List of Famous people who died at 88

Vladimír Kobranov was an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1949 world championship. In 1950 he was imprisoned with other Czech hockey players by the communist government. His career and careers of his colleagues were ended by the communist regime. In 2009 he was introduced in the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Fred Bertelmann was a German singer and actor.

Gaston Élie Poulain was a Catholic bishop.

William Yates was a British Conservative politician and later an Australian Liberal politician. He was one of several to have served in both the UK and Australian parliaments.

Nelson Leirner was a Brazilian artist.

Ion "Țop" Voinescu was a Romanian footballer, who is often considered as one of the finest goalkeepers Romania has ever produced.

Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Lady Baden-Powell was the first Chief Guide for Britain and the wife of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and Girl Guides. She outlived her husband, who was 32 years her senior, by over 35 years.

Eiichi Nakao was a Japanese politician.

Sir Harry Morton Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet was a British equestrian champion. He was born in Aberdare, South Wales, the second son of a colliery owner, Sir David Llewellyn, 1st Baronet.