List of Famous people who died in 1998

Louis Thiétard was a French cyclist. He rode in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 Tour de France. He also finished third in the 1943 Paris–Roubaix, the 1944 Paris–Roubaix and the 1947 Paris–Roubaix.

Josip Uhač was a papal diplomat and secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples.

Ioan Ploscaru was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church.

Rudolf Ismayr was a German weightlifter. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as a silver medal at the 1938 World Championships. Between 1931 and 1935 he set five official and six unofficial world records.

Harold Butler was an American entrepreneur. He is best known for being the founder of the Denny's casual dining restaurant chain in the late 1950s. Butler also helped develop numerous other chains, including Winchell's Donuts, Naugles, and Jojo's.

Gottfried Dienst was a Swiss association football referee. He was mostly known as the referee of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final.

Gianni Hecht Lucari was an Italian film producer, and production manager. Lucari was born in Vienna, Austria of Austrian, Jewish, and French ancestry. He died in Rome, Italy at the age of 76. Lucari produced many films from 1954 to 1980.

Mariano Martín Alonso was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

Jean Marie Julien Balland was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon.