List of Famous people who died at 75

Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov was a Russian small arms designer known for developing the PP-19 Bizon machine pistols.

John Dennis Wilson was a British angler who had been involved with angling television production for over twenty years featuring on Channel 4 Television and more recently on the digital TV channel, Discovery Real Time. Wilson was voted 'The Greatest Angler of all Time' in a 2004 poll by readers of the Angling Times Newspaper.

Ricardo Piglia was an Argentine author, critic, and scholar best known for introducing hard-boiled fiction to the Argentine public.

Norman Russell "Rusty" Young was an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, best known as one of the frontmen in the influential country rock and Americana band Poco.

Philippe Gondet was a French footballer who played as a striker. He played for France during the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England.

Franck Fernandel was a French actor, singer and songwriter, and writer.

Hubert Deschamps was a French actor.

Charles Burke Elbrick was a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer. During his career, he served three ambassadorships: in Portugal, Yugoslavia and Brazil, in addition to numerous minor postings.

Nicholas Sand was a cult figure known in the psychedelic community for his work as a clandestine chemist from 1966 to 1996 for the Brotherhood of Eternal Love. Sand was part of the League for Spiritual Discovery at the Millbrook estate in New York, has been credited as the "first underground chemist on record to have synthesized DMT" and is known for manufacturing large amounts of LSD.

Zema Williams, better known as Chief Zee, was a well-known fan and unofficial mascot of the Washington Football Team of the National Football League. Dressed in a faux Native American war bonnet, rimmed glasses, and red jacket, Chief Zee began attending Redskins games in 1978.