List of Famous people who died in 2016

Sergey Viktorovich Shustikov was a Russian football coach and player who managed FC Solyaris Moscow from 2014 until his death. He was the son of Viktor Shustikov and the father of Sergey Shustikov.

Thérèse Maria Léonie Gendebien, known by the stage name Léo Marjane was a French singer who reached the peak of her popularity in the late 1930s and early 1940s before her career went into sharp decline after the end of World War II.

Susan Lee Lindquist, ForMemRS was an American professor of biology at MIT specializing in molecular biology, particularly the protein folding problem within a family of molecules known as heat-shock proteins, and prions. Lindquist was a member and former director of the Whitehead Institute and was awarded the National Medal of Science in 2010.

Anne Barbara Deveson was an Australian writer, broadcaster, filmmaker and social commentator, who also worked in England.

Maurice Sinet, known professionally as Siné, was a French political cartoonist. His work is noted for its anti-capitalism, anti-clericalism, anti-colonialism and anarchism.

Steve Smith was a Canadian professional downhill mountain biker.

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was a British composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music.

Adrienne Corri was a Scottish actress.

Helen Kelly was President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions from 2007 to 2015.

Roger Yonchien Tsien was an American biochemist. He was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, in collaboration with organic chemist Osamu Shimomura and neurobiologist Martin Chalfie. Tsien was also a pioneer of calcium imaging.