List of Famous people who died in 1986

George Gaines was an American set decorator. He worked on films such as American Gigolo and The Big Chill. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for another two in the category Best Art Direction.

Walter Wottitz was an American cinematographer. He won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the film The Longest Day. Wottitz died in November 1986.

Tsendiin Damdinsüren was a Mongolian writer and linguist. He wrote the text to one version of the national anthem of Mongolia.

Walter Weidauer was a German politician. He was the "lord mayor" of Dresden during the most intensive period of the city's rebuilding, between 1946 and 1958.

Robert Priestley was an American set decorator. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction.

Sir Richard van der Riet Woolley OBE FRS was an English astronomer who became Astronomer Royal. His mother's maiden name was Van der Riet.

Roberto Bianchi Montero was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.