Cliff Burton (1962-1986)
Bassist
1
Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986)
Mountain Climber
2
Cary Grant (1904-1986)
Movie Actor
3
Desi Arnaz (1917-1986)
TV Actor
4
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986)
Painter
5
Samora Machel (1933-1986)
Politician
6
Leif Erickson (1911-1986)
7
Ella Baker (1903-1986)
Civil Rights Leader
8
Gia Carangi (1960-1986)
Model
9
Donna Reed (1921-1986)
Movie Actress
10
Len Bias (1963-1986)
Basketball Player
11
Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986)
Astronaut
12
Hermione Baddeley (1906-1986)
13
Murray Hamilton (1923-1986)
14
Scatman Crothers (1910-1986)
Jazz Singer
15
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)
Novelist
16
Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
Clarinet Player
17
Judith Resnik (1949-1986)
18
Shigechiyo Izumi (1865-1986)
Supercentenarian
19
Phil Lynott (1949-1986)
Rock Singer
20
Tommy Douglas (1904-1986)
21
Roy Cohn (1927-1986)
Lawyer
22
James Cagney (1899-1986)
23
Wallis Simpson (1896-1986)
Political Wife
24
Celebrities Born in 1986
Deaths by Year
Ronald McNair (1950-1986)
25
Kate Smith (1907-1986)
Opera Singer
26
Frank Herbert (1920-1986)
27
Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
Philosopher
28
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Sculptor
29
Lady Diana Cooper (1892-1986)
Princess
30
Ted Knight (1923-1986)
31
Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986)
32
William D. Murray (1908-1986)
Football Player
33
Harry Brown (1917-1986)
34
L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986)
Religious Leader
35
Vincente Minnelli (1903-1986)
Director
36
Rudy Vallee (1901-1986)
Pop Singer
37
Ellison Onizuka (1946-1986)
38
VC Andrews (1923-1986)
39
Chiune Sugihara (1900-1986)
War Hero
40
Gordon MacRae (1921-1986)
41
Jacques Plante (1929-1986)
Hockey Player
42
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986)
World Leader
43
Neerja Bhanot (1963-1986)
44
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986)
45
Moshe Feinstein (1895-1986)
46
Otto Preminger (1905-1986)
47
Heather Angel (1909-1986)
48
