2003 deaths

British poet, critic and scholar (1908–2003)

Nauruan politician (1946-2003)

American astronomer (1912–2003)

descendant of the Brazilian imperial family

American cinematographer (1926-2003)

Italian composer (1904–2003)

Indian actress (1909-2003)

American biochemist (1921–2003)

German politician (1945-2003)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (1933-2003)

American actress and singer (1948–2003)

Uyghur politician of the PRC (1915–2003)

Belgian footballer (1922–2003)

American actress (1931–2003)

Sierra Leonean warlord (1937-2003)

British actress (1910–2003)

American journalist (1920–2003)

Italian singer-songwriter and actor (1939-2003)

Chilean footballer (1931–2003)

bobsledder (1928–2003)

Hungarian interpreter, translator, and author of several books on language learning

Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster (1924-2003)

Polish distance runner

French actor (1924–2003)

Catholic cardinal in Austria (1919–2003)

Cuban pianist (1919-2003)

Pakistani politician (1916-2003)

Italian artist, painter and sculptor (1925–2003)

Estonian inventor of Baltic German origin (1905–2003)

British composer and electronic musician (1925–2003)

Basque Spanish sculptor, painter, designer and writer (1908-2003)

American actress (1948–2003)

Georgian politician (1926-2003)

Swedish prince (1911-2003); son of Prince Carl of Sweden and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark

London marathon co-founder, athlete, journalist

American singer and songwriter (1942–2003)

American singer (1927–2003)

Catholic cardinal (1929-2003)

Czech footballer (1936-2003)

German writer (1928–2003)

Canadian professional and amateur wrestler, promoter, and trainer (1915-2003)

Russian journalist (1950-2003)

Norwegian ballerina (1917-2003)

Belgian scientist, founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica (1926–2003)

British actor (1921–2003)

American cardiologist (1930-2003)

American pianist and harpsichordist (1914–2003)

Swiss mathematician (1923-2003)

Hungarian pair skater (1906–2003)

American cabinet official (1918–2003)

British fascist, writer and editor (1910–2003)

American artist and caricaturist (1903-2003)

American musician and actor (1921–2003)

Kazakh cyclist (1973–2003)

Dutch rower, botanist and TV presenter (1939-2003)

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic (1939-2003)

French politician (1920–2003)

Hungarian writer (1926–2003)

American professional wrestler (1957-2003)

United States Navy officer, art collector, Metropolitan museum chairman (1909-2003)