Celebrity Deaths in 2016
258 notable figures died in 2016. Listed below in order of date of death.
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Vanity
1959 – 2016 · Actresses, Singer -
Anna Synodinou
1927 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Bairbre Dowling
1953 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Barbara Allyne Bennet
1939 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Christine Ballard
1947 – 2016 · Entertainers Jan 1 -
Constance Beresford-Howe
1922 – 2016 · Authors and Writers Jan 1 -
Dale Bumpers
1925 – 2016 · Politicians, Senator Jan 1 -
Feyrouz
1943 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Forouzan
1937 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Franco Citti
1935 – 2016 · Actors Jan 1 -
George Alexandru
1957 – 2016 · Actors Jan 1 -
Hamdy Ahmed
1933 – 2016 · Actors Jan 1 -
Irwin Charone
1922 – 2016 · Actors Jan 1 -
Jo De Winter
1921 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Lois Ramsey
1922 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Luis Arroyo
1927 – 2016 · Sports Figures Jan 1 -
Maja Maranow
1961 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Mamdouh Abdel-Alim
1956 – 2016 · Actors Jan 1 -
Marcel Barbeau
1925 – 2016 · Artists and Architects Jan 1 -
Michael Galeota
2016 – 2016 · Actors Jan 1 -
Michel Galabru
1922 – 2016 · Actors Jan 1 -
Micole Mercurio
1938 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Mike Oxley
1944 – 2016 · Politicians Jan 1 -
Myra Carter
1930 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Noreen Corcoran
1943 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Rene Angelil
1942 – 2016 · Artist Manager, Business Magnates, Entertainers Jan 1 -
Ruth Leuwerik
1924 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Sheila Sim
1922 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Vilmos Zsigmond
1930 – 2016 · Movie/TV Producer, Producer Jan 1 -
Virginia Herrick
1916 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 1 -
Frances Cress Welsing
1935 – 2016 · Authors and Writers, Scientists and Inventors Jan 2 -
Matt Hobden
1993 – 2016 · Athletes Jan 2 -
Stanley Siegel
1936 – 2016 · Talk Show Host Jan 2 -
Bill Plager
1945 – 2016 · Athletes, Hockey Jan 3 -
John Hunter
1931 – 2016 · Jazz Singer, Musicians and Composers, Singer Jan 4 -
Robert Stigwood
1934 – 2016 · Movie/TV Producer, Music Producer Jan 4 -
Stephen Bosworth
1939 – 2016 · Politicians Jan 4 -
Pierre Boulez
1925 – 2016 · Musicians and Composers Jan 5 -
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Douglas Greer
1921 – 2016 · Actors Jan 6 -
Pat Harrington
1929 – 2016 · Actors Jan 6 -
Silvana Pampanini
1925 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 6 -
John Johnson
1947 – 2016 · Athletes, Basketball Jan 7 -
Kitty Kallen
1921 – 2016 · Singer Jan 7 -
Otis Clay
1942 – 2016 · Blues Singer, R&B Singer, Singer Jan 8 -
Angus Scrimm
1926 – 2016 · Actors Jan 9 -
David Bowie
1947 – 2016 · Entertainers, Music Publisher, Singer Jan 10 -
David Margulies
