Cliff Burton (1962-1986)
Bassist
1
Cary Grant (1904-1986)
Movie Actor
2
Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986)
Mountain Climber
3
Murray Hamilton (1923-1986)
4
Hermione Baddeley (1906-1986)
Movie Actress
5
Leif Erickson (1911-1986)
6
Gia Carangi (1960-1986)
Model
7
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986)
Painter
8
Desi Arnaz (1917-1986)
TV Actor
9
Samora Machel (1933-1986)
Politician
10
Donna Reed (1921-1986)
11
Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986)
Astronaut
12
Shigechiyo Izumi (1865-1986)
Supercentenarian
13
Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
Clarinet Player
14
Len Bias (1963-1986)
Basketball Player
15
Ella Baker (1903-1986)
Civil Rights Leader
16
James Cagney (1899-1986)
17
Phil Lynott (1949-1986)
Rock Singer
18
Wallis Simpson (1896-1986)
Political Wife
19
Kate Smith (1907-1986)
Opera Singer
20
Scatman Crothers (1910-1986)
Jazz Singer
21
Lady Diana Cooper (1892-1986)
Princess
22
Janet Davies (1927-1986)
23
Frank Herbert (1920-1986)
Novelist
24
Celebrities Born in 1986
Deaths by Year
Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986)
25
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Sculptor
26
Una Merkel (1903-1986)
27
Ellison Onizuka (1946-1986)
28
Hank Greenberg (1911-1986)
Baseball Player
29
Assi Rahbani (1923-1986)
Composer
30
Heather Angel (1909-1986)
31
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986)
Director
32
L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986)
Religious Leader
33
Ted Knight (1923-1986)
34
Vincente Minnelli (1903-1986)
35
Robert Helpmann (1909-1986)
Dancer
36
Ronald McNair (1950-1986)
37
Susan Cabot (1927-1986)
38
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986)
World Leader
39
Roba Stanley (1908-1986)
Country Singer
40
Neerja Bhanot (1963-1986)
41
Ray Milland (1907-1986)
42
Judith Resnik (1949-1986)
43
Mike Smith (1945-1986)
44
Sippie Wallace (1898-1986)
Blues Singer
45
Pepper Adams (1930-1986)
Saxophonist
46
Perry Ellis (1940-1986)
Fashion Designer
47
Roy Cohn (1927-1986)
Lawyer
48
