List of Famous people who died in 1986

Saifuddin Zuhri was an Indonesian politician, journalist, educator and Muslim cleric who was the Minister of Religious Affairs of Indonesia under President Sukarno and Acting President Suharto.

Ray Moyer was an American set decorator. He won three Academy Awards and was nominated for nine more in the category Best Art Direction. He was born in Santa Barbara, California and died in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Lawrence Sidney Thompson (1916–1986) worked at the University of Kentucky as the Director of Libraries and as a faculty member in the classics department. He wrote extensively on the processes of printing and publication. Dr. Thompson also researched processes for cataloging materials, frequently corresponding with European colleagues.

Seán Moore was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.

K.H. Muhammad Wahib Wahab once served as Minister of Religious Affairs. He was the first son of Wahab Hasbullah one of the founding initiator Nahdlatul Ulama.