List of Famous people who died in 2005

Willem Frederik "Wim" Duisenberg was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and economist who served as President of the European Central Bank from 1 June 1998 until 1 November 2003.

Peter Ferdinand Drucker was an Austrian management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of the modern business corporation. He was also a leader in the development of management education, he invented the concept known as management by objectives and self-control, and he has been described as "the founder of modern management".

Gyula Trebitsch was a German film producer born in Budapest, Hungary. He was nominated in 1956 for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film along with Walter Koppel for their film The Captain of Kopenick.

Lim Por-yen was a Hong Kong industrialist. He founded the Lai Sun Group, and his family was the biggest shareholder of Asia Television.

David di Elias Alemu Tommaso was a French professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Hermann Lause was a German film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1966 to 2005.

Peter Glotz was a German social democratic politician and social scientist.

Annette Strøyberg was a Danish actress. Her films included Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959), which was directed by her first husband, Roger Vadim.

Isabella Grigoryevna Bashmakova was a Russian historian of mathematics.

Ramón Gaya y Pomés was a Spanish painter and writer.