List of Famous people who died in 2016

Ricardo Vizcarra Michaca, known by his stage name Dick Israel, was a Filipino character actor who played mostly villain and sidekick roles in many Filipino movies. He later branched out in television playing father and supporting roles. His father was a Spanish Filipino while his mother was a Kapampangan - Filipina mestiza.

Michiyo Yasuda was an animator and colour designer who worked for Toei Animation, A Production, Nippon Animation, Topcraft, and Studio Ghibli. Her designs were used by directors such as Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki and Mamoru Oshii. During a career spanning five decades in the animation industry, she worked on animated feature films and short films for theatrical release, original video animation (OVA), promotional music videos, animated television series, documentaries and commercials. Yasuda provided the colour designs for Miyazaki's Academy Award winning animated film Spirited Away. She officially retired after working on Ponyo in 2008, but worked on the Academy Award nominated animated feature The Wind Rises, released in July 2013.

Christopher P. Warren was an American musician who performed in numerous bands, the last being New York band Bro-Kin. He is best known for being the lead singer in The DX Band, a group who performed entrance themes for many stars and shows of professional wrestling over the years. They are mainly known for the songs My Time for Triple H and Break It Down for stable D-Generation X.

Ruby Wilson was an American blues and gospel singer and actress. She was known as "The Queen of Beale Street" as she sang in clubs on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, for over 40 years. She also had a successful touring and recording career, and appeared in a number of films.

Dmytro Hnatyuk was a Ukrainian baritone opera singer and a former member of the Ukrainian Parliament.

Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev was a Russian male freestyle wrestler who represented Azerbaijan. He was born in Sergokalinsky, Dagestan, Russia.

Robert Sassone was a French racing cyclist. He had cancer and took his own life.

Gerald Malke, known professionally as Gary D, was a German trance/hardstyle producer and DJ, known for the trance compilations D.Trance.

Jacqueline Andrée Pagnol was a French actress. She acted in many French films in the 1940s and 1950s. She was the widow of French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

Zubaida Ahmed Tharwat was an Egyptian film, stage and television actress who was known for "the most beautiful eyes in classic Egyptian cinema". She was known for movies such as There is A Man in Our House (1964) and Part Virgin (1961).