List of Famous people who died at 77

Koichi Kishi was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Kaneyama, Yamagata and graduate of Waseda University, he served in the town assembly of Kaneyama from 1967. He then served as mayor of the town for seven terms from 1971 until 1998 when he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

Zhao Xijin was a Chinese paleontologist notable for having named numerous dinosaurs. He was a professor at Beijing's Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology.

Subhi bin Jassim bin Humaid al-Badri al-Samarrai (1936–2013) was a leading Iraqi muhaddith and one of the founders of Salafi movement in Iraq.

Masaaki Hirano was a Japanese food historian from the city of Futtsu, Chiba. He was a courtesy member of the Cultural Academic Society. He wrote under the pen name Masaaki.

Milan "Mike" Puškar was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist from Morgantown, West Virginia.

Tawfiq Yusuf 'Awwad was a Lebanese writer and diplomat. His 1939 novel al-Raghif, inspired by Arab resistance to the Turks in World War I, "was quickly recognized as a landmark in the literary expression of Arab nationalism". Awwad's work falls under various categories such as poetry, essays, novel-writing, as well as drama-writing. His occupation not only included literary accomplishments, but also diplomatic ones.