List of Famous people who died at 70

Ronald D. Sweed was an American entertainer and author, known for his late-night television horror host character "The Ghoul".

Peter Ian Donaldson was an English newsreader on BBC Radio 4.

Vonda Neel McIntyre was an American science fiction writer and biologist.

Michael Burgess, was a Canadian actor and tenor singer, best known for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in the Toronto production of Les Misérables. He was the anthem singer of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tommy Raudonikis was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative halfback and captained his country in two matches of the 1973 Kangaroo tour.

Mauricio Borensztein, known by the stage name Tato Bores, was an Argentine film, theatre and television comedian, who specialized in political humor. His ironic TV monologues, delivered at a fast pace, became a reference point for generations of Argentines.

Sophia Chiaureli, professionally known as Sofiko Chiaureli, was a Soviet Georgian actress. Thought to be the muse of filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, she played a significant role in the 20th century Georgian theater and was associated with the country's two most prominent theaters, the Rustaveli Theatre (1964–1968) and Marjanishvili Theatre.

Harold Snyman was a major in the South African Security Police.

Robert Henry De Niro, better known as Robert De Niro Sr., was an American abstract expressionist painter and the father of actor Robert De Niro.

Reinaldo Antonio Stennett Porte was a Panamanian professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–79) and San Francisco Giants (1980–81). He batted and threw right-handed. A World Series champion with the Pirates in 1979, Stennett is one of three players to collect seven hits in a game, which he did in a 22–0 victory over the Chicago Cubs, in 1975. Stennett was also a member of the first all-black starting lineup in big league history.