List of Famous people who died in 2019

Jean-Claude Bouttier was a French actor and professional boxer. During his boxing career, which spanned from 1965 to 1974, he won 64 out of 72 bouts, 43 of them by knockout. In June 1971 he won the European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title, and in 1972 and 1973 unsuccessfully contested the WBC and WBA titles against Carlos Monzon. He lost the EBU title to Kevin Finnegan in May 1974.

Bryan Edgar Magee was a British philosopher, broadcaster, politician and author, best known for bringing philosophy to a popular audience.

Jörg Stübner was a German footballer who amassed 47 international caps for East Germany.

Sophia Kokosalaki was a Greek fashion designer based in London.

Lis Verhoeven was a German actress and theatre director.

Lyudmila Verbitskaya was a Russian linguist and teacher. She served as president of Saint Petersburg State University.

Gino John Marchetti was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played in 1952 for the Dallas Texans and from 1953 to 1966 for the Baltimore Colts. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. In 1969, Marchetti was named to the National Football League 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. In 1994, Marchetti was named to the National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team. In 2019, he was unanimously named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.

Kathryn Dee-Anne Cook was an Australian country singer and Australian Idol (2009) finalist. She had solo chart success with "Give the Girl a Spanner" and "Hit the Highway" from her debut extended play, Come a Long Way. She died on 3 March 2019, aged 36.

Felice Gimondi was an Italian professional racing cyclist. His career was distinguished, despite coinciding with the one of Eddy Merckx.

Jon Comer was the first professional skateboarder with a prosthetic limb and was regarded as the godfather of adaptive skateboarding. He was featured in the award winning documentary Never Been Done. Jon earned the respect of skateboarding legends like Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, and Mike Vallely who admired Jon's success and determination. Comer last resided in Dallas, Texas.