1937 – 2016 · Actors Jan 11 -
Monte Irvin
1919 – 2016 · Baseball Jan 11 -
Meg Mundy
1915 – 2016 · Actresses Jan 12 -
Brian Bedford
1935 – 2016 · Actors Jan 13 -
Jim Simpson
1927 – 2016 · Sports Figures Jan 13 -
Lawrence Phillips
1975 – 2016 · Athletes, Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities, Football Players Jan 13 -
Alan Rickman
1946 – 2016 · Actors, Celebrities Jan 14 -
Dan Haggerty
1942 – 2016 · Actors Jan 15 -
Glenn Frey
1948 – 2016 · Actors, Entertainers, Producer, Singer, Song Writers Jan 18 -
Dr. Nick
1927 – 2016 · Physician Jan 24 -
Abe Vigoda
1921 – 2016 · Actors Jan 26 -
Paul Kantner
1941 – 2016 · Musicians and Composers, Rock & Roll, Singer, Song Writers Jan 28 -
Jacques Rivette
1928 – 2016 · Director, Film Director Jan 29 -
Frank Finlay
1926 – 2016 · Actors Jan 30 -
Thomas Tigue
1945 – 2016 · Politicians Feb 1 -
Bob Elliott
1923 – 2016 · Comedian Feb 2 -
George Gaynes
1917 – 2016 · Actors, Singer Feb 2 -
Humbert Allen Astredo
1929 – 2016 · Actors Feb 2 -
Tony Burton
1937 – 2016 · Actors Feb 2 -
Joe Alaskey
1952 – 2016 · Actors Feb 3 -
Mark Farren
1982 – 2016 · Athletes, Soccer Feb 3 -
Maurice White
1941 – 2016 · Band Leader, R&B Singer, Singer, Song Writers Feb 3 -
Edgar Mitchell
1930 – 2016 · Astronaut Feb 4 -
Joe Dowell
1940 – 2016 · Pop Artist, Singer Feb 4 -
Marlow Cook
1926 – 2016 · Politicians, Senator Feb 4 -
Johnny Lattner
1932 – 2016 · Football Players Feb 12 -
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
1922 – 2016 · Politicians Feb 16 -
Harper Lee
1926 – 2016 · Actresses, Celebrities, Musicians Feb 19 -
Sonny James
1928 – 2016 · Country Music, Singer Feb 22 -
Donald Williams
1942 – 2016 · Astronaut Feb 23 -
Lennie Baker
1946 – 2016 · Musicians, Singer Feb 24 -
George Kennedy
1925 – 2016 · Actors Feb 28 -
Gil Hill
1931 – 2016 · Actors Feb 29 -
Adrienne Corri
1931 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
James Douglas
1929 – 2016 · Actors Mar 3 -
Julius Adams
1948 – 2016 · Sports Figures Mar 3 -
Louise Plowright
1956 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Margaret “Maggie” Blye
1939 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Margaret “Maggie” Blye
1939 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Martha Wright
1923 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Michi Kobi
1924 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Nicole Maurey
1925 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Pat Conroy
1945 – 2016 · Authors and Writers Mar 3 -
Richard Bradford
1937 – 2016 · Actors Mar 3 -
Richard Davalos
1930 – 2016 · Actors Mar 3 -
Rita Gam
1927 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Ruth Terry
1920 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Shannon Bolin
1917 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 3 -
Zaha Hadid
1950 – 2016 · Artists and Architects Mar 3 -
Joey Feek
1975 – 2016 · Country Music, Gospel Music, Song Writers Mar 4 -
Nancy Reagan
1921 – 2016 · Actresses, Celebrities, Relatives Of Notable, US First Ladies Mar 6 -
