List of Famous people who died at 82

Jacques Ellul was a French philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, and professor who was a noted Christian anarchist. Ellul was a longtime Professor of History and the Sociology of Institutions on the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences at the University of Bordeaux. A prolific writer, he authored more than 60 books and more than 600 articles over his lifetime, many of which discussed propaganda, the impact of technology on society, and the interaction between religion and politics.

William Owen Bradley was an American musician and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sound in country music and rockabilly.

Steffi Duna was a Hungarian-born film actress.

Carlos Semprún Maura was a Spanish writer, playwright and journalist, mainly working in the French language.

Helmut Lemke was a German politician and Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein (1963-1971). He was born in Kiel and died in Lübeck.