List of Famous people who died at 89

Thomas Louis Berger was an American novelist. Probably best known for his picaresque novel Little Big Man and the subsequent film by Arthur Penn, Berger explored and manipulated many genres of fiction throughout his career, including the crime novel, the hard-boiled detective story, science fiction, the utopian novel, plus re-workings of classical mythology, Arthurian legend, and the survival adventure.

Felicia Florine Campbell, Ph.D., was Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As of 2012, she was the longest serving faculty member at that university. She was president of the Popular Culture Association.

Heros Volúsia Machado, known as Eros Volúsia was a Brazilian dancer and actress. Her dancing style blended classical ballet to Afro-Brazilian dancing traditions.

Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominence in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter.

Philip Hawksworth was a badminton player of New Zealand who won several titles at the New Zealand National Badminton Championships from 1936 to 1950.

Eduardo Alas Alfaro was a Salvadoran Roman Catholic bishop.