The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2015.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
August 2015
1
Stephan Beckenbauer, 46, German footballer (Bayern Munich), brain tumour. Cilla Black, 72, British singer ("Anyone Who Had a Heart", "You're My World", "Step Inside Love") and TV presenter (Blind Date, Surprise Surprise, The Moment of Truth), stroke following a fall. Bernard d'Espagnat, 93, French theoretical physicist and philosopher of science. ABM Elias, 71, Bangladesh army general. Bob Frankford, 76, Canadian politician. Mates Friesel, 91, American politician, mayor and founder of New Square, New York (since 1961). Hank Izquierdo, 84, Cuban baseball player (Minnesota Twins). Hong Yuanshuo, 67, Chinese football player and coach (Beijing Guoan), colorectal cancer. Vincent Marotta, 91, American entrepreneur, co-creator of Mr. Coffee. Sheperd Paine, 69, American military historian and modeler, stroke. Chiara Pierobon, 22, Italian professional cyclist, suspected pulmonary embolism.
2
Forrest Bird, 94, American Hall of Fame aviator and inventor. Giovanni Conso, 93, Italian jurist, Minister of Justice (1993–1994). Sammy Cox, 91, Scottish footballer (Rangers, national team). Tyler Drumheller, 63, American CIA agent, pancreatic cancer. Piet Fransen, 79, Dutch footballer (FC Groningen, national team). Phyllis Grosskurth, 91, Canadian biographer. Mahmoud Guinia, 64, Moroccan Gnawa musician. Stephen Huss, 47, Canadian musician (Psyche). Ken Jones, 85, Welsh author and Buddhist activist. Ken Lewis, 74, English singer and songwriter (Can't You Hear My Heartbeat), complications from diabetes. Robert Lukens, 42, American historian and collection manager (United States Capitol Visitor Center), President of the Chester County Historical Society (since 2011), cancer. Natalia Molchanova, 53, Russian free diver. J. Durward Morsch, 94, American composer. Jacques Navadic, 95, French journalist and broadcasting editor. Adolphe Nshimirimana, 50, Burundian general, Army chief of staff, rocket attack. June Schwarcz, 97, American enamel artist. Jack Spring, 82, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels), Parkinson's disease. Içami Tiba, 74, Brazilian psychiatrist and writer.
3
Hiroyuki Agawa, 94, Japanese writer. Jean Aicardi, 88, French neurologist. Salvatore Cassisa, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Monreale (1978–1997). Robert Conquest, 98, British-born American historian (The Great Terror), pneumonia. Francois Drummer, 76, South African cricketer. Mel Farr, 70, American football player (Detroit Lions). Coleen Gray, 92, American actress (Nightmare Alley, Kiss of Death, The Killing). Chris Hyndman, 49, Canadian TV personality (Steven and Chris). Carol Brown Janeway, 71, British-born American editor and translator (The Reader), cancer. Frank Kerns, 82, American college basketball coach (Georgia Southern). Margot Loyola, 96, Chilean folk singer and musician. Cynthia Macdonald, 87, American poet, heart failure. Lynn Manning, 60, American poet, playwright and actor (Seinfeld, 8 Simple Rules), liver cancer. Jef Murray, 55, American fantasy artist. Kevin O'Leary, 95, Australian judge. Johanna Quandt, 89, German businesswoman and billionaire. Giovanni Riggi, 90, American mobster, inspiration for The Sopranos. Arnold Scaasi, 85, Canadian fashion designer. Alf Schwarz, 80, Canadian sociologist. Ambros Seelos, 80, German musician and conductor.
4
Takashi Amano, 61, Japanese aquarist and photographer, pneumonia. Ken Barnes, 82, British writer and record producer. Arthur Dorward, 90, Scottish rugby union player. Theo van Els, 79, Dutch linguist. Yosef Goldman, 73, American book dealer and author. Irving Harper, 99, American industrial designer. Achim Hill, 80, German rower, two-time Olympic silver medalist (1960, 1964). Elsie Hillman, 89, American politician and philanthropist. Les Munro, 96, New Zealand pilot, last surviving pilot of Operation Chastise. Gerd Natschinski, 86, German composer. Sam Odaka, 86, Ugandan diplomat and politician, Foreign Minister (1964–1971). Calle Örnemark, 81, Swedish sculptor. John Rudometkin, 75, American basketball player (New York Knicks, San Francisco Warriors), lung disease. Siegfried Schnabl, 88, German psychotherapist. Billy Sherrill, 78, American record producer (Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Charlie Rich). Lela Swift, 96, American television director (Dark Shadows, Ryan's Hope).