List of Famous people who died in 2016

Ken Morioka was a Japanese musician, keyboardist, composer, and music producer. He died of heart failure at the age of 49.

Gérard Rondeau was a French photographer. He took photographs of World War I battlefields in his native Marne, the Reims cathedral, and black-and-white portraits of celebrities and authors. His photography was exhibited both in France and internationally. He was the recipient of an award for his work. He was the illustrator of over 20 non-fiction books.

Pauline Oliveros was an American composer, accordionist and a central figure in the development of post-war experimental and electronic music.

Clément Michu (1936–2016) was a French film and television actor.

Marcel Honoree Nestor, Knight Neels, known as Marc Sleen, was a Belgian cartoonist. He was mostly known for his comic The Adventures of Nero and Co., but also created gag comics like Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke, De Lustige Kapoentjes, Doris Dobbel, Oktaaf Keunink and De Ronde van Frankrijk.

Christopher Philip Mitchell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Bobby Chacon was an American two-time world boxing champion at Featherweight (1974) and Super Featherweight (1982). Chacon had a record of 59 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 47 wins coming by knockout. He held victories over seven other men who held a world title, and later avenged 5 of his 7 losses. The world champions he beat were: Rubén Olivares, Chucho Castillo, Danny Lopez, Alfredo Marcano, Rafael Limón, Cornelius Boza-Edwards and Arturo Frias.

Shirley Hazzard was an Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She was born in Australia and also held United States citizenship.

Gaspar Rosety Menéndez was a Spanish journalist.

Michael Nicholson OBE was an English journalist, specializing in war reporting, and a newscaster. He was ITN's Senior Foreign Correspondent.