List of Famous people who died in 1994

James Schwarzenbach was a right-wing Swiss politician and publicist. In the 1970s he was head of the short-lived Republican Movement. He also was publisher of fascist, völkisch, and antisemitic literature as the owner of Thomas-Verlag. He served in the National Council from December 12, 1967 to February 28, 1979, representing the Canton of Zürich.

Ilya Abramovich Frez, PAU, was a Soviet and Russian film director primarily known for his films for younger viewers. Among his films was the internationally popular I Loved You of 1967.

Pedro Affonso Collor de Melo was the brother of former Brazilian president Fernando Collor. Working for the Collor family's newspaper Gazeta de Alagoas, Pedro Collor gained prominence when he made a series of accusations against his brother, who was then president. The allegations include corruption, and drug use. Pedro Collor's revelations helped precipitate his brother's downfall in 1992. Pedro Collor died of brain cancer in 1994.

Lorenzo Palacios Quispe was a Peruvian singer and musician. He arose under the artist name Chacalón. He was called by his fans El Faraón de la Chicha.

Alain Cuny was a French actor in theatre and cinema.

Sylva Koscina was a Yugoslav-born Italian actress, maybe best remembered for her role as Iole, the bride of Hercules in Hercules (1958) and Hercules Unchained (1960). She also played Paul Newman's romantic interest in The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968).

Jean Laurent Robert Borotra was a French tennis champion. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in Itter Castle during the latter years of World War II and subsequently fought in the Battle for Castle Itter.

Daniel Camargo Barbosa was a Colombian serial killer. It is believed that he raped and murdered up to 150 young girls in Colombia and Ecuador during the 1970s and 1980s.

Roy J. Plunkett was an American chemist. He invented polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), i.e. Teflon, in 1938.

Guy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International. He was also briefly a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie.