List of Famous people who died at 49

Bernard Daniel Katz, born Bernard Daniel Clifford, was the long-serving manager of the Groucho Club. Katz was the author of Soho Society in 2008. He was nicknamed "The Prince of Soho" by Stephen Fry. He was the son of the notorious south London gangster Brian "Little Legs" Clifford.

Nicholas Louis "Nick" Bissell Jr. was the county prosecutor of Somerset County, New Jersey who fled to Laughlin, Nevada, and killed himself after being charged with embezzlement, tax fraud and abuse of power.

Beverly McClellan was an American singer and a contestant in the first season of the American TV series The Voice, reaching the final four.

Marlen Haushofer née Marie Helene Frauendorfer was an Austrian author, most famous for her novel The Wall.

Richard John Colangelo, better known by his stage name Richard Jeni, was an American stand-up comedian and actor.

János Gróz was a Hungarian handball and beach handball coach. He was one of the most successful trainers in Hungary in the beach version of the sport.

Hubert Boulard was a French comics writer and colorist usually credited mononymously as "Hubert".

Izumi Maki was a Japanese long-distance runner who competed in the marathon. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 1996. She competed for the Wacoal corporate team during her career.

Abdi İpekçi was a Turkish journalist, intellectual and an activist for human rights. He was murdered while editor-in-chief of one of the main Turkish daily newspapers Milliyet which then had a centre-left political stance.

Stefano Borgonovo was an Italian footballer and manager, who played as a striker. An opportunistic striker, Borgonovo played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, and came to prominence while playing alongside Roberto Baggio with Fiorentina during the 1988–89 season, on loan from Milan. His prolific performances with Fiorentina earned him a permanent move to Milan, where he contributed to the club's European Cup victory in 1990, despite struggling with injuries.