Lisa Lopes (1971-2002)
Rapper
1
Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002)
Queen
2
Princess Margaret (1930-2002)
Princess
3
Richard Harris (1930-2002)
Movie Actor
4
Layne Staley (1967-2002)
Rock Singer
5
Waylon Jennings (1937-2002)
Country Singer
6
James Coburn (1928-2002)
7
Eddie Bracken (1915-2002)
8
Rod Steiger (1925-2002)
9
Jam Master Jay (1965-2002)
Music Producer
10
Peggy Lee (1920-2002)
Jazz Singer
11
Jon Lee (1968-2002)
Drummer
12
Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002)
Children's Author
13
Chuck Jones (1912-2002)
Director
14
Josh Ryan Evans (1982-2002)
Soap Opera Actor
15
Dave Thomas (1932-2002)
Entrepreneur
16
Big Dick Dudley (1968-2002)
Wrestler
17
Ruth Handler (1916-2002)
18
Ted Williams (1918-2002)
Baseball Player
19
Joe Strummer (1952-2002)
Punk Singer
20
Celebrities Born in 2002
Deaths by Year
Merlin Santana (1976-2002)
TV Actor
21
Douglas Glenn Colvin (1951-2002)
Bassist
22
Davey Boy Smith (1962-2002)
23
Billie Bird (1908-2002)
TV Actress
24
Mary Louise Boehm (1924-2002)
Pianist
25
Vava (1934-2002)
Soccer Player
26
María Félix (1914-2002)
Movie Actress
27
John Entwistle (1944-2002)
28
John Thaw (1942-2002)
29
Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002)
Activist
30
Laci Peterson (1975-2002)
31
Julia Phillips (1944-2002)
Film Producer
32
Darryl Kile (1968-2002)
33
Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002)
Pop Singer
34
Glenn McQueen (1960-2002)
Animator
35
Hildegard Knef (1925-2002)
Stage Actress
36
Dudley Moore (1935-2002)
37
Paul Runyan (1908-2002)
Golfer
38
Moe Keale (1939-2002)
World Music Singer
39
Queenie Leonard (1905-2002)
40
William Dufty (1916-2002)
Novelist
41
Milton Berle (1908-2002)
42
Kevin Smith (1963-2002)
43
John Baptist Wu (1925-2002)
Religious Leader
44
Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002)
Historian
45
Rosetta Lenoire (1911-2002)
46
June Jordan (1936-2002)
Poet
47
John Nathan-Turner (1947-2002)
TV Producer
48
