List of Famous people who died at 73

Gordon Gray was an official in the government of the United States during the administrations of Harry Truman (1945–53) and Dwight Eisenhower (1953–61) associated with defense and national security.

Carlos Suárez was a Spanish cinematographer who worked in various movies like Oviedo Express, Dagon, El Portero, Don Juan en los infiernos and El detective y la muerte.

Misael Eduardo Pastrana Borrero was a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd President of Colombia from 1970 to 1974. He was also the father of the 30th President Andrés Pastrana Arango.

Shaun James Christian Welbore Ellis Agar, 6th Earl of Normanton was an Irish and British peer, soldier, landowner, and powerboat racer. From birth until 1967 he was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Somerton.

Joseph Albert Maurice Blackburn was a Canadian composer, conductor, sound editor for film, and builder of string instruments. He is known for his soundtracks for animated film.

Bennett Alfred Cerf was an American publisher and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his television appearances in the panel game show What's My Line?

James Lawrence "Bud" Walton was the brother of Sam Walton and co-founder of Walmart.

Robin Macdonald Sinclair, 2nd Viscount Thurso, JP, was a Scottish landowner, businessman and Liberal Party politician.

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Kotyonochkin was a Soviet and Russian animation director, animator and artist. He was named People’s Artist of the RSFSR in 1987. He is most famous for directing the popular animated series Well, Just You Wait!