List of Famous people who died at 88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny, affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux, was the first president of Ivory Coast, serving for more than three decades until his death. A tribal chief, he worked as a medical aide, union leader and planter before being elected to the French Parliament. He served in several ministerial positions within the French government before leading Côte d'Ivoire following independence in 1960. Throughout his life, he played a significant role in politics and the decolonization of Africa.

Sir Michael Owen Edwardes was a British-South African business executive who held chairmanships at several companies including motor manufacturer British Leyland.

Türkân Akyol was a Turkish politician, physician and academic. She was the first Turkish female government minister, and the first female university rector in Turkey.

Elizabeth Gilels was a Soviet violinist and a professor.

Marie-Louise Damien, better known by the stage name Damia, was a French singer and actress.

Karl Chmielewski was a German SS officer and concentration camp commandant. Such was his cruelty, he was dubbed Teufel von Gusen or the Devil of Gusen.

Zaynab Al-Ghazali was an Egyptian activist. She was the founder of the Muslim Women's Association.

Oswald Oberhuber was an Austrian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist.

Peter Tamm was a German journalist and collector. His collection formed the basis for the founding of Hamburg's International Maritim Museum in 2008.

Wesley Allison Clark was an American physicist who is credited for designing the first modern personal computer. He was also a computer designer and the main participant, along with Charles Molnar, in the creation of the LINC computer, which was the first minicomputer and shares with a number of other computers the claim to be the inspiration for the personal computer.