Obituary

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw

Obituary: Sir Nicholas Grimshaw

Obituary: David Baltimore, the visionary virologist

‘Giant discoveries’ in molecular biology earned him a Nobel prize and a stellar reputation

Obituary: Angela Mortimer, British tennis champion

The ‘frail’ Wimbledon, French and Australian grand slam winner made tactical brilliance her hallmark

Obituary: Joe Caroff, designer of the 007 pistol logo

The centenarian, who was paid just $300 for the James Bond symbol, went on to design classic film posters from a Hard Day’s Night to Cabaret

Obituary: Jim Lovell, the calm commander of Apollo 13

The Nasa hero’s ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’ epitomises an understated but remarkable life

Obituary: Joan Anderson, model who named the Hula Hoop

The fitness fan who was in beauty contests with Marilyn Monroe introduced the toy to 1950s America

Bob Daugherty, a photographer with a knack for capturing history

From political leaders to Derby winners, he was always ahead of the pack in the right place at the right time

Fauja Singh, the 114-year-old sporting legend

The athlete took up long-distance running to cope with personal loss and broke records as a centenarian

Roman Starovoit, politician who fell out of favour with Putin

The sacked Russian transport minister was found dead in his car last week after disappointing his Kremlin masters

Sandy Gall, newsreader and adventurer

The foreign correspondent and ITN anchorman had a particular love of Afghanistan

Barbara Holdridge, the audiobook pioneer

American publisher whose early recordings of Dylan Thomas kickstarted a global phenomenon

William Boyd: how Frederick Forsyth broke the thriller mould

Having reported from war zones and acted as a spy, Forsyth, who has died at the age of 86, brought all his experience and eye for detail to his gritty debut novel, The Day of the Jackal

Obituary: Edmund White, the grande dame of gay letters

The novelist and memoirist ‘reshaped American literature’ with his candid depictions of gay life