Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1996

José 'Chepe' Santacruz Londoño, fue un narcotraficante colombiano que junto a los hermanos Gilberto y Miguel Rodríguez inició un grupo delictivo conocido como Los Chemas, que para finales de los años 70 se conocería como el Cartel de Cali, organización criminal que en su apogeo llegó a suministrar el 80% de la cocaína del mundo e ingresar miles de millones de dólares anualmente.

Janaki Ramachandran, commonly known as V. N. Janaki, was an Indian politician, activist and the first woman Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She was the third wife of the actor and politician M. G. Ramachandran.

Marianne Bachmeier se hizo famosa en Alemania tras tomarse la justicia por su mano disparando al asesino de su hija en la sala del Tribunal de Distrito de Lübeck en 1981.

Richa Sharma also known by her married name Richa Sharma Dutt was an Indian film actress known for her works in Bollywood. Richa married actor Sanjay Dutt in New York City, United States in 1987. The couple has a daughter, Trishala Dutt. Within two years of marriage, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Richa died at her parents' home in New York on December 10, 1996.

Pamela Lyndon Travers fue una escritora, actriz y periodista británica, nacida en Australia, creadora de la famosa niñera de ficción Mary Poppins en el libro del mismo nombre. En 1924 se mudó a Inglaterra, donde escribió bajo el seudónimo de P.L. Travers. En 1933, comenzó a escribir su serie de novelas infantiles acerca de la mística y mágica niñera Mary Poppins. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, mientras trabajaba para el Ministerio de Información Británico, Travers viajó a Nueva York, donde Walt Disney contactó con ella para que le vendiera los derechos de Mary Poppins a Disney Studios, para usar el personaje en una película.

Vijayalakshmi Vadlapatla, better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian film actress who worked predominantly in Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. She entered the industry as a sideto supporting actress, and was first noticed for her role as "Silk" in the 1979 Tamil film, Vandichakkaram. She became a major sex symbol and was the most sought-after erotic actress in the 1980s. In a career spanning 17 years, she appeared in over 450 films. Due to uncanny similarities, Silk Smitha was popularly known as Marilyn Monroe of Indian cinema.

Joseph Brodsky fue un poeta rusoestadounidense de origen judío. Se lo considera el poeta más grande nacido en la época soviética y, acaso con la sola excepción de B. Pasternak y A. Ajmátova, el más importante en lengua rusa de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Ganó el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1987.

Río Reiser fue un cantante alemán, primero con su banda Ton Steine Scherben, después solo.

Luis Miguel González Lucas, más conocido como Luis Miguel Dominguín fue un torero español.

JonBenét Patricia Ramsey was an American child beauty queen who was killed at the age of six in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado. A lengthy handwritten ransom note was found in the home. Her father, John, found the girl's body in the basement of their house about seven hours after she had been reported missing. She had sustained a broken skull from a blow to the head and had been strangled; a garrote was found tied around her neck. The autopsy report stated that JonBenét's official cause of death was "asphyxia by strangulation associated with craniocerebral trauma". Her death was ruled a homicide. The case generated nationwide public and media interest, in part because her mother Patsy Ramsey had entered JonBenét into a series of child beauty pageants. The crime is still unsolved and remains an open investigation with the Boulder Police Department.