‘His gift or genius is in his connection to the music of the spheres,’ Bob Dylan said of the man whose incantatory, half-spoken songs were more in the tradition of the European troubadour than the rock star
Peres was the one of Israel’s leading statesmen and led the efforts to create peace in the Middle East
Jay was co-creator of the Whitehall sitcoms ‘Yes Minister’ and ‘Yes, Prime Minster’ after pioneering television current affairs programmes with ‘Tonight’
Haveange divided opinion during a career dogged by claims of financial chicanery
'Celebrity is just a game,' she once said. 'It’s a fascinating game and loads of people love playing it. But I can’t be arsed playing it any more because I’ve decided I’m no good at it'
'I believe in Allah and I believe in peace I’m not a Christian any more,' he said as he announced the news of his conversion
Whether toying with the world’s sexual preconceptions or declaring war on the music industry, none of this detracted from the central enigma that was Prince
Throughout her 40-year career she was a stand-up, a TV comic, an actor, a singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director, and opened the door for scores of working class, female comic performers
Shandling transformed his experiences into It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show, in which he played versions of himself
Cruyff was the ultimate proponent of the "total football" invented by his countryman
A Tribe Called Quest produced five albums from 1990 to 1998, becoming one of hip-hop's most popular groups
Ford was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2014
In contrast to some anthropologists, he felt that the discipline needed to be grounded in history, and sometimes had political implications
"The reason I write is to explain my life to myself," he said. "I've also discovered that when I do, I'm explaining other people's lives to them."
He possessed quick feet and the athletic mobility to make unpredictable sidesteps a prominent feature of his game
He helped to set up a youth scouting network that brought future internationals Brian Little and Gordon Cowans to Villa.
'Oumar Ly is a very important person for Senegal'
He studied piano and orchestration at college and he had private lessons with Duke Ellington
Sylvia was a great deal more than just the woman behind Lady Penelope - she was a significant pioneer of woman in the television industry, blessed with creativity, determination and cordiality
Asa's output in the written word, and in broadcasts and lectures, was awesome
During the 1970s, Roy Bates created Sealand's currency, the Sealand dollar, bearing his wife's image