Deaths from congestive heart failure in New York (state)

American writer (1902–1968)

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

American actress (1893–1993)

American author, screenwriter, and journalist

American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)

American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)

American producer and director (1922–2010)

Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994

former mayor of New York City (1924-2013)

American artist (1940–2021)

American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025)

Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician (1943–1999)

American cartoonist, screenwriter and playwright (1929–2025)

American politician (1878–1963)

American diplomat and politician (1910–1991)

American politician and judge (1921-2005)

American actor (1959–2024)

American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s (1929–1967)

American jazz historian (1929–2024)

American film director and animator (1906–1983)

American activist (1902–1995)

American novelist, translator, teacher, children's author (1928–2024)

American publisher (1892-1984)

Lawyer, businessman, public servant (1933–2022)

American soprano of Armenian descent (1925–2024)

American journalist (1928–2020)

American legal scholar and public servant (1913–2002)

American essayist

American politician (1927–1992)

American lawyer (1936–2024)

American artist (1940–2024)

American journalist, correspondent, news anchor (1934-1997)

American film producer and director