Karen Carpenter (1950-1983)
Pop Singer
1
Paul Bear Bryant (1913-1983)
Football Coach
2
Garrincha (1933-1983)
Soccer Player
3
Corrie Ten Boom (1892-1983)
Memoirist
4
Jon Brower Minnoch (1941-1983)
5
Carolyn Jones (1930-1983)
TV Actress
6
Muddy Waters (1915-1983)
Guitarist
7
Catherine Marshall (1914-1983)
Non-Fiction Author
8
Jack Dempsey (1895-1983)
Boxer
9
Harry James (1916-1983)
Trumpet Player
10
Dennis Wilson (1944-1983)
Drummer
11
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983)
Playwright
12
George Balanchine (1904-1983)
Choreographer
13
Hergé (1907-1983)
Cartoonist
14
David Niven (1910-1983)
Movie Actor
15
James Jamerson (1936-1983)
Bassist
16
Manuel Ferreira (1905-1983)
17
Paul Fix (1901-1983)
18
Chris Wood (1944-1983)
Rock Singer
19
Gloria Swanson (1899-1983)
Movie Actress
20
Alice White (1904-1983)
21
George Halas (1895-1983)
Football Player
22
Billy Fury (1940-1983)
23
Louis De Funes (1914-1983)
24
Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932-1983)
Politician
25
Joe Delaney (1958-1983)
26
Joan Miró (1893-1983)
Painter
27
Slim Pickens (1919-1983)
28
Dolores del Río (1904-1983)
29
Arthur Godfrey (1903-1983)
Radio Host
30
Norma Shearer (1902-1983)
31
Merle Travis (1917-1983)
Country Singer
32
Paul Jacobs (1930-1983)
Pianist
33
Frank Reynolds (1923-1983)
Journalist
34
Pat O'Brien (1899-1983)
35
Luis Buñuel (1900-1983)
Director
36
Joan Hackett (1934-1983)
37
Alden B. Dow (1904-1983)
Architect
38
Jimmy Nolen (1934-1983)
39
Violet Carson (1898-1983)
Soap Opera Actress
40
John Le Mesurier (1912-1983)
TV Actor
41
Dora Gabe (1886-1983)
Poet
42
Tom Evans (1947-1983)
43
Henry Martin Jackson (1912-1983)
44
Mikey Smith (1954-1983)
45
Norm Van Brocklin (1926-1983)
46
Christopher George (1931-1983)
47
Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983)
Children's Author
48
Celebrities Born in 1983
Deaths by Year