2008 deaths

President of Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994

last speaker of the Eyak language (1918–2008)

American pornographic film director (1928-2008)

American science fiction author and poet (1940–2008)

Austrian–Australian–American astrophysicist (1924–2008)

Spanish footballer (1927-2008)

American singer and actor (1937–2008)

Croatian footballer, died of injury sustained in game (1983-2008)

Lao politician (1910-2008)

Peruvian footballer (1908-2008)

French anthropologist (1907 - 2008)

American singer (1917–2008)

Belgian and French religious sister

French association football player (1927-2008)

American voice actor (1940-2008)

Belgian racecar driver and journalist

Nauruan politician (1947–2008)

Japanese serial killer (1962–2008)

rally driver and Toyota Motorsport boss (1938–2008)

Catholic cardinal (1918–2008)

American physicist (1911–2008)

German footballer (1926-2008)

Indian aviator

British figure skater

American sociologist (1929–2008)

German Wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of Adolf Hitler (1917–2008)

Belgian footballer (1982–2008)

Russian Chukchi writer (1930-2008)

Soviet ballet dancer

Hungarian canoe racer (1972-2008)

Armenian chess player (1980–2008)

British actor (1989–2008)

German high jumper (1914–2008)

Romanian-American engineer and management consultant (1904–2008)

American writer (1938-2008)

American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia (1916-2008)

Russian footballer (1933-2008)

Haitian footballer (1951–2008)

Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller and Servant of God (1929–2008)

Indian film director (1914–2008)

Soviet and Russian actor (1923–2008)

American actress (1921–2008)

English-American chemist (1932-2008)

Italian writer (1921–2008)

American musician (1928–2008)

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1910–2008)

Colombian guerrilla and leader of the Marxist–Leninist FARC-EP (1930–2008)

Road manager, personal assistant, producer, executive (1941–2008)

American White House Press Secretary (1955-2008)

American country music singer, songwriter (1918–2008)

racecar driver (1918–2008)

American biologist (1933–2008)

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1939–2008)

American writer

Polish fencer (1939–2008)

Soviet prima ballerina (1941-2008)

Indian singer (1934–2008)

Brazilian actor (1931–2008)

American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008)

Swiss politician (1924-2008)