List of Famous people who died at 96

Germaine Dieterlen was a French anthropologist. She was a student of Marcel Mauss, worked with noted French anthropologist Marcel Griaule (1898-1956) and Jean Rouch, wrote on a large range of ethnographic topics and made pioneering contributions to the study of myths, initiations, techniques, graphic systems, objects, classifications, ritual and social structure.

Luther Sheeleigh Cressman was an American field archaeologist, most widely known for his discoveries at Paleo-Indians sites such as Fort Rock Cave and Paisley Caves, sites related to the early settlement of the Americas.

Irma Patkós was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1957 and 1994.

Edward Eliscu was an American lyricist, playwright, producer and actor, and a successful writer of songs for films.

Bernhard Quandt was a German politician.