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
 
P L TraversP. L. Travers
Australian
Writer & Journalist

Simo HäyhäSimo Häyhä
Finnish
Sniper

Joan FontaineJoan Fontaine
American
Actress

Harry MorganHarry Morgan
American
Actor

Vyacheslav MolotovVyacheslav Molotov
Russian
Politician
Jimmy DoolittleJimmy Doolittle
American
Military General

Michael FootMichael Foot
British
Politician

Simon WiesenthalSimon Wiesenthal
Austrian
Nazi Hunter

Jack LaLanneJack LaLanne
American
Fitness & Nutrition Expert
Marian AndersonMarian Anderson
American
Singer

Alice Roosevelt LongworthAlice Roosevelt Longworth
American
Writer
Fay WrayFay Wray
Canadian, American
Actress

Lyndon LaRoucheLyndon LaRouche
American
Political Activist

Carl SchmittCarl Schmitt
German
Jurist, Geopolitician, Political Scientist
Martha GrahamMartha Graham
American
Modern dancer and choreographer

Alan YoungAlan Young
Canadian, British, American
Actor
Helmut SchmidtHelmut Schmidt
German
Politician

Will DurantWill Durant
American
Writer, Historian, Philosopher

John Archibald WheelerJohn Archibald Wheeler
American
Physicist
Robert Earl JonesRobert Earl Jones
American
Actor

Yitzhak ShamirYitzhak Shamir
Israeli
Former Prime Minister of Israel
Pablo CasalsPablo Casals
Spanish
Musician

Momofuku AndoMomofuku Ando
Japanese
Inventor of instant noodles

Katherine DunhamKatherine Dunham
American
Dancer, Choreographer, Social Activist, Author

Leon M. LedermanLeon M. Lederman
American
Physicist
Jules DassinJules Dassin
American
Film Director, Producer
Alfred EisenstaedtAlfred Eisenstaedt
German
Father of Photojournalism

Levi P. MortonLevi P. Morton
American
22nd Vice President of the U.S.A

Denton CooleyDenton Cooley
American
Heart Surgeon

John CornforthJohn Cornforth
Australian, British
Nobel Prize Winner Chemist
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
American
Physicist

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Rafael AlbertiRafael Alberti
Spanish
Poet

Allan DwanAllan Dwan
American
Director

Charles Pelham VilliersCharles Pelham Villiers
British
Politician

Oskar Gröning Oskar Groening
German
War Criminal
Orvan HessOrvan Hess
American
Physician

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
Rochus MischRochus Misch
German
Writer, Painter, Military personnel

Erwin ChargaffErwin Chargaff
American
Biochemist, Chemist, Writer

Habib BourguibaHabib Bourguiba
Tunisian
Politician, Lawyer

Studs TerkelStuds Terkel
American
Journalist, Historian, Radio personality, Writer,

Zita of Bourbon-ParmaZita of Bourbon-Parma
Italian
 
Patrick Leigh FermorPatrick Leigh Fermor
British
Author

Claude AuchinleckClaude Auchinleck
British
Officer

Charlotte PerriandCharlotte Perriand
French
Architect

Henry HeimlichHenry Heimlich
American
Physician, University teacher
Richard AdamsRichard Adams
British
Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Author, Science

Jack VanceJack Vance
American
Writer
C. Everett KoopC. Everett Koop
American
Surgeon

Shih KienShih Kien
Actor

Ashraf PahlaviAshraf Pahlavi
Writer, Diplomat, Politician
Kenneth BurkeKenneth Burke
American
Philosopher, Literary critic, University teacher,

Hilary KoprowskiHilary Koprowski
Polish, American
Virologist, Immunologist
E. H. ShepardE. H. Shepard
British
Artist, Illustrator, Painter

David O. McKayDavid O. McKay
American
Religious Leader

Pope Gregory IXPope Gregory IX
Italian
 
Maurice PaponMaurice Papon
French
Politician, Businessperson, Police officer

Gangubai HangalGangubai Hangal
Indian
Singer
NanaNana
American
Warrior

Eubie BlakeEubie Blake
American
American composer

Jin YouzhiJin Youzhi
Chinese
 

Elizabeth CatlettElizabeth Catlett
Mexican
Sculptor, Printmaker, Painter
Romaine BrooksRomaine Brooks
Italian, American
Painter, Sculptor
Natalia KarpNatalia Karp
Polish
Pianist

Yosef Ben-JochannanYosef Ben-Jochannan
American
Historian, Archaeologist

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

Mikimoto KōkichiMikimoto Kōkichi
Japanese
Entrepreneur
Licio GelliLicio Gelli
Italian
Journalist, Banker, Politician

Joseph RotblatJoseph Rotblat
Polish, British
Physicist

Dom MintoffDom Mintoff
Maltese
Politician

Jennings RandolphJennings Randolph
American
Politician

Hermann ZapfHermann Zapf
German
Type designer, Graphic designer, Calligrapher,
Monte IrvinMonte Irvin
American
Baseball Player

Sergey MikhalkovSergey Mikhalkov
Russian
Author
Paul DelvauxPaul Delvaux
Belgian
Painter

Briggs CunninghamBriggs Cunningham
American
Racecar driver

Kaikhosru Shapurji SorabjiKaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
British
Pianist, Composer, Music critic, Writer
Jules ChéretJules Chéret
French
painter, poster artist, lithographer

Laura HuxleyLaura Huxley
Italian
Motivational speaker, Writer, Violinist,
James Van Der ZeeJames Van Der Zee
American
Photographer

Michael of RomaniaMichael of Romania
Swiss
King

Irene RichIrene Rich
American
Actress

Cyrus S. EatonCyrus S. Eaton
Canadian
Business Leader, Anti
José Manuel Rodriguez DelgadoJosé Manuel Rodriguez Delgado
Spanish
Teacher, Scientist, Psychiatrist

Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr.Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr.
American
Physicist
Lennart HellsingLennart Hellsing
Swedish
Linguist, Poet, Writer, Translator, Children's

Shōzō SakuraiShōzō Sakurai
Japanese
Military personnel
Giovanni CanestriGiovanni Canestri
Italian
Theologian, University teacher, Catholic priest

Bernard Ferdinand PoppBernard Ferdinand Popp
American
Catholic priest
St. Katharine DrexelSt. Katharine Drexel
American
Philanthropist