Deaths in the 1990s

Brian Stonehouse

1918–1998 (age 80)

Suffolk

Brian Julian Warry Stonehouse MBE (29 August 1918 – 2 December 1998) was an English painter and Special Operations Exe...

Karl Denver

1931–1998 (age 67)

Greater Manchester

Karl Denver (16 December 1931 – 21 December 1998) was a Scottish singer, who, with his trio had a series of UK hit sin...

Dusty Springfield

1939–1999 (age 60)

Oxfordshire

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfi...

Joan Rice

1930–1997 (age 67)

Berkshire

Joan Rice (3 February 1930 – 1 January 1997) was an English film actress.

Wilbert Awdry

1911–1997 (age 86)

Gloucestershire

Wilbert Vere Awdry (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev.

C. Northcote Parkinson

1909–1993 (age 84)

Canterbury

Brenda Wootton

1928–1994 (age 66)

Cornwall

Brenda Wootton (née Ellery) (10 February 1928 – 11 March 1994) was a Cornish folk singer and poet and was seen as an ...

John Brian Harley

1932–1991 (age 59)

Devon

Adelaide Ross

1896–1993 (age 97)

Cornwall

Adelaide Ross was a Cornish writer whose attentive words celebrated community and inspired younger voices.

Steve Clark

1960–1991 (age 31)

Sheffield

Eilidh Watt

1908–1996 (age 88)

Isle of Skye

Eilidh MacAskill Watt (22 January 1908 – 25 August 1996) was a Gaelic broadcaster, teacher, and writer from the Isle o...

Isaiah Berlin

1909–1997 (age 88)

Wolvercote Cemetery

Sir Isaiah Berlin (6 June 1909 – 5 November 1997) was a Russian-British social and political theorist, philosopher, a...

Albert Hourani

1915–1993 (age 78)

Wolvercote Cemetery

Albert Hourani was a historian whose insightful work deepened understanding of the Middle East and inspired thoughtful s...

Brooke Benjamin

1929–1995 (age 66)

Wolvercote Cemetery

Thomas Brooke Benjamin, FRS (15 April 1929 – 16 August 1995) was an English mathematical physicist and mathematician, ...

Bill Ferrar

1893–1990 (age 97)

Wolvercote Cemetery

Bill Ferrar was a British mathematician whose careful scholarship and mentorship shaped mid-century geometry communities...

Nina Carroll

1932–1990 (age 58)

Wolvercote Cemetery

Jill Esmond

1908–1990 (age 82)

Abney Park Cemetery

Jill Esmond was a stage and screen actor whose poised performances brought heartfelt nuance to early British and Hollywo...

Mick Ronson

1946–1993 (age 47)

Kingston upon Hull

Hugh Casson

1910–1999 (age 89)

St. Paul's Cathedral

Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson (23 May 1910 – 15 August 1999) was a British architect, also active as an interior designer, ...

Margaret Constance Vesey

1912–1994 (age 82)

Horsham

Sybil Boulton

1901–1991 (age 90)

Moray

Sybil Boulton was a devoted Moray resident whose quiet leadership strengthened local community life.

Diana, Princess of Wales

1961–1997 (age 36)

Althorp

Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal ...

John W. N. Watkins

1924–1999 (age 75)

Highgate Cemetery

John William Nevill Watkins (31 July 1924 – 26 July 1999) was an English philosopher, a professor at the London School...

Ralph Miliband

1924–1994 (age 70)

Highgate Cemetery

Ralph Miliband (born Adolphe Miliband; 7 January 1924 – 21 May 1994) was a British sociologist.

Farzad Bazoft

1958–1990 (age 32)

Highgate Cemetery

Farzad Bazoft was a journalist whose fearless reporting on humanitarian crises highlighted the perils borne by truth-see...

