John DeLorean

Age: 80

Summary: auto executive who left a high-level position at General Motors to start his own company in Northern Ireland whose flashy, stainless steel DeLorean sports car was featured in the Back to the Future movies, who was arrested for allegedly selling cocaine to support his near-bankrupt company but was acquitted.

Cause of Death: Aftereffects of a stroke

Born: January 6, 1925

Died: March 19, 2005

Location: Summit, New Jersey