List of Famous people who died in 2006

Gilbert Sorrentino was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, professor, and editor.

Joseph William Stefano was an American screenwriter, best known for adapting Robert Bloch's novel as the script for Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho, and for being the producer and co-writer of the original The Outer Limits TV series.

John Milo "Mike" Ford was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet.

David Feintuch was a science fiction and fantasy author and attorney.

John Conte was a stage, film and TV actor, and television station owner.

Richard James Bright was an American actor, well known for his role as Al Neri in the Godfather films.

James Alfred Van Allen was an American space scientist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.

Mikhail Ivanovich Lapshin was the President of the Altai Republic in Russia from 2002 to 2006.