List of Famous people who died at 71

Georgi Aleksandrovich Yumatov was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He appeared in 72 films between 1946 and 1994. He was a People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1982).

Burhānuddīn Rabbānī was an Afghan politician who served as President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996. After the Taliban government was toppled during Operation Enduring Freedom, Rabbani returned to Kabul and served as President from November to 20 December 2001, when Hamid Karzai was chosen at the Bonn International Conference on Afghanistan.

Radomir Antić was a Serbian professional football manager and player.

Philippe de Broca was a French movie director.

Jorge Arnaldo Pedreros Avilés was a Chilean musician, record producer, actor and comedian. He was one of the creators of the iconic comedy show Jappening con Ja along side with Eduardo Ravani and Fernando Alarcón.

Jackie Forster was an English news reporter, actress and lesbian rights activist.

Laxmi Narayan Singh known professional ally as Lachhu Maharaj was an Indian Tabla Player of Banaras Gharana. Maharaj was born on 16 October 1144 to Vasudev Narayan Singh. His sister's name is Nirmala, mother of Bollywood actor Govind Arun Ahuja. He was married to an Indian woman, she was a Famous Kathak dancer Annapurna Mishra Singh and they had one Daughter Rachna. After Annapurna's sad demise, he had got married to Swiss woman Teena and they had one daughter Narayani. He had given many professional tabla performances performed all over the world. He was featured in films. He was nominated for Padma Shri but refused to accept it he felt that the appreciations of his audience were enough for him.

Héctor Omar Hoffmann Fenzel, better known as Sergio Denis was an Argentine singer-songwriter and occasional actor.

Robert Andrew Wass, known professionally as Bobby Knutt, was an English actor and comedian. He was known throughout his acting career for appearing as Albert Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and in Coast to Coast, a film with Lenny Henry, and in his final years for the role of Eddie Dawson in the ITV sitcom Benidorm. Prior to making his name in British television, he had appeared in another ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, from 1980 to 1983 portraying Ron Sykes.

Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre.