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Famous People Who Died In 1990

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1990. This list includes people like Leonard Bernstein, Roald Dahl, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ava Gardner, Lev Yashin and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, poets and novelists who died in 1990. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Italy & India 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 Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl.
21
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: September 13, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Died: November 23
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

 2 Halston

Halston.
3
Listed In: Fashion
Famous As: Fashion designer, Costume designer
Birthdate: April 23, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Des Moines
Died: March 26

 3 Osho Rajneesh

Osho Rajneesh.
5
Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders
Famous As: Spiritual leader and Public speaker, Philosopher
Birthdate: December 11, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kuchwada, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died: January 19

 4 Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 24, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Smithfield, North Carolina, U.S
Died: January 25

 5 Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr..
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Listed In: Dancers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: December 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 16
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 6 Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
Birthdate: October 3, 1954
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dallas
Died: August 27
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 7 Jim Henson

Jim Henson.
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Puppeteer
Birthdate: September 24, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Greenville, Mississippi, United States
Died: May 16
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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 8 Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: July 16, 1907
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: January 20

 9 Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film actress
Birthdate: September 18, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm
Died: April 15
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 10 Keith Haring

Keith Haring.
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: American artist
Birthdate: May 4, 1958
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Reading
Died: February 16

 11 Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: April 24, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London
Died: May 18
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 12 Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: July 14, 1911
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 8
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 13 Samuel Doe

Samuel Doe.
3
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: May 6, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tuzon, Liberia
Died: September 9

 14 Lev Yashin

Lev Yashin.
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Football Player
Birthdate: October 22, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 20
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 15 Eve Arden

Eve Arden
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: April 30, 1908
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mill Valley, California, USA
Died: November 12
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 16 Tunku Abdul Rahman

Tunku Abdul Rahman.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: First Prime Minister of Malaysia
Birthdate: February 8, 1903
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Alor Setar
Died: December 6

 17 Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: March 5, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Huyton, Lancashire, England
Died: June 2

 18 Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Film actress
Birthdate: June 3, 1910
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Whitestone
Died: April 23
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 19 Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: March 8, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: January 2
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 20 B. F. Skinner

B. F. Skinner.
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: American psychologist
Birthdate: March 20, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 18

 21 Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein.
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Conductor, Composer
Birthdate: August 25, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 14

 22 Allen Collins

Allen Collins.
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician, Songwriter
Birthdate: July 19, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Died: January 23

 23 Ryan White

Ryan White.
0
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Activist
Birthdate: December 6, 1971
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kokomo, Indiana, United States
Died: April 8
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

 24 Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Diplomat
Birthdate: August 18, 1900
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Prayagraj,India
Died: December 1

 25 Armand Hammer

Armand Hammer
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Business people
Birthdate: May 21, 1898
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: December 10

 26 Curtis Lemay

Curtis Lemay.
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: U. S. Air Force General During World War II
Birthdate: November 15, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio,, United States
Died: October 1

 27 Don Draper

Don Draper
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: September 25, 1929
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Modesto, California, USA
Died: December 17

 28 Lawrence Durrell

Lawrence Durrell.
1
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: February 27, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Jalandhar
Died: November 7

 29 Robin Harris

Robin Harris
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Comedian
Birthdate: August 30, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: March 18

 30 Susan Oliver

Susan Oliver
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: February 13, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 10
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 31 Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: February 27, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fort Lee, New Jersey
Died: December 7
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 32 Vinod Mehra

Vinod Mehra
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Died: October 30

 33 Tom Fogerty

Tom Fogerty
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Singer, Guitarist
Birthdate: November 9, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berkeley
Died: September 6

 34 Capucine

Capucine
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Model
Birthdate: January 6, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint-Raphaël, Var, France
Died: March 17
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 35 Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: December 20, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died: December 4

 36 Tom Harmon

Tom Harmon
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: American Football Players
Birthdate: September 28, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rensselaer, Indiana, USA
Died: March 15
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 37 Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 5, 1905
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: South Pasadena, California, USA
Died: October 20
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 38 Shankar Nag

Shankar Nag
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: November 9, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Udupi, Karnataka, India
Died: September 30

 39 Del Shannon

Del Shannon
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Singer, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Guitarist, Musician
Birthdate: December 30, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Grand Rapids
Died: February 8

 40 Vic Tayback

Vic Tayback.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: January 6, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Died: May 25
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 41 Brent Mydland

Brent Mydland
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Musician, Singer
Birthdate: October 21, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Munich
Died: July 26

 42 Viktor Tsoi

Viktor Tsoi
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Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer-Songwriter
Birthdate: June 21, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: August 15
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 43 Hussein Onn

Hussein Onn.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former Prime Minister of Malaysia
Birthdate: February 12, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Johor Bahru
Died: May 29

 44 Bill Cullen

Bill Cullen
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: February 18, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pittsburgh
Died: July 7

 45 Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland.
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Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Composer, Teacher, Writer
Birthdate: November 14, 1900
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: December 2

 46 Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan
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Listed In: Singers
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: March 27, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 3
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 47 Stefano Casiraghi

Stefano Casiraghi
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Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Businessperson, Socialite
Birthdate: September 8, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Como
Died: October 3

 48 Louis Althusser

Louis Althusser.
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Philosopher
Birthdate: October 16, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: French Algeria
Died: October 22

 49 Gary Merrill

Gary Merrill.
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: August 2, 1915
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: March 5
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 50 Meir Kahane

Meir Kahane
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician, Rabbi, Journalist
Birthdate: August 1, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn
Died: November 5