List of Famous people who died in 2014

Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski was a Polish military officer, politician and de facto dictator of the People's Republic of Poland from 1981 until 1989. He was the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party between 1981 and 1989, making him the last leader of the Polish People's Republic. Jaruzelski served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985, the Chairman of the Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and briefly as President of Poland from 1989 to 1990, when the office of President was restored after 37 years. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's Army, which in 1990 became the Polish Armed Forces.

Tina Michelle Fontaine was a First Nations teenage girl who was reported missing and died in August 2014. Her case is considered among the high number of missing and murdered Indigenous women of Canada. Her death renewed calls by activists for the government to conduct a national inquiry into the issue.

James Victor Scott, known professionally as Little Jimmy Scott or Jimmy Scott, was an American jazz vocalist known for his high natural contralto voice and his sensitivity on ballads and love songs.

Fausto Fanti Jasmin was a Brazilian actor, humorist and musician, best known for being one of the founding members of the comedy troupe Hermes & Renato and the original guitarist of parodic heavy metal band Massacration under the alias Blondie Hammett.

Fernando Lúcio da Costa, better known as Fernandão, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Joseph Jean Arthur Béliveau was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972, "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau is widely regarded as one of the 10 Greatest NHL players of all time. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Béliveau first played professionally in the Quebec Major Hockey League (QMHL). He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens in 1950, but chose to remain in the QMHL full-time until 1953.

Camille Lepage was a French photojournalist who was killed during the conflict in the Central African Republic in 2014. Her death was described as a murder by the French presidency and it marked the first death of a Western journalist in the conflict.

Firoza Begum was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer. She was awarded the Independence Day Award in 1979 by the Government of Bangladesh.

Robert Aaron Williams, was an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 1982 NBA draft.

Marcia Ann Strassman was an American actress and singer, best known for her roles as Nurse Margie Cutler on M*A*S*H; as Julie Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter; and as Diane Szalinski in the film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989).