List of Famous people who died at 68

Joseph Peter Brennan was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1977 to 1980, Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1973 to 1977, Minister for Social Welfare from 1970 to 1973 and 1966 to 1969, Minister for Labour from 1969 to 1973, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1965 to 1966, Government Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence from 1961 to 1965 and Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 1959 to 1961. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1951 to 1980.

Reginald Cotterell Butler was an English sculptor. He was born at Bridgefoot House, Buntingford, Hertfordshire to Frederick William Butler (1880–1937) and Edith (1880–1969), daughter of blacksmith William Barltrop, of The Forge, Takeley, Essex. His parents were the Master and Matron of the Buntingford Union Workhouse. Frederick Butler, formerly a police constable, was a relative of the poet William Butler Yeats; Edith was of Anglo-French descent.

Ernst Albrecht was a German footballer. He played for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the team that won the 1933 German championship.

Herbert Grundmann was a German historian, soldier and professor who served as the editorial director of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica.

Ronald Sinclair, born Richard Arthur Hould and sometimes credited as Ra Hould or Ron Sinclair, was a child actor from New Zealand, turned film editor.

Machiko Soga was a Japanese actress and voice actress.