TheFamousPeople

Famous People Who Died In 2015

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 2015. This list includes people like John Forbes Nash Jr., A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Christopher Lee, Leonard Nimoy, Scott Weiland and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, composers and novelists who died in 2015. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Australia and many more countries.

Beau BidenBeau Biden
American
Son of Joe Biden
A.P.J. Abdul KalamA.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Indian
Former President of India

Christopher LeeChristopher Lee
British
Actor

Leonard NimoyLeonard Nimoy
American
Actor

Natalie ColeNatalie Cole
American
Singer

Maureen O’HaraMaureen O’Hara
Irish, American
Actress
Scott WeilandScott Weiland
American
Singer, Lyricist, Songwriter, Record producer

Roddy PiperRoddy Piper
Canadian, American
Wrestler

Omar SharifOmar Sharif
Egyptian
Actor
B.B. KingB.B. King
American
Singer-songwriter

Fred ThompsonFred Thompson
American
Former United States Senator
Saeed JaffreySaeed Jaffrey
Indian, British
Actor

Cynthia LennonCynthia Lennon
British
John Lennon's Ex-Wife

Jules BianchiJules Bianchi
French
F1 Driver

Lee Kuan YewLee Kuan Yew
Singaporean
Founding Father of Modern Singapore

Cilla BlackCilla Black
British
Singer
Robert LoggiaRobert Loggia
American
Actor

Anne MearaAnne Meara
American
Actress

Donna DouglasDonna Douglas
American
Actress

Rod TaylorRod Taylor
Australian, American
Actor
Wayne RogersWayne Rogers
American
Actor

Yogi BerraYogi Berra
American
Baseball Player
Stuart ScottStuart Scott
American
Sportscaster

Abdullah of Saudi ArabiaAbdullah of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian
Former King of Saudi Arabia

Martin MilnerMartin Milner
American
Actor
Sawyer SweetenSawyer Sweeten
American
Child Actor

Melissa MathisonMelissa Mathison
American
Screenwriter
James BestJames Best
American
Actor

Frank GiffordFrank Gifford
American
American Football Player

Suzanne FarringtonSuzanne Farrington
British
Actress
Anna KashfiAnna Kashfi
American
Actress

Continue Reading Below
Nicholas WintonNicholas Winton
British
Humanitarian
Daniel Von BargenDaniel Von Bargen
American
Actor

Dick Van PattenDick Van Patten
American
Actor, Animal Welfare Activist

Mary Ellen TrainorMary Ellen Trainor
American
Actress

Satoru IwataSatoru Iwata
Japanese
Former President & CEO of Nintendo
Ron MoodyRon Moody
British
Actor
Jerry WeintraubJerry Weintraub
American
Producer

Jayne MeadowsJayne Meadows
American
Actress

Jonah LomuJonah Lomu
New Zealander
Rugby Player

Anita EkbergAnita Ekberg
Swedish
Actress
Judy CarneJudy Carne
British
Actress

George ColeGeorge Cole
British
Actor

Suzanne CroughSuzanne Crough
American
Actress

Wayne DyerWayne Dyer
American
Self-Help Author and Motivational Speaker

Chandra Bahadur DangiChandra Bahadur Dangi
Nepalese
Shortest Adult Male in Recorded History
Movita CastanedaMovita Castaneda
American
Actress

Jihadi JohnJihadi John
British
Murderer
Helmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt
German
Politician

Dean SmithDean Smith
American
Basketball Coach

Beth HowlandBeth Howland
American
Actress
Kirk KerkorianKirk Kerkorian
American
Businessman

R K LaxmanR. K. Laxman
Indian
Cartoonist & Creator of 'The Common Man"
Grace Lee WhitneyGrace Lee Whitney
American
Actress

Daniel FredinburgDaniel Fredinburg
American
Google X Engineer

Faten HamamaFaten Hamama
Egyptian
Actress

Ernie BanksErnie Banks
American
Baseball Player

René GirardRené Girard
French
Philosopher
David CanaryDavid Canary
American
Actor

Charles KennedyCharles Kennedy
Scottish
Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom

Dave GoldbergDave Goldberg
American
Entrepreneur

Darren ShahlaviDarren Shahlavi
British
Actor & Stunt Performer
Günter GrassGünter Grass
German
Novelist

Ariel CamachoAriel Camacho
Mexican
Singer, songwriter
Chuck BednarikChuck Bednarik
American
American Football Player

John Forbes Nash Jr.John Forbes Nash Jr.
American
Mathematician

Eduardo GaleanoEduardo Galeano
Uruguayan
Writer
Ahmed ChalabiAhmed Chalabi
Iraqi
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq

Theodore HesburghTheodore Hesburgh
American
15th President of the University of Notre Dame
Douglass NorthDouglass North
American
Economist

Assia DjebarAssia Djebar
Algerian
Author

A. Alfred TaubmanA. Alfred Taubman
American
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Charles Hard TownesCharles H. Townes
American
Physicist

Bart CummingsBart Cummings
Australian
Horse Trainer
Alfred G. GilmanAlfred G. Gilman
American
Pharmacologist, Biochemist

Shaquon ThomasShaquon Thomas
American
Rapper

Caleb Logan LeblancCaleb Logan Leblanc
American
YouTube Star

Val Logsdon FitchVal Logsdon Fitch
American
Physicist
Daniel KyreDaniel Kyre
American
YouTuber, Musician
Bobbi Kristina BrownBobbi Kristina Brown
American
Television personality

John Forbes Nash, Jr.John Forbes Nash, Jr.
American
Mathematician

LemmyLemmy
British
Singer

Mario CuomoMario Cuomo
American
Politician
Dusty RhodesDusty Rhodes
American
professional wrestler, screenwriter

Terry PratchettTerry Pratchett
British
Humorist

Geoffrey HoweGeoffrey Howe
British
Jurist, Politician, Diplomat

Wes CravenWes Craven
American
Director, writer, producer, acto

Vincent MargeraVincent Margera
American
Television actor, Actor, Film actor
Amanda PetersonAmanda Peterson
American
Actress

James HornerJames Horner
American
Composer, Conductor, Musician, Orchestrateur, Film
Moses MaloneMoses Malone
American
Basketball player

Alicia NashAlicia Nash
Salvadoran, American
Physicist
Roger ReesRoger Rees
British, American, Welsh
Actor
Robert Z'DarRobert Z'Dar
American
Actor