Famous People Who Died At 96

The list of famous people who died at 96 includes Katharine Hepburn, Simo Häyhä, Joan Fontaine, Vyacheslav Molotov, P. L. Travers. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, actors and physicists and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 96 includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Italy & Germany and many more countries.

Katharine HepburnKatharine Hepburn
American
Actress
Vyacheslav MolotovVyacheslav Molotov
Russian
Politician

Simo HäyhäSimo Häyhä
Finnish
Sniper

Joan FontaineJoan Fontaine
American
Actress

Simon WiesenthalSimon Wiesenthal
Austrian
Nazi Hunter

P. L. TraversP. L. Travers
Australian, British
Writer
Jimmy DoolittleJimmy Doolittle
American
Military General

Hosni MubarakHosni Mubarak
Egyptian
Former President of Egypt

Harry MorganHarry Morgan
American
Actor
Alice Roosevelt LongworthAlice Roosevelt Longworth
American
Writer

Jack LaLanneJack LaLanne
American
Fitness & Nutrition Expert
Fay WrayFay Wray
Canadian, American
Actress

Carl SchmittCarl Schmitt
German
Jurist, Geopolitician, Political Scientist

Martha GrahamMartha Graham
American
Modern dancer and choreographer

Lyndon LaRoucheLyndon LaRouche
American
Political Activist

Michael FootMichael Foot
British
Politician
Alan YoungAlan Young
Canadian, British, American
Actor

Marian AndersonMarian Anderson
American
Singer

Helmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt
German
Politician

Will DurantWill Durant
American
Writer, Historian, Philosopher
Robert Earl JonesRobert Earl Jones
American
Actor

Rochus MischRochus Misch
German
Hitler's Bodyguard
John Archibald WheelerJohn Archibald Wheeler
American
Physicist

Momofuku AndoMomofuku Ando
Japanese
Inventor of instant noodles

Yitzhak ShamirYitzhak Shamir
Israeli
Former Prime Minister of Israel
Jules DassinJules Dassin
American
Film Director, Producer

Pablo CasalsPablo Casals
Spanish
Musician
Katherine DunhamKatherine Dunham
American
Dancer, Choreographer, Social Activist, Author

Erwin ChargaffErwin Chargaff
Ukrainian, American
Biochemist

Levi P. MortonLevi P. Morton
American
22nd Vice President of the U.S.A
Alfred EisenstaedtAlfred Eisenstaedt
German
Father of Photojournalism

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Denton CooleyDenton Cooley
American
Heart Surgeon
Leon M. LedermanLeon M. Lederman
American
Physicist

Allan DwanAllan Dwan
American
Director

Rafael AlbertiRafael Alberti
Spanish
Poet

John CornforthJohn Cornforth
Australian, British
Nobel Prize Winner Chemist
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
American
Physicist
Charles Pelham VilliersCharles Pelham Villiers
British
Politician

Orvan HessOrvan Hess
American
Physician

Oskar Gröning Oskar Groening
German
War Criminal

C. Everett KoopC. Everett Koop
American
Surgeon
Peter SallisPeter Sallis
British
Actor

Jane WyattJane Wyatt
American
actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor

Donald MalarkeyDonald Malarkey
American
Sergeant

Frank CadyFrank Cady
American
Actor

Don PardoDon Pardo
American
Actor, Television presenter, Radio personality
Kitty CarlisleKitty Carlisle
American
actor,singer, musician, opera singer

Patrick Leigh FermorPatrick Leigh Fermor
British
Author
Hilary KoprowskiHilary Koprowski
Polish, American
Virologist, Immunologist

Zita of Bourbon-ParmaZita of Bourbon-Parma
Italian
 

Studs TerkelStuds Terkel
American
Journalist, Historian, Radio personality, Writer,
Claude AuchinleckClaude Auchinleck
British
Officer

Richard AdamsRichard Adams
British
Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Author, Science
Habib BourguibaHabib Bourguiba
Tunisian
Politician, Lawyer

Jack VanceJack Vance
American
Writer

Charlotte PerriandCharlotte Perriand
French
Architect

Pope Gregory IXPope Gregory IX
Italian
 

Henry HeimlichHenry Heimlich
American
Physician, University teacher
Ashraf PahlaviAshraf Pahlavi
Writer, Diplomat, Politician

E. H. ShepardE. H. Shepard
British
Artist, Illustrator, Painter

Shih KienShih Kien
Actor

Eubie BlakeEubie Blake
American
American composer
David O. McKayDavid O. McKay
American
Religious Leader

Elizabeth CatlettElizabeth Catlett
Mexican
Sculptor, Printmaker, Painter
Kenneth BurkeKenneth Burke
American
Philosopher, Literary critic, University teacher,

NanaNana
American
Warrior

Joseph RotblatJoseph Rotblat
Polish
Physicist
Jin YouzhiJin Youzhi
Chinese
 

Arthur CottonArthur Cotton
British
Engineer
Natalia KarpNatalia Karp
Polish
Pianist

Maurice PaponMaurice Papon
French
Politician, Businessperson, Police officer

Anna SchwartzAnna Schwartz
American
Economist
Kaikhosru Shapurji SorabjiKaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
British
Pianist, Composer, Music critic, Writer

Licio GelliLicio Gelli
Italian
Journalist, Banker, Politician
Romaine BrooksRomaine Brooks
Italian, American
Painter

Dom MintoffDom Mintoff
Maltese
Politician

Monte IrvinMonte Irvin
American
Baseball Player

Sergey MikhalkovSergey Mikhalkov
Russian
Author
Jennings RandolphJennings Randolph
American
Politician
Laura HuxleyLaura Huxley
Italian
Motivational speaker, Writer, Violinist,

Stanley MarcusStanley Marcus
American
Author

Yosef Ben-JochannanYosef Ben-Jochannan
American
Historian, Archaeologist

Hermann ZapfHermann Zapf
German
Type designer, Graphic designer, Calligrapher,
Heinrich EberbachHeinrich Eberbach
German
General

Jules ChéretJules Chéret
French
painter, poster artist, lithographer

Israel GelfandIsrael Gelfand
American, Russian
mathematician, biologist, university teacher

Joe GrantJoe Grant
American
Artist

Gangubai HangalGangubai Hangal
Indian
Singer
Saint RemigiusSaint Remigius
French
Writers

Mikimoto KōkichiMikimoto Kōkichi
Japanese
Entrepreneur
Mildred BensonMildred Benson
American
Journalist

Freddie YoungFreddie Young
British
Cinematographer
Briggs CunninghamBriggs Cunningham
American
Racecar driver
Daya MataDaya Mata
American
Religious Leader