List of Famous people who died at 85

Chelo Alonso was a Cuban actress who became a star in Italian cinema, and ultimately a 1960s cult film heroine and sex symbol in the U.S. She was well known for playing femmes fatales with fiery tempers and sensual dance scenes.

Francisco Rubio Llorente was a Spanish judge and law professor. He was President of the Spanish Council of State between 2004 and 2012, his predecessor and successor was José Manuel Romay Beccaría. He was judge on the Constitutional Court of Spain between 1980 and 1992, of which he spend the last three years as Vice President.

Toros Rasguélénian, known professionally as R. Toros, was a French sculptor.

Henry-Jean Baptiste was a French politician from Martinique who was elected and represented Mayotte in the French National Assembly from 1986 to 2002.

Rudolf Kirchschläger, GColIH was an Austrian diplomat, politician and judge. From 1974 to 1986 he served as President of Austria.

Mircea Drăgan was a Romanian film director. He directed 23 films between 1955 and 1992. His 1961 film Thirst was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Two years later, his film Lupeni 29 was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival and it also won the Silver Prize. He was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1973 film Explosion was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma.

Yevgeny Nikolayevich Avrorin was a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist and nuclear engineer, and Scientific Director at the Russian Federal Nuclear Centre (RFNC). He was a co-developer of the RDS-37, the first Soviet two-stage thermonuclear bomb, and many other nuclear devices.

Masahiro Makino was a Japanese film director. He directed more than 260 films, primarily in the chanbara and yakuza genres. His real name was Masatada (正唯), but he took the stage name Masahiro, the kanji for which he changed multiple times.

Konstantin Ivanovich Beskov was a Soviet/Russian footballer and coach.

Diane Pearson was a British book editor and romance novelist, who has been translated into several languages.