Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Pop Artist
1
Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987)
Entrepreneur
2
George Wise (1906-1987)
Sociologist
3
Fred Astaire (1899-1987)
Movie Actor
4
Rita Hayworth (1918-1987)
Movie Actress
5
Bob Fosse (1927-1987)
Director
6
James Baldwin (1924-1987)
Novelist
7
Ray Bolger (1904-1987)
8
Danny Kaye (1911-1987)
9
MG Ramachandran (1917-1987)
10
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987)
TV Actor
11
Patrick Troughton (1920-1987)
12
Liberace (1919-1987)
Pianist
13
Maria Von Trapp (1905-1987)
World Music Singer
14
R. Budd Dwyer (1939-1987)
Politician
15
Kishore Kumar (1929-1987)
16
Robert Francis (1901-1987)
Poet
17
Henry Ford II (1917-1987)
18
Peter Tosh (1944-1987)
Reggae Singer
19
Buddy Rich (1917-1987)
Drummer
20
Dalida (1933-1987)
21
Lee Marvin (1924-1987)
22
Scott La Rock (1962-1987)
DJ
23
Lorne Greene (1915-1987)
24
Celebrities Born in 1987
Deaths by Year
Clara Peller (1902-1987)
TV Actress
25
Woody Hayes (1913-1987)
Football Coach
26
John Huston (1906-1987)
27
George Harold Brown (1908-1987)
Engineer
28
Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987)
29
Willi Smith (1948-1987)
Fashion Designer
30
Bayard Rustin (1912-1987)
Civil Rights Leader
31
Colin Blakely (1930-1987)
32
Rene Lévesque (1922-1987)
33
Alf Landon (1887-1987)
34
Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987)
Bassist
35
Geraldine Page (1924-1987)
Stage Actress
36
Robert Preston (1918-1987)
37
Pola Negri (1897-1987)
38
Hayden Rorke (1910-1987)
39
Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987)
40
Elizabeth Cotten (1893-1987)
Songwriter
41
Harold Washington (1922-1987)
42
Charan Singh (1902-1987)
World Leader
43
Arnold Lobel (1933-1987)
Children's Author
44
Alberta Gay (1913-1987)
Family Member
45
Mary Astor (1906-1987)
46
Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)
Non-Fiction Author
47
Mike Von Erich (1964-1987)
Wrestler
48
