List of Famous people who died in 2007
Nina Wang
Nina Wang, born Kung Yu Sum 29 September 1936 – 3 April 2007) was Asia's richest woman, with an estimated net worth of US$4.2 billion at the time of her death. She was the widow of Hong Kong chemical magnate Teddy Wang, who was kidnapped and disappeared in 1990.
Élie de Rothschild
Élie Robert de Rothschild was the guardian of the French branch of the Rothschild family banking dynasty. He followed his father as a partner in the family bank, de Rothschild Frères, and ran the Château Lafite-Rothschild premier cru claret vineyard from 1946 to 1974.
Bao Long
Crown Prince Nguyễn Phước Bảo Long was the eldest son of Bảo Đại, Vietnam's last emperor. He headed the former ruling house from 30 July 1997 until his death.
Egon Monk
Egon Monk was a German actor, director and author.
Diego Corrales
Diego "Chico" Corrales Jr. was an American professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2007. He was a multiple-time world champion in two weight divisions, having held the IBF super featherweight title from 1999 to 2000; the WBO super featherweight title in 2004; the WBO lightweight title from 2004 to 2006; and the WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal lightweight titles from 2005 to 2006.
Nazik Al-Malaika
Nazik al-Malaika was an Iraqi female poet and is considered by many to be one of the most influential contemporary Iraqi poets. Al-Malaika is famous as the first Arabic poet to use free verse.
Ian Anstruther
Sir Ian Fife Campbell Anstruther, of that Ilk, 8th Baronet of Balcaskie and 13th Baronet of Anstruther, Hereditary Carver of the Sovereign, Hereditary Master of the Royal Household in Scotland, Chief of the Name and Arms of Anstruther FSA was a baronet twice over. He inherited substantial property interests in South Kensington and wrote several books on specialised areas of 19th-century social and literary history.
Jiřina Steimarová
Jiřina Steimarová was a Czech film and television actress.
Ralph Montague Rokeby Price
Bill Deedes
William Francis Deedes, Baron Deedes, was a British Conservative politician, army officer and journalist. He was the first person in Britain to have been both a member of the Cabinet and the editor of a major daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph.