List of Famous people who died in 2019

Shahdon Shane Andre Winchester was a Trinidadian professional footballer who played as a winger for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.

Joseph Cottet was a Swiss politician. Born in Bossonnens, he served as a member of the Grand Council of Fribourg, representing the Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents during the period 1957–71. In 1983, Cottet was elected to the National Council as a member of the People's Party, serving until 1987. He died in 2019, at the age of 96.

Ib Niels Carl Glindemann Nielsen was a Danish jazz musician, the leader of the Ib Glindemann Orchestra. When in Europe, saxophonist Stan Getz was a frequent guest star of the orchestra.

Jean de Viguerie was a French historian. He specialized in the history of education and of the Catholic Church in the Enlightenment period.

Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia was a Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer. Considered Africa's premier musicologist, during his lifetime, he was called a "living legend" and "easily the most published and best known authority on African music and aesthetics in the world", with more than 200 publications and 80 musical compositions to his credit.

Armand Jung was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Bas-Rhin's 1st constituency, and was a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.

John Carl Buechler was an American special make-up effects artist, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was best known for his work on horror and science-fiction films, mostly as part of Charles Band's Empire Pictures, and directed films such as Troll, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Cellar Dweller, Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College, and Curse of the Forty-Niner. His work includes Ghoulies, From Beyond, Troll, TerrorVision, Dolls, Prison, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, and Hatchet.

Esteban Righi was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as Minister of the Interior and Attorney General.

Sergei Vadimovich Kirpichenko was a Russian diplomat. He served as ambassador to various countries during the 1990s until the 2010s, and at the time of his death was the incumbent Ambassador to Egypt.

Bolotbek Shamshiyev was a Kyrgyz film director and screenwriter. He directed eleven films between 1965 and 1988. His 1976 film The White Ship was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.