People Who Died in 2016
Deaths of 2016
A-E
- King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand
- Edward Albee, playwright
- Muhammad Ali, boxer
- David Bowie, musician, actor
- Fidel Castro, Cuban president
- Leonard Cohen, poet, singer
- Pat Conroy, writer
- Patty Duke, actress
- Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher and novelist
F-L
- Carrie Fisher, actor
- Rob Ford, politician
- Glenn Frey, musician
- Zsa Zsa Gabor, actor
- John Glenn, astronaut, U.S. senator
- Zaha Hadid, architect
- Merle Haggard, country singer and songwriter
- Henry Heimlich, doctor
- Florence Henderson, actor
- Gordie Howe, hockey player
- Gwen Ifill, news anchor
- Islam Karimov, president of Uzbekistan
- Harper Lee, author
M-Q
- Garry Marshall, director, producer
- George Martin, music producer behind The Beatles
- George Michael, singer
- Arnold Palmer, golfer
- Shimon Peres, Israeli prime minister
- Prince, musician, singer
R-Z
- Nancy Reagan, actress, former U.S. First Lady
- Janet Reno, U.S. Attorney General
- Debbie Reynolds, actor
- Alan Rickman, actor
- Morley Safer, TV personality, journalist
- Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Pat Summitt, coach
- Abe Vigoda, actor
- Elie Wiesel, writer, Holocaust survivor
- Gene Wilder, actor, filmmaker