Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Pop Artist
1
Fred Astaire (1899-1987)
Movie Actor
2
Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987)
Entrepreneur
3
Rita Hayworth (1918-1987)
Movie Actress
4
James Baldwin (1924-1987)
Novelist
5
Ray Bolger (1904-1987)
6
Bob Fosse (1927-1987)
Director
7
George Wise (1906-1987)
Sociologist
8
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987)
TV Actor
9
Maria Von Trapp (1905-1987)
World Music Singer
10
Bayard Rustin (1912-1987)
Civil Rights Leader
11
Liberace (1919-1987)
Pianist
12
R. Budd Dwyer (1939-1987)
Politician
13
Buddy Rich (1917-1987)
Drummer
14
Danny Kaye (1911-1987)
15
MG Ramachandran (1917-1987)
16
Kishore Kumar (1929-1987)
17
Peter Tosh (1944-1987)
Reggae Singer
18
Henry Ford II (1917-1987)
19
Patrick Troughton (1920-1987)
20
Lee Marvin (1924-1987)
21
Lorne Greene (1915-1987)
22
Dalida (1933-1987)
23
Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987)
Bassist
24
Celebrities Born in 1987
Deaths by Year
Robert Francis (1901-1987)
Poet
25
John Huston (1906-1987)
26
Alistair Maclean (1922-1987)
27
Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987)
28
George Harold Brown (1908-1987)
Engineer
29
Mike Von Erich (1964-1987)
Wrestler
30
Alf Landon (1887-1987)
31
Pola Negri (1897-1987)
32
Dean Paul Martin Jr. (1951-1987)
Family Member
33
Scott La Rock (1962-1987)
DJ
34
Arnold Lobel (1933-1987)
Children's Author
35
Sammy Kaye (1910-1987)
Composer
36
Hayden Rorke (1910-1987)
37
Clara Peller (1902-1987)
TV Actress
38
Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)
Non-Fiction Author
39
Paul Butterfield (1942-1987)
Rock Singer
40
Mary Astor (1906-1987)
41
Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987)
Violinist
42
Jackie Mitchell (1913-1987)
Baseball Player
43
Randolph Scott (1898-1987)
44
Richard Marquand (1937-1987)
45
Robert Preston (1918-1987)
46
Jacqueline Du Pre (1945-1987)
Cellist
47
Colin Blakely (1930-1987)
48
