List of Famous people who died in 2014

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr. was an American politician, attorney and professor. A noted criminal defense attorney, he served as the District Attorney of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between 1974 and 1978.

Jorge María Mejía was an Argentine cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Thomas William Sneddon Jr. was the district attorney of Santa Barbara County, California. He had more than two decades of experience as a District Attorney, and more than three decades of experience as a prosecutor. He is best known for leading two investigations of Michael Jackson on child sexual abuse allegations in 1993 and 2005. His most famous case was when he was prosecuting child molestation charges against entertainer Michael Jackson in the trial People v. Jackson in 2005, at the end of which Jackson was acquitted.

Samuel Winfield Lewis was an American diplomat. During a lengthy career with the United States Department of State, he served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1975–1977), U.S. ambassador to Israel (1977–1985) and Director of Policy Planning (1993–1994). As ambassador to Israel, Lewis played a major part in brokering the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. He also headed the United States Institute of Peace from 1987 through 1993.

John Fellows Akers was an American businessman. He was president (1983-1989), chief executive officer (1985-1993) and chairman (1986-1993) of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).