Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1986

Sammy Drechsel, born Karl-Heinz Kamke, was a German political comedian, journalist and sports reporter. In 1956, together with Dieter Hildebrandt, he founded the Münchner Lach- und Schießgesellschaft, one of Germany's most successful and influential sites of political kabarett, for which he was producer and director up to his death. From 1950 to his death he also worked as a sports reporter for the Bavarian "Bayrischer Rundfunk". He also became well known for his 1955 book "Elf Freunde müsst ihr sein", which targeted an adolescent audience. One of Drechsel's last appearances was in the German TV series Kir Royal, directed by Helmut Dietl, which was completed shortly before his death.

Adolf Georgievich Tolkachev was a Soviet electronic engineer who provided key documents to the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) between 1979 and 1985. Working at the Soviet radar design bureau Phazotron as one of the chief designers, Tolkachev gave the CIA complete detailed information about such projects as the R-23, R-24, R-33, R-27, and R-60, S-300; fighter-interceptor aircraft radars used on the MiG-29, MiG-31, and Su-27; and other avionics. He was executed as a spy in 1986.

James Hardy Wilkinson realizó una contribución excepcional a la informática por su trabajo sobre el análisis numérico.

Herman Watzinger was a Norwegian engineer in the area of cooling technique from NTH in Trondheim and a crewmember on the Kon-Tiki expedition. He was also a Milorg member during the Second World War operation Polar Bear II, which was brought to Trondheim by Captain Leif Hauge.

Isao Nakata is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan.

Altiero Spinelli (1907-1986) fue un político italiano de ideología federalista europea, conocido por su defensa del proceso de integración europea acontecido en las décadas que siguieron a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, razón por la que es considerado uno de los «padres fundadores de la Unión Europea». Fue el principal responsable del «Plan Spinelli», una propuesta del Parlamento Europeo sobre un tratado para una Unión Europea federal. La propuesta, aprobada en 1984 en el Parlamento, fue fuente de inspiración para la consolidación de los Tratados de la UE en las décadas de 1980 y 1990.

Thomas Liao was a Taiwanese independence activist and founding leader of the Republic of Taiwan Provisional Government.

Elisabeth Bergner nació como Elisabeth Ettel el 22 de agosto de 1897, en Drohobycz, Imperio austrohúngaro.

Sir Shiu-kin Tang CBE, KstJ, JP was a Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 1933, he co-founded Kowloon Motor Bus and is known through the public service institutions he funded and founded in Hong Kong, many of which bear his name.

Leonid Vitálievich Kantoróvich, en cirílico ruso Леонид Витальевич Канторович fue un economista, matemático e ingeniero soviético.