Robert Francis (1901-1987)
Poet
1
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Pop Artist
2
Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987)
Entrepreneur
3
Fred Astaire (1899-1987)
Movie Actor
4
Rita Hayworth (1918-1987)
Movie Actress
5
George Wise (1906-1987)
Sociologist
6
Ray Bolger (1904-1987)
7
James Baldwin (1924-1987)
Novelist
8
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987)
TV Actor
9
Liberace (1919-1987)
Pianist
10
Bob Fosse (1927-1987)
Director
11
Buddy Rich (1917-1987)
Drummer
12
Maria Von Trapp (1905-1987)
World Music Singer
13
Dalida (1933-1987)
14
R. Budd Dwyer (1939-1987)
Politician
15
Henry Ford II (1917-1987)
16
Kishore Kumar (1929-1987)
17
Danny Kaye (1911-1987)
18
MG Ramachandran (1917-1987)
19
Peter Tosh (1944-1987)
Reggae Singer
20
Patrick Troughton (1920-1987)
21
Robert Preston (1918-1987)
22
Lee Marvin (1924-1987)
23
John Huston (1906-1987)
24
Celebrities Born in 1987
Deaths by Year
Dean Paul Martin Jr. (1951-1987)
Family Member
25
Mary Astor (1906-1987)
26
Clara Peller (1902-1987)
TV Actress
27
Lorne Greene (1915-1987)
28
Bayard Rustin (1912-1987)
Civil Rights Leader
29
Alistair Maclean (1922-1987)
30
Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987)
31
Hermione Gingold (1897-1987)
Stage Actress
32
Jaco Pastorius (1951-1987)
Bassist
33
George Harold Brown (1908-1987)
Engineer
34
Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987)
35
Rene Lévesque (1922-1987)
36
William Rose (1914-1987)
Screenwriter
37
Scott La Rock (1962-1987)
DJ
38
Pola Negri (1897-1987)
39
Charan Singh (1902-1987)
World Leader
40
Woody Hayes (1913-1987)
Football Coach
41
Kent Taylor (1907-1987)
42
Mike Von Erich (1964-1987)
Wrestler
43
Elizabeth Hartman (1943-1987)
44
Michael Bennett (1943-1987)
Choreographer
45
Dan Rowan (1922-1987)
46
Zubir Said (1907-1987)
Composer
47
Arnold Lobel (1933-1987)
Children's Author
48