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Famous People Who Died In 2005

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 2005. This list includes people like Hunter S. Thompson, Richard Pryor, Pope John Paul II, Rosa Parks, Pat Morita and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, novelists, artists and comedians who died in 2005. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & Australia and many more countries.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: December 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois, United States
Died: December 10

 2 John DeLorean

John DeLorean.
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Inventor, Engineer
Birthdate: January 6, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: March 19

 3 Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson.
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist and Author
Birthdate: July 18, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Louisville
Died: February 20
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 4 Eddie Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero.
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Professional Wrestler
Birthdate: October 9, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas
Died: November 13
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 5 Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Television Host
Birthdate: October 23, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Corning, Iowa, United States
Died: January 23
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 6 Pat Morita

Pat Morita.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Comedian
Birthdate: June 28, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Isleton, California, United States
Died: November 24
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 7 Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City
Birthdate: May 18, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wadowice, Poland
Died: April 2
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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 8 Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 22, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nawanshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, British India
Died: January 12

 9 Rosemary Kennedy

Rosemary Kennedy.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: John F. Kennedy's Sister
Birthdate: September 13, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston
Died: January 7

 10 Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: September 17, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died: June 6

 11 George Best

George Best.
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Footballer
Birthdate: May 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Belfast
Died: November 25
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 12 Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks.
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Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Activist
Birthdate: February 4, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
Died: October 24

 13 Luther Vandross

Luther Vandross.
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Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: April 20, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City
Died: July 1
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 14 Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: June 6, 1930
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jhelum, Punjab, British India
Died: May 25
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 15 Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Monarch
Birthdate: May 31, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Monaco-Ville
Died: April 6

 16 Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Playwright, Essayist
Birthdate: October 17, 1915
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Harlem, New York City, United States
Died: February 10

 17 Gemini Ganesan

Gemini Ganesan
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 16, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: March 22

 18 Vincent Gigante

Vincent Gigante
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Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Mobster
Birthdate: March 29, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: December 19
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 19 Johnnie Cochran

Johnnie Cochran.
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Lawyer
Birthdate: October 2, 1937
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Died: March 29

 20 Mitch Hedberg

Mitch Hedberg.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Stand-up Comedian
Birthdate: February 24, 1968
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: March 29

 21 Vivian Liberto

Vivian Liberto.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Rosanne Cash's Mother
Birthdate: April 23, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
Died: May 24

 22 Sandra Dee

Sandra Dee.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film Actress
Birthdate: April 23, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 20
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 23 Terri Schiavo

Terri Schiavo.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 3, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Died: March 31

 24 Michael P. Murphy

Michael P. Murphy.
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: U.S Navy SEAL Officer
Birthdate: May 7, 1976
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Smithtown, New York, United States
Died: June 28
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 25 Parveen Babi

Parveen Babi
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: April 4, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Junagadh, Saurashtra, India
Died: January 20
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 26 Bob Denver

Bob Denver.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: January 9, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York
Died: September 2
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 27 Edward Heath

Edward Heath.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former British Prime Minister
Birthdate: July 9, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Broadstairs, England, United Kingdom
Died: July 17

 28 James Doohan

James Doohan
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Screenwriter, Television actor, Film actor, Actor, Novelist, Science fiction writer
Birthdate: March 3, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vancouver
Died: July 20
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 29 Stanley Williams

Stanley Williams
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Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: December 29, 1953
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Died: December 13

 30 Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: American actor
Birthdate: April 22, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Died: May 26

 31 James Callaghan

James Callaghan.
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 27, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Portsmouth
Died: March 26

 32 Kerry Packer

Kerry Packer
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Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Publisher, Business Leader
Birthdate: December 17, 1937
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sydney
Died: December 26
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 33 Sir John Mills

Sir John Mills.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 22, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Died: April 23

 34 Simon Wiesenthal

Simon Wiesenthal.
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Nazi Hunter
Birthdate: December 31, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Buczacz
Died: September 20

 35 Zhao Ziyang

Zhao Ziyang.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former Prime Minister of China
Birthdate: October 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hua County, Anyang, China
Died: January 17

 36 Don Adams

Don Adams.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: April 13, 1923
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City
Died: September 25
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 37 Melita Norwood

Melita Norwood
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Secretary and Spy
Birthdate: March 25, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pokesdown, England
Died: June 2

 38 Matthew McGrory

Matthew McGrory.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: May 17, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Died: August 8
Height: 7'6" (229 cm)

 39 Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 11, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Died: December 26
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 40 John Spencer

John Spencer
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film actor
Birthdate: December 20, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: December 16
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 41 K. R. Narayanan

K. R. Narayanan.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: President of India
Birthdate: October 27, 1920
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uzhavoor
Died: November 9

 42 Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Comedian, Entrepreneur
Birthdate: September 25, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bedford
Died: October 3
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 43 Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: October 31, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: August 8
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 44 Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: October 27, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Harlem, New York City
Died: March 6

 45 Chris LeDoux

Chris LeDoux.
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Listed In: Singers
Famous As: American singer-songwriter
Birthdate: October 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Died: March 9

 46 Max Schmeling

Max Schmeling
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Boxer
Birthdate: September 28, 1905
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Klein Luckow
Died: February 2
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 47 John Vernon

John Vernon.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 24, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zehner
Died: February 1
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 48 Charles Rocket

Charles Rocket
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: August 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bangor, Maine, USA
Died: October 7
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

 49 Zdzisław Beksiński

Zdzisław Beksiński
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Famous As: Painter
Birthdate: February 24, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sanok, Poland
Died: February 21

 50 Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: American film actor
Birthdate: December 18, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cogdell, Georgia, United States
Died: February 4