List of Famous people who died in 1999

Oswaldo Guayasamín was an Ecuadorian painter and sculptor of Kichwa and Mestizo heritage.

Neriman Köksal was a Turkish actress. She appeared in more than one hundred films from 1950 to 1996.

Hamako Watanabe was the stage name of a Japanese popular singer, who was active during the Shōwa period of Japan, before, during and after World War II. Her real name was Hamako Kato.

Paulo Porto was a Brazilian actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 32 films and television shows between 1947 and 1988. He starred in the 1973 film All Nudity Shall Be Punished, which won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. His 1971 film In the Family was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize.

Jean-Claude Michel (1925–1999) was a French actor. Michel wa known for being the French voice of Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood in most of their films. He also dubbed Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Vittorio Gassman, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Mitchum and many others. Because of his vocal performance on the William Wyler's Ben-Hur in 1960, Charlton Heston who he dubbed, sent to Michel a praising letter.

Ian Edmund Bannen was a Scottish actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), as well as two BAFTA Film Awards for his performances in The Offence (1973) and Hope and Glory (1987).

Frankie Vaughan was an English singer and actor who recorded more than 80 easy listening and traditional pop singles in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after one of his early hits. Two of Vaughan's singles topped the UK Singles Chart - "The Garden of Eden" (1957) and "Tower of Strength" (1961).

Donald Eugene Chambers was an American Marine, outlaw biker and founder of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, in 1966 in San Leon, Texas. Chambers was convicted of murdering two drug dealers in 1972 and served a life sentence until his parole in 1983.

William Loren McGonagle was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions while in command of the USS Liberty when it was attacked by Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean on June 8, 1967 during the Six-Day War.

Puey Ungphakorn, MBE, was a Thai economist who served as Governor of the Bank of Thailand and Rector of Thammasat University. He was the author of From Womb to Tomb: The Quality of Life of a South-East Asian, which to date remains one of the most influential writings about social security in Thailand.