Representative Eliot Engel in his Bronx office in 1998. He was a reliable champion of liberal causes.

Chef Joe Randall, executive chef and owner of his self-titled cooking school, in 2016. “He made it clear that Black foodways are foundational to American cuisine, not a footnote to it,” the chef Marcus Samuelsson said.

Brad Arnold, center, performing with 3 Doors Down at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in 2017, in honor of Donald J. Trump’s first inauguration.

Peter Arnett covered conflicts for decades, first for The Associated Press and then for CNN.

Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, then known as H. Rap Brown, in 1967. At the time, he was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Jane Goodall, seen here in 2017, attracted immense attention and respect among researchers with her account of the lives of Flo, David Greybeard, Fifi and other members of the troop of primates she observed in East Africa.

Terry Reid in performance in 1973. During his prime, in the late 1960s and the ’70s, his powerful vocal stylings were compared favorably to the likes of Rod Stewart.

William Langewiesche in 2002. For a decade, his articles were routinely finalists for the National Magazine Award, two of which won the prize.

Loretta Swit, in costume as Maj. Margaret Houlihan, on the set of the hit TV series “M*A*S*H” in 1975.

Kenneth Walker in 1986. He pushed for ABC News to pay more attention to Nelson Mandela “when he was still in jail and was anything but a hero to millions of people, including the president of the United States,” Ted Koppel, the longtime “Nightline” anchor, said.

Antônio Meneses in 2007. He was “an artist like few others,” said the pianist Menahem Pressler, with whom he performed in the Beaux Arts Trio.

Marian Robinson’s move to Washington, in January 2009, was said at first to be temporary to help her daughter and granddaughters adjust. She ended up staying for most of the eight years President Barack Obama was in office.