List of Famous people who died in 2016

Natasha Aguilar Komissarova was a female freestyle swimmer from Costa Rica who earned two medals with the women's relay team at the 1987 Pan American Games.

Tomojiro Toda, known as Haguroiwa Tomomi, was a sumo wrestler from Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1961, and reached the top division in January 1967. His highest rank was komusubi. He withdrew from active competition in January 1978 and remained in the Japan Sumo Association as an elder under the name Ikazuchi. He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65, and left the Sumo Association in June 2011.

Peter Barry was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Tánaiste from January 1987 to March 1987, Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from 1977 to 1987 and 1991 to 1993, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1987, Minister for the Environment from 1982 to 1981, Minister for Education from 1976 to 1977, Minister for Transport and Power from 1973 to 1976 and Lord Mayor of Cork from 1970 to 1971. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1969 to 1997.

Carl-Henrik "C.-H." Hermansson was a Swedish politician. He was born in Bollnäs. He was chairman of the Communist Party of Sweden from 1964 to 1975 and member of parliament from 1963 to 1985. He was a major force in redirecting the Left Party Communists policies away from Moscow loyalism towards Eurocommunism and Scandinavian Popular Socialism. He wrote several books regarding capitalism and the owners of the large corporations, as well as on communists and the policies of the left.

Vano "Ivan" Anastasovich Mikoyan was a Soviet Armenian aircraft designer, nephew of designer Artem Mikoyan. In 1944-1945, he studied at the Aviation Technical School in Stalinabad, then graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy. From 1953 he worked in OKB Mikoyan as assistant chief engineer, chief engineer for flight tests, and as the leading designer for MiG-21 family of fighter aircraft. In 1965 he was appointed as the lead designer on the MiG-23 fighter aircraft, and the technical director of joint state tests after 1968. Starting in 1973, Ivan was deputy chief designer for the MiG-29 fighter aircraft. Later, he was an adviser for Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG.

Heinz-Georg Baus was a German billionaire, the owner of the home improvement retail chain Bauhaus AG.

Eliseo Prado was an Argentine football forward who played for Argentina in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Atlético River Plate.

Daisaku Shinohara was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Hokkaido. His wife was voice actress Keiko Hanagata.

Juan Bell Mathey was a Dominican professional baseball player, who played Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1995, primarily as an infielder.

Stephen Howard Davies, was a British theatre and television director.