List of Famous people who died in 2016

William Warren Allmand, was a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Canada from 1965 to 1997. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented the Montreal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau from 1972 to 1979. As Solicitor General, Allmand introduced legislation that successfully abolished the death penalty in Canada in 1976.

Sigvard Emanuel "Sigge" Parling was a Swedish football player. He also played ice hockey and bandy.

Sir Timothy Hugh Bevan was a British lawyer and heir to a banking dynasty. He was the chairman of Barclays Bank from 1981 to 1987.

Carmen Maria de Araújo Pereira was a Bissau-Guinean politician. She served three days as Acting President in 1984, becoming the first woman in this role in Africa and the only one in Guinea-Bissau's history. She had the shortest term as the Acting President, serving only three days in office. She died in Bissau on 4 June 2016.

Poul Søgaard was a Danish politician.

John Howard Getty "J. J." Johnson was an American professional basketball player.

Ofelya Karapeti Hambardzumyan was an Armenian folk singer.

Arne Melchior was a Danish politician of Jewish descent and supporter of Jewish causes. He was the son of Marcus Melchior.

Joseph Ralph Napolitano was an American television director who worked on multiple episodic series. He previously was a film assistant director.

Nicolas Tikhomiroff was a French photographer, of Russian origin. He started working for Magnum in 1959. Famous for his work on World Cinema, he also had a large portfolio of war photography. Tikohomiroff retired and lived in France.