List of Famous people who died in 2019

Ken Nordine was an American voice-over and recording artist, best known for his series of word jazz albums. His deep, resonant voice has also been featured in many commercial advertisements and movie trailers. One critic wrote that "you may not know Ken Nordine by name or face, but you'll almost certainly recognize his voice."

Clifford Niven, known as Kip Niven, was an American actor.

Miguel León-Portilla was a Mexican anthropologist and historian.

Christopher Andrew March was an American fashion and costume designer, best known for his appearance as a contestant on season 4 (2007–2008) of Bravo's Project Runway.

Chawki Mejri was a Tunisian film director, noted for his films realisation in Syria and Egypt, best known as the director of the Kingdom of Ants movie.

Rolf von Sydow was a German film director and author.

Julius Edward "Chuck" Meriwether was a Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. After working in the American League (AL) from 1988 to 1999, he umpired in both leagues from 2000 to 2009. Meriwether originally wore number 32, but in 2004 switched to number 14.

Sam Bass was an American motorsports artist known for being NASCAR's first officially licensed artist. A lifelong NASCAR fan, he began working on drivers' cars with Bobby Allison in 1988. He later designed various paint schemes for drivers like Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, and drew programs for races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Stephen Michael Perry, who used the stage name Lizzie Grey, was an American professional musician. He is perhaps best known for his membership as a guitarist in the heavy metal band London and for co-writing the Mötley Crüe song "Public Enemy #1". From 1990 until his death in 2019, he performed with the glam rock band Spiders & Snakes.

Apolo Robin Nsibambi was a Ugandan academic and politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of Uganda from 5 April 1999 until 24 May 2011, when Amama Mbabazi succeeded him.