George Martin
1926 – 2016 · Music Producer, Producer Mar 8 -
Coy Wayne Wesbrook
1958 – 2016 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Mar 9 -
Ralph Larsen
1938 – 2016 · Business Magnates Mar 9 -
Gogi Grant
1924 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 10 -
Keith Emerson
1944 – 2016 · Music Publisher, Musicians, Producer, Song Writers Mar 11 -
Asa Briggs
1921 – 2016 · Scientists and Inventors Mar 15 -
Daryl Coley
1955 – 2016 · Gospel Music Mar 15 -
Frank Sinatra Jr
1944 – 2016 · Music Producer, Singer Mar 16 -
Larry Drake
1949 – 2016 · Actors Mar 17 -
Jan Němec
1936 – 2016 · Film Director Mar 18 -
Joe Santos
1931 – 2016 · Actors Mar 18 -
Peter Brown
1935 – 2016 · Actors Mar 21 -
Adam Kelly Ward
1982 – 2016 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Mar 22 -
Phife Dawg
1970 – 2016 · Rapper Mar 22 -
Joe Garagiola Sr
1926 – 2016 · Athletes, Baseball, Television Broadcaster Mar 23 -
Ken Howard
1944 – 2016 · Actors Mar 23 -
Garry Shandling
1949 – 2016 · Actors, Comedian Mar 24 -
Johan Cruyff
1947 – 2016 · Athletes, Soccer Mar 24 -
James Noble
1922 – 2016 · Actors Mar 28 -
Peggy Fortnum
1919 – 2016 · Artists and Architects Mar 28 -
Patty Duke
1946 – 2016 · Actresses Mar 29 -
Ronnie Corbett
1930 – 2016 · Actors, Comedian Mar 31 -
Anne Jackson
1925 – 2016 · Actresses Apr 4 -
Arthur Anderson
1922 – 2016 · Actors Apr 4 -
Barbara Turner
1936 – 2016 · Actresses Apr 4 -
Dick Alban
1929 – 2016 · Football Players, Sports Figures Apr 4 -
Don Francks
1932 – 2016 · Actors Apr 4 -
Joseph Medicine Crow
1913 – 2016 · Authors and Writers, Native Americans Apr 4 -
Karina Huff
1961 – 2016 · Actresses Apr 4 -
Madeleine Sherwood
1922 – 2016 · Actresses Apr 4 -
Merle Haggard
1937 – 2016 · Country Music, Entertainers, Musicians and Composers, Singer, Song Writers Apr 6 -
Pablo Vasquez
1977 – 2016 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Apr 6 -
Blackjack Mulligan
1942 – 2016 · Football Players, Wrestler Apr 7 -
Ed Snider
1933 – 2016 · Hockey, Sports Figures Apr 11 -
David Gest
1953 – 2016 · Actors, Comedian, Music Producer Apr 12 -
Rod Daniel
1942 – 2016 · Director, Film Director, TV Director Apr 16 -
Doris Roberts
1925 – 2016 · Actresses Apr 17 -
Chyna
1969 – 2016 · Athletes, Model, Sex Goddess, Wrestler Apr 20 -
Guy Hamilton
1922 – 2016 · Director, Film Director Apr 20 -
Lonnie Mack
1941 – 2016 · Country Music, Singer Apr 21 -
Prince
1958 – 2016 · Actors, Musicians, Pop Artist, R&B Singer, Rock & Roll, Singer, Song Writers Apr 21 -
Billy Paul
1934 – 2016 · R&B Singer Apr 24 -
Conrad Burns
1935 – 2016 · Politicians Apr 28 -
Solomon Golomb
1932 – 2016 · Scientists and Inventors May 1 -
Afeni Shakur
1947 – 2016 · Philanthropists, Politicians, Social Reformers May 3 -
Bronwyn FitzSimons
1944 – 2016 · Actresses May 5 -
Julia Meade
1928 – 2016 · Actresses May 5 -
Madeleine Lebeau
1923 – 2016 · Actresses May 5 -
Marianne Gaba
1939 – 2016 · Actresses May 5 -
Rosanna Huffman
1938 – 2016 · Actresses May 5 -
