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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
Christopher LeeChristopher Lee
British
Actor

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

B.B. KingB.B. King
American
Singer-songwriter

Leonard NimoyLeonard Nimoy
American
Actor

Roddy PiperRoddy Piper
Canadian, American
Wrestler
Scott WeilandScott Weiland
American
Singer, Lyricist, Songwriter, Record producer

Omar SharifOmar Sharif
Egyptian
Actor

Jules BianchiJules Bianchi
French
F1 Driver
Natalie ColeNatalie Cole
American
Singer

Saeed JaffreySaeed Jaffrey
Indian, British
Actor
Lee Kuan YewLee Kuan Yew
Singaporean
Founding Father of Modern Singapore

Fred ThompsonFred Thompson
American
Former United States Senator

Yogi BerraYogi Berra
American
Baseball Player

Donna DouglasDonna Douglas
American
Actress

Robert LoggiaRobert Loggia
American
Actor
Sawyer SweetenSawyer Sweeten
American
Child Actor

Anne MearaAnne Meara
American
Actress

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

Martin MilnerMartin Milner
American
Actor
Wayne RogersWayne Rogers
American
Actor

Frank GiffordFrank Gifford
American
American Football Player
Jonah LomuJonah Lomu
New Zealander
Rugby Player

Cilla BlackCilla Black
British
Singer

Rod TaylorRod Taylor
Australian, American
Actor
Dick Van PattenDick Van Patten
American
Actor, Animal Welfare Activist

Melissa MathisonMelissa Mathison
American
Screenwriter
Nicholas WintonNicholas Winton
British
Humanitarian

James BestJames Best
American
Actor

Jihadi JohnJihadi John
British
Murderer
Anita EkbergAnita Ekberg
Swedish
Actress

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Wayne DyerWayne Dyer
American
Self-Help Author and Motivational Speaker
Judy CarneJudy Carne
British
Actress

Satoru IwataSatoru Iwata
Japanese
Former President & CEO of Nintendo

Anna KashfiAnna Kashfi
American
Actress

Suzanne FarringtonSuzanne Farrington
British
Actress
Stuart ScottStuart Scott
American
Sportscaster
Chandra Bahadur DangiChandra Bahadur Dangi
Nepalese
Shortest Adult Male in Recorded History

Suzanne CroughSuzanne Crough
American
Actress

Kirk KerkorianKirk Kerkorian
American
Businessman

Helmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt
German
Politician
Jerry WeintraubJerry Weintraub
American
Producer

Beth HowlandBeth Howland
American
Actress

Mary Ellen TrainorMary Ellen Trainor
American
Actress

Grace Lee WhitneyGrace Lee Whitney
American
Actress

Jayne MeadowsJayne Meadows
American
Actress
Movita CastanedaMovita Castaneda
American
Actress

R K LaxmanR. K. Laxman
Indian
Cartoonist & Creator of 'The Common Man"
Ernie BanksErnie Banks
American
Baseball Player

René GirardRené Girard
French
Philosopher

Dean SmithDean Smith
American
Basketball Coach
Ron MoodyRon Moody
British
Actor

Darren ShahlaviDarren Shahlavi
British
Actor & Stunt Performer
David CanaryDavid Canary
American
Actor

Dave GoldbergDave Goldberg
American
Entrepreneur

Faten HamamaFaten Hamama
Egyptian
Actress

Ariel CamachoAriel Camacho
Mexican
Singer, songwriter

Charles KennedyCharles Kennedy
Scottish
Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Günter GrassGünter Grass
German
Novelist

A.P.J. Abdul KalamA.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Indian
Former President of India

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

Chuck BednarikChuck Bednarik
American
American Football Player
Douglass NorthDouglass North
American
Economist

Charles Hard TownesCharles H. Townes
American
Physicist

A. Alfred TaubmanA. Alfred Taubman
American
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Bart CummingsBart Cummings
Australian
Horse Trainer

Alfred G. GilmanAlfred G. Gilman
American
Pharmacologist, Biochemist
Assia DjebarAssia Djebar
Algerian
Author

Val Logsdon FitchVal Logsdon Fitch
American
Physicist

Shaquon ThomasShaquon Thomas
American
Rapper
Caleb Logan LeblancCaleb Logan Leblanc
American
YouTube Star

Daniel FredinburgDaniel Fredinburg
American
Google X Engineer
Daniel Von BargenDaniel Von Bargen
American
Actor

George ColeGeorge Cole
British
Actor

Maureen O’HaraMaureen O’Hara
Irish, American
Actress

Daniel KyreDaniel Kyre
American
YouTuber, Musician
Bobbi Kristina BrownBobbi Kristina Brown
American
Television personality
M. S. NarayanaM. S. Narayana
Indian
Film actor

LemmyLemmy
British
Singer

Wes CravenWes Craven
American
Director, writer, producer, acto

Mario CuomoMario Cuomo
American
Politician
M. S. ViswanathanM. S. Viswanathan
Indian
Actor, Composer

Cynthia LennonCynthia Lennon
British
Film maker

Terry PratchettTerry Pratchett
British
Humorist

James HornerJames Horner
American
Composer, Conductor, Musician, Orchestrateur, Film

Amanda PetersonAmanda Peterson
American
Actress
Alicia NashAlicia Nash
Salvadoran, American
Physicist

Lesley GoreLesley Gore
American
Singer, Musician, Actor
Moses MaloneMoses Malone
American
Basketball player

Oliver SacksOliver Sacks
British
Scientist, Neurologist, Educator, Psychiatrist
Vincent MargeraVincent Margera
American
Television actor, Actor, Film actor
Sadhana ShivdasaniSadhana Shivdasani
Indian
Actor