List of Famous people who died at 87

George Loveden William Henry Parker, 7th Earl of Macclesfield, of Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire, was a British peer and landowner. He was among the last to serve simultaneously as Lord Lieutenant of an English county and as chairman of its county council.

Lucinda Ballard was an American costume designer who worked primarily in Broadway theatre.

William Henry Reynolds was an American film editor whose career spanned six decades. His credits include such notable films as The Sound of Music, The Godfather, The Sting, and The Turning Point. He also was associated with two of the biggest American box office bombs in history, Ishtar and Heaven's Gate, which he executive produced.

Bruce Arnold Dunbar Stocker was an English-born academic. He was Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University from 1966 to 1987.

Aureliano Bolognesi was an Italian boxer.

Necdet Yaşar was a Turkish tanbur lute player and teacher. A founding member of the Istanbul State Turkish Music Ensemble, he performed throughout the world as a cultural ambassador for Turkey and taught twice at the University of Washington (USA). In 1991, the Turkish government awarded him the title of "National Artist".