List of Famous people who died at 76

Stephen Hawking

Stephen William Hawking
First Name Stephen
Last Name Hawking
Born on January 8, 1942
Died on March 14, 2018 (aged 76)

Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009.

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Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin
First Name Aretha
Born on March 25, 1942
Died on August 16, 2018 (aged 76)
Height 165 cm | 5'5

Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she embarked on a secular-music career as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While Franklin's career did not immediately flourish, she found acclaim and commercial success after signing with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "I Never Loved a Man ", "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "I Say a Little Prayer" propelled her past her musical peers. By the end of the 1960s, Aretha Franklin had come to be known as the "Queen of Soul".

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Shivam Singh

First Name Shivam
Born on January 1, 1945
Died on October 3, 2021 (aged 76)

Ghanashyam Nayak was an Indian film and television actor. He had appeared in a number of tele serials as well as films. He was well known for the role of Natwarlal Prabhashankar Undhaiwala a.k.a. Nattu Kaka in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. He died from cancer in Mumbai on 3 October 2021, aged 76.

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Rodolfo Gonzales

First Name Rodolfo
Born on June 18, 1928
Died on April 12, 2005 (aged 76)

Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales was a Mexican American boxer, poet, political organizer, and activist. Gonzales was one of many leaders for the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. The Crusade for Justice was an urban rights and Chicano cultural urban movement during the 1960s focusing on social, political, and economic justice for Chicanos. Gonzales convened the first-ever Chicano Youth Liberation Conference in 1968, which was poorly attended due to timing and weather conditions. Gonzales tried again in March 1969, and established what is commonly known as the First Chicano Youth Liberation Conference. This Conference was attended by many future Chicano activists and artists. The conference also birthed the Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, a pro-indigenist manifesto advocating revolutionary Chicano nationalism and self-determination for all Chicanos. Through the Crusade for Justice, Gonzales organized the Mexican American people of Denver to fight for their cultural, political, and economic rights, leaving his mark on history.

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Wes Craven

Wesley Earl Craven
First Name Wes
Last Name Craven
Born on August 2, 1939
Died on August 30, 2015 (aged 76)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Wesley Earl Craven was an American filmmaker, actor, and novelist. He was known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor and satire. His impact on the genre was considered prolific and highly influential. Due to the success and cultural impact of his works, Craven has been called a "Master of Horror".

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Boris Yeltsin

Борис Николаевич Ельцин
First Name Boris
Last Name Yeltsin
Born on February 1, 1931
Died on April 23, 2007 (aged 76)
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was a Russian and former Soviet politician who served as the first President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1961 to 1990, he later stood as a political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism and Russian nationalism.

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Hildegard Knef

Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef
First Name Hildegard
Born on December 28, 1925
Died on February 1, 2002 (aged 76)

Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef was a German actress, voice actress, singer, and writer. She was billed in some English-language films as Hildegard Neff or Hildegarde Neff.

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Bob Einstein

Stewart Robert Einstein
First Name Bob
Last Name Einstein
Born on November 20, 1942
Died on January 2, 2019 (aged 76)

Stewart Robert Einstein was an American actor, comedy writer and producer. He created and performed the satirical stuntman character Super Dave Osborne, played Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Larry Middleman on Arrested Development.

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Jo Bouillon

Joseph Jean Étienne Bouillon
First Name Jo
Last Name Bouillon
Born on May 3, 1908
Died on July 9, 1984 (aged 76)
Born in France, Occitania

Jo Bouillon was a French composer, conductor and violinist. As Joséphine Baker's fourth husband, he enjoyed prominence in the 1950s.

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Tom Hayden

First Name Tom
Last Name Hayden
Born on December 11, 1939
Died on October 23, 2016 (aged 76)

Thomas Emmet Hayden was an American social and political activist, author, and politician. Hayden was best known for his role as an anti-war and civil rights activist in the 1960s, authoring the Port Huron Statement and standing trial in the Chicago Seven case.

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