List of Famous people who died at 68

Sheldon Allan Silverstein was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, songwriter and playwright. He is known for his cartoons, songs, and children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in some works. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than 20 million copies. He was the recipient of two Grammy Awards as well as Golden Globe Award and Academy Award nominations.

Fuyukichi Maki was a Japanese actor. He worked in TV and film from 1951 to 1997. His birth name was Nobuyuki Okamura. He was born in Ōdate, Akita, Japan.

Jacob David Bekenstein was a Mexican-born Israeli-American theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of the connections between information and gravitation.

Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard was an American civil rights leader, fraternal organization leader, entrepreneur and surgeon. He was among the mentors to activists such as Medgar Evers, Charles Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, Amzie Moore, Aaron Henry, and Jesse Jackson; founded Mississippi's leading civil rights organization in the 1950s, the Regional Council of Negro Leadership; and played a prominent role in the investigation of the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till in the late 1950s. He was also president of the National Medical Association, chairman of the board of the National Negro Business League, and a leading national advocate of African-American businesses.

Moharam Fouad also known as Muharram Fouad was a famous Egyptian singer and movie star.

Mónica Galán was an Argentine actress. She was a character actor seen on TV, Film and in the theatre.

Kyūya Fukada was a Japanese writer and mountaineer active during the Shōwa period in Japan.

Meri Hafizovna Avidzba was a Soviet military pilot and navigator and was the first female aviator from Abkhazia. She was awarded two medals for her actions in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945), where she served as a navigator of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, known by the Germans as the Night Witches. Later in her life, she was elected a Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of Abkhazia.

Ryōko Tateishi was a Japanese actress and seiyū.

Daniel Duval was a French film actor, director and writer.