List of Famous people who died at 96

Jacques Gernet was an eminent French sinologist of the second half of the 20th century. His best-known work is The Chinese Civilization, a 900-page summary of Chinese history and civilization which has been translated into many languages.

Louis Lareng was a French politician and professor of medicine specializing in anesthesia resuscitation.

Jakob "Jack" Günthard was a Swiss artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won the gold medal in the horizontal bar, and the silver medal in the team combined exercises. Günthard died in August 2016 at the age of 96.

Nikken Abe was a Japanese Buddhist monk who served as the 67th High Priest of Nichiren Shōshū Buddhism and chief priest of Taiseki-ji head Temple in Fujinomiya, Japan.

Frans Krajcberg was a Polish Brazilian painter, sculptor, engraver and photographer. Known for his environmental activism, Krajcberg denounced the destruction of the Brazilian forests, using materials such as burnt wood from illegal forest fires in his artworks.

Fernand Ledoux was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began his career with small roles at the Comédie-Française. He appeared in close to eighty films, with his best remembered role being the stationmaster Roubaud in Jean Renoir's La Bête humaine (1938), but he remained primarily a theatrical actor for the duration of his career.

Lidia Menapace was an Italian resistance fighter and politician who served in the Senate from 2006 to 2008, representing the Communist Refoundation Party.

Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British tennis and badminton player and the most decorated female British Olympian, joint with Katherine Grainger

Richard Purdy Wilbur was an American poet and literary translator. One of the foremost poets of his generation, Wilbur's work, composed primarily in traditional forms, was marked by its wit, charm, and gentlemanly elegance. He was appointed the second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1987 and received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry twice, in 1957 and 1989.

Carmen Dolores Cohen Sarmento was a Portuguese film, television and stage actress. She played in among others the film Camões and television programm Chuva de Maio. She received several awards. She became Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Portugal, Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry and Knight of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword. At the 2004 Golden Globes of Portugal she became the best stage actress.