List of Famous people who died in 2009

Ola Hudson was an American-born English fashion designer and costumier. She designed costumes for several famous musicians, including the Pointer Sisters, Diana Ross, Janet Jackson, David Bowie, John Lennon and Ringo Starr. She is the mother of Saul Hudson, known professionally as Slash of Guns N' Roses. Her designs are in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Marc Rocco was an American film director, film producer and screenwriter.

Anthony Saliu Sanusi was a Nigerian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Bob Keane, born Robert Verrill Kuhn, and also sometimes known as Bob Keane, was an American musician, producer and owner of the record label Del-Fi Records. He was well known for being the producer and manager of Ritchie Valens and Pinoy star Josephine Roberto aka Banig.

Arnold Stang was an American comic actor, and voice actor, whose comic persona was a small and bespectacled, yet brash and knowing big-city type.

Jeannot Bemba Saolona was a Congolese businessman, Minister of the Economy and Industry, and Senator for Équateur. His son Jean-Pierre Bemba became the last Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.