List of Famous people who died in 2016

Farhang Sharif was an Iranian musician and renowned tar player.

Fernando Solana Morales was a Mexican diplomat, politician and businessman. He served as the Mexican Secretary of Public Education, of Commerce and of Foreign Affairs.

Harold Cohen was a British-born artist who was noted as the creator of AARON, a computer program designed to produce art autonomously. His work in the intersection of computer artificial intelligence and art attracted a great deal of attention, leading to exhibitions at many museums, including the Tate Gallery in London, and acquisitions by many others.

Tom Mike Apostol was an American analytic number theorist and professor at the California Institute of Technology, best known as the author of widely used mathematical textbooks.

Anthony Gerard Richard Cronin was an Irish poet, arts activist, biographer, commentator, critic, editor and barrister.

Michael Fergus Bowes-Lyon, 18th and 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne,, styled Lord Glamis between 1972 and 1987, was a British politician and soldier, and a first cousin, once removed of Elizabeth II.

Giovanni Scognamillo was a Turkish Levantine film critic.

Ioannis Grivas was a Greek judge, who served as President of the Court of Cassation and served as the Prime Minister of Greece at the head of a non-party caretaker government in 1989.

Lars Roar Langslet was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1981, and Minister of Culture and Science from 1982 until 1986 for the Conservative Party.

Axel Schandorff was a Danish track cyclist. He was born in Copenhagen. He competed for Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the individual sprint event where he finished in the bronze medal position.