List of Famous people who died in 2003

Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei was a Shia cleric and, the son of grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.

Edward George Farhat was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name The Sheik. He is also one of the originators of what became the hardcore wrestling style, as the promoter of Big Time Wrestling, and the uncle of ECW wrestler Sabu. Farhat promoted his shows at Cobo Hall in Detroit and was the booker for Frank Tunney's shows at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto from 1971 to 1977.

Kamal Al Taweel or Kamal El-Tawil was a distinguished Egyptian composer and music author.

Lesley Woods was an American radio, stage and television actress. She was a graduate of the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago.

Ken Gampu was a South African actor.

Arthur Robert von Hippel was a German American materials scientist and physicist. Von Hippel was a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials, and semiconductors and was a codeveloper of radar during World War II.

Kay Edwin Emmert Kuter was an American actor who appeared on television and in films. He is mostly recognized for his role as farmer Newt Kiley on the CBS sitcoms Green Acres and Petticoat Junction, which shared several characters.