List of Famous people who died at 74

Rémy Montagne was a French lawyer, politician and media proprietor. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1958 to 1980.

Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov was a Soviet firearms designer, most notable for his Makarov pistol.

José Benjamín Quintero was a Panamanian theatre director, producer and pedagogue best known for his interpretations of the works of Eugene O'Neill.

Augusto Martelli was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and television personality.

Leslie Horvath was an American football quarterback and halfback who won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Ohio State University in 1944. Horvath was the first Ohio State player to win the Heisman, an award given to the best college football player in the United States. The school retired his jersey number 22 in 2001.

Margot Werner was an Austrian ballet dancer, chanson singer, and actress. During her career, she was both the principal dancer at the Bavarian State Ballet, and a soloist at the Bavarian State Opera and Munich Philharmonic. She released several albums, and is best known for her 1977 hit, "So ein Mann". Werner performed in a number of television shows and films, and in the 1970s had her own television show, The Margot Werner Show.

Jean Capelle was a French politician and advocate of Living Latin.