List of Famous people who died at 73

João Alves Jobin Saldanha was a Brazilian journalist and football manager. He coached the Brazil national football team during the South American Qualifying to the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Nicknamed João Sem Medo by Nelson Rodrigues, Saldanha played for Botafogo. He then started a career in journalism and became one of Brazil's most prolific sports columnists. He often criticised players, managers and teams, and was a member of then-illegal Brazilian Communist Party.

Carlos Romeu Müller, better known as Romeu, was a Spanish graphic humorist.

Paul Vario was an American mobster and made man in the Lucchese crime family. Vario was a caporegime and had his own crew of mobsters in Brooklyn, New York. Following the testimony of Henry Hill, Vario was convicted in 1984, of fraud, and sentenced to four years in prison, followed by extortion in 1985, and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He died on May 3, 1988, of lung failure in prison.

Ramón Mendoza Fontela was a Spanish lawyer and businessman who was most famous for being the 13th President of Real Madrid from 24 May 1985 until 26 November 1995. He was born in Madrid, Kingdom of Spain.

Kacem Kefi was a Tunisian singer and composer.

Daniel Horlaville was a French footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the only post-World War II amateur player to be capped for France.

Philippe Honoré, known by the pen-name Honoré, was a French cartoonist and a long-time staff member of Charlie Hebdo.

Şirin Tekeli was a feminist, academician, translator, writer, activist and one of the pioneers of second wave feminism in Turkey.

Gilbert Gruss born February 10, 1943 in Algrange, France and died on October 1, 2016, is a multiple winner of international karate tournaments.

James "Radio" Kennedy was an American man with an intellectual disability who was known for his association with the T. L. Hanna High School football team in Anderson, South Carolina. He first gained prominence in 1996 when Gary Smith wrote an article about Kennedy for Sports Illustrated titled "Someone to Lean On." Kennedy's story was then made into a feature film in 2003 titled Radio in which he was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr..