Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 2016

Martha "Marti" Friedlander was a New Zealand photographer who emigrated from England in 1958. She was known for photographing and documenting New Zealand's people, places and events, and was considered one of the country's best photographers.

Häns'che Weiss was a German gypsy jazz and modern jazz guitarist in the tradition of Django Reinhardt. From 1969-1972 he played with the Schnuckenack Reinhardt Quintett, after which he made five albums with his own ensemble playing acoustic gypsy jazz along with self-composed and traditional gypsy tunes. From the early 80s to his death he played in a more mainstream/bebop jazz style with other German jazz artists including the violinist Martin Weiss, and the double bass player Vali Mayer.

Philip Saville was a British director, screenwriter and former actor whose career lasted half a century. The British Film Institute's Screenonline website described Saville as "one of Britain's most prolific and pioneering television and film directors". His work included 45 contributions to Armchair Theatre (1956-1972) and he won two Best Drama Series BAFTAs for Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) and The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986).

Deddie Davies was a Welsh character actress.

David Charles Wish, known as Dave Cash, was a British-Canadian radio presenter who latterly worked for BBC Radio Kent, having had previous spells at Radio London, BBC Radio 1, Capital London, Radio West, Invicta Radio, Country 1035 and PrimeTime Radio.

Captain Sir John Norman Ide Leslie, 4th Baronet, known locally as Jack Leslie, was the eldest son of Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet, and Marjorie Ide. He became the fourth baronet when his father died in 1971.

K. Subash, was an Indian film director and screenwriter who directed Tamil and Hindi films. He is the son of R. Krishnan.

Stefan Jentsch was a German cell biologist. He was a director at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany. He is known for his pioneering work in the field of protein modifications by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like modifiers.

Leonidas Donskis was a Lithuanian-Jewish philosopher, political theorist, historian of ideas, social analyst, and political commentator, professor of politics and head of "VDU Academia Cum Laude" at Vytautas Magnus University, Honorary Consul of Finland in Kaunas and deputy chairman of the Lithuanian Jewish Community. He was also the member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2014.

Julhas Mannan fue un activista y editor bengalí. Fue conocido principalmente por editar la primera revista de tendencia LGBT de su país, Roopbaan, que comenzó a publicarse en 2014. En abril de 2016 fue asesinado en su casa por un grupo, al parecer, de carácter islamista radical. Mannan también trabajaba para la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), además de haber trabajado como funcionario de protocolo de la embajada de los Estados Unidos. En un país muy conservador, que prohíbe la homosexualidad por ley, Mannan se destacó como un activista favorable a los derechos de los colectivos LGTB. Además de la edición de la revista Roopbaan, también fue uno de los organizadores de la Rainbow Rally, o manifestación del Arcoíris, que se celebra desde 2014 cada 14 de abril.