Celebrity Deaths in
2009
This page contains a list of the most famous people who died in 2009. The pantheon dataset contains 442 who passed this year, the most famous by HPI being Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Kim Dae-jung, and Millvina Dean. The cities with the most deaths were Moscow (18), Los Angeles (15), and New York City (10). The most common occupations for people who died this year were Politician (68), Actor (62), Writer (45), Soccer Player (41), and Singer (18).
2009 Deaths: Honoring Lives and Legacies
The year 2009 saw the passing of many beloved celebrities, leaving behind legacies that continue to inspire fans across the globe. From legendary actors like Patrick Swayze, David Carradine, and Farrah Fawcett and iconic musicians like Michael Jackson, Mercedes Sosa, and Alicia de Larrocha to groundbreaking athletes like Bobby Robson, Achille Compagnoni, and Takashi Takabayashi, these remarkable individuals have made a lasting impact in their fields. This page is dedicated to commemorating the lives of those we lost in 2009, celebrating their achievements and remembering their contributions to art, culture, and history. Below are the list of the most famous people to have died in 2009 based on cultural impact.
Michael Jackson
American Musician
Aug 29, 1958 - Jun 25, 2009
Age 51
HPI: 90.81
Patrick Swayze
American Actor
Aug 18, 1952 - Sep 14, 2009
Age 57
HPI: 80.77
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Belgian Anthropologist
Nov 28, 1908 - Oct 30, 2009
Age 101
HPI: 78.76
Kim Dae-jung
South Korean Politician
Jan 6, 1924 - Aug 18, 2009
Age 85
HPI: 76.71
Millvina Dean
British Celebrity
Feb 2, 1912 - May 31, 2009
Age 97
HPI: 74.65
Corazon Aquino
Filipino Politician
Jan 25, 1933 - Aug 1, 2009
Age 76
HPI: 73.90
Paul Samuelson
American Economist
May 15, 1915 - Dec 13, 2009
Age 94
HPI: 73.82
Roh Moo-hyun
South Korean Politician
Sep 1, 1946 - May 23, 2009
Age 63
HPI: 73.60
Aage Bohr
Danish Physicist
Jun 19, 1922 - Sep 8, 2009
Age 87
HPI: 73.37
Omar Bongo
Gabonese Politician
Dec 30, 1935 - Jun 8, 2009
Age 74
HPI: 72.62
Pina Bausch
German Dancer
Jul 27, 1940 - Jun 30, 2009
Age 69
HPI: 72.42
Maurice Jarre
French Composer
Sep 13, 1924 - Mar 28, 2009
Age 85
HPI: 71.69
David Carradine
American Actor
Dec 8, 1936 - Jun 3, 2009
Age 73
HPI: 71.57
Farrah Fawcett
American Actor
Feb 2, 1947 - Jun 25, 2009
Age 62
HPI: 71.38
Abdurrahman Wahid
Indonesian Politician
Sep 7, 1940 - Dec 30, 2009
Age 69
HPI: 70.90
Mercedes Sosa
Argentinean Singer
Jul 9, 1935 - Oct 4, 2009
Age 74
HPI: 69.79
Deaths by Month in 2009
January 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in January of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in January were John Updike (HPI: 66.28), Patrick McGoohan (HPI: 65.56), and Ingemar Johansson (HPI: 64.54).
Johannes Mario Simmel
Jan 1, 2009
Austrian Writer
HPI: 59.92
Helen Suzman
Jan 1, 2009
South African Politician
HPI: 56.79
Nizar Rayan
Jan 1, 2009
Politician
HPI: 56.46
Edmund Purdom
Jan 1, 2009
British Actor
HPI: 55.70
Claiborne Pell
Jan 1, 2009
American Politician
HPI: 41.83
Inger Christensen
Jan 2, 2009
Danish Writer
HPI: 61.44
Ryuzo Hiraki
Jan 2, 2009
Japanese Soccer Player
HPI: 58.96
József Sákovics
Jan 2, 2009
Hungarian Politician
HPI: 53.83
Pat Hingle
Jan 3, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 62.88
Gianna Maria Canale
Jan 4, 2009
Italian Actor
HPI: 59.06
Lei Clijsters
Jan 4, 2009
Belgian Soccer Player
HPI: 55.64
Ivan Gubijan
Jan 4, 2009
Croatian Athlete
HPI: 55.44
Adolf Merckle
Jan 5, 2009
German Businessperson
HPI: 57.82
Griffin Bell
Jan 5, 2009
American Lawyer
HPI: 48.77
Ron Asheton
Jan 6, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 54.80
Pio Laghi
Jan 10, 2009
Italian Religious Figure
HPI: 56.00
Sidney Wood
Jan 10, 2009
American Tennis Player
HPI: 49.99
Milan Rúfus
Jan 11, 2009
Slovak Writer
HPI: 53.41
Arne Næss
Jan 12, 2009
Norwegian Philosopher
HPI: 63.82
Claude Berri
Jan 12, 2009
French Producer
HPI: 62.65
Friaça
Jan 12, 2009
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 60.40
Patrick McGoohan
Jan 13, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 65.56
Ricardo Montalbán
Jan 14, 2009
Mexican Actor
HPI: 63.98
Dušan Džamonja
Jan 14, 2009
Macedonian Sculptor
HPI: 58.48
Jan Kaplický
Jan 14, 2009
Czech Architect
HPI: 54.58
Gennadiy Shatkov
Jan 14, 2009
Russian Boxer
HPI: 49.85
Leo Rwabwogo
Jan 14, 2009
Ugandan Boxer
HPI: 46.20
