List of Famous people who died at 85

Carlos José Ramos dos Santos, better known as simply Carlos José, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter of the genre seresta.

Simon Nora was a French official who served in several French cabinets and was the Inspecteur-general in the Ministry of Finance. He was asked by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to write on the impact of the new communications technology on France. The report, The Computerization of Society appeared in 1978 and became a best-seller in France. The report was one of the first to propose an information highway, one result of which was the Minitel program.

Sanaa Mazhar was an Egyptian actress, one of the three girls in the film "Biyaa Al Jarid" with Magda al-Sabahi and Naima Akef, presented for many as one of the best cinematic works.

Tsang Hin-chi, GBM was a Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician. He was the founder and president of the Goldlion Group Co. Ltd. and a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC).

Nikolay Nikolaevich Trofimov was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1990).

Tuncay Mataracı was a Turkish politician and government minister.

Princess Yolanda of Savoy was the eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

Line Noro was a French stage and film actress. During the 1930s she played glamorous, often exotic, women in films such as Pépé le Moko. Between 1945 and 1966 Noro was a member of the Comédie Française. She was married to the film director André Berthomieu.

Prince Souphanouvong was, along with his half-brother Prince Souvanna Phouma and Prince Boun Oum of Champasak, one of the "Three Princes" who represented respectively the communist (pro-Vietnam), neutralist and royalist political factions in Laos. He was the figurehead President of Laos from December 1975 to August 1991.

Hélio de Carvalho Garcia was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He served as governor of Minas Gerais from 1984 to 1987 and again from 1991 until 1995.