List of Famous people who died at 70

Óscar Julio Vian Morales S.D.B. was archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala from his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 October 2010 until his death from cancer. He had previously served as archbishop of Los Altos in Guatemala. He was born in Guatemala City, ordained a priest in 1976, and appointed Vicar Apostolic of El Petén in 1996. He was installed as Archbishop of Los Altos on 17 April 2007.

Jacob Lantei Otanka "Jake" Obetsebi-Lamptey was a Ghanaian politician, television and radio producer and advertising businessman.

Marc Francina was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Haute-Savoie department, and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Prior to his political career Francina worked as a bank clerk for a regional bank.

Azmi Mohamed Megahed was an Egyptian volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Valery Davidovich Rubinchik was a Soviet, Belarusian and Russian film director and screenwriter.

Sergei Sergeyevich Yakovlev was a Russian actor. He appeared in more than forty films from 1957 to 1992.

Kenji Kosaka was a Japanese politician.

Perilúcio José de Almeida, better known by his stage name Perry Salles, was a Brazilian film director and actor.

Amédée Domenech was a French rugby union prop. He played for RC Vichy between 1954 and 1955. After one year he moved to CA Brive and helped the club to gain promotion to the first division. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 27 March 1954 against Wales at Cardiff. He was nicknamed Le Duc. The Stade Amédée-Domenech in Brive-la-Gaillarde was named in his honour.

Jean Dufour was a French politician. He was a member of the French Communist Party. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 2001 to 2002, representing Bouches-du-Rhône's 4th constituency.