List of Famous people who died at 76

Widukind Lenz was a distinguished German pediatrician, medical geneticist and dysmorphologist who was among the first to recognize the thalidomide syndrome in 1961 and alert the world to the dangers of limb and other malformations due to the mother's exposure to this drug during pregnancy.

Viktor Platonovich Nekrasov was a Russian writer, journalist and editor.

Ervin Zádor was a Hungarian water polo player and member of the Hungarian national team.

Georget Bertoncello was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker.

Michel Sitjar was an international rugby union player for France and played club rugby for Agen. He also tried rugby league for a year in XIII Catalan after brutally stopping his career at 28. Sitjar played as a flanker and won three Brennus Shields with the Sporting Union Agenais.

Abish Kekilbayev was a Kazakh National writer and politician who served as a Senator of Kazakhstan from 2002 to 2010, State Secretary of Kazakhstan from 1996 to 2002, and the Supreme Council Chairman from 1994 until its dissolution in 1995.

Jean-Pierre Pujol was a French politician and teacher.

Rolf Sagen was a Norwegian author. He was curator and daily leader of the Bergen Academy of Writing.

Sotsha Ernest Dlamini was Prime Minister of Swaziland from 6 October 1986 to 12 July 1989. He was born in Mankayane.

Willie Chan Chi-Keung was a Malaysian-born Hong Kong film producer and talent manager. He is best known for helping to establish the career of Jackie Chan, serving as his manager and later as the actor’s producing partner in both Asia and North America. He also managed the career of singer-rapper and actor Edison Chen.