List of Famous people who died in 1984

Halide Nusret Zorlutuna was a Turkish poet and novelist.

Soia Mentschikoff was a Russian American lawyer, law professor, legal scholar and law school dean, best known for her work in the development and drafting of the Uniform Commercial Code. She served as dean of University of Miami School of Law. She was also the first woman to teach at Harvard Law School.

Hubert Alfred Wallace was a Canadian sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Count François de Menthon was a French politician and professor of law.

Rudolf Platte was a German actor.

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet, commonly known as "Bomber" Harris by the press and often within the RAF as "Butcher" Harris, was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) RAF Bomber Command during the height of the Anglo-American strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

André Charles Stander was a South African criminal and policeman. One of the most infamous bank robbers in South Africa's history, Stander was notorious for the audacious manner with which he carried out his crimes; he sometimes carried out the crime on his lunch break, often returning to the scene as an investigating officer.

Uwe Johnson was a German writer, editor, and scholar.

Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov was a Soviet aeroplane designer, and the founder of the Antonov aircraft company, later named in his honour. Antonov designed a number of known Soviet aeroplanes and numerous gliders for both civilian and military use.

Ann Christy was a Belgian singer who enjoyed success in her native country and is best known internationally for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975.