List of Famous people who died at 65

Patrice Dominguez was a French tennis player born in Algeria. He reached a career high ranking of 36 in 1973. He represented France in the Davis Cup between 1971 and 1979.

Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. He is known for combining elements of oriental and occidental philosophy and for fusing sound with silence and tradition with innovation.

Eimuntas Nekrošius was a Lithuanian theatre director.

Jacques Pereira, known simply as Jacques, was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a striker.

Valerie Jill Haworth was an English-American actress. She appeared in films throughout the 1960s, and started making guest appearances on television in 1963. She originated the role of Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret on Broadway in 1966.

Juan Benet was a Spanish, novelist, dramatist and essayist who also worked as a civil engineer.

Uffe Valentin Haagerup was a mathematician from Denmark.

Jocelyn Charles Bjorn Lovell was a Canadian cyclist. He won dozens of Canadian national titles for track and road cycling in the 1970s and early 1980s, as well as gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games. He competed at three Olympic Games. His victories, at international competitions, renewed global interest in Canadian cycling.

Victor Sen Yung, was an American character actor, best known for playing Jimmy Chan in the Charlie Chan films and Hop Sing in the western series Bonanza. He was born in San Francisco, California to Gum Yung Sen and his first wife, both immigrants from China.

Makoto Hirayama is a Japanese politician. He served in the House of Councillors in the Diet from 2009 until 2013.