Veronika Dudarova
Jan 15, 2009
Azerbaijani Musician
HPI: 54.94
Said Seyam
Jan 15, 2009
Politician
HPI: 52.78
Tapan Sinha
Jan 15, 2009
Indian Film Director
HPI: 49.51
Andrew Wyeth
Jan 16, 2009
American Painter
HPI: 61.45
John Mortimer
Jan 16, 2009
British Writer
HPI: 45.82
Tomislav Crnković
Jan 17, 2009
Montenegrin Soccer Player
HPI: 57.65
Grigore Vieru
Jan 18, 2009
Moldovan Writer
HPI: 57.70
Kathleen Byron
Jan 18, 2009
British Actor
HPI: 48.79
José Torres
Jan 19, 2009
Puerto Rican Boxer
HPI: 55.52
Stanislav Markelov
Jan 19, 2009
Russian Social Activist
HPI: 49.76
Anastasia Baburova
Jan 19, 2009
Journalist
HPI: 46.32
Stéphanos II Ghattas
Jan 20, 2009
Egyptian Religious Figure
HPI: 56.94
Charles W. Juels
Jan 21, 2009
American Astronomer
HPI: 54.73
Jaime Belmonte
Jan 21, 2009
Mexican Soccer Player
HPI: 50.51
Peter Persidis
Jan 21, 2009
Austrian Soccer Player
HPI: 48.85
Vic Crowe
Jan 21, 2009
British Soccer Player
HPI: 47.38
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
Jan 22, 2009
Vietnamese Politician
HPI: 51.78
Héctor Rossetto
Jan 23, 2009
Argentinean Politician
HPI: 51.81
George Perle
Jan 23, 2009
American Composer
HPI: 46.41
Karl Koller
Jan 24, 2009
Austrian Soccer Player
HPI: 60.43
Fernando Cornejo
Jan 24, 2009
Chilean Soccer Player
HPI: 42.27
Eleanor F. Helin
Jan 25, 2009
American Astronomer
HPI: 61.99
Mamadou Dia
Jan 25, 2009
Senegalese Politician
HPI: 54.89
Kim Manners
Jan 25, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 54.86
John Updike
Jan 27, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 66.28
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Jan 27, 2009
Indian Politician
HPI: 61.64
Abdellatif Filali
Jan 27, 2009
Moroccan Politician
HPI: 59.37
Glenn Davis
Jan 28, 2009
American Athlete
HPI: 56.82
Oswald Karch
Jan 28, 2009
German Racing Driver
HPI: 49.62
Billy Powell
Jan 28, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 48.81
Hélio Gracie
Jan 29, 2009
Brazilian Martial Arts
HPI: 62.05
John Martyn
Jan 29, 2009
British Musician
HPI: 53.55
Ingemar Johansson
Jan 30, 2009
Swedish Boxer
HPI: 64.54
Teddy Mayer
Jan 30, 2009
American Businessperson
HPI: 52.77
Lino Aldani
Jan 31, 2009
Italian Writer
HPI: 57.09
February 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in February of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in February were Albert Barillé (HPI: 65.90), Sverre Fehn (HPI: 64.64), and Philip José Farmer (HPI: 63.74).
Lukas Foss
Feb 1, 2009
German Composer
HPI: 52.88
Albert Barillé
Feb 5, 2009
Polish Writer
HPI: 65.90
Dana Vávrová
Feb 5, 2009
Czech Actor
HPI: 52.24
James Whitmore
Feb 6, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 62.37
Philip Carey
Feb 6, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 47.73
Marian Cozma
Feb 8, 2009
Romanian Handball Player
HPI: 44.74
Robert Anderson
Feb 9, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 44.33
Willem Johan Kolff
Feb 11, 2009
Dutch Physician
HPI: 57.32
Shyamala Gopalan
Feb 11, 2009
Indian Politician
HPI: 51.23
Giacomo Bulgarelli
Feb 12, 2009
Italian Soccer Player
HPI: 56.80
Lis Hartel
Feb 12, 2009
Danish Athlete
HPI: 56.25
Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh
Feb 13, 2009
Azerbaijani Writer
HPI: 58.70
Louie Bellson
Feb 14, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 49.48
Kazuhiko Nishijima
Feb 15, 2009
Japanese Physicist
HPI: 54.04
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Feb 16, 2009
South Korean Religious Figure
HPI: 58.76
Tayeb Salih
Feb 18, 2009
Sudanese Writer
HPI: 60.32
Kamila Skolimowska
Feb 18, 2009
Polish Athlete
HPI: 43.43
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro
Feb 21, 2009
Russian Mathematician
HPI: 54.26
Howard Zieff
Feb 22, 2009
American Film Director
HPI: 51.13
Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
Feb 22, 2009
Religious Figure
HPI: 50.54
Sverre Fehn
Feb 23, 2009
Norwegian Architect
HPI: 64.64
Philip José Farmer
Feb 25, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 63.74
Johnny Kerr
Feb 26, 2009
American Politician
HPI: 47.30
Wendy Richard
Feb 26, 2009
British Actor
HPI: 47.16
Manea Mănescu
Feb 27, 2009
Romanian Politician
HPI: 62.19
Alastair McCorquodale
Feb 27, 2009
British Athlete
HPI: 46.13
March 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in March of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in March were Maurice Jarre (HPI: 71.69), Raúl Alfonsín (HPI: 69.34), and João Bernardo Vieira (HPI: 67.23).
