2005 deaths

Italian footballer (1924–2005)

Turkish poet and writer (1925–2005)

Israeli poet (1936-2005)

American film producer (1950-2005)

British civil servant and spy for the Soviet Union (1912–2005)

Norwegian Nordic combined skier (1926-2005)

South Indian actress, singer and writer

American actress and singer (1916–2005)

Danish jazz upright bassist (1946–2005)

British politician (1949-2005)

French footballer (1979-2005)

Italian poet (1914-2005)

thucist bishop, antipope and founder of the Palmarian Christian Church (1946-2005)

French footballer (1932-2005)

Hero of the Soviet Union (1922-2005)

Italian motorcycle racer (1957–2005)

Russian pianist (1930-2005)

Cuban singer (1927–2005)

Soviet Air Force officer, Hero of the Soviet Union

American actor (1935–2005)

American rower (1914–2005)

Georgian footballer (1948-2005)

Hungarian footballer (1914-2005)

American classical composer (1915-2005)

American boxer, mobster (1928-2005)

British natural scientist and author (1908-2005)

German writer and environmental activist (1922–2005)

American actor (1910-2005)

Danish film director (1924–2005)

Soviet basketball player and coach (1923–2005)

English footballer (1921-2005)

Swiss environmentalist (1954-missing since 2000)

Italian footballer (1929-2005)

Prime Minister of Egypt (1930-2005)

Hungarian swimmer (1930-2005)

Welsh politician (1912-2005)

American actor, comedian (1949-2005)

Catholic cardinal (1903–2005)

British actor (1934–2005)

American actor (1919–2005)

American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005)

American pornographic actress, stripper (1935-2005)

American journalist (1925–2005)

Catholic cardinal (1920–2005)

Hungarian-Australian mathematician (1911–2005)

Swedish architect (1914–2005)

Italian creator of Disney comics (1927–2005)

British guitarist (1930–2005)

Dutch swimmer (1905-2005)

German actress (1921-2005)

American swimmer (1937–2005)

First Lady of Nigeria (1945-2005)

French footballer (1927-2005)

Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1940-2005)

Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon (1937–2005)

Italian architect (1919-2005)

Dutch entrepreneur (1905–2005)

Czech actress (1922-2005)

Dutch supercentenarian (1890–2005)

Italian archbishop (1906–2005)