List of Famous people who died at 82

Philippe Gildas

Philippe Marie Georges Victor Leprêtre
First Name Philippe
Last Name Gildas
Born on November 12, 1935
Died on October 28, 2018 (aged 82)
Born in France, Brittany

Philippe Gildas was a French journalist.

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Raúl Alfonsín

First Name Raúl
Born on March 12, 1927
Died on March 31, 2009 (aged 82)

Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes was an Argentine lawyer and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 8 July 1989. He was the first democratically elected president after more than seven years of military dictatorship, and is considered the "father of modern democracy in Argentina". Ideologically, he identified as a Radical and a social democrat, serving as the leader of the Radical Civic Union from 1983 to 1991, 1993 to 1995, 1999 to 2001, with his political approach being known as Alfonsínism.

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Mr. Fuji

First Name Mr.
Born on May 4, 1934
Died on August 28, 2016 (aged 82)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara was an American professional wrestler and manager, known professionally by his ring name Mr. Fuji. He was famous for often throwing salt in the eyes of fan favorite wrestlers. Notable wrestlers and stables managed by him include Don Muraco, Yokozuna and Demolition.

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Pyotr Velyaminov

First Name Pyotr
Born on December 7, 1926
Died on June 14, 2009 (aged 82)
Born in Russia

Pyotr Sergeevich Velyaminov was a Soviet Russian film and theater actor who was awarded the title People's Artist of the RSFSR. Commander of Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd class.

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Pierre Bénichou

Pierre Daniel Bénichou
First Name Pierre
Last Name Bénichou
Born on March 1, 1938
Died on March 31, 2020 (aged 82)

Pierre Bénichou, Commandeur, was a French journalist.

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Rudolf Schündler

First Name Rudolf
Last Name Schündler
Born on April 17, 1906
Died on December 12, 1988 (aged 82)
Born in Germany, Saxony

Rudolf Ernst Paul Schündler was a German actor and director. He played "Karl" in The Exorcist (1973).

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Mohammed Ghani Hikmat

First Name Mohammed
Last Name Hikmat
Born on April 20, 1929
Died on September 12, 2011 (aged 82)

Mohammad Ghani Hikmat was an Iraqi sculptor and artist credited with creating some of Baghdad's highest-profile sculptures and monuments and was known as the "sheik of sculptors". He is also known as an early member of Iraq's first 20th-century art groups, including Al-Ruwad and The Baghdad Modern Art Group; two groups that helped to bridge the gap between tradition and modern art. He was also instrumental in recovering many of Iraq's missing artworks, which were looted following the 2003 invasion.

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Antonio Mercero

Antonio Mercero Juldain
First Name Antonio
Last Name Mercero
Born on March 7, 1936
Died on May 12, 2018 (aged 82)

Antonio Mercero Juldain was a Spanish director of the television series Verano azul and Farmacia de guardia. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled La cabina, that won an Emmy Award. His 1998 film A Time for Defiance was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St. George. In 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Goya Award. He died on 12 May 2018 in Madrid at the age of 82 after a battle against Alzheimer's.

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Anthony Giacalone

First Name Anthony
Last Name Giacalone
Born on January 2, 1919
Died on February 23, 2001 (aged 82)

Anthony Joseph Giacalone, also known as Tony Jack, was a Sicilian-American organized crime figure in Detroit, serving as a capo in the Detroit Partnership and later a street boss. He came to public notice during the 1970s investigations into the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, as he was one of two Mafia members – the other being Anthony Provenzano – that Hoffa had arranged to meet on the day he disappeared. In 1976, Giacalone was sentenced to 10 years in prison for tax evasion. He died of natural causes on February 23, 2001.

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Jean-François Revel

Jean-François Ricard
First Name Jean-François
Born on January 19, 1924
Died on April 30, 2006 (aged 82)

Jean-François Revel was a French journalist, philosopher, and a member of the Académie française from June 1998 onwards. A socialist in his youth, Revel later became a prominent European proponent of classical liberalism and free market economics.

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