List of Famous people who died in 2005

Polina Ghrighorievna Astakhova was a Soviet artistic gymnast. She won ten medals at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Kurt Rebmann was a German lawyer and from 1977 to 1990 'Generalbundesanwalt', the highest federal prosecutor of Germany.

Bonar Stewart Bain was a Canadian actor and the identical twin brother of actor Conrad Bain.

Bruno Hasbrouck Zimm was an American chemist. He was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry from University of California, San Diego, and a leading polymer chemist and DNA researcher.

Rafiq Zakaria was an Indian politician and Islamic religious cleric. He was closely associated with the Indian independence movement and Indian National Congress party. He was known for his advocacy of conservative and old minded Islam.

Jacques Rabemananjara was a Malagasy politician, playwright and poet. He served as a government minister, rising to Vice President of Madagascar. Rabemananjara was said to be the most prolific writer of his negritude generation after Senghor, and he had the first négritude poetry published.

Madhu Dandavate was an Indian physicist and socialist politician, who served as Minister of Railways in the Morarji Desai ministry, and as Minister of Finance in the V P Singh ministry.