List of Famous people who died at 65

Musa Gaysinovich Gareyev was a squadron commander in the 76th Guards Ground Attack Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War. He was also the only Bashkir twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, 9th Viscount Portman, was a British peer.

Joseph ("Josy") Barthel was a Luxembourgish athlete. He was the surprise winner of the Men's 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the only athlete representing Luxembourg to have won a gold medal at the Olympics. Besides athletics, Barthel also led successful careers in both chemistry and politics.

Lars-Erik Skiöld was a Swedish wrestler. He was born in Malmö. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1980. He also competed at the 1976 Olympics, placing fourth. He won a silver medal at the 1977 World Wrestling Championships.

Éric Duyckaerts was a Belgian contemporary artist, specializing in pastels and videography.

Erno Paasilinna was a Finnish writer and journalist. He received several literary prizes, the most notable being the Finlandia Prize in 1984 for his collection of essays Yksinäisyys ja uhma. His works have been translated into Estonian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian and Latvian.