List of Famous people who died in 1990

Michael-Fredrick Paul Sauka composed and wrote the words for "Mlungu dalitsani Malawi", the national anthem of Malawi. He died in poverty in 1990.

Yang Lien-sheng who often wrote under the name L.S. Yang, was a Chinese-American sinologist and professor at Harvard University. He was the first full-time historian of China at Harvard and a prolific scholar specializing in China's economic history.

Ranganath Ramachandra Diwakar was an Indian author and politician from Karnataka.

Rashad Khalifa was an Egyptian-American biochemist, closely associated with the United Submitters International (USI), an offshoot of Quranism. His teachings were opposed by Traditionalist Muslims. He was assassinated on January 31, 1990.

Sabri Dino was a Turkish professional footballer. During his career, he prominently played for Beşiktaş J.K. and he also represented Turkey at international level. Spent 11 seasons at Beşiktaş until his retirement, Sabri Dino was a decorated player, winning titles of 1. Lig twice, Türkiye Kupası and President Cup once.