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Famous People Who Died In 1989

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1989. This list includes people like Ted Bundy, Lucille Ball, Bette Davis, Hirohito, Laurence Olivier and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, actresses and poets who died in 1989. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Italy & Spain and many more countries.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy.
19
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Serial Killer
Birthdate: November 24, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Burlington
Died: January 24
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 2 Abbie Hoffman

Abbie Hoffman.
0
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Anti-War Activist
Birthdate: November 30, 1936
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Worcester
Died: April 12

 3 Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian, Actress
Birthdate: August 6, 1911
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jamestown, New York, United States
Died: April 26

 4 Hirohito

Hirohito.
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Famous As: Former Emperor of Japan
Birthdate: April 29, 1901
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Died: January 7
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 5 Bette Davis

Bette Davis.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: April 5, 1908
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 6
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 6 Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali.
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Surrealist Painter
Birthdate: May 11, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Figueres
Died: January 23

 7 Ayatollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Khomeini.
2
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Led the Famous Iranian Revolution in 1979
Birthdate: September 22, 1902
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Khomeyn, Persia
Died: June 3
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 8 Mel Blanc

Melvin Jerome Blank .
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Voice Actor, Radio Personality
Birthdate: May 30, 1908
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Francisco
Died: July 10

 9 Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 22, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
Died: July 11

 10 Ferdinand Marcos

Ferdinand Marcos.
2
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former President of the Philippines
Birthdate: September 11, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippine Islands
Died: September 28
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 11 Nicolae Ceaușescu

Nicolae Ceaușescu.
2
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former President of Romania
Birthdate: January 26, 1918
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Scornicești
Died: December 25

 12 Gilda Radner

Gilda Radner
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: June 28, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: May 20
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 13 Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: January 9, 1925
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Somerville, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 16
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 14 John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Director
Birthdate: December 9, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: February 3
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 15 Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson.
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Former Welterweight and Middleweight Boxing Champion
Birthdate: May 3, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ailey, Georgia
Died: April 12

 16 Huey P. Newton

Huey Newton.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: American political activist
Birthdate: February 17, 1942
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Monroe
Died: August 22

 17 Rebecca Schaeffer

Rebecca Schaeffer.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress & Model
Birthdate: November 6, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Eugene, Oregon, United States
Died: July 18
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 18 Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: January 8, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stoneygate, Leicester
Died: October 4
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 19 Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: February 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: August 16
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 20 Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett.
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist, Playwright, Theater Director
Birthdate: April 13, 1906
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Foxrock, Ireland
Died: December 22

 21 Steve Rubell

Steve Rubell.
2
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Entrepreneur
Birthdate: December 2, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: July 25

 22 Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film director
Birthdate: January 3, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: April 30
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 23 Hu Yaobang

Hu Yaobang.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
Birthdate: November 20, 1915
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Liuyang, Changsha, China
Died: April 15
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

 24 John Matuszak

John Matuszak
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 25, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
Died: June 17
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

 25 Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: December 14, 1902
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York
Died: December 6

 26 Keith Whitley

Keith Whitley.
1
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: July 1, 1955
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ashland, Kentucky, United States
Died: May 9

 27 Daphne du Maurier

Daphne du Maurier.
1
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist & playwright
Birthdate: May 13, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 19

 28 Steven Stayner

Steven Stayner.
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Kidnap Victim
Birthdate: April 18, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Merced, California, United States
Died: September 17

 29 Victor French

Victor French.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: December 4, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California
Died: June 15
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 30 Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film director, Film producer, Mangaka, Animator, Physician, Writer, Designer, Screenwriter
Birthdate: November 3, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Toyonaka
Died: February 9

 31 Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe
0
Listed In: Photographers
Famous As: Photographer, Film director
Birthdate: November 4, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Floral Park
Died: March 9

 32 Jim Backus

James Gilmore Backus.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 25, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Died: July 3

 33 Christine Jorgensen

Christine Jorgensen
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: May 30, 1926
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: May 3

 34 Princess Deokhye

Princess Deokhye
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Princess
Birthdate: May 25, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Changdeokgung, South Korea
Died: April 21

 35 Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar.
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 12, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died: October 11
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 36 Billy Martin

Billy Martin
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Baseball player
Birthdate: May 16, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
Died: December 25

 37 Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin
1
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Street artist, Composer, Pianist, Songwriter, Screenwriter, Film score composer
Birthdate: May 11, 1888
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tyumen
Died: September 22

 38 Lane Frost

Lane Frost
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Bull Riders
Birthdate: October 12, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado, USA
Died: July 30
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 39 Guy Williams

Guy Williams
0
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: January 14, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Washington Heights, New York, United States
Died: April 30
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 40 Adolfo Constanzo

Adolfo Constanzo
1
Listed In: Criminals
Famous As: Serial killer
Birthdate: November 1, 1962
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Died: May 6

 41 Prem Nazir

Prem Nazir
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: April 7, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Died: January 16

 42 Andrei Sakharov

Andrei Sakharov.
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: The Father of Soviet nuclear bomb’
Birthdate: May 21, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow
Died: December 14

 43 Blaze Foley

Blaze Foley.
1
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: December 18, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Malvern, Arkansas, United States
Died: February 1

 44 Joe Spinell

Joe Spinell.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 28, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died: January 13

 45 Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: September 7, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ainsdale, Southport,Lancashire, England
Died: October 20

 46 Don Revie

Don Revie
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Football player
Birthdate: July 10, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Middlesbrough, England
Died: May 26

 47 Vladimir Horowitz

Vladimir Horowitz
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: American-Russian classical pianist
Birthdate: October 1, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kiev
Died: November 5

 48 Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 13, 1912
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Prievidza, Hungary [now Slovakia]
Died: October 16
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 49 A. Bartlett Giamatti

A. Bartlett Giamatti.
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Academician, Scholar, Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Birthdate: April 4, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Boston
Died: September 1

 50 William Shockley

William Shockley.
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: February 13, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 12