List of Famous people who died in 2015

Arkady Mikhailovich Arkanov was a Russian writer, doctor, playwright and stand-up comedian.

Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra, Kt MBE was a British coal industry administrator who served as Chairman of the National Coal Board for eleven years.

Gerald Byrne was an English footballer who spent his entire playing career at Liverpool Football Club.

Ivan Vidav was a Slovenian mathematician.

Philippe Honoré, known by the pen-name Honoré, was a French cartoonist and a long-time staff member of Charlie Hebdo.

Gérard Calvi was a French composer.

Renato da Silva Rocha, affectionately known as Billy or Negrete by his close friends, was a Brazilian musician and songwriter famous for being the bassist of influential rock band Legião Urbana from 1984 until 1989. He helped to compose some of the band's most memorable songs, such as "Angra dos Reis", "Acrilic on Canvas", "Quase sem Querer" and "Daniel na Cova dos Leões".

Jean-Jacques Tillmann was a Swiss news reporter.

Carlos Cano de la Fuente was a Peruvian actor.

Richard Winston "Dickie" Moore was a Canadian professional hockey player, successful businessman and community philanthropist. He twice won the Art Ross Trophy as the National Hockey League's leading scorer and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Moore spent much of his career with the Montreal Canadiens, but also played briefly with the Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues. In 2017 Moore was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.