List of Famous people who died in 2019
Abdul Baset Al-Sarout
Abdul Baset al-Sarout was a Syrian association football goalkeeper. He represented his country at the Syria U17 and Syria U20 level. He was also a prominent rebel figure in the Syrian Civil War.
David Montgomery
David Paul Montgomery was an American businessman and baseball executive. He served as chairman, minority-owner, and president of the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.
Bill Bidwill
William Vogel Bidwill was an American businessman and the owner of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He had co-owned the team from 1962 for ten seasons with his brother Charles Jr. and had been sole owner from 1972 until his death in 2019.
Nuon Cthea
Nuon Chea, also known as Long Bunruot or Rungloet Laodi, was a Cambodian communist politician and revolutionary who was the chief ideologist of the Khmer Rouge. He also briefly served as acting Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea.
Gary Starkweather
Gary Keith Starkweather was an American engineer and inventor most notable for the invention of the laser printer and color management.
Henry Chapier
Henry Chapier was a French journalist, film critic, television presenter and feature film director.
Larry Wallis
Larry Wallis was an English guitarist, songwriter and producer. He was best known as a member of the Pink Fairies and an early member of Motörhead.
Alaa Ali
Alaa Ali was an Egyptian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Ernest Hollings
Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from South Carolina from 1966 to 2005. A conservative Democrat, he was also the 106th governor of South Carolina and the 77th lieutenant governor of South Carolina. He served alongside Democrat turned Republican Senator Strom Thurmond for 36 years, making them the longest-serving Senate duo in history. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former U.S. Senator.
Sebastián Ferrat
Roberto González López artistically known as Sebastián Ferrat, was a Mexican television actor, and stage actor.