List of Famous people who died at 87

Lou Saban

First Name Lou
Last Name Saban
Born on October 13, 1921
Died on March 29, 2009 (aged 87)

Louis Henry Saban was an American football player and coach. He played for Indiana University in college and as a professional for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference between 1946 and 1949. Saban then began a long coaching career. After numerous jobs at the college level, he became the first coach of the Boston Patriots in the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. He joined the Buffalo Bills two years later, and led the team to consecutive AFL championships in 1964 and 1965. After serving briefly as head coach at the University of Maryland, he was hired as head coach of the Denver Broncos in 1967, where he remained for five years. Saban returned to the Bills—by then in the National Football League following the AFL–NFL merger—from 1972 to 1976, reaching the playoffs once but failing to bring Buffalo another championship.

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Ramnath Goenka

First Name Ramnath
Born on April 3, 1904
Died on October 5, 1991 (aged 87)
Born in India

Ramnath Goenka was an Indian newspaper publisher. He launched The Indian Express in 1932 and created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications. In 2000, India Today magazine, named him amongst their list of "100 People Who Shaped India". The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, named after Ramnath Goenka, have become one of the most prestigious award functions for Indian journalists.

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Georges Lautner

First Name Georges
Last Name Lautner
Born on January 24, 1926
Died on November 22, 2013 (aged 87)

Georges Lautner was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard.

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Nodar Mgaloblishvili

ნოდარ მგალობლიშვილი
First Name Nodar
Born on July 15, 1931
Died on March 26, 2019 (aged 87)
Born in Georgia

Nodar Mgaloblishvili was a Soviet and Georgian theatrical and cinema actor.

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Muhterem Nur

Aysel Muhterem Kısa
First Name Muhterem
Born on December 31, 1932
Died on March 20, 2020 (aged 87)

Muhterem Nur was a Turkish film actress and pop music singer.

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Jacques Rivette

First Name Jacques
Last Name Rivette
Born on March 1, 1928
Died on January 29, 2016 (aged 87)
Born in France, Normandy

Jacques Rivette was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma. He made twenty-nine films, including L'amour fou (1969), Out 1 (1971), Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), and La Belle Noiseuse (1991). His work is noted for its improvisation, loose narratives, and lengthy running times.

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Jack Dempsey

First Name Jack
Last Name Dempsey
Born on June 24, 1895
Died on May 31, 1983 (aged 87)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, nicknamed Kid Blackie, and The Manassa Mauler, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. A cultural icon of the 1920s, Dempsey's aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first million-dollar gate. He pioneered the live broadcast of sporting events in general, and boxing matches in particular.

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Alice Miller

First Name Alice
Last Name Miller
Born on January 12, 1923
Died on April 14, 2010 (aged 87)

Alice Miller, born as Alicija Englard, was a Polish-Swiss psychologist, psychoanalyst and philosopher of Jewish origin, who is noted for her books on parental child abuse, translated into several languages. She was also a noted public intellectual.

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Art Rooney

First Name Art
Born on January 27, 1901
Died on August 25, 1988 (aged 87)

Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr., often referred to as "The Chief", was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football franchise in the National Football League (NFL), from 1933 until his death. Rooney is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was an Olympic qualifying boxer, and was part or whole owner in several track sport venues and Pittsburgh area pro teams. He was the first president of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1933 to 1974, and the first chairman of the team from 1933 to 1988.

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Nadja Regin

Nadežda Poderegin
First Name Nadja
Born on December 2, 1931
Died on April 6, 2019 (aged 87)

Nadja Poderegin, commonly known by her stage name Nadja Regin, was a Serbian actress. Starting in Yugoslav films in 1949, she developed an international career in the 1950s, appearing in the 1960s in such British TV series like Danger Man, Maigret, The Benny Hill Show and The Saint.

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