Tonita Castro
1953 – 2016 · Actresses May 5 -
Nick Lashaway
1988 – 2016 · Actors May 8 -
Gene Gutowski
1925 – 2016 · Producer May 10 -
Julius La Rosa
1930 – 2016 · Pop Artist May 12 -
Guy Clark
1941 – 2016 · Country Music, Singer, Song Writers May 17 -
Alan Young
1919 – 2016 · Actors May 19 -
John Berry
1962 – 2016 · Hip Hop Artist May 19 -
Morley Safer
1931 – 2016 · American journalist, Television Broadcaster May 19 -
John Brophy
1933 – 2016 · Hockey May 23 -
Suzanne Corkin
1937 – 2016 · Educators, Scientists and Inventors May 24 -
Cassandra Butts
1965 – 2016 · Attorney At Law May 26 -
Rick MacLeish
1950 – 2016 · Athletes, Hockey May 30 -
Tom Lysiak
1953 – 2016 · Athletes, Hockey May 30 -
Carla Lane
1928 – 2016 · Authors and Writers May 31 -
Jan Crouch
1938 – 2016 · Evangelist May 31 -
Donny Everett
1997 – 2016 · Athletes, Baseball Jun 2 -
Muhammad Ali
1942 – 2016 · Boxers, Sports Figures Jun 3 -
Bobby Curtola
1943 – 2016 · Rock & Roll, Singer Jun 4 -
Phyllis Curtin
1921 – 2016 · Actresses, Theater Actor Jun 4 -
Jerome Bruner
1915 – 2016 · Educators, Scientists and Inventors Jun 5 -
Gertrude Kerbis
1926 – 2016 · Artists and Architects Jun 6 -
Kimbo Slice
1974 – 2016 · MMA Fighter Jun 6 -
Rhoda Blumberg
1917 – 2016 · Authors and Writers Jun 6 -
Stuart Anderson
1922 – 2016 Jun 6 -
Theresa Saldana
1954 – 2016 · Actresses Jun 6 -
Gordie Howe
1928 – 2016 · Hockey Jun 10 -
Donald Carr
1926 – 2016 · Athletes Jun 12 -
Omar Mateen
1986 – 2016 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Jun 12 -
Ron Mason
1940 – 2016 · Athletes, Hockey Jun 13 -
Ann Morgan Guilbert
1928 – 2016 · Actresses Jun 14 -
Ralph Stanley
1927 – 2016 · Bluegrass Music, Musicians and Composers Jun 23 -
Pat Summitt
1952 – 2016 · Basketball Jun 28 -
Scotty Moore
1931 – 2016 · Musicians and Composers, Rock & Roll Jun 28 -
Noel Neill
1920 – 2016 · Actresses Jul 3 -
Gladys Hooper
1903 – 2016 · Miscellaneous Jul 9 -
Sydney Schanberg
1934 – 2016 · American journalist Jul 9 -
Vaughn Harper
1945 – 2016 · Radio Performers Jul 9 -
Johnny Barnes
1924 – 2016 · Miscellaneous Jul 10 -
Lisa Gaye
1935 – 2016 · Actresses Jul 14 -
Alan Vega
1938 – 2016 · Artists and Architects Jul 16 -
Wendell Anderson
1933 – 2016 · Hockey, Politicians Jul 17 -
Garry Marshall
1934 – 2016 · Authors and Writers, Director, Film Director Jul 19 -
Bill Cardille
1928 – 2016 · Actors Jul 21 -
Sandy Pearlman
1943 – 2016 · Producer Jul 26 -
Jim Northrup
1943 – 2016 · Authors and Writers Aug 1 -
Richard Fagan
1947 – 2016 · Musicians and Composers, Song Writers Aug 5 -
Pete Fountain
1930 – 2016 · Musicians and Composers Aug 6 -
Neill Armstrong
1926 – 2016 · Sports Figures Aug 8 -
John McLaughlin
1927 – 2016 · Talk Show Host, Television Broadcaster Aug 16 -
Gene Wilder
1933 – 2016 · Actors, Comedian, Director Aug 29 -
Islam Karimov
1938 – 2016 · Politicians Sep 2 -
Hugh O Brian
1925 – 2016 · Actors Sep 5 -
Lindsay Tuckett
1919 – 2016 · Athletes Sep 5 -
Clifford Curry
1936 – 2016 · R&B Singer Sep 6 -
Michael Ibru