Ken Henry
Mar 1, 2009
American Skater
HPI: 51.91
Takashi Ishimoto
Mar 1, 2009
Japanese Athlete
HPI: 50.79
João Bernardo Vieira
Mar 2, 2009
Guinea-Bissauan Politician
HPI: 67.23
Ernst Benda
Mar 2, 2009
German Politician
HPI: 53.45
Sydney Chaplin
Mar 3, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 63.78
Horton Foote
Mar 4, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 46.56
Valeri Broshin
Mar 5, 2009
Russian Soccer Player
HPI: 46.06
Henri Pousseur
Mar 6, 2009
Belgian Composer
HPI: 56.09
Tullio Pinelli
Mar 7, 2009
Italian Writer
HPI: 56.65
Zbigniew Religa
Mar 8, 2009
Polish Politician
HPI: 60.26
Péter Bacsó
Mar 11, 2009
Slovak Film Director
HPI: 57.40
Betsy Blair
Mar 13, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 57.70
Test
Mar 13, 2009
Canadian Wrestler
HPI: 42.70
Alain Bashung
Mar 14, 2009
French Singer
HPI: 57.85
Ron Silver
Mar 15, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 56.51
Clodovil Hernandes
Mar 17, 2009
Brazilian Politician
HPI: 56.53
Natasha Richardson
Mar 18, 2009
British Actor
HPI: 65.48
Ine Schäffer
Mar 19, 2009
Athlete
HPI: 53.02
Jade Goody
Mar 22, 2009
British Presenter
HPI: 36.30
Lloyd Ruby
Mar 23, 2009
American Racing Driver
HPI: 52.31
Hans Klenk
Mar 24, 2009
German Racing Driver
HPI: 57.47
Yukio Endo
Mar 25, 2009
Japanese Gymnast
HPI: 58.36
Giovanni Parisi
Mar 25, 2009
Boxer
HPI: 45.48
Arne Bendiksen
Mar 26, 2009
Norwegian Singer
HPI: 55.91
John Mayhew
Mar 26, 2009
British Musician
HPI: 55.18
Arnold Meri
Mar 27, 2009
Estonian Military Personnel
HPI: 55.76
Maurice Jarre
Mar 28, 2009
French Composer
HPI: 71.69
Janet Jagan
Mar 28, 2009
American Politician
HPI: 60.79
Sulim Yamadayev
Mar 28, 2009
Military Personnel
HPI: 46.64
Helen Levitt
Mar 29, 2009
American Photographer
HPI: 58.30
Vladimir Fedotov
Mar 29, 2009
Russian Soccer Player
HPI: 52.20
Andy Hallett
Mar 29, 2009
American Singer
HPI: 40.13
Andrea Mead Lawrence
Mar 30, 2009
American Skier
HPI: 59.70
Jackie Pretorius
Mar 30, 2009
South African Racing Driver
HPI: 51.05
Raúl Alfonsín
Mar 31, 2009
Argentinean Politician
HPI: 69.34
Hong Song-nam
Mar 31, 2009
North Korean Politician
HPI: 59.97
April 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in April of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in April were Vivian Maier (HPI: 68.70), Maurice Druon (HPI: 67.86), and J. G. Ballard (HPI: 64.16).
Umberto Betti
Apr 1, 2009
Religious Figure
HPI: 53.00
Bud Shank
Apr 2, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 48.44
I. J. Good
Apr 5, 2009
British Mathematician
HPI: 52.73
Adriano Directo Emperado
Apr 5, 2009
American Politician
HPI: 52.20
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
Apr 6, 2009
South African Politician
HPI: 47.99
Dave Arneson
Apr 7, 2009
American Game Designer
HPI: 54.95
Stanley Jaki
Apr 7, 2009
Hungarian Philosopher
HPI: 53.01
Jane Bryan
Apr 8, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 44.76
Shakti Samanta
Apr 9, 2009
Indian Film Director
HPI: 45.47
Yevgeny Vesnik
Apr 10, 2009
Russian Actor
HPI: 52.93
Corín Tellado
Apr 11, 2009
Spanish Writer
HPI: 55.05
Marilyn Chambers
Apr 12, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 61.51
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
Apr 12, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 53.87
Sitara Achakzai
Apr 12, 2009
Afghan Politician
HPI: 47.62
Alfred Swift
Apr 13, 2009
South African Cyclist
HPI: 48.96
Maurice Druon
Apr 14, 2009
French Writer
HPI: 67.86
Ingemar Johansson
Apr 18, 2009
Swedish Athlete
HPI: 52.23
J. G. Ballard
Apr 19, 2009
Chinese Writer
HPI: 64.16
Vivian Maier
Apr 21, 2009
American Photographer
HPI: 68.70
Ken Annakin
Apr 22, 2009
British Film Director
HPI: 60.29
Jack Cardiff
Apr 22, 2009
British Film Director
HPI: 56.40
Bea Arthur
Apr 25, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 61.43
Tomohiko Ikoma
Apr 27, 2009
Japanese Soccer Player
HPI: 62.98
Miroslav Filip
Apr 27, 2009
Czech Chess Player
HPI: 54.92
Frankie Manning
Apr 27, 2009
American Dancer
HPI: 53.00
Feroz Khan
Apr 27, 2009
Indian Actor
HPI: 52.98
Ekaterina Maximova
Apr 28, 2009
Russian Politician
HPI: 58.37
Idea Vilariño
Apr 28, 2009
Uruguayan Writer
HPI: 53.88
Venetia Burney
Apr 30, 2009
British Social Activist
HPI: 57.54
May 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in May of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in May were Millvina Dean (HPI: 74.65), Roh Moo-hyun (HPI: 73.60), and Jack Kemp (HPI: 67.50).
