List of Famous people who died in 2002

Stuart Burge was an English stage and film director, actor and producer.

LaWanda Page was an American actress and comedian best known for her role as "Aunt" Esther Anderson in the popular television sitcom Sanford and Son, which originally aired from 1972 until 1977. Page later reprised this role in the short-lived television shows Sanford Arms (1976–1977) and Sanford (1980–1981). She also co-starred in the 1979 short-lived series Detective School.

Antonella Della Porta was an Italian actress.

Vincenzo Francisco Gennaro Di Fago, known professionally as Vince Fago, was an American comic-book artist and writer who served as interim editor of Timely Comics, the Golden Age predecessor of Marvel Comics, during editor Stan Lee's World War II service.

Nobu McCarthy was a Japanese Canadian actress, fashion model, and stage director. She received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the film The Wash.