1930 – 2016 · Business Magnates Sep 6 -
Bob Dailey
1953 – 2016 · Athletes, Hockey Sep 7 -
Bill Nojay
1956 – 2016 · Politicians Sep 9 -
James Stacy
1936 – 2016 · Actors Sep 9 -
Alexis Arquette
1969 – 2016 · Actresses, Social Reformers Sep 11 -
Deborah Jin
1968 – 2016 · Scientists and Inventors Sep 15 -
Rose Mofford
1922 – 2016 · Politicians Sep 15 -
Edward Albee
1928 – 2016 · Miscellaneous Sep 16 -
Charmain Carr
1942 – 2016 · Actresses, Singer Sep 17 -
Robert Cone
1957 – 2016 · Military Figures Sep 18 -
Curtis Hanson
1945 – 2016 · Director, Film Director, Movie/TV Producer, Producer Sep 20 -
Terry Kohler
1934 – 2016 · Business Magnates Sep 20 -
Shawty Lo
1976 – 2016 · Rapper Sep 21 -
Bill Nunn
1952 – 2016 · Actors Sep 24 -
Arnold Palmer
1929 – 2016 · Athletes, Golfer Sep 25 -
Jean Shepard
1933 – 2016 · Country Music, Singer Sep 25 -
Jose Fernandez
1992 – 2016 · Athletes, Baseball Sep 25 -
Shimon Peres
1923 – 2016 · Politicians Sep 28 -
Tommy Ford
1962 – 2016 · Actors Oct 12 -
Bhumibol Adulyadej
1927 – 2016 · Celebrities, Royalty Oct 13 -
Dario Fo
1926 – 2016 · Actors, Celebrities, Musicians and Composers Oct 13 -
Patricia Scott
1929 – 2016 · Athletes, Baseball Oct 19 -
Simone Schaller
1912 – 2016 · Athletes Oct 20 -
Bobby Vee
1943 – 2016 · Pop Artist, Singer Oct 24 -
Curly Putman
1930 – 2016 · Country Music Oct 30 -
Bob Cranshaw
1932 – 2016 · Jazz Singer Nov 2 -
Kay Starr
1922 – 2016 · Jazz Singer, Singer Nov 3 -
Eddie Carnett
1916 – 2016 · Athletes, Baseball Nov 4 -
Anthony St Laurent
2016 · Gangster, Mobster Nov 7 -
Janet Reno
1938 – 2016 · Leader, Politicians Nov 7 -
Leonard Cohen
1934 – 2016 · Singer, Song Writers Nov 7 -
Alex Stewart
1964 – 2016 · Boxers Nov 11 -
Robert Vaughn
1932 – 2016 · Actors Nov 11 -
Leon Russell
1942 – 2016 · Musicians, Singer, Song Writers Nov 13 -
Gardnar Mulloy
1913 – 2016 · Athletes Nov 14 -
Holly Dunn
1957 – 2016 · Country Music, Song Writers Nov 14 -
Anthony Brooklier
1913 – 2016 · Attorney At Law Nov 16 -
Joe Esposito
1938 – 2016 · Artist Manager, Authors and Writers Nov 23 -
Florence Henderson
1934 – 2016 · Actresses, Singer Nov 24 -
Fidel Castro
1926 – 2016 · Leader, Military Figures Nov 25 -
Van Williams
1934 – 2016 · Actors Nov 28 -
Don Calfa
1939 – 2016 · Actors Dec 1 -
Elisabeth Carron
1922 – 2016 · Singer Dec 1 -
Joe McKnight
1988 – 2016 · Baseball, Football Players Dec 1 -
Sammy Lee
1920 – 2016 · Athletes, Swimmer Dec 2 -
John Glenn
1921 – 2016 · Astronaut Dec 8 -
Alan Thicke
1947 – 2016 · Actors Dec 13 -
Fran Jeffries
1937 – 2016 · Actresses, Singer Dec 15 -
Zsa Zsa Gabor
1917 – 2016 · Actresses Dec 18 -
Michele Morgan
1920 – 2016 · Actresses Dec 20 -
Miruts Yifter
1944 – 2016 · Athletes Dec 22 -
Piers Sellers
1955 – 2016 · Astronaut Dec 23 -
George Michael
1963 – 2016 · Singer, Song Writers Dec 25 -
George Michael
1963 – 2016 · Pop Artist, Singer Dec 25 -
Vera Rubin
1928 – 2016 · Scientists and Inventors Dec 25 -
Carrie Fisher
1956 – 2016 · Actresses Dec 27 -
Debbie Reynolds
1932 – 2016 · Actresses, Singer Dec 28