2002 deaths

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

Spanish writer (1916–2002)

queen consort of the British Empire from 1936 to 1952; mother of Elizabeth II (1900–2022)

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002)

American political philosopher (1921–2002)

Dutch computer scientist (1930–2002)

Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter (1906-2002)

German philosopher (1900–2002)

Soviet and Russian physicist (1916-2002)

Irish actor, singer, film director and writer (1930–2002)

American actor (1928–2002)

American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)

British princess (1930–2002)

Austrian-born British molecular biologist (1914-2002)

American political philosopher (1938–2002)

British chemist (1920–2002)

American actor (1925–2002)

American economist (1918–2002)

Finnish military sniper (1905–2002)

Angolan political and military leader (1934-2002)

British chemist (1910–2002)

German association football player (1920–2002)

Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002)

Maltese politician (1923-2002)

Japanese association football player and manager (1938–2002)

Indian business tycoon (1932–2002)

American singer (1920–2002)

Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Ole House", and "Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist.

American actress (1922-2002)

plastician, painter and sculptor (1930–2002)

Edvaldo Izidio Neto (12 November 1934 – 19 January 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian professional footballer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation. Nicknamed "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest), he most notably played for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Madrid, Palmeiras and the Brazil national team.

French mathematician (1923–2002)

Dutch politician (1948–2002)

Ukrainian football manager (1939–2002)

Military leader and head of state of Burma from 1962 to 1988

secretary to Adolf Hitler (1920-2002)

British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002)

Colombian association football player (1969–2002)

Uruguayan association football player (1925-2002)

American businesswoman

American rock musician (1967–2002)

British singer, musician and songwriter (1952–2002)

Russian general (1950-2002)

American crime boss (1940–2002)

American film director (1921–2002)

Israeli diplomat and politician (1915-2002)

French mathematician (1915-2002)

Hungarian footballer (1927–2002)

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

President of Peru from 1963 to 1968 and from 1980 to 1985 (1912-2002)

Consort of the Netherlands (1980 - 2002)

Mexican actress (1924-2002)

Austrian American theoretical physicist (1908–2002)

Aileen Carol Wuornos was an American serial killer. Between 1989 and 1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, Wuornos shot, killed, and robbed seven of her male clients. She initially claimed that her victims had either raped or attempted to rape her, and that the homicides were committed in self-defense, but later abandoned this defense. Wuornos was sentenced to death for six of the murders and was executed in 2002 after spending more than ten years on Florida's death row.

American country musician (1937–2002)

United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980 (1917–2002)

American film and television director (1930-2002)

American animator and filmmaker (1912–2002)

American comedian and actor (1908–2002)