January
- January 1
- January 2 – John Baldessari, American conceptual artist (b. 1931)
- January 3
- January 5
- January 7
- January 8
- January 9 – Mike Resnick, American author (b. 1942)
- January 10
- January 12 – Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (b. 1944)
- January 13 – Isabel-Clara Simó, Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1943)
- January 15
- January 16 – Efraín Sánchez, Colombian footballer and manager (b. 1926)
- January 17
- January 19
- January 21
- January 23
- January 24
- January 26
- January 28 – Nicholas Parsons, English actor and TV presenter (b. 1923)
- January 30 – Jörn Donner, Swedish-Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, and politician (b. 1933)
- January 31
February
- February 1 – Andy Gill, English musician (b. 1956)
- February 2 – Mike Moore, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1949)
- February 3 – George Steiner, French-American literary critic and essayist (b. 1929)
- February 4
- February 5
- February 6 – Jhon Jairo Velásquez, Colombian hitman and drug dealer (b. 1962)
- February 7
- February 8 – Robert Conrad, American actor (b. 1935)
- February 9 – Mirella Freni, Italian soprano (b. 1935)
- February 10 – Lyle Mays, American jazz pianist and composer (b. 1953)
- February 12 – Geert Hofstede, Dutch social psychologist (b. 1928)
- February 13 – Rajendra K. Pachauri, Indian scientist (b. 1940)
- February 14 – Lynn Cohen, American actress (b. 1933)
- February 15 – Caroline Flack, English television and radio presenter (b. 1979)
- February 16
- February 17
- February 18
- February 20 – Pop Smoke, American rapper, singer and songwriter (b. 1999)
- February 22 – Kiki Dimoula, Greek poet (b. 1931)
- February 23 – János Göröcs, Hungarian footballer (b. 1939)
- February 24
- February 25
- February 26 – Nexhmije Hoxha, Albanian politician (b. 1921)
- February 27
- February 28 – Freeman Dyson, British-born American physicist and mathematician (b. 1923)
- February 29 – Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1927)
March
- March 1
- March 2
- March 3
- March 4
- March 6
- March 7 – Jair Marinho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1936)
- March 8 – Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (b. 1929)
- March 9
- March 11
- March 12 – Tonie Marshall, French-American actress, screenwriter, and film director (b. 1951)
- March 13 – Dana Zátopková, Czech javelin thrower (b. 1922)
- March 14 – Genesis P-Orridge, English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and occultist (b. 1950)
- March 15 – Vittorio Gregotti, Italian architect (b. 1927)
- March 16 – Stuart Whitman, American actor (b. 1928)
- March 17
- March 18
- March 19 – Peter Whittingham, English footballer (b. 1984)
- March 20
- March 21 – Lorenzo Sanz, Spanish sports executive (b. 1943)
- March 23
- March 24
- March 25
- March 26 – Michel Hidalgo, French footballer and manager (b. 1933)
- March 27 – Hamed Karoui, 7th Prime Minister of Tunisia (b. 1927)
- March 28 – Tom Coburn, American politician and physician (b. 1948)
- March 29
- March 30
- March 31 – Abdul Halim Khaddam, Acting President of Syria (b. 1932)
April
May
- May 1 – Tun Tin, 6th Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1920)
- May 2 – Idir, Algerian singer (b. 1945)
- May 3 – John Ericson, German-American actor (b. 1926)
- May 4
- May 5 – Millie Small, Jamaican singer and songwriter (b. 1946)
- May 6 – Brian Howe, English rock singer and songwriter (b. 1953)
- May 8 – Roy Horn, German-American magician (b. 1944)
- May 9
- May 10 – Betty Wright, American soul and R&B singer (b. 1952)
- May 11 – Jerry Stiller, American actor and comedian (b. 1927)
- May 12
- May 13 – Rolf Hochhuth, German author and playwright (b. 1931)
- May 15
- May 16
- May 17 – Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler and actor (b. 1981)
- May 18 – Marko Elsner, Slovenian footballer (b. 1959)
- May 19 – Ravi Zacharias, Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist (b. 1946)
- May 20 – Adolfo Nicolás, Spanish priest (b. 1936)
- May 21 – Oliver E. Williamson, American economist (b. 1932)
- May 22
- May 23
- May 24 – Jimmy Cobb, American jazz drummer (b. 1929)
- May 25
- May 26
- May 27 – Larry Kramer, American author and LGBT rights activist (b. 1935)
- May 29 – Abderrahmane Youssoufi, 12th Prime Minister of Morocco (b. 1924)
