List of Famous people who died at 66

Saifuddin Zuhri was an Indonesian politician, journalist, educator and Muslim cleric who was the Minister of Religious Affairs of Indonesia under President Sukarno and Acting President Suharto.

François Dyrek was a French actor. He appeared in 141 films and television shows between 1964 and 1999.

William Glasgow was an American art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte.

Manuel Olivares Lapeña was a Spanish football striker and manager.

Willy Vannitsen was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Vannitsen won two stages in the 1962 Tour de France.

Nurcholish Madjid, in Indonesia affectionately known as Cak Nur, was a prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual. Early in his academic career, Nurcholish was a leader in various student organizations. He soon became well known as a proponent for modernization within Islam. Throughout his career he continued to argue that for Islam to be victorious in the global struggle of ideas, it needs to embrace the concepts of tolerance, democracy and pluralism.