The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2016. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Months". Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are reported here also if notable.
Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and most importantly a source.
August
1
Anne of Romania, 92, French-born Romanian royal, queen consort of King Michael. Frank Blas, 75, Guamanian politician, Lieutenant Governor (1987–1995), cancer. Dai Dower, 83, Welsh flyweight boxer. Trayan Dyankov, 40, Bulgarian football player and manager (FC Spartak Varna). Andre Hajdu, 84, Hungarian-born Israeli composer and educator (Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University). Harrie Langman, 85, Dutch politician, Minister of Economic Affairs (1971–1973). Jim Northrup, 73, American Ojibwe writer, kidney cancer. Raimundo Ongaro, 92, Argentine union leader (CGTA). Allen K. Ono, 82, American Army lieutenant general.
2
Terence Bayler, 86, New Zealand actor (Monty Python's Life of Brian, Time Bandits, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone). Jonathan Borwein, 65, Scottish mathematician. Forbes Carlile, 95, Australian swimming coach and modern pentathlete. Gordon Danby, 86, American physicist and inventor. David Huddleston, 85, American actor (The Big Lebowski, Blazing Saddles, Santa Claus: The Movie), heart and kidney disease. Robert Mabro, 81, Egyptian economist. Franciszek Macharski, 89, Polish Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków (1979–2005). Juan Carlos Mesa, 86, Argentine humorist. Álvaro Pérez Intriago, 79, Ecuadorian politician, member of the National Congress (1984–1986, 1996–2002) and Mayor of Quito (1978–1982). Ahmed Zewail, 70, Egyptian-American scientist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (1999).
3
Shahram Amiri, 38, Iranian nuclear scientist, execution by hanging. Chris Amon, 73, New Zealand motor racing driver, cancer. Mansueto Bianchi, 66, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Volterra (2000–2006) and Pistoia (2006–2014). Elizabeth Colson, 99, American social anthropologist. Louis Herman, 86, American marine biologist, bile duct cancer. Mel Hurtig, 84, Canadian publisher and political activist, pneumonia. Abdul Jeelani, 62, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Mavericks). Steve LaTourette, 62, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district (1995–2013), pancreatic cancer. Robert Rosencrans, 89, American businessman, chairman of C-SPAN. Elliot Tiber, 81, American artist and writer (Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life), stroke.
4
Jean Antone, 73, American professional wrestler (AWA, AJW, CSW). Eugene Atkinson, 89, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district (1979–1983). Patrice Munsel, 91, American coloratura soprano. Albert Nicholas, 85, American businessman and philanthropist. Snaffu Rigor, 69, Filipino singer and songwriter, lung cancer. Gaspar Saladino, 88, American comic letterer (Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, Arkham Asylum). Zinaida Sharko, 87, Russian stage actress. Charles Toubé, 58, Cameroonian footballer (Tonnerre Yaoundé, national team). Ducksy Walsh, 50, Irish handball player.
5
Hans-Jürgen Appelrath, 64, German educator (University of Oldenburg). David Attwooll, 67, British poet and publisher, Erdheim–Chester disease. Shamim Ara, 78, Pakistani actress and director. Alan Bates, 71, American physician and politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (2001–2005) and Senate (since 2005). Mahim Bora, 92, Indian writer, brain haemorrhage. Sir Robin Chichester-Clark, 88, British politician, MP for Londonderry (1955–1974). Don Donnithorne, 90, New Zealand architect. Alphons Egli, 91, Swiss politician, member of the Federal Council (1983–1989). Richard Fagan, 69, American songwriter and musician, liver cancer. Harold Hillman, 85, British scientist, heart failure. Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, 74, Uruguayan politician, Minister of Defence (since 2011), respiratory failure. Vander Lee, 50, Brazilian singer-songwriter. Annet Nieuwenhuyzen, 85, Dutch actress. Salvador Q. Quizon, 91, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa (1979–2002). John Alan Robinson, 86, British philosopher, mathematician and computer scientist.