List of Famous people who died at 83
Jean-Marie Le Chevallier
Jean-Marie Le Chevallier was a French politician.
Nazli Sabri
Nazli Sabri was the first queen consort in the Kingdom of Egypt from 1919 to 1936. She reigned as the second wife of Fuad, King of Egypt.
William Levada
William Joseph Levada was an American cardinal of the Catholic Church. From May 2005 until June 2012, he served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under Pope Benedict XVI; he was the highest ranking American in the Roman Curia. He was previously the Archbishop of Portland in Oregon from 1986 to 1995, and then Archbishop of San Francisco from 1995 to 2005. While serving as archbishop, he was criticized for covering up sexual abuse by priests within his jurisdiction. Levada was created a cardinal in 2006 by Benedict XVI.
Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman
Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud 1893 – 4 December 1976) was a senior member of House of Saud. He was a prominent advisor and member of the inner council of his elder brother, King Abdulaziz, who ruled Saudi Arabia until 1953. He continued to be involved in state affairs until his death and enjoyed the role of elder statesman to his nephews, King Saud, King Faisal, and King Khalid.
Fernand Braudel
Fernand Braudel was a French historian and a leader of the Annales School. His scholarship focused on three main projects: The Mediterranean, Civilization and Capitalism (1955–79), and the unfinished Identity of France (1970–85). His reputation stems in part from his writings, but even more from his success in making the Annales School the most important engine of historical research in France and much of the world after 1950. As the dominant leader of the Annales School of historiography in the 1950s and 1960s, he exerted enormous influence on historical writing in France and other countries. He was a student of Henri Hauser (1866-1946).
João Cutileiro
João Cutileiro OSE was a Portuguese sculptor. He is responsible for a number of controversial female nudes in marble.
Roy J. Plunkett
Roy J. Plunkett was an American chemist. He invented polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), i.e. Teflon, in 1938.
Edmond Farhat
Edmond Farhat was a Lebanese prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See
François Perroux
François Perroux was a French economist. He was named Professor at the Collège de France, after having taught at the University of Lyon and the University of Paris. He founded the Institut de Sciences Economiques Appliquées in 1944. He was an outspoken supporter of corporatism.
Anna Maria Ferrero
Anna Maria Ferrero was an Italian actress.