List of Famous people who died at 68

Derek Robert Nimmo was an English character actor, producer and author. He was particularly associated with upper class "silly-arse" roles, and clerical roles.

James Ingram Merrill was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1977 for Divine Comedies. His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the polished and formalist lyric poetry of his early career, and the epic narrative of occult communication with spirits and angels, titled The Changing Light at Sandover, which dominated his later career. Although most of his published work was poetry, he also wrote essays, fiction, and plays.

George William Coventry, 11th Earl of Coventry was a British hereditary peer and politician of the Conservative Party.

Joseph Stephenson "Steve" Crane was an American actor and restaurateur. A Columbia Pictures actor in the early 1940s, Crane opened the Luau, a popular celebrity restaurant, in 1953 and established a successful 25-year career in the restaurant industry. In addition to his own accomplishments, Crane is often remembered as Lana Turner's twice ex-husband.

Fabio Calzavara was an Italian entrepreneur and politician, He was the co-founder of Liga Veneta (1980), a federalist party settled in Padua.

Renato "Rene" Luna Cayetano, commonly known as Compañero, was a Filipino lawyer, television presenter, journalist, and politician. He served in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 until its abolishment in 1986. He then served as a Senator from 1998 to 2003. He also hosted the television program Compañero y Compañera from 1997 to 2001.

Birgit Brüel was a Danish singer and actress who participated in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.