List of Famous people who died at 76

Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He is particularly noted for his appearances in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films, including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954).

Kyōko Kishida was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books.

Silvia Montanari was an Argentine actress.

Maurice Bénichou was a French actor. His best known roles include three collaborations with director Michael Haneke, and a part in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie. He has also played in Peter Brook's 1989 film version of The Mahabharata.

Chizu Saeki was a Japanese cosmetologist and beauty adviser.

Kumarimuthu was a Tamil film character actor, comedian and politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was known for his unique comical laugh.

Yuri Mikhailovich Churbanov was a Soviet politician and the son-in-law of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev.

Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn was a Swiss football player and manager.

Makoto Fujita , born Makoto Harada, was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the son of silent-film actor Rintarō Fujima, and started his career as a comedian in 1952.

Ruth Roman was an American actress of film, stage, and television.