List of Famous people who died in 2002

Michel Henry was a French philosopher, phenomenologist and novelist. He wrote five novels and numerous philosophical works. He also lectured at universities in France, Belgium, the United States, and Japan.

Margaret Gillespie "Meg" Wyllie was an American actress who appeared primarily on television.

Harold Paul Furth was an Austrian-American physicist who was a pioneer in leading the American efforts to harness thermonuclear fusion for the generation of electricity. He died of a heart ailment on 21 February 2002.

Franjo Kuharić was a Croatian Catholic cardinal, who served as the Archbishop of Zagreb from 1970 until his resignation in 1997. The cardinal was often referred to as the "Rock of Croatia" known for his defense of human rights and his urgings of peace and forgiveness during the independence conflict and the Bosnian War.

Albrecht Becker was a German production designer, photographer, and actor who was imprisoned by the Nazi regime for the charge of homosexuality.

Eugene Victor Rostow was an American legal scholar and public servant. He was Dean of Yale Law School and served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs under President Lyndon B. Johnson. In the 1970s Rostow was a leader of the movement against détente with Russia and in 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed him director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

Anthony Anholt was a British television actor, known for his role as Charles Frere in the BBC drama series Howards' Way (1985–90). In 1974 he was cast as Mark Colebrook, a crooked architect in Contact Breaker the 12th episode of the first series of the police drama, The Sweeney. Anholt appeared in an episode of Juliet Bravo in 1984 as Martin Lee.

Uziel "Uzi" Gal was an Israeli gun designer, best remembered as the designer and namesake of the Uzi submachine gun.

Mary Brian was an American actress, who made the transition from silent films to sound films.

Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov was a Russian conductor, composer and a pianist.