Delara Darabi
May 1, 2009
Iranian Mafioso
HPI: 40.59
Jack Kemp
May 2, 2009
American Politician
HPI: 67.50
Augusto Boal
May 2, 2009
Brazilian Writer
HPI: 62.98
Marilyn French
May 2, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 57.62
Fritz Muliar
May 4, 2009
Austrian Actor
HPI: 59.30
Dom DeLuise
May 4, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 57.66
Jane Randolph
May 4, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 47.02
Valentin Varennikov
May 6, 2009
Russian Military Personnel
HPI: 58.89
Chuck Daly
May 9, 2009
American Basketball Player
HPI: 57.95
Abel Goumba
May 11, 2009
Central African Politician
HPI: 54.89
Roger Planchon
May 12, 2009
French Film Director
HPI: 54.59
Heini Walter
May 12, 2009
Swiss Racing Driver
HPI: 52.13
Achille Compagnoni
May 13, 2009
Italian Mountaineer
HPI: 64.92
Monica Bleibtreu
May 13, 2009
Austrian Actor
HPI: 56.76
Norbert Eschmann
May 13, 2009
French Soccer Player
HPI: 54.30
César Ruminski
May 14, 2009
French Soccer Player
HPI: 51.93
Susanna Agnelli
May 15, 2009
Italian Politician
HPI: 61.70
Wayman Tisdale
May 15, 2009
American Basketball Player
HPI: 40.39
Mario Benedetti
May 17, 2009
Uruguayan Writer
HPI: 64.87
Türkan Saylan
May 18, 2009
Turkish Physician
HPI: 53.44
Wayne Allwine
May 18, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 52.60
Robert F. Furchgott
May 19, 2009
American Chemist
HPI: 67.29
Velupillai Prabhakaran
May 19, 2009
Sri Lankan Mafioso
HPI: 66.37
Oleg Yankovsky
May 20, 2009
Kazakhstani Actor
HPI: 63.67
Pierre Gamarra
May 20, 2009
French Writer
HPI: 59.70
Lucy Gordon
May 20, 2009
British Actor
HPI: 49.13
Roh Moo-hyun
May 23, 2009
South Korean Politician
HPI: 73.60
Clive Granger
May 27, 2009
British Economist
HPI: 64.15
Karine Ruby
May 29, 2009
French Athlete
HPI: 43.39
Ephraim Katzir
May 30, 2009
Ukrainian Politician
HPI: 66.36
Gaafar Nimeiry
May 30, 2009
Sudanese Politician
HPI: 64.00
Luís Cabral
May 30, 2009
Guinea-Bissauan Politician
HPI: 63.53
Eva Dawes
May 30, 2009
Canadian Athlete
HPI: 50.48
Millvina Dean
May 31, 2009
British Celebrity
HPI: 74.65
Kamala Surayya
May 31, 2009
Indian Writer
HPI: 55.78
June 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in June of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in June were Michael Jackson (HPI: 90.81), Omar Bongo (HPI: 72.62), and Pina Bausch (HPI: 72.42).
David Eddings
Jun 2, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 58.37
Tony Maggs
Jun 2, 2009
South African Racing Driver
HPI: 50.63
David Carradine
Jun 3, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 71.57
Shih Kien
Jun 3, 2009
Chinese Actor
HPI: 64.09
Koko Taylor
Jun 3, 2009
American Singer
HPI: 55.29
Jean Dausset
Jun 6, 2009
French Biologist
HPI: 67.87
Hugh Hopper
Jun 7, 2009
British Musician
HPI: 51.94
Omar Bongo
Jun 8, 2009
Gabonese Politician
HPI: 72.62
Félix Malloum
Jun 12, 2009
Chadian Politician
HPI: 61.61
Charlie Mariano
Jun 16, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 57.22
Peter Arundell
Jun 16, 2009
British Racing Driver
HPI: 52.14
Ralf Dahrendorf
Jun 17, 2009
German Political Scientist
HPI: 68.51
Giovanni Arrighi
Jun 18, 2009
Italian Economist
HPI: 59.48
Ali Akbar Khan
Jun 18, 2009
Indian Singer
HPI: 53.79
Godfrey Rampling
Jun 20, 2009
British Athlete
HPI: 54.33
Ed McMahon
Jun 23, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 48.02
Olja Ivanjicki
Jun 24, 2009
Serbian Painter
HPI: 56.03
Michael Jackson
Jun 25, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 90.81
Farrah Fawcett
Jun 25, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 71.38
Ernst Barkmann
Jun 27, 2009
German Military Personnel
HPI: 62.56
Gale Storm
Jun 27, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 45.06
Billy Mays
Jun 28, 2009
American Businessperson
HPI: 47.63
Pina Bausch
Jun 30, 2009
German Dancer
HPI: 72.42
Shi Pei Pu
Jun 30, 2009
Chinese Singer
HPI: 57.23
Harve Presnell
Jun 30, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 54.62
July 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in July of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in July were Karl Malden (HPI: 69.60), Robert McNamara (HPI: 69.23), and Bobby Robson (HPI: 68.19).
