List of Famous people who died at 66

Wystan Hugh Auden was an Anglo-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, and content. Some of his best known poems are about love, such as "Funeral Blues"; on political and social themes, such as "September 1, 1939" and "The Shield of Achilles"; on cultural and psychological themes, such as The Age of Anxiety; and on religious themes such as "For the Time Being" and "Horae Canonicae".

David Lawrence "Dave" Hlubek was the American lead guitarist and founding member of the Southern rock band Molly Hatchet.

Elyesa Bazna, sometimed known as Iliaz and Ilyaz Bazna, was a secret agent for Nazi Germany during World War II, operating under the code name Cicero.

Jesús Alvarado Nieves was a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, who worked under the ring name Brazo de Oro. He was a part of the Alvarado wrestling family, the son of Shadito Cruz and brother of Brazo de Plata, El Brazo, Brazo Cibernético, Super Brazo and Brazo de Platino. His son Felipe de Jesús Alvarado Mendoza currently works as La Máscara for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. His nephews, Máximo Sexy and Psycho Clown are featured wrestlers for CMLL and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide respectively.

Kenneth Elton Kesey was an American novelist, essayist, and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s.

William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech, known as David Ormsby-Gore until June 1961 and as Sir David Ormsby-Gore from then until February 1964, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.

Manfred Drexler was a German footballer who played as a midfielder and sweeper.

Hans-Günter Neues was a German football player and coach. As a player, he spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with SC Fortuna Köln, Rot-Weiss Essen and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He died of cancer in 2016.

Alex Jacques René Dupont was a French football manager and player.

Katsuhiro Nakamura was a professional Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager.