2006

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in January of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in January were Heinrich Harrer (HPI: 72.38), Ibrahim Rugova (HPI: 71.02), and Johannes Rau (HPI: 70.47).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in February of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in February were Owen Chamberlain (HPI: 73.08), Telmo Zarra (HPI: 67.61), and Romano Mussolini (HPI: 66.42).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in March of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in March were Slobodan Milošević (HPI: 79.65), Stanisław Lem (HPI: 76.96), and Desmond Doss (HPI: 70.41).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in April of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in April were Muriel Spark (HPI: 69.98), Alida Valli (HPI: 68.78), and John Kenneth Galbraith (HPI: 67.86).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in May of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in May were Raymond Davis Jr. (HPI: 69.10), Shohei Imamura (HPI: 67.79), and Karel Appel (HPI: 66.26).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in June of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in June were György Ligeti (HPI: 72.22), Aaron Spelling (HPI: 64.92), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (HPI: 63.99).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in July of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in July were Syd Barrett (HPI: 74.11), Mako (HPI: 72.16), and Ta Mok (HPI: 65.94).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in August of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in August were Naguib Mahfouz (HPI: 78.24), Alfredo Stroessner (HPI: 73.45), and Melvin Schwartz (HPI: 70.46).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in September of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in September were Oriana Fallaci (HPI: 73.72), Giacinto Facchetti (HPI: 70.87), and Steve Irwin (HPI: 67.24).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in October of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in October were Anna Politkovskaya (HPI: 71.34), Choi Kyu-hah (HPI: 70.06), and Clifford Geertz (HPI: 68.63).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in November of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in November were Ferenc Puskás (HPI: 82.33), Milton Friedman (HPI: 78.19), and Philippe Noiret (HPI: 74.43).

The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in December of 2006. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in December were Saddam Hussein (HPI: 87.04), Augusto Pinochet (HPI: 82.58), and Gerald Ford (HPI: 79.55).