List of Famous people who died in 1986

Erich Bautz was a German racing cyclist, who won two stages in the 1937 Tour de France, and as a result wore the yellow jersey for three days.

Mimmo Poli was an Italian film character actor. He was born Domenico Poli.

Werner Conze was a pro-Nazi German historian in Nazi Germany, who continued to work as historian in post-World War II West Germany. He was a member of the Schieder commission.

James Harrison Gray Sr. was a Georgia politician and Democratic chairman. He was the founder of Gray Communications Systems, Inc., the editor and publisher of The Albany Herald and the mayor of Albany, Georgia.

Charles Robert Starrett was an American actor best known for his starring role in the Durango Kid western series. When he retired he held the record for starring in the longest-running string of feature films.

John E. Grotberg was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois serving from 1985 until his death from bronchial pneumonia and colon cancer in St. Charles, Illinois in 1986.

William Gerald Paris was an American actor and director best known for playing Jerry Helper, the dentist and next-door neighbor of Rob and Laura Petrie, on The Dick Van Dyke Show.