List of Famous people who died in 2014

Philipp Brammer was a German actor and voice actor from Munich.

Andrea de Cesaris was an Italian racing driver. He started 208 Formula One Grands Prix but never won. As a result, he holds the record for the most races started without a race victory. A string of accidents early in his career earned him a reputation for being a fast but wild driver.

Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian conductor. He served at various times as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera, founder and director of Lucerne Festival Orchestra, music director of European Union Youth Orchestra, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra.

Françoise Graton was a Québécoise actress who lived and worked in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She contributed much to the advancement of theatre in Montreal and particularly in involvement with children.

Robert Henry Keys was an American saxophonist who performed with other musicians as a member of several horn sections of the 1970s. He appears on albums by the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, George Harrison, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and other prominent musicians. Keys played on hundreds of recordings and was a touring musician from 1956 until his death in 2014.

Elena Varzi was an Italian film actress.

Sir Donald Alfred Sinden was an English actor in theatre, film, television and radio as well as an author.

Serhiy Kulchytsky was head of the military and special training directorate at Ukraine's National Guard. Gen Kulchytsky was killed during the Siege of Sloviansk, when his helicopter was downed by armed pro-Russian separatists.

China Zorrilla was an Uruguayan theater, film, and television actress, also director, producer and writer. An immensely popular star in the Rioplatense area, she is often regarded as a "Grand Dame" of the South American theater stage.

Takeo Kamachi was a Japanese sports shooter and Olympic champion, born in Manchukuo. He won a gold medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.