List of Famous people who died at 36

Maurice Stokes was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1958. Stokes was a three-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA Second Team member and the 1956 NBA Rookie of the Year. His career — and later his life — was cut short by a debilitating brain injury and paralysis.

Christophe Pras was a French rugby union player and coach.

Aleksandr Safronov was a Soviet speed skater. He competed in the men's 1000 metres events at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Michiyoshi Yamada is a deceased Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan and was awarded the rank of 9-dan after his death.

Wolfram Fiedler was an East German luger who competed from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. He won two bronze medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, earning them in the men's singles and men's doubles event, respectively.