List of Famous people who died at 74

Francisco Hernando Contreras, known as Paco el Pocero, was a Spanish businessman in the construction industry.

Leonard John Kensell Setright was an English motoring journalist and author.

Timur Selçuk was a Turkish singer, pianist, conductor and composer.

Nobuhiko Higashikuni was a Japanese aristocrat and former Imperial prince. The first grandchild of Emperor Hirohito, he was the eldest son of Shigeko, Princess Teru, the Emperor's eldest child. He was thus a maternal nephew of the Emperor Emeritus Akihito. His father was Morihiro Higashikuni, a grandson of Emperor Meiji.

George "Chester" Barnes was an English table tennis champion, who was England No. 1 player for many years during the 1960s and 1970s.

Joël Santoni was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1976 film Scrambled Eggs, which starred Jean Carmet and Anna Karina.

Vernon Linwood Howard was an American spiritual teacher, author, and philosopher.

Friedrich Schütter (1921–1995) was a German film and television actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Lorne Greene.

Juan Carlos Calderón López de Arróyabe was a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician.

Ephraim Hertzano (1912–1987) was a Romanian-born Israeli board game designer. He is the inventor of the board game, Rummikub.