List of Famous people who died at 88

Karl Steinhoff was a Minister-president (Ministerpräsident) of the German state (Land) of Brandenburg, then part of East Germany, and later served as East Germany's Minister of the Interior.

Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1988 to 2003, having previously served as Bishop of Pittsburgh. He was created a cardinal in 1991.

John Edward McCarthy was an American Roman Catholic bishop; he was the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Austin (1985–2001). His leadership helped enable the U.S. Catholic church to address the challenge of systemic poverty. His life of service in the Catholic Church was characterized as one of justice, equality and inclusion.

Richard Earl Caves was an American economist, and Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He is known for his work on multinational corporations, industrial organization and the creative industries. He is known within the film economics field as the author of a definitive book on the organization of creative industries.

Frank Edward Young was an American physician who served as Commissioner of Food and Drugs from 1984 to 1989 and later as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. In 2013 he joined Braeburn Pharmaceuticals as Executive Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs. In 2018, he became the Executive Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs at TissueTech Inc.

John Raphael Quinn was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of San Francisco from 1977 to 1995 and Archbishop of Oklahoma City from 1971 to 1977. He served as the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1977 to 1980.

Giovanni Battista Rabino was an Italian politician from the Christian Democracy party who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1983 to 1992, then a single term, between 1992 and 1994, as Senator.

Very Rev Robert Leonard Small,, known as Leonard Small, was a senior Church of Scotland minister and author. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly from 1966 to 1967.

Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi was a Vietnamese Catholic prelate. He was Bishop of Phan Thiết from 1974 to 2005.