POLITICIANS that died in
2015
This page contains a list of the most famous people who died in 2015. The pantheon dataset contains 590 who passed this year, the most famous by HPI being Lee Kuan Yew, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Helmut Schmidt, and Süleyman Demirel. The cities with the most deaths were Berlin (4), Moscow (4), and Warsaw (3).
2015 Deaths: Honoring Lives and Legacies of Politicians
The year 2015 saw the passing of many beloved politicians, leaving behind legacies that continue to inspire fans across the globe. From legendary actors like and iconic musicians like to groundbreaking athletes like , these remarkable individuals have made a lasting impact in their fields. This page is dedicated to commemorating the lives of those we lost in 2015, 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 2015 based on cultural impact.
Lee Kuan Yew
Singaporean Politician
Sep 16, 1923 - Mar 23, 2015
Age 92
HPI: 81.92
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Politician
Oct 15, 1931 - Jul 27, 2015
Age 84
HPI: 81.38
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Politician
Aug 1, 1924 - Jan 23, 2015
Age 91
HPI: 78.50
Helmut Schmidt
German Politician
Dec 23, 1918 - Nov 10, 2015
Age 97
HPI: 73.73
Süleyman Demirel
Turkish Politician
Nov 1, 1924 - Jun 17, 2015
Age 91
HPI: 73.03
Kim Young-sam
South Korean Politician
Dec 20, 1927 - Nov 22, 2015
Age 88
HPI: 72.12
Richard von Weizsäcker
German Politician
Apr 15, 1920 - Jan 31, 2015
Age 95
HPI: 72.02
Yitzhak Navon
Israeli Politician
Apr 9, 1921 - Nov 6, 2015
Age 94
HPI: 71.00
Tariq Aziz
Iraqi Politician
Apr 28, 1936 - Jun 5, 2015
Age 79
HPI: 70.55
Kenan Evren
Turkish Politician
Jul 17, 1917 - May 9, 2015
Age 98
HPI: 70.23
Boris Nemtsov
Russian Politician
Oct 9, 1959 - Feb 27, 2015
Age 56
HPI: 69.05
Yevgeny Primakov
Ukrainian Politician
Oct 29, 1929 - Jun 26, 2015
Age 86
HPI: 68.77
Günter Schabowski
German Politician
Jan 4, 1929 - Nov 1, 2015
Age 86
HPI: 68.65
Mathieu Kérékou
Beninese Politician
Sep 2, 1933 - Oct 14, 2015
Age 82
HPI: 67.46
Zhelyu Zhelev
Bulgarian Politician
Mar 3, 1935 - Jan 30, 2015
Age 80
HPI: 66.54
Rose Francine Rogombé
Gabonese Politician
Sep 20, 1942 - Apr 10, 2015
Age 73
HPI: 66.48
Deaths by Month in 2015
January 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in January of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in January were Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (HPI: 78.50), Richard von Weizsäcker (HPI: 72.02), and Zhelyu Zhelev (HPI: 66.54).
Omar Karami
Jan 1, 2015
Lebanese Politician
HPI: 63.16
Mario Cuomo
Jan 1, 2015
American Politician
HPI: 55.14
Edward Brooke
Jan 3, 2015
American Politician
HPI: 50.96
Muath Al-Kasasbeh
Jan 3, 2015
Jordanian Politician
HPI: 46.33
Józef Oleksy
Jan 9, 2015
Polish Politician
HPI: 56.98
Leon Brittan
Jan 21, 2015
British Politician
HPI: 47.60
Wendell Ford
Jan 22, 2015
American Politician
HPI: 48.99
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Jan 23, 2015
Saudi Arabian Politician
HPI: 78.50
Johan Ferner
Jan 24, 2015
Norwegian Politician
HPI: 54.52
Zhelyu Zhelev
Jan 30, 2015
Bulgarian Politician
HPI: 66.54
Richard von Weizsäcker
Jan 31, 2015
German Politician
HPI: 72.02
February 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in February of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in February were Boris Nemtsov (HPI: 69.05), and Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (HPI: 56.15).
March 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in March of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in March were Lee Kuan Yew (HPI: 81.92), Xu Caihou (HPI: 58.53), and Miroslav Ondříček (HPI: 57.01).
April 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in April of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in April were Rose Francine Rogombé (HPI: 66.48), Jin Youzhi (HPI: 63.93), and Hyon Yong-chol (HPI: 62.40).
Rose Francine Rogombé
Apr 10, 2015
Gabonese Politician
HPI: 66.48
Jin Youzhi
Apr 10, 2015
Chinese Politician
HPI: 63.93
Raúl Héctor Castro
Apr 10, 2015
Mexican Politician
HPI: 46.34
Adelina Gutiérrez
Apr 11, 2015
Chilean Politician
HPI: 49.19
Surya Bahadur Thapa
Apr 15, 2015
Nepalese Politician
HPI: 51.67
Stanislav Gross
Apr 16, 2015
Czech Politician
HPI: 49.22
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Apr 21, 2015
Indian Politician
HPI: 47.35
Władysław Bartoszewski
Apr 24, 2015
Polish Politician
HPI: 59.28
Andrew Lesnie
Apr 27, 2015
Australian Politician
HPI: 52.18
Hyon Yong-chol
Apr 30, 2015
North Korean Politician
HPI: 62.40
May 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in May of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in May were Kenan Evren (HPI: 70.23), Halldór Ásgrímsson (HPI: 62.62), and Gerald Götting (HPI: 58.17).
