List of Famous people who died in 2016

Xia Meng, a.k.a. Hsia Moon and Miranda Yang, born Yang Meng, was a Hong Kong actress and film producer. She was a key figure of Hong Kong's Left Wing film scene.

João Lobo Antunes was a Portuguese neurosurgeon.

Luís Carlos Tóffoli, usually nicknamed Gaúcho, was a Brazilian football player, manager and club president.

Adolf Born was a Czech painter, illustrator, filmmaker and caricaturist, "known for his murkily-tinted pictures of bizarre fauna, and Victorian gentlemen in top hats and top coats". In recognition of his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Born was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2008. His various international rewards and honors also include the Grand Prix at the International Salon of Cartoons in Montreal and the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France.

Katherine Karen Dunn was an American best-selling novelist, journalist, voice artist, radio personality, book reviewer, and poet from Portland, Oregon. She is best known for the novel Geek Love (1989). She was also a prolific writer on boxing.

Rémy Vogel was a French international football defender. He played for RC Strasbourg and AS Monaco FC. He also played one international game for France. Vogel served as captain for Strasbourg between 1985 and 1987.

António de Almeida Santos, GCC, GCIH, GCL, was a Portuguese lawyer, politician and government minister.

Kang Sok-ju was a North Korean diplomat and politician.

Faina Grigorievna Melnik was a Soviet discus thrower, a 1972 Summer Olympics champion in the discus event. During her career she set 11 world records.

Lothar Dräger was a German comic writer.