List of Famous people who died in 1987

Edna Swithenbank Manley, OM is considered one of the most important artists and arts educators in Jamaica. She was known primarily as a sculptor although her oeuvre included significant drawings and paintings. Her work forms an important part of the National Gallery of Jamaica's permanent collection and can be viewed in other public institutions in Jamaica such as Bustamante Children's Hospital, the University of the West Indies, and the Kingston Parish Church.

Thomas Burdett Money-Coutts, 7th Baron Latymer was an English peer. He inherited the title Baron Latymer from his father, Hugh Burdett Money-Coutts, 6th Baron Latymer.

Mária Sulyok (1908–1987) was a Hungarian actress best known for her role in A köszívü ember fiai (1965) and Love, Emilia (1968). She was born on 24 April 1908 and died on 20 October 1987 in Budapest, Hungary.