List of Famous people who died in 1998

Luggi Waldleitner (1913–1998) was a German film producer. In 1951 he set up Roxy Film which became one of the country's leading film production companies.

Jean-Claude Forest was a French writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of character Barbarella.

Dariush Forouhar was an Iranian pan-Iranist politician and leader of Nation Party of Iran.

Agostino Casaroli was an Italian Catholic priest and diplomat for the Holy See, who became Cardinal Secretary of State. He was the most important figure behind the Vatican's efforts to deal with the persecution of the Church in the nations of the Soviet bloc after the Second Vatican Council.

Raquel Rastenni, born Anna Rachel Rastén, was a popular Danish-Russian singer. She was born in Copenhagen, and grew up in a little apartment in the poor central part of the city. Her Jewish parents had immigrated to Denmark from Russia at the start of the 20th century. Her father was a tailor, and her mother was a seamstress.