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.

American
Actor and Director

Colombian
Victim of Nevado del Ruiz Volcano

American
Actor

American
Undercover Agent

Russian
Film & Stage Actor

American
Musician

American
Actress

American
Gangster

Rwandan, American
Zoologist, Conservationist

Belarusian, French, Russian
Artist

Ukrainian, Russian
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the

American
Actress

American
Actress

Albanian
Former Communist Leader of Albania

American
Actor

American
Last Descendant of Abraham Lincoln

American
Actress

American

British
Poet

British
Poet & Novelist

American
Actor

Irish
Actor

French
Alleged Illegitimate Son of Adolf Hitler

French
Actress

American
Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of

American
Economist

Scottish
Football Manager

American
Surgeon

Cambodian
Cambodian Politician

Welsh
Founder of 'Laura Ashley' Brand

American
Film Director

American
The Father of Modern Vaccines
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American
Chemist

Australian
Virologist & Noble Prize Laureate

Hungarian
Photographer

Dutch
Economist

American
American voice actor

British
Biochemist

Indian
Actor

American
Athlete

American
Actress

American
Government Official

Belgian
Actress

British
Actor

German
Jurist, Geopolitician, Politician, Philosopher,

American
Murderer

Indian
Actor

British
Singer

Italian, American
Writer, Poet, Politician, Journalist, Reporter,

American
Actor, Stage actor, Television actor

German
Writer

American

American
Entrepreneur

French
Former Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

British
Guitarist

Danish
Adult Film Star, Actor

Canadian
actor, screenwriter, television actor

Brazilian, French
Economic historian, Historian, Professor

American
Performance artist, Artist, Painter, Visual artist

South Korean

American
Chef, Non-fiction writer

Filipino
Model, Singer, Actor

American
Actor, Radio personality

American
conductor, bandleader, composer, musician

German
Writer

British
Athletics competitor, Military personnel

British
Singer, Songwriter

American
Socialite

American
Singer

American

French
Painter, Sculptor, Visual artist, Writer

Brazilian
Politician, Lawyer, Entrepreneur

American
Politician

American
Writer

American
Lawyer

Formula One driver

Pakistani
Politician

American
Mathematician

Hungarian
Inventor

British
Formula One driver, Aerobatics, Racecar driver

American

American
Political scientist, Philosopher, University

Indian
Poet, Writer

Austrian, American
Designer

Canadian
Psychologist, Neuroscientist, University teacher

American
Composer, Conductor, Music educator, Violinist,

Japanese
Actor, Model, Poet

Indian, Pakistani
Politician, Diplomat, Judge, Lawyer

American
jazz musician, musician

Russian
Pianist

Hungarian, American
Conductor, University teacher, Concertmaster

Hong Konger
Actor

Swedish
Politician

Hungarian
Psychiatrist, Child psychiatrist

American
Former United States Secretary of Housing and

American
American seismologist