List of Famous people who died in 2019

Yōko Sugi was a Japanese actress who performed major roles in films like Aoi sanmyaku and Repast.

Lawrence "Lo" Leathers was an American jazz drummer who played on two of Cécile McLorin Salvant's albums that have won Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Jean-Pierre Richard was a French writer and literary critic.

Vladimir Sergeyevich Bushin was a Russian writer, essayist, literary critic, columnist and social activist. Bushin was born in Glukhovo, Bogorodsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, RSFSR, USSR, and was a member of the Union of Soviet Writers and Communist.

Herbert Joos was a German jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and graphic designer. He made recordings solo and in groups, especially with the Vienna Art Orchestra. In 2017, he received the Jazzpreis Baden-Württemberg for his life's work.

Hiromi Yoshida was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after serving in the assembly of Nagano Prefecture for five terms since 1983.

Christopher Chapman Rouse III was an American composer. Though he wrote for various ensembles, Rouse is primarily known for his orchestral compositions, including a Requiem, a dozen concertos, and six symphonies. His work received numerous accolades, including the Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, the Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, and the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He also served as the composer-in-residence for the New York Philharmonic from 2012 to 2015.

Houari Manar was an Algerian raï singer who was popular in his home country as well as the neighbouring Maghreb and Mediterranean countries, and in France.

María Ignacia Benítez was the Chilean Minister of the Environment, between 2010 and 2014.

Argentina Santos or Maria Argentina Pinto dos Santos was a Portuguese singer considered one of the last great Fado singers.