List of Famous people who died in 1996

Jerome Siegel, who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter and Jerry Ess, was an American comic book writer. His most famous creation was Superman, which he created in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster.

Taiguara Chalar da Silva, whose stage name was Taiguara, was a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

Müfide İlhan was a mayor of Mersin, Turkey in the early 1950s. She is known as being the first woman mayor in Turkey.

Roosseno Soerjohadikoesoemo was an Indonesian politician, scholar, and engineer. He served as minister of Public Works, Transportation and Economic Affairs during the first cabinet of Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo. Roosseno planned several of the most notable buildings in Jakarta, including the Hotel Indonesia, Istiqlal Mosque, and the National Monument. His extensive use of concrete as a building material led thim being dubbed Indonesia's Father of Concrete".

Yehia Emam, was an Egyptian former footballer who played as a Goalkeeper for Zamalek. He also played for the Egyptian national team, and represented his country in the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1951 Mediterranean Games and 1953 Pan Arab Games.

João Antônio Ferreira Filho was a Brazilian journalist and short story writer, who became known for portraying the lives of marginalized people inhabiting the outskirts of large cities, such as bandits, workers, vagrants and malandros.