1987
Zoltán Harsányi, Slovak footballer
Zoltán Harsányi is a Slovak footballer who plays for OFK Rapid Ohrady.
Zoltán Harsányi, Slovak footballer
The 1980s
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1987
Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter
Yarisley Silva Rodríguez is a Cuban pole vaulter. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics – the first Latin American athlete to win an Olympic medal in that event.
Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter
1987
Clayton Bartolo, Maltese politician
Clayton Bartolo is an accountant and registered auditor. He is a Maltese politician and former Minister for Tourism. He first entered politics as a councillor and later deputy mayo…
Clayton Bartolo, Maltese politician
1987
Maryka Holtzhausen, South African netball player
Maryka Holtzhausen is a former South African netball player. She played in the positions of GA and WA. She was a member of the South Africa national netball team, and competed in t…
Maryka Holtzhausen, South African netball player
1987
Yoann Huget, French rugby player
Yoann Huget is a former French rugby union player. He played as a wing or fullback.
Yoann Huget, French rugby player
1987
Matthew Koma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Matthew Fredrick Bair, known professionally as Matthew Koma, is an American singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer. Songs written or co-written by Koma include "Spectrum", "Fi…
Matthew Koma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987
Angelo Mathews, Sri Lankan cricketer
Angelo Davis Mathews is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the national cricket team in all formats. Mathews retired from Test cricket in 2025. Mathews was…
Angelo Mathews, Sri Lankan cricketer
1987
Sonakshi Sinha, Indian actress
Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and series. The daughter of actors and politicians Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha, she has appeared in Forbes India's Cele…
Sonakshi Sinha, Indian actress
1987
Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress
Masami Nagasawa is a Japanese actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters, receiving multiple accolades, including …
Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress
1987
Mollie King, English singer
Mollie Elizabeth King is an English radio presenter, singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of girl group the Saturdays.
Mollie King, English singer
1987
Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (born 1901)
Cecil Harmsworth King was Chairman of Daily Mirror Newspapers, Sunday Pictorial Newspapers and the International Publishing Corporation (1963–1968) and a director at the Bank of En…
Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (born 1901)
1987
Dick Shawn, American actor (born 1923)
Dick Shawn was an American actor. He played a wide variety of supporting roles and was a prolific character actor. During the 1960s, he played small roles in madcap comedies, usual…
Dick Shawn, American actor (born 1923)
1987
Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1906)
Gustav Bergmann was an Austrian-American philosopher. He studied at the University of Vienna and was a member of the Vienna Circle. Bergmann was influenced by the philosophers Mori…
Gustav Bergmann, Austrian-American philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1906)
1987
Erika Nõva, Estonian architect (born 1905)
Erika Nõva née Volberg was an Estonian architect, remembered mainly for her farmhouse designs. She was the first woman to graduate as an architect in Estonia.
Erika Nõva, Estonian architect (born 1905)
1987
John Silkin, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (born 1923)
John Ernest Silkin was a British left-wing Labour politician and solicitor.
John Silkin, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (born 1923)
1987
Ben Linder, American engineer and activist (born 1959)
Benjamin Ernest Linder, was an American engineer. While working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua, Linder and two of his colleagues, Pablo Rosales and Sergio…
Ben Linder, American engineer and activist (born 1959)
1987
Shankar, Indian composer and conductor (born 1922)
Shankar–Jaikishan, consisting of Shankar Singh Ram Singh Raghuvanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, also known as S-J, were an Indian composer duo of the Hindi film industry, who …
Shankar, Indian composer and conductor (born 1922)
1987
Dalida, Italian singer, actress, dancer, and model (born 1933)
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Throughout her international career, Dalida sold more than 140 mil…
Dalida, Italian singer, actress, dancer, and model (born 1933)
1987
Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (born 1942)
Paul Vaughn Butterfield was an American blues harmonica player, singer, and bandleader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica. H…
Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (born 1942)
1987
Cathryn Damon, American actress (born 1930)
Cathryn Lee Damon was an American actress known for her roles in sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s. She was best known as Mary Campbell in Soap, for which she was nominated three time…
Cathryn Damon, American actress (born 1930)
1987
William J
William Joseph Casey was an American lawyer who was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. In this capacity he oversaw the entire United States Intelligence Commun…
William J
1987
Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (born 1930)
Colin George Edward Blakely was a Northern Irish stage and screen actor. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Sidney Lumet'…
Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (born 1930)
1987
Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (born 1941)
Paul Graham Popham was an American gay rights activist who was a founder of the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) and served as its president from 1981 until 1985. He also helped foun…
Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (born 1941)
1987
Doris Stokes, English psychic and author (born 1920)
Doris May Fisher Stokes, born Doris Sutton, was a British spiritualist, professional medium, and author. Her public performances, television appearances, and memoirs made her a hou…
Doris Stokes, English psychic and author (born 1920)