List of Famous people who died at 88

Beata Margareta Kristina Söderbaum was a Swedish-born German film actress, producer, and photographer. She is most known for her roles in Nazi-era films made by a German state-controlled production company.

Victorino Martín Andrés was a Spanish Fighting Bull cattle rancher. He was born in Galapagar, 33 kilometers from the city of Madrid. The livestock of which he was owner was founded on 29 May 1919 and, together with Duke of Veragua and Miura is one of the most notable in the history of bull fighting in Spain.

Vida Amélia Guedes Alves was a Brazilian actress and pioneer of early Brazilian television whose career spanned more than seventy years. In 1951, Alves made history when she and actor Walter Forster performed the first on-screen kiss ever broadcast on Brazilian television on the early telenovela series, Sua Vida Me Pertence. In 1963, Alves made television history once again by sharing the first gay kiss shown on Brazilian television with actress Geórgia Gomide on the teleteatro show, TV de Vanguarda.

Václav Vorlíček was a Czech film director. He studied filmmaking at FAMU from 1951 to 1956, and began directing feature films since the early 1960s. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaboration with screenwriter Miloš Macourek. He directed several children's and fairytale films, most notably Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973), a Christmas film classic in many European countries.

Gregor Dorfmeister was a German journalist and writer. Under the pseudonym Manfred Gregor, Dorfmeister published three novels.

Günter Schröter was a German footballer and coach who appeared in 39 matches for East Germany. He played as a forward for SG Dynamo Dresden from 1950–1954 then played for SC Dynamo Berlin from 1954–1963. After retiring from his career, Günter was hired as the assistant manager for SC Dynamo Berlin from 1963–1965. In 1969 he became the assistant manager for BFC Dynamo until 1972 when he was promoted to manager. He served as manager for one year before assisting again from 1973–1981.

Chishū Ryū was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions.

Otto Wolff von Amerongen was an influential German businessman, who chaired Otto Wolff AG, one of the largest trading groups in West Germany.

William Trevor KBE was an Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer. One of the elder statesmen of the Irish literary world, he was widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary writers of short stories in the English language.

Aldo Ferrer was an Argentine economist. He was one of the leading proponents of economic nationalism in Argentina.