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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

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

Leonard NimoyLeonard Nimoy
American
Actor

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

Roddy PiperRoddy Piper
Canadian, American
Wrestler
Lee Kuan YewLee Kuan Yew
Singaporean
Founding Father of Modern Singapore

Saeed JaffreySaeed Jaffrey
Indian, British
Actor

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

Donna DouglasDonna Douglas
American
Actress

Robert LoggiaRobert Loggia
American
Actor

Anne MearaAnne Meara
American
Actress

Cilla BlackCilla Black
British
Singer
Fred ThompsonFred Thompson
American
Former United States Senator

Sawyer SweetenSawyer Sweeten
American
Child Actor

Yogi BerraYogi Berra
American
Baseball Player

Martin MilnerMartin Milner
American
Actor
Suzanne FarringtonSuzanne Farrington
British
Actress

Abdullah of Saudi ArabiaAbdullah of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian
Former King of Saudi Arabia
Dick Van PattenDick Van Patten
American
Actor, Animal Welfare Activist

Frank GiffordFrank Gifford
American
American Football Player

James BestJames Best
American
Actor
Wayne RogersWayne Rogers
American
Actor

Kirk KerkorianKirk Kerkorian
American
Businessman
Melissa MathisonMelissa Mathison
American
Screenwriter

Stuart ScottStuart Scott
American
Sportscaster

Jonah LomuJonah Lomu
New Zealander
Rugby Player
Rod TaylorRod Taylor
Australian, American
Actor

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Satoru IwataSatoru Iwata
Japanese
Former President & CEO of Nintendo
Wayne DyerWayne Dyer
American
Self-Help Author and Motivational Speaker

Nicholas WintonNicholas Winton
British
Humanitarian

Anita EkbergAnita Ekberg
Swedish
Actress

Anna KashfiAnna Kashfi
American
Actress
Judy CarneJudy Carne
British
Actress
Chandra Bahadur DangiChandra Bahadur Dangi
Nepalese
Shortest Adult Male in Recorded History

Dean SmithDean Smith
American
Basketball Coach

Jayne MeadowsJayne Meadows
American
Actress

Jihadi JohnJihadi John
British
Murderer
Movita CastanedaMovita Castaneda
American
Actress

Mary Ellen TrainorMary Ellen Trainor
American
Actress

Grace Lee WhitneyGrace Lee Whitney
American
Actress

Beth HowlandBeth Howland
American
Actress

Suzanne CroughSuzanne Crough
American
Actress
René GirardRené Girard
French
Philosopher

Helmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt
German
Politician
Jerry WeintraubJerry Weintraub
American
Producer

David CanaryDavid Canary
American
Actor

Ernie BanksErnie Banks
American
Baseball Player
Dave GoldbergDave Goldberg
American
Entrepreneur

Ariel CamachoAriel Camacho
Mexican
Singer, songwriter
Faten HamamaFaten Hamama
Egyptian
Actress

Darren ShahlaviDarren Shahlavi
British
Actor & Stunt Performer

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

R K LaxmanR. K. Laxman
Indian
Cartoonist & Creator of 'The Common Man"

Ron MoodyRon Moody
British
Actor
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
A. Alfred TaubmanA. Alfred Taubman
American
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

Charles Hard TownesCharles H. Townes
American
Physicist

Douglass NorthDouglass North
American
Economist
Assia DjebarAssia Djebar
Algerian
Author

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

Val Logsdon FitchVal Logsdon Fitch
American
Physicist

Shaquon ThomasShaquon Thomas
American
Rapper
Daniel FredinburgDaniel Fredinburg
American
Google X Engineer

Daniel Von BargenDaniel Von Bargen
American
Actor
Caleb Logan LeblancCaleb Logan Leblanc
American
YouTube Star

Maureen O’HaraMaureen O’Hara
Irish, American
Actress

George ColeGeorge Cole
British
Actor

Daniel KyreDaniel Kyre
American
YouTuber, Musician
Bobbi Kristina BrownBobbi Kristina Brown
American
Television personality
Mario Matthew CuomoMario Cuomo
American
Politician

LemmyLemmy
British
Singer

M. S. ViswanathanM. S. Viswanathan
Indian
Actor, Composer

Amanda PetersonAmanda Peterson
American
Actress
Terry PratchettTerry Pratchett
British
Humorist

Wes CravenWes Craven
American
Director, writer, producer, acto

Moses MaloneMoses Malone
American
Basketball player

Cynthia LennonCynthia Lennon
British
Film maker

James HornerJames Horner
American
Composer, Conductor, Musician, Orchestrateur, Film
Julian BondJulian Bond
American
Social Activist

Sadhana ShivdasaniSadhana Shivdasani
Indian
Actor
Lesley GoreLesley Gore
American
Singer, Musician, Actor

Vincent MargeraVincent Margera
American
Television actor, Actor, Film actor
Julia JonesJulia Jones
British
Actress
Geraldine McEwanGeraldine McEwan
British
Actress