List of Famous people who died at 46

Lonnie "LeeRoy" Yarbrough was an American stock car racer. His best season was 1969 when he won seven races, tallied 21 finishes in the top-ten and earned $193,211. During his entire career from 1960–1972, he competed in 198 races, scoring fourteen wins, 65 finishes in the top-five, 92 finishes in the top-ten, and ten pole positions. Yarbrough also competed in open-wheel racing, making 5 starts in the USAC Championship cars, including 3 Indianapolis 500s, with a best finish of 3rd at Trenton Speedway in 1970. His racing number was 98. When asked about his passion, Yarbrough described racing as "what I call my life."

George Memmoli was an American actor. Memmoli was a friend and frequent collaborator of director Martin Scorsese, appearing in Mean Streets as a pool hall owner (1973) and New York, New York (1977), and contributing to a documentary focused on a mutual friend of Scorsese's and Memmoli's, American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (1978). He is also known for his portrayal of the engineer Earl during the first season of the sitcom Hello, Larry, and was a founding member of the improv comedy troupe Ace Trucking Company.

Carol Karp, born Carol Ruth Vander Velde, was an American mathematician of Dutch ancestry, best known for her work on infinitary logic. She also played viola in an all-women orchestra.

Michèle Philippe was a French actress. She appeared in more than twenty films from 1945 to 1959.

Akio Yashiro was a Japanese composer.