Looking Back at the Celebrities, Leaders and Icons We Lost in 2017

In 2017, the world lost entertainers and leaders, activists and icons.

Two were women behind landmark Supreme Court decisions. Edith Windsor, the LGBT activist whose case led to federal recognition of same-sex marriage, died in September at the age of 88. Norma McCorvey, who was the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, died in February at the age of 69.