Lisa Simon
American television director and producer (Sesame Street · 05 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 5 · Simón
Deaths Died in April 2015
Andrew Porter
British music critic · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4
Misao Okawa
Japanese supercentenarian · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Other
Paul Almond
Canadian filmmaker (The Act of the Heart · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11 · Other
Jurgen Gothe
German-born Canadian radio broadcaster (DiscDrive) · 10 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 10 · Jürgen
Patrick H. Adkins
American fantasy author · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 8 · Adkins
Naomi Wilzig
American writer and museum owner (World Erotic Art Museum Miami) · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 8
Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov
Kazakh football player and coach · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Steve Rickard
New Zealand professional wrestler · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Dick Wood
American football player (New York Jets) · 05 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 5
Shmuel Wosner
Austrian-born Israeli Haredi rabbi · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4 · Other
Olga Sawicka
Polish dancer and choreographer · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other
Nicolae Rainea
Romanian football referee (FIFA World Cup (1974 · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Other
Richie Benaud
Australian cricket captain and television commentator · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11
Barbara Bergmann
American feminist economist · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Lon Simmons
American sports broadcaster · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Nigel Boocock
British speedway rider · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4 · Other
Paule Anglim
Canadian-born American art dealer (Gallery Paule Anglim) · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other
Doug Sax
American audio mastering engineer · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other
J. D. Smith
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Smith
Raúl Héctor Castro
Mexican-born American politician and diplomat · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11 · Castro
Elmo Noel Joseph Perera
Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate · 10 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 10 · Perera · Other
Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum
Iraqi Shi'a Islamic leader and politician · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · al-Ulloum · April 8
James Best
American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard · 07 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 7
Fredric Brandt
American dermatologist · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6 · Other
Francesco Smalto
Italian fashion designer · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6 · Other
Sarah Brady
American gun control campaigner · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4 · Other
Robert H. Schuller
American televangelist (Hour of Power) · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · Schuller · April 3 · Other
Robert Walker
Canadian-born American animator and director (Aladdin · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Other
João Alves dos Santos
Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate · 10 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 10 · Santos · Other
José Capellán
American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 8
Ray Charles
American musician (The Perry Como Show · 07 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 7
Juan Carlos Cáceres
Argentine tango musician and painter · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6 · Cáceres
Gardner C. Taylor
American preacher and civil rights activist · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6 · Taylor · Other
Bob Burns
American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4
Natalia Bobrova
Russian gymnast · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other
Alberto Ricardo da Silva
East Timorese Roman Catholic prelate · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other · Silva
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu
Nigerian politician and police officer · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Yusufu
Tom Coyne
British news broadcaster and television presenter (Top Gear) · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 8
Richard Dysart
American character actor (L.A. Law · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Tom Towles
American actor (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Traute Foresti
Austrian poet and actress · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4
Lauren Hill
American college basketball player · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11
Rogvold Sukhoverko
Soviet and Russian film and voice actor · 10 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 10
Harry Dowd
English footballer (Manchester City) · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 8
Julie Wilson
American singer and actress · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Per Vilhelm Brüel
Danish engineer · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Brüel · Other
Abdelhadi Tazi
Moroccan scholar and diplomat · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3
Jin Youzhi
Chinese royal · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11 · Other
Tut Taylor
American bluegrass musician (The Great Dobro Sessions) · 10 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 10
Eugene Louis Faccuito
American dancer and choreographer · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · Faccuito · April 8 · Other
Eugène Moke Motsüri
Congolese Roman Catholic prelate · 07 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 7 · Motsüri · Eugene · Other
Ramnath Dhakal
Nepalese politician · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Jaroslav Balcar
Czechoslovak ski jumper (1976) · 05 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 5 · Other
Mathias Gnädinger
Swiss actor (The Boat Is Full · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4
William Benedict Friend
American Roman Catholic prelate · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Friend · Other
Jerzy Treder
Polish philologist · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3 · Other
Deaths in March 2015
- · 01 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 1 · Other
André Mba Obame
Gabonese politician · 13 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 13 · Obame
Judith Malina
German-born American actress (Dog Day Afternoon · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11
Nagore E. M. Hanifa
Indian politician and playback singer · 09 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 9 · Hanifa
Stan Freberg
American comedian and voice actor (Looney Tunes · 08 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 8
Victor Gotbaum
American labor leader · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6 · Other
Ramón Barreto
Uruguayan football referee (1974 FIFA World Cup) · 05 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 5 · Other
Paul Grigoriu
Romanian radio personality (SRR) · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4 · Other
Raúl Gorriti
Peruvian footballer (national team) · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3
Dave Ball
British musician (Procol Harum) · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2
Gary Carswell
Manx motorcyclist · 12 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 12
Jim Mutscheller
American football player (Baltimore Colts) · 11 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 11
Jayakanthan
Indian Tamil author · 09 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 9
Romualdas Ozolas
Lithuanian politician · 07 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 7
Sid Ali Kouiret
Algerian actor · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6 · Kouiret
Bill Ellerington
English footballer (Southampton) · 05 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 5
Michael Jandreau
American Native leader · 04 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 4 · Other
Dennis Marks
British television producer and music director · 03 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 3
Billy Butler
American soul singer · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2
Sergei Lashchenko
Ukrainian kickboxer · 09 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 9 · Other