List of Famous people who died in 2009

Rose Director Friedman (; born Rose Director, was a free-market economist and co-founder of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation.

Zeki Ökten was a Turkish film director.

Paul Régis Hauser was a French writer and puzzle designer, famous as the creator of numerous treasure hunts, including On The Trail Of The Golden Owl, under the pseudonym Max Valentin.

Coosje van Bruggen was a Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic. She collaborated extensively with her husband, Claes Oldenburg.

Attila Dargay was an Hungarian comics artist and animator. He was born in Mezőnyék.

Irving Penn was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Issey Miyake and Clinique. His work has been exhibited internationally and continues to inform the art of photography.

Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a professional player in both American football and Canadian football. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 election, as the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.