List of Famous people who died in 2015

Dimitar Iliev Popov (Pokriva) was a leading Bulgarian judge and the first Prime Minister of the country not to be a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party since 1946.

Heinz Stickel was a German footballer.

Harry Jeannot Lipkin, also known as Zvi Lipkin, was an Israeli theoretical physicist specializing in nuclear physics and elementary particle physics. He is a recipient of the prestigious Wigner Medal.

Arnold Paucker, OBE was a Jewish German-English historian. He was the long-time editor of the Leo Baeck Institute Year Book, published by the Leo Baeck Institute London.

Denis Sonet was a Catholic priest, chaplain, marriage counselor, and educator in the CLER Love and Family branch from 1969 to his death.

Krunoslav Hulak was a Croatian-Yugoslavian chess player. He was awarded the International Master title in 1974, and the grandmaster title in 1976 by FIDE.

Lawrence Ira "Larry" Brezner was an American film producer, most notable for producing films such as Good Morning, Vietnam, Throw Momma from the Train, and Ride Along.

Uffe Valentin Haagerup was a mathematician from Denmark.

Billy Norris Sherrill was an American record producer, songwriter, and arranger best known for his association with country artists, notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Sherrill and business partner Glenn Sutton are regarded as the defining influences of the countrypolitan sound, a smooth amalgamation of pop and country music that was popular during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Sherrill also co-wrote many hit songs, including "Stand by Your Man" and "The Most Beautiful Girl".

Czesław Jan Kiszczak (listen) was a Polish general, communist-era interior minister (1981–1990) and prime minister (1989).