List of Famous people who died in 1998

Rajarethinam Arokiasamy Sundaram was born on 10 June 1905 in Megathur of Valampuri of Thanjavur. He was ordained a priest 24 February 1941. He was appointed as first Bishop of Thanjavur on 4 February 1953. He served nearly 33 years as Bishop of Thanjavur. He died on 28 August 1998. Besides his pastoral works, the bishop's multidimensional approach on the promotion of education and socio-cultural economic measures benefited different sections of the society.

T. Wynn Rogers (1919–1998) was an American badminton player who won numerous U.S. national titles from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s.

Gísli Halldórsson was an Icelandic actor of theatre, radio, film and television, and one of the most popular Icelandic actors of the late twentieth century. He is known internationally for playing the lead role in Children of Nature, which was nominated for an Academy Award as best foreign language film in 1992.

Takahashi Chikuzan (高橋竹山) was a renowned Japanese Tsugaru-jamisen performer and composer.

Major General Zubair Mohamed Salih was a Sudanese soldier and politician. Salih was the deputy of Omar al-Bashir in the military government from 1989 to 1993 and then he continued as al-Bashir's Vice President.