List of Famous people who died in 2016

François Morellet was a French contemporary painter, sculptor, and light artist. His early work prefigured minimal art and conceptual art, and he played a prominent role in the development of geometrical abstract art.

Paulo Julio "PJ" Moraes Clement was a Brazilian sports commentator and journalist who last worked for Fox Sports Brasil.

Néstor Gonçalves Martinicorena was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a midfielder for Uruguay in the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups. He mainly played for C.A. Peñarol and is considered to have been one of the best South American midfielders of the 1960s.

Mário Wilson ComM was a Portuguese football central defender and manager.

Hafiz Saeed Khan was an Islamic militant who served as the Islamic State emir for its Khorasan province, which is active in Afghanistan and Pakistan, from January 2015 until his death in July 2016. Prior to 2015, Khan was a senior commander in the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and initially a member of the Afghan Taliban.

Sándor Tarics was a Hungarian water polo player who won a gold medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Friedrich "Fritz" Herkenrath was a football goalkeeper for West Germany at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He earned 21 caps between 1954 and 1958.

Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos was a Greek conservative politician who served two consecutive terms as the President of Greece, from 1995 to 2005.

Jean Boissonnat was a French economic journalist. He was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of L'Expansion. He was the author of several books.

Claus Ryskjær was a Danish film, stage, and voice actor active from 1966 to 2008.