- May 30
- May 31 – Christo, Bulgarian-American artist (b. 1935)
June
July
August
- August 1 – Wilford Brimley, American actor and singer (b. 1934)
- August 2
- August 3
- August 4 – Frances E. Allen, American computer scientist (b. 1932)
- August 5 – Agathonas Iakovidis, Greek folk singer (b. 1955)
- August 6
- August 7
- August 8
- August 9
- August 10 – Vladica Popović, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1935)
- August 11
- August 12
- August 14
- August 15 – Robert Trump, American businessman and investor (b. 1948)
- August 16 – Georg Volkert, German footballer (b. 1945)
- August 17 – Jasraj, Indian musician (b. 1930)
- August 18
- August 19
- August 20 – Branko Kostić, Acting President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (b. 1939)
- August 21 – Ken Robinson, English educationalist and author (b. 1950)
- August 23 – Lori Nelson, American actress and model (b. 1933)
- August 24
- August 26 – Gerald Carr, American astronaut and aeronautical engineer (b. 1932)
- August 28 – Chadwick Boseman, American actor (b. 1976)
- August 29 – Clifford Robinson, American basketball player (b. 1966)
- August 31
September
October
- October 1 – Derek Mahon, Irish poet and journalist (b. 1941)
- October 2 – Bob Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1935)
- October 4
- October 6
- October 7 – Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist (b. 1943)
- October 8
- October 11 – Joe Morgan, American baseball player (b. 1943)
- October 12
- October 14
- October 15
- October 16 – Gordon Haskell, English musician and songwriter (b. 1946)
- October 18 – René Felber, 81st President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1933)
- October 19 – Spencer Davis, Welsh musician (b. 1939)
- October 20
- October 21
- October 23 – Jerry Jeff Walker, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
- October 24 – Prince Azim of Brunei (b. 1982)
- October 25
- October 26 – Richard Adjei, German bobsledder (b. 1983)
- October 27 – Gilberto Penayo, Paraguayan footballer (b. 1933)
- October 28 – Anthony Soter Fernandez, Malaysian cardinal (b. 1932)
- October 29 – Angelika Amon, Austrian-American molecular and cell biologist (b. 1967)
- October 30
- October 31
November
- November 2
- November 4 – Ken Hensley, English singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
- November 5 – Geoffrey Palmer, English actor (b. 1927)
- November 6
- November 7 – Jonathan Sacks, British Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, author and politician (b. 1948)
- November 8 – Alex Trebek, Canadian-American game show host (b. 1940)
- November 9 – Fernando Atzori, Italian boxer (b. 1942)
- November 10
- November 11
- November 12
- November 13 – Peter Sutcliffe, English serial killer (b. 1946)
- November 14
- November 15
- November 16
- November 17
- November 18
- November 20
- November 22
- November 23
- November 24 – Mamadou Tandja, 7th President of Niger (b. 1938)
- November 25
- November 26
- November 27
- November 28 – David Prowse, English bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor (b. 1935)
- November 29
December
- December 1
- December 2
- December 3 – Alison Lurie, American novelist (b. 1926)
- December 4
- December 5
- December 6
- December 7
- December 8
- December 9
- December 10
- December 11
- December 12
- Valentin Gaft, Russian actor (b. 1935)
- John le Carré, English novelist (b. 1931)
- Charley Pride, American singer, musician and guitarist (b. 1934)
- Ann Reinking, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1949)
- Jack Steinberger, German physicist (b. 1921)
- Fikre Selassie Wogderess, 9th Prime Minister of Ehtiopia (b. 1945)
- Ruhollah Zam, Iranian activist and journalist (b. 1978)
- December 13
- December 14
- December 15
- December 16 – Flavio Cotti, 80th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1939)
- December 17
- December 18
- December 19 – Mekere Morauta, 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1946)
- December 20 – Nicette Bruno, Brazilian actress (b. 1933)
- December 21 – Arnold Wolfendale, British astronomer (b. 1927)
- December 22
- December 23
- December 24 – Ivry Gitlis, Israeli violinist (b. 1922)
- December 25
- December 26
- December 28
- December 29
- December 30 – Dawn Wells, American actress (b. 1938)
- December 31