Leon Griffiths

1928–1992 (age 64)

Highgate Cemetery

Sidney Nolan

1917–1992 (age 75)

Highgate Cemetery

Sidney Nolan was an Australian artist whose bold modernist vision and Ned Kelly series redefined narrative painting.

Cy Endfield

1914–1995 (age 81)

Highgate Cemetery

Cyril Raker Endfield (November 10, 1914 – April 16, 1995) was an American film director, who at times also worked as a...

Shura Cherkassky

1909–1995 (age 86)

Highgate Cemetery

Shura Cherkassky (Russian: Александр (Шура) Исаакович Черкасский; 7 October 1909 – 27 ...

John Hood-Williams

1950–1999 (age 49)

Highgate Cemetery

James Redmond

1918–1999 (age 81)

Highgate Cemetery

Sir James Redmond (8 November 1918 – 17 October 1999) was a British engineer.

John Gay

1909–1999 (age 90)

Highgate Cemetery

John Gay (born Hans Ludwig Göhler: 2 September 1909 in Karlsruhe, Germany – died 24 January 1999 in Highgate, London)...

David Cartwright

1920–1997 (age 77)

Winchester Cathedral

Edward David Cartwright (15 July 1920 – 24 April 1997) was the tenth Suffragan Bishop of Southampton.

Opal Irene Whiteley

1897–1992 (age 95)

Highgate Cemetery

Raphael Samuel

1934–1996 (age 62)

Highgate Cemetery

Raphael Elkan Samuel (26 December 1934 – 9 December 1996) was a British Marxist historian and author.

Oleg Prokofiev

1928–1998 (age 70)

Highgate Cemetery

Oleg Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: Оле́г Серге́евич Проко́фьев; 14 December 1928 – 20 Augus...

John Churcher

1905–1997 (age 92)

Wargrave

Major-General John Bryan Churcher, (9 September 1905 – 2 August 1997) was a senior British Army officer who, during t...

Edwin Malindine

1910–1993 (age 83)

Amersham

Maurice Ashley

1907–1994 (age 87)

Highgate Cemetery

Maurice Percy Ashley (4 September 1907 – 26 September 1994) was a British historian of the 17th Century and editor of...

Max Wall

1908–1990 (age 82)

Highgate Cemetery

Alec Cripps

1908–1999 (age 91)

Amersham

Alec Cripps was a drummer whose steady swing provided the heartbeat for dance halls and studio sessions across decades.

Robin Nedwell

1946–1999 (age 53)

St Paul's Church, Covent Garden

Robin Courteney Nedwell (27 September 1946 – 1 February 1999) was an English actor, formally trained at Central School...

Hugh Wilson

1908–1990 (age 82)

Highgate Cemetery

Hugh Wilson was a test pilot whose calm confidence helped refine new aircraft and ensure that pilots returned safely.

Michael Kenny

1941–1999 (age 58)

Highgate Cemetery

Michael Kenny (1941 – 28 December 1999) was a British artist.

Ralegh Radford

1900–1998 (age 98)

Uffculme

Courtenay Arthur Ralegh Radford (7 November 1900 – 27 December 1998) was an English archaeologist and historian who pi...

Alfred Denning, Baron Denning

1899–1999 (age 100)

Beaulieu Abbey

Alfred Thompson Denning, Baron Denning, (23 January 1899 – 5 March 1999), was an English barrister and judge.

John Watney

1915–1995 (age 80)

Woodstock

John Watney chronicled the lives of artists with thoughtful warmth.

Basil Hume

1923–1999 (age 76)

Westminster Cathedral

George Basil Hume (born George Haliburton Hume; 2 March 1923 – 17 June 1999) was an English Catholic prelate who serv...

Prunella Clough

1919–1999 (age 80)

Chelsea

Prunella Clough (14 November 1919 – 26 December 1999) was a prominent British artist.

Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland

1919–1999 (age 80)

Belvoir Castle

Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland, (28 May 1919 – 4 January 1999), styled Marquess of Granby until 19...