List of Famous people who died at 94
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, popularly known as Akkitham, was an Indian poet and essayist who wrote in Malayalam. He was known for a simple and lucid style of writing, exploring themes of profound love and compassion in his works. Some of his prominent works included Irupatham Noottandinte Ithihasam, Balidarshanam , and Nimisha Kshetram .
Alan Bush
Alan Dudley Bush was a British composer, pianist, conductor, teacher and political activist. A committed communist, his uncompromising political beliefs were often reflected in his music. He composed prolifically across a range of genres, but struggled through his lifetime for recognition from the British musical establishment, which largely ignored his works.
R. K. Narayan
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, commonly known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.
Chuang Chu Yu-nu
Chuang Chu Yu-nu was a philanthropist in Taiwan, who was called "the patron saint of poor people". She was known for selling her "10-dollar buffet", and was given the nickname "Ten Dollar Grandma" (十元阿媽) or "Ten Dollar Bento Grandma" (十元便當阿媽).
Lucie Aubrac
Lucie Samuel, born Lucie Bernard, and better known as Lucie Aubrac, was a French history teacher and member of the French Resistance during World War II.
Ninian Stephen
Sir Ninian Martin Stephen was an Australian judge who served as the 20th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1982 to 1989. He was previously a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1972 to 1982.
Tom Amberry
Tom Amberry was an American podiatrist who is best known for holding the Guinness world record for most consecutive free throws made, having made 2,750 of them in a row in a span of 12 hours over the course of November 15, 1993 at the age of 71. Amberry held the record for two and a half years before it was surpassed in April 1996 by Ted St. Martin. After setting his record, he worked with several teams, including the Chicago Bulls to help the players with their free throw shooting.
Thich Tri Quang
Thích Trí Quang was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk best known for his role in leading South Vietnam's Buddhist population during the Buddhist crisis in 1963, and in later Buddhist protests against subsequent South Vietnamese military regimes until the Buddhist Uprising of 1966 was crushed.
Abdelmajid Chaker
Abdelmajid Chaker was a Tunisian politician and nationalist militant.
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Yoshiko Yamaguchi was a Japanese actress and singer, born in China, who made a career in China, Hong Kong, Japan and the United States.