Famous People Who Died At 70

The list of famous people who died at 70 includes Howard Hughes, Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, Marco Polo, Richard Kuklinski. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, philosophers, artists and novelists and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 70 includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.

Kim Jong-ilKim Jong-il
North Korean
Former Supreme Leader of North Korea
George VGeorge V
British
Former King of the United Kingdom

Howard HughesHoward Hughes
American
Entrepreneur, Investor

Stanley KubrickStanley Kubrick
British, American
Film Director

Phyllis GeorgePhyllis George
American
Television Personality

Niki LaudaNiki Lauda
Austrian
Former Formula One driver
Orson WellesOrson Welles
American
Actor

Marco PoloMarco Polo
Italian
 

M G RamachandranM. G. Ramachandran
Indian
Actor, Politician
Nina SimoneNina Simone
American
Singer-songwriter, Composer

James Earl RayJames Earl Ray
American
Assassin
Satyajit RaySatyajit Ray
Indian
Indian filmmaker

Richard Leonard Kuklinski Richard Kuklinski
American
Contract Killer

Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling
British
Author & Poet

Dalton TrumboDalton Trumbo
American
Screenwriter, Novelist

Buster KeatonBuster Keaton
American
 
Roger EbertRoger Ebert
American
 

Nelson RockefellerNelson Rockefeller
American
41st Vice President of the U.S.A

Mansoor Ali Khan PataudiMansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Indian
Cricketer

Muddy WatersMuddy Waters
American
Musician
Joe CockerJoe Cocker
British
Singer & Musician

Suzanne PleshetteSuzanne Pleshette
American
Actress
Nicolaus CopernicusNicolaus Copernicus
Polish
 

Carl LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus
Swedish
Botanist

Louis VuittonLouis Vuitton
French
Businessman
Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen
Danish
 

Guru NanakGuru Nanak
Indian
Sikh Guru
Gene TierneyGene Tierney
American
Actress

Allen GinsbergAllen Ginsberg
American
Poet

Rutherford B. HayesRutherford B. Hayes
American
President of the U.S.A
Gene RoddenberryGene Roddenberry
American
 

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Roddy McDowallRoddy McDowall
British
Actor
Annette FunicelloAnnette Funicello
American
Actress

Bob DenverBob Denver
American
Actor

Diego RiveraDiego Rivera
Mexican
Painter, Muralist

Paul CastellanoPaul Castellano
American
Gangster
Sam HoustonSam Houston
American
Former Governor of Texas
Sterling HaydenSterling Hayden
American
Actor

Daniel DefoeDaniel Defoe
British
Trader

Denholm ElliottDenholm Elliott
Spanish, British
Actor

EuclidEuclid
Greek
Mathematician - Euclidean Geometry, Euclid's
Eugene V. DebsEugene V. Debs
American
Union Leader

Buffalo BillBuffalo Bill
American
Hunter

Ken NortonKen Norton
American
Boxer

Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg
German
Printer

Emma GoldmanEmma Goldman
American
Writer
Vivian VanceVivian Vance
American
Actress

Samuel PepysSamuel Pepys
British
Member of Parliament
Gerald DurrellGerald Durrell
British
Naturalist, Conservationist

Martha WashingtonMartha Washington
American
 

Johnny AppleseedJohnny Appleseed
American
Missionary
Sarojini NaiduSarojini Naidu
Indian
Poet and Freedom Fighter

Pope Sixtus IVPope Sixtus IV
Italian
Bishop of Rome
Georgia EngelGeorgia Engel
American
Actress

Lee MillerLee Miller
American
Photographer

Keenan WynnKeenan Wynn
American
Actor

GalenGalen
Greek
Physician

Raymond ChandlerRaymond Chandler
American
Novelist and Screenwriter
Jagjit SinghJagjit Singh
Indian
Ghazal Singer

Anne SullivanAnne Sullivan
American
American Teacher, Instructor

Ramana MaharshiRamana Maharshi
Indian
Philosopher

Henry ManciniHenry Mancini
American
Musician
Boris PasternakBoris Pasternak
Russian, Russian
Poet & Writer

OrigenOrigen
Egyptian
Theologian
Hope LangeHope Lange
American
Actress

Dennis RitchieDennis Ritchie
American
Computer Scientist

Dorothea LangeDorothea Lange
American
Photographer
Corin RedgraveCorin Redgrave
British
Actor

Daniel WebsterDaniel Webster
American
Former United States Senator
Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Indian
Social Reformer, Philosopher

Abdus SalamAbdus Salam
Pakistani
Theoretical Physicist

Alex HaleyAlex Haley
American
Writer
G. H. HardyG. H. Hardy
British
Mathematician

George HearstGeorge Hearst
American
Former United States Senator
Denis DiderotDenis Diderot
French
Philosopher

Liu ShaoqiLiu Shaoqi
Chinese
Politician

Pat ConroyPat Conroy
American
Writer

Samuel BarberSamuel Barber
American
Composer
Charles IV of SpainCharles IV of Spain
Spanish, Italian
King of Spain
Joseph PriestleyJoseph Priestley
British
Discoverer of Oxygen

Thomas Henry HuxleyThomas Henry Huxley
British
Biologist

Ali Abdullah SalehAli Abdullah Saleh
Yemeni
First President of the Republic of Yemen

AspasiaAspasia
Greek
Pericles’ Lover
John CheeverJohn Cheever
American
Novelist & Short Story Writer

Mikhail KalininMikhail Kalinin
Russian
Revolutionary

David I of ScotlandDavid I of Scotland
Scottish
Ruler

William OslerWilliam Osler
Canadian
Physician

Edmund BartonEdmund Barton
Australian
Former Prime Minister of Australia
John ClareJohn Clare
British
English poet

Junípero SerraJunípero Serra
Spanish
Franciscan Priest
George StevensGeorge Stevens
American
Film Director & Producer

ProtagorasProtagoras
Greek
Greek Philosopher
Iskander MirzaIskander Mirza
Pakistani
Former President of Pakistan
Elbridge GerryElbridge Gerry
American
Former Vice President of the United States