List of Famous people who died in 2016

Jordan Parsons was an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, Parsons had also previously competed for the Championship Fighting Alliance.

Donald James Marshall was an American actor best known for his role as Dan Erickson in the television show Land of the Giants.

Paul Couch was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Australian Football League.

Francisco Jozenilton Veloso, better known by his pseudonym and stage name Shaolin, was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, humorist, comedian and media presenter.

Robert Treat "Bob" Paine III was an American ecologist who spent most of his career at the University of Washington. Paine coined the keystone species concept to explain the relationship between Pisaster ochraceus, a species of starfish, and Mytilus californianus, a species of mussel.

John Gudenus was an Austrian member of the Federal Council of Austria on a free mandate, and colonel of the Austrian Bundesheer.

Martin Gray was a Holocaust survivor who emigrated to the West, and published books in French about his experiences during World War II, in which his family was killed in Poland.

Mose John Allison Jr. was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to New York in 1956, he worked primarily in jazz settings, playing with jazz musicians like Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims, along with producing numerous recordings.

Nina Nikolayevna Arkhipova was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress. She was a People's Artist of the RSFSR (1988).

Rita Gam was an American film and television actress and documentary filmmaker. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.