Famous People Who Died In 2008
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 2008. This list includes people like Heath Ledger, Paul Newman, Bernie Mac, Michael Crichton, George Carlin and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include journalists, political leaders, poets and directors who died in 2008. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & France and many more countries.
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1
Heath Ledger(Australian Actor Best Known for His Role as ‘The Joker’ in the Film ‘The Dark Knight’)
Birthdate: April 4, 1979
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
Died: January 22
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
2
Paul Newman(One of the Most Influential Actors of 20th-Century)
Birthdate: January 26, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States
Died: September 26
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
3
George Carlin(One of the Most Important and Influential Stand-Up Comedians of All Time)
Birthdate: May 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: June 22
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
4
Estelle Getty(Actress and Comedian Known for Her Role as ‘Sophia Petrillo’ in the TV Series ‘The Golden Girls’)
Birthdate: July 25, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: July 22
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
5
Bobby Fischer(American Chess Grandmaster and the Eleventh World Chess Champion)
Birthdate: March 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: January 17
Birthdate: October 4, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Died: April 5
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
7
Edmund Hillary(One of the First Climbers to Have Reached the Summit of Mount Everest)
Birthdate: July 20, 1919
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Auckland, New Zealand
Died: January 11
8
Suzanne Pleshette(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Emily Hartley’ in the TV Series ‘The Bob Newhart Show’)
Birthdate: January 31, 1937
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn Heights, New York, United States
Died: January 19
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
9
Roy Scheider(One of the Most Unique and Distinguished of all Hollywood Actors)
Birthdate: November 10, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: City of Orange, New Jersey, United States
Died: February 10
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Eartha Kitt(Singer with a Distinctive Voice Known for her Hits "Let's Do It", and "C'est si bon")
Birthdate: January 17, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: North, South Carolina, United States
Died: December 25
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Isaac Hayes
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: August 20, 1942
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Covington, Tennessee, United States
Died: August 10
12
Michael Crichton(Best Known as the Author of “Jurassic Park” and the creator of the TV Drama “ER”)
Birthdate: October 23, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: November 4
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
Birthdate: March 25, 1966
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Toronto
Died: March 2
Birthdate: August 1, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oran, Algeria
Died: June 1
Birthdate: February 21, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ithaca, New York, United States
Died: September 12
16
Harvey Korman(Actor and Comedian Known for His Sketch Comedy Series 'The Carol Burnett Show')
Birthdate: February 15, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: May 29
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: July 28, 1943
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hatch End, Middlesex, England
Died: September 15
18
Jerry Reed
(Singer-songwriter, Musician)
Birthdate: March 20, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: September 1
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Bettie Page(American Model who Gained Notoriety in the 1950s for her Pin-Up Photos)
Birthdate: April 22, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, US
Died: December 11
Birthdate: December 11, 1918
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kislovodsk, Russia
Died: August 3
Birthdate: February 23, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Died: December 18
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: February 15, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: May 12
23
Sydney Pollack(Film Director and Producer Best Known for His Movie 'Out of Africa')
Birthdate: July 1, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Died: May 26
24
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke(Science-Fiction Writer Known for His Novels: ‘Childhood's End’, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and ‘Rendezvous with Rama’)
Birthdate: December 16, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Minehead, Somerset, England
Died: March 19
25
Van Johnson(American Singer, Dancer, Theatre and Radio Actor)
Birthdate: August 25, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: December 12
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Mel Ferrer(Actor & Director Known for His Films: 'Scaramouche', 'Lili' and 'Knights of the Round Table')
Birthdate: August 25, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
Died: June 2
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
27
Richard Widmark
(Villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death)
Birthdate: December 26, 1914
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sunrise Township, Minnesota, United States
Died: March 24
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
28
Bo Diddley
(Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer)
Birthdate: December 30, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: McComb
Died: June 2
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
29
Dorothy Vaughan
(American Mathematician, Human Computer and the First African-American to Receive Promotion as Supervisor in NASA)
Birthdate: September 20, 1910
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: November 10
30
William F. Buckley, Jr.
(Editor)
Birthdate: November 24, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: February 27
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
31
Cyd Charisse
(American Actress and Dancer)
Birthdate: March 8, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amarillo, Texas, United States
Died: June 17
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: March 4, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: November 10
Birthdate: January 11, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Baden
Died: April 29
Birthdate: October 10, 1930
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Metropolitan Borough of Hackney
Died: December 24
35
Yma Súmac
(American-Peruvian soprano)
Birthdate: September 10, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cajamarca, Peru
Died: November 1
36
Dick Martin
(American comedian)
Birthdate: January 30, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
Died: May 24
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: May 7, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: June 13
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: August 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: January 18
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: July 25, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Died: January 15
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: June 6, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: October 17
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: December 13, 1930
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: December 8
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: October 17, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Santa Cruz, California, USA
Died: December 5
Birthdate: September 25, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: October 18
Birthdate: September 17, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Silver City, New Mexico, USA
Died: December 1
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
45
Dock Ellis
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: March 11, 1945
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: December 19
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: April 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: March 16
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: October 23, 1960
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: July 25
48
Gary Gygax
(Game designer)
Birthdate: July 27, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: March 4
Birthdate: February 18, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died: January 17
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
50
Anthony Minghella
(Screenwriter, Playwright, Film director, Film producer, Writer)
Birthdate: January 6, 1954
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ryde
Died: March 18
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
