List of Famous people who died at 76

Nelly van Doesburg was a Dutch avant-garde (dada) musician, dancer and artist. As a painter, she used the pseudonym Cupera.

Fred Anton Maier was a speed skater from Norway. He was among the dominating skaters throughout the 1960s, specialising in the longer distances. Maier won four Olympic medals: silver on the 10,000 m and bronze on the 5,000 m at the 1964 Olympics, and gold on the 5,000 m and silver on the 10,000 m at the 1968 Olympics. In 1968, he also became European and World Allround Champion. In total, Maier set eleven world records. For a brief week in 1968 he held four world records simultaneously, the 3,000 m, 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the allround samalogue record.

Hubert Simon Markl was a German biologist who also served as President of the Max Planck Society from 1996 to 2002.

Paul Bonneau was a French conductor, composer and arranger, whose career was mainly in the field of light music and films.

Jake Vernon Haven Porter was an American jazz trumpeter and record producer.

Frank Soskice, Baron Stow Hill, was a British lawyer and Labour Party politician.