Cliff Burton (1962-1986)
Bassist
1
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986)
Painter
2
Cary Grant (1904-1986)
Movie Actor
3
Gia Carangi (1960-1986)
Model
4
Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986)
Mountain Climber
5
Leif Erickson (1911-1986)
6
Shigechiyo Izumi (1865-1986)
Supercentenarian
7
Desi Arnaz (1917-1986)
TV Actor
8
Donna Reed (1921-1986)
Movie Actress
9
Samora Machel (1933-1986)
Politician
10
Len Bias (1963-1986)
Basketball Player
11
Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986)
Astronaut
12
Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
Clarinet Player
13
James Cagney (1899-1986)
14
Scatman Crothers (1910-1986)
Jazz Singer
15
Wallis Simpson (1896-1986)
Political Wife
16
Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986)
17
VC Andrews (1923-1986)
Novelist
18
L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986)
Religious Leader
19
Phil Lynott (1949-1986)
Rock Singer
20
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
Philosopher
21
Roy Cohn (1927-1986)
Lawyer
22
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Sculptor
23
Kate Smith (1907-1986)
Opera Singer
24
Ella Baker (1903-1986)
Civil Rights Leader
25
Jim Crowley (1902-1986)
Football Player
26
Ronald McNair (1950-1986)
27
Hermione Baddeley (1906-1986)
28
Frank Herbert (1920-1986)
29
Ray Milland (1907-1986)
30
Drazen Ricl (1962-1986)
31
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986)
Director
32
Lady Diana Cooper (1892-1986)
Princess
33
Gordon MacRae (1921-1986)
34
Ted Knight (1923-1986)
35
Pat Phoenix (1923-1986)
Soap Opera Actress
36
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)
37
Fritz Pollard (1894-1986)
Football Coach
38
Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986)
Architect
39
Una Merkel (1903-1986)
40
Robert J. Wood (1905-1986)
War Hero
41
Susan Cabot (1927-1986)
42
Murray Hamilton (1923-1986)
43
Harry Brown (1917-1986)
44
Bobby Layne (1926-1986)
45
O'Kelly Isley Jr. (1937-1986)
R&B Singer
46
Jerry Paris (1925-1986)
47
Otto Preminger (1905-1986)
48
Celebrities Born in 1986
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