Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
Pop Singer
1
Jack Hartman (1925-1998)
Basketball Coach
2
Phil Hartman (1948-1998)
TV Actor
3
George Wallace (1919-1998)
Politician
4
Michelle Thomas (1968-1998)
TV Actress
5
Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998)
Runner
6
Linda McCartney (1941-1998)
Rock Singer
7
Roy Rogers (1911-1998)
Movie Actor
8
Gene Autry (1907-1998)
9
Sonny Bono (1935-1998)
10
Tammy Wynette (1942-1998)
Country Singer
11
Esther Rolle (1920-1998)
12
Frankie Ruiz (1958-1998)
World Music Singer
13
Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
Director
14
Christian Mortensen (1882-1998)
Supercentenarian
15
Falco (1957-1998)
16
Matthew Shepard (1976-1998)
17
Alan Shepard (1923-1998)
Astronaut
18
Richard James McDonald (1909-1998)
Entrepreneur
19
Rob Pilatus (1964-1998)
20
Bob Kane (1915-1998)
Comic Book Artist
21
Adem Jashari (1955-1998)
War Hero
22
Grandpa Jones (1913-1998)
23
Lynn Strait (1968-1998)
24
Carl Wilson (1946-1998)
Guitarist
25
Mae Questel (1908-1998)
Voice Actress
26
Eddie Rabbitt (1941-1998)
27
Carl Perkins (1932-1998)
28
Buffalo Bob Smith (1917-1998)
TV Show Host
29
Sylvester Ritter (1952-1998)
Wrestler
30
Dermot Morgan (1952-1998)
Comedian
31
Ted Hughes (1930-1998)
Poet
32
Lloyd Bridges (1913-1998)
33
Tim Maia (1942-1998)
Soul Singer
34
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998)
Journalist
35
Robert Lewis Taylor (1912-1998)
Novelist
36
Harry Caray (1914-1998)
Sportscaster
37
Robert Young (1907-1998)
38
Roddy McDowall (1928-1998)
39
Rose Maddox (1925-1998)
40
Brendan Jackson (1935-1998)
Pilot
41
Jerome Robbins (1918-1998)
42
Cozy Powell (1947-1998)
Drummer
43
Margaret Walker (1915-1998)
44
Tom Bradley (1917-1998)
45
Flip Wilson (1933-1998)
46
Shari Lewis (1933-1998)
Puppeteer
47
Norman Fell (1924-1998)
48
Celebrities Born in 1998
Deaths by Year