List of Famous people who died in 1982

Heinar Kipphardt was a German writer. He came to prominence with the documentary theatre during the 1960s. He is best known for In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a dramatization of the Oppenheimer security hearing.

Chief marshal of the armored troops Pavel Alexeyevich Rotmistrov was a Soviet military commander of armoured troops in the Red Army during and following World War II, known for leading the 5th Guards Tank Army at the Battle of Prokhorovka.

Ellen Radka Toneff was a Norwegian jazz singer, daughter of the Bulgarian folk singer, pilot and radio technician Toni Toneff, she was born in Oslo and grew up in Lambertseter and Kolbotn. She is still considered one of Norway's greatest jazz singers.

Sir Siegmund George Warburg was a German-born English banker. He was a member of the prominent Warburg family. He played a prominent role in the development of merchant banking.

Ricardo Pío Pérez Godoy was a general of the Peruvian army who launched a coup d'état in July 1962, headed a military junta until March 1963 and served as the 55th President of Peru.

Robert Coote was an English actor. He played aristocrats or British military types in many films, and created the role of Colonel Hugh Pickering in the long-running original Broadway production of My Fair Lady.

Karol Borsuk was a Polish mathematician. His main interest was topology.