List of Famous people who died in 1987

James Elisha Folsom Sr., commonly known as Jim Folsom or Big Jim Folsom, was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, having served from 1947 to 1951, and again from 1955 to 1959.

John Howard Pyle was the ninth governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, serving from 1951 to 1955. He was a Republican. As an opponent of polygamy, he authorized a raid on a Mormon compound. He served as an official in the Eisenhower administration.

Eduardo Arbide Allende known in Spain as "Arbide", was a Spanish footballer of Basque origin who played for Real Sociedad and the Spain national side.

Joe Edward Purcell was Acting Governor of Arkansas for six days in 1979 as well as Arkansas Attorney General from 1967–1971 and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 1975–1981.

Sven Olof Morgan Andersson was a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister for Defence from 1957 to 1973, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1976. Andersson also served as Minister of Communications from 1951 to 1957.

Aníbal Muñoz Duque was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Bogotá.

Hassan El-Hassani whose real name was Hassan Bencheikh, was an Algerian comedian. Born on April 24, 1916 at Ksar Boukhari near Medea, Algeria, he died September 25, 1987 in Algiers.