The following is a list of notable deaths in January 1998.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
^Hochman, Steve (January 6, 1998). "Nik Venet; Record Producer for the Beach Boys". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^Sargent, Jim. "Wayne Ambler Biography". The Baseball Biography Project. The Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^Eric Pace (January 5, 1998). "Howard Gilman, Executive And Philanthropist, Dies at 73". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^Leslie Eaton (January 8, 1998). "William Kelly, 92, Founder Of Temporary Jobs Company". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^"George Shaw Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^Ford Burkhart (January 18, 1998). "Geoffrey S. Watson, 76; Wrote Statistics Formula". The New York Times. p. 1 35. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^"Raymond Léopold Bruckberger". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^Kenneth N. Gilpin (January 8, 1998). "Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., HCA Founder, Dies at 87". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^"John Gary - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^Jay, Peter (January 29, 1998). "Obituary: Sally Purcell". The Independent. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^Rick Lyman (January 8, 1998). "Mae Questel, 89, Behind Betty Boop and Olive Oyl". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^Seth Mydans (January 7, 1998). "Francisco Rodrigo, 83, Filipino Who Defied Marcos Dictatorship". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^"Rudy Sikich Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^Claiborne, William (January 7, 1998). "Sonny Bono Is Killed in Ski Crash". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^Talevski, Nick (2010). Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus. p. 181. ISBN 9780857121172. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^"Walt Barnes". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^"Jack Conway, 80, Leader in War on Poverty". The New York Times. January 11, 1998. p. 1 29. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^Hager, Mary (January 9, 1998). "Victorine du Pont Homsey, architect". The News Journal. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^"Otto Schmitt - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^"Georgy Sviridov". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^Ben Ratliff (January 9, 1998). "Owen Bradley, Country Music Producer, Dies at 82". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^Morgan, Samuel P. (September 1998). "Richard Wesley Hamming (1915–1998)" (PDF). Notices of the AMS. 45 (8): 972–977. ISSN 0002-9920. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^Myrna Oliver, Longtime Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies, The Los Angeles Times, 9 January 1998. Retrieved 23 April 2022
^"Alva Liles Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^"Olympedia – Valerio Perentin". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^Wolfgang Saxon (January 16, 1998). "Vladimir Prelog, 91, Is Dead; Swiss Chemist Won the Nobel". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^"Lawrence Treat, 94, Prolific Mystery Writer". The New York Times. January 16, 1998. p. B 11. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Tere Velázquez". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^"Dorothy Wilson - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^"Doug Anderson Stats - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^Abby Goodnough (January 12, 1998). "W.E. Diemer, Bubble Gum Inventor, Dies at 93". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^"Marie-Madeleine Dienesch". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^Richard Goldstein (January 13, 1998). "Tony Lavelli, 71, Musician With a Memorable Hook Shot". The New York Times. p. D 21. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
^"Denys Lombard". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^"Max Morris Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^"Mario Santiago Papasquiaro". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^"Joe Becker Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^"Win Mortimer". Lambiek Comicopledia. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^Mel Gussow (January 13, 1998). "Ellis Rabb, Actor and Director, Is Dead at 67". The New York Times. p. D 21. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^"Basketbol öksüz kaldı". Sabah (in Turkish). January 12, 1998. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Allan Kozinn (January 13, 1998). "Klaus Tennstedt, a Conductor Of Romantic Works, Dies at 71". The New York Times. p. D 22. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^"Georgi Vins - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^Satirist John Wells dies – BBC News, 11 January 1998. Retrieved 9 November 2019
^"Mark MacGuigan - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Frauendatenbank fembio.org". fembio.org (in German). Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Ex-Wanderer loses his cancer battle". Bolton Evening News. This is Lancashire. 14 January 1998. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^Eric Pace (January 14, 1998). "Robert Townsend, 77, Dies; Wrote 'Up the Organization'". The New York Times. p. D 27. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^"Martin Flämig". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Mihovil Logar". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Andrew Hook, Obituary: Andrew Rutherford, The Independent, 29 January 1998, accessed 9 November 2019
^"Safiye Ayla - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"John Anderson, 65, Brown Football Coach". The New York Times. January 15, 1998. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^"Marguerite Kuczynski". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Olympedia – Duncan McNaughton". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Gulzarilal Nanda". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Ahmed Oudjani". worldfootball.net. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^'Pottinger, player in Poulson scandal, dies at 81', Herald Scotland, 19 January 1998. Accessed 9 November 2019.
