Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Pop Artist
1
Fred Astaire (1899-1987)
Movie Actor
2
Rita Hayworth (1918-1987)
Movie Actress
3
James Baldwin (1924-1987)
Novelist
4
Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987)
Entrepreneur
5
Henry Ford II (1917-1987)
6
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987)
TV Actor
7
Bob Fosse (1927-1987)
Director
8
Ray Bolger (1904-1987)
9
Robert Francis (1901-1987)
Poet
10
Peter Tosh (1944-1987)
Reggae Singer
11
John Huston (1906-1987)
12
R. Budd Dwyer (1939-1987)
Politician
13
Danny Kaye (1911-1987)
14
Liberace (1919-1987)
Pianist
15
MG Ramachandran (1917-1987)
16
Buddy Rich (1917-1987)
Drummer
17
Kishore Kumar (1929-1987)
World Music Singer
18
Maria Von Trapp (1905-1987)
19
Dalida (1933-1987)
20
Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987)
Bassist
21
Lee Marvin (1924-1987)
22
Patrick Troughton (1920-1987)
23
George Wise (1906-1987)
Sociologist
24
Robert Preston (1918-1987)
25
Alf Landon (1887-1987)
26
Scott La Rock (1962-1987)
DJ
27
Pola Negri (1897-1987)
28
Lorne Greene (1915-1987)
29
Randolph Scott (1898-1987)
30
Woody Hayes (1913-1987)
Football Coach
31
Mike Von Erich (1964-1987)
Wrestler
32
Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987)
33
Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987)
34
Bayard Rustin (1912-1987)
Civil Rights Leader
35
Colin Blakely (1930-1987)
36
George Harold Brown (1908-1987)
Engineer
37
Alberta Gay (1913-1987)
Family Member
38
Hayden Rorke (1910-1987)
39
Sumiko Kurishima (1902-1987)
40
Will Sampson (1933-1987)
41
Kenny Price (1931-1987)
Country Singer
42
Arnold Lobel (1933-1987)
Children's Author
43
Dan Rowan (1922-1987)
44
Rene Lévesque (1922-1987)
45
Carl Rogers (1902-1987)
46
Woody Herman (1913-1987)
Saxophonist
47
Milt Kahl (1909-1987)
Cartoonist
48
Celebrities Born in 1987
Deaths by Year
