Pelé, Vivienne Westwood, Cyrus Mistry, Pope Benedict XVI and more: Luminaries who passed away in 2022

Jan 2, 2023

By: BI India Bureau

Tata Group veteran RK Krishnakumar dies on Jan 1, 2023

Indian business executive and former Tata Sons director RK Krishnakumar passed away on January 1, 2023 due to a heart attack. These are the celebrities who passed away in 2022:

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Pope Benedict XVI

Former head of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, passed away on December 31. He was 95 years old. When he resigned in 2012, he became the first pope in six centuries to have resigned from his position.

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Barbara Walters

Famed TV journalist and news anchor Barbara Walters passed away on December 30, at the age of 93. She became the first US female network news anchor when she joined ABC News in 1976.

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Pelé

The only footballer to have won three world cups, Brazilian sportsman Pelé passed away on December 29, aged 82. Dubbed ‘The King,’ Pelé was only 17 years old when he was introduced to the world at the football world cup in Sweden.

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Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Westwood, also known as Queen of British fashion, passed away on December 29, at the age of 81. She was made Dame by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.

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Vikram Gokhale

Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale passed away at the age of 77 in Pune on November 26. In 2013, he won the national award for best actor for Marathi movie ‘Anumati'.

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Mulayam Singh Yadav

Founder of Samajwadi Party Mulayam Singh Yadav was a famed Indian politician who passed away on October 10, at the age of 82. He was also a former defence minister of India.

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Raju Srivastav

Actor and famed standup comedian Raju Srivastav passed away due to a heart attack on September 21. He had joined politics in 2014, associating himself with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving British monarch, reigning for 70 years. She passed away on September 8.

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Cyrus Mistry and two others pass away in road accidents

Business tycoon Cyrus Mistry (September 4), Indian actors Deep Sidhu (February 15) and Gayathri aka Dolly (March 18) died in road accidents this year.

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Indian business magnate and famed stock market guru Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away due to kidney disease and heart problems on August 14. He was 62 years old.

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Krishnakumar Kunnath aka KK

Krishnakumar Kunnath, also known as KK, was a leading Indian playback singer primarily of the Indian pop and Bollywood music genre. He passed away due to a cardiac arrest on May 31.

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Sidhu Moose Wala

Indian rapper Sidhu Moose Wala, who celebrated the rural life of Punjab in his songs, was shot dead on May 29. He was 28 years old.

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Bappi Lahiri

Known for making disco beats famous in India, famed singer and composer Bappi Lahiri, also known as Bappi Da, passed away on February 15, at the age of 69.. He died of obstructive sleep apnea.

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Lata Mangeshkar

Also known as the ‘Nightingale of India’, famed singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away on February 6 at the age of 92 due to Covid-related complications. She had a eight-decade long career as a singer.

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Birju Maharaj

Indian dancer, master of Kathak and a leading musician in the Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Lucknow, Pandit Birju Maharaj passed away in January at the age of 83. The cause of his death was a heart attack.

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