Karl Malden
Jul 1, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 69.60
Lyudmila Zykina
Jul 1, 2009
Russian Singer
HPI: 58.47
Alexis Argüello
Jul 1, 2009
Nicaraguan Boxer
HPI: 56.45
John Keel
Jul 3, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 53.26
Jorge Enrique Adoum
Jul 3, 2009
Ecuadorean Writer
HPI: 51.75
Béla Király
Jul 4, 2009
Hungarian Writer
HPI: 60.25
Allen Klein
Jul 4, 2009
American Businessperson
HPI: 58.76
Brenda Joyce
Jul 4, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 49.79
Robert McNamara
Jul 6, 2009
American Businessperson
HPI: 69.23
Vasily Aksyonov
Jul 6, 2009
Russian Writer
HPI: 62.01
Mathieu Montcourt
Jul 6, 2009
French Tennis Player
HPI: 38.61
Zena Marshall
Jul 10, 2009
Kenyan Actor
HPI: 56.12
Ji Xianlin
Jul 11, 2009
Chinese Historian
HPI: 53.80
Arturo Gatti
Jul 11, 2009
Canadian Boxer
HPI: 52.03
Uma Aaltonen
Jul 13, 2009
Finnish Writer
HPI: 53.17
Natalya Estemirova
Jul 15, 2009
Russian Social Activist
HPI: 59.71
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi
Jul 15, 2009
Hungarian Athlete
HPI: 48.20
Leszek Kołakowski
Jul 17, 2009
Polish Philosopher
HPI: 67.00
Meir Amit
Jul 17, 2009
Israeli Politician
HPI: 63.29
Walter Cronkite
Jul 17, 2009
American Presenter
HPI: 59.92
Jean Margéot
Jul 17, 2009
Mauritian Religious Figure
HPI: 51.75
Henry Allingham
Jul 18, 2009
British Military Personnel
HPI: 61.96
Ricardo Londoño
Jul 18, 2009
Colombian Racing Driver
HPI: 53.23
Yasmine Belmadi
Jul 18, 2009
French Actor
HPI: 39.89
Frank McCourt
Jul 19, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 61.16
Karen Harup
Jul 19, 2009
Danish Athlete
HPI: 57.77
Henry Surtees
Jul 19, 2009
British Racing Driver
HPI: 40.92
Edward T. Hall
Jul 20, 2009
American Anthropologist
HPI: 64.06
Gangubai Hangal
Jul 21, 2009
Indian Singer
HPI: 56.87
Nelson Demarco
Jul 22, 2009
Uruguayan Basketball Player
HPI: 52.42
Mark Leduc
Jul 22, 2009
Canadian Boxer
HPI: 40.05
Conyers Herring
Jul 23, 2009
American Physicist
HPI: 51.94
José Carlos da Costa Araújo
Jul 24, 2009
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 47.94
Zequinha
Jul 25, 2009
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 57.99
Harry Patch
Jul 25, 2009
British Military Personnel
HPI: 55.78
Stanley Middleton
Jul 25, 2009
British Writer
HPI: 46.56
Vernon Forrest
Jul 25, 2009
American Boxer
HPI: 41.14
Merce Cunningham
Jul 26, 2009
American Dancer
HPI: 58.70
George Russell
Jul 27, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 51.68
Gayatri Devi
Jul 29, 2009
British Politician
HPI: 57.90
Peter Zadek
Jul 30, 2009
German Film Director
HPI: 52.01
Mohammed Yusuf
Jul 30, 2009
Nigerian Politician
HPI: 49.69
Bobby Robson
Jul 31, 2009
British Soccer Player
HPI: 68.19
August 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in August of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in August were Kim Dae-jung (HPI: 76.71), Corazon Aquino (HPI: 73.90), and Les Paul (HPI: 69.42).
