List of Famous people who died at 87

Daniel Paul Arulswamy was an Indian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam. Arulswamy was born in Viragalur. He died on 12 October 2003, at the age of 87.

Troy Nuel Smith, Sr. was an American businessman who founded Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food restaurant chain based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that recreates the drive-in diner feel of the 1950s, complete with carhops who usually wear roller skates. By the time of Smith's death in 2009, the chain had 3,600 restaurants in 42 U.S. states.

Vítor Coelho de Almeida, more known as "Padre Vítor Coelho", was a Brazilian Redemptorist priest and catechist. He was most famous for his preaching methods and his devotion to the patron saint of Brazil, Our Lady of Aparecida.

Phyllis Joyce McClean Punnett was a musician and writer known for writing the lyrics of "Saint Vincent, Land so beautiful", the national anthem of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1967.

Eugénio Salessu was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malanje, Angola.

Aiichirō Fujiyama was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and business executive.