The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2015.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
January 2015
1 Barbara Atkinson, 88, British actress (Z-Cars).Obituary: Barbara Atkinson Staryl C. Austin, 94, American air force brigadier general. Ulrich Beck, 70, German sociologist, heart attack. Fiona Cumming, 77, British television director (Doctor Who). Eric Cunningham, 65, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP for Wentworth North (1975–1984).Former Hamilton MPP Eric Cunningham dies in his sleep at 65 Mario Cuomo, 82, American politician, Governor of New York (1983–1994), heart failure. Donna Douglas, 82, American actress (The Beverly Hillbillies, Frankie and Johnny, The Twilight Zone), pancreatic cancer. Matthew Franjola, 72, American journalist (Associated Press) and photographer. Jeff Golub, 59, American guitarist, progressive supranuclear palsy. Jack Howell, 88, British physician. Omar Karami, 80, Lebanese politician, Prime Minister (1990–1992, 2004–2005).Former Prime Minister Omar Karami dies at age of 80 Bill Keating, 70, American football player (Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins) and attorney.Prominent Colorado attorney and former Bronco Bill Keating dies at 70 Tore Helge Larsen, 69, Norwegian harness racer, cancer.Tore Helge Larsen er død Géry Leuliet, 104, French Roman Catholic prelate, world's oldest Catholic bishop, Bishop of Amiens (1963–1985). Boris Morukov, 64, Russian physician and cosmonaut, STS-106 mission specialist. Kjell Noreik, 85, Norwegian physician.Nekrolog Kjell Noreik *Mrunalini Devi Puar, 83, Indian educator, Chancellor of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (since 1988). Ninón Sevilla, 93, Cuban-born Mexican actress (Aventurera, La usurpadora), heart attack. William Lloyd Standish, 84, American federal judge, District Court Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1987–2002). Manasa Vaniqi, 62, Fijian civil servant and lieutenant colonel, Permanent Secretary for Sugar (since 2009). Miller Williams, 84, American poet, Alzheimer's disease.
2 Per-Olof Åstrand, 92, Swedish physiologist. James A. Barlow, 91, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1983–1987). Charles Baur, 85, French politician, President of the Regional Council of Picardy (1976–1978, 1985–2004).Charles Baur décède à 85 ans Noel Cobb, 76, American-born British philosopher, psychologist and author.Poeten Noel Cobb er død Ferdinand T. Day, 96, American civil rights activist and educator. Little Jimmy Dickens, 94, American country music singer ("May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose"), cardiac arrest. Baldina Di Vittorio, 94, Italian politician.È morta Baldina Di Vittorio Dopo la Liberazione si occupò dei diritti delle donne Danny Dunton, 90, English speedway rider and promoter. Maurice Fontaine, 95, French politician.AIGUES-MORTES Décès de l'ancien sénateur-maire Maurice Fontaine Bob Gilmore, 53, British musicologist. Vasant Gowarikar, 81, Indian scientist and ISRO chairman, dengue and urinary tract infection. Basil Hansen, 88, Australian Olympic ice hockey player (1960). Lloyd House, 83, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1967–1968). *Lam Pou-chuen, 63, Hong Kong dubbing artist (Doraemon), diabetes.Dubbing artist dies at age 63 Suzanne Lapointe, 80, Canadian singer and actress, lymphoma.Lapointe, Suzanne *Abu Anas al-Libi, 50, Libyan al-Qaeda member in United States custody, liver cancer. John McQuilten, 65, Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Ballarat (1999–2006). Seiko Mikami, 53, Japanese artist, cancer.Seiko Mikami (1961-2015) Derek Minter, 82, British Grand Prix motorcycle and short-circuit road racer.Sonntagsgeschiednis met Huub - Ode aan Derek Minter Arthur Neu, 81, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (1973–1979), member of the Iowa Senate (1967–1973).Former Lt. Governor Art Neu dies Tihomir Novakov, 85, Serbian-born American physicist. Billy O'Neill, 85, Irish sportsman. István Pásztor, 89, Hungarian Olympic cyclist (1952).Elhunyt Pásztor István (1926-2015) Dan Poulin, 57, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars), cancer.Dan Poulin n’est plus Arpád Račko, 84, Hungarian-born Slovak sculptor.Navždy nás opustil Arpád Račko (†84) Významný košický sochár, autor slávneho Maratónca mieru Vincent Cartledge Reddish, 88, Scottish astronomer, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (1975–1980). Kristian Sundtoft, 77, Norwegian politician.Sundtoft, Kristian (1937-2015 )
