List of Famous people who died at 60

Pietro Paolo Mennea was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200 m event, in which he won a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and set a world record at 19.72 seconds in September 1979. This record stood for almost 17 years – the longest duration in the event history – and is still listed as the European record.

Célia Campello Gomes Chacon, born Célia Benelli Campello, known by her stage name Celly Campello, was a Brazilian singer and performer, a pioneer in Brazilian rock. She also acted in the telenovela Estúpido Cupido.

Gerard "Gerry" Conlon was an Irish man known for being one of the Guildford Four who spent 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of being a Provisional IRA bomber.

Heinz Nixdorf was a German computing pioneer, businessman and founder of Nixdorf Computer AG.

Jean-Edern Hallier was a French writer, critic and editor.

Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo de Vasconcelos was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.

Gleb Aleksandrovich Strizhenov was a Soviet actor, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1974). He was born in Voronezh, USSR. Oleg Strizhenov, who is also an actor, was his brother.

Juan Carlos Altavista was an Argentine actor and comedian.

Enrique Gil Gilbert was an Ecuadorian novelist, journalist, poet, and a high-ranking member of the Communist Party of Ecuador.

Peter Kruse was honorary professor of organizational psychology at the University of Bremen and professional consultant for collective intelligence. His main field of research was processing of complexity and autonomous order formation in intelligent networks. His interdisciplinary work focused on the application of collective intelligence to economic and social developments.