2015 deaths

alpine skier (1931-2015)

American politician (1915-2015)

American politician (1923–2015)

American musical theatre and television actress (1941–2015)

Nigerien filmmaker (1942–2015)

Polish sociologist, university teacher, and science fiction writer (1944–2015)

Italian boxer (1945–2015)

Canadian actor (1952–2015)

Brazilian footballer (1958-2015)

American academic (1930–2015)

Australian rower (1922–2015)

English guitarist and songwriter (1944–2015)

Yemeni Al-Qaeda member

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1930–2015)

British writer, precursor of tartan noir genre (1936–2015)

Stuart Orlando Scott was an American sportscaster and anchor on ESPN, including on SportsCenter. Known for his hip-hop style and use of catchphrases, Scott was also a regular for the network in its National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) coverage.

Pakistani politician and Spiritual Leader (1939-2015)

American actor (1950-2015)

Iraqi politician (1952–2015)

Indian politician

American actress (1947–2015)

American novelist (1937–2015)

Catholic bishop (1910–2015)

Russian basketball player (1952-2015)

Russian actress (1925–2015)

American actor and entertainer (1926–2015)

Soviet and Moldovan actor and politician (1934-2015)

Spanish climate scientist, marine biologist, and professor (1947–2015)

Dutch sculptor (1928-2015)

Welsh physicist (1928–2015)

Spanish writer (1927–2015)

American astronaut

Ghanaian footballer (1929-2015)

Indian writer, scholar

German beauty pageant winner and actor (1930–2015)

Canadian artist (1923-2015)

Canadian hockey player, businessman and philanthropist (1931-2015)

Indian biologist

British singer-songwriter

Assassinated rebel commander of the LPR

Sawyer Storm Sweeten was an American child actor. He was known for having played Geoffrey Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.

Italian footballer (1934-2015)

Finnish politician (1924-2015)

Belgian road bicycle racer (1946–2015)

Chinese male discus thrower (1912–2015)

association football player (1937-2015)

Namibian footballer (1984–2015)

British jazz pianist (1942–2015)

football player (1985–2015)

American actress, singer

Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1924-2015)

Czechoslovak handball player (1945-2015)

Dutch football player (1933-2015)

Australian singer (1947–2015)

American basketball player (1932–2015)

Democratic Republic of the Congo politician (1929–2015)

Norwegian association football player and manager (1935-2015)

Japanese manga artist (1935–2015)

French tennis player (1950–2015)

American poet (1943–2015)