Corazon Aquino
Aug 1, 2009
Filipino Politician
HPI: 73.90
Hirotugu Akaike
Aug 4, 2009
Japanese Religious Figure
HPI: 56.12
Budd Schulberg
Aug 5, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 59.65
G. A. Cohen
Aug 5, 2009
Canadian Philosopher
HPI: 56.05
Baitullah Mehsud
Aug 5, 2009
Pakistani Extremist
HPI: 48.72
Willy DeVille
Aug 6, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 62.22
John Hughes
Aug 6, 2009
American Film Director
HPI: 61.07
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
Aug 6, 2009
Croatian Politician
HPI: 58.83
Riccardo Cassin
Aug 6, 2009
Italian Mountaineer
HPI: 57.46
Aram Tigran
Aug 8, 2009
Syrian Singer
HPI: 59.02
Daniel Jarque
Aug 8, 2009
Spanish Soccer Player
HPI: 54.13
Ede Király
Aug 10, 2009
Hungarian Skater
HPI: 55.46
Francisco Valdés
Aug 10, 2009
Chilean Soccer Player
HPI: 54.12
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Aug 11, 2009
American Politician
HPI: 63.18
Les Paul
Aug 12, 2009
American Inventor
HPI: 69.42
Ruth Ford
Aug 12, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 50.37
Virginia Davis
Aug 15, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 50.52
Kim Dae-jung
Aug 18, 2009
South Korean Politician
HPI: 76.71
Hildegard Behrens
Aug 18, 2009
German Singer
HPI: 58.44
Rose Friedman
Aug 18, 2009
Ukrainian Economist
HPI: 52.32
Don Hewitt
Aug 19, 2009
American Producer
HPI: 42.61
Semyon Farada
Aug 20, 2009
Russian Actor
HPI: 55.34
Anna-Maria Müller
Aug 23, 2009
German Athlete
HPI: 50.51
Toni Sailer
Aug 24, 2009
Austrian Skier
HPI: 64.57
Ted Kennedy
Aug 25, 2009
American Politician
HPI: 69.08
Mirja Lehtonen
Aug 25, 2009
Finnish Politician
HPI: 50.38
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Aug 26, 2009
Iraqi Politician
HPI: 55.77
Ellie Greenwich
Aug 26, 2009
American Singer
HPI: 49.34
Sergey Mikhalkov
Aug 27, 2009
Russian Writer
HPI: 65.13
Shota Chochishvili
Aug 27, 2009
Georgian Wrestler
HPI: 54.74
Mady Rahl
Aug 29, 2009
German Actor
HPI: 51.97
Frank Gardner
Aug 29, 2009
Australian Racing Driver
HPI: 51.82
Chris Connor
Aug 29, 2009
American Singer
HPI: 51.63
Barry Flanagan
Aug 31, 2009
British Sculptor
HPI: 55.37
Torsten Lindberg
Aug 31, 2009
Swedish Soccer Player
HPI: 55.03
September 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in September of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in September were Patrick Swayze (HPI: 80.77), Aage Bohr (HPI: 73.37), and Juan Almeida Bosque (HPI: 66.85).
Erich Kunzel
Sep 1, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 48.74
Jang Jin-young
Sep 1, 2009
South Korean Actor
HPI: 45.22
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Sep 2, 2009
Indian Politician
HPI: 50.60
Aage Bohr
Sep 8, 2009
Danish Physicist
HPI: 73.37
Mike Bongiorno
Sep 8, 2009
American Presenter
HPI: 58.39
Léon Glovacki
Sep 9, 2009
French Soccer Player
HPI: 55.59
Juan Almeida Bosque
Sep 11, 2009
Cuban Politician
HPI: 66.85
Yoshito Usui
Sep 11, 2009
Japanese Comic Artist
HPI: 59.35
Jim Carroll
Sep 11, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 58.87
Norman Borlaug
Sep 12, 2009
American Biologist
HPI: 66.09
Jack Kramer
Sep 12, 2009
American Tennis Player
HPI: 56.99
Willy Ronis
Sep 12, 2009
French Photographer
HPI: 56.40
William Alston
Sep 13, 2009
American Philosopher
HPI: 52.97
Paul Burke
Sep 13, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 49.71
Patrick Swayze
Sep 14, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 80.77
Henry Gibson
Sep 14, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 57.33
Darren Sutherland
Sep 14, 2009
Irish Boxer
HPI: 30.47
Mary Travers
Sep 16, 2009
American Musician
HPI: 54.60
Luciano Emmer
Sep 16, 2009
Italian Film Director
HPI: 53.85
Noordin Mohammad Top
Sep 17, 2009
Malaysian Extremist
HPI: 48.00
Irving Kristol
Sep 18, 2009
American Businessperson
HPI: 54.90
Elizaveta Mukasei
Sep 19, 2009
Russian Politician
HPI: 50.27
Ertuğrul Osman
Sep 23, 2009
Turkish Politician
HPI: 66.04
Susan Atkins
Sep 24, 2009
American Extremist
HPI: 64.35
Alicia de Larrocha
Sep 25, 2009
Spanish Musician
HPI: 64.12
Zygmunt Chychła
Sep 26, 2009
Polish Athlete
HPI: 51.05
René Bliard
Sep 27, 2009
French Soccer Player
HPI: 53.74
William Safire
Sep 27, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 47.16
Guillermo Endara
Sep 28, 2009
Panamanian Politician
HPI: 59.34
Pavel Popovich
Sep 29, 2009
Ukrainian Astronaut
HPI: 65.46
Raúl Magaña
Sep 30, 2009
Salvadoran Soccer Player
HPI: 50.63
October 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in October of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in October were Claude Lévi-Strauss (HPI: 78.76), Mercedes Sosa (HPI: 69.79), and Günther Rall (HPI: 67.26).
