List of Famous people who died in 1983

Arnoldus Isaac Zacharias Mononutu was a nationalist involved in the struggle for Indonesian independence. Mononutu gained his sense of Indonesian nationalism during his post-secondary studies in the Netherlands. In the early years of the Indonesian government, he served as Information Minister and was the first Ambassador of Indonesia to China. He later became Rector of Hasanuddin University. Mononutu was posthumously given the honorary title of National Hero of Indonesia in 2020.

Satya Narayan Sinha (1900-1983) was an Indian National Congress Politician and was the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.

Alan Persching Dexter was an American film, stage and television actor.

Dorothy Greville Cumming was an actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 39 American, English, and Australian films between 1915 and 1929, notably appearing as the Virgin Mary in Cecil B. DeMille's 1927 film The King of Kings and the jealous wife in Lillian Gish's 1928 The Wind. She also appeared in stage productions in those same countries.