List of Famous people who died in 1986

Cheryl Crawford was an American theatre producer and director.

Alain Moineau was a French cyclist. He was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine. He won a bronze medal in the team road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with José Beyaert and Jacques Dupont.

Edward Alexander Garmatz, a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 3rd congressional district of Maryland from 1947 to 1973.

Hans Knecht was a Swiss professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was winning the World Cycling Championship in 1946. He was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1943, 1946 and 1947. He was a professional cyclist from 1939 to 1949.

Branca Edmée Marques de Sousa Torres was a leading Portuguese specialist in the peaceful applications of nuclear technology who obtained a doctorate in Paris under the guidance of Marie Curie. Returning to Lisbon she founded the Radiochemistry Laboratory, where she continued her research for three decades.