3 *Jamal Uddin Ahmad, 85, Bangladeshi politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1977–1982). Daniel Albright, 69, American academic. Martin Anderson, 78, American economist and political adviser. Adunni Bankole, 55, Nigerian businesswoman, heart attack.Society Lady, Adunni Bankole, is Dead Henry A. Bent, 88, American physical chemist. Edward Brooke, 95, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (1967–1979). Bryan Caldwell, 54, American football player (Houston Oilers), Hodgkin's lymphoma. Paulinus Costa, 78, Bangladeshi Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Dhaka (2005–2011), heart attack. Maher Hathout, 79, Egyptian-born American Islamic leader, cancer. Dwight Hooker, 86, American photographer (Playboy) and architect. Bill Jessup, 85, American football player (San Francisco 49ers). Rueben Philip Job, 86, American United Methodist prelate, Bishop of the Iowa episcopal area (1984–1992).Bischof Rueben P. Job gestorben Ivan Jullien, 80, French jazz trumpeter.Mort d’Ivan Jullien, seigneur du jazz français Muath al-Kasasbeh, 26, Jordanian fighter pilot and ISIS hostage, burned alive. Roger Kitter, 65, British actor ('Allo 'Allo!) and entertainer, cancer. Olga Knyazeva, 60, Russian fencer, Olympic champion (1976).Ушла из жизни лучшая рапиристка мира-1975 Ольга Князева Doug Luke, 85, English photographer. Willy Ovesen, 90, Norwegian civil servant.Nekrolog Willy Ovesen Gene-Ann Polk, 88, American physician. David Purves, 90, Scottish environmental scientist and writer. Terence Ranger, 85, British historian.Terence Ranger obituary Jaime Romero Móran, 21, Mexican gymnast, shot. Allie Sherman, 91, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (New York Giants). Jouko Törmänen, 60, Finnish ski jumper, Olympic champion (1980).Olympiavoittaja Jouko Törmänen on kuollut
4 *Chang Sung-hwan, 94, South Korean lieutenant general and diplomat, Chief of Staff of the Air Force (1962–1964), natural causes.Former Air Force chief of staff dies at 94 Elisabetta Catalano, 70, Italian fine-art photographer.E' morta Elisabetta Catalano, la fotografa delle star Pino Daniele, 59, Italian singer and songwriter, heart attack. Chitresh Das, 70, Indian dancer, instructor and choreographer, aneurysm. Al Delugach, 89, American Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, mesothelioma. Lance Diamond, 69, American singer, heart complications. Jay Furman, 72, American real estate developer, cancer. He Zhenliang, 85, Chinese politician and diplomat.中国奥委会名誉主席何振梁因病去世 Dan Held, 53, Canadian ice hockey player.Nachruf an einen lieben Trainer und Freund Gene Kemp, 88, British children's author (The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler).Obituary: Tamworth Author Gene Kemp Haroldo Lara, 80, Brazilian Olympic swimmer (1952, 1956).Ex-nadador olímpico, Haroldo de Melo Lara morre aos 80 anos Azizullah Lodin, 75–76, Afghan politician. Donald MacLeod, 76, Canadian Olympic cross-country skier. John McPhee, 77, Scottish footballer (Blackpool, Motherwell). Stu Miller, 87, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles).Former Giants pitcher Stu Miller dies Juan Isidro Moreno, 90, Dominican Republic poet.Muere Juan Isidro Moreno, padre de Guillermo Moreno Hasan Hazer Moshar, 91, Iranian artist.He did not lose his life, life lost him Jack Parr, 78, American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals). Natalino Pescarolo, 85, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Fossano (1992–2005) and Cuneo (1999–2005). Hank Peters, 90, American baseball executive (Baltimore Orioles), complications from a stroke.Former Orioles GM Hank Peters Dies Ahuti Prasad, 57, Indian actor, colon cancer.Telugu actor Ahuti Prasad passes away at 57 Ives Roqueta, 78, French Occitan author.Es mòrt Ives Roqueta Eli Sagan, 87, American clothing manufacturer, cultural anthropology author and Nixon Enemy.Eli Sagan, 87, proud Nixon 'enemy' Stuart Scott, 49, American sports journalist (SportsCenter), appendix cancer. Michele Serros, 48, American novelist and poet, adenocarcinoma of the salivary gland.Michele Serros, Who Wrote About Bicultural Life, Dies Mário Simas, 92, Portuguese Olympic swimmer.Mário Simas Nelson Torno, 87, Argentine Olympic sports shooter. Upendra Trivedi, 78, Indian actor and director. Richard D. Veltri, 79, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives.Richard D. Veltri Ph.D. René Vautier, 86, French film director (Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès).French anti-colonial firebrand film-maker Vautier dies Bernard Williams, 72, British film producer (A Clockwork Orange, Daredevil, Flash Gordon), cancer. Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński, 70, Polish academic.Prof. Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński nie żyje János Zsombolyai, 75, Hungarian cinematographer, film director and screenwriter.Film director Janos Zsombolyai dies at 75
5 Joy Ali, 36, Fijian middleweight boxer, suicide. Philippe Baillet, 74, French Olympic basketball player.Philippe Baillet Allan Beard, 95, British civil servant.Allan Beard obituary Jean-Pierre Beltoise, 77, French Formula One racing driver, winner of the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, stroke.French F1 winner Beltoise dies at 77 Al Bendich, 85, American civil rights attorney. Khan Bonfils, 42, English actor (Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins, Skyfall). Jim Burton, 53, Canadian ice hockey player (Hershey Bears) and coach, heart attack.Former Augusta Lynx Coach Passes Away Jack Calmes, 71, American inventor, executive and musician. Eylül Cansın, 24, Turkish transgender woman, suicide by jumping.Turkish transgender woman commits suicide Bobby Carter, 75, American politician, member of the Tennessee Senate (1995–2002).Former state senator, Jackson businessman Bobby Carter dies at 75 William R. Catton Jr., 88, American environmental sociologist. Arthur E. Chase, 84, American politician, member of the Massachusetts Senate (1991–1995). Albert Firth, 77, English rugby league player (Wakefield Trinity). Antonio Fuertes, 85, Spanish footballer (Valencia, Elche).Fallece Antonio Fuertes, ex futbolista de Valencia y Elche Vadim Glovatsky, 45, Kazakhstani Olympic ice hockey player (1998), (Metallurg Magnitogorsk).Скоропостижно скончался бывший защитник хоккейной сборной России Joe Haines, 91, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1981–1999).Former state lawmaker, Greene County commissioner dies Ken Hale, 75, English football player and manager. Niels Hansen, 90, German diplomat.Früherer Botschafter Niels Hansen gestorben Milton Hebald, 97, American sculptor. Martin Joseph, 65, Trinidadian politician, Minister of National Security (2003–2010), drowned.Trinidadian former Cabinet minister dies in swimming accident Mustafa Kamal, 81, Bangladeshi judge, Chief Justice (1999), heart disease. Anthony Ledwith, 81, British chemist. Earl MacNaughton, 95, Canadian physicist. Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, 102, American Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo (1968–1988).Buffalo's oldest living Bishop dies at 102 Harold Murphy, 76, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1993–2003). Ganesh Patro, 69, Indian playwright and screenwriter, cancer. Alfons Peeters, 71, Belgian footballer.De heer Alfons Peeters Joan Peters, 78, American author (From Time Immemorial), complications from a stroke. King Sporty, 71, Jamaican-American reggae musician.