1998 deaths

Japanese filmmaker (1910–1998)

Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century.

former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (1925–1998)

Mexican writer, poet an diplomat (1914–1998)

Icelandic author (1902-1998)

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998)

German writer (1895–1998)

former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party

American physicist (1918–1998)

Japanese chemist (1918–1998)

Bosnian-Swiss chemist (1906-1998)

Peruvian-American author (1925-1998)

French philosopher (1924–1998)

American physicist (1924-1998)

physiologist and biophysicist (1914-1998)

American economist

English organic chemist (1918–1998)

Indian politician (1898-1998)

Nigerian military ruler (1943-1998)

American track and field athlete (1959-1998)

English poet and children's writer (1930-1998)

Japanese association football player (1912–1998)

Prime Minister of Greece intermittently between 1955–80, President from 1980–85, 1990–95

Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher (1923-1998)

Nobel Prize-winning American physician

American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care (1903-1998)

American politician and military officer (1909–1998)

Austrian musician (1957–1998)

Japanese association football player (1908-1998)

American biochemist (1925-1998)

American author (1900–1998)

German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist (1927-1998)

French mathematician (1906-1998)

Linda Louise, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician, cookbook author, and activist. She was the keyboardist and harmony vocalist in the band Wings that also featured her husband, Paul McCartney of the Beatles.

American comic book artist, the co-creator of Batman (1915-1998)

45th Governor of Alabama (1919–1998)

Irish-American actress (1911-1998)

American choreographer and director (1918–1998)

75th Prime Minister of Japan (1922-1998)

4th President of the People's Republic of China (1907–1998)

American actor and singer (1907–1998)

Soviet-born Russian composer (1934–1998)

journalist from the United States (1908–1998)

American film director, writer and producer (1928–1998)

American politician (1920-1998)

Brazilian architect

American guitarist

Soviet ballet dancer (1910-1998)

British politician (1912–1998)

Polish writer and poet (1924–1998)

Philip Edward Hartman was a Canadian and American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse.

American mathematician and information theorist (1915–1998)

British mathematician (1900–1998)

American actor (1913–1998)

British actor (1928–1998)

British-American psychologist (1905–1998)

American entertainer, musician and politician (1935–1998)

Hungarian chess player (1917–1998)

American actor and singer (1911-1998)