List of Famous people who died in 1993

Gerhard Mertins was a German paratrooper, arms trafficker, Nazi and associate of pedophile cult leader Paul Schäfer. In 1943, he participated in the Gran Sasso raid rescuing Benito Mussolini from prison.

Claude Renoir was a French cinematographer. He was the son of actor Pierre Renoir, the nephew of director Jean Renoir, and the grandson of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Max Régnier was a French dramatist, play writer, theater director and actor. He was managing director of the théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin from 1949 up to 1969.

Augusto Temístocles da Silva Costa known artistically as Tião Macalé, was a Brazilian comedian.

Rubén Rojo Pinto (1922–1993) was a Spanish-born Mexican actor. He emigrated to Mexico where he participated in the Golden age of Mexican cinema.

Edda Seippel was a German actress. She appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1937 and 1992.

Chishū Ryū was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions.

Hirohide Ishida was a Japanese politician.

Kola Beldy was a Soviet-Russian pop singer of Nanai ethnicity. In 1986 he was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR. He had a number of Soviet-era hits, most famously "Увезу тебя я в тундру". He was signed to Melodiya Moscow, in 1973 winning them Award no. 2 at the Sopot International Song Festival. According to musicologist and rock critic Artemy Troitsky he "scored with some tundra-orientated megahits in the seventies and is considered a hallmark of Soviet snow-opera kitsch".

Félix Houphouët-Boigny, affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux, was the first president of Ivory Coast, serving for more than three decades until his death. A tribal chief, he worked as a medical aide, union leader and planter before being elected to the French Parliament. He served in several ministerial positions within the French government before leading Côte d'Ivoire following independence in 1960. Throughout his life, he played a significant role in politics and the decolonization of Africa.