List of Famous people who died at 73

Victor Trivas was a Russian-Jewish screenwriter and film director. He was nominated at the 1946 Academy Awards for Best Story for the film The Stranger.

Joseph Ehrenfried Hofmann was a German historian of mathematics, known for his research on Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Everett M. "Ev" Rogers was an eminent American communication theorist and sociologist, who originated the diffusion of innovations theory and introduced the term early adopter. He was Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico.

Will Hudson (né Arthur Murray Hainer; March 8, 1908 – July 16, 1981) was a Canadian-born American composer, arranger, and big band leader who worked from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s.

Goodwin Jess "Goodie" Knight was an American politician who was the 31st Governor of California, serving from 1953 until 1959.