List of Famous people who died at 75

Sulṭān Hāshim Aḥmad Muḥammad al-Ṭāʾī was an Iraqi military commander, who served as Minister of Defense under Saddam Hussein's regime. Considered one of Iraq's most competent military commanders, he was appointed to the position in 1995. During his thirty-year military career, Sultan commanded two brigades, three divisions, and two corps of regular army corps before assuming responsibilities as Minister of Defense.

Paul Frederic Bennewitz, Jr. was an American businessman and UFO investigator. He was the son of Stella A. Sharp and Paul Frederic Bennewitz, Sr. (1900-1949).

Constance Smith was an Irish film actress, and contract player of 20th Century Fox in the 1950s.

Chaïbia Talal was a Moroccan painter.

Henry Benjamin Greenberg, nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner, he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history. He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II, all of which took place during what would have been prime years in his major league career.

Margit Otto-Crépin was a German-born French equestrian. She won a silver medal at 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, behind Nicole Uphoff. She was trained by Fritz Tempelmann and Uwe Schulten-Baumer. Born in Germany, she adopted French nationality in 1971.

Tony Adamowicz was an American racing driver, active from 1963 until his death. He won the Under 2-Liter class of the 1968 Trans-Am Championship and the 1969 SCCA Continental Championship.

Klaus Ampler was a German cyclist. His sporting career began with SC DHfK Leipzig. He competed for East Germany in the team time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He won the peace race in 1963. Ampler died at a nursing home in Leipzig on 6 May 2016 at the age of 75. He was the father of Uwe Ampler, who became a professional cyclist and was coached by his father in the 1980s.

John Arthur Kennedy was an American stage and film actor known for his versatility in supporting film roles and his ability to create "an exceptional honesty and naturalness on stage", especially in the original casts of Arthur Miller plays on Broadway. He won the 1949 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Miller's Death of a Salesman. He also won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for the 1955 film Trial, and was a five-time Academy Award nominee.

Hans-Peter Uhl was a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). He was a member of the Bundestag for almost 20 years.