List of Famous people who died at 76

Col. Mustafa Ould Salek was the President of Mauritania from 1978 through 1979.

John Anthony Durkin was an American politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from 1975 until 1980.

Robert Thomas Freeman was an American rock, soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer from San Francisco, best known for his two Top Ten hits, the first in 1958 on Josie Records called "Do You Want to Dance" and the second in 1964 for Autumn Records, "C'mon and Swim".

Daniel Santos was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of boleros, and an overall performer of multiple Caribbean music genres, including guaracha, plena and rumba. Over the course of his career he adopted several names created by the public and became known as "El Jefe" and "El Inquieto Anacobero".

Alan King was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes.

Eugene Booker McDaniels was an American singer and songwriter. He had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s, and had continued success as a songwriter with songs including "Compared to What" and Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin' Love".

Franz Ehrlich was a German architect, calligrapher and graphic designer. He was a student at the Bauhaus in Dessau from 1927 to 1930.

Blackberri was an American singer-songwriter and community activist. His music focused on issues such as civil rights, LGBT rights, and pollution. After the AIDS epidemic, Blackberri worked in HIV education and prevention in Black communities.