2009 deaths

French film director (1918–2009)

Chechen warlord (1973-2009)

Catholic cardinal (1916–2009)

American composer (1915–2009)

Soviet and Russian actor (1946—2009)

Hungarian figure skater (1926–2009)

Argentine theologian (1952-2009)

Turkmenistan footballer and manager (1962-2009)

Russian cross-country skier (1932-2009)

Italian actress (1927-2009)

American actor and singer (1975–2009)

British sculptor (1941–2009)

American economist (1910–2009)

cardinal (1917–2009)

American historian and human rights activist

Canadian politician (1927-2009)

Swiss cyclist (1916-2009)

French footballer (1924–2009)

boxer (1962-2009)

cardinal (1922–2009)

Uzbekistani Islamist (1967–2009)

American musicologist (1926–2009)

Ugandan boxer (1949-2009)

fencer (1953–2009)

Colombian racing driver

American anthropologist and linguist (1927–2009)

American Catholic priest (1918–2009)

Polish boxer (1926–2009)

Catholic archbishop (1928-2009)

American judge (1918-2009)

Bulgarian footballer (1934-2009)

American astronomer (1944–2009)

American racing driver (1928-2009)

Chinese academic, linguist, historian, translator and university teacher (1911-2009)

Belgian composer (1929-2009)

racecar driver (1917–2009)

Austrian actor (1919–2009)

Olympic biathlete (1943-2009)

athletics competitor (1923–2009)

American writer (1930-2009)

British writer (1929–2009)

Finland Swedish writer (1921–2009)

Northern Irish footballer (1930-2009)

French historian and Orthodox theologian (1921–2009)

Hungarian animator (1927-2009)

American actor (1918–2009)

Italian rower (1942–2009)

swimmer (1914-2009)

Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality

American disc jockey (1973–2009)

Japanese swimmer (1935–2009)

American orchestra conductor; conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (1935–2009)

German actress (1930-2009)

film director (1928–2009)

American politician (1912-2009)

actor (1913-2009)

Danish rower

Yugoslav composer (1913–2009)

American physician from Wichita, Kansas murdered by anti-abortion extremist (1941-2009)

American jazz musician (1933–2009)