1986 Deaths
- Borges, Jorge Luis (14 June)
- Cagney, James (30 March)
- Goodman, Benny (13 June)
- Grant, Cary (29 November)
- Herbert, Frank (11 February)
- Hubbard, L. Ron (24 January)
- Jutra, Claude
- Knight, Ted (26 August)
- Markham, Beryl (3 August)
- McAuliffe, Christa (28 January)
- O'Keeffe, Georgia (6 March)
- Simpson, Wallis (24 April)
- The Clash
- Yamasaki, Minoru (6 February)