List of Famous people who died at 75

Roger Arthur Cowley, FRS, FRSE, FInstP was an English physicist who specialised in the excitations of solids.

Ian Hunter was a South African-born British actor of stage, film and television.

Luis César Amadori was an Italian - Argentine film director and screenwriter and one of the most influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed over 60 films between 1936 and 1967, writing the scripts to over 50 pictures.

Alfredo Pasotti was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He won stages 3 and 9 at the 1950 Tour de France and stage 13 at the 1952 Giro d'Italia.

Vladimír Filo was a Slovak Roman Catholic bishop.

Richard James Cushing was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1944 to 1970 and was made a cardinal in 1958. Cushing's main role was as fundraiser and builder of new churches, schools, and institutions. Unlike his predecessor, he was on good terms with practically the entire Boston elite, as he softened the traditional confrontation between the Catholic Irish and the Protestant upper-class. He built useful relationships with Jews, Protestants, and institutions outside the usual Catholic community. He helped presidential candidate John F. Kennedy deflect fears of papal interference in American government if a Catholic became president.

Sir Gerald Arthur "Gerry" Whent was the founder and first chief executive of Vodafone.