List of Famous people who died in 1998

Djibo Bakary was a socialist politician and important figure in the independence movement of Niger. Bakary was the first Nigerien to hold local executive power since the beginning of French colonialism. From 20 May 1957 to 14 December 1958, Bakary held the position of Vice President of the Council of Government and from 26 July 1958 to 10 October 1958, Bakary was the President of the Government Council of Niger. He was replaced by his cousin Diori Hamani, who eventually led Niger to independence in 1960.

Theresa Merritt Hines was an American stage, film, and television actress and singer. She's known for her role in That's My Mama (1974-1975) and for her film roles in The Wiz (1978), Billy Madison (1995).

George White was an American film editor.

Aldo Salvatore Stellita, was an Italian bassist and songwriter, a founding member of the Genoan band Matia Bazar.

Wolfgang Hahn was a German mathematician who worked on special functions, in particular orthogonal polynomials.

David Joseph Manners was a Canadian-American actor who plays John Harker in Tod Browning's 1931 horror classic Dracula, which stars Bela Lugosi in the title role. The following year, Manners portrayed the archaeologist Frank Whemple in The Mummy, another pre-Code thriller by Universal Pictures.

William Frankfather was an American film and television actor.