List of Famous people who died in 2003

Robert Steven 'Hizzy' Hislop was a Scottish motorcycle racer. Hislop won at the Isle of Man TT eleven times, won the British 250cc Championship (1990) and British Superbike championship.

Abraham Zabludovsky was a Mexican architect. He was the brother of the well known journalist Jacobo Zabludovsky.

Madlyn Soloman Rhue was an American film and television actress.

Paul Frederic Bennewitz, Jr. was an American businessman and UFO investigator. He was the son of Stella A. Sharp and Paul Frederic Bennewitz, Sr. (1900-1949).

Constance Smith was an Irish film actress, and contract player of 20th Century Fox in the 1950s.

Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson was a polo manager, initially to the Duke of Edinburgh and later, for many years, to the Prince of Wales. His daughter, Sarah, Duchess of York, is the former wife of the Duke of York. He was the maternal grandfather of princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press sometimes called her "Queen of the Waves."

Hope Elise Ross Lange was an American film, stage, and television actress.

Vladimir Karpovich Pikalov was a Soviet general. He commanded the Chemical Troops of the USSR from 1968 to 1988.

Jose María Jiménez Sastre was a professional road bicycle racer. During his career he excelled as a climber, winning numerous mountain stages. His nickname was "El Chava".