Famous People Who Died In 1982

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1982. This list includes people like Grace Kelly, John Belushi, Ayn Rand, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Fonda and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, poets and novelists who died in 1982. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom & Russia and many more countries.
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 1 
Grace Kelly
(Former Actress and Princess Consort of Monaco (1956 - 1982))
Grace Kelly
78
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 12, 1929
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 14
 2 
John Belushi
(Comedian, Actor and One of the Seven Original Cast Members of the Comedy Show 'Saturday Night Live')
John Belushi
26
Birthdate: January 24, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: March 5
 3 
Henry Fonda
(American Actor Who Cultivated an Everyman Screen Image in Several Films Considered to be Classics)
Henry Fonda
14
Birthdate: May 16, 1905
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
Died: August 12
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 4 
Ingrid Bergman
(One of the Most Influential Screen Figures in Cinematic History)
Ingrid Bergman
53
Birthdate: August 29, 1915
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: August 29
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 5 
Vic Morrow
(Actor and Director Best Known for His ABC Drama Series ‘Combat!’)
Vic Morrow
10
Birthdate: February 14, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: July 23
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 6 
Paul Lynde
(Comedian and Actor Known for His Role as ‘Uncle Arthur’ in the TV Series ‘Bewitched’)
Paul Lynde
8
Birthdate: June 13, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States
Died: January 10
 7 
Marty Robbins
(One of the Most Popular and Successful Country and Western Music Performers from the Late 1940s to the Early 1980s)
Marty Robbins
11
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 26, 1925
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glendale, Arizona, United States
Died: December 8
 8 
Randy Rhoads
(Guitarist, Musician, Classical guitarist)
Randy Rhoads
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 6, 1956
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Santa Monica
Died: March 19
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 9 
Marty Feldman
(Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Poet)
Marty Feldman
2
Birthdate: July 8, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London
Died: December 2
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 10 
Philip K. Dick
(American Science Fiction Writer)
Philip K. Dick
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 16, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: March 2
 11 
Jack Swigert
(Astronaut)
Jack Swigert
18
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 30, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Died: December 27
 12 
Satchel Paige
(American Professional Baseball Pitcher)
Satchel Paige
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 7, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Died: June 8
 13 
Romy Schneider
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Empress Elisabeth’ in the Romantic Biopic ‘Sissi’)
Romy Schneider
8
Birthdate: September 23, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: May 29
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 14 
Thelonious Monk
(Jazz Pianist & Composer)
Thelonious Monk
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 10, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States
Died: February 17
 15 
Peter Maivia
(Samoan-American Professional Wrestler)
Peter Maivia
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 6, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: American Samoa
Died: June 13
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 16 
Hugh Beaumont
4
Birthdate: February 16, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eudora, Kansas, United States
Died: May 14
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 17 
Dominique Dunne
8
Birthdate: November 23, 1959
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: November 4
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 18 
Jack Webb
(Actor)
Jack Webb
3
Birthdate: April 2, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA
Died: December 23
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 19 
Warren Oates
6
Birthdate: July 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Depoy, Kentucky, United States
Died: April 3
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 20 
Douglas Bader
(Royal Air Force Flying Ace During the Second World War)
Douglas Bader
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 21, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: September 5
 21 
Lee Strasberg
(Actor, Director)
Lee Strasberg
2
Birthdate: November 17, 1901
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Budaniv, Ukraine
Died: February 17
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 22 
Ayn Rand
(Writer and Philosopher Known for Her Best-Selling Novels ‘The Fountainhead’ and ‘Atlas Shrugged’)
Ayn Rand
44
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 2, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: March 6
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 23 
Virginia Hall
(American Secret Agent Who Worked in France During World War II)
Virginia Hall
10
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 6, 1906
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: July 8
 24 
Brenda Benet
(Actress)
Brenda Benet
15
Birthdate: August 14, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Died: April 7
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 25 
Glenn Gould
(Canadian Classical Pianist)
Glenn Gould
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 25, 1932
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: October 4
 26 
Eleanor Powell
(Dancer, Actress)
Eleanor Powell
7
Birthdate: November 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 11
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 27 
Sarah Churchill
(English Actress & Dancer and the Daughter of Winston Churchill)
Sarah Churchill
7
Birthdate: October 7, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 24
 28 
Victor Buono
(Actor)
Victor Buono
6
Birthdate: February 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
Died: January 1
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 29 
Carl Orff
(German Composer Known for His Cantata 'Carmina Burana')
Carl Orff
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 10, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: March 29
 30 
Gilles Villeneuve
(Canadian Racing Driver)
Gilles Villeneuve
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: May 8
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 31 
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 2, 1916
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kondratów, Poland
Died: December 18
 32 
Arthur Rubinstein
(One of the Greatest Pianists and Chopin Interpreters of His Time)
Arthur Rubinstein
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 28, 1887
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Łódź, Poland
Died: December 20
 33 
John Cheever
(Novelist & Short Story Writer)
John Cheever
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 27, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Quincy
Died: June 18
 34 
Anna Freud
(British Psychoanalyst and Founder of Psychoanalytic Child Psychology)
Anna Freud
4
Birthdate: December 3, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: October 9
 35 
Jean Batten
(Aviator Who Made Record Breaking Trans-world Flights)
Jean Batten
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 15, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rotorua, New Zealand
Died: November 22
 36 
Jimmy Hoffa
(Labor Union Leader)
Jimmy Hoffa
22
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 14, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brazil, Indiana, United States
Died: July 30
 37 
Micki Harris
(Singer)
Micki Harris
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Died: June 10
 38 
Arthur Lowe
(Actor)
Arthur Lowe
1
Birthdate: September 22, 1915
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hayfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died: April 15
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 39 
Kenneth More
(Actor)
Kenneth More
2
Birthdate: September 20, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: July 12
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 40 
King Vidor
(Film Director and Producer)
King Vidor
2
Birthdate: February 8, 1894
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Died: November 1
 41 
Celia Johnson
(Actress)
Celia Johnson
3
Birthdate: December 18, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Richmond, Surrey, England
Died: April 26
 42 
Djuna Barnes
(Artist)
Djuna Barnes
0
Birthdate: June 12, 1892
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Storm King Mountain, New York, United States
Died: June 18
 43 
Jacques Tati
(Actor, Director who wrote and starred in Mr. Hulot's Holiday)
Jacques Tati
3
Birthdate: October 9, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Le Pecq, France
Died: November 5
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 44 
Curd Jürgens
(Austrian Actor Known for Playing 'Ernst Udet' in the Film 'Des Teufels General' )
Curd Jürgens
2
Birthdate: December 13, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Solln, Munich, Germany
Died: June 18
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 45 
Sobhuza II
(King of Eswatini from 1899 to 1982)
Sobhuza II
3
Birthdate: July 22, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zombodze, Swaziland
Died: August 21
 46 
Lester Bangs
(American music critic)
Lester Bangs
6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 13, 1948
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Escondido
Died: April 30
 47 
Fazlur Rahman Khan
(Structural Engineer and Architect Known for His Innovations in High-Rise Building Construction)
Fazlur Rahman Khan
12
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 3, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Died: March 27
 48 
Mabel Albertson
(Actress)
Mabel Albertson
0
Birthdate: July 24, 1901
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 28
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 49 
Fernando Lamas
(Former Actor and Director)
Fernando Lamas
6
Birthdate: January 9, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: October 8
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 50 
Barack Obama Sr.
(Kenyan Official)
Barack Obama Sr.
26
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 18, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rachuonyo District, Nyang'oma Kogelo
Died: November 24