List of Famous people who died in 1999

James Cullen Martin was an American chemist. Known in the field as "J.C.", he specialized in physical organic chemistry with an emphasis on main group element chemistry.

William Shatner is a Canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. In his seven decades of acting, he became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk, being a part of Star Trek, and life after Star Trek. Shatner has also co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe, and a series of science fiction novels called TekWar, that were adapted for television.

Guy Mitchell was an American pop singer and actor, successful in his homeland, the UK, and Australia. He sold 44 million records, including six million-selling singles.

Douglas Scott Harkness, was a Canadian politician, teacher, farmer and former lieutenant colonel in the Royal Canadian Artillery.

Alexandre Joseph Goudsmit was a Dutch actor.

Robert Douglas Finlayson, known professionally as Robert Douglas, was an English stage and film actor, a television director and producer.

Wilhelm Stoph was an East German politician. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic from 1964 to 1973, and again from 1976 until 1989. He also served as chairman of the State Council from 1973 to 1976.