List of Famous people who died at 49

Paul Marshall Johnson Jr. was an American helicopter engineer from New Jersey who lived in Saudi Arabia. In 2004, he was taken hostage by militants and his murder was recorded on video tape.

Timothy Clark Choate was an American actor who starred in a number of film and television roles on series such as Dragnet and Babylon 5.

Dan Vadis was an American actor famous for his lead roles in many Italian films made in the 1960s.

Albert Van Vlierberghe was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Van Vlierberghe won three stages in the Tour de France, and three stages in the Giro d'Italia. He also competed in the team time trial and the team pursuit events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Ronald James Taylor was an American actor, singer and writer. He grew up in Galveston, Texas and later moved to New York City to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After graduating, Taylor began working in musical theater, appearing in The Wiz (1977), before getting his break with the 1982 off-Broadway production Little Shop of Horrors. Taylor voiced the killer plant Audrey II in the show, which ran for five years and over 2,000 performances.

Steven Keats was an American actor who appeared in such films as Death Wish, Black Sunday and the Chuck Norris thriller Silent Rage.

Laurie Lee Bartram was an American actress and ballet dancer best known for her role as "Brenda" in the 1980 landmark slasher film Friday the 13th.

Jan Boye was a Danish politician, representing the Conservative Party. From 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2009, he was mayor of Odense, Denmark's third largest city. He served as County Mayor of Funen County from 2001-05. He also served as the chairman of Dansk Håndbold Forbund from June 2011 to his death.