List of Famous people who died at 85

Roger Lapébie was a French racing cyclist who won the 1937 Tour de France. In addition, Lapébie won the 1934 and 1937 editions of the Critérium National. He was born at Bayonne, Aquitaine, and died in Pessac.

Bruno Balz was a German songwriter and schlager writer.

Joe Frank Cobb was an American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the Our Gang comedies from 1922 to 1929.

Clara Malraux was a French writer and translator, and a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War. She was the first wife of the writer André Malraux.

Grace Lee Whitney was an American actress and singer. She played Janice Rand on the original Star Trek television series and subsequent Star Trek films.

Hélène Solomon-Langevin was a French politician. She was elected to the National Assembly in 1945 as one of the first group of French women in parliament.

Leandro José Díaz Duarte was a Colombian vallenato music composer. He is mostly known for his ability to compose very descriptive and narrative vallenato songs despite his blindness. His songs have been recorded by many Colombian musicians including Carlos Vives, Diomedes Diaz, Jorge Oñate, Ivan Villazon, among others.

Yoshio Anabuki was a Japanese baseball player and former manager of the Nankai Hawks.

Erich Vermehren, also known as Erich Vermeeren de Saventhem or Eric Maria de Saventhem, was an ardent anti-Nazi, an agent of the Abwehr, the German military intelligence organization, and later a leading Catholic Traditionalist.

Elvira Quintillá was a Spanish actress, whose career spanned over six decades.