Deaths in January 2003
edit- Raymond Aker, 82, American historian.
- Ed Albosta, 84, American baseball pitcher (Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates).
- Simeon Aké, 71, Ivorian politician, Ambassador to United States (1961 - 1963) and United Kingdom (1964 - 1966).
- Gianni Agnelli, 81, Italian industrialist, principal shareholder of Fiat.
Deaths in Febuary 2003
edit- Charles McLaren, 3rd Baron Aberconway, 89, British horticulturalist, son of Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway.
Deaths in March 2003
edit- Roger Albertsen, 45, Norwegian footballer, cancer.
- Lucian Adams, 80, American solider, Medal of Honor recipient.
Deaths in April 2003
edit- Adalberto Martínez, 87, Mexican actor.
- Nathan Apea Aferi, 81, Ghanaian politician, Foreign Minister (1972).
- Timothy I. Ahern, 78, American Air Force General.
- Mirza Tahir Ahmad, 74, Indian spiritual leader, Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (since 1982), heart failure.
Deaths in May 2003
edit- Johannes Agnoli, 78, German-born Italian Marxist politician.
- Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, 70 French UN offical, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1966 - 1978), cancer.
Deaths in June 2003
edit- Abdalla Eltayeb, 84, Sudanese professor, Director of the University of Khartoum (1974–1975).
- Aisin Gioro Yuhuan, 74, Chinese artist.
- John G. Adams, 91, American Army officer, General Counsel of the Army (1953 - 1955).
- Magne Aarøen, 59, Norwegian politician, mayor of Selje (1981 - 1983).
Deaths in July 2003
edit- Jose C. Abriol, 85, Filipino priest.
Deaths in August 2003
edit- Reham Al-Farra, 29, Jordanian diplomat, bombing.
- Harry W. Addison, 82, American humorist.
- Ajit Vachani, 52, Indian actor (Mr. India), after long illness.
- Herbert Abrams, 82, American artist, painted offical White House portraits of Jimmy Carter and George H.W Bush.
- Robert Abplanalp, 81, American inventor (Aerosol valve), lung cancer.
Deaths in September 2003
edit- David Agir, 61, Nauruan politician.
- Ghulam Ahmad, 80, Pakistani military engineer.
- Aqila al-Hashimi, 50, Iraqi politician, shot.
Deaths in October 2003
edit- Vivien Alcock, 79, British children's book author.
- Jim Albrecht, 53, American commentator, tournament director of the World Series of Poker.
- Motofuji Akiko, 75, Japanese ballet dancer, hemopericardium.
- Hemu Adhikari, 84, Indian cricketer.
Deaths in November 2003
edit- Gerry Adams, Sr., 83, Northern Irish IRA volunteer, father of Gerry Adams.
- Robert Addie, 43, British actor (Robin of Sherwood), lung cancer.
Deaths in December 2003
edit- Hamza Alavi, 82, Pakistani-born British sociologist.
- Begum Abida Ahmed, 88, Indian politician, widow of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
- Willis Adcock, 81, Candian-born American chemist, worked on first Atomic Bomb.