List of Famous people who died at 60
Jill Singer
Jill Leonie Singer was an Australian journalist, writer and television presenter.
Gordon Brand Jnr
Gordon Brand Jnr was a Scottish professional golfer. He played on the European Tour, winning eight times, and later the European Senior Tour, winning twice. He played in the 1979 Walker Cup and played twice in the Ryder Cup, in 1987 and 1989.
Nick Knox
Nick Knox was an American drummer for the psychobilly band The Cramps. He replaced Miriam Linna in 1977 and left in 1991. Knox was with The Cramps during the peak of their worldwide popularity when they toured Europe extensively in 1986 with the A Date with Elvis tour. He drafted in his cousin, Mike Metoff, during the preceding European tour in 1984. Knox was recognised as the drummer who brought a tightness to the Cramps sound, and stayed longer than any other drummer in the band. Before joining the Cramps, he was a member of protopunk band the electric eels.
Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques was an American actor, director and producer. He was the first Black American actor to appear in a regular role on a western series, playing Simon Blake on Rawhide.
Takehiro Irokawa
Takehiro Irokawa was a noted Japanese writer who published both serious literature and light fiction under a variety of pseudonyms including Asada Tetsuya (阿佐田哲也) and Budai Irokawa (色川武大).
John Spinks
John Frederick Spinks was an English songwriter and musician. He was best known for being the guitarist and songwriter for The Outfield.
Clovis Fernandes
Clóvis Acosta Fernandes, was a Brazilian football fan known as "Gaúcho da Copa".
Georges Garvarentz
Georges Diran Garvarentz was an Armenian-French composer, noted for his music for films and Charles Aznavour's songs.
Elmo Plaskett
Elmo Alexander Plaskett was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher, outfielder and third baseman in Major League Baseball. Although his pro career would encompass 13 seasons in the minor leagues and multiple years in winter baseball in Puerto Rico, he appeared in only 17 games in the Major Leagues for the 1962 and 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Grigori Gorin
Grigori Gorin, real name Grigori Israilevich Ofshtein was a Soviet and Russian playwright and writer of Jewish descent.