Famous People Who Died In 1985
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1985. This list includes people like Orson Welles, Rock Hudson, Yul Brynner, Ricky Nelson, Paul Castellano and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, novelists and poets who died in 1985. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Russia and many more countries.
Orson WellesAmerican
Actor and Director
Yul BrynnerRussian
Film & Stage Actor
Rock HudsonAmerican
Actor
Kiki CamarenaAmerican
Undercover Agent
Ricky NelsonAmerican
Musician
Paul CastellanoAmerican
Gangster
Louise BrooksAmerican
Actress
Dian FosseyRwandan, American
Zoologist, Conservationist
Konstantin ChernenkoUkrainian, Russian
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the
Anne BaxterAmerican
Actress
Ruth GordonAmerican
Actress
Marc ChagallBelarusian, French, Russian
Artist
Enver HoxhaAlbanian
Former Communist Leader of Albania
Nicholas ColasantoAmerican
Actor
Carol WayneAmerican
Actress
E. B. WhiteAmerican
Robert Todd Lincoln BeckwithAmerican
Last Descendant of Abraham Lincoln
Omayra SánchezColombian
Victim of Nevado del Ruiz Volcano
Wilfrid BrambellIrish
Actor
Carl SchmittGerman
Jurist, Geopolitician, Political Scientist
Philip LarkinBritish
Poet
Robert GravesBritish
Poet & Novelist
Aniello DellacroceAmerican
Gangster
Vivien ThomasAmerican
Surgeon
Stepin FetchitAmerican
Actor
Jean-Marie LoretFrench
Alleged Illegitimate Son of Adolf Hitler
Simone SignoretFrench
Actress
Potter StewartAmerican
Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
Simon KuznetsAmerican
Economist
Lon NolCambodian
Cambodian Politician
Jock SteinScottish
Football Manager
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Laura AshleyWelsh
Founder of 'Laura Ashley' Brand
Ettore BoiardiItalian, American
Chef, Restaurateur
Henry HathawayAmerican
Film Director
John Franklin EndersAmerican
The Father of Modern Vaccines
Paul FloryAmerican
Chemist
Frank Macfarlane BurnetAustralian
Virologist & Noble Prize Laureate
Andre KerteszHungarian
Photographer
Tjalling C. KoopmansDutch
Economist
Bill ScottAmerican
American voice actor
Rodney R. PorterBritish
Biochemist
Sanjeev KumarIndian
Actor
Madan PuriIndian
Actor
Roger MarisAmerican
Athlete
Dan WhiteAmerican
Government Official
Alice RobertsBelgian
Actress
Michael RedgraveBritish
Actor
Samantha SmithAmerican
Actress
Leonard LakeAmerican
Murderer
Matt MonroBritish
Singer
Lina HeydrichGerman
Writer
Phil SilversAmerican
Actor, Stage actor, Television actor
Italo CalvinoItalian, American
Writer, Poet, Politician, Journalist, Reporter,
J. Willard MarriottAmerican
Entrepreneur
Ana MendietaAmerican
Performance artist, Artist, Painter, Visual artist
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of LuxembourgFrench
Former Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Johnny MarksAmerican
Composer, Songwriter, Lyricist
Bodil JoensenDanish
Adult Film Star, Actor
James BeardAmerican
Chef, Non-fiction writer
Selma DiamondCanadian
actor, screenwriter, television actor
Ahn Sahng-hongSouth Korean
Gary HoltonBritish
Guitarist
Carlos P. RomuloFilipino
Diplomat
Fernand BraudelBrazilian, French
Economic historian, Historian, Professor
David ByronBritish
Singer, Songwriter
Sam SpiegelAustrian, Polish, American
Film producer
Big Joe TurnerAmerican
Singer
Johnny OlsonAmerican
Actor, Radio personality
Nelson RiddleAmerican
conductor, bandleader, composer, musician
Heinrich BöllGerman
Writer
Pauli MurrayAmerican
Lawyer
Theodore SturgeonAmerican
Writer
Jean DubuffetFrench
Painter, Sculptor, Visual artist, Writer
Brian HorrocksBritish
Athletics competitor, Military personnel
Tancredo NevesBrazilian
Politician, Lawyer, Entrepreneur
Julie VegaFilipino
Model, Singer, Actor
Sam ErvinAmerican
Politician
Thomas BilottiAmerican
George PólyaAmerican
Mathematician
Philly Joe JonesAmerican
American drummer
László BíróHungarian
Inventor
Muhammad Zafarullah KhanIndian, Pakistani
Politician, Diplomat, Judge, Lawyer
Eric VoegelinAmerican
Political scientist, Philosopher, University
Masako NatsumeJapanese
Actor, Model, Poet
Jo JonesAmerican
jazz musician, musician
Janet Auchincloss RutherfurdAmerican
Socialite
Donald O. HebbCanadian
Psychologist, Neuroscientist, University teacher
Shahnawaz BhuttoPakistani
Politician
Stefan BellofFormula One driver
Zoot SimsAmerican
Saxophonist
Forbes BurnhamGuyanese
Politician
Kenny ClarkeAmerican
Musician
Vyloppilli Sreedhara MenonIndian
Poet, Writer
Emil GilelsRussian
Pianist