List of Famous people who died at 86

Air Commodore James George Weir, was an early Scottish aviator and airman. He was a successful industrialist who financed Juan de la Cierva's development of the autogiro.

Susana Lanteri was an Argentine actress of film, stage and television.

Toivo Kostia Salonen was a former speed skater from Finland. He was born in Pälkäne.

Frederick O'Neal was an American actor, theater producer and television director. He founded the American Negro Theater, the British Negro Theatre, and was the first African-American president of the Actors' Equity Association. He was also known for his work behind the scenes as a revolutionary trade unionist.

Henning Carlsen was a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-realistic drama Hunger (Sult) was nominated for the Palme D'Or and won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Carlsen also won the Bodil Award the following year for the comedy People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the Heart. Acting as his own producer since 1960, Carlsen has directed more than 25 films, 19 for which he wrote the screenplay. In 2006, he received the Golden Swan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival.

Karl Josef Becker S.J. was a German Catholic theologian and consultor for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 15 September 1977. He taught at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

Mathias Clemens was a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer. Mathias Clemens was the brother of cyclist Pierre Clemens.

François Fédier was a French philosopher and translator.