List of Famous people who died at 77

Frederick Ferdinand "Freddie" Wolff, CBE, TD was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Richard Neil "Dick" Cabela was an American entrepreneur, best known as a co-founder of Cabela's, a leading outfitter of outdoor sporting and recreational goods. He stated that his business was inspired by his bout with poliomyelitis and a deep love of hunting and fishing. He was also described as "a vocal supporter of the National Rifle Association" and a hunter who decorated his home with taxidermic wildlife.

Gianfranco Mingozzi was an Italian director and screenwriter.

Frank Grant Sawyer was an American politician. He was the 21st Governor of Nevada from 1959 to 1967. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Günther Rittau was a German cinematographer and film director.

Patrick Connery Ellis was an American radio show host and production director. Ellis hosted "Gospel Spirit" for over forty years on WHUR-FM. Upon his death, he was the longest running on air personality in Washington radio history.

William "Bill" Vandivert was an American photographer, co-founder in 1947 of the agency Magnum Photos.

Gerald Geoffrey Copleston was an English actor, voice actor, and translator who worked primarily in Italian genre cinema. He appeared in more than one hundred films beginning in 1956, many of which were English-language dubs of European films.