Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 2002

Peter Gabriel Bergmann was a German-American physicist of Jewish origins best known for his work with Albert Einstein on a unified field theory encompassing all physical interactions. He also introduced primary and secondary constraints into mechanics. After obtaining his Ph.D at the German University in Prague in 1936 under the direction of Philipp Frank he went to work with Einstein, as his research assistant, at the Institute for Advanced Study between 1936 and 1941. In 1942, Bergmann published the first textbook on general relativity, Introduction to the Theory of Relativity, with a foreword by Einstein. The second edition of this book was published by Dover Publications in 1976. His other textbooks were:

• The Riddle of Gravitation
• Basic Theories of Physics

Bert Granet was an American writer and television producer whose credits included The Locket (1946) for RKO Radio Pictures.

Arne Otto Birger Mellnäs was a Swedish composer.

Roland Hanna fue un pianista y compositor estadounidense de jazz, que desarrolló su obra dentro de los estilos hard bop y jazz fusión.

Horace Andrew (Bud) Olson, was a Canadian businessman, politician, and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. He also served as a Member of Parliament, Senator, Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Economic and Regional Development. He was also a farmer and rancher, and president and operating officer of Farmer's Stockmen's Supplies in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge, Alberta.

Mohamed-Fadel Ould Ismail Ould Es-Sweyih fue un escritor, diplomático, periodista y político saharaui miembro del Frente Polisario y del cuerpo diplomático de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática. Residió muchas años en Tinduf. Un centro cultural de Argelia lleva desde 2004 su nombre en su honor.