List of Famous people who died in 1999

David Albert Huffman was an American pioneer in computer science, known for his Huffman coding. He was also one of the pioneers in the field of mathematical origami.

Franco Gasparri was an Italian actor.

Nikolay Gavrilovich Latyshev was the referee in the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final staged in Santiago between Brazil and Czechoslovakia.

William Pleeth OBE was a well-known British cellist and an eminent teacher, who became widely known as the teacher of Jacqueline du Pré.

Jeanne-Marie Darré was a French classical pianist. She was known for her lyrical and elegant interpretations of the solo works of Chopin and Liszt, and of the Saint-Saëns Concertos. She was awarded the Légion d'honneur and made a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres.

Ilya Aleksandrovich Musin was a Russian conductor, a prominent teacher and a theorist of conducting.

Ernesto Calindri was an Italian theater and film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1938 and 1989.

Michel Régnier, best known by his pseudonym Greg, was a Belgian cartoonist best known for Achille Talon, and later became editor of Tintin magazine.