List of Famous people who died in 1977

Brigadier General Tafari Benti was an Ethiopian politician who served as Head of State of Ethiopia in his role as chairman of the Derg, the ruling military junta. His official title was Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council.

Lajos Básti was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1977.

Denzil George Fortescue, 6th Earl Fortescue MC TD was a British peer and farmer who served in both the First World War and Second World War.

Giorgio Carlo Calvi, Count of Bergolo was an Italian general during World War II and the husband of Princess Yolanda of Savoy, the eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III.

Randal John Somerled McDonnell, 8th Earl of Antrim (1911–1977) was a diplomat, activist, soldier and administrator from Northern Ireland. He became chairman of the National Trust in 1965.

Anita Stewart Morris was an American socialite and heiress who married Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu, grandson of King Miguel I of Portugal, and the eldest son of Dom Miguel, Duke of Braganza, who was Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.

Zenzo Shimizu , also spelt Zenzo Shimidzu, was a male tennis player from Japan.