List of Famous people who died at 86

Joseph Buloff was a Russian Empire-born American actor and director known for his work in Broadway and Yiddish theatre. He received the Itzik Manger Prize for contributions to Yiddish letters in 1974.

Leslie Allison Godfree was a British male tennis player who was especially successful in doubles and mixed doubles.

Stephen Antonakos was a Greek sculptor known for his abstract sculptures and for being a pioneer in the use of neon in art.

Paul Ben-Haim was an Israeli composer. Born Paul Frankenburger in Munich, Germany, he studied composition with Friedrich Klose and he was assistant conductor to Bruno Walter and Hans Knappertsbusch from 1920 to 1924. He served as conductor at Augsburg from 1924 to 1931, and afterwards devoted himself to teaching and composition, including teaching at the Shulamit Conservatory in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Benjamin Halevy was an Israeli judge and politician.

Henry Franklin "Buster" Smith, also known as Professor Smith, was an American jazz alto saxophonist and mentor to Charlie Parker. Smith was instrumental in instituting the Texas Sax Sound with Count Basie and Lester Young in the 1930s.