List of Famous people who died in 1987

Herbert Tiede was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1943 to 1975.

Domenico Piemontesi was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. He is most known for his 12 stage wins in the Giro d'Italia and a bronze medal at the 1927 World Championships.

Peter Karl Henrici was a Swiss mathematician best known for his contributions to the field of numerical analysis.

Alexander Ziegler was a Swiss author and actor.

Ståle Kyllingstad was a Norwegian sculptor and designer. He was born in Kvinesdal; the son of farmers Retsius Kyllingstad and Tale Katrine Røinestad. He was married to writer Camilla Carlson. Kyllingstad is known for his war memorials, and for his designs for Hadeland Glassverk. He is represented in the National Gallery of Norway with the statuette Okse from 1956, and a head sculpture of Finn Carling.

Daniel Mandell was an American film editor with more than 70 film credits. His first editing credit was for The Turmoil in 1924. From Dodsworth (1936) to Porgy and Bess (1959), Mandell worked for Samuel Goldwyn Productions. He had notable collaborations with directors William Wyler (1933–1946) and Billy Wilder (1957–1966). Mandell's last credit was for The Fortune Cookie in 1966.

Jackie Fields was an American professional boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Fields as the #19 ranked welterweight of all-time. Fields was elected to the United Savings-Helms Hall of Boxing Fame in 1972, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.