June 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in June of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in June were Süleyman Demirel (HPI: 73.03), Tariq Aziz (HPI: 70.55), and Yevgeny Primakov (HPI: 68.77).
Nicholas Liverpool
Jun 1, 2015
Dominican Politician
HPI: 57.30
Jacques Parizeau
Jun 1, 2015
Canadian Politician
HPI: 54.24
Charles Kennedy
Jun 1, 2015
British Politician
HPI: 44.04
Fernando de Araújo
Jun 2, 2015
East Timorese Politician
HPI: 44.63
Tariq Aziz
Jun 5, 2015
Iraqi Politician
HPI: 70.55
Chea Sim
Jun 8, 2015
Politician
HPI: 62.32
Pedro Zerolo
Jun 9, 2015
Venezuelan Politician
HPI: 46.53
Qiao Shi
Jun 14, 2015
Chinese Politician
HPI: 57.46
Süleyman Demirel
Jun 17, 2015
Turkish Politician
HPI: 73.03
Roberto M. Levingston
Jun 17, 2015
Argentinean Politician
HPI: 60.30
Clementa C. Pinckney
Jun 17, 2015
American Politician
HPI: 36.36
Lyubov Kozyreva
Jun 22, 2015
Russian Politician
HPI: 51.61
Yevgeny Primakov
Jun 26, 2015
Ukrainian Politician
HPI: 68.77
Charles Pasqua
Jun 29, 2015
French Politician
HPI: 57.13
July 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in July of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in July were A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (HPI: 81.38), Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (HPI: 63.04), and Wan Li (HPI: 58.14).
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Jul 9, 2015
Saudi Arabian Politician
HPI: 63.04
Wan Li
Jul 15, 2015
Chinese Politician
HPI: 58.14
Gennadiy Seleznyov
Jul 19, 2015
Russian Politician
HPI: 53.18
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Jul 27, 2015
Indian Politician
HPI: 81.38
Edward Natapei
Jul 28, 2015
Ni-Vanuatu Politician
HPI: 51.90
Richard Schweiker
Jul 31, 2015
American Politician
HPI: 44.07
August 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in August of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in August were Egon Bahr (HPI: 63.69), Ieng Thirith (HPI: 63.20), and Natalia Molchanova (HPI: 59.21).
September 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in September of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in September were Corneliu Vadim Tudor (HPI: 56.76).
October 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in October of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in October were Mathieu Kérékou (HPI: 67.46), Árpád Göncz (HPI: 64.58), and Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (HPI: 64.54).
Eric Arturo Delvalle
Oct 2, 2015
Panamanian Politician
HPI: 54.78
Denis Healey
Oct 3, 2015
British Politician
HPI: 50.35
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Oct 5, 2015
Swiss Politician
HPI: 64.54
Árpád Göncz
Oct 6, 2015
Hungarian Politician
HPI: 64.58
Jurelang Zedkaia
Oct 7, 2015
Marshallese Politician
HPI: 49.18
Geoffrey Howe
Oct 9, 2015
British Politician
HPI: 56.80
Mathieu Kérékou
Oct 14, 2015
Beninese Politician
HPI: 67.46
Nurlan Balgimbayev
Oct 14, 2015
Kazakhstani Politician
HPI: 53.65
Anne-Marie Lizin
Oct 17, 2015
Belgian Politician
HPI: 50.56
Ali Treki
Oct 19, 2015
Libyan Politician
HPI: 47.78
Ants Antson
Oct 31, 2015
Estonian Politician
HPI: 57.70
November 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in November of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in November were Helmut Schmidt (HPI: 73.73), Kim Young-sam (HPI: 72.12), and Yitzhak Navon (HPI: 71.00).
Günter Schabowski
Nov 1, 2015
German Politician
HPI: 68.65
Fred Thompson
Nov 1, 2015
American Politician
HPI: 57.50
Ahmed Chalabi
Nov 3, 2015
Iraqi Politician
HPI: 58.15
Czesław Kiszczak
Nov 5, 2015
Polish Politician
HPI: 58.89
Yitzhak Navon
Nov 6, 2015
Israeli Politician
HPI: 71.00
Helmut Schmidt
Nov 10, 2015
German Politician
HPI: 73.73
Linda Haglund
Nov 21, 2015
Swedish Politician
HPI: 48.79
Kim Young-sam
Nov 22, 2015
South Korean Politician
HPI: 72.12
Tahir Elçi
Nov 28, 2015
Turkish Politician
HPI: 45.63
Olene Walker
Nov 28, 2015
American Politician
HPI: 43.11
Oʻtkir Sultonov
Nov 29, 2015
Uzbekistani Politician
HPI: 57.68
December 2015
The following is a chronological list of the most famous people to have died in December of 2015. Sorted by popularity, the most famous people to pass away in December were Licio Gelli (HPI: 64.77), Dimitar Iliev Popov (HPI: 57.00), and Bülent Ulusu (HPI: 56.64).
Sandy Berger
Dec 2, 2015
American Politician
HPI: 46.50
Eevi Huttunen
Dec 3, 2015
Finnish Politician
HPI: 51.18
Yossi Sarid
Dec 4, 2015
Israeli Politician
HPI: 56.04
Dimitar Iliev Popov
Dec 5, 2015
Bulgarian Politician
HPI: 57.00
Licio Gelli
Dec 15, 2015
Italian Politician
HPI: 64.77
Léon Mébiame
Dec 18, 2015
Gabonese Politician
HPI: 52.63
Karin Söder
Dec 19, 2015
Swedish Politician
HPI: 52.27
Bülent Ulusu
Dec 23, 2015
Turkish Politician
HPI: 56.64
