List of Famous people who died in 2009

Fernanda Pivano was an Italian writer, journalist, translator and critic.

Jacob Theodore "Jack" Schwartz was an American mathematician, computer scientist, and professor of computer science at the New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He was the designer of the SETL programming language and started the NYU Ultracomputer project. He founded the New York University Department of Computer Science, chairing it from 1964 to 1980.

Warren Vanders was an American character actor on television and in films. He was initially a substitute teacher for the Montebello Unified School District. He was also a substitute mathematics teacher at El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera California. Mr. Vanders was also a well-regarded substitute teacher at La Serna High School in Whittier CA in the 1960s.

Cheryl Lynn Holdridge was an American actress, best known as an original cast member of The Mickey Mouse Club.

John Lewis Hart, also credited as John Hilton, was an American film and television actor. In his early career, Hart appeared mostly in westerns. Although Hart played mostly minor roles in some fairly well known films, he was probably best known for having replaced Clayton Moore in the television series The Lone Ranger for one season (1952–53).

Kabun Mutō was a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs for a brief period in 1993.