Celebrities Who Died in 2008

This is a summary list of the famous people that passed away in 2008. If you notice that we missed a celebrity that died in 2008, please add his or her obituary to our Wiki.

Al Copeland
Died: March 23rd 2008 in Munich, Germany
Arthur C. Clarke
Died: March 19th 2008 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Barry Morse
Died: February 2nd 2008 in London, England
Bernie Mac
Died: August 9th 2008 in Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, United States
Bettie Page
Died: December 11th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
Bo Diddley
Died: June 2nd 2008 in Archer, United States
Bobby Fischer
Died: January 17th 2008 in Reykjavík, Iceland
Brad Renfro
Died: January 15th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
Charlton Heston
Died: April 5th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
Christopher Allport
Died: January 25th 2008 in San Bernardino, United States
Cyd Charisse
Died: June 17th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
David Foster Wallace
Died: September 12th 2008 in Claremont, United States
David Groh
Died: February 12th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
Dick Martin
Died: May 24th 2008 in Santa Monica, United States
Eartha Kitt
Died: December 25th 2008 in Weston, United States
Eddy Arnold
Died: May 8th 2008 in Nashville, United States
Edie Adams
Died: October 15th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
Edmund Hillary
Died: January 11th 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand
Estelle Getty
Died: July 22nd 2008 in Hollywood, United States
Estelle Reiner
Died: October 25th 2008 in Beverly Hills, United States
George Carlin
Died: June 21st 2008 in Santa Monica, United States
Harvey Korman
Died: May 29th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
Heath Ledger
Died: January 22nd 2008 in New York City, United States
Herbert Hutner
Died: December 7th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
Irena Sendler
Died: May 12th 2008 in Warsaw, Poland
Isaac Hayes
Died: August 10th 2008 in Memphis, United States
Jeff Healey
Died: March 2nd 2008 in Toronto, Canada
Jerry Reed
Died: August 31st 2008 in Nashville, United States
Jerry Wallace
Died: May 5th 2008 in Corona, United States
Jesse Helms
Died: July 4th 2008 in Raleigh, United States
Jim McKay
Died: June 7th 2008 in Monkton, United States
John Daly
Died: October 31st 2008 in London, England
John Stewart
Died: January 19th 2008 in San Diego, United States
Joy Page
Died: April 18th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
Levi Stubbs
Died: October 17th 2008 in Detroit, United States
Lois Nettleton
Died: January 18th 2008 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, United States
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Died: February 5th 2008 in Vlodrop, Netherlands
Merl Saunders
Died: October 24th 2008 in San Francisco, United States
Michael Crichton
Died: November 4th 2008 in Los Angeles, United
Mike Smith
Died: February 28th 2008 in Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Paul Benedict
Died: December 1st 2008 in Martha’s Vineyard, United States
Paul Newman
Died: September 26th 2008 in Westport, United States
Paul Scofield
Died: March 19th 2008 in Brighton, England
Pervis Jackson
Died: August 18th 2008 in Detroit, United States
Richard Blackwell
Died: October 19th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States
Richard Widmark
Died: March 24th 2008 in Roxbury, United States
Richard Wright
Died: September 15th 2008 in London, United Kingdom
Rob Knox
Died: May 24th 2008 in Sidcup, United Kingdom
Roy Scheider
Died: February 10th 2008 in Little Rock, United States
Sam Bottoms
Died: December 16th 2008 in Los Angeles, United States

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