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Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end who in addition to picking up his second Super Bowl ring started dating Taylor Swift over the summer, made the list. Also included were Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest on the football field during a game against the Arizona Cardinals in January, and Jeremy Renner, who also made headlines amid his hospitalization for being accidentally run over by a snowplow on New Year's Day.
Plus: Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Lil Tay, the 14-year-old Canadian rapper who was the subject of a death hoax and right-wing influencer Andrew Tate, who has been in custody Romania on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, which he has denied. Rounding out the list is Carlee Russell, who was found guilty in a kidnapping hoax case, Jamie Foxx, That ’70s Show’s Danny Masterson, who was found guilty of raping two women and was subsequently sentenced to 30 years to life in prison, and comedian Matt Rife.
Passings
The following people were died in 2023 were Googled the most throughout the year: Matthew Perry, Suzanne Somers, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Barker, Sinéad O'Connor, Tina Turner, Jerry Springer, rally driver Ken Block, Lisa Marie Presley and Tyre Nichols, a motorist who died in January after being beaten during a traffic stop by five former Memphis police officers, who all face federal charges in the incident.
Athletes
The list includes Hamlin, Kelce, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb, and Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis, Mac McClung, an NBA G League player who won the 2023 NBA AT&T Slam Dunk Contest, and UFC fighter Jon Jones also made the cut.
Actors
In addition to Renner, Foxx, Masterson and Rife, the list includes Pedro Pascal and Jonathan Majors—who is currently standing trial for alleged misdemeanor assault and harassment which he has pleaded not guilty.
Elsewhere on the list are Sophie Turner, who made headlines over her divorce from Joe Jonas, Russell Brand—who has been accused of sexual assault by four women, allegations he has denied, reigning Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor Ke Huy Quan and Josh Hutcherson.
Movies
Unsurprisingly, Barbie and Oppenhiemer are at the top of the list. Joining the blockbusters are Sound of Freedom, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Creed III, John Wick: Chapter 4, Five Nights at Freddy's and Cocaine Bear
Musicians
The list includes Ice Spice, controversial 1975 frontman Matt Healy, who was briefly linked to Swift, and Jason Aldean, whose song and music video "Try That In A Small Town" drew backlash over lyrics that critics alleged are filled with racist dog whistles.
Also listed: Peso Pluma, Joe Jonas, Sam Smith, Kim Petras, Sexyy Red and Kellie Pickler (the country singer's husband Kyle Jacobs died in February).
Songs
Taylor Swift's "Cruel Summer," Olivia Rodrigo's "vampire," Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town," Oliver Anthony's "Rich Men North of Richmond," Sam Smith and Kim Petras' "Unholy," Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma's "Ella Baila Sola" and Ice Spice and PinkPantheress' "Boy's a liar Pt. 2" all made the cut.
The list also includes SZA's "Kill Bill," Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" and Shakira's "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53."
TV Shows
The list includes The Last of Us, Ginny & Georgia, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Daisy Jones & The Six, Wednesday, That '90s Show, Kaleidoscope, Beef, The Idol and The Fall of the House of Usher.