List of Famous people who died in 2016

Dimitri Jakob Muller, known as Dimitri was a Swiss clown and mime artist. He later changed his name to Jakob Dimitri.

Dennis Davis was an American drummer and session musician best known for his work with David Bowie.

Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez was a Uruguayan politician and lawyer, and a member of the Colorado Party. He served as the President of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005.

Mamdouh Abdel-Alim was an Egyptian actor.

Reinhard Häfner was a German footballer and coach.

Maurice Georges Dantec was a French-born Canadian science fiction writer and musician.

Renato Tirso Antonio Coronado Corona was the 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He served as an Associate Justice after being appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 9, 2002 and later as Chief Justice on May 12, 2010 upon the retirement of Chief Justice Reynato Puno.

Eddie Harsch was a Canadian keyboardist and member of Detroit-based jam band Bulldog. Previous to that he was The Black Crowes' keyboardist from 1991 to 2006. Harsch was replaced on keyboards by Rob Clores and then Adam MacDougall.

Oleg Alexandrovich Erovinkin was a Russian intelligence officer. He was a general in both the KGB and FSB. Erovinkin served as chief of staff at Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft.

Leandro "Gato" Barbieri was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spanish for "cat".