The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2016. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference. == January 2016 == === 1 === Gerald M. Ackerman, 87, American art historian and educator. Natasha Aguilar, 45, Costa Rican swimmer, silver and bronze medalist at the 1987 Pan American Games, complications from a stroke. George Alexandru, 58, Romanian theater and film actor, complications from an abdominal infection. Fazu Aliyeva, 83, Russian Avar poet and journalist, heart failure. Lennie Bluett, 96, American actor (Gone with the Wind, Mighty Joe Young, A Star is Born). Dale Bumpers, 90, American politician, Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975), Senator from Arkansas (1975–1999). Antonio Carrizo, 89, Argentine broadcaster. Delia Córdova, 62, Peruvian Olympic volleyball player. Maria Gąsienica Daniel-Szatkowska, 79, Polish Olympic alpine skier. Jacques Deny, 99, French mathematician. Gail Fullerton, 88, American academic administrator. Brian Johns, 79, Australian company director, managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1995–2000), cancer. Gilbert Kaplan, 74, American conductor and businessman, cancer. Helmut Koester, 89, German-born American history professor. Tony Lane, 71, American art director (Rolling Stone), brain cancer. Mark B, 45, British hip-hop record producer. Gilberto Mendes, 93, Brazilian composer. John Coleman Moore, 92, American mathematician. Homa Nategh, 81, Iranian educator and historian. Mike Oxley, 71, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th congressional district (1981–2007), lung cancer. Jean Pedersen, 81, American mathematician. Ian Pieris, 82, Sri Lankan cricketer (Cambridge University Cricket Club). Jim Ross, 89, Scottish-born Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers). Anil Salgaocar, 75, Indian executive and politician. Fred Wiedersporn, 84, German Olympic gymnast. Vilmos Zsigmond, 85, Hungarian-American cinematographer (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Deer Hunter, McCabe & Mrs. Miller), Oscar winner (1978). === 2 === Faris al-Zahrani, 38, Saudi al-Qaeda member, execution by beheading. Mieke Andela-Baur, 92, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives. Marcel Barbeau, 90, Canadian painter and sculptor. Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan, 91, Indian politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (1996–2012), complications from a stroke. Vicente Camacho, 86, Northern Mariana Islands businessman and politician, member of the Marianas Political Status Commission. Michel Delpech, 69, French singer-songwriter and actor, throat cancer. Leonard Evans, 86, Canadian politician, complications from a heart attack. Tim Francis, 87, New Zealand diplomat, Ambassador to the United States (1988–1991), Administrator of Tokelau (1984–1988), cancer. Brad Fuller, 62, American video game composer (Marble Madness, Tetris, Blasteroids), Director of Engineering for Atari (1993–1996), pancreatic cancer. Maria Garbowska-Kierczyńska, 93, Polish actress. Matt Hobden, 22, English cricketer (Sussex), fall. Matthiew Klinck, 37, Canadian film director and producer (Hank and Mike), stabbed. Thomas Johnstone McWiggan, 97, British aviation engineer. Gisela Mota Ocampo, 33, Mexican politician, Mayor of Temixco (2016), member of the Chamber of Deputies (2012–2015), shot. Nimr al-Nimr, 56, Saudi Shia religious leader, execution by beheading. John Reid, 87, Australian Anglican prelate, Bishop of South Sydney (1972–1993). Frederic Remington, 86, American politician. Rino Salviati, 93, Italian singer, guitarist and actor. Kaneko Shigeji, 84, Japanese boxer, OPBF featherweight champion (1953 - 1958), pneumonia. Stanley Siegel, 79, American talk show host, pneumonia. Fateh Singh, 51, Indian sports shooter and army officer, shot. Mirko Vujačić, 91, Montenegrin Olympic athlete. Frances Cress Welsing, 80, American psychiatrist and author, complications from a stroke. Leonard White, 99, British television producer (The Avengers, Armchair Theatre) and actor. Sabri Yirmibeşoğlu, 87, Turkish military officer, Secretary-General of the National Security Council (1988–1990), kidney failure. === 3 === Klaas Bakker, 89, Dutch footballer (Ajax). Robert H. B. Baldwin, 95, American businessman (Morgan Stanley), pneumonia. Leonard Berkowitz, 89, American social psychologist. Paul Bley, 83, Canadian jazz pianist. Gary Flakne, 81, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1963–1973). Amby Fogarty, 82, Irish footballer (Sunderland, Hartlepool, Cork Celtic) and manager (Cork Hibernians, Galway Rovers). C. B. Forgotston, 70, American lawyer and political blogger, suicide by gunshot. Cristina Grado, 76, Italian actress and voice actress. Demmus Hentze, 92, Faroese politician, Finance Minister (1975–1981). John McDade Howell, 93, American academic and university chancellor (East Carolina University). Shankar Prasad Jaiswal, 83, Indian