List of Famous people who died at 87

Joel Rogosin was an American television producer, director, and screenwriter in the 1960s to the 1990s. He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for his production work on Ironside in 1970 and 1971, and received his third Emmy nomination for producing Magnum, P.I. in 1983.

Cornelis Benjamin Biezeno was a Dutch applied mathematician and scientist in engineering mechanics. He was a professor at TU Delft.

Harlan Mathews was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1993 to 1994. He had previously served in the executive and legislative branches of state government in Tennessee for more than 40 years beginning in 1950.

David Farrar was an English stage and film actor.

Helene Engelmann was an Austrian pair skater. With Alfred Berger, she became the 1924 Olympic champion and a two-time world champion. She also won a world title with Karl Mejstrik.

Alf Marholm (1918–2006) was a German actor.

Yitzhak Hofi was a member of the Palmach, IDF General, chief of the Northern Command (Israel), and director of the Mossad.