List of Famous people who died in 2009

Ibn Jibrīn or Abdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn Jebreen, was a Saudi Arabian right wing politician. He was a member of the Senior Clerics Association and Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas in Saudi Arabia.

Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer and combat aviator. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their first TV series, the ABC game show Who Do You Trust?, running from 1957 to 1962. McMahon then made his famous thirty-year mark as Carson's sidekick, announcer and second banana on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992.

Ueli Gegenschatz was a Swiss BASE jumper, paraglider and skydiver who held several world records.

Lloyd Ruby was an American racecar driver who raced in the USAC Championship Car series for 20 years, achieving 7 victories and 88 top-ten finishes. He also had success in endurance racing, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona (twice), the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring and the 1966 World Sportscar Championship.

Paul Raymond Burke was an American actor best known for his lead roles in two 1960s ABC television series, Naked City and 12 O'Clock High. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of New York Police Department detective Adam Flint in Naked City.

Lorena Gale was a Canadian actress, playwright and theatre director. She was active onstage and in films and television since the 1980s. She also authored two award-winning plays, Angélique and Je me souviens.

Robert Machemer was a German-American ophthalmologist, ophthalmic surgeon, and inventor. He is sometimes called the "father of modern retinal surgery."

John William Saunders III, better known by the stage name John Quade, was an American character actor who starred in film and in television. He was best known for his role as Cholla, the leader of the motorcycle gang the Black Widows in the Clint Eastwood films Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and its sequel Any Which Way You Can (1980).

Seán McGinley is an Irish actor. He has appeared in about 80 films and television series.

Anthony Gerard Edward Noel, 5th Earl of Gainsborough was a British peer.