1998 suicides

journalist from the United States (1908–1998)

Japanese musician (1964–1998)

East German soldier (1942-1998)

British footballer (1961-1998)

Spanish euthanesia activist (1943–1998)

American singer (1949–1998)

Italian-French singer and songwriter (1934–1998)

German actor (1939-1998)

German hacker and phreaker (1972–1998)

Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1960–1998)

Italian writer and gay rights activist (1958–1998)

American singer (1963–1998)

Hungarian writer (1908-1998)

American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter (1921-1998)

Croatian Serb politician (1949-1998)

Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

Soviet-Russian entrepreneur, video game designer (1954–1998)

English Test and county cricketer (1951-1998)

Catholic bishop (1932–1998)

Russian musician (1969–1998)

Greek philosopher, writer and university professor (1942-1998)

, known by her pen name , was a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1990 in the monthly manga anthology Garo with Nekojiru Udon, a work that is now widely regarded as her most representative and influential creation.

French politician (1925–1998)

French actor (1965-1998)

Argentine businessman (1944-1998)

American drummer

Lebanese actress

American businessman (1950–1998)