Kazumi Takada
Oct 1, 2009
Japanese Soccer Player
HPI: 59.23
Otar Chiladze
Oct 1, 2009
Georgian Writer
HPI: 56.18
Tohir Yoʻldosh
Oct 1, 2009
Uzbekistani Extremist
HPI: 48.77
Marek Edelman
Oct 2, 2009
Belarusian Politician
HPI: 66.32
Rolf Rüssmann
Oct 2, 2009
German Soccer Player
HPI: 51.13
Reinhard Mohn
Oct 3, 2009
German Businessperson
HPI: 56.33
Ernő Kolczonay
Oct 3, 2009
Hungarian Athlete
HPI: 46.28
Mercedes Sosa
Oct 4, 2009
Argentinean Singer
HPI: 69.79
Günther Rall
Oct 4, 2009
German Military Personnel
HPI: 67.26
Shōichi Nakagawa
Oct 4, 2009
Japanese Politician
HPI: 52.10
Israel Gelfand
Oct 5, 2009
Ukrainian Mathematician
HPI: 64.91
Irving Penn
Oct 7, 2009
American Photographer
HPI: 62.73
Vyacheslav Ivankov
Oct 9, 2009
Georgian Mafioso
HPI: 60.46
Horst Szymaniak
Oct 9, 2009
German Soccer Player
HPI: 59.63
Jacques Chessex
Oct 9, 2009
Swiss Writer
HPI: 54.40
Stephen Gately
Oct 10, 2009
Irish Singer
HPI: 51.57
Joan Martí i Alanis
Oct 11, 2009
Politician
HPI: 58.74
Frank Vandenbroucke
Oct 12, 2009
Belgian Cyclist
HPI: 52.35
Mildred Cohn
Oct 12, 2009
American Chemist
HPI: 51.66
Al Martino
Oct 13, 2009
American Singer
HPI: 61.56
Lou Albano
Oct 14, 2009
Italian Wrestler
HPI: 51.60
Rosanna Schiaffino
Oct 17, 2009
Italian Actor
HPI: 60.13
Joseph Wiseman
Oct 19, 2009
Canadian Actor
HPI: 61.56
Attila Dargay
Oct 20, 2009
Hungarian Film Director
HPI: 51.99
Pierre Chaunu
Oct 22, 2009
French Historian
HPI: 56.07
Fritz Darges
Oct 25, 2009
German Military Personnel
HPI: 57.71
Aldo Valentini
Oct 25, 2009
Chilean Soccer Player
HPI: 49.03
Taylor Mitchell
Oct 28, 2009
Canadian Singer
HPI: 33.55
Anna Yegorova
Oct 29, 2009
Russian Pilot
HPI: 55.04
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Oct 30, 2009
Belgian Anthropologist
HPI: 78.76
František Veselý
Oct 30, 2009
Czech Soccer Player
HPI: 57.98
Juvenal Amarijo
Oct 30, 2009
Brazilian Soccer Player
HPI: 57.92
Qian Xuesen
Oct 31, 2009
Chinese Physicist
HPI: 65.99
November 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in November of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in November were Milorad Pavić (HPI: 69.18), Vitaly Ginzburg (HPI: 68.65), and Pavle, Serbian Patriarch (HPI: 66.11).
Alda Merini
Nov 1, 2009
Italian Writer
HPI: 60.27
Amir Pnueli
Nov 2, 2009
Israeli Computer Scientist
HPI: 61.25
José Luis López Vázquez
Nov 2, 2009
Spanish Actor
HPI: 56.67
Francisco Ayala
Nov 3, 2009
Spanish Writer
HPI: 59.66
Anselmo Duarte
Nov 7, 2009
Brazilian Actor
HPI: 59.91
Vitaly Ginzburg
Nov 8, 2009
Russian Physicist
HPI: 68.65
Igor Starygin
Nov 8, 2009
Russian Actor
HPI: 52.84
Robert Enke
Nov 10, 2009
German Soccer Player
HPI: 63.26
Willy Kernen
Nov 12, 2009
Swiss Soccer Player
HPI: 51.96
Armen Takhtajan
Nov 13, 2009
Biologist
HPI: 61.04
Héctor Facundo
Nov 13, 2009
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 54.70
Dell Hymes
Nov 13, 2009
American Linguist
HPI: 53.14
Nikolay Anikin
Nov 14, 2009
Russian Skier
HPI: 51.28
Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
Nov 15, 2009
Croatian Religious Figure
HPI: 66.11
Pierre Harmel
Nov 15, 2009
Belgian Politician
HPI: 60.34
Antonio de Nigris
Nov 15, 2009
Mexican Soccer Player
HPI: 44.93
Jocelyn Quivrin
Nov 15, 2009
French Actor
HPI: 43.26
Andriy Fedchuk
Nov 15, 2009
Ukrainian Boxer
HPI: 38.61
Edward Woodward
Nov 16, 2009
British Actor
HPI: 57.38
Sergei Magnitsky
Nov 16, 2009
Ukrainian Mafioso
HPI: 54.45
Abrar Alvi
Nov 18, 2009
Film Director
HPI: 44.06
Lino Lacedelli
Nov 20, 2009
Italian Mountaineer
HPI: 62.90
Elisabeth Söderström
Nov 20, 2009
Swedish Singer
HPI: 56.48
H. C. Robbins Landon
Nov 20, 2009
American Composer
HPI: 52.14
Kristina Brenk
Nov 20, 2009
Slovene Writer
HPI: 50.75
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
Nov 20, 2009
Pakistani Politician
HPI: 49.08
Konstantin Feoktistov
Nov 21, 2009
Russian Astronaut
HPI: 60.57
Juan Carlos Muñoz
Nov 22, 2009
Argentinean Soccer Player
HPI: 56.56
Gino Munaron
Nov 22, 2009
Italian Racing Driver
HPI: 51.94
Samak Sundaravej
Nov 24, 2009
Thai Politician
HPI: 61.93
Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic
Nov 26, 2009
Romanian Fencer
HPI: 52.43
Nikola Kovachev
Nov 26, 2009
Bulgarian Soccer Player
HPI: 50.73
Jacques Baratier
Nov 27, 2009
French Film Director
HPI: 52.64
Prince Alexandre of Belgium
Nov 29, 2009
Belgian Politician
HPI: 63.05
Robert Holdstock
Nov 29, 2009
British Writer
HPI: 59.92
Milorad Pavić
Nov 30, 2009
Serbian Writer
HPI: 69.18
Lucian Pulvermacher
Nov 30, 2009
American Religious Figure
HPI: 58.74
Paul Naschy
Nov 30, 2009
Spanish Actor
HPI: 57.15
December 2009
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in December of 2009. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in December were Paul Samuelson (HPI: 73.82), Abdurrahman Wahid (HPI: 70.90), and Jennifer Jones (HPI: 67.06).
