birth date unknown).

Two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series and younger brother to NASCAR Hall Of Famer Kurt Busch, dead suddenly of complications from bacterial pneumonia progressed into sepsis at 41.

British actor Michael Keating, best known for his roles on Blake's 7 & EastEnders and not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead sometime in the last three weeks at 79.

Isaac Coleman, son of Danny Go! star Daniel Coleman, himself not to be confused with the eponymous Ghanaian footballer or also-late Alabama Supreme Court justice, dead of Stage 3 mouth cancer exacerbated by Fanconi anemia at 14 (birth date unknown).

British former Wish You Were Here...? presenter Judith Chalmers, dead of complications from Alzheimer's disease at 90 four and two-third months shy of her birthday.

Rapper Rob Base, born Robert Ginyard (later Sr.), hitherto the surviving half of the duo behind 1988's It Takes Two, dead after a private battle with cancer at 59.

Canadian actor Stewart McLean, best known for his role on Virgin River and not to be confused with any of notable eponymites, one of them an also-late Scottish actor, murdered sometime in the last eight days at 45 (birth date unknown).

Actor and National Kidney Foundation spokesperson Grizzwald "Grizz" Chapman, best known for his eponymous role on 30 Rock, dead in his sleep after years of kidney disease while awaiting a transplant at 52.

Australian swimming legend Melissa Roberts, dead after a long fight with breast cancer at 51 (birth date unknown).

Brazilian bodybuilder and influencer Gabriel "Bbzinho" Ganley, dead of causes yet unknown at 22 (birth date unknown).

New Zealand country singer-comedienne Dame Jools Topp, hitherto one-half of The Topp Twins with her sister, Lynda, dead after a decades-long battle with breast cancer at 68.

Legendary jazz tenor saxophonist Walter "Sonny" Rollins, dead at 95 three and two-fifth months shy of his birthday.

British champion glider pilot Jon (note the lack of an "h") Gatfield, dead in a crash during the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix at 68 (birth date unknown).

French Olympic bronze medalist gymnast Gael "Gaou" Da Silva, dead in a car crash at 41 a little over seven months shy of his birthday.