^"Olympedia – Boris Tatushin". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Richard Severo (January 17, 1998). "Harriet Van Horne, 77, Critic Of Early TV and Radio Shows". The New York Times. p. A 11. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Ben Ratliff (January 17, 1998). "Junior Wells, Central Player in Chicago Blues, Is Dead at 63". The New York Times. p. A 11. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Matti Kuusi". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Mitchell Owens (February 2, 1998). "Renzo Mongiardino Dies at 81; Designer With Flair for Illusion". The New York Times. p. A 21. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^"Tommy Pederson". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Steven Heller (January 21, 1998). "Alan E. Cober, 62, News and Book Illustrator". The New York Times. p. D 24. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Hämäläinen, Helvi". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Svenska litteratursällskapet. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Jon Pareles (January 21, 1998). "David (Junior) Kimbrough, 67, a Blues Musician". The New York Times. p. D 24. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Brier, Stephen (May 1, 1998). "In Memoriam: Joseph S. Murphy". Radical History Review. 1998 (71): 226–228. doi:10.1215/01636545-1998-71-226. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Paul Wadey (October 22, 2011). "Obituary: Cliffie Stone". The Independent. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^"Byron Bailey Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Maria Judite de Carvalho". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Tucker, Nicholas (February 13, 1998). "Obituary: Monica Edwards". The Independent. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^"Skeets Quinlan Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Olympedia – Wilhelm Törsleff". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Vallance, Tom (January 21, 1998). "Obituary: James Villiers". The Independent. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Bengt Eklund (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via catalogue.bnf.fr.
^"Al Negratti Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Carl Perkins - American musician and songwriter". britannica.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Abraham Sinkov (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via catalogue.bnf.fr.
^Eric Pace (January 22, 1998). "Harry S. Ashmore, 81, Whose Editorials Supported Integration in Arkansas, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 14. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^"Ex-Pro Wrestler Bobo Brazil Dies". AP News. January 24, 1998. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Serge Schmemann (January 21, 1998). "Zevulun Hammer, 61, Dies; Israel's Education Minister". The New York Times. p. D 24. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^"Frauendatenbank fembio.org". fembio.org (in German). Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Edward Carrick". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Clifton Brown (January 22, 1998). "Larry Gilbert, 55, Well-Known Member of Golf's Senior Tour". The New York Times. p. B 14. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^"Friedrich Kessler, 96, Law Professor". The New York Times. February 9, 1998. p. A 16. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^Yoshifumi Kondō (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via catalogue.bnf.fr.
^Vallance, Tom (January 23, 1998). "Obituary: Jack Lord". Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^"Louis Thiétard". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"C. Elmer Anderson - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Edward F. Arn - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Cheney, David M. "Bishop Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^"Nino Pirrotta - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Bill Sortet Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Mel Gussow (January 28, 1998). "Donald Davis, 69, Actor in Challenging Roles". The New York Times. p. D 24. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"John Forbes - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Ralf Kirsten - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Carole Beers (January 30, 1998). "Former Husky Lineman Roy Mckasson Dies". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Alley, Ronald (January 26, 1998). "Obituary: Victor Pasmore". The Independent. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Thomas, Jr., Robert McG. (January 31, 1998). "Lionel Wilson, 82, a Mayor Of Oakland for Three Terms". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Ben Ratliff (January 29, 1998). "Walter Bishop Jr., 70, Jazz Pianist Who Rode Be-Bop's First Wave". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Sarah Boxer (January 28, 1998). "W. D. Edmonds Dies at 94; Author of Historical Novels". The New York Times. p. D 23. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1998, Harris M. Lentz, III, McFarland & Co., 1999, page 197.
^"Justin Tubb - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Independence pioneer Hamid Algadri dies aged 87". The Jakarta Post. January 26, 1998. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Utley, Tom (January 29, 1998). "Marquess of Bristol's heir found hanged". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^Galloway, Doug (February 24, 1998). "Ethelreda Leopold dies at 80". Variety. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^"Mario Schifano, 63, Avant-Garde Painter". The New York Times. February 2, 1998. p. A 20. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Sheryl Wudunn (January 27, 1998). "Shinichi Suzuki Dies at 99; Began Music Education Method". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^"Elizabeth Mantell". Herald Scotland. February 6, 1998. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^"Assia Noris - filmportal.de". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Geoffrey Trease". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Miklos Udvardy - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Olympedia – Louis Chaillot". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Joe Holup Stats. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on 9 November 2019.
^"SFE: Shotaro Ishinomori". sf-encyclopedia.com. October 14, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^"Ken Jackson Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Irvin Molotsky (January 30, 1998). "Joseph Alioto, 81, Dies; Antitrust Lawyer Was San Francisco's Mayor in Boom Years". The New York Times. p. D 20. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^Edward Lucie-Smith (February 2, 1998). "Obituary: Karin Jonzen". The Independent. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^ANP (January 30, 1998). "Oud-wielerprof Rob Mulders verongelukt". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Ed Smith Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^"Jim Barber Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^Héctor Campos Parsi (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via catalogue.bnf.fr.