Eric Woolfson
Dec 2, 2009
British Musician
HPI: 60.16
Richard Todd
Dec 3, 2009
Irish Actor
HPI: 55.24
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Dec 4, 2009
Russian Actor
HPI: 64.21
Stephen Toulmin
Dec 4, 2009
British Philosopher
HPI: 61.05
Umaga
Dec 4, 2009
Wrestler
HPI: 52.12
Paula Hawkins
Dec 4, 2009
American Politician
HPI: 42.21
Jim Rohn
Dec 5, 2009
American Writer
HPI: 59.43
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
Dec 5, 2009
German Politician
HPI: 57.14
Alfred Hrdlicka
Dec 5, 2009
Austrian Sculptor
HPI: 53.75
Kálmán Markovits
Dec 5, 2009
Hungarian Athlete
HPI: 50.95
Bina Rai
Dec 6, 2009
Pakistani Actor
HPI: 46.89
Shunkichi Hamada
Dec 7, 2009
Japanese Athlete
HPI: 50.30
Tavo Burat
Dec 8, 2009
Italian Writer
HPI: 63.11
Gene Barry
Dec 9, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 57.36
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
Dec 9, 2009
Guatemalan Politician
HPI: 56.37
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
Dec 9, 2009
Costa Rican Politician
HPI: 55.86
Val Avery
Dec 12, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 55.66
Klavdiya Boyarskikh
Dec 12, 2009
Russian Politician
HPI: 53.36
Paul Samuelson
Dec 13, 2009
American Economist
HPI: 73.82
Alan A'Court
Dec 14, 2009
British Soccer Player
HPI: 53.62
Yegor Gaidar
Dec 16, 2009
Russian Politician
HPI: 61.86
Roy E. Disney
Dec 16, 2009
American Businessperson
HPI: 59.50
Vladimir Turchinsky
Dec 16, 2009
Russian Presenter
HPI: 47.74
Jennifer Jones
Dec 17, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 67.06
Amin al-Hafiz
Dec 17, 2009
Syrian Politician
HPI: 66.13
Dan O'Bannon
Dec 17, 2009
American Film Director
HPI: 57.94
Michel Leblond
Dec 17, 2009
French Soccer Player
HPI: 56.53
Guillermo Ortiz
Dec 17, 2009
Mexican Soccer Player
HPI: 48.56
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
Dec 19, 2009
Iranian Politician
HPI: 66.29
Kim Peek
Dec 19, 2009
American Celebrity
HPI: 63.66
Brittany Murphy
Dec 20, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 63.58
Arnold Stang
Dec 20, 2009
American Actor
HPI: 47.69
Edwin G. Krebs
Dec 21, 2009
American Chemist
HPI: 64.92
Edward Schillebeeckx
Dec 23, 2009
Belgian Religious Figure
HPI: 62.17
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
Dec 23, 2009
Chinese Politician
HPI: 61.35
Rafael Caldera
Dec 24, 2009
Venezuelan Politician
HPI: 65.95
Hugo Berly
Dec 24, 2009
Chilean Soccer Player
HPI: 48.64
Knut Haugland
Dec 25, 2009
Norwegian Explorer
HPI: 56.99
Vic Chesnutt
Dec 25, 2009
American Singer
HPI: 44.61
Yves Rocher
Dec 26, 2009
French Businessperson
HPI: 61.26
Jacques Sylla
Dec 26, 2009
Malagasy Politician
HPI: 52.65
Takashi Takabayashi
Dec 27, 2009
Japanese Soccer Player
HPI: 64.76
Isaac Schwartz
Dec 27, 2009
Ukrainian Composer
HPI: 52.06
Abdurrahman Wahid
Dec 30, 2009
Indonesian Politician
HPI: 70.90
Peter Shirayanagi
Dec 30, 2009
Japanese Religious Figure
HPI: 57.19
Mohamed M. Atalla
Dec 30, 2009
Egyptian Inventor
HPI: 52.46
Vishnuvardhan
Dec 30, 2009
Indian Actor
HPI: 47.18
Rashidi Kawawa
Dec 31, 2009
Tanzanian Politician
HPI: 49.90
Cahal Daly
Dec 31, 2009
British Religious Figure
HPI: 43.74