politician. Alberto Iniesta Jiménez, 92, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid (1972–1998). Raymond W. Lessard, 85, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Savannah (1973–1995). Marvin S. Lieberman, 82, American politician. Gomer Lloyd, 68, British Olympic bobsledder. Raghu Nandan Mandal, 63, Indian politician. Andy Maurer, 67, American football player (Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos), cancer. Peter Naur, 87, Danish computer science pioneer, Turing Award winner. Georg Nees, 89, German academic and artist. Bill Plager, 70, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues). Peter Powell, 83, English kite maker, stroke. Tommy Sale, 97, English rugby league player (Leigh, Widnes). Igor Sergun, 58, Russian military officer, Director of the GRU (since 2011). Ted Stanley, 84, American philanthropist and businessman (Danbury Mint). Fridolin Sulser, 89, Swiss-born American pharmacologist. === 4 === Tom Allin, 28, English cricketer (Warwickshire), suicide by jumping. Frank Armitage, 91, Australian-born American painter and animator (Mary Poppins, Lady and the Tramp, The Jungle Book). Jan Aronsson, 84, Swedish footballer (Degerfors IF). Robert Balser, 88, American animator (Yellow Submarine, Heavy Metal, The Jackson 5ive), respiratory failure. Fernando Barrachina, 68, Spanish footballer (Valencia CF). Eugene J. Bedell, 87, American politician. Stephen W. Bosworth, 76, American diplomat, Ambassador to South Korea (1997–2001), prostate cancer. John A. Busterud, 94, American politician. Colin Butler, 102, British entomologist. Rūsiņš Mārtiņš Freivalds, 73, Latvian computer scientist and mathematician, heart attack. Michel Galabru, 93, French actor (The Judge and the Assassin, La Cage aux Folles, Belle Époque). Long John Hunter, 84, American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. S. H. Kapadia, 68, Indian judge, Chief Justice (2010–2012). Jorge Lepra, 73, Uruguayan diplomat and politician, heart failure. Maja Maranow, 54, German actress (Beloved Sisters), breast cancer. Achim Mentzel, 69, German musician and television presenter. Red Parker, 84, American football coach (The Citadel, Clemson, Ole Miss). Donald J. Parsons, 93, American Episcopal prelate, Bishop of Quincy (1973–1988). Marjorie Pizer, 95, Australian poet. Joseph Ritz, 86, American author and playwright. John Roberts, 69, Welsh footballer (Arsenal, Birmingham, Wrexham). Andres Rodriguez, 31, Venezuelan equestrian competitor, silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games, traffic collision. Leo Rucka, 84, American football player (San Francisco 49ers). Gavriel Salomon, 77, Israeli educational psychologist. Alexander O. Shirley, 88, British Virgin Islands civil servant and cricketer, Accountant General (1967–1987), namesake of the A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground. Antonio Soto Díaz, 66, Puerto Rican politician, member of the Puerto Rico Senate (2009–2011), heart attack. Robert Stigwood, 81, Australian band manager (Bee Gees) and film producer (Grease, Saturday Night Fever). Edhi Sunarso, 83, Indonesian sculptor (Selamat Datang Monument), heart failure. André Turcat, 94, French aviator. === 5 === Mamdouh Abdel-Alim, 59, Egyptian actor, heart attack. Stanford Anderson, 81, American architectural historian. Bob Armstrong, 82, American basketball player (Philadelphia Warriors). María Lorenza Barreneche, 89, Argentine socialite, First Lady (1983–1989). Pierre Boulez, 90, French composer and conductor. Nash Candelaria, 87, American author. Agapito Robleda Castro, 83, Honduran politician. Patrick Crofton, 80, Canadian politician. Christine Lawrence Finney, 47, American painter and animator (Aladdin, The Lion King, Lilo & Stitch). John Freebairn, 85, Australian politician, member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Light (1962–1970). Percy Freeman, 70, English footballer (Lincoln City, West Bromwich Albion, Reading). Albert Gubay, 87, British businessman (Kwik Save). Rudolf Haag, 93, German theoretical physicist. Lev Nikolayevich Korolyov, 89, Russian computer scientist. Jean-Paul L'Allier, 77, Canadian politician, member of the National Assembly of Quebec (1970–1976), Mayor of Quebec City (1989–2005). George MacIntyre, 76, American football player and coach (Vanderbilt). Tancrède Melet, 32, French tightrope walker and base jumper, fall. Gerry O'Malley, 87, Irish Gaelic footballer (Roscommon). Uche Okeke, 82, Nigerian artist. Antônio Pompêo, 62, Brazilian actor. Michael Purcell, 70, Australian rugby union player. Jay Ritchie, 79, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds). Anatoly Roshchin, 83, Russian heavyweight wrestler, Olympic champion (1972). Elizabeth Swados, 64, American composer and writer (Runaways), complications from surgery. Keith Thiele, 94, New Zealand WW2 pilot. Alex Timpson, 69, British children's rights activist. Nuri Turan, 91, Turkish Olympic athlete. Hanna-Marie Weydahl,