List of Famous people who died at 66

Neda Arnerić

First Name Neda
Last Name Arnerić
Born on July 15, 1953
Died on January 10, 2020 (aged 66)

Neda Arnerić was a Serbian film, stage and television actress, and politician. A graduate art historian, she was considered a sex symbol of Yugoslav cinematography.

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Benny Napoleon

First Name Benny
Last Name Napoleon
Born on November 30, 1954
Died on December 17, 2020 (aged 66)

Benny Napoleon was an American attorney, law enforcement officer, and politician who served as the Sheriff of Wayne County, Michigan. He was also a 2013 candidate for the office of Mayor of Detroit.

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Joaquín Prat

First Name Joaquín
Born on April 27, 1929
Died on June 3, 1995 (aged 66)

Joaquín Prat Carreras was one of the best-known Spanish radio and television presenters.

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G. K. Venkatesh

First Name G.
Last Name Venkatesh
Born on September 21, 1927
Died on November 13, 1993 (aged 66)
Born in India

Gurusala Krishnadas Venkatesh (GKV) was an Indian film score composer who primarily worked in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and until the late-1980s. He also composed music for Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He produced numerous master pieces of Kannada film music and also brought in Western background score into Kannada films and scored music for all Bond movies of Rajkumar in the 1960s to 1970s.

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Don Loper

First Name Don
Last Name Loper
Born on April 29, 1906
Died on November 22, 1972 (aged 66)

Don Loper was an American costume and necktie designer, as well as a screenwriter, choreographer, associate producer, actor, and assistant to MGM musicals producer Arthur Freed. He began his career as a dancer and was teamed with Ginger Rogers in the film Lady in the Dark (1944).

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Zeng Guo Yuan

First Name Zeng
Last Name Yuan
Born on January 1, 1953
Died on November 16, 2019 (aged 66)
Born in Singapore

Zeng Guoyuan, also known as Zeng Guoyan, Thomas Chan Hock Seng and, erroneously, Zeng Guoyung, was a Singaporean businessman, philanthropist, politician, author, and acupuncturist.

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Nelson Ned

Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto
First Name Nelson
Last Name Ned
Born on March 2, 1947
Died on January 5, 2014 (aged 66)
Born in Brazil, Minas Gerais

Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. He built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming known internationally, especially in Portugal, France and Spain. In 1971 he released his first Spanish album, "Canción Popular" and performed in the US, Latin America, Europe, and Africa.

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Paul Chapman

First Name Paul
Last Name Chapman
Born on June 9, 1954
Died on June 9, 2020 (aged 66)

Paul William Chapman was a Welsh rock guitarist best known for his work in bands such as UFO and Lone Star. Chapman was well known by his nickname "Tonka", allegedly acquired because of his indestructible qualities.

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Rie Yoshiyuki

First Name Rie
Last Name Yoshiyuki
Born on July 8, 1939
Died on May 4, 2006 (aged 66)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Rie Yoshiyuki was a Japanese poet and novelist. She won the Noma Literary Children's Literature New Face Prize, the Women's Literature Prize, and the Akutagawa Prize.

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Villaño III

First Name Villaño
Born on March 23, 1952
Died on August 21, 2018 (aged 66)
Born in Mexico

Arturo Díaz Mendoza was a Mexican professional wrestler who performed under the ring name Villano III. Díaz was a second-generation wrestler, son of luchador Ray Mendoza and the father of professional wrestlers Villano III Jr. and El Hijo del Villano III himself. All five of the Díaz brothers used the Villano name; José de Jesús, José Alfredo, Tomas and Raymundo. Of the five Villanos, Arturo was considered the most successful in terms of championship and Lucha de Apuesta wins as well as the most talented luchador in the family. He retired from wrestling in 2015 due to health issues stemming from wrestling. A few days after his death, he was inducted in the AAA Hall of Fame.

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