List of Famous people who died in 2007
Claude Pompidou
Claude Jacqueline Pompidou was the wife of President of France Georges Pompidou. She was a philanthropist and a patron of modern art, especially through the Centre Georges Pompidou.
Kirill Lavrov
Kirill Yuryevich Lavrov was a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor and director.
Jean-Marie Lustiger
Aaron Jean-Marie Lustiger was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church with Jewish Heritage. He was Archbishop of Paris from 1981 until his resignation in 2005. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. His life is depicted in the 2013 film Le métis de Dieu.
Majid Kavousifar
Majid Kavousifar was an Iranian civilian who, with his nephew Hossein Kavousifar, killed judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi in August 2005. Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi was a one of judges of revolutionary court, that sentenced more than 2800 to 3800 political prisoners to execution in 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.
Hrant Dink
Hrant Dink was a Turkish intellectual, editor-in-chief of Agos, journalist and columnist.
Isabella Blow
Isabella "Issie" Blow was an English magazine editor. As the muse of hat designer Philip Treacy, she is credited with discovering the models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl as well as propelling and continually advocating the career of fashion designer Alexander McQueen, beginning when she bought the entirety of his explosive premier show inspired by Jack the Ripper. She committed suicide using the herbicide paraquat in 2007.
Anita Roddick
Dame Anita Lucia Roddick, was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism. The company was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals in some of its products and one of the first to promote fair trade with developing countries.
Zohra Begum Kazi
Zohra Begum Kazi was the first Bengali Muslim female physician. She was awarded Tamgha-e-Pakistan (1964), Begum Rokeya Padak (2002) and Ekushey Padak (2008).
Dan Fogelberg
Daniel Grayling Fogelberg was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his 1980s songs, including "Longer" (1979), "Same Old Lang Syne" (1980), and "Leader of the Band" (1982).
Brahim Déby
Brahim Déby Itno was the son of Idriss Déby, the president of Chad.