List of Famous people who died at 70

Alexandra Ripley was an American writer best known as the author of Scarlett (1991), written as a sequel to Gone with the Wind. Her first novel was Who's the Lady in the President's Bed? (1972). Charleston (1981), her first historical novel, was a bestseller, as were her next books On Leaving Charleston (1984), The Time Returns (1985), and New Orleans Legacy (1987).

Joseph Patrick Delaney was the second American Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth in the state of Texas.

Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo is a Beninese politician who was Prime Minister of Benin from 1990 to 1991 and President from 1991 to 1996. He was Mayor of Cotonou from 2003 to 2015. Soglo is married to Rosine Vieyra Soglo, the Beninois former First Lady and politician.

José Antonio Momeñe Campo was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, who finished 4th place in the general classification of the 1966 Tour de France. He was born in Zierbena. He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Anregurutta Professor Habib Abdurrahman Shihab was an Indonesian academican, politician, and Qur'anic interpretation expert (mufassir) from Makassar, South Sulawesi. As a politician, Abdurrahman was a member of the Constitutional Assembly of Indonesia from the Masyumi Party fraction. Meanwhile, as an academican, he served as 2nd rector of the Indonesian Muslim University of Makassar in the period 1959–1965 and the 3rd rector of the Alauddin Islamic State University from 1973–1979.

Alberto Setele was a Mozambican clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Inhambane.

Norman Rossington was an English actor best remembered for his roles in The Army Game, the Carry On films and the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night.

Mildred "Millie" McDaniel-Singleton was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career.