List of Famous people who died at 84

Alva Myrdal was a Swedish sociologist, diplomat and politician. She was a prominent leader of the disarmament movement. She, along with Alfonso Garcia Robles, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. She married Gunnar Myrdal in 1924.

Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie,, styled The Honourable Simon Ramsay between 1928 and 1950, was a British land owner, Scottish Unionist Party politician and colonial governor.

Colin James Brumby was an Australian composer and conductor.

Angela Olivia Pery, Countess of Limerick, CH GBE DStJ (1897–1981) was a leader of the International British Red Cross movements.

Stanton Terry Friedman was a nuclear physicist and professional ufologist who resided in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the original civilian investigator of the Roswell UFO incident. He worked on research and development projects for several large companies.

Louis Joseph "Leapin' Louie" Fontinato was a Canadian defenceman in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers from 1954 to 1961 and the Montreal Canadiens from 1961 to 1963.

Kenneth Joseph Matthews, MBE was a British race walker, who won the Olympic (1964) and European (1962) titles in the 20 km walk.

Yukio Tabuchi was a renowned Japanese photographer.

Bourkou Louise Kabo was a Chadian politician. She was the first woman to be elected to the National Assembly of Chad.

Uta Thyra Hagen was a German-American actress and theatre practitioner. She originated the role of Martha in the 1962 Broadway premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, who called her "a profoundly truthful actress". Because Hagen was on the Hollywood blacklist, in part because of her association with Paul Robeson, her film opportunities dwindled and she focused her career on New York theatre.