Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 2002

Nika Georgievna Turbiná fue una poeta soviética nacida en Ucrania. Comenzó a escribir poesía a la edad de seis años y publicó su primer libro en 1984, con diez. Una grabación de ella recitando sus poemas vendió más de treinta mil copias en la entonces Unión Soviética.

Sihung Lung was a Taiwanese movie and TV actor. He appeared in over 100 films and TV series throughout his career and was best known for playing paternal roles in films such as Eat Drink Man Woman and The Wedding Banquet. He frequently collaborated with award-winning director Ang Lee.

Johannes Cornelis Princen, better known as Poncke Princen, was a Dutch anti-Nazi fighter and colonial soldier. In 1948, he deserted, joined the pro-independence guerrillas in what was then the Dutch Indies. He lived the rest of his life in Indonesia, where he became a prominent human rights activist and political dissident under various dictatorial regimes in his adopted country and consequently spent considerable time in detention.

Herman Eugene Talmadge was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1957 to 1981. A staunch segregationist, he was denounced by the Senate for financial irregularities, which were revealed during a bitter divorce from his second wife. He previously served as governor of the state from 1948 to 1955, taking over after the death of his father Eugene Talmadge, the governor-elect. Talmadge was known for his opposition to civil rights, ordering schools to be closed rather than desegregated.

Elvira Teresa Eory Sidi, más conocida como Irán Eory, fue una actriz iraní afincada en México, conocida por sus papeles en telenovelas y películas.

Carolina Fadic Maturana fue una actriz y presentadora de televisión chilena.

Charles Rayne Kruger was a South African author and property developer.

Celso Augusto Daniel fue un político brasileño asesinado durante el ejercicio del cargo.

Esmeray Diriker was a Afro-Turkish singer.

Akleem Akhtar was the mistress of Army general and future military leader General Yahya Khan and was known as the country's most powerful woman during his regime.