List of Famous people who died at 49

Pierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was Deputy Premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped by members of the group Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorist group during the October Crisis. When the FLQ's demands were refused, they executed him. Laporte's body was found in the trunk of Paul Rose's car, one of the kidnappers.

Junji Yayoshi was a Japanese guitarist and record producer.

Chieko Honda was a Japanese actress and voice actress. During her life, she was attached to Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society and Mix Max; she was attached to Aoni Production at the time of her death. On February 18, 2013, Honda died of multiple forms of cancer while undergoing treatment.

Andrei Nikolayevich Boltnev was a Soviet and Russian actor.

Valentin Viktorovich Mogilny was an artistic gymnast who competed for the USSR during the 1980s. His teammates were Yuri Korolev, Dmitri Bilozerchev, Valeri Liukin, and Vladimir Artemov. He trained at the Army Club in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, then moved to Moscow to work with coach Alexander Alexandrov. Mogilny was divorced from his wife Olga Bicherova, with whom he had a son. Mogilny lived his last years in France, where he became a citizen, and worked as a coach. He died after a heart attack in 2015.

Masahiko Kobe was a celebrity chef specializing in Italian cuisine, most notable as the "Iron Chef Italian" on the television series Iron Chef, where he appeared wearing a chef's uniform decorated like the Italian Flag and holding a tomato.

William Redfield was an American actor and author who appeared in many theatrical, film, radio, and television roles.

Antônio da Costa Santos was a Brazilian architect and politician of the Workers' Party (PT).

Jacques Santi was a French film producer from Paris, France. He was an actor best known for roles such as Bob Morane (1961), The Aeronauts (1967).

Julien "Juju" Hoferlin was a Belgian tennis coach.