John Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980)

John Lennon with his mother, Julia at Ardmore, Rockferry, Cheshire      

Madonna

Madonna poses at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 14, 1984 in New York's Radio City Music Hall. The singer was nominated "Best New Artist" in video.  

Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

A view of Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, the day after he died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50.