Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 2006

Jurij Brězan es considerado uno de los escritores sórabos más importantes del siglo XX, que ha escrito tanto en lengua sóraba como en alemán. Sus obras se han traducido a 25 idiomas.

Kōji Totani fue un seiyū veterano nacido en Nagoya, Prefectura de Aichi, Japón. Totani trabajaba en Aoni Production. Su apodo era "Totani-chan". El 6 de febrero de 2006 el murió de un ataque cardiaco a la edad de 57 años. Su última aparición fue en el Naruto 2006 New year One-hour special.

Liese Prokop fue una político austríaca del ÖVP, que ejerció el cargo de Ministra de Interior entre 2004 y 2006. Antes de su carrera política fue una exitosa atleta en su juventud.

Eckhard Dagge, was a professional boxer in the super welterweight division.

Franz "Schnuckenack" Reinhardt was a gypsy jazz musician (violinist), composer and interpreter. He was considered the "great violin virtuoso of Sinti music." He was a German Sinto; his music was mostly published and categorized under the contemporary names gypsy jazz or "Musik deutscher Zigeuner". He "made this music accessible to a broad public" and made the most significant contribution to the presentation of gypsy music and jazz in Germany into a concert form. He was the pioneer of this style of music in Germany and directly or indirectly inspired many of the succeeding generation of gypsy jazz players in that country, as well as preserving on record a great many folkloric and gypsy compositions for future generations.

Hamza El Din fue un compositor de Nubia, intérprete de laúd árabe, tar, y además cantante.

Arthur Hertzberg was a Conservative rabbi and prominent Jewish-American scholar and activist.

Yuan Baojing was a Chinese billionaire from Liaoyang, Liaoning province. He was the president of the Beijing-based Jianhao Group. He was convicted of murder and executed in March 2006, after what appeared to be a feud with Sichuan businessman Liu Han.

Chinatsu Mori was a Japanese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 18.22 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Hamamatsu. This is the current Japanese record.

Thierry Fortineau was a French actor.