List of Famous people who died at 77

Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, DL was a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords.

Norman Reilly Raine was an American screenwriter, creator of "Tugboat Annie" and winner of an Oscar for the screenplay of The Life of Emile Zola (1937).

Roberto Gavaldón was a Mexican film director.

Kurt Ranke was a German ethnologist who specialized in the study of fairy tales.

Maraden Saur Halomoan Panggabean or more commonly known as Maraden Panggabean was a prominent Indonesian General during the early years of General Suharto's New Order regime.

Gordon Rupert Dickson was a Canadian-American science fiction writer. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2000.

Charles-Remy Rakotonirina was a Malagays clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Farafangana. He was appointed bishop in 1976. He died in 2005.