List of Famous people who died at 68
Mickey Deans
Michael DeVinko, Jr., known as Mickey Deans, was an American musician and entrepreneur, and the fifth and last husband of actress and singer Judy Garland.
Marion Tinsley
Marion Franklin Tinsley was an American mathematician and checkers player. He is considered to be the greatest checkers player who ever lived. Tinsley was world champion 1955–1958 and 1975–1991 and never lost a world championship match, and lost only seven games from 1950 until his death in 1995. He withdrew from championship play during the years 1958–1975, relinquishing the title during that time. It was said that Tinsley was "to checkers what Leonardo da Vinci was to science, what Michelangelo was to art and what Beethoven was to music."
Ken'ichi Hagiwara
Kenichi Hagiwara was a Japanese singer and actor.
Myra Kraft
Myra Hiatt Kraft was an American philanthropist and the wife of New England Patriots and New England Revolution owner Robert Kraft.
Hoimar von Ditfurth
Hoimar von Ditfurth was a German physician and scientific journalist. He was the father of Christian von Ditfurth, a historian, and Jutta Ditfurth, a writer and journalist.
Kulsoom Nawaz
Begum Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif was a Pakistani politician who had been the first lady of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms; from 1990 to 1993, 1997 to 1999 and then from 2013 to 2017. She was the President of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) from 1999 to 2002.
Alexey Buldakov
Aleksey Ivanovich Buldakov PAR was a Soviet and Russian movie actor.
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kiyoshi Atsumi, born Yasuo Tadokoro, was a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, and started his career in 1951 as a comedian at a strip-show theater in Asakusa. After two years of fighting pulmonary tuberculosis, he made his debut on TV in 1956 and on film in 1957. His vivid performance of a lovable, innocent man in the film “Dear Mr. Emperor” in 1963 established his reputation as an actor.
Rita Barberá Nolla
María Rita Barberá Nolla was a Spanish politician and the Mayor of Valencia, Spain from 1991 until 2015.
Demis Roussos
Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos (Greek: Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, Greek pronunciation: [arˈtemios ˈdemis venˈduris ˈrusos]. was a Greek vocalist and performer who had an internationally acclaimed career, as a single recording artist and bandleader. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite's Child, but as a vocal soloist, his repertoire included hit songs like ‘’Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye’’, ’’From Souvenirs to Souvenirs’’ and ’’Forever and Ever’’.