List of Famous people who died in 1986

Thomas Marvin Hatley, professionally known simply as Marvin Hatley, was an American film composer and musical director, best known for his work for the Hal Roach studio from 1929 until 1940.

Andrée Madeleine Blouin was a political activist, human rights advocate, and writer from the Central African Republic.

'Umar al-Tilmisani was the third General Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. He headed the Egyptian Islamist organization from 1972 until 1986. Al-Tilmisani headed the Muslim Brotherhood during a period of cooperation and, some observers suggest, cooptation by the Egyptian state. While the Brothers were not precisely legal during Tilmisani's term, they were tolerated and encouraged by President Anwar al-Sadat as a bulwark against both leftist opponents and more extremist Islamists.

Assia Dagher was a Lebanese-Egyptian actress and film producer.

Muhammad Salah Eldin Bahgat Ahmad Helmy, known as "Salah Jaheen" or "Salah Jahin" was a leading Egyptian poet, lyricist, playwright and cartoonist.

Soekarno M. Noor was an Indonesian actor and film producer. He acted in 118 films and dramas.