See photos of notable figures across the D.C. area, including national figures, politicians, celebrities and local heroes, who died in 2024.
PHOTOS: 2024 local deaths of note
![SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 28: Khyree Jackson #5 of the Oregon Ducks reacts after making a tackle on the Utah Utes during the first half of their game at Rice Eccles Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1750305005-1873x1254.jpg)
Khyree Jackson died a triple fatal car crash in the early morning hours of July 6, 2024. He was a Minnesota Vikings rookie from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, that was drafted in the fourth round in April 2024.
(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 28: Khyree Jackson #5 of the Oregon Ducks reacts after making a tackle on the Utah Utes during the first half of their game at Rice Eccles Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
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An undated photo of Bernie Delia speaking in front of a crowd in D.C. Bernie Delia, a founding member of the board of D.C.’s Capital Pride Alliance, one of the first openly gay appointees to the Justice Department and a White House public servant during President Bill Clinton’s administration, died Friday in the District. He was 68.
(Courtesy Mayor Muriel Bowser)
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Peter Angelos, longtime owner of the Baltimore Orioles team, died Saturday, Mar. 23. He was 94.
(AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
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Chris Simon #17 of the Washington Capitals waits on the ice during a game against the Nashville Predators at the MCi Center in Washington, D.C. The Capitals defeated the Predators 1-0. Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon, who spent seven seasons with the Washington Capitals, has died. He was 52.
(Getty Images/Doug Pensinger)
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Ali Krieger and her father Ken give each other a hug after the Washington Spirit’s match against the Western New York Flash at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md., on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Ken Krieger, one of the most successful high school soccer coaches in Virginia history, died Monday morning. He was 69.
(Courtesy Jeffrey Mankie/InsideNoVa.com)
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D.C. alt-pop artist Cat Janice, whose music went viral while she was in hospice, died Wednesday, according to her family. She was 31.
(Courtesy Cat Janice via Instagram)
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Former Maryland men’s basketball coach Lefty Driesell, center, acknowledges fans as he stands with family and former players during a ceremony to commemorate his Terrapins career before an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in College Park, Md. Charles “Lefty” Driesell, who led both Maryland and James Madison’s basketball programs to regular season and conference titles during his decades as a head coach, has died at the age of 92.
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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FILE – Former Washington quarterback Norm Snead, left, and Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry look over the Cotton Bowl as they prepare for the Pro Bowl Game Sunday, Jan. 17, 1973, in Dallas. Norm Snead, an NFL quarterback for 16 seasons in the 1960s and ’70s who was a four-time Pro Bowl selection, has died. Snead was the second overall pick in the 1961 NFL draft, selected by Washington and played there for three seasons. He was 84.
(AP Photo/FK)
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Tom Shales, who was among the first television critics awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his commentary, died in a Fairfax County, Virginia, hospital, of complications related to COVID-19 and renal failure on Jan. 13 at age 79.
(Courtesy The Washington Post)
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Reggie Wells attends the VIP Pre-Party for the Bronner Bros. ICON Awards Presented By Clairol – Show on February 18, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. United States. A Baltimore County native, Wells, who spent over 30 years as Oprah Winfrey’s personal makeup artist and worked with former first lady Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Halle Berry and numerous other celebrities, has died. He was 76.
(Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for 2013 ICON Awards)
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