List of Famous people who died at 70

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, OMRI was an Italian banker and economist who was Italy's Minister of Economy and Finances from May 2006 until May 2008. He is considered as a founding father of the European single currency. He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.

Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Mangkunagara VIII was an Indonesian politician. He came to power in 1944 and was the last ruler of Mangkunegaran, in Java, in modern Indonesia. He experienced the Dutch colonial period and the beginning of Indonesia's independence. Mangkunegara VIII was the son of Mangkunegara VII, by Gusti Raden Ayu Retnaningrum, one of his secondary wives. The queen consort Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Timur had only one child, a daughter named Gusti Raden Ayu Siti Nurul Kusumawardhani.

Francis Boespflug was a French film producer.

James C. Kirunda was a Ugandan international football player and international football manager for the Uganda national football team.

Schelto Patijn [ˈsxɛɫtoː pɑˈtɛin] was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. After serving as an elected member of the Dutch and subsequently European Parliament, he served as Queen's Commissioner in the Province of South Holland from June 16, 1984 until June 1, 1994 when he stepped down to become Mayor of Amsterdam, he served from June 1, 1994 until January 1, 2001.

Colonel Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell was a peer in the House of Lords.

Frie Leysen was a Belgian festival director. She was director of the art centre deSingel from 1980 until 1991. In 1994, she co-founded the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels.

Robert Ouko was a Kenyan athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.