List of Famous people who died at 75
Margaret Leathes
Alexander James Henry Cramsie
Claude Chevalley
Claude Chevalley was a French mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, algebraic geometry, class field theory, finite group theory and the theory of algebraic groups. He was a founding member of the Bourbaki group.
Arthur Arundell Harcourt Vernon
Idonea Cross
Andrew Thomas Stainton
Kung Ling-chie
Jon Whiteley
Jon Whiteley was a Scottish child actor and art historian.
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen was the Managing Director of The Lego Group from 1957 to 1973. He was the third son of company founder Ole Kirk Christiansen and took over as Managing Director in 1957, eventually becoming the sole owner. Godtfred is credited with playing a pivotal role in the development of the Lego brick design and patented it in 1958. He also created the Lego System in Play, the cornerstone of the Lego construction toy. He was succeeded by his son, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen in 1979.