List of Famous people who died in 2005

John William "Long John" Baldry was an English-Canadian blues singer and voice actor. In the 1960s, he was one of the first British vocalists to sing the blues in clubs and shared the stage with many British musicians including the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Before achieving stardom, Rod Stewart and Elton John were members of bands led by Baldry. He enjoyed pop success in 1967 when "Let the Heartaches Begin" reached No. 1 in the UK, and in Australia where his duet with Kathi McDonald "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" reached No. 2 in 1980.

Mariana Levy was a Mexican telenovela actress, singer and television show host. She was the daughter of actress Talina Fernández and banker Gerardo Jorge Levy.

Agustín González Martínez was a Spanish actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including El nido (1980), by Jaime de Armiñan; Volver a empezar (1981), by José Luis Garci; La colmena (1982), by Mario Camús; Dos mejor que uno (1984), by Ángel Llorente and Las bicicletas son para el verano (1984), by Fernando Fernán Gómez.

Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez, more familiarly known as Franky Gee, was a Cuban-born American-German recording artist, rapper and soldier, best known as the lead vocalist for the German-based Europop group Captain Jack.

Arnold Morton was a restaurateur who founded Morton's Restaurant Group/Morton's Steakhouse.

Byron Preiss was an American writer, editor, and publisher. He founded and served as president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications, and later of ibooks Inc.

Norberto Aníbal Napolitano, known by his stage name Pappo, was an Argentine electric guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer. He is regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in the history of Argentine rock.

Ofelia Guilmáin was an actress of telenovelas, stage and the cinema of Mexico.

Ahmad Nasser Eid Abdullah Al-Fajri Al-Azimi, also, Abu Omar Al-Kuwaiti and Abu Zaid was a Kuwaiti and suspected al-Qaeda agent operating first in Afghanistan and later in Chechnya and the wider Caucasus area.

John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne,, professionally known as John Brabourne, was a British peer, television producer and Oscar-nominated film producer. Married to a daughter of the 1st Earl Mountbatten, Brabourne was a survivor of the bombing which killed his father-in-law, mother and son.