List of Famous people who died in 1987

Sir Peter Brian Medawar was a British biologist and writer, whose works on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance were fundamental to the medical practice of tissue and organ transplants. For his scientific works he is regarded as the "father of transplantation". He is remembered for his wit both in person and in popular writings. Famous zoologists such as Richard Dawkins referred to him as "the wittiest of all scientific writers", and Stephen Jay Gould as "the cleverest man I have ever known".

Jaap van Praag was a Dutch football administrator and chairman for local football club Ajax Amsterdam.

Rodolfo Halffter Escriche was a Spanish composer.

Andrei B. Severny was a Soviet astronomer, particularly known for his work on solar flares and astronomical observations from artificial satellites. He was director of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory from 1952–1987 and vice-president of the International Astronomical Union from 1964 to 1970.

Paul Taunton Matthews CBE FRS was a British theoretical physicist.

Patrick (Pat) McGuigan was an Irish singer born in Clones, County Monaghan.

Shaike Ophir was an Israeli film and theater actor, comedian, playwright, screenwriter, director, and the country's first mime.

Otto Vossler was a German historian.