List of Famous people who died in 2009

Shinkichi Tajiri was an American sculptor who resided in the Netherlands from 1956 onwards. He was also active in painting, photography and cinematography.

Kenneth Cooper Annakin, OBE was an English film director.

Israel Gohberg was a Bessarabian-born Soviet and Israeli mathematician, most known for his work in operator theory and functional analysis, in particular linear operators and integral equations.

Stanley Middleton FRSL was a British novelist.

Rowland Stuart Howard was an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the post-punk group The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career.

John Hope Franklin was an American historian of the United States and former president of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association. Franklin is best known for his work From Slavery to Freedom, first published in 1947, and continually updated. More than three million copies have been sold. In 1995, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.