Music:
* Dennis Hopper (actor, musician)
* Teena Marie (singer)
* Chuck Brown (musician, "Godfather of Go-Go")
* Patrick Swayze (actor, dancer)
* Leslie Nielsen (actor, comedian)
* Blake Edwards (director, screenwriter)
* Andrew Koenig (actor)
* Gil Scott-Heron (musician, poet)
Film and Television:
* Dennis Hopper (actor, musician)
* Patrick Swayze (actor, dancer)
* Leslie Nielsen (actor, comedian)
* Blake Edwards (director, screenwriter)
* Andrew Koenig (actor)
* Helen Gurley Brown (author, magazine editor)
* Tony Curtis (actor)
Literature:
* Gabriel García Márquez (author)
* Doris Lessing (author)
* John Updike (author)
Other:
* J.D. Salinger (author)
* Steve Jobs (entrepreneur, co-founder of Apple)
This is not an exhaustive list, but it includes some of the most notable figures who passed away in 2010.