List of Famous people who died at 68

Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards, was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, Governor of Western Australia, and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Serving as a bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force (RAF), Edwards was decorated with the Victoria Cross in 1941 for his efforts in leading a bombing raid against the port of Bremen, one of the most heavily defended towns in Germany. He became the most highly decorated Australian serviceman of the Second World War.

Anne-Marie Berglund was a Swedish poet, novelist, short story writer and pictorial artist. She was born in Espoo and made her literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection Luftberusningen. Among her later collections was Jag vill stå träd nu from 2000. Among her several literary prizes, she was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 2002.

Jean-Jacques Razafindranazy was a Madagascar-born medical doctor. He was known for his work as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic, during which he died of COVID-19.

David Eden Lane was an American white separatist, neo-Nazi, and convicted felon. A member of the terror organization The Order, he was convicted and sentenced to 190 years in prison for racketeering; conspiracy; and being an accomplice to the murder of Alan Berg, a Jewish radio talk show host, who was murdered by another member of the group on June 18, 1984. He died while incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Kirsten Heiberg was a Norwegian/German actress and singer who had a major film career in Germany between 1938 and 1954. She reached the peak of her career in 1942–43, performing in Joseph Goebbels' version of Titanic. After the war she was given a two-year ban by the Allies due to her role in the Nazi propaganda. In Norway she was never punished, as she was a German citizen.

Thomas Joel Bopp was an American amateur astronomer. In 1995, he discovered comet Hale–Bopp; Alan Hale discovered it independently at almost the same time, and it was thus named after both of them. At the time of the comet discovery he was a manager at a construction materials factory and an amateur astronomer. On the night of July 22, Bopp was observing the sky with friends in the Arizona desert when he made the discovery. It was the first comet he had observed and he was using a borrowed, home-built telescope.

Ruth Berghaus was a German choreographer, opera and theatre director, and artistic director.

Jean-Claude Thomas was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Marne department, and was a member of the Gauche démocrate et républicaine.

François Digard was a French politician who served as mayor of Saint-Lô between 1995 and 2014.

Leonardo Sciascia was an Italian writer, novelist, essayist, playwright, and politician. Some of his works have been made into films, including Porte Aperte, Cadaveri Eccellenti, and Il giorno della civetta.