List of Famous people who died at 84

Anna Semenovna Schchian was a Soviet botanist, working in the Tbilisi Botanical Institute. She is known for her studies of the flora of the Caucasus. The plant Allium schchianiae is named after her.

Lewis Milestone was a Russian-American film director. He is known for directing Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), both of which received Academy Awards for Best Director. He also directed The Front Page, The General Died at Dawn (1936), Of Mice and Men (1939), Ocean's 11 (1960), and received the directing credit for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), though Marlon Brando largely appropriated his responsibilities during its production.

Barbara May Theresa Werle was an American actress, dancer and singer, best known for her role in Seconds (1966).

Sir Richard Mark Evans was a British diplomat who was the ambassador to the People's Republic of China from January 1984 to May 1988, during which he and Zhou Nan, the Chinese representative, initialed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on 26 September 1984.

Arthur Frederick Hailey was a British-Canadian novelist whose plot-driven storylines were set against the backdrops of various industries. His books, which include such best sellers as Hotel (1965), Airport (1968), Wheels (1971), The Moneychangers (1975), and Overload (1979), have sold 170 million copies in 38 languages.

Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink was a Brazilian-Dutch Roman Catholic bishop.

Anker Sørensen was a Danish film editor and director. He directed 18 films between 1949 and 1973. His 1960 film The Last Winter was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.