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Laurent de Brunhoff
Leadership
‘Babar, c’est moi’: Laurent de Brunhoff, Parisian turned Floridian who sold millions of children’s books, dies at 98
By Hillel Italie and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2024
Linda Bean
Success
Linda Bean, catalogue heiress turned lobster booster and environmentalist turned Trump supporter, dies at 82
By Gene Johnson and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2024
Zong Qinghou
Success
Self-made billionaire who became China’s richest man by winning a corporate war with France’s Danone dies at 79
By BloombergFebruary 26, 2024
Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87
Leadership
Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87
By Tom Metcalf and BloombergFebruary 26, 2024
Abilio Diniz
Success
Abilio Diniz, Brazilian billionaire who survived a kidnapping and the loss of his retail empire before a Francophile reinvention, dies at 87
By Fabiola Moura, Daniel Cancel, Maria Eloisa Capurro and BloombergFebruary 19, 2024
Susan Wojcicki
Tech
Former YouTube CEO’s son found dead in UC Berkeley dorm, leaving prominent Silicon Valley family ‘devastated beyond comprehension’
By Steve MollmanFebruary 18, 2024
Person dressed in Pop-Tart costume
Success
From a 16-year-old truck washer to the inventor of the Pop Tart: William Post dies at 96, leaving great wealth and a legacy of snack innovation behind
By Sydney Lake and Sasha RogelbergFebruary 15, 2024
Bob Moore
Success
Former gas station owner and JCPenney manager who became a millionaire after 50 dies at 94, leaving his company to employees
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 14, 2024
Jimmy Van Eaton
Success
Jimmy Van Eaton, pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who spent 4 decades selling bonds after backing Jerry Lee Lewis, dies at 86
By The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2024
Toby Keith
Success
Toby Keith, swaggering country star whose macho, patriotic songs disguised nuanced politics, dies of stomach cancer at 62
By Kristin M. Hall and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2024
Wee Cho Yaw
Success
Wee Cho Yaw, billionaire was one of the last of Singapore’s 20th century banking giants, dies at 95
By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Low De Wei and BloombergFebruary 4, 2024
N. Scott Momaday
Success
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer winner and giant of Native American literature, dies at Santa Fe home at 89 years old
By Hillel Italie and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2024
Marlena Shaw
Success
Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dies at 81
By The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2024
Mary Weiss
Success
Mary Weiss, groundbreaking ’60 girl-group leader with the Shangri-Las, dies in Palm Springs at 75
By The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2024
Shecky Greene
Success
Shecky Greene, longtime Las Vegas comic revered as crowd work legend, dies at 97
By Andrew Dalton and The Associated PressJanuary 2, 2024
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Success
Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it's to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stockplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 20, 2026
Success
‘I want to die broke’: Billionaire philanthropist Denny Sanford dies after giving away $4 billionplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeJuly 20, 2026
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By Jason MaJuly 18, 2026
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